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The Russo Brothers build a strong sequel on The First Avenger foundation and subsequent shared universe entries, elevating both Captain America's skills and personal drama to refreshing heights.
In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is still adjusting to life in the 21st Century, packing his days with workout routines and special ops missions, too busy to date or catch-up on a growing list of experiences that he missed while frozen in Arctic ice. As Captain America, Rogers is at the top of his world-saving game; yet, despite his adventures, the First Avenger has become disillusioned with his work at S.H.I.E.L.D. Increased secrecy and a new global initiative - Project Insight, which prioritizes heavy-handed law enforcement over personal freedoms - have left Rogers questioning what (and who) he's even fighting for in a post-Battle of New York world.
However, after S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is attacked by heavily-armed and well-coordinated mercenaries led by the fabled Winter Soldier, Rogers must set aside his apprehensions to investigate a new threat against humanity. Joined by fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and former para infantry soldier Sam Wilson, aka Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Rogers disappears off the grid and begins digging into long-kept S.H.I.E.L.D. secrets. If Captain America hopes to ensure a future for freedom, he must first overcome a collision course with his own complicated past.
The Russo Brothers take over for First Avenger director Joe Johnston in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, successfully building from the super-soldier origin story and subsequent Avengers team-up to create an entertaining, as well as action-packed, spy drama – one that just so happens to be based on a comic book. As a result, The Winter Soldier is one of the most accessible and high-quality Marvel movies yet. There are countless Easter eggs (and two post-credit scenes) for fans, but at its heart, the Captain America sequel tells a captivating political thriller story with clever ties to actual U.S. history and the larger Marvel universe. Both die-hard comic readers and casual filmgoers should enjoy the film, and even though viewers might not agree on which Marvel Studios movie is their favorite, there's no question that Captain America: The Winter Soldier is among the best superhero adaptations to hit the big screen.
Certain Marvel solo movies struggle to tie into the studio's shared universe storyline - especially following The Avengers - but the Russo Brothers strike a sharp balance between corralling tie-in threads and supporting the core Winter Soldier plot. Additionally, the film includes timely social commentary for the ongoing debate over national security and personal freedom - all wrapped within a gripping 1970s-esque espionage flick.
Even without superhero headliners, the script serves-up a captivating political tale, loaded with poignant human drama, explosive set pieces, and savvy twists. In spite of solid box office sales, viewers have criticized Marvel Studios for playing it safe with their cross-movie narratives, but the latest Captain America delivers a bold step forward, dramatically restructuring the landscape of the TV/movie universe.
Following the exuberant personality of Tony Stark and raw power of Thor, a new Steve Rogers movie could have easily been an afterthought. Nevertheless, The Winter Soldier takes a fascinating look at Captain America, trading "fish out of water" gags for an intimate portrayal of the values (and doubts) held by a man who has accepted a lifelong mission of protecting the innocent.
Evans, who has now portrayed Rogers in three full length feature films, is finally at home in the role - showcasing a quick-witted and extremely capable warrior. By presenting a profound and outright exciting depiction, the Russo's help to reinforce what many comic book fans already knew: that Captain America is more than an honorable, shield-wielding, super-soldier: he's one of the smartest and most powerful men on (or off) Earth.
The sequel also makes good use of its supporting cast - most notably Black Widow, Nick Fury and newcomer Falcon. Black Widow and Nick Fury are already fan-favorite entries in the shared universe, but The Winter Soldier script takes each character to a new level, affording Johansson and Jackson ample screen time to comb new layers in their respective roles, ultimately delivering strong insights, as well as downright rousing moments of heroism. Anthony Mackie's Falcon is a welcome addition to the squad, and the actor enjoys some of the film's most humorous beats. Still, Falcon isn't just comic relief - he presents a stimulating juxtaposition to Rogers and quickly earns his spot onscreen.
Similarly, Robert Redford carries veteran charm to his role as Alexander Pierce - a role that is a make or break element of The Winter Soldier plot. Redford's exchanges with key heroes, especially Fury, are among the film's best, and Redford develops Pierce into a well-rounded ideologue instead of one-note bureaucrat.
The Winter Soldier, portrayed by Sebastian Stan, is also a standout - a formidable antagonist capable of knocking Rogers and his team on their backs. The villain is the centerpiece in some of the most exhilarating (not to mention intense) action sequences that Marvel has ever put to film - with creative realizations of trademark source material weaponry (especially his mechanical arm). Though, the real success of the character is Stan's ability to convey emotion through basic expressions - since the Winter Soldier relies on action, rarely dialogue, to communicate his feelings.
Minor hiccups like noticeable green screen disconnect in select settings, are overcome by plenty of eye-popping visuals - as well as grounded (and absolute brutal) fight choreography that is not just thrilling, but also sells the core cast as lethal operatives. For that reason, 3D and IMAX 3D are recommendable to viewers that want the premium Captain America sequel experience. That said, neither is essential, so frugal filmgoers shouldn't feel bad about catching the movie in basic 2D.
Where The Avengers sold casual moviegoers and comic book fans alike with an epic superhero team-up event, Captain America: The Winter Soldier should have no problem pleasing both parties by delivering a high-quality spy thriller. The Russo Brothers build a strong sequel on The First Avenger foundation and subsequent shared universe entries, elevating both Captain America's skills and personal drama to refreshing heights. It's not the biggest Marvel movie to hit theaters, but with a timely narrative, deeper exploration of fan-favorite characters, a strong cast and unforgettable action set pieces, Captain America: The Winter Soldier makes a compelling case for being one of the studio's best adventures.
If you're still on the fence about Captain America: The Winter Soldier, check out the trailer below:
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier runs 136 minutes and is Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, gunplay and action throughout. Now playing in 2D, 3D, and 3D IMAX theaters.
Let us know what you thought of the film in the comment section below. If you've seen the movie and want to discuss details about the film without worrying about spoiling it for those who haven't seen it, please head over to our Captain America: The Winter Soldier Spoilers Discussion.
For an in-depth discussion of the film by the Screen Rant editors check out our Captain America: The Winter Soldier episode of the SR Underground podcast.
Follow me on Twitter @benkendrick for future reviews, as well as movie, TV, and gaming news.

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As Eurobasket 2013 approaches, the Suns continue to represent well in the exhibitions leading up to the event itself.
Marcin Gortat was the headliner over the weekend, putting up 20 points as Poland downed Belgium on Day 2 of the European Basketball Tour. Gortat's outing is a great sign after returning state-side to have his foot examined. All signs, medically and now production-wise, point to good health, which can only be a good thing with Phoenix hoping Gortat can become the Polish Mentor for No. 5 overall pick Alex Len.
One of Gortat's teammates may intrigue Suns fans. Maciej Lampe, who played for Phoenix in the 2004-05 season, scored 11 points on Sunday to finish second in scoring behind Gortat. Lampe currently plays for Spanish league powerhouse FC Barcelona when he's not donning a Poland national jersey.
Meanwhile, Goran Dragic continues to provide leadership and consistency in close games for the Slovenian national team. A week after hitting the game-winning shot over Turkey, Dragic notched 11 points to help push Slovenia past Russia, 84-80. Former NBA talent Bostjan Nachbar led Slovenia with 18 points. Nachbar is teammates with Lampe on FC Barcelona.
Dragic's Twitter feed is a good way to get the behind-the-scenes glimpses of his time overseas. Immensely proud of his involvement with the national team, Dragic frequently posts pictures and comments while traveling/practicing/playing.


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David Kirkpatrick on Jamal Khashoggi
Clip: 10/10/2018 | 2m 48s
As new details emerge, and fears mount that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been murdered, critics wonder whether President Trump's foreign policy emboldened regimes to act with impunity. New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick is on the ground in Ankara, Turkey, and joins the program to discuss.
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Normally, when you see something you like on a web page and share it, nobody minds. Site owners encourage the sharing of their content, because it means more traffic for them.
Depending on their business model, this could mean more ad revenue, more sales or simply more brand awareness.
Sharing content becomes a problem in a number of ways. For example, if you share a photo or some other content and do not include the proper credits, then you are passing off that content as your own. Copyright laws exist for a reason and they do apply to content you find online. Breaking those laws can land you in a lot of trouble both financially and legally.
If you are in any doubt, the simplest thing to do is check with the author of the content first and then act accordingly.
When talking about sharing content, I am not just speaking about sharing via a social network like Facebook. It also applies to the content you create on your own website as well. If you do need to use someone else's content, make sure you have permission first and give credit where credit is due.
Full on plagiarism (stealing content and passing it off as your own) is referred to as scraping when it comes to websites. Whole pages get scraped and posted on sites unknown to the author. Usually this is done using bots, which are programs designed to scour the net and steal your content. That is not always the case however.
I recently became aware of a website that does something similar, but rather than stealing the content, it rebrands it by pasting adverts over the top of the actual page.
What this does is cash in on potentially viral content, while at the same time avoiding the advertising costs associated with the page in question. Tempting maybe, but it definitely sounds like plagiarism and could deprive the copyright holder of badly needed ad revenue.
If in doubt, or if something doesn't feel quite right, check with the copyright holder before sharing and using their content.
Remember that whatever you do online leaves a visible trail. If you post something on Twitter, people will see it. If that something is morally or legally dubious, prepare for some fireworks.


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Piercing thick flow problems
From mud slurries to butter, tough measurement problems often call for clever solutions.
Oct 20, 2016
Difficult flow measurement problems require innovative solutions, ranging from using existing flowmeters in a unique way to developing entirely new technologies because current instruments can't handle the application. In this article, we'll look at several creative solutions to flow measurement issues.Read More
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The legendary Kathy Gregory announced she was retiring as head coach in January 2013 after 38 years at the helm of one of the most iconic programs in women's volleyball. However, her service at UCSB has continued, as she searched on the search committee to hire current coach Nicole Lantagne Welch and is currently assisting the department's evaluation of adding sand volleyball as an intercollegiate sport.
For Kathy Gregory, it was a grand career. In her 38 seasons as the first head coach in UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball history, "The Queen" amassed the fifth-most wins in Division I history with a career record of 882-412 (.682), guided the Gauchos to 27 NCAA Championships, and saw her teams finished ranked among the nation's top-25 on 27 occasions.
On Sept. 6, 2008 vs. Utah State, Gregory became one of just eight collegiate coaches - and only five Division I coaches - in history to record 800 victories. She is also a seven-time Big West Coach of the Year, a four-time AVCA West Region Coach of the Year and is already in the USBVA Hall of Fame. In 2009 after leading the Gauchos to a 22-win season and reaching the NCAA Tournament, Gregory was named Big West Co-Coach of the Year.
On Nov. 24, 2009, Gregory coached her 1,200th career match, becoming one of just five active coaches to coach that many matches. The Gauchos defeated the Aztecs, 3-2 in the match.
On Sept. 12, 2003, Gregory's career became grand - literally - as she coached her 1,000th match at UCSB, a 3-1 victory over American University during the Arizona Invitational. That was only one of many milestones in the distinguished career of Gregory, who easily owns the lengthiest tenure of any coach in the history of UCSB Athletics.
While these impressive statistics are a testament to her longevity, so is the respect the one-of-a-kind Gregory has gained throughout her four-plus decades of involvement on the collegiate, professional, and international levels of the sport she loves. In addition to earning one National and four Regional Coach of the Year awards, Gregory's dominance as a competitor led to her being named one of the 10 most influential people in the sport of volleyball over the last 30 years and a member of two separate volleyball halls of fame.
Gregory's coaching career started at UCSB with the inception of the women's volleyball program in 1975. In that inaugural season she piloted the Gauchos to a 10-10 mark. Over the next 33 years Santa Barbara would record 20 or more victories 27 times, and has only once finished with a sub-.500 record. Some of the Gauchos' greatest postseason success has come in the last decade with three Elite Eight and two Sweet 16 appearances. In 1997 "The Queen" guided UCSB to its first NCAA Regional Final and a season-ending ranking of fifth in the nation.
The Gauchos began 1998 with a 13-0 record, reaching No. 3 in the national polls - highest in program history - and concluded their campaign by returning to the Sweet 16. Gregory's troops kept the ball of NCAA Tournament success going in 1999 and 2000 with back-to-back trips to the Elite Eight after pulling off upset victories in the regional semifinals both years. Even during her 28th season in Santa Barbara, Gregory was able to establish a number of career "firsts." In 2002 the Gauchos won their first-ever outright Big West Conference regular season title with a perfect 18-0 league mark and hosted NCAA Regional play in the Thunderdome for the first time. Gregory was rewarded for her team's school-record 23-match winning streak, best-ever 30-3 (.909) overall record, and another Sweet 16 appearance with her fourth AVCA Regional Coach of the Year Award.
For three consecutive seasons from 2003-05, UCSB captured the Big West Conference crown with Gregory repeating as Big West Coach of the Year, raising her career total to six such awards.
From 2002-07 her Gauchos have posted a sparkling conference record of 68-14 (.829), easily the best five-year Big West run in program history. The 2005 campaign saw yet another milestone, as Gregory guided UCSB to an undefeated home record (8-0) for the first time, giving her squad a school-record 16-match home winning streak that spanned three seasons.
Meanwhile, the 1993 season epitomized Gregory's coaching excellence. Ranked 17th nationally in the preseason, the Gauchos finished the year at No. 4 with a 28-4 overall record and a co-Big West Conference championship. Santa Barbara's jump in the polls was the biggest by any team in the country that season.Gregory was rewarded for her team's overachievement with AVCA/Tachikara National Coach of the Year honors.
While building her foundation of success at UCSB, Gregory dominated the sport as a competitor for more than 15 years. After being awarded Women's Beach Tournament Player of the Year in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1983, Gregory was crowned "Queen of the Beach." Over that period she captured two world championships and became only the third woman enshrined into the Volleyball Hall of Fame on October 21, 1989. The first two were former Olympic team members Flo Hyman and Jane Ward. "The Queen" is still active on the beach volleyball scene and can frequently be seen on Santa Barbara's East Beach.
In 1996 she became the senior-most player in the nation to earn her AAA Beach rating, the highest mark a player can attain on the sand. With longtime partner Kathy Hanley, she won the Santa Barbara Bud Light Tournament. Gregory was also named a USVBA All-American for the 16th time at the National Championships in Dallas in 1996.
Her competitive experience was not limited to the beach as she served as captain of the professional San Diego Breakers of the IVA - where she was a teammate of basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain - and played on the 1968 U.S. Pan American and World Games squads. In 1997 the sum of these accomplishments was recognized as Gregory became the 12th woman inducted into the United States Volleyball Association Hall of Fame.
Yet another accolade came in 2003 when she was named to the USVBA's All-Era Team from 1949-1979. Gregory has also contributed to nationally-televised volleyball broadcasts. She served as a color commentator for ESPN's Women's Professional Beach Tour on which she gained recognition for her "In the Crowd" pieces. She also commentated for the Prime Sports network and most recently served as a studio analyst for College Sports Television's coverage of the 2004 NCAA Tournament.
Aside from what she has given to the sport of volleyball, Gregory has been recognized for her contributions to the advancement of women's athletics. In 1981 she was given the Salute to Women Award for her devotion to women's growth in sports. Gregory was also recently named as one of only five coaches nominated for the Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame, an organization which honors outstanding contributions to women's athletics.
Gregory's Milestone Victories
100th win
9/18/80 vs. Cal Poly
150th win
10/24/81 vs. USC
200th win
9/16/83 vs. Nevada
250th win
9/14/85 vs. Rhode Island
300th win
9/11/87 vs. Tennessee
350th win
10/7/89 at San Diego State
400th win
10/11/91 at Fresno State
450th win
10/19/93 at Cal State Northridge
500th win
9/26/95 at Cal State Fullerton
550th win
9/20/97 vs. Oklahoma
600th win
9/3/99 vs. Illinois
650th win
11/11/00 vs. Cal State Fullerton
700th win
12/6/02 vs. Fresno State
750th win
10/1/05 vs. UC Irvine
800th win
9/6/08 vs. Utah State
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BFLS's demountable stage shell is shaped by precise acoustic engineering, writes Felix Mara. Photography by David Grand
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Most of us are prone to take good or, at least, audible acoustics for granted, being accustomed to spending time indoors listening to amplified sound. It's when we're outside that we become more aware that satisfactory sound transfer isn't something that just happens as a matter of course.
The problems are particularly acute when high-quality unamplified sound is a priority. Accepting this challenge, Soundforms, billed as the world's first ever mobile acoustic performance shell, has been developed to bring indoor quality and acoustics to outdoor venues.
Originally conceived by BFLS director Jason Flanagan with conductor and music producer Mark Stephenson, who formed a consortium specifically for this project with BFLS associate director Paul Bavister, Arup Acoustics associate Ian Knowles and Olly Watts of ES Global, its prototype was completed in March this year and Soundforms, which made an appearance at the London 2012 Olympic Park, hit the headlines in July (AJ 12.07.12) when a version of it won Littlehampton Council's Stage by the Sea competition for a £40,000 shelter and performance space.
Rival contestants were incensed that the resources they had invested in working up site-specific submissions were wasted when what one described as 'a modified version of a standard product' won.
The 18-month Soundforms design and fabrication programme benefited from £500,000 of Enterprise Investment Scheme funding, which helped the consortium to pursue its target of a format for visually striking venues, capable of being installed in three days and demounted in one, with enhanced broadcast quality and, with a range of three sizes, suitable for festival audiences of up to 40,000 or able to provide exceptional acoustic sound quality for audiences of 500-750.
'The shell aims to create the on-stage acoustic of a concert hall, and is radically different to the acoustic performance of a typical open-air concert fabric enclosure,' says Flanagan. 'Musicians will be able to hear each other with much greater clarity, thereby ensuring higher standards of performance.' Optimised acoustic reflectors installed onto the fixed overhead and vertical side stage wing trusses create an inner surface delivering a dynamic on-stage acoustic, enhancing the degree of ensemble between different sections of a band or orchestra. The strength and clarity of the acoustics at Soundforms' launch concert in March was so good it was almost impossible to believe the music was unamplified. To increase the sound levels projected towards the audience, a 'peak' projects overhead, beyond the conductor, reflecting as much sound as possible down towards the audience.
'Our starting point was the model of an indoor concert hall, similar to the one at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which I worked on with Jason,' says Knowles. 'We avoided directing too much energy back at the performers and bounced it towards the audience using geometry and a mixture of visible 18mm plywood reflecting panels, painted white, and acoustically transparent lycra screens with additional plywood panels behind. Grasshopper software, used as a parametric plug-in to Rhino, helped to optimise the form of the peak and Arup used Odeon acoustic software to fine-tune the acoustic design. But, despite the use of software as a form-finding tool, Soundforms is a dead ringer for a gaping shark.
'The Inflated fabric skin is supported on a lightweight aluminium frame, which rotates into position around an articulated pin joint, locked to a steel stage grid and weighed down with 26 tonnes of ballast to resist wind load,' says Bavister. 'The trusses are rotated and simultaneously pull the external fabric into position, rather like a pram lid, and the skin is then inflated and the acoustic panels flown into position.' Alternatives to ballast, with enhanced wind uplift resistance are also available.
The skin comprises eight white PVC-coated polyester cushions inflated to various depths by hoses connected to a low-noise AHU, which are attached to the frame with belts and buckles before being connected together with waterproof, airtight zips. The outer skin was designed and manufactured by Architen Landrell and Tensys who worked on Snell Associates' demountable Garsington Opera pavilion and have been involved in the NASA space programme.
To return to the Littlehampton saga, the apologia for Soundforms might argue that BFLS's submission was, after all, a modified version of the product, which is marketed as being customisable; that the council had a strong case for choosing a submission with such exceptional acoustic credentials; and that it is unlikely it would have invested its own resources in the competition if it had all but pre-selected the winner. Would the reaction have been the same if the winner had been a practice which time after time makes almost identical proposals for very different sites?
There is also a long-standing debate around whether architects should work on buildings which are products or prototypes for mass production. The case for would argue that these benefit from architectural input and generous levels of design time, whereas the case against might say it undermines the demand for architects and the supply of buildings which are sensitive to the genius loci. Regarding the case for, it would certainly be hard to deny the positive contribution of BFLS's architectural expertise to the Soundforms enterprise.
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With Aaron Phillip's help, I got my head around the new features in less than a day, and had my first plugin written shortly after: The Pentaho Analysis Tool (PAT) plugin. Before I get into the details of the PAT plugin, let's first talk about the new tools and capabilities in the Pentaho BI server's plugin layer.
The plugin architecture consists of several different fun ways you can hook into the Pentaho BI Server, without having to modify server code or disturb the platform deployment. All avenues for leveraging the plugin architecture expect that the necessary files and code will be found in the solutions folders. The layer currently has the following capabilities:
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Using the EchoPlugin sample as a guide, I created a new content type (.xpav, for Pentaho Analysis View) which is the first notion of a view definition file for PAT. When you "open" this new content type in PUC, it initializes and launches PAT, which is a separately deployed web application. This is accomplished by creating a new content generator in the plugin that delegates the generation to the PAT webapp. It takes a bit to put it all together: you need a bleeding edge Citrus BI Server download, the latest PAT code and the plugin project. If you are interested in seeing it in action, read the integration instructions here.
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NEW ORLEANS – The first Southeast Region ranks for the 2012 season from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) were released Tuesday featuring both sides of the cross country program for Georgia College. Neither program was ranked in the preseason polls, but both jumped into the top-10 for the first in-season rankings.
Two-time All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) runner Allison Lones (Kathleen, Ga.) is only a junior, but the story so far for the Bobcats in 2012 has been the freshmen. Taylor Roeck (Cumming, Ga.) has finished first for the Bobcats in both races, while finishing inside the top-20 overall in both races. Fellow freshman Meghan Wetterhall (Atlanta) has also put up scoring finishes in both races.
The men's team has plenty of youth and talent as well, moving into the No. 10 spot on the rankings. Led by junior Philip Laskey (Marietta, Ga.) who has finished first on the team in both races so far this year while coming in 21st and 16th overall. The team also has five freshmen that are playing key roles on the team, with three of them putting up scoring finishes in both races. Freshman Paul McNeil (Dunwoody, Ga.) has been right behind Laskey, finishing 22nd and 25th in the events that the Bobcats have competed in this year.
Notable women's ranked PBC teams include UNC Pembroke in the No. 1 spot after holding the No. 5 spot in the preseason rank. Clayton State University dropped one place from the preseason poll, from No. 3 and now holds the No. 4 spot. Columbus State University also fell, from No. 4 to No. 5. Flagler College jumped four spots; ranked No. 10 in the preseason poll, now is ranked one ahead of the Bobcats at No. 6.
Other notable men's PBC teams on the list include Columbus State jumping to No. 3 on the list after being No. 6 preseason. Augusta State University fell one place from the preseason and now holds the No. 5 rank, Clayton State was unranked in the preseason but came in No. 6 to start the 2012 season and UNC Pembroke stays where they were for the preseason ranks, No. 7.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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1970: Robert M. Marshall served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan in Kabul beginning in 1970
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Robert M. Marshall can be contacted at robertmanovadorg
Country of Service: Afghanistan
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Cities you served in: Kabul
Arrival Year: 1970
Departure Year: 1972
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Taught English at Habibia High School and the Public Health Institute
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Twenty five years in the State Department now retired
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Great experience
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I would like to hear from my old colleagues
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"Sage gives us a real quick overview of where we're at and where we're going. It's absolutely excellent software"
Dennis LeVan, IT Manager, Thermo-Twin Industries
"Sage gives us a real quick overview of where we're at and where we're going. It's absolutely excellent software"
Dennis LeVan, IT Manager, Thermo-Twin Industries
Dennis LeVan, IT Manager, Thermo-Twin Industries
The Pennsylvanian manufacturer of high-quality custom windows, doors, sun-rooms and sidings replaced disparate databases and systems with Sage to simplify and optimize its business.
Getting lost in the systems
The company felt it was under-performing in sales because of disjointed systems and multiple databases. Staying on top of relationships with 300 active customers and nearly 1,500 prospects was becoming increasingly hard.
There was a lot of double entry of data, and it was difficult to retrieve accurate and up to date information. Manual reporting from multiple databases made it difficult to measure the effectiveness of sales and marketing strategies or plan for the future.
"Tracking of customers was archaic and very time consuming. We had standalone programs on different computers, and databases that wouldn't talk to each other," recalled Dennis LeVan, IT Manager.
Consolidating to a single source
When a supplier successfully transitioned to Sage, Thermo-Twin Industries was impressed at what it saw and found the solution to its own challenges. Multiple systems and databases were consolidated into Sage, which now provides one source of accurate and up to date information.
Sage has become a central repository for every piece of information around each job. Paperwork for everything from lead testing to building permits is scanned in and stored against customer files in Sage. Post-sale services are also tracked within the system.
With every part of the business accessing the same information, the business became much more efficient. "We have integrated our whole way of doing business into Sage. It's business critical software for us and the main hub of what we do," said Dennis LeVan.
Better pipelines and insights
Thermo-Twin Industries saw a 25% growth in sales with Sage. Dennis LeVan puts it down to a significant improvement in the sales pipeline and better visibility of the business through much improved reporting.
Sales have improved partly because of the greater mobility that Sage gives field sales representatives. They can access Sage from anywhere, through a web browser and over the internet, which makes them much more productive. In the evening they use the system to pick up leads to plan the next day's appointments.
Having better visibility, not just of sales but where the leads are coming from, has helped Thermo-Twin rethink its strategies. When the company saw that telesales wasn't generating the leads it thought it was, for example, it scaled back the department and spent the money elsewhere to get a better return.
"At one end, tracking sales has been phenomenal. At the other, we're getting a much better handle of how we spend our dollars and a better feel for what's coming down the pipeline," said Dennis LeVan.
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Sam Dorman and Michael Hixon just started diving together two months ago.
But it turns out that was plenty of time to get acquainted.
The pair won the silver medal Wednesday in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard in Rio.
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Jack Laugher and Chris Mears of Great Britain won the gold, while the Chinese duo of Yuan Cao and Kai Qin took bronze.
There are no preliminary or semifinal rounds in synchronized diving events, which means they went right to the finals.
Each team performed five dives.
Dorman and Hixon finished with a total scored of 450.21 after a final round score of 98.04. But Laugher and Mears recorded a 91.20 in the sixth round to end the competition with 454.32 points.
Team USA took home the bronze medal in the event in 2012.


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Harry Hay appearing before HUAC, 1955
Gelatin silver print
HARRY HAY PAPERS The Harry Hay papers document the life and activist legacy of Harry Hay (1912-2002)— a dynamic, visionary man considered by many to be the father of the modern gay rights movement. Hay's lifelong goal was for LGBT people to gain recognition as a cultural minority, and to be protected as such as citizens. Hay's papers are extensive, ranging from his youth as a handsome undergraduate at Stanford University to his later years as a political activist living harmoniously with his soul mate John Burnside. The papers include correspondence, photographs, and annotated research files chronicling Hay's studies of "Two-Spirit" people, music, gay culture, and leftist activism, as well as a collection of gay periodicals and newspapers. The papers document Hay's involvement with the Communist Party and his subsequent appearance before the House on Un- American Activities Committee. Hay's papers also document his part in founding the early gay rights organization—the Mattachine Society. This extensive collection was donated in 1997 by Harry Hay and John Burnside. Additional material was added up until Hay's death in 2002.
Harry Hay
Linoleum block, 1937
HARRY HAY PAPERS A striking early linoleum block print - the block shown to the right - portrays Hay as a young revolutionary. At this time he was active in the Communist Party and was a member of the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League. The seeds of the Mattachine Society were planted in 1948, the year that saw the publication of Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, and the birth of Hay's "International Bachelors Fraternal Order for Peace and Social Dignity." By 1951, this discussion group had transformed to the Society of Fools, then, formally, the Mattachine Society. The Mattachine Society is widely thought of as the first group of its kind for gay men, as well as the most influential. It was one of several West Coast pre-Stonewall homophile movements of the era, including liberation movements such as its counterpart, the Daughters of Bilitis. By 1952, a periodical evolved out of these discussion groups, and ONE Magazine: The Homosexual Viewpoint was born, along with a new corporation, ONE, Inc., whose board was composed of early Mattachine members. By 1953, the original Mattachine Society dissolved, but ONE thrived and Hay continued to disseminate his political views. ONE was bold in its vision and achieved a wide circulation; by 1961, such surveys as the "Homosexual Bill of Rights" were being distributed—strong statements urging gays to consider the personal in relation to the political.
In the 1960s, Hay met and began his lifelong relationship with John Burnside, who helped found the Circle of Loving Companions, a group that espoused Hay's belief that gay people make separate and unique contributions. The Circle of Loving Companions was one of many groups comprising the growing gay liberation movement. At this time, Hay was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement and especially the antidraft movement, helping distribute information to gays and lesbians, who, Hay believed, had different counseling needs.
By the 1970s, Hay's focus on gays and lesbians as "a separate people with unique contributions to make to the straight world" had found a collective, communal outlet. Hay and Burnside had been living in New Mexico, and had become involved with such causes as the Gay American Indian Movement, as well as the local gay rights group, the Lambdas of Santa Fe. It was here that Hay conducted research on Native American "Two-Spirit" people—shamans considered to be both man and woman.
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HARRY HAY PAPERS The 1970s saw a rise in gay subcultures, and two striking figures dominated this period: the Clone—a hyper-macho, masculinist, and homogeneous gay male type; and the Faerie—a gay man who embraced gender differences and blurred gender stereotypes. In 1979, the first "Spiritual Conference for Radical Faeries" was held—the name coined by Hay from the word "radical," meaning "root" and "politically/culturally extreme," and the word "faerie," which alluded both to the pejorative connotation of effeminate masculinity but also to magical spirits, furthering the view of gay people as coming from a separate tribe. The Radical Faeries, while creating a sacred space for spirituality and espousing an antiassimilationist form of gay liberation, also produced art and published numerous periodicals such as RFD, Raddish, Salt & Sage, and the Fifth Element. Faerie gatherings and groups spread across the nation—communal land was purchased, and the Faeries proved themselves more than just a back-to-nature collective. The archives contains several photo albums depicting their elaborate rituals and communal sexuality.
Throughout the 1980s, Hay's activism continued in the struggle against AIDS, as well as in events such as the "Keep Dan White Out of L.A." protest. During the 1990s, Hay worked tirelessly to disseminate his views that gays should reject heterosexual models. Hay believed in casting off the "green frog skin" of hetero-imitation to reveal the faerie within. His death in 2002 ended an extraordinary life, and almost a century of activism.


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Gastroenterologist – Answer the Call to Care for our VeteransMarion VA Health Care System – Marion, IL
You are invited to join the laid back collegial team at the Marion VA Medical Center where you'll enjoy an excellent work/life balance and have quality time to spend with each of your patients. Procedures will include performing diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower endoscopy procedures, PEG placement, and esophageal dilation. Clinical duties include diagnosing, treating and managing patients referred for management of GI disorders including liver disease, Hepatitis C, and liver transplants based on standard and customary methods and techniques in the outpatient setting. You'll have a mix of 10% inpatient and 90% outpatient and on the days you have the endoscopy suite, you'll do 12-13 scopes per day. Call is shared equally and there is no in-house call involved.
The VA Medical Center is located in Marion, Illinois. The Marion VA Health Care System operates a Health Care Center in Evansville, Indiana and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Vincennes Indiana; Mt. Vernon, Harrisburg, Carbondale, and Effingham, Illinois; and Hanson, Owensboro, and Paducah, Kentucky. Veterans from 52 counties in southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky are served. Marion VAMC is located in the VA Heartland Network (VISN 15) and is a general medical and surgery facility which operates 55 acute care beds. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology. Comprehensive healthcare is provided through primary care, specialty care and long-term care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. Additional specialty care is available by referral to other VA facilities or contracted facilities. The Community Living Center, a 60-bed nursing home facility, is operated on site. Services include extended care rehabilitation, psych-geriatric care, respite, palliative care and general nursing. The Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program facility is a 14-bed rehabilitation center with programs for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Use Disorders, Seriously Mentally Ill, and situational homelessness.
The Marion VA's health care system is affiliated with Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine. The Dean's Committee functions as a part of the Affiliations Council. There are affiliations with SIU Radiological Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Nutrition and Food, and Psychology Departments. Affiliations also exist with the SIU Cardiology resident, Physician Assistant and first year medical student programs. The Health Care System has Physician Assistant students from St. Louis University School of Medicine and academic affiliations with the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Midwestern College of Pharmacy. An affiliation also exists with the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at John A. Logan College. Nursing academic affiliations are as follows: John A. Logan College, Carterville, IL - (PN and ADN); University of Southern Indiana (BSN); University of South Alabama (NP); Shawnee Community College (PN and ADN); Southeastern Illinois College (PN and ADN); McKendree College (BSN); SIU at Edwardsville (BSN, MSN); Southeast Missouri College (MSN); Murray State University (Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist); Marion High School (Nurse Aid and Health Occupations). Seventy to eighty nursing students rotate through the Marion VA Health Care System during a twelve-month period.
The city of Marion is situated in beautiful southern Illinois – an area featuring logistic dynamics, world-class outdoor activities, workforce opportunities and renowned educational facilities. Marion delivers a hometown feel while obtaining steady growth and successful economic development. Marion is an affordable, convenient and friendly place to live. Nicknamed "The Hub of the Universe," Marion has become a magnet for industry, shopping and restaurants. With a historic downtown area offering unique shops, arts and entertainment and a historic library, Marion has successfully blended the old and the new. As the city has grown, careful planning has led to the creation of enterprise zones, industrial parks, TIF districts and, most recently, the development of Boulder Creek on the Hill.
Marion's location at the crossing of Interstate 57 and Route 13 make it an ideal location for restaurants and shops. In 2006, Walmart opened one of its largest retail stores in the nation in Marion. With the development of The Hill, a rapidly growing, 175-acre commercial business area, other large retailers like Menards opened in Marion. In 2012, several new restaurants and businesses started construction and growth is expected to continue. Abundant attractions offer residents a wide variety of cultural, outdoor and sporting activities. The Links at Kokopelli Golf Club, designed by Steve Smyers, is an 18-hole course providing a quality golf experience along with dining and banquet facilities. Rent One Park, built in 2007, is home to the minor league baseball team, the Southern Illinois Miners, which is a member of the Frontier League.
So, if you're interested in caring for veterans while enjoying a work/life balance difficult to find in the private sector, this is an opportunity you need to check out. For more information, Email your CV to Don Rainwater, National Recruitment Consultant at firstname.lastname@example.com. Your inquiry will be held in confidence.
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Denver Post archive photos of the National Western Stock Show
The National Western Stock Show originally opened on Jan. 29, 1906, in a borrowed circus tent by the railroad tracks in Denver's meatpacking district.
In 1907, the National Western replaced the borrowed tent with a big top, made with 1,400 bolts of canvas, 2 1/2 miles of rope and 114 poles. High winds shredded the tent shortly after it was pitched, and crews sewed and patched it back together in time for the show.
Within two years, the National Amphitheater (Stadium Arena) was built. Only once was the National Western canceled. An epidemic of hoof-and-mouth disease prevented it in 1915.
It wasn't until 1931 that the rodeo was added. The rodeo and the expanded range of events have made the National Western a major attraction.
Here are some of The Post's archive photos capturing the excitement.


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Facebook Alerts Users About DNSChanger Malware
Facebook will notify users who have DNSChanger malware on their computers of the infection and remind them that if left infected, they will lose Internet access come July 9.
When a user browses to Facebook from a DNSChanger-infected computer, the social networking giant will display an alert with a link to the DNSChanger Working Group's website, the Facebook security team wrote on the Facebook Security blog on June 4. The DCWG website contains information about the malware and instructions on cleaning up the infection.
"As a result of our work with the group [DCWG], Facebook is now able to notify users likely infected with DNSChanger malware and direct them to instructions on how to clean their computer or networks," the team wrote.
Google announced a similar plan back on May 22. The search giant displays alerts to victims through its search pages. CloudFlare,a company that provides hosted security and content accelerations services for websites, also offers customers a DNSChanger notification tool. Once a CloudFlare customer turned on the tool within its administrative panel, all visitors to its Website would be immediately notified if they are infected with DNSChanger.
What is DNSChanger?
DNSChanger targets the computer's Domain Name System settings to hijack Web search queries, redirect users to fake websites, and display malicious advertisements. The malware changes the DNS server settings on the computer to use rogue servers instead of legitimate servers operated by the Internet Service Provider or other public servers from companies such as Google and OpenDNS.
DNS is analogous to a phone directory for the Internet. Computers take the text for a Website or a computer, such as www.google.com and ask DNS servers for the corresponding numeric IP address of the machine that has that name. If the query goes to a malicious DNS server, the gang operating that server has full control over where the user winds up.
As PCMag.com reported earlier, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has shut down the gang behind the operation and seized the rogue servers. Since then, the Internet Systems Consortium has been running temporary servers with the same addresses as the rogue ones so that infected users can still go online. ISC was originally supposed to turn off the servers March 8, but a judge extended the deadline to July 9 to give users more time to clean up their machines.
There may be over 350,000 devices still infected with DNSChanger, out of the 4 million that were originally affected by the malware, according to DCWG's latest estimates. Barring another extension, those devices would be unable to access the Internet after July 9.
Cleaning Up
DCWG has a lot of information about the malware, but the basic gist is: check your DNS settings to make sure you aren't using one of the temporary servers. On Windows 7 machines, it's an easy check, as you open up the network adapter settings (both wired and wireless) from the Control Panel. Under Properties, under DNS settings, most users will see the setting for "Obtain DNS server address automatically" or addresses that follow the 192.168.xxx.xxx, 172.x.x.x and 10.x.x.x patterns. These addresses generally refer to internal machines and are common in business environments.
If the computer has other addresses listed under "Preferred DNS server" and "Alternate DNS server," write them down and check them against the list provided on the DCWG site. If your addresses are not in that list you should be fine.
"This may be a pain to fix but don't wait, you need to get it fixed before the July 9th cutoff or devices on your network won't be able to reach vast swaths of the Internet, making it difficult to get help online," Cameron Camp, a security researcher at ESET, wrote on the ESET Threat blog. His post has several helpful screenshots and information on how to identify the infection.
It's possible that even if your computer is infected it may show up as being clean on the DNS-OK scanner because the ISP (or another upstream DNS provider) is doing its own redirects, according to Kaspersky Lab's Kurt Baumgartner.


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|Mum and brother in Carrick
When quite young Mum's parents separated, and she was then raised by her mother alongside her siblings. She attended Sunnylands Primary School until 1961, and then Carrickfergus Intermediate Secondary Modern School, where she stayed until 1966. She was always proud that in her last year at school she came first in her class with English, Maths, French, History, Geography, Science, Domestic Science and Religious Education, and throughout her school years she loved playing netball for the school team. As a teenager Mum was a member of the Girls Brigade at Joymount Presbyterian Church, which she attended every Tuesday night for five years, until she turned 14, whereupon she left and joined the Girl Guides.
|In Salia Avenue, Carrickfergus
|Wedding day, 1969
Just three weeks after the wedding Mum had to relocate to Barrow-in-Furness in England, where my father was posted, setting up home at 5 Torridge Drive, a three bedroomed house in the town's naval accommodation area. She took up work at a sewing factory in Barrow, and then at a men's drapery shop, but soon found herself pregnant with me. She returned to Carrickfergus to be looked after by her family, and I was duly born in late 1970.
|Mum, myself & brother in Helensburgh
As a family we relocated to Plymouth, another naval posting, where my youngest brother was duly born. Not long after, however, her relationship with my father began to deteriorate, and by 1978 the two decided to separate. My youngest brother and sister went with her back to Carrickfergus, whilst my father retained custody of myself and my other brother. Not long after we also returned to Carrick.
Mum lived initially in North Street, in a flat over a butcher's shop, and then in a house at Rosebrook Avenue, and gained work in a chip shop in the town. The split with my father had been quite a messy affair, and a consequence of that was that we were initially not allowed to visit her, despite Mum living about a mile or so from us. But nothing was going to stop me from meeting my mother! On a couple of occasions I met up with her and my two youngest siblings in secret for picnics - on one of these occasions, thanks to a late newspaper delivery for my paper round, I was late for our meeting at Legg Park, and by the time I got there she had gone. I ran all the way up to her street and caught up with her just before she reached her house - we ended up having the picnic in her living room.
|Glenfield 1999
Mum continued to work hard in her chip shop in Sunnylands, and fortunately by the time I had become a teenager any such prohibition on visiting her was set aside. Each weekend when I finished my paper round job, I would pop in and get one of her legendary pastie bap suppers, and would regularly visit her at home. It's fair to say my parents still had their issues between them, but a consequence of that was that for many years, to keep both of them happy, I would eat two Christmas dinners on Christmas Day, and two Christmas puddings. Life was tough!
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|Mum's and Jim's wedding in 2002
Mum became a granny for the first time in 2000 with the arrival of my first son, and again four years later with the arrival of my second son. It's safe to say she spoiled them rotten! In 2006 she and Jim moved north to Manchester, where they continued to foster children for Swiis. A wall in her house here recorded every child she and Jim raised through a series of portrait photos - in every one of them there is a smile.
|At my brother's wedding - clan matriarch!
A couple of weeks later I went with Mum to Christie's hospital in Manchester where we learned the disastrous news that her cancer was by now terminal. Even then she was determined to fight it, and we planned to have a massive family get together at Christmas, which she was looking forward to immensely. Sadly her health declined very quickly, before she passed away on November 28th.
Mum had a sense of humour without parallel, which she passed onto us. When she had a minor heart attack in 2002 I visited the hospital ward where she was based with a balloon saying "It's a boy" on the side. Half the hospital wished her well on her heart issues, the other half congratulated her on her new arrival - she laughed all the way back to the house at that one! She was also occasionally gullible, and we always played on that when we could - on her first Oz trip, she had to change flights in the Middle East, and I convinced her that in transit at the airport she would have to wear a veil, as that was the culture. The sight of her practising with a tea towel on her head in her kitchen at Carrick will stay with me forever! You always knew when you had got her - she would suddenly tut and say "Och, son!", before laughing at being caught out again.
Mum was there for me when I came into the world, and it was an honour for me to be with her in her final moments. I love you loads Mum - Claire, the boys and I will all miss you dearly. xxx
|Mum's 63rd birthday in June


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