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Fans mourning the death of one of Coronation Street's best loved characters can take comfort that a stage version of the TV soap is coming to New Zealand.
Actor William "Bill" Tarmey, 71, who played pigeon-fancier Jack Duckworth for more than 30 years, died while on holiday in Tenerife, Spain, on Friday.
The Duckworth character will live on when Weatherfield stalwart William Roache - better known as serial groom Ken Barlow - brings Coronation Street On Stage to New Zealand for a string of performances in March and April.
Roache, 80, is the sole surviving original cast member on screen and narrates the live shows, which celebrate 50 years of Britain's longest-running soap.
He told the Herald on Sunday yesterday he couldn't wait to make his first trip to New Zealand, but would miss his old friend and colleague.
"Bill was a TV legend and Jack Duckworth epitomised what Coronation Street is all about," Roache said.
Coronation Street On Stage has already been a hit in Britain. Performances are scheduled for theatres in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch.
The two-hour spectacular follows the fortunes of two of the soap's most famous families, the Barlows and the Platts.
It includes characters past and present including Ena Sharples, Hilda Ogden, Hayley and Roy Cropper and bottle-blonde barmaid Bet Lynch.
"I'm glad the play is travelling around because I want to see as much of New Zealand as I can," Roache said. "I'll hire a car and take it all in."
Roache said he was aware New Zealand episodes were running about 18 months behind the UK schedule.
"I must still look like a young thing to the Kiwi viewers," he joked.
"But in what other job would you have a jailbird wife, a murderess daughter and an alcoholic son to deal with? It sure keeps it interesting.
"I still love it. Even at 80, retirement is not an option."
Tickets for Coronation Street On Stage - priced from $59 (plus booking fee) - go on sale from the usual outlets at 9am on Tuesday, November 20.

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During an artistic career spanning over 35 years, the towns, cities and natural surroundings of the North of England have been a great inspiration to Charles Twigg. Living in Sheffield, a strong affinity with the local area is evident in many of his pictures.
Since retirement he has been able to broaden his body of work combining a love of travel with a desire to capture the very essence of a place, using pen and ink, watercolour and most recently digital photography on travels around the British Isles and Europe.
In 2002 he completed a 2 year residency at Lincoln Cathedral which culminated in an extremely successful exhibition of photographs, pen and ink and pastel work. He has also exhibited many times in the Sheffield area.
Charles's pictures often focus on the details of scenes which may otherwise be overlooked by the casual observer; the intricacy of the knots tethering a fishing boat at Filey or the abstract patterns to be found only on close-up inspection of a single leaf or flower.
The transience of the beauty in the world around us is something that greatly interests the artist and is a theme which runs through much of his work.
Some of the best examples of Charles Twigg's work can be seen on this site. You will also find details of up-coming exhibitions. For more information please contact the artist.


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by the Left Coast Rebel
As one would expect, far-left, sources (yes, even the site Crooks and Liars, home of the hippie punching blogger) are claiming that yesterday's October 2 'One Nation' rally's attendance exceeded Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally of August 28.
Too bad this aerial picture of the One Nation rally has surfaced (go here for a 3000 + pixel version of the One Nation aerial picture, according to the meta data, it is from 12:04 EDT, just after the start of the event. ):
Updated: This photo was taken from the Washington Memorial. The key is to narrow in on the lawn areas to the left and the right of the reflective pool. As the AP notes, "Organizers claimed they had as many participants as Beck's rally. But Saturday's crowds were less dense and didn't reach as far to the edges as they did during Beck's rally." Many of the press photos of One Nation are cleverly shot in front of the Lincoln Memorial, thus giving the illusion of a far greater crowd size.
Let's juxtapose the One Nation aerial picture with a very similar one from Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally:
Updated: American Power has a date-stamped, side by side version of the above:
Another beyond the aerial picture of the One Nation rally disregarded by the press is just how undeniably far-left the crowd was. Here is a picture from Doug Ross's "15 Photos from the One Nation Rally...."
Be sure to check out the rest of Doug Ross's pictures from the One Nation rally. Jim Hoft has proof that press sources used photos from Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally to juice the attendance.
Also check out Marooned in Marin's "One Nation (of Commies, Unions and..."
Charlie Martin at PJM provides a very fair estimate of the One Nation rally here and proves that Crooks and Liars fulfill the latter part of their name, "there isn't a satellite passing by overhead, anytime you want one," he says.
American Power has a great writeup as well as Just a Conservative Girl who attended the event. Also check out Rational Nation's post if you missed it along with War Planner.
Updated: Super link-gatherer Geri M. tipped me on the following Publius post:
Surprising? Not hardly.
The extremists of the left-wing had their march yesterday and now look at the garbage they left on our National Mall in Washington D.C.
This disgusting video shows what a few foreign tourists found on the Nation Mall in D.C. after the pigs and slobs of the left-winger's "On Nation" rally left that public space. A pig sty mess left for our tax dollars to have to pay to clean up. Just like a leftists to make others pa for their mess, isn't it?
By comparison, the same space was clean as a whistle after Glenn Beck's crowd left.
Updated: Sara in Italy has the best coverage, links, videos and pictures, wow!
Updated x2: At Memeorandum, via Gateway Pundit, high school students get class credit for attending leftist rally:
Not only were thousands of supporters given free rides by unions and the NAACP to the rally, far left teachers at High School for Math, Science and Engineering were giving students class credits to attend.
High School kids are forced to attend the one Nation rally in order to graduate. SSL (Student Service Learning) hours are required by many state governments to graduate High School, so kids must attend these rallies. Apparently, the organizers were willing to use any means to bring thousands to the rally.


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The five remaining candidates seeking the U.S. Republican party?s nomination for president met Monday evening in the eastern coastal state of South Carolina, just days before voters there participate in the next primary election. Although the debate touched on a wide range of issues from the U.S. economy, unemployment and foreign policy, several of the candidates used the stage to focus their attacks on the front-runner in the race, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
Romney's business record
Republican candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry attacked Mitt Romney?s business record and urged voters to take a closer look at his firm, Bain Capital, a venture capital company that bought companies and tried to make them more competitive.
Speaking during the debate, which was hosted by Fox News, Gingrich argued that in some cases, the companies Bain Capital bought ended up with enormous debt or ended up going broke.
?The governor has every opportunity to answer those questions, to give us facts and data and I think that is part of his responsibility as a candidate," he said. "And I think that is part of what a campaign is about, is to raise questions and see whether or not your competitor can answer them effectively before you get to the general elections where you know those questions are going to be asked.?
Huntsman's support
Just hours before the debate began, Republican candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman stepped out of the race, narrowing the field from six to five. And, despite his attacks in the past on Romney, Huntsman put his support behind the front-runner.
The four other remaining candidates in the race, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Gingrich are trying to slow Romney?s momentum before Saturday?s vote in South Carolina. Political analysts and even Gingrich, himself, have said that if Romney wins this week?s vote, he is likely to become the party?s nominee for president.
Texas Governor Rick Perry noted that in the state of South Carolina, Bain Capital came in and bought a steel mill and a lot of people lost jobs. Jobs are a particularly pressing issue in South Carolina, where the unemployment rate of nearly 10 percent is higher than the national average.
Tax records
Perry also pressed Romney to release his income tax records, noting that he has already done so and that he believes Newt Gingrich will do so as well later this week.
"We need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see how you made your money," said Perry.
Romney responded to the income tax request by saying that he had nothing in them that was a problem and that he might do so in a few months.
As for his record at Bain Capital, Romney says he was proud of the fact that his company invested in well over a 100 businesses.
?Four of the companies that we invested in, they weren?t businesses I ran, but we invested in, ended up today having some 120,000 jobs," said Romney. "Some of the businesses we invested in weren?t successful and lost jobs.?
South Carolina polls
The latest polling in South Carolina shows Romney with a strong lead. And, a new national public opinion poll released Monday by CNN and ORC International, shows Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul tied with President Barack Obama if the November election were held today.
According to the survey, 48 percent say they would vote for Romney and 47 percent say they would support President Obama?s bid for re-election. In the poll, pitting Ron Paul against Obama, 48 percent say they would support the president and 46 percent say they would support congressman Paul.


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Verizon Plans to Open Network to Others` DevicesBy Reuters - | Posted 2008-03-19 Print
Verizon and Vodafone pledge to open its service to any device that can connect to it network.NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service, plans to support a "few hundred thousand" devices linked to outsiders this year through its open network initiative, Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said on Wednesday.
The wireless venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Group Plc has promised to open its service to any device capable of connecting to its network, in addition to handsets it sells.
The move came after companies such as Web search leader Google Inc put pressure on U.S. operators to loosen controls on the types of devices their networks support.
McAdam said the company hoped to create a new revenue stream by opening its network to devices that could range from wireless cameras or music players to phones with Web surfing features or even carbon-monoxide detectors.
With the first devices expected to come onto the network later this year, McAdam expects the service to grow gradually. He made the remarks in an interview with Reuters during a Verizon Wireless developer conference in New York.
The company launched an Internet site on Wednesday where developers can register to start the certification process for their devices, which could take four weeks or more.
"If we can just get a few hundred thousand (devices) on this year we'll be happy," McAdam said. "We'll grow from there."
He said the company has sparked interest from a range of potential partners, spanning entrepreneurs to the world's biggest technology companies such as Cisco Systems Inc, Intel Corp, Dell Inc, Microsoft Corp and Google Inc, McAdam said.
He said talks with big technology companies had been "general" and did not give details.
"There is a broad spectrum of companies that are at least considering their options," said McAdam on the sidelines of the Verizon conference in which about 300 developers participated.
McAdam told a group of reporters at the event he has not had discussions about the open network initiative with Apple Inc, which makes the high-profile iPhone.
He said about 60 percent of the developers that have talked to Verizon are entrepreneurs who expect to sell about 10,000 to 50,000 devices. Verizon had 65.7 million customers at the end of 2007.
Under the new project, device makers could sell their products independently of Verizon Wireless, with the option of having the phone company bill customers at the same rates as Verizon Wireless charges its direct customers.
But unlike most Verizon Wireless customers, who commit to a contract for a year or two in exchange for a discount on the price of the phone, the customers of these third party devices would not sign a contract or receive a device discount from Verizon Wireless.
McAdam said the company has also looked at creating new options where customers could have several devices for a single monthly rate.
Device makers can also rent network space on a wholesale basis from Verizon Wireless and bill customers directly.
McAdam would not say how much additional revenue he expects the service to bring, but said there had been a lot of interest.
"We've had a tidal wave of interest," from developers McAdam told Reuters.
(Reporting by Sinead Carew; editing by John Wallace/Andre Grenon)
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Frankfurt am Main . Intelligent driving that saves energy and enhances safety always means anticipating what lies ahead as well. Car-to-X communication makes a major contribution to intelligent mobility of the future by allowing the driver to look a long way ahead, see things that are hidden, and even peer around several corners. Since the potential of Car-to-X communication can only be fully exploited through mass use, the only real benefit is to be gained by researching this technology in alliance with other partners. That is why, four years ago, numerous companies from the automotive and telecoms sectors, the federal state government of Hessen, the city of Frankfurt am Main and a number of well-known universities and research institutes came together to work on the research project simTD (Safe and Intelligent Mobility – Test Field Germany). Their shared objective was to test Car-to-X technology in actual traffic. Now, the results of this project were revealed in the concluding presentation in Frankfurt am Main.
Car-to-X communication: the networking technology of the future. In Car-to-X communication, vehicles and infrastructure are electronically linked to each other. This allows direct communications between vehicles as well as between vehicles and the traffic infrastructure, such as traffic light signals. Car-to-X communication takes place via wireless LAN or mobile network connections. The ad-hoc communication is based on high-speed WLAN, which is derived from the high-frequency WLAN standard IEEE 802.11p or ITS G5A and allows real-time communication. The protocol is structured so that many subscribers can communicate with each other in parallel. At the same time, mobile communication networks are becoming increasingly powerful, with higher bandwidths and even shorter delays – or latency times – in data transmission. As such, they are playing an increasingly important role in Car-to-X communication, e.g. as a means of supplementing WLAN communications.
20 BMW cars and five BMW motorcycles were involved in simTD. After four years of research, one of the world's biggest field trials for Car-to-X communication has now been completed. Using more than 120 test vehicles, the technology was put to the test for the first time in real traffic conditions on motorways and major highways as well as urban routes in and around Frankfurt am Main. "The BMW Group was the only project partner to involve both cars and motorcycles in the field trial," explains Dr Christoph Grote, Head of BMW Group Research and Technology.
Cross Traffic Assistant and Traffic Sign Assistant developed by the BMW Group. For the simTD research project, the BMW Group engineers focused on developing two driver assistance systems based on Car-to-X communication: the Cross Traffic Assistant and the Traffic Sign Assistant.
Cross Traffic Assistant. In Germany alone, a third of all accidents involving personal injury occur at intersections because other road users are registered either too late or not at all. The following is an example of an everyday situation: a driver crosses some intersections in a town or village; because of the buildings, trees and cars parked along the roadside, the view of the intersecting roads is often impeded. Sometimes crossing traffic has priority, and usually (in Germany) vehicles from the right have precedence over those from the left. It is at this point that the Cross Traffic Assistant intervenes: on the basis of received data concerning road users in the area of the intersection, it is able to give the driver advance warning of any possible hazards.
"The system evaluates all incoming data, such as the speed, distance from the intersection and direction of travel of other road users, along with information generated by the driver's own vehicle. If the driver does not react to an intersecting vehicle, he will be warned by visual as well as acoustic signals," explains Grote. This means the driver can brake in time and avoid an accident. The system thus effectively pre-empts any failure to see crossing vehicles that have right of way.
The experts from the BMW Group and the participating simTD research institutes assessed the active system on the basis of numerous reconstructed accidents, driving simulation experiments and test drives at the simTD proving grounds with vehicles from all manufacturers involved in the project. This included analysing approximately 4,000 crossings of intersections. "The investigations proved that, with the current close-to-production positioning technology, the Cross Traffic Assistant function already has the potential to prevent many accidents at intersections," says Grote.
Traffic Sign Assistant. By means of Car-to-X communication, the Traffic Sign Assistant also informs the driver very early of varying traffic management signs relating to road and traffic situations, such as current speed limits or congestion warnings. Due to this foresight further efficiency functions could be implemented.
As soon as vehicles are thus alerted by Car-to-X to the relevant traffic signs and lanes, further valuable functions become possible. Traffic light systems, for example, can transmit information on their phasing so that a driver assistance system can either indicate the optimum speed to catch a succession of lights on green or warn of the risk of crossing the lights at red (Traffic Light Phase Assistant). By transferring specific data on traffic levels, the state of road surfaces and other factors, a vehicle is able to issue advance warnings of accidents (obstacle warning), traffic tailbacks (end of tailback warning) or black ice (road weather warning) to other road users in the vicinity. Further Car-to-X functions in the simTD research project include warnings of emergency vehicles and the electronic brake light, which alerts the driver to sudden braking by vehicles ahead.
BMW ConnectedRide. Active protection also for motorcyclists. The BMW Group always takes account of all road user target groups in its aim to raise road safety standards. As well as applications for BMW Group cars and for the protections of pedestrians and cyclists, integrating motorcycles into the bidirectional networking system is also a particularly important aspect of Car-to-X communication. BMW Motorrad ConnectedRide is the two-wheeled counterpart to BMW ConnectedDrive and focuses on enhancing safety for motorcyclists. A key element of the project here was the development of rider assistance systems based on Car-to-X communication. Out on the road motorcyclists face other dangers than motorists do. Certain situations, such as fog, slippery roads or heavy rain, pose far more of a challenge to motorcyclists than to car drivers. And due to their slim silhouette, bikers unfortunately are frequently overlooked. It can therefore be of great benefit to motorcyclists if they and the car drivers sharing the road are made aware of each other's presence in good time.
The simTD research project. simTD is a joint project between leading German carmakers, car suppliers, telecommunications companies and research institutes. The project partners are: Adam Opel AG, AUDI AG, BMW AG -BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH, Daimler AG, Ford Research Centre Aachen, Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Deutsche Telekom AG, Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Technical University of Berlin, Technical University of Munich, Saarland University of Applied Sciences, University of Würzburg, Hessen Mobile – Road & Traffic Management, city of Frankfurt am Main. The project was funded and supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) as well as the state of Hessen, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium. Further information can be found at http://www.simTD.de.


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I'm sick – sick – sick.
Like, we are talking, I have the flipping plague over here.
And how interesting is it that when I make a huge commitment to God to not eat sugar… it didn't take Satan long to get all up in my grill.
And ya know what?
He did the exact. same. thing. when I first started my covenant. On Day Five of my covenant I got strep throat.
Ugh. Satan. Such a party pooper.
Only, I kinda like to twist his plans. Cause ya know, when I realized what was going on and that Satan just couldn't come up with ANYTHING even remotely original other than giving me a sickness when I started to go on a diet, instead of getting down and out and discouraged, I said to myself "Ohhhhhhh. If he feels the need to mess with me, again, then I am so totally on the right track. He saw how freeing this whole experience was the first time and he's attempting to derail me again."
And I mean it wasn't a terrible idea.
I, too, have heard the phrase "Feed a cold, starve a fever." And that is JUST what my body wants to do when I have a cold… eat. It's a good reaction. My body is designed by God to do that. He designed it to get really hungry to search for the nutrients that it needs to help combat whatever is making me sick.
Well. Sorry, Satan.
I'm gonna stick with my covenant.
{Side note: Did I eat really well during this onslaught of sickness? Uhhhhhh, no. Wish I had, but instead I ate every piece of bread in sight. But… BUT. I didn't eat sugar. So, even though it wasn't the "perfect" reaction where I ate nothing but green smoothies for three days (which I wish I had)… at least I didn't give in to sugar. It's a step.}


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LOS ANGELES — Megan Lang (Longmont, Colo.) and Deanna Dupuy (Newbury Park) both dropped 6 seconds off of their best 1,500 meter times, and the Occidental College women's track and field team went 1-2 in its multi-dual meet with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, La Verne and Pomona-Pitzer at Bill Henry Track on Saturday.
Oxy beat the Sagehens 94-64, but lost to CMS 101-56, and to ULV 105-58, falling to 3-4 in SCIAC meets this season.
Lang finished the 1,500 in third (4:50.12) and Dupuy in fifth (4:56.50).
But the conditions and competition, on top of their head-turning personal improvement, was what was most impressive about their top five finishes. The two Oxy mid-distance runners lost to a pair of national qualifiers in CMS' Kelly Garton and Sara Mostatabi, and a multi-sport All-American in Pomona's Annie Lydens. With the temperature in the mid-to-upper 80s, it wasn't the best day for distance runs either.
"We were really proud of the way they just competed in an environment that was not conducive to running good distance times," Occidental track and field coach Rob Bartlett said. "And they did it against national caliber runners."
Meghan Fruth (Camarillo), who's been limited to three runs a week in practice due to a variety of nagging injuries, won the 400 (58.85). Claire Larson (Columbus, Ohio) took the 800 (2:17.50).
Kristina Gustovich (La Canada) was the most impressive Oxy athlete in the field events. The sophomore won the high jump, clearing 5.2.
"Kristina's been consistent this year and the coaching staff is certain that there is a big breakthrough coming her way," Bartlett said.
Marnie Kinnaird (Oak Park, Ill.) won the 5k (19:06.66) with ease toward the end of the day when the meet was already decided for the four participating teams.
Stephanie Scamman (Northridge), better known at Oxy as a starter on the women's basketball team, continues to improve in the 100 and show off some transferable athleticism. The junior shooting guard finished seventh overall, resetting her personal record by 1 second (13.17) just one month into her track career.
The Tigers are at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on April 14 in their last tune up before the SCIAC Championships at Redlands on April 27.


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Creating a Manipulative Cat Illustration in Adobe Illustrator CS5
In today's tutorial I'm going to show you how I created a manipulative cat illustration using Adobe® Illustrator® CS5.
If you've lived with cats before, you'll know they are masters of manipulation and can turn a little scratch into a major incident! I know this from recent experience with my own cat, who felt sorry for herself for two weeks while healing from a "broken nail," which is very common with cats. Don't worry; she's completely fine and fully recovered!
In this tutorial I'll show you some interesting things with Art Brushes, as well as exploring Color Guides, sketching in Illustrator, and how I render fur in vector. So let's jump straight into it!


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Your contribution to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University reaches far beyond the walls of the school. It becomes a living testament to your own faith and impacts thousands of lives. Ministers from Perkins are now serving others all over the world.
Each year more than 300 students enroll at Perkins. Hundreds more clergy and lay people attend continuing education programs annually in Dallas, Houston, Amarillo, and other cities.
Perkins serves the University and the community through its nationally-recognized intern program, urban ministries, missions, the Mexican-American Program, Global Theological Education, and much, much more.
Your gift can make a significant difference in the spiritual growth of the church, the community, the University, and countless individuals. Gifts from people like you help Perkins continue to train students to become the quality preachers we so desperately need. We invite you to support Perkins and its life-affirming mission in the world.
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The September issue of Commentary contains a review of Jacques Steinberg's book The Gatekeepers. The book is an account of the admissions system at the ultra-liberal Wesleyan University. The author covers education for the ultra-liberal New York Times. The review is by Dan Seligman, and I rely on it for this rendering of the book.
Steinberg was given unlimited access to the Wesleyan admission process, including the conferences during which applicants were voted up or down. His book documents the school's elaborate procedures for reinterpreting grades and test scores in order to, in Seligman's words, "guarantee high admission rates for minorities, [with] blacks targeted to [constitute] 11 percent of the freshman class." Wesleyan has developed "elaborate dodges for defining merit down" so that it can find "the low-scoring minority applicant somehow more qualified than the white or Asian with the stellar SAT score." In one case, a Native-American applicant with a 1210 SAT score, about 150 points below the Wesleyan mean, was admitted on the theory that his high school grades had recently improved. This individual dropped out during his freshman year after failing three courses. By contrast, an Asian-American with a 1450 SAT score was rejected. She had scored 750 on the verbal portion, even though she was raised in a Chinese-speaking household. Moreover, she was a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist and had played on her high school basketball team. Her main flaws apparently were that her parents were wealthy and that other Asian-Americans at her school had done even better on the SAT.
Unfortunately, this is not really news. More interesting to me is the discussion about the student essay component of the admissions process. This is where applicants are required to produce a "personal" essay, often about obstacles overcome or the like. Well-off white candidates can try to make up some of the ground lost due to their skin color by producing a tale of woe. Examples include an eating disorder, an abusive or alcoholic father, or a mother with breast cancer. Often, these essays are heavily vetted by parents, teachers, and/or hired professionals. Steinberg reports that one of the admissions officers would read the essays out loud to his wife and that "sometimes they would cry together." The student essay as a supplement to watching the Lifetime channel.
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The Accounting Hall of Fame was established in 1950 at The Ohio State University by the Faculty of Accounting in the College of Ad-ministrative Science and with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the University, for the purpose of honoring accountants who have made or are making significant contributions to the advancement of accounting since the beginning of the twentieth century. This year the 35th accountant has been elected to the Hall.
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1. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab has a Request for Proposals: Proposals will be funded by a grant from the NOAA Coastal Services Center in support of Gulf of Mexico Alliance Environmental Education. Please visit http://www.gulfallianceeducation.org/goma_een_rfp.php or http://goma.disl.org/ for full details. Priority Funding Areas: Build awareness and increase outreach regarding environmental issues of GOMA, increase access to environmental education programs, communicate and/or disseminate scientific information to the public, and utilize technology in environmental education. Funding Levels: $5,000 to $20,000 with up to $50,000 per state; grantors may reallocate funding if sufficient grant proposals are not received. Submission Deadline: 4:00pm CST Thursday, February 4, 2011. Submit application and cover letter via email to Valerie Kleinschmidt, firstname.lastname@example.com in a Microsoft Word or similar format (no PDF files).
2. EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection is pleased to announce the release of a solicitation for grant proposals to address children's environmental health in underserved communities by building capacity for these communities to reduce environmental exposures in child-occupied settings, eg, homes, schools and child care centers. Funds available for award are expected to total approximately $1.5 million, and EPA intends to award approximately 15-20 awards, each for an amount not to exceed $100,000. The due date for initial proposals is February 18, 2011. Assistance under this competition is available to States or state agencies, territories, city or township governments, county governments, the District of Columbia, federally recognized American Indian Tribes, possessions of the U.S, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions, and 501(c)(3) organizations. For complete information regarding this Request for Initial Proposals, see: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/grants.htm
3. Lowe's Toolbox for Education
Offers grants to schools and parent/teacher groups across the United States. School projects should encourage parent involvement and build stronger community ties. The next deadline for application is February 18, 2011. For more information please contact Teri Buchholtz at 317-802-4419. For information and application, go to http://www.toolboxforeducation.com.
4. Toyota TAPESTRY Grants
The Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and administered by NSTA, is again offering grants to K–12 science teachers this academic year for innovative projects that enhance science education in the school and/or school district. Fifty large grants totaling $500,000 will be awarded. To apply for funding, qualified teachers must write a Toyota TAPESTRY proposal according to the proposal requirements. The deadline for the completion of the online application is 11:59 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 23, 2011.
5. Gulf of Mexico Region Broad Funding Opportunity
The Gulf of Mexico regional Sea Grant programs and their partners (Ocean Research Priorities Plan, NOAA's Coastal Storms Program, NOAA Coastal Services Center, and the EPA Gulf of Mexico Program) are pleased to announce a multi-disciplinary funding opportunity. The following funding areas are addressed in the request for proposals: Coastal Storms, Ecosystem Services Valuation, & Sea-Level-Rise. The full funding opportunity description and more detailed guidance can be found at http://masgc.org/regionalresearch. Pre-proposals are due February 25, 2011 by 4 p.m. Central Time. The point of contact for each topic and questions on priorities are:
Coastal Storms: Tracie Sempier, Coastal Storms Program Outreach Coordinator (firstname.lastname@example.com) or 228-818-8829
Ecosystem Services Valuation: Robert Stickney, Texas Sea Grant Director (email@example.com) or 979-845-3902.
Sea Level Rise Data, Products and Tools: Thomas Ruppert, Florida Sea Grant Legal Specialist (firstname.lastname@example.com) or 352-392-5870.
6. 2012-2013 MASGC Request for Research Preproposals
The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium is pleased to announce a request for preproposals for 2012-2013 research funding. The deadline for preproposals is 4:00 p.m. February 25, 2011. The priority research areas, submission/review guidelines, and funding levels, are available at masgc.org/researchrfp. The maximum funding request is for $75,000 per year. MASGC funds projects in the following focus areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Safe and Sustainable Seafood Supply, Sustainable Coastal Development. A separate region-wide RFP that addresses the focus area of Hazard Resilience in Coastal Communities can be found at masgc.org/regionalresearch. For additional information contact LaDon Swann, Director at 251-648-5877 or e-mail email@example.com.
7. Louisiana Environmental Education Commission Grants
Educator Grants are to be based on sound scientific principles, have an environmental focus and be designed to directly impact students. Amount awarded is not to exceed $1,000 for 1 educator, $2,000 for 2 or more educators jointly.
Formal/Non-Formal Educator/Professional Development Grants are to be based on sound scientific principles, have an environmental focus and be designed to directly impact Pre-Service and/or In-Service Educators. Amount awarded is not to exceed $2,500.
University Research Grants are awarded for post-graduate research with a focus on environmental issues. Amount awarded is not to exceed $1,000
Deadline: March 15, 2011. For more information on these grants, visit our website at: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec.
8. Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program: EPA is making approximately $2 million available in 2011 to reduce pollution at the local level. CARE is a community-based program that works with county and local governments, tribes, non-profit organizations and universities to help the public understand and reduce toxic risks from numerous sources. Since 2005, CARE has reached 78 communities in several states and territories. A recent evaluation by the National Association of Public Administration (NAPA) recognized the CARE program as a solid tested framework for engaging communities and other stakeholders. EPA will award CARE cooperative agreements in two levels. Level I awards range from $75,000 to $100,000 each and will help establish community-based partnerships to develop local environmental priorities. Level II awards range from $150,000 to $300,000 each and will support communities that have established broad-based partnerships, have identified the priority toxic risks in the community, and are prepared to measure results, implement risk-reduction activities and become self-sustaining. Applications for the CARE assistance agreements are due by March 22, 2011, 4 p.m. EST. EPA will conduct three Webcasts to answer questions from prospective applicants about the application process on February 8 and 23, and March 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information about the CARE assistance agreements visit: http://www.epa.gov/care/
9. Ben & Jerry's Foundation National Grassroots Grant Program
Through the National Grassroots Grant Program, Ben & Jerry's Foundations supports nonprofit community organizations throughout the United States that bring about progressive social change by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and environmental problems. The broad goals of the program are to further social justice, protect the environment, and support sustainable food systems. Grants of up to $15,000 are provided to grassroots, constituent-led organizations that are using community organizing strategies to accomplish their goals as well as organizations that provide technical support and/or resources to such groups. The Foundation does not make grants to support social service programs. Letters of interest may be submitted at any time. www.benandjerrysfoundation.org/the-national-grassroots-grant-program.html
1. Planet Connect announces the 2011 Get Green Video Contest. In partnership with the Leaders of Environmental Action Films, the Get Green Video Contest is asking U.S. high school students to Show Us Your Ocean Connection. U.S. citizens between the ages of 14 and 19 and currently enrolled in a U.S. high school program are eligible to apply. Videos must be original and either 30 or 120 seconds in length. The first place winner will receive $500 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab. The second place winner will receive a Samsung HMW-T10 HD Camcorder and the third place winner will receive a Samsung HMX-E10 Pocket Camcorder. The first 100 contest entrants will receive a free Eco Falls reusable water bottle. Learn More Deadline: February 23, 2011.
Marine Science Course
A month-long residential class in marine science for rising 10th – 12th grade students interested in studying marine science. Students live at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab & participate in over 150 hours of class, lab and field activities. A field trip to Panama City, FL to snorkel in the grass beds is also included in the course! June 19 – July 15, 2011
Gulf Island Journey
A one-week long residential camp for rising 7th – 9th graders. Participants experience hands-on marine science activities, including an excursion aboard a research vessel, fishing, beach-combing, shark dissections and bird watching. June 5 -5 10, June 12 – 17, & July 17 – 22
Barrier Island Explorer
A 3-night camp for rising 5th – 6th graders. Stay overnight at the Sea Lab, take a cruise aboard a research vessel, explore the muddy salt marsh, build a kite, race hermit crabs, and so much more! June 12-15 & July 24-27
Art-Sea Discovery
A day-long camp for ages 8-13 to explore barrier island habitats through artistic creation. Campers will learn about the wonders of the marine world and create several types of hands-on art projects showcasing their explorations on Dauphin Island! June 10, July 15 & August 3
Treasure Hunters
A day-long camp for ages 9-11. Students will learn about ROVs and their roles in deep-sea exploration, and get to build and operate one! Also learn the basics of global positioning and how to use a handheld GPS system in an island-wide treasure hunt. June 3 June 24, July 29 & August 2
Oceans Alive!
A mini-day camp for ages 5-8. Children learn about the ocean and the Alabama coast in a variety of activities. Marine biology, ecology and zoology are taught using a hands-on approach with arts and crafts and a trip to the beach! June 1, June 17, July 8, August 1
Please visit http://dhp.disl.org/studentopps.htm for more information.
3. 2011 Thacher Environmental Research Contest: sponsored by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, challenges high school students (grades 9-12) to conduct innovative research on our changing planet using the latest geospatial tools and data, which in recent years have become increasingly accessible to the public. The best projects will receive cash awards in the amount of $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. Entries can be submitted by individuals or teams. In the case of team entries, the cash award will be split equally among the winning team members. Winners also will be featured in an Encyclopedia of Earth article. Entries must be received by April 11, 2011. CONTACT: Dan Stillman, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, (703) 312-7138 (Phone), Email: email@example.com
4. Do Something Seed & Growth Grants
Are you working to start a community action project or program? Do you need money to put your ideas into action? If you answered, "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Seed Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Seed Grant every week to help young people just like YOU! Do Something Seed Grants are targeted towards project ideas and programs that are just getting started. These grants can be used to jump-start your program or to realize your ideas for the first time. These are grants for all types of community action projects around causes that you care about and are important in your community!
Did you create a sustainable community action project, program or organization that you want to grow? Are you looking for funding to take your already successful project to the next level? If you answered "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Growth Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Growth Grant every week to help young people just like YOU! Do Something Growth Grants are targeted towards projects that are already developed and sustainable. These grants go towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as you look to expand your project and grow your impact.
Deadlines: Rolling- Apply now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission. www.dosomething.org/grants/growthgrants
1. Science.gov
A gateway to government science information provided by US Government science agencies, has introduced an Image Search link under Special Collections to enable users to quickly find science images, including animal and plant, weather and space, and earth and sun images and more. The information is free and no registration is required.
Image Search: http://scigovimage.deepwebaccess.com/scigovimage/
Science.gov: http://www.science.gov/
2. Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Science Education Program
Promotes environmental health literacy, using the scientific literature to teach students the principles of environmental health science. EHP resources enable teachers to provide students with current and credible environmental health information. The lessons published through the EHP Science Education Program encourage students to learn about their health and their environment through cooperative hands-on and critical thinking activities and real-world examples. Students also learn their behavior can have significant effects on the environment.
3. DNATube
Thousands of video based studies, lectures, seminars, animations, and PowerPoints® can be accessed to explain biological concepts from http://www.dnatube.com. Information is arranged in categories and topics for easier access.
4. NASA's Videos Documenting Climate Change
1. CDC Graduate Environmental Health Program
A paid ten week summer internship available for graduate students with majors or interests deemed to be in support of environmental health missions at NCEH/ATSDR. During the program interns will be assigned to projects that utilize the skills they've acquired through graduate studies and personal experiences. Interns will also be able to take advantage of lecture series and other opportunities offered at the CDC. Interns will receive a $750 weekly stipend while participating in this program. The mission of the internship is to offer selected students a broad overview of environmental health at the federal level and to foster an interest in environmental health as a career. Applicants should have a passion for the environment and an eagerness to learn about the environment's link to human health. Application deadline: Monday, February 28, 2011. For more information go to http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/geh/default.htm.
2. Environmental Health Research Experience Program (EHREP)
A funded nine week, summer experience for undergraduates with interest in an interdisciplinary field that uses the tools of science to solve human health problems related to the environment. EHREP provides students with hands on experience in laboratories of leading researchers, introduces them to key environmental and occupational health issues while offering research exposure that will help them become competitive for graduate school. Students will work full-time under the supervision of a faculty mentor and will receive a stipend of $5,200. The program is meant for students underrepresented in the sciences. The deadline for student applications is February 15, 2011. Program poster: http://depts.washington.edu/ehug/documents/EHREPflier.pdf
Program website: http://www.ehrep.washington.edu
1. Applications are now being accepted for the Green Prize in Public Education. The National Environmental Education Foundation, with major support from the National Education Association Foundation and in partnership with EarthEcho International, invites public schools across the United States to demonstrate how they have successfully taken on the challenge of becoming a green school in an innovative, sustainable and replicable way. School-wide greening efforts can take many forms. Schools can go green academically, through daily operations or through greening facilities and grounds. The key qualities that all outstanding green schools share is that students, educators, the school and local community are all involved in and benefited by the greening process. Green school applicants should also demonstrate a vision for how they will continue their greening efforts in the future. K-12 public schools are eligible to apply. The winning school will receive an award of $10,000 and two schools will win $5,000 merit awards to further their greening efforts. Applications are due February 15, 2011.
2. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program partnership developed the Gulf Guardian awards as a way to recognize and honor the businesses, community groups, individuals, and organizations that are taking extraordinary steps to keep the Gulf healthy, beautiful and productive. For the year 2011, the Gulf of Mexico Program partnership will be awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for seven (7) categories: Business & Industry, Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity, Civic/NonProfit Organizations, Partnerships, Youth Environmental Education, Individual, and BiNational partnership efforts. To complete a nomination application for 2011, go to the Gulf of Mexico Program's web site at http://www.epa.gov/gmpo, and then click on the Gulf Guardian Application button. Applications are available in both English and Spanish. Email your nomination to firstname.lastname@example.com by March 31, 2011.
1. 14th Annual Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium will be held on February 11-12, 2011 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This conference targets K-12 teachers, pre-service teachers, and informal educators. Consists of concurrent sessions, exhibit hall, tours, and workshops. Up to 12 CLUs can be earned. Come get oil spill lesson plans, outdoor classroom ideas, resources, and ENJOY yourself! Lodging assistance is available. Visit our website for a complete lineup: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/environmental-education-commission.
2. CALLING ALL K-12 TEACHERS AND INFORMAL EDUCATORS! Are you interested is a spring break or summer expedition? The Gulf of Mexico Foundation is currently accepting applications for its two teacher expeditions: the Down Under, Out Yonder (DUOY) and the Intracoastal Waterway Wetlands Expedition (IWWE) which promise to offer more than just professional development but a true adventure in hands-on learning. Down Under, Out Yonder (July 9-13, 2011): By having teachers dive into the depths of the Gulf above the Flower Garden Banks and explore the coral reef habitats below, the Gulf of Mexico Foundation provides teachers phenomenal underwater experiences by awakening their senses of adventure and exploration, in turn helping generations of students connect with their natural environment. Intracoastal Waterway Wetlands Expedition (NEW Spring Break Trip! March 13-18, 2011 / Summer Trip: June 19-24, 2011): Through exploration of diverse habitats and communities along the Gulf coast , our newest training program to the Gulf of Mexico Foundation, the IWWE makes clear the importance of balancing both the environment and the economy to its teacher participants through engaging hand-on activities. For applications and information on these expeditions, please visit our workshop web page at http://www.gulfmex.org/teachers.htm
3. Workshop Announcement: Get Your Message Out With Water Words That Work! February 3rd & 4th from 8:30am to 3:00pm, each day. MSU Coastal Research and Extension Building, Biloxi, MS. Discounted Two Day Registration: $65.00, Single Day Registration February 3rd: Communicate With Water Words That Work, $35.00 February 4th: Take Aim With Your Water Words Message, $35.00. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP AND TO REGISTER, VISIT US ONLINE AT: HTTP://GUEST.CVENT.COM/D/VDQT0T. Registration deadline is February 1, 2011 or as soon as the class fills.
4. 2011 SUMMER TEACHER WORKSHOPS AT THE DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB! Come to the beach and earn CEUs!
The Delta
A multi-day workshop focusing on the diverse Mobile delta region. Participants will learn about the biodiversity of submerged grass beds, marshes and Cypress-gum swamps of the delta. Field activities will allow teachers to get up close and personal with this rich region, and lesson plans will be developed to take back to the classroom. June 5 – 9, 2011
Fins, Fishes and Fisheries
A multi-day workshop focusing on fisheries management and seafood sustainability. Activities will include learning about current fisheries research, trawling in Mobile Bay and offshore, visiting local aquaculture facilities and practice being a fisheries manager! June 19 – 23, 2011
Reefs, Rhizomes and Restoration
A multi-day workshop focusing on coastal habitat restoration. Participating educators will learn about the science of restoration ecology, visit restoration sites and explore ways to adapt this information for their classrooms. July 10 – 14, 2011
GOMA Marine Technology
A multi-day workshop for teachers to learn about the technology at work in the field of marine science. Educators will learn about and use GPS, CTD, sidescan sonar and other geographic information systems. Other activities include building and operating ROVs, and creating lesson plans to take back to the classroom. July 24 – 28, 2011
Please visit http://dhp.disl.org/teachertraining.htm for dates and complete workshop information.
5. EE Week Educator Webinar: Teaching About the Gulf Oil Spill. Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. EST Registered National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) 2011 participants are invited to join us for an educator webinar - Teaching About the Gulf Oil Spill - on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. During the webinar, educators will have an opportunity to interact with Dr. Robert Twilley of Louisiana State University's Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences. Dr. Twilley will provide information on the timeline and effects of the spill and answer questions about the spill and its long-term consequences. Participants will also learn about the National Wildlife Federations's (NWF) Oil Spill educational materials, service projects, and how teachers and students can get involved. Eliza Russell, NWF's director of education, will present this information and discuss opportunities with webinar participants. Register for EE Week to participate in this online professional development experience. Registration is free, and registered participants will receive webinar login information via email prior to the webinar.
6. Mountains to the Gulf: An adventure for teachers! An adventure of a lifetime traveling across the state of Alabama for a week with these three amazing experts in their field: Dr. Jim Lacefield, Dr. Bill Deutsch and Dr. George Cline. The workshop will take place June 25 – July 2, 2011. The journey will begin at McDowell Environmental Center in the Bankhead National Forest and crisscross the state to places such as Little River Canyon, Cheaha State Park, the Coosa River and Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Only twenty lucky teachers will selected for this adventure. Don't wait another day! For more information and registration information contact Maggie Johnston at email@example.com or call 205-387-1806. Yes, they are considering teachers from out of state.
7. Workshop on Responses of Louisiana Marsh Soils and Vegetation to Freshwater Diversions: February 23, 2011, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Social & Poster Session from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. LITE Auditorium, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. For more information, contact the Diversion Workshop Steering Committee Chairs, Miles Croom (firstname.lastname@example.com or 727-551-5739) or Alan Lewitus (email@example.com or 301-713-3338)
8. Are you interested in learning more about health effects from fine particulate air pollution? Perhaps you are a health professional short on free time and looking to earn some continuing education credits? Two upcoming, FREE lunch hour webinars in February 2011 might help! Each webinar will provide 1 hour of CME, CNE, CEU, and CPE credit (approval pending). You are welcome to attend either one or both of these events. February 15, 2011, noon-1:00 pm, Particulate Matter and Patient Health, Module 1 (see agenda below, 1 hour of continuing education credit--pending) February 22, 2011, noon-1:00 pm, Particulate Matter and Patient Health, Module 2 (see agenda below, 1 hour of continuing education credit--pending)The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ATSDR/CDC) and the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) are sponsoring these two webinars. Participants are welcome to register for either or both of these events. All you will need is a connection to the Internet and a phone line to participate in these live events. During the live broadcasts on February 15 and 22, you will have the opportunity to ask questions of leading experts in this field. Afterwards, these webinars will be archived on the ACMT website (www.acmt.net). If you have any questions or you would like to let us know that you plan to attend, please contact Lora Siegmann Werner, ATSDR Region 3 at 215-814-3141, email@example.com or Tarah Somers, ATSDR Region 1 at 617--918-1493, firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Wetland Plant Center at the Pelican Greenhouse in New Orleans' City Park is a nursery for pants used to restore the surrounding wetlands. Operated by the LSU AgCenter since after the hurricanes of 2005 the WPC has coordinated hundreds of volunteers to propagate and plant tens of thousands of native grasses and irises at restoration sites across Southeast Louisiana. Current planting sites include City Park, Bayou St. John, Elmer's Island Wildlife Management Area and Grand Isle State Park. Driving Directions to the Wetlands Plant Center Wednesdays in Winter 2011: January 26th and February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd. Come out anytime between 9am and 3pm. For more information please contact Caitlin Reilly, Extension Associate with the LSU AgCenter at email@example.com or 504-736-6519.


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President Barack Obama threw the switch, bathing the National Christmas Tree in lights and giving an otherwise dreary day in the nation's capital a festive and seasonal spirit. He later singled out Nelson Mandela, the beloved South African anti-apartheid leader who died Thursday, for special gratitude.
"He blessed us with tremendous grace and unbelievable courage," Obama said. "We are all privileged to live in a world touched by his goodness."
Before lighting the tree, Obama acknowledged the cold and rainy weather and proposed an abbreviated countdown before flipping on the lights. "We're going to start at 5; since it's little wet we shouldn't start at 10," he said.
As soon as the tree burst into color, singing diva Aretha Franklin took to the stage for a spirited version of "Joy to the World."
Joining Obama for the 91st annual tree-lighting ceremony were first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and mother-in-law Marian Robinson.
First Lady Michelle Obama read "Twas the Night Before Christmas," taking turns with "Sesame Street" Muppet Abby Cadabby.
After performances by Franklin, the tenor trio Forte, Janelle Monae, Joshua Bell, Mariah Carey and Prince Royce, Obama joined the performers on stage to show off a few dance steps and close out the program.
The festivities kicked off with a 4:30 p.m. preshow. Actress and comedian Jane Lynch hosted the ceremony.
Tickets for the 3,000 seats and 14,000 standing-room spots were made available through a lottery earlier this fall.
President Barack Obama said in his remarks at last year's ceremony that the tree -- which has been replaced twice after the long-standing National Christmas Tree was felled by high winds in February 2011 -- was a symbol of rebuilding and strength.
"In times of war and peace, triumph and tragedy, we've always come together to rejoice in the Christmas miracle," Obama said. "But our tree has been having a hard time recently. ...Just goes to show, nobody's job is safe here in Washington."
Changes to the annual celebration last year included a new stage location to better showcase the White House behind it, a new color scheme for the tree, and, of course, the tree itself.


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Key error sinks Padres in loss to Rockies
DENVER -- In one fleeting instance, Jason Marquis' greatest ally became the Padres' nightmare on Friday.
For most of his six-inning outing at Coors Field, Marquis got the Rockies to pound ball after ball into the ground, the result of his plus-pitch, the sinkerball, doing what it was supposed to do.
"He threw a bunch, a ton of ground balls," said Padres manager Bud Black.
Marquis got 14 ground-ball outs, though that elusive 15th grounder could have had the biggest impact on the final score, as the Rockies coasted to a 5-2 victory before a sold-out crowd of 49,077 at Coors Field.
With a runner on third base and two outs in the third inning -- and the Padres holding a 1-0 lead -- Josh Rutledge chopped a ball toward shortstop that Everth Cabrera charged, fielded and bobbled as the run scored.
"It's a hard charge with a fast runner, a do-or-die play, and the ball may have come up on him, hit him on the heel," Black said. "It just wasn't hit that hard."
Cabrera was charged with an error, though the worst was yet to come.
After Marquis walked Carlos Gonzalez, Troy Tulowitzki doubled to the gap in left-center for a 3-1 lead. The Rockies (3-1) never trailed again.
"It's happened over and over in my career," Marquis said of a costly error made behind him. "There have been times when they make great plays behind me to get out of an inning. It's a physical mistake. That happens."
Marquis, who had his start moved back one day so that he could pitch at Coors Field, allowed two earned runs on six hits in six innings -- the longest outing by any starter in this young season for the Padres (1-3). Both of those earned runs came on solo home runs by Wilin Rosario and Dexter Fowler, both on sliders.
"The three sliders that were up in the zone they did the damage," Black said.
In hindsight, Marquis said afterwards, he should have stuck more to his fastball with considerable sink. It was a pitch that worked well for him in 2009 when he was an All-Star for the Rockies. And it was a pitch that got him far Friday, just not far enough.
Marquis would have normally started Thursday in New York, but the Padres liked that he's had success in his career at Coors Field. For most of Friday, it looked like a brilliant move.
"I should have used the sinker more, because I had a good one," Marquis said. "I felt like I executed a lot of fastballs today. I got beat on my slider a couple of times, but I felt like I executed my game plan."
So did Rockies left-handed pitcher Jeff Francis (1-0), who allowed one run on five hits in six innings. He allowed one walk and had five strikeouts, getting a lot of mileage from his big breaking ball.
"It was mixing speed, a lot of slow and up to 90 mph, and he had a good curveball," Black said of Francis. "That was one of the best curveballs I've seen from him in years."
The Padres got a run in the first inning as Cabrera singled and stole second base. He later scored when Jesus Guzman -- in the lineup at first base because of his .309 career average against lefties -- dumped a soft single into left field.
"I threw the ball well," Francis said. "Even in the first inning I gave up that run, but they had a broken-bat single."
But the Padres -- who have now scored two runs in three of their four games -- wouldn't score again until the eighth inning, when Carlos Quentin hooked an RBI double down the left-field line.
For their offensive struggles, the Padres certainly had a few chances to get back in the game. They were 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Rookie second baseman Jedd Gyorko, who struck out on three occasions, came up with Quentin on second base in the eighth inning. He lined a ball to shortstop Tulowitzki, who leapt for the ball and appeared to catch it.
But the ball came out when he turned his glove over, and third-base umpire Bruce Dreckman ruled that Tulowitzki hadn't made the catch, even as players drifted off the field. Gyorko stopped running and the inning ended when Tulowitzki threw to Rutledge, the second baseman, who by then was by first base.
In the ninth inning, Mark Kotsay had a pinch-hit single to center field, but Rafael Betancourt struck out pinch-hitter Yonder Alonso to end the game.
"If you can get the tying run to the plate here, you never know," Black said. "Leads here are tenuous. There's offense in this ballpark, but today was a good-pitched game in this ballpark."


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Filmmaker Spike Lee is calling a "lie" a U.S. government report that 75 percent of the spilled Gulf Coast oil is gone.
Speaking to a meeting of the Television Critics Association on Saturday, Lee said journalists should expose what he called the real story. He argued that it's unlikely that "abracadabra, presto chango" the vast majority of the oil has vanished from Gulf of Mexico waters and coastal wetlands.
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Federal scientists said last week that nearly three-quarters of the oil has been removed by various artificial or natural means, but that the spill's effect on wildlife will long continue.
Lee was promoting his new documentary about New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. "If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise," a follow-up to his 2006 film about the hurricane, debuts Aug. 23 and 24 on HBO.
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Axolotl Gallery Edinburgh
Biscuit Factory Newcastle
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Stoneman Gallery Penzance
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Slip decorated hand built earthenware using oxides, print, own sourced and open-stock decals and liquid bright gold.
Oxidised to 1155, 1040, 755 in electric kilns.
Matte and/or glossy glazes
During and following degree and post graduate study at Edinburgh College of Art the work has been exhibited widely from South America to Japan and mainland Europe.
Receiving awards from the Scottish Arts Council has enabled research and exhibition opportunities.
The pots are regularly appearing in various publications and catalogues and can be found in public and private collections around the world including Faenza Italy, Vallauris, France, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Ceramic Collection Aberystwyth and the British Council.
I have lectured at Scottish and English Universities.
Membership of Professional Associations:
Crafts Council Photostore Selected Makers
Craft Potters Association of Great Britain
Visual Arts Scotland
2008 Scottish Arts Council Award research in New York and Chicago
2003 Scottish Arts Council Award Exhibition
2001 Herefordshire Council, Workshop Leader – 'Craft Routes'
2000 Artist in Residence, Rufford Craft Centre Nottinghamshire
1999 Scottish Arts Council £7000 Award for Individual Development
1998 Scottish Arts Council Award – Research in Italy; Chelsea Crafts Fair
1997 British Council Commission - Dish of the Day - World Tour
1996 Tullie House Commission 'Hot off the Press'
1995 Norwich Castle Museum Commission 'Teapotmania'
1989-90 Edinburgh College of Art – Post Graduate Scholarship.
Solo Exhibitions
2003 - 'Reaching Beneath the Surface', curated by Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews, Touring Installation: Crawford Arts Centre, Paisley Museum and the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
1997 - Ceramics Series, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
Group Exhibitions
2010 - Ceramics in the City Geffrye Museum London
2010 - Strathearn Gallery Crieff
2010 - Potfest in the Park Hutton-in-the-Forest Penrith
2010 - Axolotl Dundas Street Edinburgh
2010 - Visual Arts Scotland Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh
2009 - Northern Print Biennale Newcastle on Tyne
2009 - Origin Somerset House London
2008 - Ceramic Art London Royal College of Art
2004 - Chelsea Crafts Fair, London
2009, 2007, 2004, 2003 - Oxford Studio Ceramics, CPA at Oxford
2001 - 'Form and Transfer' curated by Stephen Dixon for Drumcroon, Wigan, Lancs
2001 - 'The Snake in the Garden' Aberystwyth Arts Centre
1999 - The Plate Show, Collins Gallery, Glasgow
1998 - Chelsea Craft Fair, London
1998 - Rufford Crafts Centre
1998 - 'Fired Print'- Guest Demonstrator Northern Potters Biennial, University of Preston
1998 - Artisan, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh
1997 - 'Hot off the Press' Crafts Council Gallery, London
1996 - 'Fired with Enthusiasm' Aberdeen Art Gallery
1995 - 'Teapotmania', Norwich Castle Museum and touring
1992 - 'Jugs, Mugs and Rugs' Oxford Gallery
1990 - 'Setting Out' Contemporary Ceramics, London
1990 - New Designers, London
1990 - NAGPECA Selected graduate show, Glasgow School of Art


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A new version of GCC or library X is available and I can't wait to use it; when will a prebuilt package be ready for download?
We are all busy people with priorities to fulfill including hobbies. MinGW is just a hobby that often is trumped by other things in life. It will happen when we feel like it or when someone does it for us and not before.
You can help yourself and others; that's how open source works and that's why it's open. You can:
- Try to build it yourself from source, maybe using MSYS;
- Google for any error messages that you encounter, as someone may have found and fixed them already;
- Discuss any problems that you encounter on the mingw-users mailing list;
- Submit any changes and patches to the original project developers for inclusion.
Pestering us on the mailing list is unlikely to do anything other than get you flamed, and people will waste time flaming you that would better be spent on actually doing the thing that you asked for. So please don't ask.


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The purpose of this Forrester study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of the FlexFrame for SAP solution on their organizations.
This study illustrates the financial impact of deploying and running the FlexFrame for SAP solution within the customer "Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller (UTM)", a large dairy company based in Germany.
By migrating its SAP operations to the FlexFrame platform, Forrester found that this company:
Main motivation of this project was to innovate the SUN Solaris Cluster / Windows server based SAP IT landscape according to growing needs of flexibility and the need for innovation of the SAP SW landscape together with the requirement for a future-proof solution.
Fujitsu notes that in this case study, the focus on quantifying the achieved cost savings by introducing FlexFrame for SAP were laid on the CAPEX side in order to demonstrate the impact of this migration to the Linux based x86 platform FlexFrame in a traceable way. The OPEX related cost advantages were acknowledged and described mainly with qualitative arguments. However, both the CAPEX- and OPEX- oriented cost pools can be the dominating values for FlexFrame for SAP customers.
Forrester strongly advises that readers should use their own estimates within the framework provided in the study to determine the appropriateness of an investment in Fujitsu's FlexFrame for SAP solution.
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Brinsworth House is the Royal Variety Charity's residential & nursing home for those who have served the entertainment industries.......... ......................based in Twickenham, Middx, Brinsworth House is the entertainment industry's way of 'looking after its own' and is fondly referred to by many as the 'Old Pro's Paradise!'
The Royal Variety Charity aids those who have worked professionally in entertainment; financially assisting those who are sick, elderly or impoverished. The RVC owns and manages its own Care Home, Brinsworth House, and offers a UK-wide grant scheme to support those, both young & old, who find themselves struggling as a result of ill-health, misfortune or financial hardship.
Thank you for your support and interest in the Royal Variety Charity and our annual fundraiser the Royal Variety Performance.
The big event of 2015 at the EABF was the change of name to the 'Royal Variety Charity' and credit must be given to the Chairman, Giles Cooper, all his hard work in this regard. With the support of our Trustees and Executive Committee we have now emerged a stronger, more efficient and striving charity.
Each year I look back with tremendous pride at the work and achievements of our many staff and supporters and realise what an honour and a privilege it is to work with such a wonderful group of people, working tirelessly for the needs of others.
At Brinsworth House, our 64 staff work round the clock ensuring our residents are both happy and comfortable and our Trustees and Executive Committee work exhaustively, unpaid, aiding both the smooth and efficient running of the Charity and in exploring new ways of raising much needed additional funds. They are all truly inspirational people.
For many years, the Royal Variety Charity has enjoyed Royal Patronage & I would like to extend our most grateful thanks to Her Majesty The Queen, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, for their most wonderful and continued support for each year's Royal Variety Performance; a date in our annual calendar that raises such critical funds and publicity for this great Charity.
I hope you enjoy your visit to our official Online Home, and find the information within both informative and inspiring..
Welcome to the Royal Variety Charity & Royal Variety Performance official site.
It's a real priviledge to lead this very special charity; our staff and unpaid volunteers work tirelessly to help those in need throughout the entertainment industry, both in our care home in Twickenham and indeed all across the UK. They are all truly inspirational people to work with.
Our annual fundraising event, the Royal Variety Performance, is going from strength to strength and consistently attracts the biggest stars from all around the world and with the continued support of the Royal family, the show remains one of the major events in the entertainment industry's worldwide calendar - now with over 152 million television viewers worldwide - making it the longest running and most successful show in the world.
For more information on this year's Royal Variety Performance, or any previous Royal Command Performance, please take a look at our Archive pages.
There isn't a show in the history of show-business, nor indeed in the history of television, that compares to the Royal Variety Show; 87 shows spanning over 103 years is a feat unsurpassed, and the very best in entertainment from around the globe has been presented year after year since the show's origins in 1912. The quality and diversity of performers over the years is both extraordinary and staggering; ...from Sir Edward Elgar to Luciano Pavarotti, from The Beatles to Take That, from Laurel & Hardy to Morecambe & Wise, from Aretha Franklin to Leona Lewis, from Sammy Davis Jnr. to Michael Jackson, from Liberace to Sir Elton John, from Tommy Cooper to Harry Hill, from Shirley Bassey to Lady Gaga....the list of legendary performers is breathtaking and endless.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our entire Executive Committee, our honorary officers and all of our Trustees, all who work tirelessly and unpaid, for the needs of impoverished, elderly or sick members of the entertainment profession.
On behalf of the Royal Variety Charity, I would also like to thank Simon Cowell and all at Syco Television, for the continued support of Britain's Got Talent, which generously donates a large proportion of the money raised from viewer's telephone votes to the Royal Variety Charity each year.
Lastly, my most heartfelt thanks must go to our sole Patron, Her Majesty the Queen, for her continued and unwavering support of this wonderful charity.


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U.S. Equal Employment
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Class of More Than 10,000 to Receive Monetary Relief; Significant Injunctive Remedies Included
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal judge here has granted final approval of a sweeping consent decree resolving a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Walgreen Co., the Deerfield, Ill.-based national drug store chain. The decree, one of the largest monetary settlements in a race case by the EEOC, provides for the payment of over $24 million to a class of thousands of African American workers and orders comprehensive injunctive relief designed to improve the company's promotion and store assignment practices.
The EEOC filed its suit in March 2007 alleging that Walgreens discriminated against African American retail management and pharmacy employees in promotion, compensation, and assignment The decree, entered by U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy of the Southern District of Illinois, resolves the EEOC's litigation and a private class suit filed in June 2005 on behalf of 14 African American current and former Walgreens' employees (EEOC v. Walgreen Co., S.D. Il. 07-CV-172-GPM and Tucker v. Walgreen Co., S.D. Il. 05-CV-440-GPM) The two cases were consolidated in April 2007 Following a fairness hearing, the court ruled that the consent decree is fair, reasonable, and adequate.
"The EEOC's case is a good example of the Commission's renewed emphasis on class and systemic litigation and furthers the agency's E-RACE Initiative, which is designed to address major issues of race and color discrimination," said EEOC General Counsel Ronald S. Cooper "I commend the work of our outstanding trial team, which included lawyers from Kansas City, St. Louis, Miami and Chicago, as was appropriate in a case which will provide benefits to a nationwide class."
The monetary payments will be shared by approximately 10,000 African American current and former store-level management employees across the country The decree also requires Walgreens to retain outside consultants to review and make recommendations regarding their employment practices, including standardized, non-discriminatory promotion and store assignment standards, procedures and promotional benchmarks Compliance with the decree will be monitored by the EEOC and the Goldstein, Demchak firm of Oakland, Calif The Court will retain jurisdiction over the decree for five years.
Jean P. Kamp, acting regional attorney for the EEOC's St. Louis District, said, "The combination of very substantial monetary relief and far-reaching injunctive provisions make this decree a model for relief in similar cases The court complimented the settlement during the final fairness hearing, and we agree that this is an outstanding result for African American managers at Walgreens."
According to its web site, www.walgreens.com, "Walgreens is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates 6,237 stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico."
Johnny Tucker, a Walgreens store manager from Independence, Mo., who helped initiate the suit and was present at the fairness hearing, said, "I look forward to all of the positive changes this settlement will bring to the company."
Tucker and the private class were represented by Foland, Wickens, Eisfelder, Roper & Hofer, of Kansas City, Mo.; Spriggs Law Firm, of Tallahassee, Fla.; and Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian, of Oakland, CalifThe initial charges of discrimination filed with the EEOC were investigated by Harold Emde in the agency's St. Louis District Office and Samuel James in the Kansas City Area Office.
On Feb. 28, 2007, EEOC Chair Naomi Earp launched the agency E-RACE Initiative (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment), a national outreach, education, and enforcement campaign focusing on new and emerging race and color issues in the 21st century workplace Further information about the E-RACE Initiative is available on the EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/index.html.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov.


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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help Georgia beat Auburn 57-49 on Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs (9-11, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) have won three of four.
Frankie Sullivan and Allen Payne each finished with 13 points for Auburn (8-12, 2-5). The Tigers, who have dropped five straight, matched their season-low in points and shot a season-worst 28.3 percent.
Caldwell-Pope, Georgia's leading scorer in 18 of 20 games this season, gave the Bulldogs a four-point lead with a putback at the 1:09 mark and followed with two free throws to make it 53-47 with 31 seconds left.
Georgia began the game ranked No. 325 in the nation in scoring, but Auburn was the team that struggled all night offensively.
Sullivan, the SEC's third-leading scorer, didn't produce a point until the 8:45 mark of the first half, but hit a 3 early in the second half that brought the Tigers within one, at 28-27.
Auburn went nearly 7 full minutes without a basket in the second half until Jordan Price's layup cut the lead to 34-33 with 10:53 remaining.
The Tigers, who visit No. 17 Missouri on Saturday, failed to score a field goal in the final 2:42.
In the last 1:14 of the first half, the teams combined for three turnovers and four fouls. The only points came on two free throws by Sullivan, who was fouled on a 3-point attempt by Kenny Gaines with less than 1 second remaining.
Georgia led 26-22 at halftime.
Neither team led by more than six points until Vincent Williams hit a pair of free throws to end the scoring in the final seconds.
Chris Denson added 12 points for Auburn.