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Unlike many stuffings, which are cooked inside the turkey and/or include chicken broth, this wild mushroom version is completely vegetarian. Packed with the robust essence of dried porcini, it will win the approval of everyone at the table.
- Yield
- Makes 8 to 10 servings
- Active Time
- 1 hr
- Total Time
- 1 3/4 hr
- 1 1/2 (1-lb) Pullman or round loaves, torn into 1-inch pieces (20 cups)
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter plus additional for greasing dish
- 4 1/2 cups boiling-hot water
- 2 oz dried porcini mushrooms (sometimes called cèpes; 54 g)
- 10 oz fresh white mushrooms, cut into 1/2-inch wedges (3 cups)
- 1 large onion, halved lengthwise, then sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick
- 4 large shallots, quartered
- 2 celery ribs, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 medium carrots, halved lengthwise, then sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spread bread in 2 large shallow baking pans and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, stirring occasionally and switching position of pans halfway through baking, until dry, 20 to 25 minutes total. Transfer bread to a large bowl.
- Increase oven temperature to 450°F and butter a 13- by 9-inch baking dish (3-quart capacity).
- Pour boiling-hot water over porcini and soak 20 minutes, then drain in a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl, squeezing porcini and reserving soaking liquid. Rinse porcini under cold water to remove any grit, then squeeze out excess water and coarsely chop.
- While porcini soak, heat butter (1 stick) in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then cook white mushrooms, onion, and shallots, stirring occasionally, until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Add celery, carrots, garlic, and porcini and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Stir in thyme, sage, parsley, salt, and pepper, then add vegetables to bread, tossing to combine.
- Add 1 cup reserved porcini-soaking liquid to skillet and deglaze by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Add remaining soaking liquid and salt and pepper to taste and pour over bread mixture, tossing to coat evenly.
- Spread stuffing in baking dish and cover tightly with buttered foil (buttered side down), then bake in upper third of oven until heated through, about 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake stuffing until top is browned, 10 to 15 minutes more.
Cooks' notes:
•Stuffing can be assembled (but not baked) 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
•Stuffing can be baked 6 hours ahead and kept, uncovered, at room temperature. Reheat, uncovered, in a 350°F oven (with sweet-potato brûlée, if making) until hot, about 30 minutes (test center with a wooden pick for warmth).
•Stuffing can be baked 6 hours ahead and kept, uncovered, at room temperature. Reheat, uncovered, in a 350°F oven (with sweet-potato brûlée, if making) until hot, about 30 minutes (test center with a wooden pick for warmth).
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Nutritional Info
- Calories325
- Carbohydrates47 g(16%)
- Fat12 g(18%)
- Protein10 g(20%)
- Saturated Fat6 g(32%)
- Sodium673 mg(28%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber6 g(23%)
- Monounsaturated Fat3 g
- Cholesterol24 mg(8%)


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Hales and Hutchison family grave, plot 3704 Bolton Street Cemetery, [Between 1965 and 1969]
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The grave of members of the Hales and Hutchison family at plot 3704 Bolton Street Cemetery. It was photographed in the late 1960s by the City Sexton, P J E Shotter, prior to its being dismantled to make way for the Wellington motorway.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
On the Street….Camel Coat Alternative, Florence
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I like this coat, dont like brown alot but this look is ok.
very nice!
Singapore here~! (:
I think your title was well-chosen: this is an alternative. Personally, I think such a fuzzy fabric has no place in a man's wardrobe, but that's just me. Having said that, I like the well-worn shoes of the gent in the top picture, and the unusual scarf of the guy on the left. When you are out covering the fashion events, it is always refreshing that you cover non-fashion people as well. Look forward to more of your photos on men.style.com. Jorge Perez from W Palm Beach
Love the matching shoes and coat. But what's especially nice is the scarf. I WANT the scarf! Anyway he looks both chic and cuddly.
The photos are great. It's wonderfull to see your work improving at every post. The coats look cozy and beautiful while both gents look confident and chic. I guess in this case good personality came along with great clothes.
wonders if they are made from the same dye lot…
Those coats are beautiful! Thank you, Sart!!
The man to the left in the first image looks great too. I love that military/M-65 inspired field jacket. The perfect casual jacket. That looks just like one I saw at Boggi this winter.
I'm not loving the colour,
prefer the traditional camel!
Re:the top picture – i looked at the coat and my initial thought was 'Teddy Bear'. then i took in the wearer's fine looks, his hair, those narrow pants and his great beautiful shoes that look as if they were made for him 30 years ago and have been much loved, repaired and polished eversince. As for the turned up collar? nonchalantly perfect.
Mamma mia che brutti these dark camel coats.
Strangely enough, I have been recently begging my father to finally get rid of a very similar one.
However, this is a good example for whoever thinks that in the Italian streets everyone's well dressed and paying attention to style. Simply untrue.
I love the man below – I wonder what he is discussing on the phone – and the soft chestnut against the ivy is perfect. Good scarf
My favorite bit of the first photo is the timing. The man on the right looks like he is just about to stamp out a cigarette butt that is lying in a puddle. I love the absurdity.
The color palette of the second photo suggests that this gentleman could be the grandfather of the stunning redhead from a few days ago.
I am so taken with his smile and his gnarled and knowing hands. I also like the russet-y warmth of his coat, although I'm sure he would be every bit as charming in camel or navy or black…
Does anyone know what's the fabric on these coats??? My first guess was a brushed rabbit fur but seems unlikely after reflection. Very nice alternative to camel indeed. Not sure I could ever wear this and look good in it. Seems to be an older look too, not to sound condescending, just a remark. I just feel like you have to mature in fashion to wear ths as well as these gentlemen on here. Snazzy!!
i like the color, texture and overall look. gent in #1 looks very spiffy.
Mmmmm, more huggable and rich in color than camel. Love these!
Where do i get one????
I'm more obsessed with the guy on the left. How cool is he!
Ok…enough already! You are killing me from the envy I bear looking at these beautiful people in their warm striking winter jackets. I also hope viewing these pics will keep people from asking me "why are you wearing those nice suede shoes in the rain?"
@leinmeister, the first coat is made from alpaca
Nice, warm-looking coats. I like the camel ones better.
pink gloves pairing with the scarf perfectly and an Indiana Jones hat to boot. so adventuresome and rugged with the jacket, yet a hint of playfulness with the accessories. loves it.
Never mind the coat, who is that handsome man top right??
Ohh ! Such great browns ! Caramel, toffee, pralinĂ©…all comes to mind !
The colours look so vivid you almost want to taste them !
To lenmeister and Sart: Are these coats vicuna?
Great style, both coats. The other man sports suede shoes even on a wet day. Brave!
The second picture fails my taste. The coat is too long and large, regardless of his age, IMO.
Coat stylish it is!
Yes the guy on the left looks like he's not really trying to be cool but he just is that way naturally with out even knowing it, maybe?
both coats look like they are made from real camels!
FABRIZIO! He's absolutely as cool as he looks. Too bad we can't see how crazy his scarf really is.
As for the other two, it reminds me of casentino wool, but it has to be something more elegant i think. I'm not sure that they're the same material, but if so, it is much better made up as the double breasted.
I love the rich colour of these coats. I especially love the older gentleman's elegant manner even in the looser style of the coat. I am charmed by the look in his eyes and his beautiful hands. And I love the way the colours of the coat and ivy are picked up in the stone underfoot.
Just wonderful! Bravo!
Not sure the fabric is either alpaca or vicuna (thanks toni and beths) the fabric looks pretty rugged to just be traditional alpaca, unless its mixed with something else or it went to some process in manufacturing, that is? Or my sight is not what it used to be? lol I just want to know what to ask for if I ever go looking for something similar. A sart. intervention here would be appreciated :-)
I don't know, I am not as thrilled with these as the camel hair – the bottom photo of the pleasant gent on his phone looks like he's out in a bathrobe. However, I do so like his brown suede monkstraps! I wanta pair of those.
wow, great finds!
i like the color, texture and overall look. gent in 1 looks very spiffy.
Gentleman 3 looks so cosy and friendly and the color scheme with the tiles and ivy is just perfect.
It´s a pretty world we have.
Such a wonderful gentleman in the brown suede shoes!!!
Excellent men's coat posts over the past few days. Could you recommend a place to buy a camel hair that buttons up to one's neck? I'm not a lapels person when it comes to overcoats.
lvoe dthe colors.
I like the color of the coat a lot.
I really love that nubby wool, great textures. This kind of dressing seems to reflect the organic textures surrounding the city. bravo.
The 2nd gentleman, sort of looks like the good-guy version of the Penguin from the Batman (returns?) movie. No disrespect though, he really looks like a nice guy.
Love the shoes!
Like both photos a lot.
Love both coats.. which seem to be worn by interesting men.
I'm noticing that the Italian men like cuffs.
I'm guessing those coats are made of alpaca…
I keep gonig 'camel coat' in my head every time I see someone wearing a, er, camel coat. Makes me chuckle a bit, and I probably look odd. Anyway, keep up the good work Mr S. List.
Heather in Bristol
Nice coat, great color.
if i would be in his age I could love him. he is so handsome
After ice cream covered with syrup the color of the coat, I want to begin by making the scarf my very own.
it's vicuna, the first picutre's guy is the director of one of the most important and famous windmill in Italy, and in the world.
I like these jackets allot, normally they are expensive though :(


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Hubble Finds Blue Straggler Stars in the Galactic Bulge
Peering deep into the star-filled, ancient hub of our Milky Way (left), the Hubble Space Telescope has found a rare class of oddball stars called blue stragglers, the first time such objects have been detected within our galaxy's bulge.
Blue stragglers – so named because they seem to be lagging behind in their rate of aging compared with the population from which they formed – were first found inside ancient globular star clusters half a century ago.
This discovery is a spin-off from a seven-day-long survey conducted in 2006 called the Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search (SWEEPS). Hubble peered at and obtained variability information for 180,000 stars in the crowded central bulge of our galaxy, 26,000 light-years away. The picture at right shows the 42 blue straggler candidates circled in green.
Blue stragglers have long been suspected to be located in the bulge. Until now, it has never been proven because younger stars in the disk of our galaxy lie along the line-of-sight to the core, confusing and contaminating the view. But Hubble's view is so sharp that astronomers could distinguish the motion of the core population from foreground stars in the Milky Way.
It's not clear how blue stragglers form, or if there is more than one mechanism at work. A common idea is that two stars collide and merge. This stirs up hydrogen fuel and causes the resulting, more massive star to undergo nuclear fusion at a faster rate, causing it to burn hotter and bluer.
The visible-light observations were made with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys.
NASA, ESA, W. Clarkson (Indiana University and UCLA), and K. Sahu (STScI);
Acknowledgment: A. Fujii


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3-31-08: 12 Weeks
The other day Julia came into the house sobbing. She had been playing outside with Elise and Nelson. She climbed into bed with me and through her tears tried to explain her problem. "I want to become a mermaid," she said, "but if I do I'll never see Elise again, and I'll be so sad." Then she buried her face in my shoulder and wailed. I lifted her head and tried to reason with her. "You can't really become a mermaid, sweetie. So you don't have to worry. You'll always be Elise's sister." She pushed her face back into my shoulder and continued to lament through muffled weeping, "But I really want to be a mermaid and then I'll have to swim away because that's what mermaids do and then I'll miss Elise so much." She looked up at me with her mossy green eyes looking like little swamps of misery. And in that moment I understood her terrible angst. Her problem was completely irrational but it made total sense to me.
Lately I feel like swimming away too. Expecting baby number three should be the most exciting thing in my life right now, but with all the nausea, fatigue, and hormones it's been hard to embrace it as a blessing. Instead I feel like disappearing to a time and place when I felt healthy, happy, and carefree. And yet I know I'm blessed, so when I have these thoughts it makes me cry. How can I be so selfish?
Unlike Julia, I've been unable to get over these feelings. While she stopped crying five minutes after her breakdown in my bed, I've been wallowing in feelings of loneliness and self-pity on and off for weeks now. I've been unwilling to read any pregnancy books or consider any baby names. I've avoided sharing my pregnancy news with those I've yet to tell, and I'm shockingly despondent when people who do know ask me if I'm excited.
Of course I realize that my body is going through a lot of changes right now. I think that the hormones must make you think and act differently. In a few weeks, I'm pretty sure that I'll feel happy again. But for now I'm going to climb into bed and cry over my predicament: I want to be someone else right now. And yet if that happened I would surely miss the life I have in this moment. It's completely and totally irrational, but it makes perfect sense to me.


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As total says I've placed all items that change when you place a texture disc/change texture from in game store.
I have got all textures for 2.0 yes so was only able to do 3 (spiderman, iron man and hero's duty).
I've down all 1.0 ones and all in game textures (I think except bh6). I will update as and when I can.
Makes it easier when building.


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Obama urges Republican-led House to pass immigration overhaul
July 13 - U.S. President Barack calls for support for immigration reform that would create a pathway to citizenship for as many as 11 million people. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: President Barack Obama stepped into the fray in the U.S. Congress over immigration on Saturday , urging Americans to press the Republican-led House of Representatives to approve a plan that is at risk of stalling. Obama used his weekly address to make his case for an immigration overhaul that was approved by the Democratic-controlled Senate and would create a pathway to citizenship for as many as 11 million people living illegally in the United States. The president has been treading carefully on the issue so as not to antagonize Republicans who adamantly oppose the immigration plan but may find it politically necessary to help attract Hispanic voters in future elections. "Now the House needs to act so I can sign common-sense immigration reform into law," Obama said. "And if you agree, tell your Representatives that now is the time. Call or email or post on their Facebook walls and ask them to get this done." In his address, Obama seized on comments from his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, who this week threw his support behind the overhaul effort. Obama has often criticized Bush in the past but the two men are in agreement on this issue. "If Democrats and Republicans - including President Bush and I - can agree on something, that's a pretty good place to start," Obama said. The White House says immigration reform would boost the U.S. economy, contending in a report this week that it would help the economy grow by 3.3 percent by 2023 and reduce the budget deficit by $850 billion over 20 years. House Speaker John Boehner has the tough job of convincing conservatives that the Senate approach is anything but amnesty for people who have broken the law after entering the United States illegally or overstaying their visas. While the conservative opposition has put the legislation in doubt, proponents still see a chance that an immigration overhaul can be approved in the weeks and months ahead.


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Topic: Transformers-revenge of the fallen
i want to start this topic to discuss likes and dislikes of the movie.
saw it last night, it was pretty awesome, better than the first, but there were many things wrong with it.....many.
alright, im a white guy, but i was still surprised and mildly offended by the 2 incredibly stereotyped and racist robots. does anybody feel the same way or was it just me who thought that went too far?
(devastator was killed too quickly)


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Choir of Augustinians
Baron Rudolph Kanzler, cond.
Recording site and date:
Rome [04/1904];
Rel.: 1904 (?)
Discant DIS 1 / 2 [LP, mono] 1904 Gregorian congress: Plainchant and Speeches recorded in Rome by The Gramophone Company
Information from NSA for Discant recordings & « A Gregorian Chant Discography » by Jerome F. Weber, Utica, New York (1990) for 78rpm.
To FAQ references to this recording.
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Result: The White-As-Snow Dwarves have taken the title after a very tense match, giving me my first Arstechnica league victory.
In contrast to the previous league, the hard limit for the 2nd half of the season will not apply in one (1) circumstance: if a player is also playing in the Minor League, the Major League game can be played up to a week after the end of the hard deadline. Hopefully this will help allay concerns from veterans who are uncomfortable with the responsibility that comes from playing in two leagues at once.
Rules are spoilered here:
2.) The turn timers will be set at 4 minutes. If they had made the possibility of 3-minute turns or custom turn lengths, we could do something like that, but with the only options being 2 minutes or 4 minutes, 4 minutes is the only truly rational choice.
3.) Novice coaches are welcome. Part of the purpose of the "Main" league is for newer players to get a chance to get into some hot League action.
4.) No teams are barred, and we will NOT be enforcing team exclusivity. While there's enough decent teams to go around, I really don't see a problem with having two or three Orc teams, or Dwarf teams, or whatever.
5.) Games will, of course, be played within the Online portion of the PC version of the game (Legendary or Chaos Edition). Sorry, 360 players - you're just not up to date, and you don't connect to the same League backbone. Get a real game machine.
6.) 8 teams will make the playoffs unless we magically get 20 teams, which would then bump it up to a 16-team playoff.
7.) When you complete a game, please post a match report, even if it's just giving the score. This helps the admins know that a game has actually been played, leads to prompt verification and lets me know when there's only 1 or 2 games left in case I need to bug people.
8.) At the start of a new BB day, tentative game dates/times should be posted here. Most people schedule in this thread, but if you schedule outside of the thread, please post to give us a heads-up so the admins can keep track of when they need to verify games and who they still need to track down to get clear times.
9.) Barring unusual circumstances, for the second half of the season there will be an 11-day or 2-weekend hard time limit for games, whichever is longer. The due date will be posted in the topic once the hard limit kicks in. For the first half, the 7-day soft time limit rule applies: if we hear nothing from you within a week and the game remains unplayed, you forfeit. If you can't get a game in during that period please post in the thread so we know that efforts have been made and have an idea when we can expect the game to be played.


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Greater Ninja
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:43 pm
Post subject: Costume Pack is out : Pics
Ryus is the Gamestop /cough "Exclusive"
"These unique costumes reflect the location in which each character appears in the game"
Ayane - "Inspired by the carnival festival in Venice"
Momiji - "Typical of those worn during matsuri festivals"
Rachel - "Reflects a working woman in NY"
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Dragon Ninja
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:50 pm
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I just noticed this in the store.
I came back to check the fortress and I can see it's still fresh news.
I particularly like Momji's costume. -.-'
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Legendary Ninja
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:15 pm
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I like Momiji's costume too. Rachel's is okay. Better than her DW costume. Ayane's is okay. I wish she had her DOA4 cosutme.
There was also a required software download. I wonder if that has to do with more DLC. I wonder if we'll get anything next week.
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Superior Ninja
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:01 am
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Is this out in the UK?
Momiji's looks cool I think.
Edit: I just checked the store and haven't found anything. If anyone finds anything on an EU release please let me know? Is this the only dlc or is there a mission mode like last time?
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Rogue Ninja
Joined: 27 May 2008
Posts: 411
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:19 am
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Costumes DLC? And costumes for characters that are useless on higher difficulties? What is this crap? This costumes look dangerously perverted. Momiji is almost naked, the same thing with Ayane. Who plays NG according to Hayashi? 12-year olds who masturbate to anime chicks?
EDIT: fvck NO. File size: 100 KB. This means all those costumes ARE ALREADY ON THE DISCS! THEY DID THIS STUFF WHILE DEVELOPING THE GAME AND LOCKED IT OUT OF GREED.
Itagaki was totally against this practice and said that TN will never do it.
Way to go, Hayashi. Screwing your fanbase once again. ><
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Superior Ninja
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Posts: 783
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:52 am
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@ Take
You know apart from Ayane they aren't that bad. I think Momiji's is better than most of her in game costumes. Ayane could have done with her old NG2 costume or her DOA 4 costume, but apart from that they are quite good.
Rachel's has given me the impression she works in a bank or something during the day. Perhaps keeps her gun behind the counter to ward off thieves.
Seriously though, it is better than hairstyles and is possibly the most unrevealing costume she has.
I expected them to be on the disc, sort of like SC4 with Vader and Yoda.
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Rogue Ninja
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Posts: 411
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:16 am
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Let's just say it's a matter of taste. I think Hayashi should stop watching porn and putting this crazy fetish stuff into NG but OK, whatever. I don't play with those chicks so I don't care.
The costumes being on the disc isn't that kind of a matter, though. It's crazy for TN do it. Namcock is a company known for ridiculous DLC that milks the fans but TN? I remember when Itagaki said that those kind of business practices are pathetic and TN will never do such a thing. He said that if something is being done before the game's release and is included on the disc, then there is no way a company can cash twice for it. That's the way I expected TN to go - fair and square and with love for their fans. And know they pull out something like this? It's immoral of them and I refuse to buy DLC already included on the disc. Those costumes should be free since we all have already payed for them.
But like I said, I don't like these costumes and I don't see a point in dressing up chicks that are unplayable on higher difficulties. This isn't Barbie's Boutique 3D.
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Superior Ninja
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:27 am
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I know what you mean about the disc thing. But I expected that stunt because Itagaki left and his vision of games will not be taken anymore. I bet as soon as he walked out the door the greedy President said "Where is that NG2 source code? He's gone so PS3 it is!"
As for the costumes, I don't see the perverted side behind them (at least not Momiji's) because I'm not into that type of thing but if people like it then that is their opinion. I use the girls quite frequently so I will use these costumes. It is about time Rachel put her belly away. But Ayane's is a bit of a dissapointment to me. She already has costumes from her long history, so there wasn't really a need in going with the country theme for her chapter.
But Momiji's is too cool. That is by far one of the best designs in an NG costume yet imo. I would be more than happy to get the rest of these. I hope they do more.
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Rogue Ninja
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Posts: 411
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:39 am
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Primeval_Demon wrote:
I'm not into that type of thing but if people like it then that is their opinion.
The problem is that it's Hayashi that likes these things and he forces his perversion into Ninja Gaiden. Yes, Itagaki's games also had much tits worshiping but Hayashi has taken that to a next level and he seems to think it will sell his games. You know, stereotypes ain't a good thing most of the time but Japanese are perverted and Hayashi is a golden example of how crazy they can be when it comes to sex.
Primeval_Demon wrote:
But Momiji's is too cool. That is by far one of the best designs in an NG costume yet imo.
Maybe because it's taken from real-life and they didn't have to design it by themselves? Oh, wait - they did one thing... They've shortened the skirt to the point it's practically not there..
BTW - in real life Matsuri costumes are rarely that hot, especially when old women wear them:
Rachel looks as if she was taken directly from an office-themed porn studio set:
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Superior Ninja
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:51 am
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Well if there is part reailty in there it does show the type of culture that everywhere is into. They should do this in the future I think. It gives a good idea about the nature of the world.
I will not decide who is more perverted because this could be partly for the fanbase and Itagaki's own influence. I think he sort of edged them to be pervs.
But I just think this is typical of team ninja when it comes to that type of thing.
I can say they definitely aren't what I expected for costumes. But in some cases they have passed my expectations because it isn't what I expected.
Edit: LMAO That picture is just wrong!
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Here are some better pics of the costumes:
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This sentence
"Tecmo will release the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 "Costume Pack" on November 19 as the
first set
of paid download content for the PS3 action title"
First set probably means there will be more costumes on the way. This could mean other NG2 costumes or even older costumes from Black. I expect Rachel to get more hairstyles for some reason.
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Doesn't she have enough already ? How about the two other ladies ?
Might be not so possible for Ayane since her hair is so short, but I'd like to get more hairstyles for Momiji...
I wonder if DLC will only consist of costumes, though. I was kinda hoping they would tweak or add missions or modes.
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@ WeaN
Yes I agree. I just think there could turn out to be a bit of milking going on here and I wouldn't welcome hairstyles like a new costume. I expect those "mysterious master ninja" costumes for Ryu and hairstyles for Rachel. That doesn't mean I would
hairstyles. It just means it wouldn't suprise me if they were there. Just nothing to them. No change of a proper costume. I would like to see some of Ayane's other costumes. NG2 or DOA ones. For Momiji she hasn't got her mask on her training outift and they could always substitute Kureha's outfit
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:55 am
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hm, I like Ayanes outfit and Momiji looks cool too.
of course the DLC is alread yon the disc
otherwise the people online cant see your outfit because their games dont have the data.
Same with Burnout Paradise for Example. Every free "Patch" (1.9 was the latest I think) has EVERY piece of DLC (1,5 GB or so) in it, so you can play with your friends online even if only one has the DLC. So the DLC you buy in the Burnout Store (ingame) is actually just some KB.
The girls are sexy and the costumes, too (ok, a secretary outfit isn't really my taste but in Resident Evil 5 and Bullet Witch you will see similar outfits as well).
And that's why I think this will be the only costume pack. Sigma 2 has more costumes now than any other NG xD
Let's bring the MM Mode DLC now
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Managing Director, Office of the / Municipal Medical Dispensary[Record group 61-4]
Agency Function
- The Municipal Medical Dispensary, which is attached to the Office of the Managing Director provides certain medical services for employees of city agencies and departments. Physicians of the dispensary aid in the personnel selection process by performing pre-employment physical examinations for all city employment, and physical examinations of city employees who are candidates for promotion. Moreover, they examine city employees after extended illness or injury and determine disability for leave status in accordance with the provisions of pertinent personnel regulations.
Physicians also provide emergency first aid for city employees in center city offices and for persons visiting those offices.
- Agency History
- The Municipal Medical Dispensary traces its origin to the police surgeons attached to the Bureau of Police. During a reorganization of the Police department in 1924, it was erected into a separate Medical Division of the Department of Public Safety. It became attached to the Office of the Managing Director in 1952 under the reorganization of city government following the adoption of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter. The Municipal Medical Dispensary was merged with the District Health operations of the Department of Public Health in 1985.
- Archival Records
- 61-4.1 Municipal Medical Dispensary. Annual Reports (1969)
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Glocal Ministries mobilizes and equips Christ followers to make a difference in the world by meeting human needs. We encourage Christ followers to pray that God's kingdom will come on earth using our hands, feet, mind and money. We encourage Christ followers to engage in personal evangelism and provide opportunities for faith sharing in the community and around the world.
Making a Difference at Home
Joining God on mission in our city, state and nation through hands on involvement we call Domestic Missions. Working with the homeless, the incarcerated and ex-offenders, people of other faiths and tongues, at-risk children, and the community at large, we serve to make a difference at home.
Making a Difference Around the World
Joining God on mission around the world through hands on involvement we call International Missions. Working to strengthen small churches in South Africa, digging fresh water wells in Central America, hosting medical clinics in Panama or building an orphanage in Belize are just some of the ways we serve to make a difference around the world.


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Best Ford in a Ford
Rick Smith
1957 Ford Fairlane 500
While honoring the 62nd anniversary of the Detroit Autorama, it was the perfect time for STREET RODDER and Ford Racing to recognize street rodders who install a late-model Ford engine in a Ford hot rod or custom. Canvassing the massive confines of Cobo Hall we came across Rick Smith's freshly completed '57 Ford Fairlane 500, featuring a new Ford Racing 5.0L Coyote V-8, which stopped us in our tracks.
Smith's story with the car dates back to 1978 where as a teenager growing up in Clawson, Michigan, he saw it parked on the street near his parents' home for sale. Seeing that it was a solid car he made a deal with the owner for $1,500 and drove it home. Over the years he swapped in a 390ci Ford V-8 with dual quads and put plenty of miles on, even attending the Woodward Dream Cruise with it.
After the car sat for the last decade, Smith gave plenty of thought to finally tearing the car down to bare bones for a full redo at the urging of his fiancée Terri Campbell. He had always envisioned it with far better performance both in the driveline and suspension departments. After a meeting with Paul Reiter at Reiter's Metal Craft Inc. in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, they shared the same ideas on what it would take to bring the car to the next level. Working with friend Lorn Arnold, the pair began taking apart the car. It was then brought to Reiter's where the team completed the disassembly.
The original frame was blasted clean and evaluated for improvements. Out back the original 9-inch rear was freshened up, filled with 3.70:1 gears and suspended in place with a Chris Alston's Chassisworks four-link with Panhard bar and adjustable coilover shocks. For ultimate handling a Fatman Fabrications IFS was added featuring 2-inch dropped spindles, adjustable coilover shocks, and power rack-and-pinion steering. For braking, a dual master pushes fluid through stainless lines to 11-inch discs and four-piston calipers at each corner. Completing the chassis a set of 17-inch polished American Racing five-spokes were wrapped with Goodyear rubber.
To add plenty of seamless power, Rick contacted Ford Racing for one of their cutting-edge 5.0L 32-valve DOHC Coyote V-8 crate engines. The engine features Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (TiVCT) and delivers 420 hp at 6,500 rpm with 390 lb-ft of torque at 4,250 rpm. It comes with a an aluminum block packed with a forged steel crank and connecting rods linked to hypereutectic pistons topped with aluminum cylinder heads and 11.00:1 compression. Reiter's team made the install look factory. The engine links to a TREMEC TKO-500 trans packed with a Centerforce clutch to move the goods.
The body was then blasted clean to identify areas needing repairs which Reiter's masterfully accomplished, completely metal finishing the vintage steel. It was then treated to a decadent coating of custom-blended PPG rootbeer and crème giving it new life. To complete the build, Portage Trim stitched up a classic leather business office in a complimenting color combination accented by Vintage Air, an ididit column, with T-bird steering wheel, and '56 Ford F-100 gauge cluster by Classic Instruments. Congratulations to Rick who will receive a limited-edition jacket as the award winner.


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It's that time of year when new calendars and agendas fill shops and blogs. Sure, they are helpful tools of organization but I like calendars mostly for their design possibilities. The Cut Out Number Calendars at Present & Correct are so simple but oh so elegant with their thick paper board, cut-out design and contrasting primary or netural hues. While I would gladly hang these handsome devils above my desk, I almost like them more in a stack. There is just something about that jumble of overlapping numbers that makes me happy…
I recently came across these Pantone Pots by Serax and now can't stop thinking of all the places I could use one (or twelve). I wouldn't mind a patio full of colour swatch pots with plants of contrasting hue (maybe some bright blue flowers growing out of that honeysuckle-hued pot?). How about using the pot as a hint of what colour will eventually grow from some planted seeds? For example, some lavender planted in that light purple vessel. Love the thought of one as a kitchen utensil or design supply container. From the Pantone Postcards I posted about before to these Pantone Pots, my Christmas wish list has two official pieces of delightful colour nerdiness.
Pie charts, colour wheels, bright stickers – I love them all. These Rainbow Dot Stickers by Poketo are not only vibrant but translucent so you can bring a little happiness to envelopes, packages, maps and whatever else tickles your fancy. I'm thinking they could really spruce up a boring bill or text book…
I am completely and utterly smitten by the packaging for these Holiday Barrettes by Kate Spade. The vibrant orange card, the mix of typography, the integration of the barrettes into the whimsical sentence – I love it all. Simple and pitch perfect design. I'm pretty sure every holiday outfit would be enhanced by a hairdo featuring words like "pop fizz clink"!
(images via kate spade where the barrettes can be purchased)
Oribbon, a mixture of origami and ribbon, is a sticky strip of paper scored in a multitude of directions so it can folded into different shapes including the origami bows above. Talk about turning a regular present into a work of art. What a ridiculously clever design by Azumi Mitsuboshi.
(images via upon a fold where oribbon can be purchased)
If you have trouble keeping a good dinner party pace, you need these Dinner Candles by Adam + Harborth, a Berlin-based design studio. Lit as the party begins, the candles slowly burn off the icons of each course so you know when to move on to the next portion of your meal. I love the bed illustration at the end as it would certainly inform lingering guests that it is time to go! I think the first symbol is a bouquet of roses? I now want to throw a dinner party just to test these clever candles (oh and receive floral hostess gifts…)
(spotted on sleek identity where you can buy them)
Is it facet day? Not officially. Maybe if there is a third post on the topic? I love these Crystal Crayons by Kikkerland. They are perfect for a creative kid or art supply lover. Personally, I think a white bowl of these crayons would look fantastic on a design studio desk as they feel like little faceted sculptures. I would love to see a set created in jewel tone colours…
My First Autobahn Tape by Donkey Creative Lab is a brilliant kid's product. Rather than stick to static and expensive toy car sets, the tape allows you to create custom and temporary streets anywhere you please. Fancy one long road through your playroom? How about a complex web of Paris streets weaving around your bedroom? Any road design is possible with this fantastic tape. If I were a kid, I would run some roads up the walls and across the ceiling. Perfect for travel too…
I spotted this Barbiturik shoelace packaging on Lovely Package this afternoon and was instantly smitten. Test tubes featuring a mix of typefaces and stuffed with colourful fabric? I'm sold. Shoelace packaging is rarely an example of great design but these might set a new standard. From the tubes to the bright contrasting colours of laces and aglets, I wouldn't mind having the whole set simply as a desk accessory! Barbiturik was created by Rémy Hernandez after he suffered a skateboarding crash that left him a quadriplegic. His passion for skateboarding sparked the creation of the brand. An inspiring story you can read more about here.
(images via lovely package)
I just discovered, via a home construction project, that lumber crayons exist. Until last week, I used pencil when working with wood for a project. Little did I know a world of colourful lumber crayons was living in the local hardware store. Available in a wide range of colours, lumber crayons last 10 times longer than ordinary crayons and are water, fade and smear proof on wet or dry wood, metal, concrete and most other surfaces. Colourful and technically amazing? What a schmuck I was with that silly pencil. I am quite partial to the hexagon shaped and florescent lumber crayons. Maybe it is time to go to the hardware store on a colour-finding mission?
(images via prang, tanjant and lainey bugger)
Minimega is a design studio and online shop that creates fabulously patterned and colourful stationery, paper products, gift wrap, cards and more. Their dots, triangle or nautical pattern gift wrap would make even the strangest present look fantastic. I wouldn't mind framing a sheet or two. On top of great products, Minimega is focused on the environment with 100% recycled paper, vegetable-based inks and no unnecessary chemicals. I really love Minimega's product photography and styling. Full of colourful details, the shots are just plain inspiring. I'm fairly certain any design studio would benefit from an frilled ice cream paper decoration… (Oh and Minimega even has an awesome blog bursting with hue!)
I don't know why I have always had a fascination for step ladders. Maybe it is all the potential for fabulous design in the ladder and chair mix. With that in mind, I'm going to go ahead and crown Step by Iacoli & McAllister the most gorgeous step ladder I have ever seen. Fashioned after a 1920′s style step ladder, the mix of matte black, brass and pink washed oak is a sublime fusion of Art Deco and modern design. Hmmm… Maybe I need a step ladder focused blog?


text: Hi All, Been using ISPConfig for awhile, mostly with single server setups, but a few test runs of multiserver setups. Really great software! We appreciate all the hard work that goes into it's development and support! Based off some existing scripts (referenced elsewhere in these forums), we've successfully been able to create an automated script with a combination of bash and expect that can setup up everything unattended (after the basic OS install). We are having trouble with one last step. This step involves modifying the services provided by each server. In the Web Interface this is under System > Server Services > <server_name>. We can successfully modify the sql to change the services, but it seems to miss some setting, and the monitoring thinks the FTPServer should be running on all the systems. Here's the sql (run from bash): Code: mysql -u${LCL_MYSQL_ROOT_USERNAME} -p${LCL_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD} -D${LCL_ISPCONFIG_MYSQL_DB} << SQL2 UPDATE server SET mail_server=0, web_server=1, dns_server=0, file_server=1, db_server=0, vserver_server=0, proxy_server=0, firewall_server=1, updated=1 WHERE server_name='${LCL_SERVER_FQDN_WEB}'; UPDATE server SET mail_server=1, web_server=0, dns_server=0, file_server=0, db_server=0, vserver_server=0, proxy_server=0, firewall_server=1, updated=2 WHERE server_name='${LCL_SERVER_FQDN_MAIL}'; UPDATE server SET mail_server=0, web_server=0, dns_server=0, file_server=0, db_server=1, vserver_server=0, proxy_server=0, firewall_server=1, updated=3 WHERE server_name='${LCL_SERVER_FQDN_DB}'; UPDATE server SET mail_server=0, web_server=0, dns_server=1, file_server=0, db_server=0, vserver_server=0, proxy_server=0, firewall_server=1, updated=4 WHERE server_name='${LCL_SERVER_FQDN_DNS1}'; UPDATE server SET mail_server=0, web_server=0, dns_server=1, file_server=0, db_server=0, vserver_server=0, proxy_server=0, firewall_server=1, updated=5 WHERE server_name='${LCL_SERVER_FQDN_DNS2}'; SQL2 (Obviously the variables get replaced with the necessary information.) What else do we need to do? I notice that when the changes are made from the Web Interface, the only difference (that I could find anyway) is that the changes are logged into the sys_datalog table as well. Do we need to emulate that from our script? If so, what would we insert? The information in there seems somewhat cryptic. Any help, or leads to finding what we need are appreciated! Thanks in advance! Of course, we can always resort to using the Web Interface to make the changes, however, we would like to fully automate the install end to end! Thanks and regards, SuperJC


text: Hello, I am trying to setup a small server for my web, mails and RVM with Ruby, gems. I cannot decide if I should use LVM or not as I have one internat 150 GB HDD. Some folks say it's a great thing but only useful if you plan to add new drives (which I don't). Should I use it or not? If I go with LVM, I plan to create logical volumes for /home, /usr, /var and swap. Could someone please give advice concerning initial size of those volumes? For reference, I posted this question on serverfault with more details. http://serverfault.com/questions/485208/ideal-debian-server-partitions-size-under-lvm Thanks guys for your experience.


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XLP/USE-2 or RHW-2 or RHH 90°C - 600 Volt Stranded Building Wire. Cut to length - sold by the Foot.
Single copper conductor, stranded, insulated with moisture and heat resistant, chemically cross-linked polyethylene insulation. Temperature rating 90° C in wet and dry applications.available.
Types USE-2, RHH/RHW-2 are suitable for use in general purpose wiring applications and may be installed in raceway, conduit, direct burial and aerial installations where a cable having superior flame retardance is required.
CT use 1/0 and larger Gasoline and Oil resistant Direct Burial/Sunlight resistant.
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Size: 2 AWG
Number of Strands: 7
Insulation Thickness (Conductor): 0.060 inches
Outside Diameter: 0.412 inches
Weight: 0.23 lbs per ft
Allowable Ampacity: 130 Amps at 90°C Wet/Dry
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Celebrating 30 Years of Guardian ad Litem
Guardian ad Litem volunteers have been serving our state's children for 30 years
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Guardian ad Litem (GAL) volunteers have been serving the state's most vulnerable children – the abused and neglected – for 30 years.
GAL State Administrator Cindy Bizzell says, "For three decades, GAL staff have
equipped citizen volunteers to advocate in court for the state's abused and
neglected children. The powerful ripple effect of each staff member's knowledge,
experience, and support is evident as thousands of GALs ensure timely permanent
outcomes for tens of thousands of children."
With more than 491,000 hours of service donated by 5,115 GAL volunteers and
150 pro bono attorneys in 2012 alone, these volunteers have much to offer the
court system, the children they advocate for, and the community at large. In the
annual proclamation recognizing GAL and declaring April Child Advocate Month,
Governor Pat McCrory described GAL advocates as the "eyes and ears of the court
in the child's life" and praised them for improving the quality of information presented in a court case.
GAL advocates volunteer multiple hours a month as they represent and promote the best interests of abused and neglected children in court. They conduct independent investigations – including visits with the child, parents, teachers, and other people involved in the child's life – to determine the needs and wishes of the child. Teamed with a GAL attorney, GAL volunteers provide representation, and a voice, for children in court. Furthermore, GAL volunteers provide quality advocacy that allows children to move through the court system in a timely manner, while finding permanency and safety for the child remains paramount. The GAL volunteer's many hours of advocacy help the state to save money, and their volunteerism provides children with a voice in the courtroom they might not otherwise have.
Currently in North Carolina, more than 1,500 children do not have a GAL volunteer to advocate for them in court. To rise to the challenge and become a GAL volunteer, visit http://www.ncgal.org, call 1-800-982-4041, or go to http://www.facebook.com/ncGuardianAdLitem.
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ACS STAN - January 2019
1. ACS Handbooks Updates
2. Changes to CALACS data pipeline
3. Improved pixel-based CTE correction for ACS/WFC
4. ACS/WFC reference file updates
5. New ACS/SBC LODARK aperture added
6. New ACS tutorials available
7. New DrizzlePac tutorials available
8. Recent ACS Instrument Science Reports (ISRs)
Melanie Kae Olaes 04 Jan 2019
ACS STAN, 16 May 2012
This STAN covers(1) release of CALACS 2012.2 and new CTE-corrected data products and (2) updated photometric zeropoints for WFC and HRC.
Linda Smith 16 May 2012
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 24 November 2010
This STAN covers (1) ACS/WFC Bias Stripe and CTE Correction Software, (2) ACS/WFC Bias and Dark Reference Files, (3) Status of ACS/SBC Operations, and (4) pointers to recent ISRs, publications, and press releases.
David Golimowski 24 Nov 2010
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 09 September 2009
This STAN covers (1) ACS/WFC repair and recovery, (2) initial delivery of WFC reference files, (3) WFC bias and flat field structure, (4) ACS/SBC performance, (5) WFPC2 closeout and data archive, and (6) pointers to recent ISRs, publications, and press releases.
David Golimowski 09 Sep 2009
WFPC2 STAN, 06 November, 2008
This WFPC2-only STAN covers PyDrizzled images from MAST, the final calibration of WFPC2, WFPC2 reprocessing and the Static Archive, and new WFPC2 documentation.
Ray Lucas 06 Nov 2008
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 07 February, 2008
This STAN covers (1) ACS repair status, (2) ACS SBC bright object limit revisions, (3) calibration outsourcing, (4) plans for WFPC2 data reprocessing, and (5) an update on the WFPC2 - WF4 anomaly, plus pointers to recent ISRs, publications, and press releases.
Ray Lucas 07 Feb 2008
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 30 November 2006
This STAN covers the HRC relay anomaly, SBC operations and the new release of Multidrizzle.
pavlovsky 30 Nov 2006
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 25 July 2006
This newsletter covers topics pertaining to the Side 2 switch and the WFC setpoint temperature change as well as ETC software changes, cycle 15 calibration plans and dithering in Cycle 16 and a multidrizzle update.
C.Pavlovsky 25 Jul 2006
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 04 January 2006
This ACS+WFPC2 STAN primarily covers topics related to the preparation of Cycle 15 Phase I proposals (the deadline is 27 January 2006) and 2-gyro observations.
C. Pavlovsky 04 Jan 2006
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 11 April 2005
This ACS+WFPC2 STAN primarily covers topics pertinent to the preparation of Cycle 14 Phase II proposals (the deadline is 13 May 2005). Topics include: ACS photometric calibration, Calibration Workshop, ACS Data Handbook, ACS aperture definitions, results from 2-gyro testing, pipeline mutidrizzle image orientation, Whirlpool Galaxy data release, and paper products for ACS.
Inge Heyer 11 Apr 2005
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 6 Oct 2004
This ACS+WFPC2 STAN covers topics pertinent to the preparation of Cycle 14 Phase I proposals (the deadline is 21 January 2005). Topics include: MultiDrizzle, new available documents, geometric distortion corrections, reference files, and recent publications.
Inge Heyer 06 Oct 2004
ACS+WFPC2 STAN, 19 April 2004
This ACS+WFPC2 STAN primarily covers topics pertinent to the preparation of Cycle 13 Phase II proposals (the deadline is 14 May 2004). Topics include: pure parallels, cross-talk, MultiDrizzle, pixel area maps, dithering to remove hot pixels, and a pointing pattern library.
Inge Heyer 19 Apr 2004
ACS + WFPC2 STAN, 10 Dec 2003
This is the first ACS + WFPC2 STAN. It primarily covers topics pertinent to the preparation of Phase I proposals (the Cycle 13 proposal deadline is 23 Jan 2004). Topics include: handbooks, ETCs, pipeline/drizzling, calibration plans, and photometry.
Max Mutchler 09 Dec 2003
ACS STAN, 3 Apr 2003
This is an update for ACS users who are about to begin writing their Phase II proposals for Cycle 12. It includes new information about hot pixels, dithering, exposure time calculation, CTE, subarrays, coronography, Tiny Tim, and several calibration issues. New ACS users should subscribe to receive future issues of the ACS STAN.
Max Mutchler 04 Feb 2003
ACS STAN, 2 Jan 2003
The latest ACS news: coronograph, calibration outsourcing, red sensitivity, FGS alignment, hot pixels, cosmic rays, drizzling, grism... and much more!
Max Mutchler 02 Jan 2003
ACS STAN, 9 Aug 2002
The latest ACS news: new flat field calibration files, synphot tables, and PyDrizzle version.
Max Mutchler 08 Aug 2002
ACS STAN, 28 Jun 2002
This is the first e-mail newsletter or "STAN" for ACS. Keep up with the latest ACS news by subscribing to receive future issues.
Max Mutchler 28 Jun 2002


text: The Ileana dress by Compagnie M. is a vintage pattern with a fitted bodice combined with a full or half circular skirt. Choose between a raglan or regular bodice, three pockets, four collar and three faux button placket options. You have several possibilities to mix the patterns pieces with the Louisa dress, the Mara blouse and the Lotta dress.


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Information Systems Management team secures a victory04/16/2014
Spring Break was off to a winning start for the three members of the College of Business Administration's Information Systems Management team — they took second place in one of four tracks in the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Student Chapter Conference and Competition in Tempe, Ariz.
Finalists from 28 schools across the U.S. and elsewhere were invited to participate onsite in this international competition after successfully completing an earlier virtual competition round. The student teams presented their cases, developed during the virtual round, to a panel of corporate and academic judges.
UA's team of Sean Blasko Johnny Gless and Mark Mast took second place in the Information Technology Service Management Track. The three competed against teams from Temple University, which placed first, and Villanova University, which placed third, along with Georgia State University and the University of Michigan – Dearborn.
Real world problems and solutions
The focus of the competition was analyzing a case study for a health care company that was experiencing a number of problems in its Information Technology area, explains Blasko, an honors computer science and information systems management major. "We had to address each of these problems from a management prospective, folding in our studies, experiences and ideas about different products, and provide a plan of action to get the company back on track."
Such issues are very real world, and that makes the competition experience all the more valuable, adds Blasko, who will be interning at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company this summer while he finishes his classwork prior to graduating in August.
"We were charged with researching real world topics and concerns and had to develop solutions," says Blasko. "Such is the task of IT managers, whether they are inside a business examining existing processes, or acting as a consultant. I currently work in the area of consulting and a number of the lessons learned from this research are already helping me implement solutions for my personal customers. I really could not think of a better experience for a group of IT students."
That's gratifying to hear for Dr. William McHenry to hear. The associate professor of management is the team's advisor.
"Competitions like this show that our CS and IS majors are much stronger than many realize — they beat out teams from highly acclaimed programs," notes McHenry.
The Association for Information Systems, founded in 1994, is a professional organization that "serves as the premier global organization for academics, students and professionals specializing in information systems.
Seen here being congratulated by a State Farm Insurance representative are, from left, Information Systems Management team members Johnny Gless, Mark Mast and Sean Blasko." Photo by W. Scott Mitchell Photography LLC.