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Required Forms & Insurance - Living Wage and Service Worker Retention Ordinance - FAQs
For Contract Agreements
1. What is the Contractor Responsibility Program?
The Contractor Responsibility Program (CRP), Board Resolution No. 21601, requires LAWA to make a determination prior to awarding a contract agreement that a prospective contractor subject to the CRP has the necessary quality, fitness, and capacity to perform the work set forth in the proposed contract agreement. The CRP applies to contract agreements that require Board approval.
To assist LAWA in making this determination, Bidders/Proposers and non-competitive Sole Source vendors are required to complete and submit a signed CRP Questionnaire and CRP Pledge of Compliance with the bid/proposal for award consideration.
Submitted CRP Questionnaires become public records and information contained therein will be available for public review and comment for a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days, except to the extent that such information is exempt from disclosure pursuant to applicable law.
2. Is the City of Los Angeles Contractor Responsibility Ordinance (CRO) the same as LAWA's Contract Responsibility Program (CRP)?
No, it is not. There are differences, especially with Sanctions. LAWA will administer the CRP.
3. Who can help me with the CRP?
LAWA's Contract Services Division (CSD) administers the CRP program. CSD provides technical support, conducts the CRP reviews, and determines Contractor Responsibility. If you have any questions about the CRP or wish to provide public comments about a current or prospective LAWA contractor, please contact the Procurement Services Division (former Contract Services Division) at (424) 646-5380, or e-mail us at procurementrequirements at lawa.org.
A full explanation of the program is provided by the CRP Rules and Regulations. A copy can be obtained by downloading from our web page www.lawa.org, or calling the above phone number.
4. What types of contract agreements are subject to the CRP?
The CRP applies to contract agreements that require Board approval - all contracts greater than $150,000 in amount or over 12 months in duration.
5. Are LAWA Permits subject to the CRP?
No, they are not.
6. Are Lease Agreements subject to the CRP?
Yes, some leases are. Lease agreements that require Board approval are subject to the CRP. We have prepared a separate Frequently Asked Question for Leases. Please contact us to obtain a copy.
7. Are Concession contracts subject to the CRP?
Yes, they are. Contracts that require Board approval are subject to the CRP.
8. Are there contract agreements requiring Board approval exempted from the CRP?
Yes. The following types of contract agreements are categorically exempt from the CRP:
9. When did the CRP go into effect and what does it mean?
The CRP was adopted by the Board of Airport Commissioners on December 4, 2001 and amended on May 7, 2002. The program went into effect on May 20, 2002.. New contract agreements subject to the CRP for bids/proposals received after May 20, 2002 may not be awarded and executed by LAWA unless:
10. Is a contract agreement subject to the CRP if it was executed before May 20, 2002?
A contract agreement executed before May 20, 2002 may become subject to the CRP if the total term and amount of the contract, inclusive of all amendments, would make the contract subject to the CRP;
A contractor subject to the CRP because of an amendment shall submit a signed CRP Pledge of Compliance to LAWA before the contract amendment can be presented to the Board and executed. The contract amendment must contain the CRP provisions.
11. What happens if a bidder/proposer does not submit the Questionnaire and Pledge of Compliance with the bid/ proposal?
If the bid or proposal when first submitted to LAWA does not have a completed and signed CRP Questionnaire or Pledge of Compliance, the bid or proposal will not be declared non-responsive and disqualified. Once LAWA determines the most competitive bids or proposals for award, CSD will notify the bidder/proposer about the missing CRP documents. Failure to submit those documents within ten (10) calendar days of notification will render the bid/proposal non-responsive and disqualified.
It is recommended that bidders/proposers submit the completed CRP Questionnaire, and subcontractor lists, if any, when submitting the bid/proposal to avoid delays in the selection process. A public review of the completed CRP Questionnaire is required, and a CRP Determination of Responsibility must be completed before a bid/proposal is awarded.
12. What is the procedure for the CRP review?
Questionnaires from the three (3) lowest bidders and/or from the most competitive proposers, and subcontractor lists, if any, will be made available by Contract Services Division (CSD) to the public for review and comment for a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days.
CSD will determine Contractor Responsibility from the completeness and accuracy of the information in the submitted CRP Questionnaire; information from various compliance and regulatory agencies; accuracy and completeness of the information received from the public; and through CSD's own reviews and investigations.
CSD may submit written requests to the bidder/proposer for clarification or additional documentation. Failure to respond to these requests within the specified time may render the bid/proposal non-responsible and disqualified. Depending on the complexity of the investigation or accessibility to documentation, LAWA may decide to select the next responsive and responsible bidder/proposer.
CSD will report its findings and determination to the Requesting LAWA Division.
No contract award will be made by LAWA until after the CRP review and determination has been made.
13. Are completed CRP Questionnaires public records?
Yes. Completed CRP Questionnaires, and subcontractor lists, if any, will become public records and the information contained therein will be available for public review and comment for at least fourteen (14) calendar days.
14. Whom do I contact to review and comment on a bidder/proposer's Questionnaire?
If you wish to review a bidder/proposer's Questionnaire or provide comments about a current or prospective LAWA contractor, contact the Procurement Services Division (former Contract Services Division) at (424) 646-5380, or e-mail us at Procurementrequirements at lawa.org.
15. What is a CRP investigation?
Claims regarding alleged responsibility violations by a current or prospective contractor or bidder will be investigated by CSD. Section G of the CRP Rules and Regulations describes the investigation process, collection of facts and documentation, notification of findings, and how the bid or contract may be affected.
16. What are the criteria for CRP sanctions?
A prospective or current contractor will be considered in violation of the CRP and sanctioned if it:
17. What are the sanctions for prospective or existing LAWA contractors that do not comply with the CRP requirements?
18. What is a non-responsibility-hearing?
Prior to a final non-responsibility determination, LAWA will conduct a non-responsibility hearing if requested by the bidder/proposer or contractor. Section I of the CRP Rules and Regulations discusses the non-responsibility hearing, how to request one, who will be present. LAWA's determination shall be final and shall constitute exhaustion of administrative remedies.
19. Once a firm submits the CRP questionnaire and is determined responsible, will they have to complete the questionnaire and undergo review for every new contract, or contract amendment or only sign a statement that there are no changes?
If there are no changes to the responses to the initial Questionnaire, bidders and contractors will be allowed to submit a copy of the initial Questionnaire for new contracts. The CRP Questionnaire under "Type of Submission" provides for this option. The executed contract agreement must contain the CRP provisions.
20. What happens, or what is the penalty, if it is later found (after completion of the review period and award of contract) that some of the questions on the Questionnaire were answered incorrectly?
CSD will investigate the matter in accordance with Section G - Investigation, of the CRP Rules and Regulations. The penalty will depend on the results of the investigation. LAWA may exercise its legal remedies thereunder, which are to include, but not limited to the termination of the contract agreement.
21. Could a "scheduled deliverable" discussed in question 9 of the CRP Questionnaire be considered by LAWA to have been met, even if it was delivered later?
The firm or organization that funded the contract will determine whether the scheduled deliverables or milestones were submitted on time or late.
22. Question No. 10 in the CRP Questionnaire asks the contractor to list prior contracts with any private or governmental entity over the last ten (10) years which are similar to the contract they are bidding on. Is this a different list from the RFB/RFP Administrative Requirement to list all City of Los Angeles contracts held within the last ten (10) years?
The lists could be different, and if different, both lists must be submitted.
23. Who will make the determination, and when, if the information provided by the bidder/proposer on the CRP Questionnaire is "exempt from disclosure pursuant to applicable law"?
The City Attorney will make this determination upon written request by the bidder/proposer. The bidder/proposer will submit the written request and documentation to CSD. CSD will coordinate with the City Attorney and will inform the bidder/proposer of the outcome.
24. Is there a difference between non-responsive and non-responsible?
Non-responsive is a procurement definition. A bidder/proposer is "non-responsive" if he/she does not submit a required document as specified in the proposal or bid. Non-submission of any of the required documents, or submission of incomplete, inaccurate or unsigned required documents will render the bid or proposal non-responsive and disqualified.
Non-responsible is a CRP definition. A bid/proposal is "non-responsible" if it does not document as having the necessary quality, fitness, and capacity to perform the work set forth in the proposed contract agreement. Documentation for determining Responsibility will be contained in the CRP Questionnaire completed by the bidder/proposer. Appeals to a non-responsibility determination will be considered by a LAWA hearing board comprised of the City Attorney, CSD, and the Requesting LAWA Division.
25. Are subcontractors subject to the CRP?
A subcontractor is subject to the CRP if the subcontractor performs work on a contract agreement subject to the CRP. Subcontractors subject to the CRP must submit a signed CRP Pledge of Compliance to the Prime contractor,
Prime contractors are responsible for the subcontractor's compliance and must ensure that their subcontractors meet the criteria for responsibility set forth in the CRP and must obtain the signed pledges and submit them to LAWA within ten (10) days from execution of the subcontract agreement.
The list of subcontractors submitted with the bid/proposal, if any, will be made available for public review and comment along with the bidder/proposer's CRP Questionnaire.
26. What is the penalty if the prime contractor/consultant does not submit the CRP information and updates for their subcontractors/subconsultants? Does it make a difference if the failure to submit is caused by the subcontractor/subconsultant instead of the Prime contractor/consultant?
It is the Prime contractor's responsibility to obtain the signed pledges or updates and submit them to LAWA within ten (10) days from the execution of a subcontract agreement, or from the event requiring the update. The Prime's failure to submit CRP information or updates will be considered as a violation of the CRP, and is addressed in Section H - Violations, of the CRP or its Rules and Regulations.
If the Prime documents to LAWA that it took reasonable efforts to collect the required CRP documentation from the subcontractor, LAWA may determine the prime responsible and the subcontractor non-responsible.
27. What happens if a subcontractor is found non-responsible by LAWA or the City? Does that affect the prime's bid/contract and how? Does the Prime ask LAWA for a substitution of the sub?
An entity or individual determined or found to be non-responsible by LAWA shall not participate as a prime, subcontractor or in any other capacity in that project,
An entity or individual determined or found to be non-responsible by the City under the City's Contractor Responsibility Ordinance shall not participate in a LAWA funded project as a prime, subcontractor or in any other capacity for a period of 5 years,
Subject to written approval by LAWA, prime contractors may substitute a non-responsible subcontractor with another subcontractor with no changes in bid/contract amounts. Prime contractor must send a written substitution request to LAWA.
28. Is there a Frequently Asked Questions document for Leases?
Yes, there is a separate FAQs document for leases. Please contact us for a copy.


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So unnecessary
The extra cost, power drain, work for the CPU and GPU to do - why?
I'm all for better screens - far too many laptop manufacturers think it's okay to ship large, low res screens - but 2048x1536 in 10"? It's pointless. I understand they want to give it a wow factor, and they want to neatly scale things by doubling, but this is over the top.
Hell, 1400x1050 would be more than adequate.

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Anemia caused by low iron - children
Anemia is a problem in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells bring oxygen to body tissues.
Iron helps make red blood cells, so a lack of iron in the body may lead to anemia. The medical name of this problem is iron deficiency anemia.
Causes of Anemia caused by low iron - children
Anemia caused by a low iron level is the most common form of anemia. The body gets iron through certain foods. It also reuses iron from old red blood cells.
A diet that does not have enough iron is the most common cause. During periods of rapid growth during puberty, even more iron is needed.
Toddlers who drink too much cow's milk may also become anemic if they are not eating other healthy foods that have iron.
Other causes may be:
- The body is not able to absorb iron well, even though the child is eating enough iron
- Slow blood loss over a long period, often due to menstrual periods or bleeding in the digestive tract
Iron deficiency in children can also be related to lead poisoning.
Anemia caused by low iron - children Symptoms
Mild anemia may have no symptoms. As the iron level and blood counts becomes lower, your child may:
- Act irritable
- Become short of breath
- Crave unusual foods
- Eat less food
- Feel tired or weak all the time
- Have a sore tongue
- Have headaches or dizziness
With more severe anemia, your child may have:
- Blue-tinged or very pale whites of eyes
- Brittle nails
- Pale skin color
Tests and Exams
The health care provider will perform a physical exam.
Blood tests that measure iron level in the body include:
A measurement called iron saturation (serum iron/TIBC) often can show whether the child has enough iron in the body.
Treatment of Anemia caused by low iron - children
Since children only absorb a small amount of the iron they eat, most children need to have 8 to 10 mg of iron per day.
Eating healthy foods is the most important way to prevent and treat iron deficiency. Good sources of iron include:
- Apricots
- Chicken, turkey, fish, and other meats
- Dried beans, lentils, and soybeans
- Eggs
- Liver
- Molasses
- Oatmeal
- Peanut butter
- Prune juice
- Raisins and prunes
- Spinach, kale and other greens
If a healthy diet does not prevent or treat your child's low iron level and anemia, the doctor will likely recommend iron supplements for your child. These are taken by mouth.
Do not give your child iron supplements or vitamins with iron without checking with your child's doctor. The doctor will prescribe the right kind of supplement for your child. If your child takes too much iron, it can cause poisoning.
Prognosis (Outlook)
With treatment, the outcome is likely to be good. In most cases, the blood counts will return to normal in 2 months. It is important that the doctor find the cause of your child's iron deficiency.
Potential Complications
Anemia caused by a low iron level can affect a child's ability to learn in school. A low iron level can cause decreased attention span, reduced alertness, and learning problems in children.
A low iron level can cause the body to absorb too much lead.
Prevention of Anemia caused by low iron - children
Eating healthy foods is the most important way to prevent and treat iron deficiency.
Baker RD. Greer FR, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition. Clinical report -- diagnosis and prevention of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in infants and young children (0-3 years of age). Pediatrics. 2010;doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2576.
Lerner NB, Sills R. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 449.
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The Houston Dynamo defeated C.D. Aguila 4-0 on Saturday in the second annual Dynamo Charities Cup at Robertson Stadium.
Head coach Dominic Kinnear used the opportunity to give some of his younger players, as well as the three trialists, more playing time. After the game, Kinnear said he was happy with the way his team unselfishly performed on the field. Be sure to check out photos from Saturday's match. There were many positives from the match, including another clean sheet from backup goalkeeper Tally Hall.
Geoff Cameron said the pain he endured when the Celtics lost to the Lakers was not as bad as when he injured his knee. After taking the field today for the first time in two months, Cameron feels optimistic about returning to the Dynamo in August.
For his efforts with the 'Bald is Beautiful' campaign, Dynamo defender Craig Waibel was honored as the MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month. Waibel offers his two cents on the U.S.-Slovenia game in his latest World Cup blog for the Houston Chronicle.
Check out the latest Dynamic Fitness tip courtesy of Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad and assistant athletic trainer Shane Caron.
East African Business Week reports that if the United States wins the World Cup, each player will receive $895,131 from the U.S. Soccer Federation.


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Home | News | What's Happening
This summer the University offers a record number of summer camps geared to teenagers' many interests and career aspirations, from crime scene investigation to scriptwriting to journalism.
Beginning in June, Point Park opens its doors to hundreds of young people for:
• Animation Camp• CSI Camp• High School Journalism Workshop• International Summer Dance• Joey Travolta Film Workshop• Screenwriting Camp• Sport, Arts and Entertainment (SAEM) Summer Workshop
Several camps are new for 2011.
Interested high school students will spend three days on campus July 19-21 exploring forensic science in the new crime scene investigation (CSI) camp.
Edward Strimlan, M.D., a forensic science professor at Point Park and former chief forensic investigator for Allegheny County, will lead students in mock investigations using the University's crime scene house.
"Students will learn about an investigation from start to finish, including impression evidence and finger print analysis and many other topics," says Strimlan. "The camp is designed to be both fun and informative."
The same week the University offers a new camp teaching 2-D animation.
This July 18-22 workshop provides hands-on experience in the art of illustration, animation and creating worlds for characters that students invent themselves. Campers work in Point Park's state-of-the-art computer labs. Drawing experience is not necessary.
Students entering grades 9 through 12 can also apply for the University's new screenwriting camp.
Nelson Chipman, feature film screenwriter and head of Point Park's cinema and digital arts department, and Rick Hawkins, Emmy award-winning television writer and assistant professor, will lead the workshop July 11-16.
At the end of the six-day program, participants will have a completed a short script and exercises to inspire creativity throughout the year.
This year Point Park also hosts a film camp for young people with autism developmental disabilities, ages 14-25. The Joey Travolta Film Workshop runs July 18-29.
Back by popular demand, Point Park's summer journalism workshop runs June 19-24. This camp allows high school students to select an interest area— print/digital journalism, photojournalism, or radio and television broadcasting — and leave with a complete magazine and website, multimedia pieces, published photos or a short television or radio program.
Students age 16 and above may choose to live on campus for many of the camps, including International Summer Dance June 20-July 30.
Point Park's comprehensive program specializes in ballet, jazz and modern dance, with additional classes in pointe and variations, male technique, pas de deux, tap, music for dancers, Pilates and yoga.
Students age 10 through college can apply for six- or three-week programs.
The sport, arts and entertainment management (SAEM) summer workshop for high school students runs from July 18-20, 2011.
During the SAEM workshop, participants learn from Point Park's SAEM faculty - professionals who currently work in the sport, arts and entertainment fields. Events management, legal issues, sales development, talent representation, venue design and marketing will be some of the topics discussed at the workshop.
For fee schedules for all camps, consult each program's website.
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Barthel defeats Errani to win Paris Open
Germany's Mona Barthel clinched her second WTA title by beating top seed Sara Errani 7-5 7-6 in a hard-fought final at the Paris Open on Sunday.
The 22-year-old Barthel, ranked 45, battled for one hour and 56 minutes before sealing the victory with her 53rd winner of the day on her fourth match point.
World number seven Errani, bidding for her seventh singles title, suffered a second disappointment in Paris, after losing to Maria Sharapova in last year's French Open final.
Barthel, who defeated French crowd favourites Marion Bartoli and Kristina Mladenovic on her way to the final, seemed to be cruising to victory when she broke her opponent's serve to lead 2-0 in the second set.
She held on to lead 5-2 but the resilient Errani fought back by taking advantage of the German's nervousness, only to surrender in the decisive tie-break.
"It was a bit complicated to wrap it up but it was my first final in as big an event. I was feeling the tension," Barthel, who won her first title in Hobart last season, said.
"It has been a beautiful week. I was not expecting to win such a tournament. This will be a great year, I think."


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Atlantic island of the Outer Hebrides group, Western Isles council area, historic county of Inverness-shire, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the neighbouring island of South Uist. Formed of gneiss, it is about 10 miles (16 km) long and, with its neighbouring islets, covers about 35 square miles (90 square km). It reaches an elevation of 1,260 feet (384 metres) at Heaval. Castlebay, on the southeastern coast, is the chief settlement, with a pier and steamer connections with Mallaig and Oban. A road 14 miles (22 km) long runs around the island. A lighthouse crowns the rock of Barra Head, which at 630 feet (192 metres) is the highest point on Berneray, the southernmost islet. There are prehistoric stone circles, Viking duns (castles), and the medieval Kisimul Castle, stronghold of the Macneils, a Scottish clan. Scottish Gaelic is still spoken by the island's predominantly Roman Catholic population. Considerable emigration has occurred with the decline of herring fishing, which, with poor semisubsistence farming, was formerly the mainstay of the economy. Tourism is economically important today. Pop. (
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Jerrod Heard has shown a tendency over his career to play better as the games get bigger.
That was clear last postseason, when Heard had his two biggest games in the final two games of Guyer's state championship season.
On Monday night at UNT's Apogee Stadium, Heard got a head start while vaulting his team into the Class 4A Division I state semifinal for the second straight season with a 53-28 win over Birdville in the Class 4A Division I Region I final.
The senior quarterback and Texas pledge finished the night with 212 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries, while completing 11 of his 14 pass attempts for 135 yards and a touchdown.
"I thought tonight coming out of the gate, he looked like he finished last year," Guyer head coach John Walsh said. "He really tried to put it on himself. He was finishing his runs and executing the run game well. He's where we need him right now."
The win puts Guyer (12-2) in the state semifinals, where the Wildcats will face Highland Park (13-1) on Saturday at Allen at 1 p.m.
Guyer and Birdville (11-3) traded scores early in the game, but the Wildcats failed to convert two extra points and led just 12-7 before the momentum permanently shifted in Guyer's favor.
After a Heard touchdown run, the ensuing kickoff was fumbled by Birdville and recovered by Guyer's Trey Woods at the Birdville 18-yard line.
Two plays later, Guyer was in the end zone again on a 3-yard run from DJ Breedlove, and the Wildcats' momentum continued for a while, as they scored 20 unanswered points to build a 26-7 lead. Guyer scored six first-half touchdowns, punting just once.
"We do a good job of when we get a momentum play we keep it on our sideline for a while," Walsh said. "When they fumbled and we scored, we had a bunch of three-and-outs and kept the momentum on our sidelines."
Heard had big numbers in the first half, racking up 173 rushing yards and 117 passing yards (10-of-11) with a touchdown each rushing and passing.
Despite bitterly cold temperatures that dipped into the 20s, Heard had one of his best passing games of the year.
"That ball feels like a rock when it's in the cold," Heard said. "I was just trying to throw it as hard as I could to keep my hands warm and keep a good grip. I was really happy."
Breedlove finished with 115 yards and three touchdowns after rushing for just 35 yards in the first half.
While Heard's performance was the headline of Monday's game, the defense's containment of Hawks running back Xavier Turner was nearly as impressive.
Turner entered the game with 2,857 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns on the season. Guyer's top-ranked rush defense held Birdville's top-ranked rushing offense to just 195 yards — nearly 300 yards below its season average.
Turner had 20 carries for 124 yards and two scores, but a big chunk of that yardage came on a 58-yard scoring scamper in the first half.
"I don't have any worries about our run defense against anyone in the state of Texas," Walsh said. "When you play good people, they're going to make big plays like Xavier did. He's a great running back, but our defense played great."
Walsh isn't concerned with his senior quarterback, either. And based on Monday night's performance, he has no reason to be.
"He had a great look in his eye in the locker room before the game," Walsh said. "When I saw him come out in the first quarter, I knew we were in good shape. He's got two more games as our quarterback, and he'll take care of this next one like he's taken care of our last few."
ADAM BOEDEKER can be reached at 940-566-6872 and via Twitter at @aboedeker.
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Denton Guyer
G — DJ Breedlove 2 run (kick failed)
B — Isaiah Duarte 63 run (Samuel Garcia kick)
G — Jerrod Heard 1 run (run failed)
G — DJ Breedlove 3 run (Brad Grems kick)
G — DJ Breedlove 2 run (Brad Grems kick)
B — Xavier Turner 58 run (Samuel Garcia kick)
G — Anthony Taylor 1 run (Brad Grems kick)
G — Adam Scott 20 pass from Jerrod Heard (run failed)
B — Xavier Turner 1 run (Samuel Garcia kick)
G — Anthony Taylor 5 run (Brad Grems kick)
B — Sam Northey 37 pass from Xavier Turner (Samuel Garcia kick)
G — Jerrod Heard 8 run (Brad Grems kick)
First Downs
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Rushing — B: Xavier Turner 20-124, Isaiah Duarte 3-69, Will Hayward 11-10, Sam Northey 1--8, G: Jerrod Heard 20-212, DJ Breedlove 15-115, Anthony Taylor 10-31, Adam Scott 2-14.
Passing — B: Will Hayward 10-14-1-73, Xavier Turner 1-1-0-37, G: Jerrod Heard 11-14-0-135.
Receiving — B: Sam Northey 7-82, Jake Bransford 2-18, Xavier Turner 1-6, Isaiah Duarte 1-4, G: Alex Honey 4-68, Adam Scott 3-33, DJ Breedlove 3-25, Anthony Taylor 1-9.


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Williams (3-1) held the Wonder Boys to one unearned run on five hits in eight innings before giving way to Mann, who retired Arkansas Tech in order in the bottom of the ninth inning for his fifth save of the season.
It was Southeastern Oklahoma State's fifth consecutive win. The Savage Storm pitching staff has only allowed two earned runs in 41 innings during the five-game winning streak.
One of the keys to Southeastern Oklahoma State's success on Saturday was inducing double plays. Arkansas Tech hit into inning-ending double plays in the first, fifth and sixth innings.
Tech's Landon Sullins reached on a one-out single in the bottom of the sixth. He represented the tying run, but Williams was able to get a ground ball double play off the bat of Nate Wilder to end the frame. The Wonder Boys did not put another runner on base the rest of the way.
The Savage Storm (16-8 overall, 8-2 GAC) did its damage early. Peter Bako scored on an error in the first inning and Chad Colbert came home on a Bako RBI double in the third inning.
Arkansas Tech (13-16, 2-5) scored its lone run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Sullins reached on an error by Riley Keith and later scored on an error by Spencer Barnett to cut the Southeastern Oklahoma State lead to 2-1, but that was all the scoring the Wonder Boys could muster.
Aaron Luchterhand (2-4) was the tough-luck losing pitcher for Arkansas Tech. He held the Savage Storm to two runs, one of which was earned, on four hits in eight innings.
Luchterhand matched his season high with eight strikeouts and he only walked one. The Wonder Boys have scored a total of three runs in Luchterhand's last four starts.
Tyler Dowse pitched a scoreless ninth inning in relief for Arkansas Tech.
The Wonder Boys and the Savage Storm will play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. today at Tech Field.
Radio station KCAB 980 AM will have the broadcast.
Suns drop two
at Savage Storm
DURANT, Okla. — Southeastern Oklahoma State swept a Great American Conference softball doubleheader from the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns in Durant, Okla., on Saturday.
The Savage Storm (22-12 overall, 14-4 GAC) defeated the Golden Suns 11-3 and 6-1.
With the wins, Southeastern Oklahoma State extended its winning streak to seven consecutive games and strengthened its hold on first place in the GAC softball standings.
Hayley Hudson went 1-for-3 with a home run and three runs batted in for Arkansas Tech (11-15, 5-7) in game one.
Hudson had three hits in the nightcap, while Victoria Huie and Ashton Long added two hits.
The Golden Suns and the Savage Storm will complete their four-game GAC softball series by playing a doubleheader at 11 a.m. today in Durant.


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Kate Walsh Honea is curled up on a couch in her dressing room backstage at the Sarasota Ballet, talking about the impetus behind her ballet, "Percolator."
Oddly, as Honea discusses the piece — inspired by a coffee shop and the popular bayfront exhibit "Embracing Our Differences" — the smell of freshly brewed java drifts down the corridor and seeps under Honea's door.
Honea, together with fellow Sarasota Ballet dancers Octavio Martin and Jamie Carter, will share this season's final bill with beloved choreographers George Balanchine and Matthew Bourne. It is the first time the trio has created original ballets for their own company, and the project has proven especially invigorating for Honea, a principal dancer who sat out half the season this year with an ankle injury.
"I spent the past two months with my foot in a boot," Honea sighs. "All I've been doing is researching and listening to music, dancing around my living room and diagramming songs."
The tie-in to "Embracing Our Differences," up now through May 2 on the Sarasota bayfront, has not only helped steer the trio, it's further cemented Artistic Director Iain Webb's emphasis on collaboration within the community.
Pulling insight from several pieces of artwork featured in past and current "Embracing Our Differences" exhibitions, Honea, Martin and Carter choreographed short ballet performances. It's the first time the dancers have created ballets for a professional company.
Honea's piece, much like her personality, is light-hearted and effervescent. When she considered the theme of the ballet, she immediately thought of her husband's coffee shop, Fuel, where you're just as apt to run across a ballerina sipping an espresso as you are a motorcyclist downing a cappuccino.
"I didn't want to do something too political," says Honea, who chose to outfit dancers in 1940s-era costumes. "I wanted a piece the dancers could have fun with at the end of the year. A café seemed like the perfect setting — just look around one sometime. All walks of life come in and no one thinks twice about it."
"Percolator" consists of four songs, all of them relating to coffee in some way, including a French pop song that gets increasingly hectic with each verse and singer Michael Bublé's sultry cover of "Me and Mrs. Jones," about an affair that takes place at a café.
Prop-wise, "Percolator" is the most complicated of the three ballets. Honea is vying for several bistro tables and a coffee bar. The artwork that best complements her caffeinated theme — Elena De Ville's "Amar" and Ashley Lovett's "Apples and Oranges" — will be framed and hung within the set.
Martin's piece is decidedly more dramatic and lusty.
A native of Havana, Cuba, Martin, who is also a principal dancer, drew on his Latin-American roots and penchant for romance when he created "On the Outside," inspired by a painting by Houston artist Marthann Masterson.
Set to Argentinean tango music by Mikael Jöback and Astor Piazzolla, Martin describes his ballet as "a fusion of different feelings," above all: loneliness, love and longing.
He chose Masterson's painting of scattered wooden chairs against a faded orange backdrop because it communicated sensations often characterized by classically romantic ballets. Unlike Honea's plucky choreography, Martin's theme and movements are less literal.
"When I look to the painting, I see that love is wonderful, but also painful," Martin says. "But I don't want to tell people what they have to see in my ballet. I want them to feel what they want to feel. I want them to interpret."
Rounding out the premiere is Carter's "Exist," an emotional tribute to late Royal Ballet dancer David Ashemole, who taught the dancer when he was a student at the London Studio Centre. Set to Rachmaninov's Sonata in G minor for cello and piano and inspired by Polish artist Maciej Hoffman's image of two abstract faces in white and black, Carter's piece explores the idea of life and death.
Featuring only three dancers, the dance is subdued in comparison to the other two works. Even the costumes are stark — bodices and long skirts in pale and midnight blue. The concept is something Carter, now in his third season with the company, has mulled over for a year, prior to ever being handed this assignment.
"The idea was pretty instant," Carter says. "I don't think any of us thought about the fact that we're all drawn to different styles. It was just a lucky coincidence."
If You Go
The Sarasota Ballet will perform Balanchine's "Donizetti Variations," Matthew Bourne's "Infernal Galop" and new choreography by Kate Walsh Honea, Jamie Carter and Octavio Martin at 8 p.m. April 23, 2 and 7 p.m. April 24 and 2 and 8 p.m. April 25, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail. For more information, call 359-0099 or visit www.sarasotaballet.org.
Contact Heidi Kurpiela at [email protected].


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Southern Alps > Mount Aspiring > Climber's Log
Mount Aspiring Climber's Log
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|SW Ride to West Face
Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2017
|Good weather, bony conditions. Had to pitch out rock step on the ridge. Exit gully no ice, all wet rock. Traversed the West Face to exit. Descended the ramp back to the Bonar. 13 hours RT from French Ridge hut.
|Posted Dec 9, 2017 11:35 pm
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2017
|Walked in and out via Bevan Col. Went up NW Ridge from Colin Todd Hut, skirting around the buttress on exposed ledges on the Therma side. An enjoyable mix of rock and snow!
|Posted Feb 21, 2017 8:41 pm
|incredible experience.
|Posted Aug 13, 2010 4:50 pm
|Celebrate Coxcomb Ridge success!
Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2009
|My and my friend Hans, we climb the Coxcomb Ridge from Pope's Nose. It was very good but we got hungry when we are eating all our chips. Still, we got to top at 1pm (left 7am from snowcave on Pope's Nose) and have a good celebratory sex, very fun. Then we go down, this was not as good because my jeans were wet and I got the cold.
But very fun, New Zealand have some of the good climbing.
|Posted Apr 29, 2009 7:37 am
|Great conditions
Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2008
|Climbed with Adv. Consultants. Up the NW Ridge via the Ramp. Summitted on second attempt after strong winds turned us around the first time. Ramp was in excellent shape.
|Posted Nov 21, 2008 12:25 am
|NW Ridge - Valentines Day
Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2007
|NW Ridge with Aspiring Guides. About 5 hours up and same down in very good weather.
|Posted Aug 20, 2008 5:19 am
|Southwest Ridge
Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2007
|Fantastic route in great conditions when we did it: some rock, some water ice, some mixed, and a lot of styrofoam snow. Amazing! See our TR and pics here.
|Posted May 24, 2008 6:12 pm
|NW Ridge, via kangaroo patch
Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2008
|An excellent climb, including the stunning approach through Bevan Col. Started off with gale force winds in the morning, died down to perfect calm by the time we got to the summit. Definitely one of my favorite trips in New Zealand.
|Posted May 21, 2008 3:55 pm
|NW Ridge
|Late season climb, only route that was in. 90% rock route but finally some snow and ice right before the summit. Some difficulty route finding but otherwise nice climb as clouds opened up for about an hour as we were approaching the summit. 11hr round trip from Colin Todd hut. Fly in, walk out.
|Posted Feb 24, 2008 8:20 am
|Route Climbed: NW Ridge; March '06
Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2006
|Climbed with Tibor, a guide from Adventure Consultants. Up French Ridge & down the Bonar glacier to Colin Todd. Then followed the top of the NW ridge from above the hut to the summit. The ramp was out of condition with 50m+ exposed rock at the bottom. Rapelled off the ridge & walked back down the Bonar glacier to the hut. Return to Rasberry Flat via Bevan Col. A week of excellent weather!
|Posted Jan 6, 2007 11:06 pm
|Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: Jan. 20, 2006
|Summit with T. Haines. Bivy right below ridge. Good amount of ice in the couloir, but crappy rime ice. Decended NW ridge. Avoided the Ramp and continued down buttress. Rock on Buttress sucks, the Ramp can't be as bad as that thing. See the TR HERE.
|Posted Feb 7, 2006 2:48 am
|Route Climbed: NW Ridge via Shipowner Date Climbed: Dec. 10, 2005
|Walked in via French Ridge....this time only one weather day there (last year 5) over Q-deck.
Superb day. 10.5 roundtrip hours from C-Todd via NW ridge all the way. Second to the last party to leave and second to summit that day after Brandon and Andruw. Convective lifting added to scenery and resulted in light snow showers in the early afternoon. With Pete J from Aspiring guides and Sir Henry from Wanaka.
Returned to Wanaka via Bevan Col and down Matukituki....left C-Todd at 5:30 arrived Raspberry flat around 3:30.
|Posted Dec 31, 2005 1:59 pm
|Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: Dec 2003
|Climbed SW ridge with Al & Paddy after bivvying on the Bonar Glacier beneath Mt French. Soft conditions made for a long day out. Weather was absolutely magic. Spent the night in Colin Todd Hut on the way back down NW Ridge. Be very careful on the Ramp, it's pretty ugly after a sunny day.
|Posted Oct 6, 2005 10:58 pm
|Route Climbed: nw ridge Date Climbed: march 2004
|we walked in to french ridge same old next day went over to nw ridge in good conditions and started up nw ridge we turened around at about 2800m just below top of ramp we desended down nw and back up boner glacier back to french ridge good trip 15 hours but no summit good job paul
|Posted Apr 25, 2005 9:30 pm
|Date Climbed: november 2004
|Me and a friend walked in to french ridge with intention on climbing west face we wer stuckat french ridge for 2 days before being able to climb i soloed up to q deak to hav a look the conditions wer soft snow with clearing weather so with the short weather window we left french ridge at 9 pm on day 3 and climbed up to q deak on the way up i fell in a big cravase but managed to get out we went over to base of sw ridge by moon light conditions werevery scechy snoft snow briges with very fant light we turened around at base f face 2700m and desended to boner then back down to french ridge good but scary trip
|Posted Apr 25, 2005 9:19 pm
|Route Climbed: N.w ridge Date Climbed: 8 of feb 2000
|I aranged to met my climbing parter at scott biv and then went up to beven col in cloudy weather and over to colin todd hut the next day we wet up the full nw ridge doing one 10 m pitch grade 10 n the way to the summit ridge then up ridge to summit.then back to colin todd the next day we woke up to a huge storm we toke a bering to beven col in bad weather then down to scott bivy and out great first 3000er
|Posted Apr 25, 2005 7:30 am
|Route Climbed: S.W ridge Date Climbed: march 15 2002
|I soloed in to french ridge and met ben the hut warden .we decided to climb the sw ridge. so at midnight we climbed up to Q deak in great clear weather and went over to the base of sw ridge we soloed up to the gully were we done 2 piches 65 0 great conditions a bit icey just right after that a little more soloing to the summit.We desended down the nw ridge back to french ridge it took 19 1/5 hours
|Posted Apr 25, 2005 7:19 am
|Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: 19 Jan 2005
|We got a good attempt to summit Mt.Aspiring 19.1.2005, but there weather conditions were too risky. The ramp was blocked. The crevasses there were too wide to across, so we took the ridge earlier than normally. But end of the technical rock climbing part on the ridge the wind was too hard (80-100 km/h in peaks). We turned back for safety reason. Better luck next time..
|Posted Jan 30, 2005 8:28 am
|Tom Fralich
|Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: December 20, 2004
|Climbed the SW Ridge with Michael Tselman after 4 days of waiting at French Ridge Hut. We went to the hut with 4 days of food, but stretched this to 7 days, hoping to take advantage of a 36 hour forecasted weather window. On December 19, the weather cleared and we climbed via the Quarterdeck to gain the Bonar Glacier. On reaching the foot of the SW Ridge, we dug a snow cave, where we rested until 2:30AM. We started for the summit at 5AM on December 20 and found good conditions. One tricky step early on the ridge required a belay and after this we simul-climbed on 45-50 degree slopes until the three crux pitches at the top of the route. The first pitch was steep ice with good sticks, but no opportunities for screws and after this, two more pitches of 60 degree alpine ice to join the NW Ridge. From the summit, we descended the NW Ridge, intending to take "The Ramp" back to the Bonar, but we ended up in the West Couloir (NZ Grade 3) due to an error on my part. About 4 pitches of belayed downclimbing and one rappel got us back to the glacier and our bivy. After collecting our gear, we headed back to French Ridge Hut and then to the car the following day. Bivy to Summit 7 hours, Summit to Bivy 4.5 hours, Bivy to Hut 2.5 hours.
|Posted Dec 21, 2004 5:30 pm
|Route Climbed: North-West-Ridge Date Climbed: 04. march 2001
|I climbed Mt. Aspiring together with Anja Cerpnjak and John Leeder. We took the easierst route over the north-west-ridge. We're lucky with the weather, had a wonderful day and a phantastic view. For the ascent to Colin Todd Hut I recommend the way via Bevan Col which offers a great view on the southface of Mt. Aspiring. For more informations check my webpage: http://www.tomperm.de/TourenNZ.htm
|Posted Jul 7, 2004 9:19 am


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One couple is going to expand their family by four in just a few weeks. Misty Baker and her surrogate are both pregnant with twins. According to The Los Angeles Times, Misty and her husband Brian had experienced fertility problems for many years. After trying IVF and considering adoption (they were worried about Indiana's state laws that let birth mothers change their minds after the adoption), they decided to use a gestational carrier (a.k.a. surrogate), Misty's best friend Amber Pluckebaum.
Last October, two embryos were implanted in Amber and the other four were implanted in Misty for one last attempt at conceiving. Everyone was shocked when the two women found out they were both pregnant – and they were even more surprised when they found out they were each having twins. Expecting four babies at one time can cause a lot of anxiety about finances, but Misty and Brian's friends have chipped in to buy them baby supplies and they are trying to stay debt-free.
Misty is carrying a boy and a girl – who they plan to name Connor and Hope Elizabeth. Amber is carrying twin girls – Madison and Victoria.
Wow! What do you think of this story? Would you ever ask your best friend to be your surrogate? Or would you ever be your best friend's surrogate?


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The RFP comes from a multi-state effort to jointly purchase standardized rail equipment for state HrSR (higher speed rail) corridors in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Iowa in the Midwest and Washington, California, and Oregon on the West Coast. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is leading the multi-state locomotive procurement, with first deliveries expected in 2016. The FRA has allocated $808 million to manufacture the 35 locomotives and 130 bilevel railcars.
From the RFP's Executive Summary:
• The locomotive shall be diesel-electric powered (related alternative technologies will be considered) for use in intercity corridor and commuter passenger service.
• The locomotive shall be capable of operating at a sustained speed of 125 mph, as defined by 49CFR Section 238.5/Tier 1, on all classes of track maintained to FRA standards.
• The locomotive shall comply in all respects with the applicable standards and recommended practices of the FRA, AAR, APTA, Amtrak, and all applicable Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations and all industry recommended practices in effect at the time of the signing of the contract.
• Basic features and characteristics shall include diesel-electric propulsion with AC traction motors; lowest possible weight and unsprung mass; streamlined design; full width locomotive cab; environmental and operating conditions as specified in PRIIA Specification 305-912 (full rated power at ambient temperatures of up to 104 degrees F and altitudes of up to 1300 feet above sea level; EPA Tier 4 emissions; high fuel efficiency, in particular with regard to specific passenger service requirements; modular design; low maintenance and life cycle costs; electronically controlled air brake; dynamic brake with blending operation; minimum starting tractive effort of 65,000 pounds; push-pull and multiple-unit (MU) operation; traction power sufficient for an eight multi-level-car train (two locomotives) at 125 mph; Three-phase 480V 600kW minimum Head End Power (HEP), using standard 27-pin trainline equipment; 1,800-gallon (US) fuel tank; estimated operating range of 1,100 to 1,250 miles; the ability to operate at 6 inches of cant deficiency (in accordance with 49CFR Section 213.57 and 49CFR Part 329); Crash Energy Management (CEM); and compliance with Amtrak Clearance Diagram D-05-1355 (latest revision).
• The minimum design service life shall be 25 years. Service life should apply to the entire locomotive except consumables as well as planned overhauls and replacements.
• Within the 180 days following the contract award, the contractor shall submit a detailed static outline diagram of the proposed locomotive. This diagram shall also show the dynamic movement of the locomotive and carbody about its center of gravity and roll axis, and it shall indicate the change in vertical height for new and fully worn wheels, and for full and empty supplies Also indicated on this diagram shall be locomotive length and truck centers; maximum pilot and mid-point lateral offsets for 2-degree curvature and 7 inches superelevation.
• The locomotive's trucks shall have either a four-wheel or six-wheel design. The trucks shall be optimized with regard to minimized dynamic forces vertical and lateral; minimized unsprung mass; high running stability; minimized wear; minimized load transfer between axles at high traction force; and easy maintenance and replacement. All AAR conventions as to the identification of ends, sides, and wheel and bearing locations shall be used.
• Maintainability and ease of access to locomotive components shall be designed into the locomotive body. No component or system shall require less than 92-day service intervals, except for brake shoes or brake pads, fuel, sand, water, oil, and other consumable items.
"The new uniform standards will drive down costs and allow more manufacturers and suppliers to compete, fostering a healthy competition while re-establishing the U.S. domestic supply chain for passenger rail equipment," said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo. "The intent to purchase 35 new locomotives comes as intercity passenger rail ridership continues to post and exceed ridership records. Last year, Amtrak carried more than 31.2 million passengers, marking the highest annual ridership total since it started operations in 1971, and the ninth ridership record during the past ten years. The state corridor routes where these new locomotives will be deployed are among those services with the highest ridership growth. We're taking historic steps to build the rail system our economy needs and—more important—that Americans deserve, all while creating American jobs. The need for new rail equipment has never been greater, and the more than 750 railroad suppliers located in the United States are up to the job."
Selection of the manufacturer will occur in early 2014. Delivery of the locomotives is planned for 2016. The complete RFP is available on the IDOT website and can be downloaded by clicking this link.
These locomotives will be the second procured under PRIIA 305 specifications. Electro-Motive Diesel on May 31 signed an agreement with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority to supply up to 20 new-design EMD F125 low-emission Spirit series diesel-electric passenger locomotives for operation on Metrolink, the regional passenger rail service provider in Southern California. Metrolink is the first passenger railroad to purchase new locomotives designed to meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 emissions standards. Delivery will begin in 2015.


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- Your thread closed/opened.
- Any posts edited/deleted.
- Warnings given to those who don't follow your shop rules.
- Someone banned from your thread.
- Or any questions about this section.
Just send me (Lawliet) a PM or VM. You can also message a moderator of this section.
+ Being a shop owner can be a little hard, but patience can take you a long way


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The Wonder Boys (6-4, 3-1 GAC) got the lead early going up 4-0 at the 18:05 mark with a layup by Mells. A jumper by Paul with 15:46 left in the first half gave ATU a 10-3 lead over the Rangers (4-6, 2-2). Paul had an excellent night with 24 points, five rebounds and shot 4-for-8 behind the three-point line.
The Wonder Boys continued on a 7-4 run over the next three minutes and built a 17-7 lead. Northwest Oklahoma clawed their way back hitting back-to-back threes and finally tied the game at 17-7 with 9:29 left in the half. The teams traded baskets for a while and the Rangers gained their first lead on another three-pointer by Marshall Bell to make it 22-21, Rangers.
That was when Arkansas Tech regained the lead and never gave it back. A rim-rocking dunk and several big blocks from Mells kicked off a 7-0 Tech run that didn't end until there was 1:12 left in the half. A free-throw from Jared Williamson of Russellville gave the Wonder Boys a 33-24 halftime lead.
ATU continued its dominance in the second half and extended its lead to 12 points at the 16:55 mark on a layup by Kendell Pinkney of Dardanelle. After several more free-throws from Bobby Hatchett and Williamson, the Wonder Boys led by 10 with 14:00 to play. Arkansas Tech made 13-of-16 from the charity stripe.
A fast-paced second half with more scoring from Paul helped give the Wonder Boys their biggest lead of the night (73-48) with 4:14 to play. ATU only gave up 13 more points the rest of the game to make the final score 78-58.
The Wonder Boys shot a season-high 62.2 percent from the field while holding Northwestern Oklahoma to just 31.7 percent. Tech also put up season-highs in blocked shots (10) and assists (19). This is the second game in a row the Wonder Boys have scored a season-high 78 points.
Arkansas Tech will host Southwestern Oklahoma State at 4 p.m. today inside Tucker Coliseum.


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How to Survive Your Burning Man Hangover
The annual pilgrimage of Bay Area pyromaniacs to a Nevada desert playa is over; now comes the inevitable Burning Man hangover, in which participants and haters alike bemoan the bacchanal's worst excesses.
"Welcome back from Burning Man," tweets Gregory McGarry. "You smell. Go get your car washed and reevaluate your life. We'll wait."
Or not! After all, burner, your friends have been bashing your festival for days:
- Violet Blue said sex was better in your absence, since the mating pool was free of "hippies and vaudeville hipster performers... ravers and... wealthy tech industry wonks."
- Environmentalists like SFGate's Cameron Scott are still complaining about the driving, generators, bottled water and, well, fire associated with the festival.
- Civil libertarians are incensed at the festival's policy of owning your pictures for third-party licensing purposes.
Plenty of participants sound stoked on Twitter, to be sure, even those coping with morning-after headaches like backlogged emails. And even those people are stoked they have a job to come back to, unlike some participants:
UPDATE: Original photo removed at photographer's request.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, November 26, 2012, 4:58 PM
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'Undocumented' but inspiring
Original post made on Nov 26, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, November 26, 2012, 4:58 PM
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a resident of Sylvan Park
on Nov 26, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Let the anonymous comment wars begin.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Nov 26, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Wow. You would think that MV Voice would have closed this down by now. As we have often seen before, anyone who disagrees with illegal immigration, err, undocumentaion is obviously racist and must not be allowed to speak.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Nov 27, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Mcbutters is a registered user.
He's here illegally. He should be deported. End of story.
Speaking of story. MV Voice should be called "MV Voice your opinion, but we will regulate the boards, in case we don't like what you have to say."
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Nov 27, 2012 at 10:53 pm
unomas is a registered user.
For those who are impressed by Jose Antonio Vargas Pulitzer Prize, read the citation more carefully.
"For a distinguished example of local reporting of breaking news, presented in print or online or both, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Awarded to The Washington Post Staff for its exceptional, multi-faceted coverage of the deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, telling the developing story in print and online."
The Washington Post describes the winning team as:
Eleven bylined reporters and 50 other journalists, more than half on The Post's Metro staff, and staff members of the paper's Web site contributed to the coverage of the mass slayings at Virginia Tech that won the Pulitzer for breaking news.
Jose Antonio Vargas was one of the 11 bylined reporters. He had a sole byline on one article and a co-byline with Michael E. Ruane on another article. Both of his articles are available via the Pulitzer link above. Since Jose Antonio Vargas would have been about 26 years old at the time these articles were written, he most likely was not a leading force on the Washington Post Staff that won this Pulitzer Prize
Note to readers: stories told by an illegal alien always need to be verified
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text: On Monday, April 23rd at 18:30, Haifux will gather to hear a talk by Gabor Szabo: Modern Web Development in Perl Abstract Back in the early years of the dynamic web, Perl was the de-facto choice of language. It was so ubique that people associated it with CGI. For that, even today, Perl suffers from a bad image. Even though, under the visible surface, there are strong powers leading to a much better future. In the last couple of years a new bread of frameworks appeared in the Perl world. They are all based on the PSGI standard that rhymes to WSGI and Rack. In this presentation we will see a couple of examples for writing PSGI ( http://plackperl.org/ ) and Dancer ( http://perldancer.org/ ) based applications. About the speaker: Gabor Szabo is a long time Perl developer and trainer. He has been using Perl since 1995 and teaching it since 2000. He is runs his blog at http://szabgab.com/ and publishes a weekly newsletter with Perl related news called Perl Weekly: http://perlweekly.com/ . ================================================================= We meet in Taub building, room 3. For instructions see: http://www.haifux.org/where.html Attendance is free, and you are all invited! ================================================================== Future lectures: May 7, 2012 Uri Barkan - Scientific Python May 14, 2012 Dotan Barak (Mellanox) - RDMA verbs ================================================================== We are always interested in hearing your talks and ideas. If you wish to give a talk, hold a discussion, or just plan some event haifux might be interested in, please contact us at webmaster at haifux.org -- Web: http://www.billauer.co.il -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://haifux.org/pipermail/haifux/attachments/20120421/42878fa3/attachment.html


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Love your Red, White & Blue fabric!!
When you send your blocks out they should measure 12.5". Once the person receives it and puts the block in to their quilt it will measure 12". When you see the blocks at quilterscache that say 12" they will generally end up 12.5 when you are done sewing because that is there unfinished size and you are technically sending unfinished blocks home. The 12 refers to the finished size.
Hope this helps.
Frenchfryqueen please join us. The postage for a small group would probably cost you about $19-$20 for everything from sending your F8 to returning blocks.


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Webinar: Corporate Pioneers—Creating Cultures of Caring: Enhancing Health and Safety in the Workplace and the Larger Community
This SAMHSA webinar will discuss challenges and workable solutions for promoting wellness in the workplace. Presenters include three employers who have developed and implemented mentally healthy, innovative, cost-effective programs that are making a difference within their respective workplaces. They will share how these can be replicated in other organizations.http://promoteacceptance.


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Can You Help Tucker Carlson Come Up With Story Ideas?
In your balmy Wednesday media column: Tucker Carlson desperately needs ideas, a whole sports department walks out, David Remnick is a modest mouse, Eliot Spitzer is paid more than he's worth, and Keith Kelly's prediction finally comes true.
- Tucker Carlson's internet site is breathlessly reporting on the contents of various stupid and pointless emails from Journolist, where the liberal media once went to goof off, on email. Much like the old contents of your own email folders, these things are not really a story. Here are some stories: Haiti, the environment, racism, poverty, the economy. Can you think of other stories? Send them to Tucker Carlson now!
- Whoa now: the entire sports staff of the online-only St. Louis Globe-Democrat walked out yesterday, because they haven't been paid since May. Strikes and the internet: It's a bit of the past and the future of newspapering together in one story!
- Oh, now fancy New Yorker editor David Remnick says he's not interested in writing his own memoirs. What is David Remnick trying to hide? (Email me and let me know what you're trying to hide, David).
- Eliot Spitzer's making "closer to $500,000 than $1 million" to host his little talk show on CNN, which, let's see, says here is not "a lot," of money? Do they know this is Eliot Spitzer, on CNN? Must be a typo.
- Keith Kelly has been hinting that Martin Dunn was ready to leave the NY Daily News for the past five years. He was right!


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As California's historic drought continues, the East Bay Municipal Utility District is tapping the Sacramento River to help its 1.3 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties weather the dry spring without water rationing, district officials have announced.
For the first time, more than 5 billion gallons of drinking water will be sent via aqueduct from the Sacramento River to East Bay reservoirs to help meet EBMUD customer demand through June, district officials said at a Wednesday morning news conference next to the San Pablo Reservoir in Orinda.
The EBMUD board of directors voted last week to approve the unprecedented $8 million purchase and delivery of Sacramento River water into the San Pablo Reservoir and the Upper San Leandro Reservoir in Oakland, according to the district.
District officials say the delivery will add about a month's worth of water to EBMUD's supply.
None of the newly purchased water will reach EBMUD customers in Danville and San Ramon, but the move does have a trickle-down effect throughout the agency's entire service area, EBMUD spokeswoman Abby Figueroa said.
"Because of how the East Bay is plumbed, the Sacramento River water won't actually flow out of the taps of (users) in Danville/San Ramon, but having it available affects all of the EBMUD service area because it means we can continue asking for only a 10% voluntary cutback and not have to resort to more drastic rationing at this time," she added.
The purchase, made through a federal contract, comes after months of record-low rain and snow runoff levels prompted the district and others statewide to ask customers to cut their water usage.
According to a statement from EBMUD, customers have complied with the district's call in February to voluntarily reduce water usage by 10%.
The transfer of water from the Delta, coupled with a renewed call for customers to maintain the 10% cut in water usage, should get the district through the summer, officials said.
"The water we are purchasing reduces the immediate need for harsher cutbacks or mandatory rationing and it protects our supply from becoming unacceptably low later this year," EBMUD general manager Alexander Coate said.
"We are focused now on helping customers manage their use this summer as temperatures and water demand increases, and preparing for the possibility that this drought continues into 2015," Coate said.
If this winter's precipitation levels are as dismal as last winter's, the district will have the option of enacting mandatory rationing, increasing voluntary customer cutbacks or purchasing more water from the Delta.
District officials say acquiring the Delta water supply was made possible partly by EBMUD ratepayers' nearly half-billion-dollar investment in the Freeport Water Facility, which includes a water intake on the Delta, 36 miles of pipelines and two water-pumping plants.
EBMUD officials said the district is paying for the $8 million supply with proceeds from the sale of a Castro Valley property and budget savings.


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There's more Middle-earth now that The Hobbit's big-screen saga is a trilogy. But was it just about making more money?
Ever since Peter Jackson revealed his plan to expand his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's book from two to three parts, there's been much criticism that the director and Warner Bros. are simply doing so to nab a few extra bucks at the box office.
But the filmmaker insists that's not the reason at all.
While speaking at a press conference in New York City to promote the first installment of the series, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Jackson told reporters on Wednesday how the decision to turn J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel into three movies instead of two came about.
"The book is written in a very brisk pace, so pretty major events in the story are covered in only two or three pages," Jackson said. "So once you start to develop the scenes, and plus you wanted to do a little bit more character development, plus the fact that we could also adapt the appendices of Return of the King, which is 100-odd pages of material that sort of takes place around the time of The Hobbit. So we wanted to expand the story of The Hobbit a little bit more, as did Tolkien himself. So all those factors combined gave us the material to do it."
Meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf in the films, was quick to support Jackson.
"Anyone who thinks Peter Jackson would fall for market forces around him rather than artistic integrity doesn't know the guy or the body of his work," he said.
As for casting the lead role of Bilbo Baggins, Jackson knew immediately Sherlock star Martin Freeman was his man, er, hobbit.
"Martin was the only person that we wanted for that role," Jackson said. "We knew him from The Office and Hitchhiker's Guide [to the Galaxy], and we just felt he had qualities that would be perfect for Bilbo. The stuffy repressed English quality. He's a dramatic actor, he's not a comedian, but he has a talent for comedy."
Guess we'll know for sure if Jackson made the right choice in choosing Freeman when The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits theaters on Dec. 14.


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Stella answers Ted's proposal while Barney reveals that he loves Robin
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The woman of his dreams is out there — the question is, who is she? Told in a series of flashbacks, How I Met Your Mother is the hilariously unpredictable story of how 20-something Ted.
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Do I Know You?
Stella answers Ted's proposal while Barney reveals that he loves Robin
The Best Burger in New York
Still unemployed, Marshall becomes obsessed with finding the best burger in NYC
I Heart NJ
Stella expects Ted to move to New Jersey.
Ted learns the gang was planning an intervention.
Shelter Island
Ted and Stella's ex-es jeopardize their wedding.
Happily Ever After
Ted is forced to confront his feelings.
Not a Father's Day
Marshall and Lily consider having a baby.
Single and lost, Robin becomes a Wooo girl!
The Naked Man
The gang learns about the Naked Man.
The Fight
Ted and Barney prove their mettle by fighting.
Little Minnesota
Ted tries to keep Barney away from his sister.
Ted and Robin become friends with benefits.
Three Days of Snow
A blizzard wreaks havoc on the gang's plans.
The Possimple
Robin must find a job or be deported!
The Stinsons
Does Barney have a secret girlfriend?
Sorry, Bro
Ted's college girlfriend moves to New York.
The Front Porch
Ted finds out Lily caused his breakup with Karen.
Old King Clancy
Barney and Marshall hide Ted's job loss from him.
Barney tries to prove the gang isn't too old.
Mosbius Designs
Unemployed Ted starts his own architectural firm.
The Three Days Rule
Ted's friends text him a prank relationship.
Right Place, Right Time
Ted runs into an old flame.
As Fast as She Can
An act of kindness backfires when an old friend attempts to help Ted
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Ted and the gang take a leap of faith.
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Gov. Jerry Brown did another victory lap in Washington late last month, suggesting during a national governors' conference that California had shown the way to resolve the federal government's budget woes by balancing its budget after years of deficits.
It's a drum that Brown been beating ever since voters passed Proposition 30, which for several years raises sales and income taxes by about $6 billion a year. He unveiled a new budget in January that he claims is balanced, and during his State of the State address in late January called it "a solid and enduring budget."
But how legitimate is Brown's claim? It's shaky, if one looks at the numbers and assumptions behind the rhetoric.
It assumes that the revenues in the budget are valid, but, in fact, no one knows whether increasing the marginal income tax rate on high-income taxpayers could lead them to either move from California or to shelter more of their incomes, particularly capital gains, from the state's reach.
The budget also assumes that California's economy will continue a slow but steady recovery, thus increasing retail sales and personal incomes on which those revenues are based. But California's economic future is very cloudy.
It assumes, too, that Brown's fellow Democrats in the Legislature resist pressures from major constituent groups to rescind some of the cuts in health and welfare services, and that the court system can live with continued erosion of financing without imploding.
Even if Brown succeeds in balancing income and outgo during the 2013-14 fiscal year, however, the tens of billions of dollars in debt run up during the previous half-decade of deficits will continue to fester.
The state also faces an ever-mounting burden of servicing bonded debt that has built up over the past two decades – and Brown wants to increase that debt even more for a bullet-train system of dubious efficacy.
The taxes that voters approved last year are temporary and will, unless renewed, expire just about the time Brown ends his second term, assuming he runs again and wins. That could leave a big hole in the state's finances – unless the economy does resume strong growth and/or those tax increases are made permanent by the Democrats' new legislative supermajorities.
Finally, as Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor has pointed out, Brown's multiyear budget plan ignores ever-growing unfunded liabilities for state government retirees' pensions and health care.
The State Teachers' Retirement System says it needs $4.5 billion more a year to remain solvent, and a new report released by Controller John Chiang says the state faces an unfunded liability for health care of as much as $64 billion.
Dealing with just those two items, rather than ignoring them, would absorb all the money generated by the Prop. 30 tax increases.


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Tippett relieved to seal move to Swans
Kurt Tippett is relieved his trying two-month wait to reach AFL premiers Sydney is over, even though he must wait more than another six months to play for them.
The 202cm, 25-year-old ex-Adelaide forward was the most notable of just eight players taken in Tuesday's pre-season draft.
Even that number was inflated by Adelaide's Nick Joyce, Fremantle's Jesse Crichton and Greater Western Sydney's Dean Brogan being re-drafted by their clubs.
The Giants also gave ex-Carlton key position player Bret Thornton a new home.
He and Tippett were the only AFL-experienced players to make it onto different clubs' primary lists, although several others were given rookie draft lifelines.
Three of them - 31-year-old ex-Geelong ruckman Orren Stephenson, discarded Melbourne forward Ricky Petterd and former Essendon midfielder Sam Lonergan - joined Richmond.
Tippett, who played 104 games for the Crows, had tried to reach the Swans through October's trade and free agency periods.
But his move was delayed by an investigation into draft and salary cap breaches by the Crows and Tippett, for which the big man will have to sit out next season's first 11 rounds.
He won't play for the Swans until at least next June, but coach John Longmire said Tippett was happy just to be there.
"He's been through a really trying time," Longmire told reporters.
"He's relieved to be able to be on the Sydney Swans list.
"He's at least at our footy club and it gives him the opportunity to meet the players and go out and train and get to know everyone."
The Swans had to meet a contract demand from Tippett lucrative enough to put off other suitors including GWS and Brisbane, but Longmire predicted he would be worth it.
"He's going to add some real firepower in our front half alongside Sam Reid and the other blokes we've got in there," he said.
"Importantly, he will not only do it for next year but for the years beyond that."
In other rookie selections, Collingwood gave their 33-year-old ruck coach Ben Hudson a chance to play with a fourth AFL club.
Hawthorn claimed former Magpies big man Jonathon Ceglar.
West Coast took ex-Melbourne West Australian running player Jamie Bennell.
Another WA indigenous player, Dayle Garlett, missed out on either a primary or rookie list spot due to disciplinary concerns, despite having been rated among the nation's most talented prospects.
AFL-experienced players missing out included Liam Jurrah, Brent Prismall, Cameron Wood, Matthew Bate and Josh Toy.
The Swans rookie-drafted Brandon Jack and Xavier Richards, brothers of Sydney's Kieren and Ted respectively.
The Western Bulldogs selected Brett Goodes, brother of Swans' superstar Adam.
Brisbane picked Jordon Bourke, the son of former Geelong and Lions' big man Damien.
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P1 Tech Help: Santa's top tech
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Stop me if you've heard this one before: "It's impossible to find a good gift for ______."
Maybe "______" is your partner, your sergeant, your dispatcher. Maybe "______" is you!
During Christmas, people may ask what you may want for Santa to bring you, and you may be on the asking end of that equation. So for this month's Technology Help column, I'll briefly offer a few suggestions for those of you who may be stuck at what to ask for, or what to get for someone in your department.
Number one thing is a thumb drive. As I have written before, a thumb drive can be used to store a vast amount of information, reports, photos, and even software programs. A thumb drive could be purchased almost anywhere, including a supermarket. They come in different storage amounts from 128 megabytes of storage to an unheard amount of 64 gigabytes and can be carried in your pocket. Consider that the first computers only stored a few kilobytes of information and they occupied entire floors of space.
Betsy Brantner-Smith had a great PoliceOne tip a couple of months back: that we all ought to carry a pocket-able digital camera. To dovetail onto that, I'll tell you that a digital camera is another great gift for LEOs. There are many different types of cameras with differing amount of megapixels. Wikipedia defines a pixel as the smallest piece of information in an image. A megapixel is one million pixels in an image. When it comes to pixels, numbers count. A camera with a 3.2 megapixel range renders photos that can be blurry or not as clear as those taken by a camera having 8.1 or more megapixel range. This simply means pictures are clearer in an 8 megapixel camera. This much clearer resolution could help while taking a photo of a crime scene or victim.
Finally, you could consider getting a GPS device and/or software. Some of my fellow officers use a GPS device in their cars. While we may know where all of the streets are in our given patrol area, you must admit there are moments that anyone (everyone) can suffer of an attack of cranial flatulence – momentarily forgetting where a street is. So instead of asking dispatch for directions (heaven forbid), the officer who is equipped with a GPS device can take a very short moment and type in the address and viola, you have your directions.
I recently purchased Microsoft Streets 2008 with a GPS device. MS Streets is software that comes on a DVD that I loaded into my patrol car's computer. Once downloaded, I installed the USB GPS device and I now have a computer that allows me to view my every mile traveled with speed. This software even allows you to track your moments with a "trail."
A fellow officer and I both agreed the software should be equipment every officer has in their patrol car. Of course each agency is different and your agency may already have GPS capabilities in the patrol cars but for us who do not have those capabilities yet, it is reassuring you don't need to rely on dispatch to help get you where you need to be.
I researched several online stores to make my purchases. I think that Tiger Direct is an excellent online store – I go there for my computer peripherals (stuff such as a thumb drive or a digital camera) – and I've found the best price for software can often be obtained at Amazon. Software can be very expensive but can be found there to be securely purchased at a discount price. I suggest you do your own research for the best pricing.
Be safe, and have a great Christmas.


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CBS on Friday picked up seven new shows for series in the 2014-15 TV season, including another spinoff of its smash "NCIS" franchise, according to a source close to the network.
"NCIS: New Orleans" leads the drama pack, which was expected due to a two-part episode arc of CBS' No. 1 crime procedural, "NCIS," being set in New Orleans earlier this spring with Scott Bakula in the lead role.
The network is also picking up "Madam Secretary," with Tea Leoni returning to TV as a diplomat that many consider modeled on Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Kevin Willamson is the writer-producer behind "Stalker," an L.A. crime drama starring Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott. There's also "Scorpion," an espionage caper about an underground network of geniuses.
CBS had already announced that it was ordering "Battle Creek," the much-anticipated detective drama from "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan, straight to series.
Leading the comedy roster is "The Odd Couple," former "Friends" star Matthew Perry's reboot of the Neil Simon classic, which started as a Broadway hit and later was a 1970s TV staple with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman as unlikely roommates.
CBS also grabbed "The McCarthys," a family drama starring Tyler Ritter (son of TV's late John Ritter) as a gay man much put upon by his extended Irish family.
It remains unclear which of these shows will be earmarked for fall or midseason, but CBS, like its rival broadcasters, is preparing to announce its full schedule next week in New York.


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Joe Rhodes
Former three-term Pennsylvania State Representative Joe Rhodes Jr. died recently at the age of 66. Rhodes was a fervent proponent of prison reform, sponsoring legislation that successfully amended the Juvenile Justice Act, making it unlawful to hold minors in adult jails. He was also the driving force behind legislative visits to prisons, which allowed lawmakers to better understand the treatment and rehabilitation of prisoners. The dedicated representative drove the passage of nine bills throughout his political career, was a 1969 graduate of the California Institute of Technology and also participated in a three-year intellectual history program at Harvard.


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Caryl Anne:
Hi Frances, you are not late we post on Wednesday this week. the ones who have received or sent had circumstances where they needed to post earlier, and those over seas international posted early. God Bless you in you time of sorrow. (((Hugs)))
Hi Frances, you are not late we post on Wednesday this week. the ones who have received or sent had circumstances where they needed to post earlier, and those over seas international posted early. God Bless you in you time of sorrow. (((Hugs)))
Frances is over seas, But we will still understand! The ones that already posted early from overseas seem to be arriving early, so who knows may not be tardy at all!
Thank you so much.
lots of love
Hi Caryl Anne,
Yep Candis is right im one of those nuttters from across the pond in England joined here in January and its the best thing ive ever done.
Thank you for your kind words.
Hey Frances, I am sorry to hear about your Mum and hope that you are doing okay. Please don't worry about the SS and take care of yourself.
from TN
My box is packed, address label run off and affixed. Now just waiting until Wednesday to post. I had a difficult time fitting everything into the box so hope it doesn't burst at the seams on the way north!
headed to the post office this evening all ready to go up north.. Belfrybat, it's easy for us to say northbound & not give anything away.. love being in the 80's today deep in So. Texas. my package is swollen as well, can't wait to see if my recipient likes what I've made.
anothe design from EMB LIB
I love that design!!!!! Carylanne so beautiful!!
I know it's a day early but I had to mail mine today because I can't leave the house for the next two days! A friend asked me on Sunday if I'd like to sell some things at her party this Saturday and I have very little to sell right now and thankfully I'd already planned a few days off from work this week so I'll be able to sew, sew, sew!
I have tracking on my package so I'll keep an eye on it and hopefully I've put the correct zip code on it this year! HA!!
Southwest of San Antonio
Debbie, What do you usually make to sell?
MelodyP MO/KS:Francis, I did not say anything about your Mum because that was yours to share. But do not worry about getting out late. I sent mine early and you got it just when you were suppose to. so your recipient will get there just when they should. Have a good day my friend!
Thank you Melody,
You are a sweetie.
Carolyn, the last time she asked me to participate I had lots of Christmas ornaments, check book covers, coasters, luggage tags, and I took orders for custom fit Bible covers. Mostly stocking stuffer types of things. Since then I've come up with a design for a casserole carrier that the ladies in my Bible study group love and some baby changing pad roll ups for the diaper bags. I have some of those made and I hope to get several casserole carriers made. I made a bunch of cute little travel tissue holders to bring along this time as well. I would love to have some pillow covers, table runners and wall hangings but I guess it wasn't meant to be!
Well mailed my SS from Canada on Monday December 3....just checked the tracking and it is going through customs, hope everything will be fine. $28.00 for postage which sure seems alot but that doesnt matter since I had such a good time doing this...thanks Thea for all your hard work and for making this happen. Can hardly wait
Pat From Canada
Oh Gosh, I hate to think what my box is going to cost me tomorrow - teehee - I did have fun putting this box together - and can't wait for SS 2012 postings and all the pictures... and yes - if anyone has had difficulty putting your box together and mailing it - please contact me so the person who will be waiting patiently at that mail box waiting will not be disappointed. I have a some things that could be put together quickly - I won't have worked hard with a specific person in mind but I will get something special out to them. I don't want anyone to be disappointed.
Thea I am almost ready. I have the flat rate boxes in my car, I have all the items ready now it's just wrapping and writing the Christmas card......who knows maybe I can still find something more to put in the box!
Tomorrow I will go to the post office and mail it. I hope that my SS likes it, I have put all my heart and soul in this.
Thanks again to keep all of us on track!


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I was working on a simple example of IPC using the approach of Shared memory in C. And I have test it in the linux environment. It turned out that there could be some syntax problems with the code. I am not familiar with C programming language, and could not pinpoint the error of the code. Please help me. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot. By the way, the error I got is near at the line containing main(). At least, that's what the compiler told me.
Code:#include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/shm.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <curses.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <data.h> int main() { //shared memroy segment ID int segment_id; //shared memory buffer Message* buffer; //Allocate a shared memory segment segment_id = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, sizeof(*buffer), S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR); //Attach the shared memory segment buffer = (Message*) shmat(segment_id, NULL, 0); //print the shared memory segment id on the screen print("Shared memory segment ID is %d\n", segment_id); while (true) { for(; ; ) { sleep(100); if(buffer->ID==0) break; } //process the message sent by the client //Reverse the message string sent by the client char* strpt = strrev(buffer->str); //sent back the result to the client buffer->str == strpt; buffer->ID = 1; if(buffer->ID==-1) { //Detach the shared memory segment shmdt(buffer); //Remove the shared memory segment shmctl(segment_id, IPC_RMID, NULL); break; } } return 0; } //Function to reverse a string char* strrev(char* str) { int length = strlen(str); char* result = malloc(length + 1); if( result != NULL ) { result[length] = '\0'; for ( int i = length - 1, int j=0; i >= 0; i--, j++ ) result[j] = string[i]; } return result; }
Code:#include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/shm.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <curses.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <data.h> int main( ){ //shared memory segment ID int segment_id; //shared memory buffer Message * buffer; //Manual selection of segment ID printf("Enter the shared memroy segment ID: "); scanf("%d", &segment_id); //Attach the shared memory segment buffer = ( Message* ) shmat(segment_id, NULL, 0); //Enter the Message to be sent to the client while(true) { printf("Enter the message you want to swap: "); gets(buffer->str); buffer->ID = 0; while(true) { //wait for the server to process the messa sleep(100); if(buffer->ID==1) break; } //display the message replied by the server printf("The server reply: %s\n", buffer->str); //Manual selection of quit the connection and exit printf("Do you want to continue? Press Y to continue, N to exit."); char* command; gets(command); if(command=="N"|| command=="n") break; } //Notify the server to close the connection buffer->ID = -1; //Detach the shared memory segment shmdt(buffer); return 0; }
The Message is simply a struct
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Pastor Steve Hancock of the Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock confirmed the death Friday to The Associated Press and said the church will handle the funeral service.
Jones' family owned The Daily Citizen for three generations and served as editor from 1954 until 1986, several years after the paper was sold. He continued to write a weekly column, the last of which appeared Sept. 21.
Jones then worked at the Arkansas attorney general's office from 1990 until 2010.
Jones told his old newspaper in 2011 that he never bought equipment that he couldn't run himself, so that the paper would be assured of publishing every day.


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Young's late 3 lifts 76ers past Bobcats, 95-92
Young's late 3 lifts 76ers past Bobcats, 95-92PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 15: Thaddeus Young #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket against the Charlotte Bobcats at the Wells Fargo Center on January 15, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Thaddeus Young always had his confidence. He just needed to find his stroke.
Once he did, Young gave the 76ers a rare bright spot in a bleak season.
Young hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left to lift Philadelphia to a 95-92 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.
''I was like, 'I'm making this shot,''' Young said. ''I hadn't made one the whole game. But I was like, whatever it takes, it was going to go down.''
So did the Bobcats.
Young hit the final big shot in a fourth quarter loaded with back-and-forth baskets, a poorly contested jumper from the left of the arc off a feed from Michael-Carter Williams. Young scored 11 points and his winner was his only 3-pointer of the game. Kemba Walker's last-gasp shot was off the mark.
Spencer Hawes had 17 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for the Sixers. Evan Turner scored 23 points and Carter-Williams had 20.
''You find those (wins) from time to time to help promote what you're doing,'' coach Brett Brown said. ''They work hard. They really invest time. They completely get along.''
Walker led the Bobcats with 26 points and Al Jefferson had 24.
Hard to believe, the Bobcats (16-24) entered the game as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.
But this one had the feel of a bad preseason finale until the final minutes. Charlotte's Gerald Henderson missed his first nine shots. Philadelphia's Tony Wroten spent more time throwing the ball into the stands than to a teammate. Sixers forward Brandon Davies was whistled for four fouls in 5 minutes.
Both teams shot clunkers from the free throw line (Bobcats 17 of 26; 76ers 11 of 20) and 3-point arc (Bobcats 5 of 20; 76ers 6 of 15). And the turnovers. So many turnovers - a sloppy 24 for the Sixers that led to 25 points and helped the Bobcats rally from 11 down.
''You fight hard to come back, then you just can't come up with the plays to win the game,'' Henderson said.
Henderson stripped Turner and dunked for a rare easy basket and a one-point lead late in the fourth. Hawes followed with a 3 to put the Sixers up 89-87. Jefferson tied it. Turner went inside to make it 91-89. Walker tied it at 92-all.
This one seemed set for overtime.
Young took care of that with one of his biggest shots of the season, a needed lift for a team with only 13 wins.
''We have to get better at finishing games and keeping our turnovers down,'' Young said. ''We don't have very many (wins), so we have to cherish what we've got.''
The sputtering Bobcats have lost nine of 10.
''When the game's on the line, you've got to have one clean coverage,'' Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said. ''We did a poor job with the two guys involved in that.''
While the win helped the Sixers snap a four-game losing streak, they are still all about building for the future and have steeled themselves for a season spent near the bottom of the standings.
They hope Nerlens Noel helps take them to the top.
Noel, the sixth overall pick in the 2013 draft, hasn't played this season as he recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The 6-foot-11 center was injured last season playing for Kentucky. The Sixers are taking a cautious approach toward bringing along their top prospect.
Sixers president Sam Hinkie said some restrictions on Noel have been lifted and he is now able to participate in limited on-court work.
''There are several benchmarks Nerlens still must meet, and during that time we will closely monitor his progress and regularly evaluate his status,'' Hinkie said. ''Our goal remains the same, which is to give Nerlens every opportunity to ensure a long, productive NBA career.''
Brown said there was ''no definitive timeline'' on when Noel would play for the Sixers.
''At age 19, he's got an awful lot to offer, an awful lot to give,'' Brown said. ''I personally can't wait to coach him. He's excited. He wants to get out there. But we have to do right by him.''
Notes: Hawes and Carter-Williams each scored 12 points to help the Sixers take a 53-45 lead into halftime. ... The Sixers held a 50-42 rebounding edge. ... There were four lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter.