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The maximum achievable signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of STIS observations for well exposed targets is, in general, limited by the S/N ratio and stability of the flat fields. CCD flat-field observations are obtained monthly. Ultimately, CCD reference flats in the pipeline should have an effective illumination of up to 106 e-/pix. Thus, it should be possible to achieve a S/N ratio of several hundred over larger spatial scales given sufficient source counts. The limitation is the temporal stability of the CCD reference flats, which show variations of a few tenths of a percent. Dithering techniques can and should be considered for high S/N CCD observations (see Section 11.3). The realizable S/N ratio for spectroscopy will be less in the far red due to fringing, unless appropriate fringe flats are applied (see the caveats on long-wavelength spectroscopy in the red in Section 7.2.4).The S/N ratio of MAMA flat fields is limited by the long integration times needed to acquire them and the limited lamp lifetimes. (See Section 16.1). S/N ratios of ~100:1 should routinely be achievable for spectroscopic observations of bright sources with the MAMAs if supported by counting statistics. If your program requires high S/N ratios, we recommend using some form of dithering (described below) and co-adding the spectrograms to ameliorate the structure in the flat fields.Kaiser et al. (1998, PASP, 110, 978) and Gilliland (STIS ISR 1998-16) reported quite high S/N ratios for spectrograms of bright standard stars obtained during a STIS commissioning program. The realizable S/N ratio depends on the technique used to correct for the flat-field variations, as shown in Table 12.2. The S/N ratios quoted are for wavelength bins from an extraction box of 2 11 lowres pixels (2 in AXIS1 or dispersion, 11 in AXIS2 or across the dispersion). In the table, the Poisson limit is just the S/N ratio that would be expected on the basis of counting statistics alone; "No Flat" means the realized S/N ratio without applying any flat field at all to the data; "Reference Flat" means the realized S/N ratio after applying the best available reference flat, and the "Full FP-SPLIT Solution" is discussed under Section 12.5.2 below. Clearly, S/N ratios in excess of 100:1 per resolution element are well within the capabilities of the MAMAs for spectroscopy.
Full FP-Split Solution1 3602 3203 Results obtainable in echelle modes using the FP-SPLIT slits and an iterative solution for the spectrogram and flat field.Results obtained using the FP-SPLIT slits and simply shifting and co-adding the spectrograms after flat fielding.Results obtained using the FP-SPLIT slits and simply shifting and co-adding the spectrograms after flat fielding.
12.5.1 DitheringIn first-order spectroscopic modes, improved S/N ratios can be achieved by stepping the target along the slit, taking separate exposures at each location, which are subsequently shifted and added in post-observation data processing (PATTERN=STIS-ALONG-SLIT, see Section 11.3). This stepping, or dithering, in the spatial direction effectively smooths the detector response over the number of steps, achieving a reduction of pixel-to-pixel nonuniformity by the square root of the number of steps, assuming the pixel-to-pixel deviations are uncorrelated on the scale of the steps. In imaging modes, the same dithering can be done in two dimensions, i.e., the steps need not be along a straight line (see Section 11.3.5). For echelle modes, stepping along the slit is possible only with a long echelle slit (e.g., the 6X0.2 or 52X0.1 apertures, or one of the available but unsupported long-slit apertures), but see Section 12.2 above, and note the ameliorating effects of Doppler smearing as noted below. In practice, using the FP-SPLIT slits (see Section 12.5.2) provides a better means of dithering echelle observations.In a slitless or wide-slit mode, stepping along the dispersion direction provides another method to achieve high S/N ratio data. Data so obtained permit, at least in principle, an independent solution for spectrogram and flat field, but at a cost of lower spectral resolution and line profile confusion due to the wings of the LSFs transmitted through a wide slit (see Section 13.7). Such an approach for STIS data has not been attempted as of this writing.The three scanned STIS echelle modes (E140H, E230H, and E230M), have a number of secondary wavelength settings defined with broad overlap in their wavelength coverage. Using two or more of these overlapping wavelength settings is another simple way to move a given feature to different parts of the detector.A special kind of dithering in the spectral direction is possible for echelle mode observations with one of two sets of fixed-pattern (or FP-SPLIT) slits. These slit sets are each comprised of a mask with five apertures that are all either 0.2X0.2 or 0.2X0.06 in size. A schematic of the configuration is shown in Figure 12.4. During a visit, the target is moved from one aperture to another, and the slit wheel is repositioned, so that the spectrogram is shifted (relative to the detector pixels) along the dispersion direction only. The slits are spaced to place the spectrogram at different detector locations, so that flat-field variations can be ameliorated by co-adding many such spectrograms. The FP-SPLIT slits can be a good choice for obtaining high S/N ratio echelle data, since it is usually not possible to dither in the spatial direction. However, since S/N=100 is routinely achieved using the normal echelle apertures, the FP-SPLIT slits are rarely used.AXIS1 corresponds to the dispersion direction, and AXIS2 to the spatial direction. Dimensions are not to scale.With echelle modes, Doppler-induced spectral shifts move the spectrogram on the detector. The STIS flight software automatically applies an onboard compensation for Doppler motion for echelle and MAMA medium resolution, first-order data taken in ACCUM mode (see Chapter 11). The MAMA control electronics correct (to the nearest highres pixel) the location of each event for the Doppler shift induced by the spacecraft motion prior to updating the counter in the image being collected. Thus, the flat-field correction for any image pixel would be an appropriately weighted average over a small range of nearby pixels and the effect of spacecraft-induced Doppler shifts is therefore to naturally provide some smoothing over the flat fields in the echelle modes.The source of the Doppler-induced spectral shifts during an exposure is the variation of the projected HST spacecraft velocity along the line of sight to the target. Column 2 of Table 12.3 gives the maximum shift in highres pixels that would apply, based upon an HST orbital velocity of ~7.5 km/s during an orbit. The actual shift will of course depend upon the cosine of the target latitude, i, above or below the HST orbital plane, and upon the sine of the orbital phase at which the exposure is obtained. (Note that in general the observer can predict neither the latitude nor the orbit phase of the exposures in advance with any precision.) Column 3 gives, for a target lying in the HST orbit plane, the maximum duration of an exposure for which the Doppler shift will be one highres pixel or less; the actual duration will scale as sec(i), so that targets near the CVZ are scarcely affected by Doppler motion. This information on Tmax is relevant only if you are trying to derive the flat-field response simultaneously with the source spectrogram (see below) and not for the straightforward flat field and shift-and-add methodology described above.
Table 12.3: Effect of Doppler Shift on Exposure Times For inclination i = 0; actual duration will scale as sec(i). See text for details.
As described above, the FP-SPLIT slits have been used with the echelles to provide signal-to-noise as high as ~350 with the direct shift-and-add method. Additionally, data obtained with the FP-SPLIT slits make it possible to solve independently for the fixed-pattern (i.e., the flat-field variation) and the source spectrogram. An iterative technique for combining FP-SPLIT data was applied successfully to data obtained with GHRS (see Lambert et al., ApJ, 420, 756, 1994), based on a method described by Bagnuolo and Gies (ApJ, 376, 266, 1991). This same technique was applied by Gilliland (STIS ISR 1998-16) to STIS observations of a standard star. The S/N ratio that was achieved with these slits is summarized in the last column of Table 12.2, which shows that the FP-SPLIT slits can offer some advantage when one is attempting to achieve the highest possible S/N ratio. In general, though, it may be difficult to improve upon the S/N ratio that can be achieved by simply calibrating with the standard flat field and co-adding the spectrograms.There are a number of caveats to the use of the FP-SPLIT slits to solve independently for the spectrogram and flat field. The most notable is that the targets must be relatively bright point sources. The restriction to bright targets results both from the need to limit the duration of individual exposures to keep the Doppler-induced spectral shifts to less than one highres pixel, and from the need to have appreciable counts in the individual exposures—at least in the orders of interest. Very high counts in the sum of all exposures are essential for a good (and stable) solution to both the spectrogram and the underlying flat field.If you are using the FP-SPLIT slits to distinguish the signature of the flat field from the target spectrogram, then Doppler smearing (and the discrete compensation) will defeat that solution. In this case, the exposures must be kept as short as if there were no Doppler compensation at all if the goal is to solve for the pixel-to-pixel variation at a precision higher than that of the available flat-field reference files.The utility of FP-SPLIT observations is also limited by the modest range of slit offsets in wavelength space, and by the distribution and character of the features in the target spectrum itself. That is, if the spectrum in the order(s) of interest is dominated by absorption over a width comparable to or larger than the largest offset range, the solution may not be stable or unique. A corollary is that some of the spectral orders must contain moderately prominent spectral features with good signal in order to distinguish the spectrum from flat-field variations. Table 12.4 gives the FP-SPLIT offsets for each grating, including offsets in Ångstroms for typical central-wavelength settings.


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Nikky Finney was born on the coast of South Carolina in 1957 to a family of politicians and activists. She began writing poetry as a young girl, during a childhood marked by the civil rights struggle, and subsequently attended Talladega College in Alabama.
Finney is the author of the poetry collections Head Off & Split (TriQuarterly Books, 2011), winner of the 2011 National Book Award; The World Is Round (InnerLight Publishing, 2003); Rice (Sister Vision, 1995); and On Wings Made of Gauze (W. Morrow, 1985).
As a photographer and performance artist, Finney worked to engage her political and artistic selves, before finding a unique fusion of the two in her poetry. She is deeply invested in the Black Arts movement, and is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, a group of multiracial poets devoted to giving voice to the diversity of Appalachia. Finney is also on the Board of Cave Canem.
In addition to the National Book Award, Finney has received a PEN American Open Book Award and the Benjamin Franklin Award for Poetry. She has taught at the University of Kentucky, is currently a professor at the University of South Carolina.
Head Off & Split (TriQuarterly Books, 2011)
The World Is Round (InnerLight Publishing, 2003)
Rice (Sister Vision, 1995)
On Wings Made of Gauze (W. Morrow, 1985)

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A pair of shareholder groups unveiled a proposal on Wednesday urging Citigroup (NYSE:C) to explore breaking off one or more of its business units.
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The request comes amid a persistent call from some to break up the nation's largest banks in an effort to unlock shareholder value and eliminate institutions that are too big to be allowed to fail.
The Citigroup shareholder proposal was filed by Trillium Asset Management and the American Federation for State, County and Municipal Employees.
"Citigroup boasts many attractive attributes, but remains burdened by excessive complexity, as well as the stigma and risks associated with being named a 'too big to fail' institution," Trillium CEO Matthew Patsky said in a statement.
The shareholders point out that Citi has consistently traded below its book value since late 2008 when it needed a massive government rescue to survive. They also cite Citi's inability to receive Federal Reserve approval to return cash to shareholders during the central bank's stress tests in March.
"There is a gap of almost $50 billion between what Citi says its assets are worth and what the market is saying," said Lee Saunders, chairman of the AFSCME Employees Pension Plan's Board of Trustees. "It is high time that the board gave shareholders a plan for recovering this value."
In particular, the shareholders have requested Citi's board appoint a committee composed exclusively of independent directors to "explore extraordinary transactions that could increase shareholder value." These options include separating one or more of Citi's businesses.
The request asks that the committee publicly report on its analysis to shareholders no later than 120 days after Citi's 2013 annual shareholder meeting.
New York-based Citi declined to comment specifically on the new shareholder proposal.
However, a spokesman did address Citi's efforts to shrink itself since the financial crisis erupted in 2008.
"Citi has sold more than 60 businesses and reduced assets in Citi Holdings by more than $600 billion since the credit crisis began. Our capital levels are among the highest in the industry and we expect to continue to build capital by generating earnings in our core banking businesses and by continuing to reduce non-core assets," Citi spokesman Mark Costiglio said in an email.
Trillium, which has more than $1 billion in assets under management, owned 182,115 shares of Citi as of September 30.
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I purchased this beautiful blue waterfall maxi skirt from Zara, the colour and style just screamed at me and I didn't hesitate at £29.99. It will look nice dressed up in the evening and even during the day with flip flops.
I got 3 belts from H&M at £3.99 each. I got them in all different sizes so I could wear them on the waist or hips. A pop of colour this Spring is great to liven up dull outfits!
I have officially declared that I can not pull of a bright lipstick unless the sun is shining!
Below I am wearing Mac 'Impassioned' with a red lip liner underneath and then I dabbed some Strobe liquid from Mac to mute it down and add a little dimension which actually ends up making the lips look fuller.
On the subject of beauty, these gorgeous goodies came through this morning. The body shop has launched some lovely limited edition sunny scents and they are definitely worth checking out and stocking up for your holiday. The 'Dreams unlimited - Sun Fresh' scent in lotion form is my favourite, the 'White Musk - Sun Glow' eau de toilette is really nice too, but you have to wait a few minutes for the scent to develop as initially scent is a bit overwhelming.
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In her visceral, raw still lifes, the 21-year-old photographer Madison Carroll captures the grotesque remains of meaningful moments gone by. Used condoms, pregnancy tests, and blood stains grace her compositions, punctuating a narrative that skips dizzyingly from girlhood to womanhood, from innocence to experience. As if plucked from last night's waste basket, these soiled items emerge; in the context of Carroll's clean, immaculate technique, they become all the more haunting.
As if part of some unusual crime scene, waste products are left out, forensically archived by Carroll's lens. Here, rotting fruit and old bandaids mark not a murder but the more gradual, subtle trauma of growing up, of being woman. Like a pool of blood, tea spills from a delicate, shattered china cup; a lemon, once fresh and aromatic, rots. An egg cracks, the yoke spilling out into a satin pair of Victoria's Secret underwear like a giant, monstrous ovum released during menstruation.
In Carroll's disturbing yet thrilling realm, the dangers and joys of femaleness collide in a moment of brutal self-reflection. Death and fertility become indistinguishable. In a frilly, feminine doily, a cockroach lies dead, rotting beside a snuffed-out cigarette. A Clear Blue pregnancy test sits on an old rust-stained rag, the urine and tissue in the toilet simply a blurred afterthought.
Like a hoarder of significant items, Carroll's lens seeks out that which might be thrown away, forgotten by time. A male lover, sprawled on the bed, is captured asleep, in a state of heightened vulnerability, his pale nakedness pressing against the border of the frame. At the artist's feet, a condom evidences the intimacy that occurred minutes or hours before. (via Feature Shoot and iGNANT)


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Creative design talks directly to people's heart. Creative designers must be equipped with software tools that enable them to easily craft and adjust the product's emotional content through their designs,while collaborating with engineering to ensure proper coverage of product functional scope.
Successful products in the market are usually those with designs that elicit positive emotional response from their consumers. CATIA is at the service of creative designers and their creativity. Whether starting ideation in 3D from scratch or from 2D sketches, industrial designers can manipulate shapes with unrivaled freedom and take advantage of a true creativity accelerator to explore more ideas in the early conceptual phase. CATIA fully addresses the Automotive Class-A process with a solution for surface refinement that integrates industry leading ICEM surfacing technologies. By combining the V6 technology strengths, which include knowledge capture-and-reuse paradigm, it delivers a powerful and intuitive suite of tools for modeling, analyzing and visualizing aesthetic and ergonomic shapes for the highest Class-A surface quality.
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The product design process is changing. It has to. Product replacement cycles are shortening. Product platforms have to be reused to satisfy market demand for niche variants. And design precision is paramount. Nowhere are these trends more evident than in the automotive and consumer goods industries. Models are replaced increasingly quickly and are often 'facelifted' several times even within a shortened product lifecycle. At the same time, designs have become significantly more complex.
CATIA ICEM Shape Design provides high end advanced surfacing modeling and curve functionality to create, modify, and analysis aesthetic and ergonomic shapes to the highest Class A surface quality extending and supporting Industrial Designers & Mechanical Engineers working within the surfacing design domains that require higher quality results attributed to the Class A discipline.
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No Blinking LED Lights - Randy's Electrical CornerPosted in How To: Electrical on April 4, 2014
I know I was just going on and on about LEDs last month. I promise to stop— no, no, really. But this came to me, and I know that Jp has a lot of readers with the '07-up Wranglers, so at the risk of LEDing you guys out, I thought I should bring them to you sooner rather than later. And don't give me no back talk neither, 'cause I know where your mama parks your house. Some guys with JKs are having problems with their new aftermarket headlights flickering when they are turned on. I am not sure what does that, some trickery in the JK with a little wizard controlling the smoke in the wires, I think. I have had people ask me many times how to slay the wizard, and I have been looking for a little dragon to send in there after him, but until now I have never found one.
The newer LED headlights from Truck-Lite are great. Sure, they are a bit pricy, but the light output and beam pattern are both great. They are the last set of headlights you'll ever need. No more changing those dang bulbs out two or three times a year, just put 'em in and forget 'em. It doesn't matter if they are the rectangles or the round ones, these new lights work. Except for sometimes in JKs when they don't. So when Truck-Lite contacted me to tell me about both the problem and their easy plug-and-play fix, I figured I had to tell you guys about it.


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Samsung continues to support its Windows Phones with OEM app updates. Today we're looking at two apps from the Samsung Zone that have been recently updated. Both Now and RSS Times have been bumped to new versions (184.108.40.206 and 2.0.2) with the former removing top tweets and adding in a currency converter. We're not entirely sure what's new in its RSS reader.
Let us know in the comments if you notice anything we've missed. It's good to see the company pushing out more releases. You can download Now and RSS Times from the Samsung Zone on the Windows Phone Store. Thanks, chataddicted, for the tip!


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LOS ANGELES � The Hallmark Channel is making a new Friday night home for family movies.
The channel announced Wednesday that it will launch the showcase March 15 with the debut of "Return to Nim's Island," starring Bindi Irwin, the 14-year-old daughter of the late Steve Irwin, the Australian crocodile hunter who hosted a popular show on Animal Planet.
The film is a sequel to the 2008 action-adventure movie "Nim's Island." It will air as part of the new "Walden Family Theater" series, a Hallmark Channel collaboration with producer Walden Media, ARC Entertainment studio and sponsors Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble, the channel said.
The team effort "allows us a unique opportunity to further revive the practice of families regularly gathering to enjoy television entertainment as a shared experience," said Bill Abbott, chief executive of Crown Media Family Networks, owner of Hallmark Channel.
The half-dozen original Friday night movies will include "Space Warriors," with Dermot Mulroney, Danny Glover, Josh Lucas, Mira Sorvino and Thomas Horn, set to air in May. The showcase also will include films from the Hallmark Channel library.
Walden Media's films include the "Narnia" franchise and "Amazing Grace."
Bindi, who appeared on TV with her father, has made a career of her own with series including "Bindi, the Jungle Girl" and "Bindi's Boot Camp." Steve Irwin died in 2006 after being injured by a stingray barb during underwater filming.


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Hearder needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Modern, stylish, unique looking website design wanted for a Cafe Catering company specialising in modern Euro Japanese cuisine.
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Peko Peko want an "out of the ordinary" website that reflects what they call their "bohemian" style.
They want to use the website to promote their catering services which is modern euro Japanese cuisine eg. sushi, and want to use their own photos.
- The logo is the words: Peko Peko in Tempus Sans font, colour green #4fbd39 (If you need the font, email me and I will send it.)
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AUGUSTA, Maine — State Sen. Ed Youngblood announced Monday that he will not seek re-election this year.
Youngblood, a Republican from Brewer, was elected most recently in 2012, but had served two previous terms in the Senate, from 2000 through 2004. He said Monday that his decision to leave results from a chronic illness he's been facing for quite some time: age.
"It's an illness that we all get, if we're lucky," he said in a telephone interview. "… I'm 75 now, and I was awfully tired at the end of this session. I drive back and forth every day because I don't like staying in Augusta, and I concluded that if I was going to do this again, imagine how tired I'm going to be when I'm 77, at the end of the next session."
Youngblood said his greatest accomplishment in office was the passage of the Omnibus Energy Bill in 2013.
The bill was a behemoth piece of legislation, incorporating several different initiatives into one. Its goals include expanding New England's natural gas infrastructure, boosting funding for energy efficiency, lowering businesses' electricity costs and making it more affordable for residents to abandon oil heat.
"This is very good public policy for the people of Maine," Youngblood said, adding that the law would eventually save Mainers between $200 million and $300 million per year.
Youngblood first served in the Senate from 2000 until 2004. After four years in the Senate, Youngblood decided not to seek re-election. His then-wife, Peggy, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and he said he wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. She passed away that September, and the senator has since remarried.
After he left office, he was replaced by Richard Rosen of Bucksport, who until that point had been a member of the House of Representatives. Rosen's wife, Kim Rosen, took his seat in the House when Richard moved to the Senate.
Both Rosens were termed out of office in 2012, and Youngblood won back the Senate seat he had vacated eight years earlier. Richard Rosen is now the acting commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
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Now, she said, she's ready.
"When Ed first asked me to do this, I didn't even hesitate," she said. "I still have a lot to do. Constituents have continued to call me — I guess I'm just easy to talk to — and I thought, 'I'm really missing that work.'"
A Penobscot County Republican caucus will determine whether Rosen — or someone else — will replace Youngblood on the ballot. Whoever is chosen as the Republicans' nominee will face Democrat Paul Davis of Brewer.
Monday was the deadline for candidates running in November's election to withdraw their names from the ballot. Party caucuses from each county have until July 28 to replace any withdrawn candidates.
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Youngblood joined 10 other state senators and 50 representatives who will leave the Legislature due to term limits, lost primary elections or for personal reasons. That means even if every incumbent running for re-election this year wins, the State House will see roughly one-third of its lawmakers replaced after November's elections.
Twenty-seven Republican representatives and five Republican senators will not be coming back next year, plus 23 Democratic House members and four Democratic senators. Sen. Dick Woodbury of Yarmouth, the only independent senator, is also not running for re-election. Maine elects 35 senators and 151 representatives every two years. Democrats hold majorities in both chambers.
Among the current lawmakers not scheduled to return are some powerful figures in the Legislature.
Four of the five Republicans on the powerful budget-writing Appropriations Committee are not returning. They are Reps. Kathy Chase of Wells, Tyler Clark of Easton and Dennis Keschl of Belgrade and Sen. Patrick Flood of Winthrop. Together, those four lawmakers hold 28 years of legislative experience.
House Minority Whip Alexander Willette of Mapleton was lauded as the youngest-ever Republican legislative leader in the country, but is leaving the Legislature after just two terms.
The Democrats' Senate leader, Troy Jackson of Allagash, is staying home after losing a competitive congressional primary to fellow Democratic Sen. Emily Cain, another influential lawmaker who will not be returning to Augusta. Cain hopes to parlay her 10 years of legislative experience — including two years as House minority leader — to the U.S. House of Representatives.
House Majority Leader Seth Berry, a Democrat from Bowdoinham, is also leaving the Legislature after eight years of service.
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"I do believe, help my unbelief"Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Homily preached at the Church of the Good Shepherd, January 30, 2011, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From ancient times, Christians have been visiting an area of rolling hills overlooking the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. There a church was built as early as the Fourth Century to mark the traditional site of the Sermon on the Mount. According to tradition, it was here that Jesus taught the Beatitudes, which we just heard in today's Gospel reading.
The modern church that sits on this site was built in 1938. It's a small, octagonal church with a central dome. The surroundings are expansive and vast. From a plaza beneath the church you can sit and look out over the Sea of Galilee. It is so easy to imagine listening to Jesus teach in the open air.
I've been to that spot three times, leading pilgrimages. Generally I would take the group into the Church, and we would listen to the same Gospel reading we've just heard, sitting in a circle around the altar. After a short period of reflection, we would go outside and discuss what the Beatitudes meant to us. (more…)


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In 2013, our healthcare staffing customers increased their use of furnished housing and extended stay hotels by 6.8 percent year over year. To help you understand what types of accommodations your peers provide to travelers, we surveyed 52 of our healthcare staffing clients. The result: furnished housing takes the top spot, followed by extended stay suites and traditional hotels.
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ATB: And Then There Were 64 — First Four BreakdownPosted by EJacoby on March 15th, 2012
The First Round Lede. Debate all you want about the structure of the new NCAA Tournament (since last year) – the First Four format is the new norm, and it must be appreciated because of the momentum it can give to the teams that win these play-in games. Of course, last year VCU began its run to the Final Four from the First Four. Over the past two nights, we saw a couple of really interesting games and a couple of blowouts. We'll analyze the best moments for you here, as well as preview what's next to come for the four winners. Here's your First Round wrap-up…
Your Watercooler Moment. BYU Mounts An Enormous Second Half Comeback
At the 4:00 mark of the first half of their game against Iona, the BYU Cougars trailed 55-31. Not a single soul watching this game on Tuesday night was thinking about a BYU comeback, and even the announcing crew on truTV was discussing how Iona could pose a serious threat to Marquette in the next round. But Dave Rose was not having it; the BYU coach made the necessary adjustments that included putting his defense into a 2-3 zone that it had hardly used during the season. The result was a complete shift in momentum, and the Cougars continued to convert on the offensive end while holding the Gaels to nothing offensively. Just 16 minutes later, at the 8:00 mark of the second half, Iona's lead had vanished. BYU controlled the game from there and pulled away with a 78-72 victory, a seemingly impossible result after watching the events of the first half. The upperclassmen forward combo of Noah Hartsock and Brandon Davies was terrific, combining for 41 points and 20 rebounds against the undersized Iona front line. The Cougars will take this momentum into Friday night when they take on Marquette in the Round of 64.


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Connecting the Dots of the Raeburn families and related surnames from Ireland to North America.
January 23, 2011
So, this is just an update…I am still here and for those who do read this from time to time…what would YOU like to hear about? Let me know…sometimes a little shove is a good thing! Oh and I forgot my "Blogiversary", it has been 2 years now…time flies.
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It can definitely be hard to keep up with posting on a blog. When I started mine a few months ago, I knew I wasn't going to be able to post with any scheduled regularity. Even so, I do try to post something at least once a month or every couple of weeks if I can sneak some time in between working full time and life getting in the way.ReplyDelete
Good thought, if I can get at least one post a month...that is certainly do-able. I think also that it is ok to say...I need a break, take time to regroup, refresh. I think it was getting overwhelming and stale for awhile.ReplyDelete
Yes, blogging can be time consuming, just do what you can. People are reading even if it doesn't seem like it. Happy Blogoversary!ReplyDelete
Happy Blogiversary, Holly!ReplyDelete
I promised in my 1st blogiversary post last month that I was going to be better about leaving comments but the truth is I really haven't been yet. I have good intentions but somehow just don't follow through. I suspect that's the case for many people so I don't think lack of comments means people aren't reading.ReplyDelete
BTW, Holly you were the very 1st person to leave a comment on my blog.
Thanks Linda...and I miss going to your blog to read (out of it all the way around!) Thanks everyone for the 'Happy Blogoversary"ReplyDelete
I totally understand. I had to take off most of 2010 and even the last part of 2009, so I also admire those who can keep it up all the time. I have been doing better in 2011, so I hope to keep it up.ReplyDelete
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If you put too much pressure on yourself it won't be fun anymore so do it however you wish so it does not become a drag.
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We asked readers, Would you want the Sriracha plant in your neighborhood?
Sriracha plant belongs in the city of Irwindale
The Sriracha food manufacturing plant should stay in Irwindale where it belongs. Engineers should be able to come up with some sort of air filters to contain the smell (it worked in Rosemead). The city should provide Sriracha with a low-interest loan to pay for the filters. If needed, relocate the plant to another site in Irwindale (less populated).
The city of Irwindale and the whole San Gabriel Valley needs the jobs that Sriracha provides. Let's keep manufacturing jobs here and not send them to Texas.
— Salvador Trujillo, Arcadia
Factory good for jobs
Having Huy Fong Foods move into my town wouldn't be any worse than the smell coming from Bull Creek, which runs south from Granada Hills through the San Fernando Valley. The residents living next to it have complained to the City Council, and the smell is still there and worse when the weather gets hot.
David Tran employs 70 full-time employees and hires a couple of hundred more seasonally and with great benefits. Let's find a place for them in the industrial section in North Hollywood or near the Sunshine Canyon Landfill and the aromas from the chilis may kill the stink coming from the landfill. We need Tran here in Los Angeles to help pay for all the perks and raises our public servants demand.
— Marianne Castro Lawson, Granada Hills
Sympathy for neighbors
From its opening until it closed its Rosemead operation, Huy Fong Foods was my neighbor. I live a block from their now-shuttered plant. And for all that time the odors and fumes given off by the plant seriously worsened my family's respiratory problems day and night, especially during their infamous chili-crushing season. My complaints to City Hall and the Air Quality Management District fell on deaf ears, so I was overjoyed when Huy Fong Foods shut down in Rosemead. I have nothing but sympathy for Sriracha's Irwindale neighbors.
— Daniel Acosta, Rosemead
Outrage is misdirected
The outrage over the odors coming from the Sriracha plant in Irwindale seems highly misplaced considering the fact that the Los Angeles area has the worst air quality in the country. Outrage should be directed toward the dangerous chemicals and other pollutants we inhale on a daily basis. Until that happens, I think the seasonal aroma of chili peppers is preferable to that of thick, choking car exhaust.
— Michelle Dubas, Ontario
What about the loan?
I heard that the city of Irwindale gave Huy Fong CEO David Tran a loan to move from Rosemead to Irwindale. After accepting and building the plant, he was offered a lower interest-rate loan from a bank. After the loan deal, the city of Irwindale started their tactics. I'm not sure how true this is, but if it is true it answers a lot of questions for me. How come nobody pressures Irwindale with this part of the story?
— Scott St. John, Redondo Beach
A big fuss over nothing
I would have no problem with Huy Fong Foods being an neighbor of mine, especially in view of the excellent product they make as well as the jobs and tax revenues generated. I think the Irwindale City Council and four neighbors are being especially harsh on them and if I wasn't welcome I'd leave the area for a location that welcomed me.
— Karl W. Hoff, Glendora
Chili odor is distressing
I truly value fresh air every day and would be very distressed by any industry nearby that I could smell. We should want to shield all bedroom communities from undesirable smells, noise and pollution. And I beg that wherever the Sriracha factory moves, they do an extensive wind study. A factory close to those mountains in the northeast San Fernando Valley? Oh, please, no. The entire San Fernando Valley receives wind from that direction.
Linda Worland, Winnetka
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Long ago, the inhabitants of Cuautla, a small town in Mexico, baptized a nearby sulphur spring with the name "Agua Hedionda," which means, literally, "Stinking Water."
Today, that sulphur spring attracts thousands of visitors. Besides the warm turquoise water, the surrounding flora is beautiful. The climate is temperate, and the sky is a cerulean blue. I never heard anyone complain about the odor. Perhaps the reason is that our olfactory glands are the most forgiving. Unlike loud noises that drive us crazy, or ugly sights that assault our eyes, most people adjust to odors that are somewhat unpleasant, and before long they barely notice the smells.
Perhaps we've become spoiled by our ready access to deodorants and room sanitizers. Can you imagine what our ancestors must have experienced during the Middle Ages? In those days, not even the rich took daily showers and underarm deodorant hadn't yet been invented. Worse yet, everyone back then was obliged to attend religious services in crowded churches. Phew!
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badabing8888 wrote:Oh, as far as Hasselbeck goes, obviously I am biased but I think they were right on in him getting the 3rd QB slot over Breese. Breese has been GOD awful in a few games as well as having some brilliant ones.
Hasselbeck on the other hand has been very consistent and is on pace to break every single season passing record in team history.
All this with absolutely NO running game and for most of the season missing both starting WR's (Branch and Hackett). As much as I have seen in awhile on a team, an entire offense is on one player's back and Hass has responded.
Seems like we can't fully agree on this topic, bada.
On one side, I know what you're saying. Hasselbeck has had a good season and has carried the Seahawks offense during the whole year without much help from the running game.
Still, Brees is playing at an absurd level right now. Brady-like. There's no possible comparison between both players at this point. New Orleans, without a running game and anything resembling a defense, still can make the playoffs as a wild card. That's an amazing achievement that has two guys to blame, Brees and Colston, and both are out of the pro bowl.
Of course, all things considered, Hasselbeck has been more consistent than Brees during the whole year. Brees has been playing at MVP level the second half of the season, but looked pretty average (bad, at times) the first half, so it's not like Hasselbeck's pick is an outrageous snub.
To change the trend, there's something I agree with you, and that's Lofa starting above Willis. Even tho numbers favor P-Willie, I also think Lofa does more for his team's defense. Also, Seattle's LB corps are more talented, so it's natural his stats are lower. Willis has been more of a one-man show.
Don't get me wrong, both deserve to be there. I just think Lofa deserves to start this year, although that may soon change.
xbaywarrior wrote:Hasselbeck is your most consistent player. The problem your Seahawks have had since their Superbowl loss couple years back is staying consistent. Honestly, if everyone was completely healthy, I'd think they'd be able to compete against the Patriots.
I think the best chance for the NFC against the Pats is Green Bay. I'd give Seattle a chance if they were all healthy AND playing at home. I just don't trust them enough on the road.
As for Dallas, I don't like their secondary, specially their safeties. I think Moss and Brady might have a field day against them.


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W August 2012 cover to be a bit, forced and unnatural looking. Well, you'll find this German Playboy interview with Michael (courtesy of Christine again, thanks!) a bit, forced and unnatural too. With a slight disconnect in some of the comments, mostly due to translation, this interview comes off a little odd, proclaiming too much about stuff that doesn't matter - it's like Better Home & Gardens magazine interviewing a grave digger... they just don't seem, natural, you know what I mean? I dunno, what do you think? First off, this womanizer talk is freshly squeezed bullshit. But then again, this is Playboy, what are they going to talk to Michael about, his method of acting? Nah. My comments are indicated by (FF:snark).
Michael is doing these German interviews in support of Prometheus opening there in August:
|Michael and Damon Lindelof filming Prometheus
INTERVIEW "I ONLY FLIRT DRUNK"(FF:oh please)
Hollywood shooting-star Michael Fassbender about his hunting ground for women and the thrill of risks. Silent and smooth, almost catlike, the 35-year-old slides through the half open door to the suite 234 of the "Dorchester Hotel" in London. He is slender, wiry. His gaze: a mixture of rays, stare and lasers. From 9th of August we will see him in Ridley Scott's sci-fi spectacle "Prometheus" on the big screen. More than almost any other actor of his generation Fassbender is characterized by a chameleon-like versatility and thrilling intensity. That must have to do with that gaze. Taxing and curious. The reputation of a passionate hedonist and womanizer precedes him (FF: sigh). Should one go like a bull at a gate? Why not...
PLAYBOY: Mr Fassbender, are you a womanizer?
Fassbender: One could say that—or what do you mean by a womanizer? (FF: he's so young)
PLAYBOY: Someone who likes it very much to bed very often as many women as possible. (FF:rolleyes)
Fassbender: (laughs) I know how to enjoy myself, but I find that a bit exaggerated.
PLAYBOY: What does that mean you know how to enjoy yourself?
Fassbender: That I know how to savour my life. And that I, if I go out, want to have fun. But I really don't go out on purpose to pick up women. However, should something arise, I'm not definitely averse. Sex is a part of life.
PLAYBOY: Do you have a favourite pick-up line when flirting?
Fassbender: Oh God, no. I haven't got a certain fad. And I only flirt when I'm drunk.
PLAYBOY: Since a few months you are the absolute shooting-star among the actors. Directors are lining up to work with you, and you are courted by Hollywood. Does that increase one's sex appeal?
Fassbender: This attention is certainly good for my ego. And I also don't mind that my popularity has drastically increased compared to my past. But I don't think that I became more attractive for women. Of course because of my many travels and the many new encounters the hunting area has grown slightly larger.
PLAYBOY: With your career explosion have the distractions and the occasional lapses increased?Fassbender: No, maybe they are just a bit more expensive (laughs). The opportunities to crash and lose sight of my goal have always been there—and still are. That's why I eventually focused very deliberately on what is most important to me: the acting. That's why I'm also pretty sure that I'm immune to thirst for fame and egomania. That has partly to do with the fact that I had my international breakthrough relatively late in my early 30's.
PLAYBOY: What did you do differently than ten years ago?
Fassbender: That's the crazy thing: nothing! The only difference was that several directors believed in me. As an actor you're always dependent on somebody to give you a chance to show what you can.
PLAYBOY: So everything is a matter of luck?
Fassbender: Yeah, sure. However, I never lost faith that someday I can show what is inside me. Although... When Ridley Scott called me and wanted to have me for his Alien film "Prometheus", at first I thought I was dreaming. And then when he told me that he knew almost all my films and was especially thrilled by "Hunger", I almost jumped for joy. To be honest: That made me very proud.
PLAYBOY: Is pride typical for you?
Fassbender: No, this is the wrong word. Let's call it: acknowledgement, recognition. For me this is—from the right people—immensely important for my work. This gives me confidence and the strength for new deeds. As an actor I like to take risks, I'm certainly not a resident of the comfort zone. I'm better off if I'm a be a little bit scared when I take on new challenges.
PLAYBOY: You don't seem very anxious.
Fassbender: I speak not of the cowardly fearfulness, but of a creative anxiety, the queasy feeling in the stomach area, which drives one forward and incites one to do things that one has never tried before.
PLAYBOY: One overcomes fear if one challenges it?
Fassbender: Exactly. I well remember a kind of key moment in terms of coping with fear. That was a few years ago when I was out of work again. In order not to sink into self pity, I assigned myself with a new task every week, I had to deal with. One day diving was on the program. So I went to the swimming pool and up the 10-metre tower. After much hesitation I jumped feet first into the water. Then I wanted to try a dive. But I dared not to do it. I was on the tower for maybe 20 minutes and was about to descend the ladder, when a boy asked me: "Are you scared?". I said, "yes, you have no idea!" He said: "Just dive in. The first time you might hurt you. But that's not as bad as you think. Just jump again. And you will see that it gets better with each try." I jumped, and that was one of the best advices I ever got. In the imagination it's often worse than in reality. (FF:cute story)
PLAYBOY: And this experience has made you a daredevil?
Fassbender: That was the beginning. From that day on, I got more and more courageous. By now I've become a real thrill-seeker. To expose myself to physical risks and dangers gives me each time a surge of adrenaline. Then I feel very intensely that I'm alive.(FF:I hope his insurance co isn't reading this)
PLAYBOY: Skydiving, bungee jumping, diving with sharks? (FF:Sharks like other sharks)
Fassbender: About that. Bungee jumping is not likely. I don't like to hang like a yo-yo on a rope. Lately, I have great fun doing Sky Diving. If someone high above the clouds tells me: "Come on, take your parachute and finally jump off the plane," that gives me the ultimate thrill.
PLAYBOY: Any other vice we will not tell your life insurance company?
Fassbender: I'm totally fascinated by speed. But I want to feel the pace really up close, preferably on a motorcycle. When I accelerate my machine, I feel this unique thrill that comes when you barely have something under control — and it could very easily spiral out of control.(FF: he's a cute speed freak)
PLAYBOY: You drive in motorcycle races?
Fassbender: No, but if I'm out and about on a lonely highway, then I sometimes test my limits. When I am travelling with friends or relatives I drive civilised. Last year I finally fulfilled my dream: a motorcycle tour through Europe with my father. We drove about 7000 kilometres.
PLAYBOY: What kind of machine you have?
Fassbender: Unfortunately, last year my Triumph Speed Triple was stolen off the street in London. Now I bought a brand new BMW, the R 1200 GS/Adventure. Quite fantastic.
PLAYBOY: Have you ever toyed with the idea of becoming a racing driver?
Fassbender: There was a time in my life when I've actually toyed with racing. But then I kept my hands off it, not least for my mother's sake. However, I'm doing go-kart races.
PLAYBOY: Have you ever won anything?
Fassbender: No, unfortunately not. During the last race I even rear-ended someone, and I was given a penalty round. My finish therefore was accordingly.
PLAYBOY: We haven't talked about your new movie "Prometheus".
Fassbender: ... This is perhaps a good thing! Because Ridley Scott has impressed upon me to give nothing away. The little that I can tell is that it's a prequel to the "Alien" saga.
PLAYBOY: You play an android?
Fassbender: Yeah. Ridley described the role like this: "You're like a kind of space butler, who ensures that the spacecraft flies, and who takes care of the crew." So I'm more of an intellectual android — in contrast to the one Rutger Hauer played in "Blade Runner". "Blade Runner" is my favourite Ridley Scott film, although my parents forbade me to see it while I was a child because of the realistic depiction of violence. So I grew up with "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones". I started to watch films by Ridley Scott, David Cronenberg and Quentin Tarantino at the age of 17 or 18 — and they left a powerful impression.
PLAYBOY: Now you have made films with all of these directors...
Fassbender: (smiles) Pretty crazy, is it not?
I know some of these interviews have to make Michael come across as a real cool bad ass woman magnet. But, that's false, it's only to entice people who know nothing about him, to be intrigued about him and go see his movie.


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A Fresh Guest Room — Fast!
If family and friends are checking in for a stay, check out these quick cleaning tips
Biggest Challenges
Jam-packed closets and drawers; stale bedding; and dust, well, everywhere.
Fastest Fixes
1. Make room. You've turned the guest-room closet and dresser into backup storage for your stuff — but there's an easy way to give visitors a place to hang clothes and stash socks. Take 10 or so full hangers from the middle of the closet, and rubber-band them together in a couple of smaller bunches; then temporarily relocate them to your own room or even the basement. Tuck several empty hangers into the newly opened space. Also, empty the contents of the top dresser drawer into a box, and slip it under the bed or onto the closet floor. (If this room has collected everything from your son's outgrown ice hockey skates to that fabric you plan to use someday, box it up and take it out.) Finish by setting a pretty dish on the bureau to hold guests' jewelry and loose change.
2. Dress the bed. Kudos to you if you planned ahead and put on clean sheets after the last visitors left (and if not, now's the time). Even so, the bedding could probably use some sprucing. Pop the pillows (any type but foam) with cases on into the dryer on the low-heat setting for about five minutes to de-dust and fluff them — the shape of the pillows will actually help pull wrinkles out of the cases as they tumble. Replace the winter comforter with a lighter blanket. As you make up the bed, spritz some linen spray or Febreze Fabric Refresher ($5 for a 27-ounce bottle), which gets rid of odors instead of just masking them, on the fitted sheet. If your guest quarters are a sofa bed, open it up and run a hand vacuum over any crevices where dust, crumbs, and stray coins may have collected.
3. Spiff up surfaces. First, turn on all the lights and pull up the blinds so you can see where the dust has settled — before guests do. Use a microfiber cloth to whisk furniture tops, lamp bases, the headboard, and any framed pictures or mirrors. Eyeball the ceiling for dangling cobwebs and zap them with the cloth on the end of a broom. If the blinds are dusty, flip them the other way. Empty the wastebasket; put in a clean liner. Finally, vacuum, but only in the middle of the room, where dirt is most noticeable. Back up to the door as you work, so you can step out at the end without leaving footprints on the carpet.
Make It Easier Next Time
- Invest in an over-the-door clothes hook, so guests will have a place to hang their garments without disturbing your things.
- Try Downy Wrinkle Releaser spray ($4 for a 16.9-ounce bottle), which will smooth linens and make them smell fresh in one step.
- Between visits, keep the door closed so the guest room doesn't turn into your favorite dumping ground.
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text: On 18 Mar 2003, Erwan Velu wrote: > Le mar 18/03/2003 à 09:05, Nicolae_Popovici at mksinst.com a écrit : > > What I need to do is to see the speed of my network card. > You should use mii-tool program which allow you to know the status of > for network card (cable plugged or not, speed etc..) The 'mii-tool' program is a simplified version of the full 'mii-diag' program. Most of the 'mii-tool' code is taken from the my original 'mii-diag' source code, but based on a subset of an old version. Compare http://www.tazenda.demon.co.uk/phil/net-tools/net-tools-1.60.tar.bz2 with the original mii-diag.c from ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/diag/{mii-diag.c,libmii.c} and you'll see why I recommend using my software releases for full and correct information. [[ Yes, I also grumble about the compiled version removing my authorship information, which is a minor license violation. ]] There are two feature added to 'mii-tool' not in the original 'mii-diag' - the option to log the status messages with syslog. - the ability to monitor ("--watch") more than one interface. You can do the same thing with a three line shell script using 'mii-diag'. -- Donald Becker becker at scyld.com Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com 410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Scyld Beowulf cluster system Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993


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Career Guides >> Browse Articles >> Government Job Search
The Best Entry Level Government Jobs
Kyle Stone | GovCentral.com
There is a lot of discussion about how government-sector jobs are more stable than others in our faltering economy and about how government hiring trends are predicted to be more resistant to the economic downturn than other sectors. Unfortunately, this doesn't do you a whole lot of good, if you've got no idea of where to start in order to get hired.
We've taken a look at the salaries, hiring trends, and projected growth rates of over 50 government-related careers, and have assembled a guide to some of the best government careers at the entry level. No matter where you want to go with your career, these jobs are 'smart picks'.
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Note: Before you get too excited, keep in mind that a college degree is still required for several of the entry-level government jobs listed below:
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Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut Section Landing Introduction
Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut - Israeli Memorial Day & Independence Day
Since the establishment of the State of Israel, four new holidays have been added to the Jewish calendar - Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day), Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day), and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). In Israel, these holidays are observed as national holidays.
The Israeli Knesset established the day before Yom HaAtzmaut as Yom HaZikaron, a Memorial Day for soldiers who lost their lives fighting in the War of Independence and in other subsequent battles.
Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, marks the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. It is observed on or near the 5th of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar, which usually falls in April.


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Jillian Dempsey will be making her second appearance with
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Three current members and two former members of the Harvard women's hockey team were named to the U.S. Women's National Team roster for the upcoming Four Nations Cup, USA Hockey announced Friday. Juniors Jillian Dempsey and Josephine Pucci and freshman Michelle Picard were named to the squad, along with Caitlin Cahow '07-08 and Julie Chu '06-07.
While Cahow and Chu are long-tenured members of Team USA, Pucci will be playing in her fourth tournament with the team, having earned a spot on the roster prior to the 2010 Four Nations tournament. Dempsey will be making her second appearance with the team after debuting at the Twelve Nations Tournament this summer, and the 2011 Four Nations Cup marks Picard's first stint with the national team.
Katey Stone, the Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Ice Hockey, will lead Team USA at the 2011 Four Nations event. Stone helped the United States to a runner-up finish at the 2010 Four Nations Cup and led the squad to titles at the 2011 IIHF World Championships and the 2011 Twelve Nations Tournament.
Team USA will hold a training camp in Hamden, Conn., Nov. 1-6 before heading to Nykoping, Sweden for the tournament. Play begins for the U.S. Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 9:30 a.m. (EST) against Sweden. The red, white and blue goes onto play Canada Nov. 10 and Finland Nov. 12 before participating in either the third-place game or the championship Nov. 13.
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text: 51st Annual World Livestock Auctioneer Championship This Weekend June 17, 2014 04:55 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By News Release Email Knoxville Regional Livestock Market, 1583 Iowa 5 in Knoxville, Iowa, will host the 2014 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) on June 19-21 in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) Annual Convention at the Des Moines Marriott Hotel. In addition, the reigning World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, Dustin Focht, along with many past world champion auctioneers, will be attending this year's contest. For the world champion auctioneer title, 31 semi-finalist auctioneers will compete in live interview and auctioneering contests. Because of this important, high-profile role, each WLAC semi-finalist must establish their knowledge of the livestock marketing business, and demonstrate their ability to express that knowledge with clarity, in a live interview competition. The interviews will be on Friday, June 20, at the Des Moines Marriott Hotel. The interview competition can be viewed live on www.LMAauctions.com starting at 2 p.m. (CST). The Saturday, June 21, auctioneering competition at Knoxville Regional Livestock Market begins at 8 a.m. (CST) and is a live sale where the contestants auction cattle to actual bidders in the seats. The auctioneering competition will be streamed live beginning at 8:00 a.m. (CST) on www.LMAauctions.com and broadcast as a special, one-hour show on RFD-TV June 30, starting at 8 p.m. (ET). Contestants by State Alabama: Blake McDaniel, Tallassee; Brandon Neely, Southside; Billy Younkin, Cecil Arizona: Paul Ramirez, Tuscon Arkansas: A.J. Austin, Marmaduke California: Chuck Cozzitoro, Hilmar; Mike Imbrogno, Fresno; Garret Jones, Los Banos; John McGill, LeGrand; Justin Mebane, Bakersfield Colorado: Jason Santomaso, Sterling Iowa: Justin Abell, Sigourney; Will Epperly, Dunlap; Duane Rus, Rock Valley; Russele Sleep, Bedford; David Whitaker, Ames Illinois: Brian Curless, Pittsfield Kansas: Blaine Lotz, Edna; Preston Smith, Dodge City Kentucky: Jay Romine, Mt. Washington Minnesota: Mitch Barthel, Perham Ohio: Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland; Vernon Yoder, Wilmot Oklahoma: Mike Godberson, Pawnee; Brian Little, Wann South Carolina: Darren Carter, Ninety Six; Philip Gilstrap, Pendelton Tennessee: Jacob Massey, Petersburg Canada: Justin Gattey, Consort, AB (International contestant; qualified via bye - 2013 Calgary Stampede) Brennin Jack, Prince Albert, SK Tyler Slawinski, McCreary, MB Source: Livestock Marketing Association Back to news


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