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Should be called the Barf Bowl.
Bleeding Black and Gold since 86'
Oh goodie. Only thread number 3. At this rate, the entire first two pages will be this same thing within an hour.
I don't think I'm going to be able to stomach the 2 week coverage up to the BS bowl (bullshit bowl) I am feeling seriously ill right nowand I don't want to see any baby pictures of these 2 fu*king idots eitherThis is fu*king bullshit.
Well,can't say the Rats didn't deserve it as much as it pains me to admit.
They played their asses off,got the breaks and somehow find themselves in
a Bowl. Begin the nauseating Harbaugh brother scenario,yada yada...
I'm in Hockey mode right now and will stay away from any football until
the actual game,the drama of Ray Ray etc.. will produce projectile vomiting.
F the Rats and the Niners,our nightmares have come true. LOL.
Ravens completely deserve to go to the SB! Flacco has IMO crossed over to elite and their defense absolutely got healthy at the right time!
It kills me to admit it as well but it's the truth!
And as much as I hate Flacco, going head-to-head with Manning and Brady on the road in January, and winning, is pretty f'in impressive.
Bleeding Black and Gold since 86'
Thank god the Daytona 500 is less then a month away.
This was a seriously hard game to watch. I mean, I can't stand that the ratbirds won but couldn't be happier to see 'The hood' and Brady pout. The bonus was listening to Phil Simms get real quiet in the 4th quarter when his bondage master threw those pics.
Anyway, as of the end of the AFCC game, the 2012 NFL season is officially over for me.
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No, that headline is not a pop culture reference to the news that Jim Nabors ("Gomer Pyle") has married his partner, though I was a little surprised that Nabors is still alive. Rather this refers to the "unexpected" news out today of more and more "glitches" in Obamacare as it rolls out.
First, it seems there's a "glitch" that makes some low income people ineligible for coverage. From the Puffington Host:
Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what's being called a glitch in President Barack Obama's overhaul law. IRS regulations issued Wednesday failed to fix the problem as liberal backers of the president's plan had hoped.
As a result, some families that can't afford the employer coverage that they are offered on the job will not be able to get financial assistance from the government to buy private health insurance on their own. How many people will be affected is unclear.
What? You mean the regulators couldn't fix what the clever draftspeople in Congress wrote in the mule-choking-sized law?
Next, the Wall Street Journal reports this morning that some labor union members are suddenly, "unexpectedly!", discovering they may not like Obamacare in practice:
Labor unions enthusiastically backed the Obama administration's health-care overhaul when it was up for debate. Now that the law is rolling out, some are turning sour.
Union leaders say many of the law's requirements will drive up the costs for their health-care plans and make unionized workers less competitive. Among other things, the law eliminates the caps on medical benefits and prescription drugs used as cost-containment measures in many health-care plans. It also allows children to stay on their parents' plans until they turn 26.
To offset that, the nation's largest labor groups want their lower-paid members to be able to get federal insurance subsidies while remaining on their plans. In the law, these subsidies were designed only for low-income workers without employer coverage as a way to help them buy private insurance.
In early talks, the Obama administration dismissed the idea of applying the subsidies to people in union-sponsored plans, according to officials from the trade group, the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans, that represents these insurance plans. Contacted for this article, Obama administration officials said the issue is subject to regulations still being written.
Unexpectedly! Moreover, how silly for any of us to cling (bitterly) to the old civics textbook notion that Congress writes the law. Both of these stories make clear that the real action is with the administration and the regulators, who are the real authors of most law today. Bring back the Constitution, I say; our Constitution may not be perfect, but it's better than the government we've got. Maybe we'll need Sergeant Carter to help sort this out for Private Pyle.

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NORTHBRIDGE — A Northbridge man who was heading home from an overnight shift was killed in a head-on crash on Quaker Street this morning. Police said the man's Ford Explorer apparently drifted across the center line into the path of an oncoming landscaper's truck just after 8 a.m.
The driver of the Explorer, Robert Sullivan, 60, of Whitinsville was pronounced dead at Milford Regional Medical Center, according to police.
"There were witnesses, and the Explorer drifted without braking," said Northbridge Police Lt. Timothy Labrie.
Mr. Sullivan was returning home from working the overnight shift, according to Lt. Labrie. The large landscape truck was driving north on Quaker Street, and the Explorer was headed south.
The posted speed on that stretch of road is 35 mph.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Police said speed was not a factor, according to police.
The driver of the landscape truck, Sergio Garcia, 26, of Uxbridge suffered serious face and leg injuries and was taken by Life Flight helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus in Worcester.
Quaker Street was closed for four hours while the state police truck team and the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council investigated the crash.
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Research Shows Higher Prevalence
A new study funded by the National Rosacea Society provides further evidence that rosacea may be far more common than widely believed, and also assesses the potential significance of sun exposure.
The recently completed study, presented at the 2008 British Association of Dermatologists meeting by Dr. Maeve McAleer and colleagues at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and the School of Public Health and Population Science, University College, Dublin, found that 14.4 percent of 1,000 subjects examined in Ireland had rosacea.
This high prevalence rate is comparable to preliminary study results that found rosacea in 16 percent of Caucasian women in the United States.1 The U.S. data, reported last year by Dr. Alexa Boer Kimball, director of the clinical unit for research in skin care at Harvard Medical School, were based on examination of high-resolution digital photographs of 2,933 volunteers. An earlier study of 806 office workers examined in Sweden found a rosacea prevalence of 14 percent in women and 6 percent in men.2
While the more recent studies are based on the standard classification system published by the National Rosacea Society Expert Committee for the Classification and Staging of Rosacea in 2002, Dr. McAleer noted that earlier studies did not have defined criteria for diagnosing the condition.
To investigate the potential effects of sun exposure, the Irish study included 500 residents of the Aran Islands, an area off the western coast of Ireland, and 500 hospital workers in Dublin. The Aran Islanders reportedly had greater sun exposure, due to their outdoor occupations of fishing and farming, compared with the hospital workers.
The researchers found that the Aran Islanders and the hospital workers had similar rates of subtype 2 (papulopustular) rosacea, characterized by bumps and pimples, at 2.8 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively. However, they found that 16.3 percent of the Aran Island group had subtype 1 (erythematotelangiectatic) rosacea, characterized by facial redness, compared with a subtype 1 prevalence rate of 6.8 percent in the hospital workers (a statistically significant difference).
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New studies show high incidence of rosacea and possible new causes. Rosacea Review 2007;summer:1.
Berg M, Liden S. An epidemiological study of rosacea. Acta Dermato-Venereologica 1989;69:419-423.
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Ali Liebegott's Book Party at City Lights!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 7:00 P.M., City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
celebrating the release of
Cha-Ching! and The Beautifully Worthless
the latest in the City Lights/Sister Spit series!
From Sister Spit superstar Ali Liebegott, comes her newest novel, Cha-Ching!, a story about a young down-on-her-luck queer girl trying to get by in 90s Brooklyn, with the help of a rescued pitbull, a reiki-student/bartender roommate, and a librarian/stripper love interest.
Ali Liebegott will also be celebating the re-release of her classic novel in prose, The Beautifully Worthless, winner of the Lambda Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction. Join us!
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2013 British & Irish Lions
McGeechan rules out official Lions role
ESPN Staff
October 16, 2012
Sir Ian McGeechan will be in Australia as a supporter next summer © Getty Images
Sir Ian McGeechan has ruled out any official role with the 2013 British & Irish Lions but will be on hand to offer advice if coach Warren Gatland requires it.
McGeechan, who has served as the Lions' head coach on four previous tours - in 1989, 1993, 1997 - and took charge of the midweek side in 2005, is widely regarded as being synonymous with the historic touring side. The 65-year-old also knows better than most what it takes to come away from the southern hemisphere with a series win having guided the Lions to victory in Australia 1989 and South Africa in 1997.
That latter triumph over the Springboks was the last time the Lions returned home with a series victory and despite his continued passion for the side, McGeechan will not take on an official role in 2013. But Gatland may still call on McGeechan's advice having acted as forwards coach for the tour back in 2009.
"I'll be there for advice and support and I'll be over there but watching," McGeechan told Sky Sports News. "I was happy at the end of 2009 that as a head coach, that was it. Inside, I felt unfinished business after 2005 so it was great to have that opportunity to be involved in 2009.
"But come the end of that tour and finishing with the way we won in Jo'burg that was fine for me. I was comfortable to see that as my last role as a head coach."
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Since this indulgent dessert serves so many people, it's a great choice to serve at your next party.
Is the COOL WHIP still frozen? No need to worry. Just follow the recipe as directed, using the still-frozen COOL WHIP. Just be sure to stir the gelatin mixture until the COOL WHIP is completely melted as directed before pouring into the glasses, dessert dishes, bowl or mold.
If preparing dessert in mold, melt 1 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate as directed on package; pour into resealable plastic bag. Cut off small piece from 1 bottom corner of bag; squeeze chocolate over serving plate as desired. Refrigerate until firm. Unmold dessert onto plate just before serving.
Gently pat maraschino cherries with stems dry with paper towels. Microwave 2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until melted. Holding cherries by stems, dip into melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm. Use to garnish desserts.
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CLEVELAND – Chris Sale is an All-Star and the undisputed ace of the White Sox.
When he faces the Cleveland Indians, however, the left-hander has had little success.
The Indians rocked Sale for the third time this season, ringing up five runs on 10 hits in five innings in a 6-1 victory Thursday.
Ryan Raburn belted two homers and drove in four runs for Cleveland, which completed a four-game sweep. The Sox have lost seven straight and 13 of 16, dropping 26 games below .500 for the first time since Sept. 24, 1980.
"I'm not going to sit here and make excuses," said Sale, whose 2.92 ERA is the seventh lowest in the American League. "I got my butt kicked today. I didn't feel as good as I usually do, but I'm a professional and I have to find a way to fight through it. They've really had my number, though."
Sale (6-11) fell to 0-3 with an 8.31 ERA in three starts against the Indians in 2013. He struck out six and didn't issue a walk, but gave up Raburn's two-run homer in the third inning and his RBI single in the fifth.
Indians manager Terry Francona hesitated to offer a reason for his team's dominance of Sale.
"When you think you have the answer, you probably don't," said Francona, whose club extended its season-long winning streak to eight games. "We have done a really good job against him. I think we match up pretty well because we can send up pretty good right-handed hitters because he's so tough on lefties."
Alejandro De Aza accounted for Chicago's lone run with a homer in the sixth. It was his 13th of the season and spoiled the shutout bid of Indians right-hander Justin Masterson (13-7).
Masterson went 6 2-3 innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out seven. The All-Star is 4-0 with an 0.85 ERA in four starts against the White Sox this season, only allowing three earned runs in 31 2/3 innings.
Sale hasn't pitched poorly over his last 11 starts, posting a 3.23 ERA, but a lack of offense by the White Sox has caused him to go 1-9 during that period. On the season, Chicago is averaging a major-league low 1.95 runs with him on the mound.
"It's never fun losing, and we've done a lot of that lately," Gordon Beckham said. "Chris has such great numbers, but we haven't gotten him many wins, which is unfortunate. We're all struggling at the plate right now. It's annoying, frustrating, whatever for all of us."
The White Sox split their first 48 games this season but have the worst record in the majors since May 27 at 16-42.
Chicago's freefall prompted the trades of starting pitcher Jake Peavy to Boston and All-Star reliever Jesse Crain to Tampa Bay while the team was in Cleveland.
"It is tough because we lost our teammates, our buddies, our brothers with Peavy and Crain," said Sale, who signed a five-year, $32.5 million contract extension on March 7. "We truly spent more time with them than we do our own families.
"In many ways, you don't really know what the future holds here, but we still have a job to do. We have to take some pride in what we do for a living and try to turn things around."
Dylan Axelrod pitched the final three innings for the White Sox, surrendering Raburn's solo shot in the seventh. On Wednesday, the right-hander allowed a 10th-inning, walk-off home run to Carlos Santana as the Indians rallied for a 6-5 win.
Chicago's relievers went 0-3 with an 8.10 ERA in being swept in a four-game series by Cleveland for the second time this year. The Indians also won all four games of their series with the White Sox from June 28-30, marking the first time they have ever done so twice in a season.
"Credit them, they just outplayed us," manager Robin Ventura said. "Today is probably magnified because of what happened earlier in the series, but they're swinging it really well. Chris wasn't sharp early, but the Indians can really swing it."
NOTES: Indians OF Michael Brantley struck out in all three of his at-bats against Sale, making him 2-for-16 (.125) with eight strikeouts against the 6-foot-6 lefty. ... White Sox 1B Paul Konerko has 120 career hits at Progressive Field, the most by a visiting player. Konerko and OF Alex Rios were given the day off. ... The White Sox wrap up their seven-game road trip with a three-game series against first place Detroit. Chicago LHP Hector Santiago (3-6) faces Tigers RHP Doug Fister (9-5) on Friday. The clubs play 12 times over the final two months of the season.


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Safeguarding against burglaries topic of tonight's meeting in Bedford
July 31. 2013 1:24PM
BEDFORD - The Bedford Police Department will host a public information meeting Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bedford Safety Complex on how to better safeguard against residential and commercial burglaries.
The meeting will cover a number of topics including how to properly secure property, the steps to take to help prevent being a victim of a burglary, as well as a presentation from the Bedford Police Department neighborhood watch program.
The meeting is open to the public.


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Linux.conf.au 2003
Linux.conf.au 2003 is Australia's national Linux conference; it will be held at The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, from Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th January 2003. This is the fourth conference of its kind in Australia (following L.C.A. 2002 in Brisbane, 2001 in Sydney, and CALU 1999 in Melbourne).
It's all over now! Good luck Adelaide.
Latest News
08/Apr/2003: Conference Proceedings, Recordings
It's finally here: the conference CD! It contains the submitted papers, biographies of who the speakers were, and audio recordings of all the presentations (in Ogg/Speex format, a Free, effecient voice codec - source to decode is also on the CD). It is 535 MB, checksum 3896d7e338ea8bdff55fd5a6b364ffe3. This has been sent to our CD manufacturer, and they will be POSTED to those who attended in a week or two; you don't have to rush to get this now!
Key: if the link says "file", you can save the link target. If it says "dir list", then please follow the link. If it says "contents", then you can browse the contents of the CD without downloading the whole thing.
Kudos to Bernard for organising the recording of all sessions (and submitting a patch or two on the Speex encoder), plus those who mastered the ISO image.
This marks the final part of the 2003 conference. This web site will disappear shortly. We'd like to thank everyone who attended, supported, sponsored, advocated, spoke, wrote, reported, publicised, and egged the organisers on. Come back to Linux.Conf.Au 2004 in Adelaide!
08/February/2003: LCA domain gone, ISOs coming
As is traditional with the .conf.au domain, we have expired! Curent policy means that these domains are only valid for the life of the conference, and then must disappear. Don't panic; we're also at conf.linux.org.au, and the other domain will return for LCA 2004 in a few months.
Work is progressing on the ISO images for the 2003 conference CD: hopefully available from here some time in March.
26/January/2003: It's all over now, go home!
The whirlwind of activities that is Linux.conf.au is now over for another year! Many thanks to all who participated: delegates, speakers, my fellow organisers, friends, families, sponsors, supporters, media contacts, suppliers, etc, for your help in making this event as successful as it was. We would like to also thank Linus, Tove, and the three younger Torvalds for spending a week with us here in Australia.
It has been announced that next year this conference will take place in Adelaide: please watch the Linux Australia site for more information. The linux.conf.au domain will disappear shortly, and be back with next year's web site.
The 2003 organisers are now cleaning up and collecting materials for the conference CD-ROM, which will have some of the audio recordings (as many as we can fit, and that are of good enough quality), a selection of pictures, and the submissions from our speakers. This will probably take a couple of weeks, and should be posted to the address you entered when you registered.
Please thank my fellow organisers: co-chair Tony Breeds-Taurima, Mark "Sparky" Tearle, Bernard Blackham, Nick Bannon, Anand Kumria, James Henstridge, James Andrewartha, Mark Gaynor, Davyd Madely, Trent Lloyd, Leon Brooks, Jonathon Oxer. Also, paper submission reviewers Dr Chris MacDonald, Anthony Towns, Martin Pool, and again James Henstridge and Tony Breeds-Taurima. Special thanks also to Danni Wick, John Doyle, UWA AV Unit, UWA Photographic Unit, UWA Security, UWA Venues, UWA Cleaning, and UWA DVC Alan Robson.
For all to use: the registration script sources. A good starting point for making them better; Object Orientated Perl, including CommSecure modules.
Not all penguins can fly, but some can soar. Have fun!
James Bromberger
24/January/2003: Day three
Here is a picture of most of the speakers and organisers from LCA2003 (many thanks to UWA Photographic section). A large TIF is available for print in the media section of this site.
Announcements: Rusty will give a keynote tomorrow from 10am in Octagon LT, and Revolution OS (the movie) will probably be shown in one of the Lecture Theatres (after the official close). Don't run away for lunch on Saturday: we have it covered at Physics (where the network room is).
23/January/2003: End of the second day
Who says we don't deliver? If it wasn't good enough seeing Linus waddling in a penguin suit on Wednesday, today we got to hear him as part of the Q&A session. Combined with Bdale Garbee and Andrew Tridgell, these three open source project leaders and legends fielded questions from the audience (in exchange for a Chupa-Chup -- what a deal!).
Think you've missed out? Well, hang on. Get a player for OGG/Speex, and then grab the audio we're sending out early: QA.spx (45+ minutes, 3.4 MB) [delysid.org (US), gnome.org (US)] A huge thank you to Bernard Blackham for his work on scripting up our OGG/Speex logging, the Speex development team, and of course, our unsuspecting guests who got roped into taking questions.
We'll be endeavouring to get the audio on the CD which should be posted out to delegates after the conference organisers get their sanity back. We promise!
Announcements: If you have pictures on-line, send your URLs to organisers. Lost property is in the Network Room (Physics building). BOF notices are on the blackboard in the Network Room. Have fun and talk to everyone at the conference. Friday's forecast: showers early, max 25°C. UV index at 13, dropping to 9. Saturday 27°C, Sunday 31°C. Sunscreen available in the Network Room! Pics by: Anthony Rumble, Leon Brooks, Ozone, Marc Merlin, Geoff Smith, Noel Mistula, James Bromberger.
22/January/2003: Start of Tutorial Day
A scorcher today with temperatures expected to hit 39°C in the shade (was revised to 29° at 11am by BOM). Sunscreen is available from the Network Room in the Physics building. Tomorrow: 28° C, Friday: 26° C.
And yes, Linus is around the place. He's attending like everyone else; please treat him like any other delegate. We are completely sold out having reached our maximum venue capacity for our three streams of presentations.
21/January/2003: Registration Desk Information
Here's the deal with all thats going on with registrations on Wednesday morning. Please gather on the grass (in the shade) in front of the Reid Library at UWA (near the moat!). There will be three rooms for registrations: one is marked for surnames starting with "A-M", a second for "L-Z", and the third room is for anyone who either doesn't understand this, or has a problem of any kind, such as not having paid, not having registered, etc.
For people now wanting to attend, preference will be given to those who have registered and not yet paid; they will be asked to come forward first. Beyond that, there are a limited number of positions available. We just don't have the room for bums on seats!
Today's temperature: 36°C. Sunburn cream available in the network room; help yourself. Global bandwidth available in the colleges for delegates between 5pm and 8am, and in the network room at all times (wireless outside at night). If you have found a mobile phone, please hand it in to organisers (in grey conference shirts).
Media: if you have obtained a media pass (issued two weeks ago), please approach people and ask if you can talk to them. If you do not have a media pass, please contact email@example.com and email speakers to ask if you may approach them.
20/January/2003: Mini-confs day one
LCA 2003 mini-confs have concluded for the first day, with over a hundred people attending these preliminary events. A webcam has been set up in the Network Access Room so you can see who's about. Use this to find out how much traffic can be used today, and write an interesting display client...
18/January/2003: One more speaker change
We've had to call on Hugh Blemings to talk in place of Dinakar Guniguntal. Thanks to Hugh for stepping in on such sort notice. We have an iCalendar file thanks to James H. if you want to import it into your favourite calendar program.
17/January/2003: Registrations Closed
It's now 5:15pm, and online registrations for Linux.Conf.Au 2003 have closed, well above the expectation of organisers. 359 people are fully registered to attend LCA this year. Huge! If you missed out, then we will be doing some door sales on Wednesday morning during the registration time from 8:00am WST in the Arts Faculty courtyard at UWA. Just look for the signs pointing the way when you get on campus.
People attending mini-confs; same deal; turn up in the Arts faculty and someone will tell you where to go, in the nicest possible manner.
17/January/2003: A little bit more
We're squeezing registrations a little longer... until 5:00pm WST (09:00 am GMT). If you need to cancel for any reason, we can do a refund for you up until the 5pm cut off, after which we can do 50% refund until 8:00am WST on Wednesday 22nd (the first day).
16/January/2003: Oh so full!
Wow, the last minute rush has been huge! We've had to stop taking professional registrations and can't offer any more places at the conference dinner because we have exceeded our capacity! We can take on probably about 100 more hobbyists (however, some will start to miss out on bags and T-Shirts soon -- sorry, we can only guesstimate to start with).
Current weather forecast for the next few days: Saturday 33° C, Sunday 29° C, Monday 32° C. Outlook beyond that is fine and hot, maximum temperature mid to high 30's. Bring: suncream and a hat (we are indoors, but some people burn quickly).
More information over the weekend....
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SLiM is an acronym for Simple Login Manager (SLiM). SLiM is simple, lightweight and easily configurable allowing it be used on low and high end systems with relative ease. SLiM is also very convenient for those who want a login manager without the dependencies of Gnome or KDE making it perfect for users running Xfce, Openbox, Fluxbox, etc.
SLiM is available from the standard repositories:
# pacman -S slim
Start on boot
Refer to Adding a login manager (KDM, GDM, or XDM) to automatically boot on startup
Single Environment
To configure SLiM to load a particular environment, simply edit ~/.xinitrc to look like the following:
#!/bin/sh # # ~/.xinitrc # # Executed by startx (run your window manager from here) # exec [session-command]
Replace [session-command] with the appropriate session command. For example:
To launch Openbox:
# Openbox exec openbox-session
To launch Xfce:
# Xfce exec startxfce4
To launch GNOME:
# GNOME exec gnome-session
To launch KDE:
# KDE exec startkde
If your environment is not listed here, refer to the documentation provided by your software.
Multiple Environments
If you require the ability to load multiple desktop environments, SLiM can be setup to log you into whichever you choose.
Put a case statement similar to this one in your /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc file:
# The following variable defines the session which is started if the user doesn't explicitly select a session DEFAULT_SESSION=twm case $1 in kde) exec startkde ;; xfce4) exec startxfce4 ;; icewm) icewmbg & icewmtray & exec icewm ;; wmaker) exec wmaker ;; blackbox) exec blackbox ;; *) exec $DEFAULT_SESSION ;; esac
Source for sample: http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/slim/trunk/xinitrc.sample
Tips & Tricks
Shutdown, Reboot, Suspend, Exit, Launch Terminal from SLiM
You may shutdown, reboot, suspend, exit or even launch a terminal from the SLiM login screen. To do so, enter the appropriate value in the username field, and the root password in the password field:
- To launch a terminal, enter console as the username (defaults to xterm which must be installed separately... edit /etc/slim.conf to change terminal preference)
- For shutdown, enter halt as the username
- For reboot, enter reboot as the username
- To exit to bash, enter exit as the username
- For suspend, enter suspend as the username (Suspend is disabled by default, edit /etc/slim.conf as root to uncomment the suspend_cmd line and, if necessary modify the suspend command itself (e.g. change /usr/sbin/suspend to sudo /usr/sbin/pm-suspend))


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Formal preschool can be wonderful, but there's also tons you can do to create your own dynamic learning lab for kids. "The way toddlers and preschoolers learn is by seeing, touching, experimenting," says Tovah Klein, Ph.D., the director of Barnard College's Center for Toddler Development. That means a big part of their education comes from simply being out and about with you--whether it's picking up the dry cleaning or catching butterflies. Use our do-it-yourself, don't-cost-a-thing "lesson plans" and declare school in session. Who knows, maybe you'll learn a thing or two, too (pill bugs are related to lobsters?!).
Take off to the local airport to watch the planes arrive and depart. The website Nycaviation.com provides tips on the best places to observe takeoffs and landings at airports across the country. Using the pictures from Bruce's Planespotting Guide (Bruceleibowitz.net/spotting.htm), count the number of engines on each plane and figure out what kind of airliner it is.
Homework: Make a paper airplane and see how far it can fly. Find folding templates and instructions at Funpaperairplanes.com.
Play forest ranger in the park or at a local nature preserve. Teach your kid how to identify the three most common trees in your area by leaf shape and bark texture (get help pinpointing trees at Arborday.org). Bring binoculars and try to spot three different kinds of birds (download pictures to guide you at Wild-bird-watching.com/birds.html). Turn over a dead log to check out a hidden critter hotel; slugs, snails, millipedes, centipedes, and pill bugs--which, by the way, are crustaceans like lobsters and not insects at all--love the dark warmth of a log shelter. Observe them with a magnifying glass.
Homework:Join the National Park Service's junior ranger program at Nps.gov/webrangers. The site features online games for kids that teach about the national parks. Plus, it can help you plan a field trip to the closest one; there's at least one in every state.
Visit a public garden or a local nursery to learn about how plants grow; with permission, take a cutting to replant at home. Help your child find flowers in different colors.
Homework: Pick up a few white carnations while you're at the nursery and separate them into clear vases or cups. Add a few drops of red, blue, and orange food coloring to the water, and watch as the flowers gradually turn Technicolor. It's an easy way to show how plants drink water through their stems.
Food Science
Learn everything about how your favorite treats get made with a behind-the-scenes tour of a food-manufacturing plant (find one near you at Factorytoursusa.com). Watch raw ingredients come together in gigantic vats, explain why everyone is wearing a shower cap, and, hopefully, sample some of the final product.
Homework: Turn your kitchen into a simple snack factory--blend up fruit and milk for a healthy smoothie; spread cream cheese on crackers; dip strawberries in chocolate.
So you failed macroecon in college; you can still teach your kid the basics. Dump out the change bowl and explain to her what each coin is called. Distinguishing quarters from dimes and nickels from pennies introduces the concept of bigger and smaller. Then take the booty to a coin-counting machine and exchange it for paper cash. Give your little tycoon two of the dollars you collect and head to a local dollar store. Let her pick out two things and pay for them herself (you'll have to spot her the tax!).
Homework: Set up a "store" in your living room with pretend food, and give your tyke eight or so coins. Tell her each item costs one coin, and let her shop away.
Basic Geometry
When you're driving or walking around, encourage your kid to find and point out the passing shapes, from the "circle" car wheels to the "rectangle" house windows.
Homework: Let your kid watch Sesame Street's Guess That Shape and Color DVD. (Hey, don't you remember watching videos about photosynthesis and the solar system when you were in school? Plus, you need a break. Teaching toddlers numbers and shapes isn't exactly a raucous funfest.)
Sequencing 101
Collect a small memento from each of your day's activities (a rock from the park, a napkin from the pizza shop, the receipt from the grocery store, etc.) and let your child carry them in a bag. When you get home, dump out the contents and, together, remember your day and put the items in chronological order. For example, "First we went to the store for bananas, so we'll put the receipt first. What did we do next?"
Homework: Talk about the order of your daily routines. What do we do after the bath? "Put pajamas on and read books!" And then what? "Mommy drinks wine!"
Fine Arts
Art Appreciation
Visit the nearest art museum on its free-admission day. Depending on the exhibit, set out on a simple search: Find three paintings with children or animals in them; identify three photos of buildings; or spot a painting with lots of purple or brown or [insert favorite color here]. Buy the postcard versions of your preschooler's favorite works of art so he can start his very own art collection.
Homework: Get out crayons, markers, or paint and challenge your child to make his own art inspired by what he saw at the museum. Upload it to Artsonia.com, where it can be part of an online gallery of children's art.
Art in Literature
Get a stack of children's art books from the library. We love all of the titles in the Touch the Art series by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo, the entire Mini Masters collection by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober, and all of the How Artists See Jr. books by Colleen Carroll.
Homework: After reading each book, ask your child how the pictures (of paintings or other art) inside made her feel. Did Matisse's bright colors make her feel happy? Did Degas's ballerinas make her feel like dancing?
Music Appreciation
Call around to local musical-theater groups or chamber-music societies that are staging performances soon and ask if you can attend a dress rehearsal. Stay for as long as his attention lasts.
Homework: Make your own instruments. Fill empty lidded containers with dried beans for maracas (for older kids), use pot covers as cymbals. You get it!
Public Safety
Hurry, hurry, drive that fire truck! Call your engine company and set up an appointment for a firehouse tour (for help finding one nearby, check out Fire-find.com). See where the firefighters cook and sleep when they're on duty, and try on as much equipment as possible. Get some fire-safety tips along the way.
Homework: Log on to Firesafety.gov/kids/flash.shtm for online coloring pages and fire-safety games, as well as information about becoming a junior fire marshal.
Applied Communications
The next time your child draws a picture for a grandparent or a friend, take a trip to the post office to mail it to the recipient. Have your kid choose the stamp and stick it on. Bring along a map, and try to find the delivery route the letter will take.
Homework: Hand over your junk mail so your child can play "post office."
20th-Century Artifacts
Go to a flea market or antiques shop to look for relics from different eras. Or visit a historic home in your area (find one at Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com), then point out the similarities and differences with your own house.
Homework: Show your tot some old photos of yourself from when you were a child. What were you wearing? What kinds of toys did you have? How bad was your hair?
Language & Literature
Beginning Fiction Workshop
Hit the children's story hour at the library or a bookstore. Afterward, talk about which books you liked and why.
Homework: Ask your child to read you a book for a change. Actual reading skills are not required: You'll be surprised how much he remembers and what he can figure out from just the pictures.
Foreign-Language Immersion
Next time you're at a Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Thai, or what-ever-type restaurant, talk about the items on the menu (pad thai or parmigiana cheese, for example) and explain how, in other countries, people speak different languages and eat different foods. Teach your child to say "thank you" in the corresponding language: "merci" in French, "gracias" in Spanish, and "domo arigato" in Japanese.
Homework: Check out the Putumayo Kids collection of CDs, including French Playground, African Playground, and Latin Playground, to expose your kid to more foreign languages through incredible music. ($14.98 each; putumayo.com)
Old English
Hear ye, hear ye: Head downtown, to the mall, or anywhere else that your little one might be able to spot each letter of the alphabet on signs. Bring a camera and snap a shot of each letter found. The prints--with some hole-punches and ribbon ties--can become the pages of a handmade instant favorite: My Very Own A to Z Letter Book.
Homework: Download printable alphabet pages from Atozkidsstuff.com/springalpha.html and assemble them into a coloring book.
School Supplies
Students of life travel light. Check out a few of the essentials:
DIGITAL CAMERA to record adventures and make photo books
BINOCULARS to get a closer look at wildlife, planes, and other neat stuff
BUCKET OR STURDY BAG for collecting "specimens" and souvenirs
ART SUPPLIES for when your little student gets inspired


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The Story of Moses Revisited
By Daniel Bierman
|Moses - Artist
José de Ribera
source: Wikipedia
About six months ago when I re-read the story of Moses (Exodus 1-2) in my 1950s King James Version of the Bible, I was totally surprised that I now read the story with a completely new understanding. The story that unfolded for me is much more inspiring and somewhat of an awakening. The way it was explained to me in church went something like this: A Pharaoh ordered all the newborn Hebrew boys to be killed because the Hebrews were getting too powerful. So when Moses was three months old, his mother set him afloat in a basket on the Nile River to where the Pharaoh's daughter found him and raised him as her own.
To begin, I want to focus on the School of Prophets who later were called the Essenes. This was a group composed of Hebrews and Gentiles. During Moses' time they were preparing for the deliverer. Edgar Cayce's reading (254-109) states,
Now let's take a look at the real story that I've uncovered using history, the Bible, and Edgar Cayce's readings. To understand the sequence of events in the life and birth of Moses, we have to go back into the biblical history that refers to Melchizedek, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
"So were those of the various groups, though their purpose was of the first foundations of the prophets as established, or as understood from the school of prophets, by Elijah; and propagated and studied through the things begun by Samuel. The movement was not an Egyptian one, though adopted by those in another period—or an earlier period—and made a part of the whole movement… This was the beginning of the period where women were considered as equals with the men in their activities, in their abilities to formulate, to live, to be, channels. They joined by dedication—usually by their parents."
Later in the same reading Edgar Cayce states, "These were set aside for preserving themselves in direct line of choice for the offering of themselves as channels through which there might come the new or the divine origin, see?" This group of men, women, and children including Jochebed (Moses' mother) and her family, dedicated their lives to a way of living that would bring greater understanding to themselves about the prophecy and its fulfillment in understanding Moses' birth.
I believe Jacob's daughter, Dinah, as well as Jochebed, Miriam, and Aaron were part of this group who lived to prepare themselves to help fulfill the prophecy. From reading (3659-1): For, before that the entity was in the Palestine land as a companion of Miriam, who aided in directing spiritual precepts, yea in the tenets of the law that Miriam's mother and brethren gave to those peoples." The training and dedication of this group is paramount in understanding the birth of Moses.
|Joseph and His Brethren
Welcomed by Pharaoh,
watercolor by James Tissot
Source Wikipedia
Looking back at why and when the promise of a deliverer came about, we can focus on Jacob's lifetime as the story and promise of the deliverer was revealed. Jacob had 12 sons and a daughter. The older sons were jealous of their father's favorite younger son named Joseph. They conspired to sell Joseph into slavery and tell their father that wild animals had killed him. Joseph subsequently became the governor of Egypt. With the advent of a great famine, Joseph's family came to Egypt for food. Jacob sent his sons to Egypt to buy grain. The brothers then found out their brother Joseph was not dead but was a very powerful man in Egypt. Joseph and the Pharaoh invited Jacob's family and the Hebrews to come to Egypt. They settled in an area of the Nile Valley called Goshen (Cairo). After many years, as Joseph lay dying, he told the Hebrews that a deliverer would be sent to lead them back to Canaan. In Genesis 50:24, "And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob." This was the promise to the Hebrews in Egypt of their deliverer.
Another group at this time was called the Hyksos, who were associated with Joseph and the Hebrews. The Hyksos basically dwelled in an area of Upper Egypt while the Hebrews inhabited the area of Ramses and Goshen of that area. Now, according to Exodus 1:8-9, "Now there arose a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we." This new Pharaoh rose up, became fearful of the growing strength of the Hebrews and ordered that all newborn males be killed, in order to weaken the power of the Hebrews. This new Pharaoh was most likely Seqenenre Tao II. He made the decision to push the Hyksos out of Egypt. History does not mention a war against the Hebrews but it does mention a war against the Hyksos during that time period. The Hyksos were a mixed Semitic-Asiatic group of immigrants who came into Egypt and took on the Egyptian lifestyle. They were in Avaris, the Egyptians were in Thebes, and the Hebrews in Goshen. They helped Egypt by bringing the horse and chariot, new types of vegetables, composite bow, and humpback cattle into the Egyptian land. The Hyksos wanted more power. Apophis, the Hyksos' ruler sent a message to Seqenenre Tao II complaining about the hippopotamus pool in Thebes. The Pharaoh didn't take kindly to his message and started a rebellion to drive the Hyksos out of Egypt.
Hyksos? -Ibscha Relief Chnumhotep II. (6th Year of Sesostris II)
Source: Wikipedia
Above is an excerpt of an article in the Apr-Jun 13 issue of Venture Inward magazine. Members can read the entire story in the online Member Section.
Daniel Bierman lives in Katy, Tex., where he and his wife Mary host A Search for God study group, their most valued activity. The Biermans became Life Members in 1996 and Golden Circle members in 2012. Daniel has presented workshops on Creation, Atlantis, and Moses at the annual Southwest Region retreat. His Web site about Atlantis is at danielbierman.com.


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BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Argentine expectations of windfall profits from recent hikes in soybean prices are complicating the government's fraught relationship with farmers.
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has earned the ire of farmers' representatives over tariff and taxation policies that the agriculture sector sees as an obstacle to its growth and equitable distribution of income among farmers.
Farmers' representatives and Fernandez have been at loggerheads over more or less the same issues -- taxation and government intervention -- before the president won a second term in office last year.
The landslide victory in October 2011 was welcomed by the president's supporters but greeted with dismay by farmers' groups who saw their demands ignored again.
Recent spikes in soybean markets gave Argentine officials cause to celebrate what they predicted would be a bonanza for Argentina amid sweeping austerity and deep cuts in imports.
Argentine agriculture experts are unconcerned over price drops in response to reports of high U.S. yields, pointing out that the upward trend in soy prices is likely to continue through 2013.
The soybean market isn't stable, however. Recent reports of big crops in Argentina, Brazil and other South American countries as well as the United States cast a shadow on the market. Traders said the price fluctuations are temporary.
Analysts said that soybean prices could still be affected by lower-than-expected soybean crush in the United States and declining demand from China.
Fears of low yields in Argentina and other South American countries in the path of La Nina drought phenomenon pushed prices up earlier in the year before calm returned to the markets.
Predictions of a drought-related scarcity of supplies, similar to that experienced in 2008-09, haven't been supported by events.
Analysts said the government's optimism over the soybean yields this year could still be misguided and the expected windfall might simply not occur.
La Nina also affected corn crops in Argentina and neighboring countries, a fact often not reported in the regional media.
A grains and oilseeds study estimates Argentina's soy crop could increase 38 percent in 2013, when world supply will become more dependent on South America because of anticipated smaller yields in China and the United States.
'The world market will become more and more dependent on South American supplies in March/September 2013 because of soybean inventories significantly lower in the U.S., China and other countries towards February 2013," Oil World consultancy said in a report.
At the beginning of next year South America will begin harvesting an enormous crop of soy with a strong export demand that will help alleviate the tight global supply, following the severe drought suffered in the Americas.
In this scenario Oil World estimates Argentina's soy crop to increase 38 percent to 56 million tons from the 40.5 million tons of 2012, while Brazil is expected to harvest 82 million tons compared to this year's 66.4 million tons, MercoPress reported.
Brazil and the United States lead the soybean market, with Argentina the immediate third major exporter of the commodity.
Other South American countries soybean crops are also expected to be bountiful, the study said, citing expected output in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.


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Four local women in leadership talk about equality and what it means in their personal and professional lives
Until a woman personally bears the bruises of inequality in the workplace, home or community, it might be easy for her to take the words "equal rights" for granted. August 26 is a chance to make sure that doesn't happen.
Women's Equality Day commemorates the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote on an equal basis with men. And it was a long time coming — first introduced in 1878, the amendment was 42 years in the making. When finally passed, it marked the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women which had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world's first women's rights convention, in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
Beyond commemorating the 19th Amendment, Women's Equality Day also spotlights women's continuing efforts toward full equality.
Four local women will make sure they take time on August 26 to remember their past and look ahead to their future.
Canandaigua Mayor Ellen Polimeni said she's grateful for a chance to pursue several life passions.
"As someone who has worked in education and local government, the ability to raise a family and serve the community has been important to me," said Polimeni. "Today I'm celebrating the fact I have been able to meld the three — family, education and local government — into my life."
More equal
Advances are being made every day — and there are many ways today's woman is "more equal" than she was ten years ago.
Polimeni noted two widely discrepant areas where there have been advancements in recent years. The first is in the workplace, and the second relates to resources for victims of domestic violence.
"The opportunities open to women in the workplace have increased considerably," she said. "You see more women in the role of CEO of major corporations. In education you see more women serving as superintendents."
Polimeni also applauded the strong efforts that have been made to let women know they can get help if they are in abusive relationships.
Room for improvement
Even with advances, there are still glaring inequities. Polimeni said men dominate many of the professional fields — and get paid more for their work.
"A study I saw publicized recently showed that only 16.8 percent of large law-firm partners were women," Polimeni said. "Only one out of every seven engineering students is female, and women account for a pathetic 6 percent of chief executives of the top 100 tech companies. And in terms of remuneration, it's well established that women earn an average of 77 cents for every man's dollar."
On their shoulders
Women who enjoy leadership roles in the workplace can thank those who have gone before and laid the groundwork.
Victor Central School Superintendent Dawn Santiago-Marullo tells about a book she read recently by Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook. It's called "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead," and discusses the fact that women are underrepresented in top leadership positions.
"This is as true in public education as it is in other areas of our society," said Santiago-Marullo. "As a superintendent, I'm one of those women who has a top leadership position in her chosen profession. In fact, I'm the first female superintendent at Victor Central Schools but I'm not the first woman to lead at the school district."
The groundwork for a woman to be appointed superintendent at VCS was laid well before she became a school administrator, said Santiago-Marullo.
"When I first came to Victor in 1982 as a high school Spanish teacher," she said, "the principal at the Intermediate School was a woman — Cheryl Dudley. Later, Kathleen Houser and then Mary Jo McPhail led the Primary School. These women were hired because they were the most qualified candidates. They helped open the door for the women who now lead at VCS."
In an article in "More" magazine (December 2012/January 2013) author Amy Davidson shares information about a study conducted by Esther Duflo, a professor of economics at MIT.
"She studied village chiefs in India," said Santiago-Marullo. "Duflo found that 'if a village had been governed by a woman once, it was more likely to elect a woman again.'"
Currently four out of five VCS principals are women, Santiago-Marullo said, and 62 percent of the administrative team is female.
"If Esther Duflo's findings are accurate," she said, "we were fortunate to follow Cheryl Dudley, Kathy Houser and MaryJo McPhail at Victor."
A seat at the table
Valerie Knoblauch, president of the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, believes that the right to vote was just the beginning — and that women now must continue to be heard on new and equal playing fields.
"I certainly honor and respect the right to vote - and hope in the future that privilege extends to meaning more empowerment for women, which is a critical aspect of true equality," Knoblauch said. "Equal right to vote has not yet equated to equal opportunities for women to hold positions of influence and decision making power."
Knoblauch, who works as a booster for the county and the region — and is involved in tourism and economic development statewide — wants to see women in her field become true partners in the goal of creating economic prosperity that will benefit generations to come.
"Key to this is engagement in economic development opportunities — a seat at the table where real decisions are made that impact future generations," Knoblauch said. "Women bring a different perspective to a business table and the relationship between men and women in society is enhanced when women are engaged as equal partners and participants and not just there to fill a necessary quota."
Still so much to do
Assistant Ontario County Attorney Kristen Thorsness is quick to applaud past victories, but urges women to continue pressing toward future changes.
"We celebrate how far we've come thanks to the courage and sacrifice of the women and men who went before us," said Thorsness. "But there is still much to do and we must be mindful of need to keep moving forward, lest we slide backwards."
There are always people in society who look nostalgically back on "the good old days," which weren't so good for many women and other minorities, Thorsness said. She cites frequent reports of reactionary attacks "by those fearing the loss of their power and privileged position."
Tangible reminders
Here in the heartland of the U.S. women's rights movement, Thorsness said, there are reminders are all around of the courageous trail breakers who went before us.
"Every time I enter the north courtroom in the Ontario County courthouse, I pass the statue of Susan B. Anthony, and give silent thanks for her and many others," said Thorsness. "And while their struggle continues, other women have picked up that mantle: Lily Ledbetter, Rosa Parks, Martina Navratilova, Madeline Albright, and our own Louise Slaughter, just to name a few. How can we not look at them and be inspired?"


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Gone are the days when dads would get ties for Father's Day. At least that's the case in my household.
My daughter instead has opted for the handmade gift each year. Many of those gifts were made on the streets of Durango while I sat nearby drinking a beer and enjoying music on Main Avenue. She likes to shop at Daddy Fest, the annual street festival and major fundraiser for Durango Discovery Museum. The event will happen again Saturday on Main Avenue between 10th and 12th Streets.
Like typical street fair fare in Durango, Daddy Fest means face-painting and magic with Mysto, but because it's a Discovery Museum event, there also are solar-powered and other scientific oddities from the museum for display and participation.
Music gets center-stage attention, as well, at Daddy Fest, with bands spanning the genre spectrum. In addition to Ignacio's Grupo Ruitmo, there will be performances by bluegrassers The Flume Canyon Boys, The Jazz Church Band (a group of musicians who play each Sunday at Moe's), Papa Otis and The Messers.
Papa Otis is Steve Mendias on drums and vocals, Jeff Moorehead on guitar and Guy Ewing on bass. The band formed a year ago, led by Mendias and Moorehead, former members of Lawn Chair Kings. They're chasing more of an old vintage sound, á la '60s garage rock mated with, say, the Flat Duo Jets.
The Messers is a Denver funk and soul band that formed out of a horn section two years ago. The group includes Kate Shoup on vocals, rapper and emcee Mo Hatcher, Stu Miller on guitar and vocals, Jody Calhoun on bass, Jay Ruybal on drums, Kurt Moorehead on keyboards, tenor sax and flute, Eric Schneider on trumpet, Rick Demey on alto and baritone saxophone, and Adam Bartczak on trombone.
Moorehead, Schneider and Demey have played together as a hired-gun horn section known as the "Mile High Horns" for years, serving as the horn section for Big Head Todd and the Monsters and other Denver bands. They came together when the members of the Mile High Horns were looking for yet another musical outlet, this time to play some original music. Many members of the Messers also play in Denver's Pink Floyd tribute band Wish We Were Floyd. It was that band that recruited Moorehead, which eventually led to The Messers.
"We just decided we've got these great musicians, let's form another band and try to do some original music together," Moorehead said. "It's worked out, we all love it."
They call their sound, as well as their debut album that came out last year, "New American Soul." It's a great musical resurgence, with funk- and soul-inspired tunes complete with horn sections popping up everywhere.
"I think all of those styles cycle through," Moorehead said. "In Denver, back in the early '90s, there was a bunch of funk bands. Now we're seeing a lot more, and generally those come with a horn section. I feel like there's a resurgence going on."
firstname.lastname@example.com. Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager.


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17 U.S. Code § 911 - Civil actions
§ 911.
Civil actions
Any court having jurisdiction of a civil action arising under this chapter may grant temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and permanent injunctions on such terms as the court may deem reasonable to prevent or restrain infringement of the exclusive rights in a mask work under this chapter.
Upon finding an infringer liable, to a person entitled under section 910(b)(1) to institute a civil action, for an infringement of any exclusive right under this chapter, the court shall award such person actual damages suffered by the person as a result of the infringement. The court shall also award such person the infringer's profits that are attributable to the infringement and are not taken into account in computing the award of actual damages. In establishing the infringer's profits, such person is required to present proof only of the infringer's gross revenue, and the infringer is required to prove his or her deductible expenses and the elements of profit attributable to factors other than the mask work.
At any time before final judgment is rendered, a person entitled to institute a civil action for infringement may elect, instead of actual damages and profits as provided by subsection (b), an award of statutory damages for all infringements involved in the action, with respect to any one mask work for which any one infringer is liable individually, or for which any two or more infringers are liable jointly and severally, in an amount not more than $250,000 as the court considers just.
An action for infringement under this chapter shall be barred unless the action is commenced within three years after the claim accrues.
At any time while an action for infringement of the exclusive rights in a mask work under this chapter is pending, the court may order the impounding, on such terms as it may deem reasonable, of all semiconductor chip products, and any drawings, tapes, masks, or other products by means of which such products may be reproduced, that are claimed to have been made, imported, or used in violation of those exclusive rights. Insofar as practicable, applications for orders under this paragraph shall be heard and determined in the same manner as an application for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
As part of a final judgment or decree, the court may order the destruction or other disposition of any infringing semiconductor chip products, and any masks, tapes, or other articles by means of which such products may be reproduced.
In any civil action arising under this chapter, the court in its discretion may allow the recovery of full costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the prevailing party.
Any State, any instrumentality of a State, and any officer or employee of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in his or her official capacity, shall not be immune, under the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution of the United States or under any other doctrine of sovereign immunity, from suit in Federal court by any person, including any governmental or nongovernmental entity, for a violation of any of the exclusive rights of the owner of a mask work under this chapter, or for any other violation under this chapter.
In a suit described in paragraph (1) for a violation described in that paragraph, remedies (including remedies both at law and in equity) are available for the violation to the same extent as such remedies are available for such a violation in a suit against any public or private entity other than a State, instrumentality of a State, or officer or employee of a State acting in his or her official capacity. Such remedies include actual damages and profits under subsection (b), statutory damages under subsection (c), impounding and disposition of infringing articles under subsection (e), and costs and attorney's fees under subsection (f).
(Added Pub. L. 98–620, title III, § 302, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3353; amended Pub. L. 101–553, § 2(b)(2), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2750.)
1990—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–553 added subsec. (g).
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–553 effective with respect to violations that occur on or after Nov. 15, 1990, see section 3 of Pub. L. 101–553, set out as a note under section 501 of this title.
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STOCKTON - Matt Thomas tries to find something positive in each game, even though it isn't always easy.
STOCKTON - Matt Thomas tries to find something positive in each game, even though it isn't always easy.
And while he was disappointed in the Stockton Thunder's overall play on Sunday, he was happy with the effort of his backup goalie in the borrowed equipment.
Jody O'Neal is with Stockton, but his equipment hasn't shown up yet. He was able to put together an outfit and looked good relieving Cody Reichard, one of the few highlights for the Thunder in its listless 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Bulls in front of a crowd of 5,838 at Stockton Arena.
"San Francisco played well. But as a team, we weren't good, we just didn't do enough," Thomas said. "It's unacceptable, and I'll hold guys accountable. ... (O'Neill) was good, especially with what he had to deal with. And I was looking for something to be happy about."
O'Neill was signed on Jan. 19, and had not played in a competitive game since a seven-minute stint for the Thunder at the end of last season.
He missed Friday's win against San Francisco because of travel complications, and his equipment still hasn't been delivered. Reichard lent him his backup helmet and mask and other equipment, and O'Neill borrowed some pants from the Bulls.
"I'm really thankful that Cody and the Bulls lent me their stuff and that (Thunder equipment manager Brennan Cody) put everything together for me," O'Neill said. "And once you get out there, you just have to live in the moment. The score or equipment, it doesn't matter."
The Thunder trailed 5-1 with 13:30 left in the game when O'Neill replaced Reichard, who was playing for the third day in a row. O'Neill stopped all 10 shots he faced an a penalty shot from Alex Tuckerman.
Thomas said he had asked O'Neill if he wanted to go in the net after the Bulls' fourth goal, but the goalie wasn't sure he'd be comfortable with the borrowed gear.
"After the fifth goal I asked him again, and I almost didn't give him an option," Thomas said. "He needed to get in the net and feel the puck a bit."
The Bulls (15-20-5) opened a 2-0 lead in the first period, and the Thunder (21-15-7) showed a little life 8:15 into the second when Matt Bergland scored a hard-working goal in front of the San Francisco net.
But Stockton couldn't keep any momentum, and was shut down by Bulls goalie Taylor Nelson until Gabriel Levesque's goal with 3:10 remaining in the contest.
Contact reporter Scott Linesburgh at (209) 546-8281 or email@example.com.


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The ABA's 2012 Blawg 100 is out, and, though Blog Law Blog made the list last year, this year it was not to be.
But plenty of great blogs are on the list. And through tomorrow, you can vote for the readers' choice favorites by going to the page.
You really, actually, should vote. Why? Extremely low voter turnout is making this one election where you can really make a difference. Did your vote for president last month really matter? But your vote here might literally make the difference. Blogs that are really crushing it might have a couple hundred votes. Meanwhile, there are super-deserving blogs just barely in the double-digits. So vote!
Here's Blog Law Blog's suggestions for who deserves your ballot, and who've already gotten mine:
- Technology & Marketing Law Blog by Eric Goldman and Venkat Balasubramani. This is the best blog out there closest to the subject matter covered on Blog Law Blog. And maybe the only honor better than Blog Law Blog's making the Blawg 100 last year was that the description included a quote from Eric G. himself with a complement. So vote for T&M Law Blog.
- The Volokh Conspiracy by Eugene Volokh and others. This is an old-line prestige blog, dating all the way back to January 4, 2004. It's still one of the best.
- SCOTUSblog. I agree with the fan quoted in the ABA Journal who called SCOTUSblog "extraordinary." But I've got to strongly disagree as that admirer goes on to say SCOTUSblog "sets the gold standard to which all blawgs should aspire." That's insane. For most bloggers, aspiring to do what SCOTUSblog does would just make you go crazy. Not even aspiring, but just thinking about aspiring makes me exhausted.
- 43(B)log by Rebecca Tushnet. Rebecca's prolificness also exhausts me – maybe even more so than SCOTUSblog, since Rebecca's blog is a solo effort. One of my favorite features is the play-by-play coverage of academic conferences. (And yes, her coverage goes well beyond Section 43(b) of the Lanham Act – banning importation trademark-infringing goods – but she does keep a germanely close eye on trademark law.
- Wall Street Journal's Law Blog. I'm getting the shout out to these folks despite their generic name. "Law Blog" is really uninspired and too close to "Blog Law Blog" for my taste. But this is still a great blog.
Also, vote for these Blawg 100 honorees from colleagues of mine at Texas Tech. They're not on subjects close to Blog Law Blog's usual fare, but they are great blogs nonetheless:
- Wills, Trusts, and Estates Prof Blog by Gerry W. Beyer.
- Legal Writing Prof Blog by Nancy Soonpaa and others.
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This week-end a new group of snow campers stayed here at the Coyote Den. This new group was as wonderful as the groups that have been coming for the last few years. Where do they find such nice people. I guess good people attract good people!
Before we bought the Pistante's Coyote Den here in South Lake Tahoe, I had never heard of snow camping. Seeing myself go up on the ridge and make an igloo to sleep in, just isn't happening. I have so much respect and appreciation for what they do. This is a group of leaders that are very trained that take the responsibility of training and taking these groups out. They have so much fun! I was told they make great meals and have fun hikes. I bet it is beautiful up on the ridge over looking Tahoe.
This is just another example of the fun that can be had in Tahoe. Maybe we should call it a thrill for the adventurist!
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Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: K-Fab lives her fashion dream at boutiqueBY KATIE McQUAID
July 07. 2013 6:07PM
Don't drive too quickly down Elm Street or you might miss a great new boutique between Hollis and Dow streets. K-Fab's Boutique, opened by Manchester native Krysten Apostoles in May, is definitely worth a stop.
Apostoles, a 2002 graduate of West High School, said she has dreamed of owning her own clothing store ever since she was a little girl shopping with her grandmother at Jordan Marsh. She worked in the corporate world after college, but always worked on a business plan for her own store. This year she finally decided to take the plunge and opened K-Fab's with fiance and business partner, Silvain Theroux.
The store's name is a reflection of Apostoles' ability to put together a great look. "K-Fab was a nickname from years ago by a good friend of mine which meant Krysten Fabulous because of the 'fabulous' ensembles I would put together for every event, whether it be a hockey game or a night on the town," she told The Scene.
Apostoles called K-Fab's selection "eclectic," with dresses for special events, casual day wear, work attire, and weekend casual clothing. I loved all of it.
As someone with zero fashion sense who often buys clothing, diapers and floor cleaner during the same quick trip to Target, I appreciated the uniqueness of the pieces at K-Fab's.
"All of the clothes at K-Fab's are exclusive to me in this area, so you won't see others with the same item in town. I try to carry items for all shapes and sizes, as we are all very different," she wrote.
And while the prices were obviously more than Target, they were not outrageous, and worth the cost for their quality and originality. I am always willing to pay more when I can support a small business owner and get some personal help finding clothes that might help me look terrific instead of tired.
"My primary drive in this business is to make women find the right items of clothing for their body-type which make them feel confident," Apostoles wrote. "It is very important to me that women support and encourage others to be confident regardless of their insecurities ... everyone brings an element to this world that can make a difference."
Thursday nights at Veterans Park
I recently lamented the fact that a good Dueling Pianos show would be difficult to find around here with the closure of Boynton's Taproom. But Intown Manchester is helping us through the withdrawal process with an outdoor Dueling Pianos show at Veterans Park this Thursday. The performance will be the first in Intown's TD Bank Free Summer Concert Series that will be held every Thursday through Aug. 1.
All shows will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., with a family-friendly atmosphere and fun activities. The July 18 show is probably the best one for the littlest kiddos, with a live appearance by children's safety mascot L'il Iguana and a performance by Ben Rudnick and Friends. I brought my children to see Ben Rudnick and Friends in the past and all the tie-dye and nonsensical lyrics kind of reminded me of my days following the jam band Phish. Good times.
On July 25, the series continues with a rock concert by the 39th Army Band followed by the country group Jandee Lee Porter Band on Aug. 1.
And at Stark Park
A few blocks north at Stark Park, the "Friends" of the park have already begun their weekly live concerts at the beautiful bandstand. Performances by bands of various musical genres will be held every Sunday at 2 p.m. through Aug. 25. This Sunday is the Jimmy Lehoux Band. There are also a few Thursday evening shows, including a 6 p.m. performance of "Hansel and Gretel" by Opera NH on Aug. 15.
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After the success of local band Recycled Percussion, everyone wants to make music with trash. On Friday, UNH Manchester music director Jamie Saucier can teach you how.
This Friday, Saucier will host Garage Band: Making Music from Trash from 10 to 11 a.m. in the 3rd Floor Auditorium at 400 Commercial St.
Children ages 3 to 10 can learn how to turn ordinary household items into musical instruments in this fun, interactive session. As a bonus, they'll even be able to take something home.
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'Amaze-o' at Double Mountain
On Thursday, Nov. 7, from 8-10 p.m. don't miss Denny Castanares, keyboard wizard Ted Horowitz and White Salmon drummer Jose Maya for a fun "Amaze-o" evening of pop and rock of tunes from the past four decades. Double Mountain Brewery, 8 Fourth St., Hood River; 541-387-0042.
Resolectrics at The Pint Shack
This week at Hood River's Pint Shack:
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.: A screening of extreme ski movie "Into The Mind."
Thursday, Nov. 7: Git Down dance party starting at 9:30 p.m. If you had fun at the big Halloween party, then don't miss this for more great music.
Saturday, Nov. 9: The Resolectrics are back for another great night starting around 9:30 p.m. "The Resolectrics at heart are a classic rhythm and blues band. But like the pioneers of rock and roll of the '50s, '60s and '70s, the Resolectrics draw inspiration from many sources to create an original blend of rock, R&B and folk." The Pint Shack, 105 Fourth St., Hood River; 541-387-7600.
'Smoke on the Water' at CEBU
This week at CEBU Lounge:
Friday, Nov. 8: Blackberry Bushes Stringband, 9:30 p.m. NW Alt. Folk. "The Blackberry Bushes' innovative acoustic sound draws from the deep roots of American traditional music to create a rich patchwork that shares threads with artists like Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Sean Hayes and Crooked Still."
Saturday, Nov. 9: Smoke On The Water, 9:30 p.m.
Uptempo Folk-Rock. One of the newest additions to the Gorge music scene, Hood River's own Smoke On The Water hits the Cebu stage for the first time with their brand of sunny folk-rock, featuring Ryan Kolberg, Greg Steigel, Matt Willett, and special guests like Nolan Hare and Mike Stillman. Best Western Hood River Inn, 1108 E. Marina Way; 541-386-2200.
Country Dance returns Nov. 9
The Second Saturday Country Dance at the Rockford Grange on Barrett Road in Hood River is back on Nov. 9 from 7-10 p.m. The dance caller will be Ned Leager from Portland and live music will be provided from Lanny and the Georgettes. Dance lessons will begin at 7 p.m. All ages welcome, no partner required. Family friendly, all dances walked through first time. Enjoy an evening of Country Squares, Contras, Circle dances and a few Waltzes. $6 for members, $7 for non-members, $1 for youth and students. Please bring snack treats for break time. Call Keith Harding at 541-352-7550 or Tom Hons at 541-386-5771 for further information.
'Speedqueen' plays Nov. 9
It's the return of Speedqueen Underground to Double Mountain Brewery on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9-11 p.m. Expect danceable pop-rock from these local underground rockers. The current Sppedqueen lineup is Craig Spaeth on drums, Ken Thornton on guitar, Jim Matthias on guitar and Guy Bowie on bass and vocals. Double Mountain Brewery, 8 Fourth St., Hood River; 541-387-0042.
Countryside Ride in Trout Lake
Countryside Ride Band, a Northwest classic country/western and roots-style honky-tonk band, will be at the historic Trout Lake Inn on Saturday, Nov. 16, starting at 8 p.m. Portland band Copper & Coal opens the show with its "tight harmonies, soaring pedal steel and fiddle, and a deep respect for the country tradition of the '40s and '50s" sound. This fun-filled, all-ages event is where you can don your favorite cowboy boots, kick up your heels and dance to classic country music. $5 admission. Trout Lake Country Inn, 15 Guler Road, Trout Lake, Wash.; 509-395-3667.
Tony Marcus plays Nov. 7
On Thursday, Nov. 7, Hood River has an opportunity to hear Tony Marcus, a "longtime presence on the San Francisco Bay Area acoustic music scene." From a start playing traditional folk music in his first band with Laurie Lewis and Kate Brislin, to the jazzier sounds of more recent years (Leftover Dreams, Cats & Jammers) Tony has mastered the guitar, violin and other stringed instruments — as well as contributing strong vocals. Tony has played with some big names, including Kate Wolf, Geoff Muldaur and the Cheap Suit Serenaders. Music starts at 7 p.m. at 401 Montello, Hood River; 541-387-4011.
Rick Hulett at The Pines Nov. 7
Local favorite Rick Hulett brings back his amazing guitar licks and an incredible repertoire of tunes to The Pines on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 7-9 p.m. Don't miss Kerry Williams on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9 p.m. With high energy, or sweet and slow, Kerry's virtuosity guarantees a great music evening. The Pines Tasting Room, 202 Cascade Ave., Hood River; 541-993-8301.
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Bob Parnass is retired and has enjoyed walking, riding recumbent bicycles, driving 4-wheel drive trucks, and metal detecting with his wife Pam. He listens to scanner and shortwave radios, writes Linux software, collects American made pocket knives and multitools, enjoys using LED flashlights, and dabbles in woodworking.
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As part of the same project, Dr. Goia's group has also perfected a process that allows selective removal of the base metal core and the formation of hollow NiPt alloy nanoparticles with open structures (Figure 2). As in the case of 'solid core' particles, the gradient of Pt concentration in the shell can be varied from its center to periphery and the Ni:Pt ratio of the surface controlled. The substantially increased specific surface due to interior cavities and the low curvature of both internal and external surfaces provide an additional increase in the mass specific activity. To date, the results of the research related to these unique catalyst architectures have been captured in five worldwide patents.
Figure 2: Hollow NiPt alloy particles (left); high resolution TEM image of a hollow NiPt naonoparticle (right).
Biomolecular Release Triggered by Glucose Input – Bioelectronic Coupling of Sensing and Actuating Systems
Professor Evgeny Katz and a group of postdocs and students designed a new "smart" drug-delivering system. A drug-mimicking release process was triggered by a glucose signal. The presence of glucose resulted in the formation of a negative potential on an electrode modified with PQQ-dependent glucose dehydrogenase. The glucose oxidizing enzyme electrode was coupled with another electrode coated with Fe+3-crosslinked alginate polymer film.
Graduate student Shay Mailloux
Formation of negative potential in the presence of glucose resulted in the reduction of crosslinking Fe+3 cations and dissolution of the alginate film. The entrapped species were released from the dissolved alginate mimicking signal-controlled drug release. In order to minimize non-controlled leakage from the alginate, large species, horseradish peroxidase–Au nanoparticle conjugates, were entrapped into and then released from the alginate polymer. The electronic coupling between glucose sensing and releasing systems allows a simple platform for future drug releasing systems triggered by biochemical signals. See Figure 3. The research is mostly performed by Shay Mailloux – a Ph.D. student in Professor Katz's research group.
Figure 3: Illustration of the drug-releasing process.


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January 31. 2013 1:55PM
Updated: At Hill hearing, Hagel 'troubles' Ayotte, but is supported by Shaheen
By JOHN DiSTASO
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New Hampshire's two U.S. Senators took predictably different approaches when questioning President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary at his confirmation hearing Thursday.
Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte said she was troubled by what she viewed as "inconsistencies" in Republican former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel's stated positions on Iran and on nuclear disarmament.
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, who has already announced her support for Hagel, framed her questions to give Hagel an opportunity to clearly state that he does not advocate unilateral nuclear disarmament for the United States, that he believes military action should be on the table in dealing with Iran and that he has always been a supporter of Israel.
Shaheen also exacted a promise from Hagel to support, and visit, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and to work to clean up maintenance backlogs and put into place a modernization plan for all U.S. shipyards.
Shaheen and Ayotte, who is reserving judgment on Hagel's nomination, are both on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which conducted the lengthy confirmation hearing.
Questioned by Ayotte, Hagel acknowledged that as a Republican U.S. senator in 2001, he was one of only two senators to vote against extending sanctions against Iran.
He also acknowledged that in 2008 he blocked unanimous consent for consideration of a sanctions bill brought to the floor by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Hagel said he was among a group of Republican senators who "did not want that bill to go forward" because, he said, the Bush administration did not support it.
Hagel said the Bush administration was in negotiations with the Russians at the time hoping to institute "multi-lateral" sanctions.
Ayotte noted that a later version of the bill passed the Senate 99-0 after Hagel left the Senate.
Ayotte then focused on Hagel's support for the Global Zero movement, which calls for sharp reductions in nuclear weapons, even possibly without corresponding cuts by other nations.
Hagel told her a Global Zero report, which described the possibility of eliminating land-based ICBMs, was simply an "illustration" of possible scenarios.
"Why would you put your name on a report that is inconsistent with what you've told us today, that you've never been against unilateral disarmament?" Ayotte asked. She said she found it "troubling and inconsistent."
Hagel said the report was simply laying out "illustrations" and "possibilities." He said his position has been consistently opposed to unilateral disarmament.
Hagel told Shaheen that even Ronald Reagan in 1986 stated that the "total elimination of all nuclear weapons from the face of the earth" was what Hagel described as "an inspirational goal."
"Someday, probably not in this lifetime, we should hope for a world that would be free of nuclear weapons," he told Shaheen.
Shaheen asked, "Do you agree, as long as nuclear weapons exist, that we have to maintain" a nuclear arsenal?
"Yes," said Hagel. "I have never had any other position.
"Our nuclear deterrent has been at the core of keeping world peace and avoiding World War III," he said.
Ayotte tried to draw out what she viewed as an inconsistency in Hagel's position on whether a military option should be "on the table" with respect to Iran.
She pointed out that in 2006, while in Pakistan, he said that a military option is "not a feasible or responsible option" for Iran, but that earlier in the hearing, he said he believed a military option should be on the table.
"It strikes me what you're saying now is inconsistent with that (2006) statement," Ayotte said.
Hagel said the 2006 statement "was made in the context of all options regarding Iran. Pakistan is where I was at the time and the larger context of the statement was nuclear power, and Pakistan is certainly part of that club.
"My point was that this would not be a preferable option," said Hagel. "If we could find a better way to deal with Iran, we're far better off."
"The military option should always be on the table," Hagel responded to a question by Shaheen. "It should always be the last option."
Ayotte also pressed Hagel on why he once called for direct talks between the U.S. and Iran asking if he believed the Iranian regime has shown "sane behavior."
"So far they have not," said Hagel, who went on to say, "It's always responsible to try to talk first" before going to war.
He noted that the U.S. has had direct talks with North Korea, whose regime he said has also not shown sane behavior.
On Israel, Hagel admitted he wished he could "edit" some of the statements he made in the past, but he told Shaheen, "My support of Israel's security has always been very clear. I strongly support Israel and I've never equivocated from that."
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Florida State junior Tiffany Oliver got right to work at the 2013 NCAA Championships by placing 10th in the 50 free with a time of 22.23.
"I'm very proud of Tiffany," head coach Neil Harper said. "She swam well all year and at ACC's and she was able to deliver at the biggest meet of the season. It speaks volumes and I am glad her hard work paid off. Now, she's considered as one of the top 10 (sprinters) in the country and that's something to be proud of on top of scoring seven big points and getting Florida State on the board."
The Southwest Ranches, Fla. native posted a 22.36 in prelims, qualifying her in 13th position for the consolation heat of the event.
"I think that she got relay out of the way and dusted off the cobwebs," Harper said. "She went a little faster in prelims and even faster at night. She put things right at finals and I was glad to see her get down to around her best times."
Working out of lane two, Oliver used her momentum off the turn, switch to her closing speed on the last 25-yards of the race to touch second in the heat. She was just behind Natalie Hinds of Florida (22.12).
"She looked strong closing on her 50 tonight," Harper said. "That's great news for Saturday when she swims the 100."
The 10th place finish marks the best showing in the event for the Seminoles since the 2002 season, when Christy Cech placed ninth.
With that swim Oliver garners All-American honorable mention accolades, which also has not been done in the event since Cech. Oliver becomes just the fourth female in FSU history to score points in the 50 free on the national level.
Oliver started off the day by leading off the 200 free relay, which took 17th place. Joining her were sophomores Kaitlyn Dressel, Katie Cook and Grace Hoffman who posted an overall time of 1:30.28.
"It's experience," Harper said "This is the fastest meet in the world and for a lot of these athletes it takes so much to just make it here. You may be top 30 at this meet, but you may be the top 50 or 60 in the world and that just speaks volumes about this meet. With Madison, Katie, Kaitlyn and Grace swimming their first NCAA's is big. Kaitlyn had a great relay split and we had one of the fastest front 100's in the race. Grace was a great anchor, but we just missed out on finals."
Three other Seminoles competed in prelims of the meet. Freshman Madison Jacobi made her NCAA debut in the 500 free, touching with a time of 4:50.90.
"It was a big occasion for Madison," Harper said. "It was not her best but it's tough to rebound after an amazing ACC's . I think she will bounce back for the mile. She has a day of rest and we'll see what she can do."
Dressel also swam the 50 free individual, swimming a time of 23.04.
Junior Kelsey Goodman made her first appearance on the boards, scoring a 204.40 on 1-meter.
"It's Kelsey's first time here too," Harper said. "Our ladies gained valuable experience and none of these girls are seniors, so this is something we can use for next year too."
The Seminoles will be back in action on day two of the meet. Dressel will exercise her option to swim the 200 free and sophomore Elizabeth Pepper is expected to make her debut in the 100 fly. Florida State will field the 800 free relay, just before Goodman dives in the 3-meter springboard event.
Prelims will begin at 11 a.m. and finals for the meet will start at 7 p.m. with the top 16 advancing to the evening session in each event. For more information, check back to Seminoles.com, Facebook and Twitter.


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American International Group , resuscitated and placed on life support by the federal government in 2008 and effectively released from in-patient care in December 2012, is now said to be kicking around the Wall Street version of a malpractice suit over Uncle Sam\'s bedside manner.
AIG\'s board is set to meet Wednesday, according to the New York Times-run Dealbook blog, which cites court documents, to discuss joining a $25 billion shareholder lawsuit against the government, filed by former CEO Maurice Greenberg in 2011.
The suit, according to the blog post, \"contends that the onerous nature of the rescue — the taking of what became a 92 percent stake in the company, the deal's high interest rates and the funneling of billions to the insurer's Wall Street clients — deprived shareholders of tens of billions of dollars and violated the Fifth Amendment, which prohibits the taking of private property for \'public use, without just compensation.\' "
All in all, a significant unraveling of what looked like, if not a match made in heaven, then a functional symbiotic relationship.
As the closing line of an AIG commercial that\'s currently airing on TV proposes, \"Let\'s bring on tomorrow.\" That\'ll be Wednesday.
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NAMM 2008: Fender Unveils New American Standard Series
Fender officially unveiled its highly anticipated American Standard Series instruments during a kickoff event on Jan. 17 at the 2008 NAMM music products trade show in Anaheim, Calif. The American Standard Series, heralded by Fender's new "Make History" campaign, comprises the flagship—or workhorse—models of Fender electric guitars and basses.
At a morning press conference, Fender's Justin Norvell, marketing manager for electric guitars, and Jay Piccirillo, marketing manager for bass products, formally introduced the latest refined versions of the four classic instruments for which Fender has been most famous for well more than half a century—the Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars.
The instruments are "worthy heirs of their revered ancestors," Norvell told the audience at the event, which was also highlighted by a video presentation on the new American Standard Series featuring a diverse array of Fender artists including Jeff Beck, Billy Corgan, John Mayer, Pete Wentz and many others.
"We've all played many guitars and basses, and some were better than others—some just have the magic," Piccirillo said. "So we set out on a journey; asking ourselves, 'What makes a great Strat® great?' We stripped these instruments back to blank bodies and wood, and tested individual specs one at a time—alloys of bridge blocks, saddle material, neck and body finishes; rebuilding them from the ground up. We left no tonal stone unturned. These experiments helped us distill the recipe."
Norvell went on to explain that these instruments haven't merely been given a new coat of paint and trotted out as new and improved; rather, they explained how each instrument was carefully revised with "player-centric" refinements such as new bridge designs and neck treatments, thinner finish undercoats that improve resonance, new molded cases and other improvements.
"Every generation has artists that made a sharp turn in a new musical direction," Norvell said. "At the forefront of all of those evolutions was Fender. Fender is ready for the next batch of players who will be creating and discovering that next sound. This new American Standard product offering sets the tee up for that to happen. Your musical heroes have made sonic history on our instruments for years; now, we're asking artists today, 'Are you ready to make history?'"
The new American Standard line includes right- and left-handed versions of each of the four classic instruments, plus a humbucking pickup Stratocaster model, five-string versions of both basses and a fretless version of the Jazz Bass.


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Ford has recalled certain 1997 Taurus and Mercury Sable vehicles and 1997-1998 Windstar vehicles for a possible transmission leak. The low-intermediate servo cover may become detached, causing a fluid leak. Fluid leaking onto the catalytic converters could cause a fire. Dealers will inspect the transmission and replace the affected servo covers.