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Junior wide receiver Vince Sanders suffered a broken collarbone during one-on-one drills Saturday and is expected to be out 6-8 weeks. Sanders started 12 games last season and finished with 39 catches (3rd on team), 504 receiving yards (2nd on team) and four touchdowns (2nd on team).
"It's certainly a blow," head coach Hugh Freeze said of Sanders' injury. "The guy knew everything we did, and he could do at a fast pace. And he had a great offseason. Hopefully, he only misses three games. We got that opening week early, so maybe he can be back for our fourth game.
"We have some good young kids, and they will get ready to play. Hopefully, we stay healthy and not lose anyone else from that spot."
Freeze said senior Ja-Mes Logan is prepared to play both outside and inside receiver. He also said they have to have four guys ready to play at outside receiver and mentioned Logan, junior Donte Moncrief, sophomore Cody Core and freshman Quincy Adeboyejo as players for that role.
"He is a smart kid out there on the football field," wide receivers coach Grant Heard said of Logan. "He can handle a lot. I can put him in any spot, and he'll know what to do. And he's' the ultimate team player, because it doesn't matter to him. He just wants to get out there and compete."
With Sanders's injury, senior Korvic Neat's role will increase in the slot, and two other receivers who will look to step up are sophomore Cody Core, who played mostly on special teams last season, and junior Collins Moore, who missed most of last season with injuries to both shoulders.
"I need Cody to be more consistent, but he knows what to do, but be more consistent making plays," Heard said. "He can be a guy that can be a big-play threat for us."
"Collins, I'm still trying to figure out and make sure he's good. He's trying to get back into the swing of things from missing spring, but he's out there and looking good. He knows how the offense runs, so he can do some things to help us, too."
The two freshmen, Adeboyejo and freshman Laquon Treadwell, Freeze said have got to get ready to play at outside and inside receiver, respectively.
"They pick things up quick," Freeze said of the freshmen. "They're quick learners. And of course, they have the skill level, which helps. I expect them to be very good players."
"They're freshmen," Heard said. "When things start going fast and get hectic, they make mistakes, but they are picking the offense really quick. And they're making plays out there, which is good to see. I think they're having fun. This offense is easy, but it's different for them. When things get hectic, they have to learn to slow it down in their minds."
Sunday was the first practice with shoulder pads.
Senior Pierce Burton was limited, so redshirt freshman Robert Conyers got some first-team reps at right tackle. Conyers is also getting reps at center behind senior Evan Swindall.
With senior Charles Sawyer and Senquez Golson sidelined, senior Dehendret Collins and sophomore Quintavius Burdette got first-team reps at cornerback for the second straight day.
On the defensive line, senior Cameron Whigham and sophomore Channing Ward got first-team reps at defensive end, and junior Bryon Bennett and sophomore Woodrow Hamilton at defensive tackle.
Behind them, freshman Robert Nkemdiche, junior Carlos Thompson and sophomore John Youngblood got second-team reps at defensive end, and juniors Lavon Hooks and Carlton Martin at defensive tackle.
Five newcomers were among those who got reps in the back seven on the second-team defense, with freshman Tony Connor at Huskie, junior Quadarias Mireles and freshman Bobby Hill at cornerback, and sophomore Anthony Alford and freshman Derrick Jones at safety.
In a kickoff return drill, sophomore running backs I'Tavius Mathers and Jaylen Walton, freshman running backs Mark Dodson and Kailo Moore and sophomore safety Trae Elston got reps as the deep men.
Freeze, on junior quarterback Bo Wallace: "We really saved him until the end of practice today, and he seemed to be fine. He wasn't complaining, or anything. We just have to take things slow."
Heard, on flexibility at wide receiver: "The good thing about this offense is once they know it, they can be put in anywhere. Ja-Mes, Donte, Cody, I can move around, and they can go in and fill that spot."

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VIA M'SERV: the Perfect Little Linux Box?
Pick a Distro, Any Distro
Last year about this time we reviewed the VIA ARTiGO A2000 and found it to be a great hardware complement to the FreeNAS distribution. This time around we take a look at the latest incarnation of the small server box from VIA named the M'Serv S2100. We had to look pretty close to see the differences in the two from the outside. On the front panel they're virtually identical with the exception of one LED. On the back panel the two audio ports have been replaced with a second Ethernet port.
Internally the two models look very similar. There is the easy release front panel revealing two slide-in slots for SATA disk drives. The CompactFlash slot is still there giving the same option as before to build a FreeNAS server booting from an image on a CompactFlash disk. New to this model is a second memory slot supporting up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM. The processor also supports hardware virtualization for running the latest Linux kernels with KVM.
Distro options
Like the previous version, the M'Serv S2100 runs FreeNAS well. We were able to move the SATA disks and CompactFlash, and it picked back up right where it left off on the A2000 box. The extra memory, additional Ethernet port and hardware virtualization support open up a whole lot of new options for this box. The only issue we had was the speed of the Ethernet ports which always came up at 100MB.
One potentially good option is a distribution like openSUSE for Schools(or Linux for education aka Li-f-e). This little box would work great in a classroom situation and could probably handle a pretty hefty load if you used it as a host for a number of Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) clients. The openSUSE for Schools distro supports that as well.
Other possibilities include a security tool running something like the Endian Unified Threat Management (UTM) distribution. Two Ethernet ports make the M'Serv an ideal choice for a security application, and the dual disk drives could provide a ton of storage for Ethernet traffic logs. M0n0Wall is another distribution worth consideration for the network security task. It will fit on a CompactFlash disk, making it another ideal candidate for the M'Serv S2100.
It's a Server
The most logical choice, since the product has "Serv" in its name, is to install a server distribution. Multiple options abound here as well, but for this review we settled on Ubuntu 9.10. The latest version of Ubuntu Server Edition will work just fine since the M'Serv S2100 has a 64-bit processor. It also supports hardware virtualization meaning we'll be able to run KVM if we choose. We could even run one of the security distributions mentioned earlier in a virtual machine.
Installing Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition is pretty similar to a normal Ubuntu install with a few additional screens. The main difference is a screen presenting options of various server roles to install. Choices include things like DNS, LAMP, Mail, Samba, SSH and Virtual Host. For our purposes we chose Samba and Virtual Host. We used a USB-attached CD-ROM drive for the install since we had a drive and the distribution CD readily available.
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It's always easy to write off an annual sports game by saying -- "It's just the same thing as last year." As always, EA is looking to keep you from uttering that; this time with NCAA Football 13. You already know about what developer Tiburon is bringing to make the game feel more like college football, but now it's time to talk about what NCAA 13 is doing to play more like college football.
Not too shabby, right? The developers said they're really focusing on "pass and catch" this year, and the additions above seem to be up that alley. Sadly, IGN didn't get to play too much of the new stuff, but we did see some of it in action. Here's some more explanation if pretty Mizzou infographics aren't enough.
Dropbacks - No longer will every snap look the same. Quarterbacks are getting 7-step drops, 5-step drops and so on. EA doesn't want you holding down on the stick to try and get away from the line -- let the QB do his job.
Trajectories - Remember last year when you'd throw a screen pass and the ball would arc in the air just long enough for the defender to screw everything up? Tiburon's created 25 trajectories to get the ball to the receiver in the most appropriate way. This means shovel passes, dumps and so on. Sure, you could always choose between a bullet or a lob in NCAA Football 12, but the trajectory of the ball was always the same. Not anymore.
QB Avoidance Moves - You're going to move slower in the pocket this time around -- at least when looking to pass -- but now you have the eight directions of the right stick to move your quarterback. These little stab moves buy you time to get free and make the play.
Receiver Awareness - All those times when you'd complete a pass well before the receiver completed his route? You're not going to be doing those as much if EA has its way. This year, the icons over receivers will light up when a player is expecting a pass. This doesn't mean he's open. This just means the receiver is looking for the ball. Similarly, you can throw when the icon isn't lit up, but the chances of a catch are lower.
Read & React Defense - The days of the blind swat are over. To make a play, the defender is going to have to have his eyes on the ball. Also, coverage is going to be disguised this year. If the offense sends a man in motion, zone coverage is going to send a man, too, so as not to tip its hand.
NCAA Football 13's July 10th release date is coming up fast, so look for detailed impressions soon. Until then, watch our Madden vs. NCAA Football video and tell us which pigskin classic you love more.
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Portland, OR/USA – January 5, 2012 – Holden is proud to announce the "Stussy by Holden" collection, an active lifestyle streetwear line hitting stores Fall 2012.
The Brief: "What are the perfect items for a one week road trip from the peaks of the Northwest to the sandy shores of Southern California?" The answer: Five items functional enough to keep you warm and dry, yet flexible enough to provide layering options that go from snow to surf and fashionable enough to roll out for a night on the town. The perfect kit: fun, fashionable, functional and flexible—just like the life we lead.
The "Stussy by Holden" collection includes two military-inspired jackets, a packable vest, a CPO field shirt, and a field pant—all constructed with eco-friendlier fabrics and updated with tailored fits and technical performance. The collection retains the classic Holden style—understated elegance with a clean, bold design and subtle-yet-unique details—all while offering timeless quality.
"We thought the partnership was a great fit" says, Fraser Avey, at Stussy. "The companies have a lot in common from our organic and grassroots beginnings to our military-inspired designs. Holden is well known for the quality of their outdoor garments and we thought it would be great to partner for a project together."
"Stussy is one of very few brands in our industry that you can say is truly iconic, and it's a pleasure to be working with them on this collection," says Holden CEO Ben Pruess. "Stussy by Holden is the perfect blend of our snow roots and technical know-how and their legendary surf, skate, street vibe. What better way to help celebrate Holden's first sportswear collection then to work with the independent brand that helped write the book on doing it right."
In correlation with the collection, Holden will choose ten people (three athletes, one filmer, one driver, and five lucky individuals from all walks of media) to embark on an epic journey from the high peaks of Oregon to the sandy shores of Southern California. Embarking in March 2012, the crew will pursue an active, healthy lifestyle
of snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding, fishing, camping, and adventures in city life, all in one week. The roadtrip will be documented by five invited media attendees, specifically chosen from varying walks of life to show a wide perspective.
Additionally, Holden is supporting the collection with an short video by Shelby Menzel that features former-professional-snowboarder Russell Winfield modeling the "Stussy by Holden" collection. The video showcases the line's integrated technical features and performance in contrasting environments and can be viewed at
holdenouterwear.com <http://holdenouterwear.com/> .
The "Stussy by Holden" collection will be shown at Agenda in Long Beach, CA on Jan 5th – 6th, Bread and Butter together with Soto Store in Berlin, Germany on Jan 18th, ISPO in Munich, Germany on Jan 29th – Feb 1st, and SIA in Denver, CO on Jan 26th – Jan 29th.
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About Stussy
When Shawn Stussy began selling hand-screened tees along with his surfboards around Laguna Beach more than 25 years ago, he single-handedly redefined what casual fashion looks like, and means. The first to draw inspiration from the then very underground subcultures of skate and surf, and combine them with burgeoning music scenes, a workwear and sportswear aesthetic, Stussy fathered what is now an explosive product category of the apparel market. With flagship stores in New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Milan and London, Stussy remains at the forefront of streetwear culture through consistently pure product, exclusive collaborations and alignments, controlled distribution and a vast worldwide network of cultural creatives that make up the "Stussy tribe." More information on Stussy can be found at stussy.com <http://stussy.com/> or by contacting bpmw-agency.com <http://bpmw-agency.com/>
About Holden
Holden Outerwear is the modern, independent outerwear brand. Timeless quality, market-leading style, innovative ideas, eco-friendlier options and an openness to be yourself are the principles that set us apart.
Co-founded by renowned professional snowboarder Mikey LeBlanc and designer Scott Zergebel, Portland, OR-based Holden grew out of a desire to bring street fashion to the mountain. Holden fills the void in the market for progressive aesthetics and companies with a conscience.
2012 marks the 10-year anniversary of Holden—the widely recognized leader in style trends, fabric and technical innovations, and environmentally committed outerwear. From its inception, Holden has sought a singular goal: creating products that make people happier and healthier in the pursuit of a life well led.
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SOURCE: Cambridge Associates
February 07, 2012 20:09 ET
BOSTON, MA, and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Feb 7, 2012) - The Cambridge Associates LLC Australia Private Equity and Venture Capital Index (CA Australia Index) demonstrates that private equity continues to deliver stable, solid returns in periods of high volatility for public equities.
The CA Australia Index, which measures private equity and venture capital returns in Australia, outperformed the S&P/ASX 300 Index over all time horizons for up to 10 years, according to the latest quarterly report released today.
For the quarter ended 30 September 2011, the CA Australia Index had annualised returns of 4.79%, 3.63%, 3.92% and 7.41% over one, three, five and ten years respectively. This compares very positively with the public equities indices, which recorded negative annualised returns over all corresponding periods, with the sole exception of the 10-year horizon.
Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) CEO Dr Katherine Woodthorpe said: "The consistent outperformance of Australian private equity funds when compared to public equities indices is particularly noteworthy given that post-GFC, the total returns for private equity and venture capital investments have not exhibited the same kind of volatility and downside seen in the public equity markets.
"These results demonstrate a major benefit of private equity as an asset class to institutional investors -- helping their wider portfolio returns weather short-term public market volatility, while at the same time targeting superior long-term returns."
Eugene Snyman, Managing Director at Cambridge Associates' office in Sydney, Australia, said: "The consistent nature of Australian PE returns is indeed noteworthy and similar to what we have evidenced in other developed PE markets around the world."
This is the sixth quarterly report from the Index, which is a result of a strategic partnership between AVCAL and Cambridge Associates, global provider of independent research and investment consulting services.
The report is published on the AVCAL website www.avcal.com.au.
Cambridge Associates LLC Australia/AVCAL Index Returns for the period ending 30 September 2011
The Cambridge Associates LLC Australia Private Equity & Venture Capital index is an end-to-end calculation based on data compiled from 52 Australia private equity and 19 Australia venture capital funds, including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1997 and 2010. 1 Pooled end-to-end return, net of fees, expenses, and carried interest.
Sources: Bloomberg L.P., Cambridge Associates LLC, Standard & Poor's, Thomson Datastream, UBS AG and UBS Global Asset Management.
About Cambridge Associates
Founded in 1973, Cambridge Associates is a provider of independent investment advice and research to institutional investors and private clients worldwide. Today the firm serves over 900 global investors representing nearly $3 trillion in aggregate assets. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including investment consulting, outsourced portfolio solutions, research services and tools (Research Navigator(SM) and Benchmark Calculator), and performance monitoring, across all asset classes. The firm compiles the performance results for more than 4,500 private partnerships and their more than 62,000 portfolio company investments to publish its proprietary private investments benchmarks, of which the Cambridge Associates U.S. Venture Capital Index® and Cambridge Associates U.S. Private Equity Index® are widely considered to be the industry-standard benchmark statistics for these asset classes. Cambridge Associates has more than 1,000 employees serving its client base globally and maintains offices in Arlington, VA; Boston; Dallas; Menlo Park, CA; London; Singapore; Sydney; and Beijing. www.cambridgeassociates.com
About AVCAL
AVCAL is the voice of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Australia. Membership includes 70 domestic and international PE and VC managers active in Australia as well as pension/super funds, service providers and other stakeholders. AVCAL is active in communicating, researching and advocating the significant contribution that PE and VC makes to the broader Australian economy. AVCAL members account for over $26bn of investments and are key providers of capital, funding innovation, productivity enhancements, entrepreneurial activity and sustainability. Australian PE and VC firms operate over 500 Australian-based companies. www.avcal.com.au www.twitter.com/avcal1 www.linkedin.com/in/avcal
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Next Episode of National Lottery: Jet Set is
not planed. TV Show was canceled.
National Lottery: Jet Set is presented by Eamonn Holmes. Six contestants compete against one another with one being eliminated in each round. The finalist then competes against last week's winner to try and win a holiday. The numbers from the national lottery draw are used in the final round and the finalists have to predict if the number is higher or lower than the last ball drawn. If they guess correctly they can select what category to answer a question from. If they are incorrect their opponent selects the category. The first player to reach three points win the holiday.
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SuicideGirl of the Day: Devushka
Meet Devushka, a 24-year-old SuicideGirl from Spain who says belly dancing is one of her favorite hobbies and lists seeing the same movie too many times as one of her vices.
Name: Devushka
Age: 24
Location: Spain
Makes me happy: The sea, sun, nature, basically. When I spend too much time in the city, I need a break to unwind and breathe fresh air. An unexpected visit, a good party, a walk with my dog and an afternoon creating crafts, clothes
Makes me sad: People addicted to suffering and problems, who always complain and do not know how it is to have a real problem. Intolerance, disrespect, discrimination. The hunger and the enrichment of a few, the civilization in which we have become. The hypocrisy. The materialism
Hobbies: Tribal fusion belly dancing, tattoos, sewing, recycling, going to parties, concerts, photography
Five things I can't live without: Cheese, chocolate, music, sex, love
Vices: Cheese, seeing the same movies many times, second-hand markets, sushi and apple juice
I spend most of my free time: Watching movies, painting, getting out
Favorite bands:
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Alice in Chains
- Rage against the Machine
- Pantera
- Dead Kennedys
- Kyuss
- the Strokes
- The Doors
- Queens of the Stone Age
Favorite films:
- 'Pulp Fiction'
- 'Fight Club'
- 'Goodfellas'
- 'Beetlejuice'
- 'Edward Scissorhands'
- 'Los Amantes del Círculo Polar'
- 'Los Edukadores'
- 'The Goonies'
- 'Carretera Perdida'
- 'Caótica Ana'
Favorite books:
- Lady Snowblood
- Acid House
- El Demonio de la Perversidad
- Los Hombres que no Amaban a las Mujeres
- El Nombre de la Rosa
- Cuentos de Julio Cortázar
- Less than Zero
Favorite artists:
- Tim Burton
- Frida Kahlo
- Takato Yamamoto
- Yoshitaca Amano
- Alexander Mcqueen
- Camille Rose García
- Trevor Brown
- Naoto Hattori
- Dalí
- Alfred Cheney
SuicideGirls is a community that celebrates alternative beauty and alternative culture from all over the world. Since 2001, tens of thousands of models have submitted millions of photos to their website hoping to become SuicideGirls.


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Our Little Secret
Hot milf Charlee Chase is cleaning the house when she finds her step-daughter's phone and decides to have a look at it. To her surprise she finds out her step-daughter's boyfriend wants to get naughty with her, so she has an idea: She finds an excuse and calls him at her home, but the poor guy has no idea what she has in her mind. The horny lady places him on the bed and sucks his dick for good, making him cum on her big boobs. Let's keep this secret Mrs Chase!


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J.Crew's Best-Kept Styling Secrets for Spring
Let's be honest: Who wouldn't want to look fresh out of a J.Crew catalog? The beloved retailer has mastered the art of easy-chic styling, from casual rolled jeans to perfectly piled jewels. And after exclusively revealing to us the secret formula behind their cuffed sleeves, we had to know more! Luckily, head womenswear designer Tom Mora shared everything from the chicest color combinations for spring to the perfect half-tuck method.
Keep reading for all of J.Crew's need-to-know tips!
How do you perfect the half tuck?
"For button-down shirts, choose just one section to tuck into your waistband. For T-shirts, tuck a little deeper into your waistband and a little further toward the back so that the tuck is more defined."
Is there a formula for the way you cuff jeans?
"It depends on the look you want. For the small cuff, just fold, fold, fold until you reach the length you want. I love the single, wide cuff right now. We've been doing this with our Point Sur denim collection, and it's a really great summer look."
Get the Look: J.Crew Classic Merino Long Cardigan ($90) in Navy, Linen V-Neck Pocket Tee ($37), and Boyfriend Jeans ($125) in Ontario Wash.
What's the deal with mixing prints this spring?
"When mixing prints, it's a good idea to have something that connects the two patterns, even if it's a small color that goes between them."
Get the Look: J.Crew Pink Geo Top ($78) and Collection Shorts ($248) in Gilded Brocade.
What are some unexpected color combinations the J.Crew team loves this season?
"Right now, we love the idea of mixing brights or pastels with a chambray blue or camo green."
Get the Look: J.Crew Collection Featherweight Cashmere Cardigan in Colorblock ($248) in Navy Citrus, Collection Featherweight Cashmere Shell in Colorblock ($158) in Navy Citrus, Reid Crop Jean ($120) in Medium Oxford Wash, and Fabric Slingback Pumps ($278) in Helicon Indigo.
What are your tips for mixing and matching bathing suits?
"It's much easier to mix solids rather than patterns. Have fun with color mixing, and try to pair it with a natural pique sandal and a chambray top to neutralize the colors. We have a tool coming out in May for mixing and matching swim online, which will let people play with prints and different combinations."
Get the Look: J.Crew rashguard and Sailor Stripe Bottoms ($44) in Navy.
Chino shorts are big for spring. What is a foolproof way to style this piece?
"An oversize men's-style shirt will look great with the half-tuck."
Get the Look: J.Crew Andie Shorts ($55) in Natural.
Does J.Crew have any beauty secrets?
"I love the collection of products from RMS Beauty. They have an all-natural product that you can use both on your lips and cheeks. It's easy but really pulled together."
Get the Look: RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek ($36), Living Luminizer ($38), and Lip Shine ($25).
What are some great ways to freshen up your work wardrobe for the new season?
"A crisp woven shirt in a new shape will do wonders."
Get the Look: J.Crew Silk Dash-Dot Blouse ($118) in Pale Peach, Fluted Skirt in Double Crepe ($98) in Pale Citrus, Persian Leaves Earrings ($78), and Sophie Crossbody Bag ($228).
What are you favorite spring styling tips? Tell us in the comments below!
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Our property has two buildings, both built in the 1850's. The boutique inn has six rooms with private baths, three of which have their own private entrances. The cottage building is split in two units, two bedrooms and a bath each. Families and small groups of friend's are most suited in the cottage building.
We have a private pier for swimming and four boat rental business within three blocks of the Inn. We are located within the beautiful city of Lake Geneva, which has served as a weekend getaway for thousands of midwesterners since the late 1800s. If you want to chill out, slow down, take a deep breath or hide, than this is the place.
Eleven Gables is proud to be one of the only dog-friendly hotels in the Lake Geneva Area. The rooms and cottage with private entrances are dog-friendly. Please get prior approval before making a reservation so we may accommodate you in a room or cottage that is dog accessible, and has it's own private entrance. Limit of two dogs unless very tiny ones i.e. "tinkerbells".
"There's nothing like getting to enjoy Lake Geneva away from the busy-ness of the main resorts. Eleven Gables provided the relaxing environment that my husband and I really needed."
"I had a lovely, relaxing weekend in the Sunrise Peach room with my wife and dog…I truly enjoyed the tranquility of Eleven Gables and its pet friendly nature. Thanks for a great stay!"


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timb needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 97 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
People will be using the site to assess their skills and see what role they play in a team. I am calling on your creativity to show that in the logo. It should be fresh, light and cool but also give a sense of teamwork and/or a pie-chart.
Rolepie provides users with an instant pie chart showing in what quantities they possess 5 essential skills for a team. It gives their result following a simple survey.
- Rolepie suits a logo which is modern, colourful and web2.0 ish...
- It will sit on a white background
- Inspire professionalism and the 'power of the team'
- Needs to be readable and easily identified in a variety of sizes. (easily scalable).
- The resulting pie will indicate skills using 5 colors. Would like to see your choice of 5 easily distinguishable colors in the logo.
- Would like to see 3D effect without using shadow or reflection.
- Should not be bland or mono-colored
- Don't want all caps
- Don't want shadow or reflection
- Don't include .com in the design
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Joe Biden Tells Chinese Citizens To 'Challenge The Government,' Neglects To Mention His Administration Doesn't Like Being Challenged
from the no,-but-you-guys-should-totally-do-it dept
Vice President Joe Biden is in China and as usual, he took the opportunity to try to insert his foot in his mouth. China may be veering towards its own brand of capitalism simply because it's a manufacturing powerhouse, but it's still a long way from being an open country in any other respect.
Biden's pep talk to some Chinese citizens gathered at the US embassy included this "empowering" exhortation.
"Innovation can only occur when you can breathe free, challenge the government, challenge your teachers, challenge religious leaders."All well and good, I suppose. Of course, it's much easier said than done, and Biden's contribution only included the "saying" part. These sort of challenges have actual repercussions in China, which still wishes unruly citizens into high-walled political
But what's even more irritating about his blithe statement is the fact that his own administration isn't really keen on being challenged by its citizens.
Case in point: the NSA leaks. For a long time, the administration stood firm in its support of the agency. It only stepped back when it realized the situation was going to get a whole lot worse before it got any better and that the NSA itself wasn't just lying to the public, but to the president and the rest of the government as well. It also smelled blood in the water after amendments and bills targeting the NSA and its programs began gathering bipartisan support and wanted to be as far away from the massacre on the horizon.
This administration has also prosecuted more whistleblowers than all other administrations combined. This is what happens to people who challenge the administration. They end up broken by the system, the same system that tells them it wants to be "open" and "transparent."
The administration has also shown a fondness for shutting out inquiring minds with the overuse of state secret exceptions. Sure, information may want to be free, but its overseers won't let it roam without being covered in black ink. Its track record on civil liberties has eclipsed the awfulness of the Bush administration, which at least had the courtesy to be openly evil in its intentions.
Even the press has grown disillusioned with Obama's administration, recently complaining that it controls the narrative by handing out approved promo shots rather than allowing press photographers to do their jobs.
Now, I realize that as vice president, Biden doesn't truly represent the administration. He may be second-in-command, but the reality of the job demands someone who can stay out of the way while whipping up support for the administration's policies and pet legislation behind the scenes. It requires him to make appearances on behalf of the administration but kindly asks him not to embarrass it while doing so. Biden has failed to hold up his end of the bargain with his statements.
Here he hands Chinese citizens advice they can't possibly use while simultaneously highlighting the hypocrisy inherent in the administration's treatment of criticism. "Challenge your government," he tells people who can be ripped from their families for doing so before retreating to the safety of an administration that actively seeks out and punishes those who challenge its methods and actions. With this mindless bit of "go team!" posturing, Joe Biden is hurling stones from the balcony of the administration's glass house.
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According to a report by Adam Caplan of Fox Sports, the one-year tender to Kamerion Wimbley will be worth even more than expected _ coming in at $11.32 million.
UPDATE: The reason Wimbley's tender estimate is higher is he received an "exclusive" franchise tag, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. That meant the Raiders don't want him negotiating with any other teams even if the return was two first-round draft picks. Obviously that would never happen, so you wonder why the Raiders would just tack on another $1 million plus when the original plan was to pay him about $4.1 million on the buyback deal which was disallowed. The final number will be determined by the top five salaries at Wimbley's position in 2011.
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You could simply use the program to edit photos, for instance. Open an image and you can rotate or crop it, optimise brightness and colours at a click, manually tweak levels if you prefer and then sharpen or blur the photo. Support for Photoshop plugins means access to all the effects you'll ever need. And new features include Clone and Perspective Correction tools, while content-aware resizing enables you to zoom in on the subject of a photo, while preserving other parts of the image.
If you'd like an easy way to get creative with your photos, then look no further than the Designs Gallery, which includes templates for greeting's cards, invitations, scrapbooks, certificates, photo albums, CD and DVD covers and labels, brochures, business cards, Flash animations and more. (Only a few of these are available in the trial version, but thumbnail previews of the others provide a good idea of what you're getting.)
Whether you're working on a built-in template, or creating a project from scratch, you'll appreciate the many powerful design tools: vector drawing, 3D extrusions, transparency and blend tools, shadows, bevels, contours and more.
There's a complete WYSIWYG web design tool, allowing you to create complex, multi-page sites with pop-up and mouseover effects, navigation bars and menus (no HTML experience required). Customise these with widgets to add e-commerce, media sharing, social networking and other features, then preview and publish your work in a couple of clicks.
You also get Panorama Studio, a useful tool for creating photo panoramas; multi-core CPU support to improve performance; colour separation and PANTONE colour support; and export options that now include PDF, PDF/X and XPS.
Note the above review applied to Xara Designer Pro 6 This is the brand new v7 which ships with a whole host of new features, such as a Photo Magic Erase Tool which will remove unwanted objects from photos, 'magic snap' for object alignment, tabbed document windows and lots of new features for web designers. See the What's New information for more detailed v7 new features.
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Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) said Friday its second-quarter earnings dropped 18% amid higher expenses that overshadowed slightly improved revenue.
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The company dampened its full-year outlook to per-share earnings of $2.80 to $3.05 on flat to 1% growth in sales. In May, Big Lots issued guidance of $2.87 to $3.12 a share on 1% to 2% sales growth.
Big Lots, which sells overstocked and discounted items, recorded a profit of $18.1 million, down from $22.1 million in the year-ago period. On a per-share basis, earnings slipped to 31 cents from 36 cents but topped Wall Street estimates of 25 cents.
Sales edged up less than 1% to $1.23 billion, just ahead of expectations for $1.22 billion.
Gross margin narrowed to 39.1% from 39.2%.
Consolidated same-store sales were down 1.9%. In the U.S., same-store sales for locations open at least 15 months dropped 2.2%. The Canadian segment posted an 8.3% increase, despite recording a loss of $3.8 million overall.
Big Lots opened 13 new U.S. stores during the latest period and rebranded two stores in Canada.
In July, Big Lots announced its merchandising chief, John C. Martin, plans to retire. The news came a few months after David Campisi took over CEO duties, replacing Steve Fishman.
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The one issue that neither Gov. Rick Perry nor former Houston Mayor Bill White seem to want to address head on is the projected $21 billion state budget shortfall. But let's take a look at state government spending and see what $21 billion means.
Perry says he fixed a $10 billion shortfall in 2003 and can do it again. He doesn't want to talk about the size until Comptroller Susan Combs issues the official estimate next year.
White says he can save at least $1 billion by renegotiating vendor contracts. Otherwise, he blames Perry for the mess we're in.
But here is what $21 billion in state general revenue means:
If you closed every agency of general state government — the governor's office, the attorney general's office, comptroller, etc — and then closed the Department of Public Safety and the prison system and then closed Parks & Wildlife and the agencies that regulate pollutions and shut down all the business and economic development agencies in the state, plus shut down the Legislature and all the courts, well, you'd save $13.6 billion.
Hmm, we seem to be short.
O.K. let's close every four-year institution of higher education in Texas. That gets us another $4.6 billion.
We're now at $18 billion in savings and can possibly make it by using the rainy day fund's $9 billion.
So unless the Legislature plans to shut down the state, the only place cuts can be made is in the $31 billion the state sends to public schools or the $24.4 billion spent on human services programs for the poor, the abused and the impaired.
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JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Jurors in Joliet, Ill., trying to decide whether Drew Peterson murdered his third wife went home for the night Wednesday without reaching a verdict.
Will County Judge Edward Burmila let the seven-man, five-woman jury go at the end of their first day of deliberations after reminding them to avoid coverage of the case, WBBM-TV, Chicago, reported. The panel was given the case at 9:37 a.m. and called it a day about 6:15 p.m., the TV station said.
During the day, the jury requested the phone records of Drew Peterson and his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson from the weekend his third wife, Kathleen Savio, was killed. They also asked for transcripts of testimony from Savio divorce attorney and the pastor who counseled Stacy Peterson.
Before turning the case over to the jurors Burmila reminded them in his instructions Peterson, 58, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant, did not have to prove his innocence and they cannot read anything into his decision not to testify, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The jury heard three weeks of testimony and 4 1/2 hours of closing arguments.
Peterson is charged with killing Savio in 2004 as the couple were hashing out details of their divorce. The bathtub death initially was ruled an accident, but the investigation was reopened after Stacy Peterson disappeared in 2007. There has been no sign of her since, and Peterson contends she ran off with another man.
Defense attorney Joseph Lopez Tuesday told jurors in his closing Savio died in a "weird" household accident. He said prosecutors failed to prove otherwise.
The defense alleges Savio, 40, slipped and fell in her Bolingbrook home's bathtub.
Will County Assistant State's Attorney Chris Koch asked jurors in his summation to use their "common sense and everyday-life experience" in deciding how Savio died.
"It's not one side [of her body that showed injuries], it's four sides -- how can you get that in one fall?" Koch said. "You can't do it -- it's not possible."
State's Attorney Jim Glasgow said the case's circumstantial evidence added up to a powerful indictment against Peterson.
"It's solid, it's real and it proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Drew Peterson murdered Kathleen Savio in cold blood," Glasgow said.
Lopez said the state provided "garbage evidence" that jurors should ignore.
"If you can't show it's a homicide, who cares?" he said.
Peterson sat expressionless at the defense table, watching jurors, taking notes and sometimes whispering to his lawyers, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Glasgow has said Savio's death was a "homicide staged to look like an accident."
Prosecutors allege Peterson killed Savio because he was afraid their pending divorce settlement would ruin him financially. They have suggested he killed Stacy Peterson because she knew about Savio's death.
He has not been charged in Stacy Peterson's disappearance but is under investigation and has repeatedly denied involvement in either case.


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I spoke with a young man today who just couldn't seem to motivate himself to focus on his studies. He'd procrastinate, make excuses and generally found himself completely depressed without energy to 'make a start' with anything.
His reasoning was similar to many people's - what's the point in making a start unless I'm going to be able to complete the task? What's the point in putting in the effort unless I know it's going to work out? What's the point in getting my hopes up when I'm just going to get disappointed anyway?
This reasoning will come in various forms, but there's a re-occurring theme here, which is black and white thinking based on beliefs centred around 'all or nothing'.
There is only so much effort someone will put into something before they give up, unless they see noticeable results to build confidence. Then, once they give up, it becomes easier to just accept that they'll never be able to do whatever it is that they have given up on. It's painful, it's depressing, but it's protective. Because if you accept defeat, as painful as it is, it's not as painful as the crushing blow of disappointment should they get their hopes up. So basically, it's a way of staying guarded.
Once you let your guard down, the scariest thing is to accept that maybe, just maybe, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe you can! See if you accept that, then guess what - now you have no excuses. You've removed the safety net which means there's a lot further to fall.
So here's the inevitable thing that's going to happen when you step out of your comfort zone. You have to be willing to be imperfect. You have to count every little step of progress as a win, and not wait until it's all perfect before you give yourself permission to congratulate yourself.
So let's use this young man as an example.
The entire year, he had not submit a single assignment. So my suggestion - make a start, do 10% of an assignment, and submit it. Knowing that you will fail.
Obviously that's going to be met with enormous resistance. The assignment might come back as a fail, but this is the part where you have to learn to shut off what's going on outside, and focus entirely on the inside.
See the paper might come back with an 'F' but, on the inside, he needs to reassure himself that 10% is still a lot more than he had done previously. That means progress. That's an improvement. Maybe next time it can be 20% and then 30% until it creates enough momentum to get all the way there.
Doing this creates a growth mindset because it focuses on the effort rather than the outcome, which is what you need to do to re-condition a new behavioural cycle. This is classically common in cases of depression, and often part of the treatment when it comes to forms of psychotherapy such as hypnotherapy.
Fear of success is very common in people struggling with depression. For tips and resources, check out the Hypnotherapy Lane Cove website.
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Our Potashnik family business was glass production. It was produced mainly from potassium, which was found abundantly in Volozhin vicinity. It was the reason for our family's name.
Reb Menahem Mendl was a much honored citizen. He used to pray in the Klayzl Shool. If it happened and he was late to Shakhriss [the morning prayer] the congregation awaited him and did not begin the prayers till he arrived.
A committee, nominated by the town-Rabbi, existed during the Tsar's regime. Grandfather was a member there. He functioned also as deputy chairman of the Jewish Communities Committee during the Polish rule. He was among the founders of Jewish Public Bank and served as member of its management until the day he was murdered.
Our brothers from the other side of the ocean used to help our impoverished post-war congregation. They would send the money to assist the poor at Grandfather's address, because they trusted him, knowing his honesty and blamelessness.
Grandmother Groonia excelled in her goodness of heart and altruism. She dealt with charity and anonymous donation. She cared for wedding ceremonies and if there were not enough means she would mortgage her own ornaments.
Grandfather managed his house in a patriarchal way. He was firm and not compromising in traditional matters. But as a wise man, he knew when to be flexible. He was tolerant of the desire of his daughter-in-law and agreed to send his granddaughters to study at the Russian High School in Minsk. But he never consented to permit his grandsons to behave in such a way. He insisted on educating them in orthodox schools. His firstborn grandson was sent to study in the Vilcomir Yeshiva.
Grandfather was not a Zionist as we understand its meaning now; he was a Lover of Zion.
Reb Menahem Mendl Potashnik was robbed and murdered by bandits on his way to work in the early thirties. He was sorry at my decision to make Aliya.
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Avrom Tsart was called Der Dokter but he had never been qualified to practice medicine by an academic school. He learned the profession in a military paramedical school and was certified as a Feltsher (paramedic). His patients trusted his ability as a doctor without checking his formal qualifications. He was an excellent diagnostic and very talented. The talent, as said, dripped from all his fingers.
A.Tsart represented the community in all the governmental festivities and events. His speeches were pronounced in an excellent Polish language, they were good humored and attractive.
Tsiviya, his wife was the sole midwife in Volozhin. She was much occupied. She was always called to a woman who was near her time.
A. Tsart's speech talent became the cause of his tragic end. The Soviets asked him to speak before public. When the Germans occupied Volozhin, they did not pardon him his pro-Soviet speeches. Avrom Tsart was among the first executed Volozhin Jews. His wife Tsivia, daughter Nekhama, sons Hirshl and Are were murdered during the Holocaust.
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I recall the Kivilevitsh family with much warmth. The family was renowned for their dedication and self-sacrificing nature during the First World War. And this was their story. At the outbreak of the war, two Yeshiva-students were stranded in Volozhin. They could not reach their hometowns since the Germans already occupied their towns at that point. Even worse, they were at an age in which the Russian authorities could draft them for service in the war, but they refused to serve in the Tsar's army. The Kivilevitshes took an enormous risk and concealed the young men in the family's apartment for three years (from 1915 until 1918). They knew that hiding deserters greatly endangered them: if they were caught they would receive very severe punishment, possibly even capital punishment.
The Yeshiva students returned home after war and told their parents about the kindness of the Kivilevitsh family. Their parents sent a thankful letter to Volozhin. The letter was very emotional and often brings its readers to tears. I've read this letter and I too, shed a tear while reading it.
The family's mother, Sima Kivilevitsh (nee Shriro) was born in Molodetshno. She lived in Yatskevo after marriage. She had a generous heart. Her donations to poor people were distributed largely and secretly, so as not to shame the needy.
The honoring of his mother was the cause of my first encounter with Shneur. The members of the Volozhin Khevre Kadishe (Interment Society) were the ones responsible for deciding the burial place and its price.
When his mother died, Shneur went to the Khevre Kadishe and pronounced these words: All of you know who my mother was, and the good deeds she has done, you also know. Therefore choose the best place to which she can be brought to eternal peace and I will pay full price for it.
He would say Kadish not like a member of the enlightened circle, but as would be done by a simple Jew, at Shakharis (Morning Prayer), at Minkha (Midday Prayer) and Maariv (Evening Prayer), every day and without fail. He did this without missing one single day during the Mourning Year. As it's written the Fathers' is their sons' glory. Shneur had seen his glory and honor in the image of his mother. He might be an example in honoring mother and father for the children of our generation.
We prayed with Shneur in the same Klayzl. Both of us had places at the East Wall (facing Jerusalem). He inherited this place from his father Moshe. His father, who was a sage scholar, had bought the place at the honored wall before the First World War. Prior to his demise he donated his extensive Judaic library to the Klayzl.
I remember an event from Shneur's life that showed his national pride and readiness to passionately defend Jewish honor. The son of Vartman (the Volozhin district governor -Starosta) was a high school student in Warsaw. After lunch on Saturdays, Jewish families would take a walk in Count Tishkevitsh's park. The high school student, who was an ardent anti-Semite, came back to Volozhin during his vacations and took sadistic pleasure in taking his father's horse and bursting into peacefully walking groups to create dismay among them, on more than one occasion hurting or wounding someone.
Vilna Street - Volozhin (Nineteen thirties)
The first house at left is the Kivilevitsh's
Our exercise worked, and he never said a word to his father or anyone else. He never again attempted his horse riding escapades, to the great relief of the Volozhin Jews.
Shneur reached the summit of his noble essence during the time of the Shoah. He loved his shtetl's inhabitants, and as the head of his local Judenrat, he did all that was conceivable to support them and to save their lives.
Shneur had the opportunity to save his life. However, he could not and did not want to abandon his wife Rachel and their son Yigal whom he loved more than his own life. He also knew that his escape would have brought instantaneous catastrophe to the Jews imprisoned in Ghetto.
Shneur was always encouraging the Ghetto captives to construct hideouts, the so-called Malinas. He suggested that they hide there as much as they could since it was clear that the day of the massacre would soon arrive. Some Ghetto dwellers survived the mass slaughters inside Malinas, and when the slaughter was over they escaped to the forest.
One day Shneur was led away by the Ghetto Politsay and murdered en route to Molodetshno.
Shneur bravely carried out his tragic duty until the very end. He went stoically to his death, knowing that he would not return from this trip.
Shneur's death was the death of a saint and he was bestowed the crown of a good name. It is known that this crown is more important than the crown of Torah and than the crown of royalty.
Shneur's wife Rachel Kivilevitsh (nee Melzer) was a born Volozhiner. She taught Hebrew and natural sciences at the Volozhin Tarbut School.
Rachel spoke with her students only in Hebrew, avoiding Yiddish even during the breaks while the children in other classes spoke Yiddish. She was the sole Jewish teacher in the Polish High (Evening) School. Rachel graduated from a Russian high school and the Hebrew Seminar for teachers.
Translator's note: Rachel with their little son Yigal were exterminated in the hamlet of Zabrezhe (ten Kilometers from Volozhin). Her name appears on the martyrs list of Zabrezhe in the Pamiat Memory book (page 262), published by the Volozhin Region authorities (1996).
Rachel Kivilevitsh, Moyshe Meltser's daughter her name is written in the Pamiat' book among the Zabrezhe victims of the Fascist terror, in the Belarus language, in Cyrillic characters.
Meltser Rakhilya Moyshawna, born 1909
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(Named in error Rosenberg in the Yizkor Book- corrected by Ms. Miriam Levitan)
Grandpa possessed many tar mills. There were many wood roots in Count Tyshkevitch's forests from which turpentine, tar, and charcoal were produced. Near one of these mills he built his house. He also established a big house in Volozhin in which running water was installed for the first time in our shtetl.
Grandfather was so rich that he could equip his each one of his five children with a tar mill as a very generous dowry. His son Moyshe Rapoport lived in the house, which was equipped with running water. In association with Mr. Yosef Perlman he established a sawmill and gristmill on the bank of the Volozhinka in Volozhin.
The count when visiting his forests stopped once to take a rest at the isolated house in the woods. Grandpa was immersed in a serious Talmudic subject, but seeing the count he stood up to honor his sudden guest. The count, looking at the heavy loaded bookshelves, asked the old man Who's studying all this wisdom? Its me answered Grandfather. And do you understand what is in these writings, Yes, your Honor. was the answer. The count remained on his feet, asked the old Jew to sit and said: I should be honored to stay before a person skilled in the mysteries of ancient writings.
Grandfather occupied himself with charity and benevolence. He assisted poor brides to marry and helped them later in hardship. Every one who was in distress could find support in his house.
Grandpa Aharon Rapoport passed away at the age of 88. He was brought to rest on the day the Nazis occupied Volozhin.
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Summer School in the Big SouthPosted by Brian Goodman on August 6th, 2010
Mark Bryant, the Coordinator of New Media for the Big South Conference and writer of Big South SHOUT, is an RTC correspondent.
Around The Big South
- Back to the Future for Gardner-Webb – The GWU Runnin' Bulldogs called on a former assistant to get the program going back in the right direction with the departure of Rick Scruggs after a 15-year tenure in Boiling Springs. New head man Chris Holtmann was with GWU's staff from 2003-08, but his more recent time with Ohio University had him on the up-and-coming coach prospect lists — that performance by the Bobcats last year in winning the MAC Tournament and upending Georgetown at the NCAA Tourney opened lots of eyes to Holtmann's contributions as lead assistant there.
- Association Aspirations – While not impacting the upcoming season directly, two NBA storylines have gotten lots of Big South attention: Art Parakhouski and Reggie Williams. Parakhouski, a two-time Big South Player of the Year, was considered by many as a draftable prospect for the NBA, but did not get selected, missing what many thought was the Big South's best chance to date of having someone taken in the modern two-round format for the first time. The big man from Radford landed on the Celtics' Summer League team, trying to work his way into a spot. Meanwhile, that's just what former Big South and VMI star Reggie Williams did. Once college basketball's leading scorer, he started doing the same thing in the NBA's D-League, which will get you noticed. He signed a ten-day deal with the Golden State Warriors, and then another, earning his way onto the team roster with lots of praise from teammates and coaches.
Power Rankings
- Coastal Carolina – no one's expecting the Chanticleers to crow through the season at last year's astonishing pace (28-7 ,15-3, regular season champion), but here's some consideration for them repeating a run at the title nonetheless. CCU loses team leader and All-Conference forward Joseph Harris, but we suspect Chad Gray (also All-Conference First Team) will step into that role and get sufficient help from last season's Freshman of the Year Kierre Greenwood. Big South Coach of the Year Cliff Ellis seemed to finally get the pieces put together last year, and their tournament final loss may provide adequate motivation to reach the next rung on the ladder this time around.
- Winthrop – okay, so the Eagles lose a cornerstone in Defensive Player of the Year Mantoris Robinson from last year's Big South Championship squad, but coach Randy Peele said it best when WU managed that upset title run: this team is built for tournament play. In other words, there will be some ugly play along the way (as seen when the shooting ices over, like in the NCAA opening round game), but this team will stay in games and stay in the race and stay a thorn in the side of everyone else. Just ask the Coastal fans who watched the Eagles celebrate on the CCU court this spring… can't count Winthrop out, so let's credit them with contender status here.
- High Point – If coach Scott Cherry can keep his team on its improvement pace, he'll do even better than this spot, but let's consider the Panthers as a notch better than last year's 15-15, 10-8 squad. That mark was an increase of six wins (conference and overall) over the previous season. Granted, HPU has to bid farewell to big man and shot-blocker Cruz Daniels, along with the talented Eugene Harris, but they still have the offensive production of standouts Nick Barbour (All-Conference) and Tehran Cox. For his senior year, Cox will also get the emotional boost of seeing his team play preseason games in his native Bahamas. As for Barbour, beware when this shooter is on the mark – he can hit from anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »


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Harbor Freight's made a decent name for itself for, among other things, its motorcycle and ATV/motorcycle lifts. A quick glance at the customer reviews– not to mention independent bike forums– will show Harley, Goldwing, dirt and Big Dog Chopper (to name a few) wrenchers across the country doling out praise for the garage equipment they've come to rely on.
Look deeper, though, and you'll find ATVs and motorcycles are not the only things Harbor Freight's motorcycle lifts are being used for…
Recently, on an auto parts forum, a member shared how he used a Central Hydraulics Lightweight Aluminum Motorcycle Lift as a drivetrain jack for his 914.
Coincidentally, on a different site, another guy was asking advice on employing the lift for removing his Porsche 914 engine. But then, as a twist, a very different idea was offered in a product review:
This is about the perfect tool for working on clinical equipment and gurney wheels. It is easy to keep clean which is very important. Safer than makeshift methods using levers, work progresses better and it has paid for itself in time saved.
On Lumberjocks, a woodworkers' site, a member told of how he bought a table saw, but as his wife needed the garage space for her car, he had to find a mobile base. Due to high costs and lackluster reviews for what was out there, though, he suddenly had a stroke of necessary genius, and…
…instead, got a Central Hydraulics 1500 lb. Capacity ATV/Motorcycle Lift for the job. More than enough for the task, the lift easily maneuvers the shop equipment into a corner with plenty of room for the Mrs.' ride.
The ingenuity doesn't stop there. Another guy used his 1500 lb. lift to spruce up the office:
I bought this to lift and/or move office furniture so I could get carpet tile under the furniture. It worked beautifully and an incredible bargain compared to the alternatives. It allowed me to work by myself, saving me the cost of hiring a grunt. It lately has been used in a garage that I store materials in. Makes a dandy little pallet jack for my homemade pallets. Roll them under the shelving, drop in place, doesn't take up much room. Someday, I may try it on my bike. A very versatile investment. And unlike the grunt, it's still with me.
Last (but certainly not least), is the Central Hydraulics High-Position Motorcycle Lift…
…which not only lifts furniture—it becomes furniture! In fact. TWO product reviewers discovered this to be the case—one using it as an adjustable work welding table and the other, a great portable workbench ("I have a table top that easily clamps to the arms. Extremely stable and very strong"). That's not to say it doesn't carry its weight. After a quick review, I found the affordable high-position lift is used for boosting riding mowers and lawn tractors, pressure washers, and snow blowers. And did we mention, it's great for lifting bikes and ATVs?
"This is a very handy lift," noted one happy wrencher. "I easily give it 5 stars."
Whether you own a motorcycle or ATV– or don't– check out the product reviews and all the great ways you can use an affordable, heavy-duty motorcycle lifts from Harbor Freight.
Seriously, don't get a grunt.
Harbor Freight does not endorse any other business or organization or any technique in any customer video or blog post. Always follow all of the instructions and warnings included with our products. Harbor Freight makes no representation or warranty of any kind by including the information on this website.


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Murdered: Soul Suspect to Unravel Mysteries in June
Square Enix is bringing the supernatural mystery of Murdered: Soul Suspect to North America this June and packing it with pre-order bonuses for good measure.
You can help detective Ronan O'Connor figure out the mystery of his own death in Murdered: Soul Suspect when it's released on June 3 in North America. If you pre-order the game from select retailers, you'll also get a bonus in the form of an interactive digital strategy map. This map can be downloaded and accessed on a computer or tablet, giving players an expanded look at Salem. The map will point out the locations of items in the game, quest givers, collectible and even Easter Eggs.
Pick up Murdered: Soul Suspect on June 3 for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Check out the newly-released box art below and prepare to solve the mystery in the limbo world of Dusk.


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Developing an Enterprise Application for Oracle WebLogic Server
This tutorial demonstrates how to use the IDE to create a web application that uses JavaServer Faces (JSF) 2.x and the Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.0 and then deploy the application to the Oracle WebLogic Server. In this tutorial you will register the WebLogic Server with the IDE, and then use wizards in the IDE to create a JDBC resource and entity and bean classes. You will then use the IDE to deploy the application to the server and register the new datasource.
To follow this tutorial, you need the following software and resources.
Registering the Oracle WebLogic Server
In this tutorial you will deploy a web application to the Oracle WebLogic Server. To deploy applications to the WebLogic Server from the IDE, you need to register an instance of the server with the IDE. This section describes how to use the Add Server Instance wizard in the IDE to register an instance of the WebLogic Server.
Downloading and Installing the Server
Before you can register the server, you need to download the WebLogic Server installer and follow the steps described in the Oracle WebLogic Server installation guide to install the server on your local machine. In addition to installing the server, you will need to create a WebLogic domain before you can register the server with the IDE.
You might want to look at the following sections of the WebLogic Server Installation Guide for details on installing and setting up the server.
Registering the Server with the IDE
After you install the server, you can use the Add Server Instance wizard to register an instance of the server by specifying the server domain.
When you click Finish, the Oracle WebLogic Server will appear under the Servers node in the Services window.
You can right-click the Oracle WebLogic Server node to perform various actions, including the following:
Opening the Admin Console
In this exercise you will open the Admin Console for the WebLogic Server in your browser. The Admin Console enables you to configure the server settings and view the deployed applications and available resources.
After you log in, you will see the Home Page of the Admin Console in your browser.
Enabling Support for JPA 2.0 on Oracle WebLogic Server 11g
If you are using Oracle WebLogic Server 11g (10.3.4, 10.3.5) you need to enable support for Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.0 and set the default persistence provider to TopLink. Oracle WebLogic Server 11g is a Java EE 5 container and is JPA 1.0 and JPA 2.0 compliant. JPA 1.0 is enabled by default when you install Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.4 and 10.3.5, but the WebLogic Server installation includes the necessary files to support JPA 2.0. You can enable JPA 2.0 for the WebLogic Server when you register the server instance or in the Servers manager in the IDE. Alternatively, you can follow the steps for Using JPA 2.0 with TopLink in WebLogic Server in the WebLogic Server documentation.
The WebLogic Server supports Java Persistence API (JPA) and comes bundled with the Oracle TopLink and Kodo persistence libraries. In this exercise you will change the default persistence provider from Kodo to Oracle Toplink in the Admin Console of the WebLogic Server.
Note. TopLink and JPA 2.0 support are enabled by default when you install WebLogic Server 12c.
To enable support for JPA 2.0 in the Servers manager and set the default persistence provider, perform the following steps.
When you click Save, Oracle TopLink will be the default persistence provider for applications deployed to the server when no persistence provider is explicitly specified by the application.
Note. The application in this tutorial will use the Java Transaction API (JTA) to manage transactions. JTA is enabled by default when you install WebLogic. You can modify the JTA settings in the JTA tab in the Configuration tab for the domain.
Creating the Web Application
In this tutorial you will create a Java EE web application. The web application will contain entity classes that are based on tables in the sample database. After you create the connection to the database, you will create a persistence unit and use a wizard in the IDE to generate entity classes from the database. You will then use a wizard to create JSF pages based on the entity classes.
Creating the Project
In this exercise you will use the New Project wizard to create a web application and specify the Oracle WebLogic Server as the target server.
When you click Finish, the IDE creates the web application project and opens index.xhtml in the editor. In the Projects window you can see that the IDE created the weblogic.xml descriptor file and web.xml under the Configuration Files node.
If you open web.xml in the editor you can see that faces/index.xhtml is specified as the default index page. If you open weblogic.xml in the editor the file will be similar to the following.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <weblogic-web-app xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/weblogic/weblogic-web-app" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd http://xmlns.oracle.com/weblogic/weblogic-web-app http://xmlns.oracle.com/weblogic/weblogic-web-app/1.0/weblogic-web-app.xsd"> <jsp-descriptor> <keepgenerated>true</keepgenerated> <debug>true</debug> </jsp-descriptor> <context-root>/WebLogicCustomer</context-root> </weblogic-web-app>
Creating the Database Connection
This tutorial uses a database that is named sample and running on the MySQL database server. In this exercise you will use the IDE to create the database and populate the database tables. You will then open a database connection to the database. The IDE will use the database connection details to create the persistence unit for the application. For more details about using a MySQL database server with the IDE, see the Connecting to a MySQL Database tutorial
Note. Alternatively, if you installed the GlassFish server when you installed the IDE, you can use the database connection to the sample database on the JavaDB database server that was registered automatically during the IDE installation.
In this exercise you will create and open a connection to the database.
When you click Connect, a database connection node for the database appears under the Databases node. You can expand the node to view the database tables.
The IDE uses the database connection to connect to the database and retrieve the database details. The IDE also uses the details from the database connection to generate the XML file that the WebLogic Server uses to create the data sources on the server and identify the appropriate drivers.
If you do not have a MySQL database installed, you can use the sample database running on JavaDB. If the sample database does not exist, you can right-click the MySQL (or JavaDB) node and choose Create Database.
For more details see Connecting to a MySQL Database tutorial.
Creating the Persistence Unit
To manage persistence in the application you only need to create a persistence unit, specify which data source and entity manager to use, and then let the container do the work of managing entities and persistence. You create a persistence unit by defining it in persistence.xml.
Note. For the purpose of demonstration, in this exercise you will use the New Persistence Unit wizard to create the persistence.xml file. The wizard will help you specify the properties of the persistence unit. You can also create a persistence unit in the New Entity Class from Database wizard. If no persistence unit exists, the wizard provides the option to create a persistence unit for the project. The wizard will create a persistence unit that uses the WebLogic Server default persistence provider.
When you click Finish, persistence.xml is created for your project and opens in the editor. You can click Source in the toolbar of the editor to open persistence.xml in the XML source editor. This file contains all the information the server needs to manage the entities and persistence of the application.
Note. If you are not using an existing datasource, the IDE will generate an XML file under the Server Resources node (for example, datasource-1-jdbc.xml) that contains the details that are used to create the datasource on the server, including the JDBC driver for the database.
If you open persistence.xml in the XML source editor, you can see that the IDE specified the persistence version as 2.0 and that the schema as persistence_2_0.xsd. The IDE specifies org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider as the persistence provider in persistence.xml. EclipseLink is the primary persistence implementation for Oracle TopLink and the reference implementation of JPA.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <persistence version="2.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_2_0.xsd"> <persistence-unit name="WebLogicCustomerPU" transaction-type="JTA"> <provider>org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider</provider> <jta-data-source>jdbc/mysql-sample</jta-data-source> <exclude-unlisted-classes>false</exclude-unlisted-classes> <properties> <property name="eclipselink.ddl-generation" value="create-tables"/> </properties> </persistence-unit> </persistence>
You can also choose TopLink in the wizard, in which case the wizard will specify oracle.toplink.essentials.PersistenceProvider as the persistence provider in persistence.xml. The IDE will add the Oracle TopLink Essentials - 2.0.1 libraries to the classpath. In current and future versions of Oracle TopLink, Oracle TopLink Essentials is replaced by EclipseLink. Where possible, you should choose to use Oracle TopLink/EclipseLink instead of Oracle TopLink Essentials.
Creating the Entity Classes
You will now use the Entity Classes from Database wizard to create the entity classes based on the relational database.
When you click Finish, the IDE generates entity classes for each of the selected tables. You can expand the ejb source package node to view the generated entity classes.
Generating JSF Pages
In this exercise you will use a wizard to generate JSF pages based on the existing entity classes.
When you click Finish, the IDE generates JSF 2.0 pages and controller and converter classes for the JSF pages. The IDE generates a set of JSF pages for each entity class in the default Web Pages directory. The IDE also generates a managed bean class for each entity that accesses the corresponding session facade class for the entity.
Running the Project
In this exercise you will build and deploy the web application to the WebLogic Server. You will use the Run command in the IDE to build, deploy and launch the application.
When you click Run, the IDE builds the project and deploys the WAR archive to the WebLogic Server and creates and registers the new JDBC datasource. The welcome page of the application (http://localhost:7001/WebLogicCustomer/) opens in your browser.
If you log in to the Admin Console, you can click Deployments in the Your Deployed Resources section to see a table with the resources that are currently deployed to the server.
You can click the name of each of the resources to view additional details about the resource. You can also delete resources in the Deployments table.
Notes about deploying to WebLogic Server 10.3.4 or 10.3.5.
For more information about deploying applications, see Deploying Applications to WebLogic Server
See Also
For more information about using NetBeans IDE to develop web applications using Java Persistence and JavaServer Faces, see the following resources:


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Home is a cute and cuddly entertaining ride!
A delightful movie buffed up real good by Jim Parson's voice. You see one of the most adorable aliens 'Oh' come alive through outstanding CGI. Not only that but you also see him change colours as per his ephemeral mood swings. Oh speaks with broken phrases, bizarre words and incorrect tenses but not for a second does he stop being adorable. Jim's voice just fits in the right grooves to impart the alien, a goofy yet an endearing sweetness.
The movie is all Rihanna if you give the flick a close scrutiny. She has needle dropped her own songs in the flick to strike the right vibes along with giving her voice to a crucial character named Tip. Steve Martin sounds just as great as Captain Smek. The movie is packed with adorable aliens, cute acts, good laughs, plushy clumsiness and morality messages.
The story however is really vapid and predictable. Jokes seem to be intended and aren't properly placed. The theme on which the movie runs is also quite clichéd. Being primarily a kid's movie, nothing dark covers the plot. All objects in the story are harmless. Sometimes the humour turns too cheesy and immature. But hey! If the child sitting next to me is laughing like crazy, who's complaining?
Home is basically a movie for kids, and for you, provided the kid in you is still alive!


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Front in Light Coral and Peach Buffalo Check fabric, back in Light Coral and Peach Buffalo Check fabric.
Our plush throw pillow adds beautiful detailing to any room, chair, or bed. Each decorative throw pillow includes the cover with hidden zipper enclosure and a soft removable synthetic insert. The pillow cover is square and measures 18" by 18". For indoor use only. Machine wash cover.
Made in the USA by Carousel Designs.
Girl, Coral, Buffalo Check, Peach, Cotton, Pink, Organic, Gingham, Plaid, Antique White
Fabric Swatch
Colors and textures may vary slightly from as depicted on your monitor. Fabric swatches are a great way to "touch and feel" the product before placing an order.


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The growing trend towards highly cosmetic parts can cause customers to break certain design rules, says PTA Corporation (Oxford, Connecticut). To thrive in aesthetic-driven industries, the company emphasizes quality and collaboration with its customers.
Maintaining a position in the world of plastic injection molding since 1953, PTA has collaborated with companies such as Apple, GE, Philips, Siemens and Zoll Medical Corporation to address all areas of design, quality, cost and manufacturability.
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"We get involved with projects far before they are ready to be released to manufacturing," says Rich Dorans, vice president of operations at PTA. "Often, the files that we receive are no more than a basic concept."
To optimize manufacturing results, PTA offers clients suggestions regarding part design and material selection. This usually entails assisting in the selection of different plastic resins, surface finishes and finish treatments, as well as defining proper draft and other details needed for applying solid tooling concepts.
"It is our responsibility to ensure that the mold is robust and will produce quality parts so that the customer will be satisfied with the product in the long run," says Mike Dormer, PTA's CAD/Data Manager.
To remain competitive, PTA has had to adapt to changes in the demands of its customers, including leadtime reduction. Cimatron E 7.0, software developed by Cimatron Technologies Inc. (Novi, Michigan), has enabled the company to design and build molds more efficiently. Prior to standardizing on the software, the company used disparate applications for each department.
"This forced us to do a lot of translating of geometry back and forth between different platforms, which made the process very time-consuming," notes Mr. Dormer.
The company initially introduced Cimatron software in its electrode department, where substantial bottlenecks were evident. Shortly thereafter, the software was introduced to carry out machining of the core-cavity, a move that resulted in shortened machining times.
Adopting Cimatron as its all-inclusive solution has meant that PTA can use the software to accomplish tasks ranging from quoting to delivery. Working within Cimatron, company personnel review parts for quoting.
This same software is also an integral component of PTA's design process. Using the hybrid modeling system, the design department at PTA can automate the mold design process. With the mold design module, tasks can be performed in solid; the part can then be unstitched; and the user can work with faces and surfaces as needed. Following that, parts can be re-stitched when the user is finished.
Because the manufacturing department was already acclimated to and using the software, the transition has been virtually seamless, says the company. In addition, the need for translations was eliminated. Furthermore, PTA has created a paperless toolroom as a result of incorporating viewers on the shop floor.
"The fact that we're all on the same platform has also helped streamline and speed up our operations," explains Mr. Dormer.
"The most noticeable improvement from operating under the same platform was in electrode design," he adds. Even though the company had been using Cimatron for 5 years, the work was hindered by different departments functioning on separate platforms.
The electrode module facilitates the design and manufacture of electrodes. The company's EDM machines can then be programmed by the Cimatron E EDM module, which automates the entire process. Capabilities such as these save users the time normally associated with manually programming and eliminate errors, says the manufacturer.
Another benefit of the standardization, says Mr. Miller, is that the company is equipped to provide better feedback to its customers: "We can take parts, run sections through them, discern the interferences and put parts into an assembly to see how they interact with one another. These key features enable us to quickly let customers know whether they should modify some of the geometry."
"Within 2 weeks, we witnessed more than 200 parts come through, each of which must be evaluated," continues Mr. Miller. "Using the software's built-in tools, our project managers can simulate a split of how the part will fit into the tool to analyze drafts before it goes to the designers. Looking forward, I can see how this will be advantageous to our quoting department."
A recent project provided a concrete example of how valuable these capabilities are to the company. The project comprised a package of more than 20 tools, all of which were designed in Cimatron. The majority of parts were overmolded—building one mold for a solid substrate and another to "overmold" an elastomer on top of that substrate.
"Working in solids provides 3D visualizations that assist the mold makers in planning out their jobs and understanding where they want to take them much faster than they were able to in the past," says Mr. Dormer.
While any conversion to a new system can be disruptive, Mr. Dorans says that the process exceeded his expectations. "Although Cimatron is a sophisticated system, the training and learning process has been beneficial," he says. "In addition, Cimatron's technical support resources have been crucial in smoothing out issues that arose during the transition."
PTA now uses the software for all new projects and has done away with other programs. In addition to using the software for designing electrodes, PTA is working towards downloading information directly to its Makino EDM machine.


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VA Home Loans
As a servicemember or veteran of the United States military, your duty has been to support and defend our country. Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC proudly salutes your commitment, and we stand ready to help you reach your home financing goals with a VA Home Loan.
With many veterans returning home and in need of housing within the communities we serve, we would like to extend not only the advantages of a VA home loan, but also additional incentives to help lower the cost of purchasing a home:
Features of a VA Home Loan:
Incentive Offers available through March 31, 2019! Incentive offers may include*:
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC is not affiliated with any government agencies.
1. Generally, all Veterans using the VA Home Loan Guaranty benefit must pay a funding fee. The funding fee is a percentage of the loan amount which varies based on the type of loan and your military category, if you are a first-time or subsequent loan user, and whether a down payment is made. The VA funding fee may be financed or paid in cash at the time of closing.
2. Participating settlement services companies: RGS Title (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia); Sage Title Group (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia); Settlement Pros (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia); Mid-States title of SWVA (Virginia); Bon Air/Long & Foster Title Agency, LLC (Virginia)
3. Borrowers are eligible for a lender credit toward closing costs on the Closing Disclosure on a new purchase, secured by a first mortgage or deed of trust (New Loan), subject to qualification, approval and closing with Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC. Loan must close within 90 days from the date of loan application. Discount may not exceed $525 for appraisal. Credit coupon must be presented at time of application and all eligibility requirements met no later than 2 days prior to the New Loan closing date. This discount is void where prohibited and is non-transferable, subject to the terms herein, and valid on all complete applications received on or before 03/31/2019.
4. Home inspection services provided by US Inspect include a 10% discount and a 90-day home inspection guarantee to all Veteran borrowers obtaining VA loan financing with Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC. The home inspection guarantee covers items that were inspected by US Inspect and found to be operating properly at time of inspection. For limitation and exclusions, please see 90 day guarantee terms and conditions.
*Not all incentive offers are available in all areas. All Incentive offers valid on complete VA home loan applications received between 10/01/2018 and 03/31/2019. Loan must close within 90 days from the date of loan application. Only one discount permitted per New Loan. Contact local Mortgage Consultant for details.
All first mortgage products are provided by Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC. (877) 275-1762. Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC products may not be available in all areas. Not all borrowers will qualify. Licensed by the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance. Licensed by the Delaware State Bank Commissioner. Also licensed in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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It's been a while since I've been able to take some proper outfit pictures. Most of the time I just want to stay inside, where there is no light, wearing as many blankets as possible and sliding through the house like some weird amoeba. The time spent outside is mostly scurrying from one doorway to the next, with occasional bursts of flinging oneself inside the car to escape the cold (which isn't really so bad as just really uncomfortable).
This is my favorite coat of all time. I don't know what I will do when it gives in and becomes decrepit.
The original plan was to take pictures by the movie theater, but I chickened out when I saw a guy patrolling the parking lot. It's been a while, and I feel like a weirdo posing for pictures like I'm some kind of awesome. So we headed over to one of the local private high schools, since it was Sunday and cold, so no one would be around. I can walk there from my house, but I haven't been in years! Not since track meets and meeting friends anyway.
The real exciting thing though, is my mini meow tote from fieldguided!
I had been secretly pining away for one for weeks, waiting for payday and then forgetting and buying cake and dresses instead. I'm such a sucker for tote bags--I have, I think, given up on actual purses and have thrown myself body-and-soul into tote-bag-collecting--and this one is kitty themed! There are others in the shop as well, so everyone ought to order away, but not too much, because I may need to treat myself to one of the lyric totes, or another meow if I manage to destroy this one.
The problem with tote bags, is they are often large, and I will pack them with extra shoes, cameras, books, planners, pens, cosmetics, a pair of socks just in case, sometimes a different blouse in case I change my mind later, and occasionally an apron if I'm going to work. Also, lunch. I'm trying to carry less, and so a smaller bag seems the best way to do so, and to not sling things on my shoulders. Eventually I will be lopsided if I keep my habits going!
Outfit details:
Coat: H&M, circa 2007
Jumper: Banana Republic, thrifted
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Steve Madden
Blouse: Banana Republic
Tote: fieldguided