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StellarisWare® Complete (all boards, all components) SW-LM3S (NRND)
Important Note
StellarisWare has been permanently removed for download as of June 7th, 2018 as Stellaris MCUs have been not recommended for new designs (NRND) since 2012. Customers still developing products or applications with LM4F MCUs (now the Tiva TM4C123x series) are recommended to transition software development to TivaWare.
StellarisWare downloads will NOT be provided on the E2E forums and existing Stellaris customers without access to the final StellarisWare installer due to extenuating circumstances should contact their local TI sales team.
Our StellarisWare® software is an extensive suite of software designed to simplify and speed development of Stellaris-based microcontroller applications. StellarisWare v9453 operates with all LM3S and LM4F series Stellaris MCUs, including the Stellaris EK-LM4F120XL LaunchPad. StellarisWare v10636 operates only with LM3S products.
StellarisWare software includes:
- Stellaris USB Library
- Stellaris Code Examples
- Stellaris In-System Programming Support
- ARM® Cortex™ Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS)
On 15 April 2012 an LM3S-only version of StellarisWare was released. This final release removes MCU devices that are now part of the Tiva C Series MCU family, and also includes several functional updates and bug fixes. Users can refer to the StellarisWare Release Notes for complete details.
TI will continue to support StellarisWare through the normal channels. However, because Stellaris MCUs are not recommended for new designs (NRND), there will no longer be periodic releases or functional improvements to StellarisWare. Any future StellarisWare updates will be released only for major issues. Any updates will be available directly from this StellarisWare software folder.
Customers who are initiating new designs should use Tiva family MCUs and TivaWare software. We also recommend that customers who are developing products or applications with LM4F MCUs (now the Tiva TM4C123x series) transition their software development to use TivaWare.
- Free license and royalty-free use (for use with Stellaris MCUs).
- Simplify and speed the development of applications—can be used for application development or as a programming example.
- Allow the creation of full-function, easy-to-maintain code.
- Written entirely in C except where absolutely not possible. Even written in C, the software is reasonably efficient in terms of memory and processor usage due to the compact nature of the Cortex-M3 Thumb2 instruction set.
- Take full advantage of the stellar interrupt performance of the Cortex-M3 core, without requiring any special pragmas or custom assembly code prologue/epilogue functions.
- Can be compiled with error-checking code (for development use) or without (for final production use in an MCU with a smaller memory configuration).
- Available as both object library and source code, so that the library can be used as-is or adapted as desired.
- Compiles on ARM/Keil, IAR, Code Red, Code Sourcery, and generic GNU development tools.
- Use with all Stellaris LM3S and LM4F microcontrollers.


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Texas is a big place. Within any region of this state, variability in plants, ecosystems and land uses is inherent. But a major thread binding all of Texas' regions is a growing value for native habitats and a focused desire to restore native plant communities for both economic and intrinsic reasons. Another commonality throughout Texas, though, has been the clear need for greater diversity, quality and supply of native plant seed sources to enable successful restoration.
Needs for native seeds span a very broad spectrum of land uses, industries and agencies in Texas. As a top energy producing region, seed needs for reclamation after oil and gas and renewable energy activities are many. Associated energy transfer infrastructure, such as pipelines and electricity transfer necessitate expansive right of ways, requiring large supplies of seed to revegetate. Texas also has over a million acres of state-managed road right of ways, and desires for native plants thereon create substantial and consistently high levels of seed demand. On private lands, which comprise 95% of Texas' area, land use is changing toward goals of provision of wildlife habitat and hunting opportunities and away from traditional livestock and row crop agriculture, also driving intense demand for seeds of native plants for use. But a choke-point for the effective use of native plants in all of these sectors is large-scale commercial availability of effective, economic, and importantly, ecotypic seeds.
Enter the Texas Native Seeds Program of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (TNS). Today, this multi-stakeholder collaborative effort is ramping up efforts to advance the availability of and success of using native seeds for restoration in almost every corner of Texas. TNS is the fruit of an idea with roots in a ranch picnic table almost 20 years ago, and an idea very much led by concerned private landowners. As a private land-dominated state, that an effort to advance any conservation effort in Texas would have such origins is quite fitting.
TNS was the natural expansion of that early, and very successful idea hatched by landowners, which resulted in the South Texas Natives Project (STN). In 10 years of focused, cooperative effort with university partners, landowners, USDA NRCS's E. "Kika" de la Garza Plant Materials Center, and private seed companies, especially Douglass King Seed Company in San Antonio, the STN effort opened eyes to what is possible for restoration impact if the right seeds are available. STN made enormous progress and advances in the availability of native seed supplies – and along the way, brought native plants to the forefront as a conservation topic of importance in most all land management actions in the region.
To put these massive changes into perspective, consider that when STN began, no reasonably native seeds even remotely defined as ecotypic to South Texas were available commercially. In fact, most agencies, including the state highway department and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service were still planting African and Asian grasses in reseeding projects on roadsides and rangelands, as was the energy industry for reclamation activities. In many ways, South Texas was full steam ahead using non-native grasses, as a whole, not very long ago. The region was, after all, where many non-native grasses such as buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare), yellow bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum), and Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana) were first introduced, cultivated, and promoted for range restoration needs, revegetation projects, and livestock forage provision.
But what brought landowners to the table in the early 2000s, picnic and funding-wise, were the unintended consequences made clear by nearly a hundred years of use of non-native grasses. As these non-native grasses became increasingly dominant on the Texas landscape, their poor value as habitat for wildlife, especially for economically important hunted species like northern bobwhite quail was becoming a stark reality. Clearly, once turned loose, literally, on Texas rangelands, roadsides, or energy reclamation sites, those non-native grasses did not respect fences, or adjacent native sites. As areas planted or invaded by non-native grasses became more numerous, particularly along linear disturbance corridors such as road and energy right of ways, less and less of the landscape was not negatively impacted. While this was of little concern in the 20th century when livestock production reigned economically supreme, a new era had dawned with the 21st century, best characterized as one where rangeland economic values became more focused on wildlife and sustainable land uses best served by native habitats. As a result, eliminating the use of non-native grasses in seeding projects, particularly those with large scale footprints, and the dire need for native seed sources to use as an alternative became a priority for Texas.
Those motivations resulted in STN having the support and cooperative hand of landowners in collecting, increasing and commercializing 30 native plant germplasm seed sources from 2007-2016. This year, and for the past 7 years running, commercial provision of those seeds has exceeded 40,000 lbs, and in most of those years, the majority of that seed has been sold and used.
Restoration enabled agencies such as the Texas Department of Transportation, who today specifies seeds developed through the STN effort for all rural roadside seedings in southern Texas. Another major use is for private land-based restoration in the extensive Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas region, where in recent years, 20,000 wells have been drilled and thousands of miles of pipeline infrastructure have been installed. The large-scale availability of ecotypic native seeds has been a viable and effective alternative to using non-native grasses in needed reclamation activities, and has yielded some incredibly successful, and ecologically meaningful restoration results. Eagle Ford Shale restoration using native seeds can be measured in scales exceeding hundreds of miles of pipeline right of way, and thousands of acres of disturbed rangelands.
Needs inherent to, and being met in South Texas were clearly going unmet in much of the rest of Texas when the Texas Native Seeds Program was initiated in 2011. The Texas Department of Transportation, because of the South Texas successes, urged and supported STN to mirror itself elsewhere, and consider a vision of extending the project's impacts statewide. TNS began work first in Central and West Texas, and with the help of many valuable cooperators, is now fully operational in both of those regions. Several ecotypic seed selections are being commercialized for use in Central and West Texas this year, and 20 or more regionally specific seed releases for each region are being evaluated or increased.
Needs inherent to, and being met in South Texas were clearly going unmet in much of the rest of Texas when the Texas Native Seeds Program was initiated in 2011. The Texas Department of Transportation, because of the South Texas successes, urged and supported STN to mirror itself elsewhere, and consider a vision of extending the project's impacts statewide. TNS began work first in Central and West Texas, and with the help of many valuable cooperators, is now fully operational in both of those regions. Several ecotypic seed selections are being commercialized for use in Central and West Texas this year, and 20 or more regionally specific seed releases for each region are being evaluated or increased.
This summer, in response needs in other parts of Texas, TNS has begun pushing forward to become a statewide program. New regional seed development initiatives are being launched for the Permian Basin/Panhandle regions, East Texas, and the Coastal Prairies. Our vision is six regional initiatives, operating at an economy of scale, but one mindful of ecotypic constraints of native plants. Our hope is to engage, and serve seed industry, cooperators, and private landowners, no matter where in Texas they are. The financial and in-kind support of private landowners, agencies, and industry toward a focused, cooperative effort lead by TNS has proven to be a great model for supplying needed seed sources-and maintaining focus and progress on this one choke-point issue impacting everyone's ability to restore native habitats.
Many factors have supported the success and growth of efforts to make native seeds available in Texas, but several are noteworthy. Number one, has been a process of gradual, but consistent effort to bring the importance of native habitats and native plants into the land management discussion. Through activities as seemingly benign as seed collection on thousands of private ranches, TNS has elevated the perception of the value of native plants; teaching through doing has had enormous payoff. When STN began, restoration issues and native seed supply concerns we worked on were usually afterthoughts at best; today, they are forefront in many, if not most land use and management discussions.
Second, the engagement of major seed market influencers in TNS has enabled benefits to all consumers. The importance of the role of the Texas Department of Transportation in the effort, cannot be overstated. As one of the state's largest landowners, their activities lead by example, and their specifications are followed by many others in industry, environmental, and conservation work impacting thousands of acres. Other industry relationships, especially in the energy industry also create substantial demand that has propelled seed markets to levels at least five times greater than ever thought needed in South Texas alone.
Finally, economic factors aligning with native plant conservation and native seed use have had a major impact. Texas land values continue to track societal value for hunting opportunities, conservation, and wildlife habitat provision. This large-scale land use change has huge benefits for further advancement of native plant restoration, and native seed markets.
Even with the successes, there is no doubt that many challenges lie ahead of us in Texas when it comes to seed-based restoration. Non-native grasses, even though planted less and less, are established and represent a formidable stumbling block for most any restoration effort in any reach of the state.
Two, in some areas, such as East Texas and the Coastal Prairie region, there are almost no ecotypic native seeds available today at any scale of provision; we are very much starting from scratch just like we did in South Texas a decade and half ago. It will take the better part of another decade to make the needed diversity of native seeds for effective restoration available.
Third, Texas is rapidly undergoing broad changes that threaten to out-pace private land values for wildlife habitat and native plants. As many as 345 people move to Texas each day, and the relative footprint of rapid urbanization, additional fragmentation, and associated needs for greater transportation, utility, and water infrastructure already stretch the capacity of restoration and seed markets. As population growth continues, it may be very hard to keep pace with these factors. Booming energy production, of both traditional energy sources, and from growing emphasis on land-hungry renewable sources such as solar and wind, also has potential to outpace restoration ability, already hampered significantly by native seed supply.
Within the commercial seed trade, resistance to the science-based and important ecotypic seed concept for native seeds is stubbornly entrenched, but one we are keen to continue working to solve. Just as with non-native grasses, until viable and effective alternatives are reality, change is not entirely possible. But once ecotypic seed selections for production are available, we are hopeful that demand, in part created by education and demonstration efforts led by TNS, will facilitate needed changes by some seed companies. Two related issues, those of native seed quality and cleanliness of available native seeds, are also issues we need to solve. The mechanisms to address them, such as seed certification programs, are still relatively new territory for our state, but are catching on.
Finally, in true "be careful what you ask for" fashion, much of the excitement to conduct on-the-ground restoration, such as for milkweed and nectar plants for pollinators, and even for prairie restoration of common species in some Texas regions is a few years ahead of its time. Seed sources are nowhere near commercial quantities for all locations, but we are working in earnest to provide them. We have done a great job convincing Texans to plant native seeds and restore habitats, now we need to do a much better job of enabling them to do it.
In the end, one thing is clear, and overwhelmingly positive: with the continued support and investment of private landowners, state agencies like TxDOT, energy industry, and critical federal partners like the Texas NRCS and the Plant Materials Program in the TNS effort, an exciting future is ahead for our big state when it comes to seed-based native plant restoration. We look forward to continuing to sow the native seeds of change in Texas.
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With the Superbowl about to start soon the film poster I decided to create this week was for the 2004 film "Friday Night Lights" directed by Peter Berg with performances by Lucas Black, Billy Bob Thornton and Garrett Hedlund. The film probably just beats out Oliver Stones "Any Given Sunday" for my top gridiron film but its pretty close.
Also if you haven't already check out the "Friday Night Lights" TV Show which takes inspiration from the film as well as the novel the film was based on.
For the poster itself I used playbook symbols to create the shape of the helmet and not really knowing how to read a playbook this is probably the most complicated/ridiculous play ever!


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Travis Frederick's timetable to return to football is still unclear.
Since being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome last week, the Dallas Cowboys center has worked out with the team and was out watching practice on Tuesday. But NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that it's too early to tell if Frederick will be placed on injured reserve. The team will make a decision next week whether to do so.
A source told Rapoport that Frederick's recovery could be measured optimistically in weeks, not months. In that case, Frederick could be placed on IR with a designation to return after eight weeks or stay on the active roster until he's ready to return.
With Frederick sidelined, Joe Looney will start at center to open the season.
In other injury news, Cowboys guard Zack Martin returned to practice Tuesday and was seen "moving around well" in individual drills. Martin suffered a hyperextended knee and bone bruise in Dallas' second preseason game.


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I knew sea otters were smart animals that can use tools — but I didn't realize baby sea otters were so cute! Meet Kit, a very cute 11-week-old sea otter pup, now at the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Kit was found stranded in Morro Bay by a sea otter biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game. After unsuccessful attempts to reunite her with her mother, Kit is now the youngest animal in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's sea otter exhibit.
Watch Kit while she's still small and cute on the Aquarium's Otter Cam — or follow her progress on the Aquarium's blog, Sea Notes. Kit currently hangs out with 9-year-old resident sea otter Mae, to be later joined by the other exhibit sea otters if all goes well.
Kit is not a candidate for return to the wild, but the Aquarium's Sea Otter Research and Conservation program does care for other stranded sea otter pups and injured adults in off-exhibit holding pools to keep them wild for future release. You can find out more about this groundbreaking program on Monterey Bay Aquarium's Website.


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Eric Moreland » Moreland Properties
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Heralded as the premier luxury real estate broker of Austin for decades, Eric Moreland is the regions expert in ultra-luxury real estate investment from waterfront estates, Westlake villas to downtown condos. His unparalleled knowledge and expertise serving the Austin luxury real estate market has garnered him attention from across the globe.
Moreland grew up on Lake Austin and even held his first job at the lakes shoreline marina, Boat Town in Oyster Landing (where Eric still offices at Moreland Properties today). After graduating from The University of Texas with a B.A. in Political Science and Government, he went on the get his M.A. from Texas Tech in Land Economics. Driven to return to Austin, Eric pursued the family real estate business in 1996. Since then Eric has continued to reinvent the service of real estate in Austin, Texas; offering a heightened level of service, expertise, and discretion, while maximining the value of real estate investment.
Eric Moreland has ranked as the top 1% of Austin's real estate agents as a member of Elite25 since 2001. Year-after-year, he has also remained the leader of Lake Austin sales since 2003 as well as a leader of downtown Austin's luxury sales over a million.
Moreland Properties is Austin's exclusive affiliate with Christie's International Real Estate which allows Moreland to connect and engage an exclusive worldwide audience of high-net-worth individuals that is unmatched.
Dedicated to exemplary service Eric Moreland has solidified himself as a valuable resource in Austin luxury real estate by an ongoing success of accomplishment and service to his community. Over the years Moreland has served on the LCRA Advisory Board, FOLA board, and a city appointed member of the Lake Austin Task Force.
Eric also plays an intricate role in project marketing and sales management as the exclusive broker for The Austonian www.TheAustonian.com , Tyndall at Robertson Hill www.TyndallAustin.com, and Scenic View www.ScenicViewWestlake.com.


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I am so excited to see Cate Blanchett in Thor: Ragnarok. I look at pictures and I see death in her eyes. I think this screen-shot supports my thought. I have not watched the trailer, nor plan on doing so, however, that is a different topic.
I have heard rumors that Hela is supposed to be Marvel's 'Mistress Death'. Now Cate was never my first choice as that character, but if that is the case and she is Marvel's Death, then I for one am not mad at all. However, I would take that with a grain of salt as well.
I have not seen a lot of her movies, but from what I have seen, I think she is going to do a fantastic job! I think she is going to bring in a new wave of Marvel movie female villains. I have seen some posts where someone says, "What do you think about Marvel's first female villain," and I cannot help but correct that person.
Marvel may have more male roles, but my hope, and maybe yours, is that Cate brings in more female lead villains. They have done female villains in the TV shows. The Defenders and Agent Carter both have larger female lead villains. Agents of SHIELD has recently introduced Madame Hydra, and Mallory Jensen has been grabbing my attention since she was first introduced.
Finally, I believe she will bring Marvel's lack of interesting or poorly written villains to a higher level. This is solely based on looks, but it is my hope that after nine years, Marvel can get a well-written movie villain out on screen. Kilgrave, Grant Ward, Wilson Fisk, and a few other TV show villains are more enjoyable than some of their movie villains. I know Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming are released prior to this, and I also wish that their villains are just as great, but I want Hela to be the best Marvel villain we have seen on the big screen thus far.
We will see what Cate Blanchett brings to us on November 3, 2017 which is the Thor: Ragnarok release date.


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Top 10 American Comics
Scott McCloud shared his list of top 10 American comics with Amazon.com. McCloud's new book Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels just hit stores. His previous volumes, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art and Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form, were both excellent.


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The FIRST RAY EP
Written by Jo Mall-Kahn (VAANI)
Produced by Andy Mak, Rob Weber, SOLON
Mastered by SOLON
All proceeds from the track go to the charity Jo founded 'A Sound Life'
In early 2015 I collaborated with the musician Jo Mall-Kahn on a release to launch her solo project VAANI. Tragically later that year she was diagnosed with cancer and then passed away a few months after that. She was only 36.
During August/September 2018 I worked with her husband Edo Kahn to finish some of the music that she was working on when she died. She had an album's worth of material that she was hoping to finish and release.
The first piece that we've been able to complete is 'The First Ray EP' which features four different versions of the same song 'The First Ray' - an acoustic version (the Original Mix), a live version recorded at ABC Radio, a James Blake inspired electronic version (the Retrograde Mix) and a reworked version of my own take the track (the SOLON Remix 2018).
All proceeds from the music go to support the work of the charity she started with Edo, A Sound Life, which brings yoga and music to people in need.
The EP is available for download on the A Sound Life website, and will also up on the major platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.


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I wish I wore my other wedges (from my last post) with this outfit, but either way I love this fun, casual, and sexy look. I hate when you look at photos of yourself in an outfit and you're like "I wish I wore this instead....." - there's only so much magic photoshop can do.
We shot this on top of the Science Museum's parking garage in Boston - amazing views! Also, amazing things in the museum, aka someone please take me to see the science behind Pixar.
Get the look here:
Sweater: Banana Republic // similar here on SALE // here on SALE
Shorts: Ann Taylor // similar here // here
Shoes: Clarks // similar here // and totally not similar, but F*ing love these!
Necklace: Kate Spade wishbone + Victoria Secret (old) but similar here
Sunglasses: old but similar here


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Does Canada own the internet? The question may sound like a joke, but it's the serious challenge presented by a Canadian Supreme Court decision issued last week. The court ordered Google to deindex search results that were letting one side of a lawsuit violate the intellectual property rights of the other — not just in Canada, but worldwide.
The court tried to avoid the difficult free-speech issues by saying those weren't involved in the case. But what makes the precedent so important is that it raises the core problem of who gets to regulate the internet by ordering around search companies and social media. The U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified that it thinks the First Amendment mostly blocks the U.S. government from such regulation. That leaves other governments like Canada — or Germany, which on Friday enacted legislation that forces social media entities to remove unwanted content.
A good way to think about regulation in the internet age is to consider two radically different views about who should be doing it, if anyone. In the U.S., the internet is treated as a free-speech zone made up of "vast democratic forums," as Justice Anthony Kennedy said in a recent opinion. The federal government and the states can't do much to regulate what is said in that space.
At the same time, the means we use to access that vast forum, such as search engines like Google or social media platforms like Facebook, are treated under U.S. law as private entities with free speech rights of their own. That means Google and Facebook can shape access to content as they please, subject only to market pressures. The First Amendment protects their right to do so.
In sharp contrast to the U.S. model is the approach exemplified by the Canadian decision, as well as by European laws. According to this view, governments are entitled to regulate what happens on the internet in order to protect their citizens according to their own laws.
This article continues at [Bloomberg] For a More Regulated Internet, Thank Canada


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Mexico's World Cup hopes survived a 2-1 loss against Costa Rica on Tuesday, but only thanks to archrivals US, whose two stoppage-time goals spelled heartbreak for Panama.
On a wild final night of qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean, Honduras punched their ticket to Brazil on cue with a 2-2 draw against last-placed Jamaica.
They claimed the region's third and final automatic qualifying berth behind the US and Costa Rica.
Mexico, the longtime regional powerhouse who have played in every World Cup since 1990, have endured a dismal qualifying campaign.
However, they finished fourth in the table to earn a playoff next month against Oceania's New Zealand for a berth — thanks to the late heroics that saw the US down Panama 3-2 and end Panama's hopes of seizing the playoff spot.
On a rain-sodden pitch in San Jose, second-half substitute Alvaro Saborio scored the winner for Costa Rica, heading past Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa in the 64th minute.
Mexico seemed done for shortly thereafter when in Panama City, Luis Tejada struck to give Panama a 2-1 lead over the US.
However, Graham Zusi scored for the visitors two minutes into stoppage-time and Aaron Johannsson added another goal to seal a 3-2 triumph.
Mexico had missed a chance to take an early lead when Javier Hernandez fired weakly into an open Costa Rican goal. The play was set up by Oribe Peralta, who was then called offside when he moved to tap in Hernandez's miss.
Moments later, Brian Ruiz gave Costa Rica a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute, collecting a high ball and gaining room with a header that he turned and fired past Ochoa with his left foot.
At that point, Panama had taken a 1-0 lead over the US and held the edge on Mexico in the race for the playoff.
Peralta grabbed the equalizer in the 29th minute to put Mexico back in it. Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas surged out of his net to stop a shot from Hernandez. The ball went to Peralta, who fired it into the open net.
Hernandez departed in the 60th minute, replaced by the hero of Friday's 2-1 win over Panama, Raul Alonso Jimenez.
It was Costa Rica who found the winning goal in the rain-swept second half as Saborio, who came in for Ruiz in the 49th minute, headed home.
Mexico seemed doomed when Tejada's 84th-minute strike gave Panama a 2-1 lead over the US.
Panama's hopes of staying in the hunt for a first ever World Cup berth were cruelly dashed by Zusi's header, which was followed a minute later by Johannsson's game-winner from the edge of the penalty area.
The drama playing out in San Jose and Panama City reduced Honduras' clinching draw in Kingston to a footnote.
Carlo Costly showed just how determined the Hondurans were to claim a second straight — and third overall — World Cup trip, when he opened the scoring in the first minute.
Jamaica struck back just two minutes later through Je-Vaughn Watson, but Honduras held a 2-1 lead at halftime thanks to Maynor Figueroa's 33rd-minute strike.
Even Rodolph Austin's 58th-minute penalty for Jamaica could not spoil the result for Honduras, who came into the match needing just one point to secure third place.
The US finished the "hexagonal" final round on 22 points, with Costa Rica second on 18 and Honduras third on 15.
Mexico wrapped up fourth place with 11 points, three more than Panama, and Mexico manager Victor Vucetich said he was sure his side could triumph over New Zealand in the home-and-away playoff next month.


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I think most of you can relate when I say that I want to be Holly Golightly. The quirky, lovely, perfect, and beautiful Holly that everyone adores. So that is exactly what I did. For one night I became Holly Golightly. Below is my tutorial on making your own Breakfast at Tiffany's costume!
Audrey Hepburn was a beautiful actress. She did amazing work and I love almost all of her movies. Her style, so chic and classic, is one of the things I love the most. The first movie of her I watched was, of course, Breakfast at Tiffany's. The whole movie is fascinating but the most memorable parts are while she is having her croissant at Tiffany's in that gorgeous black gown and the scene she opens her door in a night-gown and that amazing sleeping mask.
It was too hot to wear my Mary Poppins costume and I just wasn't feeling Dorothy. Pinterest suggested a few audrey pins for me and as soon as I saw the sleeping mask I just knew I had to make it myself. I got so excited I ran to Michaels and made it the day before Halloween!
I won't post a DIY since I actually googled how to make a sleeping mask and found a few tutorials. I will however, just post the materials I used because trust me it makes a difference! It came out beautiful, better than the ones I saw online and a lot better than what I expected!
DIY Breakfast at Tiffanys Costume
Materials Used (Mask):
- Fabric Mask & Eyes: Turquoise Genuine Leather here (but they're sold out unless you find it at the store) or here. & if you know where else online I could get this cheaper please let me know in the comments! I'm desperate
- Ribbon Around Mask: I used this one or I like this one too
- For Eyes & Lashes: gold pipe cleaners, gold ribbon, and blue gemstones
- Thread for Eyebrows & String: here
- Video tutorial: Here
Materials Used ("Earplug Earrings"):
- Tassels: White here or different colors here
- Earring Hooks
- Buttons: I just grabbed my two favorite from this bag of buttons I bought
- Jump Rings to Attach to button
- No tutorial is really necessary just attach the hooks and tassel with jump rings. Use crazy glue to attach back of earring hook to button so they don't fiddle around when you wear them.
Men's button up extra large and you're all set to become Holly for the night. You're welcome darlings.


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LED lighting is just about the hottest thing going in terms of lighting today.
LED stands for Light Emitting Diodes. The LED bulb is an energy efficient bulb saving 90% in energy. One bulb can last upwards of 60,000 hours and beyond, whereas incandescent lamps last about 1,000 hours each. The cost is roughly $14.99 per bulb for LED Lighting as opposed to $40.20 (60 bulbs at .67 cents each) for the same life span in incandescent lamps. The electrical usage for LED Lighting over a 60,000 period is 78,000 KWh. For incandescent it's 36,000,000 kWh. LED Lighting can be used outdoors for landscaping, or sidewalk lighting, indoors for household lighting, in and around pools and spas (underwater) and they come in many different colors. The energy savings is the same for colored bulbs, or white bulbs. LED lighting is also great for commercial and business applications and can save your company money. They can be used in the interior and on the exterior of buildings and to light pathways and parking areas. All LED Lighting products screw into standard sockets. They also are cooler to the touch and generate very little heat. Florescent lamps contain mercury which is a danger to health and the environment. There is no filament in LED Lighting which can easily break and need replacement costing the consumer dollars. LED is easier on the human eye than harsh fluorescents. They do not flicker and are solid state control. LED Lighting is lead free, as well. LED saves in labor costs for bulb replacements especially for large properties that have many outages often. LED bulbs are plastic which will not shatter and cause a mess and possible injuries to people and pets.
As you can see, it's no wonder LED lighting is the hottest thing on the market and we're just getting started telling you all of the reasons why.
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There are several interesting things happening in the Man Machine collection that relate to the assembly and the flexibility of the range of pieces. Konstantin Grcic did something unexpected in choosing glass as the primary material of these furnishings, yet he points out that it's quite commonly employed for structure in architecture.
Thus, thick panes of glass that are joined with silicone glue are sufficient to bear the weight of a sitter or cluttered possessions, be the item a reclining chair, a table or a bookshelf. What's even more fascinating about the Man Machine collection, beyond its transparent components, is the use of industrial gas pistons to make the various parts adaptable to being tucked away or adjusted for comfort.
The Man Machine Collection Exercises an Unconventional Material Uniquely
Amelia Roblin — March 12, 2014 — Art & Design
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Apple: Selling Ice Cubes to Eskimos
From the iPod to the iPhone to the iPad, Apple has a nearly perfect track record of re-energizing lackluster product spaces. FaceTime, the company's take on the video phone, is no different.
Apple will become the greatest sales organization in the history of business when it manages to convince the public that it really wants a video phone. It was Apple, after all, that proved that there is indeed a market for MP3 players. Before the iPod came along, the market was unfocused.
By all rights, Sony should have owned the space, but it was Apple's vision of a closed system that was the clincher. In the process of opening up the MP3 player market, Apple also opened up the idea of selling music online, eventually winning over the music industry. It's a remarkable feat that has been overlooked, in light of more recent developments.
The iPod became ridiculously successful, paving the way for the company's next challenge, the iPhone. No one in their right mind (save for those who saw the device in advance) would have predicted a similar level of success for Apple's first smartphone. After all, these types of phones have been around for over a decade, and even moneybags Microsoft couldn't figure out the market. It was moribund.
Once again, Apple changed the model. This time the company turned the smartphone into an app phone and did away with the stylus that everyone was losing all the time. Apple also developed the App Store, another closed system that it could control. It only took a few key strokes that no one else thought of, and then bingomega success!
There was only one more space that Microsoft had attempted and failed. More than a decade ago, Bill Gates bragged about how the tablet was going to take over the world in the following three or four years. There was a mini-boom in development, as laptop makers went crazy developing for the space. And then they realized that no one was interested. Within that predicted three year period, the market actually died, except for a couple of niche manufacturers. And then, boom! Here comes the iPad. Apple's tablet was an immediate, runaway success, even after all of the bad market that preceded it.
Apple is doing nothing more than addressing exactly what is wrong with all of the previous initiatives. Microsoft was an obvious target because the company had executed very few of its own original ideas. The company prefers to "embrace and extend" the work of others, but it did have the right ideas. Apple has run out of stagnant Microsoft ideas, unless it decides to challenge Word or some other boring enterprise stuff. So, how about a bigger challenge? How about a video phone?
I first saw a video phone as a little kid. AT&T had some sort of futuristic pavilion at Disneyland, showing off the "Picture Phone." The company claimed it was the phone of the future. It was a clunker. The product was introduced at the 1964 World's Fair. The company expected to sell millions. Ultimately, very few were sold and the product died. Over the years, various companies have resurrected the idea. Again, no traction.
In recent years, video was added as an optional feature on Yahoo and MSN chat, utilizing cheap cameras from companies like Logitech. Skype soon followed suit. After nearly 50 years, the public had warmed up to having some video intrusion in their lives. But no one had the marketing muscle or gumption to re-promote the "Picture Phone" concept. No one until Apple. It's the same fractal: find a languishing idea, rethink it, and then push it with the aid of compelling advertising. Boom. Now everyone's talking about FaceTime.
The irony is that FaceTime is probably the most clunky of Apple's juggernaut ideas, since it requires a Wi-Fi connection to work. Even so, the company is selling a lot of phones, thanks to ads for the feature.
Before I wrap up, I should mention that a key component to the company's success is well orchestrated ad campaigns. It's hard to believe that Microsoft spends three times more money on marketing than Apple. I was stunned when I saw those numbers in Advertising Age. There is generally nothing memorable about the company's ads. Recently, the company tried to confuse people by showing various nudniks who claim to have invented Windows 7. What kind of message is that?
So, what's next for Apple? No one has ever gotten traction for genuine interactive TV. Apple has to be looking at that sometime soon. Just you watch.
More John C. Dvorak:
The EU and the Internet Go to War
The Baffling Specter of Windows 7
Millennials Love Smartphones, But I'm Not Sure Why
Twitter and Facebook Are Publishers, Not Platforms
'Freedom' Lovers Need to Leave Google Alone
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What is Spear Phishing?
We've all heard about phishing emails and scams. This is where a hacker requests general information from you using generic terms that apply to a large amount of people, looking for a couple people to fall for the scam and give the hacker personal information. This information is then used to hack other online accounts,… Continue Reading What is Spear Phishing?


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We are about all things English and Royal at Stevie English Hair. Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne for 60 years? She celebrates her Diamond Jubilee this weekend in London and what a party it will be be! I'm almost sorry I'm not in England, the flags flying. Now I love Australia but what a great sight it will be.
At 86 years of age she has witnessed amazing social change and world events during her reign. She has achieved this with dignity and composure, with a cool set and an array of great hats.
The Royal family has been a source of fashion and style inspiration over the years, however it's not been since Princess Diana have we seen someone reinvigorate Royal style as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge or 'Kate' has done.
Kate somehow manages to fuse Royal conservative elegance and modern fashion-forward sophistication that is copied and commented on all around the world. She always appears immaculately dressed with her tresses well cared for. I love that Kate's hair styles are natural and attainable.
Kate knows what suits her, while keeping her look current. Starting with mid-length glossy brown colour her go-to look is down, framing her face with big natural curls which give body and shine. I reckon she has had an Original&mineral CCT™ clear gloss ;)
To create Kate's look we would put Rootalicious through the roots and then douse ends in Atonic for foundation. This will help create a big and bouncy blow-dry look which will work from day through till night! And of course a little magic from #TeamEnglish . I would finish the look with some frizzy logic and a little spray of Original Queenie for good measure. Now that might seem like a lot of product. but products are the corner stone of great styles, and a great hairdresser should help recommend products to help you recreate your style at home.
I'm sure that Kate will continue to impress with her fashion style during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Would you like to emulate Kate's glossy locks? Would you like lovely shiny hair like Kate?
In celebration for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and all things English I'd like to invite you to indulge in one of our Royal Treatments at our Glebe or Bondi Salon. To get a clear gloss valued at $50 all you have to do is come in and have another service, blow-dry or haircut. Please call Glebe 0294237033 or Bondi 02 93877791
I'm a royalist and I want to send a warm congrats to Lizzy,"Good on ya as they say in Oz. You are one top Sheila."


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- Turk: OK! You know what bothers me? Every little thing with you becomes a BIG issue! You make MOUNTAINS out of MOLE HILLS!
- Carla: When have I ever made a mountain out of a mole hill?
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- Carla: Turk! If you can't remember to put the cap on the toothpaste, how are we going to raise our children?! You know what, I'm going to stay with my sister.
Match and I had our first fight. Well, it wasn't so much a fight as a silly half argument mixed with grins, giggles, and the occasional tickle. But there were valid points, and I did raise my voice once or twice. This second half of the month Match has been working and going to fire academy, so I've been soaking up our time together. We're also getting the apartment ready for him, and the old roommate is slowly moving out. Last weekend we loaded a bunch of Match's kitchen stuff up and brought it to my place. While he was at school, I decided to be helpful and unpack his boxes. That is when I came across the most hideous coffee cup in the world.
When Match came home from class, I told him that I was putting the hideous cup in the good will. He then got this strange look on his face and mumbled something about it being a gift. I asked from who, and he mentioned his ex, a girl who still happens to be in love with him. How do I know this? Match shared a letter from her with me. Allow me to give you guys a tidbit of what it said.
You look really happy, which it seems like everyone is telling you. I don't want this to sound wrong, but it still makes me bummed that i couldn't do that for you. I guess you are just in a different place now. I still think you were my person, but, if it's not both ways it doesn't work. So, I'm glad you've found a new person. Anyway, i didn't mean for that to be a downer. Can i still say you look cute with your hair gelled? haha :P. There isn't too much going on with me. [My boyfriend] and i broke up for 1 day… It still kind of confuses me but he is too embarassed to talk about it. We are planning to move in when my lease ends which isn't until like march or april, hopefully things stay ok until then. Do you think that is a bad idea? sometimes i wonder if maybe you and i moved in too soon or if we would've have ended sooner or later anyway.. i don't want to make the same mistakes is all. i don't think i will ever find anyone that makes me feel the way you did, but he is a good person i think. you know me, i always think there's just 1 person for each person.
So you can see why I dislike his ex. She is obviously still in love with him and she knows about me. She was looking at his myspace, and she sees that my dear Match has our pictures plastered all over it. What I did like was the fact that Match showed me the email. He is so open about everything, and I have never had to question or doubt him. I have complete trust in him, and I know he doesn't feel the same about her. He even wrote me what he replied. He basically ignored the comments about the two of them, and simply stated, "We didn't work because we didn't work, not because we moved too fast. It would have ended either way." I loved that, and couldn't have said it better myself. I told him that up until the email, I was willing to believe they were just friends, but now I know she wants more, so I'm not as cool with her as I was. I said that I'd want to tag along if they were ever to hang out (Much as I would have Match tag along if say, Birthday Twin and I were to hang out). So I was proud of my grown up, mature behavior. That is until the ugly mug incident.
I think I must have been cranky from all this unpacking and moving stuff, but I kind of went off. I asked him all kinds of questions-"Did you two pick out this mug and share this adorable little story about finding it and how it's so ugly it's cute? Did she give it to you and now every time you see it you have fond memories of her? Do you LOVE HER??" Well ok, that last one I said in my head, but come on ladies, you see my point right? It wasn't just that the mug was ugly, but it represented his past, something I try to ignore completely. But when it stares me in the face with it's ugly yellow dog in the bottom atrocity I want to chuck it across the room and stomp on it yelling, "He's mine now bitch BACK OFF!" Heheh, ok I know a bit over dramatic.
So then Match replied, a bit sheepishly, " I don't actually remember where or when I got it, and I don't know for sure if She even got it with me, but I know we were together at the time. I'm not even sure if she got it for me or not." So I said, "So it has no sentimental value? Then why the hell do you want to keep the ugly thing?" And this is the funny part- he turned red, looked down at the ground and said, "Um…I just like it. I thought if I said it was sentimental you'd let me keep it." So then we started busting up laughing, and I told him he had quite possibly the worst taste in the world, but that if he really wanted the damn thing then we could keep it in the cupboard but I would never use it. I also made him promise that it wasn't because of some weird attachment to Her. He did what he does best and made me melt by saying, "No one could change the way I feel about you. I love you, I feel nothing but friendship towards her. She's just a cup. I have you." I couldn't very well keep up the arguing at that point, so we snuggled up together instead. He started chuckling and said, "You know you have to blog about this now right? You should make a poll, who thinks the cup should go?" So, what would you guys have done?


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The city of Moscow is known all around the world as modern and rapidly developing metropolis that is annually visited by millions of tourists. However the city has had no official brand which could have made it distinguishable from other world cities. Untill now.
SmartHeart agency developed the brand of Moscow to create a stable and memorable image and also to highlight a character of Moscow. The brand is based on five key characteristics of this city: stellar, victorious, radial, business and many-sided.
Slogan. The expression «Wow! It's Moscow!» has become a slogan expressing the emotions that arise in many people after the first acquaintance with the city. Despite the fact that the brand is primarily aimed for a foreign audience and tourists, it can be fully accepted by the inhabitants of the capital and other cities of Russia.
Logotype. In order to present the brand on a world arena it was important to make it modern and understandable for foreign audience. SmartHeart agency propose bold and up-to-date graphics solution that combine all the main characteristics of Moscow. At the heart of the logo is a geometric construction and the interaction of two circles on which the dynamics of the sign is based. The logo may vary depending on the area in which it is used, that extends its application. The sign also emphasize the character of the city: bright, many-sided, emotional and modern.
Art-director and idea: Yuri Mihalchenko
Creative Director: Stanislav Okruh
Strategist: Artem Mitin
PR-manager: Irina Kartina
Project Manager: Victoria Prussak
Translation: Maria Mihalchenko
Strategist: Artem Mitin
PR-manager: Irina Kartina
Project Manager: Victoria Prussak
Translation: Maria Mihalchenko
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Mayor kicks off first-ever College Week
Effort to include people wearing university shirts.
If the woman ringing up your groceries at H-E-B on Friday is wearing a University of Texas Longhorns jersey, it's not because she forgot to do laundry.
In support of San Antonio's first-ever College Week, more than 70,000 H-E-B employees statewide will wear a college T-shirt Friday, along with a pin advertising Generation TX, a grass-roots movement that aims to boost the college-going culture in Texas.
"This is the first time we have co-branded with anyone in our stores. It's a really big deal," said Erika Prosper, director of customer insights at H-E-B.
Mayor Julián Castro, who has organized College Week in tandem with Café College, the San Antonio Education Partnership and Generation TX, said city workers will also be wearing college shirts on Friday, and encouraged private retailers and companies to do the same.
"It's a great way of telling the next generation of students that this is what we expect, this is what we want for you," Castro said. "We want to create a city of tremendous opportunity in the 21st century."
On Monday, Castro kicked off College Week with a news conference at Café College, a city resource where students can get information on how to apply for college and financial aid.
Events are scheduled throughout the week, culminating in College Signing Day at the AT&T Center on Sunday.
"We want to enshrine and celebrate academic accomplishment the same way we ... do athletic accomplishment," Castro said.
More Information
College Week
Today at 5 p.m.: College-going celebration at Casa Hernan, 411 E. Cevallos
Today at 6 p.m.: Workshop on how to be a successful student, at Café College, 131 El Paso St.
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.: School board resolutions in support of a college-going community
Thursday all day: Encourage a young person to go to college
Thursday at 6 p.m.: Workshop on transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution at Café College
Friday all day: Wear a college T-shirt
Friday at 6 p.m.: Movie night at Café College
Saturday at 11 a.m.: Battle of the Bands competition at Café College
Sunday at 1 p.m.: College Signing Day at the AT&T Center, hosted by Mayor Julián Castro and the San Antonio Spurs. Winner of the Battle of the Bands will perform.
For more information, visit GenTX.org or Cafecollege.org.


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Virgie Tovar returns for our 100th episode! The inimitable fat-acceptance activist shares what she's been up to in the 2 years since she first appeared on Food Psych (episode #45), why you can't be body-positive and actively pursue weight loss at the same time, how the history of the body-positive movement left it open for misinterpretation, why fat acceptance and body liberation are better terms for what we really want than body positivity, how people with thin privilege can help the movement for fat liberation (and how that helps *everyone*), how her relationship with sex has changed as a result of some big changes in her life, why "The American Dream" can be so oppressive and why stepping out of it has been so liberating for her, and lots more!
Virgie Tovar is an author, activist, and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She is the founder of Babecamp, a 4-week online course designed to help those who are ready to break up with diet culture, and she started the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight. Find her online at VirgieTovar.com.
Get $50 off Babecamp Summer Session June 5-30, a 4-week online course lovingly designed by body image expert Virgie Tovar for women who are ready to break up with diet culture and take up their rightful place in the babe pantheon. Just click on the yellow "flashsale" button at www.virgietovar.com/babecamp.html!
Grab Christy's new free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food. You can also text "FOODPSYCH" to the phone number 44222 to get it on the go!
Join the Food Psych Facebook group to connect with fellow listeners around the world!
We Discuss:
Virgie's latest projects, including Babecamp, her online course that helps women break up with diet culture
Embracing body jiggle
Looking at diet culture and fatphobia through the lens of feminism
The problem with the shift of fat liberation and fat acceptance to mainstream body positivity
How the origin of the body image conversation lies in feminist and queer politics
The issues with "choice feminism"
How to have compassion for those pursuing weight loss while also calling bullshit
Fatphobia in eating disorder recovery
The importance of believing and listening to fat people about their experiences of oppression
The fear of letting go of the thin ideal, diet culture, and the diet mentality
How to find our own authentic happiness in spite of cultural ideals
Intuitive eating and liberating our relationship with food
The formula for healing
The path from intellectualism to embodiment
Sexual exploration and liberation
How to honor your genuine desires instead of merely following a narrative
Trauma and sexual pleasure
Creating space for transformation
Self-compassion and acceptance as the keys to healing
Resources Mentioned
Some of the links below are affiliate links. Affiliates or not, we only recommend products and services that align with our values.
Virgie's column at Wear Your Voice Magazine
We Were Feminists Once by Andi Zeisler
Fellow body image coach Isabel Foxen Duke
Dietland by Sarai Walker
Lindy West's Food Psych episode
The Talkspace therapy app
Virgie's Instragram
Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley
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Free Press of Japan Presentation/
Arnie Gundersen spoke to the Free Press Association of Japan September 7, 2012. TEPCO does not have the management skill to decontaminate and decommission Fukushima Daiichi in any reasonable time. The problems have not been faced by any company before, and TEPCO is locked into a paradigm to consider the creative solutions that must be developed. While the workers need to remain, the site needs to be completely separated from TEPCO. He proposes that a project management firm take over responsibility for the Fukushima Daiichi site which reports to the Japanese government, with oversight by a group of international experts (although not not IAEA). Japan must phase out nuclear power, which it can do without raising the cost of electricity. English only version.Read More


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Archive for February 20, 2012
Micro Herbs Offer Nutritional And Financial Benefits
Micro herbs are gaining in popularity in today's home-based growing market. They are making a significant impact on everyday homeowners who are looking for an easy, efficient way to grow their own herbs at home. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or a first-time novice, you can easily grow these delicious herbs easily to add both nutrition and an exotic taste to your palette.
With micro herbs, seedlings are harvested before they reach a certain height and when their first true leaves appear. This is the herb in its infancy state, where it has its most nutritional and flavorful value. Then they are packaged and sold to end users, who can grow them easily in an outside garden or in a window garden at home. Because they are so small, micro herbs do not take up a significant amount of space. They can grow quickly and easily in whatever vessel you decide to grow them in, whether it be a window box, flower pot, or corner garden. They are suitable for both single-family homes in the country and condominiums in the city, making them perfect for everyone to enjoy.
There are many nutritional benefits of micro herbs. They are antioxidant powerhouses, with very high levels of phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals for optimal health. People who grow this type of herb often do so for these nutritional properties. Because this type of herb can be expensive due to its popularity and effectiveness, growing at home has become a viable option for many of these people as well.
Micro herbs also can give dishes an intense flavor, as well as a unique color and texture. Sprinkling this type of herb on an entree or a salad can add pizzazz to an otherwise dreary dish. And they take such a short time to grow that micro herbs can be ready to add to your dishes as little as a week after you plant them in the ground.
Micro herbs also are almost entirely resistant to pests. This can be helpful because it will prevent your herbs from getting destroyed and it will help increase the bounty of herbs that you produce. Any type of herb is available to grow, and all it takes is a thorough online search to find what you need. You can find area and nationwide dealers who will get you the herbs that you want so you can get started with your new garden.


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Refusing the Gifts of the Samnites
Refusing the Gifts of the Samnites, ca. 1530–60
Wool and silk weft and linen warp
167 3/8 × 228 in. (425.13 × 579.12 cm)
Gift of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation M1953.148
Photo credit: Larry Sanders
In Northern Europe, tapestries were prized and costly works of art. Used to decorate walls in both religious and secular spaces, large tapestries served much the same function as fresco paintings in Italy and Spain. This example comes from a workshop in the great Renaissance center for Flemish tapestry Brabant-Brussels. The central figure is identified as the third-century BC Roman general Manius Curius Dentatus. Clad in Roman-inspired ceremonial armor, he stares resolutely ahead, pleased with his army's defeat of the Samnites. The general's refusal to accept the victories of war earned Dentatus a reputation for justice and incorruptibility. The story would have appealed to Renaissance princes.
Andera, Margaret, Nonie Gadsden, Britt Salvesen, and Laurie Winters. Collection Guide: Milwaukee Art Museum. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Milwaukee Art Museum, 2004, pp. 10 and 67, cat. 5, color illus. p. 10.
Milwaukee Art Museum. Building a Masterpiece: Milwaukee Art Museum. New York: Hudson Hill Press, 2001, p. 61, color illus p. 42 and 61.
Milwaukee Sentinel, September 18, 1958, cover.
Hops Step up Interest in Tapestry, Milwaukee Sentinel, September 12, 1954, Profile section, p.1 and 4.
Milwaukee Sentinel, March 30, 1954.
Milwaukee Journal, March 28, 1954, b/w illus.
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Linking Talents is the European careers community at ESCP Europe. As a platform it brings together students, companies and alumni. The overall goal is to unfold each individual's potential and like this, building careers that matter. The services offered by the network include:
- Exclusive networking events
- Coaching for orientation
- Newsletters for ESCP Europe students and alumni
- Job & internship offers
You want to work in Germany or with German companies? The Recruiting Days at the Berlin campus is the event to be for you as an ESCP Europe student. It is your chance to find your internship or job entry with one of more than 40 top employers. Stay for the weekend and network (or party) with your fellow students, friends and alumni.
Your personal profile is your tool to engage with the career development team at ESCP Europe. With your Jobteaser account you make appointments for individual coachings, sign up to company events and apply to the events at Recruiting Days.
Besides a high-quality education students at ESCP Europe profit from strong partnerships between companies and the school. Partner companies bring valuable practical insights to students and offer them opportunities to launch their careers. Check out our partners and find out how you can grow with them.
Through constant exchange with recruiters and alumni, the people at ESCP Europe's career service know the needs and requirements of the labour markets very well. As a student you have a European network of careers experts at hand. They help you to get orientation in a world of endless possibilities, work with you through application documents and connect you to the right contacts.


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VESAL is an international platform for researchers, teachers, teacher educators, ESL researchers, curriculum designers, policy makers and more to come together.
We gather educator, linguist, and ESL specialist researchers sharing their experiences and knowledge to an audience of practitioners and researchers.
Simply, because we do what we do best in bringing together hundreds of theorists, researchers and educators all around the country and the world.
Click on the tab below to submit your proposal. VESAL 2019 is using a Google Sheet form service for its paper submission. You will need to have/create a google account and be signed in so you can submit to VESAL.Submission Guidelines
After we receive your presentation proposal/paper abstract, it moves to the evaluation step. We receive many abstracts/proposals for presentations that are rejected just because they are not well written. Kindly go through the abstract guidelines attached below.Abstract Instruction
VESAL is one of the biggest academic events in the Kurdistan region. To avoid any presentation issues on the day of VESAL, you will need to prepare for it well. We suggest you rehearse and prepare you presentation file (ppt, prezi, …) according to the VESAL presentation guidelines.PPT Guidelines