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Vibrant shades of orange are becoming popular in home decor. Upholstery fabrics, paint colors, furniture and accessories that range from neon orange to tangerine to terra cotta are getting attention this season.
But orange isn't for everyone. When designers suggest decorating with orange, clients can get nervous. Designer Kyle Schuneman often eases homeowners into using orange by suggesting variations on it.
"The idea of orange can sound juvenile and unsophisticated," Schuneman says, "but if you go with umbers, burnt bricks or terra cottas, you can sell a client on the idea much easier."
The key, he says, is using orange creatively and carefully.
We speak with Schuneman and designers Brian Patrick Flynn and Betsy Burnham about how to use the color orange, but avoid the pitfalls of using it badly.
How much to use
Orange can be overpowering as the main color in a room. But, like red, it works brilliantly as an accent color.
"I don't suggest painting your walls orange," Burnham says, "but maybe there's an orange in the print on your pillows."
It can be casual ("maybe you bring in a garden stool that's bright orange"), or chic and sophisticated ("think of Hermes orange, those shopping boxes"), she says.
In a bedroom with muted, gray-blue walls, Burnham opted to add lacquered end tables in a rich shade of orange.
Orange paint can also be a great color for sprucing up a dated piece of furniture. "Think about painting a great old chest of drawers a beautiful shade in a high gloss," Schuneman says, "and changing out the knobs to really special crystal knobs to make a statement piece in a room."
Which shades are best
All three designers like earthy burnt orange tones that are almost as brown as they are orange.
"With a burnt orange, you'd be surprised what the paint chip looks like," Burnham says. "It looks more like a brown. But you paint a piece of furniture that color, and it reads orange. It does what it's supposed to do — it brings some whimsy."
Flynn also likes using red-orange, "ideal for more youthful or edgy rooms."
The style of your home may help determine which shades you choose, says Schuneman. "Terra cotta is a beautiful backdrop for a traditional or retro-feeling space, while pops of a more neon orange could be really fun for a modern space."
Whatever tone you choose, Schuneman suggests testing a sample first. "Try three or four different shades," he says, and examine them in various types of daylight and artificial light.
Also, he says, "orange is a lot like red when you're painting, so you're going to need three or four coats to get an even finish. But the end product will be a beautiful cozy space."
Just one word of warning: "Don't go with a true shade of orange," Schuneman says. "It will feel like 'Pee-Wee's Playhouse.'"
Orange can look good anywhere in your home, but these designers say it's especially beautiful for bedrooms.
"Orange is my favorite choice for kids' rooms, because it's totally gender-neutral," Flynn says. "My favorite combo for a kids' space is tangerine and white. It's clean and classic."
Schuneman agrees. "I love a warm shade of orange for a bedroom," he says. "My last bedroom was a burnt brick. It felt so warm and cozy. It really works well with dim lighting at night, but also can invigorate you to wake up in the morning."
Burnham is using orange and white gingham print draperies, along with navy blue and dark denim upholstery, to decorate the bedroom of a preteen boy. "It's boyish, but sophisticated," she says, "not over-the-top country or anything, sort of preppy."
What goes with orange
"I love pairing gray with orange," Schuneman says. "It immediately amps up the hip factor and brings it into a contemporary setting. It works well because gray has a cool base, where orange is warm. So the balance really creates harmony in a room."
Along with pale grays and deep charcoals, orange also goes well with dark and light blues and also browns, taupe, cream or white.
Burnham cautions against pairing orange with other tropical colors or other harvest colors, like red and yellow. The room can easily begin to feel as though you've taken those themes too far.
Rather than piling on all the fall colors at once, Schuneman suggests pairing orange only with brown: "I think you can create a really beautiful monotone room of creams, off whites and browns," he says, "and pop it with orange to create a cozy feel. Use different textures in these similar color tones … jutes, velvets and linens for that cozy fall feel."
Things to avoid
"I find yellow-orange the hardest to work with," Flynn says, "because it's very limited in accent color choices." Burnham agrees, saying it's best to avoid "that school-bus orange."
If you're going with a bright orange, just be sure you'll enjoy it long-term.
Edgy, bright shades are "really going to pop and give your room some personality," Burnham says. But "a little goes a long way," and what's hot today may quickly go out of style.
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1. Most available multiple sclerosis treatments require regular injections, but TWO MS PILLS CLEARED MAJOR HURDLES in September. Large clinical trials found the drug BG-12, made by Biogen Idec of Weston, effective at treating the disease and helping prevent relapses. It could win approval from federal regulators before the end of this year. Meanwhile, Aubagio, a pill from Cambridge-based Genzyme Corp., was cleared for sale. "MS is an unpredictable disease," says Timothy Coetzee, chief research officer for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the drugs, which act on the immune system in distinct ways, are both important new treatment tools.
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3. TWO DEVELOPMENT "ACCELERATORS" arrived in the Boston area this year, looking for new thinkers in health care technology. Accelerator groups provide seed money and other support to promising digital innovators, and seek to connect those innovators with major investors. Healthbox, of London and Chicago, partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and others to offer 10 local start-ups each $50,000, advice, and space to work in Kendall Square on ideas such as a smart pillbox that reminds you to take your medications and tools to make medical records interactive. And San Francisco-based Rock Health launched a pop-up program at Harvard Medical School.
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Several NFL teams have medically flagged LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger over a back condition called spondylolysis, although surgery is not required, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport.
» Mettenberger shaped by rocky road to 2014 NFL Draft
For NFL clubs, the concern would be long-term durability if Mettenberger becomes an NFL starter and absorbs hits on a regular basis, but LSU trainer Jack Marucci told Rapoport the problem was a non-issue throughout Mettenberger's senior season at LSU.
"Did it flare up in his career? Yes. We would treat it and he'd be fine," Marucci said. "It wasn't something we thought was a chronic disc or something. He doesn't need surgery. There's no surgery for it. He's worked with our doctors. This shouldn't be a big deal as long as you treat it, we did some core stabilization. His senior year, we didn't even talk about it."
Marucci indicated the affliction is a common one for athletes and constitutes tiny fractures in the back area. Marucci said Mettenberger's case was less of a problem after LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron joined the Tigers staff last year and enlisted Tom House to make some changes to Mettenberger's throwing mechanics.
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For mid-May, you really can't get better weather than this weekend. Highs today will be in the upper-60s under sunny dry skies with lows dipping into the 40s tonight. Winds will be light out of the northeast. Tomorrow is maybe a degree or two warmer under sunny, dry skies.
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Leonard scores 17 as Spurs beat Wolves
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-86 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win.
Tim Duncan had 15 points and Tony Parker added 14 points and 10 assists for Western Conference-leading San Antonio. Matt Bonner also scored 14 points — including 4-for-5 shooting on 3-pointers — and Marco Belinelli had 13 points and Patty Mills added 10.
Nikola Pekovic scored 22 points to lead Minnesota. Kevin Love had 14 points and Alexey Shved added 11.
Already without Manu Ginobili and Tiago Splitter, the Spurs lost Danny Green early in the second quarter to a sprained finger. Minus two of their top wings, Leonard took over in the second half.
He had nine points in the third quarter, continually cutting to the basket to escape his defender for a series of dunks and layups. Leonard's final basket of the quarter was a layup off an assist from Aron Baynes to put San Antonio up 81-71 entering the fourth.
Leonard finished 6 for 9 from the field in the second half.
Duncan was assessed a technical foul with 4:11 left in the third quarter while awaiting the first of two free throws by Love. Official Karl Lane made the call after Duncan continued protesting a non-call on his missed field-goal attempt on the previous possession.
NOTES: Ginobili missed his second straight game with tightness in his left hamstring despite a four-game break between games. … Green did not return after spraining his left index finger early in the second quarter. Making his second consecutive start after coming off the bench in 11 straight, Green missed his only field-goal attempt and had three rebounds in 9 minutes prior to the injury. … The Timberwolves have alternated wins and losses in their past eight games. They next play at home Wednesday against Sacramento. … Splitter (sprained right shoulder) missed his third straight game. Splitter is expected to miss another two to four weeks with the injury, which occurred early in the fourth quarter of San Antonio's home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 4.


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On Tuesday, Cairn Energy published its half-yearly results. There isn't much for the company to shout about in there; halfway through their 2011 drilling season, they have yet to find any oil in the Arctic.
Keen to spin these poor results and stem its recent share price tumbles, Cairn held a press conference in London. So we thought we'd go along and hand out a few leaflets reminding Cairn's investors that this already unattractive investment is looking ever riskier for shareholders - never mind the Arctic.
If Cairn doesn't find any oil, the company becomes a riskier bet for investors. If it does, it faces a very real risk of a catastrophic spill in the Arctic which, apart from laying waste to a pristine corner of the Earth, will expose the fact that the company has neither the technical know how or the cash to deal with an Arctic spill.
The Gulf of Mexico spill, for example, cost BP US$40bn to clean up and wiped 40 per cent off its share prices. Cairn is only worth US$6bn, and the remoteness and hostility of the Arctic environment means a spill there would be far costlier to deal with.
If investors think the chances of an Arctic oil spill are small, they only need to take a look at Shell's recent North Sea spill - the latest in a long line of accidents and incidents to happen in waters that the UK government considers to be ultra-safe for oil drilling.
If it can happen here, it can happen in the Arctic - with appalling consequences. Which is why we risked breaching the terms of that draconian injunction Cairn slapped on us to prevent us from talking about the risks of Arctic drilling. (Yes, the interdict is so wide ranging that it could ban us from handing out a few leaflets outside a press conference along with pretty much everything else, short of breathing...)
Instead of squeezing the last drops of oil from the Earth in ever riskier ways and in ever more sensitive places like the Arctic and tar sands, we need to start moving beyond oil. If you haven't already joined the Rebellion, please help us take the first, crucial step to go beyond oil by asking Volkswagen to make more efficient cars.
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I am also very agreed with this head line of this report, because our country is badly sufferer. The fund which is shown is not is very very poor for ...
I am also very agreed with this head line of this report, because our country is badly sufferer. The fund which is shown is not is very very poor for compensating any risk if occurred at the drilling sites, Cairn Energy has earned a very bad reputation In Bangladesh for their technical incapability and delaying of projects completion and an uneven contract with Bangladesh Government, which was made by under hand dealing. So, we also requesting to the share holders of Cairn energy to stop their funding in his riskier project until they could proof their every capabilities in the Arctic region and not play a game with environmental disaster.
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This such a great post! Awesome!
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The oil industry has a monopoly on our energy resources, and so they will always fight alternative sources, no matter how promising they prove to be. ...
The oil industry has a monopoly on our energy resources, and so they will always fight alternative sources, no matter how promising they prove to be. The fight for improving alternative energies is not only a battle of intellect and invention (like all things), but has the added challenge of being against the wishes of the most powerful men in the world. The power on their side derives from massive amounts of money, and most of the population who depends on them for energy. We are fighting a giant. Not only will alternative energies be fought against by the oil industry, but also by it's partners http://www.drillinginstruments.com/portable_pressure_recorders.html and the people. Let's not forget that the oil industry secures a huge portion of our jobs, and hurting the industry will cause (those selfish bastards) to liquidate jobs before they lose any of their precious millions.
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It is worth it if this drilling concretes expedition can supply starved nations for oils. i say that protecting natural resources is at first though n...
It is worth it if this drilling concretes expedition can supply starved nations for oils. i say that protecting natural resources is at first though necessity is also an important factor that urge us to support such projects. http://www.gilatools.com/diamond-core-bits.html
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While several of his hot-seat brethren are already out of work today, Titans coach Mike Munchak just found out he gets to keep his chair.
Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports that Titans owner Bud Adams has told Munchak he's safe for next year.
Of course, Munchak will need to get a quarterback healthy and then make him better if he's going to hang onto that job more than next year.
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Every week, Food52's Senior Editor Kristen Miglore is unearthing recipes that are nothing short of genius.
Today: A rib roast that won't let you down, even when you abandon it.
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I'm really going to do it. Forgive me! I'm going to compare an utterly genius recipe for rib roast of beef to Angry Birds. I lack the eloquence of Craig Claiborne or Amanda Hesser, who have, in turns, kept this recipe alive and made it legendary. Instead, I'm going for the easy sell.Let me explain. Ann Seranne was a prolific cookbook author, a sometime editor of Gourmet magazine, and the woman responsible for developing this roast beef recipe, which is not only foolproof and perfect in its results, but also is designed to fit neatly into your life and holiday feasting schedule.
"Relax." It was both an instruction and a promise in Claiborne's game-changing New York Times article in 1966. Because, aside from a few necessary steps, that's all you can really do. Here are those steps: You should remember to buy the rib roast, and to take it out of the refrigerator in the morning. Then you must massage it with a little flour, salt and pepper (I hope you're not getting too tired). Then -- stay with me -- you'll need to properly read a chart to determine exactly how long to roast the thing at a blazing 500 degrees (5 pounds? 30 minutes.) before shutting off the oven. Then you will have to control yourself not to peek inside for 2 hours.
Sound too stressful? Seranne points out you can always go out "for a game of golf or an appointment at the hairdresser." Or more realistically, make your sides and dessert, vacuum, and practice pouring cocktails. You can abandon the roast for up to 4 hours and it will still be warm and ready to serve. Seranne explains, "I've never trusted meat thermometers." Me neither!Her hurry-up-and-wait method is akin to releasing a slingshot, or getting a running start before you hurtle down a slip 'n slide, or, with a flick of a finger, sending an angry little bird arcing toward a tottering house full of pigs. But imagine doing all those things with a sensei guiding you, so that you'll never miss your mark. Seranne is that roast beef sensei.
As Amanda explained in her Recipe Redux column from earlier this year, this roast is so delicious not just because it's perfectly cooked, but also because the blanket of flour crisps up into an unbelievable crust. It mimics the classic technique of dredging things in flour, salt and pepper before frying (which I'm pretty sure my grandmother used on every piece of meat that ever wandered through her kitchen, with great success).
But frying a roast would be dangerous and not genius. Sizzling a flour-dusted fat cap of a roast at 500 degrees? Genius.I recommend that you read Claiborne's and Amanda's stories in their entirety too. You'll get to see a modern adaptation of the recipe using dry-aged ribeye and panko, and learn that Seranne was also a devoted breeder of small dogs. It's sad to think that, unlike other cooks who were catapaulted to fame by Claiborne (like Marcella Hazan and Paul Prudhomme), Seranne is rarely talked about these days, other than in the context of this recipe. Just imagine the gems lurking in all those back issues of Gourmet, in all the books she wrote -- from the revolutionary and grand (1,001 Ideas for Parties, Fairs and Suppers; Good Food without Meat) to the banal but surely useful (The Complete Book of Freezer Cookery). Let's all try to find those gems, shall we? Next time you see a book by Seranne at a dusty antiquarian cookbook store or on your mother's shelf, crack it open. You can play Angry Birds later.
Ann Seranne's Rib Roast of Beef
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From "Ann Seranne's Recipe for a Perfect Roast: Put it in the Oven and Relax", The New York Times, July 28, 1966
One 2- to 4-rib roast of beef, weighing 4 1/2 to 12 poundsFlourSaltFreshly ground black pepper
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Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan called Sunday's game against the one-win Carolina Panthers a "must win." They lost, 21-13.
After being manhandled by the Panthers, Shanahan essentially has thrown in the towel on 2012.
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Shanahan said the rest of the season will become an evaluation for next year, according to Rich Campbell of The Washington Times.
It's a little alarming to hear this when the Redskins have seven games left in this season. Then again, they probably would need to run the table to have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs.
"We put ourselves in a tough position being 3-6," Redskins linebacker London Fletcher said, via WJFK-FM. "You see who really wants to play football."
Shanahan is in Year 3 of his rebuilding project. He has done a nice coaching job with Robert Griffin III this year, but the Redskins aren't winning any more this season than they did with Donovan McNabb or Rex Grossman.
Changes could be coming to Shanahan's defensive coaching staff. There will be questions in Washington during the team's bye if Shanahan is on the hot seat as well.
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How to choose and hang shutters
Although glass and screens have eliminated the practical need for shutters, they're still popular for decoration. "They add another layer of thoughtful detailing to a house," says Ted Cleary, a landscape architect in Charlotte, North Carolina.
But to get the right look, you still have to consider function when choosing and hanging shutters, experts say.
"Beauty in architecture, as with many objects, often stems from seeing a detail that illustrates its purpose," Cleary says.
A pair of shutters can cost anywhere from $100 to more than $1,000. Some tips on choosing the right ones for your home:
Originally, shutters were used to keep out weather, noise and animals; when closed, they had to cover the whole window.
So shutter size is the most important thing to consider, says Lindsay Daniel, a Charlotte architect, who agrees with Cleary that homeowners must "think function first, not decoration."
Make sure the shutters meet and completely cover the window opening. Otherwise, she says, the shutter "looks like a stupid afterthought."
This means that shutters don't work on double-width or picture windows, says Richard Taylor, an architect and president of RTA Studio in Dublin, Ohio. "To my eye anyway, it looks ridiculous," he says.
And take care about their shape when hanging shutters on arched windows, Cleary adds. "Shutters are perfectly legitimate on arched windows as long as the (closed) shutter covers it," he says.
Shutters are primarily made of wood, composite material or vinyl.
Vinyl shutters are typically mounted directly onto the side of the house, which means they break the rule about looking functional, Taylor says.
He prefers wood, which looks the most authentic but does require regular maintenance, or composite products, a low-maintenance alternative.
Louvered shutters, made with horizontally slated boards, are probably the most common style in America, Cleary says. When shutters served as the primary window covering, people in hotter climates used louvered ones to allow fresh air into the house.
Panel shutters have a traditional look. They are solid pieces that resemble small doors, and are often inset with square or rectangle patterns. They were regularly used on Colonial-era homes in New England and were a good defense against snow and rain.
Board and batten shutters are made with three or four vertical boards of the same size connected with narrow horizontal boards. They have a rustic appearance and were often used on country houses or barns. They are the easiest style for do-it-yourselfers to make at home, Cleary says.
Don't feel you have to put shutters on every window. It's better to have some windows without shutters than to put them on windows that are too wide for them.
Don't use a shutter on one side of a window where a door or the corner of the house prevents you from adding its mate.
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Julien44 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 64 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Coming from an online advertising saleshouse background I've done most of my now 10-year carreer in marketing & business development positions
I believe branding is key in launching a new product / service offer and AdVideum is typically this: a new venture on a very competitive market bringing unique features to advertisers & media agencies buyers looking into online video
We're in a start-up mode with a very small team of highly skilled and motivated sales & tech 30+ years old buddies trying to change (a bit) ouor world.
We will have upcoming needs for website, sales material, ... which we hope to develop as soon as our funding round is finished: our brand new logo should help us do that!
BtoB only: marketing heads for key advertisers (automotive, telco, FMCG, bank, ...), key agency media buyers (Omnicom, Carat, Publicis, Havas, ...) and Internet professionals (Publishers, Press, ...)
This audience is used to all Media logos (TV, Radio, ...) and should be wowed by ours among others, bringing IP advertising to a new level
Our base offer to them will be full video ads in pure professional video environments online (IP) eg. Movies, Soaps, News, Concerts, ...
Our logo should be upscale, classy while modern & high-tech
The "A" & "V" in AdVideum have to be upper-cap and more stand out making "AV" our core-competency since tomorrow even TV ads will be IP served.
Use a two-color base with Grey/Silver for lower caps and another for upper caps "A" & "V" (please avoid pink) maybe in the purple or blue shades
We will need:
1. A simple text color logo on a white / transparent backgroup
2. A simple text grey-scale black & white logo on a white / transparent backgroup
3. A full logo with supporting visual elements (be creative)
4. Base for Business card version
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1984 Jeep Grand WagoneerPosted in Features on February 1, 2013
Twenty-five years ago the Grand Wagoneer was Jeep's flagship and considered top-of-the-line for luxury SUVs. My, how times have changed! Justin Roose got his '84 Grand Wagoneer in a trade for a 3⁄4-ton Chevy that Justin picked up for free, so he doesn't shed a tear when he puts a scratch in his luxury SUV. Instead he just cuts off the offending sheetmetal and keeps wheeling on the cheap.
The Grand Wagoneer was originally blue with wood graphics on the sides, but that look went out of style with Vanilla Ice and parachute pants. Sticking to the cheap theme, Justin painted the Grand Wagoneer using a roller and house paint. The body was complete and relatively straight until Justin took the Grand Wagoneer through Pritchett Canyon in Moab. After that trip everything behind the front doors was removed and replaced with a custom wood deck flatbed. The front fenders are the stock Wide Track models with the flare cut off, but the grille was sourced from a '70s Wagoneer.
Tech Specs
1984 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
Engine: 393ci Ford Windsor w/ GT40 heads, Schneider camshaft, EFI Live, Duraspark ignition Transmission: Ford C6 3-speed automatic w/ B&M shift kit
Transfer case: NP203 to NP205 w/ Jed's Machine Adapter
Front Axle: Dana 60, 4.10 gears, welded differential, Ruff Stuff cover
Rear Axle: Corporate 14-bolt, 4.10 gears, welded differential, Ruff Stuff disc brakes
Springs & Such: Stock leaf springs and Pro Comp shocks in front; 63-inch Chevy leaf springs and Pro Comp shocks in rear
Tires & Wheels: 13/38x16 Super Swamper TSLs on 16x10 steel wheels
Steering: Saginaw Steering Box w/ 1½x8-inch industrial hydraulic ram
Other Stuff: Custom flatbed w/ air tank, spare driveshafts under bed, vise on front bumper, Superwinch EPi9.0 winch


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Kasey Lange set the Harvard single season RBI record in Game 1 of a doubleheader sweep of Dartmouth Saturday (Kevin Burns).
HANOVER, N.H. – The Harvard softball team took care of business Saturday in the first two games of a four-game series with Dartmouth, downing the Big Green 8-1 and 9-7. With the pair of victories, Harvard captured its second-consecutive Ivy League North Division title and earned home-field advantage for the Ivy League Championships Series next weekend.
The Big Green took advantage of a first-inning passed ball, taking a 1-0 lead after one and holding that lead until the third inning. In the top of the third, Kasey Lange put the Crimson ahead for good, blasting a three-run homer to center, staking Harvard starter Rachel Brown to a 3-1 lead. With the three-run blast, Lange set a new Harvard record for RBI in a season, driving in her 58th run of the season with the long ball.
Ashley Heritage pushed the Harvard lead to 5-1 in the fifth with a two-RBI single down the left field line. Harvard finished the scoring in the top of the seventh, plating three more runs to bring an 8-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh. Mari Zumbro plated Kassy Shiotani with a single to third base and Jane Alexander followed with a two-run single to left. Brown allowed just three Dartmouth hits in the game, striking out six Big Green hitters for her 18th victory on the season. Stephanie Regan, Heritage and Zumbro all had two hits the game, while Lange finished with a trio of RBI.
Harvard struck first in the see-saw battle that was Game 2, notching a run in the top of the first. Ellen Macadam, Regan and Lange reached on consecutive singles, and Mari Zumbro picked up an RBI after getting hit by a pitch. The Crimson extended its lead to 3-0 in the top of the second as Macadam and Lange each recorded RBI singles through the middle. The hosts answered back in the bottom of the third, plating runs on an error and an RBI single to knot the score at 3-3 after three full innings.
A Zumbro sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth plated Lange to give Harvard a 4-3 lead, but Dartmouth posted four runs in the bottom half of the frame to take its first lead of the game, 7-4, after five full. The lead didn't last for long, however, as a Macadam triple in the top of the sixth sparked a five-run Harvard rally to give the guests a 9-7 edge. Whitney Shaw brought two runners home with a single in the inning and Harvard also picked up a run on an illegal pitch.
Zumbro came in to the game in the fifth inning and held the Big Green scoreless to pick up her second victory of the season. Laura Ricciardone worked the first 4.2 innings, picking up one strikeout and scattering eight hits. Lange finished the second game 4 for 4 with two runs and an RBI and Macadam also recorded four hits on the game, driving in three runs and scoring three as well in the 9-7 victory.
Harvard will finish out its regular season schedule Sunday with a doubleheader against Dartmouth in Cambridge. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.


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The monument at the grave of David Lewis (b. 1817, d. 1877) is a handsome draped obelisk. It offers what I think of as a family history bonus: Place of birth.
in Trelech Parish
60 Yrs. 29 Ds.
History of Delaware County and Ohio by William Henry Perrin and O.L. Baskin & Co. (1880) includes a short biographical sketch of David Lewis:For to me to live is
Christ, and to die
is gain.
One by one the old settlers of Delaware Co. are passing away; among the highly honored men of the county may be mentioned Mr. Lewis, who was born in South Wales Aug. 29, 1817. He was married in that county at 19 years of age to Miss Anna Thomas, and came to America with his wife and one child and located in Newark, Ohio, where he remained some ten years; he then moved to Delaware Co., and settled on a farm about one and a half miles northwest of Delaware; he worked at his trade of bricklaying in Delaware for a number of years; by hard work and economy he managed to save enough money to purchase a farm, where he engaged in farming for a number of years before his death. He was a member of the Welsh Church from the time the present church was build, for a number of years being a Deacon of this church. After the death of his first wife, he married Miss Margaret Griffiths; five children are living. Mr. Lewis accumulated a good farm of some 240 acres. He departed this life Sept. 29, 1877, a Christian man and a kind father and husband, and respected by his fellow-men. Geo. W. Lewis, who was born in Delaware Co., is conducting the farm.
Old Radnor Welsh Cemetery aka Troedhiwdalar Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio


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Sometimes this happens: the point where I've nearly written off a series, and then it pulls something that drastically changes my opinion of it. For a long time, I was just planning to write my review of K with the base of "gorgeous, but unambitious and boring". Then the final episode turned out to be the best of the entire series and a second season got announced. Now it suddenly is a solid show that devotes a bit too much time to building up.
The thing with K at first sight was that even though it seemed really ambitious at first sight, the story delved into some very simple murder mystery, alongside a war between two different clans. It never really went beyond that and it also did not try to spice things up much, aside from some gorgeous visuals and action scenes. It had some talk about seven different kings that for a long time didn't really go anywhere other than explaining why some people in the world are ridiculously powerful. It just did not make sense with the mindset that this would be just a 13-episode series.
But yeah, it all turned out to be just build-up. With the way this series is, I would not recommend it on its own, but it set a solid base for its second season. A big problem with a lot of this series was that there also was hardly any character development. The final few episodes finally also brought that in. Doable for a series with 26 episodes, but not for one with 13.
Oh about the animation by the way: K wins the award of the best animation of the season, or at least the biggest production values can be found here with tons of smooth animation, realistic character movements and well coordinated fight scenes. It's also got a pretty good soundtrack. My only complaint is that the creators like to abuse lighting effects, to the point where every short has some sort of obnoxious filter over it.
So yeah, I'll be checking out the second season. Then we'll know whether the build-up in this series was actually worth it.
|8/10 – Good build-up, just forgets to deliver through most of its airtime…
|7.5/10 – The characters stay rather bland through most the airtime. Emphasis on "Most", because they do come together in the finale.
|9/10 – Gorgeous animation, nice soundtrack.
|7/10 – Doesn't really do much with its setting and the seven kings backstory feels a bit empty.
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's senators signed off on a proposal Wednesday that would increase the speed limit to 70 mph on rural interstate highways and set in motion Gov. John Kasich's plan to raise $1.5 billion for highway and bridge projects through Ohio Turnpike bonds.
The legislation would bump up the speed limit by 5 mph for both cars and trucks. The state's department would set the maximum speed limit for interstate freeway outerbelts in cities at 65 mph and on freeways in congested areas at 55 mph.
But before any of that happens, the Ohio House must either sign off on the transportation bill or take it to a committee to work out differences in the measure.
The House already approved the turnpike plan, but the Senate added a provision that guarantees 90 percent of the turnpike bond sale will go to projects in northern Ohio — specifically within 75 miles of the turnpike.
Many northern Ohio lawmakers wanted the guarantee, saying that it was only fair, since northern Ohioans pay a large share of the tolls on the 241-mile turnpike that connects the Toledo, Cleveland and Youngstown areas.
"We have made northern Ohio a priority," said Sen. Randy Gardner, a Republican from Bowling Green.
Sen. John Eklund, a Republican from Chardon, criticized the guarantee, saying it elevated regional interests over those of the state.
Lawmakers in the House, though, earlier rejected attempts for a similar guarantee. The Kasich administration has said it will deliver on that idea, but also said putting precise spending targets in the law would limit flexibility.
The Senate version of the bill also calls for freezing toll rates for local E-ZPass users through 2023 on trips of 30 miles or less. It does not cap tolls for other motorists.
The other main change passed in the bill by the Senate was the speed limit increase.
Raising it would bring the state in line with all but 16 other states that limit non-truck drivers in rural areas to 65 mph or less. Most states with higher limits allow non-truck drivers to go 70 mph or 75 mph, according to Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.


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For weeks now, I've been working up a serious sweat.
I've sat in a sauna cranked up to 139 degrees, jumped rope as fast as I can and trudged for 42 infernal minutes on an elliptical machine at the gym.
I've gone for long walks in bright sun, pumped iron and run around in the heat of the day for close to an hour. Phew!
All of this frenzied activity took place in full makeup: primer, foundation, eyeliner, shadow, mascara and lipstick. What a sight.
Except for the part about being young and followed by a couple of TV cameras, I imagined it was how Paris Hilton or the Klan Kardashian approached their beauty/workout routines.
And why was I sweating in all that makeup? To test a bunch of low- and high-end products (click link to see them) to determine the best strategy for summer brides — and the rest of us — to keep our cosmetics from dripping and oozing in the summer heat, sun and humidity.
In short, what's the best way to avoid what is, literally, a hot mess? And are more expensive products worth the added cost?
One word: waterproof. That's pretty much all you need to know.
Everything I tried (except the lipstick) still looked good after 14 hours and a lot of activity. That being true, I say save the money and choose the cheaper options.
Another piece of advice: Think twice about using under-makeup primer. It's supposed to reduce pore size and prep your skin to give you a smoother base and add longevity to your foundation. Even with a 10X magnifying mirror, I didn't see any difference. The makeup didn't stay fresher longer, and I say skip it.
Summer makeup tips
• Buy waterproof everything.
• Bargain brands are often as good as or better than pricier options.
• Use lots of soap and water to remove makeup.
• Oil-free eye makeup remover helps (but wash off thoroughly before reapplying eye makeup).
• "Long-wear" lipstick often doesn't but MAC Longwear Lipcolour (maccosmetics.com, $22) stays on for many hours.
For weeks now, I've been working up a serious sweat.


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21 SPORTS will provide a live Web cast of Wednesday's high school boys basketball game between College View Academy of Lincoln and Maplewood Academy of Hutchinson, Minnesota - a game that will reunite two Sudanese brothers. Tee Chut plays for College View, and Duol Chut plays for Maplewood. The game, part of the Seventh-Day Adventist tournament, begins at 8:30 p.m. at the Union College gymnasium and can be viewed live at www.ucollege.edu.
21 SPORTS is part of the educational access channel on Time Warner Cable in Lincoln (channel 21) and will carry the game on a tape-delayed basis. A schedule is available on the City Web site, lincoln.ne.gov (click on the 5 CITY-TV icon).
We are thrilled that 21 SPORTS will televise our game against Maplewood Academy," said College View Academy Coach Garth Glissman. "It's great exposure for our kids and our basketball program, and the human interest side of the match-up is really special. Tee and Duol haven't seen their father in 12 years. He's currently in New Guinea, and it would be great to help reunite them via the Internet. We're extremely pleased to be able to work with the 21 SPORTS production staff on this telecast and we're very thankful that they've included it in their winter high school sports package.
After seeing an article in the Journal Star about Tee and Duol Chut and their family, we knew we had to do this game," said Bill Luxford, 5 CITY-TV/21 SPORTS Manager. "We are hopeful that we'll be able to make contact with their father allowing him to watch his boys play over the internet live or at a later date. We are also looking to see if we can hook up a SKYPE link so the boys can talk to their father.
Luxford said other Chut family members, including their mother and sister, will be at Wednesday's game. He said his production team will try to interview the Chut family at halftime.


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— When the finalists for the 3,000-meter steeplechase emerged from under the grandstand at Hayward Field and onto the historic track Thursday at the Olympic trials, Glastonbury's Donn Cabral was hard to miss.
Not because of his flashy shoes or his newly minted Nike jersey, which he was wearing for the first time. No, those were spotted seconds later.
Instead, Cabral grabbed attention for what he wasn't wearing — a jacket or some sort of pull-over.
With the rain steadily coming down in Eugene and the temperature having dropped nearly 10 degrees from the start of the afternoon, Cabral strolled comfortably out onto the track wearing just his singlet and shorts and a cold, intense stare.
Cabral was ready.
This was the moment he had been waiting for, and with less than 10 minutes left before the start of the race, Cabral was savoring every part of it — rain included.
"Cabral is the man," yelled Gonzaga runner Willie Milam from the stands just past the starting line for all to hear.
On Thursday, he continued to prove it in front of a crowd of 22,602.
After running in fourth place for most of the race, Cabral finally made his move with about 300 meters to go and crossed the finish line in second place to earn a trip to London for the 2012 Olympics barely four years after graduating from Glastonbury High School.
Cabral ran 8:19.81 to finish second behind Evan Jager of Oregon Track Club (8:17.40), and he beat Kyle Alcorn of Nike (8.22.17) for silver.
"It was just the coolest thing once I had the final barrier cleared and even the water barrier cleared and I knew it was going to happen," Cabral said in post-race interviews. "It was really cool."
The time was just .67 seconds off Cabral's personal best and nearly 16 seconds faster than the time he ran to win the NCAA Championship earlier this month.
But for Cabral, who ran the American college record back in April for Princeton with a time of 8:19.14, the race wasn't about time. It was about place.
And with four laps to go, Cabral was in fourth place and one spot out of the Olympics.
Still, Cabral didn't flinch. In the final 400 meters, he used the kick he has been working on with Princeton coach Steve Dolan to secure a trip to London.
"That was something I've been waiting for a year and a half for," Cabral said. "All of a sudden, it was just like a giant weight off my shoulders. My fate was set at that point, and I could kind of sit back, finish it strong and enjoy everything that was going on."
Alcorn started to close in on Cabral a bit, but Cabral kicked it into a higher gear on the final straightaway.
For Cabral, the race is the culmination of a long journey. At Glastonbury High School, Cabral was a back-to-back State Open winner, a New England cross country champion and a two-mile record holder in track and field.
Then at Princeton, he added to his legacy even more. Cabral was an All-American in cross country his junior and senior seasons and the NCAA champion in the steeplechase after finishing second two years in a rwo.
After realizing his potential in the steeplechase more than two years ago, Cabral committed to the goal of getting to London. He trained in Park City, Utah, and he pushed his body further than it had ever been in workouts, making sure he was as mentally prepared as possible.
Cabral saw wearing the U.S. colors in London as a realistic objective. And Thursday night, he got his chance as he jogged around the track with the other recently qualified athletes for one grand victory lap.
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*** IMPORTANT: The 1000 allocated spaces on the Strike Suit Zero beta have now run out.***
Update #1, October 19th: $25k raised! 2 new screenshots released.
Update #2, October 22nd: $50k raised! Mod tools announced as first stretch goal. New screenshot released.
Update #3, October 23rd: Logitech Extreme 3D Pro added to new ACE PILOT tier. Only 20 available!
Update #5, October 24th: Reward clarification - new table of rewards.
Update #6, October 25th: In the Studio with Strike Suit Zero -- teaser VO recording from the recording studio (VIDEO).
Update #7, October 25th: Mod tools detailed.
Update #8, October 26th: 75k reached! Mac and Linux versions announced!
Update #10, October 30th: Top-ups revealed; customise your reward tier!
Update #11, November 1st: More joysticks added as reward tier.
Update #12, November 2nd: 100k reached! Thank you video and two new screenshots revealed.
Update #15, November 7th: Strike Suit Zero and Oculus Rift
Update #18, November 13: Developer Diary #3 - Paul Ruskay and the Soundtrack
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Update #21, November 15: New Junji Okubo artwork - Marauder Strike Suit
"...this transmogrifying technobeast took on vessels that made Battlestar Galactica look like Sputnik." Rock Paper Shotgun
Strike Suit Zero is a PC game that offers fast and frantic space-combat, putting you in the middle of massive fleet battles where the fate of Earth relies on your dogfighting skills. You'll take to the cockpit of a powerful transforming craft known as the Strike Suit, where - at the tap of a button - your craft will transform from a traditional fighter, to a hulking suit of space armour.
Strike Suit Zero will remind you of the heyday of 90's space combat, whilst simultaneously introducing exciting new mechanics to make it relevant for today's audience. To ensure that the game brings space combat back with a bang, we've brought in the best names in mecha and sci-fi to really put a stamp on the genre.
This is space combat reborn.
If you're a fan of mecha, you'll be excited to learn that ship and craft designs come courtesy of Junji Okubo, who has previously lent his talents to Steel Battalion, Infinite Space, Appleseed: Ex Machina and Viper's Creed. Working closely with the Born Ready team, Junji – who normally favours a western design philosophy – has brought some more traditional eastern traits to the Strike Suit designs.
As a special reward for Kickstarter backers, we're offering two backers the chance to have their ideas for a mech or space-craft turned into a real design by Junji himself. See below for more on this exclusive opportunity!
You can see Junji talking about his work on Strike Suit Zero in the developer diary below:
In addition to this, Paul Ruskay, who has composed the award-winning Homeworld soundtrack, has furnished the game with an original score. With its otherworldly tones and fusion of styles, Paul has created something perfect for Strike Suit Zero.
The main Strike Suit theme is a collaboration between Paul and Kokia – a Japanese singer/songwriter well known for her work with anime and videogames. Kokia has leant her vocal talents to numerous anime and games, including: Tales of Innocence, Origin: Spirits of the Past and Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino.
There's a fusion of cultures at the heart of Strike Suit Zero; a strong notion of East meets West. From the soundtrack, to the mechs, to the way the gameplay itself unfolds. Strike Suit Zero is a combination of sounds, designs and mechanics that have been brought together with the precise aim of making the best space combat experience possible.
In the year 2299, an interstellar war rages. Earth's dwindling forces - the United Nations of Earth (U.N.E) - repel a fearless enemy, fighting to protect a planet on the brink of destruction. You begin the game behind the front lines on a low-priority post defending a station near Earth. After repelling an attack, word comes through from Earth's command that the enemy are intending to end the war with one decisive strike.
They've amassed a colossal fleet, and are bringing it to Earth.
You're sent into deep space to join Earth's forces as they attempt to intercept the fleet....
- Fast, frantic space combat: you can freely engage multiple enemies, dogfight other pilots, fight massive fleet battles and defend vast structures.
- The Strike Suit: strategically switch from Pursuit Mode (speed and power) to Strike Mode (a powerful, highly maneuverable combat mode)
- Multiple endings: your choices in game - for example, the secondary objectives you choose to complete - directly affect the state of Earth at the end of the game. With multiple endings, preventing Earth's destruction is your immediate concern but preserving its future is your ultimate goal.
- Capital Ship Destruction: take capital ships apart piece by piece – take out their turrets or target weak-points to blow out entire sections of their superstructure.
- Vibrant and vivid universe: space is far from the dark, featureless void you'd expect. Discover the colour and vibrancy of the Strike Suit universe across 13 unique locations.
- Ship Designs from renowned Mechanical Design engineer Junji Okubo (Appleseed: Ex Machina, Steel Battalion.)
- Music from award-winning sound designer Paul Ruskay (Homeworld) including a collaboration with Japanese singer/songwriter Kokia (Tales of Innocence, Gunslinger Girl: II Teatrino)
"Born Ready Games have put a lot of effort into building battles that don't entirely revolve around you. "We have almost a full combat simulation happening while you're doing your objectives," he says." -- PC GAMER
"...this transmogrifying technobeast took on vessels that made Battlestar Galactica look like Sputnik." -- ROCK PAPER SHOTGUN
"Strike Suit Zero has plenty to satisfy your space-mech cravings." GAMESRADAR
"...Then everyone sort of stopped making space games, and a lot of people were forced to pack away their dreams of being interstellar combat pilots. It was heartbreaking.
Thank your lucky stars, then, for Strike Suit Zero from Born Ready, a 3D space combat simulator that recalls those heady days – just with super detailed HD visuals and a touch of Anime-style mech action. " -- HOOKSHOT INC
"It has intelligent, tough enemy AI and a great Strike Suit advantage that prepares you for the challenges ahead with powerful defensive and offensive abilities. The eerie, otherworldly soundtrack is certainly no slouch either." -- DESTRUCTOID.
IMPORTANT: The first 1000 backers who pledge $50 or more will gain exclusive access to the beta later this year.
Strike Suit Zero isn't just a game; it's a universe, and with our tiered reward system, we're inviting you to be a part of it. Tied into our rewards are ranks corresponding to how much you've backed. Every single pledge - be it one dollar, or ten-thousand - will get your name added to the Roll of Honour on the credits for the game.
Here's an idea of what your money can get you:
Join the fight to save Earth and enlist for updates! Get your name added to the Roll of Honour in the credits for the game! We'll also provide you with a wallpaper pack exclusive to Kickstarter, and you'll be kept up to date with all news on the project.
The early bird gets the worm! 1000 early adopters will pay just $15 for Strike Suit Zero on the day of its release. Get those pledges in quickly!
$20 will get you Strike Suit Zero on the day of release. You'll also get an exclusive set of wallpapers - specific to this tier - for your desktop, mobile phone and tablet.
The Wing Commander tier offers the definitive Strike Suit Zero bundle. Not only will you get the game, digital art-book, soundtrack AND additional content, you'll also get the Kickstarter-exclusive Marauder Strike Suit, strictly available to our Kickstarter backers only.
Strike Pilots will get their very own U.N.E apparel. The official Strike Suit Zero T-Shirt has been designed in collaboration with Insert Coin Clothing; a limited run of tees that will be the envy of space-combat fans everywhere.
In addition to the t-shirt from the previous tier, Chief Strike Pilots get the Deluxe Strike Suit Zero Artbook; a physical book with 40 pages of concept art, mecha and ship designs, with commentary from the team.
Space is cold. Layer up. The Squad Captain reward offers an exclusive U.N.E hoody - designed alongside our friends at Insert Coin Clothing - and is exclusively available through Kickstarter. At this tier, you'll also be eligible for ALL Strike Suit Zero DLC in the future.
One for the music lovers. The Fleet Conductor tier offers a physical copy of the Strike Suit Zero soundtrack, composed and arrange by Paul Ruskay. Exclusive to Kickstarter, this limited run of CDs not only features bonus tracks and commentary that isn't available anywhere else, but is also signed by Paul Ruskay himself.
The world and art of Strike Suit Zero is one of the game's shining assets. With the Commodore reward tier, we're giving you the opportunity to take that art into your home. These stunning paintings - approximately 6" x 30" are printed at the highest possible grade, and framed ready for your wall of choice.
The CAG is entitled to his or her very own Strike Suit. Standing approximately 14cm tall, these detailed Strike Suit figures are the perfect addition to the desk of any mecha or space combat fan.
Become immortalised in Strike Suit lore. Have your name and likeness added to a special mission in the game. You'll be one of the Heroes of the Fleet, and will become a permanent fixture in the lore and history of Strike Suit Zero.
The ultimate reward for connoisseurs of space combat and mecha. Based on your designs, ideas and instructions, Junji Okubo will design you your very own mech; one of only two that will ever be created. This mech will then be turned into a 3D model by the Born Ready art team, and sent for 3D printing. You'll own your very own mech, a collaboration of your ideas and Junji's design talents.
$130,000 -- Mod Tools
- If the Kickstarter campaign reaches $130,000 we will take our in-house editing tool to the next level and open it to the community. You will be able to create your own missions - your own campaign - and share them with the community.
$180,000 -- Mac and Linux support
- Should we hit $180,000, we'll be able to offer Strike Suit Zero on both the Mac and Linux platforms. Should we reach this target, your pledge (given it's $15 or more) will get you the game - on your platform of choice - shortly after the main release of the game.
We are Born Ready, a game studio based in Guildford, UK. We're a 25-strong team with a deeply rooted passion for not just the space combat genre – but the industry as a whole. We've been hard at work on Strike Suit Zero for two years, and can't wait to get it into your hands.
The team has years of cumulative experience in the industry, having worked on the likes of Call of Duty Finest Hour, Warhammer: Firewarrior, Batallion Wars, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Dungeon & Dragons Tactics and Geometry Wars Galaxies, amongst others.
To all our backers: a hearty 'thank you' from everybody at Born Ready. With your help, we're able to take Strike Suit Zero to next level; we're able to incorporate player feedback from PAX and gamescom, and let our beta players shape the final months of development. We're convinced that the game can be something special, and you're giving us the opportunity to prove it. Again, thank you.
Risks and challenges
The biggest challenge facing Strike Suit Zero is ensuring we have the time to match the scope of our initial ambitions for the game. Now that Born Ready Games is a fully independent studio, we simply can't afford to keep the game in development long enough to do this. Our funding is running out, and we need your help.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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IOC President Thomas Bach announces composition of Olympic Agenda 2020 Working Groups
Lausanne, Switzerland, May 26, 2014 - FIVB Executive Vice-President and IOC member, Mr Habu Gumel has been appointed member of the IOC's Working Group on Good Governance and Autonomy.
In another key milestone in the process of building Olympic Agenda 2020, a strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement, IOC President Thomas Bach released the membership of the 14 Working Groups which will help frame some of the key recommendations.
Each group will be made up of key stakeholders of the Olympic Movement, including IOC members, athletes and representatives of the International Federations and National Olympic Committees. As part of the ongoing open and inclusive process, a number of experts have also been included from civil society, including representatives of leading international organisations, NGOs and business organisations.
The Working Groups will look at proposals made by the Olympic Movement, the world of sport and even by individual members of the public. Under discussion will be topics ranging from Ethics and the Youth Olympic Games to Good Governance and Autonomy and the planned Olympic TV Channel.
The Working Groups have been established to compile and discuss detailed contributions to the Olympic Agenda 2020, which was initiated last year by President Bach. Each of the Groups will meet in June around the occasion of Olympic Day, and their findings will be presented to the IOC Executive Board in July. The findings will then be discussed at the Olympic Summit later in the month, which will be attended by all the key stakeholders of the Olympic Movement.
The contributions will then be presented to the IOC commissions in September, before being discussed again at an Executive Board meeting in October. The refined proposals for Olympic Agenda 2020 will then be presented for discussion by the whole membership and approval of the IOC Extraordinary Session in Monaco on December 8 and 9, 2014.
Discussions have centred on five themes: the uniqueness of the Olympic Games, athletes at the heart of the Olympic Movement, Olympism in action, the IOC's role and the IOC structure and organisation.


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I have a theory as to why did the economy improve over this summer and into the fall, which led to Obama winning the election. I bet a part of this was the money spent on the campaigns. That was 2 billion dollars that went to very targeted places like Ohio. No wonder economy in Ohio is doing quite well. If it weren't for the election, Sheldon Adelson would not spend 100 million on random stuff over the period, he would sit on the money. This way he spent it to elect Romney improving the economy in battlegound states which led to Obama winning.
Yes it is a bit of a stretch, but it should not be totally dismissed. Apparently the campaigns spent approximately 190 million just in Ohio [1]. That means that GDP of Ohio went up by 0.04 percent just because of the election (the GDP is 477 billion [2]). That's not much but it's not negligible. Also note that it wasn't spread out over the whole year it was rather concentrated. Further note that state spending is 26 billion [2], so this is 0.73 percent of what the state spends in a given year. If the state gets say 5 percent of that money in various taxes (just pulling a number out of a hat; a reasonable estimate in my layman opinion based on state budget versus GDP) that would mean approximately 10 million extra tax revenue for the state. Not at all bad.
So, Sheldon Adelson was really rooting for Obama! Sneaky way to do it too.
[1] http://www.nationaljournal.com/hotline/ad-spending-in-presidential-battleground-states-20120620
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ohio


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"It's up to you" she said to me
She knew I wanted to be free
It was a rainy Sunday afternoon
And the cafe crowd was growing
"I want to hear your answer now
I want to talk but don't know how"
And everybody there began to stare
As the lady started crying
Let's meet at our cafe
For cigarettes and brandy
Let's meet at our cafe
And talk about it all
Let's meet at our cafe
With Charlie Brown and Sunday
Let's meet at our cafe
They always know it all
It's the atmosphere of deep discussion
Everybody there has so much to say
You can sit there for a month of Sundays
In our free and easy small-town cafe...
Cafe, cafe, cafe...
And as the rain kept fallin' down
We went to wander around the town
Because I couldn't leave her sitting there
With a tragic situation
And in the course of cafe days
We learned to change our loving ways
And all the things that made us laugh before
Seem so dumb and lack of action
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It's a uniquely American idea — right up there with road trips, tailgates, and girls' day out at the spa — the idea that not only are we not stuck in our jobs for a lifetime, but also that we're letting ourselves down when we stick with a bad deal for too long. From "Take This Job and Shove It" to "Office Space" to "Jerry Maguire", we celebrate our freedom to tell off the boss and take on bigger, better adventures.
So how do you know when it's time to "fire the boss" and find a better home?
When he blames you for his failures
You worked all weekend on the Peterson pitch, hoping your team lands the big new account. You put everything you had into it.
And yet, when the pitch failed, where was your boss? Shouldering the blame and healing wounds?
Nope, he was throwing you under the bus — for your slides or hand-out materials or earrings or handshake or some other nonsense — just like he always does.
What's worse, if he had only been paying attention to body language and been a little nicer to Slow Joe, Mr. Peterson's dim-witted nephew, instead of trying to prove him wrong in front of everybody else, perhaps you'd all be celebrating instead of commiserating.
When the boss blames you, time to fire the boss.
When he's focused on his own success — to your detriment
When the boss' success — his job, his awards, his glory — come first, second and third, you need to realize that he's decided where his interests lie…
He's looking out for El Número Uno. And no, that doesn't translate to "my hard-working team".
When the boss is placing all his bets on himself, and all the burden on you, it's time to fire the boss.
When he's got no new ideas
You've tried to get him to see the light, but he's stuck doing the same old things. And they're still not working.
If he's in a rut, a rut, a rut, a rut, a rut — you get the idea — that means that your career trajectory is stuck right behind his. It's time to get unstuck and get moving again. Fire the boss.
When things aren't getting better
The easiest way to know when it's time to fire your boss is when things haven't improved, despite his promises. The big accounts aren't coming through, the new products fizzle, the big hires that he trumpets end up being Jokers, not Aces in the hole.
Sometimes it's just better to find a home where good stuff happens, instead of sticking around a place where there's always an explanation for failure.
When the trendline isn't going up, it's time to fire the boss.
When he's lost the confidence of others
Maybe you're a sweetheart, a softie, a true believer in a human being's ability to turn things around. But after a few years of missed budgets, too many quarters of failed promises, too many weekly staff meetings that depressed rather than inspired you, it might be time to look around and realize that your boss has lost the confidence of others beside you.
If his peers are turning on him, his team members have lost the faith, and customers feel they just can't rely on him anymore, it's time for you to quit being a suffering martyr to the cause. It's time for you to fire the boss.
Why fire the boss? Because life is much more than a paycheck.
You see, you can always buy more things. More car. More house. More toys. More clothes. And if you live in Hollywood, more curves in alluring places.
But the one thing in life you can't buy more of is time. Your time.
A company can always find somebody else to fill the job slot, warm the seat, take the pay, and punch the clock.
But you?
You're trading the most precious thing you'll ever have, these next few years of your life. You're hoping the trade is a smart one. That in exchange for these fast-moving, fleeting years, you'll get experience, insight, and wisdom in addition to your paycheck.
So when the boss doesn't measure up; doesn't honor your sacrifice, and treasure, and time; doesn't live up to the standard that somebody getting your most precious gift ought to live up to…
There's only one course an American can take.
Fire the boss. Free yourself. And find a better home for your talents.
Have a fiery week, Readers!
I'm rooting for you!
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Quindaro Underground Railroad: A Unique Ethnic Unity in America's Past
From its start in 1857, the Quindaro township—in present-day Wyandotte County—was an unabashedly free-state community surrounded by pro-slavery sympathizers. Amid this conflict, Quindaro residents forged a community based on multi-ethnic collaboration—a model for ethnic solidarity today. The unique personalities that combined to create the Quindaro Underground Railroad also bridged a seemingly insurmountable political gap with the pro-slavery town of Parkville, Missouri.
Steve Collins details the history of this unique community on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. This illustrated presentation explores Quindaro's founding by members of the Wyandot tribe as well as the community's role in the abolitionist movement within the Kansas Territory.
Collins is a professor of social and behavioral sciences at Kansas City Kansas Community College and past field director of a grant to preserve the Quindaro Ruins.
This presentation is part of the Missouri Valley Speakers Series, a program of the Missouri Valley Special Collections at the Central Library. The series is made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Admission is free. Click here or call 816.701.3407 to RSVP. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage located at 10th and Baltimore.


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3 C's of Cloud Adoption – Cost
In my previous blogs confine and clover, I spoke about determining the scope of your business problems as well as defining your measures of success when planning a Cloud solution. Now, I would like to help you understand both the cost you will incur for the work necessary to achieve your defined cloud goals and how to avoid unexpected fees.
Because of all the hype around Cloud, we hear (sometimes disproportionately) about how Cloud can transform your business. However, the cost of that transformation is often not fully understood. Careful planning and awareness can save you money along the Cloud journey. Be aware of and consider the following hidden costs:
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers often bundle their services by numbers of users: 50, 100, or X. If you are not rolling out your Cloud project with the same number of users in the bundle, you could end up paying more than you initially anticipated. In addition, SaaS providers often require separate training classes that cost up to $3,000 per user. These classes are important as they enable you to maximize the value of the offered software. It is smart to factor in these costs in your initial planning.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) providers often charges for CPU and RAM that you may or may not be able to use full capacity or monitor availability unless you purchase and deploy appropriate monitoring tools. On top of that, some cloud providers charge separately for database usage, bandwidth usage and keeping the images of your "not running" servers. However, if this wasn't included in your initial plan to monitor availability of infrastructure, bandwidth usage and charges incurred to regularly adjust what you purchase and maximize the value, you could end up paying significant additional fees.
The majority of the time, costly integration is a necessary part of cloud implementation. For example, your sales force may require some level of integration with customers' backend identities, databases, processes, etc. This comes with a cost that is often high enough that you may need to use third-party upload integration vendors from the service providers.
When planning, keep in mind the resource costs for people to support internal and process changes. For activities such as help desk services you may need to upgrade your contact center processes and responses and train users so they can respond appropriately. With any service you buy, there is always a business end-user implied, thus reporting must be done on the usage. This expense is usually not included as a default nor talked about in the initial planning.
Very importantly, public cloud services can be purchased by anyone with a credit card, and many a time, enterprises find that different departments are going out and purchasing various cloud services for their project initiatives and not able to take advantage of "bulk or bundled" pricing if it is done centrally. Such behavior leads to additional cost considerations.
Assessment of regulatory and compliance needs can introduce further cost. For example, the some European countries would not allow companies to take data outside of the country. Similarly some countries have rule against backing up individual data outside of the country. When you implement a cloud solution, you need to perform the appropriate level of regulatory assessment or you will incur costs for going out of compliance. Similar to regulatory and compliance needs, one need to plan the budget to facilitate evaluation of cloud impact to all service level agreements with customers, suppliers, partners and vendors.
Last, but not least, there are several cost considerations involving changes to a company's infrastructure. The network infrastructure must be appropriately scaled; network upgrades will make sure that application performance can be achieved consistently over time. There is, however, an additional cost for securing your data and cost for regular audit to understand ongoing security threats.
When you take these costs into consideration you will be financially prepared to realize the full benefits of Cloud and achieve success. As always, the first "confined" step is to develop inventory of cloud usage across the company.
With this costs consideration, I complete my series of 3 C's of Cloud adoption – confine, clover, and cost. Next month, I will introduce 3 A's of automation using cloud. More Information on:
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I've been reading some of the literature on "open quantum systems" and it looks like the following physical interpretations are made:
- Reversible dynamics of a closed quantum system are represented by a group of automorphisms (of a $C^∗$-algebra, von Neumann algebra, or $B(H)$, depending on whom you read)
- Irreversible (but still deterministic) dynamics of a closed system are represented by a semigroup of endomorphisms
- The dynamics of an open system (which are non-deterministic, hence also irreversible) are represented by a semigroup of unital completely positive maps.
I'm trying to motivate these interpretations based on my limited familiarity with quantum mechanics. If you use the formalism of QM wherein states are represented by density operators, then you get something like this:
- In the Schrodinger picture, a unitary time evolution is represented by $\rho \mapsto U(t) \rho U(-t)$, where $U(t) = e^{-itH/\hbar}$, and a measurement corresponding to an operator $X = \sum_\lambda \lambda P_\lambda$ is represented by $\rho \mapsto \sum_\lambda P_\lambda \rho P_\lambda$.
- In the Heisenberg picture, a unitary time evolution is represented by $Y \mapsto U(-t) Y U(t)$, and a measurement by $Y \mapsto \sum_\lambda P_\lambda Y P_\lambda$.
The unitary time evolution in the Heisenberg picture is an automorphism group on $B(H)$, and the measurement process is a unital completely positive map. So I can intuit that, in an open quantum system (i.e. one which is constantly "measured" by interacting/entangling with the environment) the dynamics should be represented by a semigroup of unital completely positive maps. And certainly the idea that reversible dynamics for a closed system corresponds to an automorphism group make sense. What I still don't quite see is why you would represent irreversible dynamics of a closed system by a semigroup of endomorphisms. How does the difference between closed and open systems correspond to maps on $B(H)$ which are multiplicative or not? Also, is there an easily understandable example (for someone with a lot more math than physics) of where a closed system with irreversible dynamics might come from?


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Helping your Child with Dyslexia to Pick Up Phonics
In straightforward terms, phonics means 'sounds of language' and your child needs to know these. One way to do this is the teaching method in which you show your child that letters and groups of letters represent speech sounds.
Your child with dyslexia needs to get a firm grip on phonics so that she discovers order in words that otherwise seem to her like an arbitrary mix of letters. Right here are four simple strategies to help you guide your child through phonics in the systematic, sequential way that experts recommend:
Emphasise single letter sounds (rather than names) to your child. Play games like 'I spy with my little eye something beginning with "buh" or "cuh" or "ch"'. Ask your child to tell you words to continue a word pattern like Bill, bear, bun, bed and ball (all beginning with 'buh').
Read rhymes and rhyming stories to your child, and sing rhyming songs so that you prime her for identifying word families like pan, fan, man, can and tan.
When you introduce written words to your child, start with a simple two-letter word like at and show her how she can add letters to at to build a whole at word family (bat, mat, cat, sat, fat). Make this activity more fun, and easy to repeat, by having your child use a book-sized whiteboard and marker pens. Even better, have two sets of boards and markers so that you can do the same activity and you don't interfere with your child's board!
Any time your child gets to know a word from which she can build a word family, build that family with her. Start her off with three-letter word families like big, pig, fig and wig; build up to middle-level families like chop, stop, flop and shop; and help her really think about tricky word families like would, should and could; and fight, might, fright, tight, sight and flight.


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HAMPSHIRE — Boylan hasn't won a sectional championship in seven years.
But the team's reaction after its 3-0 win against DeKalb in the Hampshire Sectional final was somewhat subdued.
The Titans have a hunger for more.
"I'm proud that we were able to do this," Boylan senior Lauren Campbell said. "But we don't want this to be the end of our season.
"We feel like we still have three more games in us."
DeKalb gave Boylan some trouble offensively at the start until Campbell's mid-range shot streamed into the net for a 1-0 score in the 23rd minute of the contest
"We needed that goal to get us going," Campbell said. "After that my team really picked it up and I couldn't have done this without my teammates."
"Lauren's been out for the last three weeks with an injury so we've been trying to get her limited minutes," Boylan coach Mark Couper said. "It was just a beautiful goal and in games like this, great players make great plays and that gave us a lot of confidence."
Titans forward/midfielder Taylor Howe scored the second goal roughly two minutes later for a more comfortable lead.
"Tatum (Norton) made a great pass to me," Howe said. "It was bouncing a little bit and I just hit it and got it in."
Kailey Parnello scored Boylan's final goal in the 62nd minute to seal the game for Boylan. The sectional championship is the Titans' first since 2007.
"We've had some real heartbreakers in the past and it's not easy to win a sectional," Couper said. "Last year we had a really special team lose to very good Barrington team and this group remembers how that felt.
"Our team's goal this year was to do a little bit better and they've kept that focus."
Boylan will travel to the Hoffman Estates Supersectional and will take on Lake Forest at 6 p.m. Tuesday for a chance clinch a state bid.
"To come this far and make it into the elite eight means a lot for everyone," Howe said.
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Small Guns Bobblehead
"Because it's easier to have courage from a safe distance away." -- Small Guns +10
The National Guard Depot is a large arms warehouse from before the nuclear bombardment. This structure is at the north end of the downtown region of Washington D.C., which is located in the southeast corner of the larger Capital Wasteland. This building is well-guarded both on the outside and, much more so, on the inside. So you'll want to come here prepared, because this place is literally crawling with old robots just looking to mess some communists up (not that you're a communist, or anything).
Getting through to where the Bobblehead is located is a long and arduous affair, however. You'll need to head through the structure in order to find the Living Quarters, which will then lead to the Offices, and then back to the main section of the armory. Ultimately, after some electrical switches are struck and you've gained access to the armory section of the depot, you'll be able to go to a well-maintained subterranean section of the depot where the Bobblehead can be acquired. Oh, and you'll likely want to grab the ridiculous amounts of weapons down there before you leave, too.
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