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Top 25 Capsules
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Trevor Cooney scored 21 points, Tyler Ennis had 20 and C.J. Fair added 17 Saturday, rallying No. 2 Syracuse past No. 8 Villanova 78-62 in a game between two of nine unbeaten teams left in Division I.
Syracuse (12-0) was the third unbeaten ranked team the Wildcats (11-1) had faced this season. Villanova handed then-No. 2 Kansas its first loss of the season a month ago in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis and came back the next night and defeated No. 23 Iowa in overtime.
Villanova dropped to 13-16 against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, the best mark of any team that's played 10 games under the Orange's Teflon roof, and 4-5 since Jay Wright took over as coach of the Wildcats in 2001.
James Bell hit a career-high six 3-pointers and matched his career high with 25 points to lead Villanova before fouling out with 1:42 left.
No. 4 WISCONSIN 80, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 43
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sam Dekker had 16 points and 11 rebounds for his third career double-double as Wisconsin improved to 13-0 for its best start since the 1913-14 squad went 15-0.
Ben Brust scored 11 for the Badgers in their nonconference finale. Frank Kaminsky and Nigel Hayes added 10 points apiece.
Montrael Scott scored 14 to lead the Panthers (2-10), who finished 1-8 on a nine-game road swing.
Playing for the first time in two weeks, the Badgers were a little rusty from 3-point range. Averaging 40 percent coming in, they finishing 9 for 27 from beyond the arc. However, everything else was working as they dominated at the free-throw line and in rebounding while committing just two turnovers.
No. 5 MICHIGAN STATE 101, NEW ORLEANS 48
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Keith Appling scored 16 of his career-high tying 27 points in the first half to help Michigan State rout New Orleans.
The Spartans (11-1) struggled for several minutes before taking control with a 12-0 run midway through the first half. They led 44-27 at halftime and easily added to their comfortable cushion in the second half, finishing with their highest-scoring game since beating Nebraska-Omaha 110-68 two years ago.
Matt Derenbecker scored 16 points and Cory Dixon had 11 for the Privateers (3-5), who had won two straight.
No. 18 KENTUCKY 73, NO. 6 LOUISVILLE 66
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guards Andrew and Aaron Harrison combined for 28 points, including 11 during a critical second-half stretch with star Julius Randle sidelined by cramps, helping the Wildcats beat Louisville.
Randle's 17 first-half points staked Kentucky (10-3) to a 41-36 halftime lead before the 6-foot-9 forward went to the locker room early in the second with leg cramps. He returned but cramped again and spent the rest of the game on the bench.
The Harrison twins amply filled the void, turning a 52-51 deficit with 11:01 remaining into a 68-58 lead with four minutes left. Andrew Harrison and James Young each scored 18 points with Young adding a key 3-pointer during the 17-6 run that helped Kentucky beat its in-state archrival for the fifth time in six meetings.
Russ Smith scored 19 points but was just 5 of 10 from the foul line for Louisville (11-2).
No. 9 DUKE 82, EASTERN MICHIGAN 59
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jabari Parker scored 23 points and Duke cruised past Eastern Michigan.
Andre Dawkins added 20 points with a season-high six 3-pointers as a late replacement for an ill Rodney Hood in the starting lineup. Rasheed Sulaimon had 13 points and came up with the key hustle play during the decisive second-half run that helped the Blue Devils (10-2) polish off their fourth straight win.
They shot 40 percent against Eastern Michigan's tough matchup zone defense with 10 3-pointers, built a 47-32 advantage on the boards and wrapped up the pre-ACC home schedule with their 101st straight nonconference win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Mike Talley scored 20 points to lead the Eagles (7-4). They went 6 minutes between field goals during the critical stretch when Duke pulled away.
No. 15 CONNECTICUT 82, E. WASHINGTON 65
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Shabazz Napier had 15 points and nine assists to lead UConn in a home game played 80 miles from campus.
Napier led a balanced attack in which five Huskies reached double figures. Ryan Boatright had 14 points and Niels Giffey, making his first start this season, added 13 for Connecticut (11-1).
Tyler Harvey scored 19 points to lead Eastern Washington (5-6), which trailed by just six points midway through the second half. Ognjen Miljkovic added 15 points and Drew Brandon 13 for the Eagles, who took 28 shots from 3-point range and made nine.
The game at the Webster Bank Arena marked the first time the Huskies played in Bridgeport.
No. 17 MEMPHIS 75, JACKSON STATE 61
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Dixon scored 14 points, Shaq Goodwin had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Memphis never trailed.
David Pellom had 12 points with all five of his field goals coming off dunks from fast-breaks and rebounds. Joe Jackson scored 11 for Memphis (9-2).
Julysses Nobles led Jackson State (4-8) with 20 points, despite going 6 of 16 from the field.
Brandon West scored 14, connecting on 7 of 10 shots and was instrumental in keeping Jackson State in the game during the first half.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Askia Booker scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half, and Colorado finished strong to beat Georgia.
Spencer Dinwiddie added 17 points for Colorado and Josh Scott had 14 points and 13 rebounds for his sixth double double this season and eighth of his career.
Colorado, which opens Pac-12 play next Thursday against Oregon State, made all 26 of its free throws, including an 8-for-8 from the line by Scott. All five starters for Colorado (11-2) scored in double figures, helping the Buffaloes remain unbeaten at home and match their best start since 1979-80, when they also began the season 11-2.
Nemanja Djurisic and Kenny Gaines had 12 points apiece for Georgia (6-5), which had its five-game winning streak snapped. Brandon Morris and Charles Mann each scored 11 points for the Bulldogs, who started the season 1-4.
No. 23 UMASS 69, PROVIDENCE 67
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Derrick Gordon's put-back with 1.1 seconds left in overtime lifted Massachusetts past Providence.
Gordon grabbed the rebound after a 3-point attempt by Trey Davis came up short. The Friars' Bryce Cotton had tied the score at 67 after connecting from beyond the arc with 37 seconds remaining in the extra session.
Cady Lalanne led UMass (11-1) with 14 points and 11 rebounds with Davis and Sampson Carter each scoring 12 points.
Cotton finished with 24 points, five rebounds and five assists for Providence (10-3).
The Friars forced regulation on the strength of a 13-3 run over the final 4:01 of the second half.
No. 24 GONZAGA 74, SANTA CLARA 60
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — David Stockton scored a season-high 21 points as injury-plagued Gonzaga won its West Coast Conference opener.
Kevin Pangos had 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting for the Bulldogs (11-2, 1-0), who have won 12 of the previous 13 conference titles.
Gonzaga was without starting forward Sam Dower Jr., the team's second-leading scorer and rebounder, who was out with a back injury caused by a fall in a recent loss against Kansas State. Pangos, who was averaging a team-high 18.3 points despite dealing with a toe injury, also missed a stretch of the second half while receiving treatment.
Brandon Clark scored 22 points as the Broncos (7-7, 0-1) lost for the seventh consecutive time in Spokane.
No. 25 MISSOURI 68, N.C. STATE 64
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jabari Brown hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 55.1 seconds left to help Missouri beat North Carolina State.
Brown's 3 over Wolfpack freshman Anthony "Cat" Barber was the biggest shot in a back-and-forth final 4 minutes that saw the teams trade the lead three times before Brown's shot made it 63-62.
Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points to lead the Tigers (11-1), including two free throws with 20.1 seconds left that pushed the lead to 65-62.
Brown finished with 17, helping Missouri hold on in its first true road game this year. Johnathan Williams hit a free throw with 3.7 seconds left to make it a two-possession game and effectively seal the win.
T.J. Warren scored 24 points to lead the Wolfpack (9-3).


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For the average person, Google Maps is a website used to locate an address on a map, find directions from one place to another and see what areas around the world look like from a bird's eye perspective. But for artist Jenny Odell, Google Maps is a tool to see, cut up and re-imagine her world in a new, photographic way.
Odell grew up in the Bay Area, and not unlike many in the area, was born to parents in the tech industry. After studying English in undergrad, Odell went on to receive her M.F.A. in photography at the San Francisco Art Institute. Interested in the complexities of technology—its progress and efficiency models, alongside the hiccups and mistakes inherent in web applications like Google Maps—Odell found inspiration in the two seemingly divergent paths.
Her project Satellite Collections, created from 2009-2011, uses the satellite view on Google Maps to find objects as diverse as airplanes, basketball courts and even water slides from places all over the world, which Odell then compiles into pictures—a selection of which is on view at Breeze Block Gallery in Portland, Ore. The photographer is often unaware of 'where' she is on the map, but then again, it's not really important to her. "By working with the map labels turned off, I'm free to move about and explore freely," says Odell. "This work is about a greater idea of space. I'm interested in the strangeness of a particular site or location." After making her selections, she makes screen grabs of the items and then brings the files into PhotoShop to cut them out of their surroundings. Final square-shaped images of 144 empty parking lots, or every basketball court in Manhattan, tell a story of our world from a perspective unusual for the human eye.
Odell's most recent project, Signs of Life, which she began this year, expands on her previous projects and explores life from Google's satellite view. This time around, the focus is our collective preoccupation with stuff both tangible and not: movies, cell phones, alcohol, marriage counseling and weight loss are just a few of the topics to fall within Odell's examination.
Jenny Odell is a San Francisco based artist. A solo exhibition of her work will be on view from Aug. 2 to 30 at Breeze Block Gallery in Portland, Ore. See more of Odell's work here.

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Say It Loud! Clever Compost Buckets from the UK
Who knew it was possible to be so smitten with a compost bucket? We've fallen for these British enamel pails that proudly declare their purpose. Stamped with words and phrases ranging from the simple Compost to the delightful Worm Food and Peely Bin, we think they would look absolutely charming on a kitchen counter or doorstep.
1 Compost Bin, £16.95 (about $25) at Burgon & Ball
2 Worm Food Compost Bucket, £20 (about $30) at Jamie Oliver
3 Compost Bucket, £18 (about $26) at Garden Trading (other colors available)
4 Compost Bucket, £9.99 (about $15) at Country Checks
5 Peely Bin, £14.99 (about $22) at Lakeland
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It doesn't take long for Senior Bowl players to figure out what they have to prove to NFL scouts and coaches who attend practices and today's game.
MOBILE — It doesn't take long for Senior Bowl players to figure out what they have to prove to NFL scouts and coaches who attend practices and today's game, which features some of the nation's top seniors.
For some, the questions are about attitude. For others, it's about size, speed, or some other physical measurable.
For Nico Johnson, it's whether or not he can defend the pass. And the former University of Alabama linebacker knows that's the area where he must impress.
"That I'm a much better player than what people think," Johnson said when asked what he wants to show this week. "That I can be more of a sideline player than just a straight-ahead player, and that I can cover. ... That's the only thing bad about the way we did it at Bama. We rotated a lot. It would seem like people can't cover, people thought I can't cover, people thought C.J. (Mosley) couldn't play the run because we split that time."
Mosley played more against spread offenses because of his strong pass coverage skills and open-field tackling ability. Johnson played more against traditional offenses with power rushing attacks. But with college football trending more toward the former than the latter, Johnson's playing time was less than an even split with Mosley's.
"Texas A&M, I think I got five snaps," Johnson said. "The most (I) took this year was 50-something against LSU. It's all exciting. That was my role


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Claudia Sampedro – Babe of the Day
Claudia Sampedro is an actress, glamour model and musician (not to mention a dead ringer for Kim Kardashian). She wears many figurative hats, but we're glad we're able to see her wear many different bikinis and tight clothes instead. Because of her many roles in front of a camera, she keeps fit. As you can see from her photos on Instagram, she takes being healthy very seriously. Miss Sampedro should be an example to us all -- a hot, totally fit example.
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Send listings to www.fosters.com/calendar.
SOMERSWORTH —On Saturday, November 24, from 4-6, First Parish UCC, located at 176 West High Street, Somersworth will host its monthly spaghetti dinner. Featured will be spaghetti with meat sauce, cole slaw or three bean salad, white, herb garlic, or garlic bread, and a large variety of desserts, everything being homemade. The cost is $7.00 per person with special rates for children and families.
DOVER -- St. George Soup Kitchen, Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., St. George Church (Behind Janeto's Market), 15 Chapel St., Mechanic St. Entrance, Dover; A nourishing meal for our neighbors in need. Free. Phyllis Howard, 603-740-4287, email@example.com.
DOVER -- Pot Luck Church Supper, Saturday, Dec. 1, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., First Parish Church, 218 Central Ave., Dover; Traditional Pot Luck Church Supper. $8/$5 Tickets at the door. Judy Edwards, 603-749-2130, email@example.com, firstparishdover.org.
DOVER -- St. George Spaghetti Supper, Saturday, Dec. 1, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., St. George Church (Behind Janeto's Market), PO Box 2210, Dover; An all you can eat Spaghetti, Meatball and Sausage Supper. $6/$3 Info: 602-740-4287, firstname.lastname@example.com.
NEWMARKET -- Newmarket Farmers Market, Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., Carpenter's Olde English Greenhouse, 220 South Main St., Route 152, Newmarket; Fresh veggies, meat, baked goods, cheese, soup, jams, soap, crafts, maple syrup. Rob Carpenter, 603-659-3391, email@example.com.
What's to eat?
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In January 2006 the Association established an advisory group composed of people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The group is helping the Association provide the most appropriate services for people living with early-stage Alzheimer's, raise awareness about early-stage issues and advocate with legislators to increase funding for research and support programs.
To learn more about the Early-Stage Advisory Group and Initiative:
View Alzheimer's Association Early-Stage Initiative (1 page)
Call for nominations
Submit a nomination (doc)
Please complete the electronic form.
The Alzheimer's Association is seeking dynamic individuals living with early-stage Alzheimer's or related dementias to join the Early-Stage Advisory Group. This important group of advisors brings the unique perspective of persons living with the disease to key efforts of the national association, including advocacy, program and consumer awareness initiatives. For more information contact email@example.com.
- Nominee must have a diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's or related dementias.
- Nominee must have the ability to travel (Expenses covered by Alzheimer's Association)
- Nominee must have the ability to participate in conference calls and use email
- Term is one year (July 1 to June 30)
The role of the Early-Stage Advisory Group is to:
- raise awareness about early-stage issues
- inform the public about the work of the Association
- act as a spokesperson for national media opportunities
- advocate to increase funding for research and support programs
- provide input to external groups (on behalf of the Association) regarding early-stage issues
- support the Association in providing the most appropriate services for people living with early-stage Alzheimer's
Each advisor is selected for their personal experiences with the disease and the desire to use their voice to draw attention to early-stage issues. Former careers of advisors include corporate executives, health professionals, teachers, police officers, attorneys, architects, physicians, behavioral health counselors, hospitality professionals and more. Advisors are parents, grandparents, and in several cases, caregivers themselves.
Definition of Early Stage
"Early-Stage" refers to people, irrespective of age, who are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and are in the beginning stages of the disease. In this stage they retain the ability to participate in daily activities and in a give-and-take dialogue. This includes those persons with "younger onset" that develop dementia under age 65 and who are still in the early stages of the disease.


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Financial Aid / Re: Loans In Certification Process??? Can something go wrong from here?« on: July 23, 2009, 10:39:26 AM »
Approved or declined based on the amount you need to borrow? So the lender approves the amount your already applied for on the Stafford and Plus Graduate Loan? So the lender hasnt already pre-approved you for the amounts? I was under the impression the certification was just the lender veryfing the loans you already applied for are correct with other financial aid you may be receiving and the cost of attendance?


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Watch The ::God Is Imaginary Videos On YouTube ::
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I was thinking about a new thread altogether rather than hijacking the intro one.Perhaps a discussion on silicon heaven being any more unlikely than human heaven?
What is the record for the longest intro thread?
It's my intro thread, so unless the mods see a problem with the "off-topicness", I have no issue with the current theme.
Quote from: Ataraxia on November 06, 2013, 09:11:22 AMIt's my intro thread, so unless the mods see a problem with the "off-topicness", I have no issue with the current theme.It's your thread, buckaroo. The only policy we have for intro threads is no debating. That's to keep things from getting out of hand prematurely.
I didn't expect the joke to fly past you.
Quote from: Fiji on November 07, 2013, 04:33:31 AMNO ONE EXPECTS... An undiscovered Shakespearian sonnet?
NO ONE EXPECTS... No ... I'm not going to do itI am refrainingPut down the youtube link and back away
Has Blackadder been timetraveling again?
Oh Ataraxia, it's not a sheep is it?
(BTW, he may look like Hagrid, but ... that's not Hagrid)


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TRACY - Beverages & More, a privately held beverage retailer, will formally open its newest store Friday in Tracy at 2860 W. Grant Line Road, just west of Interstate 205.
TRACY - Beverages & More, a privately held beverage retailer, will formally open its newest store Friday in Tracy at 2860 W. Grant Line Road, just west of Interstate 205.
It will bring Concord-based BevMo to 129 stores in California, Arizona and Washington. A news release said the 9,000-square-foot outlet will offer a selection of more than 1,700 wines, 1,600 spirits, 1,400 beers and hundreds of gourmet food items, cocktail mixers, glassware, bar accessories and more.
Gift bags will be given to the first 500 customers in line at the 9 a.m. Friday opening, and special events, such as in-store tastings and demonstrations, will run through the weekend.
The company opened a store in Lodi on Friday.
MANTECA - Big Lots recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Manteca store at 1321 W. Yosemite Ave.
In addition to the new store celebration, five area Big Lots locations will be celebrating their grand reopenings after recent remodels. All eight stores will have nearly a week of special savings and exclusive deals in the Stockton/Modesto market.
NEW YORK - Slightly more Americans will hit the road this Thanksgiving, according to AAA. That includes people who are choosing to drive instead of fly as household budgets remain tight.
In its annual Thanksgiving travel forecast released Tuesday, AAA predicts 43.6 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday, up just 0.7 percent from last year.
But while more people are traveling, it appears that the pent-up demand seen following the recession has largely dissipated. Demand grew a healthy 8 percent and 6 percent, respectively, in the two previous Thanksgiving holiday periods even though economic growth was moderate. AAA said it will take a stronger economy to spur a significant jump in travel demand going forward.
WASHINGTON - Fueled by a major improvement in California, the percentage of homeowners nationwide who were behind on their mortgage payments dropped significantly in the three-month period ending in September compared with a year earlier, TransUnion said Tuesday.
The national mortgage delinquency rate - the percentage of borrowers 60 days or more late on their payments - fell to 5.41 percent in the third quarter from 5.88 percent in the same period in 2011, said Trans-Union, one of the three major credit reporting companies.
The rate last quarter was the lowest since the first quarter of 2009, when it was 5.22 percent
California's rate dropped almost 24 percent, to 5.56 percent from 7.29 percent. Forty-two states showed improvement.
NEW YORK - Home Depot Inc.'s net income rose slightly in the third quarter as glimmers of a housing market recovery and storm preparation added to sales and offset costs related to closing stores in China.
Home improvement companies have long been under pressure due to the weak housing market, as consumers cut back on large-scale renovation projects. But they stand ready to benefit as evidence mounts that the housing market is slowly improving.
SAN FRANCISCO - The latest version of Microsoft's Web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the Internet on personal computers running on Windows 7.
Internet Explorer 10 initially was being introduced Tuesday to Windows 7 users in a "preview," or test, mode. The new browser isn't compatible with XP, Vista or any other older Windows version.
- The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times


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If you're looking for stars in the Lehigh Valley, the place to go is the Great Allentown Fair..
Operated by the Lehigh County Agricultural Society since 1852, the fair has long been the place to see the region's prized livestock compete for blue ribbons, and a showcase for the area's farmers, gardeners, crafters, collectors, cooks and bakers to present their wares.
And if the sounds and smells from the barn failed to excite fair patrons perhaps the sights and tastes of a midway filled with rides, games of chance, food stands and other carnival-styled attractions did.
For nearly 60 years, the fair's biggest attraction has been the stars who take the stage in front the...


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Comprehensive DescriptionRead full entry
Aneides hardii is a slim bodied salamander with a brownish dorsal and a ventral that ranges from gray to cream in color. Greenish gray to bronze mottling may also be observed from above, while the throat may be blotched with light patches of white. A yellow, broad dorsal stripe may also be present. 14 or 15 costal grooves are usually observed with an average of 2 to 4.5 grooves between adpressed limbs. This species may range in size from 1 3/4 inch to 2 1/2 inches in length.
This account was based on the description written in Stebbins (2003).


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Ecore ODA Driver
The Ecore ODA Driver was created to allow an EMF ECore model to serve as an ODA data source. This makes it simple for BIRT reports to draw data from Ecore models.
This component has been proposed to the new DTP Incubator. It is hoped (perhaps optimistically) that it can join in the Ganymede release in June of 2008.
Tim has written a tutorial for the Ecore ODA Driver at Overcoming Fear.
Below you'll find some of the same information but without the detail or pretty pictures.
Backport to Eclipse 3.2, EMF 2.2 and JDK 1.4
Recently, a backport of these plug-ins was checked-in to CVS for use with Eclipse 3.2, EMF 2.2 and JDK 1.4. The backport has no guarantee of future support. If you would like instructions for using these versions of the plug-ins, please look here.
The Ecore ODA Driver is currently only available from CVS. After obtaining the code, you may notice the driver has a number of dependencies that are un-met in your workspace:
|Update Site
|BIRT Report Designer
|Charting and Reporting/Eclipse BIRT Report Designer Framework
|Datatools Connectivity
|Enabling Features/Data Tools Platform Connectivity
|Data Tools Platform Enablement for JDBC
|Enabling Features/Data Tools Platform Enablement for JDBC
|EMF Query
|Enabling Features/EMF Model Query
|EMF Model Query OCL Integration
|Enabling Features/EMF Model Query OCL Integration
|EMF Transaction
|Enabling Features/EMF Model Transaction
Using the Driver
Those less familiar with EMF or without a handy EMF model should install the EMF Examples from http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/emf/updates and create an instance of an .extlibrary file with some data. It's outside the scope of this document to describe this process, but typical readers will already have familiarity with EMF editors.
Of course, any serialized EMF model will do, as long as the package has been registered so that the Java classes representing the model are available at runtime.
Create a Report
The primary consumer of ODA data sources is BIRT. Typically, creating a BIRT report is the first step to using the Ecore ODA Driver.
Create an Ecore ODA Data Source
Any ODA drivers registered with the platform show up within BIRT as data source types, each with a wizard to allow for the entry of connection information. In the case of the Ecore ODA Driver, the only information required by the connection is the path to a serialized Ecore model of a registered model type. (If you aren't familiar with registering EMF models, see this question in the EMF/FAQ.) Attempting to load a serialized model for an unregistered package will result in an error.
Create an Ecore ODA Data Set
Once a data source has been created for your Ecore model, use the New Data Set wizard to launch the Ecore ODA Data Set Wizard.
...to be continued... Feature changes in process--screen shots forthcoming...
The Ecore ODA Driver and UI can be checked out of CVS from the Datatools_Project Repository of dev.eclipse.org with a path of org.eclipse.datatools.incubator/plugins.
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With about two weeks left before the April 15 deadline for filing federal tax returns, the pressure is on for those late filers.
Doug MacPhail knows the deeper into tax season he goes, the grumpier his clients seem to get.
With about two weeks left before the April 15 deadline for filing federal tax returns, the pressure is on for those late filers.
"People mostly wait because they know they are going to owe money and they have been putting it off because they don't want to face it," said MacPhail, who is in his third year of preparing taxes for clients at the United Way of Marion County.
MacPhail is one of several preparers who volunteers doing free tax returns for low- to middle-income people. He said the happiness level of his clients falls proportionately with the time of year.
"In January and February you get a lot of people coming in and they are expecting a refund. Most are in good moods. But it gets a little more somber in March and April. We still try to get you every penny we can," he said.
Indeed, no one waiting for the service at the agency on Tuesday was in any mood to talk about taxes.
But not everyone who files late has to pay.
"There are a few people who file for extensions and file late even though they are due a refund so they can get the refund later in the year about the time when their property taxes and homeowner's insurance are due," said Joan Coppedge, a spokeswoman for H&R Block in Orlando.
Nationally, the IRS had processed 77.1 million returns through March 22. That's about 5 million fewer returns than during the same period last year, according to USA Today.
While that trend might have some officials expecting a flood of late returns, MacPhail said so far it's been business as usual.
"Earlier in the year you have a lot more volume, but you can get through the returns quicker. With the software we have, it would take about 30 minutes. It starts to tail off now, but you get more complex returns that take longer. I did one today that took over one and half hours," he said.
Jeff Crippen of the Crippen, Trice, Ford and Torres accounting firm in Ocala said it has been one of the toughest tax seasons in his 32-year career.
"I know all the folks in my office are very, very tired. It has been a brutal season. Congress did not pass the tax law until Jan. 2. When that passed the IRS had to change the forms and the software companies had to make their changes. We weren't able to get out first tax return out until Feb. 12," Crippen said.
He doesn't expect a lull at his office.
"We have about 13 days, and unfortunately for us, it's going to be a push all the way through Monday, April 15," he said.
Coppedge said it's not unheard of for H&R preparers to stay well into the night on April 15, finishing returns.
"We'll stay here until it's done. We're not usually here until midnight anymore, but 9 or 10 p.m. is not uncommon," she said.
For MacPhail, the hard work is worth it when he sees a person who was struggling start to do better financially. He did one return for a man who was homeless for two years and was now working again and had a place to live.
"Some of those people that hit bottom are working their way up, and it's good we can help them out a little by doing their taxes for free," he said.


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Customer Service Manager – the role:
Our Customer Service Managers are the face of our business. You and your team will put the customer at the heart of everything you do to ensure a world-class shopping experience every time. As a key member of the leadership team, you will also deputise for the Store Manager when needed.
You will be leading a team of up to 15 colleagues, in a store with a turnover of up to £4 million.
Customer Service Manager – the person:
Management experience within a fast-paced environment
Able to handle pressure and diffuse situations
Great communication skills across different levels
Passionate about fantastic customer experience
Able to develop your team to their full potential
Keen to develop and progress your career with Argos
Customer Service Manager – the benefits:
Our company benefits include an initial holiday allowance of 24 days per year (which increases with service), share save, discretionary annual bonus, staff discount in Argos/Habitat/Sainsbury's stores, and company pension scheme.
As a Customer Service Manager you will be working in an exciting environment with the potential to develop your skills in our Academy for a career that fits with your own aspirations.
Argos – the business:
With over 800 stores across the UK and Ireland - on High Streets, Retail Parks, and inside Sainsbury's – there has never been a more exciting time to join our business.
Our innovative website, coupled with our award-winning Fast Track delivery service demonstrates that we are leading the way as a multi-channel digital retailer.
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We are improving, influencing and informing healthcare across Wales and beyond, putting patients and families at the heart of our research.
We bring together clinical healthcare professionals and academics in pursuit of excellent basic and translational research with the aim of improving, influencing and informing healthcare now and in the future. This can be shown by our place as 4th in the UK for research assessed by REF, as well as receiving 1st place for research environment.
Working closely with our clinical colleagues and across disciplines, our research aims to enhances education and healthcare with direct benefits to patients and the public.
Our ambition is to have an international reputation for research excellence and impact and be recognised as a centre for innovative health research within the next five years.
Our research is structured across four themes:


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I have met this girl a couple times and I find her to be very cute. The last time I ran into the girl, I got tongue-tied and didn't want to make myself look dumb. Now I was thinking that I could go and search for her on Facebook and see if I can do introduce myself that way. What do you think? Or should I go about it in another way?
—Lost and confused
It's not the most direct route, but Facebook is a perfectly acceptable gateway to your crush's heart. I know because I've done it m'self a few times. And once on Twitter!
I don't really know the circumstances of your crush, but depending on how well you know this girl and how often you run into her, messaging her couldbe perceived as somewhat creepy. For instance, if you run into her often and she never remembers who you are, or you always sputter incoherently when you do, then not even the wittiest Facebook message will probably lead to nuptial bliss. If you have mutual friends, however, then use that as your "in." If you have a mutual anything, really—a mutual class, a mutual neighborhood you live in, a mutual coffee shop you frequent, a mutual miniature horse fascination. Whatever. If you have something in common, you're much less likely to skeeve a somewhat-stranger out.
Some first message topics to avoid:
Charles Manson
Love and/or your future progeny
Politics (unless you both work in that field)
How you're 30 and have never been in a relationship
ReligionHow great she looks in that bikini picture from 2007 (or anything else that would indicate you've trolled her public images on FB)
Safe topics:
Pop culture references
The latest weird/annoying thing Facebook has done
Mutual friends/interests
The weather
The CTA
Make sure your message is short, friendly and casual. Don't apologize or call attention to your possible creep-deepery. Also, when I say short, I don't mean, "Hey gurl, wuzzup?" and that's it. Give her a reason to respond. Ask a benign, non-generic question, again, possibly relating to a common interest you share, or even something that clarifies the mumbling when you ran into her last time. If you're in any way charming or witty, use that in your favor, but if not, no worries. Just be yourself and be polite. If she's worth her weight in pixels, she'll write back to you. If she doesn't, write her off, and move your crushing elsewhere.
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Deer Management Workshop
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Building at Alton SchoolAlton MO
Targeted program to teach producers how to improve forage production economic return while protecting the environment. Techniques include management intensive grazing, pasture based dairying, seasonal feeding systems, and fescue toxosis. The program inspires increased economic development and social viability in rural Missouri.
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Missouri Department of Conservation will present topics on: food plot preparation, forest management, population surveying using trail cameras, cost-share availability for improving deer habitat, and aging deer on the hoof/teeth
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
"Go Ahead, Open It!"
Once again, I have a rejected New Yorker cover on my hands. This time I had decided not to leave anything up to chance and submitted a finished piece, but to no avail. The New Yorker obviously doesn't appreciate the gift of a dead mouse.
But maybe you do.
While actually catching a mouse in your teeth and presenting at the feet of your loved one is not practical, perhaps giving this print would be the next best thing. If you know a cat owner with impeccable taste, just click the image to the right.
"Go Ahead, Open It!" is a signed, limited edition of 250.
• Printed on acid-free
Canson Infinity /
Arches Aquarelle
Rag Fine Art Paper
• Approximate size
13" x 15"
• Shipped in an
archival print
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Brilliant! New Yorker New Schmorker.ReplyDelete
LOVE this! The NYer has no humor.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 9:55 AM
I don't think it's clear as to whether the cat is giving or receiving the mouse.ReplyDelete
This is so coolReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 1:11 PM
seems, no cat-owners work at the New Yorker :DReplyDelete
Amazing Work! I love it, too
Our cats seldom present us with the whole mouse. Sometimes, only half, others, only the spleen.ReplyDelete
I'm embarrassed to say that my cat is almost as fat as the one Peter created. Great pic! Happy Turkey day Peter and everyone else here!ReplyDelete
Fantastic! Love the expression on the cat and character design. Great coloring as well! :)ReplyDelete
Love it, New Yorker... Why?ReplyDelete
Sweet like a pic coming from a movie of Hayao, is awesome how masters converse without knowing it, sometimes. :DReplyDelete
Brilliant. Cats never quite understand why people aren't more thrilled with such love offerings....ReplyDelete
Have a SUPER weekend !ReplyDelete
love it. Love the detail of the mouse.ReplyDelete
it's so cute and funny. I love it!!!ReplyDelete
I come here to drink from the pool....ahhhh! Thanks! Back to work....ReplyDelete
So sweetly evil :)
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 9:41 AM
I love it Peter! Nothing says Christmas like a dead rodent. Especially in NYC.ReplyDelete
Hi - this is Courtney from CTN (more specifically from the red-eye trip back)ReplyDelete
You looked a little exhausted and over-complimented at the end of the expo, so I thought I would give it a week before complimenting your work! I'm a very big fan of your work, and I'm so happy to see you have a blog. And I love the design of that little mouse!
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 2:01 AM
Very nice drawing, with a very subtle cruelty in the cat's eye, despite his gentle smile.ReplyDelete
Sometimes, I don't understand the decisions of people rejecting such art...
Well, thank you for sharing and thank you for inspiring so much.
I just had to thank you for the wonderful print. I received mine the other day and it is even more gorgeous on paper.ReplyDelete
Keep up the amazing work.
This is hilarious, Love it.ReplyDelete
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TORONTO — The left side of Antonio Bastardo's face looks as if he entered a boxing ring, but he merely stepped foot in the weight room Wednesday. It was after he allowed a run to Minnesota and he was not pleased with his effort.
He took his anger out on a squat machine, which returned the favor. He required stitches to close a large cut above his left eye, which was nearly swollen shut after Friday's game.
Bastardo insisted he could see out of the eye, and demonstrated by covering his right one and pretending to punch a reporter in the face. But he was not available to pitch Friday barring an emergency situation and could need a few more days to recover.
A large bandage covers the gash.
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Nov. 21, 2011
In Massachusetts over the past two decades, eight people have been released from prison after serving time for crimes they did not commit. DNA tests proved their innocence. But access to DNA evidence after a conviction is a more difficult process for inmates in Mass. than for inmates in 48 other states. A report in the Boston Globe Magazine by the Schuster Center for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University examined why. Now WGBH News questions whether DNA evidence could help another man serving life in Massachusetts.
BOSTON — On September 29, 1992, Tyrone Dixon of Albany, N.Y., was visiting his family in Taunton, Mass., when an off-duty cop heard a loud noise and sprinted over to the scene of a car accident not far from the DeWert housing project, where Dixon spent time. According to the police report, Jeffrey Poissant, the driver of a red Chevy Beretta wrapped around a pole, was slumped over the wheel with two bullets in his chest. He later died.
Police found bags of marijuana in the car, three different types of head hair and a baseball cap. Police also found witnesses who said that Tyrone Dixon was the shooter. But other witnesses said that Dixon was not in the car or in the area of the shooting that night.
"At first, I'm like 'Well, once I go to the police station and iron this out, I'll be out,'" said Dixon, sitting in the visitor room of MCI-Norfolk. "Speaking to my lawyer back then, he was like, 'Don't worry. When everything comes out you'll beat this,' because it wasn't me, first of all. And I just knew how the trial was going… and there was no way they could convict me with all the evidence and all the witnesses and everything that transpired."
Dixon was 18 when he was convicted. He is 38 today and serving life.
"The eyewitnesses who placed him at the scene of the crime, many of them have changed their stories and have recanted… and so that's why he's trying to seek the DNA evidence," said Michael Blanding of the Schuster Center for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University. Blanding co-authored the Nov. 20 Boston Globe story on DNA along with Lindsay Markel, the center's assistant director.
How to access the evidence?
Blanding pointed out that Massachusetts actually has very liberal laws for inmates to request new trials. "But," he said, "in order to do that they have to present some kind of new evidence that shows that justice wasn't done in the original trial."
And thus the conundrum: Without access to DNA evidence, it's hard to demonstrate possible miscarriages of justice. Yet today, Massachusetts remains one of two states that do not grant inmates access to DNA evidence after they have been convicted. Oklahoma is the other. Blanding called it a catch-22.
According to Dixon's current attorney, Claudia Bolgen, the local district attorney's office lost some hairs that were on the baseball hat in the car. "But the hat itself does exist," said Blanding. "And with the technology that exists at present they can actually take DNA… off a sweatband of a hat and get a reliable sample that way."
Since the establishment, in 1989, of DNA as a tool to ascertain guilt or innocence, 280 inmates around the country — including 17 on death row — have been exonerated.
A story of exoneration
One story of innocence proven using DNA was so compelling that Hollywood turned it into a 2010 movie called "Conviction." It concerned a Massachusetts man named Kenneth Waters, who was convicted of a vicious 1980 homicide in the town of Ayer, Mass. The movie focused on his unlikely path to freedom with help from his sister, a high school dropout–turned-lawyer named Betty Ann Waters.
In the movie, the sister was played by actress Hillary Swank. In a 16th-floor conference room with a panoramic view of downtown Boston, the real Betty Ann Waters recalled the legal nightmare that began with the murder of a young woman in 1980.
"My brother was questioned at that time because he had a criminal background. And they let him go. He was cleared. They knew where he was at the time of the murder," she said. "Two and a half years later while the case had gone cold, my brother gets a knock on the door and he was arrested for the murder."
Circumstantial evidence determined Kenneth Waters' guilt, according to the trial transcripts. His sister explained why the prosecution believed they had connected the dots.
"There was blood at the scene, type O-positive, and my brother Kenny was type O-positive and back then they didn't have DNA testing," she said. "So without having fingerprints or anything else, and just type O-positive and the statement of an ex-girlfriend saying he said he did it, my brother was convicted."
Then she discovered what she called the miracle of science. "I heard the word 'DNA' being thrown around while I was in law school and I learned all about the Innocence Project and other people like my brother."
That list of people like her brother includes some inmates in Massachusetts prisons. According to the New England Innocence Project and the Schuster Center for Investigative Reporting, some may be in sitting in prison for crimes they did not commit — claims that could be proven or disproven by DNA.
Phillip Martin's report on DNA post-conviction was produced in cooperation with the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University. Florence Graves, the center's director, explained why they are focusing on cases of potential wrongful convictions in the Commonwealth:
"We are really looking for the truth. We are not working on any case where the evidence seems to indicate that the person is in fact guilty. And [if] at any point in that process we turn up information that suggests that, we will not continue working on that case. The vast majority of cases, we are told, have no DNA to test. So we are really only seeing through these DNA exonerations a very tiny percentage of potential cases of wrongful conviction."
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I really have to give Peter Kinjo the credit he's due. This is a guy who came to Canada from Japan with little money and only minor skills. Now he's owned a number of restaurants in Calgary and is truly the poster boy for what you can do if you try hard enough and believe in what you are doing.
The first time I met Peter is actually not a moment I even remember but since I've eaten at the first Edo Japan in South Centre from when I was quite young I'm sure I've met him. Peter's the guy who started this popular and successful chain of shops and it's a great thing to have on his life's resume'. He's owned several restaurants since coming to Calgary and he should be proud of what he's accomplished.
Peter's latest venture is a sushi place he's named Kinjo Sushi & Grill and it's as far as I am aware the only restaurant he currently owns. Located on Macleod trail in one of Calgary's busiest dining areas Kinjo occupies a building which was once a fast food place that went away. This space is now renovated and houses a large oval moat filled with small plastic boats packed bow to stern and carrying plates of food. These boats constantly circle the food prep area where they are replenished and a bar style dining counter surrounds the moat from where customers seated there can pick any of the plates they want. At the end of the meal you pay based on the colour and number of the chosen plates.
This style of dining is one I've seen in many places around the world. From Tokyo to Hong Kong or Miami to London this is a fairly common way to eat sushi. It is however on the bottom end of the dining scale and is actually more akin to a McDonalds then to an actual sushi-ya. The food is therefore in most cases equivalent in quality to a fast food place as well, designed more for high turn-over than for producing good sushi.
We've visited on a few occasions and at each of these times we've left very disappointed in the quality of the food we'd eaten there. Some of what we tried was even to the point of smelling bad and much of the rest showing obvious signs that it was past the point where it should be served to customers. I've always wondered how fast turn-over places cannot have fresh looking food when it's constantly being replenished. The only thing I can come up with is that the ingredients are lower quality to begin with and that little care taken in the preparation adds to the problem.
Whether it was a roll, maki or nigiri from the boats or something ordered from the kitchen the quality of the food has always been lacking on our visits to Kinjo. Small poorly made rolls that contain old tasting fish should never end up in front of a customer and no amount of sake or free pocky sticks can change that fact. The food prep staff need to try harder to put out quality and if something is no longer fresh it should not be served. I'm not a fan of throwing out food but old and stale fish is a health hazard.
I do like the effort that Peter puts into trying to provide a fun and happy environment for his customers, and while it doesn't always thrill some people to have a knife-wielding guy dressed in a kimono interrupt their meal, I think that most understand what's behind it. Again, I for one appreciate these hijinks for what they are and see no reason for anyone to complain about them.
I like Peter and admire his successes but would give him the advice that he needs to improve both the quality of the ingredients as well as the end product if he is going to have another winning enterprise on his hands. Those who don't know what good quality sushi should taste like are bound to find out at some point. And when these people do discover better food they won't be back. I've already seen reviews from former customers who have decided that the food is not up to par and no longer want to dine at Kinjo. If this trend is to be avoided things have to change. The only way to do this is to provide quality food to the customer. Other places in town have sourced and seem to be able to serve fresher looking/tasting fish so there's no reason Kinjo cannot do the same. As for the staff they can just put somewhat more effort into what they do.
As for me, I've given Kinjo as many chances as I can and with such poor quality and apparent lack of concern on the part of the staff I'm not likely to visit again. Sorry Peter.


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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After weeks of propane shortages and high prices during the bitterly cold winter, some relief is coming to rural residents who have dealt with chilly homes and frustrations keeping their heating tanks filled.
Residential propane prices have fallen for a second straight week, down from about $4 a gallon in late January to $3.76 a gallon on Feb. 10, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday in its weekly report.
Supplies of the fuel that 5.5 million U.S. households, mostly in the Midwest and South, use for heating have improved slightly due to efforts by the propane industry, the federal government and states. But the nation's propane supply remains low, and more blasts of winter cold would quickly send prices back up, said Roy Willis, president and CEO of the Propane Education & Research Council.
"It's really a weather-driven issue — another prolonged cold snap could strain supplies and prices for the next couple of months. Winter isn't done with us," he said Thursday. "When stockpiles get this low, and you get below freezing temperatures for a week to 10 days, consumption levels go up and up and up, and prices go right along with it."
National propane supplies were depleted by a late harvest that increased demand from farmers who needed to dry an unusually large amount of grain before storage. The colder-than-normal winter across much of the nation drained supplies further.
Willis said propane supplies have been replenished somewhat, helping lower prices slightly in the last couple of weeks, due to a collaboration between the government and industry to move supplies from large propane storage areas, primarily in the South, into the Northeast and Midwest. Propane shipments from North Africa and Europe have also helped, he said.
The improving supplies and warmer weather prompted Paducah, Ky.-based United Propane Gas announced Thursday it was resuming shipping the fuel to its prepaid customers in 10 states in the Midwest and the South days earlier than it had anticipated. The company had temporarily halted propane shipments to commercial customers in late January as propane supplies shrank.
"Propane supplies have loosened up and the warm weather indicates that the end of this national crisis may be in sight," UPG President Eric Small said in a statement.
But for now, the company is limiting its propane deliveries to 250 gallons per each of its prepaid customers, who can receive additional deliveries every 15 days.
Wholesale propane prices have also fallen slightly in the past week, dropping to about $2.61 a gallon as of Feb. 10, according to the Energy Information Administration's latest report.
Mollie O'Dell, a spokeswoman for the National Propane Gas Association, said the drop in wholesale propane prices is being driven by many factors but the weather obviously continues to be a big influence on prices.
Prices could drop further next week thanks to an additional 500,000 barrels of propane that are being shipped to the Midwest and the Northeast under a Tuesday order by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
"A lot of it is weather dependent, but the additional half a million barrels will certainly help take some of the pressure off supplies" and help moderate wholesale and retail prices, she said.
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman said that while additional propane shipments are getting into the pipeline system and to terminals, there remain "a lot of distribution kinks to be worked out in terms of prices."
He said Minnesota state government has gotten more than 3,000 calls to a hotline set up for consumers with problems or concerns about propane supply and prices.
"While prices are coming down, they are still high," Rothman said.
Scot Imus, executive director of the Indiana Propane Gas Association, said moderating temperatures and indications that the propane supply is stabilizing are good signs, but propane users still need to be vigilant and conserve. He said the low propane supplies remain a "crisis" for those who rely on the heating fuel.
"It's getting better, but we're not out of the woods yet by far," he said.
Central Indiana residents Kim Casada and her husband, Charlie, are still feeling the propane pinch. They shut off their furnace on Jan. 24 and switched to using four electric space heaters to warm their 3-bedroom rural home south of Muncie, Ind.
The couple finally got a 150-gallon propane shipment on Feb. 4, but because their supplier said he wasn't sure when they might get more propane, they decided to keep their furnace off rely on their space heaters until early March.
Casada said she and her husband have covered their windows inside with plastic to keep the heat in and cold out and closed off their bedrooms to increase the temperature in their living room, where they've been sleeping most nights. They've been wearing sweaters and layered clothing to deal with indoor temperatures in the lower 60s.
"We don't know what else to do," Casada said. "These chilly nights, it's just really hard and we're both exhausted. ... There are so many people in the same boat as us."
Associated Press writer Doug Glass in Minneapolis contributed to this report.


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posted by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Fri 9th Oct 2009 21:12 UTC
"Imad Sousou is the director of Intel's Open Source Technology Centre, which is behind the Moblin project aimed at providing optimized Linux technology for netbooks and mobile Internet devices. ZDNet Asia's sister site ZDNet UK caught up with Sousou at the Open Source In Mobile 09 event in Amsterdam last month to discuss the nature of Moblin and the hardware on which it will run." The interview also covers Intel's views on the netbook and MID market, Windows 7, ARM as a competitor, and Google's Chrome OS and how Intel is working with Google.


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Ubisoft CEO would "prefer lower pricing" for Wii U
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has expressed hopes that the Wii U will come down in price sooner rather than later – even though he feels it's a bit of a bargain.
The French publisher makes up a significant portion of the new console's launch window line-up, but speaking to GamesIndustry, Guillemot sounded doubtful about the hardware's pricing.
"I always prefer lower pricing, so I can't say I'm happy," he said of the Wii U's $299 standard package, and $349 premium edition.
"I'm never happy when the machines are expensive. What we have to do there is remember that compared to an iPad, it's cheap."
That said, Guillemot feels the Wii U is pretty good value.
"With what it brings [to the gaming table] it's cheap. But I hope they'll be able to drop their price in time," he added.
Guillemot's comments echo those of analyst firm IHS, which feels the initial hardcore sales will be significant, but that long-term sales may be less stellar.
The Wii U launches in the US on November 18 and in Europe on November 30.
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Consensus Report
Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (2005)Board on Life Sciences
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Since 1998, the volume of research being conducted using human embryonic stem (hES) cells has expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such research. Given limited federal involvement, privately funded hES cell research has thus far been carried out under a patchwork of existing regulations, many of which were not designed with this research specifically in mind. In addition, hES cell research touches on many ethical, legal, scientific, and policy issues that are of concern to the public. This report provides guidelines for the conduct of hES cell research to address both ethical and scientific concerns. The guidelines are intended to enhance the integrity of privately funded hES cell research by encouraging responsible practices in the conduct of that research.
Key Messages
- A primary activity of ESCRO committees will be to ensure that inappropriate research is not conducted and that sensitive research is well justified and subject to appropriate additional oversight. Oversight will in many instances conform to a higher standard than required by existing laws or regulations.
- As hES cell research advances, it will be increasingly important for institutions that obtain, store, and use cell lines to have confidence in the value of stored cells.
- Because of the complexity and novelty of many of the issues involved in hES cell research, the committee believes that all research institutions conducting hES cell research should create special review bodies to oversee this emerging field of research.
- FDA's Good Laboratory Practice regulations pertain to the management of laboratories that are developing products that might eventually be introduced into humans (for example, in a clinical trial). Those regulations do not cover basic exploratory studies conducted to determine whether a test article has any potential utility or to determine its physical or chemical characteristics, but they do encompass in vivo or in vitro experiments to determine their safety an activity that would be characteristic of the preclinical phase of hES cell research.
- Laboratory research that uses hES cells is generally not subject to federal regulations governing research with human subjects unless it involves personally identifiable information about the cell line's progenitors.
- One particularly important aspect of regulatory compliance for hES cell research deals with protection of donors of blastocysts and gametes.
- Research institutions are likely already to have rules in place for research involving other biological tissues, and hES cell research, like any other form of biological or biomedical research, would be covered by these rules and in many cases will not require further review.
- Research involving hES cells will require access to human oocytes and embryos, necessitating some interaction between oocyte and blastocyst donors and people or institutions seeking to procure these materials for use in hES cell research.
- Research using hES cells offers great promise for future improvements in health care. To realize those benefits, further research will be required, including derivation of additional hES cell lines and testing of their potential.
- Such research is already in progress in many institutions and there is a need for a common set of standards.
- The donors of sperm, oocytes, or somatic cells used to make blastocysts for research are themselves rarely the subject of the research. Nevertheless, the physical interaction needed to obtain the materials brings them under the purview of the human subjects protections system, and IRB review is required.
- The ethical and legal concerns involved in hES cell research make increased local oversight by research institutions appropriate.


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I downloaded and installed ScummVM for my N900 via the built in file manager. Put my game files in a new folder on the flash drive that shows up when I plug in the phone to my computer.
The program starts just fine, but when I try to add a game I can't navigate to the correct folder. It gives me bin, boot, dev, etc to choose from, which I'm assuming is the "internal" memory for installed programs and such, and even though the flash memory I put my videos and pictures and other files on is also in fact internal it's still a seperate drive.
I've seen some threads here where people are running scummvm games on their N900s so I'm hoping one of you can help me out. Can I somehow access the other drive, or do I need to somehow install scummvm to the other drive, or do I somehow need to transfer the game data files to the internal drive?
the bin, boot, dev etc folders you state.. are actually just hidden folders, for safety of accidental deletion! they are hidden if you use either your pc or your phone to look at your mobiles content.
If you click on HOME/USER/MY DOCS
then you should see your home made folder with your games! From there you should be able to open it and add each game to scummvm.


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As the title says..."what's your favourite question to ask a theist"?
You may have many favourites...I would like to hear from you guys about yours.
I have a personal favourite which I often use when they start spouting their spew that GOD wrote the bible at the beginning of time, he created everything....
"OK. If GOD wrote the BIBLE at the beginning of time like you say...some 14.5 BILLION, that's BILLION years ago, What language was it written in?"
Most theists I know don't even know what language JESUS spoke. It's sad really.
Another of my favourites is this one...
"Why did it take GOD 10 BILLION years to make the planet EARTH and then a further 4.5 BILLION years to make MAN?"
There's always a spewy reply of some sort or another which usually gets my goat and the theist is appalled at my outburst of laughter.
So come on you guys....let 'em have it....share your ammo with us.
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I've used it mid laugh for decades.
"Were there any children on the planet when God flooded it? What about Sodom and Gomorrah? I have a hard time believing that there weren't, given humanity's ability to breed like fucking jack rabbits..."
OMG! There are too many ones to count. lol... I guess I just put a few down here:
1. You say you want equal time for creationism? Okay... I demand that you teach ALL creationisms with equal time.... (start naming off as many different creation myths as possible... the more bizarre the better.)
2. If Adam and Eve were the first humans and doesn't that mean that Cains wife was his sister? Or did Adam feel like "sharing?"
3. How did God create light before the sun or the stars?
4. If Satan is a great deceiver... how do you know that you've really been following God and not Satan?
5. If everything was intelligently designed... it looks like the designer had no idea what he was doing! Look at how sloppy his work is!
Science tells us we are all descended from one female, so I guess incest is in our blood,
Whatever kind of incest it takes. The family that plays together stays together. ;)
1. Biology should be taught in a biology class. Theology should be taught with religion or philosophy. It's a simple matter of categorization. \
2. Obviously, you missed that biology class or you are pulling a classic this-is-how-things-work-so-lets-make-it-fit-with-my-beliefs scenario.
3. ... Except that God is considered to be an invisible, omnipresent force.
4. And people can be raised to think that somethings that people consider good, like taking in a stray, injured animal, are bad (because it might have rabies or some such).
5. And you probably just don't understand enough about biology to know that you are wrong.
But on a serious note, I understand what you are doing here. You are seeing what you think are misconceptions about your religion and trying to correct people. I can appreciate that, but you would be better served by creating a new discussion thread than spreading your opinions and answers all through this one.
Normally I stay on the side lines looking in, mostly because I am trying to have a nice day, but I think I should step into what ever this is.
Dear Paul:
If Adam and Eve's children had children together, how could you possibly claim that that population, starting with two folks, could have greater genetic diversity than our population at present, of ~7 billion?
I might grant you that the biblical story is true, just for giggles, but given the amount of time since, the amount of genetic drift/variation/mutations would create a greater genetic diversity than would have been present in that older population.
I think you are attempting to exploit present knowledge concerning biology and genetics to pretend to offer insight into some religious myth. You desire to use the sciences for some attempt at validation, but then, in the next breath denign the utility and value of the sciences when it conflicts with dogma. You want your cake and eat it to! Sadly, trying to speek the language of biology/genetics, does not reflect back upon the myth with any real help.
I remember a wonderful conversation in a philosophy class about 25 years ago concerning the concept of 'good'. While your experience might tell you that 'good things are good', which by the way is an emthy totology, it is not true under all conditions, unless one is of limited experience. Without offering a complete listing of all exceptions, I would suggest you do your home work. While it is tempting to make over arching generalizations, especially when it comes to 'certainty', the search for complete knowledge most times gives complexity and exceptions.
'God is light', how very charming. Do you follow 'My Little Pony' by any chance?
@James Cox
The theist just replied to you with more bullshit without indicating that the reply was to you - so just follow the link to this reply to find his reply so you can intellectually body slam him. That is all.
Where in the world do I start? So much to do, so little time --
Then the flood happened and drastically cut down the genetic diversity in humanity - which caused us all to live much shorter lives.
I think that at the tower of Bable, God gave the different languages to the people who would become the different races of people
The flood didn't happen ( I gave you a link to evidence, which you clearly chose not to use.
The Tower of Babel Fable didn't happen either, it referred to the building of a Sumerian ziggurat in Mesopotamia, and the purpose of that was never to reach heaven, but to provide a place for the Sumerian gods (I can give you the entire pantheon if you need it) to rest when they visited earth.
If the tower myth were actually true, a wise god would keck back in his celestial Laz-e-boy and cackle his holy ass off as the builders reached the height where they ran out of oxygen and passed out - no language confusion necessary.
RE: "(I consider evolution faith and not science)" - our science has supporting evidence, your "faith" has none.
RE: "And why does God who created everything need something to make light other than himself?" - why does Jack need to climb the bean stalk? - hey, a fairy tale is a fairy tale, you can't explain that --


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Quite a few hatchbacks and wagons come with low price tags, so it's no wonder this vehicle category is popular with car shoppers on the hunt for maximum value. Price is certainly one factor to consider when you're shopping for an affordable car, yet it's not the only factor. Your vehicle's insurance expense can significantly impact your budget in the long run, and it makes sense to give it some thought before deciding on a purchase.
In this vein, we've put together a list of the 10 hatchbacks and wagons with the lowest insurance expense for 2010. Our rankings are based on five-year projections generated by the Edmunds data team. Each model's ranking reflects that of the trim level that's least expensive to insure.


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As a blogger you're going to be receiving a lot of pitches from brands approaching you to review items, host a giveaway, or just write about their products or brands. As an Ethical Fashion Blogger, it's really important to keep your beliefs intact!
Here are some tips that will help you know when to say no!
Define Your Bottom Line
While we're all Ethical Fashion Bloggers, not every cause has to be your cause and I can appreciate that. What IS important is that you define what you will NOT do. I for example will not feature brands or products that practice unethical manufacturing practices, this is something that is super important to me as a consumer and no matter how awesome the product looks or how popular it is, I will always turn down these products.
Your bottom line could be different, maybe you're very passionate about animal rights, or being green, or shopping local. Then your bottom line could be featuring only cruelty free products or eco-friendly products or local brands. If your passionate about all of these things then by all means do everything! But define your bottom line and don't let anything on your blog fall below that.
Ask Questions
Sometimes a brand is a bit vague on the details of their products. This doesn't necessarily mean that they have practices you don't believe in, it could just mean that they've found this particular pitch to be effective in approaching media. This is why it is super important to ask questions. Example of questions are:
- What are your manufacturing practices?
- Where are your materials sourced?
- What are the intentions and motivations of your brand?
These kinds of questions can help you determine if this is a brand you'd want to promote.
Researching a brand is a must!!! It's a smart thing to see what their practices have been when working with bloggers. Maybe a brand never provided a prize for a giveaway or the reviews of the product have been not so great. Knowing these things before you get involved with a brand is important.
Be Up Front With Your Policies
Some brands may expect a glowing review just because they gave you free product and it's really your responsibility to inform and manage their expectations.
So before you agree to review or have a giveaway of a product you should establish what your policies are in reviewing products and be up front with your policies with a brand. Whenever I respond to brands I always tell them my review policy and then forward them a link to my policies and disclosures page so they know what they're getting into.
Make sure the brand knows that your opinions will be 100% honest, negative or positive. I personally don't post negative reviews on made-to-travel, so I also let brands know that I will not write about their product if I've had a negative experience or I wouldn't truly recommend it to my readers. This is a personal choice, lots of bloggers write negative and positive reviews–so establishing what you will do is also important. But disclosing your policies and practices to a brand up front will let them know what they can expect from you and gets your relationship off to an honest start.
Knowing when to say no to a brand really keeps the integrity of your blog and maintains the trust and sincerity you have with your readership. Everything you feature will say something about you, so I really encourage you to put a lot of thoughtfulness into your choices and I hope these tips will help you do that.
So Ethical Fashion Bloggers, what do you think? Have you been working with brands you believe in? Any cautionary tales?
Jamillah writes at made-to-travel about ethical shopping and happy things. You can find her on twitter @made2travel.


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Spacey says TV must adapt to viewer demand or die
LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey says television has overtaken cinema as the home of quality character-driven drama, but the industry risks failure if it doesn't recognize that viewers want control over what they watch, and when.
Spacey told the Edinburgh International Television Festival on Thursday that the success of his political thriller "House of Cards" — released in a single burst of 13 episodes on video streaming service Netflix earlier this year — showed that viewers "want freedom."
"If they want to binge — as they've been doing on 'House Of Cards' — then we should let them binge," he said.
Spacey is the first actor invited to deliver the festival's keynote speech — an invitation he attributed to the success of "House of Cards'" innovative distribution model and television's creative renaissance.
"Frankly, 15 years ago I wouldn't have been up here lecturing you because my agent would never have allowed me to even consider being on a television series after winning an Oscar," said Spacey, who won Academy Awards for performances in "The Usual Suspects" and "American Beauty."
He said shows like "The Wire," ″Dexter" and "Breaking Bad" proved television had taken over from the movies in terms of sophisticated storytelling, but argued that that this "golden age" was at risk if the industry did not respond to the ways new technology, the Internet and social media had changed viewing patterns.
"We no longer live in a world of appointment viewing," he said. "So the water cooler has gone virtual, because the discussion is now online.
"Studios and networks who ignore either shift — whether the increasing sophistication of storytelling, or the constantly shifting sands of technological advancement — will be left behind," he added.
Spacey said the critical and commercial success of "House of Cards" ″demonstrated that we have learned the lesson that the music industry didn't learn — give people what they want, when they want it, in the form they want it in, at a reasonable price, and they'll more likely pay for it rather than steal it."
In another event at the festival Friday, Spacey said that movie producers could adopt a similar approach to help beat piracy, releasing films simultaneously online, in cinemas and on DVD.
Spacey said that "would be a huge bite out of piracy because if it's all available nobody is going to be stealing it before someone else gets it."
Spacey is currently filming a second series of "House of Cards," on which he is an executive producer. He also is artistic director of London's Old Vic Theatre.
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Rihanna booed in Boston, cheered on in Brooklyn
May 8, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna was booed for turning up late at a concert in Boston, but the audience in New York cheered her on even though she didn't start on time the following night.
Boston.com reported that fans at the TD Garden on Monday booed the singer for starting her concert at 10:30 p.m. EDT instead of her scheduled 9 p.m., and without opening act A$AP Rocky. Doors had opened at 7:30 p.m.
A representative for Rihanna didn't respond to an email about the singer's lateness.
On Tuesday, Rihanna hit the stage at 10:15 p.m. to cheers at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., where A$AP Rocky also performed. She sang a number of her hits, including "We Found Love," ″Diamonds" and "Umbrella."


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Hi all,
I am new on here- I have owned W124 cars for many years andjust very recently purchased a 1993 E500- my dream Benz!!
However- it's currently a nightmare. Please see the contentsof this thread where I have been trying to give as much info on the Battery drain problem as possible-
In summary-
The car has Eco Junk wiring. I have on order a brand newengine harness from MB. I will fit it as soon as it arrives.
The car can drain the Battery overnight at an alarming rate-I am still trying to pinpoint the cause as best I can.
I would appreciate any advice you guys can offer me- sorryfor the brief introduction but hopefully from the other thread you will know what I am talking about and the thread can pick up on here


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Dispersed across the high plains of South Dakota were 150 silos just like the Launch Facility at Delta-09. Delta-09 connected to its Launch Control Facility at Delta-01 by underground communications cables. Most of the time Delta-09 was unmanned. Periodically, maintenance crews would perform upkeep or take care of any malfunctioning systems. At other times security police would have to secure the site if any outer or inner zone alarms sounded. Below the circular 90 ton concrete cap was a Minuteman II missile. This missile was housed in a silo which was temperature and humidity controlled. The Minuteman carried a 1.2 megaton warhead that had 120 times the explosive capacity of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II.
In Photo 6, visitors to the Launch Facility look down into the silo through a viewing enclosure where the 90 ton concrete cap had been at a Minuteman II Missile on display. The Delta-09 Launch Facility (shown above) and the Delta-01 Launch Control Facility (shown in Photo 5) are part of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service established in 1999 by the United States Congress. The park's resources are the only ones specifically designated to illustrate the history of the Cold War, the nuclear arms race, and development of ICBMs.
Questions for Photo 6
1. Does the launch facility look dangerous? Do any of the above ground structures indicate a nuclear missile is beneath the ground?
2. What would you think Delta-09 was if you did not know that it was a Launch Facility?
3. Why do you think that the Launch Control Facility and Launch Facility seen in Photos 5 and 6 became a unit of the National Park Service? Had you heard about the Cold War prior to this lesson? Do you think it is important to learn about the nuclear arms race and development of ICBMs during this time period? Why or why not?
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Source: Pressconnects.com
$3.6M spent on lobbying hydrofracking moratorium bills
Posted: April 8, 2011
Originally Published: April 8, 2011
Groups who lobbied on a pair of bills that would have placed a statewide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing spent about $3.6 million on lobbying in Albany last year, according to a good-government group.
Those opposing the bills spent $2.87 million, while organizations in support of the legislation spent $725,643 in 2010, Common Cause/NY wrote in the latest version of an ongoing report, which was released Thursday.
The report analyzed two years' worth of lobbying reports, though many of the groups mentioned -- such as the state Business Council and Environmental Advocates of New York -- lobbied on a number of bills and topics in addition to the moratoriums.
Common Cause itself spent about $50,000 on lobbying in 2010 and supported the moratorium bills.
"There is a tremendous amount of public interest in this determination of how New York state is going to handle the challenge of hydrofracking, and there are strong feelings among the public among different groups," said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause/NY. "It is a real test of our government's ability to make a well-reasoned public policy determination, so I think it is particularly important for the public to know who is involved in trying to move the Legislature and the governor, and for the public to keep an eye on the situation to make sure decisions are made based on sound public policy."
Chesapeake Appalachia far outspent all other industry groups, racking up more than $1.2 million in lobbying expenses in 2010. That amount was fueled by $836,386 in advertising expenses during the first six months of the year, which dropped to $34,500 in the second half. The company was the 18th highest lobbying spender statewide in 2010, according to the New York Public Interest Research Group.
In July, a spokesman for Chesapeake said the advertising efforts were to spark an "education effort" aimed at protecting its investment and informing the public of the economic and job-creating benefits of gas drilling.
According to the report, the two top-spending groups supporting the moratoriums were Citizens Campaign for the Environment with $159,232 and Environmental Advocates of New York with $145,748.


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PARK CITY, UT (Feb. 1) - Olympic champion Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) led a USA sweep in the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Park City Mountain Resort. Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) was second and Luke Mitrani (Mammoth Lakes, CA) third in the FIS World Cup. Chinese rider Jiayu Liu took the women's title over FIS World Champion Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO) with Kaitlyn Farrington (Sun Valley, ID) third. The finishes for Mitrani and Gold were enough to clinch the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix season title, along with the U.S. Championship crown - plus a payday of $20,000 for the series win. Top riders are now headed to Sochi, Russia for the Olympic test events in the halfpipe Feb. 13-14 with another FIS World Cup.
Podium RunsMen1. Shaun White: backside air, frontside 1080 double cork, cab 1080 double cork, frontside 540 stale fish, backside right double McTwist, alley oop rodeo 540.2. Scotty Lago: cab 1080 double cork, frontside 530, backside 900 mute grab, frontside 900 inverted nose, backside 540 mute grab, frontside 1260 truckdriver grab.3. Luke Mitrani: backside indy, frontside 1080 double cork, cab 1080 double cork, frontside 900 tail grab, double Michalchuk.
SPRINT U.S. GRAND PRIX FINAL HALFPIPE STANDINGSU.S. Championship - $20,000 cash prize to winnersMen1. Luke Mitrani, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 1,4002. Louie Vito, Sandy, UT, 1,0503. Shaun White, Carlsbad, CA, 1,0004. Nathan Johnstone, Australia, 1,0005. Scotty Lago, Seabrook, NH, 960
Women1. Arielle Gold, Steamboat Springs, CO, 1,3002. Kelly Clark, W. Dover, VT, 1,2003. Kaitlyn Farrington, Sun Valley, ID, 1,0504. Jiayu Liu, China, 1,0005. Torah Bright, Australia, 1,000
QUOTESShaun WhiteIt was a do or die scenario and I knew I was going to make that win happen. This halfpipe has a little bit more vert than I had been riding. It encourages me when I fall like I did on my first run and I got a little angry. It makes a win so much more rewarding when you have to come from the back of the heat. Scotty and Luke put down amazing runs and for me it was a defining moment. I got really pumped up when they did that. I felt the pressure - it was more of 'I have to put down a run' instead of 'I want to put down a run.' I am excited, I heard I might have helped to secure an Olympic spot for the U.S. team which would be great and hopefully next season I can claim one of those spots.
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Gerry's Blog: http://leargas.blogspot.ie
Gerry Adams was born in 1948. He became involved in the civil rights campaign in the 1960s and was active in campaigns around discrimination in housing and equal rights.
He was interned without trial in 1972. In July 1972 he was released to participate in secret talks in London. After his re-arrest he tried to escape and was imprisoned. He was released in 1976.
In 1984 he was shot and seriously wounded by a unionist death squad working in collusion with British Intelligence.
Gerry Adams and John Hume initiated the peace process which succeeded in bringing an end to the conflict. He was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement which of all-Ireland political institutions and a power sharing Executive in the north of Ireland.
In 2011 he resigned his seat in the British Parliament and was subsequently elected to the Dáil (Irish Parliament) in the general election of February 2011.
He is also the author of 13 books, including: A Pathway to Peace, The Politics of Irish Freedom and Selected Writings, A New Ireland – A Vision for the Future; his autobiographies Before the Dawn and Hope and History - Making Peace in Ireland, An Irish Voice and An Irish Journal.
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Dan Phillips (FRSA, MSt (cantab) BEng (acgi)) is group director of sustainability at Buro Happold. He trained as a mechanical engineer at
Imperial College, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has a Masters
degree in interdisciplinary design for the built environment from Cambridge
University. He started his career at Ford Motor Company followed by 8
years at Arup's in London and Africa. His professional passion is innovation
and sustainable development and he believes that we will achieve this
through constantly improving the relationship people have with our built
and natural environment, the systems and tools we use to operate our
buildings, cities and organisations and the quality of the built environment
itself. Previously he ran a design and innovation company called the SEA,
and was also the creative director at Battle McCarthy Engineers. He is a
creative communicator and thinker having lectured in environmental design
and published a book on Eco-friendly homes for Harper Collins.


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Iowa State assistant coach Curtis Bray died Wednesday morning.
We lost a great man today in Coach Bray. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. #Cyclones pic.twitter.com/PuA96HqU9V — Cyclone Football (@CycloneFB) January 15, 2014
Bray, 43, collapsed while working out, according to AllCyclones.com.
Curtis Bray collapsed and died this morning while working out. The ISU assistant football coach was 43, with a wife and 2 kids. RIP. — Trey Scott (@Trey_Scott3) January 15, 2014
MORE: Top 10 for 2014 | Notable deaths of 2013
Bray was the defensive line coach for the Cyclones since 2009.
"Curtis Bray was a dear friend to me and to all he ever came in contact with," Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said in a statement Wednesday. "He was a trusted and loyal assistant coach who always put the kids and the team in front of his work. He was as genuine in his approach to relationships, coaching and life as anyone I have ever been associated with. We will miss him dearly."
Defensive end Cory Morrissey was an honorable mention All-Big 12 performer this season. He said Bray was like a father figure to him.
"He definitely was a father figure for me with everything that has happened in my life," Morrissey said. "I lost my father when I was 14. I learned everything about the position and life lessons from him. He coached beyond the field. He coached young men to become men."
A graduate of Pittsburgh where he played linebacker, Bray also made stops at Temple, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Western Kentucky and Duquesne as a defensive assistant.
Bray met Rhoad while on staff at Pittsburgh — Rhoads was the Panthers' defensive coordinator.
Bray is survived by his wife, Heather, and daughter, Sydney, and son, Colden Charles.


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Wild Wonder Workshops are opportunities for Discovery Scouts discover the world. They can take many different forms but are designed to get our Discovery Scouts out into the world exploring.
We aim to enhance the Scouts' understanding of nature and science and instill in them a love of nature and a desire to explore at a young age. A young child who becomes fascinated by science may grow up to be a scientist. We strive to help our Scouts discover their interests and passions through amazing adventures.
Many of us remember the wonder and awe of standing before the skeleton of 50 foot tyrannosaurus rex and feeling so very small, or seeing a polar bear with teeth and claws and being glad it can't break out of the glass case! Many of us remember the first time we tried an experiment and it worked, the first time we saw how a dam works, or how the heart pumps blood through the body. You can create these memories with your child and share in the adventure.
Along with our Scouts, other children in the community may be interested in the adventure, so you can advertise through posters and flyers and even put an announcement in the local paper.
Science museums or Natural History museums often hold FUN tours for very young children. And most have a children's section, which can delight and amaze for hours. If you are bringing a big group, notify the museum ahead of time and they may be able to arrange for a private tour.
There are experiments which can be done by small children, and our Discovery Scouts will be amazed by the menagerie of animals, experiments, and experiences, whether it's looking nose to nose to a lion from the Serengeti to walking through a cave with stalagmites.
Our Scouts get the opportunity to have FUN while developing their creative and critical thinking skills.
Petting Zoos
A petting zoo is a great place to take small children. They get the chance to personally interact with the animals, to pet them, hold some of the animals, and occasionally even feed them.
Petting zoos can be located on the internet. Some even provide a mobile petting zoo which brings the animals to you. A good place to hold a mobile petting zoo is a park, but get permission from appropriate authorities first.
Experts are on hand to answer any questions and educate the Scouts about what the animals eat, how they behave, and where they sleep.
Many children never get the chance to feed a goat or pet a horse or hold a bunny, and this is a great chance for the Scouts to experience being around animals.
Use your imagination. Many different places can be FUN for Scouts from parks to zoos. This is the chance for our Discovery Scouts to get out and experience adventure!


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The graph to the left is for the 3 month LIBOR.
LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the average interest rate between banks in the London interbank market. LIBOR is a widely used short-term interest rate benchmark since it is designed to reflect the cost of borrowing between some of the world's largest, most reputable banks.
There isn't just one LIBOR; there are numerous rates determined by two variables:
Every business day at just after 11:00 am London time, the British Bankers' Association, in conjunction with Reuters, releases new rates for each combination of these.[3] For example, there's a new 3-month LIBOR for the yen, overnight LIBOR for the euro, and 2-week LIBOR for the pound released daily. These rates indicate both the health of the currencies (and their respective economies) relative to one another and expectations about future economic conditions.
There are ten LIBOR panels, one for each of the ten currencies for which the rate is determined. Each panel is composed of at least eight contributor banks, chosen for their reputations and their perceived expertise in a given currency. The BBA takes the daily deposit rates reported by its designated contributor banks and calculates the mean of the middle 50%; the resulting number is the LIBOR for the currency in question.[4] The average rates at which these banks say they would lend to one another is taken as an indication of the health of the banking systems of the ten LIBOR currencies. A list of the panels and their members as of May 30, 2008, can be found here on the British Bankers' Association's website.
Not only does LIBOR provide information about the cost of borrowing in different currencies, it actually influences it. LIBOR is used as the basis for other interest rates across the globe. IE, variable interest rate loans such as mortgages and car loans will often be quotes at LIBOR + a percentage. For example, a loan that was LIBOR + 5% would charge 10% interest when the LIBOR is 5%, and 7% when the LIBOR is 2%.
Estimates for the total value of financial products with rates tied to LIBOR vary widely, from as low as $150 trillion,[5] to $360 trillion, [6]to as high as $500 trillion.[7]
LIBOR impacts financial instruments and products including:
Additionally, the difference between the libor rate and the interest rate on treasury bills is a key marker of the financial health of banks. For more information, see TED Spread.
On May 29, 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported that certain banks had been reporting lower rates to the BBA than what WSJ analysis suggested they should have been.[8] Given the trillions of dollars tied to the LIBOR, even a small inaccuracy in either direction can cost lenders, borrowers, companies, or even whole economies billions of dollars. The WSJ study estimated that, if true, the artificially low U.S. dollar LIBOR saved U.S. borrowers about $45 billion over the first four months of 2008.[9] The banks, however, denied this claim and stuck by the rates they'd reported to the BBA and Reuters.


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Ascent of Catfish Mountain on 2009-09-26
James Barlow
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Solo Ascent
Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Catfish Mountain
USA-New Jersey
1560 ft / 475 m
Ascent Trip Report
Spent 2 days in Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap NRA doing a bit of backpacking. Started from the visitor's center at the river's edge and headed up the red dot trail to the top of Mt. Tammanay. Then I followed the Tammany Fire Rd northeast to the Warren County, NJ high point near Upper Yards Reservoir. What an ugly lake. Stay away! Then I headed back into the beauty of Worthington State Forest near Sunfish Pond and made camp at Backpacker Site #2. On the second day, I headed north on the AT along Raccoon Ridge, hitting all the high points, past Catfish Pond Gap, and up to Catfish Fire Tower. Great views of the gliders silently passing the ridge from there. One scared me as I didn't hear it until it was 30 ft over my head. I headed northeast from the summit to catch the Rattlesnake Swamp Trail. With a name like that, how could I resist hiking along it? From Catfish Pond, I connected back to the AT and headed south back to Backpacker Site #2 to pack up and head out. Naturally my tiny bivy was a draw for the other people there. While I packed up I had a great chat with a the volunteer AT ridgerunner who ran the camp site there in Worthington State Forest. He was a former Marine, so we had plenty to talk about, since I am a former Corpsman. I made it out as the dark set in and the rain began. The rain started falling at the exact moment I started digging through my bag for the car keys in the parking lot, so I didn't get wet at all. Great trip!
Summary Total Data
Elevation Gain:
1140 ft / 347 m
Ascent Statistics
Elevation Gain:
1140 ft / 347 m
Extra Loss:
680 ft / 207 m
AT - Northbound
1100 ft / 335 m
Descent Statistics
Ascent Part of Trip:
Del Water Gap Sep '09
(1 nights total away from roads)
Complete Trip Sequence:
Mount Tammany
2009-09-25 a
Kittatiny Mountain-Warren CoHP
2009-09-25 b
Mount Mohican
2009-09-26 a
Catfish Mountain
2009-09-26 b
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