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HOLLAND, Michigan – Facing their biggest challenge of the 2013 season volleyball looked to pull off perhaps the biggest upset of NCAA Championship volleyball history as they faced the top team in all of Division III in Calvin College. The Beacons nearly earned a win in the first game and scored nine straight points to take the third game but eventually fell to the Knights by the final of 3-1 Thursday afternoon at the DeVos Fieldhouse on the campus of Hope College at the 2013 NCAA Championship National Tournament.
With the loss the Beacons season ends with a record of 24-16, while Calvin improved to 33-1. The No. 1 Knights will face the Eagles of Emory University in tomorrow's semi-final match. For UMass Boston they closed out a very memorable 2013 with their fifth straight Little East tournament title and second straight NCAA Regional crown.
Having perhaps her best match of her entire college career, one that will stand in the record books as one of the best Corrine Porter (Huntington Beach, Calif.) recorded the Beacons lone double-double with 11 kills and 14 digs. The senior from Huntington Beach, California also notched a pair of block assists and had a team-best four service aces.
After the standout senior was Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) who had nine kills followed by Julia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) who finished with eight kills. The two middles also finished with four block assist and one solo stop respectively. Freshman libero and AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention selection Elizabeth Glavan (Edina, Minn.) led the Beacons defense with a total of 16 digs, to cap off an amazing freshman season as she became one of the top liberos in all of Division III volleyball.
Senior Megan Pollock (Wilton, Calif.) capped off one of the most interesting careers in Beacons history as the outside hitter turned setter capped off her amazing career with 29 assists, eight digs, and three aces.
Thursday's match which marked the second time that the Beacons have faced the Knights in the first round of the NCAA Tournament got off to a slow start in the first game. With four freshmen in the starting line-up the Beacons had to shake their nerves as they faced the Knights who had their eyes set on taking on local rival Hope College in Saturday's national championship match.
The two teams would battle back and forth throughout the opening game with UMB exchanging control of the lead with the Knights. UMass would eventually take a 23-22 lead following a solo block from Murphy. Unforutnately the Kngihts would sneak by following a service and attack error by the Beacons to give Calvin a 25-23 decision.
The second game from start to finish was controlled by the Knights as they blew by the Beacons to earn a 25-13 victory. Leading 2-0 on the scoreboard and with all the momentum in their corner the Knights and their near 1,600 fans in attendance, most of which were in the corner of Calvin thought the match was over.
However the Beacons had other ideas as they went toe-to-toe with the top team in the country. Despite many attempts to separate themselves on the scoreboard the Beacons were unable to overcome a towering front line, which including the 6'2" AVCA DIII National Player of the Year. Calvin would eventually move into match point which would bring their fans to their feet. Unfortunately UMass decided that their season was not over yet as the Beacons rattled off nine straight points to defeat the Knights 26-24.
Looking to tie the match at 2-2, the Beacons tried to muster whatever energy and strength they had leftover. Despite surrendering the game, Calvin managed whether the hard fighting Beacons and eventually earned a 25-18 decision. Porter was tremendous throughout the match scoring multiple key points to keep the Beacons in the contest.
For the Knights Maggie Kamp led the match with 21 kills (.438 hitting percentage) and 12 digs. Kristen Zietse totaled 21 digs, while the National Player of the Year Megan Rietema finished with 39 assists, seven kills, 12 digs, one solo block and four block assists.
Thursday's match also marked the final match in the careers of senior Christine DuPuis (Minden, Nev.) and Amber Clemons (Simi Valley, Calif.).


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Nicolò will be showing two different series, together for the very first time; 'Once we were here' and 'Rest Areas of US South West'.
There will be 45 large prints (36″ wide) displayed at the show.
This show will then move to three different cities in Croatia:
- May: Koprivnica art museum
- July: Split (Diocletian's palace, set of 'Game of Thrones' TV series)
- September: Virovitica Art Museum
Projects will also be featured June this year at the 24th general conference of the International Council of Museums in Milan, IT.
Nicolò will be providing a workshop: Photography in the Age of Social media, and give several talks, including the Antun Nemcic Gostovinski' Elementary School as well as developing a new project: Croatian Castles.


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|The history of music is rich and exciting. Through the ages, new music has been created by people who learned from tradition, then explored and innovated. All the great music has not yet been written. Today, the possibilities for creating new music are limitless.
The Music merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.
Music replaced the 1910 Musician "Badge of Merit".
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1. Music Symbols - Key Signatures - Musical Terms
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Classical Music Archives - Country Music Assn
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Thirty-one Wabash men gathered Tuesday at Sahm's Restaurant in Fishers (Hamilton County) for the first of what will be quarterly networking luncheons. The luncheon, organized by Seamus Boyce '03, was designed to enhance the great Wabash alumni network and will be a fine compliment to the events sponsored by the Indianapolis Association of Wabash Men. While there was definitely some networking going on amongst the many different eras of Wabash men and the different careers represented, much of the discussion today involved the unfortunate demise of The Silver Dollar Bar (Tommy's) in this mornings fire in Crawfordsville's downtown.
Many thanks to Seamus Boyce who brought the idea to fruition and garnered the great turnout. Look for details on future luncheons to be held the second Wednesday of August, November, February, and again next May.


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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NYSE:GE) – GE Lighting's Albeo™ ABHX-Series LED High Bay Lighting fixture, a product of its recent acquisition of Albeo Technologies, has earned a 2013 Architectural SSL Magazine Product Innovation Award. The award recognizes cutting-edge LED and solid-state luminaires and fixtures.
The ABHX-Series LED lighting fixture can replace a range of legacy lighting systems—400-watt to 1500-watt HID and four- to eight-lamp T5/T8 HIF high-bay lighting—in warehouses, storage areas and other commercial spaces with high ceilings. It can be equipped with wireless and motion controls, and it offers more lumens from fewer modules compared to the original award-winning H-Series, which was the first one-for-one LED replacement for up to 1500-watt metal-halide systems.
"Winning the Product Innovation Award from SSL validates our distinct way of approaching the high bay market," said Jeff Bisberg, CEO of Albeo Technologies, a GE Lighting business. "LED high bay lighting has significant growth potential for industrial buildings and warehouses because of its tremendous light quality and cost savings. We are committed to offering the very best high bay products that will save business owners in maintenance and energy costs while fulfilling their unique lighting needs."
Two dozen designers and lighting specialists comprised the judges panel, which recognized manufacturers for outstanding products with attributes, qualities, functionality and/or performance beyond industry standards.
For more information about GE's high bay fixtures, visit www.gelighting.com. To learn more about GE's commitment to innovative solutions to today's environmental challenges while driving economic growth, visit www.ecomagination.com.
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This was our very first visit to the Medieval Times dinner and show, so we weren't quite sure what to expect. However, we were pleasantly surprised and had a great time.
They recommend getting to the show when the doors open, which is 75 minutes before show time as seating is first come, first serve. We arrived just as the doors opened, and there was little wait time. We were checked in quickly, got our picture taken and entered the great hall to have a look around. When you check in, they assign you a knight color, which is your meal ticket and your crown to wear.
There's lots to see. My youngest loved watching the horses getting groomed. Some were coming from the previous show, and some were getting ready for our show.
There are two huge bars where you can order drinks, including slushies for the kids. There are several places to purchase souvenirs. Our youngest chose a light up sword. There were also all kinds of dress up items from princess crowns to armor for little knights. Plus, you can get your photo taken with the king and see some knight ceremonies. One thing we noticed was a few little girls came wearing princess costumes, which is a great idea to make it special.
There's also a torture museum where you can see relics from the past that were used to torture people. It does cost extra and was not open when we were there. Plus, it was recommended not to bring small children to the museum.
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Cadenza necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for a bright but classy design that stands out. Ideally, we would like it to have some identifiable symbol. Text should be readable but a swirly, whimsical font. The logo should be suitable to appear on a website, in print, and also on merchandise such as t-shirts or cups.
- Cadenza will work with performing arts organizations (including Opera Companies, Symphonies/Philharmonics,Ballet and Theater Companies) in their outreach to young peoples between the ages of 18 and 34. By hosting events after performances and using current, popular online social networks, we will create a social aspect to attending performances to revitalize young adult interest in the arts.
- The word "Cadenza"is an Italian term that refers to a section at the end of a concerto (a compositionfor orchestra and one or more solo instrumentalists) where the soloist displaystheir virtuosic skill in a passage unaccompanied by the orchestra. Originally,soloists improvised their cadenzas on the spot, though over time, it becamecustomary for composers to write their own cadenzas, still infused with animprovisatory feel. We have drawn inspiration from this idea of virtuosity andimprovisation, hoping that we can enable all young people to craft their own"cadenzas" when it comes to their experience with the performing arts. Wecelebrate individuality and want to encourage our users to design an artsexperience that most suits their needs and interests. Whether you are aperformer, a creator, a devoted audience member, or someone with little exposureto the arts, our motto is designed to remind you that "its your turn toimprovise!" We want our image to reflect innovation while keeping in mind the improvisitory nature of a cadenza itself. We want to give individuals an opportunity to create their own arts experience that suits them and their interests. The logo can be music-related but does not necessarily have to be. We would like the logo to be flashy and theatrical.
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At the end of "Return of the Jedi," the light saber duel ends badly for Darth Vader when his own son slices his hand off. The appendage, still gripping Vader's weapon, tumbles freely through the Death Star's bowels, onward through the space station's core to eventually land safely in the Burbank basement of Bob and Kathy Burns.
There it joined the original set pieces from "Alien and Aliens" and the title monster from "An American Werewolf in London." Perhaps the weightiest piece in the couple's collection is one of its smallest: the original metal ape skeleton of "King Kong."
To understand the Burns' effect on movie history and their influence on the many Oscar-winning movie artists who recently gathered in L.A. to pay this couple a grand tribute, you must first understand Bob and Kathy Burns. At the center of the rubber-and-foam SciFi and Fantasy memorabilia bursting to the walls of their unassuming Burbank home is a grander story.
Theirs is a love story.
Bob sat behind Kathy in class one summer at Burbank High School. He was taking classes to graduate early; she was there because she was bored. It was 1953.
Their first date was at Bob's Big Boy. Afterward they took in a movie, "The Charge at Feather River," a 3-D western that Bob had already seen. When the big fight scene erupted between the cowboys and Indians, shooting arrows straight at the audience, one appeared to have hit Bob right in the chest. His prank caused such a ruckus in the theater that he had to hide the arrow back up his sleeve, and they left the movie early.
"The arrow was a make-or-break-the-date sort of thing," Bob said.
That's why, once they escaped the screaming moviegoers and scuttled past the police officers who were called to the theater for a report of a man shot with an arrow, Kathy agreed to an eventual second date.
"I said, 'That guy's got imagination,'" she recalled.
Bob and Kathy have a healthy respect for imagination. They try to plant it like a seed in the people they meet with that special spark. They've done it for guys like Dennis Muren, John Landis, and many more special effects artists responsible for much of Hollywood's movie magic over the past 50 years.
When a 13-year-old Rick Baker first met Bob, the Burns name was already known in monster-movie circles. Bob really learned effects makeup in the Army, creating fake wounds on soldiers for training exercises. He showed Baker how to make a gash on an arm, and when the two met a week later, the teen had re-created it — but better.
Baker would go on to win seven Oscars, and even more nominations.
The rarest of Baker's creations still live in the Burns' basement, along with the head from "The Day the Earth Stood Still," the original space jockey from "Alien," and several Gremlins.
The Burnses have only ever paid for one thing in their collection: the original 1960 Time Machine, which they bought from a dealer for $1,000. The rest is given to them by directors and producers who know their precious art will have a home in Burbank.
That's what the Burns' collection is about: the art and the artists.
"To me at least, this is as important as anything in the Louvre," Bob said.
They are quick to offer credit where credit is due. Bob even wrote a book, "Monster Kid Memories," to make sure a record was kept of the crews who in cinema's early days pioneered monster mayhem.
Bob and Kathy both held jobs in the TV and film industries, but it was Bob's work in the gorilla suit that really got him noticed by the monster-movie world.
It began just for fun. There weren't any gorilla suit patterns out there, so Kathy made one using a clown costume. But when Bob puts it on he becomes the gorilla — it even landed him a role on the 1975 TV show, "The Ghost Busters."
To honor the couple, friends Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger made a documentary about them last year. At the movie's premiere earlier this month, friends and artists and movie fans filled the theater. Kathy was gracious as she received guests in a bright green frock; Bob joked in a sensible brown suit and matching tie that he would have felt more comfortable in a different kind of monkey suit.
What followed was "Beast Wishes: The Fantastic World of Bob and Kathy Burns," a part-homage part-history that told the couple's story by those who were most touched by it. "Beast Wishes" will be available on DVD next month at www.benmonsterfilms.com.
"If Bob and Kathy didn't exist, the world would have to invent them but it wouldn't do nearly as good a job," said makeup artist John Goodwin.
Bob and Kathy became a foster mom and dad who are proud to put their kids' work on the fridge and show all their friends. The work just happens to be UFOs and werewolf heads.
"If you can respect someone's imagination, you can get along with anyone," Kathy said.
BRYAN MAHONEY is a recent transplant from the East Coast. When he's not firing up his time machine, he can be reached at email@example.com and on Twitter @818NewGuy.


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DescriptionBuild-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe is another entry in the casual city-building series by HipSoft. As in the previous titles, the main objective is to construct a variety of buildings, but this time the action takes place on Europe. The main screen shows the top view of a terrain, with vacant lots and grayed-out buildings. On the campaign mode, the player goes from city to city all over the continent, where every place has a set of goals that must be accomplished before time runs out. The time meter at the top left has a notch, and if the level is completed before reaching it the player receives an efficiency award.
Buildings are erected by clicking on a lot and selecting one of the building options at the blue tab bottom of the screen. The blueprints tab shows all the available buildings, organized by function (houses, services, industrial buildings and landmarks). As the game progresses, more buildings blueprints become available to purchase. Each tab option shows the required number of materials and workers to start construction. After completing it, buildings can be upgraded up to three times, painted and landscaped (only available when the garden center is built), something the affects the value of the proprieties, and their effect on the neighborhood. Ruined places and industrial buildings have a negative effect on the curb appeal, decreasing the money influx.
All these tasks also require material and workers. Extra workers can be hired at the yellow tab, and more material can be purchased at the red tab. Buildings generate rent revenue every minute. Edifices and lots can be bought and sold. When buying, the player has an option to haggle. The buildings are afflicted by random disasters, like fire, mechanical failures, vandalism and other grievances. While on this status, they don't generate cash until the problem is solved by clicking on a button to summon firemen, workers, police cars and similar help.
In the casual mode, the player can choose one of the previously visited cities and play without a timer, trying to achieve a high score.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 98 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
FishBuster, Inc. is a new company focusing on outdoors-related internet and mobile applications. We have a celebrity endorser in Charlie Moore of ESPN's top rated outdoors-related show "Beat Charlie Moore." We have been featured on ESPN, Fox affiliate morning shows, multiple radio shows, and a number of the top outdoors and tech websites.
Visit http://www.fishbuster.net for more details.
As a side note, we also sponsored a car in the Richmond, VA Nationwide NASCAR event to benefit a disabled veterans charity earlier this year. We are proud supporters of the American Legion sponsored group, Vets on a Roll.
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For this first lady, the second term is YOLO territory.
Over the past few weeks alone, she's scolded a heckler, started posting personal shots to Instagram and taken her daughters to lunch with U2 frontman Bono at an Irish pub. She's posting decades-old personal photos from early in her relationship with the president, as she did Thursday. And in her public appearances since January's Inauguration, she's repeatedly waded into political and partisan waters she's long taken pains to avoid.
( PHOTOS: Michelle Obama's second term)
"I do think you see her being a little bit freer," said Maria Cardona, a Democratic strategist and former adviser to Hillary Clinton with ties to the first lady's office. "It's human nature for her to feel more relaxed, more comfortable in her own skin, a little bit more unguarded" after more than four years in the White House.
The newfound sense of freedom is obvious. More often now, the first lady appears at ease — genuinely enjoying a public role that seems to allow for far more of those unguarded moments than it did the first time around.
After a decade and a half in politics, she knows her family's fortunes will never again be reliant on the views of voters — and it shows.
( PHOTOS: Michelle Obama magazine cover appearances)
The new freedom is also reflected in her schedule as daughters Malia and Sasha — the focus of much of the first lady's early life in the White House — have grown older. But the personal demands on her schedule haven't been replaced by a new policy focus. She hasn't yet rolled out a splashy new initiative or mapped out ambitious plans to travel the globe.
Instead, she's taking a little time to enjoy the unique experiences that come with her position. The switch began just weeks after the Inauguration in January, when she announced the Academy Awards for Best Picture by live video from the White House with members of the military standing behind her.
Obama had flirted with a similar approach in 2009, as she posed for the covers of Vogue and O, The Oprah Magazine and jetted off to Spain on a trip with friends that grabbed headlines over a reported half-million-dollar price tag, giving critics ammunition to accuse her of being out of touch with the problems of ordinary Americans, as the economy continued to struggle.
( PHOTOS: The first lady of hugs)
Back then, it soon became clear that Obama needed to focus on — and be identified with — a noncontroversial policy initiative. Within the next two years, she launched Let's Move! to combat childhood obesity, and Joining Forces, devoted to helping military families.
The first lady's team is reluctant to speak on the record about her second-term role, which still includes both initiatives, along with other child-focused efforts. That reluctance is likely to continue as Communications Director Kristina Schake departs, replaced by Estée Lauder executive Maria Cristina González Noguera.
Reflecting on her time in the White House during a joint interview last week with former first lady Laura Bush conducted by Cokie Roberts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Obama described her immersion in these popular programs as a sort of escape.
"You have an opportunity to speak to your passions and to really design and be very strategic about the issues you care most about. And I just found it just a very freeing and liberating opportunity," Obama said.
Responding to a question from Roberts about whether living in the White House ever feels like being imprisoned, she joked that "there are prison elements to it. But it's a really nice prison."
If the White House is a prison to Obama, she's made a couple of notable jail breaks this year.
Despite a well-established distaste for both the campaign trail and the duties that come with being a political spouse, over the past few months, she's been diving into off-year election events and party fundraisers with more enthusiasm and frequency than ever.
"Second terms are liberating because there's no more campaigning for yourself," said Anita McBride, who spent eight years as Laura Bush's White House chief of staff. "But there is a responsibility to the party and the president's legacy."
"You're seeing an effort on her part to support the party, support the candidates, support what President Obama is doing — cement the platform for their party."
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Obama didn't make a conscious choice to get more politically engaged, people close to her argue. Rather, they say, circumstances — the killing of Hadiya Pendleton, the need to win a Democratic majority in the House in 2014 — have drawn her into the conversation.
No matter the motivation, the level of off-year political involvement is — for Michelle Obama — almost unprecedented. Over the course of just 10 days in late May and early June, the first lady appeared at seven fundraisers — most for the Democratic National Committee, including one at fashion designer Tory Burch's apartment in The Pierre hotel in New York.
The crowded schedule was more a function of her travel plans for the rest of June than of an aggressive shift to nonstop fundraising, people close to the planning said — but it nonetheless highlighted her decision to step up the degree of political engagement.
So far this year, she's well outpacing previous levels of involvement in races in which her family has no personal stake. She's fundraised in Massachusetts for Sen.-elect Ed Markey, and in Virginia for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.


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New Dynamic Circuit Provisioning Available on Pacific Wave Advanced Network Peering Facility
SALT LAKE CITY — International distributed network peering facility Pacific Wave announced today the enabling of dynamic circuit provisioning using the On-demand Secure Circuits and Advance Reservation System (OSCARS) developed by the US Department of Energy – Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). This new capacity of Pacific Wave will allow researchers (via their regional network provider) to reserve, and have dynamically allocated during the reservation period, a point-to-point network facility across one or more networks.
Pacific Wave is a distributed international peering facility that enables high-performance research and education networks in the Pacific Rim and beyond to connect with one another in any of three cities in the US West Coast (Seattle, Sunnyvale, and Los Angeles). Pacific Wave is a joint project of the Corporation for Education and Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and the Pacific Northwest Gigapop (PNWGP), and is designed to enhance the efficiency of IP traffic across the west coast of the United States and with partners around the Pacific Rim. With the advanced connectivity provided by Pacific Wave, researchers in data-intensive sciences including astronomy, ocean research, genomics, and high-energy physics can collaborate with one another from anywhere in the world.
"This new offering by Pacific Wave, a major international interconnect point for research and education networks around the Pacific Rim, could vastly expand the number of networks that can interact via such a utility and the kinds of research that can be enabled by it," said Louis Fox, President and CEO of CENIC.
"The implementation of OSCARS with the new Pacific Wave 100G capacity, when combined with Science DMZs at research institutions, brings a whole new set of collaborative opportunities for data intensive science," noted Amy Philipson, Executive Director, PNWGP. "More importantly, testing and refining this utility now will enable the research, data sharing, and collaboration envisioned by projects like the Square Kilometre Array which seeks to probe the early universe, test Einstein's theory of gravity, and search for intelligent life."
OSCARS open-source software is the most widely adopted inter-domain dynamic circuit services application within the global research and networking community. Its open and evolving framework is inspiring, and inspired by many collaborators that include academic institutions, global networking members as represented at Global Lambda Integrated Facility (GLIF) and standards body, Open Grid Forum (OGF).
About Pacific Northwest Gigapop
The Pacific Northwest Gigapop is a nonprofit corporation serving research and education organizations throughout the Pacific Rim. They provide cost-effective, robust, reliable, high-bandwidth, and high-capacity networking to support the missions of these organizations and the needs of researchers, faculty, students, and staff. PNWGP designs, implements, and manages a multi-state high-bandwidth and high-capacity network specifically designed to meet unique requirements of research and education communities. For more information, please visit http://www.pnw-gigapop.net/.
About CENIC
California's education and research communities leverage their networking resources under CENIC, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, in order to obtain cost-effective, high-bandwidth networking to support their missions and answer the needs of their faculty, staff, and students. CENIC designs, implements, and operates CalREN, the California Research and Education Network, a high-bandwidth, high-capacity Internet network specially designed to meet the unique requirements of these communities, and to which the vast majority of the state's K-20 educational institutions are connected. In order to facilitate collaboration in education and research, CENIC also provides connectivity to non-California institutions and industry research organizations with which CENIC's Associate researchers and educators are engaged. For more information, please visit http://www.cenic.org/.
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First, the Fun Stuff.
My co-worker, Heather, presented at the Minnesota Library Association conference on using social software to keep up with government documents (ppt here). Then she brought Jenny Levine back to Minneapolis with her so we could all meet for dinner. What fun! [Update: Here's a picture of us having fun with Jenny.]
We also discovered the William College Liaison Librarians must have liked our 05-06 trading cards. Wow.
I've become a del.icio.us convert. I've even received a link from Steve in that oh-so-cool "Links For You" section. Now I wish all my co-workers were on del.icio.us so I could send them links. I still haven't imported my links from Furl yet, but already I've more than doubled the number of links in my collection. Two things I'd like from del.icio.us: an easier to type name, and more than 255 characters to describe my links. (Two things I'd like from Furl to make me go back: faster/easier bookmarking, more social features like "links for you.)
And now… Why I Have a Headache.
Because it's been a rough week, that's why. I haven't had the time or energy to blog at all, so the backlog of things I want to blog about is getting distinctly overwhelming. (I've started using the toread bookmarklet and in only a week I've accumulated 60 unread items! Yikes.)
I relearned how evil Elsevier is, though I'm not sure I'm at liberty to discuss their new act of extortion and peevish tantrum-throwing just yet.
I also spent almost all of three days trying to help one class of students answer impossible questions only to be told by a professor (not the professor class I was helping, btw) that I was doing their homework for them. Oh, and he copied the professor I WAS working for. He's not even a professor in my liaison departments. Coming at a particularly vulnerable and tired time for me, this criticism completely shook me. I kind of expect to be told that I could do more, and I generally welcome constructive criticism, but the only two times I've been completely and utterly shaken by criticism at work were times when I'd worked extra hard only to be (figuratively) patted on the head and told "that's nice, dear, but we didn't want you to work that hard and we don't really think the effort was worth it." I guess it comes with the territory.
Basically, I've had one of those weeks a librarian dreads: all impossible questions with no sense of accomplishment. I even made people mad over the fact that we have electronic access to the Chronicle of Higher Education but aren't allowed to give out the password or copy and paste articles. No, it's all freely available, but you have to come "all the way" to the library and have one of us log you in. Yes, I realize that you might as well just read the paper copy we have at the library, but that's life (and our license agreement).
Oh, and I'm facing a 6-day week since this is my Sunday to work and there's no time for a comp-day next week. Bwah-ha-ha-ha.
But, I resolve to get to some of my backlog of blog stubs.


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The Improving Forest Governance course is a 4-week, UK-based residential
course that covers a variety of forest governance issues. The course is
conducted in English, French and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation
and is taught by experienced tutors from the Centre for International
Development and Training, as well as leading international experts and
practitioners on forest governance, climate change, REDD+ and
multi-stakeholder processes from the UK and abroad. Participants are immersed
in training and benefit from high quality field trips, including visiting a
Chatham House Illegal Logging update meeting in London.
The EU-FAO Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Programme (EU FAO FLEGT Programme) is a four year initiative that started in May 2012, and is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by FAO.


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Centre set to swelter as biggest heatwave in decades settles in
AUSTRALIA'S notoriously variable climate is on full display, with parts of the nation about to experience one of the largest heatwaves in territorial extent in decades, after coming off a sharp shift last year from wetter- to drier-than-average conditions.
A swath of central Australia stretching from Oodnadatta to Coober Pedy and Birdsville can expect maximum temperatures of 45 degrees or hotter for at least a week. Towns to the south and east, such as Mildura and Hay, can expect to broil with 40-degree maximum temperatures for just as long.
''We have a major heat event under way,'' Karl Braganza, a manager of climate monitoring at the Bureau of Meteorology, said. ''There are not many instances in the historical record where you get a heat event covering such a large area of the continent.''
Brett Dutschke, a senior meteorologist at Weatherzone, said it was unusual to have so prolonged a hot spell. "It's a once-in-20 or 30-year heatwave event in desert areas," he said. "For more populated areas further south, it means they are going to experience some of this as well."
It is forecast to hit 36 degrees in Melbourne on Thursday and 41 degrees on Friday, with temperatures soaring in Canberra. Sydney will largely be spared.
Much of south-eastern Australia has weathered warm temperatures for months. "We effectively had mid-summer heat arriving at the end of spring," Dr Dutschke said.
Nationwide, though, 2012 was probably an average year, temperature-wise, with the Bureau of Meteorology due to release figures Thursday morning.
The rainfall shift, though, was stark. Much of the continent went from cool and wet in the March quarter to drier-than-average conditions within a short spate of time.
"The stunning reversal in rainfall from wet to dry across large parts of the continent, particularly the south, is a result of a switch from a La Nina (weather pattern) early in the year to El Nino-like conditions through winter and spring," Dr Braganza said.
While much of south-eastern Australia enters its high fire danger period, there may be some modest relief on the way. Weatherzone's Dr Dutschke says models indicate temperatures and rainfall will start to trend back to more normal summer patterns from about the middle of January.
Peter Hannam writes on environment issues for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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Mae Robertson Covers: Dar Williams, Gillian Welch, Elvis Costello, Beth Nielsen Chapman
Singer-songwriter and folk interpreter Mae Robertson is my kind of person: a lover of cover songs, and a true fan of the environment, who ran a chain of New York natural fiber children's clothing stores for twenty years before returning to Alabama in 2000 to pursue her musical career. Many of her albums to date have been released as part of her Lullaby & Lovesong Collection, which has won numerous awards in the world of parenting. And the brightly-colored, flower-shaped plantable business card she sent along with her newest album, the aptly titled Meet the Sun Halfway, really won me over.
If this were a blog about cool people, I could have stopped there. But though it was the flower-shaped business card, and the personal note that accompanied it, which caused me to give Mae's work a second listen, it was the music which ultimately won me over. And that's saying something. Because for most of my life, I've dismissed Mae's sort of music. And now I think I owe some people an apology.
Mae Robertson comes from a school of folk way on the other end of the spectrum from the lo-fi, sparse, acoustic folk which characterizes the current indiefolk movement. This is folk for those who love Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and others in the rich-voiced songstress vein — strong-voiced women who are primarily singers and interpreters of song, rather than storytellers or songwriters per se.
It's not generally my favorite branch of the folkworld. And, I'll be honest, at first I didn't think this was going to be my cup of tea. But Mae has a lot going for her. Her organic business sense parallels themes of growth in her song choices and, increasingly, in her own emerging songwriting, which is surprisingly direct and vivid. She has an exquisite taste in folkworld cover songs, and an uncanny ability to pick songs and lyrics which best match her sweet, pure alto voice. The emotional honesty and carefully tuned craft she brings to her work is equal to the greatest of the words she sings, whether they are her own, of those of others. And her warm, bright delivery is like the sun itself.
Like much of this sort of Adult Contemporary folkpop, the way in which we hear Mae's voice is subject to the whim of the producer, and in this case, the production on some songs is a bit too strong for my own taste. This is a common complaint for many folkfans when faced with this part of the genre, I suspect — I had the same reaction to much of Shelby Lynne's newest coveralbum. But as with Shelby's work, the songs here run the gamut, from sparser work in the americana folk vein all the way to the jazzpop stuff, and there's plenty of gems.
Even when it works, the heavy, almost syrupy production Mae Robertson chooses for many of her best covers can take some getting used to. It's startling to hear the likes of Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch covered in such dulcet tones, and with such lush orchestration. But like the seeds that will sprout from her business card, this is music that truly grows on you. It says something that I've continued to listen to these CDs long after I first sampled them. There's a warm, celebratory tone in Robertson's voice, and a genuine love of the songs she sings which shines though to the heart.
My kids hear it, too. Of all the CDs I've recieved, these are the only ones my older daughter has asked about; when I asked her why, she said "I like this music; it's really pretty, and really nice" — high praise, from a five year old. It's also the only folk music that both kids will dance to. They twirl and smile, like full-grown music box ballerinas, when I put Mae Robertson on. Believe me, this is music that will stay on the turntable for a while. Why not take it for a spin yourself?
- Mae Robertson, Paper Wings (orig. Gillian Welch)
- Mae Robertson, Seven Shades of Blue (orig. Beth Nielsen Chapman)
(from Smile)
- Mae Robertson, The One Who Knows (orig. Dar Williams)
- Mae Robertson, Dreamland (orig. Mary Chapin Carpenter)
(from Dream)
- Mae Robertson, All For The Love (orig. Beth Nielsen Chapman)
- Mae Robertson, Almost Blue (orig. Elvis Costello)
(from Meet The Sun Halfway)
Meet The Sun Halfway was released in February; it includes more stellar covers, and some sweet and cohesive originals from Mae Robertson herself. Cuts above also come from Mae's two all-cover albums: last year's gorgeous award-winning lullaby collection Dream, and 2002 release Smile, which has the lightest production of the three CDs mentioned here, and features such back-up folk and bluegrass luminaries as Tim O'Brien, Viktor Krauss, and Sloan Wainwright. Pick up these, and sample all of her previous albums, at CD Baby (Mae's preferred source) or via her website.
Today's bonus coversongs, because Mae Robertson's fondness for Beth Nielsen Chapman sent me to the stacks.
- Beth Nielsen Chapman covers Judy Collins' Since You Asked
- Beth Nielsen Chapman sweetens Elvis standard Love Me Tender
- Willie Nelson covers Chapman's Nothing I Can Do About It Now
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Why hoop earrings are the ultimate accessory
They've been around since the dawn of time and are just as classic as a pair of pearl studs. Just with more attitude.
Piercing is the oldest form of body modification. To prove that assertion, we have studied – not literally – what archaeologists have discovered in the disinterred graves of men and women from the world's most ancient empires. Apparently, people from all corners of the world have been piercing their noses and ear lobes for thousands of years. Ear piercing is still the most common form of body modification – and new lobes get pierced by the minute.
The whole point of earrings – and jewellery in general – is to add more beauty to a face. The hoop does exactly that. It's a classic model that has been around forever. Still, its reputation isn't as stainless as the earrings themselves.
The eternal trend-setter Brigitte Bardot loves hoop earrings and was often swaying a pair of fist-sized rings in her youth. As with most other garments and accessories loved by the icon, the hoop earrings too developed into a wardrobe (more accurately: jewellery box) mainstay. Although Bardot symbolised the glamorous and plush lifestyle of 50s, 60s, and 70s Riviera, the hoop earrings went on to cater as an it-accessory in less extravagant sub cultures and environments.
In the 70s they were adopted by punks – who chose between safety pins and hoops – as well as disco divas at Studio 54. Later, female r'n'b and hip hop stars of the 90s and 00s wore the earrings to further promote their musical and personal style. It's thanks to strong, cool and fashion-forward women like Janet Jackson, J-Lo and Nelly Furtado that the earrings gained reputation as a symbol of fierceness and strength.
Hoop earrings are like pearl studs with attitude, and like hoop aficionados from Lana Del Rey to Kim Kardashian, we love them too.
Celebrate the timeless hoops by browsing through our selected favourites below. If you can't get enough of earrings, check out our featured fashion story with all the best styles available at H&M now.
The hoop earrings are modelled by Lara Mullen (Premier Management). Lok Lau (CLM) did her hair and Anya De Tobon (Link Details) worked her makeup magic.


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Starting a Company? Skip B-School
Programs Like Starter School Give Students Just Enough Instruction to Get an Idea off the Ground
Business schools have new competition for students with startups on the brain.
A number of programs, from General Assembly in New York to Starter School in Chicago, have cropped up recently to cater to people seeking to launch their own companies or join fledgling ones.
Offerings are à la carte and the mission is stripped down. The idea, founders say, is to give students just enough instruction in everything from coding to marketing and operations to get an idea off the ground.
Increasingly, these programs are attracting college graduates who might otherwise attend business school to master the art of creating businesses or polishing investor pitches. Although these schools make up a sliver of the business-education market, for certain students they may be emerging as a faster, cheaper rival to the two-year M.B.A.
Take, for example, the 18 students who filed into a class on business basics late last month at the two-year-old General Assembly. Mostly 20-something working professionals, they're skipping the M.B.A., at least for now, and spending 10 weeks and $3,900 to learn financial modeling, problem-solving techniques and market analysis.
Business schools say these programs are on their radar, and some have even borrowed from their curricula. But administrators say the programs complement, rather than rival, their offerings.
There is some overlap in course content, says Ankur Kumar, M.B.A. admissions director at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, but startup training programs still "generally attract a different audience."
Chance Griffin, 25 years old, will leave his job as an operations manager at Proficient Learning LLC in Wilmington, N.C., later this month for Chicago, enrolling in the inaugural nine-month program at Starter School, which aims to give students the coding, design and business skills needed to launch a Web app.
He considered business school, but never applied. "I've thought about the whole M.B.A. thing. [But] it's been really hard to convince myself of the value of doing that," Mr. Griffin says.
At $33,000 for nine months, Starter School is steep, but Mr. Griffin says it's still cheaper than a two-year M.B.A., which can top six figures. Plus, he says, the technical skills, taught by local developers and entrepreneurs, will carry him farther than a business degree will.
"There's a lot of extra space in those two years [of an M.B.A.]," says General Assembly co-founder and Chief Executive Jake Schwartz, a Wharton graduate.
He and the founders of similar programs—which aren't accredited—say they aren't yet sure how they fit in with traditional business schools, but they're finding a willing audience. More than 65,000 students have taken General Assembly's classes and workshops since 2011, and 90 have graduated from its monthslong intensive design and Web development courses, which cost upward of $7,500.
The year-old Startup Institute, which runs eight-week programs in Web development, marketing and other subjects, expanded earlier this year from its Boston base to New York and Chicago, and similar organizations are opening in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere around the country.
About 300 students have cycled through Startup Institute's course, in which students spend three days a week on a track, such as design and business development, with the other two days working on team projects. For example, students recently helped advise Twitter Inc.'s Bluefin Labs, which analyzes tweets about TV shows, on storing and sharing customer data.
More traditional schools, including Columbia Business School and Babson College, have beefed up entrepreneurship education in the past few years as students aspire to careers in startups.
Wharton has recently welcomed General Assembly to speak to students about sessions focused on startups, and highlights successful alumni entrepreneurs in admissions activities. Ms. Kumar says she reminds prospective students that the Wharton name goes a long way with potential investors.
Samir Malik, 27, had just launched virtual doctor's office 1DocWay a few months before starting classes at Wharton in fall 2011.
"I definitely had conflicting thoughts" about starting school while the business took off, he says, but was impressed with professors and classmates, who provided fine-tuned feedback on topics such as scaling up and acquiring new customers.
One year in, though, he took a leave of absence from the program and has since focused full-time on his venture, which now boasts 14 hospital and clinic partners and recently treated its 4,000th patient.
A business-school pedigree matters little in startup circles, some say. Noam Wasserman, an entrepreneurship professor at Harvard Business School, says that "the name of the place you went, or that you even went to a place, is just about irrelevant."
While an M.B.A. isn't mandatory for starting a company, it does help when running one, says Janet Strimaitis, executive director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson, noting the need to identify business opportunities, build teams and create a company culture.
Pupils at Starter School and similar programs ostensibly want to launch their own companies, but recruiters are taking note.
Jules Pieri is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at her alma mater, Harvard Business School. But when hiring for the Grommet, the online gift store she founded in 2008, Ms. Pieri says her "go-to place" for candidates is Startup Institute; more than a half dozen of her 47 employees came from the program.
Startup Institute says 94% of job-seeking graduates get hired, many at popular companies such as Bluefin Labs and online-course provider EdX.
Even McKinsey & Co., the veteran recruiter of high-achieving M.B.A. graduates, has hired at least one General Assembly student after the consulting firm helped develop and teach the school's 10-week business fundamentals course.
The new hire, Nicole Meyers, starts this month as a McKinsey analyst. The 24-year-old says she enrolled in the General Assembly course to improve her problem-solving and presentation skills, holding her over until pursuing an M.B.A. in a few years.
But now, she says, it "might have eliminated the need to go to business school altogether."
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Obama plan: Divide and conquer GOP
President Barack Obama broke Republicans once on taxes — and his risky strategy for winning the sequester fight assumes he'll do it again.
He will divide, isolate and defeat Republicans using all the powers of his office and all his skills as a political campaigner. As Americans grow frustrated with the cuts, Republicans will reject their party's no-tax mantra and demand that Congress end the standoff, even if it means raising some new revenue – just the way Obama is demanding.
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Obama's trying to speed this result, by releasing state by state details of the pain and suffering the sequester will cause, all meant to get Republicans to cave. And he's got the biggest megaphone, hammering this message over and over in a way the divided Republican party cannot.
( WATCH: Team Obama drives home sequester messaging)
Except that message could cut both ways.
What if the public agrees that yes, there is a lot of pain and suffering – and turns to Obama wondering, why didn't you do more to prevent it? That's what makes some Democrats nervous about the White House's supreme level of confidence.
Democratic lawmakers, who are unclear about the end game, could succumb to the same public offensive that Obama has been ginning up against Republicans and start demanding that the White House cut its losses and move on to other important second-term initiatives. A GOP proposal to give flexibility to the agency heads on deciding how to administer the cuts could start looking attractive to Democrats as a way out.
( PHOTOS: What they're saying about sequestration)
But Obama is certain of his strategy there, too. He believes the results of the November election show that the public endorses his vision, and that he label Republicans as the protectors of the rich who stubbornly refuse to adopt his fair "balanced" approach of cuts and new revenues.
"You're already starting to see some Republicans grow increasingly uncomfortable with the current position of the leadership of their party. And our hope is that those numbers grow and the leadership feels pressure," White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said. "The Republican Party position right now is that the wealthy should never pay another dime to reduce our deficit, it should be done entirely on the backs of the middle class and seniors. I don't think it's a particularly tenable position over the long term, and maybe opinions will change."
( Also on POLITICO: Is Obama telling truth about sequestration?)
So far, he's got reason to feel confident, as polls shows voters blaming the GOP for the sequester cuts more than the president. Whether that holds after the cuts start to take effect March 1 is less clear.


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RICHMOND, Va. – Today marks the second installment of "Rams in the Rankings," a weekly check in on some of the top performers from VCU Track & Field program.
This week VCU Head Coach Jon Riley speaks about the performance of four VCU student-athletes that have strung together a number of impressive performances through three meets this season.
VCU freshman Kiara Porter owns the second fastest time among all CAA competitors in the 200 meter dash, running in 24.28 seconds. The Yorktown, Va., native, set that time at the Navy invite, where she earned first place honors and broke Navy's Wesley Brown Field House record.
"It was just Kiara's first college meet in the 200 meters, and she went out and ran the second fastest time in school history in the event," said Riley. "On Saturday, she will get her first opportunity to run in the 400 meters, which she believes is her best event. Kiara is a hard worker and a fierce competitor, but still has some work to do to improve on her technique. The scary part about her is that she is just a freshman and will be a force over the next few years."
On the other side of the spectrum, is senior mid-distance runner Nicole Walters, who is in her final season with the Rams and has developed into one of the team's top distance runners. The Orange, Va., native holds the top time in the CAA in the mile, leading the nearest competitor by 10 seconds. Walters finished the mile in 4:59.01 at the Navy Invite, for third place honors.
"Nicole has been one of the most consistent athletes throughout her four year career," adds Riley. "She puts her all into each and every race. She holds the second best mile and 800 meters times in school history. As of now, she ranks among the top among CAA competitors in the mile, but her best event is the 800. We expect big things from Nicole and I am sure she will give us her all during her final year."
At the Navy Invite, senior jumper Jazlynn Finney won the long jump with a leap of 5.78 meters, nudging out a fellow CAA competitor by just .04 meters for first place and top honors in the conference.
"Jazlynn is one I look to for leadership," said Riley. "She sets a great example for the younger jumpers and is a joy to work with. To see her doing so well makes me happy. She has come a long way since her freshman year and I expect her to go out on top with some great performances in the long jump. Jazmine currently holds the second best jump in school history and I believe she can jump over the six meter barrier this year."
Junior sprinter Dominic Costanzo remains one of the team's top threats in short distance races, so it comes as no surprise that the Richmond, Va., native has the third best performance among CAA runners in the 400 meter dash. Costanzo came in third place in the 400 meter dash, crossing the finish line in 50.61 seconds.
"Dominic is my leader among the male sprinters," says Riley. "He had a really good sophomore campaign and I expect him to be consistent and improve each week. The 400 meters is a heavily contested event in the CAA and I think Dominic can represent VCU and put us in the mix. We can expect big things from Dom this year."
The Rams will look to continue their strong performances this weekend at the Patriot Games hosted by George Mason University and the Penn State National at Penn State University. The Patriot Games are scheduled for Saturday, while the Penn State National will take place Saturday and Sunday.


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It's a good time to go to San Diego.
America's Finest City is always lovely, but this spring a visit is mandatory -- particularly if you care about California politics.
San Diego is about to become the center of the California world.
The hottest political contest of the spring primaries is likely to be a San Diego ballot measure to replace the current pension system with 401(k) private investment accounts for most new city employees.
This is expected to be a hot race because ballot initiatives to do statewide pension changes have died, and the prospects of pension legislation in Sacramento are in doubt.
That allows both sides of the pension debate to put resources that might have gone to a big statewide pension fight into San Diego's local fight.
But that's not the only reason the political heat is coming to San Diego.
With California splitting politically between the Republican inland and the Democratic coast, San Diego remains a swing region of sorts.
It's also likely to be hotly contested if the race for the GOP presidential nomination fight goes all the way to the June statewide primary.
And such a fight would be a home game for Mitt Romney, who has a home in La Jolla.
And one more reason why San Diego is important: the nature of the ballot initiative process in the state.
Few people know it, but San Diego County is the beating heart of the signature-gathering business.
The county produces a disproportionate share of signatures on initiative petitions -- more than a quarter of signatures in some campaigns I've encountered.
San Diegans love to sign their names.
Let us know what you think. Comment below, send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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MegaSunGlasses necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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We need simple and usable design for Home, Category and Product pages of our web site. We already have shopping cart installed (http://bit.ly/U5jsU), so it's all about customizing default template.
Although sunglasses apply to all ages we want to target modern, fashion and design people.
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Design should fit 1024 X 768 screen resolution. The logo will be on white background (other designer is working on it) so header should be white. Most of the website's background should be white as well. We would like to use red color (approx #fb2b2b) for other elements like top menu, side navigation headers and borders, Add to Cart button etc. Top menu should contain the same menu items that it has now (at http://bit.ly/U5jsU). Search box and secondary menu placement should remain the same.
Home page should have left side bar navigation with the list of brands. The content area will have 2-3 lines of text (right below top menu), large banner and 2-3 small banners underneath it. The footer should contain menu and copyright info.
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The US Patent Office recently published a patent application filed by Google in September of 2004, describing a "Method and system to provide advertisements based on wireless access points." In the redundant legalese that is typical of patent filings, the application describes a method of providing highly targeted advertising to end users of wireless access points and passing some of the ad revenue on to the WAP provider.
Ad selection under this model could be based on any combination of "geographical location of the WAP, an operation of an entity providing the WAP, selected by the entity providing the WAP, and a profile of the WAP." When you see "operation of an entity," think "the business the WAP provider is in," such as coffee shops for Starbucks, bookstores for Borders, or airports for JFK. There are plenty of examples of various selection models, including basing the advertising on individual user profiles, presenting ads for businesses located in physical proximity to the access point, or promoting services related to the business serving up your traffic. Feel free to peruse the original document for further examples.
From a technical standpoint, the WAP would funnel all traffic through to "the first entity" (Google) through static routes or a VPN. The actual traffic processing and ad selection would then take place on Google's servers and the ads would be inserted into the data returned to the end user. Various delivery methods are described, including toolbars, interstitial pages, or content elements on web pages. The ads could continue to cycle even when the user is not reloading or changing pages, ensuring exposure to lots of advertising regardless of actual activity.
The stated goal of this method is to overcome the high cost of providing WiFi access by helping the access point provider recoup the costs involved, and maybe even turning it into a profit. Currently, sites that provide WiFi to their customers either charge you up front for time-limited access keys (like McDonald's or Starbucks) or hope that providing free Internet access will draw enough extra customers to make up for the costs (e.g. Diedrich Coffee and Panera Bread). With ad revenue ameliorating the expenses, stores that want you to pay for 'Net access now could charge less or nothing at all, the ones already giving it away can worry less about the hardware cost and ISP charges, and some sites that haven't dared to risk losing money on the whole WiFi thing could be encouraged to test the waters.
The concept of increasing network accessibility anywhere and everywhere meshes quite well with Google's business practices, especially the push to provide free 802.11something service to entire cities. Widespread WiMax access?actually, any WiMax availability at all?will take a while to materialize in the US, and when it does, the Google patent could theoretically apply to that network model as well. With hardware costs coming down, WiFi capabilities included in pretty much every laptop and a fair number of handheld devices nowadays, along with the promise of ad-subsidized access points everywhere, we might be close to being permanently connected to the Internet even before WiMax rolls out. All that's left to do is for Google to collect the profits and for us to wonder if this is really what we want.


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It looks like the 2010 Honda Odyssey will get a minor refresh. The centerpiece? Honda's new family grille.
The American version of the Honda Odyssey has always had a cult following amongst the small set of minivan enthusiasts so we expect the 2010 Honda Odyssey to continue to find fans, despite the bucktooth grille also featured on the new 2009 Honda Pilot. Sadly, it doesn't appear we'll be getting the sharp-looking JDM Honda Odyssey.
According to The Honda Portal, the new Odyssey will likely get an updated version of the 3.5-liter gasoline engine currently in the Odyssey, as well an updated interior. The same source says a diesel V6 is in the works but, we'd imagine, this is going to be on hold until the market improves or the price of diesel decreases significantly.
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Best: Former G.I. Joe and WWF Champion Sgt. Slaughter is one of several pro wrestling personalities (like Jerry 'The King' Lawler and Mr. Belding from 'Saved By The Bell') who tour Minor League Baseball parks over the summer to sign a few autographs, make a little cash and entertain fans between innings. Here he is during Thursday night's game between the Lakeshore Chinooks and Lacrosse Loggers for 'Military Appreciation Night'. He expertly dodges an attack from a guy named 'MoFoley' (no relation to Cactus Jack) and incapacitates him, allowing Gill the Chinook to get a pinfall. Not sure whether or not that was sanctioned, but whatever.
Worst: Busted Coverage calling the Cobra Clutch "a sleeper". I don't expect you guys to be run by a lonely pro wrestling encyclopedia like SOME sports blogs, but the guy yelling COBRA CLUUUUUTCH did the work for you.
Worst: At no point did Iron Sheik run out and Pearl Harbor Sarge. This also eliminated any chance of Sheik calling Gill the Chinook a homosexual jew, or whatever.


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Be prepared to be whisked away on a literary adventure! Join West Chicago Library and the West Chicago City Museum once a month as we team up for a story-time experience. We will look, listen, create, explore and play. Ms. Kelli from the Library will be reading stories linked to the City Museum's collection. Afterwards we will have some fun with a variety of hands-on activities. This program is FREE of charge and requires no registration. Meet us on the second floor of the City Museum.
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WOW! What fast service! Thank you! I would definitely like to try it but i have to leave for work. I will try it tonight when i get home.
Unixtime: 1362130550And in plain for everyoneTime: 10:35:51Date: Fri 01.03.2013
TIME STAMP: 1362130550DATE (M/D/Y @ h:m:s): 03 / 01 / 13 @ 3:35:50am EST
The example did not compile at first. Then i realized it was using the old header file from the other folder for some reason. after uninstalling your old library, it worked! thanks again! $)edit: upon further inspection something is off. The unix time stamp that the example gives is off by a few hours. i used a couple of different websites to verify this. http://www.epochconverter.com/http://www.unixtimestamp.com/index.phpits giving me Code: [Select]Unixtime: 1362130550And in plain for everyoneTime: 10:35:51Date: Fri 01.03.2013but if you punch that timestamp into the converter it gives youCode: [Select]TIME STAMP: 1362130550DATE (M/D/Y @ h:m:s): 03 / 01 / 13 @ 3:35:50am EST
The timestamp 1362170004 corresponds to the 01.03.2013 at 15:33:24 clock. (applies to UTC-5)
Unixtime: 1362148403And in plain for everyoneTime: 15:33:23Date: Fri 01.03.2013
Der Timestamp 1362148403 entspricht dem 01.03.2013 um 09:33:23 Uhr.(gilt für UTC-5)
I'm sorry i forgot to give you karma until today so i will have to keep giving you karma now for helping me. I have already done this in a much dirtier way by adding six years worth of seconds to the line in rtc_clock.h #define SECONDS_FROM_1970_TO_2000 946,702,800. I like yours better though, cleaner and works for everybody. I will install and test.You know, this has me thinking... I never checked the unixtime from my old sketch (which i ran on uno w/ DS1307 rtc). I wonder if it was accurate because it didn't have a way to put the timezone in afaik. oh well.. i'm too lazy to check because the old project is now a heap of crap in the garage because hurricane sandy knocked my power out for 17 days and the entire aquarium died and it started to reek of low tide. anyways, enough babbling.. kudos!edit: It does seem to be working perfectly now... karma ++ for you.. as soon as i can again because it says i cant do it more than one time per hours.


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BrianAnderson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 24 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
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Our customers are primarily local businesses in the greater Atlanta, GA metro area. The name "Peachtree SEO" -- comes from our city name --Peachtree City.
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Sporting heritage of the 2013 Camaro
From its chiseled front grille to its standard rear spoiler, the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro is an iconic sports car. Not one to blend into the crowd, the Camaro is easily recognizable with its long, athletic hood. Looking to personalize your Camaro even more? A variety of stripe packages are also available (ours came with broad black stripes running from hood to trunk).
The 2013 Camaro is available in seven trims: 1LS, 2LS, 1LT, 2LT, 1SS, 2SS and ZL1.
Additionally, LT and SS models are available with the RS package, which adds 20-inch wheels, body-color roof moldings and antenna, as well as high-intensity discharg e headlamps. Eighteen-inch wheels are standard on LS and LT models, with 20-inch wheels standard on SS. The Camaro is also available as a convertible in LT and SS models.
Interior features
With seating for four, Camaro's well-executed balance of heritage and contemporary features provides a fun and comfortable environment. An ambient lighting package on 2LT and 2SS trims gives the interior a special glow with LED light pipe technology.
Driver and passenger seats feature six-way adjustable settings (fore/aft, up/down and tilt), with power recline front seats that are standard on LT and SS models. Heated, leather-trimmed seats are part of the 2LT and 2SS trim packages.
Additional features include an auxiliary gauge panel in the center console – standard in 2LT and 2SS – and a new ZL1-inspired shift knob for all manual transmissions. A leather-wrapped, three-spoke steering wheel is standard on LT and SS.
Audio enthusiasts will appreciate the six-speaker sound system on LS, 1LT and 1SS, and a 245-watt, Boston Acoustic nine-speaker sounds system that is standard on 2LT and 2SS – and available on 1LT and 1SS.
Camaro powertrains
Standard in LS and LT models is a 3.6-liter V-6, rated at 323 horsepower and 278 pound-feet of torque. Fuel estimates ratings are 18 mpg/29 mpg (automatic transmission), 19 mpg/30 mpg (automatic, 2LS) and 17 mpg/28 mpg (manual).
Two 6.2L V-8 engines are offered in the Camaro SS, including the L99 on automatic-equipped vehicles and the LS3 on manual-equipped models. Horsepower for the L99 is 400 at 5,900 rpm and torque is 410 pound-feet at 4,300 rpm. The LS3 delivers 426 horsepower and 420 pound-feet
Fuel economy averages for the V8 engines are 16 mpg/25 mpg (automatic) and 16 mpg/24 mpg (manual). All Camaro models can be equipped with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.
To learn more about the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro, visit your local Southeast Texas Chevrolet dealer or www.chevrolet.com.


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The last paragraph is telling.
It is something I have noticed not only in the Pacific but across the Southern half of the globe.
Of course, there is a lot of water own there.
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Stone age rock art on islands!