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Peter Chesson - NSF QEIB "Extended multitrophic diversity maintenance theory", 08/05/14-07/31/17, ($605,008)
Renee Duckworth - NSF CAREER Award "Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics: What are the causal links between population density, natural selection and phenotypic change?", 8/15/14-7/31/19, ($737,048).
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We just returned from a week at Press Camp in Park City, Utah, where several companies announced new stuff for model year 2017. Cannondale, GT, Blue, Ridley and component maker 3T all trotted out fresh bikes at the event for industry journalists to check out.
Full disclosure, Press Camp is not a standard bike industry event, which often involves camping or at least staying in a sub-par hotel with questionable sheets and discolored bath water. Press Camp is held at a swanky ski resort with very crisp white sheets and fabulous meals. But that won't stop me from saying I think some of these bikes are more technical exercise and designer fantasy than anything else. Some are very practical while others are just plain neat-o.
Stay tuned for coverage of new soft goods, gear and gadgets that we also saw at Press Camp.
3T Exploro Aero Gravel
The 3T Exploro Aero Gravel bike was one of the most talked-about bikes at Press Camp, partly because it's 3T's first foray into frame design and partly because it looks wild with square carbon tubes and mountain tires. In a nutshell, it's a bike with road-ish geometry and clearance for 27.5 knobbies. Or, as I kept thinking, a hardcore roadie's gravel grinder. Or a serious gravel racer for contenders. Or an n+1 for people with equal (significant) amounts of money and curiosity.
3T emphasized that the geometry of this bike means it will ride almost the same with 700 x 28 mm tires as it will with 27.5 x 2.1-inch tires. It has a 415 mm chainstay, 50 mm rake, 70 mm bottom bracket drop, 72.5 mm seatube angle and, depending on size (small through extra-large) a headtube angle of 69.5 mm to 72.5 mm and a headtube length of 100.6 mm to 180 mm.
The company actually put this thing in a wind tunnel with two water bottles and a coating of fake, 3D-printed mud. The fan was set to 20 mph for more realistic conditions (rather than the standard 30 mph), and what resulted was a frame claimed to go faster with 40 mm knobby tires than will a round-tubed frame with 28 mm road slicks. And that's why it's called an "aero gravel bike."
The Exploro will be sold at two levels as a frameset, only. The Limited (pictured) frame weighs 950 grams and retails for a whopping $4,200, while a white and red "Team" frame will sell for $3,000. Does this bike solve a non-existent problem, or is it the natural evolution of frame technology and the ever-expansion of bicycle versatility? That's up to you, consumer.
Cannondale Quick
On the other end of the spectrum we have the far-less-expensive Cannondale Quick, a line of practical commuter bikes that will be updated for 2017. With its Quick, the company is seeking to target a younger demographic of riders that is mostly focused on fitness and outings such as weekend bike path rides.
The new Quick bikes will each feature a 55 mm fork offset, more upright position and a slacker head angle than previous models for a more stable ride. Quicks will come with rack and fender mounts, reflective graphics, the same road vibration-absorbing rear triangle design as Cannondale's high-end road bikes, puncture-resistant tires and the option for an integrated kickstand ($30).
Eight Quick models for women and eight for men will be available, including three in each line with disc brakes. Prices will range from $400-$1,300.
Cannondale Slate
Cannondale is adding a new Slate to its lineup of quirky 650b gravel bikes: two models with rigid forks and Apex one-by build kits (one for men and one for women; women's model is pictured). The Solo Rigid fork allows the price of this Slate to drop below $2,000 while keeping the same geometry and road-chatter-absorbing rear triangle design.
The rigid Lefty-like fork makes this much more of a traditional gravel bike, just one that is designed around 650b x 42 mm tires. This women's version is no different other than a brown-and-pink paint job and different "touch points" more specific to some women—saddle, bar width and the like. It will come in two sizes (small and medium).
Read our review of the suspended Cannondale Slate Ultegra.
To answer the question some have asked: this bike does not have front fender/rack mounts.
Blue Prosecco PRO EX and AL
Blue Bicycles, formerly based in Georgia and now in California, struggled for a few years despite the success of its triathlon and cyclocross bikes. Now, the company is spooling up again and significantly expanding its line, adding mountain bikes and gravel bikes for 2017.
At the top of its new gravel line sits the Prosecco PRO EX, a $2,700 carbon bike with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and room for up to 700 x 42 mm tires. Yes, that sub-$3,000 MSRP is accurate.
The frame is Blue's own design. The company was striving for comfort with an adventure/trekking perspective. The bike has seastays designed for damping, a tall headtube, bento box mounts, thru axles front and rear, house-built wheels and internal cable routing.
The Prosecco AL aluminum version (pictured above) with a slightly less fancy frame design, Shimano 105 components and mechanical disc brakes will retail for $1,090. A carbon model with non-electronic Ultegra will be available between the two price points.
Ridley Helium SLA
Ridley bikes is better known as a performance brand and, true to style, did not have a new gravel grinder or touring bike on display at Press Camp. I almost didn't go check them out but was drawn in by its new road bike, the Helium SLA, the company's first new aluminum frame in five years.
The Helium SLA comes with a carbon fork and Shimano Ultegra for $1,900. The bike pictured is an extra-extra small and weighs about 17 pounds. A Shimano 105 model will weigh one pound more and retail for $1,500. All frames feature smoother, double-pass welding and internal cable routing. Sizes will range from XXS to XL.
GT Performer
This bike has nothing to do with anything other than it's rad. The GT Performer is a complete replica of a 1986 BMX bike, but with a long-enough seatpost and 26-inch wheels to facilitate cruising about town. It's the bike you rode as a kid (or lusted after) now in an adult-friendly size. For $560, GT might just have your new bar bike.


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If you're seeking students for part-time or full-time position:
The Career Services Office maintains a FREE web-based employment system for students. Unlike conventional job posting methods where you must wait for the applicant to contact you, UTPB's career service software will enable you to not only post a job, but to immediately search the student database for job skill matches.
To begin the process of registering with the Career Center and posting your job, go to www.collegecentral.com/utpb. Select the "employers" icon, then the "register now" hyperlink. Once registered you will receive a password via email which will allow you post jobs and internships for both our students and alumni.
If you're seeking student interns:
If you have paid or unpaid internship positions available, we can post your internship for you. Call (432) 552-2633, fax (432) 552-3631 or email email@example.com.
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Antony likely to ink 3 pacts during US visit
Defence Minister A.K. Antony is likely to ink three pacts during his maiden US visit Sept 7-10, Under one of these pacts, the Indian and US militaries can refuel ships and aircraft in cashless transactions.delhi Updated: Aug 18, 2008 22:36 IST
Defence Minister A.K. Antony is likely to ink three pacts during his maiden US visit Sept 7-10, an official said in New Delhi on Monday.
Under one of these pacts, the Indian and US militaries can refuel ships and aircraft in cashless transactions that are balanced at the end of the year.
Apart from the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), the other pacts are the Communication Inter-operability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) that will enable the two militaries communicate on a common platform, and an end-user agreement governing the sale of US military hardware to India.
These pacts have been on the backburner for long due to the objections of the Left parties over the warming India-US military ties. With the communists having withdrawn their outside support to the government, which subsequently won a trust vote in parliament, the way is now clear for inking the agreements, a defence ministry official said.
"The LSA would require both countries to provide their bases, fuel and other kind of logistics support to each others' fighter jets and naval warships," the official told IANS, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Explaining the advantages of the agreement, the official said: "India is spending close to Rs.100 crore (Rs.1 billion) for participating in the ongoing Red Flag exercise with the US Air Force."
"Had an LSA been in place, India would not have had to physically pay the money but would have provided reciprocal facilities in this country whenever the US defence forces required them," the official added.
India's ambassador to the US Ronen Sen had met Antony here July 24 to discuss the three India-US pacts.
The US has agreements similar to the LSA in place with some 65 countries.
In most cases, it is called the Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) that was formerly known as the NATO Mutual Support Act. It was enacted to simplify exchanges of logistic support, supplies, and services between the US and NATO forces. It was amended in 1986, 1992 and 1994 to permit ACSAs with non-NATO countries.
With the Indian and US militaries increasing their engagement in war games on land, in the air and at sea, CISMOA has become a necessity to ensure there are no communication glitches.
"With the increasing number of military exercises between the countries, the pact is set to be given the green signal soon," the official said.
As for the end-user agreement, India has so far refused to sign it in its present form and has asked for modifications.
"It's like this: we purchase, say, night vision goggles from the US and deploy these on the LoC (Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir). Obviously, we cannot allow US inspectors to physically verify this," the official said.
"Therefore, we'll work out a system where we will certify where the equipment is located and the US will take our word for it," the official added.


text: Calling it "a monumental moment for the industry", AMD has begun revenue shipments of its new 32nm-SOI "Interlagos" processors, the first CPUs based on the "Bulldozer" architecture. Fabbed by GlobalFoundries, "Interlagos" is the codename for AMD's 12- or 16-core 32nm SOI server processor based on the new "Bulldozer" processor core. It carries the AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processor brand and is supported by the AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series ("Maranello") platform.


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Joseph's Emotional Rescue
Candlelighting, Readings:
Shabbat candles: 4:14 p.m.
Havdalah: 5:18 p.m.
Egyptians in the Bible are not portrayed as sentimental or emotional. They segregate themselves at mealtimes for it would be an "abomination" to eat with the Hebrews [Genesis 43:32]. Later, of course, they brutally enslave the Israelites. So how can a group of Israelites possibly move an Egyptian to reveal himself, to be moved by meager Hebrew pleas and speeches?.
Only if the Egyptian is not an Egyptian but a Jew disguised. Joseph has successfully impersonated an Egyptian for much of his adult life. Joseph has done what many Diaspora Jews aspired to, rising to the top of an alien culture, becoming an indispensable member of the ruling team.
The appearance of his brothers, coming to buy food in time of famine, creates the first crack in Joseph's façade of dispassion, a disruption in the veneer of absolute power wielded by Joseph, the "governor over all the land" [Gen 42:6] before whom people bow and call Avrech [Gen 41:43]. Joseph recognizes his brothers but they don't recognize him.
Seth Greenberg, a cognitive psychologist who studies pattern and facial recognition, writes in the forthcoming volume "Reading Genesis: Beginnings" (Continuum, 2013), that the reasons for the brothers' inability to apprehend their own flesh and blood in the guise of the Egyptian seated before them comes from the fact that they are not expecting to see a Jew. Humans, Greenberg writes, are good at deceiving themselves even about evidence in front of their eyes if it does not fit their expectations of a category.
According to the Midrash [Gen. Rabba 93:8], when Judea pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin in prison for allegedly stealing the goblet found in his sack, the brothers are astonished at the detailed knowledge "the Egyptian" has of their crime of selling their brother. Joseph tells them that he will call for the brother they sold, as he, the Egyptian in front of them, was the buyer. Joseph calls out, "Joseph, son of Jacob, show yourself," and the brothers look around the four corners of the room. Finally he says, "I am Joseph your brother." He was not believed until finally he "uncovers himself and showed that he was circumcised."
Rabbi Ari Kahn, in his book "Echoes of Eden," says of this Midrash that "tragically, the brothers are wiling to look everywhere else, anywhere else, rather than look their brother in the eye and see him for who he truly is."
After Joseph dramatically reveals himself (whether we think of the plain textual meaning of Joseph revealing his identity or the Midrash that he revealed his circumcision), Joseph removes himself from the equation and directs the brothers to the role of God: "Do not be distressed or reproach yourselves because you sold me here, it was to save life that God sent me ahead of you" [Gen 45:5].
It is Joseph's willingness to provoke his brothers to emotional identifications and reactions, as well as his own ability to uncover himself to his brothers — allowing them to see that not just his face but all of his body is that of a Hebrew — that creates the bond that enables these brothers to eventually become a unified people. The emotional truth to this Midrash is that Joseph's willingness to move from his Egyptian persona, becoming vulnerable and a Hebrew, makes a new intimacy possible with his formerly estranged brothers.
In Numbers [32:6-7] Moses asks the tribes who chose to stay on the far side of the Jordan River, "will your brothers go to war and you sit here?" The tribes of Gad, Reuben and Manasheh agree that though they themselves are not settling the Promised Land, they will fight for the land, as well, since the fate of some of the Jewish people is the fate of all the Jewish people. Joseph taught his brothers that our fate is always a shared one, that all Jews need to reveal ourselves to each other so that we can see each other clearly, remaining emotionally attached to each other and our peoplehood.
In the speech that so moved Joseph, Judah states that the soul of Benjamin is bound up with the soul of Jacob. The language means literally that the souls are "knotted" together, "nafsho keshurah be'nafsho" [Gen 44:30]. Judah's distress, his inability to return to his father without his brother Benjamin — because Judah cannot bear to "see the awfulness that would overtake my father" [Gen 44:34] — creates the emotional connection that causes the "Egyptian" (Joseph) to cease acting Egyptian.
Only if we as a people continue to hear each other's stories and fates and react emotionally will we be able to remain a people. Wherever we are, we must be vulnerable to the pain and suffering of our sibling Jews in Israel, as well as throughout the world.
Beth Kissileff has taught Jewish studies and Hebrew Bible at Carleton College, the University of Minnesota, Smith College and Mount Holyoke College.


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err, just one extension and configure it via service center?
so, in the operation-tab of the extension you have a "Logical Database" information
there you point it towards the correct database.
this you will change according to which database you have to point to.
those database-connection are set in the adminstration tab and then databaseconnections.
see for more info: https://www.outsystems.com/help/servicestudio/9.1/#t=Integrating_with_other_systems%2FConnect_to_an_External_Database.htm
how do you name the entities?
Chances are you have the "table or view name" as something like "somename"."myentity".
and you simply have to remove "somename".
furthermore, are you sure that logging in via the new connection you do get the new schema?
if this is not helping, I suggest to provide some example and "dummy" screenshots of the several connections etc...
For anyone else still facing this issue, check out the "Remove database name from the Extension in Dev environment" section of the new step by step guide on how to deploy an integration with an external SQL Server or Azure Server database.


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Mattress Buying Guide: Are Box Springs Really Necessary?
A good night's sleep is essential for your engine to keep humming, and this to a great extent hinges on your mattress. What do we mean by a good mattress? The one that comes with a sturdy bed base and affords good support and comfort. Know whether box spring, a popular bed base choice, is really necessary for mattresses.
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Last Updated: Mar 26, 2018
A motor-based power base for your mattress!
The adjustable power bed bases make an amazing option which comes with features that allow you to change the position of your bed, and it also includes a massage feature.
Box springs are a common type of bed base with a wooden frame containing either coiled springs or metal rods, which are covered in a cloth or any synthetic fabric. Box springs are engineered to provide support to the mattress. It softens the firmness of the bed, raises the height of the bed (making getting in and out of the bed easier), as well as absorbs shock.
They act as an extra covering of cushioning that allows air circulation and lessens damage caused as a result of rough handling. As box springs are designed to provide flexibility to the mattress, they also contribute to its longevity.
Do all mattresses come with a box spring?
If you have gone for a mattress shopping, you will have realized that the selection often comes in the form of a set, that is a mattress and box springs. It is at this point that you will reach a fork in the road, unable to decide whether to buy a mattress with a box spring or without it. Well, even when you are unable to decide, you still know that your mattress will be needed to be put on something; well of course, unless you want to be too close to the ground (but that look is such a blow to the space aesthetics!)
What is the purpose of a box spring under a mattress?
The reason mattresses come with box springs is because every mattress needs a specific type of support; hence, the box spring, likewise, is designed to work with the mattress. Your mattress does need a box spring as it functions as a shock absorber as they have some 'give' to it that helps to relieve pressure from the mattress.
Is there a difference in box springs?
A box spring is always used in union with the bed frame, and not everyone likes their mattresses to be right on the ground. So, a mattress with a box spring on a bed frame will keep your hygiene issues out of question. Depending on your aesthetic preference, you can go in for a low-profile box springs option, which measures between 5 or 6 inches and makes a good choice for those who don't want their sleep surface to be too high or for those who already have a high bed frame and are purchasing a tall mattress as getting in and out of the bed becomes a bit problematic. A standard high-profile box spring that stands tall at 9 inches is another type of box spring.
Do all mattresses need a box spring?
While it is true that all mattresses need a support, it however need not come from a box spring only. Those who own a platform bed need not use a box spring for their mattress, as it gets the requisite support from the slats and/or solid panel. In this case, any type of mattress can be supported with the platform bed's platform surface.
Do you need box springs for a memory foam mattress?
Well, most memory foam mattresses are engineered to remain firm and work sturdy on flat surfaces, even without the box spring base. But, you can still use a box spring underneath; however, make sure that the box spring is evenly distributed and long as memory foam mattresses take the shape of the bed base, and if it is uneven, it will cause discomfort. You can also put a 1/4" layer of perforated plywood over it to give it the necessary support and air circulation underneath the mattress.
We hope this article helps you solve your mattress bed base quandary. Also, make sure you ask the mattress manufacturer whether not buying a mattress as a set will affect its warranty and performance, as you don't want to forgo the box spring just because it saves you a few dollars.


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small keyboard with ROM-Pack, key lighting & blip rhythm
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main features:
- 32 mini keys
- built-in speaker (with unpleasant, loud mid-range resonance)
- monophonic main voice
- 8 OBS preset sounds {violin, organ, harpsichord, piano, celesta, trumpet, clarinet, flute}
- 12 preset rhythms {rock, disco, 16 beat, swing 2 beat, swing 4 beat, samba, bossa nova, beguine, tango, march, slow rock, waltz}
- volume switch (5 steps)
- tempo +/- buttons (16 steps?)
- ROM- Pack music cartridge slot for melody guide and "auto play" (jukebox mode)
- "melody guide" keyboard play training feature with key lighting (32 red & green LEDs above the keys), 4 levels and automatic rating
- 2 "one key play" buttons (to step note by note through ROM musics)
- semi- analogue sound generator similar like VL-1 (only monophonic keyboard play, but additional 4 note polyphonic accompaniment during automatic ROM music play). The digital envelopes (with audible zipper noise) are linear and thus sounds unrealistic because they fade silent too soon.
- rhythms consist of dull and distorted digital (squarewave?) blips + simple shift register noise {base, low tom, high tom, snare, cymbal}
- tuning adjustment trimmer
- headphone and power supply jack
notes:The PT-82 was likely intended as a technically simplified successor of the Casio PT-80. The speaker has an unpleasant, loud mid- range resonance. The main voice sounds are the same like with the PT-80, but tend to sound a little thinner and harsher. These sounds resemble much a Casio VL-Tone 1; unfortunately they don't include the famous "fantasy" sound of the latter. Although the musics from ROM- Packs play with nicely orchestrated accompaniment, the player can play own musics only monophonic with a simple rhythm and no accompaniment at all. Due to various other "Casio PT" keyboards (e.g. PT-30 or PT-80) had a set of additional buttons to the left of the keyboard to play chords, I searched also for such keyboard matrix eastereggs, but yet found none. The distorted percussion sounds a bit harsh, very colourless, and really thin and boring (like when blip drums from a PT-30 keyboard would have been resampled at an extremely low resolution and sample rate which removes all dynamics). The rhythm patterns resemble the PT-80, but are not identical (e.g. blip instead of popping base drum). Much like with the VL-Tone 1, the harpsichord sound suffers from a too slow attack rate, which makes it unrealistic. In the plastic case of my PT-82 was an embossed mark that seems to be the manufacturing date 86-02-08. The hardware is much simpler than PT-80 and contains far less analogue components; with my PT-82 one of the red key lighting LEDs was faulty and had to be replaced.When the instrument is switched on, it plays a tone scale (8 notes) while a light runs from left to right on the LED chain. The instrument was sold with the Casio ROM- Pack RO-551. The ROM- Pack cartridge employs the same conductive carbonized silicone rubber connector that is used in many LCD watch displays. (I had to clean mine and the contact row on the PCB with isopropanol to make it function reliable.)
More interesting is that the musics from it can be used with "melody guide" training feature, in which a flashing LED (next key) and a lit LED (current key) in the LED chain above the keys teach monophonic keyboard play. It has 4 training levels {1= with light, waits for correct key, 2= with light, no waiting, 3= without light, waits for correct key, 4= without light, no waiting}. After finishing a piece of music, the player can press the "rating" button to see how good he has played. To show this, a sort-of "wheel of fortune" noise effect is played while a light runs multiple times from left to right above the keys. The light turns slower and then stops at a certain key. The better the player has played (less wrong noted and timing flaws), the further right it stops with a short jingle that depending on how good the player was {"* TRY AGAIN"= falling notes, "** FAIR"= very disharmonic clip of "Unterlanders Heimweh", "*** GOOD"= fanfare, "**** EXCELLENT"= different fanfare}. As a sound effect, the rating jingles can be also started by pressing the "rating" button while the mode switch is set to "play" instead of "melody guide". In this case the melody guide level select switch selects which of the 4 jingles is played.


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SoCal punks Sic Waiting are releasing Highway Miles, a tour EP featuring four new songs to be sold exclusively at their upcoming shows. Today we're stoked to be bringing you an exclusive stream of a new track from the release, titled "Last Line of Defense" and you can listen to it below.
"Last Line of Defense" is a b-side from their latest studio album Anchors Astray which was independently released in 2010. Sic Waiting last released an EP titled Vices on September 4th, 2013 through Dang! Records.
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Interest rate tracking feature poised for future increasesrealbondadmin
Today's announcement by the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee ends months of speculation about the timing of the first base-rate increase for more than a decade. The rate has risen from 0.25% to 0.5% pa. The previous increase was as long ago as July 2007 when the rate moved from 5.5 to 5.75% pa.
REAL Income Bonds offer investors a base-rate tracking feature. The Bonds' marginal interest rate of 3.5% tracks any changes in base rate between 0.5% and 5% pa; currently the Bonds pay 0.5% + 3.5% = 4.0% per annum. Investors who are concerned about locking into other fixed-interest products, which could leave them disadvantaged by another base rate rise, will therefore benefit from the tracking feature. Any further BoE base rate increase will trigger a corresponding increase in Income Bond interest, for example if base rate rises to 0.75%, Bond interest will rise to 0.75% + 3.5% = 4.25% per annum.


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Children's Centres play a key role in prevention and early intervention in Bristol by bringing together early education, health and family support services to make the best use of expertise and resources in order to most effectively support families with young children. Children's Centres offer a mix of universal and targeted family support services in conjunction with key partner organisations in their local area.
Children's Centres
Advice and Support Service
Five to Thrive
Parenting Programmes
Think Family and the Family Outcome Plan
Children Affected by Parental Offending
Family Support contacts
Sally Jaeckle, Head of Early Years Services
Family Support SLEs
Lucy Hudd - firstname.lastname@example.com
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Summer of Soccer 2019
With three major international tournaments going on right now, soccer fans and...
Originally Published: March 19, 2008 THE LATE ERECK PLANCHER
WHY is the ultimate
CRY of the human race
For all the senseless things that happen to ourselves and others. That happen to individuals and groups of people. Ereck Plancher is one more WHY you never would have ever probably heard of if not for his untimely death this week. On a Football Field. A talented Freshman at the University of Central Florida simply going through some Spring drills nothing violent at all DREAMING of the Fall to come and the GLORY he could at least dream might be his even at a less heralded college like Central Florida.
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We might quote Shakespeare in Macbeth learning of the death of one of the characters we hear the words " nothing became his life as his leaving it." Clearly out of its context here. But in a perverse way just as applicable to the death of Ereck Plancher. His Death "merited" 259 reference points in Google News. Anyone doing anything gaining that much notoriety is less than common even more at the University of Central Florida.
But now Ereck Plancher has done so for reasons he will never be able to appreciate.
Red Shirt Freshman Wide Receiver Ereck Plancher will NEVER make a catch for UCF. He will NEVER score a Touchdown. He will NEVER make a game winning play. Ereck Plancher will NEVER appear in the football records of UCF.
Because of Fate
It could have been anyone of the thousands of young athletes in Division I, II and III going through Spring training drills already thinking past the spring and summer to the Fall. But it was none of them who died this week on the football field.
It was Ereck Plancher
In fact Ereck did merit a brief mention in the Orlando Sentinel back on February 21. 2008, titled " Prep Players Jump At Early Enrollment." To quote ….
" They aren't among the young college standouts who left college early and are participating in this week's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. They are taking the early trend a step further, graduating from high school a semester early to enroll in college and participate in spring football workouts before their true freshman year even begins."
Then ……
" At UCF, Jake Goray and Ereck Plancher are happy with their decisions ….. Said Plancher: "My goal was to try to get a 4.0 [GPA] in the spring so I could get off to a good start in college. I wasn't worried about playing time. I just wanted a chance to find my way around."
Later in the article this prophetic remark ….
" It's just my personal opinion, but I think kids who leave early miss out on the best part of their senior year and don't get to enjoy a wonderful part of growing up," college coach Phil Ziglar said. "Sometimes I wonder if it's about education or about football. I think most men are pretty young their senior year of high school to be participating in spring football. I know it's great for the universities to see what kind of talent they've got, but how much does it really help the athlete? "
Then UCF coach George O'Leary …
" My experience is, you have to sit down a couple of them and really baby-sit them, because they're not ready from a mental standpoint to handle some of the situations that come up from a time management standpoint or those things," O'Leary said.
"I always tell the kids to enjoy their senior year. It only happens once."
Well guess what had Ereck Plancher taken Boone College Coach Ziglar and UCF Coach O'Leary's advice seems like he would be alive today. Or would he ? No cause of death yet. But of course Ziglar and O'Leary get to have it both ways.
Bemoaning early college admissions that rob High Schoolers of their last semester while actively recruiting them for their college football teams. Seems like if UCF refused to accept Red Shirt Freshmen who finish high school early one thing is for sure Ereck Plancher would at least not have dropped dead on their practice field this week.
Is there some moral message here
some sermon about right and wrong
to be preached and to learn from
not really all we really have is the
death of young Ereck Plancher
nothing more nothing less
Rest in Peace Ereck


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This Blogpost I'd like to use to tell something about PathLayout, a separate package for layout algorithms in PathVisio.
The Paver plugin uses this package for it's layout functions. But because it is a separate package, other plugin projects can also make use of this package.
Currently the following layout algorithms are supported:
- Balloon:
A Layout implementation that assigns positions to vertices using associations with nested circles. (source: jung)
- Fruchterman-Reingold:
The Fruchterman-Rheingold algorithm. (source: jung)
Meyer's "Self-Organizing Map" layout. (source: jung)
- Kamada-Kawai:
The Kamada-Kawai algorithm for node layout. (source: jung)
- Spring:
A simple force-directed spring-embedder. (source: jung)
- Prefuse:
Force-Directed layout algorithm of the Prefuse software package. (source: prefuse)
If you want to use pathlayout in your own plugin project:
– collections-generic-4.01.jar
- Add the downloaded jars to your lib folder
- Use the layout enumerator from the LayoutManager class to select and instantiate your layouts
Github: https://github.com/GSOCPaver/PathLayout
Api-docs: http://gsocpaver.github.io/PathLayout/


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The motorhome business – much like the automotive field — is pretty decent this spring for Tiffin Motorhomes Inc., Red Bay, Ala., according to Jerry Williamson, national sales manager. "It's really good for us," Williamson told RVBUSINESS.com during the late March Good Sam Rally at Arizona's Phoenix International Raceway. "We've seen the market thrive and continue. We are not seeing a (gas-price-related) slowdown, even though we look at the economic indicators. We haven't changed our pace at all and, hopefully, we won't have to." Fact is, Williamson was more interested in talking about Tiffin's hottest coach at the moment, a 42-foot, tag-axle, $270,000 (approximate retail) Phaeton A-body released in February as a 2012 model on a 46,000-pound GVWR Freightliner chassis powered by a 400 HP Cummins engine featuring expansive carrying capacities, a fireplace and eye-level TV. These style points, along with a living area enhanced with an L-shaped sofa, are the sort of home-like amenities that, Williamson maintains, are catching consumers' eyes right now. "This new living area concept allows us to be more versatile in how we can equip the options in the living area," he added. "This is one of the reasons that the Phaeton is still the No. 1 diesel in the country. It was last year and the year before, and it continues to be right now, according to Stat Surveys (Statistical Surveys Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.). So, we are in the sweet spot of the price point right there with the Phaeton — the right package, features and pricing." For additional information visit www.tiffinmotorhomes.com.
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I'm thinking 2.4mm aluminum. To get a good cut, you'd need to glue it to a sacrificial and use that to clamp, though. Something like Mitee-grip might work.
Water-jet or laser might be more appropriate, though. Aluminum is hard to laser, stainless steel is reportedly easier (there are 200W lasers that claim to do 16g stainless.)


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>> Monday, March 11, 2013
I'm working on an app that reads image data from the Android's camera and processes it with OpenCL. In the meantime, I thought I'd mention three upcoming conferences:
- AMD Developer Summit (11/11/13 in San Jose) - a conference devoted to OpenCL and AMD technology. Presentation topics can be submitted here and the deadline is March 15.
- LEAP Conference (5/21/13 in London) - LEAP stands for Low Energy Application Parallelism, and the conference focuses on high-performance computing with low-power hardware. The call for papers is here and the deadline is March 15.
- GTC (3/18/13 in San Jose) - Nvidia calls it the GPU Technology Conference, but it's really just for Nvidia GPUs.


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Situated in the pristine Canggu area, The Kirana welcomes its visitors with their precisely built 'back to nature' style accommodation and international-standard facilities.
The Kirana accommodates their surrounding as their very own element of excitement, with vast paddy field and a wantilan-style lobby greets the visitors with tranquil ambience. All weary travelers are welcome to have a pleasant stay in-between their fun-packed holiday.
There are 29 total rooms at The Kirana divided into several types; namely Kirana room, Pool Access, Deluxe, Suite, Penthouse and a 4-Bedrooms Club House. All come with different styles and shape that you can choose to fulfill your desire of comfortable living space. All fully Air-Conditioned room units are equipped with several amenities; including IDD Telephone, wide screen LED TV with up to 60 channels, safety box, mini bar and many more. Other facilities provided by the hotel include an infinity swimming pool, restaurant, gym and Kanaya Spa treatment center.
The Kirana also provides a suitable alternative with broad selection of wedding packages, accommodating happy brides with several spots of stunning scenery, from rooftop view, garden wedding, to private wedding at their opulent villas.
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Medals aplenty for Diss Otters
Diss Otters collected a host of medals from the Warwick Thompson Memorial County Gala at Waterworld in Thetford over the weekend.
The event, which was staged by Norfolk ASA, is attended by clubs from across the county, attracting some of the best swimmers in the area.
And the Otters more than held their own in that company, racking up almost a 50 per cent return of medals as they picked up 34 from 69 individual swims.
The medal haul included 12 of the gold variety, followed by 10 silvers and a further 12 bronzes.
There was a particularly impressivedisplay in the pool by Shannon Evans, who collected four gold medals and two silvers.
Two gold medals and two silvers went the way of Ciaran Strike, Forbes Irvine returned two golds and a bronze, while Finlay Neve pocketed a brace of golds to go alongside Olivia Chapman's one.
Nathan Hunt picked up a gold, silver and bronze, with Lily Ellis returning to base having won one silver and a bronze.
Two silvers and a bronze went the way of Alex Jackson, with Harvey Gates and Katie Halmshaw winning one silver and two bronzes respectively.
Silver was the colour for Oslo Chapman (one) and Harry Button (two), while bronzes went the way of Toby Townsend (one) and Thea Irvine (two).
The Diss Otters squad was made up: Lily Ellis, Amber Dewsbery, Alex Jackson, Shannon Evans, Harvey Gates, Katie Halmshaw, Ciaran Strike, Oslo Chapman, Toby Townsend, Harry Button, Olivia Chapman, Nathan Hunt, Forbes Irvine, Darcie Martin, Kara O'Dell, Finlay Neve and Thea Irvine.


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Booking Terms
When you book a rental of Baan Kilee, you accept the following conditions.
1.1 Provisional Confirmation of Availability and Rates When we receive a request for availability, we will confirm the applicable rates and the deposit amount.
Our bookings are handled by Samui Villas & Homes, the villa management company, or its associated companies. We may refer you to them for the processing of the booking and, in that situation, you will need to deal directly with them for payments either from or to you.
1.2 Exclusions & Additional Charges The rates we quote do not include baggage handling, gratuities, international telephone or fax charges, car rental, food, soft drinks and/or liquor, personal items and expenses, or the cost for excessive cleaning (such as upholstery or rug shampooing caused by more than fair wear and tear) or replacing breakages. In addition to the rates we quote, you will have to pay an additional 17.7%, comprising a service charge of 10% of the rental amount and a government tax of 7% of the total amount.
1.3 Check-in/check-out times We will quote rental rates on a per night basis. Check-in time is after 3.00 pm and check-out is by 10.30 am on the day of departure. The minimum stay is at least 3 nights or, during the Christmas and New Year holidays, 7 or 10 days (if spanning Christmas Day and New Year's Eve).
1.4 Rates Rates quoted are based on the number of rooms used and the combination of adults and children. Only those persons named on the booking form may stay at Baan Kilee (please notify us as soon as possible of any changes). For larger groups or functions, special rates will be proposed.
1.5 Accommodation Unless it has been agreed differently at the their of booking, the accommodation we make available for a booking is for no more than 18 people including children and babies though extra beds can be made available. For parties of 14 adults or more a second chef is required. For parties of 18 a split shift is required for lunch and dinner otherwise a second chef is required.
1.6 Initial Deposit We must receive an initial deposit of 30% or 3 days of the full rental amount (whichever is the greater) together with the completed Guest Booking Form before a confirmation can be issued. No contract will be issued between us and you until funds have been received and accepted by us. If funds are not received within 5 banking days of us notifying you of your booking, we have the right to cancel the booking and we may allocate the Samui villa to another client. If the booking is cancelled, cancellation charges will be payable in accordance with the cancellation clause below. Before the booking is confirmed and a contract comes into existence, we reserve the right to increase or decrease the agreed prices. No contract will exist between us and you until we receive the required payment.
2. PAYMENT Final payment consisting of the remaining balance must be received by us at least 90 days before the guest arrival date (or 100% together with the Reservation Form if booked less than 90 days in advance of arrival). Failure to make the final payment on a timely basis will make reservations subject to automatic cancellation. All rates for accommodation are quoted in US dollars. If the booking is made within 30 days of the arrival date, you must pay 100% of the rental amount at the time of booking. If we do not receive the balance by the due date, we reserve the right to cancel the booking and cancellation charges will apply.
3. CANCELLATIONS TO RESERVATION If we wish to cancel the booking we must give written notice of this to you and if you wish to cancel the booking you must give written notice of that to us. The cancellation will take effect when the written notice is received and the following cancellation charges will be payable depending on when the notice of the cancellation is received in writing:
More than 30 days before arrival date: all payments will be forfeited but credited for 9 months from the date of the cancellation. The credit amount can be applied by you towards another reservation within the following 9 months.
30 days before arrival date or even later or bookings for the Christmas or New year periods: all payments will be forfeited. A full or partial refund is applicable only if we secure another reservation for some or all of the cancelled dates.
These cancellation charges also apply if we cancel the booking because you have not paid any balance which is due. If the dates of the booking need to be changed or amended, this will be treated as a cancellation of the original booking and cancellation charges may apply. Any change to the original reservation is subject to our approval If you choose to terminate your rental period early, this will be treated the same as a cancellation for the remaining period and a penalty will be applicable as in the other terms for cancellation.
4. ALTERATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS BY US Though it is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to confirmed arrangements, it does occasionally happen, and we will advise you at the earliest possible date. If, for any reason beyond our control, we are unable to provide you with the booking for the Villa that we have previously agreed, we reserve the right to cancel the reservation. For example, if the property is damaged or rendered unusable, or is sold, we will have to cancel the booking and refund you in full (and we shall absorb any bank transfer charges). Except for the return of your previous payments we shall not be liable for any further obligations or claims by the client. We will, of course, help you as much as possible to find alternative accommodation and, if we had agreed a special rate with you, will endeavour to find another time when you can stay with us for the same rate.
5. REGISTERED GUESTS Please bring photocopies of everyone's passport with you. Otherwise, the Samui villa manager will check your passports and make the copies. Only those persons stipulated on the booking form may stay at the property as guests. Please notify us as soon as possible of any changes. The number of people staying at the property must not exceed the maximum capacity indicated in the Booking Form, except in the case of infants (under two years old). Should we or any staff find that the number of people staying at the property exceeds that on the booking form, additional guests will be subject to a per person, per day surcharge and may be asked to vacate the Samui Villa. We regret that no pets are allowed in the Villa grounds.
Guests may occasionally wish to invite other people to join them at the villa for daytime or evening socializing. This can place a pressure on the villa's staff and resources so we do ask guests to give at least 24 hours advance notice and to accept that some additional costs may need to be passed on.
6. INSURANCE It is a condition of the booking that the entire party must arrange its own comprehensive travel insurance cover (including cancellation, flight delays, loss and damage to baggage and other property) and health insurance (including evacuation and repatriation coverage). Neither we nor any staff are responsible for any and all claims, including any accidents related to the use of the Villa facilities or locally procured third party services such as, watercraft, water sports, jeep or motorbike rental etc. As deposits and rental payments are not refundable after a reservation has been confirmed, we highly recommend to buy an all inclusive travel insurance which covers all your expenses if you have to cancel your journey, need medical treatment overseas or emergency evacuation, or extra costs because of luggage delay or loss, etc. Neither we nor any staff shall be responsible for any delay, additional expense or inconvenience caused directly or indirectly by events outside our control such as civil disturbances, fires, floods, severe weather, acts of God, acts of Government etc.
7. LIABILITY In no circumstances will you hold us or any staff responsible for any loss, expense, damage, claim or injury either directly or indirectly, consequential or otherwise whatsoever, however caused or incurred, whether arising in contract or otherwise in law or equity as a result of rendering of the services or accommodations as described or substituted, or by reason of military action, revolution or acts of God, or by any staff, agents, employees, subcontractors, servants or third parties whatsoever supplying any of the services or accommodations herein or as substituted. If any accommodations and/or services are substituted, we will act at all times in good faith and use its best efforts to substitute with accommodations and/or services of a type comparable to or better than those originally contracted. We, at our sole and unfettered discretion, reserve the right to refuse or discontinue service to any person(s) and/or to rescind any contract for accommodations or guest services. By acceptance of this contract and or the transfer of the 50% down payment, it is assumed by us that this requirement has and will be complied with in full.
8. COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS Each Villa building is to the same overall standard, quality and finish but there are small differences in style and decor.( Note The Lilypond bedroom suite doubles as a fitness room and playroom and is of inferior furnishing quality to the other bedrooms but the same size with the same ensuite) The descriptions provided by us on the website and elsewhere are made in good faith. Neither we nor any staff accept any responsibility for any modifications made which are not mentioned here or anywhere else. Neither we nor any staff accept responsibility for the breakdown of the supply of water, or electricity, nor of swimming pool filtration systems, though we will use our best endeavors to arrange for any such problems to be solved quickly. If there are any problems during the rental period, which could not be solved by dealing directly with the local staff, contact us immediately and we will use our best endeavors to rectify the situation. We will do as much as can be reasonably expected to avoid and rectify any problems that may occur, but cannot be held responsible for any problems. Any complaints must be notified to us within 24 hours of the occurrence giving rise to the complaint. Should a problem remain unsolved please make a complaint in writing to us within14 days of the completion of the rental period. If the Villa is vacated before the end of the rental period without mutual agreement this may result in the loss of all rights to compensation. No complaints will be considered if made after the departure date or if not acknowledged by the villa owner. Because the water table on the island is rich with minerals, high mineral content can occasionally enter the pool filter system and this can result in the swimming pool being unattractive or unusable for a period while the filter system clears the problem. If this happens, you and we agree that loss of the use of the pool has a value equal to 20% of the daily rate payable for the Villa and we shall refund you 20% of the daily rate for each full 24 hour period during your stay when the pool is unusable. We also agree that, if the pool remains unusable for 3 days or more, you are entitled to cancel the rest of your stay at the Villa on the following basis: we will, in that situation, work with Samui Villa & Homes to provide you with an alternative villa for your party to stay in (for the same daily rate) and, if that is not possible, we will refund to you the daily rate for the cancelled days which you have paid minus any agency commissions which may have been paid or deductible in respect of your booking.
9. CONDUCT & BEHAVIOUR As the person signing the contract, you are responsible for the correct and appropriate behavior of the guests staying at the Villa. If any member of the party does not behave as required by these Terms and Conditions, we or any staff may at our or their absolute discretion ask the offending guest or guests to vacate the Villa immediately. In such a case, this will be treated as a cancellation of the original booking and no refund can be claimed from us.
10. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY It is prohibited to act unlawfully in any way whatsoever and to bring in and/or use/consume any illegal substances. We reserve the right to notify the local authorities of any offenders. In addition, in line with its moral duty and respect for local employees, as well as for the safety of our valued guests, guests may not bring non-registered persons back to the villa under any circumstances. We reserve the right for us or any staff to request anyone to vacate a property at any time.
11. STAFF AT THE VILLA The service charge is 10% additional to the villa booking fee. Including in those services is the cooking for in–villa dining and snacks (see webpage for details), concierge service, shopping service and villa cleaning. Extra services such as those of catering for a party and/or drivers can usually be sourced. Please give ample notice as soon as possible; especially at peak holiday seasons and we shall try to assist. We assume no liability for such contracted staff. The rates for these services will be provided in advance and shall be paid by you as incurred.
12. LINEN, TOWELS & LAUNDRY Linen and towels are included in the Villa. These are normally changed every three (3) days. If you require more frequent changes please contact the villa staff manager. We will bear the cost of, and will arrange, basic laundering of your clothes but will sub-contract this service to an external laundry company. Neither we nor any staff shall be liable to you for any loss or damage which occurs during the external laundry service. Laundry facilities are available for the guests to use themselves and are free of charge (though we take no responsibility for accidents or damage resulting from poor water quality or unexpected chemicals). Outside laundry and dry cleaning services are also available for a small service charge and must be paid at the time incurred.
In the event that we provide a complimentary laundry service, we will use external contractors and will take no responsibility for loss or damage to your clothing items.
13. MINIBUS & TRANSPORTATION We offer a Baan Kilee Minibus service for up to 10 passengers in adition to local taxis. We use external drivers for this service, and advance booking is required. We retain a booster seat at the Villa for use in the minibus and one child's car seat, but we do recommend brining your own with which you are familiar.
The minibus will make one complimentary trip (for 10) to Chaweng during your stay and thereafter it is bookable on request and charged to the guests account.
14. VALUABLES Any valuables left at the Koh Samui villa are left at your own risk. Neither we nor any staff are responsible for their loss or damage. Please make sure that you do not leave valuables lying around. There are safety boxes available in each bedroom.
15. DUE CARE AND SUPERVISION As part of this agreement, guests are required to take care when staying at the villa and be especially watchful of children playing in the gardens, near the entrance of the Koh Samui villa, in the staircases, close to any glass doors, windows or pergolas, in the pool area and in the pool and jacuzzi and on all the indoor and outdoor staircases, the steps down to the beaches and the paving stones across the ponds. Guests recognise that terrazzo is a very slippery surface and the stone paving around the pool area can also be slippery when wet and, accordingly, guests must take extra special care when walking wet in the bedrooms and bathrooms and around the pool area and should not enter the living/dining area or the café when still wet from the pool or rain. We are not responsible for damage or injuries arising as a result of ignoring this.
16. SMOKING POLICY Please note that smoking is prohibited inside enclosed spaces at the Villa (including bedrooms, the living and dining area and the dorm). We have provided ashtrays and external areas suitable for smoking. If any stains, odours or other damage is caused to interior spaces as a result of smoking from guests during a stay at the villa, the guests will be charged for the costs of restoring the interiors (including furnishings) to their original condition (this may include at deep clean and/or repainting or replacement).
17. NOISE We have to be respectful about the effect that noise we make will have on our neighbours. For functions using power-amplified music (eg. disco or live bands) there are certain locations (closer to the beach) where noise will be less disruptive and we ask for those areas to be used for evening/night-time functions and for the music in those places to be turned down from midnight. For normal amplified sound (the villa's music system), we ask that the music be restricted to indoor speakers, if requested, from 11p.m. onwards.
18. APPLICABLE LAW These Terms and Conditions and any contract to which they apply are governed in all respects by Hong Kong law and the Hong Kong courts only shall have jurisdiction in relation to any claim or dispute arising out of, or connected with them.
19. AGREEMENT By signing the Booking Form, you confirm that you agree that the above Terms and Conditions will apply to your reservation.
For the purposes of the terms and conditions set out in clauses 1 to 19 above and any Booking Form (as defined below):
"Booking Form" means any form submitted by you and accepted by us or sent to you by us and accepted by you in or substantially in the form set out below.
"Staff" means any of the staff working in the Villa, whether or not directly employed by us or any third party contractor.
"Terms and Conditions" means those terms and conditions set out in any relevant Reservation Form and in the preceding clauses 1 to 20.
"Villa" means the property known as Baan Kilee , Lipa Noi, Ko Samui, Surattani 84320 and all the buildings, vehicles and structures around that property.


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Rewind backs up your QuickBooks Online data continuously (in real time), which means there's no single "backup" to go back to - instead, within the UI, you can rewind items either one by one or back to a certain time.
We're working on providing you with the ability to rewind your entire QuickBooks Online account back in time, as well as rewind items in bulk (e.g. ALL Transactions, etc.), which will become available in the coming months.
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Ubuntu and Kubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu and Kubuntu 9.04
The popular Ubuntu Linux is a favorite for home users as well as the business desktop set. Ubuntu offers stability, excellent community support, and a clear, uncluttered user interface. This month's DVD comes with both Ubuntu 9.04 and the popular Kubuntu variant on a double-sided disc.
The 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" release features faster boot times, an innovative notification app, and several new tools, including the PulseAudio music server. If you prefer the Gnome desktop, try Ubuntu. If you favor KDE, start with the Kubuntu side. A built-in Live boot option lets you boot the system from the DVD and test drive Jaunty Jackalope without disturbing the contents of your hard drive.
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Evolution 2.26
Synaptic 0.62
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Rhythmbox 0.12
F-Spot 0.5.0
Ekiga 3.2
Tomboy 0.14
Kubuntu comes with KDE 4.2 and an equivalent collection of KDE-based desktop tools
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Processor: Runs on most Intel x86-based PCs, such as Intel Pentium and AMD Athlon
Memory: 384MB Minimum
Free Disk Space: 2GB Minimum
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[2] Ubuntu Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/
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[5] Summary of help sources: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
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In case you haven't heard, if you're hoping to engage with millennials and members of Generation Z, you'd better figure out how to work Snapchat to your advantage. It has more than 100 million users who spend around half an hour there every day. Several forward-thinking brands have already gotten the hang of partnering with the biggest Snapchat influencers via "takeovers" and sponsored campaigns.
Here are 14 of the biggest people on Snapchat right now and what they're doing right.
Mike Platco @mplatco
Mike Platco is perhaps the world's first professional Snapchat artist—making him one of the original Snapchat influencers—and he sometimes makes tens of thousands of dollars per image for his innovative art. He has partnered with Disney, "Pretty Little Liars," and "The Voice," and was instrumental in GrubHub's early mastery of the Snapchat platform. He creates content for his own personal account as well as the many branded business accounts he collaborates with, and reaches millions of followers in the 13 to 25 year old age range daily.
Jenna Mourey/Marbles @Jennakermarbles
When even your two dogs have hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, it's safe to say you've mastered the art of engagement, and that's Jenna Marbles in a nutshell. In 2010 she took over YouTube, and she's had similar success on Shapchat. She has not been as willing to work with brands directly—at least not yet—because she sees her success as linked to her followers trusting and liking her. (This is exactly why influencer marketing is so successful: it is genuine.)
Lilly Singh @iisuperwomanii
Lilly Singh is one of the online superstars, whose massive social following has ultimately led to her production of an independent documentary, "A Trip to Unicorn Island," whose world tour was sponsored by Coca-Cola. It's a great branding fit given Coca-Cola's "Open Happiness" campaign since Singh's entire approach is on spreading humor and joy with her videos and snaps.
Jerome Jarre @JeromeJarre
Jerome Jarre first found Internet fame on Vine, but moved to Snapchat in 2014 and had 1.5 million followers there that same year. A classic influencer, he has reportedly turned down million dollar endorsement deal because he didn't want to sell food he felt was unhealthy. He has collaborated with GE and MTV, however, so like other Snapchat influencers the key here may be finding the right branding and personality match.
Shaun McBride @Shonduras
Shaun McBride is the OG of Snapchat influencers. When he first started on the app he was a snowboard and skateboard sales rep, but soon his funny snaps featuring the Snapchat drawing tool got noticed. He has created high dollar content for Taco Bell and Disney on the platform and maintains a loyal fanbase.
Jacey Duprie/Damsel in Dior @damselindior
Jacey Duprie has been one of the top fashion influencers on both Instagram and Snapchat for years. "Damsel in Dior" was featured as one of five fashion bloggers by the ShopStyle shopping search engine aggregator marketing campaign and she was the face of Jaguar breathing new youth into the brand on Instagram. Now she's bringing the same success to Snapchat as she also promotes her own clothing line with Splendid.
Christine Mi @Miologie
Christine Mi is one of the top Snapchat influencers because she strikes a fantastic balance between creating funny, intricate drawings with the platform tool, posting photos with hilarious captions, and snapping back when followers respond to her. A professional Snapchat artist and strategist, The Verge named her one of the Top 10 Snapchatters to follow in 2015 (and only two of those top ten were actual people).
Ingrid Nilsen @ingrid.nilsen
In the fashion and beauty space, Ingrid Nilsen is golden among Snapchat influencers. She is known as high-profile fashion vlogger "Miss Glamorazzi" on YouTube, and was also a judge on Project Runway Threads and Covergirl's first official Glambassador. When she came out to 3.6 million fans on YouTube in 2014 she didn't lose a step in terms of popularity, so it's safe to say that her influence isn't going anywhere.
Casey Neistat @caseyneistat
For a great lesson in social media storytelling, take some time out of your day and watch some Casey Neistat videos if you're not already familiar with him. If you are, you already know that he's the guy who exposed "iPod's Dirty Secret" in a three minute video and then went on to create a television show that was bought by HBO and snowboard through Manhattan. He's one of the biggest Snapchat influencers because he can tell a story.
GeeOhSnap (Geir Ove Pedersen) @geeohsnap
Geeohsnap is a Norwegian Snapchat artist who first became recognized as a Snapchat influencer in 2014 when his "Random People Project" went viral. Since that time he has created content on the platform for GO90, Lionsgate, Disney, Sphero, Starbucks, the Force Friday event, Air France, and lots of other brands. With over 60,000 views a day on his own channel alone, Geeohsnap is a heavy hitter.
Chris Carmichael @ChrisCarm
Chris Carmichael can often be found in the snaps and stories of his Snapchat BFFs Jerome Jarre and Shonduras, so that should give you a sense of his social standing on the platform. In addition to being a Snapchat influencer he is also an entrepreneur, having launched Crater, a crowdfunding platform for Internet influencers, and co-founded Slinger, another vertical video discovery app.
Dasha Battelle @Dabttll
Dasha Battelle is a Snapchat artist who doesn't even need a stylus—she just uses her touchscreen and her finger to create her works of art. She also works for the visual storytelling team at Mashable.
Evan Garber @emgarber
A former engineer, Evan Garber is now one of the few full-time Snapchat influencers. He and Shonduras are partnered with AT&T to create the Snapper Hero series, and Garber has also created snaps for Major League Soccer, NBC, GE, the NBA, Disney, Tiger Beat Magazine, the US Open, Subway, Cinnabon, and McDonald's.
Cyrene Quiamco @cyreneq
Talented graphic designer Cyrene Quiamco takes selfies to a new level on Snapchat, which makes her both relatable and totally followable on the platform. She's also an avid fan of the Snapchat community, and created The11thSecond.com as a community hub for featuring the snaps of users—a fantastic way to get and stay engaged and keep a rabidly loyal fanbase.
These 14 Snapchat influencers are crushing it with the 100 million plus users that are on the platform every day, and they're also launching amazing new projects of their own. Who are your favorite Snapchat influencers? Let me know in the comments, please!


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Schools tap application developers for mobile solutions. While still in their infancy, the apps promise to deliver students and school data on the go.
Before the iPhone hit the mobile phone scene in 2007, the word "app" wasn't part of the typical person's vocabulary. That's changed over the last two years or so as an increasing number of software developers have come out with applications for mobile devices and an ever more diverse range of users, including K-12 technologists, educators, administrators, parents, and students.
Following a path paved by Stanford University, which was among the first educational institutions to develop an iPhone app, K-12 schools are utilizing the mobile apps to get information out to students, parents, faculty, and employees via mobile devices.
Latin School of Chicago and Sonoma Country Day School are among the K-12 institutions that are using the technology developed by Stanford University and adapted for use at their schools. With a little more than 1,000 students, Latin School of Chicago launched its first version of the application at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. The school worked with Terriblyclever Design, which is run by a group of Stanford University students, and its own Web site designer to implement the iPhone app.
The Latin School's App: School Info Now, Academics Down the Road
Shandor Simon, Latin School of Chicago's director of networking services, said the seeds for the initiative were planted about two years ago at a local conference where school representatives discussed possible mobile initiatives. Still in its infancy at the time, the iPhone was considered a possible vehicle for delivering school information via a mobile network, but wasn't quite ready to handle the task.
"It took about a year for the app to be developed," said Simon, who admitted that the first version of the technology tool is "pretty limited," yet still well received by the faculty members, students, and parents, who are using it to view online directories, calendars, sports schedules, and other important school-related information.
"We put everything from our main school directory on the iPhone app and then put that information in the hands of parents, teachers, and students," said Simon. "There's so much buzz around the iPhone itself, and it's nice to have a vehicle for plugging into that and taking advantage of it."
Simon admitted that the app has created a degree of "iPhone-envy" among constituents who own a different brand of cell phone. "The Blackberry users, while excited that our school is embracing new technology, wish that they were on the iPhone platform and able to use it," said Simon. On Simon's wish list right now is an application expansion that would allow the school to post academic information, homework assignments, and test schedules. "We're expecting that capability with the next release of the iPhone app," said Simon. "We like the idea of a student being able to use his or her iPhone to view homework assignments while they're at a game, or at football practice."
In the future, Latin School of Chicago may also incorporate an attendance function into the iPhone app, thus allowing teachers to quickly take and report roll without having to sit down at a computer. "There are certain classes where it would make more sense to just give a teacher an iPhone or iTouch to handle the task," said Simon. "We don't have plans to do this today, but we're definitely headed in that direction."
SCDS: Mobile Student Data
Sonoma Country Day School of Santa Rosa, CA, is also benefitting from its iPhone app implementation. With about 250 students, the school began using the app this summer after its Web site and IT provider inked a deal with the developers from Stanford University.
Ed Fitzgerald, technology director, said the school was most attracted to the app's ability to store and display directory information. Currently, he said, the iPhone application includes all student, parent, and alumni data. The technology hasn't replaced the school's paper directory, but it has put the information in a more accessible place for authorized users.
"Our board members have the school directory right in their pockets for easy access," said Fitzgerald, "while parents are using it to do things like contact other parents to schedule play dates and study sessions for their kids." Fitzgerald said the staff has also come to rely on the application, which dials parent telephone numbers directly from the listings page.
So far, Fitzgerald said, there have been no challenges in either using or maintaining the app. "Once Apple approved it, we downloaded it, and the app was up and running," he said. Like Simon, Fitzgerald is also hoping that the app's capabilities will expand in the future.
"We'd really like to be able to take attendance via iPhone," Fitzgerald said. "Right now, we're just waiting to see what's coming next in terms of new capabilities."
To other K-12 schools looking to add apps to their technology lineup, Simon said the first step should be to take informal polls on who is using the platform itself (iPhone versus Blackberry, for example), and pick the one that makes the most sense for the potential users.
"At first, we questioned the idea of targeting just one platform, but then we learned that we had a lot of iPhone users," said Simon. "We really haven't gotten much criticism for choosing this platform."
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Over the last few months I've been helping Bristol based naturalist Ed Drewitt put together a showreel for his broadcasting work. The project was briefly mentioned last time and I'm pleased to say its come along leaps and bounds since then.
In order to showcase Ed's presenting abilities, we immediately decided to shoot brand new footage. This would also be a fantastic exercise in storytelling for myself, as Ed and I conjured up several scripts to film in and around Bristol from which we would then take excerpts for the showreel.
Along the way we brought on board Theo Webb and Claire Thompson. With Theo came a Sony Z7 and an extremely handy radio mic, not to mention a great deal of professional experience. Claire was on hand to assist and take a few stills.
Timekeeping was a big issue. In what seemed at times a rather nonchalant manner, we'd set ourselves only one day in which to shoot everything. However, despite our ambitious time-limit, Ed and I had planned extremely carefully. Ready to film at location number one for first good light, we finished precisely when we meant to – maximising all we could of the diminishing daylight hours.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vowed to spend this summer although it will have to be after the World Cup, as reported by the Evening Standard.
The Gunners waited late last summer to make their move in the transfer market with Mesut Ozil arriving at the Emirates on Deadline Day and a spell of Déjà vu could come over fans this summer.
Wenger is set to sign a new deal with the North London club after the FA Cup final at Wembley later this month, committing his long term future.
Once that is done, the Frenchman will sit back and watch the World Cup before making any transfer moves for the summer and Wenger expects every other big club to follow suit.
"In my experience in a World Cup year, it has never been done early," he said.
"Nobody will do anything before the World Cup starts."
The World Cup ends on the 13th July, leaving a month until the start of the Premier League to get business done.


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This is one of my favourite soups to make when the weather gets cooler. If I can find serving size bread bowls I hollow out the buns and serve the soup in the bowls. The soup seeps into the bread and it is so delicious. Corn Chowder
8 slices Bacon, Cut Into Pieces
2 whole Onion, Chopped
3 celery stalks, diced
3 whole Bell Peppers, Finely Diced (red, Yellow, Orange)
3 large peeled potatoes, , diced
2 cans (12oz) Kernel corn
1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
6 cups Chicken Stock Or Broth
4 cups Half-and-half
2 cups (heaping) Grated Monterey Jack (with peppers if available)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Sliced Green Onions
Bread Bowls (optional)
In a large pot, add bacon and cook until tender crispy.
Remove bacon and set aside.
If there is too much bacon fat remove some. Then add the onions and celery and cook until they are soft.
Then add diced bell peppers and the potatoes, cook for about 5- 10 minutes.
Add corn and continue cooking for another minute.
Sprinkle flour evenly over the top and stir to combine.
Pour in broth and stir well
Add thyme and freshly cracked black pepper.
Allow this to thicken for 3 or 4 minutes, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the potatoes are tender and soft.
Stir in half and half.
Stir in cheeses.
Stir in cooked bacon.
Check seasonings. Add salt and pepper as needed.
Hollow out the bread bowls and warm in the oven.
Ladle into hollowed out bread bowls and sprinkle with green onions.
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|Chop bacon. cook until tender crisp.
|Remove cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Set aside.
|Add onions and celery to the bacon drippings. Cook until soft.
|Add peppers and potatoes, cook until vegetables are soft.
|Add corn. Continue cooking for a couple more minutes.
|Sprinkle in the flour, and stir.
|Add chicken broth, stir.
|Bring soup to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until potatoes are soft.
|Add half and half and cheeses.
|Stir in bacon.
|Add salt, pepper and thyme.
|Hollow out bread bowls, warm in the oven.
|Ladle soup into the bread bowls. Sprinkle soup with green onions.


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Recognizing that negative childhood experiences can affect a person's health long into adulthood, New York City's public hospital system is expanding its mental health programs for children and adolescents.
The programs, which NYC Health & Hospitals plans to announce on Wednesday, are designed to address the challenges facing many of the hospital system's young patients, such as poverty, violence and substance abuse — circumstances that doctors said make children more likely to need mental health treatment but less likely to get it.
The programs follow the increasingly popular "integrated care" model, which aims to minimize the bouncing of patients between physical health doctors, psychiatrists and community resources. Instead, previously isolated services are brought into tandem.
The HealthySteps program, for example, pairs a social worker or psychologist with pediatricians, so parents can receive advice on how to structure playtime or gain access to food stamps at the same time as their newborn receives immunizations. Project TEACH trains pediatricians to diagnose and prescribe medication for common disorders such as depression and anxiety. And the 100 Schools Project coaches teachers and guidance counselors on identifying trauma or substance abuse in middle and high school students.
"Traditionally, everything was siloed," Dr. Charles Barron, NYC Health & Hospitals' deputy chief medical officer, said of the division between physical and mental health care. "Now we're recognizing there's a continuum in a child's life — at home, in school, certainly in health care centers — and so creating these partnerships is really important."
The programs reflect an emerging consensus about how early experiences, particularly negative ones, can reshape the brain and make children more prone to disease, mental illness or conflict later in life. While research on the topic has accumulated over the past few decades, acknowledgment of the importance of early childhood mental health has accelerated in the last five years, said Matthew Melmed, executive director of Zero to Three, a nonprofit that promotes healthy child development and runs the national HealthySteps program.
NYC Health & Hospitals is not the first to introduce these integrated programs; 39 medical sites around New York State, including Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, have HealthySteps. But the public hospitals' patients would especially benefit from them, said Dr. Mary McCord, director of pediatrics at Gouverneur Skilled Nursing Facility, Diagnosis and Treatment Center, one of two NYC Health & Hospitals locations to introduce HealthySteps. Between 80 and 90 percent of the children at Gouverneur are on Medicaid, Dr. McCord said, and the vast majority are immigrants or children of immigrants.
"We're dealing with people with so many social issues in addition to the stressors of everyday life and health care," said Dr. Warren Seigel, chairman of pediatrics at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, the system's second HealthySteps site. "It's not just about your measles, mumps and rubella vaccines. It's about, do you have adequate housing? Is there heat in your house? Is there food on the table?"
Their patients rarely have access to traditional mental health care, such as regular, one-hour sessions with a therapist, Dr. Barron said. And cultural stigmas may also keep parents from seeking treatment.
"Before we had HealthySteps, we would sometimes identify these needs, and then it would be, 'What am I going to tell this mom?'" Dr. McCord said. "We'd make a referral to a community agency, and maybe the mom would go, and maybe they wouldn't."
Now the exam room functions as more of a one-stop shop, or, if parents need additional resources, at least a trusted launching pad. Since giving birth to her daughter, Fatimah Sosa, six months ago, Newliz Hernandez, 33, has come to expect more than breast-feeding tips or weigh-ins during checkups at Gouverneur. Her HealthySteps specialist, Dr. Brittany Webber, a child psychologist who sits in on every appointment, has also helped Ms. Hernandez, who lives with her grandmother, look for housing of her own.
Shalinie Sansarran, 20, who enrolled in HealthySteps at Coney Island after giving birth to her daughter, Arya Tuitt, said that when she did not feel comfortable telling her family about her postpartum depression, she turned to a HealthySteps specialist, Sara Loesch, a social worker, instead.
Both Ms. Hernandez and Ms. Sansarran text, email or call their HealthySteps specialists several times a month.
"I feel self-conscious texting or calling a pediatrician. I feel like it's a little pushy," Ms. Hernandez said. But with Dr. Webber, "a lot of things that I'm nervous about, I know I asked at a previous appointment, but I can ask again."
The programs look beyond the exam room, too. The 100 Schools Project, which started in 43 of the city's highest-need schools over the past year and will kick off in 58 more this fall, places substance abuse or mental health providers in classrooms so they can observe students' interactions and offer school staff members tips for addressing them.
The tips can range from recommending counselors to helping a teacher realize that an apparently harmless action, such as touching a child's arm, might bring up a traumatic memory, said Dr. Marilyn Jacob, senior director of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, which helps train the providers.
It is a departure from the former model, in which a handful of trained professionals were often inundated with treating only the most troubled 5 percent of students, Dr. Jacob said.
At Harbor Heights Middle School in Washington Heights, for example, one guidance counselor was seeing students with "the most traumatic issues," said Monica Klehr, the principal of the school. "But the rest of the student body, we've been trying to address by ourselves, without formal training for this type of work, all these years."
Now, Dr. Gemma Barriteau, a counselor with the nonprofit Start, will sit in on classes and weekly faculty meetings, providing staff with that training.
The goal is to reduce teacher turnover, improve graduation rates and curb the tendency of some schools to call 911 immediately when behavioral issues arise, Dr. Jacob said.
More broadly, all three initiatives seek to help pediatricians and other providers reimagine how, when and where to deliver the mental health care that will shape the rest of children's lives.
"When I was a resident, we didn't talk about housing. That wasn't my job — I'm not a social worker. And whether you're depressed? I'm not a psychiatrist," Dr. Seigel said. "I was here to make sure your ear infection was better."
"What we teach now is very, very different," he said.