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Gabe remembers too late how much he doesn't like Ron Howard's alien movie...
Down and out boat tour guide Jack Bonner (Steve Guttenberg) accepts a too good to be true commission, and travels out to sea with a group of oddball scientists. The scientist collect a series of large, barnacle covered, cocoon like objects from the ocean floor, and then drop them off in a nearby pool, which they have rented. Ben (Wilford Brimley), Arthur (Don Ameche) and Joe (Hume Cronyn), trio of friends from a nearby retirement home, sneak into the pool for a dip, mostly ignoring the strange cocoons in the pool. The next day the geriatric men find themselves full of energy, vigour, and general happiness. The effect is short lived, however, and the friends are forced to risk exposure to return to the pool. But what they don't know, and what Jack discovers, is that the strange scientists are actually visitors from outer space, and the use of the pool risks the success of their peaceful mission.
This is all my fault. Sometimes I just get Blu-rays for review without asking, but I was given the option of not taking a review copy of Cocoon, but I went the other way. Regular readers will know I have a particular allergy to '80s sap and pop culture. I tend to enjoy the era's 'best' on ironic terms, excepting of course the genuine classics. Cocoon foregoes simple dopiness, and devolves quickly into an embarrassing montage of old people acting silly. The entire exercise does not charm me beyond a few mediocre highlights, despite a group of solid actors clearly giving it their best, and having a good time. I admit that large elements of the story are entirely original, but the overall structure, and the character elements are dull, tropey, and frankly kind of insultingly simple (again, despite some wonderful performances). And there's Steve Guttenberg…constantly attired in incredibly short shorts. I know it's superficial and small of me.
I've often heard Cocoon cited as one of the major reason people learned to hate Steven Spielberg in the 1980s, though clearly these people don't remember Spielberg didn't actually make the film—the world's most boring Oscar winning director, Ron Howard, did. Howard's lack of style is really the only thing that proves Spielberg had nothing really to do with the project, even if ILM's best Close Encounters effects work against the notion. There is a sort of checklist of the Beard's most era-defining tropes in the film, including gentle aliens, lonely kids of divorced parents, and outcasts experiencing an impossible adventure ( E.T. meets Close Encounters meets Goonies with geriatrics), but apparently this was just a case of giving the audience what they wanted. Spielberg would get his shot at a similar story for his section of the Twilight Zone movie, which is actually much worse than Cocoon (the section, not the entire film).
Fox has not put a lot of love or care into this particular first time Blu-ray release, and I'm afraid I can't recommend a rebuy for fans on video terms alone (check the audio section though, for some good news). The transfer's grain levels are very inconsistent, which leads me to believe the source material wasn't in very good shape. The grain isn't even a common issue of indoor versus outdoor shots, or day versus night, the build-up just comes and goes. It's never a massive problem, but it's also never not a problem. The sharpness and detail levels don't really go too far beyond most up-converted DVDs, though there is a little more to see in Howard's flat wide shot compositions. Edge-enhancement is a problem throughout, and it's pretty heavy. Colours are nice and full without any major compression problems, and despite the edge-enhancement the contrasting elements are reasonably sharp. The otherworldly blue and orange tinted special effects are a clear highlight, as is Tahnee Welch's nude bottom. Modern eyes and sharpened images are very much not kind to this film's special effects, however.
This DTS-HD Master Audio Track is way, way, way more impressive than I was expecting from an older film Fox was dumping on Blu-ray without much fanfare. The opening minutes are massive and glorious it practically makes up for the unfortunate video quality. There isn't an excess of bombastic moments, but man are these 5.1 channels loud when James Horner's score kicks in. Perhaps it's just that Horner's music is the major saving element of the whole production. The non-bombastic stuff is also well mixed, and features plenty of subtle stereo interactions and directional effects. The rear channels come well into the mix during the stylized underwater scenes, which feature plenty of fluttering bubbles, and during any overtly alien activity. You might hate the sound of dolphins by the end of the film, but otherwise the disc is almost most the upgrade for fans on sound alone.
The extras begin with Ron Howard's commentary track. Howard has some important factoids to share, but they are few and far between. Besides all the blank space, a lot of the subject matter is pretty dry, as is Howard's tone. The volume of the Dolby Surround track, which is very high quality, by the way, is cranked up so loudly during the moments Howard isn't speaking (which can last several minutes) it's often startling when Opie starts talking again. This is followed by the aptly titled 'Behind-the-Scenes Featurette' (07:00, SD), a vintage EPK that doesn't do much to tell us about actual filmmaking process. 'Ron Howard Profile' (02:30, SD) is another elongated commercial for the film, featuring the same narrator, with a focus on the then only slightly famous director. Three more similar EPKs like 'Underwater Training' (03:30, SD), 'Actors' (02:50, SD), and 'Creating Antareans' (04:00, SD), follow, along with a teaser, a trailer, three TV spots, and a Cocoon: The Return trailer.
Cocoon still pushes all the wrong buttons, but I cannot deny the original story elements, or the solid performances. I certainly won't judge the film's many fans, as there's really nothing expressly bad about it, even if Ron Howard's direction is often lifeless, and the tone is sometimes maddeningly saccharine. I suppose Cocoon just brings out my inner curmudgeon. This Blu-ray release is a mixed bag. The video quality is an upgrade in terms of overall detail and colour quality, but the transfer is grainy enough to be comparable to an up-converted DVD. The sound, on the other hand, is surprisingly solid, and even occasionally well above average. The extras are pretty dull, though Howard's inconsistent commentary does feature some effective factoids.
*Thanks to Troy at Andersonvision.com for the screen-caps, which have been taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 6th April 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary, Behind the Scenes Featurette, Ron Howard Profile, Underwater Training, Actors, Creating Antareans, Trailer, TV Spots
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Wendy J. Cooke, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy
Genre: Fantasy, Romance and Sci-Fi
Length: 104 minutes
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2013) - Angle Energy Inc. ("Angle" or the "Company") (TSX:NGL) announces a significant increase to its 2012 year-end oil reserves and top tier capital efficiencies in its oil reserve additions. The Company also announces the addition of M. Scott Bratt, an experienced financial executive, to its Board of Directors.
The following highlights are calculated using the estimated and unaudited financial results of 2012, pro forma the Edson gas asset disposition which closed on January 9, 2013. Additional reserve information as required under NI 51-101 will be included in the Company's Annual Information Form which will be filed on SEDAR by March 31, 2013. GLJ Petroleum Consultants ("GLJ"), an independent reserve engineering firm, evaluated Angle's December 31, 2012 reserves.
"Angle's 2012 drilling program concentrated on Cardium light oil assets which provide recycle ratios of over 2.0 times." said Gregg Fischbuch, Chief Executive Officer. "This follows our strategy of focusing on more profitable production, with a barrel of oil currently being worth approximately five times more than a "barrel of oil equivalent" of natural gas."
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Angle plans to release its 2012 year end financials on March 20, 2013, and will provide an operations update on first quarter drilling activities subsequent to this release in late March or early April.
Noralee Bradley, Chairman of the Board of Angle Energy Inc., is pleased to announce that Mr. M. Scott Bratt, B. Comm, CA, CFA, has joined the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Bratt has 18 years of experience in the capital markets, primarily with FirstEnergy Capital Corp, where he recently retired as Managing Director and Co-Head of Corporate Finance. Mr. Bratt has significant experience in mergers, acquisitions, valuations and financings, and has been a trusted advisor to numerous boards and senior management teams.
Mr. Bratt said, "Angle's genuine commitment to building shareholder value is compelling. The Company's transition from natural gas to light oil in a very short time frame is on track. Angle's Cardium assets are attractive and their successful organic development highlights the Company's differentiation as adept drillers and low cost operators. The entire Board is focused on the gap between the trading price of the stock and intrinsic NAV. I look forward to working with the Board and Angle Management to find ways to increase value for the benefit of shareholders, particularly as the gas to oil transition strategy continues to prove itself."
Angle's December 31, 2012 reserves were evaluated by the Company's independent reserve engineering firm, GLJ Petroleum Consultants ("GLJ"). The evaluation of all of Angle's petroleum and natural gas reserves was conducted pursuant to National Instrument 51-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101") and the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook ("COGEH") reserves definitions. Additional reserve information as required under NI 51-101 will be included in the Company's Annual Information Form which will be filed on SEDAR by March 31, 2013.
The December 31, 2012 Angle reserve assessment, pro forma the sale of the Edson gas assets, yielded the following results:
Angle's total proved reserves carry $190 million of future development capital, representing 1.9 times the 2013 first half cash flow annualized (from Angle's January 9, 2013 press release guidance, approximately $98 million), while Angle's total proved plus probable reserves carry $379 million of future development capital, or 3.9 times 2013 first half cash flow annualized.
Calgary-based Angle Energy Inc. is a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and development company incorporated in 2004. Angle's objective is to build shareholder value through the profitable growth of its high-quality asset base using a combination of drilling and strategic acquisitions. Angle's proven and dedicated team of industry specialists is focused on identifying and developing high-quality assets in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, with an emphasis in west central Alberta. Common shares of Angle are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "NGL."
Basis of Presentation
Production information is commonly reported in units of barrel of oil equivalent ("boe"). For purposes of computing such units, natural gas is converted to equivalent barrels of crude oil using a conversion factor of six thousand cubic feet of gas to one barrel of oil. This conversion ratio of 6:1 is based on an energy equivalent conversion for the individual products, primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Such disclosure of boes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.
Forward-Looking Information
Information set forth in this press release contains estimates and forward-looking statements and are made as of February 6, 2013 and based on assumptions as of that date. By their nature, estimates and forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Angle's control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserves estimates, environmental risks, competition from other industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Netbacks are calculated by subtracting royalties and operating costs from revenue and the calculation follows industry standards. The aggregate of the exploration and development costs incurred in the most recent financial year and the change during that year in estimated future development costs generally will not reflect total finding and development costs related to reserves additions for that year. Furthermore, estimates of net asset value and net present values as disclosed do not represent fair market value. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions and factors discussed in this press release are not exhaustive and that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise, and as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Angle's actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these estimates and forward-looking statements, and accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the estimates and forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that Angle will derive there from. Unless required by law, Angle disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any estimates and forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The estimates and forward looking statements are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.
Angle Energy Inc.Heather Christie-BurnsPresident and Chief Operating Officer(403) 263-4534(403) 263-4179 (FAX)Angle Energy Inc.Gregg FischbuchChief Executive Officer(403) 263-4534(403) 263-4179 (FAX)Angle Energy Inc.Suite 700, 324 Eighth Avenue SWCalgary, Alberta T2P 2Z2www.angleenergy.com
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- Any incorporated agency or instrumentality of the United States that is wholly owned either by the United States or by a corporation that is wholly owned by the United States. Examples include: the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae).
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Students who take painting lessons from Suzie Meeker at the Ashland Senior Center are now exhibiting their watercolors in a first-time show at the Natick Community Organic Farm.
Scott Little brought fresh eggs to the Natick Community Organic Farm and Martha Ayotte brought waxy cap chanterelle mushrooms.
But don't try to eat them. Devour them with your eyes.
The Ashland artists are among 19 residents who take painting lessons from Suzie Meeker at the Ashland Senior Center and are exhibiting their watercolors in a first time show at the Eliot Road farm.
Nearly 40 paintings cover the walls of the Farm Art Gallery with well-crafted scenes of farmhouses and flowers, cabbages and chickadees and the Dalai Lama and Sen. Scott Brown.
Sue Scotland is exhibiting a lovely scene of birds perching in a snow-covered pine tree. Bill Wallace is showing a precisely-detailed winter scene of the Ashland Historical Society. And Louise Derro's blossoming ginkgo leaves are alive with color.
Farm Administrator Trish Wesley Umbrell said hosting an exhibit of paintings by Meeker's students revealed "lots of tie-ins'' between the farm and senior center.
"We're both nonprofits. We're both strong, cohesive groups,'' she said viewing the show. "We're both involved in education. And we're both about people and community.''
The untitled exhibit will be on view through Sept. 30. Most works are for sale. The public is invited to a free reception Friday, Sept. 21, to meet several of the artists.
For Ayotte, the exhibit provides an opportunity to show recent work from a lifelong passion that stretches back to junior high school.
A talented artist as a child, she won a scholarship as an eighth-grader to the John Herron Art Institute for her drawing of a girl on a stool. While raising six children, she continued to paint portraits and pastels and, as a sideline, decorated collectible pewter owls for Lance Corporation.
And for the last 15 years, Ayotte has been meeting regularly with fellow watercolorists Beth Walton and John Manning to paint together and critique one another's work. The trio's work is currently on display at Alternatives Unlimited Inc. in Uxbridge.
Ayotte, who's been studying with Meeker for five years, described watercolors as the "most challenging'' of painting disciplines because the artist can't cover mistakes with a new layer of paint.
She's exhibiting two very different watercolors of mushrooms, a subject that's consumed her recent interest because of their beauty and the technical challenge of capturing their appearance while conveying the ambience of the forest where she finds them.
For a realistic painting of a boletus mushroom, she sometimes blew paint with a straw to depict the delicate vegetation around them. In the more exotic "Mushroom Fantasy,'' she painted a group of chanterelles in vivid colors that suggest their supposed hallucinogenic properties.
An Ashland resident, Meeker has been teaching watercolor painting since 1987 at several locations, including the town Community Center and VFW, before settling into the senior center at 162 West Union St. She presently teaches Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to classes of about 15 students whose skills range from "intermediate to advanced.''
"I've been teaching my whole life,'' said Meeker, who earned a degree in art from Edinboro State College of Pennsylvania in addition to two later degrees in theater design and directing.
Since most students arrive with basic drawing skills, she said, "I try to teach them to look at everyday objects in new ways. Watercolor is the toughest medium to work with. You can't hide your mistakes in it.''
While she teaches sophisticated techniques like color theory and composition, Meeker said students benefit most from "getting mutual support and the camaraderie.''
"The comradeship can be as important as the actual painting," she said. "It gives them a creative outlet."
While usually showing their work every December at the Ashland Library, Meeker's students are exhibiting their paintings for the first time in the farm gallery.
Her student, Scott Little, who also volunteers at the farm, brought both organizations together.
Since retiring from Raytheon Corp., the Ashland resident has been volunteering at the farm, doing odd jobs such as "mucking out the chicken coop'' or "pouring maple syrup.''
In recent years, Little began pursuing a long-held interest in art by taking drawing classes at the Boston Center for Adult Education. He'd met Meeker more than 10 years ago when he and his wife enjoyed her bread-making class at Keefe Technical High School, so when he heard about her watercolor class he enrolled in it 18 months ago.
A outdoors enthusiast who's "inspired by nature,'' Little is showing a subtly detailed painting of speckled bird eggs so exact they look ready to hatch.
"It really makes me feel good to see all my classmates' paintings displayed in the Farm Gallery because I've got friends in both places,'' he said.
Frances Marchankevicz never painted until she retired from her job as an administrative assistant. But since then, the Ashland resident has taken courses at Wellesley College, Framingham State University and joined Meeker's class around 2007.
A frequent traveler with her husband, she showing a lovely scene of "A Meadow in Rome'' near a villa she visited to celebrate a dear friend's birthday and "Loose Flowers," a tribute to Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Marchankevicz said, "My aim is to be able to paint free enough and good enough to put them in a journal of the places I've visited and sights I've seen to preserve these wonderful memories of life.''
Watercolors from the Ashland Senior Center
WHEN: Through Sept. 30
WHERE: Natick Community Organic Farm, 117 Eliot St., Natick
INFO: 508-655-2204, www.natickfarm.org


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Mark Quirk's High School Hockey: Showdown Saturday on tapBY MARK QUIRK
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 21. 2013 9:51PM
TWO SATURDAY GAMES could very well be previews of championships in two of the state's three divisions of boys' high school hockey.
The first one, at 6 p.m., pits Manchester Memorial against Salem at the Icenter in Salem. The second one, at 8 p.m., features Spaulding of Rochester against Merrimack at the Rochester Arena.
It's only about midway through the season, but so far these are four of the top teams in the state, and it's all but a guarantee that at least one of them will be playing for a title on March 9 at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.
The Crusaders sit atop the Division I standings at 7-1 and are riding a four-game win streak since suffering their only loss of the season, in overtime, to Londonderry.
The Blue Devils are the hottest team in Division I right now. They are on a nine-game unbeaten streak and have put together a record of 8-1-1. They haven't lost since dropping their season opener to Bishop Guertin of Nashua back on Dec. 12.
Memorial has been plagued by injuries recently, but fortunately has the entire week to get healthy for the big game. It lost senior captain/defenseman Colin Williamson to a dislocated shoulder in a game on Jan. 10 against Manchester Central, and two days later leading scorer Brendan Sullivan went down with a partially separated shoulder. Andrew Putney also has missed time, with a concussion.
As of Monday, all three were still sidelined. Coach Mark Putney said he'd know better at the end of the week whether they'd be able to play.
For the Crusaders, this game ranks right up there with their earlier showdowns against Central and Trinity of Manchester.
"They're playing pretty wel,l and they've got a good goaltender," Putney said of the Blue Devils. "I think it will be a good matchup."
The goalie to whom Putney referred is Nick Phair, who leads Division I with a 1.22 goals-against average in 368 minutes of action. Salem should be at 100 percent for the game. The Blue Devils already have knocked off two other title contenders, Pinkerton Academy of Derry and Trinity.
"Every time we've had a test so far, the team has really stepped up," Salem coach Mark McGinn said.
At 9-0, Merrimack is one of only two teams in the state with no ties or losses. It has yet to play the other top three teams in Division II -- Dover, Bedford and Spaulding -- it has taken care of business in convincing fashion. The Tomahawks have outscored their opponents 52-6, and they haven't given up more than one goal in a game.
This also will be the first game against a top-four team for Spaulding. The Red Raiders have outscored their competition 44-15, and their tie was a 1-1 outcome against Oyster River of Durham.
BERLIN has set itself apart from the rest of the pack with an impressive 8-2 win Saturday over the previously unbeaten cooperative team combining John Stark of Weare and Hopkinton. The Mountaineers already have faced the iron of the league and beaten it, with a 4-3 win over Souhegan of Amherst (8-2), a 4-0 blanking of defending champ Kennett of North Conway (6-3) and the win over John Stark/Hopkinton (8-1-1).
They are the only other team in the state with no ties or losses, at 9-0.
LAST SATURDAY, Connor Todd of Kennett scored his 100th career point when he got an assist on the first goal of a 13-2 win for the Eagles over Manchester West. Brad Canavari scored the goal at 4:54 of the first period. Todd is the sixth player in the program's 13-year history to reach the plateau.
CENTRAL is finally starting to get healthy once again. The Little Green got a big boost from forward Andrew Kehas, who had been out with a shoulder injury since before the holiday break. Kehas scored the game-winning goal for Central in a 3-2 win over Nashua North on Saturday.
Mark Quirk covers high school hockey for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. Email him at email@example.com.


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I think people should read the book because you can learn about the rain forest. The rain forest is in danger and we need to learn about it and save it before it is gone.


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Applications tend to generate a lot of data—data that end users, developers, and DBAs need to turn into information to answer questions. SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) helps address this need. However, SSRS is itself an application that generates a lot of data. In this article, you'll see how to leverage sample reports and techniques to answer common questions related to SSRS reports. Note that all of the sample reports and techniques discussed in this article work with both SSRS 2008 and SSRS 2005. You can download the samples for this article by clicking the Download the Code link at the top of the article page.
Which Reports Are Being Run, How Long Are They Taking, and Who Is Viewing Them?
SSRS logs every report request to an internal table in the Report Server database. This logging behavior is documented in the "Report Server Execution Log" section of SQL Server Books Online (BOL). Direct querying of this table, however, isn't recommended, and the data in this table is removed after 60 days by default. Instead, Microsoft provides, as part of a larger set of SSRS samples, a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package (RSReportExecutionLog_Update.dtsx) that extracts the log data into a separate database, as well as several reports for viewing the log data. You can download the SSRS 2008 and 2005 samples from www.codeplex.com/MSFTRSProdSamples. Once you've installed the samples, navigate to the /Samples\Reporting Services\Report Samples\Server Management Sample Reports folder. I'm not going to spend time reviewing the SSIS package responsible for the data extraction, but you can see a diagram of the resulting schema in Figure 1.
Let's take a look at the sample reports.
Figure 2 shows a portion of the Execution Summary report.
(For space purposes, I removed the graphs that show report executions by day of the month and day of the week, as well as a Top 10 Largest Reports table.) The Execution Summary lets you see, for a given date range, general statistics (e.g., total number of executions), a list of the 10 most popular reports, a list of the 10 longest running reports, and a list of the top 10 users for the SSRS instance. After you click a report name in any of the Top 10 tables, the Report Summary report, shown in Figure 3, is displayed.
This report provides, for a given date range, detailed report execution information, including the number of successful and failed executions, report status codes, and a list of parameters used.
The last sample report, Execution Status Codes, summarizes successful and failed report executions, and offers a detailed list of all report success/failure counts. Looking back at Figure 1, you might consider creating additional reports, such as a User Detail report, to display a list of the reports a particular user has executed for a given date range.
How Many Report Subscriptions Have Been Created and Did Any of Them Fail?
It's often useful to know the overall count, status, and the cause of errors (if applicable) with respect to report subscriptions. I recently met with a business analyst who was given the responsibility of monitoring, troubleshooting, and restarting report subscriptions. When she asked me how to perform this task in SSRS, I realized a custom report would be needed. (SSRS provides out-of-the-box functionality within Report Manager to view status information for a single subscription, but it doesn't provide an aggregated view across multiple subscriptions.)
As with report execution, SSRS stores subscription information in an internal table; additional tables are used for the applicable subscription schedule(s). Microsoft doesn't officially support direct querying of these tables, because they can change from version to version, but you can query for subscription information via the Report Server Web Service. (Note that SSRS supports Web Services as a data source.)
If you haven't already done so, download the samples for this article. Then open up the SubscriptionReports.rptproj project in Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). (I'd like to say a special thanks to Lukasz Pawlowski, a program manager on Microsoft's SSRS team, for providing these reports.)
There are two main reports in this project: SubscriptionsList (shown in Figure 4, with some information removed for space purposes) provides a summary of subscription executions and errors and a detailed list of subscriptions for a given month or year.
(This report will return an error if there isn't a least one subscription defined on the server.) I added a table at the bottom of the report that displays a list of any subscriptions that have yet to be executed. The other report, SubscriptionsByExtension, displays a list of all subscriptions broken out by extension type (standard or data driven). SubscriptionsByExtension relies on two subreports, StandardSubscriptionsExtension and DataDrivenSubscriptionExtension, which are also included in the project.
Even if monitoring subscriptions isn't required in your organization, I encourage you to review these reports because they contain some interesting features, including dynamic data connections, the use of XML Web Services as a data source, show/hide/visibility control, inline code, and subreports used as text boxes within a table.
Where Did This Report Come From?
A report can sometimes lead to further questions regarding the validity of the report itself. Consider a scenario in which an end user is viewing a report that someone else executed and exported to Microsoft Excel. Before the user will trust the information in the report, he or she might want to know where the report came from, when it was run, who ran it, what filters were applied, and so on. Many of these questions can be addressed simply by taking advantage of the built-in fields available in the Report Designer.
If you look at the page footer in Figure 4, you can see I added several fields, including the report name, path, and server, as well as the date and user responsible for executing the report. You should consider including this information across all the reports in your environment. In the body of the report, you might also want to provide a list of any parameter values. In the sample code, I've provided a blank report template that you can reuse in your environment. (Note: I'm using the term "template" to simply describe a report that other reports can be based upon.) An interesting way to make use of templates in BIDS is to place the report's .rdl file in the \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\ProjectItems\ReportProject subfolder, so the report appears as an additional option when adding a new report.
Use SSRS to Address Questions About Reports
As a distributed application, SSRS will likely have multiple "administrators" including DBAs, web administrators, and the developers and power users responsible for report generation and maintenance. These administrators will have questions related to usage, performance, and troubleshooting. By extracting information from SSRS, and in some cases querying SSRS directly, a wealth of information can be provided via custom reports. Additionally, end users might occasionally question the validity of reports. SSRS's built-in fields, when placed directly within a report, can help address many of these questions.


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Gel Stain
What's the difference?
Pigmented stains: These stains color the wood by depositing fine particles of color solids on the wood's surface. The particles, or pigments, aren't absorbed but rather adhere to the wood because the stains include a "binder" – typically a thinned clear wood finish with either an oil or a water base. The pigments accumulate more in irregularities in the wood surface, including pores (and scratches), so these areas will appear darker than the surrounding wood. As a result, pigmented stains enhance contrast in woods that have large pores and pronounced grain, and they'll accentuate any marks or blemishes left after sanding.
Dyes: The particles of color in dyes are much, much smaller than in pigmented stains and are typically dissolved in water or alcohol. Because the color molecules are so small, they are absorbed by the wood and produce a more uniform color, even in tight-grained woods. As a result, they can be used to even out color differences within and between boards. Dyes of different colors can be mixed to achieve the desired tone. Dyes are available in powder form and as a liquid concentrate.
Gel stains: These are pigmented stains formulated to be much thicker. They often are wiped on and off, allowing the user to control the amount of stain left on the wood. Because they sit on top of the wood and the thickness can be controlled, they can be used to blend differences in wood color.
It should be noted that some pigmented stains also contain dyes and that, when using pigmented stains, surface preparation affects how much stain remains on the wood. It's difficult to get a very smooth, close-grained wood to "take" pigmented stain. For that reason, most experts suggest sanding close-grained wood with no finer than 150-grit sandpaper prior to applying a primarily pigment-based stain.


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33 U.S. Code § 1281a - Total treatment system funding
§ 1281a.
Total treatment system fundingNotwithstanding any other provision of law, in any case where the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the total of all grants made under section 1281 of this title for the same treatment works exceeds the actual construction costs for such treatment works (as defined in this chapter) such excess amount shall be a grant of the Federal share (as defined in this chapter) of the cost of construction of a sewage collection system if—
such sewage collection system was constructed as part of the same total treatment system as the treatment works for which such grants under section 1281 of this title were approved, and
an application for assistance for the construction of such sewage collection system was filed in accordance with section 3102 of title 42 before all such grants under section 1281 of this title were made and such grant under section 3102 of title 42 could not be approved due to lack of funding under such section 3102 of title 42.
The total of all grants for sewage collection systems made under this section shall not exceed $2,800,000.
(Pub. L. 95–217, § 78, Dec. 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 1611.)
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Do you remember how test scores improved after Gov. Hull's education tax passed a decade ago? Did you see how passage of Gov. Brewer's temporary sales tax increase two years ago resulted in better performing schools? Me neither.
But help is on the way. The Arizona Education Network is promising that "once in a great whileArizonacitizens have the opportunity to do something truly transformational for the trajectory of our state." Wow, sounds impressive, doesn't it?
Unfortunately, they're just kidding. This time it's not even a new dedicated tax, just a continuation of the two-year old one cent sales tax increase that we were solemnly promised would be temporary.
These temporary fiscal fixes are getting tiresome. The feds in recent years have become enamored with payroll tax holidays, one time Social Security bonuses and time-limited tax cuts. These shenanigans are just clever ploys to get the political credit for something popular while avoiding the long-term consequences.
But they're lousy economics. They introduce more uncertainty and they're hard to get rid of when the time comes.Arizona's temporary sales tax is more of the same.
The taxers told us in 2010 that we needed this tax to get past our little recession and then it would go away. But you didn't really believe that did you? It was obviously just a way to garner votes.
They didn't want you to know that it is actually a 17.8 percent increase in the state sales tax.
And while tax advocates always talk about how piddling each proposal is ("no more than a Starbucks each week"), the total state tax load adds up and makes a difference.
Californiais the poster child. The political culture there for the past few decades supported ramped-up spending and taxing. But now they're in deep trouble as the productive classes flee the state. Meanwhile the takers, legal and illegal, move in, and government unions live high on the hog.
Several cities have declared bankruptcy and state government may not be far behind. Why go even one more step down that path?
But if our schools need help, Arizonans are inclined to respond. We know our schools should be better. In spite of a few success islands, overall achievement scores really haven't budged and nearly three-fourths of our fourth-graders are unable to read at grade level.
It simply doesn't wash to say that our lack of success is due to lack of funding. Inflation adjusted per-pupil spending climbed 104 percent in the last 40 years. What did we get for our money? Mostly more bureaucrats, and better off education retirees.
The massive spending increase didn't make class sizes any smaller.
In fact, the percentage of funding getting into the classroom today is the lowest since auditors have been tracking it. What we also didn't get was any overall improvement in academic achievement, especially for those at the bottom of the ladder.
Here's some real transformation for you. Let's eliminate school districts. Districts at one time made sense as geographic monopolies for public education, charged with building and administering schools.
But they're useless anachronisms today, when education is moving to a diverse, consumer-driven market. Top-down administration doesn't cut it anymore.
Charter schools, which dominate the list of top performing schools in the state, are living proof that successful schools need districts like fish need skates. District bureaucracies soak up a lot of funds and contribute little if any value.
Here's more real transformation: Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (also referred to as education savings accounts), now limited to a few students in special categories, are an Arizona-based reform with huge potential.
Parents are given stipends to use for educational spending of their choice in lieu of sending their children to a district school. Funds can be used for tuition, tutoring, instructional materials or even college savings.
Hundreds of young lives are being turned around when parents can select the best of the opportunities available. Why shouldn't all ofArizona's students have access to that same opportunity?
Embracing change and focusing on what works for students? Yes! More funding for the same old results? No, not again!
•East Valley resident Tom Patterson (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a retired physician and former state senator.


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STRASBOURG, France, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- France's oldest Christmas market opened for the holiday season in Strasbourg Saturday for its 442nd year of operation.
The market is Strasbourg's biggest tourism draw throughout the year, Radio France Internationale reported.
About 300 chalets display seasonal gifts, including holiday decorations and nativity scenes, as well mulled wine, pretzels and pastries.
More than 500 cultural events will take place in Strasbourg during the month-long market, in cooperation with local churches and associations.
Strasbourg's municipality has invested 2.5 million euros ($3.5 million) into the annual market but its tourism experts say costs are offset by the employment benefits, with hundreds of jobs available to the local population during the event, as well as the tourism draw.
Two million visitors are expected to stop by the market this year.


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Two American Tourists Assaulted, Gang-Raped in India and Brazil
Two female American tourists were violently attacked and gang-raped while traveling abroad, in two separate and unrelated incidents. One abduction took place in Brazil, while another occurred in India; both women survived the attack and are assisting police in the cases against the multiple assailants.
An American student on vacation with her boyfriend in Rio de Janeiro was held for six hours. She and her boyfriend boarded a public transport van and were violently attacked soon after. The student was beaten and raped, while her boyfriend was hit with a crowbar, shackled, and forced to watch the attacks.
"The victims described everything in great detail, mostly the sexual violence. Just how they described the facts was shocking– the violence and brutality. It surprised even us, who work in security and are used to hearing such things," Officer Rodrigo Brant told the Globo TV network. "Their report shocked us."
Three young men were taken into custody after the young woman reported the crime. They were all in their early twenties and are believed to be associated with other crimes in the area.
"The characteristics of both crimes… lead us to believe that they [the suspects] wanted to have a 'party of evil,'" commanding officer Alexandre Braga said. "The principal motive appears to have been the satisfaction of their lust."
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, a young tourist hitch-hiking at night in northern India was picked up by three men and taken to an isolated area. She was then raped by all three men; thankfully she was able to alert authorities and was taken to a local hospital, where the sexual assault was confirmed by doctors.
"Her condition is stable, and she is accompanied by two women constables," a local police inspector, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. "All medical help has been given, and the doctors have been taking care of her. We have told her we are like family and are available for any help."
Three young men were questioned and released by authorities, but that is all the government is saying at this time.
"We are in contact with authorities, but due to issues of privacy, we have no further comment," Peter Vrooman, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, told Reuters in an email.
The attacks bring back memories of the December rape and death of a young Indian woman. Even though doctors did all they could, the young woman succumbed to her injuries, bringing new light to a problem rampant throughout the country. Since then, her six assailants have been in prison; one was found dead in his cell. The remaining men are still awaiting trial.


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Cheryl Abbarno was the most excited she's ever been about a presidential election when Barack Obama was on the ballot in 2008, but she isn't sure she'll vote for him again.
"It's discouraging to me that he's not doing what he said he's going to do. When he was campaigning, it was change, change, change, and I don't see any change," she said.
Abbarno is a Walmart mom _ women with children under 18 at home who shop at the discount superstore _ and two polling firms, one Democratic, one Republican, are following women like her because they believe they'll play a key role in next year's presidential election.
Their No. 1 concern is the economy. They're split fairly evenly by party affiliation, but more important, they are persuadable voters who will decide late in the election cycle whether they'll support Obama or the eventual Republican nominee.
Or, as Neil Newhouse of the Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies said, they're the new soccer moms _ about 14 percent to 17 percent of the electorate, predominantly white and a key swing group.
In 2008, Walmart moms supported Obama, but in 2010 they voted Republican, though not enthusiastically, according to Public Opinion Strategies and Momentum Analysis, a firm that works with Democratic candidates and groups.
A poll the firms released Wednesday shows 43 percent of Walmart moms approve of Obama's job performance while 54 percent disapprove. That compares to 46 percent of all voters that approve of Obama and 49 percent who disapprove. Yet 57 percent of the moms said they are still hopeful about the president compared to 42 percent who have given up on him. And three times as many of the moms, 22 percent, blame President George W. Bush for the nation's economic problems rather than Obama, who 7 percent of the moms say is to blame.
"There are good lessons from this data for both Democrats and Republicans," said Margie Omero of Momentum Analysis. "The bottom line from these results is that this is a group that can be persuaded either way in the presidential contest."
The Obama campaign wouldn't comment on Walmart moms.
Steve Schale, who ran Obama's Florida operation in 2008, said that the president needs to show the women that his economic plan is better than the alternative.
During the focus groups in Florida, New Hampshire and Iowa, the Walmart moms repeatedly named the economy as the most important issue in the election. Nearly all said they've had to make sacrifices, including opening new credit cards for the no-interest promotions, cutting back on meals out and other activities and cancelling cable television. One woman said she and her son had to move in with her parents. Another told her kids that Santa is poor this year. Many either had gone through layoffs or had husbands who lost jobs. While other jobs were found, often times it was for less money.
While not blaming Obama, many feel like he hasn't shown strong enough leadership to build consensus in Congress on how to help middle-class families.
"These voters have clearly lost their passion for President Obama and there's a sense that he's kind of lost his passion as well. Some of these voters might vote for him again, but boy, there's no enthusiasm," said Newhouse, whose clients include GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. "It does mean these voters are still up for grabs for the 2012 election."
He said Republican candidates are focused first on the primary, but the eventual nominee would be wise to win over Walmart moms and talk about kitchen table issues these women care about.
"Not just jobs, but health and housing issues," Newhouse said, noting that Obama, with the luxury of not having a primary, is already focused on those issues.
Omero said that just because Walmart moms are late deciders, it doesn't mean that candidates shouldn't begin reaching out to them.
"Candidates that wait too long to try to reach out to these voters, whether you're talking about the presidential level or congressional and statewide level, does so at their peril," she said. "These moms are going to need more contact, they're going to need more exposure, they're going to need advertising, even more campaign events."
What Omero saw in the focus groups was sympathy for the president and a willingness to give him another chance. Because they don't directly blame him for the nation's economic woes means he can still persuade them that he cares more about the middle class than his eventual Republican challenger.
"What we heard a lack of is animosity toward Obama, or that he's gone too far or that he's taken the country in the wrong direction," said Omero. "I think it puts Obama at an advantage over other candidates who are offering a different set of policies altogether.'"
Not that it's going to be easy.
"With the economy such that it is and with these voters that are swing to begin with, it is going to be difficult for the president. These were not enthusiastic hardcore Democrats, so they are going to sound a little bit less engaged, but they haven't made up their mind to vote for somebody else, and they're not studying up on the other candidates right now either. There's still plenty of opportunity for the president to solidify this group."
Valerie Herrera, a 30-year-old insurance writer with 1- and 2-year-old daughters, said she is willing to give Obama another chance. She voted for McCain in 2008, but she feels Obama is more focused on helping middle- and lower-class families, and that Republicans tend to be upper middle-class and above and look out for their own interests.
Herrera and her husband, who live in Apopka, Fla. sold one of their cars to save money and now get by on one. She says the economy is her most important issue. But she doesn't blame Obama.
"He is trying. He's trying to do the best that he can with what he was given," Herrera said. "He really is trying to understand what the everyday person is going through."


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The demented horror flick, "The Human Centipede," was just ripe for a "South Park" treatment, but I didn't see this coming.
In director Tom Six's film, a crazy German scientist sews together three people to form a "human centipede." In the 15th season premiere of "South Park," creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have stitched (get it?!) the twisted 2010 tale to Apple creator Steve Jobs, who introduces a "new product that will once again revolutionize the way we use our phones and tablet devices": the HumancentiPad.
The episode, called "HUMANCENTiPAD" (really, what else could it be called?), debuts at 9 p.m. April 27 on Comedy Central.
The network says that Kyle becomes "intimately" involved with the development of the new Apple product. In the clip below, we see just how involved he is: That's Kyle and his parents surgically attached in a mouth-to-rear daisy chain—iPad at one end and iPhone at the other.
I say it again, mmm-kay.
Speaking of fun new technology, I created the "South Park" avatar above with the new "South Park" Avatar Creator App, which allows fans to design their own individual "South Park" character that can be saved and shared with friends. Designed and built by South Park Digital Studios and Hooky Interactive, the App is available for Apple's iPhone and iPad and for Android phones.
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CoderNG needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
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21 Dads
I am a father of two young kids (boy and a girl) and I am passionate about being the best father possible. I left my job recently so I could dedicate 100% of my time on running my new company, "21 Dads", which is more than a business - it's also a social cause. Imagine the huge benefits to society if we can raise the level of fatherhood in world!
Why the number "21"?
- Being a dad in the 21st century in a lot tougher than it used to be.
- Parenting is a bit like the game of blackjack. We all want the best hand ("21"), but we have to work with the hand we're actually dealt in life. If we can learn best practices together, our chances of succeeding (instead of busting) are much higher.
- Educated Dads who want to actively raise their kids.
- In their free time, these dads want to spend time doing family-oriented activities.
- But they frequently need help answering the question "What should I do with my kids?" because:
a) there's a problem
b) they have to watch the kids and need ideas
c) they want to know best practices to help their kids become successful and happy in life.
- Typically 30-55 years old
- Middle to upper-middle class
- Action-oriented
- They will come to 21 Dads to:
1) Ask questions when they need help.
2) Have fun collecting golden ideas (e.g. Answers, Plans, Dones) throughout the site, add them to their To Do list, and then actually do them in their real lives. They will feel like a better dad and their family life will be happier.
3) Share their golden ideas (e.g. Answers, Plans, Dones) and feel good when other dads try them out and thank them for their help.
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I. Emotional
- Feels like a fun game. Must get more points. See your numerical progress.
- Masculine. No feminine colors or cartoonish images/icons. Rounded corners are fine.
- Feels like a high-end, premium site for sports or casino
- Collaborative.
III. Styling
- Primary color palette: black, red, and gold.
- Dark color for main background. Should feel cool and premium.
- Can use a white background behind text to make it more readable.
- Gradients and Reflective effects are good.
- Apple.com styling. Clean, not cluttered.
- Look at ESPN.com and mint.com
III. Conceptual wireframe of the Home Page (see attached)
- Top design goal: Without cluttering the page, make it easy and compelling to get more points.
- The "To Do" button should look like a juicy piece of Gold that you can't resist grabbing. When you click on it, a pop up box opens (shown on the right: "That's a gold idea!"), which should be on a separate layer.
- Need more visual elements to balance all the text.
- Use a Bronze color in the circle behind the big "B" next to "152". This is a Bronze medal.
- Text should be in separate layers and not rasterized.
- Page width < 998 pixels.
- Clear, readable font
- For the logo in the main navigation bar, use a masculine font type (like Clarendon Bold or Sommet Slab Heavy)
- Provide final comp in layered .psd and .png formats
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In a previous lesson, I mentioned 'plot devices' and tossed it out there that I might do a lesson on these. So here it is, and I'll start with a few general statements:
1. Most of these, if done well, can be a great way to move your plot along. You could probably find examples of each of them in successful literature--for many of them, the first time they were used, people sat up and took notice. However, each one also can be done poorly or can be overused; in that case, they run the danger of being stereotyped or predictable.
2. This isn't even close to being an exhaustive list of plot devices—it's just the ones that I thought would be either interesting or informative. For each, I'll give a brief description and then something else about it: an example, a warning, some advantages and disadvantages, or something else.
3. I'm going to use 'story' here, but that's just a good catch-all term for all fiction, long or short. It saves me from having to type 'story or novel (or creative nonfiction)' each time.
Breaking the fourth wall—the 'fourth wall' is a metaphor for that invisible wall through which the reader is able to observe the goings-on of the story. Think of a stage set—there is a back wall and stage left and right, and the audience in front, looking through the fourth wall. When a writer breaks the fourth wall, they directly address the reader, bringing her into the world of the book. Think of the famous line at the end of 'Jane Eyre'—Reader, I married him.
Convenient Angel—a character who enters the story, usually at the point of the main character's crisis, and with a few words or a deft action, helps the character to resolve the conflict—and then disappears.
Cliffhanger—when a story ends with the conflict unresolved, and in particular, with the main character in some sort of peril or suspense. This can be a great way to get your reader to willingly read the next story, in hopes of finding out whether Pauline gets untied from the railroad tracks. But it might also aggravate your reader; some people prefer closure at the end of the story.
Deus ex Machina—a person, object, or event that is very suddenly introduced with the intention of resolving the conflict. There's no foreshadowing about this sudden introduction, and it's overly convenient and coincidental. This is not generally looked upon as an indication of good writing, and is best avoided.
Foreshadowing—a hint—this could be an object, or a bit of dialogue, or some narration, or an event. Astute readers will recognize it as an indication of something important that will happen later. Sometimes readers will miss foreshadowing, but then when the significant event happens, they go back and think, Aha! So that's why there was a red scarf at the bottom of the sock drawer! Many times, I've written a story and then gone back and added a bit of foreshadowing in an earlier chapter or paragraph.
Frame Story—a story within a story. The characters who are first introduced are there primarily for the purpose of setting up (or telling) the 'main' story. At the end of the main story, the original characters return, often to show the reader the consequences of the main story, or to tie up loose ends.
It was only a Dream—just don't do this. Don't. Do. This. DON'T DO THIS.
Literal Plot Device—this is a subset of deus ex machina. An object is invented, discovered, or given, solely for the convenience of the writer, to move the plot along or to make something difficult easier.
MacGuffin—an object, event, or character that seems as if it will be significant to the plot, but that has no purpose whatsoever—it doesn't aid in characterization, plot development, or atmosphere.
Magical Realism—a story that seems to take place within our own world, but in which there is some small element of something magical or supernatural. In The Peculiar Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender, the main character is able to perceive the emotions of her mother through the items that she bakes. In Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger, the main character's father has one incident where he appears to walk on air.
Poetic Justice—when a person gets what they deserve, usually when their poor behavior has negative consequences
Red Herring—something that diverts the characters' (and the readers') attention from the thing that is really significant
Shoulder Angel—either a literal representation of good and evil on a characters' shoulders (we've all seen that in cartoons, right?), or a moment in the story where the character has to weigh the consequences of his actions.
Ticking Clock—this could be a literal ticking clock—someone has a specific deadline to meet or something dire will happen—or it could be a metaphorical one, in which doom is approaching unless the main character can somehow get out of a predicament.
Are there additional plot devices that you've noticed, or that you've used? I'd love to hear about them.
As I said in the introduction, this is not the entire list of plot devices, just the ones that I either know something about or that I've seen in the Writing Challenge. Unfortunately, although they can be used to good effect, too often they are not.
I'd encourage you to examine your writing, to see if you have used any of these plot devices. The fact that they're named and that they're familiar techniques suggests that they've been used a lot, and that they run the risk of being overused and clichéd. One of the ratings criteria speaks to the uniqueness of your entry and other speaks to its predictability. If you're going to use a plot device, do it in such a way that you don't compromise those two factors. When I'm writing, I frequently ask myself, Where does this seem to be going? Then I go someplace else.
Do you have any questions or comments about plot devices? Ideas for future lessons? Post them here.


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Gadget geeks will love the innovations at The Peninsula Hong Kong, which just completed a $58-million renovation that added cutting-edge technology to the Grand Dame's list of superlatives.
The 84-year-old hotel, which often pops up on lists of the world's best places to stay, did much more than add flat-screen televisions and wireless Internet connections—although it did both of those.
It also personalized guest rooms with touch-screen panels, with every device available in five languages. And it has given guests full control of all in-room functions by way of bedside, desk tablets and wall panels, enabling access to hotel services, streaming television, mood lighting, curtains, temperature and the Nespresso machine. The devices also serve as city guides and valets.
All the in-room technology is integrated. If the telephone rings, the television sound is lowered. If it rings at night, a soft light goes on.
"We're celebrating the re-launch of an icon, as well as cementing this hotel's place firmly in the future," said Peter Borer, chief executive. "Innovation is part of the Peninsula's DNA."


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Fall brings a kind of traffic jam for migratory birds in Orange County. When the first rains come, native plants awaken from their summer dormancy and explode into new life.
Sycamore leaves turn yellow or brown, buckwheat turns rusty red, toads and frogs stir and begin to sing. Out at sea, gray whales begin to chug their way down the coast. And in the heavens, winter constellations like Orion begin rising earlier.
Far from being a time of retrenchment, fall is a time of renewal for the native landscape in coastal Southern California.
Under the powerful influence of a Mediterranean climate, fall kicks native plants and wildlife into high gear in Orange County. Heat and drought can give way to the first rains, though for now things remain on the dry side and could stay that way in the months ahead.
Fall colors, though more subtle than in the northeastern United States, can be found in coastal Southern California's hills and shrublands; they just require a closer look.
The season turns at 1:44 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday.
Orange County is a revolving door for migrating birds, and they are thick in late September and early October, as fall migration begins and even winter birds begin to arrive.
"We're a sunbelt, let's face it, for birds as well as for people," says Sylvia Gallagher of the Sea and Sage Audubon Society.
Flycatchers and warblers of various types should be prominent; white-crowned sparrows also are due to arrive. Waterfowl appear, red-tailed hawks – both residents and visitors – patrol the skies, and sharp-shinned hawks arrive to spend the winter, said Milan Mitrovich, science coordinator for the Nature Reserve of Orange County.
Toads, frogs
Amphibian activity picks up with the first of the rains, Mitrovich said. Arroyo toads emerge from "estivation" – the summer equivalent of hibernation, a strategy many amphibians adopt to cope with heat and drought. Spadefoot toads, western toads and tree frogs also can be active.
Trees and shrubs
The leaves of native sycamore trees turn yellow in fall if the weather is cold; if temperatures don't drop sufficiently, the leaves turn brown, says Bob Allen, a local naturalist, plant expert and author. Despite the scratching misery its oils can inflict, poison oak also can be a striking native plant as its leaves turn yellow and red. Several wildflowers bloom in fall, including scale broom, rabbitbrush and goldenbushes, some attracting butterflies. California fuchsia erupts in red, trumpet-shaped flowers, while California buckwheat has already begun turning a rusty brown that stands out in the Orange County plant community known as coastal sage scrub.
Sea life
The first migrating gray whales are typically seen in late fall, taking their long journey south from feeding grounds in the Arctic to mating and calving grounds on the Mexican coast. Some of the giant blue whales that arrived over the summer still might be hanging around in October and November, said Dave Anderson of Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari.
Night sky
As summer stars like the "summer triangle" – Deneb, Altair and Vega – move farther and farther west and eventually disappear, winter constellations rise earlier as fall progresses, said Craig Bobchin of the Orange County Astronomers. Among the most noticeable is Orion, including three bright stars in Orion's belt, and the Pleiades star cluster. Both are visible to the naked eye.
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Crawford, whose .315 average and .884 OPS are No. 1 among NL shortstops, continues to hold a commanding lead at the position, setting him up for his second career All-Star appearance and first starting nod. The only change in the top five this week was the emergence of Chris Taylor of the Dodgers, who pushed his way past Washington's Trea Turner for the No. 5 spot.
OUTFIELD 1. Nick Markakis , Braves: 2,457,6482. Matt Kemp , Dodgers: 2,046,5343. Bryce Harper , Nationals: 1,777,2214. Charlie Blackmon , Rockies: 1,310,1075. Ronald Acuna Jr. , Braves: 1,204,3216. Ender Inciarte , Braves: 1,101,5117. Jason Heyward , Cubs: 1,018,3208. Kyle Schwarber , Cubs: 939,9079. Ben Zobrist , Cubs: 900,31610. Christian Yelich , Brewers: 708,25011. Odubel Herrera , Phillies: 664,33512. Lorenzo Cain , Brewers: 613,20513. Andrew McCutchen , Giants: 595,90714. Corey Dickerson , Pirates: 540,09315. Yasiel Puig , Dodgers: 509,936
This list looks remarkably similar to last week's as the top 10 vote-getters remain the same. Markakis and Kemp appear to have locked up their starting spots, while Harper -- who has said he would participate in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby as long as he's on the NL roster -- maintains a comfortable 467,000-vote lead over Blackmon. The Nos. 11-15 spots feature the same names as a week ago, though Herrera jumped from No. 14 to 11, flipping spots with Dickerson.
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The course aims to provide students with an overview of the applications of information technology and multimedia in various areas of the knowledge society: from office automation applications to applications in training and teaching, from effective communication to virtual reality, from online training to mobile learning, from stand-alone applications to cloud sharing activities. With reference to constructivist and socio-constructivist paradigms, to multimedia theories, and to the principles of ID - Istructional Design, we will acquire skills for the production of LO (Learning Object), linked to gamefication. At the end of the training course, students must have acquired knowledge to list, describe and analyze some information and multimedia technologies to support teaching; in detail they will have to be able to: - define the fundamental concepts of computer science - describe the applications of information technology in the knowledge society - illustrate the fundamental concepts and tools of multimedia - illustrate multimedia applications in communication and entertainment - define the principles of Multimedia Learning by Mayer - describe the characteristics of online teaching and mobile learning - describe the different formats and characteristics of digital and multimedia contents - illustrate the functions of an LMS (Learning Management System) platform - design and implement a LO, Learning Object linked to the gamefication.
- basic concepts of computer science - ICT and its applications in the knowledge society. Tools, resources and environments. - digital technologies and teaching. Tools and skills of the trainer 2.0. - online technologies and education. Spaces, environments and cloud tools. - online and mobile learning. CMS, LMS and CLMS platforms. User friendly platforms. Good practice. - Design and Implementation of a LO, Learning Object linked for m-learning.
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DeepSelector wrote:in the first\second page of this discussion i read about a 12'' of Burn Babylon by Sylford Walker...does it realy exist? I have "su su pon rasta" which have a different cut to the 7'' and a trinity dj version...but i realy never seen the Burn Babylon 12''...does someone have a label scan?
dudley one wrote:I can't get over this tune, even though it's [i believe the first cut] lyrics are different from the second cut of it. [if you have both 7", you'll know / hear what i mean.
Killer Top Class Roots [IMHO]
http://earsofgreen.blogspot.com/2009/03 ... rself.html
and to clear up the confusion, I have not seen or heard a 12" cut of this tune, i doubt very seriously it exist. I for one can confirm African Race is on a 12" as well as 7"
ephteeay wrote:more:
barry brown - give another israel a try
barrington levy - stray away girl (the 7" murders the 12"!!)
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February 7, 1942 - February 22, 2013
Walden, NY - Formerly of Haverstraw, NY
James A. Baisley, a six-year resident of Walden, formerly of Haverstraw, retiree from EZ Pass in Spring Valley, entered into rest on Friday, February 22, 2013 in Newburgh. He was 71.
Son of the late Albert and Ruth (Jones) Baisley, he was born February 7, 1942 in Spring Valley, NY. He was married to the late Elisabeth Fillauer Baisley, who predeceased him on July 19, 2010.
Jim was a graduate of Spring Valley High School, Rockland Community College and graduated from Ramapo College summa cum laude, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems. He was a member of the Shamrocks Drum Corp and the South Spring Valley Fire Dept. He will be forever remembered as a loving father and grandfather who cherished his family and time spent with them. He was an avid reader and loved listening to music, especially bagpipe music. He will be dearly missed.
Survivors include his loving children: Lisa A. Rickle and her husband, Richard of Newburgh and Michael J. and his wife, Audrey Dickey Baisley of Rockland County; beloved siblings: Marie Davis and her husband, Malford, Ruth Grant, and Albert Baisley; cherished grandchildren: Christopher and Zachary Rickle; loving sister-in-law, Maggie Hollahan and her life partner, Jack Van Houten; as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to his wife, Elisabeth, he was predeceased by his brother, Eddie and his sister, Joyce.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27th at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh, with a service at 6:30 p.m. that evening. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Meals on Wheels, with checks payable to Senior Dining Program, 18 Seward Ave., Middletown, NY 10940.
To send a personal condolence or for further information, please call 845-561-8300 or visit Brooksfh.com


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June 22nd, 2010
Monster Cable announced they are releasing a "universal 3D eyewear shutter system" called MonsterVISION MAX3D that uses RF (radio frequency) signals instead of IR (infrared) or white light synchronization. According to Monster, there will be three ways to go 3D: a full set that includes glasses and transmitter kit for $249, a single pair of glasses for $169, or just the transmitter for $59. Keep reading for more details!
Monster Vision Max 3D Universal RF Shutter GlassesThe 3D solutions from Monster Cable, MonsterVISION MAX3D, are scheduled for release at the end of summer and will feature a RF transmitter and 3D glasses that will work with any 3D HDTV! The glasses are a lightweight, glossy black design that can be worn all day, including over prescription glasses.
RF vs IRMonster used RF because radio frequency systems can operate without line-of-sight, and are unaffected by common household issues such as CFL bulbs, sunlight and IR interference. What does this mean to you? With traditional IR glasses, the sync will be broken if you move around while watching 3D content because the IR signal will likely be broken temporarily. Only when you face the emitter again will the glasses and TV re-sync. With RF glasses you can move around, such as to grab a snack from a nearby table or maybe to switch seats -- all in perfect sync because radio waves pass through objects such as furniture, people and electronics.
Pricing and Availability
- Full Kit (transmitter and glasses): $249
- Pair of RF Glasses: $169
- RF Transmitter: $59


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Villa Rica Parks Recreation and Leisure Services is actively seeking a qualified gymnastics instructor. The instructor will be responsible for leading warm-ups and teaching a variety of gymnastics skills. This person will teach the basics of gymnastics such as tumbling, forward rolls, backward rolls, cartwheels, tumbling, etc. Safety and fun is the emphasis of our program. Instructor must be able to handle a group of children in an assortment of settings and situations, communicate clearly with parents about their child's progress in class as well as behavioral issues. Instructors must set up and clean up classes, birthday parties and special events.
Any interested candidates should call 770-459-7011 for more information.