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Analysis: Facebook's future is getting brighter on smaller screen
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the popular parlor games in Silicon Valley — and there are many among its hyper-caffeinated, hyper-competitive denizens — is whether Facebook is handling the transition to mobile as adroitly as Google.
Mobile advertising is a crucial digital battlefield for both companies — especially Facebook, whose future revenue growth depends on its ability to squeeze money out of its approximately 750 million customers via smartphones and tablets.
Today, during its first-quarter earnings call, it offered vivid proof that it's on the right path. About 30% of Facebook's advertising revenue ($375 million out of $1.25 billion) — its highest percentage yet — came from mobile ads.
The social-networking giant is adding mobile users at a faster clip than from the Web and, in April, it teamed with HTC to begin selling a Facebook-centric smartphone. The logic: more photos and posts on Facebook means the potential for more mobile ads. Those ads accounted for nearly a fourth of Facebook's fourth-quarter revenue, up from 14% in the third quarter.
FIRST TAKE:Facebook earnings don't address uncertainty
STORY:Facebook revenue scores thumbs up on Street
Google did not disclose mobile revenue its past two quarters, but analysts peg 14% of its total revenue came from mobile ads — twice what it was a year earlier.
Last year, Facebook became the No. 2 mobile ad publisher, by revenue, behind Google in the U.S. It took home 9.5% of a $4.1 billion domestic market in 2012. This year, its share is expected to grow to 13.2% of an estimated $7.3 billion market, according to eMarketer.
Still, Google's dominance of the mobile search market and strong showing in mobile display makes it the leader by a wide margin. The company's share of U.S. mobile ad revenue is expected to reach 54.7% this year, up from 52.8% in 2012.
The downside, however, is that mobile ads fetch lower rates than desktop ones. A report last year by Mary Meeker, a partner with venture-capital behemoth Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, estimates mobile rates at one-third to one-fifth the value of desktop ads.
"A key item is: How fast is the user activity switching over to mobile and how is the monetization following?" asks Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics. "Right now, a computer user is a lot more valuable than a mobile user. How is Facebook going to close this gap — and how quickly?"
Just a year ago, when Facebook stumbled out of the gate with its IPO, some blamed concerns over its mobile strategy.
No more, say analysts.
In the past two years, Facebook has made significant strides in mobile advertising as brands see success with Facebook's mobile app, says Raj Aggarwal, CEO of Localytics, an app analytics and marketing company.
"For brands seeking to cost-effectively reach a highly engaged mobile audience, app marketing through Facebook is a must," says Micah Adler, CEO of Fiksu, whose mobile app marketing technology platform works with Facebook.


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There's Room for Safety in Lean Manufacturing
Risk Assessment Is the First Step Toward a Safer, More Productive Machine
When it comes to lean manufacturing, there's a seemingly never-ending stream of phrases to identify the various methodologies—5S, kanbans, value-stream mapping, spaghetti diagrams, kaizen, kaikaku…the list goes on and on. "But we don't see safety in there anywhere," said John McHale, engineering manager for ABB Jokab Safety. "A lot of times, it's an afterthought."
McHale presented a session on lean cultural machine safety Monday afternoon at the start of ABB Automation & Power World this week in Orlando, Fla. In it, he explained that lean safety is about being more efficient, better and more cost-effective. And the results can be immediate.
There's been quite a bit of focus on lean manufacturing, eliminating waste in all its forms, whether that's as scrap/re-work, transportation, associated motion, wait times, inventory, over-production, over-process or underutilization of people. But there are common misconceptions that keep manufacturers from integrating safety into lean manufacturing, McHale says. "People think there's no place for safety in lean," he said. "Safety will just impede things; all of my processes will slow down."
Other misconceptions are that the cost will be too high to upgrade every machine in a plant; safety systems will just get bypassed anyway because they stop people from doing their jobs; or a particular process is just too important. "People say, 'There's no way I can shut this machine down. This machine makes the most amount of money of any machine. If I shut it down, my profits and bottom line will be affected,'" McHale said. "I've seen it countless times."
But McHale debunks these misconceptions, noting that, done properly, lean safety will have just the opposite effects. He points to a case in which a Canadian corrugated box manufacturer integrated safety into its process and not only met the necessary standards and regulations, but reduced machine setup time significantly. The changes saved about 30 seconds per setup for the manufacturer's printing press. Running two shifts a day, with an average of six setups per shift, the company gained more than 35 hours of production per year.
"Implementing safety doesn't necessarily result in lost production," McHale noted. "Did safety impede production here? It actually helped it."
But it needs to be done properly, with a well-formed team and effective communication. The team, ideally, should have four to eight people, with some combination of operators, supervisors, EH&S personnel, maintenance personnel, process, system or design engineers, the machine builder/OEM and safety consultants. "From my perspective, the best person to have on that team is the second-shift operator," McHale said. "He or she knows the intricacies of the machine because they deal with it day in and day out. They also are the people who have to deal with that machine with the least amount of operational support."
The team, once assembled, needs to perform a risk assessment. "It's the only way to truly evaluate your machinery," McHale said. Done properly, the risk assessment should be able to identify any issues that could arise with the machinery. And it promotes effective communication by dealing with and involving all stakeholders, McHale added.
There is a wide range of standards that manufacturers can follow—from ISO 13849-1 to EN 954-1—and it can get pretty confusing. "We find 90% of the time when we walk into a facility, they have not performed or even heard of a risk assessment," McHale said. "It's our job to go in and help to educate them."
McHale recommended using a methodology with the least amount of criteria to worry about. "The more criteria we have, the more opportunity we have to get into a gray area, where maybe we didn't classify this risk or hazard appropriately, and then maybe we don't put the appropriate safeguarding on," he said. "The more criteria, the more confusion you can introduce into that process."
For many companies, introducing the concepts of lean safety and risk assessments requires a cultural shift—a shift away from spending the least amount of money possible by avoiding the latest technologies, away from not meeting or exceeding industry standards, and away from current ideas about training.
"Training often ends in the classroom; there's little on-the-job follow-up," McHale said. "With a new machine, there's quite a bit of training that could be required. And it has to be consistent."
Implementing lean safety, as with other lean manufacturing programs, has to start with management," McHale insisted. "It starts with effective communication, a good team and diligent implementation," he said. "If we don't take those steps, we'll never achieve our goals."

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How to Save Money on Holiday Decorations and Gifts
You can have festive holiday celebrations without dipping into savings or running up a credit card balance. Use these holiday-planning ideas to jump-start your creativity and see where your imagination takes you.
Easter: Warm spring weather, newborn bunnies, and freshly cut tulips. If only those store-bought springtime goodies, such as Easter baskets for the kids and decorations for the home, weren't so expensive. But with a little creativity, you can enjoy the season frugally.
For instance, you can make your own inexpensive Easter baskets. Use wicker baskets, which last year after year, or be creative with your choice of container.
Halloween: Halloween costumes don't have to scare the living daylights out of your budget. You can make all kinds of inexpensive costumes from things found around the house or at thrift stores. Use your imagination!
Hanukkah and Christmas: Holiday giving and frugal living don't have to be polar opposites if you follow these easy ideas:
Make your own wrapping paper out of brown paper grocery bags. Cut open the paper bags and spread them flat, with the plain insides of the bags facing up. Cut some sponges into simple holiday shapes (snowmen, trees, stars), dip them into red, green, blue, or white paint, and then sponge-paint randomly over the open paper bags. Tied with inexpensive brown twine, this makes a rustic and beautiful gift-wrapping.
If you like the variety and sparkle of store-bought paper, shop for it after the holidays, when it's half off or more, and save it for the next holiday season.
Limit your number of decorations. A few strategically placed decorations can have a dramatic effect.
Set a limit on how much to spend on each person you're buying for. Shop early. Shop online. Purchase gifts on clearance throughout the year.


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Attend our monthly events and activities and join various interest-based groups to get to know like-minded expatriates and fellow Ukrainians in Moscow.
Get trustworthy advice and local insights from fellow Ukrainians in our Moscow expat forums.
At InterNations, Ukrainians in Moscow can enjoy a platform on which they can share their experiences and tips on living abroad. The city by the dark Moskva river has a great community of Ukrainians that can help you make the most of your expat experience.
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Almost Half a Billion Worth of Bitcoins Vanish
Mt. Gox Says It Lost 750,000 of Customers' Bitcoin to Fraud
Mt. Gox, once the dominant exchange for bitcoin trading, on Friday said more than $470 million of the virtual currency vanished from its digital coffers, kicking into high gear a search for the missing money by victims and cybersleuths.
Acting alone and in groups, the people stepped up their efforts after Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and confirmed rumors it had lost almost 750,000 of its customers' bitcoins, as well as roughly 100,000 of its own....


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Editorial: Blame for computer breach belongs in SC
This editorial appeared in The (Columbia) State on Thursday.
Good for Gov. Nikki Haley for finally acknowledging what long was clear to everyone else: Her state Revenue Department failed to do its job, and state employees indeed could have prevented the computer breach that compromised 5.7 million South Carolinians' most sensitive financial information.
Backing away from her absurd assurances that the state was a completely helpless victim was an important step to begin to erase the credibility gap the governor had created for herself on this vital matter. It also allowed her to accept the resignation of Revenue Director Jim Etter.
We're not certain whether Gov. Haley should be blamed for the breach. Although her personal experience with identity theft and the hacking that another Cabinet agency experienced should have raised her sensitivity to the danger, it's not clear to us whether we should expect a governor to be that deep into the weeds of her agencies.
But some failures are so large that responsibility has to go beyond the individuals who did or didn't do something that caused the problem, and this was one such failure. There's no question that Mr. Etter had to accept blame for such a massive failure of our government to meet its minimum obligation to the public. Although it's tempting — and some have succumbed to the temptation — to see this debacle as an indictment of putting the governor in control of state agencies, the fact that we will be getting "a new set of eyes" at the agency speaks to the wisdom of having the Revenue director answer to the governor rather than an unaccountable, anonymous board.
Unfortunately, even in acknowledging the state's and, eventually, her own failures, the governor made a disturbing effort to downplay them. Her continued assertion that the state has learned it must go "above and beyond" implies that the state was doing the minimum necessary. It was not. And her call for the IRS to require states to encrypt state tax data suggests that the federal government somehow shares some of the blame. It does not.
Frankly, the governor's letter complaining that the IRS "does not unequivocally require states to encrypt tax information" sounds more like what you'd hear from a federal-government-must-solve-our-problems Democrat than from a governor who told the Republican National Convention that her biggest challenge is all those nasty federal mandates.
We're not certain we're comfortable with the federal government telling states how to deal with their own data. But even if you agree with the governor's newfound support for federal mandates, the IRS wouldn't be the proper authority to issue such a mandate. That would either be the Congress or, perhaps, when it comes to Social Security numbers, the Social Security administration.
Yes, the Internal Revenue Service should be protecting the information it requires us to file with it, and to the extent that the federal government and other states were not protecting their data, we hope that South Carolina's experience will awaken them to their own obligations.
But what the federal government does or doesn't do isn't the issue here. The issue is our state's obligation to protect the information that it requires us to file with it. The only thing our state is now going "above and beyond" is the inadequate job that it was doing at the time it allowed our Social Security numbers, our bank records and all sorts of other sensitive personal information to be stolen.


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Riverside, Calif- The Gauchos claimed a pair of dual meet victories against host UC Riverside this Saturday. Running up 17 individual event wins, the Gauchos took the women's title 89-85 and the men's title 91-83. Near record highs of 87 didn't slow down the track events as several UCSB athletes used the straight, down-the-pipe tailwind to notch wind aided personal bests while tuning up for a stretch of championship level meets.
Jessica's Back
UCSB Junior Jessica Johnson made her season debut after battling a spate of injuries this past Saturday in the women's 400m. Johnson threw down a 55.34 one lap time into a stiff wind on the backstretch, edging out one of the top combo sprinters in the Big West in UCR's Nicole Abboud. Johnson's time shattered her previous best of 55.94 and puts her 6th all-time in the UCSB record books.
Windy City
First, some clarification on track and field wind-legal marks from the NCAA Rules Manual:
ARTICLE 1. Official acceptance of a world, American or NCAA championships record in the long jump, in the triple jump or in any race that is not run around the complete oval of the track, requires that a calibrated wind instrument shall record that any assisting wind does not exceed an average velocity of 2 meters per second. An assisting wind is one that blows at a runner's back, either directly or in a slanting direction
But in terms of running fast, there is nothing like a flag pole waving away from a runner poised to take the blocks. That was the case this weekend in the UCR Track Stadium when one would glance over to the flag pole just off the finish line straight away. Gaucho Senior Evan Walker exploded from the blocks in the men's 100m this weekend and found a 5.0w which propelled him to a new all conditions PR of 10.55. A time, if wind-legal would have eclipsed the UCSB school record of 10.56 set by Sandy Combs. Walker has a lifetime best of 10.58 set last season and is one of the top 100m runners in the Big West.
Shannon Trumbull keeps dropping time in the women's 100m hurdles, this week dipping below the 14 second mark for the first time in her career. Trumbull ran hurdle for hurdle with UCR's Tayler Fleming and got edged at the tape, 13.97 to Trumbulls' 13.99. There was a 3.9w for their race. Also hanging on for a new all conditions PR was Tori Usgaard, who clipped a 14.55, a key milestone for Usgaard who will be competing in her first multi-event competition in just over a weeks time. 14.55 in the heptathlon scoring tables breaks into 900 point territory at 902.
Senior Sean Johnson keeps his undefeated streak alive in 2014 with another 110HH victory. Johnson powered to a relaxed 14.53 with a slightly aided 2.6. Johnson will face a top field when he returns to the track for the UCR Invite on March 29th.
400m Hurdles and Open
Hallie Brauner won her third straight 400m hurdles race to start the year with a 62.56 effort. In the men's 400m, the Gauchos took the top two spots with Eric Severiano getting the win in 49.44 followed by Karlon Johnson in 49.66. Worth noting, Karlon is coming back from an ACL injury he took during a 4 x 400m race last season at UC Irvine. He is showing his 2012 form which found him in the Big West 400m final. Saturday, running into a strong headwind on the backstretch, Johnson hit the gas for the first time this year and took a giant step forward in his recovery. Keep an eye out for the Gaucho's 6'9 sprinter. He's back. Also worth noting, in 2014 it appears we have found the most difficult name to pronounce in the Big West in Severiano. SEV-er-I-ano.
Trailing for the second week in a row in the women's hammer, junior Hanna Person found a new lifetime best throw of 164'8 in the final round to edge the win for the Gauchos. Person struggled to find her technique in the early rounds but settled down and found her throw, which started the day for the Gauchos. In the men's discus, Albert Hughes traded the lead with UCR's Chima Ikeme, one of the top discus men in the Big West. In the last round of throwing Hughes hit a 155' effort which held for the win, an important event victory for the Gauchos late in the day.
Running in less than ideal conditions, the Gaucho distance squad put on a displace of stellar running tactics and pacing. With heavy winds and early season heat, the Gauchos followed Head Coach Pete Dolan's plan and swept the men's distances while picking up several key placings on the women's side.
In the men's 800m, the Gauchos took the top four spots (only two scored) with Shyan Vaziri taking the win in 1:51.37. Vaziri's time set the new dual meet record held by noneother than former Gaucho Ryan Martin. Following Vaziri were Tyler Brady (1:52.91), Bryan Guijarro (1:54.95) and Jack Morgenson (1:55.35). In the women's 800m, Rebekah Ent took second in 2:18.45, a key placing for the Gaucho women.
Moving on to 1500m action, Tyler Brady keeps rolling, this time with a 3:54.55 victory. Following closely behind was Bryan Guijarro in 3:55.43. Guijarro, a longer distance specialist, looks to parlay his new speed into a blistering finishing kick. On the women's side, Maxine Goyette recorded a 4:43.62 for the runner up 1500m spot. Goyette would go on to take second in the 3,000m with a 10:22.55. Also in the 3k, freshman Kelsey O'Connell made her track debut running a 10:41.75, adding valuable points to the scoring effort.
In the men's 3,000m veteran Bryce Rausa held off a hungry pack of young Gauchos with a 8:42.51 win. Chasing Rausa was freshman Patrick Bourke, who finished second in 8:43.55. Abel Mogesse and Andrew Verdin joined the party and finished third and fourth respectively in 8:47.88 and 8:49.60.
Side Notes
Decathlete Ike Okpara took the men's high jump with a new PR leap of 6'6. Jessica Emde won her third straight meet of the year in the HJ with a mark of 5'4.25. Jerrick Zhang won the men's javelin and Melissa Rake took the women's javelin win. Senior Kathleen Guzman won the women's discus and Heather Hawes took the win in the women's shot put.
Up Next
The Gauchos will take the week off and focus on their studies as finals week begins on campus. They will return to action next week for the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational. The multi-event competition begins Thursday March 27th and the Invite Track and Field Events go Friday 3/28 with the bulk of the events going on Saturday 3/29. A complete schedule can be found below.


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It's time for #recipeoftheweek once again.
This is THE place to link up your recipe posts for lots of tweet, comment and Pinterest love. At the bottom of this post is the latest #recipeoftheweek 'linky' – use it to add any recipe posts you would like to share.
Remember, to enter #recipeoftheweek, your posts don't have to follow a particular theme – absolutely all recipes are welcome every single week :)
But first, here are my selections from last week's entries.
Classic American Potato Salad
Get the recipe from Strength and Sunshine
Easy Vegan Kung Pao Jackfruit
Get the recipe from Yumsome
Creamy Tomato Avocado Pasta Sauce
Get the recipe from Healthy Helper
Spicy Xi'an Style Noodles
Get the recipe from Cake + Whisky
Chocolate orange pudding ice-lollies
Get the recipe from family-friends-food
Vegan Buddha Bowl with Green Tahini
Get the recipe from Cake + Whisky
Now, on to #recipeoftheweek…
Got a recipe to share? Join in with #recipeoftheweek!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK IS FOR EVERYONE – there is no theme, just join in.
You can add any of your recent recipe posts to #recipeoftheweek. Here's all the info you'll need:
- Link up any of your recipe posts using the linky below – click the blue button that says 'Add your link'. All recipes are welcome, old or new. There is no theme, just please don't re-add posts you've added before
- Add the "Recipe of the Week" badge to your post so that readers can find other great recipes (the code is at the bottom of this post)
- Join me in taking time to read, comment, Stumble and/or Pin some of the other entries, if you like them. I read, tweet & pin everyone's and discover amazing new recipes along the way
- Come back next Monday and we'll do it all over again
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It's never a dull moment in the life Kim Kardashian, although she would probably like to forget an incident that happened to her the other night.
The reality TV star was recently involved in a scuffle at a New York City bar Thursday that resulted in someone's drink on her face, according to People magazine.
"I'm totally fine, guys," Kardashian wrote on her Web site. "I want to address this because everyone has been asking me if I'm ok after the bar fight last night."
Reportedly Kardashian, her sisters Khloe and Kourtney, and Kourtney's boyfriend Scott Disick were hanging out in the Big Apple. According to Kardashian, an inebriated guy approached her to take a picture with him "…but his girlfriend, who was also drunk, got a little out of hand. Luckily I had Scott and Khloe there to protect me."
Sister Khloe and Disick came in to help. Security arrived and threw Disick out, according to People.
Kardashian wrote that no one in her party drank. "We just wanted a fun family night out, but when people see the cameras rolling, they try to get attention. I always take the high road, so we all left straight after and didn't feed into their drama."
She ended the post with this: "Ok, moving on!"
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UAlbany seeks break from mayhem
College hopes vacation during St. Patrick's Day will end riotous behavior
ALBANY -- University at Albany students will have to choose between the alluring sands of the Gulf Coast and "kegs and eggs" amid trash-strewn snowdrifts of Hudson Avenue next year.
President George Philip said Friday that UAlbany plans to move its 2012 spring break up a month in an effort to avoid a repeat of the pre-St. Patrick's Day mayhem that erupted last weekend in the section of Pine Hills known derisively as the student ghetto.
"We will be moving our spring break to allow them to be home for St. Patrick's Day," Philip said as he joined students Friday afternoon on Quail Street for a neighborhood cleanup organized in the aftermath of the riot, which has so far resulted in more than 40 students charged with crimes.
City officials, police and prosecutors were irate about the incident, which cost the city at least $12,000 to clean up and slightly injured two police officers, but Philip said the decision was UAlbany's alone.
"Nobody asked us," he said. "It's a university decision."
In moving the vacation, UAlbany joins SUNY schools in Buffalo, Plattsburgh and Oswego -- as well as The College of Saint Rose and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute locally -- which this year had spring break during St. Patrick's Day week.
Michelle Ouellette, a spokeswoman for SUNY Plattsburgh, said the college moved its break to St. Patrick's Day week about 25 years ago after the celebrations got so raucous that, in the 1970s, Playboy magazine ranked the small North Country city among the top St. Patrick's Day destinations in the country.
"I think some of the students felt that it was an honor. Students would actually bus themselves up here," Ouellette said, noting that the change, which was praised last year in an editorial by the Plattsburgh Press-Republican newspaper, seemed to have done the trick.
"It's served its purpose well," she said.
Albany Police Chief Steven Krokoff, a UAlbany graduate, praised his alma mater's decision.
"Nobody's going to choose this over spring break," Krokoff said as he and other top police officials joined Philip for the cleanup.
Philip also indicated that Fountain Day, UAlbany's annual right of spring, may also be in jeopardy this year.
Asked whether school officials were considering canceling the April 10 celebration, which involves turning on the fountain in the center of the uptown campus, Philip said it was "under discussion."
In 2005, university officials reined in the party after more than a dozen students were taken to the hospital, some for excessive alcohol consumption, the year before.
But even as UAlbany continued to reel from the notoriety the riot has brought -- including a finger-wagging segment on Glenn Beck's FOX News show that juxtaposed images of the riot with those of deprivation in Japan -- students gathered to show that the rioters were not representative of the UAlbany community.
"It is important for students to come out and show that they're not the people who were involved in the riots," said LeeFrances Sweet, 23, a UAlbany graduate who organized the street cleaning.
Dozens of students wearing work gloves and hauling black plastic garbage bags fanned out in the neighborhood with backup from a dozen or so city Department of General Services workers.
Meghan Nyman of Oswego and Marybeth Staebell of Buffalo, both 19 and sophomores at UAlbany, said they were eager to show that students can be a force for good in town.
"We want to demonstrate that we actually care about the community, and we really want to give back," Nyman said.
Recent UAlbany graduate Steven Friedman, who now works as an Assembly aide, joined the cleanup because he lives in the neighborhood and knows its residents are better than those who rioted.
"Every school has its problems," said Friedman, 22, as he picked up handfuls of broken glass from under a fire hydrant, "but I couldn't believe it from the good people that I see living down here."
Also Friday, police announced another student arrest in connection with the melee.
Tyrone Garcia, 21, of 470 Hamilton St., was charged with first-degree riot and second-degree criminal mischief, both felonies, for his alleged involvement in causing more than $6,000 worth of damage to a Nissan Maxima seen on video being trashed on Hudson Avenue.
Meanwhile, Patrick Fries, 21, of West Islip on Long Island, was charged with felony criminal mischief for allegedly vandalizing another car. That charge is in addition to others, including felony assault for allegedly throwing a rock at a police officer, lodged against Fries last weekend.
Another student, Gregory Patzelt, 22, of 476 Hudson Ave., was charged Thursday with misdemeanor obstructing governmental administration for refusing to cooperate with a code enforcement officer seeking to inspect his apartment, police said.
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Despite the arrests, Philip said he isn't overly concerned about his university's reputation because those facing charges represent a small fraction of UAlbany's roughly 18,000 students.
"I'd like to think that our reputation is a function of the vast majority of our students," Philip said.
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Welcome to Open Source Development
First, I want to thank everyone who makes it necessary to write this page. I get really excited when there are new people around. It recharges me and reminds me why I got so excited about Open Source in the first place.
Second, I understand that at first glance the Open Source Development model resembles a heard of cats, especially in an organization as big as Fedora. But rest assured there is a method to the madness.
Third, this is by no means a complete how-to. Most of what you need to know will be gained by simply interacting with the community. The info on this page is to help you get over the most basic of barriers. Once you're in the hands of real people, you'll overcome the learning curve in short order.
The beauty of Open Source is that anyone can make changes to the software they are using. This means that you do not have to ask for permission or wait for an assignment to begin your work.
The next most important part of the Open Source Development model is releasing your code and documenting your work. Projects, including the one you're working on, will grow and improve based on community involvement. In fact, you might be surprised by what others will fix and add, so please don't keep everything to yourself. We really want to see it - no matter what stage it's in.
While there are pockets of developers who can meet face to face to discuss projects, the majority of people you will interact with are located world wide. Because of this, we rely heavily on Mailing lists, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and wikis to keep everyone connected and informed.
Mailing lists are the life blood of Open Source projects, but you may have to re-think the way you organize your email to maintain sanity. To keep yourself and others from becoming confused, you should...
- Filter messages into their own folder. Most lists will have a common subject element such as [Math4], [Ambassadors], [etc] or you can use the "when the to or CC is" function to filter by the list email address.
- Sort by Thread. Better Email clients will allow you to further sort your messages by Thread. This simply keeps replys together and in a logical order. If your email client doesn't do this or you're not sure how to set it up, you can also visit the mailing list archives by following the link at the bottom of every list message and choosing to view by thread.
- Pick a good subject line. Think of it as the title of a good book and choose something descriptive. On high volume lists, your message may not get read if it's not clear what you're asking or suggesting. This is also helpful when someone searches the archives.
- Change your subject line when the topic changes. Tangents can be good but anyone who initially ignored a thread will miss the shift. If it's not completely on-topic it needs it's own subject.
- Avoid Cross Posting. Most mailing lists are very specific, and sometimes it can be hard to determine the best location to send your message. By picking a single mailing list, you'll avoid the ire of those who are subscribed to multiple lists. Multiple lists means multiple copies of the same message in user inboxes. We're all guilty of it but we try to keep it to a minimum.
- Include plenty of background information with your questions. Especially where you've already looked for answers. You will get a better response if there is less triage and duplication of efforts.
Internet Relay Chat has been around since the late 1980s, but, our continued use speaks to its relevance as a primary communications tool. While other messaging systems have been invented over the decades, IRC remains as a universal because any computer with basic networking protocols can connect to IRC.
IRC serves an important role by allowing users to communicate in real time, but there are times when you'll find very few people chatting on a particular channel. If you have a question and it seems there isn't anyone home, please send your message to the mailing list.
If you have a particular person you'd like to talk with, ping them by entering their screen name exactly as it appears. This will send an alert - either an icon change, flashing window, sound or combination. Often times, IRC will be open but will be minimized or otherwise covered while the user works on other things. Ping is the best way to get their attention.
Like anything, IRC will become more familiar the more you use it - especially if you ask questions.
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The famous and not-so-famous have walked the hallowed halls of one of Oak Ridge's most historic buildings and, with the newest efforts to revitalize it, the Alexander Inn will keep its historic qualities.
The famous and not-so-famous have walked the hallowed halls of one of Oak Ridge's most historic buildings and, with the newest efforts to revitalize it, the Alexander Inn will keep its historic qualities.
Those qualities include not only the front porch and its rocking chairs, but also the lasting memories of those who visited Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project era — physicists Enrico Fermi and J. Robert Oppenheimer, Major General Leslie Groves and a young senator named John F. Kennedy.
The Inn has sat in near ruins for decades — but no longer.
On Thursday, city, state and county officials, as well as Oak Ridgers, and others, got a glimpse of what is to be — the Inn with a new life, a new purpose.
Family Pride Corp. of Lenoir City plans to transform the Manhattan Project-era hotel into a state-of-the-art assisted living facility.
On Thursday, many people saw the beginning of that project when officials held "a formal groundbreaking press conference" to give neighbors and others "a unique opportunity" to see the early results of the rehabilitation process.
Mayor Tom Beehan talked about a photo taken after the war by Ed Westcott — in Jackson Square — then the town center.
"It was the gathering place," the mayor said, adding the Alexander Inn revitalization will help in the revitalization of Jackson Square, in hopes of again making it a gathering place.
"Today, we celebrate the rebirth of the Alexander Inn," Beehan said, calling the new assisted living facility "a place to age in place."
Sue Cange, deputy manager for the Department of Energy-Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, talked about the Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Energy that led to a $500,000 grant to East Tennessee Preservation Alliance for the purchase the K-25 site ($350,000) and partial stabilization ($150,000) of the Alexander Inn.
According to Cange, in November 2011 DOE convened stakeholders for the demolition of the East Tennessee Technology Park, which was historically known as K-25, where uranium was processed for the Manhattan Project. DOE had to offset the loss of the building by creating a comprehensive mitigation package to ensure the building's legacy will survive beyond the demolition.
The MOA process included input from the National Park Service, the Tennessee Historical Commission, National Trust for Historic Preservation, the city of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Heritage Preservation Association (ORHPA), as well as others in an effort to put Oak Ridge and its historic sites into the Manhattan Project National Park. Those sites are to include the Alexander Inn.
"If the National Park legislation passes, the Alexander Inn will be a significant part of history," Cange said.
Patrick McIntyre, executive director of the Tennessee Historical Commission, said jokingly that the Alexander Inn "had all the history and none of the radiation."
According to McIntyre, the MOA calls for the Alexander Inn to be restored within a certain timeframe and according to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Those standards ensure that the historic integrity of the building is maintained. Additionally, ETPA will hold a preservation easement to protect the building forever.
McIntyre said he traveled with city officials and others to Hanford, Wash., to talk about the project and mentioned the importance of the late city historian Bill Wilcox's contribution to the project. Wilcox died earlier this year.
"Bill is with us today and is a part of this, too," McIntyre said. "This is a true success story."
Ethiel Garlington, director of Preservation Field Services for East Tennessee Preservation Alliance, also addressed the group Thursday, thanking all the people and agencies involved in the revitalization plan but said the "stars" of the show are Rick Dover and his team from Family Pride.
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Dover said once completed, the Alexander Inn will be open to the public, not just the residents.
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text: Theysen 451 Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Realism Overhaul If you want to discuss Realism Overhaul or how to use Realism Overhaul check out this thread here. Due to recent issues arising - please note: Any issues related to having Kerbal Joint Reinforcement - NEXT installed won't receive support as it produces too many issues related to mods inside of the RO suite of mods. Please use the KerbalJointReinforcement Continued version of KJR. CKAN will install the correct version for you on 1.6.1. Thanks! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOOL SPOTLIGHT Generic Engines - Web Version by PatPL This tool allows you to quickly configure engine configs in the web browser on the fly, choose from over 120 engine models and even assign TestFlight configurations to it. Check it out via the link above. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Realism Overhaul is a mod that makes Kerbal Space Program behave more like real life. If you're interested in seeing what it's like to fly rockets in the real world, this is the mod for you! Realism Overhaul does this by combining and configuring other mods, and mod and stock parts to perform as their real-life equivalents. You can expect things to be a little harder, and rockets to be a bit bigger, but the scenes far more epic, and the accomplishment that much greater. Some of the most signfiicant changes include: Engines have real sizes and performance values, and use real fuels. Most of them have limited ignitions and suffer from ullage. Pods are as large as their real-life counterparts and weigh what they should. Propellant tanks have correct dry mass ratios. Solar panels don't produce massive amounts of energy, but they are lighter. Similarly reaction wheels aren't magically powerful anymore (though they still don't require momentum dumping). Contributors to Realism Overhaul: A1Ch1, Raidernick, james3838, camlost, JandCandO, Sarbian, marcelocoelhorodrigues, NathanKell, hattivat, batuhan, Ravenchant, bax-, advice-dawgg, jean400, RedAV8R, jedi95, MedievalNerd, regex, Felger, Temeter, Replica17, veskenapper, ferram4, leudaimon, BevolJ, RezzyD, Agathorn, TheKosmonaut, TheVoid2, Theysen, Phredward, ChrisPBacon, Kibbick, Niemand303, AlimOncul, AjentK, pjf, rocketscience, John-Long-Silver, doktorjet, Ippo343, Dragon01, Probus, BryceSchroeder, Bsd0, asmi, Starman4308, stratochief66, StupidChris, OvidHamburg, awang, winged, rsparkyc, PhineasFreak, Zarbizaure, JoseEduardo, ctiberious, SirKeplan, Schnobs, pap1723, ec429, assassinacc, AntiClockwisePropeller, AlphaMike741, olympic1 Album credits: @winged, @Chris P. Bacon, @raidernick, @Zarbizaure, @NathanKell Getting Started The Realism Overhaul Wiki contains gameplay guides to help you get off the ground: Commonly Asked Questions (with commonly answered answers)23 Building Your First RO Rocket Ferram's Launch Vehicle Tutorial Engine Choice and Stage Sizing Ferram on Ascent Profile and TWR How to use those Puny Ion Engines Getting Started Contributing If you'd like to talk to us, contribute, or ask for help on a bug, you can always find someone online on the RealismOverhaul IRC Channel (irc.esper.net #RO (Webchat, or use a client like HexChat) or our community discord here: https://discord.gg/WnKNJ8n If you're experiencing a bug, please post an output_log.txt (This can be found in your /KerbalSpaceProgam/KSP_Data/ folder) Mod Choices When installing Realism Overhaul, you've got a plethora of mod choices to further customize your gameplay. This section lists mods that are supported and/or recommended. Dependencies These mods are required for Realism Overhaul to function correctly. CKAN will automatically install all of these mods for you when you install Realism Overhaul. Advanced Jet Engine Ferram Aerospace Research Continued Kerbal Joint Reinforcement Continued Module Manager Real Chute Real Fuels Real Heat Real Plume SmokeScreen Recommendations These mods are recommended, and installed by default in CKAN. They are not required, and you can install all or none of them to your own liking. B9 Procedural Wings Connected Living Space Deadly Reentry Hangar Extender KSP Automatic Version Checker MechJeb - see the RO wiki for more info Procedural Fairings Procedural Fairings - For Everything! Procedural Parts RCS Build Aid Real Solar System RSS Textures - Choose your resolution Remote Tech Semi-Saturable Reaction Wheels TAC Life Support Test Flight - Download 'TestFlight - Core' only Texture Replacer Principia - recommended for axial tilt, realistic n-body physics - Check the installation instruction in the mod's thread / no CKAN (Green Mods are highly recommended, orange ones add to realism, but also make the game more difficult) Suggestions These mods are supported part packs that make it easier to build rockets. We suggest installing at least a few of these. New Mechanics: DMagic Orbital Science Kerbal Attachment System SCANsat New Parts: AIES Aerospace ALCOR ATK Propulsion Pack Atomic Age B9 Aerospace Community ISS Constellation Essentials CryoEngines FASA Forgotten Real Engines KW Rocketry Launchers Pack Near Future Tech NicheParts Porkworks Habitation RLA Stockalike Soviet Engines RealEngines Real Scale Boosters RN Antares-Cygnus RN Proton & Soyuz R7 RN Salyut/Soyuz/Vostok/Voskhod RN Skylab RN Solar Panels RN Soviet Probes RN US Probes Pack SSTU SXT Taerobee Tantares Tantares LV Universal Storage Ven's Stock Revamp (Mods followed by a * are not currently installable via CKAN, those colored blue add engines) P Installation To install Realism Overhaul you can either use CKAN, or do things manually. IF YOU HAPPEN TO INSTALL IT MANUALLY - USE ONLY THE MODULARFLIGHTINTEGRATOR VERSION SUPPLIED BY KOPERNICUS. Pre-Packaged installation via CKAN CKAN is an excellent tool for installing mods in an orderly fashion. We have prepared a set of installation packages for the mods in Realism Overhaul. Here follow instructions for how to install via CKAN (alternatively check out the CKAN User's Guide): Start out by creating a clean installation of KSP. (If you don't, beware the dragons!) Next, visit the forum thread here and download the latest release here. Place ckan.exe in your KSP installation directory. CKAN offers you two modes of use. You can use the graphical user interface, as explained below, or you can use its command line interface. If you wish to do the latter, check out the CKAN user's guide for more information on the command line interfrace. Launch the CKAN GUI by double-clicking the ckan.exe in your KSP directory Use the Filter to find Realism Overhaul Select Realism Overhaul to install Click Go To Changes Proceed through the menus to select your installation. Watch CKAN install Realism Overhaul and all the other mods for you Launch KSP. Enjoy! Alternative: Manual Installation If you don't like automation, there's always the old 'by hand' way: Start with a fresh, unadulterated, install of KSP. Download and install the required mods. Ensure you have the most up to date version and have followed their respective installation instructions. Download and install Realism Overhaul itself. To do so, download the zip archive and unzip all folders inside its GameData folder into your KSP/GameData folder. Launch KSP. Enjoy! IMPORTANT - DELETE YOUR OLD REALISM OVERHAUL FOLDER Realism Overhaul Github Release Page (DOWNLOAD HERE) - 1.4.5 through 1.7.3 release version) Source Changelog. Changelogs going further back can be found in the old Realism Overhaul thread, an even older Realism Overhaul thread, and the RedAV8R Realism Patch thread. Official Realism Overhaul Craft Repository _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WIP (PATCHES WELCOME!) Please see this Google Spreadsheet for the Current WIP or desired mod packs. Help updating and creating configs is always welcome! Just jump on the IRC channel (details above) and offer your help! If you fix something in one of these packs, please submit it to the Github Repo instructions here.] Career Mode Realistic Progression Zero incorporates career mode into Realism Overhaul. Note that at this time not all modpacks are supported, see the the RP-0 post for more details. Visual Enhancements RSS Visual Enhancements by pingopete improves the visual appearance of planets and clouds, and it's looking excellent so far! Other Things to help make RO/RSS more enjoyable: Calc.xls by NathanKell This mod was created by NathanKell and RedAV8R. Currently maintained by NathanKell, stratochief66 and SirKeplan. (Contributions by many others. If you were missed in the contributors list at the top of the post, PM Theysen and he'll add you). 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Fight over ex-president marks Mexico's oil debate
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The son of Mexico's most revered modern president, known for nationalizing Mexico's oil industry, says his dad is rolling in his grave.
In fact, both sides in the heated debate over proposals to open Mexico's oil industry to private companies are using the image of former president Lazaro Cardenas, roughly Mexico's equivalent of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Current President Enrique Pena Nieto has launched a blitz of TV ads that prominently feature photos of Cardenas, who expropriated foreign oil companies and nationalized the industry when he was president from 1934 to 1940.
Like FDR, who was known for helping pull America out of the depression with his 'new deal' public works programs, Cardenas is remembered for handing out land to poor farmers and standing up to the foreign oil companies that once took the lion's share of profits from Mexican oil.
Cardenas' son and other leftists say the government is trying to re-privatize the state-owned oil company, Pemex. Pena Nieto denies that, noting that under the proposed reform, private companies will be allowed only profit-sharing contracts, not ownership, of the country's oil.
But Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, Lazaro's son and the founder of the main leftist party, said Friday that the government was insulting his father's memory.
"''It is both false and offensive for the government to use the image of Lazaro Cardenas to promote an unpatriotic and traitorous proposal for energy reform among the Mexican people," Cardenas wrote in a front-page editorial in the newspaper La Jornada on Friday.
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas acknowledges Pemex has problems, but said that privatization isn't the answer. Pena Nieto's administration said it had no comment on the dispute.
Lazaro Cardenas' oil expropriation was the single most popular decision by a Mexican president in the 20th century, and the nationalization remains immensely popular. A 2012 poll of 2,400 Mexicans by the Center for Economic Research and Teaching said 65 percent opposed any foreign investment in the oil industry. The poll by the Mexico City-based think tank had a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
So Pena Nieto has literally recruited Lazaro Cardenas in the uphill battle to change such attitudes. In one TV ad, a narrator touts the virtues of the reform — stemming Mexico's production decline and exploring deep-water reserves Pemex can't — with stock footage of Lazaro Cardenas from the 1930s playing in the background.
Lazaro Cardenas is not exactly a photogenic icon. Like FDR, who used a wheelchair, Cardenas had a physical defect: an almost complete lack of a chin. Yet his profile his prominently featured on both government ads and those from the left, opposing the reforms.
Pena Nieto touts his reform by appealing to historical accuracy: Cardenas did allow private companies to work under contract in the oil industry even after he nationalized it. And the government has stressed that it only wants to strip out a total ban on private drilling and refining that was inserted in the constitution in the early 1960s.
That hasn't calmed the objections. Elena Poniatowska, arguably Mexico's best-known living writer, told local media "I don't think he (Pena Nieto) has any reason to invoke Cardenas. It's valid to support one's arguments, but not to use him to try legitimize the proposal."
As often happens, reality appears to have taken a back seat to perception and spin.
"I think it is a very skillful political operation by Pena Nieto's government, to take over the myth of Cardenas, a myth that supposedly belonged only to the left," said political analyst Roger Bartra.
"We are talking about a myth, and all this discussion about modernizing Pemex runs head on into this myth that oil is part of the essence of what it means to be Mexican," Bartra said.
But the cracks in that myth have become evident: oil production has declined by 25 percent in the last decade, Mexico imports much of the gasoline and natural gas it uses, and the country may become a net energy importer in coming years if nothing is done.
"If the left insists on keeping the debate in the field of mythology," Bartra said, "I think it's going to lose."
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1. Don't Forget Your Side Tables - For most of the year you probably leave these surfaces fairly free to make room for beverages and snacks, and because clutter is the enemy of small spaces. However, during the holiday season side or end tables are a prime spot for adding decorative touches.
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2. Deck Your Doorways - Hanging garland and lights around your doorway is a great way to decorate without losing any space. We think this is an especially creative and clever way to display holiday cards; think about how much space those take up!
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3. Hang Ornaments From Your Ceiling - We're not talking about your entire ceiling or encouraging you to hang a thousand decorations, but in places where space comes at a premium you've got to use what you can. Stringing some pretty ornaments from above can add a bit of Christmas whimsy to any space.
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4. Dish It Out - Festive cups and other dishes are a simple yet great way to bring the holiday spirit into a room. They are especially handy if you're trying to decorate your office, where you might have some serious restrictions, both in terms of space and not being able to hang decorations on walls. Drink your morning coffee or afternoon tea from a reindeer mug, it'll perk you right up. And if you're like us and leave your mug on your desk all day it'll double as a decoration.
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5. Use Hooks And Racks - Believe it or not your coat hooks and racks are the perfect spot to add a bit of holiday cheer to your space. You already use them to hang your jackets and scarves, why not try putting up a wreath, a few ornaments, or some garland?
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6. Opt For A Little Tree - Do you remember that giant tree Chevy Chase got in Christmas Vacation? Don't get one of those. Be economic with your space and get a little tree instead. Now you might think to yourself, that looks more like a plant than a Christmas tree, but these guys are actually pretty cute and with the right decorations you won't miss the extra height. Put it on a tabletop or an old sleigh.
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Do you decorate for the holidays in every space you can, like your office and your car? Or is it just something you do at home? Let us know how you deck the halls below.


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Insult to injury: Cops charge robbery victim $10
Lisa Collier feels doubly traumatized. First her purse was stolen from her car in Belmont. Then when she went cash-less to the Charlottesville Police Department for a copy of the incident report, she had to cough up 10 bucks.
"It seems ridiculous after going through something like that when everything's been taken," she says.
Collier's troubles started on her birthday, September 2, when she parked outside her mother-in-law's house across from Belmont Park and left her car windows down.
Collier grew up and lived in Belmont until two years ago. Never had she worried about locking her doors. But this day, when she returned to her car, her purse was gone.
The handbag is the center of many women's lives, and a disappearance wreaks havoc in a well-ordered world. Besides losing her wallet, driver's license, and ATM and credit cards, there was an irreplaceable loss: Collier's digital camera with pictures of her son.
"I've had pictures on it since my son's first birthday, and he's almost four," she laments.
The officer to whom she reported the theft told her to go to the police department for a copy of the report and that it would cost $5.
Unbeknownst to Collier, on July 1, the cost of incident reports went up to $10. "I wouldn't have had it if my sister-in-law hadn't gone with me," says Collier. "I couldn't go to the ATM or write a check, and I had no ID to go to the bank."
And then came the Catch-22: the clerk asked her for identification.
"Our general policy is you need to show proof of identification," says Sergeant David Shifflett, because the reports contain names, addresses, and other personal information.
Collier needed the incident report to show her bank to stop payment on checks and to waive a $15 fee for a new ATM card.
Charlottesville police have been charging $5 for incident reports since the mid-1990s. City Council voted to increase that fee, as well as the cost of accident reports, which now cost $15. Fingerprints are a comparative bargain, dropping from $10 to $5 a card.
Shifflett says he doesn't know of any exceptions that would be granted to someone who just had every cent stolen along with her identification.
"I'm not aware of very many complaints," he says. "Numerous police departments polled around the Commonwealth charge fees, and I feel very strongly ours is not out of line."
Albemarle police charge $5 for a report to insurance companies or lawyers and $25 if they have to go into their archives.
"But if you come in and ask, we'd give you a copy of the report," says Lieutenant John Teixeira. "We don't charge people who've made reports."
Collier, 33, did get her purse back the next day from a man who saw it on the side of U.S. 29 near Ruckersville. Most of her belongings were there– except for the essentials. Of the $110 cash, identification, and plastic keys to her financial life, Collier mourns most the digital camera with photos of her son.
"It wasn't a very good birthday for me," she says.
Collier's luck continues a downward spiral. On September 7, she was in a car accident that totaled her car, according to her mother-in-law, Em Collier.
If it had happened in Albemarle County, she could get a free copy of the accident report. But because it was in Charlottesville, it'll be $15 if she needs one.


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MEQUON, Wis. - An interception with just four second left in the game sent the Trine University football team home with their second straight non-conference loss for the first time since 2006, falling to Concordia (WI) 13-10. The Thunder now return home with a 1-2 record.
Trine would get on the board first, scoring late in the first quarter. With the Falcons punting from their own 29, sophomore Zach Hess (Eagle, Mich./Grand Ledge) blocked the Concordia punt and junior Caleb Nitz (Baroda, Mich./Lakeshore) recovered the ball in the end zone for the Trine touchdown. It was the first blocked kick by the Thunder since Brandon Killingbeck knocked one away on October 30, 2010 against Olivet.
On the following possession, Concordia would drive the ball down 77 yards, scoring on a 12-yard touchdown pass.
From there, the two teams combined for just 28 yards the rest of the quarter, as the score remained 7-7 at halftime.
After Trine opened the second half with a three and out, Concordia would drive 51 yards and score three points on a 39-yard field goal.
Senior Myron Puryear (Canton, Mich./Plymouth) took the ensuing kickoff back 60 yards, all the way down to the Falcons 21 yard line. Senior Ryan Hargraves (Taylor, Mich./Truman) would find fellow senior JaVontae Hence (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) for an 8-yard completion on fourth down. After three consecutive incomplete passes, the Thunder tied the game with a 24-yard field goal from junior Tyler Keck (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial).
Concordia would again take the lead on the next possession, this time on a 29-yard field goal. Both teams would have two chances at the end zone, but all of which resulted in punts.
Trine's final opportunity came with 2:30 left on the clock as the Thunder quickly drove down to the Falcons 35 yard line. Hargraves would be sacked on first down for a seven yard loss. After an incomplete pass on third down, Hargraves found another senior in Mario Brown (Battle Creek, Mich./Battle Creek Central) wide open on the left sideline for a 19-yard gain. After a Concordia timeout, on the very next play Hargraves was looking for a receiver down the middle, but was picked off by the Concordia linebacker at the Falcons six, ending the game.
Hargraves finished the afternoon completing 13-of-27 for 144 yards and two interceptions while being sacked four times. Sophomore Jared Barton (Middleton, Mich./Fulton) led the Thunder's ground attack, rushing for a game-high 41 yards on 15 carries. Hence led the Trine receivers with five catches on 35 yards, while Brown had 36 yards on two catches.
Defensively, sophomore Tyler Guzy (Coldwater, Mich./Coldwater) led the Thunder with 15 tackles (six solo). Puryear finished with 12 stops (seven solo) and Louis Danesi made 11 tackles (three solo), including game-high 2.5 for loss.
Hence's fifth and final catch in the fourth quarter made him Trine's all-time career leader in pass receptions with 151, passing Le'Once Belton (1996-1999) who finished his career with 150.
Junior punter Nick Muir (Niles, Mich./Edwardsburg) had an outstanding game, setting two school records. Muir netted 291 yards, which is sixth all-time in school history, on six punts for a record-setting average of 48.5 per punt. Muir also booted a school record 81 yarder during the fourth quarter from the Trine 19 yard line. The previous record was held by Nathan Fitzsimmons, a 68 yarder during a home game against Washington & Jefferson on September 3, 2005.
Trine will look to end their first consecutive losing streak since 2007, when they host NAIA Taylor University on September 22 at 1:00 p.m.


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28 February 2012
Another new Cluster Frame
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My newest cluster frames using the gorgeous
Room Service Mini kit from Hungry Hill scraps
the kit can be purchased at CDO here.
You can download them HERE
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26 February 2012
New Cluster Frames
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Cluster frames made using the fabulous PTU
I Do Love Hugs scrap kit by Hungry Hill Scraps
Available to purchase HERE at CDO.
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22 February 2012
St Patty's Daisy
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You will need:
Paint Shop Pro - I used PSPXI but any version will work just fine.
Artist of choice. I used the fabulous artwork by Ismael Rac. You will need a license to use his artwork and you can purchase his tubes from Here. You will need two tubes for this tut or you can use the same tube twice.
Cluster frame made by Irene Alexeeva and it can be found Here
Filters Used: Penta Dot & Cross; Alien Skin Impact; Textures - Weave.
Mask of choice. I used dmsk0670.
Font of choice. I used Impact for the wordart which is supplied below & Kraash for the name.
Lets Begin:
Cluster frame made by Irene Alexeeva and it can be found Here
Filters Used: Penta Dot & Cross; Alien Skin Impact; Textures - Weave.
Mask of choice. I used dmsk0670.
Font of choice. I used Impact for the wordart which is supplied below & Kraash for the name.
Lets Begin:
Open a new canvas 600 x 600 and flood fill with a colour of choice to match your tag.
I used #98a660, apply your mask to this layer. Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Disk - Select your mask. Source Luminance selected, fit to canvas and hide all mask and Load, merge layers.
Duplicate your mask layer and name the top one dot. Select the top mask layer and apply the following effects to your mask layer. Effects - Dot & Cross - Colour Dot. Reduce the opacity on this layer to 55%.
Copy the frame and paste to your tag and reduce to 75% apply a drop shadow. My settings were 2, -2, 70, 2 black. I mirrored the frame.
Copy one of your tubes and paste under the frame, use your lasoo tool and draw just on the edge of the frame and make sure the tube layer is selected and go to Selections - Invert - Hit the delete button on your keyboard.
Select your rectangle tool and draw out a rectangle, convert to raster and apply texture effects. Effects - Texture Effects - Weave, with the settings below.
Select your Pick tool and rotate so that it is behind the frame layer and fits just beyond the edge of the frame. Move below the frame layer.
Now copy your tube to your tag and position where you want her to be under the frame, add a drop shadow to it. Effects - Plugins - Lucas Software - 3D Shadow.
Select your eraser tool and remove any excess tube from around the frame.
Copy and paste your second tube to your tag and apply the same drop shadow and position where you like. Click on the wordart and right click and Save As.
Position the wordart where it looks best and then go to Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat - Modify - Expand, expand by 4 and create a new raster layer, move this layer below the wordart and flood fill with a colour of choice, I chose white. Apply noise if you desire or leave plain. Deselect.
Make sure the wordart layer is highlighted in your layers panel and go up to selections again and repeat the selection process and instead of expanding the font, open a new layer and open up a scrap paper or use the tube and position so that the words are covered. Go to Selections - Invert and then hit the delete button on your keyboard till you have your wordart to the desired effect. Deselect.
Add your copyright to the tag making sure it is clear and legible.
Add your name to your tag and apply a gradient glow.
Save as a PNG or JPG.
You are now finished making your tag.
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
You can email me HERE with your results.
Thank you for trying my tutorial.
This tutorial was written by me on 22nd February 2012.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is purely coincidental.
Do not claim this tutorial as yours and do not post anywhere else. Please direct others to my blog.
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01 February 2012
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My new Valentines Scrap Kit is now in Store.
You can now purchase it from the Scrap Candy Store.
It is also for sale at Digi Fox's Studio
It is also for sale at Digi Fox's Studio
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Experts do not know exactly how
anticonvulsants work to reduce
chronic pain. They may block the flow of pain signals
from the
central nervous system.
Anticonvulsant drugs typically are
used to control seizures in people who have epilepsy. These drugs may also be
used to treat other painful conditions, such as
postherpetic neuralgia and
Some anticonvulsant drugs may work
better than others for certain conditions. Anticonvulsants seem to work best when they are used for nerve pain. Examples of nerve pain include postherpetic neuralgia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
About 7 out of 10 people with nerve pain who take carbamazepine have some relief from their pain, at least for a short time.1
Gabapentin helps about 3 to 4 out of 10 people who take it for nerve pain.2
Anticonvulsants can reduce some persistent low back pain.3
Pregabalin helps between 3 and 5 out of 10 people who take it for nerve pain, especially postherpetic neuralgia, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia.4
Gabapentin is sometimes used to treat chronic pelvic pain.5
Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine are used to treat chronic
pain from
trigeminal neuralgia (sudden facial pain). The best
evidence is for carbamazepine, but oxcarbazepine probably works well
Common but temporary side effects may
include dizziness, drowsiness, and fatigue. Tell your doctor if you think you
are having side effects, which may include:
Do not suddenly stop taking an anticonvulsant. Your doctor
will slowly reduce the dose of this medicine so that you won't have withdrawal
symptoms such as anxiety, nausea, pain, sweating, and insomnia.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning on anticonvulsants and the risk of suicide
and suicidal thoughts. The FDA does not recommend that people stop using these
medicines. Instead, people who take anticonvulsant medicine should be watched
closely for
warning signs of suicide. People who take
anticonvulsant medicine and who are worried about this side effect should talk
with a doctor.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects.
(Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
Medicine will be started in low
doses and then slowly increased until it effectively reduces your chronic pain.
Anticonvulsants are not safe for everyone. To avoid side effects and complications, be sure to tell your
doctor about all medical conditions you have and other medicines you are taking.
Anticonvulsants may
increase the chance of birth defects. If you are pregnant or thinking of
getting pregnant, talk to your doctor before taking medicines. Women who use topiramate during pregnancy have a slightly higher chance of having a baby with birth defects. If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you and your doctor must weigh the risks of using this medicine against the risks of not treating your condition.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsWiffen PJ, et al. (2005). Carbamazepine for acute and chronic pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).Moore RA, et al. (2011). Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).Chou R, Huffman LH (2007). Medications for acute and
chronic low back pain: A review of the evidence for an American Pain
Society/American College of Physicians clinical practice guideline.
Annals of Internal Medicine, 147(7):
505–514.Moore RA, et al. (2009). Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).Engeler D, et al. (2012). Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain. Arnhem, The Netherlands: European Association of Urology. Available online: http://www.uroweb.org/guidelines/online-guidelines. Gronseth G, et al. (2008). Practice parameter: The
diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (an evidence-based
review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy
of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies.
Neurology, 71(15): 1183–1190.
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text: Parks and Playgrounds Eastern Cambridge / Kendall Square Open Space CDD is planning for new open spaces in the Kendall Square area and is exploring ways to create an interconnected network of parks that serves a variety of users, and provides a range of different experiences and environments. Eastern Cambridge / Kendall Square Open Space Study Cambridgeport Parks Improvements The City is redesigning and renovating Alberico Park, Fulmore Park, and Old Morse Park in the Cambridgeport neighborhood. Find out what will be included in these new and improved parks! Three Cambridgeport Parks Design Process Healthy Parks and Playgrounds Cambridge is working to provide a diverse range of play opportunities throughout the city that are fun, physically challenging, creatively stimulating and socially engaging, and that serve children and adults of different age groups, ability levels and interests. Healthy Parks and Playgrounds Maps and Information Learn about Cambridge's more than 70 public parks and playgrounds! Parks and Playgrounds Interactive Map Downloadable Parks Maps Information About Selected Parks 1 2 3 4


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Poland syndrome is marked by a unilateral absence or hypoplasia of the pectoralis major muscle (most frequently involving the sternocostal portion), and a variable degree of ipsilateral hand anomalies, including symbrachydactyly.
ORPHA:2911Classification level: Disorder
The prevalence at birth is about 1 to 3 per 100 000. Males are more often affected than females.
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Various anomalies of the breasts and nipples, and variable involvement of the hand and forearm (some patients having normal hands) have also been reported. The absence of other muscles around the shoulder girdle is a frequent feature.
The syndrome is thought to be of vascular origin, for example a result of a disruption in the blood supply in the subclavian artery.
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Poland syndrome is most commonly a sporadic condition, but rare familial cases have been reported, compatible with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance.
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Country music spitfire Miranda Lambert will make her acting debut on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
Law & Order: SVU scoop: Harry Connick Jr. to play Benson's new love interestLambert, who is married to Blake Shelton , a coach on NBC's hit singing competition The Voice, will play an actress who claims to have been sexually assaulted by a reality show producer. Michael McKean (Laverne &Shirley, This Is Spinal Tap, Smallville) will play the alleged sleazebag in question. Given that Lambert's album and song titles include Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Kerosene and "Gunpowder & Lead," he'd better watch his back!News of Lambert's casting comes a day after the NBC procedural announced that singer-actor Harry Connick Jr. will play a love interest for Mariska Hargitay's Detective Benson in a four-episode arc. Connick will also appear in Lambert's episode.
Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewLambert, 28, won a Grammy in 2011 and has received numerous other awards from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. She first rose to fame on USA's Nashville Star, a reality singing competition on which she placed third. Her most recent album, Four the Record, was released in November 2011.Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on NBC. Lambert's episode has not yet been scheduled.