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There is something about the Philadelphia Flyers that seems to bring out the best in the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Monday night's showdown at the Times Forum matched the intensity of prior meetings.
Teddy Purcell broke a third-period tie with a fantastic deflection and Steven Stamkos iced it with his 200th career goal as the Lightning pulled out a 4-2 win over the Flyers.
An already frenetic game that was 2-2 after 40 minutes got crazier in the third. Matt Read almost gave the Flyers (13-16-1) the lead six minutes into the frame, but hit the crossbar on a shot from the right circle.
The Lightning (13-15-1) killed off a penalty, then regained the lead midway through the period. Purcell went to screen a Keith Aulie shot from the left point. While in midair, Purcell got his stick on the shot that got past Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.
"The coaches stress those quick shots to the net," Purcell said. "It's a good thing I got my stick on it."
Purcell almost doubled the lead about four minutes later, but his one-timer from the slot clanged off the right post.
"We want him to go to the net," Lightning coach Guy Boucher said. "He had his best game in a while. His confidence will come with consistent play."
The Lightning had an insurance goal waved off with three minutes left when officials ruled Cory Conacher played the puck with a high stick.
Stamkos sealed it by scoring into the empty net with three seconds left. He had a two-point night while 10 others registed a goal or an assist.
"It shows I'm producing," Stamkos said after his milestone goal. "It wasn't a highlight-reel goal, by any means, but it works the same. It's better to do it in a win."
Philadelphia trailed 2-1 after one period, but put on the pressure. Lightning goalie Anders Lindback, who had 28 saves, made great stops on Claude Giroux and Max Talbot to keep the Lightning in front.
Boucher credits the work done by goalie coach Frantz Jean with keeping Lindback and Mathieu Garon sharp.
"It's more about staying calm and not doing too much," Boucher said of Lindback. "He (Lindback) needed to take a step back and breathe."
Giroux benefited from a giveaway to tie it with 4:39 left in the second, beating Lindback stick side.
"Even with that, we were looking forward," Boucher said. "And we have to do that."
Tampa Bay nearly regained the lead in the dying seconds, but Bryzgalov made a pad save on Ryan Malone.
"I thought we responded," Stamkos said. "We know (in) every game down the stretch, the intensity will pick up. We want to stay in that pack that can push 'til the end. You can't think otherwise."
The Flyers had the better of the play early, but Lindback denied Talbot twice before the Lightning got on the board.
Ondrej Palat, who got his first career NHL goal off his skate on Saturday, used his stick for his second goal. He got behind the defense after a nice backhand feed from Dana Tyrell and beat Bryzgalov between the pads at 6:38 of the first.
"Any time you get all four lines contributing, you have a chance to win," Purcell said.
Talbot got rewarded with 6:05 left in the period. He split two Lightning skaters and beat Lindback stick side with a backhand shot.
The Lightning regained the lead with 2:57 left in the period when Tom Pyatt redirected a nice Tyler Johnson feed past Bryzgalov's blocker.
"I just like relentless players," Boucher said. "They can pay the price regardless of their size."
Philadelphia nearly tied it on its power play in the dying seconds, but a Jakub Voracek shot from the right circle hit the left post.
After losing 11 of 18 faceoffs in the opening period, the Lightning won 17 of 21 in the second. . . . Tampa Bay has sold out all 16 home games. Its next home contest is a week from tonight against Buffalo. . . . Lightning D Matt Carle played in his 500th NHL game. . . . The Lightning lost D Victor Hedman after the second period to an undisclosed injury. Malone left in the third after taking a questionable hit from Zac Rinaldo. . . . When Palat and Johnson scored Saturday against Carolina, it was the first time two Lightning players scored their first NHL goal in the same game.

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The Northeast's very own Andy Beaulieu (Silverlight guru, MVP, CNY .NET UG Lead, etc.) is connecting with Jim O'Neil and Glen Gordon to share details about developing games with Silverlight!
This episode in the MSDN geekSpeak series is May, 27th (tomorrow) from 3:00-4:00 PM EST, and features an open "radio show" style, where you can ask whatever's questions are on your mind.
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School districts face new accountability system for 2013
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams announced Wednesday, April 24, that the agency will be transitioning the way it rates school district accountability. According to Williams' statement, the new 2013 state accountability system for school districts, campuses and charters in Texas will be based on four components, giving parents and taxpayers a more comprehensive overview of school district accountability. The first ratings under this system will be issued by the Texas Education Agency on Aug. 8.
The new rating system will replace that of the "Exemplary," "Recommended," etc. rankings of years past. According to TEA spokesperson DeEtta Culbertson, 2011 was the last year to utilize the "Exemplary" method of rating, with districts holding that rating able to claim it for 2012, also.
"I have heard the criticism of the previous accountability system, with its overemphasis on a school's lowest performing areas and its blind spot to what a district or charter might be doing well," Williams said. "The new system makes use of multiple indicators to provide parents and taxpayers a more detailed overview of the successes, as well as areas of necessary improvement, for each school district, charter and campus."
The revised system will still use student assessments, he said, but also make use of a performance index framework that considers four areas — student achievement of performance across all subjects; student progress to show improvements made independent of overall achievement levels; closing performance gaps emphasizing advanced academic achievement of the economically disadvantaged student group and the lowest performing race/ethnicity student groups at each campus or district; and postsecondary readiness to include measures of high school completion, and beginning in 2014, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) performance at the postsecondary readiness standard.
Districts and campuses with students in grade 9 or above must meet targets on all four indexes, TEA reports indicate. Districts and campuses with students in grade 8 or lower must meet targets on the first three indexes.
Districts, campuses and charters will receive one of three ratings: Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard, or Improvement Required. For eligible campuses that achieve the rating of Met Standard, distinction designations will also be assigned for outstanding academic achievement in reading/English language arts and mathematics. These distinction designations will be based on campus performance in relation to a comparison group of campuses.
"It's important to note that while the new system bases accountability on an index framework, the state will emphasize the importance of closing achievement gaps and addressing the needs of all students in Texas," Williams said. "Those districts and campuses that are leaders in improving achievement for all its students will be easily identified under this system."
According to Williams, because all aspects of the performance index framework cannot be fully implemented at this time, 2013 will be considered a transition year. Accountability advisory groups will reconvene later this year to finalize recommendations for accountability ratings criteria for 2014 and beyond. In addition, work will continue on the conversion of this new system into an A-F rating system for 2014.
Williams acknowledged various aspects of the state accountability system are currently being discussed by the Texas Legislature. Any changes in bills passed during the legislative session can and will be incorporated into the system.
Spokesperson Culbertson said that although 2013 is indeed a transition year, it doesn't mean the Aug. 8 scores won't count.
"Transition doesn't mean that this won't count. It will count," she said. "We will look at if they're meeting the accountability targets or not and those assessments will be valid."
According to Culbertson, the agency is using the term "transition" only to note that the rating process is in a state of reform, and that the system is still being perfected.
"Everything is moving to the A-F rating system, but there's a process," she said. "There's still some things that have to be developed. And, of course, whatever happens in the Texas Legislature will need to be added as well."


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A cargo ship owned by Space Exploration Technologies arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, with a delivery of supplies and science experiments for the crew and a pair of legs for the experimental humanoid robot aboard that one day may be used in a spacewalk.
Station commander Koichi Wakata used the outpost's 58-foot (18-meter) robotic crane to snare the Dragon capsule from orbit at 7:14 a.m. (1114 GMT), ending its 36-hour journey.
At the time, the station, a $100 billion project of 15 nations, was sailing 260 miles over the Nile River.
About three hours later, the crew bolted the capsule to a docking port on the station's Harmony module. They plan to start unpacking on Monday.
"The Easter Dragon is knocking at the door," astronaut Randy Bresnik radioed to the crew from Mission Control in Houston.
Space Exploration, known as SpaceX, had planned to launch its Dragon cargo ship in March, but was delayed by technical problems, including a two-week hold to replace a damaged U.S. Air Force radar tracking system.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon finally lifted off at 3:25 p.m. (1925 GMT) on Friday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The launch also provided privately owned SpaceX an opportunity to carry out another test in its quest to develop a reusable rocket.
After the Falcon 9's first-stage section separated from the upper-stage motor and Dragon capsule, the discarded rocket relit some of its engines to slow its fall back through the atmosphere and position itself to touch down vertically on the ocean before gravity turned it horizontal. The booster also was equipped with four 25-foot-long landings for stabilization.
Data transmitted from an airplane tracking the booster's descent indicated it splashed down intact in the Atlantic Ocean - a first for the company.
"Data upload from tracking plane shows landing in Atlantic was good! Several boats enroute through heavy seas," SpaceX's chief executive, Elon Musk, posted on Twitter late Friday.
SpaceX hopes to return a Falcon 9 booster to land before the end of the year. Eventually, it would like to recover and reuse its rockets to cost launch costs.
"There are just only a few more steps that need to be there to have it all work," Musk told reporters after Friday's launch.
"I think we've got a decent chance of bringing a stage back this year, which would be wonderful."
SpaceX is one of two companies hired by NASA to fly cargo to the space station after the space shuttles were retired in 2011. The company is competing to develop a space taxi for astronauts as well.
So far, SpaceX has made one test flight and three cargo runs to the station under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA.
Among the cargo that arrived aboard Dragon on Sunday are a pair of zero-gravity legs for the station's prototype robot, Robonaut, which currently consists of a humanoid head and torso.
"The legs are not really for walking. They're used for climbing around," Andy Petro, with NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C., told reporters during a prelaunch press conference.
Each leg has seven joints and clamping devices where the feet would be attached to rails and sockets both inside and outside the station, though it will be some time before software is developed to allow Robonaut to participate in a spacewalk, program manager Mike Suffredini said.
Dragon will be reloaded with science samples and equipment no longer needed on the station and returned to Earth in about a month.
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SANFORD — On Thursday, the Sanford High boys swim team dropped a 114-54 contest to Windham.
Despite the loss, Sanford was able to grab two first place finishes and two seconds. They also finished second in the 400 freestyle relay.
Leading the Spartans were Jake Crosby and Alex Spiliopoulos who each placed first in an event. Crosby won the 50 free in 25.94 while Spilopoulos placed first in the backstroke with a time of 1:08.26. Crosby also placed second in the 100 freestyle event and Spiliopoulos took a third in the butterfly.
Sanford also got solid performances from Matt Webber, Jacob Leonard, Korey Deboth, Quinn Severs and Riley Legere. Webber placed second in the breaststroke and fourth in the 500 freestyle, while Leonard took a third in the 50 free and a fourth in the 200 free. Jillson placed third in the 500 free and Legere took a third in the breaststroke. Deboth placed fourth in the 200 IM and Severs placed fourth in the butterfly.
Sanford will head for the Southwesterns tomorrow and Saturday before getting back to a regular meet at Thornton on Friday, February 8.
On Monday and Tuesday, February 18 and 19, the Spartans will compete in the state meet.


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Friends By-Laws for review
Article I. Name
Section 1.
The name of this notforprofit
incorporated organization shall be FRIENDS OF RODDENBERY
MEMORIAL LIBRARY, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the Friends.
Article II. Offices
Section 1. Offices
The principal office of the organization as identified in the Articles of Incorporation shall be located at 320
North Broad Street, Cairo, Georgia 39828.
Section 2. Registered Office and Registered Agent
The organization shall maintain in the State of Georgia a registered office and a registered agent whose
office is identical with such registered office. The registered agent is the Roddenbery Memorial Library.
The address of the registered agent may be changed from time to time by the Executive Board.
Article III. Mission and Objectives
Section 1. Mission
The mission of the Friends is to foster ongoing community support and awareness of Roddenbery
Memorial Library. Friends will provide a forum for developing interest and involvement in support of the
library's function which may include fundraising
activities, public relations events and advocacy for
Section 2. Objectives
a. To advocate for further development and sustainability of the Roddenbery Memorial Library.
b. To promote the programs and services of the library to the community.
c. To support and encourage community participation in the areas of funding, technology, and
volunteerism to enhance the overall library experience.
d. To serve as a resource through which library activities, programs, and ideas can be explored,
discussed and augmented.
e. All activities shall be exclusively for charitable, educational or other purposes permitted by
I.R.C. Section 501(c)(3).
Article IV.
Section 1. Composition
Membership shall be open to all individuals, businesses, organizations, clubs and groups in support of
the Mission and Objectives as indicated in Article III.
Section 2. Voting
Each duespaid
member shall be entitled to one vote on any matter presented for membership decision
and shall be eligible to hold office and to serve on committees.
Section 3. Classification
The classes of membership shall be in accordance with dues categories of financial support designated
by the Board of Directors for the following: Student $2.00; Individual $10.00 ($20.00); Senior $ 5.00,
Family $20.00 ($35.00); Corporate $50.00; Patron $75.00; Sustaining $100.00.
Article V. Officers and Executive Committee
Section 1. Composition and Powers
The elected officers and three additional members, elected at large, shall constitute the Executive
Committee who shall have the authority to act on behalf of the membership between meetings.
The powers and authorities of the officers and Executive Committee shall not exceed those
powers permitted within I.R.C. Section 501(c)(3)
All officers and members of the Executive Committee shall serve without compensation.
A quorum of the Executive Committee shall be 4. (four) or majority of filled positions.
Section 3. Nomination and Election
A Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the President prior to the Annual Meeting who shall
perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws.
The election of officers shall be conducted at the annual
meeting, and nominations shall be permitted from the floor in accordance with parliamentary procedure.
Officers shall be elected for a two (2) year term by a majority voice vote, of those present, except
in the unusual necessity of a vote by mail or email which may be authorized by the Board who shall
specify the process for this alternative.
Section 4. Terms and Vacancies
Officers shall assume their duties at the close of the meeting at which they are elected and shall serve for
a term of two (2) years or until their successors are elected and installed. Members shall not be eligible to
serve more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same office. In the event of a vacancy in office, the
Executive Committee shall appoint one of the duespaid
members to fill the position for the remainder of
the unexpired term.
Section 5. Duties
a. The President shall preside at all meetings of the general membership, Board of Directors and the
Executive Committee appoint members of all standing committees , and carry on any other duties
connected with the office.
b. The VicePresident
shall assist the President and, in case of absence, shall perform the duties of the
c. The Secretary shall record attendance and proceedings of all meetings, maintain database of
membership and contact information, notify membership of meeting time and place and shall conduct the
correspondence and reporting of the Organization.
d. The Treasurer shall, in cooperation with the library staff, be responsible for funds and financial records
and reports of the organization. (S)he shall collect all dues, notify members of financial obligations in
arrears, and acknowledge money and gifts received and prepare the disbursement of funds as directed
by the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall manage the affairs of the Organization between annual meetings
and direct the disbursement of funds.
Article VI. Meetings
Section 1. Regular and Special Meetings
Regular informational meetings or events of the Friends shall be called by the Executive Committee,
President, or by the written request of 20% of registered members upon ten day's notice.
Section 2. Annual Meeting
There shall be an annual meeting for the election of officers and transaction of other business at a time
and place to be determined by the Executive Committee.
Section 3. Quorum
A majority of the membership present will constitute a quorum.
Article VII. Committees
Section 1. Standing Committees
Standing committees constituted to perform the continuing (ongoing) functions of the Friends shall be as
a. Membership Recruitment: The function of this committee shall be to recruit new members and facilitate
membership growth in all classes of membership.
b. Program: The function of this committee shall be to compile and maintain a current listing of program
resources and coordinate speakers and events.
Section 2. Nominating Committee
A Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the President prior to the Annual Meeting and shall be
composed of four members as follows: two (2) from the Executive Committee, and (2) from the general
Friends membership. The function of this committee shall be to prepare a proposed slate of candidates
for the elected offices of the organization which shall be presented for consideration of the membership
at the Annual Meeting.
Section 3. Special Committees
Special Committees may be appointed by the President who shall designate the terms and duties of
each with the approval of the Board.
Article VIII. Gifts and Contributions
Section 1. The Executive Committee reserves the right to accept or decline any gift or contribution, and
to utilize such gifts as best fits the needs of the (mission of the) organization.
Article VIII. Amendments
Section 1.
These bylaws
may be amended at the annual meeting or any properly called meeting of the organization
by a twothirds
vote of the members present, providing that notice of such proposed amendments shall
have been mailed or emailed to all members at least ten (10) days before the said meeting.
Article IX. Parliamentary Procedure
Section 1. Robert's Rules of Order
The most current version of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the parliamentary authority
on all matters of procedure not specifically covered by the bylaws
or additional rules, policies, and
procedures that may be adopted by the organization.
Article X. Dissolution
Section 1.
In the event there is no longer a need for the existence of the organization, any property owned by the
organization shall be paid over and transferred to the Roddenbery Memorial Library for such public
purposes as the Board of Trustees of that organization may designate.


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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 6, by Edward Gibbon, [1788], at sacred-texts.com
Yet the courage of Arnold was not devoid of discretion: he was protected, and had perhaps been invited, by the nobles and people; and in the service of freedom, his eloquence thundered over the seven hills. Blending in the same discourse the texts of Livy and St. Paul, uniting the motives of gospel, and of classic, enthusiasm, he admonished the Romans, how strangely their patience and the vices of the clergy had degenerated from the primitive times of the church and the city. He exhorted them to assert the inalienable rights of men and Christians; to restore the laws and magistrates of the republic; to respect the name of the emperor; but to confine their shepherd to the spiritual government of his flock. 26 Nor could his spiritual government escape the censure and control of the reformer; and the inferior clergy were taught by his lessons to resist the cardinals, who had usurped a despotic command over the twenty-eight regions or parishes of Rome. 27 The revolution was not accomplished without rapine and violence, the diffusion of blood and the demolition of houses: the victorious faction was enriched with the spoils of the clergy and the adverse nobles. Arnold of Brescia enjoyed, or deplored, the effects of his mission: his reign continued above ten years, while two popes, Innocent the Second and Anastasius the Fourth, either trembled in the Vatican, or wandered as exiles in the adjacent cities. They were succeeded by a more vigorous and fortunate pontiff. Adrian the Fourth, 28 the only Englishman who has ascended the throne of St. Peter; and whose merit emerged from the mean condition of a monk, and almost a beggar, in the monastery of St. Albans. On the first provocation, of a cardinal killed or wounded in the streets, he cast an interdict on the guilty people; and from Christmas to Easter, Rome was deprived of the real or imaginary comforts of religious worship. The Romans had despised their temporal prince: they submitted with grief and terror to the censures of their spiritual father: their guilt was expiated by penance, and the banishment of the seditious preacher was the price of their absolution. But the revenge of Adrian was yet unsatisfied, and the approaching coronation of Frederic Barbarossa was fatal to the bold reformer, who had offended, though not in an equal degree, the heads of the church and state. In their interview at Viterbo, the pope represented to the emperor the furious, ungovernable spirit of the Romans; the insults, the injuries, the fears, to which his person and his clergy were continually exposed; and the pernicious tendency of the heresy of Arnold, which must subvert the principles of civil, as well as ecclesiastical, subordination. Frederic was convinced by these arguments, or tempted by the desire of the Imperial crown: in the balance of ambition, the innocence or life of an individual is of small account; and their common enemy was sacrificed to a moment of political concord. After his retreat from Rome, Arnold had been protected by the viscounts of Campania, from whom he was extorted by the power of Caesar: the praefect of the city pronounced his sentence: the martyr of freedom was burned alive in the presence of a careless and ungrateful people; and his ashes were cast into the Tyber, lest the heretics should collect and worship the relics of their master. 29 The clergy triumphed in his death: with his ashes, his sect was dispersed; his memory still lived in the minds of the Romans. From his school they had probably derived a new article of faith, that the metropolis of the Catholic church is exempt from the penalties of excommunication and interdict. Their bishops might argue, that the supreme jurisdiction, which they exercised over kings and nations, more especially embraced the city and diocese of the prince of the apostles. But they preached to the winds, and the same principle that weakened the effect, must temper the abuse, of the thunders of the Vatican.
The love of ancient freedom has encouraged a belief that as early as the tenth century, in their first struggles against the Saxon Othos, the commonwealth was vindicated and restored by the senate and people of Rome; that two consuls were annually elected among the nobles, and that ten or twelve plebeian magistrates revived the name and office of the tribunes of the commons. 30 But this venerable structure disappears before the light of criticism. In the darkness of the middle ages, the appellations of senators, of consuls, of the sons of consuls, may sometimes be discovered. 31 They were bestowed by the emperors, or assumed by the most powerful citizens, to denote their rank, their honors, 32 and perhaps the claim of a pure and patrician descent: but they float on the surface, without a series or a substance, the titles of men, not the orders of government; 33 and it is only from the year of Christ one thousand one hundred and forty-four that the establishment of the senate is dated, as a glorious aera, in the acts of the city. A new constitution was hastily framed by private ambition or popular enthusiasm; nor could Rome, in the twelfth century, produce an antiquary to explain, or a legislator to restore, the harmony and proportions of the ancient model. The assembly of a free, of an armed, people, will ever speak in loud and weighty acclamations. But the regular distribution of the thirty-five tribes, the nice balance of the wealth and numbers of the centuries, the debates of the adverse orators, and the slow operations of votes and ballots, could not easily be adapted by a blind multitude, ignorant of the arts, and insensible of the benefits, of legal government. It was proposed by Arnold to revive and discriminate the equestrian order; but what could be the motive or measure of such distinction? 34 The pecuniary qualification of the knights must have been reduced to the poverty of the times: those times no longer required their civil functions of judges and farmers of the revenue; and their primitive duty, their military service on horseback, was more nobly supplied by feudal tenures and the spirit of chivalry. The jurisprudence of the republic was useless and unknown: the nations and families of Italy who lived under the Roman and Barbaric laws were insensibly mingled in a common mass; and some faint tradition, some imperfect fragments, preserved the memory of the Code and Pandects of Justinian. With their liberty the Romans might doubtless have restored the appellation and office of consuls; had they not disdained a title so promiscuously adopted in the Italian cities, that it has finally settled on the humble station of the agents of commerce in a foreign land. But the rights of the tribunes, the formidable word that arrested the public counsels, suppose or must produce a legitimate democracy. The old patricians were the subjects, the modern barons the tyrants, of the state; nor would the enemies of peace and order, who insulted the vicar of Christ, have long respected the unarmed sanctity of a plebeian magistrate. 35
In the revolution of the twelfth century, which gave a new existence and aera to Rome, we may observe the real and important events that marked or confirmed her political independence. I. The Capitoline hill, one of her seven eminences, 36 is about four hundred yards in length, and two hundred in breadth. A flight of a hundred steps led to the summit of the Tarpeian rock; and far steeper was the ascent before the declivities had been smoothed and the precipices filled by the ruins of fallen edifices. From the earliest ages, the Capitol had been used as a temple in peace, a fortress in war: after the loss of the city, it maintained a siege against the victorious Gauls, and the sanctuary of the empire was occupied, assaulted, and burnt, in the civil wars of Vitellius and Vespasian. 37 The temples of Jupiter and his kindred deities had crumbled into dust; their place was supplied by monasteries and houses; and the solid walls, the long and shelving porticos, were decayed or ruined by the lapse of time. It was the first act of the Romans, an act of freedom, to restore the strength, though not the beauty, of the Capitol; to fortify the seat of their arms and counsels; and as often as they ascended the hill, the coldest minds must have glowed with the remembrance of their ancestors. II. The first Caesars had been invested with the exclusive coinage of the gold and silver; to the senate they abandoned the baser metal of bronze or copper: 38 the emblems and legends were inscribed on a more ample field by the genius of flattery; and the prince was relieved from the care of celebrating his own virtues. The successors of Diocletian despised even the flattery of the senate: their royal officers at Rome, and in the provinces, assumed the sole direction of the mint; and the same prerogative was inherited by the Gothic kings of Italy, and the long series of the Greek, the French, and the German dynasties. After an abdication of eight hundred years, the Roman senate asserted this honorable and lucrative privilege; which was tacitly renounced by the popes, from Paschal the Second to the establishment of their residence beyond the Alps. Some of these republican coins of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries are shown in the cabinets of the curious. On one of these, a gold medal, Christ is depictured holding in his left hand a book with this inscription: "The vow of the Roman senate and people: Rome the capital of the world;" on the reverse, St. Peter delivering a banner to a kneeling senator in his cap and gown, with the name and arms of his family impressed on a shield. 39 III. With the empire, the praefect of the city had declined to a municipal officer; yet he still exercised in the last appeal the civil and criminal jurisdiction; and a drawn sword, which he received from the successors of Otho, was the mode of his investiture and the emblem of his functions. 40 The dignity was confined to the noble families of Rome: the choice of the people was ratified by the pope; but a triple oath of fidelity must have often embarrassed the praefect in the conflict of adverse duties. 41 A servant, in whom they possessed but a third share, was dismissed by the independent Romans: in his place they elected a patrician; but this title, which Charlemagne had not disdained, was too lofty for a citizen or a subject; and, after the first fervor of rebellion, they consented without reluctance to the restoration of the praefect. About fifty years after this event, Innocent the Third, the most ambitious, or at least the most fortunate, of the Pontiffs, delivered the Romans and himself from this badge of foreign dominion: he invested the praefect with a banner instead of a sword, and absolved him from all dependence of oaths or service to the German emperors. 42 In his place an ecclesiastic, a present or future cardinal, was named by the pope to the civil government of Rome; but his jurisdiction has been reduced to a narrow compass; and in the days of freedom, the right or exercise was derived from the senate and people. IV. After the revival of the senate, 43 the conscript fathers (if I may use the expression) were invested with the legislative and executive power; but their views seldom reached beyond the present day; and that day was most frequently disturbed by violence and tumult. In its utmost plenitude, the order or assembly consisted of fifty-six senators, 44 the most eminent of whom were distinguished by the title of counsellors: they were nominated, perhaps annually, by the people; and a previous choice of their electors, ten persons in each region, or parish, might afford a basis for a free and permanent constitution. The popes, who in this tempest submitted rather to bend than to break, confirmed by treaty the establishment and privileges of the senate, and expected from time, peace, and religion, the restoration of their government. The motives of public and private interest might sometimes draw from the Romans an occasional and temporary sacrifice of their claims; and they renewed their oath of allegiance to the successor of St. Peter and Constantine, the lawful head of the church and the republic. 45
The union and vigor of a public council was dissolved in a lawless city; and the Romans soon adopted a more strong and simple mode of administration. They condensed the name and authority of the senate in a single magistrate, or two colleagues; and as they were changed at the end of a year, or of six months, the greatness of the trust was compensated by the shortness of the term. But in this transient reign, the senators of Rome indulged their avarice and ambition: their justice was perverted by the interest of their family and faction; and as they punished only their enemies, they were obeyed only by their adherents. Anarchy, no longer tempered by the pastoral care of their bishop, admonished the Romans that they were incapable of governing themselves; and they sought abroad those blessings which they were hopeless of finding at home. In the same age, and from the same motives, most of the Italian republics were prompted to embrace a measure, which, however strange it may seem, was adapted to their situation, and productive of the most salutary effects. 46 They chose, in some foreign but friendly city, an impartial magistrate of noble birth and unblemished character, a soldier and a statesman, recommended by the voice of fame and his country, to whom they delegated for a time the supreme administration of peace and war. The compact between the governor and the governed was sealed with oaths and subscriptions; and the duration of his power, the measure of his stipend, the nature of their mutual obligations, were defined with scrupulous precision. They swore to obey him as their lawful superior: he pledged his faith to unite the indifference of a stranger with the zeal of a patriot. At his choice, four or six knights and civilians, his assessors in arms and justice, attended the Podesta, 47 who maintained at his own expense a decent retinue of servants and horses: his wife, his son, his brother, who might bias the affections of the judge, were left behind: during the exercise of his office he was not permitted to purchase land, to contract an alliance, or even to accept an invitation in the house of a citizen; nor could he honorably depart till he had satisfied the complaints that might be urged against his government.
26 He advised the Romans,
Consiliis armisque sua moderamina summa Arbitrio tractare suo: nil juris in hac re Pontifici summo, modicum concedere regi Suadebat populo. Sic laesa stultus utraque Majestate, reum geminae se fecerat aulae.
Nor is the poetry of Gunther different from the prose of Otho.
27 See Baronius (A.D. 1148, No. 38, 39) from the Vatican MSS. He loudly condemns Arnold (A.D. 1141, No. 3) as the father of the political heretics, whose influence then hurt him in France.
28 The English reader may consult the Biographia Britannica, Adrian IV.; but our own writers have added nothing to the fame or merits of their countrymen.
29 Besides the historian and poet already quoted, the last adventures of Arnold are related by the biographer of Adrian IV. (Muratori. Script. Rerum Ital. tom. iii. P. i. p. 441, 442.)
30 Ducange (Gloss. Latinitatis Mediae et Infimae Aetatis, Decarchones, tom. ii. p. 726) gives me a quotation from Blondus, (Decad. ii. l. ii.:) Duo consules ex nobilitate quotannis fiebant, qui ad vetustum consulum exemplar summaererum praeessent. And in Sigonius (de Regno Italiae, l. v. Opp. tom. ii. p. 400) I read of the consuls and tribunes of the xth century. Both Blondus, and even Sigonius, too freely copied the classic method of supplying from reason or fancy the deficiency of records.
31 In the panegyric of Berengarius (Muratori, Script. Rer. Ital. tom. ii. P. i. p. 408) a Roman is mentioned as consulis natus in the beginning of the xth century. Muratori (Dissert. v.) discovers, in the years 952 and 956, Gratianus in Dei nomine consul et dux, Georgius consul et dux; and in 1015, Romanus, brother of Gregory VIII., proudly, but vaguely, styles himself consul et dux et omnium Roma norum senator.
32 As late as the xth century, the Greek emperors conferred on the dukes of Venice, Naples, Amalphi, &c., the title of consuls, (see Chron. Sagornini, passim;) and the successors of Charlemagne would not abdicate any of their prerogative. But in general the names of consul and senator, which may be found among the French and Germans, signify no more than count and lord, (Signeur, Ducange Glossar.) The monkish writers are often ambitious of fine classic words.
33 The most constitutional form is a diploma of Otho III., (A. D 998,) consulibus senatus populique Romani; but the act is probably spurious. At the coronation of Henry I., A.D. 1014, the historian Dithmar (apud Muratori, Dissert. xxiii.) describes him, a senatoribus duodecem vallatum, quorum sex rasi barba, alii prolixa, mystice incedebant cum baculis. The senate is mentioned in the panegyric of Berengarius, (p. 406.)
34 In ancient Rome the equestrian order was not ranked with the senate and people as a third branch of the republic till the consulship of Cicero, who assumes the merit of the establishment, (Plin. Hist. Natur. xxxiii. 3. Beaufort, Republique Romaine, tom. i. p. 144 - 155.)
35 The republican plan of Arnold of Brescia is thus stated by Gunther: -
Quin etiam titulos urbis renovare vetustos; Nomine plebeio secernere nomen equestre, Jura tribunorum, sanctum reparare senatum, Et senio fessas mutasque reponere leges. Lapsa ruinosis, et adhuc pendentia muris Reddere primaevo Capitolia prisca nitori.
But of these reformations, some were no more than ideas, others no more than words.
36 After many disputes among the antiquaries of Rome, it seems determined, that the summit of the Capitoline hill next the river is strictly the Mons Tarpeius, the Arx; and that on the other summit, the church and convent of Araceli, the barefoot friars of St. Francis occupy the temple of Jupiter, (Nardini, Roma Antica, l. v. c. 11 - 16.)
Note: The authority of Nardini is now vigorously impugned, and the question of the Arx and the Temple of Jupiter revived, with new arguments by Niebuhr and his accomplished follower, M. Bunsen. Roms Beschreibung, vol. iii. p. 12, et seqq - M.
37 Tacit. Hist. iii. 69, 70.
38 This partition of the noble and baser metals between the emperor and senate must, however, be adopted, not as a positive fact, but as the probable opinion of the best antiquaries, (see the Science des Medailles of the Pere Joubert, tom. ii. p. 208 - 211, in the improved and scarce edition of the Baron de la Bastie.)
Note: Dr Cardwell (Lecture on Ancient Coins, p. 70, et seq.) assigns convincing reasons in support of this opinion. - M.
39 In his xxviith dissertation on the Antiquities of Italy, (tom. ii. p. 559 - 569,) Muratori exhibits a series of the senatorian coins, which bore the obscure names of Affortiati, Infortiati, Provisini, Paparini. During this period, all the popes, without excepting Boniface VIII, abstained from the right of coining, which was resumed by his successor Benedict XI., and regularly exercised in the court of Avignon.
40 A German historian, Gerard of Reicherspeg (in Baluz. Miscell. tom. v. p. 64, apud Schmidt, Hist. des Allemands, tom. iii. p. 265) thus describes the constitution of Rome in the xith century: Grandiora urbis et orbis negotia spectant ad Romanum pontificem itemque ad Romanum Imperatorem, sive illius vicarium urbis praefectum, qui de sua dignitate respicit utrumque, videlicet dominum papam cui facit hominum, et dominum imperatorem a quo accipit suae potestatis insigne, scilicet gladium exertum.
41 The words of a contemporary writer (Pandulph. Pisan. in Vit. Paschal. II. p. 357, 358) describe the election and oath of the praefect in 1118, inconsultis patribus .... loca praefectoria .... Laudes praefectoriae .... comitiorum applausum .... juraturum populo in ambonem sublevant .... confirmari eum in urbe praefectum petunt.
42 Urbis praefectum ad ligiam fidelitatem recepit, et per mantum quod illi donavit de praefectura eum publice investivit, qui usque ad id tempus juramento fidelitatis imperatori fuit obligatus et ab eo praefecturae tenuit honorem, (Gesta Innocent. III. in Muratori, tom. iii. P. i. p. 487.)
43 See Otho Frising. Chron. vii. 31, de Gest. Frederic. I., l. i. c. 27
44 Cur countryman, Roger Hoveden, speaks of the single senators, of the Capuzzi family, &c., quorum temporibus melius regebatur Roma quam nunc (A.D. 1194) est temporibus lvi. senatorum, (Ducange, Gloss. tom. vi. p. 191, Senatores.)
45 Muratori (dissert. xlii. tom. iii. p. 785 - 788) has published an original treaty: Concordia inter D. nostrum papam Clementem III. et senatores populi Romani super regalibus et aliis dignitatibus urbis, &c., anno 44 Degrees senatus. The senate speaks, and speaks with authority: Reddimus ad praesens .... habebimus .... dabitis presbyteria .... jurabimus pacem et fidelitatem, &c. A chartula de Tenementis Tusculani, dated in the 47th year of the same aera, and confirmed decreto amplissimi ordinis senatus, acclamatione P. R. publice Capitolio consistentis. It is there we find the difference of senatores consiliarii and simple senators, (Muratori, dissert. xlii. tom. iii. p. 787 - 789.)
46 Muratori (dissert. xlv. tom. iv. p. 64 - 92) has fully explained this mode of government; and the Occulus Pastoralis, which he has given at the end, is a treatise or sermon on the duties of these foreign magistrates.
47 In the Latin writers, at least of the silver age, the title of Potestas was transferred from the office to the magistrate: - Hujus qui trahitur praetextam sumere mavis; An Fidenarum Gabiorumque esse Potestas.
Juvenal. Satir. x. 99.


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Dist. 304 board approves new teacher contract
Geneva school board members on Tuesday ratified a new three-year teacher contract that starts inching District 304 toward several major financial changes.
The Geneva Education Association approved the contract last week after threatening to strike starting Nov. 12. Negotiations began in February.
The immediate impact to district taxpayers comes in the form of a pay freeze for almost all of the district's teachers for the 2012-13 school year. Teachers who complete advanced degree coursework will still be eligible for salary increases according to their level of advancement.
Teachers who announce their retirement will leave the normal salary schedule to qualify for the new retirement benefits in the contract. The district has a retirement benefit structure designed to encourage retirement of teachers who are paid the most. It also encourages teachers who intend to retire in the 2014-15 school year to announce that now.
If they do so, the first step of retirement benefits would be a 6 percent pay increase from last year's salary. In 2013-14, that retiring teacher would receive a 3 percent pay increase. The final year, in 2014-15, brings a 2.48 percent pay increase. That blitz of raises is beyond what teachers who are not retiring are set to receive under the new contract. It also helps boost the pensions those teachers receive in retirement. However, school board President Mark Grosso said there is nothing untoward about the way the district handles the salaries of teachers who will retire soon.
"I don't consider our agreement by any means salary spiking," Grosso said. He said the structure encourages retirement to usher in younger, lower-paid teacher, which brings the district savings.
District 304 will also continue to provide a tax-sheltered annuity benefit to retirees of up to 20 percent of their final salary for teachers with more than 25 years of full-time experience in the district. The district relinquishes management of those annuities under the new contract by putting them into 403(b) accounts.
For most nonretiring teachers, the first pay increases won't come until the 2013-14 school year, when a 2.65 percent raise kicks in.
In the final year of the contract, most teachers will receive a 2.85 percent raise. The final year of the contract also includes a $79 increase to the beginning teacher salary, which will be $39,730 starting in 2014-15.
It's possible this is the final teacher contract that uses a salary schedule to calculate raises and pay advancements. A new salary schedule study group composed of teachers and administrators will meet to examine possible changes that would tie raises more to teacher performance than longevity.
"A number of other districts are moving away from a salary schedule, and we wanted the ability to work with our teachers to explore some other options," Grosso said.
The new contract also begins a three-year phasing out of the tuition reimbursement program for the staff. Teachers will also begin contributing to their health insurance premiums for the first time if they elect single coverage in the 2013-14 school year.
"This contract was a very long and difficult process for everyone," Grosso said. "I would like to thank teachers for making the same sacrifice that the rest of our employees have."
The school board approved the new contract 6-0. School board member Matt Henry was absent.


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- Who can be involved to help raise money? (Parents, teachers, kids, the community?)
- What is the most appropriate way to raise money for this cause?
- When is the money needed, and when can fundraiser be scheduled?
- Where can the fundraiser be held (if applicable)?
- How much money needs to be raised to make an impact?
Brainstorm for these basic "who, what, when, where, why, and how" questions, and see what other ideas, questions, and concerns arise from the session. All the answers you come up with will be crucial for setting a specific fundraising goal, and any questions that remain can be a collaborative effort once your committee is in place. Being very specific now will help your fundraiser to run smoothly. So make sure your cause has a realistic goal and you can orchestrate an appropriate benefit for it. Once you outline the details of your objective, you'll be one step closer to success.
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- Bake sale. One of the simplest fundraisers to coordinate, bake sales benefit everyone. Because the sale usually takes place in the cafeteria during lunch or after school, it doesn't disrupt class, which administrators and teachers always appreciate. Students and faculty enjoy modestly priced, homemade snacks. And since the volunteers (i.e., the bakers) generally give their time, energy, and tasty treats from the goodness of their hearts, your fundraiser is inexpensive to produce.
- Book drive/sale. Organize a book drive where families can donate old titles their children have outgrown. Once collected, hold a sale in the school gymnasium or auditorium for students. It's a great way for kids to buy books at low cost, and any unsold books can be donated to the less fortunate or given to the school library.
- Catalog. There are many fundraising companies that can help you with big events. Usually the goods are catalog orders, and kids go door-to-door selling products ranging from seasonal cookie tins to candles to toys. Fundraisers such as these take research and cooperation, since you will be working with a third-party representative. Before you agree to work with a company, ask:
- Can the company's program help you reach your financial goal?
- How many years of experience does the company have?
- Will there be a written contract between the school and the company?
- What's the quality of the products?
- Are products paid for in advance or upon delivery?
- Does the company understand and comply with your state sales tax laws?
- Will the company provide promotional assistance (parent letters, posters, samples for display, etc.), or does that fall to you?
- What is the policy regarding damaged, unsold, or backordered products?
- How are products shipped, and when? Who pays?
- Is there a prize for the top seller?
- Candy Grams. A Halloween fundraising favorite, candy grams are fun for kids and relatively easy to pull off. There are two stages: first, the selling stage, where you and your volunteers set up a station at school. During lunch, students pay a small amount (50 cents to a dollar) to order a small bag of candy with a written note for a friend or a teacher. After you collect orders for a week or two, you enter the delivery stage, where volunteers bring the candy grams to lucky recipients.
- Carnations. Who wouldn't want to receive a pretty carnation on Valentine's Day? Carnations are accessible, low-cost flowers sent to friends or teachers with a Valentine note attached (though this fundraiser could work any time of the year). Carnation sales follow the same two-step process as candy grams.
- Car Wash. A longtime favorite of sports teams. The upsides to car washes are many: the kids have fun and are usually enthusiastic about the task; it can take place after school; and supplies are inexpensive. The potential downsides? Finding a place to hold the event — and Mother Nature's cooperation!
- Dance-A-Thon. Ask students to collect pledges for a good cause, and the rest of the fundraiser is a virtual party! Organizing a dance-a-thon can be complicated and costly: coordinating music, finding a place to hold it (school gym? youth center?), scheduling (at night? after school? on a weekend?), getting chaperones, collecting pledges (before or after the event?), etc. But dance-a-thons are fun for kids, who get to boogie down for a good cause.
- Penny War. Set up a friendly competition between grades or classes with a Penny War. Each "team" gets a huge jar as a piggy bank, and students try to win by dropping spare change into the banks. Rules vary from school to school. But generally, teams earn points by adding pennies (one point for each penny) to their jars, and points can be deducted by putting other coins in "the enemy's" jar (minus five points for a nickel, minus ten for a dime, and so forth for coin values). Best of all, whoever wins gets a pizza party.
When? You'll need plenty of time to plan, but you may need to raise money by a certain date. Also, make sure your fundraiser doesn't conflict with another big school event. Check with at least two or three people in the administration's office before setting the dates: the principal, of course, your child's teacher, and at least one secretary in charge of managing the school's calendar. Aim for a two-week run. That gives a week for your effort to build momentum, and a week for it to peak. After 14 days, you may find that interest has waned — and your volunteers have other commitments to attend to.
Where? Of course, this will depend on what you're doing. If you are holding a car wash, research highly trafficked parking lots. For a dance-a-thon, you'll need to book the school gymnasium for the event and send volunteers door-to-door to collect pledges. Use your imagination to envision the best location for your fundraiser.
How? As in, how much money do you need to raise? Determining your prices can make or break a fundraiser. So draw up a budget that includes what the costs are going to be (renting space, buying supplies, advertising, any prizes, etc.), how much you are going to charge (donations, set prices, or pledges), and how much you expect to make.
T-Minus 1 Month: Put Everything in Place
Approximately a month before the big event, you should have enough volunteers standing by. Assign them specific tasks to help run and administer the fundraiser so you can be sure that nothing will conflict with their duties, short of an emergency. Construct a master schedule of important dates for everyone to use as a reference. Include the following:
- Promotions like press releases or newsletter articles
- Arrival dates for company promotional materials if you are doing a catalog fundraiser
- Deadlines for money to be turned in
- P.A. announcements
- Committee meetings
- Delivery of products and/or prizes
- Volunteer commitments
- Announcement of results to all participants
- Wrap-up meeting to review the entire event
- Kick-off activities
Be sure to inform teachers so that they may incorporate fundraising efforts into their schedules as well. Take time to meet with your committee to review the logistics. Make a list of materials that you'll be responsible for and those that others — the school, the volunteers, or the fundraising company (if you are using one) — will supply.
T-Minus 2 Weeks: Promote, Promote, Promote!
Get the word out! Give fliers to all classrooms so teachers can send them home to parents. Include your fundraising goal in P.A. announcements and PTA newsletters. Hang posters around the school and post dates on the school bulletin boards. If the school has a web site, contact the Webmaster so details about the fundraiser can be front and center on the page. Take advantage of Parents' Night, if one is scheduled during this time, and arrange a display with product samples from your project. Word of mouth is also key, so make some phone calls to relevant members of the community.
T-Minus 1 Week: Psyche Up the Crowd
Within a week before the fundraiser begins, schedule a short but enlivening rally to kick off the event. Ask the principal if this can be school-wide or, if not, go from classroom to classroom with your presentation. Build enthusiasm towards meeting the goal, and explain what the kids can do to help. Pass out more fliers for students to take home, and mention what the prize will be for the winner. Prizes can be anything: a pizza party, a class trip to the roller skating rink, a gift certificate, a picture in the local newspaper, etc. Just be sure to get the okay from the school administration beforehand!
T-Minus 1 Day: Countdown to Kickoff
You're almost there! In the 24 hours before the fundraiser begins, everything should be running so smoothly that all you need to do is make some phone calls. Check in with volunteers, teachers, the principal, the company you elected to use, and your committee members. Clear up any last-minute concerns they might have, and confirm that all the supplies and materials needed to make the fundraiser a hit are in the right hands.
The Big Day and Beyond: Step Back and Support
Now you can watch with pride as your fundraiser reaches its goal — and then some! During the event, you'll need to:
- Show support: Roll up your sleeves and take an active part, whether that means helping sell brownies at a bake sale, taking a child door-to-door for catalog fundraisers, motivating volunteers, or announcing progress on the P.A.
- Track progress: Keep reminding your volunteers of important deadlines. Make sure everything — order forms, tallies, pledges — are well-organized and have at least two copies of everything on file. And always be sure to give updates on how much is being raised!
- Deliver the goods: Make sure volunteers will be available to deliver products or prizes. Have a trusted committee member help you with troubleshooting, such as dealing with missing pledges, orders, or paperwork. Finally, announce your success everywhere you can: on bulletin boards, over the P.A., in newsletters, and on posters.
- Give credit: Be sure to thank everyone involved in your fundraiser, from your committee to the volunteers. Call one final meeting with your team to review the effort and take notes on what you might do differently next time. Once you have all the information, submit a report to the principal in a brief meeting. If you used a catalog company, provide the representative with results, comments, and suggestions in order to build a working relationship.
Now exhale. And congratulate yourself on well-executed, successful fundraiser!


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Worldwide Travel Information (area) World Countries > Asia > Vietnam
Worldwide Travel Information (area) World Countries > Asia > Vietnam
VietnamVietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
The name Vietnam translates as "South Viet", and was officially adopted in 1945 The country is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east. Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976
The Vietnamese became independent from Imperial China in 938 AD, following the Battle of Bạch Đằng River. Successive Vietnamese royal dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia, until the Indochina Peninsula was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. The First Indochina War eventually led to the expulsion of the French in 1954, leaving Vietnam divided politically into two states, North and South Vietnam. Conflict between the two sides intensified, with heavy foreign intervention, during the Vietnam War, which ended with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975
Vietnam was then unified under a Communist government, but was politically isolated and impoverished. In 1986 the government initiated a series of economic and political reforms, which began Vietnam's path towards integration into the world economy.
By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Its economic growth has been among the highest in the world since 2000, and according to Citigroup, such high growth is set to continue. Vietnam has the highest Global Growth Generators Index among 11 major economies, and its successful economic reforms resulted in it joining the World Trade Organization in 2007. However, the country still suffers from relatively high levels of income inequality, disparities in healthcare provision, and poor gender equality.
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OpenEmbedded Developers America Meeting
The OpenEmbedded Project is holding a developers meeting May 2-3, 2014, in Santa Clara, CA. This meeting is co-located with the Embedded Linux Conference North America. All active OpenEmbedded developers are invited to attend.
Contact Jefro with any questions.
Location & Time
May 2-3, 2014
9am - 5pm
Ettus Research / National Instruments
4600 Patrick Henry Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
I am looking into providing coffee and tidbits in the mornings. I may wait until the day of the event to see how many people actually show up, so don't plan on a caffeine injection before 10am each day.
Lunches will be catered, restaurant TBD and I'm open to suggestions. Food trucks did not work out. The current plan is for catering by Old Ironsides Cafe on Friday, and possibly pizza on Saturday.
A fully hosted dinner party will be held at the Tied House Brewing Company in Mountain View, Friday May 2, 6pm-8pm. This venue is accessible by light rail or by car with free parking. If you can not make it to this event, please let Jefro know.
All meals provided by the Yocto Project Community Office
Carpools for the Tied House:
- Jefro (room for 3 more)
- JaMa (room for 3 more)
- Have fun.
- Get useful work done that benefits from high bandwidth interactions.
- Get more people involved with the project at a higher level.
Working Agenda
This agenda is flexible, and meant to reflect the important issues in the OE community. Please feel free to contribute agenda items. We will finalize the agenda after introduction to maximize use of people's time.
- Introductions. Be prepared to tell us who you are and how you use OpenEmbedded (and the Yocto Project)
- The Yocto Project is supposed to make Embedded easy. What is still hard?
- bug scrub (also bug collecting/wrangling)
- ongoing role of the OE TSC
- wiki/website organization
- online voting
- increasing the amount of hardware that works out of the box with oe-core + layers
- next + 1 release
- quality of meta-oe and what to do with it: http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-devel/2014-March/094893.html
- lune to replace sato?
- developer community - outreach/recruiting/mentoring, new developer documentation, process and QA tools
- image deployment/update best practices (shared yocto issue)
- feedback on Toaster, the web interface for BitBake (some background in this thread https://lists.yoctoproject.org/pipermail/yocto/2014-April/018956.html)
- infrastructure sync
- Philip Balister (Crofton)
Richard Purdie (RP)
- Mark Hatle (fray)
- Khem Raj (khem)
- Martin Jansa (jama)
- Armin Kuster (akuster)
- Jeff Osier-Mixon (jefro)
- Alejandro del Castillo
- Tom King (ka6sox)
- Steve Arnold (mr_science/nerdboy)
- Herb Kuta
- Trevor Woerner (tlwoerner)
- Sean Hudson (darknighte)
- Denys Dmytriyenko (denix)
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Vegan Primer? We've Got You Covered!
This is a guest post by Adrienne Orpheus of adorpheus.com.
It was recently announced by Urban Decay that their Primer Potion is no longer vegan. Millions of vegans the world over lamented at this loss. Urban Decay insist that they're going to try to reformulate it to exclude the animal-derived ingredient (lanolin), but personally don't hold your breath on that one. It'll be extremely surprising if they actually bother to change it, since it's one of their most popular products, and they sell loads of it regardless of whether or not it's vegan.
So what is a vegan make up fanatic to do? Find an alternative! There are lots of vegan eyeshadow primers out there made by ethical independent companies. Searching for the perfect one can be frustrating and painful to your wallet if you aren't careful, since frankly there are a lot of lacklustre primers out there. But fear not, I've done all the work for you and found the best vegan primer on the market yet!
But wait a minute – what is a primer anyways and why do you need to use one?
For the uninitiated – eyeshadow primer is something you apply to your eyelids before putting on make up in order to make loose eyeshadow stay on your eyes, and/or to improve the performance of pressed shadows. Primer also prevents your eyeshadow from settling into the creases of your eyelids, which happens a lot to people with oily skin. All loose eyeshadows must be applied over a primer, but primers can really make your pressed shadows POP as well!
So what can I use to make my eyeshadows FIERCE?
SoBe Botanicals sells a primer called Primed & Proper that's just as good at the Urban Decay one, if not better, and it costs half what the Primer Potion does. I say "better" because 1) its actually vegan! and 2) it comes in a practical and easy to use squeeze bottle. As much as I love the look of Urban Decay's "genie in a bottle" primer potion, it's such a pain to use.
You can also give your eyeshadows an even bigger boost when you combine SoBe's Primer with Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy.
From the Fyrinnae website:
Originally developed and formulated for a friend/pro artist, this unique "glue" is designed to hold the sparkliest, most shimmery eye shadows in place, minimize "fallout", and also to easily create a foiled look without foiling.
Pixie Epoxy, like all of Fyrinnae's products, is 100% vegan and free of animal ingredients! Not only can Pixie Epoxy give you a foiled look, it will keep your shadows fixed all day, without any fading.
Not convinced? Want to see proof that Primed and Proper is even better than Urban Decay's Primer Potion? Check out Grey's comparison of the two products on Le Gothique.
It's easy to rock glamorous looks with 100% cruelty-free products!
Have you tried any other vegan eyeshadow primers? What did you think?
Adrienne Orpheus is a vegan singer/songwriter and cruelty-free fashionista extraordinaire. You can read her blog here at adorpheus.com or follow her on Twitter at @adorpheus.
About Sunny (Sunny's Profile)Longtime vegan, hardcore compassionate beauty junkie, serious cake aficionado, and lover of all things floofy and sparkly! If there's something in particular you'd like me to review, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google +.
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Also Lime Crime makes a waterproof vegan eye shadow primer.
I agree about the Arbonne primer!
I just came across this post now in 2014 and wanted to bring to attention that the current urban decay website lists the primer potions as vegan! I don't know for sure if they're telling the truth but if it's on the site as vegan you'd sure hope they would be! I'm going to go check the new tubes in store this week.
Try the all natural face. They have vegan primer. 🙂
Still looking for a vegan eyeshadow primer! Starting to get so tempted by the UD one again as I loved it and my makeup has never been the same since I stopped using it. 🙁
Hi Sunny, any new recommendations for vegan eye primers? They no longer sell this one, which is a bummer cuz I was going to go buy it!
Thank you so much for this review!! I'll be getting the SoBe primer instead of the Urban Decay one! (and telling all my veggie friends 😀 ) This just saved me time and hassle so thank you.
Well, I tried the Sobe primer and was really disappointed. I didn't find it anywhere near as good as the Urban Decay primer (I miss it SO much)!!! The Sobe primer stung my eyes, flaked and my eyeshadow did not stick well at all. Not impressed. 🙁
Does anybody have any other recommendations???
I'm wondering if they changed their formula, because I bought the Sobe primer after reading this and I don't think it's good at all! It goes on more like a lotion than a primer, and it sinks into the skin and doesn't really "prime" my lids at all. My eyeshadows don't stick to it, either, which makes it pretty useless as a primer. I bought the Sobe mineral mousse foundation as well and was really disappointed by it, too – it's really strongly scented and smears around on my face. It was more like a moisturizer than a foundation. I wrote to the company and got no reply. I don't know if they changed their products or what, but I was pretty disappointed. I'm going to give the Tarte eyelid primer a shot – I love their tinted moisturizer.
I love the Sobe primer. OMG! When I first got it, it took me a few days to figure out much – or rather how LITTLE – to use. I still use my powdered foundation over the primer, followed by layers of eyeshadow. It holds all day and into the evening, no joke. Without primer, I'm a creasy greasy mess by 10am so this stuff makes me a happy girl – and because it takes so little, that tube is going to last me, I dunno, a year?
I'd love to hear an update on how you're liking this product. I, too, purchased it after learning that UDPP isn't vegan-friendly. I've used the SoBe many times and still have not quite perfected how much product to use in order to prevent creasing. So far, my makeup only goes about 4 hours without creasing. Which is certainly better than nothing, don't get me wrong! But I'd love to hear any tips you might have and to hear a bit about how this product worked for you on your eyes. 🙂
I agree with the Arbonne comment. BEST PRIMER EVER!!! I started selling Arbonne products because they're ALL animal free and I really believe in the quality of their products.
Hi, There is another fantastic vegan primer on the market made by Arbonne. It is the best primer I have ever tried. Give it a try you will not be dissapointed. Cheers.
Thanks for the heads!
Like Mary, I was *just* researching non-UD primer options and coming up kind of short. I'm SO happy to see this review and after seeing all the photos, I'm placing an order right effing now. Thanks Adrienne and Sunny!
I was just asking around on facebook for any suggestions for a good vegan eye primer since I had still not been able to replace my Urban Decay primer. I had "hearted" the Sobe Botanicals primer on Etsy but was unsure of whether or not to give it a try. After seeing this write up and the Gothique write up I will definitely give it a shot! Thanks!


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Ames Laboratory Profile
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Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, L'viv State University, L'viv, Ukraine, 1979
B.S./M.S. Chemistry (with distinction), L'viv State University, L'viv, Ukraine, 1976
Professional Appointments:
Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, (Associate Professor 1998-2000, Professor 2000-2006), 1998 - present
Senior Scientist, Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University (Visiting Scientist 1993-1995; Associate Scientist 1995-1998; Scientist 1998-2000), 1993 - present
Associate Professor, L'viv State University, L'viv, Ukraine, (Asst. Professor 1979-1985), 1979 – 1994
Areas of Expertise:
Synthesis, structure, experimental thermodynamics, physical and chemical properties of novel binary, ternary and multicomponent intermetallic compounds containing rare earth metals
Anomalous behavior of 4f-electron systems
Relationships between materials' composition, structure, physical and chemical properties
Magnetostructural phase transformations
Physical properties of ultra-pure rare earth metals
Hydrogen storage materials
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Mechanochemical transformations and mechanically promoted solid state reactions
Honors & Awards:
Elected as a member of the International Steering Committee of the International Conference on Solid Compounds of Transition Elements, September 2010
David R. Boylan Eminent Faculty Award for Research from Iowa State University, College of Engineering, June 2009
Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, May 2006
Materials Science and Engineering Department Excellence in Research Award, 2003
Innovative Housing Technology Awards: Coming of Age Award for Magnetic Refrigerator by the Nat'l. Assn. of Home Builders, Atlanta, GA, 2003
Federal Laboratory Consortium's Mid-Continent Award for Outstanding Regional Partnership between DOE's Ames Lab. and Astronautics Corp. of America on "Magnetic Refrigeration Technology", 2002
US DOE's Energy100 Award for the "Magnetic Refrigeration Unit", 2000
Award of Excellence for a Technical Paper "Magnetic Cooling for Appliances" presented at the 50th Anniversary Conf. of the Int'l. Appliance Technical Conference at Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, May 10-12, 1999
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Thigh Tattoos are Easier than Expected!
The story of my thigh tattoos.
The lead up: I booked my appointment a couple of months back, and initially my artist (Ben at Tattoo City in Wellington, New Zealand) thought it might take around five hours to do, so we booked me in for half a day. I wanted red bows on the back of each thigh, and brought in colour samples and pictures of the style I was after. I also got allergy tested for red ink which involved putting ink samples under large bandages to check for a red or raised skin reaction, and then waited for my appointment to roll around.
The weekend before: I went into the shop to see the drawing, and made a couple of changes in consultation with Ben, including making the ribbons of the bow slimmer and adding a key to the design.
The Day of the Tattoo: I ate a hearty breakfast, and bought some water and arrived bang on time. My artist was still setting up, but okay'ed the final drawing with me. I watched him set up his work station, we decided on final size and he printed off the transfer. I watched him open up the packets for the needles and put together his machines, and we discussed what shade of red I wanted the bows and what colour the key would be. Between us we decided that my legs were pasty white enough that white ink wouldn't be necessary for the highlights on the ribbons.
Putting on the transfers seemed to take a while, which I was fine with - I'd rather my tattoo not be wonky - and to be honest, probably to be expected because various osteopaths and doctors have commented on my apparently noticeable lop-sidedness. I imagine trying to put stencils on me is a laugh riot for my tattooists, espcially with my penchant for matching pieces on either side of my body. Also, I shaved the area where I was being tattooed really carefully about an hour before my appointmentr, so Ben didn't need to re-shave it. Once the stencils were in place my support (my friend) arrived, with immpecable timing (I'd actually just pulled out a book and my phone in case she was late as well.)
The tattoo itself took about two and a half hours which was waaaay faster than either me or my artist had anticipated. To be fair, I found the pain to be extremely bearable, and kept up a steady conversation with my friend, and read my book when she went out for a smoke, so I didn't need a break at all and was sufficently distracted that I don't think I twitched. Changing the design to make the ribbons slimmer probably cut down on the time too, as it reduced the amount of shading needed. We finished one leg totally then moved onto the second, and the endorphins were wearing off a wee bit by the time the lining was done on the second, but it wasn't anything like the level of pain I'd been expecting. For those of you who haven't in the past, I highly recommend bringing a talkative friend if your artist is ok with it. This is the first tattoo where I've talked to someone throughout the process, rather than just lying and concentrating on the pain and it made the experience a lot easier and a lot more enjoyable. I should also note than Ben is completely lovely and very respectful, and so I felt utterly comfortable with him.
I did bleed copiously, which is the norm for me, and necessitated my artist putting together a Macguyver-esque paper towel based edging to the gladwrap once we were finished up so I wasn't leaking blood and scaring the horses once I left. I went off to the bathroom to change out of the short-shorts I'd been wearing for the tattoo and into a more practical and warmer skirt. I foresaw some very careful dressing and undressing in my near future. I paid and headed off to eat something to keep my blood sugar up. (Tipping isn't the norm in NZ, so I made him some cookies instead.)
My aftercare instructions are pretty standard: keep it moisturised, but not oily/damp, stay out of pools/baths/the sun until it's healed, don't pick the damn thing, washing your filthy hands before touching it, don't pick the damn thing.
In the couple of hours between getting it done and coming home I stopped bleeding, and experimented with different ways of sitting so that I didn''t hurt the tattooed skin. I booked the next two days off work because one job involves being in a sweaty kitchen and the other involves sitting down for 12 hours shifts, neither of which seemed like a terribly good idea on a fresh tattoo.Healing has been uneventful, but more painful than my previous tattoos, probably because I simply wasn't prepared for just how much the skin on my thighs moves as I walk.
Overall it was an amazingly positive experience though, and I'm very happy with the outcome.
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Much of the growth and decline of defined benefit pension plans in the United States can be attributed to the interests of management, government regulation and the power of unions.
As unions built up their muscle in the early 1900s, they inadvertently helped drive the creation of pension plans. Companies felt that such plans could help dissuade workers from joining unions, reduce labor turnover and provide more control over employee behavior. According to the CBO, employers were also using the plans as a "systematic, publicly acceptable way of moving elderly workers out of their jobs, while providing incentives for younger employees to stay with an employer throughout their working lives."
Some companies, including the Ford Motor Co., began by offering profit sharing and overtime pay. John R. Lee, the company's first personnel manager hired by Henry Ford to update the company's labor policies in 1913, reported that, "We began to realize something of the value of men, mechanism and material in the threefold phase of manufacturing, so to speak."
But while Ford was instrumental in changing pay scales, identifying job classifications and establishing requirements for promotions to prepare for a profit-sharing plan implemented in the early part of the 20th century, it wasn't until 1950 that the automaker started offering hourly employees a pension plan.
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Munchkin: Triple Play Set 1 is a game for 3-6 players.Game info on BoardGameGeek.com
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