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Wildscreen is dedicated to spreading the stories of passionate conservation & wildlife organizations around the world. One such wonderful organization is REGUA (Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu).
Only 7% of the Atlantic Rainforests original cover remains …
Founded in 2001, REGUA is committed to conserving the Atlantic forest of Rio de Janeiro state's upper Guapiaçu river basin through land acquisition and management agreements. While the Atlantic forest is one of the most biologically rich places on earth, it is also one of the most threatened with only about seven percent of its original cover remaining.
All it takes are a couple of heroes …
The dynamic husband/wife duo of Nicholas and Raquel Locke spearhead the organization with Nicholas expanding the reserve to protect more forest and Raquel managing the outreach to nurture and develop REGUA's reputation. Their love and passion for the nature that surrounds them has helped make REGUA one of the most prominent conservation organizations protecting the Atlantic forest. Their wish list for a brighter future for REGUA is long but there are plenty of ways for all of us to take action right now to help them.
From hunter to hero …
One of the most fascinating members of the REGUA team is Adilei Carvalho da Cunha. Before joining the staff, Adilei was a well known hunter in the area, but today he is one of the best rangers on the staff. He is internationally renowned as one of the best bird guides in South America and has been an invaluable asset to the organization by instilling his love of nature in others.
REGUA takes every chance today to inspire the conservationists of tomorrow …
One of the most important aspects of REGUA is education, particularly focusing on teaching the local children in the area and helping to create the future generation of conservationists and guardians. Seeing wildlife up close like capybaras, frogs, and caimans helps children to discover happiness and develop a sense of wonder. Most importantly, they become better acquainted with species that need their protection.
REGUA by the numbers
9,400 hectares (23,000 acres) in total land acquired and/or managed by REGUA
40 hectares (98 acres) converted from farmed land back to vital wetlands
280,000 trees planted in the Atlantic forest
90,000 additional trees to be planted in 2015. It is this type of dedication that sets REGUA apart from other organizations in the area
98% reduction in hunting in REGUA since 2001
No person (or nonprofit) is an island … REGUA can not do it alone
REGUA is unique in that those who wish to support Nicholas, Raquel, and the team can do so while experiencing the wonders of the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil for themselves. REGUA operates a state-of-the-art lodge welcoming visitors from all over the world to marvel at the astounding species biodiversity in the area. Feel like rolling up your sleeves and jumping in to help? No problem as there is always plenty of work that needs done at REGUA from helping to host guests at the lodge to jumping in as a nature guide.
However, if visiting isn't an option, REGUA gratefully welcomes support through online donations or by simply telling others about the invaluable work being done by REGUA. Doing so will ensure REGUA can continue their reforestation efforts in the Atlantic forest, and ensure that generations to come can enjoy the diverse wildlife that reside in one of the world's greatest biological hotspots.
Become a hero for REGUA
Click on the REGUA's Wish List button below to discover several actions you can take right now, this very minute, to support REGUA. Each pledge of support, no matter the size or type, will be enormously appreciated.
William Lazaro, Arkive Social Media Intern, Wildscreen USA


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Six athletic teams at Lawrence Technological University have made the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2013-14 Scholar Teams list for having an accumulated grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
Topping the list for the Blue Devils was the women's cross country team with a 3.37 GPA. Men's basketball had the next highest GPA at 3.25, followed closely by women's basketball at 3.20. Also making the list were the men's cross country team with a 3.13 GPA; women's soccer, 3.12; and women's volleyball, 3.11.
As a group, Lawrence Tech's student athletes finished the 2013-14 academic year with a 3.1 GPA overall. Of the 236 students, 60 percent finished above 3.0, and 42 percent were above 3.25.
If they had been eligible, men's bowling (3.22), women's lacrosse (3.16), and women's bowling (3.03) would have also made the list of Scholar Teams.
"I'm very proud of our student athletes and their dedication. It takes a special individual to succeed in an environment with such a rich academic tradition," said LTU Athletic Director Scott Trudeau.


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Today is my Birthday and I'm going to do workshop with some of my favorite people over on Jax Beach today. I love these ladies. Talk about fun!!! I think they created the word!
Tonight we'll have some family time and tomorrow night out for a really fancy dinner to celebrate.
I received some lovely Birthday Cards I wanted to share with you today. It's not all but will share those later. Thanks everyone for thinking of me.
In honor of my Birthday I'm going to be giving away some Blog Candy. How about another one of my Bow Makers with a Roll of Ribbon to get you started on your way to making some beautiful Bows.
All you have to do is leave a comment and let me know if you would like to join my Birthday Club I'm working on. I've got a few customers that do Stampin' Up! Birthday Parties for themselves and get lots of goodies. I'd like to offer that to you ( if you don't already have a Demo) as well. Local or Long Distance. We can combine that in the form or "Workshop in a Box" with perks in your Birthday Month. How fun is that??? Just hit the contact me button to find out more.
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babylon is a smartphone app that allows you to have a direct consultation with a registered GP via video link or phone call. Appointments can be booked in seconds, held in minutes, and relevant prescriptions will be available from a pharmacy of your choice within an hour.
Text your health related questions to a GP via the in-app messaging service, for a response in minutes.
Access your clinical records as and when you need them.
Enjoy access to the world's most comprehensive health monitoring system.
Article "The Artificially Intelligent Doctor Will Hear You Now"
U.K.-based startup Babylon will launch an app later this year that will listen to your symptoms and provide medical advice. Will it help or hinder the health-care system?
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babylon is a personal health service aiming to make healthcare more accessible and affordable to people around the world, by combining the best technology with the best clinical expertise. For example, our 'Consult' service connects patients to the best GPs and medical specialists within minutes and is available twelve hours per day, seven days a week, all in one easy-to-use app.
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text: The Friends of Richards Memorial Library will hold a repeat of last year's Antique Appraisal Night with wellknown "Antiques Roadshow" appraiser Stuart Whitehurst at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 11, in Richards Memorial Library. Everyone is welcome to attend, but a $5 ticket is required for an item to be appraised. Only one itemappraisal ticket will be sold per person. The sale of 40 tickets will begin at the library the first week in August. No firearms, jewelry or coins. Refreshments will be served.


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Student Life is pleased to offer our students opportunities for research and scholarship.
The goal of DFI is to increase the number of minority full-time tenure track faculty and staff at Illinois' two- and four-year, public and private colleges and universities. Applicants must be admitted to a Master's or Doctoral program at a participating institution at the time of application; and, if awarded, enroll as a full-time student as defined by the institution. The application deadline for the 2015-2016 academic year must be received in the Student Life Office, room A2100 no later than 5 pm on February 17, 2014. Both new and renewal applicants must contact Sheree Sanderson, Assistant Dean of Students regarding their intent to apply or to receive additional information. New applicants must obtain a special access code to complete their online eligibility check. Priority consideration will be given to applications in STEM areas, particularly mathematics and science.
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All Dickson Public Schools were evacuated after a bomb threat was discovered Monday afternoon.
According to Superintendent Sherry Howe, a threat was written inside a bathroom. School officials immediately notified authorities and evacuated. Bomb dogs were called, but were not needed as the suspects were identified based on surveillance camera footage.
"Three juveniles were involved, and a confession was made. It was a hoax. They got the idea when a neighboring school had a bomb threat and, according to them, the culprit was uncaught," Howe said.
Parents received messages throughout the day informing them of the situation.
"With the surveillance cameras and the quick response of our team, one student confessed, which assured us of the safety of our students," Howe said.
Dickson Police responded to the school's call and were aided by Dickson Fire Department, Carter County Sheriff's Department and Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police.
"The individuals involved will receive harsh and swift consequences," Howe said. "I thank the responding authorities in handling this matter." Many parents picked up their children early, creating a traffic jam at the corner of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 199.
Classes will return to their normal schedule today.
"In light of recent circumstances around the country, we take everything seriously at Dickson schools and will do everything possible to keep our students safe," Howe said.


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I stuck behind Fleury through all the times fans wanted him gone until I reached my limit this year.
I stuck behind Martin until very late last season until he was just purely atrocious.
I would never have dared suggest trading Letang...until now, and honestly not because of how bad he was(since everyone else was equally as bad), because it doesn't make financial sense.
I believed more strongly in Bylsma AFTER we lost to Tampa and while we lost that series in a bad way, what caught up with the team was not his doing. He made that team play team defense for the first time I've seen in a dog's age. But where did that go?
I believed in Shero. I believed that Shero would make all the right acquisitions this year, and he did. I would never have dreamed of questioning how great of a GM he is....until now.
Yeah, I'm disappointed Bylsma will be extended. Yes, I'm disappointed at the positive Fleury rhetoric. I'm disappointed on the Letang rhetoric.
Why am I so disappointed and frustrated?
Because there doesn't seem to be any sense of urgency to fix what is wrong. I'm frustrated because Shero seems to believe that the kids are alright, everything is fine and nothing needs to be tweaked.
Honestly, I wouldn't feel so bad about the Penguins being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals. I think making it to the ECF is a great accomplishment. If this series was a hard-fought battle and it went six or seven games, I'd say fine, we made it pretty far and now it's time to regroup. But that didn't happen. We were swept, outplayed, out-coached and offensively neutered.
The Penguins are a joke right now. They are the punchline of many jokes and off-handed comments in the media. This quote bothered me the most even though it came from a website that is itself a joke. This is commentary about how the Bruins will have to adjust when they play the Hawks:
When a team defeats the Penguins the next series is tricky because the team grows accustomed to playing without backcheckers on them and get used to playing with space.
Do I care what people think? No. But what does this say? The Penguins are predictable and sadly this comment is 100% correct. I'm more angry that a moron hit the nail on the head and this wasn't someone like Mike Milbury just being a hater.
Let me be clear, I'm not looking for Shero to fire people and make trades for the sake of it. He doesn't even necessarily need to make any moves at all. But to say he's happy with how things are is what is worrisome.
Shero has given no indication that he thinks there are issue to be addressed. To think that everything is fine after not only getting swept, but only registering two goals in the ECF is my issue. This makes me question Shero's ability to be effective in building this team for success.


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Chair Twomey will call the meeting to order.
Chair Twomey will ask for approval of the minutes from the March 17, 2005 meeting.
Proposed Action -- Approval -- Motion and second required.
This is a request to approve new housing rental rates for 2006/2007 allowing the University to use accurate rates in recruitment documents for students who will be entering that year. These increases will also necessitate a change in the rule.Proposed Action -- Approval -- Motion and second required.
In order to align with current practices within the state university system after devolution, a new charter and responsibilities have been drafted for the Inspector General's Office, which would be renamed the Office of Internal Auditing accordingly. The charter and responsibilities are being presented for approval by the Finance and Audit committee and recommendation to the full Board.Proposed Action -- Approval -- Motion and second required.
Based on discussion at the last FAC meeting, the University has prepared the attached document on internal controls. This document responds to suggestions regarding recent changes in accounting practices in private industry and their adaptations to non-profit and public sector agencies. Proposed Action -- Review -- No motion required.
Attached is the treasurer's report as of April 30, 2005, for review by the Finance and Audit committee. Proposed Action -- Review -- No motion required.
As discussed in previous BOT and committee meetings, the Administration and Finance vice president's office will provide quarterly reporting of University finances. This quarter's report has been prepared for review by the Finance and Audit committee. Proposed Action -- Review -- No motion required.
The committee will review the 2003/2004 Auditor General's Bright Futures Scholarship Program Operational Audit Report for the State of Florida. UNF had no findings in the statewide report.Proposed Action -- Approval -- Motion and second required.
In early 2003, funds were allocated to renovate Buildings 2 and 3 ($1,198,000). One of the renovations was to accommodate the photo lab. In July 2003, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved reallocating a portion of the funds from this project ($898,000) to the Library expansion to avoid compromising the Library project. The remaining $300,000 was to renovate the existing photo lab.After subsequent evaluation of the departmental growing needs and of the funds necessary to renovate the existing space, it was determined that the existing space would not be an appropriate location for a functional lab. A decision was made to expand the Fine Arts Center and construct a new building on campus to be adjacent to, and mirror, the Ceramics and Sculpture Lab Building at the Fine Arts Center.The Photo Lab Building will be 5,070 GSF and will cost $810,860 to construct. The source of funds are as follows:
An additional amount of $180,000 of E & G funds have been appropriated for equipment for the new expansion.Proposed Action -- Approval -- Motion and second required.
Vice President Shuman will narrate a presentation on UNF's budget.
Proposed Action -- Report -- No motion required.
Chair Twomey will adjourn the meeting
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text: Social Media Crucial to Future of Food September 11, 2012 10:17 PM Tweet Panel members at the Future of Food conference in June included (from left), Mary Jordan of Washington Post Live; Samuel Allen of Deere & Company; Chris Policinski of Land O'Lakes; and Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund. TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Jim Dickrell Dairy Herd Management Dairy Editor Email Engaging social media is crucial to affecting public opinion In a unique partnership among the Washington Post, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the "Future of Food: Food Security in the 21st Century" was debated and dissected in a 5½-hour conference in June. More than 300 on-site participants—and untold more through their computer screens and mobile devices nationwide—watched the live event from the first-floor conference room of the Washington Post in downtown Washington, D.C. At issue: how to feed an expected 9 billion people by the year 2050 in a world that already struggles to feed 7 billion. Bonus Content More on The Future of Food More on Elite Producer Business Conference The Future of Food Technology Critical Some food advocates have touted locally produced, organic production as the key to improved productivity and nutrition. Those in commercial agriculture, on the other hand, argue that increased productivity through technology and efficient land use will be the only way to feed the equivalent of the population of nearly two more Chinas by 2050. Who wins the debate will set food policy—who produces it and how—for decades to come. An equally big problem is how the message is framed and projected to the public. Social media is now the medium of that message, creating a blaring cacophony. "Activists have more than a voice—they have a platform," says Matt Vander Laan, executive vice president of the Edelman public relations agency. "Out-of-context facts can become explosive media issues in a heartbeat. "Major media companies, like the Washington Post Company, now play the role of sorting through the 'noise' and amplifying the most important issues. They own mighty megaphones and can help propel important issues into the national consciousness," he says. Having access to these "noise sorters" is crucial to dairy farmers hoping to be part of the conversation. "In working to increase awareness and understanding of dairy's contributions to food security, we wanted a media partner that could reach key thought leaders and influential consumers," says Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Inc. "The Washington Post and Slate, an online news magazine, have a unique set of media outlets that reach different thought leaders and consumer groups," he says. "They also represent a highly credible and world-renowned company that can drive topic content that in turn is covered by other media." At the other end of this grassroots cyber-conversation are the nation's dairy farmers. Most consumers are several generations removed from the farm, and modern dairy practices don't fit with the image of farms that they have in their head. Dairy farmers must therefore become part of the conversation. They must not only tell their story, but truly listen to consumer concerns. Vander Laan, Gallagher and Chris Policinski, president of Land O'Lakes, will participate in a panel discussion on Nov. 6 at the 2012 Elite Producer Business Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. Vander Laan will detail the new media landscape. Gallagher will describe how dairy checkoff programs are using the new media and how farmers can get involved. And Policinski will discuss how Land O'Lakes engages social media to promote and defend its brand, which is among the largest in the country. Plan now to attend the Elite Producer Business Conference! Back to news


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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.1 > Troubleshooting Web Conferencing
If the time on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is different than the time on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server, many symptoms arise, such as the following:
- Scheduling and joining web meetings may not be honored
- Recording voice and web meeting files may not be synchronized properly
- Playback may not be possible
- Other time related symptoms may be seen
If the Web Server is part of a Windows domain, the web software overrides the domain NTP default settings.
In Windows, go to System > Eventlog to see W32tm information and errors. This tells you which NTP server the Web Server is syncing with. Once you find the NTP server, use the following command from a DOS prompt to check if there are any communication issues between the Web Server and the NTP server:
w32tm /monitor /computer:x.x.x.x
Note: This should be the IP address of the Audio Server or the shared IP address in a dual Audio Server configuration.
If the time is more than 30 seconds off, the Web Server will not sync with the Audio Server which is synched with the corporate NTP server. Perform the following:
- Stop all Cisco Unified MeetingPlace services.
- Stop the Windows Time Service.
- Update the time.
- Make sure that the time difference between the Audio Server and the Web Server is less than 30 seconds.
- Start the Windows Time Service.
- Start all Cisco Unified MeetingPlace services.
- Check the eventlog to make sure that the servers are syncing properly.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Despite a late rally by MIT, Mount Holyoke College maintained its double-digit advantage en route to a 57-45 win in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball game on Saturday. The Engineers' Kimberly Soo Hoo led all scorers with 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including connecting on both of her shots from three-point range and all six of her attempts from the charity stripe. Angela Astuccio led the Lyons (16-7, 8-3 NEWMAC) with 18 points and nine rebounds.
Mount Holyoke established an 8-4 lead after five minutes had elapsed in the contest. MIT (3-19, 0-11 NEWMAC) responded by going on a 10-4 run that resulted in a 14-12 edge at the 10:33 mark. Soo Hoo sparked the rally with a three-pointer, which was followed by a pair of free-throws by Amy Marshall, a put-back by Sharon Prange, and another trey by Soo Hoo. The Lyons countered with 10 unanswered points for its largest margin of the frame at 22-14. Back-to-back baskets by Prange cut the Engineers' deficit in half with 4:41 remaining. Mount Holyoke maintained its slim lead as it entered the intermission ahead, 28-21.
A 19-6 run by the Lyons established a 47-27 advantage midway through the second stanza. Astuccio tallied 12 points in the pivotal spurt while Marissa Barone and Joeanna Silvey contributed five and two points, respectively. MIT narrowed the gap to 11 (54-43) with 2:13 left to play, but Mount Holyoke thwarted any hopes of a comeback.
Prange finished the day with 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks while Clara Yuan and Christa Margossian grabbed six boards each.
Barone notched 11 points as Silvey collected six caroms and three steals. Jessica Olson bolstered the Lyons' defense with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Both teams will continue NEWMAC play at home on Wednesday, Feb. 14. MIT will host Wellesley College while Mount Holyoke will meet up with Smith College.


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Ahi Tuna Tacos
With its relaxed tropical theme and busy happy hour, small plates and tapas are a big draw at Tommy Bahama. So much so that Director of Culinary Don Donley recently created an all-appetizer menu called "Island Time" that features eight unique items. These Ahi Tuna Tacos with wasabi avocado cream have soared to number one in popularity.
Canola oil for frying
8 wonton skins (3 1/2-in. square)
Asian Slaw
4 oz. shredded green cabbage
2 oz. red onions, thinly sliced into half moons
2 oz. jicama, peeled and julienne 2 in. long
1 oz. cilantro, chopped roughly
Lime Vinaigrette
2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
2 tsp. house salt and pepper (recipe follows)
4 tbsp. olive oil blend (75% extra-virgin olive oil, 25% canola)
Ahi Tuna Filling
1 1/2 oz. sesame oil
1 1/2 oz. soy sauce
1 1/4 tsp. peeled, minced gingerroot
1 1/4 tsp. chipotle paste
1/2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
1/2 tbsp.. minced shallots
4 oz. fresh ahi tuna, 1/4-in. dice
Wasabi Avocado Cream
4 oz. sour cream
2.5 oz. avocado, diced
1/2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
Pinch cayenne pepper
Pinch white pepper
1 tsp. wasabi paste
1/4 tsp. granulated sugar
- Fill a deep fryer or large stockpot with oil and heat to 335°F.
- For wonton skins around a small taco molder; submerge in oil for 50 sec. or until light golden brown. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
- Prepare Asian Slaw: Toss all ingredients together in med. bowl.
- Prepare Lime Vinaigrette: Measure lime juice into small bowl; add House Salt and Pepper. Slowly whisk in oil. Add dressing to Slaw mixture; toss to combine.
- Prepare Ahi Tuna Filling: In mixing bowl, whisk together all ingredients except tuna until well blended. Add tuna; toss until well coated with dressing.
- Prepare Wasabi Avocado Cream: In blender or food processer, blend avocados and sour cream until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and blend until incorporated.
- For service, Evenly distribute the slaw in the taco shells; sppon tuna mixture evenly on top. Drizzle with Wasabi Avocado Cream. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, red bell pepper and scallions.
Additional Tips
Additional Tips
House Salt and Pepper: Combine 3 tbsp. kosher salt, 1 tbsp. coarse grind pepper and ½ tsp. ground white pepper.


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Kesha thanks her fans from rehab
Kesha has thanked her fans for their support after she checked into rehab.
The Tik Tok singer - who entered a treatment facility earlier in January to address an eating disorder - couldn't update fans herself but apparently asked a friend to tweet a message from her.
It said: "This is Kesha's friend. She asked me to tweet an update for her because she doesn't have access to Twitter right now.
"She says 'THANK YOU. SOOO MUCH. I'm overwhelmed to tears by all of the love, letters, and support!! I'll be back soon and better than ever'."
A later tweet said: "Hey guys this is K's friend again. She's doing well and needs more of your teeth to make art with at the treatment centre. She misses you :)."
Kesha, 26, is due to complete a 30-day stint at the treatment centre in Chicago.


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For a disorganized film that has trouble deciding what it's about, "When Comedy Went to School" can be a lot of fun.
Nominally the story of why the resorts of New York state's Catskill Mountains witnessed the birth of modern stand-up comedy, this documentary is best when it sticks to footage of those very funny comics, either being interviewed or doing bits.
Erratically created by directors Mevlut Akkaya and Ron Frank and screenwriter Lawrence Richards, "When Comedy Went to School" certainly knows who's funny. It interviews people like Sid Caesar and Jerry Lewis and has amusing clips of big names like
It's especially nice to get reacquainted with comics who were Catskills regulars but have faded a bit from public notice. Henny Youngman, Myron Cohen, Danny Kaye (who pioneered the transition to television) and Buddy Hackett never fail to make you laugh, and hearing that Hackett and Lenny Bruce roomed together as busboys in the Catskills is quite a piece of news.
Located in Sullivan and Ulster counties in upstate New York, the Catskills (often known generically simply as "the mountains") were, from the 1930s through the 1960s, the largest resort area in the country.
The home to such hotel giants as Grossinger's, the Concord, Brown's, the Flagler and the Pines, the Catskills also had a large number of bungalow colonies and boarding houses taking guests fleeing from the heat of New York in the summer. But it was at the resort hotels that comedy really flourished.
Because comics were often booked for at least a week at a time to captive audiences, the Catskills were a place where material could be attempted and refined. "The mountains, that's where you learned," is how Caesar puts it, with academic Lawrence J. Epstein adding: "They knew what was funny, they'd tried it out."
The problem with "When Comedy Went to School" is that it can't seem to stick to its subject. And although some digressions are understandable and effective, others are not.
Inevitable as well as enjoyable is a look at the history of these hotels and what their overall culture was. This was, not surprisingly, a self-contained Jewish world where, in Jackie Mason's words, "a Gentile was something you saw only in the movies." It was a place where food was omnipresent (Mason again: "Jews never finish eating") and no one was averse to a touch of romance, whether it led to marriage or not.
Less successful is the film's unwise determination to shoehorn the Catskills into the entire range of Jewish history, reaching back as far as Abraham and Sarah. A dramatization of the birth of Isaac is weak and unnecessary, and the film's frequent use of uninspired re-creations is unfortunate.
Still, despite its myriad problems, the clips and interviews on "When Comedy Went to School" do make you laugh. It's great to hear Caesar launch into nonsense languages, and moments like the "Hitler on Ice" bit from
'When Comedy Went to School'
MPAA rating: None
Running time: 1 hour, 17 minutes
Playing: At Laemmle's Music Hall, Beverly Hills; Town Center, Encino; Edwards Westpark 8, Irvine


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Electron and Positron frameworks are not valid anymore in this new SDK, so let's back to base and start analyzing the possibilities featured in the Android platform as it is.
As with previous version of articles covering testing for different platforms we will be using our simple Temperature Converter (also analyzed in Test Driven Development and GUI Testing) example.
For a Test Driven Development approach you should
- create your Android project
- add the tests source folder (New -> Source Folder -> Folder name: tests/src)
- in the newly created folder add a Java Package. Its name should be the same as the project package with .tests appended
- in the 'tests' package create a new JUnit Test Case using JUnit 3 (New -> JUnit Test Case). Name it TemperatureConverterTest, leave class under test blank
- Copy this code into TemperatureConverterTest.java
package com.codtech.android.temperatureconverter.tests;
import junit.framework.TestCase;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import com.codtech.android.temperatureconverter.TemperatureConverter;
* @author diego
public class TemperatureConverterTest extends TestCase {
private static final Map
conversionTable = new HashMap ();
static {
// initialize (c, f) pairs
conversionTable.put(0, 32);
conversionTable.put(100, 212);
conversionTable.put(-1, 30);
conversionTable.put(-100, -148); conversionTable.put(32, 90);
conversionTable.put(-40, -40);
conversionTable.put(-273, -459);
* @param name
public TemperatureConverterTest(String name) { super(name);
* Test method for {@link com.codtech.android.temperatureconverter.TemperatureConverter#celsiusToFahrenheit(int)}.
public void testCelsiusToFahrenheit() {
for (int c: conversionTable.keySet()) {
int f = conversionTable.get(c);
String msg = "" + c + "C -> " + f + "F"; int r = TemperatureConverter.celsiusToFahrenheit(c);
assertEquals(msg, f, r);
- Accept Eclipse hints to create TemperatureConverter class and celsiusToFahrenheit method
- Run -> Run As -> Run configurations and create a new JUnit configuration and select the previously created Test class
- Run the tests and instead of the expected test results you'll get
# An unexpected error has been detected by Java Runtime Environment:
# Internal Error (classFileParser.cpp:2924), pid=5364, tid=6644
# Error: ShouldNotReachHere
- That's because we are using Android's JUnit stub implementation. Go to Run -> Run As -> Run configurations again and in the recently created JUnit configuration Classpath's Bootstrap Entries remove Android Library
- Then Add Library, using Advanced... button, and add JRE System Library and JUnit 3
- Apply and Run
- And now our tests run, failing as expected. We haven't created the conversion method anyway
So far so good, our tests are running. But as you may have discovered already, mainly when we changed the libraries, those tests are not Android platform tests so they are only useful as part of our Test Driven Development strategy and we must have always in mind that real Android implementation of some functionality may vary.
- Let's finish our TemperatureConverter class
- package com.codtech.android.temperatureconverter;
* @author diego
package com.codtech.android.temperatureconverter;
public class TemperatureConverter {
public static final int ABSOLUTE_ZERO_C = -273;
public static int celsiusToFahrenheit(int c) {
if (c < ABSOLUTE_ZERO_C ) {
throw new RuntimeException("Invalid temperature: " + c + " below absolute zero");
return (int)Math.round(c * 1.8 + 32);
Run the test again and it will success. A Test Suite can allso be added, however in this case as we have only one test it's not necessary.
Stay tuned. Next article will explore Android Instrumentation to run tests on the real platform.


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The Government today said a foreign bank had threatened to close down the account of state-owned New India Assurance Ltd if it did not stop providing insurance cover to ships ferrying oil from Iran.
However, the threat was not executed by the foreign bank, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
"The public sector general insurance companies have not received any such threat except the New India Assurance Co Ltd to whom one foreign bank had threatened to close its account on this issue. However, this bank has now agreed to continue the account," Meena said.
The Minister further said that there was no deactivation of account of state-run insurers by foreign banks.
He was responding to a query whether several foreign banks had threatened to close the accounts of state-run general insurers if they continue to provide insurance cover to Indian ships ferrying oil from Iran.
Insurance regulator IRDA, Meena said, had informed the government that following the restrictions imposed by the United Nations and the European Union, Europe-based insurers had stopped providing cover to ship owners involved in carriage of cargo or oil consignments from Iran-India-Iran and vice-versa.


text: Similar to the HTC Magic users who are going to be getting Android 1.5 update as well as Android 2.0.1 update by mid-year, we want to make sure that our LG Eve counterparts not left behind. This thread is to voice our concerns both to Rogers and LG on making updates available for the LG Eve similar to the Magic. We want to hear from both parties on their plans on supporting their loyal customers who took the time and money to invest in the Eve device and the LG/Rogers brand.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? The Portland Trail Blazers aren't giving up yet.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? The Portland Trail Blazers aren't giving up yet.
The Blazers are still in a crowded fight for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Utah Jazz are a half-game back of the Los Angeles Lakers for the eighth and final spot, while Portland and Dallas are three games out.
Taking advantage of Saturday night's visit by the struggling Pistons, the Blazers got 31 points and 12 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge to hand Detroit its eighth straight loss with a 112-101 victory.
But the Blazers are now staring at a five-game road trip, which kicks off Monday in Philadelphia.
"This is a make-or-break road trip for us," Aldridge said. "I keep saying, we're right there. If we play good on this trip than anything is possible."
The Blazers won two of a three-game homestand.
Rodney Stuckey had a season-high 32 points for the Pistons, who have yet to win a game in March. They've lost 11 of their last 12.
After trailing by as many as 11 points in the first half, the Blazers took a 90-81 lead on Nicolas Batum's 3-pointer with 8:33 remaining in the game. Portland extended the lead to 99-87 on J.J. Hickson's dunk.
The Pistons scored 10 in a row to close within 99-97 on Will Bynum's running jumper with 2:54 left, but Batum answered with another 3-pointer. After Stuckey made a layup, Aldridge's hook shot ended Detroit's threat and put the Blazers in front 104-99 with 1:45 left.
"We did not come up with plays at the end of the game," Pistons forward Kyle Singler said. "To their credit, Portland played well. They are a tough team to beat at home and when Aldridge is playing like he did tonight, they're tough."
The Blazers (31-34) have won nine of their last 12 at the Rose Garden and were coming off a 105-90 victory at home over the Knicks on Thursday night.
"Hopefully it's a little momentum for us going out on the road," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.
Detroit (23-45) was coming off a 105-97 loss at Golden State on Wednesday. The Pistons were without guard Brandon Knight for the second straight game because of a sprained left ankle. Knight is averaging 13.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
Detroit went ahead 21-18 on Jose Calderon's 3-pointer late in the first quarter, as Portland sat Aldridge because of two early fouls. The Pistons extended the lead to 28-20 on Jonas Jerebko's layup.
Bynum's jumper pushed Detroit's lead to 50-41, but Portland scored the final six points of the half to close the margin to 57-52. Stuckey led all players with 17 first-half points.
Stuckey, who sustained a bad cut to his forehead during the game after a head-to-head collision, has been starting in place of Knight.
"I've been given the opportunity to do this the last couple of games, and it's been working," he said. "But more importantly, though, we lost. We just have to come out and get more stops defensively, because that's what hurt us tonight."
The Blazers opened the second half with an 11-2 run, capped by Aldridge's jumper, to go in front 63-59.
Greg Monroe's layup pulled the Pistons into a 73-all tie before Bynum's high-arching running jumper gave Detroit back the lead.
Portland opened the fourth quarter with Aldridge's jump shot to go ahead 79-75. It was Aldridge's fifth game this season with more than 30 points and 10 rebounds.
Hickson had 18 points and 15 rebounds and all of Portland starters were in double figures.
Bynum had 23 points off the bench.
The Pistons continue to play under assistant coach Brian Hill. Head coach Lawrence Frank did not accompany the team on the road trip to attend to be with his wife, who is ill.
"As far as the character and the work of our guys, I thought they played their hearts out tonight," Hill said.
Notes: Singler is a native Oregonian and led South Medford High School to the state championship his senior year. He was greeted with warm applause from the Rose Garden crowd during introductions, but wound up with just four points for Detroit. "I didn't really play up to my level but it was fun playing in front of this crowd," said Singer, who had about a dozen family members and friends at the game. ... Director Gus Van Sant, Academy Award nominee for Good Will Hunting and Milk, was at the game. ... The Pistons won the other meeting between the teams this season, 108-101 on Nov. 26 in Detroit. ... The Blazers have won five straight against Detroit at the Rose Garden.


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Coach DeVos is on twitter. You can join her twitter feed by clicking her link @CoachDeVos
Aimee DeVos has been at the helm of the 49ers softball program since 1995. After serving as interim head coach for a year in 1994, she was appointed head coach the following season and now enters her 21st year in that role. Having devoted over two decades to Charlotte softball, DeVos has played an integral role in the advancement of the program and the development of her players.
Since moving to the Atlantic 10 in 2006, and then moving back into Conference USA in 2014, DeVos and the 49ers have enjoyed great success, compiling a .611 conference win percentage with a 96-61 record. During that time, 27 Charlotte players have garnered all-Atlantic 10 honors, while 13 have been selected all-state and eight have earned all-region recognition. DeVos has helped the squad go nearly 80 games over .500 at 234-158 in that span, recording Charlotte's largest, third-largest and fourth-largest win totals.
Personally, DeVos has reached several career milestones while at Charlotte, most recently earning her 500th career win on March 8, 2014 as the Niners topped FIU 2-0 on the road. DeVos earned her 400th career win in a 4-2 topping of Elon on April 22, 2010. She is the first 49er head coach to surpass the 200, 300, 400 and 500 career-win marks.
Entering the 2015 season, Devos sits with 511 career wins while at Charlotte, the most in program history. Off the field, DeVos boasts another impressive statistic: since taking over as head coach, 100 percent of her players have graduated.
In 2011, Charlotte completed its sixth consecutive 30-win season, going 30-24 overall with a 10-6 conference mark. Tenaya Tucker led the team offensively, cementing her spot in the school record books in multiple categories. She became the single-season record holder in home runs (12), as well as second all-time in RBIs in a season (47) and third in season batting average (.388) and hits (66). Current Niner Bri Gwaltney moved to third all-time in single-season home runs (10). Five Charlotte players earned a spot on the all-conference team, including Tucker and Gwaltney, who made the first team. Tucker and Whitney Williams earned Academic All-Conference honors, and both were also named NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region, as was Gwaltney.
In 2010, Charlotte reached 40 games in the win column for the third time in program history. The 49ers went 40-18 overall and posted a 15-5 mark in A-10 action. Emily Jeffrey shattered her season strikeout record with 342 and pushed her career strikeout standard to 782 whiffs. Whitney Williams stole 40 bases, breaking the single-season school record, and Serena Smith set the 49er record in career RBIs, finishing with 126. Keri Palma earned first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors, while Smith and Jeffrey both made the second team. Smith and Jeffrey also were named All-Region, while Gwaltney tallied conference all-freshman accolades. Smith and Williams garnered Academic All-Atlantic 10 honors on the season as well.
During the 2009 season, Charlotte posted a 33-16 record with a 14-4 mark in Atlantic 10 play. The Niners' conference record earned them the Atlantic 10 runner-up title, short of the conference crown by only two games. The season saw several program records fall with Emily Jeffery fanning 294 batters on her way to a 23-win season, the third highest total in Niner history. On the offensive end, Sarah Malene moved into first all-time with 150 career runs scored and Cee Brooks drove in 113 runs, second-most in school history. Malene, Jeffery and Smith claimed first team all-conference.
In 2008, DeVos put together a 35-win season, the fourth-highest win total in program history, which included a trip to the A-10 Championship, hosted at Charlotte's own D.L. Phillips Sports Complex where the Niners took on No. 20 Massachusetts. That season, the 49ers claimed a home victory over rival and then-No. 15 North Carolina. All-conference selection Sarah Malene shattered her 2006 single-season record with 46 runs scored, while Serena Smith re-wrote the record books with 71 hits. Four 49ers were named to the all-tourney team, while Malene and Whitney Williams earned all-conference nods.
DeVos recorded her most successful season in 2006, leading the 49ers to numerous school records, including the most wins in a season (42), as well as the program's first-ever conference championship when Charlotte went 17-3 in their first season in the A-10, capturing the regular season title. In addition to setting the single-season records for hits, batting average, homers and RBIs, her 2006 team included a record six all-conference selections, including four first-team honorees. Three of those players repeated in 2007 to claim conference nods.
A four-year letterwinner at Drake, the Yorkville, Ill., native boasts a healthy softball resume from a successful program. DeVos graduated from Drake in 1993 with a degree in business marketing. She was a 1993 All-Missouri Valley Conference player after leading the Bulldogs to the MVC regular season and tournament championships and a spot in the 1993 National Invitational Championship. A shortstop and outfielder, DeVos still ranks among Drake's all-time leaders in home runs.
In addition to her head coaching duties, DeVos conducts several summer and winter softball camps and clinics. In the summer of 2004, she coached a select group of players to play for the U.S. Olympic team in Charlotte. DeVos is also a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and a member of the NFCA Head Coaches Committee.
DeVos and her husband, Dan, have two sons, Nolan and JJ. Her husband is the Director of the Annual Fund for the Charlotte 49ers Athletic Foundation.


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Accenture helps a pension firm assess cyber security vulnerability, transform IT operations and plan strategy.
A large Finnish employment pension company wanted to strengthen its overall data cyber security capabilities, define a security baseline and adopt a constant development mindset by adopting a long-term safety outlook.
Accenture helped the company plan and implement a security transformation program that focused on strengthening its risk readiness while helping improve its decision-making for future investments in security systems and processes.


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i would love to hit the river....
but i got work to do.
the ebb was good yesterday at pt JoLLy..
little bit FoGGy..
looks like more today..
and maybe saterday
Local weather resources and topics.
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I went out to join everyone for the last race night at Crissy yesterday. I didn't race but kited up to the North tower and out under the bridge on the ebb tide and it was great on a 9m. It's often tough to get good conditions at Crissy, but yesterday was good...
Charlie, you nailed the call -- it blew all night.
Anyone who's headed to SI today should take a close look at the wind direction before they leave. SW means the launch is shadowed and the wind is coming over Mt. Diablo.
Hopefully if the sun comes out up here the wind will clock around to WSW.
aka Pablito
It says 10M, but it's really a 9.
Thanks for the heads up about the SW wind. Experience always wins over some zany website, but this may give some hope for the afternoon.
35 minutes until departure. If it isnít rideable I guess I'll have to hop in the Cessna and buzz some poor ground dwellers.
so did it rain today..?
i think so.i hope the norwesteR starts a bloW n
that would move the energy back to the cOast
and maybe get me a ride at hoMe.
early wet winter..is what i think
still summer season of 2007..?
i dont care.. just keep bloW n
what say you..?
and as a side note time 4:00
its 18 in alameda now...?
Charlie, if you stop posting posts, I'll know your on the water, then i'll go out. But as long as you're typiing I know it aint good enough to go out. And it's cold out. Go figure the one day Tianna leaves it gets cold at night. Now I gotta go find a temporary woman to sleep next to me tonight so i dont freeze AND explain to her I only want to "SLEEP" and i dont want anything else, and then explain to Tianna what happened. And you think you have problems with your N Pacific upper milli trough being pushed back to the ocean? MAN! So selfish.
ah, there's my meds.
Charlie, I like the way you think. It's blowing 28 at the Bodega Buoy right now and I hope it blows at the coast all day tomorrow 28+ so I can ride my 7.
Looks like you missed some wind today at Pt. E...too busy moving boats?
aka Pablito
It says 10M, but it's really a 9.
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ROR project for goelnishant
Budget $150-200 USD
The scope of the project is as follows.
The client is in need to develop few additional features for their existing website.
After analyzing the requirement it has been identified that the following are the features that are available in the existing website
User registration & login
eCommerce part for the website
o Product display
o Purchase
o Add to cart
o Continue shopping
o Checkout
o Payment Gateway
User account settings
The client expects to develop the following features as an addition to the existing website
User products [these are the products apart from what admin can add from the back end]
o User upload their product
o Set the price
o Upload images for the product
o Provide description & details
o Submit
Product to be displayed to all only after admin approves
o Search products
By user, by product name
Purchase product [similar to the existing feature]
Social activity
o Search users
o Follow / Un-follow user
o Receive email notifications when user post new product
o Send message to other users similar to linkedin
Admin panel to suit the new requirement
Kindly analyse the requirement and provide us with the timeline to complete the project.
Project needs to be delivered by 12 November. (delays cant be accepted)
I will share the exact details in chat with you.
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This weeks challenge is to label old photos so that they can later be easily identified when handed down. If you're like me, you have photos dating back many decades! Being a housewife, mother and working full time this challenge I found was not as simple as I first thought so I have decided instead to split it up by decades and topics and make this an ongoing project - one week is just not enough time to do this all.
First thing I did was make sure I threw out all those old photo albums (you know the ones where your pictures stick to the backing making it impossible to remove them). I purchased new matching photos albums with archival sleeves and some scrapbooks. I cut the pictures out of the old albums with the backing if they were stuck to the glue so that I didn't risk ruining them. Then I began organizing them by time period which is very time consuming but well worth it. I labeled the photo albums accordingly. I also made special albums for each of my children, each in their favourite colour, which not only include copies of any family pictures, but also all their school pictures, report cards and any awards, -all in chronological order and labeled. The kids really enjoyed looking through them and I've heard them talking to their friends about this. I think I will do the same for my nieces and nephews as Christmas gifts this year.
I will be working on the rest of the photos over the next several months. I have started scanning them as well and labeling them this way. I plan to make CD's for everyone and keep a master copy in my Safety Deposit Box along with copies of my Family Tree Files. I created an Gmail account as well in which I have been emailing copies of pictures and files.
Lastly, I put everything up high on a bookshelf with doors to cover them all away from humidity and sunlight.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
52 Weeks To Better Genealogy - Challenge #17
Posted by Nuccia Salvati at 8:04 PM
Labels: Labeling , Organization , Photos
2 comments :
- Kathy said...
Wow! It sounds like you have made great progress already. I have so many photos in so many places it just seems like an impossible task (although some are labeled)
- April 29, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- nuccia said...
It's getting there Kathy but it is time consuming and I sometimes think I'll never finish.
- April 30, 2010 at 1:06 AM


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Dessert First! – Portland's Largest Dessert Event
Join us at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland on March 23rd for an afternoon to satisfy every sweet tooth! A sampling of a broad range of desserts from bakeries, ice cream shops, restaurants, chocolatiers and more. This is not your average tasting event…it's for everyone and anyone who loves desserts. Let's take care of that cabin fever with some high energy fun!
A chance to win a variety of prizes, vote for your favorite cupcake in WHOM's Cupcake Challenge, enjoy music with our stations DJ's and get crazy in our photo booths. We encourage a sugar rush of a good time for everyone!
Tickets are $10 in advance | $15 at the door | Children under 8 are FREE! | Cash bar is available with proper ID.


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1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Plush-Master-GPosted in Project Vehicles on June 12, 2007
First, there was the ZJ. It offered luxury, power, and off-road ability in one tightly wrapped package. It held onto its clout from its introduction in 1993 until it started getting a little long in the tooth in 1998. For 1999, the all-new and improved WJ hit the tarmac running and opened up a world of truly top-notch luxury and performance to scores of Jeeping die-hards. Here are some of the highlights to look out for when searching the want ads for your luxo-wagon.
The '93-'98 ZJ and '99-'04 WJ both retain Jeep's tried-and-true 4.0L engine as the base-model powerplant. With 190 hp, it serves up enough juice for soccer moms, but why go six when the 5.2L was offered in even the base-model Laredos-with 220 hp and 300 lb-ft, they offer more than enough gumption for spinning larger tires and are smoking performers with stock rubber. The high-water mark of ZJ enginedom are the '98 Limited models with the 5.9L Magnum engine. Rated at a healthy 245 hp and 335 lb-ft, the grunt was something you need to feel to believe.
If you're looking for a manual tranny, neither the ZJ or WJ is your bunny. Transmission options are limited to the AW-4 or 42RE auto in the 4.0L Jeeps, and either the Chrysler-built 46RH, 44RE, or 46RE transmissions as the years progressed behind the V-8s.
As for transfer cases, most 4.0L models can be found with either the NP231 Command-Trac part-time case or the NP242 Selec-Trac part-/full-time case. Most V-8s came with the NV249 Quadra-Trac case, which didn't offer up a 2WD option. Earlier '93-'95 249s didn't have the ability to lock the center diff, so there's no true 50/50 torque split available until 1996 with these cases. The full-time 4WD case helped split the engine torque between the front and rear axles and kept the miniscule Dana 35 alive.
Speaking of axles, the Dana 30 can be found in the front of all models, with either the Dana 35 or aluminum-centersection Dana 44 brining up the rear. In reality, you don't want to keep the Dana 35, and parts are scarce for the aluminum Dana 44, so plan on a rear axle swap if you're going to be running tires larger than 33s. The rear axles got disc brakes in 1995, and 3.55 or 3.73 gear ratios were standard throughout the ZJ run.
For the suspension, the ZJ rode on coil springs at each corner. Lifts can be easily accomplished via coil spacers or by any one of several replacement spring kits on the market. The ZJs have relatively small wheel openings, so you've got to take them up about 4.5 inches to run a 33. That's a lot of lift, especially with the full-time T-case.
Interior-wise, we'd actually steer clear of the Limited models. The Laredos came with more-realistic, cloth-covered bucket seats that can stand the test of time, and many were appointed with all of the niceties as the Limited such as power windows, locks, intermittent wipers, and so on. These days, the leather interior of the Limited is sure to be tattered, and the goofy pillow-top seats are just hideous.
This author is gonna go out on a limb and name the WJ as one of the best-handling, most-comfortable, and well-rounded Jeeps ever built. While the 4.0L engine that served as standard fare in the Laredo models was a torquey workhorse, Chrysler's excellently powerful and durable 4.7L DOHC V-8 that easily whirred 235 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque could be had in either; the engine was optional in the Laredos and standard in the Limiteds. Later on, a high-output version that cracked the 265hp mark was offered in the '02 Limited models and was standard in the top-of-the-line '02-and-later Overland models.
When it comes to transmissions, the 4.0L engines got the Chrysler 42RE four-speed auto, but the V-8s got the 45RFE five-speed auto, which really helped keep the 4.7L in its powerband.
The 4.0L could be equipped with the tried-and-true NV242 part-/full-time T-case, but the V-8s received the NV247 Quadradrive II T-case. The Quadradrive II was actually more than a T-case, however. It was a system that utilized viscous couplers in the T-case and gerotor-actuated locking devices in the axles to really help the WJ crawl and grab off- and on-road. The NV247 also offered a genuine center diff lock for real off-road performance.
Axle-wise, expect to find the venerable Dana 30 up front and the aluminum centersection Dana 44 out back holding 3.73 cogs and hanging big 12-inch disc brakes at each corner.
Like its predecessor, the WJ sports coil suspension front and rear. There is a pretty good amount of aftermarket support for these rigs, but we think they're really best left stock. The company nailed the suspension geometry and handling to the degree where we think it would be a shame to mess it up with a lift. That said, like the older Grands, the WJ has relatively small wheelwells and needs a lot of lift to accommodate even slightly larger tires.
As for amenities and comfort, go Limited or Overland or go home. The standard Laredo could be had with some nice options, but there's nothing like sinking into the leather buckets of a Limited model, fingering the dual climate controls for just the right cabin temperature, engaging the seat heaters for a little loosening of the shoulders, and firing up that 265hp H.O. V-8. They squirt through traffic like a bullet, can pass most vehicles up an onramp, and can haul the camping gear and dog to the lake for a long weekend.


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About 30 people showed up at a Tennessee motel Saturday to give cheek-swab DNA samples as people adopted through a nearby Georgia clinic hope to identify biological relatives before time for reconnecting runs out.
With no records of their birth parents, DNA testing may be the only way to confirm biological links for some of the 200-plus infants handed off to new parents in the 1950s and '60s through the late Dr. Thomas Hicks' clinic in McCaysville, near the Tennessee-North Carolina line.
Several adoptees gave fresh DNA samples Saturday at a motel in nearby Ducktown, Tennessee, while hoping potential relatives from the area might participate. Melinda Elkins Dawson, an organizer and one of the adoptees, estimated about 70 percent of those who participated could be potential relatives.
"I'm very happy with the turnout," said Dawson, who lives near Canton, Ohio. "This solidified for me that people are ready to embrace the subject and help us in our journey."
Fairfield, Ohio-based DNA Diagnostics Center will compare samples if there are indications of possible matches between the people who gave them. Testing could be done within weeks.
There is unsettled debate about whether Hicks sold babies on the black market, charitably helped those in need while merely recouping his expenses, or perhaps did both. When it came to light in the late 1990s that there might be hundreds of "Hicks babies," the town defended him as a good doctor who cared for mothers who were young, unwed or in complicated situations with nowhere else to turn.
Some adoptees gave DNA samples then, and a few have connected with biological relatives. Adoptees say they just want answers and aren't trying to open old wounds or make anyone look bad.
"This may be our last opportunity to get answers about our heritage and medical information and connect to our birth families," Dawson said.
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In the fall of 1990, the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation began recognizing students who demonstrated the ability to succeed both in the classroom of their colleges and in the communities beyond those classrooms. To promising students whose economic situations ordinarily demanded that they spend their out of class hours and summer months raising money to meet college expenses, the Bonner Foundation awarded scholarships and provided other practical support.
The Bonner Scholars Program is based on the premise that young people care about others, and given the opportunity, will become active and involved in the local community. It is also based on the understanding that college students have a unique and important contribution to make to our society.
The Program was initiated at Berea College in Kentucky during the 1990-91 academic years. In the following year, the program expanded to 12 campuses and 750 students before growing to 22 schools and approximately 1,500 students during 1992-93. The Bonner Program currently encompasses 25 colleges and universities.
With the basics in place at these schools, the Bonner Foundation then endowed the Bonner Scholars Program at seven schools--Berry College, Concord College, Davidson College, DePauw University, Emory & Henry College, Spelman College, and the University of Richmond.
These gifts, worth $35.67 million, were in turn matched by $7.25 million appropriated by the schools themselves. In all, nearly $43 million was set aside to guarantee support in perpetuity to 580 Bonner Scholars annually. The remaining 15 Bonner Schools and approximately 1,000 Bonner Scholars continue to be funded each year from the Bonner Foundation's endowment as well as from each college's scholarship or operating funds.
All colleges in the program operate under a set of broad guidelines, and each has developed a Bonner Scholars Program that meets the needs of its student body and the unique culture of its campus. The Bonner Foundation staff believed from the beginning that the participating colleges' presidents, administrators, faculty, and most particularly Bonner Scholars should lead their program's development and have an important voice in the national program's direction.
Since 1994, the Bonner Scholars Program has organized bi-annual "summits," which gather scholars, coordinators, community leaders, faculty, and presidents to discuss a wide range of issues. This meeting, which brings together representatives from all parts of a campus community, is unique in the service and higher education field.
Wofford Bonner Scholars have taken a strong leadership role in the Spartanburg and Wofford College communities. The Bonners are constantly meeting the needs of the community by launching programs that provide aid for community programs and initiatives. Wofford Bonners work to tutor children, teach the physically disabled to swim, run after school programs, become companions to elderly people, become mentors to emotionally disturbed children and youths, and to build homes with Habitat for Humanity. The opportunities for service are only limited by the number of people who need to be served. The opportunities for reaching out to others are endless.


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And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her." —Luke 10:41-42
Failing in his frontal attacks upon the child of God, Satan often turns to more subtle means of achieving his evil purpose. He resorts to devious methods in his attempt to divert the Christian from carrying out the task God has committed to him. He often succeeds by involving the saint in some other lesser occupation and so distracting him....
Satan's distracting words often come from the most unexpected quarters. Martha would call Mary away from sitting at the feet of the Master. Sometimes, if we are not careful, our best friend may distract us. Or it might be some very legitimate activity. This day's bustle and hurly-burly would too often and too soon call us away from Jesus' feet. These distractions must be immediately dismissed, or we shall know only the "barrenness of busyness." We Travel an Appointed Way, 28-29.
"Father, keep me today from the myriad distractions that would keep me from the main thing. I long to stay at Jesus' feet. Deliver me today from the 'barrenness of busyness.' Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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On a cool, overcast day in Kenosha, Wis., the Carthage College football team (1-7, 0-5 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to CCIW-opponent Augustana College (Ill., 5-3, 3-2 CCIW), 28-0, on Nov. 2 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.
Augustana took a 14-0 lead in the first period. The Vikings scored on their initial drive that covered 71 yards on nine plays, ending with a seven-yard pass from Samuel Frasco to Sean Fitzgerald at 10:30. Augustana's second first-period touchdown came on a seven-play, 97-yard scoring drive. A 39-yard pass from Chris Salazar to Fitzgerald was the key play of that drive, which ended with a one-yard touchdown carry by Brandon Price at 1:17.
The Vikings made it a 21-0 game just as the half ended. A 23-yard punt return by Sean Walker set things up and left the ball on the Carthage 35-yard line. Eight plays later, Salazar hooked up with Nick Krantz on a nine-yard TD pass with nine second remaining. Augustana closed out the scoring at 3:49 third period with a four-play, 81-yard drive that ended with a 65-yard touchdown pass from Salazar to Krantz.
Augustana rolled up 418 total offensive yards, 204 yards rushing and 214 yards passing, while Carthage had 302 total yards, 64 on the ground and 238 passing. Vikings quarterback Chris Salazar completed 10-of-13 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns, with Nick Krantz catching three passes for 123 yards. Samuel Frasco ran for 71 yards on five carries.
For the Red Men, quarterback A.J. Simoncelli (So., Downers Grove, Ill./South) completed 25-of-40 passes for 218 yards, with Pete Djurickovic (Sr., Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Kenosha-Bradford) catching 11 passes for 126 yards. Derek Bellamy (Jr., Sacramento, Calif./Monterrey Trail) ran for 62 yards on 20 carries. The Augustana defense intercepted Carthage three times.
"You can't turn the ball over, "said Carthage coach Mike Yeager, "and you can't give up big plays. When you play against the triple option, you have to be very disciplined. We gave up a couple of big plays to their passing game early, and that led to scores. We played better late in the game, but it was too late. We moved the ball well, but we either turned it over, or we just didn't convert on key situations. We did some good things, but we need to be more consistent throughout the game. Pete Djurickovic did a nice job today and ran some good routes. He had some nice catches and played tough all day."
Carthage travels to Elmhurst, Ill., on Saturday, Nov. 9 for a 1 p.m. game with CCIW-opponent Elmhurst College at Langhorst Field.


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What\'s the brightest bright spot in the economy?
At least that is the sense one comes away with after reading the latest Federal Reserve survey of the economy affectionately known as the \"Beige Book.\" The report compiles anecdotes from all 12 Fed district banks. And the anecdotes in the latest report released Wednesday agreed on one thing: International travelers are coming to America in droves.
The Atlanta Fed reported that European visitors are setting new records of activity in Florida this winter. Hotels in Manhattan are said to be filled to the brim. But even relatively out-of-the-way destinations, like the outer banks of North Carolina, experienced an upturn in activity.
And 30,000 hardy souls from around the world trudged to Wisconsin in the last weekend of February for the American Birkbeiner cross country ski race.
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Opinion: Limits of Liberal Exceptionalism
Columnist Bret Stephens on liberal exceptionalism. Photos: Associated Pres
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... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal Live on joined now by editorial pages of Bret Stephens did read that in the upper edge ... you are writing a column for slate which is probably to be called liberal exceptionalism ... and that's obviously a play on the idea of American exceptionalism right now when you talk about American exceptionalism like just one president that he was associate with that is Ronald Reagan the shining city on that killed the idea that America is special and ... different ... for some reason ... that notion that idea has always rankled beneath what is the very discomfort that I serve meals other president with whom its associated is John F Kennedy and his erstwhile ... liberal pure Oval might ... not be if liberals knew him um ... a little better right because of strike some kind of chauvinism a kind of patriotic ... take insurance write this kind of ... big crowds in Texas and we're number one draft of U S entity which is a total misreading by the way of the concept of American ... exceptionalism American exceptionalism basically says that ... unlike Germany unlike England might rush up for a country that some of the night on an idea not of blood ... and that's what makes this exceptional it's a calling ... not not not not simply a ... an assertion supremacy ... so big that they get it wrong ... and yet they have their own concept of exception was in and that's that's been getting into the skull ... and a whole debate to find ... what they think basically been America walks on water you know and I thought that the key moment came ... out last summer the summer of twenty eleven when I'll remember standard imports downgraded ... downgraded the United States and ... present Obama kept of reporters waiting about fifteen minutes then he showed up ... he said something like Americans always going to the AAA country right doesn't matter what the readers on how to say about it because ... we simply defy the laws of gravity when it comes to our debt rating so the Liberals have ... embarked on a program of big and ... bigger government ... that ... defines ordinary laws of economic gravity and yet they somehow say we can do it ... um because we're Americans sure the Greeks can do with the times could do it the Spaniards could it could do it ... to work more this country that at least when it comes to liberal programs walks on water and the uptick is demeaning to JFK spray is there any per ... but ... there is another one ... cut taxes ... with ... one last aspect though ... is this is an idea this through global idea emerged in the nineteen sixties has been with this ever since and to them one of the key concepts is the idea of social justice ... and their notion is that ... conservatives ideas of American exceptionalism ... does not become for ... distributing justice equally among everyone in the country but somehow we never seem to be able achieve that in their view ... that exception Buford ride because the session there so ... when we get into trouble for some say whatever ... there's a kind of full service network that ... I drop in Mexico City and when I was chopping is to take these periodic trips ups of United States ... unless things it's very striking when you grow as an American for country is just how equitable American society it's ... the Grohl and LTTE are almost can system in Mexico when it's cold much of the world ... and you realize that actually social justice is he in some real sense ... very much alive and well in the United States with four children ... can become presidents are CEOs as they come as they routinely do ... but for the left of course it's never um it's never enough and so was about ... taking away ... um ... what ... successful people have achieved in redistributing the wealth is Brock Obama so famous that the


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Design new uniforms for Kuroko's Basketball! Win fabulous prizes!Post Reply
please do pay that reviewer on the video, instead send her to drug rehab, shes on speed or bath salts.
Still got a chill going down my spine, after watching her.
Here's my entry :p
Actually kinda confused, since it's GOM, that means they're Japan's representation for international tournament or something? Well, I ended up with Seirin, Kuroko's :p
WANT... THAT... KEYCHAIN... QAQ #rolls
I LOVE Kuroko's Basketball!
I began work on mine straight away but lost patience and left it for like 2 days. I only have Microsoft Paint so I couldn't do exactly what I imagined! :] It didn't turn out as bad as I expected though but it was something fun and different to do.
I did a silver one and a gold so players can choose which one they want. I also attempted to put the silver one on Kuroko.
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Good luck everyone! Ha ha, I'd hate to be the one picking the winners because they are all so good! :]
i'm gonna make a second one thought
Hi ! Wat up!
hey no one said we can't try again
Hi ! Wat up!
awwww I lost internet connection for awhile and now have missed all these fun contests! Victoria please continue with more contests!
Here's my (last minute) entry! (it's 11:55PM, June 7, 2012 where I live, haha)
-> (edit: yeah, posted the wrong image ._.; *facepalm* )
Those barely readable (probably unreadable) words on the back of the jersey are messages from the other members of the Generation of Miracles.
My Japanese isn't great (so there are most likely a number of mistakes) but after looking through raws and applying what I know myself, here's what I wrote, in case you're interested:
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Translations (which may or may not be accurate):
Midorima: Aquarius's lucky item for today is a jersey. (-cough- yep, him and his horoscope obsession )
Aomine: Don't lose.
Kise: Kurokocchi, let's play basketball together again!
Murasakibara: Hey, Kuro-chin, do you have any sweets? I'm all out...
the 2nd line is literally "It's already gone/vanished" (or something like that)
Akashi: N/A Why yes, it is covered! (because I honestly have no idea what he would say XD)
That paw print that's conveniently covering whatever Akashi wrote belongs to none other than Kuroko #2! (he needs some more screen time XD)
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yeah, couldn't resist colouring & putting this up X]
Stand up the Vanguard! Crossride, Dragonic Overlord the End! >:D /tonfa'd
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Hello! The last day to enter the contest is the 8th, right? I hope I made it in time!
I'll bite you to death.
Keep those amazing entries coming, SailorBee announced that she is extending this contest:
Oh my gosh ~ !!!! EVERYONE -- All of your designs are amazing !!! I am seriously blown away by the amount of people coming up with absolutely amazing designs ~ ! I think we will go ahead and push the contest back another week to see if anyone else comes up with something amazing !!!
That being said, I will announce the winners of this contest on Friday, June 15th !
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Onigiri Otaku
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can we make more than one
Hi ! Wat up!
I think every girl will agree when i say that the generation of miracles are hottttttttttttttt
and so,, they should have.. minimal clothing........................................................... Kya~~~><
I'm really bad with computers and I dont own a scanner.. (story of a poor college student)
so i did this in paint so compared to everyone else's high graphic spray paint art it is probably bland..
but i think my idea is the best because.. the generation of miracle dont need uniforms....... and mine leave little for imagination........................................................ ><kya~
the uniform is like a net... that shows... ><
i love kuroko no basket!
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Great idea of a contest! I just found out about it today and registered to have a go at it. I'm glad it was extended. ^^;
As for my modest try... well, Generation of Miracles, you said? Aw, but that leaves out someone who's included in the keychain set, then! I thought I'd give that someone a chance too. You'll soon find out who...
Eh? A bright, sakura-themed uniform? And besides, what's with that team written on the front side? "Kiyoshi Love"? Um, he may be slightly embarrassed when he wears it...
...but you certainly didn't object when I asked you to wear it, Hyuuga-kun! Did I hear someone in the crowd say something about a tsundere?
(I hope this'll make some people smile when Kiyoshi finally appears in the anime! I tried to make up for the lack of groundbreaking design with a little humorous spin, heh.)
Hey the contest closed on friday the 8th of june. Its now Sunday hear. I dont know if it will be alowed but in future keep an eye on the closing date of competitions and why not try out this one; http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-764280/create-your-own-magical-boy-or-girl-win-madoka-magica-prizes
im entering :D! really looking faward to it :)


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While there's a ton of vacancy in Memphis shopping centers that should never have been built, there's very little vacancy in quality product.
And as retailers shrink footprints in response to the way consumers spend money, owners of local inferior retail real estate are in trouble.
That was the message David Birnbrey, chairman and co-CEO of Atlanta-based The Shopping Center Group, gave Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the joint Memphis Metro Certified Commercial Investment Member and Society of Industrial and Office Realtors meeting, held at The Racquet Club of Memphis.
"It's a scary time for people involved in retail real estate because categories are dropping," Birnbrey said. "We know that retailing will never be dead. We know that people still like to touch and feel. But my kids grew up in an age of Craigslist and eBay."
Because of uncertainty in the oil industry and fluctuating gas prices, Birnbrey said the future of retail will be bundled around transportation centers. The days of mom driving her station wagon to the grocery store, bulk shopping for several weeks' worth of goods, freezing meat and thawing it out before use is long gone.
Instead, retail will likely be approached as it is in the Northeast and in Europe, where consumers park their car and take the train to shop for what they can carry. Even more ahead of the curve is Seoul, South Korea, where subways are wallpapered with virtual grocery stores, allowing consumers to scan the QR codes of desired items with their smartphones and have their groceries waiting on their front door step upon returning home.
"Scary stuff to people that are in bricks and mortar, but it really is happening," Birnbrey said.
Birnbrey said the industry that he would tell young people to get into is industrial because it's a critical part of the future of retail real estate. This is in large part due to the old days of immediate fulfillment being replaced with the "build-to-suit customer" who is willing to wait for a personalized product to be shipped from wherever it's being made.
"When you talk to a retailer, they're looking at very little expansion on the retail bricks and mortar, and very large-scale expansion on distribution centers and freight," Birnbrey said. "I think industrial is the new staging ground for retail."
The Memphis area has already seen evidence of this concept. In October, Philadelphia-based value retailer Five Below Inc. inked a 605,427-square-foot industrial lease deal in Olive Branch's Hacks Cross Logistics Center Building 1. Five Below currently doesn't have any retail stores in the area.
"When a retailer looks at a site for a distribution center, they're looking at unions, right-to-work state/not right-to-work state, when was the last labor vote, utility costs, white collar and blue collar employment costs," Birnbrey said. "It was interesting for me to find out that tax incentivization is really the last step in a retailer's decision-making process on where to locate an industrial building."
Birnbrey also noted that because retailers are spending about 50 percent more on retrofitting a building than they are on the building itself, the trend is shifting toward build-to-suits for those with expanding distribution networks.
"It's cheaper for them to build a building exactly to their specifications with the upfit than it is to go into some antiquated building with 16-foot ceilings and antiquated delivery systems," he said.
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Buzzer Beaters: National Signing Day's Top Recruits, the Most Hated Athletes and More
Today's top sports news: a Big Ten rivalry game ends in controversy, the best Super Bowls of all time, and which athletes do people hate most?
Wednesday was National Signing Day for high school football stars. Here's a list of 10 players who will make an immediate impact next year at their schools of choice. [GuySpeed]
Third-ranked Michigan took down Big Ten rival Ohio State, 76-74. The final seconds had some controversy, with many (particularly Buckeye fans) thinking that Aaron Craft was clearly fouled, though nothing was called. [Plain Dealer]
To get under the salary cap, the New York Giants cut their starting running back of the last three years, Ahmad Bradshaw, also a two-time Super Bowl champ with the team. Starting defensive lineman Chris Canty was also cut. [N.Y. Daily News]
Unsurprisingly, Lance Armstrong topped the list of most disliked athletes, followed by fellow controversy magnet Manti Te'o. [Forbes]
What was the best Super Bowl of all time? Well, that probably depends on what team you root for. But here's a great list of the most watchable Super Bowls, ranked from 1-47. [Deadspin]


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Location and General Characteristics
Downtown East is located in the center of the city. The neighborhood is bound in the north by the Mississippi River, in the west by Portland Avenue South, in the east by Interstate 35W and in the south by Fifth Street South. It contains mainly recreational land including the Metrodome plus commercial, industrial and vacant land. Only a very small portion of this neighborhood is dedicated to residential housing, but housing is being built at record levels. Downtown East houses the Mill City Museum and Guthrie Theater. Along the waterfront, the city has built a park themed on the history of Minneapolis incorporating mill ruins and featuring the Mill City Museum. The park extends beyond the neighborhood. Many of the old mills and factories have been converted into residential or commercial uses.
The Washburn A Mill was by the mid-19th century the most technologically advanced mill in the world. Obsolete by 1965, however, it closed and sat vacant for many years. In 1991 the building was nearly destroyed by fire. The City of Minneapolis cleaned up the rubble and fortified the charred walls of the mill in the late 1990s. Shortly thereafter, the Minnesota Historical Society announced plans to develop Mill City Museum, cleverly incorporating the ruins into the new structure. The museum opened in 2003.
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Led by sophomore Lauren Hanson the future looks bright for the Redwood Valley girls volleyball team despite a tough end to the 2012 campaign.
Led by sophomore Lauren Hanson the future looks bright for the Redwood Valley girls volleyball team despite a tough end to the 2012 campaign. The Cardinals say goodbye to four seniors from a team that finished 10-18-1, but are going to return a nice foursome of hitters in Hanson, Alison Curry, Kenzie Mace and Victoria Quast.
Hanson led the team with 198 kills and 251 digs. She also led the way with a 96 percent serve accuracy (259-of-271). Hanson added 13 ace serves and had 29 ace blocks.
Quast was second in kills with 160 and finished second in ace blocks with 70. She had an 86 percent serve accuracy (79-of-92) and had 39 digs.
Curry finished third in kills with 111, was first in ace blocks with 75, added 52 digs, 13 set assists and an 84 percent serve accuracy (78-of-93) with six aces.
Mace came on strong late in the season, finishing fourth in kills with 106, second in serve accuracy at 95 percent (267-of-281) and second in digs with 183. She also added 11 ace serves and 19 ace blocks.
Senior TJ Christesen wrapped up her career with 66 kills, 158 digs, 23 ace blocks, 23 set assists and a 90 percent serve accuracy (191-of-212) with 17 aces.
Senior Steph Jensen led the Cards with 525 set assists, added seven kills, 21 ace blocks, 137 digs and an 89 percent serve accuracy (270-of-304) with a team-high 31 aces.
Tara Sandgren finished with 18 set assists, three kills and two ace blocks, Abbey Weilage had one kill and one ace block and Courtney Stoen added 23 digs.
Marshall, Jackson County Central and Windom Area – the top three finishers in the SWC once again this season – are fighting it out to see who represents Section 3AA at the state tournament.
Marshall battled cinderella Montevideo in one semifinal, and Jackson County Central squared off with Windom Area in the other.
The Section final was held Saturday at Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall.
Final SWC VB Standings
Marshall 6-0 24-5
Windom Area 4-2 22-7
Pipestone Area 3-3 10-15
Worthington 2-4 19-10
Redwood Valley 1-5 10-18-1
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Over at bit-player, Brian Hayes has a tale of woe about implementing a geometric algorithm. Not even a complicated one at that, merely an algorithm to check if two line segments intersect. His story is the usual one: general position is a fiction thought up by sadistic geometers (but of course !), and even the simplest of ideas needs many special cases to take of degenerate data.
Apart from being surprised that he didn't have problems with precision (how DO you tell if both endpoints of a line segment are identical), I sympathize with his plight. As anyone who's ever implemented a geometric algorithm will tell you, it's much harder than it seems, and to an extent, the idealized algorithms geometers design can be hard to implement. CGAL and LEDA have made life a lot easier, but robustness and exact computation are still important (if highly uncool) areas of computational geometry.