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Last year, the Springfield School District faced no small task in needing to hire 150 new teachers because of retirements and resignations. Alexander Ikejiaku, director of human resources and development for the district, believes that the Grow Your Own Teachers initiative is a solution to future teacher shortages that many school districts across the state will face.
Last year, the Springfield School District faced no small task in needing to hire 150 new teachers because of retirements and resignations.
Alexander Ikejiaku, director of human resources and development for the district, believes that the Grow Your Own Teachers initiative is a solution to future teacher shortages that many school districts across the state will face.
Madeline Talbott, organizer for Grow Your Own Teachers Illinois and the grass-roots organization Action Now, said the program was developed to help communities that struggle with staffing and low performance in their schools.
"We have identified a solution to the problem from within those same communities," Talbott said. "We are working to train people from the community where hard-to-staff schools are located, to become fully certified and highly qualified teachers in those communities."
Sixteen Illinois locations are participating in the program, whose participants and organizers came together at the Capitol Tuesday to rally for continued state funding. The group wants $4.5 million allocated for the fiscal year that starts in July, which would be an increase of $1.5 million.
According to a news release, the $4.5 million would be used to support existing students enrolled in the program who are already in college, as well as to help recruit and enroll other prospective teachers on waiting lists.
The funding increase would help meet the organization's goal of 1,000 teachers by 2016. Currently, the program has 545 prospective teachers statewide.
"Depending on where you're located, you may or may not run into trouble finding qualified teachers," Ikejiaku said. "Therefore, this program harnesses local supply.
Getting people into the program and getting them ready to come into the pipeline, you know it makes my job a lot easier."
Doris Chambers of Springfield said she's excited to be a part of the Grow Your Own Teacher initiative. She was a youth program director for an after-school program at the Springfield Urban League for 15 years and worked at Douglas School (for students with behavioral problems) as a teacher's aide before becoming a GYO candidate.
"Right now, our children are starving for quality education," Chambers said.
"They need to get motivated. To get a child that is not in the mainstream and is at Douglas School, and they tell you, 'Forget education, I don't need that. I can make money,' your heart breaks. You begin to share with them the pros and cons.
"I began to draw from them what they really want to do in life. You can't just deal with them on the surface, you have to deal with them as a whole."
Meagan Sexton can be reached at (217) 782-6882.
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List of community organizations and colleges involved with GYO:
Organizations: Community Caring Conference, Tri-County Urban League
Colleges: Bradley University and Illinois Central College
Organization: Springfield Urban League
Colleges: Lincoln Land Community College, University of Illinois-Springfield and Springfield College in Illinois/Benedictine
Organization: Hands that Help
Colleges: National Louis University and Rock Valley College
How to apply:
Meet with the local GYO coordinator to learn about the program, time lines and requirements.
Apply to participate in the GYO initiative in your community.
Find copies of your transcripts from high school and any college courses.
Assess with higher education partners, your academic history.
Join a cohort.
Criteria for applicants:
Must have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma, but you may not already have a bachelor's degree from college.
Need to be eligible for financial aid, which means you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident.
Must be a paraprofessional or school aide, parent, or community member active in local schools.


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The Voice of the Philippines returns this summer featuring kids aged eight to 14 years old in the highly-anticipated The Voice Kids to be hosted by Luis Manzano and season one V-Reporter Alex Gonzaga.
Also returning as coaches are Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo, Rock Superstar Bamboo, and Broadway Diva Lea Salonga. The show's unique format extremely appealed to Filipino viewers, especially its "blind auditions" where hopefuls auditioned by singing on stage with the coaches facing against them.
The taping for the blind auditions of The Voice Kids happened on Monday, March 17 where the three superstar coaches sat for the first time in new red chairs and built their respective teams in the new blind auditions set and stage.
Netizens were totally in awe upon seeing the new stage design, set and lighting. Some said that this new stage was a big upgrade from last season's blind auditions set (CLICK HERE to see how it looks like) which was highly criticized. Others commented that this Blind Auditions stage for the kids edition is truly world-class and also way grander than the live shows stage last season.
The Voice Kids will air on ABS-CBN soon. This will be followed by the airing of The Voice of the Philippines season 2. Mitoy Yonting is the very first winner of the ABS-CBN franchise of the worldwide hit reality singing show.
Photos courtesy of The Voice ABS-CBN
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The Latest Scoop: Do Kids With Older Dads Live Longer?
ByElena Donovan Mauer
Contributing Writer
Jun 2012
Jun 2012
Check out what buzzing around the Internet this week:
Do kids with older dads live longer? – Lil Sugar
C-section babies may be more likely to fail first hearing test –_ U.S. News and World Report_
Jessica Simpson's post-baby body — US Weekly
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Former Sen. Bob Dole Returns To Senate Floor
KSCB News - December 5, 2012 8:19 am
Frail and in a wheelchair, former Sen. Bob Dole was a startling presence on the Senate floor as lawmakers voted on a treaty on disabilities.
The 89-year-old Republican was in the well of the Senate on the GOP side of the chamber, his wife Elizabeth nearby. Dole recently had been hospitalized but came to the Senate to push for the treaty.
Sen. John Kerry acknowledged Dole's presence said the former Kansas lawmaker and World War II veteran was in the Senate to advocate for the treaty and ensure that disabled American veterans are treated with dignity and respect.


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Textile Design and Engineering
A Brief Discussion About Basic Textile Design and Engineering With Best Practices and Tips, Roles of Textile Designers and Engineers
Textile or textiles: A textile was originally a woven fabric, but the terms textile and the plural textiles are now also applied to fibers, filaments and yarns, natural and manufactured, and most products for which these are a principal raw material. This definition of textile/textiles embraces, for example, fiber-based products in the following categories: threads, cords, ropes and braids; woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics, lace, nets and embroidery; hosiery, knitwear and made-up apparel; household textiles, soft furnishings and upholstery; carpets and other floorcoverings; technical, industrial and engineering textiles, including geotextiles and medical textiles. Basic textiles elements: Textile is a very widely used term which includes:1) All kinds of fibers (e.g. Cotton, Jute, Wool, Viscose etc.) 2) All kinds of process (e.g. Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, Printing, Finishing etc.) 3) All kinds of machineries (e.g. Spinning Machineries, Weaving Machineries, Knitting Machineries etc.) 4) To convert textile fiber into finished or end use products (e.g. Garments, Furnishing Materials, Household Textiles, Medical Textiles, Shoes textiles, Fishing nets etc.)Textile design definition: The creative process leading to structures, patterns and colors in textile materials, implemented to achieve aesthetic appeal, function and cost targets is known as textile design. In another words, textile design is the developed specification for a textile material or product. Related subsidiary terms are, for example, yarn design, woven/knitted fabric design, fabric construction, print design, garment design, fashion design. Basic methods of design: As we know, there are basically two types of textile fabric, one is woven fabric and the other is knitted fabric. So, the method of textile design is of two types. These are described as : 1. (Weaving) Paper ruled with vertical and horizontal lines in a manner suitable for showing weaves and designs. Generally, each space between vertical lines represents one end and each space between horizontal lines represents one pick. The design paper commonly used has equally spaced fine rulings, with heavy over ruling in blocks of eight by eight. For figured designs, other rulings may be used; for example, in jacquard designs, it is convenient to use these rulings according to (i) the number of needles in the short row, and (ii) the ratio of numbers of ends to picks per length, the objects being (a) to facilitate card cutting, and (b) to ensure that the design is represented in the correct proportion, width to length. 2. (Knitting) Paper printed with a series of horizontal and vertical lines, dots or other shapes representing a ground structure on which the draft of a design is plotted. Description of woven cloth structure and design: Foundation of woven cloth structure:Variation of woven cloth structure depends on following foundational factors: 1.The nature of yarns used. 2. The count of relative thickness of the yarns used as warp and weft. 3. The relative setting, or the number of ends or picks, which are placed side by side in a given width and length of the cloth. 4. The order of interlacing the ends and picks. 5. Modification produced by finishing.Classification or parts of a complete design for a woven fabric: A complete design for a woven fabric consists of three parts as follows: 1. The weave plan: It illustrates the interlacing of ends and picks in the fabric under consideration. In the weave plan, space between two vertical lines indicates as warp yarn and space between two horizontal lines indicates as weft yarn. 2. The drafting or looming plan: A draft indicates the number of heald, used to produce a given design and the order in which the warp threads or ends are threaded through the mail eyes of the healds. In the drafting plan, space between two vertical lines indicates as warp yarn ann space between two horizontal lines indicates as heald shaft. 3. The lifting or peg plan: Lifting plan defines the selection of healds to be raised or lowered on each successive insertion of the pick of weft to produce the pattern. 4. Denting plan: This indicates the order of drawing-in the warp threads or ends through the dents of reed. Various methods of indicating drafts: 1) By ruling lines, 2) By numbering, 3) By the use of design paper. System of drafting and classification of drafting: 1) Straight draft (or entering), 2) Point draft, 3) Skip draft, 4) Broken draft, 5) Divided draft, 6) Grouped draft, 7) Curved draft, 8) Combined draft. Why drafting is important?The basic weaves or structures of woven fabric: Woven fabric structure is defined as the interlacement of warp and weft yarn at 90° angles to each other. It is also called weave structure. The number of weave structures that can be produced is practically unlimited. Three types of form the basis of even the most complex weaves. Known as basic weaves, these are plain weave, the twill weave and the satin weave. All structures can be derived from the three basic weaves: Plain, Twill and Satin/Sateen. Most two dimensional woven fabrics are constructed from simple weaves and of these at least 90% use plain weave. Description of knitted cloth structure and design: 1. Knitting: In knitting, the fabric is formed by intermeshing loops of a single yarn or set of yarns together. The structure and design of knitted fabrics differs vastly from woven fabrics. 2. Knitted fabrics are divided into two main groups, weft and warp knitted fabrics. Weft Knitting: In a weft knitted structure, a horizontal row of loop can be made by using one thread and the thread runs in horizontal direction. Warp knitting: In a warp knitted structure, each loop in the horizontal direction is made from a different thread and the number of threads used to produce such a fabric is least equal to the number of loops in vertical direction. Features of weft knitting: 1. The loops are produced to the width of fabric., 2. It is elastic to the width., 3. Its elasticity is less., 4. Less shrinkage., 5. Course is equal to the pattern., 6. Yarns are supplied from cone., 7. At least one yarn is needed for each needle., 8. Creating fabric by this method is suitable to dry wash., 9. All kinds of design is complex., 10. It is suitable for producing thin fabric. Features of warp knitting:, 1. The loops are produced to the length of fabric., 2. It is elastic to the width., 3. Its elasticity is high., 4. Higher shrinkage., 5. More courses are needed for each pattern row., 6. Yarns are supplied from beam., 7. Any number of needle is needed for one yarn., 8. Hand wash is suitable., 9. Any design is done easily.10. It is especially suitable for producing coarse fabric. To remind you, Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn is used to create a cloth. Knitted fabric consists of a number of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them. This process eventually results in a fabric, often used for garments. Knitting may be done by hand or by machineTextile engineering: The term Textile Engineering is related with all the procedures from collecting fiber to preparing the final and finished product. There are mainly 4 sectors in textile engineering, which are as follows: 1) Yarn Manufacturing or Spinning, 2) Fabric Manufacturing, 3) Wet Processing, 4) Garments Manufacturing. A brief description for each of the 4 sectors above are given as: 1) Yarn Manufacturing or Spinning: We can simply say about yarn manufacturing and spinning that it is the process of preparing yarn from raw materials i.e. fibers. Different raw materials are used for producing different types of yarns. Cotton, Jute, Viscose, Rayon, Nylon etc. are some examples of different types of yarn. Method of spinning varies upon the types of yarns to be produced. 2) Fabric Manufacturing: It is the procedure of preparing cloth by the interlacing or intermeshing of yarns produced from spinning process. The procedure of fabric manufacturing is generally of two types- One is weaving, which is a very age old process; and the other one is knitting, which is vastly used throughout the world for preparing knitted cloth. The procedure and machineries of weaving and knitting process are completely different from each other. 3) Wet Processing: This term generally used to denote an aqueous treatment of textile materials, e.g. bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing. Without wet processing, a cloth is not usable indeed. In wet processing, Water and many different types of chemicals are used by maintaining a certain recipe, which depends upon the types of the raw material of the fabric. Very sensitive, important and expensive procedures are to be performed in this section of textile engineering.4) Garments Manufacturing: Garments or apparel manufacturing is the process of preparing our wearing clothes or accessories from both woven and knitted fabrics. It is almost the last stage of textile engineering, and also the easier section to handle in comparison with the other sections. The number and cost of machineries of garments manufacturing are comparatively cheap. Different processes of garments manufacturing are- design making, pattern making, marker making, fabric spreading, cutting, sewing, ironing, finishing etc. Some examples of finished products of garments or apparel manufacturing are- Shirt, pant, T-shirt, skirt, tops, jacket, sweater, lingerie etc. Garments are made of different sizes for various body types of people. Garments manufacturing has now created vast earning facilities for many developing and under developed countries.What makes a textile design good? Textile design can be of many different types. Most of them are related with the outer appearance of a textile material. Some of them are related with the core structure of a textile product. A textile designer can make the design of a textile product good to look at by applying several techniques. He can change the fabric structure and design while the weaving or knitting process takes place. After weaving or knitting, some external changes can be made to the outlook of the textile product in order to create a good design. These changes can be made in the wet processing or garments manufacturing sections. What does a textile designer do? How it differs from the job of textile engineer? A textile designer deals only with the properties related with the appearance of a textile material. He has to gather proper knowledge over all the possible design facilities to be applied on a textile product. But he does not have to think about the aesthetic properties or wearing abilities of textile products. A textile engineer deals with all the operational methods which make effect over the usability of that relevant textile product. He takes in consideration the methods of processing the textile product rather than its appearance. What is good textile engineering? Good textile engineering means the successful dealing with the raw materials of textile manufacturing by reducing excessive unwanted cost while processing. It is very much essential in all textile manufacturing houses.What are smart textiles, materials and fabrics for fashion design? Smart textiles means the use of textile fibers in some special operative purposes. It is also known as E-textiles. Smart textiles, materials and fabrics are mainly used in nanotechnology. Metallic fibers or optical fibers are used in this case. In fashion design, smart textiles are also used in order to create exceptional appearance or look. To integrate with modern electronic devices like iPod, iPad, iPhone etc. smart textiles are used with our regular dresses or apparels. Some other uses of smart textiles are applied in- medical, defense, sportswear, transport etc. Are there any specialized fabrics or textiles for different applications? Specialized textiles mean the textile products which are aimed at performing some definite tasks which are exceptional from the general tasks. Some examples of specialized textiles are- surgical textiles, raincoat fabrics, nanofibers, home textiles, textile materials which are used in civil engineering etc.What is the importance of textile design and engineering? Will this sector grow in future? Suggestions for textile designers and engineers. The importance of textile design and engineering is growing higher day by day. The buyers are now ordering for more sophisticated and unique design, which has made the work of textile designers and engineers more competitive. The future prospect of this sector is very bright. The new textile designers and engineers have to work hard to gather much experience about the present market need. They have to apply their creativity at its best, so that they can help to improve the textile sector to grow significantly. Exerpt:Textile or textiles: A textile was originally a woven fabric, but the terms textile and the plural textiles are now also applied to fibers, filaments and yarns, natural and manufactured, and most products for which these are a principal raw material. This definition of textile/textiles embraces, for example, fiber-based products in the following categories: threads, cords, ropes and braids; woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics, lace, nets and embroidery; hosiery, knitwear and made-up apparel; hou..
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To: Power of Music
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Coming to Proscenium Theatre at Pima C.C. in Tucson, April 5, 7:00 p.m.!
Ethan Bortnick
Live in Concert: The Power of Music
Young entertainer Ethan Bortnick takes his highly successful TV special on tour around the country this spring, with special guest
Damian McGinty of Glee and Celtic Thunder!
The Tucson Girls Chorus will also join Ethan on stage!
Ethan Bortnick, the youngest performer ever to headline his own concert tour, will bring his captivating new family music special LIVE to audiences around the country this spring on his 30-city concert tour.
The young musical sensation, named one of Oprah's "All Time Smartest, Most Talented Kids," will be joined on the tour by special guest Damian McGinty of Glee and Celtic Thunder in a concert that highlights Ethan's belief that music can truly connect people, and ultimately, change the world.
Ethan has seen firsthand the power of music to manifest global change. At only 13 years old, he has already harnessed the power of music around the world to raise more than $30 million for charity. In 2010, Ethan joined icons such as Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, and Celine Dion in re-recording the benefit single "We Are the World" to aid victims of the Haiti earthquake. Due to his extraordinary impact on the world, Ethan was invited to be a part of GAP's global campaign and was featured on the cover of Esquire magazine. Ethan knows the inspirational power of music to create positive change, and it is that power and unifying energy that Ethan is now bringing to live audiences around the country.
An evening at one of Ethan's concerts fills audiences with joy and brings them to their feet. In this magical concert, Ethan performs a range of music that appeals to people of all ages. Hear songs from The Beatles to Elton John to Broadway, from Chopin to Neil Diamond, from Michael Jackson to Motown to rock 'n roll, and everything in between. Ethan will also perform several of his own songs, including some from the recently released movie ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, in which he starred, co-scored, and wrote 10 songs. He will also involve the audience in the show, compose music on the spot, put together songs instantly using audience stories/ideas, and answer questions during a Q&A segment at each concert. Never before has a show delighted audiences with such unmatched talent, heart, and joy.
Ethan not only stars in The Power of Music, but he also created the entire show. Billy Joel's Musical Director, Dave Rosenthal, renowned globally for his work including more than twenty years working with Joel, acted as Ethan's Musical Director for this extraordinary program.
Damian, who will join Ethan on stage, has not toured since he left Celtic Thunder in 2010. The popular 21-year-old Irish singer and actor will perform the songs he sang in Ethan's PBS special, and maybe even some new songs he has never before performed live. Fans nationwide are eagerly awaiting the young singer's return to the stage with his charm, infectious energy and rich, beautiful voice.
Also joining Ethan and Damian on stage are a dynamic band, the Tucson Girls Chorus, and local surprise guest artists.
About Ethan Bortnick
At only 13 years old Ethan Bortnick has already moved audiences nationally and internationally as a pianist, composer, singer, entertainer, and a driven humanitarian, dedicated to combining his musical pursuits with his charity work. Ethan has toured the world, connecting with diverse audiences in countries such as South Africa, Brazil, and Australia. In 2011, he made history as the youngest entertainer to headline a show in Las Vegas and recently, Ethan was certified a Guinness World Records title-holder as The World's Youngest Solo Musician to Headline his own Tour. In his career, Ethan has shared the stage with Elton John, Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight, Josh Groban, Santana, and many others. He has been featured on many national late night and morning television shows, including multiple appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Good Morning America" and "Oprah." In 2010, Ethan made history as the youngest musician to create and host his own award-winning, nationally televised concert special on PBS. Legend Quincy Jones has this to say of his songcraft: "Ethan's imagination and ability to create music from stories is unbelievable." Last year, Ethan completed shooting a full-length feature film called Anything Is Possible, which was released in late 2013.
About Damian McGinty
Damian McGinty, 21, is an Irish actor and singer from Derry, Northern Ireland. Damian has been performing for more than a decade, and was a member of the group Celtic Thunder for four years, starting from age fourteen. While with the group, Damian completed four coast-to-coast tours of the USA and Canada, and Celtic Thunder sold over one million CDs and DVDs as well as over 400,000 concert tickets while he was a member. Damian also performed in six Celtic Thunder specials for Public Television. On 21 August 2011 Damian won the Oxygen reality show The Glee Project, earning him a seven-episode guest-starring role on the hit Fox television show Glee, which was later extended to 17 episodes. Damian served as Cultural Ambassador for his hometown of Derry in its role as 2013 UK City of Culture, which led to his performing alongside Carly Simon at a recent gala event.
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If not because of doubt, Gautama Buddha would never left his 2 great teacher to pursue higher attainment.5. Sceptical Doubt
A man traveling through a desert, aware that travelers may be plundered or killed by robbers, will, at the mere sound of a twig or a bird, become anxious and fearful, thinking: "The robbers have come!" He will go a few steps, and then out of fear, he will stop, and continue in such a manner all the way; or he may even turn back. Stopping more frequently than walking, only with toil and difficulty will he reach a place of safety, or he may not even reach it.
It is similar with one in whom doubt has arisen in regard to one of the eight objects of doubt.[4] Doubting whether the Master is an Enlightened One or not, he cannot accept it in confidence, as a matter of trust. Unable to do so, he does not attain to the paths and fruits of sanctity. Thus, as the traveler in the desert is uncertain whether robbers are there or not, he produces in his mind, again and again, a state of wavering and vacillation, a lack of decision, a state of anxiety; and thus he creates in himself an obstacle for reaching the safe ground of sanctity (ariya-bhumi). In that way, sceptical doubt is like traveling in a desert.
The 5 hindrances
Between a pagan who has 100% faith and an dubious atheist, though ignorance imbedded in both of them but i think most people will agree that the atheist is in a better position.
Is it not doubt that keep a person from practicing blind faith and being proud and naive?
Is it not doubt that regulates the act of further investigation to gain more knowledge?
I failed to deeply understand how skeptical doubt is a hindrance. Please enlighten me.


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Community Code of Conduct (Draft)
Discussion of this document can take place on Talk:Community Code of Conduct (Draft) but it has also been discussed heavily on the mailing list: [1] & [2]
The Community Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines and rules governing the use of OpenStreetMap community communication channels. This particularly includes our primary discussion channel, the mailing lists, but also other contact channels such as the wiki, help.openstreetmap.org, and the forums. The following Code of Conduct is intended to keep the OSM communication channel effective for the community.
This code of conduct does not directly concern edits within the OpenStreetMap database. Data issues such as edit wars, copyrighted data, vandalism, abusive bots/imports, (actual edits within the database) are governed by other guidelines, some of which are laid out explicitly already, while others may need to be developed. This document relates to community communication. Clearly heated debate may well centre around such data issues, but we can try to separate good/bad behaviour within database edits from our conduct when communicating with each other.
Status: Draft - under development
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Code of Conduct
Be nice to each other.
Be Considerate
Work created by OpenStreetMap is seen by people around the world and by contributing to the project, you're representing not only yourself, but OpenStreetMap itself. Please keep that in mind with your words and actions.
Be Respectful
OpenStreetMap contributors come from a variety of backgrounds and have a variety of skill sets. We believe that our diversity is a source of strength and that everyone has something to contribute to the project. Some degree of frustration and constructive disagreement is to be expected when dealing with a passionate community project. However, it is important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. In the spirit of collaboration, please refrain from allowing healthy differences of opinion or frustration to turn into personal attacks or flame/edit wars. . We expect members of the OpenStreetMap community to be respectful when dealing with other contributors, as well as people outside the project.
Be Collaborative
Collaboration is central to OpenStreetMap. OSM encourages members to work together both inside and outside the organization. Collaboration, internally and externally, strengthens our community. OSM members are encouraged to act transparently and when possible involve all interested parties. When a new approach is taken on an existing project or a major project is considered/started, please notify the larger community early, document the work and inform others regularly of progress.
When we disagree, we consult others
Disagreements, both social and technical, are common in diverse communities. It is crucial for the long term success of the project that major disagreements are resolved constructively, with transparency, with the help of the community and community processes.
When we are unsure, we ask for help
Nobody knows everything, and nobody is expected to be perfect in the OpenStreetMap community. Asking questions before taking a major action can prevent problems down the road, and so questions are encouraged. When asking a question, members are encouraged to do so in an open and appropriate forum.
Step down considerately
When members of OSM leave or disengage from the project and/or community, they are asked to do so in a way that minimizes disruption to the project as a whole. Members are strongly encouraged to put forth an effort to ensure that others can pick up where they left off.
Respect Copyright and Licenses
Please be conscious of license issues, and never add data in a way that violates other licenses or copyright. While this is primarily a concern for OpenStreetMap data edits, remember that pasting data or images into a mailing list, or wiki page can also be a violation of copyright. Remember to comply with any attribution and share-alike requirements of any images/data placed on these channels, and avoid placing closed-license content there.
Additions and modifications
This document may be subject to additions and modifications. In fact, because it is currently under development we can expect a lot more additional rules and guidelines to appear here.
Violations and Enforcement
This is the tricky bit! Under discussion
Anyone posting to the mailing list in violation of this code of conduct, may receive one or more warnings depending on the nature and severity of the infraction. Recurring violations will result in a ban of the offending user. The number of prior warnings, if any, before a ban, will depend on the nature and severity of the violation.
Warnings will often be accompanied by a recommendation to the offending user to desist from posting to the mailing list for a cooling off period of at least 48 hours. Failure to adhere to such recommendations (even an attempt to post in an apologetic tone) may be regarded as a violation in itself. Please just stop posting, and cool off.
Judging violations
Many of the rules and guidelines are rather broad and vague, and so the decision as to whether a particular mailing list post, or set of posts constitutes a violation will always be a matter of judgement. Community consensus will be taken into account, however final decisions need to rest with some authority (individual, or more likely, a new organisational unit). An organisational unit may need to be established, and the most likely mechanism for that to happen would be the formation of a Foundation "working group"
Option: Community council
Members of a community council for each list, forum, channel would be empowered to judge violations and apply sanctions individually and in consultation with the council and community. The community council members will be recommended by the community on that communication channel.
Option: OSMF Ministry of Truth Working Group
The foundation will establish a working group of volunteers to receive issues from the community, evaluate them and act.
Performing a ban
System Administrators will carry out a ban, as a setting against an account within the mailing list software. This will only be carried out at the behest of the judging authority as and when they identify a violation, and after an appropriate warning has been given. The role of the foundation is to "support not control" the project, however the mailing list runs on Foundation servers, and ultimate responsibility for actions carried out by system administrators rests with the Foundation.
Misconduct across other channels
Other contact channels are within scope of this document. Differing enforcement methods may be required in different venues. Users responding to a mailing list ban with further misconduct on other communication channels, should be aware that a prior ban on the mailing list may well be taken into consideration in the instigation of more rapid bans on other communication channels.
This document, The (DRAFT) OpenStreetMap Code of Conduct, is based on the Ubuntu Code of Conduct and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.


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The Emergency Guide contains essential phone numbers and "what to do in case of..." information for UCSD employees, students and visitors.
Call 9-1-1 from campus phones
From other phones:
Emergency status phone numbers
Emergency status web page
Many procedures in this Guide depend on departments following their Emergency Action Plan.
Department Emergency Action Plans address the needs of faculty, staff, and students at specific locations during emergency situations. Large departments occupying different locations may need individual plans for each facility they occupy. Each plan should include emergency contact information appropriate for its location.
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It might cost $100 million to clean up that maybe 8 million gallon jet fuel leak at Kirtland.
Speaking of spills, they may have stopped the Gulf geyser for now.
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The Gulf spill is officially the worst in U.S. history.
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Interesting tag about ICE on this N.M. domestic violence story.
Hundreds in Ventana Ranch on the city's Westside are protesting at the construction site of a liquor store.
Bernalillo is in debt and won't hire a police chief or fire chief.
This guy tattooed himself to ask his chick to marry him.
A man writes about understanding women's body-image issues.
Kitten survives spin cycle. (There's actually a local band called Spin Dry Kittens.)


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New York City, NY — (PRESS RELEASE JET) — 10/31/2017 — Persistence Market Research (PMR) delivers key insights on The Global Pyrogen Testing Market in its published report titled, "Global Market Study on Pyrogen Testing: North America Estimated to Be the Dominant Regional Market ". The global pyrogen testing market was valued at US$ 538.8 Mn in 2015 and is estimated to be valued at US$ 594.4 Mn by 2016 end. The market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 11.0% during the forecast period in terms of value. Global pyrogen testing market value is expected to increase to US$ 1.37 billion by the end of 2024.
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Pyrogens are substances that lead to increase in body temperature after their injection. Globally increasing health care awareness, growing number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and shifting focus of population towards treatment of chronic and lifestyle diseases is driving the growth of global pyrogen testing market. Increasing focus of key companies on expanding their presence in Asian countries to meet growing demand is a trend observed in the market. Furthermore, increasing government initiatives for healthcare awareness in the region also support growth of the market.
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The market is segmented based on test type, application, end users, and regions. Based on test type, the market is categorized as recombinant factor C assay, limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), monocyte activation assay (MAT), and rabbit pyrogen test. Limulus amebocyte lysate segment dominates the global pyrogen testing test type market in 2016. The dominance of this market segment is majorly due to rising preference for animal-free detection. In addition, LAL is the most widely used test type for detection of endotoxins in surgical implants, pharmaceuticals and other application areas such as water and food. The segment is expected to register a significant CAGR of 11.7% during the forecast period. Whereas, monocyte activation assay (MAT) segment is anticipated to grow with a CAGR of 14.7% over the forecast period.
The market is also segmented based on major application areas of pyrogen testing that includes injections, vaccines, tablets, medical devices, and others. In 2016, tablets application segment is expected to dominate the global pyrogen testing market. The dominance of this market segment is majorly due to rising preference among the pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce high quality drugs. However, injections application segment is anticipated to expand at the highest CAGR of 12.6% over the forecast period owing increasing healthcare awareness and rising incidence of chronic diseases globally.
Based on end users, the global pyrogen testing market is categorized as pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology industry, medical devices industry and others. Pharmaceutical industry application segment dominates the global pyrogen testing market in 2016. Pharmaceutical industry utilizes pyrogen testing to detect the presence of endotoxin substances in their products. The biotechnology industry end user segment is expected to expand at the highest CAGR of 12.1% over the forecast period.
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Grab a Rake: Bunker Etiquette Basics
ONE OF THE KEYS to a good golf experience is to be aware of where you and your playing partners are on the golf course and to understand particular situations. Bunkers, unfortunately, come into play a lot for most golfers. And while getting in, out of and raking the sand may seem pretty simple, there's a right way and wrong way to do it. The above video demonstrates.
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Rakes in or out? A rules official told me that "rakes out" was preferred. When a rake is in the bunker, a ball can come to rest against the handle. If in removing the rake the ball moves, the player must DROP (without penalty) his or her ball. Dropping a ball in a bunker typically results in a fried egg lie at best.
From the standpoint of a maintenance guy, I can see the preference for "rakes in" (cuts down on moving the rakes while mowing). Still, I go with rakes out.
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I love you Mary Janes
It's no secret that we at VF love our shoes. Today I'm bringing you a new shoe love: Keen Mary Janes that have had my feet comfy and stylin' for months now.
They are canvas with rubber soles and toe cap, no leather here! I have the color scheme above, but they come in a couple of colors to suite your style. I can say that I got mine on super sale, so scour the net (or your local discount department stores) to find a good deal.
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They are so cute! Do you wear them with socks? If not, do you have any troubles with blisters? I have the hardest time finding shoes that don't tear up my feet.
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Where has Close tasks to update gone in Project Server 2013?
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Close Task to update was an interesting feature that was used by the Project Manager to stop the selected tasks from showing up in resource task and timesheet views, therefore stopping users from recording time against those tasks.
In Project Server 2013, the close task to update capability has changed, to leverage a new 'Locked' capability which behaves in a similar manner, basically you can choose to lock a task through PWA and once locked and published, the task will no longer show up in the Task and Timesheets views.
To use the locked field you first need to add it to a view, in this case I have added it to the Task Summary view for a Project.
When you open a project and choose that view you will see the new Locked field on the right hand side. By default all tasks will be set to 'No'.
To lock a task, edit the project and change the value.
When you publish the schedule the tasks that are locked will no longer appear in the task and timesheet views as can be seen in the table below.


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Another daughter, another birthday. Nicky celebrated her birthday yesterday. We spent it at the filming of New Zealand's Got Talent where Tyler was performing with the Variety Voices choir. Not allowed to tell you whether or not they got through to the next round – you will have to watch the show when it comes on TV.
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Love the ease and simplicity of using the Secret Garden stamp set with the matching framelits. Yeah!! No manual cutting out.
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Asked if he was recruited by the bigger area schools, dad Darren said, "Duke was interested but backed off because his GPA wasn't quite good enough.
Durante is 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. He was a safety/wide receiver/kick returner at Vance, but will play safety at the next level.
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AMC theaters are offering a $3 summer movie series for adults.
The series started Monday, June 24. Through Wednesday, June 26, moviegoers can catch The Dark Knight Rises at 10 p.m. for $3. Other movies included in the summer series are Django Unchained, The Amazing Spiderman, The Hunger Games, Olympus Has Fallen, Oz the Great and Powerful, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Oblivion.
The series ends Aug. 14. There is an AMC theater at 1 Town Center Way, Hampton.
Visit amctheatres.com/programs/summer-movie-nights for the full schedule and to buy tickets.
Regal movie theaters offer a Summer Express program for kids, which features two children's movies at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for $1. The program lasts nine weeks and includes movies such as "Rio," "ParaNorman," "Yogi Bear" and "African Cats."
Check out the movies at Regal Kiln Creek Stadium 20 in Newport News, Regal Harbour View Grande Stadium 16 in Suffolk and Regal New Town Stadium 12 in Williamsburg. There are also participating Regal theaters in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.
You can find the movie schedule at regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express.
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Rose Arrieta was born and raised in Los Angeles. She has worked in print, broadcast and radio, both mainstream and community oriented—including being a former editor of the Bay Area's independent community bilingual biweekly El Tecolote. She currently lives in San Francisco, where she is a freelance journalist writing for a variety of outlets on social justice issues.
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Since is not really a video but just a post and since 50 things would have been too much, here there is a 20 things about me post!
1- I was born in Albania, I grew up in Italy, and now I live in Germany;
2- I am now 21 but sometimes I still feel like 5 years old;
3- I love the cold pizza of the night before;
4- When I come back to the grocery store, with bags full of food that don't permit me to move my arms, my phone often likes to put on the Samsung ring tone.. and I have to listen to it all until I get home;
5- My favourite tea is black tea;
6- I love cheese and I could put it everywhere;
7- I have a weird love for languages and anytime I hear one that I don't know, I feel the need to learn it;
8- I am recently getting into meditation and nature, more and more;
9- I love medieval music and I often have the feeling that I once used to live in that period;
10- Related to the info before, I believe in past lives;
11- My favourite color is white (if you consider it color);
12- When I grow up I want to be a fairy;
13- I am neeeearly vegetarian;
14- I play guitar and sing in bands since I was 14;
15- I love reading at home when outside is raining;
16- I hate black coffee and I can drink coffee just if there is a lot of milk in it;
17- I drink alcohol just if I feel like doing it when I am with friends sometimes, but I never feel the need for it and I don't enjoy the taste that much so I could easily live without it;
18- I love traveling and next places where I want to go are Sweden, Hong Kong, somewhere in USA, Japan and Spain;
19- I feel extremely curious and I often go to read again now things that teachers used to teach in high school.. but in that period I didn't study cause it was mainstream;
20- I found a passion for photography and I often prefer a photo to lots of useless words!
So these are some things about me, I may sound as a creepy person but I guess I am not that creepy! Do you find some similarities to what I wrote about me?
See you soon in a better post with an ootd :)
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The mission of the Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources Program at the University of Utah is to pursue research that improves industry's ability to utilize the vast energy stored in domestic oil shale and oil sands resources in a manner that minimizes environmental impact from production. This research includes technical challenges such as energy efficient processing, proper characterization of the source material, and predictive geologic models as well as societal issues such as environmental impacts, water consumption, land use, and economics. The Program's research is interdisciplinary in nature and involve researchers from multiple departments and colleges at the University of Utah.
The project has overarching objectives as outlined in the three research areas below:
The objective of this research area is to produce the research and simulation tools needed to assess liquid fuel production, upgrading, and refining from oil shale and oil sands, and specifically to produce basin/regional scale simulation tools with predictive capability for evaluating the potential for unconventional resource development given a range of environmental and economic constraints.
This research area applies science, engineering, and technology research tools developed within the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy to a wide variety of in-situ processes for recovering liquid fuel from oil shale and oil sands resources.
There are two main objectives in this research. The first objective is to explore and identify gaps in the environmental, legal and policy framework for implementation of in-situ thermal processing technologies for oil shale and oil sands on public and private lands. The second objective is to perform an economic and policy evaluation of domestic oil shale and oil sands development. This objective includes the publication of a report entitled "A Market Assessment of Oil Sands and Oil Shale Resources in Utah."
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The pole was carved at UBC for display in Totem Park. Moved to the new Museum of Anthropology grounds in 1978. This pole is based on the beaver pole standing at the north end of Skidegate. The raven figure was removed from the top of the pole in Sept. 2005 due to its poor condition and safety concerns .
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Book Sadist
I was in a bookstore recently and there was a boy, about 10, who wanted a book. His dad was not sure he should have the book. The issue wasn't the book itself; the book was fine. The issue was that the book was #3 in a series, and Dad established that the boy had borrowed the first two from a library.
"Why don't you borrow this one from the library and I'll buy you a different book?" he said.
The boy mumbled something I didn't catch but I'm guessing was some variation of, "I want this book."
I figured that Dad was seeing the book as an object, and feeling it would be wrong to have book #3 sitting on the shelf without #1 and #2. The boy was seeing the book as a story he wanted to get into his head. He had already loaded books #1 and #2 into his head and he didn't much care how #3 got there.
E-books have made a lot of people think about whether they want books or stories. Because you can get stories cheaply and efficiently in e-book form, but you can't put them on your bookshelf. You can't gaze lovingly over your collection, or hold them in your hands and feel the paper speak to you.
Really, though, it's only the latest manifestation of an old dilemma. There have always been people who have treated books with reverence, laminating their covers, turning their pages with care, and never cracking their spines. And there have been people like me.
I don't set out to destroy my favorite books. They just wind up that way. And while I have no problem with people who take care of their books, I have to admit I don't quite get it. Sometimes people bring me a book to be signed and they apologize because the book is dog-eared and crumpled. I love seeing that. Those books have been loved. Hard.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The strange tale of Manti Te'o apparently being duped by an elaborate hoax, pulled off by a California man, has put the Heisman Trophy finalist in national headlines — from the Wall Street Journal to TMZ. In the
The man he said apologized to him for pulling the scam, 22-year-old Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, has not spoken publicly. He and his family have decline the AP's numerous requests for interviews.
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Te'o reached out to his coaches and university officials on Dec. 26, and the school commissioned an investigation that he said confirmed Te'o was not involved in the hoax. The school received the findings of the investigation on Jan. 4, three days before Notre Dame played Alabama in the BCS title game.
A Notre Dame spokesman said some school administrators thought they should release what they knew about what the hoax as soon as they became aware of it, but the university ultimately decided to let Te'o and his family be first to go public with the story.
Notre Dame spokesman Dennis Brown told the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune in a story published Sunday that university officials decided disclosing the information about the hoax before the BCS championship in Miami would not be in the best interest of the teams or the individuals involved.
The hoax about Te'os dead girlfriend became public Wednesday when it was reported by Deadspin.com. Swarbrick held a news conference later that day to discuss what Notre Dame knew, and gave full support to Te'o. Later, Swarbrick said the family had intended to speak publicly about the hoax Jan. 21.
Brown said the university was "utterly stunned" when Te'o informed them about details of the hoax on Dec. 26 and had a "difficult time getting our arms around it."
Te'o met with Swarbrick for nearly two hours on Dec. 27 after returning to campus to give a full account of his relationship with the online woman he knew as Lennay Kekua, and then again the next day, Brown said.
How the university should proceed was the topic of discussions between top administrators for a week, Brown said.
The university hired outside investigators on Dec. 29.
"We asked them to focus on any threats to the university or its reputation, by providing more information about the so-called Kekua family that might help us understand motives, or whether they might have had any contact with others at Notre Dame," said Brown, who declined to name the firm.
The investigators were in touch the next day, telling the university they could find no evidence of a Lennay Kekua or any of the relatives she had told Te'o about in several "sophisticated databases" the firm used. Brown said the investigators concluded "the entire family was fictitious, because of their inability to find them, and that the investigation should turn to trying to identify the woman who had been talking to Manti."
Investigators determined the address the woman had given Te'o was real, with a house there that belonged to members of a family named Tuiasosopo, including Ronaiah Tuiasosopo.
Brown said the investigators hired by Notre Dame didn't try to reach Tuiasosopo or his relatives.
The university officials told the newspaper the investigators did not examine cellphone records, emails or other electronic communication to determine the length or extent of Te'o's communication over the past few years with the person claiming to be Kekua, nor did the university ask Te'o to take a lie detector test.
The school informed Teo's parents, Brian and Ottilia, about the investigation results on Jan. 5.
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International business managers plan, organize, delegate and control entire projects from start to finish for businesses and organizations with international connections. International business managers supply the encouragement, the coordination and the leadership to achieve company goals in differing cultural and governmental situations. Given the globalization of our economy, this job position holds much promise as a fast-growing management specialty area.
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An associate degree in business program is offered in International Business.
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Locally, the starting salary range is $17,000 to $24,000 per year. Internationally, these professionals can expect annual earnings starting at $20,000 and increasing to as much as $150,000+ with experience.
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All good advice. After all, you are titled "A Measured Life." Measure also means (to me, anyway) one step
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The carbon footprint is the estimation of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere by human activities, notably the burning of fossil fuels (see Greenhouse gases). Typically, this is calculated by evaluating the amount of time a person spends traveling in various vehicles; how much electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, etc. they use in their home; what they do, eat, wear, and buy; whether or not they practice environmentalism (e.g. recycling); and what country they live in. This calculation is then used to determine what someone has to do to "offset" their carbon footprint's impact on climate change. This almost always involves paying exorbitant amounts of money to companies that supposedly plant trees or build alternate energy producing facilities.
Human Intervention
Liberal politicians have trumpeted the imposition of carbon caps and carbon-trading, in order to control the carbon footprints of companies and people. Although market-based carbon cap-and-trade schemes are being implemented to certain extents and with some measured success in New Zealand[1][2] and in the European Union,[3] and a similar, successful program for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides was implemented in the U.S. under President George H.W. Bush as an amendment to the Clean Air Act,[4] a "carbon currency" in the U.S. still has many logistical hurdles and has the potential for abuse.[5]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change produced a report for the International Energy Agency (IEA) which states that the price for reducing human CO2 50% by the year 2050 will cost an estimated $45 trillion or 1.1 per cent of average annual global GDP.[6]
Detractors argue that CO2 is just a tiny component of the overall mechanisms that causes the climate to change. Human driven CO2 is even less a component.[7]
- ↑ New Zealand Ministry for the Environment. "Emissions Trading Fast Facts." September, 2008. http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/climate/emissions-factsheets/index.html
- ↑ New Zealand Ministry for the Environment. "Summary of the proposed changes to NZ-ETS. September 2009. http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/climate/emissions-trading-bulletin-11/index.html
- ↑ Parker, Larry. Climate Change: The European Union's Emissions Trading System. July 31, 2006. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/70317.pdf
- ↑ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "Acid Rain Program 2007 Progress Report." http://www.epa.gov/airmarkt/progress/arp07.html
- ↑ MSNBC Devil is in details of carbon cap system
- ↑ [1], Businessgreen.com, IEA calls for $45 trillion energy "revolution", June 6, 2008
- ↑ [2], CFP, Medieval Environmentalists' attack CO2, January 21, 2008


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Greater Minnesota is important, valuable and deserving of sufficient and smarter public investments to preserve and enhance communities and their economies.
Three sets of facts provide important perspective for developing a state strategy toward improved vitality for rural and non-metropolitan Minnesota.
Person for person, Greater Minnesotans rely on the public sector -- federal, state and local government -- significantly more than urban or suburban Twin Cities residents. A continuation or acceleration of anti-government, anti-tax policies and radical public-sector shrinkage is not likely to serve the short-term or long-term interests of rural and non-metro Minnesota. Read More
Our rural areas remain weaker economically than the Twin Cities. Although conditions vary greatly from region to region, Greater Minnesota still suffers from a stubborn prosperity and opportunity gap. Read More
Public investments in education and workforce training, public infrastructure and amenities, broadband access and public health make the best sense for long-term vitality. Broadly developing human potential and improving and protecting the physical world are the best policies for revitalizing the greater state. Plenty of sound ideas toward that end are already under consideration in Minnesota and in need of a further boost. Read More
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Melissa McCarthy's coming out party continues to rage on.
McCarthy and her husband/writing partner, Ben Falcone, are int talks to sell their script, "Tammy," to New Line, reported Variety. The film follows a woman as she learns her hubbie's been cheating on her, and loses her gig at Hardee's, inspiring her to hit the road with her granny.
In case you missed it, that was Falcone playing the air marshal that McCarthy's character eventually beds during the closing credits of "Bridesmaids" (we weren't able to eat a sandwich for a month). But McCarthy's breakout performance was only the beginning, as she went on to win an Emmy for her role on "Mike & Molly."
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We'll confess to having previously found McCarthy little more than annoying. As "Gilmore Girl" fans from way back, we always considered her Sookie a nuisance--what she delivered in "Bridesmaids" caught us totally off guard. Going in we figured she'd be the weak link--man were we wrong.


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beginning at 10 a.m. as the first round of busy egg hunters will
begin. Youth are grouped by age divisions and are started about
every 10 minutes. Children through age 8 are invited to participate.
Due to the generosity of the sponsors, this year's hunt promises to
be the biggest ever.
The Summer Program Guide is available at the
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offering of programs that will keep all ages active through the
summer. Participants are encouraged to register early so that
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Um, Yeah, That's Not Really Pizza--Or a Burger
Laura Hoopes at the Christian Science Monitor recalls growing up pizza-deprived in Charlotte, North Carolina:
I had never heard of pizza when Jeanne first mentioned it, so I asked my mom if she knew what it was. She said no, but she had read about it in a recent magazine article. She took the magazine out and we read that it was a pie with tomato sauce, some kind of meat, and cheese.
Mom said she would try to make one. She produced a pie—in the sense of an apple pie—made with a crust containing tomato sauce and a meatloaf-like filling made with ground beef, which was topped with melted American cheese.
After real pizza finally came to town, her family had to rename their creation: Burger Pie, which sounds about right (or wrong). If you're curious, the recipe is included with Hoopes's recollections.
Of course, Charlotte is now home to Pie Town, renown baker (and author) Peter Reinhart's new joint.
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Apparently so, if these folks have anything to say about it:
The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, Marshal Ward Hill Lamon – a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.
This will be the People's Lincoln movie. If you can put together a 19th Century costume, you can attend the Gettysburg Address. Or become a backer and get your name in the credits. Or design a visual effect, and be part of the creative team. Much more info to come.
Hey, I've already had a bona fide Lincoln assassination authority endorse me to play Booth. My agent awaits an offer.
And check this out: "'Saving Lincoln' will be shot in 3D, using '300' style backgrounds composited from vintage stereoscopic photographs." It'll be Lincoln and Lamon with killer abs: "THIS…IS…THE UNIOOONNN!"
Incidentally, if you want to see some of Lamon's personal effects, stop by LMU's Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. We've got his snuff-box and ashtray on exhibit, along with a gold watch engraved with Lincoln's picture. Lamon's daughter donated these items to the university, and they're a very special part of the collection.
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I hope this is the right subforum in the Java Programming Forums for this question.
Our company has been developing a new core app. We attempted to use a firm from India first that used C# and ASP to make a web-based program, but it didn't meet our needs in the end. We started over and went with C# on a desktop platform using .Net 4.0 and Silverlight with Visual Studio. We've been at that for 6 months... but the developer had promised that it would only take him 3 months to do this. Having lost confidence in him to get the job done, we're looking at new options.
One is a developer using ProIV and Java as his preferred method, and he claims that he believes it would be quicker for him to start over in ProIV/Java than to have anyone finish the existing development in C#. I'm not very familiar with ProIV, but this seems like a pretty wild claim.
I wanted to explore a few forums and see if people's general experience with ProIV is that it is substantially faster to develop in than C#, or that C# is just that much slower than anything else.
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There is a new game coming out called Omega Labyrinth Z. Aside from the main character having BOOBS THAT GROW ALL THE WAY UP TO A Z-CUP(!), the really interesting thing about this game is that it's being developed by Matrix Software. This is a company who has made exactly 4 games (that matter). Alundra, Torneko: The Last Hope, Alundra 2, and Dual Hearts. That first game, Alundra, is one of the greatest games ever made. It's not an RPG, though. Perhaps the other three games are pretty good as well, but I can't expect any of them to hold a candle to Alundra. Their last game, Dual Hearts came out SIXTEEN years ago. I'm very excited that Matrix Software is coming back after all this time with a major console game. I hope it's fun.Any of you guys hear about this game or play any of Matrix's old games?
Quote from: Towns Car Marty on May 15, 2018, 08:01:34 AMArent all jrpgs already about boobsAt the very least, every Tales Of game is required to designate at least one member of the party as "the boobs", as I like to call them. Luckily, whoever that is usually has a completely different personality to the others in the series.
All this talk about Alundra and no one mentioned the stream?
Matrix Software has created games other than those listed, and their quality to me tends to be hit-or-miss, so I can't say I'm excited for their latest title. By the way, I don't think Working Designs' translations are all that great, to be honest. In the original Lunar games and their remakes, for instance, they say "Mel founded Meribia" instead of just "Mel governs Meribia" like he does in the original Japanese version of the titles, which contradicts the spinoff manga that says Meribia is over a century or so old. There's also dialogue like "The world will once again be mine on a delicious half-shell." Sorry, but if movies had dialogue like that, they'd get torn apart by critics. The Lunar 2 remake also had really shitty, unnatural battle dialogue. I also didn't care much for the fact that they left the Japanese voicework in the Arc the Lad games intact, which sounded more like gibberish than actual Japanese.


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"Come & Get It," she did! The reason for Selena Gomez's Apr. 18 trip to Norway was indeed to see her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, two sources confirm to Us Weekly. The Spring Breakers actress touched down in the country's capital, Oslo, shortly before the Canadian crooner began his concert at the Telenor Arena.
When Bieber left the stage that night, Gomez was waiting backstage. "They have a crazy connection," a source explains. "They just can't seem to break their connection. It can be intense."
The couple, who split several times in 2012, most recently called it quits just before New Year's Eve. Gomez, 20, and Bieber, 19, were vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and had "another huge fight," an insider told Us at the time. "Selena won't forgive him." Another source added that Bieber was "really down about the breakup."
Whether Bieber and Gomez decide to give their romance another shot remains to be seen. But Bieber — who's been plagued by bad press since his December breakup — recently told Us he's focused on his career for now. "I'm thinking about my next album, next tour. Or maybe I'll take a break," he said. "I'm figuring it out. Isn't that what you're supposed to do at 19?"
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Whether or not you have any ancestors who had links to the movies, you may be interested in Thomas MacEntee's Geneabloggers podcast/radio special being broadcast live next Friday night (18 Nov 2011, Chicago time or 11am, 19 Nov NSW time) about ancestors and their connections to movies.
Most of my ancestors weren't that famous. Some were infamous but that's another story ...
Even so, this topic has got me thinking. You see, my mother's family lived for many years in Beverly Hills, a suburb of Sydney. This suburb was known for its movie theatre. It was especially popular for its Saturday lunchtime movie sessions.
Beverly Hills was originally called Dumbleton, not a particularly attractive sounding name in my opinion. The local residents were of the same opinion and they lobbied to have the name changed to Beverly Hills around 1940. Beverly Hills was known as a suburb in Sydney that boasted one of the first movie theatres. Hence, those who grew up in the suburb during the 1940s and 1950s were frequent movie goers. My mother's family, the WALTERS family, built their home at Beverly Hills in Sydney in 1940:
So, that's one slight connection my ancestors have with the movies.
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Students at VCES enjoy learning in an environment immersed in Christian values. Our teachers are blessed by the opportunity to help guide their students on their individual spiritual journeys and begin each day with prayers and devotions. Students thrive in a Christ-centered learning environment where they are able to learn from the personal examples and life stories of their caring, dedicated teachers.
● Biblical perspective integrated into every subject
● Bible classes focused on teaching stories, thematic concepts, and Bible verse memorization
● Weekly chapels with student-led prayer, a time of praise and worship, and inspirational messages
● Service opportunities including writing letters to members of our military, participating in the
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VCES provides a warm and nurturing community for our students, parents, and faculty. Throughout the year, exciting events bring our community together for fellowship and fun. Students also participate in a variety of group learning experiences throughout the school year, such as field trips and after-school offerings; these provide opportunities for connection with fellow VCES students as well as potential mentor relationships with students from the Skyway Campus. We believe that these experiences are essential in the process of nurturing a strong sense of safety and belonging within our community.
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A New Jersey Hyundai dealer and former New York Giants lineman who vowed celibacy last May until his store topped all other U.S. Hyundai outlets finally made his goal in October. In related news, the Giants scored repeatedly Sunday.
Brad Benson, who played on the Giants' Super Bowl-winning team in 1987, is the same dealer who gave a free car to a Florida pastor for not torching a Koran last month. He's also offered free cars to Saddam Hussein to get him to abdicate before the Iraq war, and his radio commercials have grown famous around the Garden State for their discussions of waterboarding and his "40-foot erection" - the old goalposts from Giants Stadium, which he installed at his store.
Benson first made the no-sex pledge last May, saying he'd down the ball short of the goal line until his rural dealership topped all other Hyundai dealers in the country. After achieving the goal in October, Benson should now be free to resume a Sonata on his wife's Azera - assuming she hasn't found an Equus in the meantime. [AutoNews]