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A big challenge that business leaders face today is how to make important decisions when information is incomplete and ambiguous. The more uncertain the problem or marketplace, the more leaders fall back on what I refer to as "common sense" decisions. But should they?
I'm not talking about the kind of common sense our parents taught us to help live life in a reasonable way. We all need that. I mean the almost automatic decisions we make at work simply because "that's the way we've always done things." Each industry, organization and leader develops habitual ways of thinking that made perfect sense in the past but frequently outlast their usefulness. Layoffs and technology top the list.
During times of financial difficulty, for example, layoffs usually rank high on the list of obvious choices to cut costs. However, in an economy driven by expertise and relationships, do layoffs make as much sense as they once did?
In his book "The Disposable American: Layoffs and their Consequences," New York Times reporter Louis Uchitelle shows that organizational productivity suffers consistently and measurably after layoffs. In fact, in "Communicating Change," experts T.J. and Sandar Larkin show that more than 70 percent of layoffs fail to help organizations financially.
I'm not saying layoffs are never a good solution, just that most of the time this "common sense" decision doesn't work. As Stan Deetz, author of "Transforming Communication, Transforming Business," once said about default reactions, "They may be a perfectly fine solution, just not for this problem."
Another popular business decision is to spend money on the latest technology. In your experience, does new technology sometimes do more harm than good?
On a consulting engagement, I witnessed common sense fail miserably at a new organization that created online courses for nurses. The company pitched its online courses as a convenient, time-saving option.
Unfortunately, when the company presented its courses to focus groups, the feedback was terrible. The nurses complained that too many "bells and whistles" crowded the screen and confused the experience. They also said the writing in the courses was long-winded.
Instead of taking the feedback to heart, company leaders fell back on the common sense learned from their past positions in the technology industry. The CEO concluded, "The nurses say they want less technology. But they're wrong. They want more technology! They just don't know it yet. They'll adapt." In response, the CEO hired more software developers. To cut costs elsewhere, he laid off dozens of instructional designers and other education-minded employees.
In the end, the nurses still didn't like the courses; the company lost its biggest client-and it went out of business.
Why would the leaders insist on doing the opposite of what clients asked for? Organizational expert Karl Weick, author of "Making Sense of the Organization," explains that leaders' initial decisions are not usually based upon careful logic and reflection. Instead, they often default to stock responses.
I suggest leaders approach decision-making in a different way:
• Think in terms of "solutions," not decisions, to solve issues at their core. The word "decision" suggests a list of customary responses. The word "solution" creates a mindset to find the best possible strategy.
• Harness the power of groups to create innovative solutions. Dave Kelly is the founding CEO of IDEO, the world's most successful product design firm. He continuously advocates for collaborative groups because, as he puts it, "It's impossible that the boss is always going to have the best idea." Groups with diverse expertise will generate more innovative solutions than any one person could.
• Use technology to jump-start brainstorming, but don't get seduced by the latest high-end software. You can simply generate initial ideas by email before meeting. This head start helps the less vocal group members participate fully and generates more potential solutions.
• Arrange for group members to meet face to face and reach consensus about the best solutions. The boss should take the group's recommendation whenever possible.
Inevitably, this approach excites some leaders and frustrates others. In my experience, the statement "That wouldn't work at our organization" is usually a gut reaction that signals uneasiness with change. As the marketplace reshapes itself into something we've never seen, leaders need fresh solutions to deal with their newest challenges. Yesterday's common sense won't get us there.
Alex Lyon is a professional speaker and associate professor at SUNY College at Brockport.
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New breed of big-city Republicans
A decade ago, Democrats made a concerted effort to bring rural and exurban voters back into the party's fold. Today, Republicans are struggling with the opposite problem — how to win over voters from America's booming cities.
National Republicans have given remarkably little thought to how to reverse their decline in urban areas, even as they have grappled with how to be more inclusive and diverse.
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But there are stirrings of a renewed effort by a handful of GOP candidates and activists to edge the party into being more competitive in America's cities. They see their efforts as a necessity for the party's long-term competitiveness given the rapid growth of America's urban centers.
"Half the battle is showing up," Patrick Mara, a GOP candidate for Washington, D.C., Council, told POLITICO, arguing that urban Republicans need to step up and run even in jurisdictions that aren't necessarily friendly turf to the party.
( PHOTOS: Republicans on how to fix the GOP)
The previous generation of big-city Republicans, like former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, won on law-and-order platforms of reducing crime and eliminating urban blight.
Mara, along with Joe Lhota in New York and Kevin James in Los Angeles, are among a breed of urban Republicans trying a different tack: presenting themselves as socially tolerant yet fiscally hawkish candidates with a social libertarian bent who depart in major ways with the mainstream national GOP.
Mara, Lhota, James and others aren't culture warriors. They all oppose some aspects of the drug war. They're largely pro-gay marriage and pro-choice — and they've put education and good government issues at the center of their campaigns. Another commonality: They've all ducked tricky questions about their relationship to the national party.
Mara cites former Rhode Island Sen. John Chafee, a pro-choice environmentalist Republican, as his political idol — in fact, he worked for Chafee when he was younger. Like many of the young urbanites he hopes to woo, he doesn't own a car. He bought his rowhouse in a now fashionable part of Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood back when the area was mostly boarded-up buildings and urban blight.
( PHOTOS: Republicans, 2016 contenders)
Mara favors abortion rights, is pro-medical marijuana — now legal in Washington — and would "probably" back pot decriminalization. He touts his efforts lobbying Congress in 2010 to allow Washington's gay marriage law to go into effect.
Mara, who also favors traditional GOP priorities, like lower taxes and fees, acknowledged in an interview the difficulty of running as a Republican in a city President Barack Obama carried by 84 points.

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Hey folks,
Well tonight was a funny night, jumped on to cruise with my 6 friends through whatever comes (Kara or ZA), but we had lost one (new Dad) to other commitments, so without realising it, each of us headed off on different "quests".
I was bumming about, when I got a pst from my old Guild leader (Malleo). Now if you were to check out my guild history, you would probably shy away from inviting me to your guild – especially my recent guild history. I think I have been in 3 or 4 different guilds in the last few weeks. But I guess I should put that in perspective…
I used to be in a pretty big guild on Khaz'goroth, actually I was one of the guild leaders, in fact so were my friends (both on that server and guild leaders). But it did one of those internal combustion things (kind of like Mage with 2 charges of combustion letting loose on a newly tagged mob – disaster). So we, the leaders, moved servers with the intention of not being a part of the a guild, and more specifically guild leadership. Ok, enough digression..
So one day I join this pug SH run.. these folks are fun and great players… so we are all letting our hair down (If I remember right there were 2 puggers that run, myself and a warlock). The run was going so well, that Malleo asked us both to join up.
Anyway, as stated earlier, I had an aversion to joining a guild, mainly because I am committed to to mates and our Friday night runs… which generally are my only runs. Malleo was cool with my extreme-casual ways.. and I have had a great time in his very welcoming guild, with the very welcoming guild mates (I always seemed to score an invite to some big event.. things I never expected).
Anyway, I think Malleo has recently gotten tired of the pressures of the guild leadership bizzo, so moved on from his guild (handing it over nicely etc). He has moved a couple few times lately, and each time I log on, I get the "Hey Gnomi.. come and join xyz, they are great ppl"
And that's what happened tonight.. I get this pst from Malleo asking if
a) I want to drop by Gruuls place for a feast, and
b) whether I want to join a new guild.
So tonight, totally out of the blue, I have downed Gruul, and joined Make Love Not Warcraft.
Happy times.
Now I know that for most people, the idea of floating about is considered, disloyal, but I must say that I genuinely feel a great sense of "family" within the guilds I have played with lately, but particular with my (ex)guild leader.. and must send a big thank you out there to Malleo for keeping me in the bigger family that exists on the server…
Must go and see if there is still something living in on Aman'thul that needs a bit of a beating…
Hope you all have a great Saturday.
Ohh.. how did I go on the dps? Mmm OK.. not as good as I have done in the past…
WWS tells me 6th overall (about 100k off top).. a few sill deaths on trash. 1st on HKM (though in-game I thought I was 2nd by about 5k), Gruul, way down at 7th, about 40k off top.. but I was being cautious, cause I have had some silly deaths in there on the last few occasions.
Gnomer and Out


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- (noun) the state of being private and away from other people;"they enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion"
Seclusion (सिक्लूश़न) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- तनहाई, अकेलापन, एकांतता
Seclusion Origin
- early 17th century: from medieval Latin seclusio(n- ), from secludere 'shut off'
Seclusion in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- He went into seclusion for months after a motorcycle crash in 1966.
- Seclusion is the best way to cope with a breakup.
- So, they are forced to stay in old-age homes or live a life of extreme seclusion in their own homes.
- After his death, his widow lived a life of guarded seclusion.
- He resigned in 1983 and went into virtual seclusion.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of seclusion
- seclude — opposite of include
Seclusion Pronunciation
How to Pronounce Seclusion
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The other day I sent my husband a frantic email asking, "Did you remember to put [our daughter's] lunchbag in her bookbag this morning?" These are the sort of questions that haunt me now that I'm a mom. Did I pick up a present for little Johnny's LEGO birthday party this weekend? Will the stretch marks EVER fade? Will my boobs ever look like they did when I was 20?
Yes, it's true, ladies, you are the same woman after kids. But the questions that plague you are not. Behold ... if you ask yourself any of the following on a regular basis, well, you might just be a mom!
1. Is that poop on my hand?
2. (During sex): Oh my God, did I just hear footsteps?
3. Is that someone breaking into the house or did the dog just step on the See N Say again?
4. How looooong until bedtime?
5. When is the last time I ate a meal that wasn't in nugget form?
6. Who even thought to call them nuggets anymore? Doesn't that sound like something you'd dig out of your nose?
More From The Stir: What Life With Kids Would Be Like if You Lived on a Pinterest Board (PHOTOS)
7. Speaking of noses ... is that leftover food stuck to the table or a dried booger?
8. Is cereal for dinner healthy? Oh screw it. KIDS! Rice Krispies!
9. Do I REALLY get to go to the grocery store alone tonight? Yippee!
10. Did I take the frog out of his pocket before I threw those jeans in the wash?
11. Does this minivan make me look like a mom?
12. Is this song from Yo Gabba Gabba or The Wiggles?
13. Is Sleeping Beauty's real name Aurora or is that Snow White? Which one has the little dwarves and which one has the fairies? And why do I care again?
14. Is there a kid with peanut allergies in Sam's class or is that the one in Lila's? Or is the kid in Lila's class allergic to strawberries? Crap ... I hope we have turkey.
15. Will they need therapy if I keep calling them by the dog's name?
16. WHY did I sign up to be a chaperone? WHY?
17. Cheddar Bunnies or Goldfish?
18. If I joke that I want to sell my kids to the zoo on Facebook will someone report me to CPS?
19. Does Twilight Sparkle have the purple mane or the pink one?
20. What the heck is a Ninjago anyway?
21. Is Chuck E. Cheese the 7th circle of hell or is that a playdate with Jimmy and his mom? Maybe the 9th circle?
22. Can they really tell this is a diaper bag?
23. How do you get Desitin out of carpet?
24. Will my kids be embarrassed if I wear a bikini? Will I be?
25. Do LEGOs sprout extra pointy edges in the middle of the night?
What is your "Oh God, I'm such a mom" question that you find yourself asking?
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The Movie, the Plot & the Dress: Oh, the things that go on behind closed doors! Our Heroine intends to seduce her captive beau. She enters the scene as demure and cool as the ice white of her pearls only to begin a slow bit of strip tease. Off with her gloves and hat, then her jacket in one casual move. Oh, swoosh! Instantly, her creamy shoulders and back are bare for the enjoyment of her captive audience of one. All the more sexy to lure in her prey. This woman has a plan. Our heroine has chosen a belted haltertop dress with a white front wrap bodice and an attached skirt of Nile Green. Oh, you thought it was a separate blouse and skirt? No, our girl will be out of her attire with no more than a quick zip down the back. She's a fast worker, this one is.
Washable Wonder Tape aids in pinless rolling. This seam allowance is 5/8ths to allow for roll of the cloth.
6. Construct neck/armscye bands with 1/4" seam allowance, stitching long edge and back edges only. Clip copiously between notches, turn, press and baste wrong side to wrong side to hold. Washable Wonder Tape works wonders here and negates the need for pins or thread basting.
Top Tip: For perfect points, try this little trick from Pam at off-the-cuff-style.blogspot.com. Scroll down her page for the "Perfect Collar Points...A Shirtmaker's "Secret" Technique." It's pretty fab.
7. Sew darts in bodice back, both fashion fabric and lining. Butterfly darts by pressing fashion fabric darts towards the center back seam and lining darts towards side seams. On the bodice lining only, baste a 5/8ths stitching line on side seams.
8. Sew darts in skirt back, both fashion fabric and lining. Butterfly darts by pressing fashion fabric darts towards the center back seam and lining darts towards side seams.
9. Sew fashion fabric bodice back to skirt back at waistline from center back seam to back darts only. Repeat for lining. Insert invisible zipper in fashion fabric center back seam. On the lining, baste off 3/8" down each center back seam of the lining the length of zipper tape. Set lining aside.
10. Sew fashion fabric bodice fronts to back at side seams. Grade seams and press towards back.
11. Baste armscye/neckbands to bodice, underside of band to right side of bodice. Baste bias tape over same from neck to 1" beyond side seam and stitch through all layers in a 1/4" seam. Press, clip and turn bias tape to inside.
13. Stop and have a cocktail. You've earned it.
14. Place bodice fronts your right over your left, matching center front and side-front markings. Baste pleats through both layers on dotted lines only. Stitch pleats through both layers by folding along baste lines, matching markings. Press towards side seams.
16. Sew fashion fabric skirt to bodice at waistline from back dart to back dart.
17. Repeat for skirt lining, right sides together, sandwiching the fashion fabric in between between, (flip the skirt lining "up") stitch at waistline through all thicknesses. Flip the skirt lining down, grade seams and press.
The skirt lining was machine hemmed 1" shorter than the skirt hem.
Place smooth side of eyelet on the crimping tool. Top Tip: put a bit of cloth between the smooth side of the eyelet and the crimping tool to reduce abrasion on the face of the eyelet. you'll need to make a hole in the scrap fabric to slip over the pin of the crimping tool.


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Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Josh Carlson was back in his home country of Australia last week to compete at the Thredbo Cannonball Festival, Australia's biggest gravity-inspired MTB festival. The 31-year-old had a busy schedule, racing four events and scoring a couple of podium finishes on his new Reign Advanced enduro bike.
"Heading down to the Cannonball Festival is always a blast," Carlson said. "This is my second time attending this event and it really kicks off my summer of training in Australia perfectly. The awesome atmosphere and chill vibes over the whole week lead into some great racing and lots of fun both on and off the track."
Currently in his off-season for enduro racing, Carlson saw the Cannonball Festival as the perfect way to test and dial in his new 2018 Reign Advanced race bike. "I chose to race it in all events over the weekend to really test out the all-rounder gravity capabilities and enjoy plenty of laps on my bike," he said. "I raced my standard Enduro World Series set-up with a 180mm fork, coil shock and Schwalbe Super Gravity tires. I competed in the All-Mountain race, Pump Track, Flow Motion Cup and Cannonball Australian Open Downhill to finish the weekend."
Wearing the new Giant Line trail/enduro shoe, Carlson had his best performances in the All-Mountain and Flow Motion Cup events. "I came away with a second place in both those races," he said. "A small mechanical in the Flow race kept me off the top step of the podium, but I had another awesome run and again the Reign was loving the warp speed of the flow trail."
Carlson even used his new Reign Advanced for the final race of the weekend, the DH, which is more suitable to a downhill bike like the Giant Glory "The DH track at Thredbo is one of the wildest tracks in Australia, and racing it on my Reign was a tough one," he said. "But it kept things spicy and handled it like a dream. It was so wildly fast I couldn't help but giggle on the way down. I pushed my Reign to the absolute limits and loved it. To see all the new changes we made to this bike really shine through on a track like this was awesome. The harder I pushed it, the better it felt."
Next up for Carlson is more off-season training and preparation, before the Giant Factory Off-Road Team gets back together for winter training camp ahead of the 2018 racing season.


text: EAST LANSING (AP) - Connor Cook threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Josiah Price with 27 seconds left to lift the White team to a 20-13 victory over the Green team in Michigan State's spring game Saturday. Cook, who led the Spartans to a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl victory last season, threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns, although he was also intercepted twice. Michigan State players drafted teams for the spring game earlier in the week, which made for a fairly competitive contest. Price had five catches for 81 yards. Tony Lippett caught seven passes for 96 yards for the Green team. Shilique Calhoun, who emerged as a standout on Michigan State's defensive line last year, had two sacks for the Green team.


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|Maps & Directions
Main Location
(Five daily prayers, Salaatul Jumu'ah [Friday Prayer] for Staff & Students at 1:20 PM except school holidays])
5301 Edgewood Road, College Park, MD
Off-site Location
(Salaatul Jumu'ah [Friday Prayer] for community members at 1:15 PM)
Cherry Hill Manor/Knights of Columbus located at 9450 Cherry Hill Road, College Park, MD 20740. For directions, click here.
Directions to Main Location
From Virginia
From Rockville
From Greenbelt Road onto Rhode Island Avenue
From 193, take Rhode Island Avenue. At the intersection of Rhoda Island and Hollywood, turn Right on to the service road. Turn Right on Lackwanna Street Go to the end of the street and turn Left on 53rd Avenue Go to the end of the street and turn Right on Edgewood Road
From Route 1 - Baltimore Avenue (South of 495)
From Rt. 1, turn left on Hollywood road (if you are coming on Rt. 1 North, you will make a right). Pass Rhode Island Avenue and immediately turn Left on to the service road. Turn Right on Lackwanna Street. Go to the end of the street and turn Left on 53rd Avenue. Go to the end of the street and turn Right on Edgewood RoadBy Metro
It is very easy to get to Dar-us-Salaam and Al-Huda school by metro. The masjid/school is a simple 10-12 minute walk from the Greenbelt metro station, through a pleasant residential neighborhood with sidewalks.
1) Take the green line to the Greenbelt metro station.
2) After you exit through the turnstiles there are two ways to leave the station. Look RIGHT and follow the signs for the MARC train.
3) Walk STRAIGHT through the short tunnel and then follow the curved concrete path. You will walk past a little grassy area.
4) The path ends at a street, which is 53rd Avenue. Turn RIGHT.
5) Walk STRAIGHT down 53rd Avenue until you reach the end of the road (it dead-ends). You will walk straight for approx. 10 minutes and will pass many houses, a road on your left and an entrance to a park on your right. Do not turn, just keep going straight.
6) At the end of 53rd Avenue, turn RIGHT and walk up the little incline. This is the entrance to the masjid/school. You will not see the building right away, but as soon as you walk a little bit you will.
The main entrance to the masjid/school is through the double doors in the middle of the building, with the covered entryway.
There is a sisters-only entrance to the masjid/school on the right side of the building. If you enter through this door, to get to the sisters' entrance to the masjid you should walk straight down the hall to the end, turn left and walk to the end, then left again and the entrance will be on your left.
Insha Allah we will see you soon!


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Discover the World Wide Web
This is the most basic form of our social media test. We are working on a really cool version of this idea but have posted this online in the meantime. If you like it, take a moment to let us know!
This page is designed to show a bunch of website thumbnails to show how much easier it is to find sites that appeal to you just by looking at previews. The thought here is to have the ability to organize and quickly identify sites of interest without wasting as much time... An integrated ranking system could also help to boost importance of various sites that are shown to the visitor...
If you don't like the mouseover popups, just remember that those are optional. But, the key question is:
"Did the thumbnail image make you more comfortable and interested to click?"
You bet it did!
That's exactly what your visitor will think and that's where you can make more money. :)
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An expanding economy and advancing workplace efficiencies have given rise to a form of tightening within Atlanta's office market: parking capacity. A challenge many businesses face today is balancing the need to add employees, while being strategic about occupancy and operational costs. While leasing more space or realigning existing space helps accommodate new employee growth, often underestimated is the need to accommodate a greater number of workers and how they will park their automobiles. How tenants and landlords deal with increasing parking requirements is rapidly becoming a key point of contention.
• Atlanta's CBD submarkets are facing a severe lack of parking availability as new and renewing tenants reengineer office space densities.
• Economic expansion has spurred the need for additional employees but not necessarily a proportional increase for additional office space.
• The trend of redensification is resulting in more workers per floor, and as a consequence, additional parked cars per building.
• MARTA's rail system has not expanded in over 20 years and commuters continue to prefer the automobile for commuting.
• Employers assuming the expense of employee parking foster the continued practice of single-occupant auto commuters.


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Church Announcements
Area Church Events & News
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public is invited. All ages are welcome to
join in the games, snacks, songs, stories
and more fun -- and win prizes, too -- all
for free.
For answers to questions about the event,
call the church office, 732-6957.
The carnival is sponsored by the St. John
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3rd Saturday
Logan County Love
Open to everyone
Logan County Love will once again provide a free
meal to anyone wishing to join. If you are
interested, please stop by and introduce
yourself as the group would love to see everyone
in the community. Come hungry and leave
fulfilled. For this month, the meal will include
chicken and noodles. If you are unable to drive
but would like a meal, call the church,
217-732-6957, between 5 and 6 pm.
St. John UCC, corner of
Seventh and Maple
5-6:30 pm
Second Baptist Church Anniversary
Second Baptist Church, 1728
Tremont St., will be celebrating
their 140th church anniversary
this Sunday, March 16 @ 3p.m.
Rev. David Stewart & Mt. Emory
Baptist Church from Jacksonville, IL
will be our guests. Second Baptist
is one of 2 black churches in
Lincoln. It was formed in 1874 by 10
Christians (some of whom were former
slaves) who met in each others'
homes for the 1st two years until
they had enough funds to build their
first structure on Broadway St. with
land donated by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
Second Baptist moved to their new
location on Tremont St. with a march
from the old church to the new one
in 1997. The march included ex-Mayor
John Guzzardo and several other
townspeople. We had a police and
fire truck escort for the journey to
the new edifice. Second Baptist's
membership has become very diverse
over the last few decades under the
leadership of their current pastor,
Rev. Glenn Shelton
Pastor Robert
Henderson Accepts the invitation to
become the Director of Chaplaincy at
Decatur Memorial Hospital
(from First Baptist Church)
Celebration "Home-Coming" of
Ministry with Pastor Robert
A special "home-coming" is being
planned and we need your assistance.
We would appreciate pictures you may
have of the ministry of First
Baptist Church during the past 21 ½
years. You may copy and send them or
you may send them and we will scan
and return them to you. They will be
used as part of a power point
presentation. Send your pictures to:
Dennis Willmert, 2604 Fourteenth
Street, Lincoln, IL 62656.
Women's Bible Study For Winter Session
Ever feel insufficient? Could it be that your weak-nesses are the
keys that unlock God's strength? The Winter Session of Women's
Bible Study begins on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. or Tuesdays at
1:00 p.m. at Lincoln Christian Church, 204 N. McLean St., Lincoln.
If you are interested in attending this 7-week study, please contact
Karen Hobler at firstname.lastname@example.com or Chantell Mills at
Easter Worship Choir
For those of you who sing – here's an opportunity to sing with
the Lincoln Christian Church Easter Worship Choir! The Easter
Worship Choir is open to all junior highers to adults and will
lead worship for our combined worship service on Easter morning
at the Lincoln Christian University Chapel, Sunday, April 20.
You are only required to attend one rehearsal, either Sunday,
March 23, or Sunday, March 30, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in the
Sanctuary. You are wel-come at both rehearsals, but only
re-choir-ed to attend one. You'll receive the worship packet and
special music anthems as well as a CD to continue your prepa-ration.
Let Laurin Hill know if you have questions, 732-7618.
The quilting group will be meeting on Monday afternoons
each week at 1:00pm to make quilts for Harvest of
Talents. If you quilt or would like to learn how, come and
join us. Lincoln Christian Church, 204 N. McLean St,
Lincoln, IL.
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By Nasser Arrabyee,31/12/2012
The security officials said first it was one explosive bet, then they sent correction statement saying it was not only one but four explosive belts.
They again said in a new statement the belts found in the street were unknown items.
The last statement published in the website of the ministry of defense said, the belts were only fake belts , they were filled with soil not explosives!
A tribal leader from Radaa, Al Baidha province survived an assassination attempt last night almost in the same place. Last month security forces defused several explosive bags in the same place and arrested three people from Al Baidha, where US drone hit many times. The last US drone attack was last Saturday when three Al Qaeda operatives were killed in Al Masaneh, the Al Qaeda strong hold in Radaa, of the south east province of Al Baidha.


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Production databases find a home on IP SANs
Dow Chemical will be cutting costs with a NetApp system; AirClic goes with EqualLogic's newest SAS array after evaluating both NetApp and EMC.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dow Chemical Corp. is showing that predictions made as recently as early this year that mission-critical databases at big companies would never find their way to iSCSI storage may have been ill-advised.
In a presentation at the Storage Networking World (SNW) conference, Steve Remsing, senior systems administrator for Dow Chemical, detailed his company's painstaking test process for Oracle 10g R2 on different combinations of Windows, Linux, Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Remsing said in the presentation that Dow Chemical now has plans to push multiple Oracle databases of under 1 terabyte (TB) onto Network Appliance Inc.'s (NetApp) FAS270c iSCSI array. He didn't say exactly how many or what specifically they were used for, other than to say they were for data collection and retention for research.
"We've shown we could get it to work," Remsing said. As for the chief reason for going with iSCSI over Fibre Channel, Remsing gave the same answer as the little guys: cost. He said he couldn't get into how much the company saved by moving from Fibre Channel to iSCSI, but said he was intrigued by the idea of using regular server network interface cards (NICs) and standard Cisco Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) switches rather than specialized Fibre Channel equipment.
Remsing said he had no worries about the reliability of iSCSI, but that he would keep an eye on performance. "We will look at adding TCP/IP offload (TOE) cards or moving some applications to Fibre Channel if that becomes necessary," he said.
"We believe that more and more companies will use iSCSI for mission-critical applications as a natural progression in its adoption cycle," said Tony Asaro, analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). According to Asaro, ESG Research surveyed 511 companies and found that 17% of these companies were already using iSCSI and another 20% planned to in the next 24 months. "Of the early adopters, 50% were already using iSCSI for Tier-1 mission-critical applications, and 37% of planned adopters intended on using iSCSI for Tier-1 mission-critical applications. "
Web-based software and mobile information services company AirClic U.S.A., based in Newtown, Pa., also has had no qualms about storing Oracle data on iSCSI. AirClic told SearchStorage.com that it had also tested the NetApp system Dow Chemical plans to use, but found EqualLogic Inc.'s latest SAS-based array, the PS3800XV, a better deal for both cost and manageability over both NetApp and EMC.
When it began to explore networked storage again over the winter of 2005 and 2006, AirClic set out to purchase an IP SAN from the start because of the lower costs as compared to Fibre Channel and the ability to use standard NICs and Cisco Systems Inc. networking switches.
Five years ago, according to Andy Monroe, vice president of technology at AirClic, the company had run a Compaq Fibre Channel SAN, but a reorganization left that technology stagnating on the floor. Currently, the company's services include processing data from mobile phones, barcode scanners and sensors in a customer's environment, which AirClic then runs through an Oracle database in order to model workflows for the customer. So, for example, a company employing security guards could receive reports from AirClic on whether or not its employees, wearing devices that trigger sensors in the environment, have made assigned rounds.
Monroe said he never had any qualms about putting the company's production Oracle database on iSCSI storage. "There's a perception that iSCSI isn't for a high performance database," he said. "But for our purposes, throughput speed over Fibre Channel didn't make as much of a difference as drive speed -- 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps was not as relevant for us as drive speed for processing information out of our database."
When considering a SAN this time around, the company went for EMC's Clariion first, and also considered NetApp.
EqualLogic beats out EMC and NetApp
In testing, however, "we were able to get the same results in our testing of the [EqualLogic] PS3800 against an EMC CX500i -- the same total number of disks and speed of disk at 15,000 rpm, for a lower cost," he said. In tests running small random I/Os using Oracle's Orion Calibration tool, which is designed to simulate Oracle workloads, Monroe said, "we were seeing about 4,000 IOPS on the EMC unit and about 4,200 IOs per second (IOPS) on the EqualLogic unit when using Iometer."
He added, "We were trying to isolate the performance of the disks and also be sure there wasn't any real difference between iSCSI and Fibre Channel with those types of workloads."
Along the line, AirClic also evaluated NetApp's FAS270 array. According to Monroe, NetApp brought in one of its own engineers with the 270 and spent five hours trying to get the test machine, a Dell 2850 running Windows server 2003, set up. "They used several service packs and couldn't get the logical unit numbers (LUN) to present to the server," he said.
According to Monroe, even once it was up and running, the graphical user interface (GUI) was not intuitive. "We couldn't figure out how to create a volume, or perform iSCSI authentication intuitively -- we found ourselves going through a lot of documentation," he said. "The impression I got was that this unit was really aimed at being used for Fibre Channel and had iSCSI support just added on top of it."
After exhausting those options, Monroe was referred to EqualLogic by a reseller, and quickly decided to purchase after being sent a test PS100 array in January.
"We are not storage experts by any means," Monroe said. "But we got that one up and running in 20 minutes."
Several months later, AirClic became a beta tester and then an early adopter of EqualLogic's new SAS array, the PS3800XV -- in all, the company's networked storage environment today comprises 6 TB, most of it on 15,000 rpm SAS drives on the newer array.
The SAS drives, Monroe said, helped assuage any worries about another iSCSI problem -- reliability. EqualLogic's automatic load balancing within its modular arrays and hot-swappable components also helped, he said.
Moreover, analysts said that AirClic isn't necessarily in the minority -- the traditional performance and reliability worries about iSCSI, especially in small and midsized enterprises, are becoming a thing of the past.
"I am seeing more smaller enterprises put IP SAN on their roadmap for mission critical workloads. Over the next 24 months, this will become a completely standard expectation from customers -- the economics will be very compelling," said Brad O'Neill, senior analyst with the Taneja Group.
Not perfect by any means
Though he's happy with its reliability, management and cost, using the EqualLogic array hasn't been a totally ideal experience with his Oracle database, Monroe said. He still prefers to use (and manage) a separate tool for backup -- Oracle's Hot Backup and Oracle's DataGuard for replication -- rather than the baked-in snapshot and asynchronous replication capabilities offered with EqualLogic's arrays.
Another issue is EqualLogic's support for Linux. "Oracle prefers to run on Linux," Monroe said. "That's just the nature of the application." But while EqualLogic offers what Monroe calls "fantastic support" for Windows applications, including multipathing for better traffic throughput and failover within the array using Microsoft's software iSCSI initiator, on the Linux side, a software initiator has to be combined with a costly hardware host bus adapter (HBA) to get the same effect.
For now, Monroe said he simply mirrors his database server for failover using an active-active cluster, "But a software initiator that would support multipathing on the EqualLogic array would save me that hardware cost," he said. "And if EqualLogic is trying to get into the game to support all platforms, they could address this gray area better."
"The issue that [Monroe] raised is valid…the difference between Windows and Linux/Unix software initiators is not often discussed," said Dylan Locsin, public relations manager for EqualLogic, in an email to SearchStorage."MPIO [multipath I/O] from Windows is a great thing, and we'd love to see Linux operating systems have a similar feature. Software initiators are best developed by the operating systems suppliers, so building a better initiator is not really an issue EqualLogic alone would solve."
According to Locsin, EqualLogic typically recommends that users look into lower cost HBAs, such as those offered by Silverback Systems Inc.. "These may be half the cost of previous products, perhaps as low as $200 per port," Locsin said. "There are still other reasons customers may want to have HBAs, as they still provide boot-from-SAN capabilities."
Another option EqualLogic recommends users consider is NIC teaming, a process of grouping together several physical NICs into one through scripting. "Ultimately, this isn't as good as MPIO, but in many environments it meets deployment needs," Locsin said.


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Monday, September 07, 2009
Milt Thompson, the absent hitting coach
I am not so sure about the Phillies recent slide, part of me wants to think it's just the nature of the game and not what the Phillies will be doing in a couple weeks as the regular season ends. The Phillies have struggled mightily to produce very much at times during the season, and even in the playoffs and World Series last year. I am wondering how much of this could be corrected by the right hitting coach.
Does Phillies hitting coach Milt Thompson share any of the blame in the terrible performances by Phillies hitters lately? I haven't heard too much about him, just about the slumping team. That is what a good coach is supposed to do, get his team motivated and put them back on the road to success. When the team succeeds the coach gets all the accolades, and when they struggle the light has to be on them to see what happens next.
The Phils ended up losing yesterday against the Houston Astros. They once again fell silent and lost the game despite scoring three runs. Players who play against the Phillies really well aren't dealt with by Charlie Manuel either. Instead of maybe walking a player intentionally who may have a couple of hits in a game to get to a player who isn't so hot, the game is allowed to play on with no guiding from Manuel. It's almost like the game is put on 'cruise control' and what ever happens, happens.
The Phillies got all of their runs by the home run yesterday, once again they just can't put runners on base and score them. You can't survive by the home run only and this team needs to pull together and try to realize this and try to fix it. Phillies broadcaster, Chris Wheeler, sent out a twitter messege after the game yesterday, he said the ex-Phil Michael Bourn and his speed still means a lot in baseball.
The Phils try to salvage at least one game in Houston later today at 2:05pm from Minute Maid Park in Houston.
J.A. Happ goes for the Phillies today, and then they head to the airport in Houston to go to Washington. Can they get hits in Washington? Or will the Phillies hitters make their pitchers look like Cy Young candidates also?
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CEO Alex Wynaendts will highlight Aegon's progress in delivering on its strategic priorities during the company's annual investor day in New York, December 5, 2012 beginning at 8:45 am EST/14:45 CET. Aegon Americas CEO Mark Mullin will detail actions underway in Aegon's largest market, the US, to capture opportunities in the life insurance, investments and retirement markets while delivering sustainable, profitable growth, consistent with Aegon's strict risk-return requirements.
The main focus of the conference will be the progress of Aegon's three strategic business units in the United States; Life & Protection, Individual Savings & Retirement and Employer Solutions & Pensions. Aegon's operations in the US - which now all operate under the Transamerica brand - are pursuing growth by focusing on the core markets of life and supplemental health insurance, pensions and at-retirement solutions. The leadership teams of each unit will highlight the significant opportunities they have identified and the steps they are taking to capture further growth through product innovation, expanding distribution and differentiated customer service. A key element of Aegon's strategy is to get closer to its customers by utilizing technology and investing in innovative capabilities to address customer needs at every stage of the life cycle.
Mr. Wynaendts, Mr. Mullin and the senior management from Aegon's three U.S. business units will host a series of small group meetings, providing analysts and investors the opportunity to address specific topics relative to the company's product lines, operations, and market ambitions.
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It often surprises people when I mention that education accounts for fully one-fifth of nonprofit activity, second only to human services. Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. There are now a dizzying array of online resources in this area. But what's good, effective, and also entertaining for kids? I think I may have a lead for you.
PowerMyLearning is a new, free online resource that has educational games, videos, and other activities for elementary, middle-school, and high school-aged students. The platform is currently available in English and Spanish. I have to say that this turned out to be a pretty time consuming piece to write because the games are pretty fun and surprisingly high quality. There are hundreds of things on there. Some of the videos, however, I found to be a bit sleepy. This site carefully aggregates and vets educational content from places like the nonprofit Khan Academy, PBS Kids, Discovery Channel, and other reputable online educational sources.
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The PowerMyLearning online resource launched just a few years ago and was developed by the New York-based educational nonprofit, CFY. CFY was founded by Elisabeth Stock in 1999 with the mission of helping students do better in school by improving their learning environments at home. Since then, the organization has partnered with hundreds of schools and provided digital learning resources to 50,000 families in five cities. They've had lots of experience seeing what works and what doesn't.
I know Elisabeth and am not surprised that she successfully fundraised $7 million to launch this service with support from the likes of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Broad Foundation, and The W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She's something of a force of nature.
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The PowerMyLearning activities are organized by subject and grade level (K-12). The math and language arts materials are geared to the Common Core State Standards that most U.S. states have adopted. An educator can assign "Playlists" of activities to students based on school curriculum or specific student needs. They can then follow what each student is doing and how much time the student spends on a particular Playlist or activity whenever they go online to PowerMyLearning. An assessment component will soon be added to the platform. Parents, teachers and students have access to the same usage report, which allows for better coordination between parent and teacher, and greater student accountability.
Educators can also create "classes," which are groupings of students (one to 1,000) that they want to share playlists with. It's important that educators register as educators rather than parents or students on the site because that will give them full access to the Playlist and Class features, which are not yet available to parents and students. It also integrates well with after-school programs and library open-access. Several Boys and Girls Clubs are using the platform to supplement their efforts to improve student achievement. It is designed not only to enhance instruction in the classroom, but also to extend learning beyond the classroom.
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Bill Rappel, CFY's Director of Strategic Partnerships told me that CFY wants this platform to be used far and wide – not just in the U.S. It's available to anyone with an Internet connection. It has over 1,600 activities, over 100 of them in Spanish.
Why Is Computers for Youth Doing This?
Bill Rappel says, "CFY has a decade of experience working with students, teachers and parents on the ground. We are now are transferring that experience to the cloud to be able to reach many more people. It's our mission to help students, teachers, and parents use digital learning to help students do better in school."
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Last night Stefan Herheim's new Royal Opera production of Les Vêpres siciliennes was screened live across the world as part of our Live Cinema Season 2013/14. As part of the screening a series of backstage films were shown, featuring rehearsal footage and interviews with the cast and creative team. In case you missed them last night, or just want to find out more about Les Vêpres siciliennes, here they are again.
Members of the cast and creative team introduce Les Vêpres siciliennes
Conductor Antonio Pappano, director Stefan Herheim, Erwin Schrott, Michael Volle, Lianna Haroutounian and Bryan Hymel introduce the music and characters in the opera. Featuring exclusive rehearsal footage, the film also looks at Stefan's artistic vision, resetting the action from the 1280s to the Paris Opéra of the 1850s.
The ballet in Les Vêpres siciliennes
The creative team opted to incorporate dance into all five acts of Les Vêpres siciliennes by incorporating dance into all the acts, rather than including a centrepiece ballet in the third act as originally intended by Verdi. Stefan Herheim, choreographer André de Jong and dancer Cherese Binedell reveal how they incorporated ballet into the production.
Read audience reactions to the live cinema screening.
Find out more details about the Live Cinema Season 2013/14. The next live screening will be The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker on 12 December


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Some include challenging academics, but neglect faith. (The materials are mainly secular, with a few verses sprinkled in.)
With Abeka, you can count on high academics AND a biblical worldview so your children aren't left half prepared to make a difference in the world.
Every subject is approached from a Christian perspective, and you'll find Scripture and biblical principles used to emphasize or illustrate concepts.
Do you recognize the terms spiral approach, learning preferences, and cross-subject integration?
Read on for some quick explanations and—more importantly—to find out why those methods make your job easier.
Building from the simple to the complex, with frequent review and application within each grade and from grade to grade.
When faced with the 3 major learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic, or hearing, seeing, and doing), learning preferences are how you prefer, if given a choice, to learn something. Instead of favoring 1 and neglecting the others, we incorporate all 3.
Pulling in concepts from 1 subject into several others to reinforce concepts and tie learning together
The times below are based on the typical time it takes for many families. Since every family is unique, they won't be true for everyone.
Times can vary based on how many children you have, whether you choose to school year-round, etc.
Each subject will take roughly 40 minutes for the "average" child, plus homework time.
That means…
Teaching Time
How much of that time is independent work, and how much is teaching time?
Typically, there's 10—15 minutes teaching time per subject. (This may increase for math and higher grades.)
The lessons for each grade include Bible, extra enrichment activities, and optional subjects like art. The times below don't include homework time.
If you're using Abeka Academy video homeschooling for full grades, it's very simple.
What if you want to do the teaching yourself?
It takes a little bit of planning ahead, but you can do it!
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When Usain Bolt came out for the 100-meter final sporting sharp new threads, that was probably a good sign.
For him, anyway. When the world's fastest man is swaggering around the stadium, it usually means everyone else is running for second place.
Bolt's time of 9.81 seconds on Sunday night wasn't as fast as the Olympic record he set last time out, but it was good enough to make him the first three-time champion in track's marquee event.
Asked about his penchant for playing to the crowd, Bolt said: "It goes together." He explained that he couldn't imagine competing without having fun. He took selfies with fans after his win and hit his "To Di World" pose. It's also just known as the Usain Bolt, after he made it famous in Beijing and London.
Never one of the sport's fastest starters, Bolt ran down the field Sunday night. American Justin Gatlin was second in 9.89 and Andre De Grasse of Canada was third in 9.91.
Running from Lane 6, Bolt was behind Gatlin's strong start but came on in the second half of the race, eventually moving ahead for the final 30 meters or so on the Rio Olympic Stadium's azure track.
"I knew all I had to do was stay cool," Bolt said. "I felt super everything in the semifinal. ... The final took a little time but I got it done."
Bolt, who easily won his semifinal earlier Sunday, came out for the main event in a sharp new kit that was yellow on his right side and solid black on his left. Teammate Yohan Blake remained in the usual Jamaica togs.
Whatever he wore, it was all a blur to everyone else hoping to dethrone the sprint king, who has never been beaten by anyone but himself in a major 100 meter race. His false start in the 2011 world championships is the only blemish on his record since he burst onto the scene at the 2008 Olympics.
In the leadup to the Games, there had been talk of a hamstring injury that may have affected Bolt. But the 29-year-old looked just fine once he got to the track, making short work of his rivals yet again.
Gatlin, who has served two doping bans, one on either side of his 2004 Olympic title in this event, improved on his bronze from 2012, beating everyone but Bolt. Blake, the 2012 silver medalist, was fourth in 9.93 on Sunday.
Blake was followed by South Africa's Akani Simbine (9.94), Ivory Coast's Ben Youssef Meite (9.96), France's Jimmy Micaut (10.04), and the USA's Trayvon Bromell (10.06).
Bromell, the bronze medalist at the 2015 world championships, ran a 10.01 in his semifinal. His personal best of 9.84 would have earned him silver on Sunday night.
After finishing, Bolt carried a stuffed Olympic mascot figure around and posed with the sign on the track showing his name and time. He's feeling good and there are more medals to win.
The Jamaican is now a perfect seven for seven in Olympic sprints, with the 200 yet to come. Qualifying begins Tuesday and the final is Thursday night. And Bolt plans to run for Jamaica in the 4x100 meter relay, too, going for their third straight gold.
"That's the plan," Bolt said. "Three."
Earlier, Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa ran away with the men's 400 meter gold medal Sunday night, beating out the last two Olympic champions and setting a world record of 43.03
Defending champion Kirani James of Grenada was second in 43.76 and LaShawn Merritt of the USA stumbled over the finish line in third, with a 43.85.
Also Sunday night, Caterine Ibarguen of Colombia won the triple jump over Yulimar Rochas of Venezuela and defending champion Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan.


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- Heat butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add the onion and sauté another 3-4 minutes, until mushrooms are tender and slightly brown. Remove from heat and stir in parsley and cheese.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Cook for about 5-6 minutes on each side, until the chicken is cooked through.
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Hearst, MediaNews Group settle Reilly suit
2007-04-25 17:32:24 PDT -- Former political consultant and one-time San Francisco mayoral candidate Clint Reilly will get a platform to express his views in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and other newspapers owned by the MediaNews Group chain, under the settlement of a lawsuit that accused the company of scheming with The Chronicle's parent firm to monopolize local newspapers.
Chronicle owner Hearst Corp. and MediaNews also agreed to limit their cooperative business efforts in the Bay Area under the settlement. Hearst said the agreement would have no effect on its investments in MediaNews Group operations outside the Bay Area.
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Reilly will have no sounding board at The Chronicle similar to the one he will be given at the MediaNews papers, which will consist of space to express his opinions and the right to recommend members of the public to sit on the papers' editorial boards.
Reilly's lawyer, Joseph Alioto, told reporters that Reilly had been promised he wouldn't have to pay for the quarter-page of "personal copy" he will be allowed to publish each week in the local sections of MediaNews' 11 Bay Area newspapers. But MediaNews executives denied making any such promise and said the settlement, which remains confidential, refers to "paid space" in the papers.
"We'll send him a bill," said MediaNews President Jody Lodovic. "For him to characterize it as anything but paid space is wrong." He said no rates had been negotiated yet.
Reilly said he would use the space to discuss public issues and would not promote his business interests.
Reilly, a 1999 mayoral candidate who is now a real estate investor, had sought to undo last year's $736.8 million purchase of the Mercury News and Times by MediaNews, which already owned the Oakland Tribune, Marin Independent Journal and other local dailies.
Reilly argued that MediaNews' financial partnership with Hearst threatened to reduce competition in the Bay Area, decimate newsrooms and reduce choices for readers and advertisers.
The suit was scheduled to go to trial Monday in federal court in San Francisco.
At a news conference today announcing the settlement, Reilly said he had concluded while preparing for the trial that he couldn't reverse the MediaNews acquisitions, which had won Justice Department approval. He said his focus became the preservation of a competitive Bay Area newspaper market.
"The core issue is competition between The Chronicle and every other newspaper," Reilly said. As a result of his lawsuit, he sad, The Chronicle "has severed all business and potential editorial ties with MediaNews in the Bay Area," and "we will not have one company or one partnership owning every paid subscription daily newspaper in the Bay Area."
Lawyers for the two companies had a different assessment.
MediaNews attorney Gary Halling said both companies had achieved their goals: MediaNews acquired the San Jose and Contra Costa papers, and Hearst invested money -- some $300 million -- in MediaNews. Reilly's assertion that the two companies were working toward combining all their local operations was "a fantasy," Halling said.
Daniel Wall, a lawyer for Hearst, said the lawsuit "didn't accomplish anything of consequence" that wouldn't have happened through negotiations with "the proper (federal) antitrust authorities."
In the settlement, MediaNews agreed to add a public member to each of its local newspapers' editorial boards, which oversee opinion pages and write editorials. Reilly has the right to recommend those members, who could include himself, subject to approval by each editorial board.
Halling said MediaNews has had citizen involvement in its editorial boards elsewhere "to get some community perspective," though he knew of no public members at the chain's Bay Area papers.
Wall said Hearst had not been involved in the aspects of the settlement involving Reilly's access to MediaNews' pages.
MediaNews, based in Denver, bought the San Jose and Contra Costa papers last summer from McClatchy Corp., which had acquired them along with others owned by the Knight Ridder chain.
Hearst took part in the transactions, buying two other McClatchy papers, the Monterey County Herald and the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press, as well as the Daily Breeze in Torrance (Los Angeles County), for $288 million. Hearst agreed to turn them over to MediaNews in exchange for equity in non-Bay Area holdings of the Denver company.
In his suit, filed in July 2006, Reilly said the purchases would give MediaNews and Hearst control of every major Bay Area newspaper and allow them to set prices, define distribution areas and "decide what news is to be covered and not covered."
Documents provided by the two companies in response to the suit included an April 2006 letter in which MediaNews and Hearst proposed combining their local distribution and national advertising operations. The companies later denied any such plans were imminent, but said the arrangements, if adopted, would be legal.
The proposed collaboration had been blocked by a federal judge and was prohibited by the settlement announced today. The agreement also requires that Reilly be notified in advance of any planned cooperative effort between MediaNews and The Chronicle or any other Bay Area paper.
Another provision of the settlement prohibits Hearst from acquiring a share of MediaNews holdings in the Bay Area. Alioto, Reilly's lawyer, said the two companies had agreed last year that Hearst could convert its 30 percent interest in MediaNews' non-Bay Area properties into a 26 percent share of all the company's holdings, including its Bay Area papers.
But Wall, Hearst's lawyer, said the two companies had agreed to drop that option weeks ago after the Justice Department expressed concerns during its review of the transactions.
Reilly will be reimbursed under the settlement for his attorneys' fees, an amount he declined to reveal.
In opposing the suit, MediaNews and Hearst said their financial arrangements had no effect on the independence of their newspapers' reporting and editorial positions. They also argued that their competition extended far beyond local newspapers and included broadcast media, online advertisers such as Craigslist, and Internet outlets.
Besides the Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times, MediaNews owns the Marin Independent Journal, the Vallejo Times Herald, the Vacaville Reporter, the San Mateo County Times, the Oakland Tribune, the Alameda Times-Star, the Hayward Daily Review, the Fremont Argus and the Tri-Valley Herald.


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Some movies were never comic books
With the summer movie season past the halfway mark, super hero fatigue is setting in and there are still more to come. Once the last masked man has left the theater, here are some fall movies to look forward to:
I'm not fond of the "found footage" genre. It grows tedious after a while watching terrified actors in shaky b/w extreme close-ups screaming into video cameras (remember "The Blair Witch Project"?), and now here is another one. The title alone, "Apollo 18," gives away the plot since most space buffs know there was no such mission — or was there? Conspiracy theorists have always posited there was another flight after Apollo 17 in the early 1970s, but something awful happened and it was hushed up. There have already been issues with this film with the start date being pushed backward and forward about five times. That is never good, nor is the insistence by the producers that this was made from "real" footage.
"Contagion" opens Sept. 9 with an impressive cast of all-stars including Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard and Jude Law. Laurence Fishburne also appears in this modern-day plague thriller as scientists race against the clock to stop a worldwide epidemic. But first they have to figure out what it is. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, if the trailer is any indication, this is a scary it-could-really-happen movie where no one is immune.Sarah Jessica Parker returns to comedy sans her "SATC" co-stars in "I Don't Know How She Does It" on Sept. 16. This typical SJP vehicle has her as a high-finance executive and family breadwinner to hubby Greg Kinnear and the kids. As the title hints, she juggles career and private life with humorous results. Pierce Brosnan and Kelsey Grammer appear, as does Christina Hendricks.
Also arriving on Sept. 16 is "Drive" with Ryan Gosling as a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a real getaway driver. Things get dicey when he upsets a big-time crime boss played by Albert Brooks. Carey Mulligan rounds out the cast in what is sure to be a heavy action, stunt-driven movie.
It is going to be hard to top the original Sam Peckinpah thriller "Straw Dogs." When it premiered in 1971, the violence was considered shocking. Director Rod Lurie resets the action in a southern community with James Marsden and Kate Bosworth (Dustin Hoffman and Susan George originated the roles) as the new-to-town couple that run afoul of the local gentry. The psychological dynamic between the two add to the tension that culminates in a terrifying home invasion.
On Sept. 23, "Moneyball" premieres with Brad Pitt in this true tale from the world of baseball. Pitt stars as Oakland A's manager Billy Beane who crunched player stats in a computer to come up with a winning team, a controversial recruiting method that was derided by his peers. Jonah Hill and Robin Wright co-star.
"50/50" stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young man stricken with a rare form of cancer. Juggling comedy and drama can be tricky, but a great cast including Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick ("Up in the Air") are around to help. Think "Funny People," but hopefully better. Opening Sept. 30.
"Dream House" will be remembered as the movie that brought Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz together. The two were married recently and no doubt got the romance started filming this Jim Sheridan movie. The two star as a couple who move out of the city for the quieter life in a suburb. They soon discover some very bad things once happened in their new digs and a neighbor, played by Naomi Watts, might have some answers. This is a straight out mystery thriller without the supernatural element. Opening Sept. 30.
September movies are notoriously unpredictable. Traditionally considered not strong enough to hold for the holiday season, they can be hit or miss. We'll just have to wait and see.


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Please note that before running any one of the following command you must run xend ( Xen control daemon aka service) and must be run as privileged user. Running xm command as non root will return an error.
I hope following XEN status monitoring cheat sheet will save your time.
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We are freelance 2D Animator in Malaysia, 3D Animator in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur ( KL ) that provide 2D and 3D animation design services.
we produce creative, attention grabbing corporate, promotional and animated videos for our clients and partners across the Malaysia and other countries.
Our video production projects include whiteboard, explainer and infographic videos, 3D videos, client testimonials, training videos, broadcast commercials, TV idents, logo stings, bumpers and YouTube intros.
Freelance 2D 3D Animator Malaysia
If you are a game producer or you want to promot something and looking for animator designer, our freelance designers are at your service. We provide character modeling, designing 2D and 3D animation for your new games and cartoons or videos.
Animation is one of fast growing need in today world. Once games were usually designed for children but nowadays they draw both child and adult's attention. Certainly everyone has a few games on his/her smartphone. We see commercial films on TV.
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In early days, cartoons were only limited to 2D animation. 2D animation was based on hand drawing pictures. It means pictures are drawn with help of two coordinates, X and Y. Then by moving a series of these pictures, animation is created. Then with advent of technology, 3D animation was created which was far better than previous one. It is more technical and realistic, while 2D animation has its own exponents because of its nostalgia. 3D animation is somehow similar to sculpting whereas 2D animation is based on drawing. Animation is mixture of art and science which impart life to nonliving creatures. Having drawn a series of pictures, animator should put them together in a frame to make moving pictures. Usually around 24-25 pictures are presented per second.
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Animation is not only used for entertaining purposes. They used in making clips and films, and commercial films. Also they are used for educational films especially for children.
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Although technology and various softwares are very helpful to animation industry, pen is more powerful. Mostly designer apply software template in their animation. So creativity is decreased. As a result animation would not be attractive. But people want new things not a repetitive pattern. Up to now, machine or computer have not replaced human mind.
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The Best Hindi Learning Software: What to Look For
Learning Hindi requires perseverance, hard work, motivation, and daily practice. The best way to get daily practice is language immersion and being forced to speak Hindi in everyday life situations.
But is that really the only way to reach your goals?
The answer is simple: definitely not! Luckily, technological advances have given us the possibility to learn through great software tools that offer the students time, flexibility and an endless amount of information.
Language learning software is a great innovation, but as with any other product, we have to know what to look for before jumping into Hindi learning software. By considering everything that is needed to learn a language quickly and effectively, it's possible to develop a list of the top characteristics needed for the ideal language learning software program. This list can help to be your "checklist" when it comes to finding the perfect language learning software. Let's take a look at them.
1. It's a structured Hindi course
No great achievement ever happens overnight, and learning Hindi is no different. In order to learn Hindi fast, you first need to make smart, realistic goals to help yourself organize your time and plan your studies. Your Hindi language learning software should help you do this by allowing you to set measurable daily goals and track your progress. It should provide an easy-to-use structure that helps you to achieve SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Bound) goals.
2. It keeps you motivated to learn Hindi
Connecting and communicating with others is a great way to keep you motivated and accountable for your language learning progress. It's also very important that your software tracks your progress so you can see how far you've come and feel good about yourself. This will help to keep you motivated, dedicated and on the right track.
Connecting and communicating with others is a great way to keep us motivated and accountable for our language learning progress. It's also very important that your software tracks your progress so you can see your progress and feel good about yourself, which will help to keep you motivated, dedicated and on the right track.
3. It's goal-oriented
Learning Hindi is a never-ending task, so it's essential to set goals from the very beginning so you don't get frustrated and you can better measure your achievements. The ideal software should break down the process of studying Hindi into different levels so you always know where you're at.
4. It's an interactive Hindi course
5. It's personalized and adaptable to your needs
Every student is different. Learning Hindi is not the same for a native Czech speaker with other experience learning foreign languages as it is for a native English speaker who's new to the language learning scene. Also, a student whose goal is to travel to India with her family for a vacation won't need to study in the same way as a student who needs to maybe do business in India or want to settle down in India.
6. It's a well-balanced course
It's amazing how many language learning programs avoid explaining grammar topics and neglect teaching culture, and I can't emphasize the importance of these two topics enough. The majority of language learners don't just want to memorize words and sentences, but want (and need) to know the grammatical rules to be able to form their own sentences. Similarly, culture and language go hand-in-hand, and understanding the culture of a people can help you to better understand and appreciate their language. Make sure that your language learning software explains grammar and teaches culture.
7. It's very comprehensive
Quality is not an option when it comes to learning Hindi. Studying a language is a time-consuming and tricky process, and you should be able to take advantage of the best possible tools. That's why language learning software isn't something you want to buy at the dollar store during your lunch break.
Make sure the program you choose is filled with audiovisual and written content and gives you all the necessary tools to succeed. When it comes to learning languages, it's worth investing a little extra to have high-quality materials that you can use for every aspect of the learning process.
8. It teaches you practical Hindi
Who wants to learn how to say "my tailor is rich" in Hindi? If we hardly ever say that in our native language, why should those be my first words in Hindi? Unfortunately, a lot of language learning software don't take into account the practicality of the vocabulary you're learning.
9. It goes from beginner to advanced Hindi
10. It's easy for you to access and use
Since the biggest advantage of Hindi learning software is the flexibility that it offers to the students regarding time and place, why not making the most of this fantastic benefit? The perfect language learning program is one that you can access online from any computer, without the inconvenience of having to carry books or CDs. Also, the possibility of accessing some features from anywhere through a smartphone app is a really interesting and useful characteristic to look for in a software. That way, you can study anywhere and anytime you have a free moment.
11. The cost structure suits you
There are 2 common pricing structures with software:
1. A recurring monthly subscription whereby you get access until you stop paying, much like Netflix, etc. This is known as Saas (software as a service).
2. And, though less common these days, a one-off lump sum. If you do purchase something at a one-off price, then make sure that future upgrades are included. If you get a new device then you want to make sure that your software will work on it!
Now that you have a checklist for what look for in Hindi learning software, you only need to go online and find what it best fits you. But before spending time browsing through Google, don't forget to take a look at the Rocket Languages Courses!
फिर मिलेंगे ।
Phir Milengae,
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Typography plays an incredibly important role in establishing video game brands, to the point where a single letter torn from a title can evoke an entire franchise. Paul Brown, creator of the free Font Quiz app (available on iOS and Windows 8) assembled 48 of gaming's finest in font form, suggesting such an arrangement be an excellent use of our spiffy image annotation system. What a clever man.
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Welcome to Network of Independent Interventionists
"The Network of Independent Interventionists (NII) is an organization dedicated to support, educate, and provide resources to professional independent interventionists so that they can best serve those in need in the most professional and ethical manner."
Welcome and Thank You... for your interest in the NII.
As a group of Independent Interventionists, we strive to increase awareness, education, camaraderie, and professional support for one another while maintaining the highest ethical standards within the industry. Being an Independent Interventionist can often be isolating. Our group is designed to offer support by sharing our experiences and resources with each other. We accomplish this by meeting Bi-annually, actively communicating on our listserv, and pooling our resources together on our website.
Why join NII
The Network of Independent Interventionists (NII) was started by a small group of independent intervention specialists seeking professional support, a mutual exchange of information, educational opportunities and fellowship. Among NII's growing membership are some of the most experienced, innovative and educated interventionists in the field of addiction and mental health.
The most common reasons for joining given by our members are: support of like minded professionals, sharing of resources, reputations of the people involved in NII, opportunities for mentorship and learning from seasoned leaders in the field, ethical standards of the organization and membership, staying current with treatment centers, modalities and technologies that can benefit our clients and their families, the ongoing listserv communication for case and resource consultation, networking,referrals, business development, the fellowship, peer to peer discussions and the educational opportunities available at the bi-annual meetings.
If you are interested in joining NII go to the "join the NII" section of the website to download the application. Again, thank you for visiting and please enjoy our website.
Lori Leonard, LCSW, CIP NII President
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SCOUT Teams
The SCOUT class is open to novice ROV teams in elementary through High School. SCOUT class ROVs are meant to be introductory projects enabling students to learn the fundamentals of ROV design and construction.
SCOUT class is most appropriate for:
- Upper Elementary School
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- High Schools new to robotics
SCOUT teams participate in regional competitions ONLY.
For more information about SCOUT class eligibility, please visit our General Information document.
For information about this year's SCOUT class missions, please visit the SCOUT Missions page.