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Generally, Top Perfume Brands in South Africa one essential thing that most people will think about to be the most precious thing is women's fragrance. Let's see that every woman will have one of several types of fragrances such as cologne, perfume, or even eau de toilette. This is because women's fragrance is the thing that is useful to groom women.
These days, there are various types of women's fragrances that you can choose from Macys Womens Perfume. There are some fragrances produced by popular designers or that are named after celebrities. As there is many selections offered, getting the right fragrance that will meet your personality will not be difficult. You may want to have more than one as your collection. This is great and fun for you.
A Short History of Women's Fragrances
The first women's fragrances wore by Nefertiti and Cleopatra of Egypt. A long time ago, perfumes were basically a symbol of status and respect.
Selecting the Perfect Fragrance
Finding women's fragrances aren't tricky as there are many choices for fragrances these days.
Nowadays, the Vera Wang fragrance for women won the votes of many because of its sweet aromatic smell that is ideal for both acidic and non-acidic skin. This women's fragrance can be a good selection for your perfect perfume favorites.
The Numerous Families of Any Fragrance for Women
There are six various families that a womens fragrance possesses. They are floral, fresh, oriental, fruity, chypre, and foody. Depending on women preferences, Recommended Women's Perfume they can choose from these varieties. Keep in mind on how to opt for your fragrances so that you will be very easy to get and purchase the products that will meet your requirements.
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Women are supposedly from Venus and men from Mars; their likes, dislikes and interests are often very different and at other times surprisingly similar. This is true especially when it comes to choosing their fragrances. Some would debate whether men can wear women's perfume and vice versa, but on the whole quite a lot of people would say why not?
It is quite common that some women actually like and/or prefer the scents of men's perfume to those made for women. They like them so much that they are quite happy to wear them all - exclusively wear them all the time. Likewise there are men who find perfumes that are classified as women's perfume to be their ideal fragrance. This is why it's worth considering and comparing some of the things that differentiates women's fragrances from perfume for men.
Women's perfume can tune into who a woman is; she may be soft and alluring, loud or moody, calm or bubbly. While a man can be reserved, aggressive, macho or easy going, this are some of the traits can be represented in their choice of perfume. There's a perfume to suit every mood or temperament.
Perfume ingredients for women's scents usually have light floral and fruity characteristics. Fragrances made in this style are the most popular amongst younger women who are the biggest market share of the perfume buying public. Older women tend to go for fragrances that contain heavy floral notes and some spices to add maturity and mystery to the blend.
Men's perfume on the other hand differs from women's because they tend to contain more spicy, woody and green earthy notes. While they can be light and airy or deep and spicy, their ingredients are creatively blended to appeal to its target end user, men.
Perfume makers have made bucket loads of money by concentrating their artistic creativity and resources on giving the market what it wants. They are able to create some of the most popular perfumes that women and women of all ages and income bracket buy and use today. This is very apparent when you consider the growing number of top actors, celebrities, sports personalities and models that are now bring out new perfumes all the time under the umbrella of the big perfume houses.
Ultimately, whether or not a man can wear perfumes for women or a woman use men's perfume is not such a big deal. When you find a perfume that appeal to you it's worth giving it a try regardless of its classification. So why not carry out a mini experiment by visiting the fragrance aisle at your favorite department store and try some of the perfumes classified for the opposite sex. Spray the one you like out on the inside of your wrist to see how it reacts with your body chemistry. Who knows you just might discover it suits you just fine.
All About Versace Women Perfume
There are many flower fragrances used in perfumes but no fragrance can beat the smell of Rose which is known as the 'Queen of Flowers'. Roses are known for not only their beauty but also for their delicate scent and fragrant oil. Rose oil is one of the valuable ingredients in most perfumes for women. Rose Perfumes are feminine and classy and favorite with most women. Given below are some popular rose fragrances.
1) Paul Smith Rose: Paul Smith Rose Perfume is a fresh floral fragrance for women was launched in the year 2007. It comes with a blend of different scents like Turkish rose oil, green tea along with light sparkling smell of magnolia and violet flowers. This is a great summer fragrance.
2) Yardley English Rose: When speaking of Rose fragrances how can I forget Yardley English Rose? This English rose perfume is one of the popular from the brand of Yardley. With its own unique blend of this timeless fragrance Yardley English Rose by Yardley of London for Women has been enchanting women around the world for generations. If you love the smooth and refreshed feeling Yardley English Rose can work the magic for you.
3) Stella Rose Absolute: Stella Rose Absolute launched by the design house of Stella McCartney in 2005 is a luxurious and sophisticated perfume for women and one of the best rose perfumes hands down.
4) Diptyque L'Ombre Dans L'Eau Perfume: Diptyque L'Ombre Dans L'Eau women designed by perfumer Serge Kalouguine belong to the floral fragrances group.This Perfume was launched by Diptyque in 1983. This is a totally natural, rose-infused scent with notes of black currant leaf and Bulgarian rose. It is one of the most popular summer scents and is popular with both men and women.
5) Creed Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare: Speaking of rose fragrances Creed Fleur de The Rose Bulgare is a sophisticated fragrance made from the rarest Bulgarian roseand does not come cheap. It is a long lasting perfume that belongs to the floral green fragrance group. It is a refreshing and classy fragrance which most women find difficult to resist.
6) Woods Of Windsor True Rose: Woods of Windsor True Rose women that belongs to the floral fragrance group and was launched in 2002. This is a cool, fresh and calming pink rose fragrance with notes of crisp green leaves and chamomile encased by notes of exotic dusty violet and damask rose. The base of the fragrance comes in sensual aromatic woods, musks and regal iris.
Wearing Rose fragrances are considered to be classy and romantic. If you like to smell like Roses all the floral fragrances for women listed above can help. These are also popular choices during Summer and also as gifts for women.


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The Goo Goo Dolls will be performing at the 2010 NHL Awards, June 23rd. Read the full press release.
Actors Michael Rosenbaum, Natasha Henstridge Join Line-up of Presenters
for June 23 Broadcast Event
NEW YORK (June 21, 2010) - GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls will perform at the 2010 NHL Awards on Wednesday, June 23, at the Pearl Concert Theater inside The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, the National Hockey League announced today. Hosted by actor and comedian Jay Mohr, the 2010 NHL Awards will broadcast in high definition at 7:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS in the United States and at 8:30 p.m. ET CBC in Canada (9 p.m. ET in New Foundland). Limited tickets are still available via Ticketmaster.
The Goo Goo Dolls will perform their latest single, "Home," from their new album, "Something for the Rest of Us," which will hit stores August 31. The band joins a live musical line-up that includes fellow rockers Shinedown and a performance of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil. GRAMMY® Award-nominated rapper Snoop Dogg and drummer, musician and music producer Travis Barker will open the broadcast with a pre-taped performance of "I Wanna Rock." All musical performances will be presented by Verizon.
Actors Michael Rosenbaum ("Smallville") and Natasha Henstridge ("Species," "The Whole Nine Yards") have been added to the broadcast as presenters. They join Mark Wahlberg ("The Departed," The Other Guys"), Jamie Kennedy ("Finding Bliss"), John Slattery ("Mad Men," "The Adjustment Bureau"), Kevin Zegers ("Transamerica"), Leven Rambin ("Grey's Anatomy," "Scoundrels") and actor / director D.B. Sweeney ("The Cutting Edge," "Two Tickets to Paradise"); legendary Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer; Reese Waters, host of "The Daily Line" on VERSUS; CBC hosts Ron MacLean and George Stroumboulopoulos; and former NHLers Ted Lindsay, Luc Robitaille, Jeremy Roenick, Guy Lafleur and Eddie Olczyk.
NHL stars and nominees Martin Brodeur, Sidney Crosby, Duncan Keith, Mike Green, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Miller, Alex Ovechkin and many more will be on hand for the festivities - including Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp and Joel Quenneville of the Stanley Cup Champions Chicago Blackhawks.
Dave Broome, Executive Producer of the 2010 NHL Awards, brings his creative vision to the show in conjunction with Sweeping Palms Entertainment, LLC, a joint venture between Broome's 25/7 Productions, Phil Maloof, the Maloof family (The Palms Hotel, Sacramento Kings) and Tony Guanci, a longtime family partner.
Individual honors to be presented at the 2010 NHL Awards include: Art Ross Trophy (top scorer for the regular season), Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey), Calder Memorial Trophy (outstanding rookie), Frank J. Selke Trophy (outstanding defensive forward), Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player to his team), Jack Adams Award (outstanding coach), James Norris Memorial Trophy (outstanding all-around defenseman), King Clancy Memorial Trophy presented by U.S. Army (leadership and humanitarian contribution to his community), Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct), the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award presented by Bridgestone (superior leader in hockey and a contributing member of society), Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (top goal-scorer for the regular season), the NHL Foundation Player Award (charitable and community work), Williams M. Jennings Trophy (goaltender(s) on team with fewest goals-against), Vezina Trophy (outstanding goaltender) and the Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the National Hockey League Players' Association).
For more information, visit www.nhl.com/awards.

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LU Online partners with tutor.com
Liberty University Online has announced a partnership with Tutor.com, the leading live, online tutoring service in the United States.
Tutor.com can be accessed via an Internet web browser or mobile application, with a network of more than 2,200 expert tutors available round-the-clock. Subjects include math, science, social studies, English, real-time research paper review, and citizenship test preparation.
Liberty University Online en Español students can also receive tutoring services in Spanish. Bilingual tutors will assist in math, science, English, and social studies.
This partnership will enrich and enhance the current services provided by Liberty University's Virtual Career Center, coupling its vast resources with Tutor.com's real-time resume/cover letter writing and review in addition to live assistance from certified Career Specialists.


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Young family had chance to bond at Spring Training
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For some families, Major League Baseball runs in the veins. From the Griffeys to the Alous to the Boones, some families' lineages include pine tar and the 4-6-3 double play passed from generation to generation.
The Young family is no different. Eric Young Sr.'s playing career spanned 1992-2006, and a good chunk of that was spent with the Colorado Rockies. His son, Eric Jr., followed in those mile-high footsteps and has spent his entire four-year Major League career with the Rockies.
This spring, father and son shared the same clubhouse at the Rockies' Salt River Fields Spring Training complex in Scottsdale, as the elder Young was brought on as a special instructor for the Cactus League.
"To have my original coach here. It's a dream come true for, I think, both of us," Eric Jr. said.
Young Sr. is one of many former Rockies players now serving as a coach for the organization. Former shortstop Walt Weiss was named the team's manager in November, outfielder Dante Bichette is the hitting coach, and third baseman Vinny Castilla is a special assistant. Bringing in those players from the Rockies' past has brought a swagger back to the current roster.
"They went out there hard nosed and just played ball, so I just think they are trying to instill that new attitude," Young Jr. said. "Bringing those guys around, they're credible with what they're saying, because obviously that was the era that most of us grew up watching."
Young Jr. grew up watching those players from a much closer vantage point than most. According to his father, that has helped him with his current coaching staff.
"[As a kid] he always went up to players and talked to players and everything. So it's easy for [him] to relate to the Walt Weisses, the Dante Bichettes, the Vinny Castillas. He knows these guys," Young Sr. said. "He pretty much feels like he grew up with them coming around the locker room so much, and they know him as well."
Getting to mix former teammates with family created a special Cactus League experience for Young Sr.
"I was there from the beginning, and now my son is now currently a player," he said. "To come back to be an instructor, to be around the best of both worlds -- the Rockies and actually spend time with my son -- is just tremendous."
So for some, the Cactus League meant getting back into shape or battling for roster spots, but for the Youngs, it was a family affair.


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Swiss Gear Hiker Tent
Reviewers Paid: $10.00-$39.00
Good sized tent. Roomy enough for three comfortably.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: Don't remember
Good sized tent. Roomy enough for three comfortably.
- Large
- Easy setup
- Durable
- Hard to fold
I love this tent! Got it back in 2008 and have used it ever since. It's super easy to set up and is large enough to comfortably hold three people.
I can't believe this tent has been reviewed but having…
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: very easy
Price Paid: $25
I can't believe this tent has been reviewed but having bought one for an impromptu camping trip I feel compelled to right one. I give 3 stars for the price and ease of setup. Sleeps two pretty well and the vestibule is usable, however with two campers inside you wake up surrounded by condensation the likes of which I've never seen. I can say though that it never dripped on me or my gear, but if you touch the walls you will get wet. Withstood about 25mph winds pretty well.
The other reviews do tell pretty the story of how…
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: under 3 lbs.
Price Paid: $39
The other reviews do tell pretty the story of how convenient this tent is. Easy, simple, light, big enough for 2, but great for 1, and innovative. Fairly waterproof when seam sealed, too.
But here's the reasoning behind the 2 star review: I've never been in a tent with more condensations. This was set up in August in the Northeast, and the temps really dropped at night. But this was ridiculous. Possible the condensation would be better with one user? Sure, but still, it just doesn't have the ventilation necessary to make it on the trail. Car camping probably ok, but if you are camping, what do you care about carry weight and size?!
For a tent stating it sleeps two, it is a great size…
Design: supported backpacking tent
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: very simple
Weight: 5 lbs
Price Paid: $30
For a tent stating it sleeps two, it is a great size for one backpacker. Make sure you seam seal and waterproof this tent otherwise it will slowly start to leak. Once done it makes for a easy setup with a hiking pole and built in supports in the corners. The vestibule could use a footprint, but makes due for a backpack.
My brother and his girlfriend used this same tent when they forgot their tent. They slept fine, but left their gear under the fly shelter.
I purchased this tent off of an auction site ,new,for…
Design: non-free standing,single wall
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: 5 1/2 lbs
Price Paid: $10
I purchased this tent off of an auction site ,new,for $10, plus shipping. Being an unrepentant gearhead I was very curious about the design and quality. I set the tent up, out of the box, just before a series of thunderstorms was predicted. I was very curious to see how waterproof it was.
Needless to say there were numerous leaks. This is a single wall tent. The seams in the roof were taped, but after several hours of steady rain they started to leak. There were also several other areas of leakage. The next day I double seam sealed everthing and this stopped all leakage. The tent is supported by built in struts in each corner and a hiking pole, the hiking pole is included with the tent.
There are several things I like about this tent. It is waterproof after being seam sealed. It is cheap, moneywise. It has plenty of headroom at the front of the tent and is fairly well ventilated. The front of the tent consists of screening, there are two vents in the top of the tent as well as a vent at the foot of the tent. Also there is a good sized vestibule.
I would not take a $10 tent out for several months on the AT, but for an overnighter or a weekend trip it would be fine,especially if you're on a tight budget.


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Robert Rosen's wonderful dissertation has been published by Quid Pro Books. Here's the description by the publisher:
The recognized study of the disparate roles that corporate attorneys play in representing and advising their institutional clients. Long passed around and cited by scholars and lawyers as an unpublished manuscript, the book is also accessible to a wide audience and includes inside interviews. Professor Robert Rosen insightfully explores the choices that lawyers, managers and executives make about how lawyers are involved in corporate processes.My own take on the book is also quoted there:
In the companies studied, Rosen showed that corporate lawyers were repeatedly intertwined in decisions—beyond those regarding mere legal compliance—ranging from finance to production to sales to returns to litigation. But the how, when and consequences of their involvements varied. The book analyzes these variations. It examines relations between inside and outside counsel and the management of the corporate legal function. It locates them in a taut framework of organization theory and institutional behavior, a frame and application since referenced for its cogency and explanatory power.
The author, now a senior professor at the University of Miami Law School, repeatedly calls on attorneys to understand the organizational context of their work. His book repeatedly calls out attorneys who ill serve their clients because they failed as organizational analysts. It has since been recognized by legal, ethical, and sociological theorists as a rich resource of corporate analysis and the divergent roles that lawyers play.
The groundbreaking research was conducted at six major manufacturing companies as Rosen interviewed a triad of inside counsel, outside counsel and managers who worked on particular problems. This novel method allowed self-serving statements (especially by the lawyers involved) to be checked and placed in realistic context. More important, because it triangulated how the legal problem was understood, the method brought out how the legal task had been structured. The frames that the lawyers, managers and organization imposed on the legal problems varied widely—and the sources and consequences of these variations are detailed and explained.
The book's latest edition is now available from Quid Pro Books, but the manuscript has already had scholarly impact and praise. For example, the Yale Law Journal noted in 1996 that "Rosen's important manuscript is widely cited in recent literature on legal professionalism." It has been cited in articles in the law reviews of Boston University, Indiana-Bloomington, University of Maryland, and Emory, and the Law and Society Review. At bottom, researchers and pundits on corporate theory and lawyers' roles have already had to account for this telling study, and at last they can readily reference it in a quality published format, in ebook and paperback editions.
Rob Rosen's study of in house counsel is a deft, subtle dissection of a complex world where nothing is as it quite seems. In interviewing in house counsel, outside counsel, and clients, Rosen captures, in a Rashomon-like way, the moral character of lawyers' work–their choices, their pitches, their claims–by which they justify what they do. We see inside the professional black box.
– John Flood, Professor of Law and Sociology, University of Westminster, London


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Hey babes, here we go September fashion. Holy cow is summer already at an end? I feel like my freshman year of college just ended and I am free for the summer, not ready to go back in one week in counting! :0 Bad news Bears, right?! Well for me the only thing that can make me feel better about going to yucky old school, is shopping. Anyone agree, the best part about starting school up again, is that you have an excuse to go spend money on clothes that you have no room in your closet for? :p
Lately I feel like fashion is flashing right before my eyes! One minutes it was tribal pattern, then chiffon, rose gold, hair feathers, bigger buts, and now 80's metal groupie…
To each their own when it comes to fashion! I say whatever makes you happy to wear on your body, go for it! Unfortunately, I am one of those people who simply can't choose a style…Know what I am saying? Some days I dress Hobo sheik, pink n' girly, edgy and smoky, punk and pierced, posh and preppy. It is not that I want to be someone else, it is simply and only I LOVE CLOTHES. PERIOD. ha ha I am too indecisive and love everything and all styles to stick to just one. If anything I wish I could choose a fashion category, and lye there for life. But a las, I am unfaithful to all trends, and will continue to indulge in them all.
For these four looks I am wearing all clothing I found at Marshall's. No, they did not tell me to write this post, I just simply love this store and kind of go crazy when entering the front doors. I go in there being all like "hey…I just need to check on some flip flops…" I leave more like "I just spent $100 more than I have on home decorations and socks…."
Marshall's, if you don't know, is also in the same company loop as Tj Maxx and Home Goods. I hope all my blogger friends out there know of these amazing stores, or are near one because they are literally incredible. They take high end fashion labels, and some independent ones and mark them way down, and make the different clothes and styles available for the poor college folk like myself :p They sell Coach, Ralph Lauren, and even Nine West. They sell everything from purses, shoes, makeup, hair products, women's and men's clothing, baby stuff, cook wear, undergarments, and even luggage. They are really a full circle kind of store. The problem is….I can't resist and spend all my cash there, and go into a deep, deep shopping denial lol
But enough with explaining how bad my shopping habits are…Here we go, let's rock the September grunge rock ensembles!
#1 I am rocking 2 pears of jeans in these photos, two ways to wear them in 2 looks. I am wearing a pair of sleek olive green skinny jeans. They were $20, and are amazingly soft, and fit my body shape, surprisingly well for being a pear shaped gal like myself. This is usually as expensive as their jeans get, these are on the nicer end. On top, I am rocking a red and black button up flannel, that even has cute little gold studded detail on the collar! :0 Mind blown moment when I saw this on the rack.. I thought it would be cute to throw a denim vest on over the flannel, denim is really making a comeback lately. I have even seen lots of girls wearing the notorious overalls again! The flannel was for around $15 and the vest for $15, what a steal. I am such a lumberjack here.
#2 LOVE this look…This is very much inspired by the newest Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie staring Rooney Mara. Great movie, and the girl in it has an amazing dark and edgy style which I wanted to recreate for the colder months of winter. Here in New England, it easily gets to -15 degrees where I live, so when I feel like I want to wear an eskimo suit, I can at least try and be fashion forward! You are lucky if you live somewhere warm all year round! I found this incredible black leather jacket for $40. It has cozy sweater material around the neck, and zipper and buckle clasps on the sleeves and neck. It was incredibly warm, comfortable, and made me feel B.A >:0 even though I am really not…what so ever. I paired this jacket with the second pair of skinny jeans, these guys were a slim black ripped tight leg pair for $12.
#3 Classy in gray. Lately I have been loving the color gray when it comes to clothing. I found this cute flowy soft 3 quarter length shirt for $12. It has gold buttons, and black suede accent material on the sleeves and collar. It was great feeling on my skin, and will be a nice piece to just throw on. I also am wearing the black skinny jeans, but this top really goes with everything!
#4 Denim Jacket. What did I tell you? Denim is the new craze. This jacket as well, I fell head over heels in love with! Why must Marshall's be so tempting?! This is a light denim jacket for only $20! It has some man made fading and rough up spots, as well as button accenting on the collar and sleeves. I love the material, it is very soft stretchy denim, so my arms don't feel trapped or stiff. As well, the zipper is nicely placed on the jacket, it is put onto one side so the piece fits more flatteringly to my shape, and has pockets! 🙂 I am rocking the olive jeans here as well.
Let me guys know what you think of the latest trends we all find ourself falling into! This is just what is happening over here in New England, what is happening where you guys are at? I always forget that everyone comes from all over, so you never know what people like where :p We are also heading into the colder months, so sorry if this is a little inappropriate for your upcoming season! Please remember to like for more fashion blog posts! As well please follow me, it is free, and I would love to be your beauty blog babe 😉 Love Pearlsnheels ❤
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Cfengine 3.1.4 and 3.1.3 extended change log
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Schools and Public Libraries Can Apply Now until October 31 to Receive Free Educational Resource that Explores U.S. History through American Art
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today that a second round of applications for Picturing America will be accepted online through October 31, 2008. Picturing America is a free educational resource that helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of our nation's greatest works of art directly to classrooms and libraries. In June, the NEH awarded Picturing America to over 26,000 schools and public libraries nationwide.
At no cost, recipients will receive a set of large, high-quality reproductions of 40 pieces of great American art (each approximately 24" x 36") and an illustrated teachers resource book with information about the artists and artwork and lesson ideas for all grade levels to facilitate the use of the reproductions in core subject areas. Delivery of these materials is scheduled for spring 2009. Additional educational resources are also available through the Picturing America Web site.
"I am delighted to announce that we are again accepting Picturing America applications," said NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. "The Endowment wants every school and public library in the United States to receive Picturing America, and this second application period will bring us closer to achieving that goal."
All schools (K-12, public, private, parochial, charter, and home school consortia) and public libraries in the United States and its territories that have not previously received Picturing America may apply for the program through October 31, 2008 at Picturing America. Please note that previous recipients of the Picturing America collection are not eligible for a second award.
The NEH wishes to thank the following: the American Library Association (ALA); the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the Department of Defense Educational Activity; the National Park Service; Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Smith; the History Channel; and the National Trust for the Humanities.
Picturing America is distributed by the NEH in cooperation with the ALA. For information about the ALA, please visit www.ala.org.
About Picturing America
Public, private, parochial, and charter and home school consortia (K-12), as well as public libraries in the United States and its territories, are eligible to receive Picturing America materials. Interested schools and public libraries should submit an application by October 31, 2008 for receipt of the materials in spring 2009. Detailed instructions for submitting an application can be found in the 'Apply Now' section of the Picturing America Web site.


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Optical Illusion
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Yes, it IS a new comic, and not just an optical illusion!
I'm so sorry for my months-long absence; I've been doing a ton of work for CollegeHumor as well as working a day job, so I've been pretty much swamped for 2 months straight.
Luckily, I was recently able to leave my job to pursue internet funny pictures full time, which means I have time to get back to my comic!
I'm starting at one per week right now, and hopefully I'll ramp up a bit as I get back into the swing of things.
I hope there are still people out there to read it!Uploaded by FLOABComic at 15:58 on 07 April


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#!/usr/bin/perl -w package SHSigGenes; use strict; use Tracer; use SearchHelper; use CGI; use HTML; use Sprout; use Time::HiRes; use FIGRules; our @ISA = qw(SearchHelper); =head1 Gene Discrimination Feature Search Helper =head2 Introduction This search performs a signature genes comparison. The user selects two genome sets, and the search returns genes from a given genome which are common only in the first set and not in the second. If the second set is empty, the search will return genes from the given genome that are common in the first set. Gene identity will be computed in this case using bidirectional best hits. If gene X from the given genome has a BBH in a specified genome Y, then it is said to occur in whatever set includes genome Y. A gene is considered I<common> if it occurs in a certain percentage of the genomes of the set. This search has the following extra parameters. =over 4 =item given The ID of the given genome. =item target[] The IDs of the genomes in the first (target) set. The given genome is automatically considered a part of this set, so it can never be empty. =item exclusion[] The IDs of the genomes in the second (exclusion) set. If this set is empty, then no genes will be considered common in set 2, causing all genes common in set 1 to be selected. =item commonality Minimum score for a gene to be considered common. The score is equal to the number of genomes containing a bidirectional best hit of the gene divided by the total number of genomes. The default is C<0.8>. A value of C<1> means a gene must have BBHs in all of the genomes to be considered common; a value of C<0> is invalid. =item cutoff Maximum match difference for a BBH hit to be considered valid. The default is C<1e-10>. =item showMatch If TRUE, then all the genes in the target set that match the ones in the reference genome will be shown in an extra column. =back =head2 Virtual Methods =head3 Form C<< my $html = $shelp->Form(); >> Generate the HTML for a form to request a new search. =cut sub Form { # Get the parameters. my ($self) = @_; # Get the CGI and sprout objects. my $cgi = $self->Q(); my $sprout = $self->DB(); # Start the form. my $retVal = $self->FormStart("Signature Genes"); # The bulk of this form will be two genome selection menus, one for the first # (target) set and one for the second (exclusion) set. Above these two controls # there is the selector for the given genome, the commonality and cutoff values, # and the submit button. Our first task, then, is to get the genome selection # menus. my $givenMenu = $self->NmpdrGenomeMenu('given', 0, [$cgi->param('given')]); my $targetMenu = $self->NmpdrGenomeMenu('target', 'multiple', [$cgi->param('target')], 10, 'exclusion'); my $excludeMenu = $self->NmpdrGenomeMenu('exclusion', 'multiple', [$cgi->param('exclusion')], 10, 'target'); # Get the default values to use for the commonality and cutoff controls. my $commonality = $cgi->param('commonality') || "0.8"; my $cutoff = $cgi->param('cutoff') || "1e-10"; my $statistical = $cgi->param('statistical') || 1; my $showMatch = $cgi->param('showMatch') || 0; my $useSims = $cgi->param('useSims') || 0; my $pegsOnly = $cgi->param('pegsOnly') || 1; # Now we build the table rows. my @rows = (); # First we have the given genome. push @rows, $cgi->Tr($cgi->td({valign => "top"}, "Reference Genome"), $cgi->td({colspan => 2}, $givenMenu)); # Now show the target and exclusion menus. push @rows, $cgi->Tr($cgi->td({valign => "top"}, "Inclusion Genomes (Set 1)"), $cgi->td({colspan => 2}, $targetMenu)); push @rows, $cgi->Tr($cgi->td({valign => "top"}, "Exclusion Genomes (Set 2)"), $cgi->td({colspan => 2}, $excludeMenu)); # Next, the tuning parameters. push @rows, $cgi->Tr($cgi->td("Commonality"), $cgi->td($cgi->textfield(-name => 'commonality', -value => $commonality, -size => 5))), $cgi->Tr($cgi->td(), $cgi->td(join(" ", $cgi->checkbox(-name => 'statistical', -checked => $statistical, -value => 1, -label => 'Use Statistical Algorithm'), $cgi->checkbox(-name => 'useSims', -checked => $useSims, -value => 1, -label => 'Use Similarities')))), $cgi->Tr($cgi->td(), $cgi->td(join(" ", $cgi->checkbox(-name => 'showMatch', -checked => $showMatch, -value => 1, -label => 'Show Matching Genes'), # $cgi->checkbox(-name => 'pegsOnly', # -checked => $pegsOnly, # -value => 1, # -label => 'PEGs Only') ))), $cgi->Tr($cgi->td("Cutoff"), $cgi->td($cgi->textfield(-name => 'cutoff', -value => $cutoff, -size => 5))); # Next, the feature filter rows. push @rows, $self->FeatureFilterRows(); # Finally, the submit button. push @rows, $self->SubmitRow(); # Create the table. $retVal .= $self->MakeTable(\@rows); # Close the form. $retVal .= $self->FormEnd(); # Return the result. return $retVal; } =head3 Find C<< my $resultCount = $shelp->Find(); >> Conduct a search based on the current CGI query parameters. The search results will be written to the session cache file and the number of results will be returned. If the search parameters are invalid, a result count of C<undef> will be returned and a result message will be stored in this object describing the problem. =cut sub Find { # Get the parameters. my ($self) = @_; # Get the sprout and CGI query objects. my $cgi = $self->Q(); my $sprout = $self->DB(); # Declare the return variable. If it remains undefined, the caller will # assume there was an error. my $retVal; # Denote the extra columns go at the end. $self->SetExtraPos('score'); # Create the timers. my ($saveTime, $loopCounter, $bbhTimer, $putTimer, $queryTimer) = (0, 0, 0, 0, 0); # Validate the numeric parameters. my $commonality = $cgi->param('commonality'); my $cutoff = $cgi->param('cutoff'); my $pegsOnly = $cgi->param('pegsOnly') || 1; if ($commonality !~ /^\s*\d(\.\d+)?\s*$/) { $self->SetMessage("Commonality value appears invalid, too big, negative, or not a number."); } elsif ($commonality <= 0 || $commonality > 1) { $self->SetMessage("Commonality cannot be 0 and cannot be greater than 1."); } elsif ($cutoff !~ /^\s*\d(.\d+)?(e\-\d+)?\s*$/) { $self->SetMessage("Cutoff must be an exponential number (e.g. \"1e-20\" or \"2.5e-11\"."); } elsif ($cutoff > 1) { $self->SetMessage("Cutoff cannot be greater than 1."); } else { # Now we need to gather and validate the genome sets. $self->PrintLine("Gathering the target genomes. "); my ($givenGenomeID) = $self->GetGenomes('given'); my %targetGenomes = map { $_ => 1 } $self->GetGenomes('target'); $self->PrintLine("Gathering the exclusion genomes. "); my %exclusionGenomes = map { $_ => 1 } $self->GetGenomes('exclusion'); $self->PrintLine("Validating the genome sets.
"); # Insure the given genome is not in the exclusion set. if ($exclusionGenomes{$givenGenomeID}) { $self->SetMessage("The given genome ($givenGenomeID) cannot be in the exclusion set."); } else { # Insure the given genome is in the target set. $targetGenomes{$givenGenomeID} = 1 } # Find out if we want to use a statistical analysis. my $statistical = $cgi->param('statistical') || 1; # Find out if we need to show matching genes. my $showMatch = $cgi->param('showMatch') || 0; # Denote we have not yet found any genomes. $retVal = 0; # Compute the list of genomes of interest. my @allGenomes = (keys %exclusionGenomes, keys %targetGenomes); # Set the parameter that indicates whether or not we're in PEGs-only mode. my $pegMode = ($pegsOnly ? 'peg' : undef); # Get the peg matrix. Trace("Requesting matrix.") if T(3); $saveTime = time(); my %bbhMatrix; if (! $cgi->param('useSims')) { # Here we are using BBHs, which are fast enough to do in one gulp. $self->PrintLine("Requesting bidirectional best hits. "); %bbhMatrix = $sprout->BBHMatrix($givenGenomeID, $cutoff, @allGenomes); } else { # Here we are using similarities, which is much more complicated. $self->PrintLine("Requesting similarities.
"); # Create a filtering matrix for the results. We only want to keep PEGs in the # specified target and exclusion genomes. my %keepGenomes = map { $_ => 1 } @allGenomes; # Loop through the given genome's features. my @features = $sprout->FeaturesOf($givenGenomeID, $pegMode); for my $fid (@features) { $self->PrintLine("Retrieving similarities for $fid. "); # Get this feature's similarities. my $simList = $sprout->Sims($fid, 1000, $cutoff, 'fig'); my $simCount = scalar @{$simList}; $self->PrintLine("Raw similarity count: $simCount. "); # Create the matrix hash for this feature. $bbhMatrix{$fid} = {}; # Now we need to filter out the similarities that don't land on the target genome. $simCount = 0; for my $sim (@{$simList}) { # Insure this similarity lands on a target genome. my ($genomeID2) = FIGRules::ParseFeatureID($sim->id2); if ($keepGenomes{$genomeID2}) { # Here we're keeping the similarity, so we put it in this feature's hash. $bbhMatrix{$fid}->{$sim->id2} = $sim->psc; $simCount++; } } $self->PrintLine("Similarities retained: $simCount.
"); } } $bbhTimer += time() - $saveTime; $self->PrintLine("Time to build matrix: $bbhTimer seconds.
"); Trace("Matrix built.") if T(3); # Create a feature query object to loop through the chosen features of the given # genome. Trace("Creating feature query.") if T(3); $saveTime = time(); my $fquery = FeatureQuery->new($self, $givenGenomeID); $queryTimer += time() - $saveTime; # Get the sizes of the two sets. This information is useful in computing commonality. my $targetSetSize = scalar keys %targetGenomes; my $exclusionSetSize = scalar keys %exclusionGenomes; # Loop through the features. my $done = 0; while (! $done) { # Get the next feature. $saveTime = time(); my $record = $fquery->Fetch(); $queryTimer += time() - $saveTime; if (! $record) { $done = 1; } else { # Get the feature's ID. my $fid = $fquery->FID(); # Insure we want to look at this feature. if ($fid =~ /\.peg\./ || ! $pegsOnly) { Trace("Checking feature $fid.") if T(4); $self->PrintLine("Checking feature $fid.
"); # Get its list of BBHs. The list is actually a hash mapping each BBH to its # score. All we care about, however, are the BBHs themselves. my $bbhList = $bbhMatrix{$fid}; # We next wish to loop through the BBH IDs, counting how many are in each of the # sets. If a genome occurs twice, we only want to count the first occurrence, so # we have a hash of genomes we've already seen. The hash will map each gene ID # to 0, 1, or 2, depending on whether it was found in the reference genome, # a target genome, or an exclusion genome. my %alreadySeen = (); # Save the matching genes in here. my %genesMatching = (); # Clear the exclusion count. my $exclusionCount = 0; # Denote that we're in our own genome. $alreadySeen{$givenGenomeID} = 0; my $targetCount = 1; # Loop through the BBHs/Sims. for my $bbhPeg (keys %{$bbhList}) { # Get the genome ID. We want to find out if this genome is new. my ($genomeID) = FIGRules::ParseFeatureID($bbhPeg); if (! exists $alreadySeen{$genomeID}) { # It's new, so we check to see which set it's in. if ($targetGenomes{$genomeID}) { # It's in the target set. $targetCount++; $alreadySeen{$genomeID} = 1; } elsif ($exclusionGenomes{$genomeID}) { # It's in the exclusion set. $exclusionCount++; $alreadySeen{$genomeID} = 2; } # Note that $alreadySeen{$genomeID} exists in the hash by this # point. If it's 1, we need to save the current PEG. if ($alreadySeen{$genomeID} == 1) { $genesMatching{$bbhPeg} = 1; } } } # Create a variable to indicate whether or not we want to keep this feature and # another for the score. my ($okFlag, $score); # We need to see if we're using statistics or not. This only matters # for a two-set situation. if ($statistical && $exclusionSetSize > 0) { # This is the magic formula for choosing the differentiating genes. It looks like # it has something to do with variance computations, but I'm not sure. my $targetNotCount = $targetSetSize - $targetCount; my $targetSquare = $targetCount * $targetCount + $targetNotCount * $targetNotCount; my $exclusionNotCount = $exclusionSetSize - $exclusionCount; my $exclusionSquare = $exclusionCount * $exclusionCount + $exclusionNotCount * $exclusionNotCount; my $mixed = $targetCount * $exclusionCount + $targetNotCount * $exclusionNotCount; my $inD = 1 - (($exclusionSetSize * $mixed) / ($targetSetSize * $exclusionSquare)); my $outD = 1 - (($targetSetSize * $mixed) / ($exclusionSetSize * $targetSquare)); # If the two differentials are greater than one, we keep this feature. $score = $inD + $outD; $okFlag = ($score > 1); # Subtract 1 from the score so it looks like the commonality score. $score -= 1.0; } else { # Check to see if we're common in set 1 and not in set 2. my $score1 = IsCommon($targetCount, $targetSetSize, $commonality); my $score2 = IsCommon($exclusionCount, $exclusionSetSize, $commonality); if ($score1 && ! $score2) { # We satisfy the criterion, so we put this feature to the output. The # score is essentially $score1, since $score2 is zero. $score = $score1; $okFlag = 1; } } if ($okFlag) { # Put this feature to the output. We have one or two extra columns. # First we store the score. $fquery->AddExtraColumns(score => sprintf("%.3f",$score)); # Next we add the list of matching genes, but only if "showMatch" is specified. if ($showMatch) { # The matching genes are in the hash "genesMatching". my @genes = sort { FIGRules::FIGCompare($a,$b) } keys %genesMatching; # We need to linkify them. my $genesHTML = join(", ", map { HTML::fid_link($cgi, $_) } @genes); # Now add them as an extra column. $fquery->AddExtraColumns(matches => $genesHTML); } $saveTime = time(); $self->PutFeature($fquery); $putTimer += time() - $saveTime; # Increase the result count. $retVal++; } # Check for a timer trace. We trace every 500 features. $loopCounter++; if (T(3) && $loopCounter % 500 == 0) { Trace("Time spent for $loopCounter features: Put = $putTimer, Query = $queryTimer, BBH = $bbhTimer."); } } } } # Close the session file. $saveTime = time(); $self->CloseSession(); $putTimer += time() - $saveTime; } # Trace the timers. Trace("Time spent: Put = $putTimer, Query = $queryTimer, BBH = $bbhTimer.") if T(3); # Return the result count. return $retVal; } =head3 Description C<< my $htmlText = $shelp->Description(); >> Return a description of this search. The description is used for the table of contents on the main search tools page. It may contain HTML, but it should be character-level, not block-level, since the description is going to appear in a list. =cut sub Description { # Get the parameters. my ($self) = @_; # Return the result. return "Search for genes that are common to a group of organisms or that discriminate between two groups of organisms."; } =head2 Internal Utilities =head3 IsCommon C<< my $score = SHSigGenes::IsCommon($count, $size, $commonality); >> Return the match score if a specified count indicates a gene is common in a specified set and 0 otherwise. Commonality is computed by dividing the count by the size of the set and comparing the result to the minimum commonality ratio. The one exception is if the set size is 0. In that case, this method always returns 0. =over 4 =item count Number of elements of the set that have the relevant characteristic. =item size Total number of elements in the set. =item commonality Minimum count/size ratio for the characteristic to be considered common. =item RETURN Returns TRUE if the characteristic is common, else FALSE. =back =cut sub IsCommon { # Get the parameters. my ($count, $size, $commonality) = @_; # Declare the return variable. my $retVal = 0; # Only procced if the size is positive. if ($size > 0) { # Compute the commonality. $retVal = $count/$size; # If it's too small, clear it. if ($retVal < $commonality) { $retVal = 0; } } # Return the result. return $retVal; } 1;
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Sheridan and Johnson Counties are continuing to have discussions concerning the proposed lease of water rights at Lake DeSmet by the Wyoming Game and Fish, in what appears to be preparations for today's Lake DeSmet Counties Coalition Joint Powers Board meeting in Buffalo.
Johnson County Commissioner John Gibbs, at a media conference Tuesday, presented proposals, counter-proposals, different Memorandums of Agreement and amendments to the JPB agreement that have not been ratified or signed, but have spurred conversations between representatives of the two counties in the matter.
Gibbs, in a phone interview Wednesday, said no agreements have been reached, but talks are continuing in hopes of having something to bring to the JPB meeting today.
A Resolution was given to Gibbs by Sheridan County after the Game and Fish meeting in Casper in September, with the proposal from Sheridan County to split the water rights and market them seperately. The G&F extended their deadline to this month for the counties to work ot the agreement.
A Memorandum of Agreement was then written by Gibbs that addressed the original Resolution, splitting water rights by Permit Number and adding that Johnson County would like the loan payed off that both counties own for repair work done to the dam last year from monies Sheridan County would get from the G&F lease. Along with the Memorandum was a Resolution for the split if all parties agreed and an amendment to the JPB agreement that would need the signature of the State Attorney General.
Finally Sheridan County sent a Resolution back to Johnson County that was essentially the same one they originally presented to Johnson County at the G&F meeting in September. That is the Resolution Sheridan County's Commissioners voted to approve Tuesday.
Negotiations are continuing on these and a number of other points, Gibbs said.
Nothing has been decided yet, but the Agenda for the JPB meeting today shows the possible lease and a Resolution on splitting the marketing rights for each county's water are both scheduled for discussion.
The meeting is this afternoon at 4:30 in the Planning Office in Johnson County's Annex Building A.


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Jump For Fish Review
- Publisher: Yogurt Entertainment
- Genre: Entertainment
- Released: 14 Aug, 2012
- Size: 33.6 MB
- Price: $1.99
- Feeding your family is a great imputes for gameplay.
- Two words: Fish rain.
- Gameplay slow and simple.
While the reason you're playing is nice and all, Jump for Fish just doesn't have enough to keep players hooked and motivated.
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Context is important. Without a good reason for playing the game either given to us by the developers or one we make ourselves, why should we be interested? That's not to say that narrative trumps mechanics, definitely not, but even the best made games without a goal or reason to play them end up just being soulless exercises. Jump for Fish was created to celebrate the birth of the developer's son, and its context for play reflects that. You are a father otter that has to go out to work everyday to feed his growing family. You all have big appetites, and with the missus pregnant, you're going to have to work extra hard to provide food for everyone.
This is done by fishing, but this otter does not fish in the traditional sense, no. He uses the power of bouncing pads, his jumping ability, and a good smattering of power-ups to catch as many fish as he can get his paws on. After leaping off one of the side branches, swiping your finger will create a bouncing pad to propel you to another branch (or you can hit the giant pad at the bottom, which breaks under too many bounces). If you fail to reach a branch with a fish on your first go, you retire for the day in defeat, having to greet your wife and possibly your children with empty stomachs. Once you grab your first fish however, the game continues until the timer ends. Once back home, your collection of fish can be split among your family, and once you fill the hunger bar of your wife, she gives birth to a child, becoming pregnant all over again, and thus you need to work even harder to keep everyone fed.
The bouncing itself is more than a little fiddly, but while being inexact, it still is quite lenient when you've bounced towards a branch. Power-ups include repairing the giant bouncing pad, sucking all the fish to you with magnet power, and even triggering a fish rain, where the heavens pour seafood down upon you, ripe for the catching.
But the gameplay doesn't really stay that interesting for long, and the prospect of feeding an ever growing family can be quite a burden. We all play games to escape from our real life responsibilities right? Nevertheless, it's quite a heartfelt game, and that might be enough for it to be a worthwhile purchase in the eyes of quite a few players.
DescriptionThe most extraordinary, warmest fishing game you've ever seen! Featured in 604 Places!
Jump for Fish is a leisure game that is full of warmth. Otter mother has been pregnant. Otter daddy heads out early and returns late every day to catch fish for the family. After the sensible otter baby grows up, he also joins the catching. This family has constructed a simple and the warmest story ever.
Let's meet with the lovely otter family:
Otter daddy: Catches day and night to support the whole family. Being a man, who are not doing the same?
Otter mom: Originally a business woman. Although she is pregnant, but she still keeps up all the housework. Being a woman, that is not an easy job especially for a pregnant woman.
Otter baby: The most joyful time in our life must be the childhood. Being a baby, just need to eat and play all day!
Otter brother: After all these years, he's been watching the hardworking father and mother to worry about the family, he is now learned to be a responsible person. Being the elder brother at home, he is going to share the catching job with daddy.
Game operations:
Only needs a finger to draw trampolines in different angles for the otter to jump and catch the fish. Certainly, you must pay attention of the repugnant nets.
Game Featuers:
1. Five big fishing islands. The beautiful island scene combines with the wonderful sound effects to let your body experiences the greatest relaxation.
2. Five special tools to help on catching. It makes your fishing experience smoother with tremendous fun.
*Fish nimbus: The clouds will drop down the fish cakes. Let see how many you can catch!
*Fish magnets: The magnet will make the otter charming the fish. The fish will fall in love with the otter and comes by themselves.
*Double fish: If you luckily bump into the double fish, all the catching will be double up.
*Protection bubble: Protects the otter with any accidents when jumping.
*Trampoline package: Save your life with any jumping error.
3. A warm family game mode. Let's witness the baby otter growing up and becoming a real hero.
4. Operates more than one otter. Father and son catches together. More challenges and more fun!
5. No ads, No IAP to give everyone the most pure leisure game.


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Tejada returns to roots in Caribbean Series
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- In his heyday, as one of the best shortstops in baseball, they called him "La Guagua," as in, "The Bus," because he brought everybody home.
Now, as he makes his 12th trip to the Caribbean Series, Miguel Tejada is known to Latin Americans simply as "El Pelotero de la Patria," which roughly translates to, "The Patriotic Ballplayer" -- because he represents his native country like few big league stars ever have.
"I feel a lot of pride, a lot of respect for this game," the Dominican-born Tejada said in Spanish. "I try to respect the game as much as possible and play hard. And I think these fans [in the Caribbean], who love me and enjoy what I do, are what motivate me."
Tejada played his first Caribbean Series right by here, in Hermosillo's now-vacant Hector Espino Baseball Stadium, in 1997. A few months later, he debuted in the Majors, kick-starting a career that would include an American League Most Valuable Player Award, six trips to the All-Star Game, 304 home runs, 2,362 hits and -- regrettably -- a Mitchell Report link to performance-enhancing drugs.
Now, after a four-year absence, the 38-year-old is back in the Caribbean Series at Estadio Sonora, as a reinforcement for a Leones del Escogido club looking to win its second straight title and third in the last four years.
"He's sent a message to young players who are either rising or established in the big leagues," Escogido manager Audo Vicente said. "And that is: It doesn't matter what status you've achieved in the Majors. If you like to play baseball, and you have permission from your organization, it's important to represent your country."
In the meantime, Tejada is sending a message to the Royals, who signed him to a Minor League deal this offseason and will give him a chance to compete for a bench spot this spring.
For the Aguilas in winter ball, Tejada hit .284 with four homers and 19 RBIs in 34 games. And as the starting shortstop in this Caribbean Series, Tejada has batted .389 (7-for-18) with a couple of homers and five RBIs, so far looking like a favorite to nab his first Caribbean Series MVP in what could be his final stint in the illustrious tournament.
If it is, he'll finish with his name all over the record books.
On Tuesday night, in an 11-6 win over Mexico that clinched a spot in the championship game, Tejada hit a two-run shot that gave him a record 46 RBIs, surpassing countryman Tony Batista (45), and padded his own home run mark with No. 15. He also scored two runs, upping yet another record he already held to 54.
"I'm proud to say I can hit high-caliber pitching at my age," said Tejada, who spent 2012 away from the Majors.
"Playing for the Dominican at this level, it's almost big league level. The pitching is really good. There's a lot of good, young arms here. And I think that's really going to help me going into Spring Training."
Question is: How many more of these Spring Trainings does Tejada have in him?
"I don't know," Tejada said. "I like baseball, love baseball, and I know that when I retire as a player, I'll be involved in this game one way or another."


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Not your average potato ricer, OXO's model offers three settings—fine, medium and coarse—that expand the tool's uses far beyond producing light, fluffy mashed potatoes. Just select your desired consistency, place cooked vegetables, fruit, eggs and more in the large hopper and squeeze the handles.
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- Fine setting is great for making fluffy mashed potatoes, baby food and cooked vegetable and fruit purees.
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Williams Sonoma Two In The Kitchen Cookbook
The ultimate gift for newly married or engaged couples, Two in the Kitchen features 150 recipes for every occasion—breakfast and brunch, weeknight dinners for two, cocktail hour, dinner parties, festive holidays and more. Inspired by blogs and spiced with personality and humor, this unique collection includes anecdotes and firsthand experience from cooking couples across America who have achieved bliss in the kitchen. Authors and wine experts Jordan Mackay and Christie Dufault share tales of cooking and entertaining together in their lighthearted text. Five other couples—photographers, chefs, bloggers—also reveal their tricks and tips gained from cooking together. Practical kitchen advice covers everything from choosing cookware to stocking a pantry to buying wineglasses. Ideas for quick meals begin each chapter, offering easy inspiration for novice cooks or cooks in a hurry. With its wide range of recipes, gorgeous photography and practical information, this book makes the perfect bridal shower or wedding gift. Hardcover, 256 pages.
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UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
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At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
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As you make measurable impact in the lives of the students and communities we serve, we aim to provide a transformative experience for our City Year AmeriCorps Members. During your time with us, you'll be compensated with financial benefits, like total compensation for your service, as well as with life skills that will help you well beyond your year with us.
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Funcito: wrap Java methods for FP libraries
On and off, I've been collaborating with my friend, Kevin Welker, on an open-source project: Funcito. This is really his baby, but it has been great fun to be involved (more to come in another post).
Executive Summary
From the FAQ, Funcito is a Java library that simplifies access to functional programming APIs by wrapping Java methods as the function-type objects defined in those libraries. It reduces boilerplate now, without waiting for changes in Java 8.
The syntax (and internals) is influenced by Mockito, the popular mocking framework. However, Funcito is not aimed at testing.
It supports specific interfaces in Google Guava, Functional Java, and Jedi-core. See the project page for details.
Example in straight Google Guava
Here is example code for using Google Guava, using a
List of
Song objects.
The setup is simply populating the list:
public void init() {
// List<Song> songs is a member
songs.add( new Song("Help!", "The Beatles", new BigDecimal(1.29) ) );
songs.add( new Song("You Had Time", "Ani DiFranco", new BigDecimal(0.99) ) );
songs.add( new Song("Shoot to Thrill", "AC/DC", new BigDecimal(0.89) ) );
songs.add( new Song("Back in Black", "AC/DC", new BigDecimal(0.89) ) );
songs.add( new Song("Indie Song", "Obscure Band", BigDecimal.ZERO ) );
songs.add( new Song("Demo Track", "College Jam", BigDecimal.ZERO ) );
Here is an example test, using a predicate method on
isFree(), to filter for free songs:
public Collection<Song> filterFreeSongs() {
// boilerplate alert!
Predicate<Song> isFreePredicate = new Predicate<Song>() {
public boolean apply(Song s) { return s.isFree(); }
Collection<Song> freeSongs = Collections2.filter(songs, isFreePredicate);
// size == 2 in example
return freeSongs;
Note the typical pattern to build a
Predicate, even though the object is simply calling a boolean method. Funcito addresses precisely this issue.
Example with Funcito
Using the same setup, here is the same test using Funcito. Note the proxy object,
// member of class
// using static import of Funcito's callsTo
private Song CALLS_TO_SONG = callsTo(Song.class);
public Collection<Song> filterFreeSongs() {
// using static import of Funcito's predicateFor
Predicate<Song> isFreePredicate = predicateFor(CALLS_TO_SONG.isFree());
Collection<Song> freeSongs = Collections2.filter(songs, isFreePredicate);
// size == 2
return freeSongs;
Less boilerplate, with improved readability and a fluid syntax!
The Upshot
If you are using straight-up FP libraries in Java, and want to reduce some of the boilerplate, check out Funcito. It's lightweight with minimal dependencies (either CGLib or Javassist), and can help you wrap up simple Java methods.


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Vreeken family
Vreeken (formerly also Vreeke), a Mennonite family found at Aalsmeer, Netherlands, from at least the early 17th century. Most of them were fishermen in the 17th-19th centuries. They belonged to the Frisian Mennonites and in the 19th century to the "Nieuwe Vermaning." Many of them served as deacons and (lay) preachers. Ministers were Claes Fredriks, preacher 1732, elder 1742-d.1789, Willem Arends Vreeke 1788-ca. 1812, his brother Vreek Arends Vreeke 1788-d. 1814, Cornelis Pietersz Vreeke 1801-ca. 1832, Klaas Vreeksz Vreeken 1832, elder until 1866, Willem Arends Vreeken 1849, elder 1850-1866, Dirk Vreeken ca. 1858-1866. In 1866 when the "Nieuwe Vermaning" merged with the Zijdweg congregation, Cornelis, Klaas, and Willem Vreeken retired.
Goiter's Doopsgezinde Ledum (1856): 58.
Naamlijst der tegenwoordig in dienst zijnde predikanten der Mennoniten in de vereenigde Nederlanden.
Vleer, W. T. De Aloude Aalsmeerse Familien. De Kaag, 1954: 43.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Vreeken family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Dec 2019. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vreeken_family&oldid=121348.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Vreeken family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 December 2019, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vreeken_family&oldid=121348.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 862. All rights reserved.
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Congratulations to TasteFood, whose Porcini and Rosemary Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Port Wine Sauce won last week's contest for Your Best Holiday Roast, earning her a spot in the Food52 Holiday iPad App!
Q&A with TasteFood
Describe an early food experience that has influenced the way you think about food and/or cooking. Studying cooking in Paris opened my eyes to the delights of butter, cream, meat, and rich cheese. Since then I've never looked back.
What's your least favorite food?Fast food
What is the best thing you've made so far this year? Homemade bacon -- thanks to Charcutepalooza. Which reminds me I need to make some more.
Describe your most spectacular kitchen disaster. Letting eggs boil on the stove while I took a phone call in the bedroom of my apartment in a high-rise building in college. The call went on and on until the building's fire alarm went off. The water had boiled off in my pot causing it to smoke, triggering the alarm and the entire building's evacuation. This happened before I went to cooking school.
What is your idea of comfort food? Salade Lyonnaise
Apron or no apron? No apron, and I should know better by now.
What's your favorite food-related scene in a movie? Babette's Feast. The whole film is a food related scene.
If you could make a show-stopping dinner for one person, living or dead, who would it be? I need to think about that. I am pretty happy doing it for my friends.
You prefer to cook: a. alone, b. with others, c. it depends on your mood Alone. There, I said it.
When it comes to tidying up, you usually: a. clean as you cook, b. do all the dishes once you've finished cooking, c. leave the kitchen a shambles for your spouse/roommate/kids to clean. I start with A and move on to B.
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Facilities Master Plan
The master planning effort now nearing completion updates previous FLC master plans completed in 1997 and before that in 1989. Consultants Joe Bilotta (JBA Incorporated) and John Bliss (Bliss Consulting) have teamed up with the college to help with the plan.
This master planning effort began in December of 2003 and is expected to continue through the fall of 2005.
One of the major goals with this effort is to establish and enhance communications and bridge the gap between academic planning, facilities planning and budget planning. We want to establish a framework and new process for master planning so that there will not be any need to conduct subsequent master plans. In essence, we should always be master planning as we grow and develop. It's a process not a plan.
We're interested in hearing from you. Please contact us with your thoughts, ideas and comments.
I. Reference Information
During this phase we gathered information needed to develop a comprehensive assessment of the needs, goals and operations of the college. This included academic structure, college mission, philosophies and community relationships. This work was substantially completed in the fall of 2004 but the information can always be updated or supplemented. Through a series of informational meetings and workshops we have obtained information on the following:
a. Programmatic Issues – This includes academic, athletic, student services, conferences and others
b. Building Facility Issues – This will include an update of the facilities audit to identify current facilities status and needs
c. Site Issues – Including land use, recreation fields, pedestrian and vehicular circulation and access, parking, utilities and landscaping
d. Space Issues – A space plan will be developed to include quantity, quality, obsolescence and adjacencies
e. Operational Issues – College operations, finances and functional issues will be examined and assessed
Detailed Reference Information is presented via the website links available from this page.
II. Design Phase
During this phase we developed strategies and design principles that serve as the foundation needed to achieve the overall goals and objectives of the college. These strategies and design principles will help to guide the decision making process as the campus evolves. Each component of the master plan (landscape, open space, facilities needs, circulation, access, aesthetics, technologies, utilities, etc.) have been developed with consideration of our guiding principles.
Macro scale campus design includes physical plans for the various master plan components. Physical development priorities have begun to be established. Relationships between the various master plan components have been examined as design solutions to our programmatic priorities developed.
This phase of the project took place during the winter and spring of 2004/2005 and included numerous work sessions and campus reviews. An Illustrative Plan describing what the campus will look like in the future is the result integrating all the components into the vision many refer to as the Master Plan.
Detailed results of the Master Plan design phase are presented via the website links under "Future Plans".
III. Implementation Plan Phase
During this phase, implementation strategies are developed to assure the plan is achievable. If not, adjustments may be required.
Cost estimates and long - term strategies along with a physical development plan will address the issues outlined in the master plan. Processes will be developed to assure capital planning, maintenance, repair and replacement strategies continue and are kept up to date. Combining these processes with the academic planning processes will be critical.
This work is expected to complete during the fall of 2005 and will be very important to the overall success of the master plan effort.