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There are lots of mistakes you can make in a new job-showing up late on your first day, making personal phone calls all day, and wearing a tutu all qualify as bad steps. But those are all, at least I hope, pretty obvious to you.
The worst thing you can do, and it's a mistake a lot of people do out of enthusiasm, is to storm into a new workplace and start making suggestions for improvement. While you may expect a new employer and all of your co-workers to stop in their tracks and exalt in your keen perception, it won't happen that way.
Here's an unrelated story to explain: A couple of years ago I was at a party at which I was to meet the new girlfriend of a dear friend of mine. This woman happened to be a hairstylist, who for some reason, was eager to make a good impression on me. About five minutes into the evening, she pointed at me and said, "I can fix that." I must have looked perplexed because then she said, "Your hair. I can fix it." Now, maybe it's me but I'm not sure how a statement like that could be received any way but poorly. I just mumbled something about my not being aware my hair was broken.
So, now I'm not saying you're going to charge into the CIO's office and tell him his hair is all wrong. But criticizing (which is what you're doing by offering a "better" way) a business process that has long been in place can feel like the same thing. You cannot expect someone, even an entity like an employer, to be gracious when told indirectly that they've been doing things all wrong.
This is not to say that the time will not come for your insights. It will. But it's more important to learn the lay of the prevailing land before you presume to suggest changes. It's also important that you prove yourself first so that others will take your suggestions more seriously.
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Yeah, I knew that Jamaica and Haiti are a little backwards, religiously speaking. Hell, Haiti is freaking Haiti. It's known throughout the hemisphere as the poor, corrupt, messed-up island-nation. They had so many issues, even before the recent earthquake trashed them.
If you want culture and relative sanity, the northeast is a decent part of the country. Boston, Philadelphia, New York, most of Connecticut and Rhode Island ...
If you want real godlessness though, your best best is the Pacific northwest. Coastal Oregon and Washington State are the most liberal, most atheistic parts of the country. Portland, OR and Seattle, WA are both about half atheist.
And ... yeah, Canada is right out, for you, unless you're able to head way to the south, in the winter. I'd like it, since I prefer temperatures down in the 50's or 60's. I can't imagine living as close to the equator as you are. The humidity is very high down there too, isn't it?
Actually, despite being very far north, Portland and Seattle stay fairly warm, even in the winter. With global warming really starting to show an effect, it'll probably be even warmer, in the future.
Well, nuts. I must be thinking of some of the other islands, or perhaps one of the countries in the neck of Central America, below Mexico. Something like Costa Rica, maybe.
Sorry to hear about that. Being in an area full of fundies is annoying. I'm planning on moving further north, at some point, myself.
I was born in the Chicago area, so that would be a good area for me to move back to. I've become ashamed of the stuff that my current state has been doing, lately ... and we just elected a conservative governor, last week, so it's probably going to get worse during the next 4 years.
Doing all right myself, for the most part. Doing what I can to get by. Hope you have a great week!
Welcome aboard! =) Hope you're doing well today...
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Ooh, nice place to live. I've heard that some of the islands down there are quite progressive and secular. At least they seem that way, compared to the United States.
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If You Say Something In Public, You Can Be Quoted And If You Say Something On Twitter, That's Public
from the in-case-you-were-confused dept
But here's somewhere to start: If something is public, it's quotable. If you don't want to be quoted, don't say it on the Internet. If you have a public Twitter account and say something, then, yes, it's public. Should Twitter users expect to be contacted and asked for permission to have their tweets reprinted? Don't count on it.Still, as noted, it is interesting to see how people seem to perceive something like Twitter as being more private. I'm guessing that may change over time, but it does suggest the sort of level of intimacy that Twitter creates among many people who use it.


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Summer may be all about just trying not to melt in your clothes, but once the temperatures drop, personal style has the chance to really flourish, layer by layer. Just in time for fall, Club Monaco, known for its casual-yet-elegant pieces, has released its newest lookbook, and it's chock-full of pieces that inspire us to embrace the seasonal shift.
With selections that err on the more formal side, the lookbook includes structured camel coats, champagne-colored cashmere, flowing maxis, and fur-lined sweaters. If you've got a more relaxed, kicked-back POV — or perhaps planning your own autumn outdoor escape (apple picking, anyone?) — the chambray button-downs, plaid sweaters, and leather loafers are ideal.
With loads of layers you can add or subtract, we can't help but adore this collection for its ability to transition seamlessly from humid heat to crisp, harvest temps. Start with a few standout staples now, then keep adding on the blazers, knits, and fur when the weather does finally break. You may never be stuck in a mid-season style rut again.


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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
August Wine Tasting
Two dozen members and friends of SF Maumee Valley enjoyed learning more about Ohio whites - two reislings, two pinot gris, and two chardonnays - and sampling the best of what can be created from the gardens, farms, and markets of Northwest Ohio at the height of the tomato season - Thanks to Mary and Steve Weiss for hosting and to Jim Sautter and Liz Soto for the taste education!
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There was no shortage of ripe seasonal fruits at at the Toledo Farmers Market Saturday morning, and with a few herbs, some honey, and a blender, SFMV members Amelia Contreras, Tahree Lane, and Eric Britton created a series of refreshing drinks for those who stopped by to taste and to hear a little bit about Slow Food. Thanks to Amelia, who co-ordinates the project, our monthly market days have introduced Slow Food to dozens of market shoppers this year.
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I have a sneaking suspicion that the Breathe Right company got its start because of a wager. I think two guys got hammered and one said to the other:
Guy 1: Dude, I'm so good at marketing, I'll bet you $50 that I can get a quarter of the country to regularly wear strips of tape on their noses.
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FX has picked up the thriller "American Horror Story," and if the cast and creative team behind the drama is any indication, the network has another hit in the works.
"Glee" co-creators/executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, who worked on "Nip/Tuck" for FX, created the series and will executive produce it along with Dante Di Loreto. FX ordered 13 hourlong episodes with a planned Oct. 5 premiere.
Oscar-winner Jessica Lange ("Tootsie," "Blue Sky") will star, signing on for her first regular role in a TV series. She appears with an all-star cast that includes Dylan McDermott ("The Practice"), Connie Britton ("Friday Night Lights"), Denis O'Hare ("True Blood") and guest star Frances Conroy ("Six Feet Under").
"American Horror Story" revolves around The Harmons, a family that moves to San Francisco in an attempt to rebuild after a miscarriage and affair. The house they move into is haunted. McDermott plays Ben Harmon, a psychiatrist; Britton is Vivien Harmon, Ben's wife; Taissa Farmiga stars as Violet, the Harmon's teenage daughter; Lange plays Constance, the Harmon's neighbor; Evan Peters ("One Tree Hill") is Tate Langdon, one of Ben's patients; and O'Hare is Larry Harvey. Guest stars for the series include Conroy and Alexandra Breckenridge ("Dirt") as the Harmon's housekeepers; and Jamie Brewer as Constance's daughter.
"[Ryan and Brad's] script attracted a cast that is a virtual 'who's who' of award-winning performers and the result is an electrifying piece of entertainment," said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, chairmen of Twentieth Century Fox Television, the producing studio. "It has long been our goal to bring this brilliant team back to John Landgraf and FX, where they had such success with 'Nip/Tuck.' In 'American Horror Story,' they are returning with something unlike anything else on the air that is a perfect fit for this channel's brand."
FX has placed a 13-episode order for its next original drama series, American Horror Story, co-created by former Nip/Tuck executive producers and current Glee co-creators/executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, announced John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks. American Horror Story begins production in Los Angeles on July 27 and will premiere on FX in October.
"We're thrilled to welcome Ryan and Brad back to their original home," said Landgraf. "They have shown an uncanny ability to bring original series to the air unlike any that have come before, and to reconcile 'wildly entertaining' with the 'creatively ambitious.' Once again, American Horror Story is a wholly unique and original take on its genre with richly drawn characters. The ability to put together a cast of stars such as Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Denis O'Hare, Frances Conroy and Oscar-winner Jessica Lange speaks to the quality of the writing and storytelling. This series is going to blow audiences back in their seats, and we can't wait to have it on our air."
The pilot episode of American Horror Story, shot in Los Angeles, was written by Murphy and Falchuk, and it was directed by Murphy. In addition to Murphy and Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto will also serve as Executive Producer of the series.
"Brad and I are excited to be back at FX where we enjoyed such a terrific relationship working with John Landgraf and his team through 100 episodes of 'Nip/Tuck,'" said Murphy. "The support of John, Dana Walden and Gary Newman on American Horror Story has been nothing short of amazing. Our cast is extraordinary and we can't wait to get started on production."
American Horror Story is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.
American Horror Story is FX's 12th drama to receive a full 13-episode series order, and ninth out of the last ten drama pilots produced by the network to receive a series order. Other FX dramas include the Golden Globe Award winning Sons of Anarchy, the highest-rated series in the network's history; the acclaimed Emmy Award nominated hit Justified; the critically acclaimed series Terriers, and Lights Out; Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Damages; Emmy Award nominated The Riches; Dirt; the acclaimed Over There; Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominated hit Rescue Me; Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Nip/Tuck; and Emmy and Golden Globe Award hit The Shield. FX is currently in production on two other drama series pilots, Outlaw Country, starring John Hawkes, Mary Steenburgen, Luke Grimes and Haley Bennett, and Powers, starring Jason Patric.
About the Producers
American Horror Story is Ryan Murphy's second series for FX. In 2003, he created the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning Nip/Tuck for FX, which was ad-supported cable's #1 scripted series in delivery of Adults 18-49 for four consecutive years. In addition, he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. He is Co-Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning musical comedy Glee for FOX, for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Glee is the #1 scripted hour on broadcast television in delivery of Adults 18-49 and re-energized the music business. The live Glee Tour has played to sold-out audiences across the U.S, and Europe. He is Executive Producer of The Glee Project, a reality TV series on Oxygen. In feature films, Murphy wrote the adapted screenplays for Running With Scissors and Eat, Pray, Love, both of which he also directed. Brad Falchuk first teamed with Murphy as a Co-Producer/Writer in the first season of the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning drama Nip/Tuck, spending all seven seasons on the series and rising to Executive Producer. He is Co-Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director of the Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning musical comedy Glee for FOX. In addition to American Horror Story, Dante Di Loreto is an Executive Producer of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning musical comedy Glee for FOX, and he is Executive Producer of The Glee Project on Oxygen.
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Dylan McDermott was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on The Practice, in which he played attorney "Bobby Donnell." This role earned him three Golden Globe Award nominations and he won the award in 1999. Connie Britton garnered two Emmy Award nominations for her work on the critically acclaimed series Friday Night Lights in which she played "Tami Taylor." In addition, she has been nominated for two Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards for her work the series. Jessica Lange has been nominated for six Academy® Awards and has won the Oscar twice in her career as Best Actress in Blue Sky and Best Supporting Actress in Tootsie. She has 11 Golden Globe nominations and four wins for her work in King Kong, Tootsie, Blue Sky and A Streetcar Named Desire. In addition, Lange has three Emmy Award nominations and won the award for her role in Grey Gardens. For five seasons, Frances Conroy starred as "Ruth Fisher" in the hit HBO drama, Six Feet Under, winning the Golden Globe Award in 2004 and earning four Emmy Award nominations. A newcomer to acting, Taissa Farmiga appeared in Higher Ground, which was directed by and starred her sister, Vera Farmiga. In addition to his co-starring role on One Tree Hill, Evan Peters has also guest starred on Parenthood, The Office and The Mentalist. Denis O'Hare has been nominated twice for Broadway's Tony® Award: as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for Assassins and as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) in Take Me Out, for which he won the award. O'Hare was part of the ensemble of Milk, which was nominated for a Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in Motion Picture.


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Detroit News Anchor Realizes How Twitter Has Changed How He Engages With Viewers
from the silverfish-hand-catch! dept
Thankfully, that's not true of all news organizations (or individuals within news organizations). More and more are recognizing this important point, even if they do so in unexpected ways. krharrison points us to a great block post from Stephen Clark, a newscaster for a local Detroit TV station, about his realization of how Twitter is changing the way he relates to the community of folks who watch the news:
As I've reported in this blog before I have had a very long one-sided relationship with the people who watch my newscasts. I talk, they listen. If they had something to say to me they yelled it at the TV screen like Don Quixote tilting at windmills. Twitter changed all that. I can now hear you and I can now answer you...Of course, the next step is to go beyond just talking "to" them and to talking "with" them. But that will come. In fact, getting to that point, Clark explains an amusing way that the community tried to connect with him, picking up on the recent Old Spice commercial meme of "Silverfish Hand Catch!", where some of his viewers started saying that if 100 people retweeted the request, Clark would close the broadcast by saying the line on TV. He didn't get the 100 retweets, and admits that he wouldn't have said it anyways (noting he probably would have lost his job), but he did do an "air" silverfish hand catch surreptitiously, to let folks know he was paying attention.
I can't speak for the dozens of people who check in regularly every night... sometimes at 6 or 7:00.. but mostly 11:00. I don't know exactly what they get out of it except a kind of cool experience of actually conversing in real time with the guy on TV. But I can tell you what I get out of it. For the first time in years I actually feel like I'm talking to someone rather than at them. Frankly it's energizing!
But, much more interesting was the realization he had while all of this was happening:
It was all a bit silly sure, but I realized something else was going on. The audience of our 11:00 newscast wasn't just talking to me... they were talking to each other! I felt like Alexander Graham Bell when he made his first call to Watson. The backchannel worked!I know that many folks around here still like to mock and dismiss communications tools like Twitter, but many people are realizing what powerful tools they are for conversations and for building communities where none really existed before. And, in businesses where community and relationships are everything, that's quite powerful for those who figure it out.


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Yang draws from American pop culture and ancient Chinese mythology in his groundbreaking work. Expertly told in words and pictures, Yang's story in three parts follows a Chinese American teenager's struggle to define himself against racial stereotypes. "American Born Chinese" is the first graphic novel to be recognized by the Michael L. Printz Committee.
Yang, who began drawing comics in the fifth grade, is a high school teacher in the San Francisco Bay area. The annual award for literary excellence is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of ALA, and is sponsored by Booklist magazine. The award, first given in 2000, is named for the late Michael L. Printz, a Topeka, Kans., school librarian known for discovering and promoting quality books for young adults.
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I'm not certain that Jesus rejected circumcision.
This could be in "Family" or it could be here. So I am putting it here. But if you need to move it please do.Most Roman Catholics I have come across are vehemently against circumcision. (typically the discussions on CA would get vicious and end up shut down and deleted). Are the majority of Orthodox against circumcising baby boys?
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Man injured after train smashes into SUV
BEACON FALLS -- A man is lucky to be alive after his sports-utility vehicle ended up in the path of a Metro-North train Thursday.
Police are still trying to figure out if slippery roads played a role in the crash or if the man accidentally hit the gas pedal.
The Chevy Blazer appeared to be wedged underneath the train at the Beacon Falls station.
"The vehicle entered up (onto the tracks) and had its two front tires that were stuck up on the, in-between the rails," said Capt. James McKenna, MTA Police.
The train smashed into it, dragging the SUV and spinning it around, before finally coming to rest.
The collision damaged the guard rail and fence, and sent the lone occupant, a man in his 50s, to the hospital.
MTA police tell News 8 he was unconscious when emergency personnel got to the scene, so they're not sure how he got his front tires stuck up on the tracks. However, the driver is extremely lucky as the train was already slowing down to stop at the station, officials said.
"There was about 40 passengers on board, they were removed and provided bus service," said McKenna.
Trains on the Waterbury branch line had to be halted for a couple hours while the fire department and the state police extricated the driver and pulled the car off the tracks. They were running on a normal schedule by Thursday night.
The parking lot at the small depot in Beacon Falls is right next to the tracks. The driver may have accelerated accidentally when he was parking. It's not yet clear exactly why he landed on the tracks, but the driver's now listed in stable condition at Waterbury Hospital.
"It's the first time I remember this happening here," McKenna said.


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The Game Interview With The Wallstreet Journal! Speaks On Being Controversial, Goals To Become A Mogul, Possible G-Unit Reunion + More
"Jayceon Taylor, also known as "The Game", has seen success recently with his released album, "Jesus Piece' and his reality show. Now, he and his manager Dontay "Taydoe" Kidd want to leverage his mainstream success to help him evolve from a rapper to more of a business mogul. In this sitdown interview with the Wall Street Journal's Lee Hawkins, the Game, Kidd and producer DJ Skee talk about The Game's journey to success and what it will take for him to make the transition from one of rap's most feared and fearless personas to mogul. They also discuss his ongoing rivalries with rappers such as 50 Cent and 40 Glocc and his level of openness to the possibilities of resolving the differences between members of his former group, the G-Unit, and a G-Unit reunion." - WSJDigitalNetwork
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Floorboards and flags vibrated, children screamed, ladies and men alike wept into their handkerchiefs. It was Sunday night in the heart of Castilla, and the drum-and-brass corps were in town, from Valladolid, and Bilbao, and all over Leon. I have seen many typical things in my years here, but I think I have never heard anything more Spanish. It´s the start of Holy Week in Sahagún -- the VII Certamen Nacional de Musica Procesional marched up Calle Constitucion and packed out the auditorium. I went with Julia and Paco and Fran to hear the street music of Holy Week.
There were five bands, each part of a confraternity, a Catholic devotional group. Sahagun has at least four that I know of, a couple of them dating back to the 16th century.
But these bands were Big Time, from big cities. Their confraternities have hundreds of members, and date back 500 years or more. It´s the confraternities that put on the massive, solemn Holy Week parades, with their life-size statues of weeping Virgins and beaten Christs, snarling Jews and creeping Moors. It´s the confraternities that put on creepy robes and pointy hats for their Holy Week penitential marches through the streets, carrying the massive statues on their shoulders from church to church.
By watching which holy image is marching past, you can mark out the events of Jesus´ final days: Palm Sunday has Jesus on a donkey. The Last Supper and Agony in the Garden appear on Thursday, and Good Friday brings them all out, in chronological order: Christ Tied to a Post and Beaten, Christ Carrying the Cross, Veronica Wiping Jesus´ Face, the Crucifixion, the Descent from the Cross, (featuring a gruesome dead Jesus with articulated shoulders). Each has its accompanying Blessed Virgin, dressed in splendid, ever-changing array. And in bigger cities, each statue combination has its sponsoring Confraternity.
Way back when, the confraternities marched in deep and awe-ful silence. A few still do.
But Spaniards love passion and guilt, blood and tears, uniforms, crowds and parties and group activity. Mix these all up and you get a Good Friday procession (Or maybe a bullfight). It is hard to have all these melodramatic portrayals without some suitably dramatic music.
And so was born the Confraternity band: dry, deep drumbeats, swirling, shrieking trumpets. Pour on some militaristic costumes, shining with epaulettes and fringe, and a surplus of talented amateur musicians, in a country where every town has a music school and community chorus, band, and orchestra. The 40 or so members of each group are not professionals, but three of the four bands were obviously very disciplined, precise musicians, well-led and dedicated to their craft. They are men and women of all ages and sizes, electricians and beauticians, Moms, doctors, and farmers. I marvelled at the practicing they must do, and the patience that must demand of their neighbors. I wondered how they could play this stuff while marching. In the rain. With hoods on their heads. Penance indeed.
Patience. The Spaniards are patient. Each of the bands played four selections, while a videotape of a Sahagun Semana Santa played on the giant screen behind them. Over and over, five times at least, the pasos passed through the streets, while the Sweetest Name of Jesus guys from Leon shook the dust from the rafters with their drumming, and the Most Precious Blood boys from Valladolid blew bugles, trumpets, and cornets into a climactic blast that stopped dead -- and left a single silver horn note screaming off a single dry drumbeat. It takes guts to play this music. It´s music for crucifixions, garrottes, autos de fe.
The Seven Words had the fat, lush sound of saxes and trombones and clarinets, a big band I almost expected to shift into "Sing Sing Sing." A class act all around.
They saved the best for last. The Sacred Heart Band of Cornets and Drums drove down from Bilbao in their severe black uniforms, and waited for hours while the others did their nut. They stepped onto the stage and kicked into a flashy modern arrangement called "Silencio," and just kept at it, turning up the volume, the pitch, til the poor peregrinos sleeping in the albergue upstairs shouted for mercy. Not even the cornets hit a flat note. They played without music-sheets, from memory -- two small men bent at the knees, backward from their waists, and threw all their breath into their fussy little horns as the big drums bashed behind them. Bilbao brought down the house. Three hours later we escaped, wrung-out and red-eyed.
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Digital Peer Publishing NRW (DiPP) is a large-scale project initiated by the Ministry for Science and Research in North Rhine-Westphalia and implemented by the Hochschulbibliothekszentrum NRW 'University Libraries Center' in Cologne. The Ministry for Science and Research in North Rhine-Westphalia has acted as initiator for the Open Access Initiative: Digital Peer Publishing NRW. This initiative encourages the foundation and expansion of scientific e-journals.The goal is to increase the number of high-quality scientific publications, as well as to develop new methods of network-based cooperative information management and anchor these as far as possible. These in turn enable speedy, open, and transparent digital peer publishing in an attractive environment. (Excerpt from this source)
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The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is a UK-based non-profit limited company which seeks to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK and internationally to secure the global digital memory and knowledge base. Founded in 2001, the DPC acts a consortium of those organisations interested in the preservation of digital information. Participation in the coalition is open to all sectors including commercial, cultural heritage, educational, governmental, and research bodies. The organisation was established to stop digital historical information disappearing into an electronic black hole. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Digital Preservation Coalition)
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The Digital Repository Federation (DRF) is a federation for the universities and research institutions that have set up institutional repositories (IRs) in Japan. It was established by Hokkaido University, Chiba University and Kanazawa University in 2006 as part of the Cyber Science Infrastructure Program (CSI) of the National Institute of Informatics (NII). It became an independent organization based on self-sustaining operation in 2010, and is currently made up of 144 universities and research institutions (as of June 5, 2012). It is a loose-knit coalition that does not have a strict membership system. (Excerpt from <a href="http://drf.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/drf/index.php?Digital%20Repository%20Federa... source)
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The Distributed Systems Technology Centre (DSTC) was a leading research organization in the field of Information Technology in Australia. It conducted applied research focusing on a number of application domains, such as government, defence and health care . It was a centre of excellence in distributed systems technologies and had an international reputation as one of the most effective and influential IT research organisations in Australia. DSTC was supported by the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program and participants included universities, government, and industry players. (Excerpt from Wiki... article: Distributed Systems Technology Centre)
The German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, abbreviated DNB) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. Its task, unique in Germany, is to collect, permanently archive, comprehensively document and record bibliographically all German and German-language publications from 1913 on, foreign publications about Germany, translations of German works, and the works of German-speaking emigrants published abroad between 1933 and 1945, and to make them available to the public. The German National Library maintains co-operative external relations on the national and international level. For example, it is the leading partner in developing and maintaining bibliographic rules and standards in Germany and plays a significant role in the development of international library standards. The cooperation with publishers is regulated by law since 1935 for the Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig, since 1969 for the Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt. Duties are shared between the facilities in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main, with each center focusing its work in specific specialty areas. A third facility, the Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin (founded 1970), deals with all music-related archiving (both printed and recorded materials). (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: German National Library)
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Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. Created as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin in 1975, it enrolled its first students in 1980 and was elevated to university status (along with the University of Limerick) in 1989 by statute. The university currently has around 6,000 undergraduate students, over 600 research postgraduates, 1,800 taught postgraduate students and over 35,000 alumni. In addition the university has around 1,100 distance education (Oscail) students. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Dublin City University)
DuraSpace is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2009 when the Fedora Commons organization and the DSpace Foundation, two of the largest providers of open source repository software for managing and providing access to digital content, joined their organisations. The DuraSpace portfolio of open source technologies is developed by librarians, archivists, technologists and researchers who share the goal of creating and preserving long-term access to the world's digital heritage. For stewards of knowledge open source software has several important advantages over proprietary software. Open source is developed through free sharing and the transparent exchange of ideas and resources among peers. DSpace and Fedora communities have used this process to build software platforms that power repositories in more than 1,500 institutions in over 100 countries. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: DuraSpace)
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Formation of New Upscale Dining Focused Company
Feb 25, 2013, 04:17 ET
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services, today announced the formation of J. Alexander's, LLC ("J. Alexander's"), a newly formed restaurant company focused on the upscale dining segment.
J. Alexander's will consist of the current thirty-two J. Alexander's concepts and the ten existing Stoney River Legendary Steaks ("Stoney River") concepts. Stoney River was previously owned by American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC ("ABRH"), FNF's casual and family dining focused restaurant company. ABRH contributed Stoney River to J. Alexander's for approximately a 28% ownership position in the new company. FNF restaurant operations now consist of the 55% ownership position in ABRH and 87% ownership position in J. Alexander's.
Lonnie J. Stout, II, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J. Alexander's Corporation, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed J. Alexander's. Hazem Ouf will remain Chief Executive Officer of ABRH. Both companies will be headquartered in Nashville.
"We are extremely pleased with FNF's decision to align our restaurant operations with a group that will focus exclusively on the upscale industry," said J. Alexander's President and Chief Executive Officer Lonnie J. Stout. "FNF is committed to the operation and growth of not only our concept but to the potential acquisition of other restaurant companies in our upscale dining segment. We are also excited about integrating the Stoney River operation into J. Alexander's and assisting it with its goal of continuing to be one of the leaders in the upscale dining segment of the restaurant industry, while also continuing to work on improving the operations and financial performance of our existing J. Alexander's restaurants."
"Since its formation in 1991, the J. Alexander's concept has placed consistent emphasis on providing guests with a high quality dining experience and outstanding professional service," said FNF Executive Chairman William P. Foley, II. "We are pleased to have the experienced J. Alexander's management team operate our existing upscale dining focused restaurants while leading the initiative to identify other upscale concepts for acquisition. We believe our restaurant operations can be optimally managed through a distinct upscale dining focused company and a separate family and casual dining focused company, allowing each to be better positioned to take advantage of opportunities in their different market segments. We are confident this structure will allow us to best maximize the value of our restaurant operations for the benefit of our shareholders."
About FNF
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), is a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services and diversified services. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title and Alamo Title - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. FNF owns a 55% stake in American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC, a family and casual dining restaurant owner and operator of the O'Charley's, Ninety Nine Restaurant, Max & Erma's, Village Inn, and Bakers Square concepts. FNF also owns an 87% stake in J. Alexander's, LLC, an upscale dining restaurant owner and operator of the J. Alexander's and Stoney River Legendary Steaks concepts. In addition, FNF also owns a 51% stake in Remy International, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer, remanufacturer, marketer and distributor of aftermarket and original equipment electrical components for automobiles, light trucks, heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles. FNF also owns a minority interest in Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of global human capital management and payment solutions. More information about FNF can be found at www.fnf.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; our dependence on distributions from our title insurance underwriters as a main source of cash flow; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of the Company's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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My baby boy is 5 weeks 3 days old and EBF until Thursday night, when I was admitted to the hospital for an incision and drainage for an abscess in my left breast (really long story posted on breastfeeding support page for 0-3 months). I have been unable to nurse from the left breast for the past 2-3 weeks, so I have been nursing 12-18 times per day on the right breast. Baby had good diaper output and slow, but good weight gain, reaching birth weight at 4 weeks (slight hiccup as right breast worked to increase supply initially). Based on this one-sided breastfeeding, my breasts are very lopsided, so I do not want to over pump on the right as my back is already starting to feel the strain of lopsidedness. How much should I pump in order to maintain supply and not increase? How often? I have been pumping (and dumping due to medications-boo!) about every 2-3 hours 1-2 oz over 10 min. Does this seem like a good amount to maintain supply? I'm hoping I'll be clear to use the pumped milk for baby starting later today (still waiting to hear about next antibiotic and if it will be ok for BFing). I may be discharged from the hospital today or tomorrow, praying its not longer!!!!
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Bernard (Green) Greenspan
Born: March 6, 1911
Rozwadow, Poland
Bernard was one of five children born to a Jewish family in the southern Polish town of Rozwadow. His father, a World War I veteran incapacitated as a result of the war, supported his family on his military pension. In the early 1930s Bernard completed high school and worked on the family farm.
1933-39: In 1934 I was recruited into the Polish army and stationed in Lvov, where I ran a canteen. After three years there I returned to my family's farm outside Rozwadow to work. On September 24, 1939, the town was captured by the Germans. Some in Rozwadow were happy to see the Germans; soon afterwards some townspeople began looting Jewish stores, while the occupying forces looked on. The Germans even made films of the robberies.
1940-44: In 1942 I used false papers to get to the town of Stryj [Stry] where, posing as a gentile Pole, I got a job in a sawmill. While at work one day I heard gunfire. I watched trucks carry Jews to a nearby clearing bordered by bushes; German machine-gun nests were concealed in the brush. Jews were run off the trucks and onto bridges spanning a huge ditch. Then guns ripped, catching the people in the cross-fire. The shooting went on all day. After work, I saw the clearing's freshly-turned earth move. Were some still alive?
Bernard joined the Polish partisans in late 1943. After the war he remained in Poland until immigrating to Israel in 1957. He moved to the United States in 1960.


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[http://www.ventrilo.com/ Ventrilo] is a voice communication program for Windows that runs quite well on the latest [[Wine]]. This article outlines a few workarounds necessary to using Ventrilo naturally on Linux.
[http://www.ventrilo.com/ Ventrilo] is a voice communication program for Windows that runs quite well on the latest [[Wine]]. This article outlines a few workarounds necessary to using Ventrilo naturally on Linux.
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Ventrilo is a voice communication program for Windows that runs quite well on the latest Wine. This article outlines a few workarounds necessary to using Ventrilo naturally on Linux.
Global Push to Talk Hotkey
One problem that Wine Ventrilo users face is that the push to talk hotkey only being detected when a Wine window (such as Ventrilo itself) is in focus. The solution to this is using ventriloctrl, a simple program that sends X input to Ventrilo.
Finding the input device
The acceptable input devices are in Template:Filename. If you want to use a mouse use the event-mouse in Template:Filename. For a keyboard use Template:Filename.
You will probably need to do a bit of trial and error to find the proper event number or device. The best way to do this is just to run Template:Codeline as root, and press keys or click your mouse and see if it is detected by the program. If it is detected, it will show an example line with a number at the end. That number is the button number that you will use to run ventriloctrl in the future.
For example, my Template:Codeline shows:
# ventriloctrl /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-mouse 272
If that was the button I wanted to use, I would run ventriloctrl with that line in the future.
Startup Script
Now we will make a script to run ventriloctrl using the parameters you discovered. This could also be done with an alias or other user-specific methods. Edit your script with your favorite editor and call it whatever you want. Mine is going to be called Template:Filename.
# nano /usr/bin/ventriloctrl+
By default, a normal user does not have the access to the Template:Filename devices that ventriloctrl needs to use. To get around this you can either make a udev rule, or just use sudo. So far, I am just going to show what your script should look like with sudo.
#!/bin/sh sudo ventriloctrl /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-mouse 272
Of course, the device and event number should be replaced with the ones you found earlier. Essentially you just want to add sudo to the front of your previous input device line.
Make sure your script is executable:
# chmod +x /usr/bin/ventriloctrl+
All done. Now you just need to make the Template:Filename script run when ventrilo runs.
Example Ventrilo Startup Script
We previously made a script to start ventriloctrl. Now, you may wish to make a script that starts ventriloctrl after Ventrilo starts. The tough part about this is determining when Ventrilo has started completely, as it is a Wine app. If anyone else has a better way of doing this please add it. Otherwise, here is my method.
Take a look at the first post in the self-made command line utilities thread on the Arch forums. The script we are going to use from that is the try script.
Copy it into a script file such as Template:Filename. Make sure the script is executable.
# chmod +x /usr/bin/try
Now create another script to start Ventrilo named whatever you want. Mine will be called Template:Filename.
# nano /usr/bin/ventrilo
In the script, you will first want to cd to your Ventrilo install. By default, this should work for any users that have it installed to their default Template:Filename directory. In my example, I run Template:Filename and save its pid to the VENT variable, and then I use the try script to run Template:Filename and save its pid to the CTRL variable. Then I wait until VENT finishes, and kill CTRL. The effect? Ventrilo starts and ventriloctrl attempts to start until it does, then it runs until Ventrilo closes. Here is my script:
#!/bin/bash cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Ventrilo wine Ventrilo.exe 2>/dev/null & VENT=$! try ventriloctrl+ & CTRL=$! wait $VENT kill $CTRL
Also make sure your ventrilo script is executable.
# chmod +x /usr/bin/ventrilo
That should be it. You should now be able to run Ventrilo with the ventrilo command.
Allowing sudo for ventriloctrl
You might also want to run ventriloctrl with nopasswd for sudo. To do this, edit sudo's config file:
# visudo
Add a line like the following. Template:Codeline can be replaced with specific usernames if desired, otherwise it will work for any users in the wheel group.
%wheel ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/ventriloctrl


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RIVER FALLS, Wis. – Saint John's University freshman Alexi Johnson (Shakopee, Minn.) made a 40-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to give the Johnnies a 17-14 win to open the 2013 season, and Gary Fasching's collegiate coaching career, at Wisconsin-River Falls on Friday, Sept. 6.
SJU scored 10 points in the final 3:04. The Johnnies tied the game on a 2-yard run by senior Jake Essler (New London, Minn./New London-Spicer), his second of the game, with 55 seconds left. The scoring drive spanned 74 yards on 11 plays and ticked 2:09 off the clock. SophomoreNick Martin (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) connected with senior Blake Belland (Chaska, Minn.) for a 20-yard gain on fourth-and-11, and then with sophomore Josh Bungum (Paynesville, Minn.) for 29 yards, on the game-tying drive.
UWRF gained only one yard on three plays, burning 32 seconds off
the clock, on the ensuing drive. Martin hit senior Ben
Krebsbach (Plymouth, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's)
for a 39-yard gain on first down to set up Johnson's game-winning
The Falcons marched 57 yards on 12 plays during the opening drive, but the 39-yard attempt from the UWRF freshman kicker, Taylor Johnson, fell well short. The Johnnies took over and chewed up 78 yards on 11 plays, ending on Essler's first 2-yard score of the game with 5:34 left in the first quarter.
River Falls answered right back with a 73-yard scoring drive, on only nine plays. On first-and-goal from the 19, quarterback Ryan Kusilek scrambled right and found Charles Dixon all alone in the back of the end zone to tie the game. UWRF went three-and-out to start the drive, but SJU was called for offsides on the punt (on fourth-and-one), giving the home team a fresh set of downs from its own 41.
Both teams exchanged a pair of punts before SJU took over one its own 40-yard line with 5:27 left in the first half. On third-and-eight, junior J.T. Ford (Stevens Point, Wis.) got behind the Falcons' defense but the likely touchdown pass from Martin slipped through his hands.
SJU cruised on its opening drive of the second half before stalling at the UWRF 29. The snap on fourth-and-one went wide of Martin, however, and the Johnnies were forced to turn the ball over on downs.
The Falcons moved down to the Johnnies' 17-yard line but Johnson's field goal from 34 yards out went wide right.
The Johnnies threw a deep interception on first down and shanked a punt on the next possession. UWRF took advantage of the shift in momentum with a 66-yard scoring drive, ending on another Kusilek-to-Dixon touchdown from 19 yards out, on third-and-16. The extra point gave River Falls a 14-7 lead with 14:45 remaining.
Both teams exchanged a pair of punts once again until SJU took over on its own 26 with 3:04 to play. As mentioned above, Martin extended the drive with a 20-yard strike to Belland on fourth-and-11, and then re-connected with the senior for 17 yards on third-and-10. Martin hit Bungum on consecutive passes for 29 and seven yards before Essler's game-tying score. The Johnnies initially looked to go for the two-point conversion, but a delay-of-game penalty moved the ball back to the eight. Johnson connected with the abnormal extra point to tie the game.
UWRF gained three yards on first down, out of bounds, before junior Matt Workman (Minneapolis, Minn./Holy Angels) sacked Kusilek on second down and dropped him for a three-yard loss on third down, forcing the punt with under 30 seconds left.
Martin hit Krebsbach for the 39-yard gain, out to the UWRF 23, on first down. His second-down pass fell incomplete, leaving six seconds left on the clock for Johnson's game-winner.
Essler led the Johnnies' ground game with 65 yards on nine carries. Martin added 31 yards on 13 attempts and freshman Jakob Certeza(Temecula, Calif./Great Oak) added 29 yards on five carries. Martin finished the night 13 of 28 passing for 184 yards. Bungum snagged seven passes for 63 yards and Belland finished with 54 yards on three catches. Krebsbach recorded two catches for 52 yards.
Sophomore Nick Simon (New Ulm, Minn./Cathedral) led the SJU defense with nine tackles (six solo), while senior Darryl Williams(Hawthorne, Calif./Verbum Dei) added eight (six solo). Sophomore Blake Bellefeuille (Sartell, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral) posted seven tackles, including two for a loss.
Kusilek posted 344 yards of total offense in the game, 106 on 18 carries and another 238 thru the air (22 of 35 passing). Dixon accounted for 130 yards on seven receptions.
UWRF out-gained the visiting Johnnies 413-323 in the game but was hampered by 10 penalties for 90 yards. SJU was six of 14 on third down but a perfect 2-for-2 in the red zone, while the Falcons were 2-for-4.
The Johnnies return home to host Wisconsin-Eau Claire for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville. The matchup will also be the Johnnies' Tackle Cancer game to benefit the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund. Monetary donations will be collected throughout the stadium.


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Pack Description:A varied collection of tracks designed to give hope and a positive message to the listener. Each track will motivate in a different way. Some are calming and focused, and others are upbeat and energetic. Either way, you should find something here that will suit a presentation requiring motivating music. There are four tracks in total. Here follows their descriptions. Click the title to be taken to that track's individual page.
1. This New Life (2 versions, 0:50 each)A highly uplifting and motivational track, designed to replicate the joy that we feel when a new life (usually one we've created ourselves!) enters this world. This track will make you feel like you can take on anything.
There are two versions of this track! It's the same song but the alternate version (which you can hear in the preview) has a different riff and a different ending.
The files contained in the ZIP when you download are.
This New Life – v1 – 0:50
This New Life – alternate – 0:50
2. Taking Flight – 1:46A simple, uplifting and positive track which is arranged to have emotional impact as you listen to it.
This track will fit any corporate project or product promo which requires a positive message.
It contains a nice balance of strings, piano, and some modern futuristic sounds that gives the track a good use for emotional and cutting edge videos/applications.
The track itself constantly grows, starting from a very simple idea, into something huge by the end.It was conceived by the idea of a baby bird taking its first flight and how this moment is difficult to achieve, but when it happens, it's awesome.
3. Changing Places Smiling Faces – 1:55 (+ 1 loop of 0:38)A simple, catchy, upbeat track with a very memorable tune.
This track is meant to signify just a few of the different phases of life that we go through, but no matter where we are, there is always the possibility to be happy. In addition, when writing this track I wanted to use the theme of 'togetherness'.
Musically, the piece shifts through a number of different instruments and themes (places), except the beginning and the end where the tune is played with reckless abandon!
This track is meant to inspire and uplift. I hope it does that.
There are two files included in the ZIP file:
1. Changing Places Smiling Faces (FULL) – 1:55
This is the full length version of the track.
2. Changing Places Smiling Faces (LOOP) – 0:38
This is the melody with full accompaniment which you can hear from 1:13 to the end of the FULL version of the track.
4. Love And Peace To All – 1:34An emotional, soft and soothing piece of music that is designed to reflect its message that is in the title. There is nothing in this music that draws attention to itself, making it very suitable as the background music for a website or a greeting card such as Valentine's Day, or any presentation that needs to reflect the peaceful and positive message.
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C:\>help assoc Displays or modifies file extension associations ASSOC [ext[=[fileType]]] .ext Specifies the file extension to associate the file type with fileType Specifies the file type to associate with the file extension Type ASSOC without parameters to display the current file associations. If ASSOC is invoked with just a file extension, it displays the current file association for that file extension. Specify nothing for the file type and the command will delete the association for the file extension.
C:\>help ftype Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations FTYPE [fileType[=[openCommandString]]] fileType Specifies the file type to examine or change openCommandString Specifies the open command to use when launching files of this type. Type FTYPE without parameters to display the current file types that have open command strings defined. FTYPE is invoked with just a file type, it displays the current open command string for that file type. Specify nothing for the open command string and the FTYPE command will delete the open command string for the file type. Within an open command string %0 or %1 are substituted with the file name being launched through the assocation. %* gets all the parameters and %2 gets the 1st parameter, %3 the second, etc. %~n gets all the remaining parameters starting with the nth parameter, where n may be between 2 and 9, inclusive. For example: ASSOC .pl=PerlScript FTYPE PerlScript=perl.exe %1 %* would allow you to invoke a Perl script as follows: script.pl 1 2 3 If you want to eliminate the need to type the extensions, then do the following: set PATHEXT=.pl;%PATHEXT% and the script could be invoked as follows: script 1 2 3


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This is sitting on my stairs right now.
It arrived in the mail the other day and my family has been laughing at me for ordering it.
Here's how that happened:
I'm in that stage of life where about every 8 weeks I have to make a hair care decision.
I have gray hair induced by either starting a non-profit or my teen daughter's closet. I'm not sure, both stress me out.
And yet, I'm thankful to have hair. #1000giftsbaby
I was contemplating my first world problem, trying to decide if I was brave enough to attempt home hair color again. The last time I bought the wrong color and had to have my husband repair it. Yes, that is a statement I never thought I'd type. And by repair, I mean I bought a different color to cover up the accident and made my husband put on the plastic gloves. We nearly ended up in marriage counseling and I had really highlighted hair.
My husband must have sniffed out my thought process because he insisted I go to a professional.
While I sat in her chair of ministry and let her bless my hair follicles (anyone else love a good head massage?), she worked her magic and all my hair was brown again. I casually mentioned how tired I was of blow drying my hair straight. My arms: they are lazy. What is it with all my real problems? She said, well, you have a lot of natural curl, why don't I throw in a few layers and you can start wearing it curly. I have been wanting to grow my hair out to pony tail length anyway and thought WHY NOT. Clearly, I live on the edge.
So in a matter of two hours, I went back to my natural hair color and walked out with curly hair.
And when I walked into my house, my little girl burst into tears, my teen daughter's mouth gaped and my son said, "Is this a joke?"
Nothing like your kids to snap you right out of a hair care induced high.
A week later I was shopping at my beloved Target and I was deep in thought reading the back of hair product bottles for curly hair. Who knew there were so many products? I was going for soft waves not stiff wet ones. So, you know, important stuff.
My back was to my cart and I never saw the pony-tailed guy dressed in black walk right behind me and take my wallet out of my purse.
It's hard to pay for your FUNKY CURLS without a wallet.
I called my husband and retraced my steps. Long story short (aren't you glad?), we watched the video surveillance tape of me being pickpocketed. I hope he enjoyed the three bucks and book of stamps. (It ended up being a nightmare because I had my kids Social Security cards in my wallet. Y'all don't do that, okay? Learn from me. We know have Lifelock to protect their identity from being stolen because we're nice parent's like that.)
After we filed a police report, canceled credit cards, and spent two hours on the phone, we were exhausted. Seriously, it was a bad day and you hear all this stuff about identity theft and when it happens to you, it makes you feel violated and unsure about the world you live in. My hubby returned to work and when my kids got home, I filled them in on my day. My son wanted to know what the robber looked like. I had him at surveillance video.
"He wore all black and had a long blonde greasy pony tail," I said.
"I think it's my percussion teacher!" my son yelled. Oh, brother. "No, son, it's not your teacher, although he should wash his hair more often.
That night I realized I never did get my hair care product so I opened up my computer to head to Amazon, but got distracted by a news story on my home page. It was a sad story about a family dying in a house fire because the mom couldn't get to her kids upstairs. Just the kind of thing you want to read about after your wallet's been stolen and your kids sleep upstairs.
And that's how I ended up with a fire escape ladder.
Y'all can totally follow my train of thought.


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Pose Hard As A Couple
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith worked the carpet together at the Do Something Awards last night. As you can see, they're playing the "let me look up at you adoringly" pose. And the "whisper something funny, our inside joke, and we can laugh together" one.
But while Lea's found a willing partner in the game, her dress, unfortunately, is a total bust. Maybe one of the worst I've seen all year, oh my God and it's Giorgio Armani. This is embarrassing, non? Had you told me Cavalli or, you know, Guess by Georges Marciano, I would believe you. Then again, I suppose this is where Mr Armani has been heading for a while. Unless it's Cate Blanchett wearing it, most of what he's showing us these days has been decidedly...
I mean...
A v-neck ruffle.
What else is there to say?
PS. We're doing this now, right? Playing Hair: Real Or Fake on every occasion? Click here if you missed my article from last week. No hesitation - Lea Michele: fake.
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Jan. 14, 2013
Tallahassee, FL – Florida State's leading tackler Christian Jones has decided to return to Tallahassee for his senior season in 2013.
"After a lot of conversations and time thinking about it, I've decided to return to Florida State for my senior season," said Jones. "A lot of guys the past couple of years have helped to turn the program around, and I want to continue to be a part of that process. I've always talked with some of the guys I came in with and we've always talked about finishing together and that's also something I wanted to do. This is the best decision for me and my family. I'm looking forward to coming back, working hard, improving my game but also helping Florida State continue with the success we've had."
Jones started every game this season as FSU's weakside linebacker and led the team with 95 tackles. He ranked 20th in the ACC with 6.9 tackles per game and he was seventh overall in the conference for total tackles. Jones' two fumble recoveries tied for third-most in the ACC and tied for the team lead. He also led FSU in fumble return yardage in 2012. The Winter park, Fla. native accounted for the Seminoles only defensive score of the season in a road win at USF. In 2012 the WLB set a new career high for TFL, pass break-ups and fumble recoveries.
Jones returning for his senior season is great news for the Seminole coaching staff especially in terms of the way the junior ended the 2012 season. He recorded eight or more tackles in seven of the last nine games including three games with double digit tackles, which included 10 in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl. In the first five games of 2012 Jones had 17 tackles; he had 14 in the next game versus NC State and 78 in the last nine games of the season. Jones led FSU in tackles four times and was second on the team three other times in the last nine games.
"I'm excited for Christian to return to Florida State and further his education, playing career and helping put Florida State back at an elite level," said FSU Head Coach Jimbo Fisher. "I think his decision shows great commitment to FSU and great commitment to his future. We're fortunate to have the leadership he brings on and off the field."


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Event Planning Information
All events that are held on campus and are opened to the public must be submitted to and approved by the UAF events committee through the UAF events form.
Public Events at UAF
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is home to numerous university events as well as a variety of community events.
The public event calendar below lists all UAF and Community public events that are taking place on campus.
UAF at Community Events
UAF students, staff, faculty and alumni take part in many community events. The office of Community and University Events can help arrange UAF participation in community events.
To post an event to the calendar or for additional information about events please contact Amy Hartley in University Relations.


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Could it be? Cheese kit on HGTV?!
November 24, 2010
Happy autumn all! Just a quick announcement before the holiday weekend. They can't confirm yet, but it's possible our Paneer and Queso Blanco Cheese Kit will be on an HGTV holiday gift countdown this Friday! They can't tell me until the last minute but it's already on their site for sale, http://marketplace.hgtv.com/Product.aspx?Lid=4145-10110959&From=iFP
If this happens, I assume we will be extremely busy. Buy your holiday gift kits now and avoid the rush in a few days! Enjoy good food, good people and lots of cheer tomorrow and the entire season. Claudia
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Nine Amazing Cars at the L.A. Auto Show: 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
Porsche has its own room at the show, and always brings a hot historical piece. This year, that historical piece was a 1964 904 Carrera GTS. Personally, looking at this car was my yearly reminder that I haven't been to the Porsche museum in Stuttgart yet. I need to go.


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Minority and Non-Traditional Law Students / Re: Newbie, here!« on: January 02, 2010, 07:17:03 AM »
It sounds as if you have a good career. If you decide that you want to attend law school, I would apply to a law school that is well known, for the courses in entertainment law, so that you can build on your work experience, or schools that have a lot of business law courses, and are strong, in this area. You may want a JD-MBA program. Currently, the job market is tight, for lawyers. Perhaps this is why you do not have many responses, to your inquiry. When applying to law school, if you like entertainment law, I would encourage you to emphasize this, when you apply. I would research the area of "entertainment law/sports law," and try to contact attorneys who work in this arena, to get their advice on admission to law school, and see what guidance they can offer, before applying to law school. Also, contact professors at law schools, who teach in these subjects, before applying to law school, to ask how it can enhance your career, in the field that you work in. Do this in advance of taking the LSAT or applying to school, to prepare for admission. Study and prepare well, for the LSAT.


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Quincy-based Bluefin Robotics hosted an open house to show off its latest experimental underwater vehicles.
Think of Bluefin Robotics' new Proteus underwater vehicle as the hybrid of the deep. Now undergoing sea trials at a Navy base in Panama City, Fla., the Proteus is Bluefin's largest vehicle to date – and its first that accommodates passengers. It can seat up to seven divers, or run in unmanned mode.
"There's an instability around the globe right now with many different nations increasing their navies, and anti-submarine warfare is very important," said Tony Lorusso, a program manager at Bluefin. "This system could be used for that."
Bluefin executives hope the prototype will provide a lucrative source of new business for the company, which moved to Quincy's Fore River shipyard in 2010. Since then, it has increased its workforce by 33 percent and now has 100 employees.
Bluefin held an open house Monday to show off its technology to invited guests and local officials. The company manufactures five sizes of unmanned underwater vehicles that are used by the military, commercial ventures and scientific researchers for underwater detection and sea floor mapping.
The Proteus is the first manned vehicle developed by the company. A team of divers can control the vehicle with a helicopter-type joystick and examine underwater data on a computer screen with the help of an underwater mouse.
At 26 feet long, the $9 million experimental vehicle can travel more than 500 nautical miles at a top speed of 10 knots on lithium battery power and carry up to 1,800 pounds.
Bluefin plans to lease the vehicle to the military and industry to test propulsion systems and payloads such as underwater data communications and acoustic imaging. Or it can be used for human transport, such as dropping off or picking up teams of divers.
Testing is expected to be complete by January. Nearly 20 companies are interested in trying the technology, Lorusso said. The Navy Research Lab in San Diego is the vehicle's first client.
Bluefin consolidated its manufacturing operations from East Boston and its engineering arm from Cambridge when it moved to Quincy in November 2010.
CEO David Kelly said the company expects to continue expanding its workforce over the next 12 months, primarily in manufacturing jobs.
The commercial side of the business will experience the most growth in the next year, Kelly predicted. He expects steady demand from the oil and gas industries and wind farm manufacturers for sea floor mapping.
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It's no mystery that public opinion varies on Tim Tebow, but now it's official.
Nestled within a 35-question phone survey, pieced together by Public Policy Polling to track the Republican presidential campaign among likely GOP voters in Iowa, was this glowing gem:
âDo you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Tim Tebow?"
Massive can of worms unleashed over Iowa.
Tebow received an almost-down-the-middle 48 percent âfavorable" rating from the 171 people who answered the question. Thirteen percent cast an "unfavorable" vote, and 40 percent labeled themselves as "unsure."
No word on if that 13 percent are Raiders fans on the lam, or just generally disgruntled Iowans.


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2015 dates TBA
Course runs from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Includes tuition, course materials, parking, breakfast and lunch.
University of California, San Diego
Rady School of Management
Center for Executive Development
Otterson Hall
About the Program
Successful project management is critical for stable and continued success in most enterprises. Introducing new products, launching strategic change and initiating a marketing campaign are just a few examples of project-based initiatives. This program covers several advanced skills and strategies for effective project execution.
- Project Portfolio Management: Project Evaluation and Selection
- Project Initiation; Winning Charter Definition with SweetSpot Analysis
- Economic/Business Case Establishment for the Project
- Advanced Project Scheduling Methods for Fast Tracking Projects
- Mitigating risk
- Managing the social dynamics of project execution
- Leveraging project management tools for success
- Globally Distributed Project Management
- Designing Project Organizational Structures
- Creative Project Leadership in a Turbulent Environment
- Interactive/Case Exercises
This course is appropriate for anyone seeking a deeper and strategic understanding of project management, including business leaders, project managers, department heads and manufacturing/operational leaders.
Vish Krishnan is the Sheryl and Harvey White Endowed Chair, Innovation, Technology & Operations at the Rady School of Management. Krishnan's research is focused on technology commercialization, new product development and technology-enabled product and process innovation. He joined the Rady school as one of the founding faculty, and leads the school's efforts in building the school's faculty and programs.
Krishnan is also working to advance the Rady School's signature core curriculum course, Lab to Market, that fosters new products and ventures from California's vast scientific and intellectual property assets. Krishnan has been invited to serve in editorial positions at Management Science, M&SOM, POMS, IEEE-EM and other journals, quoted in national publications, and is the recipient of several teaching and research awards, including the Most Valuable Professor award in the executive MBA program in 2009.
After receiving his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Krishnan served as a professor and IC2 senior research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.
*The Rady School of Management Center for Executive Development (CED) may change, postpone or cancel a class at any time. We do not provide refunds for any fees related to travel, including but not limited to gas, bus fare, train tickets, airline tickets, etc. Certificate requirements may also change. We will provide as much notice as possible should this occur.