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Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 2, 2002 (ICPSR 32081)
Principal Investigator(s): Giordano, Peggy C., Bowling Green State University; Longmore, Monica A., Bowling Green State University; Manning, Wendy D., Bowling Green State University
This study explores the relationship qualities and the subjective meanings that motivate adolescent behavior. More specifically, this study seeks to examine the nature and meaning of adolescent relationship experiences (e.g., with family, peers, and dating partners) in an effort to discover how experiences associated with age, gender, race, and ethnicity influence the meaning of dating relationships. The study further investigates the relative impact of dating partners and peers on sexual behavior and contraceptive practices, as well as involvement in other problem behaviors that can contribute independently to sexual risk taking. The longitudinal design of the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS) includes a schedule of follow-up interviews occurring one, three, and five years after the initial interview. Three waves of data have been collected (2001, 2002, and 2004) and a fourth wave is scheduled for collection (2006). Data were collected from adolescent respondents through structured in-home interviews utilizing laptop computers. In-depth interviews were conducted at the first wave with a subsample (n=100) of the respondents. Parent data was collected via a short, self-administered questionnaire at the first wave.
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Study Description
Giordano, Peggy C., Monica A. Longmore, and Wendy D. Manning. Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 2, 2002. ICPSR32081-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-09-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32081.v1
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This study was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD036223)
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: adolescents, birth control, contraception, dating (social), educational environment, families, family planning, family relationships, family structure, friendships, household composition, living arrangements, marriage, neighborhood characteristics, neighborhoods, parent child relationship, parental attitudes, parental influence, sexual attitudes, sexual behavior, social environment
Smallest Geographic Unit: county
Geographic Coverage: Ohio, Toledo, United States
- 2002--2003
- 2002--2003
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Adolescents in the 7th, 9th, and 11th grade during the 2000-2001 school year, and their parents in Lucas County, Ohio.
The Wave 2 data is the second wave of TARS data archived with DSDR. Waves 3 and 4 of the TARS data will be archived as they become available.
Sample: The sampling frame was derived from public and private school enrollment records in Lucas County, Ohio. School attendance, however, was not a requirement for inclusion. A stratified, random sample (n=1,316) was then drawn from all 7th, 9th, and 11th grade youth residing in Lucas County in the fall of 2000.
Weight: Weights are provided in Dataset 2.
Mode of Data Collection: computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI), face-to-face interview, self-enumerated questionnaire
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- Standardized missing values.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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This is what happens when a team that tries to set NBA records in 3 point shots, but doesn't actually have a clue about spacing, ball movement.
What happens when a player is immortalized by a stankass owner, and put above team and coach.
And what happens when a coach who's fault has always been static, iso-obsession on offense gives the car keys to a player who's fault has always been selfish, iso-obsession.
But you should be troubled as a NYK fan right now. This is a .500, aged Celtic team that is without their #1 player.
Honestly, this is a mishmash between vintage (bad form) Woodson playoff coaching...that got hooked on D'antoni 3 ball because it was making him look like a genius in the first half of the season.

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The 1975 exhibition: Ottawa Exhibition
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Finnish article reviewing Canadian Painting in the Thirties at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. The exhibition traces the development of painting in Canada during the 1930s, from a nationalist Toronto-based art scene to an internationalist Montreal school. Over 100 paintings from private and public collections will be in the exhibit. The catalogue of the exhibition contains reproductions of the art work as well as photographs of the artists and essays. The exhibition traces the influence of The Group of Seven, with Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson and Arthur Lismer, as well as Toronto?s Arts Students? League and the Canadian Group of Painters. It examines the work of David Milne, Charles Comfort, Carl Schaefer, Paraskeva Clark, Bertram Brooker, Pegi Nicol MacLeod, LeMoine FitzGerald, Jack Humphrey and Miller Brittain. Montreal painters included are Edwin Holgate, Prudence Heward, Sarah Robertson, Lilias Newton, John Lyman, Goodridge Roberts, Louis Muhlstock, Paul-Émile Borduas, Alexandre Bercovitch, Erick Goldridge (sic, Eric Goldberg), Philip Surrey, Fritz Brandtner and Marian Scott. The exhibition will travel to the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute in Calgary, the Edmonton Art Gallery and the Musée d?art contemporain in Montreal. The article is illustrated with reproductions of A.Y. Jackson?s A Quebec Farm (1930), Carl Schaefer?s Ontario Farmhouse (1934), David Milne?s Palgrave I (1931) and Paraskeva Clark?s Petroushka (1937).


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Variously described as the trembles, the slows, or the illness "under which man turns sick and his domestic animals tremble," milk sickness was a frequent 19th century cause of illness and death throughout much of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Ohio (also Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan). It sometimes killed as many as half the people in a particular settlement.
William Tompkins and Barnet Fowler, farmers in Kenton County, KY, were the first to be officially identified as having died of the mysterious ailment, in 1795. Nearly one fourth of the early settlers in Madison County, OH, fell victim to the pestilence, but the worst recorded incidence was the 'epidemic' of 1818 in which nearly all of the residents of Pigeon Creek, IN, were exterminated. The disease's most famous victim was probably Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln, who died of it that same year, in Spencer County, IN.
Dr. Thomas Barbee of Bourbon County, KY, the first to diagnose the disorder, in 1809, understood that his patients became sick as a result of drinking milk or eating butter from cows who trembled, though it wasn't at all clear to him what was causing the cattle themselves to become ill.
The following year, Dr. Daniel Drake of Ohio published a description of the symptoms in Notices Concerning Cincinnati: "It almost invariably commences with a general weakness and lassitude, which increase in the most gradual manner. About the same time, or soon after, a dull pain, or rather soreness, begins to affect the calves of the legs, occasionally extending up to the thighs. The appetite becomes rather impaired, and in some cases, nearly suspended; sensations of a disagreeable kind affect the stomach upon taking food." Drake, however, did not name the disease and apparently at the time of this first published piece did not even connect its occurrence with tainted milk.
The legislature of Tennessee passed an 1821 act requiring fences to be made around certain coves in Franklin County "to prevent animals from eating an unknown vegetable, thereby imparting to their milk and flesh qualities highly deleterious."
In 1840 Daniel Drake traveled within a 150 mile radius of Cincinnati, on horseback and foot, studying the geology and botany of the area and consulting with physicians and farmers to uncover the 'unknown vegetable.'
From his study of the etiology Drake suggested five plants that might cause milk sickness: Eupatorium rugosum (White snakeroot), Bignonia capreolata (Creeper), fungi, Rhus venevata (Poison sumac) and Rhus toxicodendron (Poison ivy). He narrowed the plants down to white snakeroot and poison ivy, then rejected the former because it was so common and had no poisonous properties.
Meanwhile, in 1838, Fayette County, OH farmer John Rowe, suspecting that white snakeroot might be the cause of milk sickness, fed leaves from the plant to some of his animals. Sure enough, they developed the disease and died. The farmer published his exciting find in the local newspaper. But farmers don't make medical discoveries, do they? No, at that time, only certified professionals were allowed to make discoveries.
Drake commented on John Rowe's experiments in The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery: "It must be admitted that the plant on which Mr. Rowe experimented possesses some active properties, as four animals under its use died with what were pronounced to be symptoms of Trembles. Still, the mode of conducting the experiments differed too widely from that in which the animal is likely to eat the poisonous plant—in the woods—and the decision that the animals killed by it had the Trembles is far from conclusive or binding.
"A professional scrutiny only can be relied on in such cases. The testimony adduced by Mr. Rowe is therefore defective and inconclusive, even if nothing could be found to oppose it; but there are several facts which directly invalidate it."
Because Drake was such a prominent physician and scientist, his theories were accepted by most in the mainstream medical establishment.
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National Institutes of Health bulletin, Issue 56 By National Institute of Health (U.S.), Hygienic Laboratory (U.S.)
1985 DANIEL DRAKE SYMPOSIUM syllabus; online at https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/23063/V085N2_001.pdf;jsessionid=90E5D6EEF7C667AE0DF5733A41C70095?sequence=1
The Western journal of medicine and surgery, Volume 3, edited by Daniel Drake, Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Prentice & Weissinger, 1841


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Find your future faves with this delightfully convenient shopping list of romance novels coming out in May. We've divided them up by subgenre to make it easier for those who've got a very specific obsession and there are some great books to look forward to. Our shopping list is the biggest yet, so don't forget to take this printable version with you when it's time to shop!
|Heroes and Heartbreakers May 2014 Shopping List!
|Paranormal/Urban Fantasy/SfR


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I am trying to overload the * operator to multiply two objects of my class. Since it is a binary operator I know that the function should take a LHS and a RHS parameter. However, when I try the following, I get a compiler error saying :
`Polynomial Polynomial:: operator*(Polynomial, Polynomial)' must take either zero or one argument
When I give it only one parameter, then it compiles. But unless I am mistaken, then it will not be able to actually multiply two polynomials. Thanks in advance.Code:class Polynomial { public: Polynomial operator*(Polynomial a, Polynomial b);


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"[Glacier Bay National Park] was founded in the spirit of John Muir, with a strong tradition of scientific inquiry [and] an historic focus looking only as far back as the arrival of European explorers. Perhaps it was this short-sightedness that led to many of the conflicts to come."
Wayne Howell
The meaning of "consultation" has shifted over the past few years from an attempt to seek "advice and comment" from tribes to a process that involves them as partners. The National Historic Preservation Act, as amended in 1992, has become a foundation for this new relationship.
The concept of consultation has taken on a number of meanings over the past few years. For some, consultation has meant sending letters of notification to tribal offices in advance of public projects such as interstate highways and the like. For others, consultation has meant formal negotiations and cooperative agreements between agencies and tribes. Of all the laws requiring consultation, perhaps none has contributed more to the confusion than the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
This does not mean that I find serious fault with the act regarding consultation. It is a document of its time, originally designed for purposes quite different than what we ask of it today. Its amendments, however, have attempted to keep pace with change, and when combined with other laws, offer many innovative approaches for agencies in consulting with their tribal partners.
Originally, the law's intent was to force full consideration of cultural issues in project planning and management by federal agencies. Previous laws did little to affect the course of federally funded projects as they impacted historic and archeological sites. So, the law established a structure (i.e., state historic preservation offices, the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the National Register of Historic Places) so these resources would be considered on all federally funded projects. Agencies were instructed to comply with the law by "consulting" with state preservation offices and/or the council before approving undertakings. In essence, the law established a mechanism for agencies to consult with each other and the states. Consultation in the original law dealt exclusively with this "internal" consultation. Tribes were not considered because the act emphasized Euroamerican built environments.
But times change. Tribes found a voice in statutes that forced new meaning to consultation, making it clear that they wanted more say in the management of tribal resources on public and trust lands. The 1992 amendments to NHPA shifted consultation from an internal to an external focus. As a result, the law now emphasizes training, for tribes as well as federal employees, and grants for tribes. Section 110, as amended, instructs agencies to consult not only with state preservation offices but with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations before undertaking any "significant action." The act also bows to NAGPRA in recognizing the need to consult with tribes regarding any "property" as defined by that law.
The amendments go on to allow tribes to establish their own preservation offices (tribal historic preservation offices, or THPOs). And the law now recognizes that cultural properties need not be historic buildings or archeological sites, but can be areas or sites of significant cultural or religious importance to tribes, which can be nominated to the National Register.
When combined with other statutes, the provisions of NHPA provide a new meaning to consultation. And, the implications are not lost on tribes.
The act's amendments inject tribes into the broad federal/state relationship created in 1966. With the establishment of THPOs, they have a real voice. Under amendments to the Self Determination Act, tribes can contract with Interior Department agencies to provide services on non-trust federal lands, which may well include aspects of management once the sole purview of the agencies themselves. Combine all of this with NAGPRA's emphasis on tribal ownership and control, and it is clear that the concept of consultation goes far beyond seeking "advice and comment."
All of this leads to a simple conclusion. The meaning of consultation has changed dramatically. But the change has largely resulted from tribal efforts to take more control of what they consider to be their heritage. Consultation no longer means letters of notification or even follow-up phone calls or visits to tribal offices. It has taken on more the character of "negotiation" with a sovereign entity. Tribes have asked for, and largely received, a place at the decision-making table. Increasingly, they ask federal agencies for more training, more monies to establish THPOs, and more co-managing agreements, not just on the treatment and disposition of cultural resources, but for educational programs as well.
The term "consultation" does not quite describe this new relationship. What has emerged is a kind of mutual responsibility, a mutual authority that has transformed how both agencies and tribes operate. There is a need to recognizewith new languagethe full dimensions of this new partnership.
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Rice ready to receive due at Hall induction
Longtime Red Sox left fielder to be enshrined Sunday
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Sunday, however, is the day. That is when Rice will stand on stage in Cooperstown, N.Y., and give his induction speech as a member of the greatest team he's ever been on.
It is a moment Rice will savor -- the culmination of a career of one of the most fearsome hitters of his generation.
"You just cherish what you have," Rice said. "You cherish that you're in the Hall of Fame. You cherish that you're in an elite category of guys that have played the game and have played the game one way -- hard."
There's no way Rice can know what he will feel until the crowning moment finally occurs. But he has a sense it might be overwhelmingly sweet.
"Well, I think emotion is probably going to happen -- no doubt it's going to happen probably [Saturday or Sunday] when you're really getting everything situated for your speech and hope that you don't stumble over your speech," said Rice. "But as far as excitement, the excitement will be there also during that time."
Rice was always linked with Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski, the two Hall of Fame legends who preceded him in Fenway Park's left field.
Now he'll be connected with Rickey Henderson, the man he is being enshrined with, and Hank Aaron and Eddie Murray and Sandy Koufax and Johnny Bench and so many other baseball giants who have plaques in the Hall of Fame.
"You're talking about going in with guys you played against, guys that you watched play," Rice said, "and all of a sudden, you're in that one percent of guys that played the game of baseball that are in the Hall of Fame."
His speech will be short and sweet, much like the swing that produced one prodigious blast after another during his years of terrorizing opposing pitchers.
"I think overall I'm more likely to keep it short, five minutes. That's it. Just keep it short," said Rice. "Get right to the point and get out. It's hot out here. So that's what I heard."
In truth, a short speech just fits Rice's personality. He was never about words, always about actions. He never craved the credit. He just liked getting the big hit.
To get a true understanding of what a force Rice was, you have to ask those who played with him or against him. Dennis Eckersley, a Hall of Famer himself, did both.
The Eck still recalls the awe-inspiring season Rice had in 1978, when he edged out Ron Guidry for the American League's Most Valuable Player Award.
"I played with him in probably the best year I've ever seen offensively," said Eckersley. "In 1978, what a great year. I remember all the numbers -- 46 home runs, 139 RBIs. He hit 15 triples, which was incredible. I'll never forget that. It was a pleasure to play with him.
"He not only had power, but he hit for average. He was hard to get out. He wasn't just a guy who was going to swing and miss. He was the whole package. I think he just dominated for close to 10 years."
Though Henderson -- baseball's all-time stolen-base king -- figures to be the headliner in Cooperstown, Rice will get plenty of love. Because of his affiliation with just one team, the Red Sox, you can bet that New Englanders will be out in full force to give Rice one thunderous ovation on Sunday.
Former Red Sox icon Nomar Garciaparra, now with the Oakland Athletics, remembers what it was like to win two batting championships when Rice was his hitting coach. Garciaparra is thrilled that his former coach is finally receiving the ultimate honor a baseball player can receive.
"Congratulations to Jim. That's awesome," Garciaparra said. "That's great. He was a great teacher, mentor and a friend. I couldn't be happier for him. I think that's wonderful. I am truly happy to see that."
Rice brings back a flood of memories for baseball fans of the 1970s and '80s. Along with Fred Lynn, he helped form the Gold Dust Twins that fueled the 1975 Sox to the American League pennant. He played in the epic one-game playoff of '78, losing a 5-4 heartbreaker to Bucky Dent and the Yankees.
In 1986, Rice belted a three-run homer in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against the Angels, thrilling the Fenway faithful.
Rice came one strike away from winning the World Series against the Mets in 1986 and retired without winning it all. But he's completely at peace with that.
"I have no regrets," Rice said. "One day I was able to play professional baseball. One day I was able to play in a World Series. One day I was able to be a Hall of Famer. One day I was able to be an MVP. As far as disappointments, I have no disappointments at all."
He will have a staunch support system with him in Cooperstown.
"Just my wife and my family and, you know, the grandkids," said Rice. "That's special. My mom and dad passed away and so my wife of 37 years and my son and my daughter [will be there]."
And Rice's plaque will forever have a place in Cooperstown, joining the two other iconic left fielders who played their entire careers with the Red Sox.
"When you play with one ballclub," said Rice, "and you have three Hall of Famers who played the same position ... I think when they speak of me or they speak of the Red Sox or they speak of the Green Monster, that's what they're going to think about -- Williams, then Yaz and next comes Rice."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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India Fashion Boom
India-inspired fashion has made it to the White House! When President Obama threw his first State Dinner, First Lady Michelle Obama chose to wear a striking champagne colored tulle gown with silver teiki embroidered flowers created by Mumbai-born designer Naeem Khan. Earlier in the day she wore a skirt created by another designer who has her roots in India, Rachel Roy.
Well, India born designers and Indian crafts, fabrics and embroidery seem to have come a long way from the cotton hippie skirts sold in flea markets to the stylish sequin and crystal laden couture of major American designers like Oscar De La Renta, Caroline Herrera, Michael Kors, Vera Wang and Bill Blass, along with European fashion brand names such as Chloe, Valentino, Balmain, Sonia Rykiel, Escada, and Gucci, to name a few.
India is on everyone's radar with 'Slumdog Millionaire' winning Oscars, groups such as the Pussy Cat Dolls doing interpretations of Indian songs, Gwen Stefani and Lindsay Lohan wearing bindis, and Rihanna and Madonna in Hindi printed scarves and mehndi., not to mention the White House gatecrasher resplendent in a bright red sari!
From Bollywood dance to dosas to pashmina shawls, everything Indian seems to have a fan following in America. A lot of it has to do with globalization and India's enhanced role in the world, but in reality Indian crafts and colors have colonized the imagination of Western designers, artists and writers through the years.
Many are the travelers who've journeyed to India and found it to be a bottomless well of inspiration for color, style and crafts. Indian silhouettes of the churidar or tight pants as well as the kurti have been incorporated into the fashion language of major designers, and these can be found in upscale stores from Neiman Marcus to Saks Fifth Avenue.
After Naeem khan designed Michelle Obama's gown, he became the third most Googled name in the world and the media buzz was intense. In designing the First Lady's gown, Khan hit just the right tone of classic and contemporary. "I took some very abstract flowers inspired by Andy Warhol and I put the old teiki work into that," he says. "But then I cut the dress into a very modern strapless dress for her because she's tall and has perfect shoulders. So the fabrication is very old world India but the shape of the dress is very modern."
This juxtaposition of old and new is what appeals to the Western consumer. His other high profile clients include Queen Noor of Jordan, Beyonce, Kim Catrall, Eva Longoria, Debra Messing, Carrie Underwood, Katherine Heigl and Taylor Swift. Recently Marissa Mayer of Google was married in a Naeem Khan dress, and his clothes are sold in over a hundred stores internationally.
Director Mira Nair describes his appeal thus: "Naeem's clothes are sumptuous and sexy – he combines the ancient aesthetic of Indian craftsmanship with his own inimitable spin, creating beautiful modern things that are utterly wearable."
One thing is certain – the whole nine yards of the ornate Indian look which is so popular in Indian bridal fashion cannot be exported wholesale, if it has to succeed in the western market. A small whiff of India goes a long way, and is all that is needed to give a unique touch to contemporary clothing worn in the west. Several designers in India have successful partnerships with stores and boutiques abroad, and their offerings for the western market are quite different from the products for the home market.
Designer Manish Arora is a dramatic success story who has mastered the language of design to get audiences in all countries. He has participated in the Paris, London, Hong Kong and India Fashion weeks, his label is available in over 84 stores worldwide, and he collaborates with Reebok on his hugely successful 'Fish Fry' line, which is available in the US.
An exciting new innovation is occurring in fashion with the entry of Indian-Americans into the many different fields of the American fashion market. Having studied and grown up in the US, these designers, stylists and entrepreneurs bring their own unique sensibilities to the arena. Aru Kulkarni is the President of Sales at the Jones Apparel Group, and has Been VP at Liz Claiborne; Roopal Patel is the Fashion Director at Bergdorf Goodman; Aria Das is a fashion stylist with Bloomingdales; and Mili Dutt Reddy is Manager of Sales Forecasting and New Products at Louis Vuitton NA.
Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia are a New York based husband and wife team whose company ANK Embroideries designs and manufactures couture embroideries for some of the biggest American fashion brands. As they point out, "What the general public doesn't realize is that Indian embroidery, textiles and craftsmanship are already a major influence within the industry across the board."
The couple also own ANKASA, a luxury home furnishings brand steeped in Indian fabrics and crafts where they combine "what is chic and classic with what is edgy and trend driven." Just a year back they launched their fashion label "Sachin and Babi" in which they experiment with textures and silhouettes. The price point makes this stylish line accessible to consumers.
As someone who's been active in the home interiors and fashion industry, what changes has Babi seen in how India is perceived by buyers and the media? "I think India has a more elevated presence and is well accepted because of its diverse facets. It has become more about preserving the arts and handicrafts rather than just factories. We manufacture our line in India, but design and conceptualize it here in New York."
Asked if designers from India can break into the US market, she says, "Yes, it is possible for an Indian designer to break into the US fashion market – I am a living example of that! However, you do have to modify to the market. If you can understand the quintessential American lifestyle and cater to it, you will do well." She points out that living in the US and being immersed in the culture gives one an innate sense of what the market needs, appreciates and requires.
In Atlanta, another young designer of Indian origin is bringing the Indian sensibility to her creations – without ever having gone to India! India, it seems can be a state of mind. Christine Philip, a graduate of Emory University, apprenticed with a master European couturier before launching couture collection. As it is happening more and more, Indian born designers are bringing different influences to the mix. Philip has German and Portuguese heritage too, has lived in the Middle East and traveled in Europe and the Far East. Her label is CP Fusao, a tribute to her Portuguese grandma who hailed from the Madeira Wine family.
Fashion for these young Indian-American designers is a constant dialogue and she recently hired Anthony Williams from Neiman Marcus as her creative director and a designer for CP Fusao. Williams is currently competing in the hot television series, Project Runway. "India has always been on the minds of buyers and the media and you can't go into a high-end store without running into something influenced by Indian culture," she says.
"Even renowned designers are looking more and more towards Indian inspired trends in fashion and are taking it from day to evening wear such as: Michael Kors, the late Alexander Mcqueen, Oscar de La Renta, Marchesa, Armani, and Badgley Mischka to name a few. India is making a global impact in their extravagant silks, vibrant colors, lush embroidery, and its undeniably exotic flavor."
Philip, who has recently launched a style magazine called 'Global Glam' feels that while Indian elements such as embroidery, embellishments and silks are already big in fashion, designers from India are not that well-known in the market yet.
Some young style-conscious Indian-Americans are looking to change that. Misha Shivdasani is launching Misha Nicole in Fall 2010 as a retail concept store and event space. "The mission is to create a fresh, cultural, and engaging shopping experience," says Shivdasani. "It is being established as the premier platform to showcase coveted designers that have strong brand recognition internationally, but aren't represented in the U.S.
Shivdasani, who has been a buyer for Bergdorf Goodman and worked with Neiman Marcus and Salvatore Ferragamo in sales, really knows her stuff. "With the over saturation of the luxury brands in the market, the exorbitant prices and the demise in quality, consumers don't feel as inclined to invest into the mainstream brands that are becoming less unique and interesting, and don't make up for it with the quality," she says.
"So India provides product that is exciting, has a unique perspective, and is diversified in its range of product offering. The media and buyers are realizing that this is where the goldmine is, and consumers want to purchase items that are fresh and exciting, but do not want to break the bank. India not only provides newness, but also prices that are competitive."
In the tough economic atmosphere, when stores are being shuttered, is it smart to bet on India and open a store dedicated to Indian style and fashion? "It couldn't be a better time," says Misha Shivdasani as she launched this April with Global Runway, a fashion event at the Paramount Hotel to inaugurate Misha Nicole. "People are excited about India and fashion that provides uniqueness, quality and a good price, and that is what India can provide. India is on the upswing, and investing now is the time."
A designer who would attest to that is G. Pia Fleming, whose line BIAN by G. Pia Fleming has really taken off internationally. Calling her on her cell phone in New York, I got her instead in the middle of the night in New Delhi! She was jetlagged, having flown from New York to Dubai to New Delhi, in time for Fashion Week. In the last few years BIAN has become a brand name in the Middle East, Australia and Japan, and scores of boutiques in the US carry the line. Fleming has now a flagship store in Delhi, and is involved with the Fashion Week carnival in India.
She has certainly paid her dues and shows how fashion careers are going full circle globally. She was among the first batch of students to graduate from NIFT in Delhi, which was created in collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and under the guidance of the dean of FIT, she came to study in the US, and interned with Tommy Hilfiger and at Nordstrom.
Fleming launched BIAN in New York in 2002, and then participated in Toronto Fashion Week. Tellingly enough, BIAN means mysterious – in Vietnamese! So Indian workmanship doesn't always have to have a geographical identity and is merging itself into many styles and sensibilities. China and other countries may be useful for mass fabrication but India remains the place of choice for intricate craftsmanship and techniques such as zardozi, appliqué, beading and crocheting. The experience of hundreds of years is now being tapped by designers both in India and abroad.
Yes, the times might be tough, but young entrepreneurs are betting on India in the luxury and style market. This fall, exclusive Madison Avenue, is going to get an Indian store along with its noted neighbors such as Chanel, Armani, Dolce and Gabbana, Hermes and Roberto Cavalli, which are all on this street of high fashion. Soigne K is a multi-brand specialty store being launched by Soigne Kothari, an entrepreneur who graduated from FIT in buying and merchandising.
"India's greatest and latest designers have found their way onto prestigious runways and upscale retailers of the world," she says. "My vision is to bring the best and brightest Indian designers to the US, while primarily being a fashion destination for women of America seeking a unique and modern style."
She adds: "Soigne K represents the perfect mix of approachable Indian pieces which appeal to the Western market, and traditional Indian formal wear. The store will also celebrate India by serving as an educational portal to learn more about the craftsmanship, quality and intricacies of the clothes."
And so as spring turns into fall, we should be seeing a lot of excitement and action in the fashion arena. Will more and more Americans be seduced by Indian fashion through travel to India, through cinema, and through Indian-American friends in an ever increasing Asian population? Will American designers continue to find inspiration in India's myriad delights of color, crafts and couture? Will Indian designers make it big in America? Will new mega-fashion stores dedicated to India ring up the sweet music of cash registers?
As global influences permeate countries and as people move effortlessly across borders, brought closer by the Internet and virtual worlds, this seems very likely. Stay tuned as the fashion story continues!
© Lavina Melwani
This article first appeared in Khabar magazine
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3.0504 Executive branch agencies-Cooperation.Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 3.0504 ]
All agencies of the government shall cooperate with the High Court in implementing the pilot project for the Family, Drug, and Alcohol Court. The Department of Public Safety shall establish necessary practices and procedures for registering and enforcing domestic violence protective orders duly filed with or issued by the court and, in conjunction with the Attorney General, adopt a pro-arrest, pro-prosecution policy in domestic violence cases and those public and private peace disturbances which involve alcohol or illegal drug use.History: 2000, PL 26-31; 2007, PL 30-1.


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Hi peoples! First off i think i need to state up front that i have a Harry Potter addiction. if im on the internet (which happens to be every night) i am 9 times out 10 reading HP fan fics or doing something else HP related ( or should i make that 99 out of a 100?) and to those of you who happen to read the reviews that i leave, im sorry for subjecting you to my complete and utter wierdness. when i get on the computer late a night (which is usually when i can get on) i tend to be a little hyper. in fact the hyperness is what caused me to write this in the first place.... OK i think im done being wierd for the moment. but first let me tell you that all of you should read the H/G fic "Potter, Potter, and ..." by jeweledbuggy315. she's my little sister (or i could annoy her more and say she's my baby sister) but shes also a fairly decent writer. ok so maybe more than fairly decent, but read her story, it has a different twist to it. i wont say anything other than that, cause the twist i like is revealed in the summary.... and technically the title. i should stop writing before i tell you exactly what happens... but is a little AU. that should tell you what it is straight away. ok im done.......i think.
maybe not, but i just want to say, and shes gonna yell at me when and if she reads this, my little sister should get over her freaking writers block and post chapter five of her story. ok now im done.
or not, i just keep adding to this. now i want to say that i just submitted my first fic! the name is Switching Times and has to do with time travel, but i have yet to find another story that has the same concept as mine and i feel like mine is fairly original. so hopefully it will be out within the first few weeks of february.
thanks for dealing with my late night wierdness.


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The Bill Cook and Pat Cook Annex to the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center is home to Baylor Department of Theatre Arts.
This state-of-the-art facility houses three working theatre spaces: the Jones Theatre, a 300-seat proscenium; the Mabee Theatre, a 250-seat thrust; and Theatre 11, a multi-form space, with movable seating and masking and an extensive lighting/sound grid.
In addition to theatres, Hooper-Schaefer is home to a dance studio, faculty offices, fully equipped costume and scenic shops, a design/computer lab, a technology-ready classroom, green room, dressing and makeup rooms, and a box office. The Baylor Art department is housed in a separate wing of Hooper-Schaefer and works cooperatively with the Baylor Theatre by opening their adjacent galleries for viewing during theatre productions.
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A protest calling for federal gun-law reform crowded the intersection outside one of Irvine's most exclusive gated communities on Thursday as a fundraiser for House Speaker John Boehner kicked off within.
There wasn't a lot of space in our print edition today, so here's more of what happened at the demonstration while donors attended the Shady Canyon fundraiser at $1,000 to $32,400 a head.
Early on, according to one of the protest's organizers, a well-intentioned man not affiliated with any of the groups organizing the rally, walked up the sidewalk with what looked like a musket. A woman who had been inside the Seal Beach salon when eight people were shot and killed in October 2011, saw the man, saw the musket and became upset.
Mary Leigh Blek, co-president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said she saw the situation and aimed to diffuse it. The man took his musket back to his car where he showed police officers that it was no longer a working weapon. He explained that he brought it to make a point that when the nation's founders wrote the second amendment, they had muskets in mind.
Blek said the older man didn't use the best judgement.
The rally also happened to be held the same day that Connecticut passed strict gun laws for that state.
Charles Blek, co-president of the Brady Campaign with his wife, said he was "tickled pink" with that state as well as others that have voted for reforms.
He said he and his wife spoke on the steps of Denver's state house shortly after Columbine.
"We thought we were going to have some movement then," he said.
The protest, dubbed as a mega-rally and "once in a lifetime opportunity" since Boehner and three OC Congressmen would be attending the fundraiser, was organized by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in Laguna Hills, South County Citizens Against Gun Violence and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and was endorsed by several other groups.
Sandy Rushing of Irvine, a kindergarten teacher for 40 years, was on the corner among protesters facing the gates to the exclusive Shady Canyon community.
The 69-year-old said she wouldn't have wanted a gun in her classroom, referring to the National Rifle Association's proposal to arm and train teachers.
"I really don't want more Newtown, Connecticuts."
She said she doesn't mind people having hunting rifles, "but you don't need the big things."
"I think people think Orange County is this conservative place (where) you couldn't possibly see people protesting," said Rev. Sarah Halverson of Fairview Community Church in Costa Mesa. As a person of faith, she said it was important to say she doesn't stand for gun violence.
"Enough is enough," she said.
Blek's sister, Teresa Watters of Long Beach, sat in a median with a sign and said there was a good probability the fundraiser's attendees would notice the protest outside.
"If they don't, their windows are tinted too darkly and they're breaking the law," she said smiling.
She said she didn't want to take away anyone's guns but noted that some guns weren't necessary.
"Hunting is one thing. You don't need an assault rifle to hunt."
Before Thursday's protest, our Washington Bureau Chief Cathy Taylor got opinions on gun reforms from Orange County's delegation:
Rep. Ed Royce, R-Fullerton, told the Register in a statement that he supports "Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens" and "common-sense proposals to promote gun safety, including requiring instant background checks and the use of safety devices for guns. In addition, I've supported a law to strengthen the instant background check system, by providing states with financial incentives to report records of mental illness (and other red-flag cases) to the FBI."
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Costa Mesa, told the Register "the focus of [government] efforts should be to control and extract criminals" rather than limit the freedom of "the honest people of society in order to control the bad people." He criticized a proposed universal background check as "one way for the government to control all of us." Rohrabacher said he sees "a need for the people who sell guns to have lists of those people who are illegal to sell guns to." Such a list would be comprised of criminals and mentally ill. For instance, "psychiatrists and psychologists could be required to put someone on a 'gun list' who was believed to be a threat to society," he said. Rohrabacher said he will not vote for any legislation that would further restrict gun rights.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Garden Grove, said Thursday in a statement: "Americans are tired of all the talk following these senseless tragedies. They want to see our government take a reasonable approach to gun control, in the places we find common ground. It is vital we take concrete action to address the issue of mental health, which we've so far neglected to do, and it's important that we share information better between agencies. "I am and have always been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and of the right for responsible individuals to own and possess guns. On that same note, I've long supported the type of action that the President has proposed, including background check and the closing of the gun show loophole. We owe it to the people we represent to do everything possible to eliminate the unnecessary violence that's plaguing our communities."
Rep. John Campbell, R-Irvine, could not be reached Thursday, but in a recent essay he wrote "there is no record of gun control in the country resulting in less gun violence," and suggested that the problem and solution is deeper than armed guard at schools or renewed focus on the mentally ill. He cited social factors, including a pervasive "me" society, a decline in personal responsibility, a rising secular society, the devaluation of the nuclear family, a "just win, baby" mentality and intensifying violence in games and movies. Campbell wrote he is raising these points for further discussion about "building a society around respect, personal responsibility, family, faith and compassion."
White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer indicated in a Wednesday morning interview that President Obama may show flexibility on the gun bill to get it passed.
"What the president wants to sign is the strongest gun bill he can sign," Pfeiffer told the media audience at the Politico Playbook breakfast in Washington, D.C.


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Blow a 15 point lead in the 4th and lose? SMH
Blow a 15 point lead in the 4th and lose? SMH
Woody shouldve left the 2nd unit alone in the 4th qtr.
Woody took the 2nd-unit out 3 minutes to early
i thought it was a 17 pt lead
I honestly don't understand why woodson didn't play landry more. And why he didn't sit JR in the fourth..."I have trust in Landry" my ass.
This was Woodson's first dumb move I guess based on Bias but dammit if it wasn't a major dumb move that caused a disaster.
Also I am gonna call it Berman reads the forums man.
I think Baron Davis really hurt the Knicks in 4th his D was so bad and that last foul he committed on Granger was so unnecessary.
I was one of the ones that felt Baron would help us more than Lin and boy was I wrong. Lin can't get back soon enough
yeah, missing Lin's play calling and decent D and Amar'e's rebounding. Today it was mostly 1 shot and done. Were we out rebounded bad this game or is it me
Yeah that fgt amundson was everywhere on the boards.
40 points in a damn quarter.
where was shump?
we were out rebound on the 4th. rebound was knicks 44 - 45 pacers.
while they penetrated in the paint.
where was tyson? 6-11 ft?
I though coach should have called a TO, to stop their run, that was a C'ANToni brain fart right there.
Woody wasnt paying attention to this game....Woody switch his coaching to that of Dantoni's by using the same routine of substitution as he did in the last 3 games....Landry Fields was hotter than a fire-cracker on offense and our biggest hustlin monster on defense....the Pacers were clueless on stopping Landry Fields. Woody gave Fields 1 minute of playingtime in the 4th quarter.
Another 40 minute game from Chandler/Melo/Shump....Woody is still only using one bigman rebounder off the bench in Harrellson (9 minutes of playintime vs Pacers). SF-Novak our top peremeter shooter receive 15 minutes of playintime vs Pacers.
The Pacers use a 10-man rotation with all 10 players receiving 14 minutes or more in the rotation (that is a 10-man rotation Knicks-Fans)....Pacers use TWO bigmen rebounders off their bench in Admunson & Hansboro....the Knicks using the same routine of giving 3 players 40 minutes per game....only had 8 players receive double-digets of playintime minutes in the rotation making it a 8 man rotation.
A player receiving 40 minutes mean he is playing 10 minutes per quarter....his backup is receiving 2 minutes per quarter....it takes Kobe Bryant 2 minutes to warm up.
We didnt need Fields in the 4th quarter of the Orlando & Cavs game, but we damn sure needed Fields-hustle in the 4th quarter of the Hawks & Pacers game.....Stop giving out 40 minutes of playingtime....oponent make a small run in the 4th quarter makes our 40 minute players useless.
Soo Frustrating. Bad coaching decisions lost us this one
Woody (equal Dantoni) put our starters on the court vs Pacers fresh leg bench players with 10 minutes remaining in the 4th qtr.....the Pacers bench players started running our starters as they entered the game....the screen switch of bringing Tyson out of the paint so Admunson could grab offensive rebounds over Melo worked throughout the entire 4th quarter.
The only Knicks player that question Woody about his stupidity was Baron Davis staying in Woody's ear throughout the 4th qtr. by keep coming out of the game. Tyson, Melo, and Shump already put in 30 minutes of playingtime before the start of the 4th quarter for the 15 point lead.


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Julia Louis-Dreyfus better step away from Nick Jonas if she knows what's good for her, according to Aidy Bryant. "Julia, don't even try to talk to Nick. He already said he loves me and I'm his wife, so..." Bryant says in the cute "Saturday Night Live" promo above.
"I just said hi," Jonas says.
"OK, well it was very real to me! Damn!" Bryant says.
The promos also feature Jonas talking about Louis-Dreyfus' age (hey now!) and confusion over Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Richard Dreyfuss.
The April 16 show is Louis-Dreyfus' third time hosting the series. She was a cast member on "SNL" from 1982 to 1985, joining when she was just 21. She met her "Seinfeld" boss Larry David during her time on the sketch series.
The seven-time Emmy winner returns to the role of Selina Meyer in "Veep" on HBO on Sunday, April 24. It's the show's fifth season.
The "SNL" appearance marks Jonas' first time on the Studio 8H stage as a solo artist. He's set to debut new music from his upcoming album "Last Year Was Complicated," which will be released in June.
Other hosts this season of "Saturday Night Live," season 41, included David, Miley Cyrus, Amy Schumer, Tracy Morgan, Donald Trump, Ryan Gosling, Adam Driver, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Ariana Grande and Peter Dinklage.
"Saturday Night Live" airs Saturdays, 11:30 p.m. on NBC.
(E! and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
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text: Hi all, Im a rec player who has been occasionally playing with a friend, and recently taken to playing, training and taking the game a little more seriously over the last couple of months as Ive realised what a great game tennis is, and how much easier it is on my stiff and sore body from a life of playing football. I was at a group coaching session last week where the local pro pointed out that Ive been using the wrong grip for my serve - the eastern forehand. Ive always regarded my first serve as probably my best shot - its quite quick, however in terms of consistency most of the time its consistent, however other times it falls to pieces. I guess the margin for error is so small cos there is no spin on the ball. And windyconditions play havoc. As for the second serve, well its just an embarressing push. So Im trying to get used to serving with the continental grip to give me some more margin for error. And it's not going well. Like yesterday's match where I served out the final set with 10 double faults. Im wondering, is changing from the eastern forehand to the continental simply a matter of re-directing the direction of my serve to about 30 degrees clockwise (RH) from the target (instead of directly at the target with the forehand grip Ive been using) using the same service action? And what direction should my momentum be going during the serve? Should pronation be happening naturally? If not, how can pronation be developed? Sorry about the noob questions in advance.


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When I answer questions of a personal nature, Coldplay.com readers often get in touch with their own thoughts. So, we have a weekly feature, Team Oracle, whereby each Friday (with the question asker's permission) we open up a question to all of you to answer too. Then, the following Friday, I'll post a selection of the best answers, alongside my own reply.
ANYONE can join in so, if you'd like to, please email your response to the following question, in no more than 250 words, to firstname.lastname@example.com before midnight Thursday 13th December.
Okay, I know this may not seem as that big a problem, but it is to me! I live in a house with my parents and my older brother. My brother plays guitar. And when he plays I always get in a really bad mood. There is just something about it that makes me wanna trap him by the throat. It's not that it is heavy rock or anything, but lets face it - guitar alone without a band just does not sound that good. The biggest problem is that every time he plays I listen to loud music to drown it out. I can, however, not concentrate with music like that, and this means I can never do my homework when he plays, which is often. I have tried to talk to him about it, but he won't turn down the volume or anything. I took me several years just to make him stop playing while I was sleeping (which he still does quite often because he "forgets"). I myself play the piano, but at least I have the curtisy to play quietly. I don't know what to do, but I know I have to do something, when it is affecting my education and my good mood. Isn't there something I can do? Alice, Denmark.
Look forward to seeing your replies.
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54th GRAMMY Performances Available At iTunes
Select performances from the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards are on sale now at Apple's iTunes Store. Music fans can relive Music's Biggest Night with performances by the Beach Boys featuring Foster The People and Maroon 5, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, and Taylor Swift, among others.
Performances available for purchase are the Beach Boys' medley of "Surfer Girl," "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Good Vibrations" featuring Foster The People and Maroon 5; Brown's performance of "Turn Up The Music" and "Beautiful People"; Deadmau5's "Raise Your Weapon"; David Guetta's "I Can Only Imagine" featuring Brown and Lil Wayne; Hudson's stirring tribute to the late Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You"; and Swift's GRAMMY-winning "Mean."
Also available for purchase is the 2012 GRAMMY Nominees album featuring songs from GRAMMY winners such as Adele, Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse, Bon Iver, and Foo Fighters, among others.


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Unfunded pension benefits for government employees pose huge liabilities for taxpayers; in California alone, perhaps $500 billion, or more. But governments also face unfunded liabilities for promised retiree health care benefits. These are obligations for retirees' insurance coverage until Medicare coverage begins, and sometimes also for a portion of Medicare supplemental insurance premiums from that point on.
California taxpayers may be obligated for another $130 billion for this coverage. Provocative, but prudent, remedies are suggested in a report released this month by the Manhattan Institute, "Reform Before Revenue: How to Fix California's Retiree Health Care Problem."
These reforms will be a tough sell politically. But they are reasonable approaches to a problem that will get only more costly with time.
"The price of providing care is expanding much faster than GDP, eating up a bigger portion of the economy," observed Peter Suderman, who covers health care at the libertarian Reason Foundation. Explosive health care costs prompt governments to ignore underfunding, and instead use budget gimmicks "to make it look like they have money in the system that they do not," Mr. Suderman told us.
Similarly, the Manhattan Institute study warns of an "ongoing fiscal crisis caused by health care plans for retirees" in California, "one of the hardest-hit states." Pressure to raise taxes and cut services to meet these costs should be resisted, the study concludes.
Nevertheless, the crisis, says the study's author, Stephen D. Eide, will require "new revenues," which in government-speak usually means "new taxes." Mr. Eide has refreshingly different ideas.
First, state and local governments should reassess whether to even continue offering "other post-employment benefits," which he identifies with the acronym OPEB. He questions whether these benefits are necessary to attract and retain skilled workers. A Kaiser Foundation survey found only 25 percent of large American companies offer such coverage, compared with 77 percent of local and state governments.
Second, government employers should consider a hybrid defined-benefit plan, perhaps offering a rate subsidy, supplemented by defined contributions in which "the employer, and thus taxpayers, would not be liable." He likens this to recent hybrid pension plans adopted by San Jose and Rhode Island.
Third, Mr. Eide says, employee and retiree contributions must "begin prefunding" the plans. "Today, most employees of most local governments in California do not contribute at all to their OPEB costs," he writes. Unlike most pensions, government retiree health benefits are "pay as you go." Instead, prefunding then growing funds through investments would ease pressure on budgets.
Finally, the study proposes state legislators give local governments "special authority to break through bargaining impasses." He proposes granting government employers "the same enhanced bargaining authority" for health benefits as provided in the Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2012, which "set a 50/50 cost-sharing arrangement" for state and local governments, half paid by employers, half by beneficiaries.
As sound as these reforms are, California's public employee unions almost certainly would resist. However, there may come a day when government employers consider ending health care coverage altogether as budgets burst with red ink.
Government unions may prefer to renegotiate retiree health benefits if the alternatives are the insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act and run by state governments. Taxpayers, however, will find this merely trades one taxpayer subsidy for another. A better, if less-politically palatable, solution is the Manhattan Institute's four-point reform.


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Last year, the Cyclones went 15-5-3 and defeated the Mountain Home Bombers to win the class 6A state championship. The Lady Cyclones bumped off the Searcy Lady Lions and celebrated a 12-8 season with a 6A state championship.
For many of the seniors, it's the highlight of their career and could only be surpassed by doing it all again this year.
Russellville will celebrate Senior Night on Monday at Cyclone Stadium. Thursday's celebration was cut short Wednesday for the Lady Cyclones, when the Little Rock Hall Lady Warriors canceled their match at 5:15 p.m., citing not enough players. The chance of inclement weather postponed both the boys and girls matches until Monday.
Russellville will honor its seniors in a ceremony between the Cyclones and the Lady Cyclones games. Monday will also be Soccer Night for the kids.
Head coach Kelly Young said the coaching staff was searching for a replacement team and would continue looking until about noon today.
"It felt like all our hard work had got us there," Lady Cyclones senior Jenny Mendoza said. "It was amazing. We pushed ourselves as a team and we went out there and we won a state championship. Nobody can take that pride away from us."
"We had a good season all year that year," Cyclones senior Wesley Prewett said. "We really just turned it on there at the end and we worked a lot of good, quality hours. It was awesome to see it pay off."
Lady Cyclones head coach Kelly Young described her senior class as a "phenomenal" group, made up of leaders both on the field and off — Shannon Hocker, Mendoza, Ashley Black, Xiomara Sanches and Meredith Scott.
"They're just a great group as far as attitude goes and just being good leaders," Young said. "On the field we have Shannon and Ashley and off the field we have Jenny. Jenny makes sure everyone is taken care of. She's like the glue on this team."
Mendoza's "glue" is so strong that the team has taken to calling her "Momma Jenny."
"She has everything you might need — sunscreen, bobby pins or anything, anytime," Black explained. "She cares for everyone, no matter what year they are."
The Cyclones seniors are Mason Freeman, Will Hannah, Wesley Prewett, Mason McNeill, Oscar Reyes, Oscar Enrique and Niol Gonzales.
"They're all so different than one another," Cyclones head coach Jared Fuller said. "They all have their own gifts that I'm going to miss. They're so athletically gifted and their individual characters are going to be something I miss and the entire team misses."
Prewett and McNeill lead both on the field and off, but they've also been in competition with each other since the first grade, when McNeill first moved to Russellville. Prewett is likely the valadictorian for the class of 2013. McNeill is one step behind him.
"I think one of the reasons I've been successful is because of him [Prewett]," McNeil said. "We've been good friends since the first grade, and it's always been a competition between us. I think each of us pushing each other has made for academic success for both of us."
Prewett echoed McNeill's sentiments, but added Fuller and soccer in general — for all it's demanding hours and long workouts — have helped him race for the top academically.
"Playing soccer helps, especially with coach Fuller," Prewett said. "He really enforced my work ethic and that's really transferred to my studies. I've learned to take all my assignments seriously."
"It's [soccer] a mental game," Fuller added. "A smarter kid has an advantage. I don't want to put down other sports, they take a lot of thinking as well. That in-the-game mental decision making can put you a step above other players if you're a smart player."
Most of Russellville's losses have come at the hands of the bigger Class 7A schools that Russellville shares the 7A/6A-Central Conference with. When playoff time rolls around, the Cyclones become a team from the 6A-East for the tournament, where they will meet their biggest challenge — Searcy.
"Searcy won it four years straight once," Prewett said. "We want to be like that. Last year's seniors and this year's seniors look at this like we are setting up a dynasty. It would be great to get a repeat. It was great to do it the first time, but we'd like to begin a dynasty."
Lady Cyclones win another shootout
In similar fashion to their last home match, Russellville Lady Cyclones had to come from behind again to force a 1-1 tie in regulation, then outscored Fort Smith Southside 5-3 in a penalty kick shootout on Tuesday at Cyclone Stadium.
The Lady Rebels got on the board in the first half off a corner kick, but Russellville picked up its level of play in the second half and scored the equalizer midway through the final period, when sophomore Katie Winberry scored on a shot from outside the box after a strong pass from senior Shannon Hocker.
With neither team being able to score the decisive goal during the remainder of regulation, the match was then decided by penalty kicks. Southside missed on its second attempt and Sydnee Stokes, Maria Marasco, Ashley Black, Ashley O'Dell and Winberry with the clinching shot were all successful for the Lady Cyclones.
The win over the 7A/6A-Central Conference co-leaders gave RHS a 6-7 league record.
Southside 5, Cyclones 3
The Russellville Cyclones surrendered three goals in the first 12 minutes and had to play from behind the rest of the match against Fort Smith Southside.
Jose Crisostomo, Nathan McNeill and Taylor Allen scored goals for RHS (8-8, 6-7 7A/6A-Central Conference), but head coach Jared Fuller said the Cyclones came out sluggish and had to play catch-up all night.
"We were liking our run before that game," Fuller said. "We were happy about our defending, so I told the guys not to forget the bad things and continue our good defending and good attacks. We have to put it all together against (Little Rock) Hall and take it (momentum) into the state playoffs. We're not going to take this one lightly."


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Gutierrez feeling renewed in return from 60-day DL
By Greg Johns and Jacob Thorpe / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Mariners outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, who was activated from the 60-day disabled list on Saturday, says he's finally back to feeling like himself again after getting on a medication recently to deal with a joint-inflammation issue.
Gutierrez has been on the disabled list since suffering a hamstring injury on April 23. He was recalled from his Minor League rehab assignment in time to join the starting lineup for Saturday night's game against the A's at Safeco Field.
To make room on the 25-man roster, outfielder Michael Morse was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Friday, after continuing to battle a strained right quadriceps muscle. Minor League outfielder Eric Thames was designated for assignment to create a spot on the 40-man roster.
Manager Eric Wedge said Gutierrez would be used primarily in center field as long as he's feeling well, with Michael Saunders able to move to left or right as needed. Gutierrez will be brought along carefully, given his history.
"We're not going to push the envelope," Wedge said. "I don't think we can with him. We just want to keep him in a good spot and that's where he is right now. … The biggest thing we heard is he said he feels normal for the first time in a while. That's encouraging. He stole some bases down there, he hit with some power, it should be a boost for us to have him back."
Gutierrez has dealt with numerous health issues over the past two and a half seasons, having played in just 148 of the team's 399 games since the start of 2011. His latest issue was something genetic, he said, that doctors discovered and compared to an arthritis-like condition.
"I was playing every day in Triple-A, feeling good, getting my legs back again," said the 2010 Gold Glove outfielder. "It wasn't easy because I was having some inflammation with my joints and that was the cause of all this. I wasn't moving the way I'm supposed to move. But now I'm getting to the point where I feel normal."
Gutierrez, 30, hit .232 with three home runs and 17 RBIs in 22 games with Tacoma while recovering from the leg injury. In the previous two years, he's been on the disabled list with a digestive issue, a torn pectoral muscle, a strained oblique and a concussion.
"It's been a little frustrating because nobody wants to be on the DL, nobody wants to have an injury," he said. "I just want to help my team. I just want to be here. It's been a tough road for me, but I'm just trying to stay positive and do whatever I can the rest of the season.
"I'm feeling much better because it was affecting my joints, my eye was getting inflammation. So many people didn't know about this and we didn't talk about it until now. I don't want to make a big deal of it, but this is what has been happening, and I'm feeling much better. I'm taking my medication and it's working."
Thames, 26, hit .295 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs in 57 games for Tacoma. He is currently on the Minor League disabled list with a left wrist laceration. Thames was acquired by Seattle on July 31 from the Blue Jays in exchange for reliever Steve Delabar. The Mariners now have 10 days to trade, release or outright Thames' contract.
Pryor eyes bullpen session next for shoulder rehab
SEATTLE -- Steven Pryor, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since April 15 with a torn muscle in his right shoulder, played catch at 120 feet in the outfield on Saturday as he took another step closer to returning to the Mariners' bullpen.
Pryor said he'll start throwing bullpen sessions sometime next week.
"The arm is back in shape, I'm not feeling any pain, so everything is going good. That's all I can ask for," Pryor said. "The last couple weeks have just been getting back into shape, like Spring Training all over again. Hopefully in the next few days I'll get back on the mound and go from there."
The hard-throwing right-hander gave up just three hits in 7 1/3 scoreless innings over seven relief appearances this season before straining the latissimus dorsi muscle behind his right shoulder.
Pryor originally expected to be out six to eight weeks. The recovery has taken longer than expected, but it now appears he could return sometime in July.
"We hope to get him off the mound here this homestand and go from there," said manager Eric Wedge. "But yeah, he's doing pretty good."
Mariners send Morse to DL with lingering quad issue
SEATTLE -- The Mariners on Saturday placed Michael Morse on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Friday. While pinch-hitting against the Angels on Thursday, the 31-year-old slugger said he felt pain in his right leg. He has seen limited action since straining his right quad on May 28 against San Diego.
Morse, who appeared in 11 of the Mariners' past 23 games, saw occasional time as a designated hitter, pinch-hitter, and first baseman. His ability to play through the injury was crucial for the Mariners, with players such as Justin Smoak and Franklin Gutierrez recovering from their own ailments. But playing through the pain has come at a price for Morse, who saw his OPS fall from .799 in April to .774 in May and .653 in June.
"For him to suck it up and try to get through it was great, but we did feel like he was going to progress better than he did," manager Eric Wedge said. "But ultimately he didn't, so I think the best thing for him and for us in regard to the season is to shut him down and get him healthy."
Wedge also said that he expected Morse to take a rehabilitation assignment in Triple-A Tacoma before returning to Seattle.
"Obviously we've got to get him healthy first, but I think if we sent him down for two or three days, three or four days, it'll be a good thing," Wedge said.
Morse is batting .251 with 11 home runs and 23 RBIs in 56 games this season.
Worth noting
• Outfielder Jason Bay was out of the lineup for a sixth straight day on Saturday due to a sore hamstring, but he is getting close to returning, according to manager Eric Wedge.
"We'll see how he feels today," Wedge said. "He's better. I'm not sure if he's going to be an option for us just yet, but he should be sooner than later."
• Third baseman Kyle Seager entered Saturday night's game leading the team in hits (82) and walks (28), contributing to a .351 on-base percentage. No Mariners player has led the team in both categories since Edgar Martinez in 1995. Seager also had a six-game hitting streak, his third streak of five or more games with a hit in 2013.
• Seattle has an even record at home this year, going 18-18. The road hasn't been friendly to the Mariners, who are 14-25 away from Safeco Field.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. Jacob Thorpe 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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Three ceramic functional layer convert chemical energy directly into electricity.
The high shares of fluctuating energy sources in a future energy system, which will be strongly based on renewable sources, require the widespread use of efficient technologies to store and convert energy in line with demand. DLR performs research and development both on electrochemical power storage ("batteries") as well as on thermal and thermochemical storage of heat. This is complemented by diverse activities on chemical storage using hydrogen and hydrocarbons, which are characterized by their high energy density and a high versatility in its use. For the production of hydrogen as the simplest chemical storage option, electrolysis is being optimized and different solar high-temperature processes are being investigated. By using fuel cells, hydrogen can be used to generate power and heat with high efficiency in line with demand.
The research activities are allocated at the DLR Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, partly in cooperation with the Institute of Materials Science, the Institute of Solar Research and the Institute of Combustion Technology.
Electrochemical Storage
DLR's research activities on batteries are focused both on the further development of Lithium-ion technology as well as on the next generation of batteries like Lithium-Sulphur and metal-air batteries. In close cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoffforschung Baden Württemberg (ZSW) and the university of Ulm, DLR especially takes over tasks of numerical simulation of the complex electrochemical processes. This is organised within the framework of the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU). Besides that, extensive experimental investigations of batteries are performed and - jointly with the DLR branches of transport and aeronautics - the integration of batteries into complex systems is investigated.
Thermal and Thermochemical Storage
Heat may be stored physically in the form of sensible or latent heat (with phase change) or by using reversible chemical reactions. DLR investigates all three approaches. High temperature storage in the range of 100 to 1000 degrees Celsius is in focus, which is required for applications in industry and energy industry. We aim at the development of low-cost and durable technologies which may also be used on large scale to save energy in power plants and industrial processes and to allow for more flexible operations. The work on thermal storage is complemented by research on high-temperature heat-exchangers, a central system component.
Via an intelligent process management, thermochemical storage offers the special opportunity to perform a heat transformation, i.e. to raise the temperature level of heat. Here, interesting perspectives open up to make use of low-temperature waste heat.
Chemical Storage, Electrolysis and Fuel Cells
Due to the close technical relation, DLR in parallel uses its extensive electrochemical competencies to further develop fuels cells (PEFC and SOFC) and electrolysers. In both systems, efficient, robust, and low-cost practical solutions are needed. Within this research, in-situ diagnostic technologies play an important role to detect weak points during operations. Also of high importance are coating technologies to develop highly effective reactive surfaces. The work on fuel cells especially includes the integration into stationary systems (e.g. a combination of SOFC and gas turbine) as well as mobile systems in cars, trucks and airplanes.
Following a different approach, in close collaboration with DLR solar research high-temperature chemical reactors are being investigated which produce hydrogen using concentrated solar radiation via chemical cycles. This approach provides interesting long-term perspectives in sun-belt countries.
Finally, processes to generate liquid synthetic hydrocarbons from renewable power and CO2 are evaluated and optimized concerning their energetic and economic characteristics using simulation methods. In addition, the role and performance of different chemical storage technologies in a future energy system are evaluated.
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A well-known journalist is rifling through Mike Tyson's personal documents and interviewing figures who have known Tyson over the years, and the onetime boxing great is fine with it.
The ghostwriter of Tyson's upcoming memoir, Larry "Ratso" Sloman, is in Las Vegas researching Tyson's life and talking with those who have met his acquaintance over the years.
"He has been doing a lot of work organizing and categorizing documents, all dealing with Mike's life, and he's bringing up a lot of memories that Mike hasn't had to deal with," Tyson's wife, Kiki, said Wednesday night. Sloman has been interviewing friends, colleagues, those who have known or observed the best and worst of Tyson over the years.
The author of what is to be a genuine, and riveting, tell-all tome is best known for his collaborations with Howard Stern on "Private Parts" and "Miss America." He also crafted the bestselling "Mysterious Stranger" with illusionist David Blaine and "Scar Tissue" with Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Keidis. The book is due this fall.
Meantime, Tyson made an appearance on "Law & Order: SVU" on Wednesday night playing the role of a death-row inmate named Reggie Rhodes. For the role, the tattoo stretched across the left side of Tyson's face was masked by makeup. He also appeared this morning with Katie Couric on her syndicated weekday talk show, "Katie," which airs this afternoon at 2 on Fox 5. Up next for Tyson is the national tour of his one-man show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth."
In a wild coincidence, the tour debuts Wednesday in Indianapolis, the first time Tyson has visited the city since March 1995, when he was released from federal prison after serving three years of a six-year sentence after being convicted of raping beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington.
Tyson has long said he is innocent of those charges, and the upcoming book is to "set the record straight," as Kiki says. Some of the proceeds from his show at Murat Theater at Old National Center is to raise money for his Mike Tyson Cares foundation for underprivileged youth and local charities in the Indianapolis area.
"Undisputed Truth" is not scheduled to play Las Vegas, where the show originated last spring at MGM Grand's Hollywood Theater. The earliest the production could return to town is the fall, possibly timed to the release of the book.
Over the past year and a half, Tyson has been more forthcoming about addressing his troubled past than at any time in his life. As his wife says, "He's just in a good place right now. He's comfortable with himself and the life he's living."
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Loop-based music creation is a technique that is being used in a lot of the programs that you see (and hear) on broadcast television today. Loop music is created when repetitive parts of a piece of music are made into single pieces that the editor/composer can elongate (repeat) for as long or short a period as he or she needs for the purposes at hand. That said, loops usually contain one or two bars of music.
Adobe Audition 2.0 ships with many loops that can be used for productions, and it even comes with pre-made examples of what loop-based music can sound like. Some of these are truly fantastic, and I wouldn't hesitate to use them in any of my productions.
Another point is that anything that we make with these loops is copyright-free—we do not need to pay royalties or worry about copyright violation when we incorporate them into our work. Variety, quality, control, and freedom from copyright concerns are four of the main advantages to creating your own music beds by using the looping properties of Adobe Audition.
Let's get started! The first thing that you need to do is start a new Multitrack session—I called mine "Looping music."
Step 1Now you can open some of the loops that Audition already includes. First, double-click on the Files panel. The Import File panel opens, and there you can navigate to your Audition Loop files.
My loop files are under C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2.0\Content\Loopology, as shown in Figure 1 (left). For the example used in this tutorial I chose selections from the Lounge & Latin files. The exact path to my files is as follows:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2.0\Content\Loopology\Lounge&Latin2\Heavy_Bossa_Nova_77BPM\Uptempo_Bossa_Drum 1 and 08
Step 2Choose the drums first. It is easier to create a rhythm bed first and then add the other components on top of that. You can always come back and re-adjust the rhythm track if necessary.
Place the first drum on Track 1 of the multitrack, as shown in Figure 2 (below), and now listen to it. I like it! I even like the tempo (77 bpm, or beats per minute). Step 3I will now drag the end to make it loop—in other words, to make it repeat over and over. Stretch it to eight bars (or measures). You can see the bars, represented as vertical lines in Figure 3 (below).If you do not see the bar lines, choose View > Display Time Format > Bars and Beats.Step 4Another element you'll need to consider is tempo, which is the speed at which the music plays. If you wish to change the tempo at which this session plays, you can do so in the Session Properties Panel. If you do not see it in your current configuration, choose Window > Workspace > Multitrack View (Default), and you'll find the Session Properties Panel will be at the bottom right-hand side of the screen.
Change the tempo so that it reads 60bpm. The session now plays a little bit slower. Choosing a tempo is a subjective thing, and in your productions it will usually be dictated by the nature of the project and your editing pace and style. Just use your best judgment. Listen to the music, and if it sounds too slow for you, it probably is. Again, your tempo is measured in beats per minute, so if you need your music to be faster, type a higher number into the Tempo box in the Session Properties Panel (Figure 4, left).
Step 5Now it is time to add the second drum to the second track (Track 2), so that both drums play at the same time in some spots. I will add it at the second bar, and I will have it playing for 2 bars (Figure 5, below). You might notice that when you stretch the file, the stretching snaps to the bars—this makes it really easy!If for any reason, your clips aren't snapping, you may want to choose Edit > Snapping, and select one of the following:Snap To Clips—causes clips to snap to the beginning or end of other clips.Snap To Loop Endpoints—causes clips to snap to the beginning or end of loops.
Step 6I would like for this loop to play again on measures six and seven, so instead of dragging it from the File panel, I can select and right-click the clip (make sure that the Move tool is the one selected—use the keyboard shortcut V). This makes a copy of the loop that you can drag it to the desired point (Figure 6, below). When I release it, Audition asks me if I would like to copy the reference clip in here, and I indicate Yes. Done!
Step 7Now I would like to add some bass to this piece. Every loop has a filename, and the letter included in the name indicates its original key. You may already know that every piece of music is written in a "key." This key determines how high (or low) the notes will fall in the musical scale, which consists of the first seven letters of the alphabet (A to G). Each of the notes of the musical scale can become the key of the piece, and this key then becomes the first chord (typically referred to with the Roman numeral "I").
I like this file:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2.0\Content\Loopology\Lounge&Latin2\Heavy_Bossa_Nova_77BPM\ TubeSambaBass08-D.wav [03, 04, 08 ]
The last letter (before ".wav") determines key . . . and now what? The next step is to choose a chord progression, based on that key. The best-known chord progression is I-IV-V-I. The musical scale consists of the first seven letters of the alphabet. The musical alphabet is also a loop—it keeps on repeating itself. Since we're in the key of D, counting D as I, go up 4 letters to G, and then G becomes your IV chord (the second chord in the I-IV-V-I progression). Go up one more to A, and this now becomes V (third chord in the I-IV-V-I progression). To finish up the chord progression, go back to I, which is D.Any key can be used, but in order to see how you can use additional keys (and the impact on your chord progression), please refer to Figure 7 (above).
Once you have determined the key of the piece, and therefore the chords that will be IV and V, you need to look for those chords in the files; they will be identified by the letter that exists after the file name. We'll now add the clips TubeAmpBass 08 and 09, with the chords as shown in Figure 6 (Step 6, above). I will have my D (I) chord play from the beginning until measure two. After that, my IV chord (G) will take over, and it will play for two measures. Then two different V chords (A and A7; more on that in Step 8) will play for one measure each, and finally, back to I (D).
In the final section of this tutorial (see "Coda"), I show how to make chords work well together and in what order. This chart shows the basic chord progression used in most popular tunes, but if you feel adventurous or have musical knowledge, you can place chords wherever you like. However, if you are a beginner, stick with the I-IV-V-I progression—it never fails!
Step 8Now you have your rhythm and your bass, and you want to add some guitar files to that. For this example, navigate to the Lounge & Latin2 folder, and you will see another folder named Ultimate Acoustic Guitar, and inside it a sub-folder named Acoustic_Chords. This is the folder that contains the chords that we will use. You will notice that there is a "7" after the chord name in some of the files (A7, D7, etc.). Don't let that scare you; this is a way of adding harmony and more color to your loop. This is still the V chord that should go back to I. Do not use any of the "7" chords as a I chord; the "7"s have to be V chords, at least until you become more familiar with the musical language. At first, please stick to the basics, and do not venture outside of the I-IV-V-I realm.
From the selections in this folder, I chose the D chord (I), also the G chord (IV), and the A (V) and A7 (V) chords.
You will also notice that some of the loops also contain "min" after the name of the chord. This signifies that this is a minor chord. The same format applies—you still count to the fourth and to the fifth, but now everything has to have the "min" written after the name of the chord. So "mins" go with "mins," and Dmin, Gmin, Amin, Dmin would be an acceptable I-IV-V-I progression.
I can preview my chord selections by playing the timeline, then clicking on the desired clip in the file window. Audition will play the clips at the session's beat per minute speed.
I would like to place the D chord for two measures, then the G chord for two more, followed by the A and A7 chords for one measure each, and finally, back to D again, as shown in Figure 8 (left).Step 9Preview your file at this point; as you can see this is fun and easy to do. If you do not like the key, you can always change it by selecting the clips and then choosing the desired key in the Session Properties panel (in Figure 9, left, I've changed the key to C). Based on the I-IV-V-I progression you've created, Audition will adjust your chords accordingly. Of course, you can still make tempo and other adjustments in this dialog as well.
After you're satisfied, just export it, and that's it. Make it, use it, change it—it's that easy with loops!
CodaThe best way to understand chord progressions, and which IV and V chords correspond to which I chords, is to look at the way the notes are arranged on a piano, as shown in Figure 10, left.
Start your piece in any key. This key will become your I chord. Count up five half-steps, and the note you land on will become your IV chord. Two half steps above that, you'll find your V chord. If you start a piece in D, for example, D will be your I chord. Count five half-steps above D (Eb, E, F, Gb, G), and G will be your IV chord. Two more half-steps (Ab, A) is A, and that's your V chord. So D-G-A-D will give you the familiar I-IV-V-I chord progression.
By the same token, if you start a piece in E, then E becomes your I chord. Count five half-steps above E, and that is A. Two more half-steps and that is B. So the I-IV-V-I progression in the key of E would be E-A-B-E.
Luisa Winters, a certified instructor for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Encore DVD, and Audition, has been a videographer for more than 15 years, winning numerous awards. An active musician in the Baltimore/Washington, DC area, she is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music (Johns Hopkins University) and an award-winning violinist.


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Andy Jefferson added a comment - 25/Jan/10 10:49 AM
When you've time why not provide a patch for datanucleus-core/datanucleus-rdbms/datanucleus-jpa MANIFEST.MF files and they can be looked at when someone has time.
Jasper Siepkes added a comment - 26/Jan/10 08:37 PM
Will do! Give me a couple of days to make some time for it.
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 28/May/10 08:28 AM
SVN trunk has min versions on JDO (javax.jdo.*) and JPA (javax.persistence.*) now.
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 14/Jun/11 12:21 PM
Marking as fixed since has been open too long with no input, and we do restrict on some dependencies now. If requiring others then please raise a new issue on the plugin in question and attach a patch


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Cell Phones to Require Click Sound For Built-In Cameras?
As I was reading a PhoneScoop article about a bill called the Camera Phone Predator Alert Act which would require camera phones to have some sort of audible sound or click when a picture is being taken, I had mixed feelings about the entire thing. Basically the new bill, under the Consumer Product Safety Commission, would prohibit cell phone owners from silencing their phone's camera for "safety" reasons. Although not a ton of details were revealed about the law, I understand why it's being considered — so creepies can't take creepy pictures. I mean, I'm sure there's a laundry list of more reasons, but that's what tops the list in my opinion.
But I have to say, there are numerous times when I'm shopping in a store, and I want to take a pic of an item to see if a friend or family member approves of the new top, lamp, lipstick hue, etc., and I love how my phone doesn't embarrass me or "out" me to retailers with an annoying sound (the flash, that's another story). But I guess if it did make some sort of a sound, that wouldn't be the end of the world. In six months we'll be picking "camera tones" instead of "ring tones." What are your thoughts?


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Although Fujitsu may be looking to solid-state storage
(SSD) to replace 1.8" hard disc drives (HDDs), the market for fast
2.5" HDDs is still alive and well. Just last month, Fujitsu and Seagate announced
160GB 2.5" hard drives spinning at 7200RPM. Samsung has today upped the
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The new SpinPoint MP1 Series utilizes perpendicular
recording to achieve a density of 100GB per platter. The MP1 Series will be
available in capacities of 80GB, 120GB, 160GB and 200GB and will support cache
sizes of 8MB or 16MB.
All utilize a Serial ATA 3.0Gbps interface and feature
native command queuing (NCQ). The drives also feature a rotary vibration
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This beetle ,about 2 cm long ,gave me a start ,when it landed on me .
The colours made it appear like a piece of jewelry,can anyone give an ID please.
It's not a beetle, but a shield bug in the family Scutelleridae.
Thanks Isidro ,I forgot this question was still open .It is indeed a Shield bug ,sometimes called a Camelia Shield bug or Tea bug ,( poecilocoris latus ).


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Maybe after the draft and we see what we end up with. I'd rather a MKG/Miller/Barnes at SF but if we fall out of the top 5ish and don't get our SF trough the draft.
He's already proven he can't run the point
You kind of just answered yourself there
he has put up 4 or more assists multiple times this season its just a matter of looking for teammates more. His quickness and scoring mentality can actually help with that. As it will confuse defenders when he's driving to the rim and as he's driving he can dish it in to an Ed davis or throw it out to an open LK, Bargs or DeMar
Bayless can't manage a game. If you can't see that, you don't understand the game. Sorry, but the whole "just give him a chance" thing is so old. He's had chances everywhere he's been in the NBA, and he has never shown the ability to manage a game the way you need your lead guard to do.
He can score. Let's leave it at that. He'll never be an effective starting PG in the NBA.
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
Ok I have been a Bayless fan for a few years but watching him play this year he does not facilitate the offense assists or no. I had high hopes of him coming into this season but as a PG I shudder watching him in that pos. He COULD dish it when he drives but he has very little court awareness to pay attention to an open man.
I admit I had him high on my list of who should be our starting PG moving forward, but changed my tune. Sorry to have jumped the fence this year and I hope to see him figure it out. Just don't see it.
I would not mind seeing him back in a Raptors uniform next year if Barbosa signs elsewhere and Jerryd accepts a salary lower than the qualifying offer.
most of these seem like draft day or better off season deals. we aren't going to make the playoffs which means the deadline only applies for a couple months. if there is a good deal out there you do it. but, there is no urgency
In the first case you are demonstrating a "if we wish real hard it will be true" mindset. In the second you are being a responsible manager.
this time last year everyone was saying can't be traded because of his contract, I say trade while he is hot. he doesn't have many more years left. If we dont trade him now then he should retire a raptor period because he has earned it.
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