Corona del Mar High baseball coach John Emme announced on Monday that he is retiring at the end of the season, his 21st in charge of the Sea Kings.
Ever since, the Sea Kings can't be stopped. They scored a combined 21 runs in Pacific Coast League wins against University and Northwood this week, giving them momentum heading into Saturday's Battle of the Bay game against Newport Harbor.
CdM pounded its rival as well, routing the Sailors 16-1 at UC Irvine.
"We've had a great week," Emme said. "The kids are stepping up. If I would have known they were going to respond like this, I would have retired a long time ago."
The Sea Kings had 17 hits in blasting Newport Harbor (6-5), including a three-run home run by junior Luc Stuka. They also got a solid start on the mound from junior pitcher Jarrett Thompson, who Emme said began the year on CdM's junior varsity team.
Making his second varsity start, Thompson got his first career win Saturday after pitching six innings of one-run ball. The right-hander allowed three hits, striking out seven and walking three before Nolan Dunn closed out the Sailors in the seventh.
"I just tried to go one pitch at a time," Thompson said. "[The runs scored by the offense] helped a lot. My fastball, I had pretty good location. My curveball and changeup were OK today."
Corona del Mar, the designated visiting team, did not mess around against Newport Harbor and starting pitcher AJ Stefano. The Sea Kings went up 1-0 after three pitches.
Leadoff hitter Preston Hartsell stroked a double down the first-base line on the second pitch he saw. J.T. Schwartz then connected on a first-pitch double to right, as CdM took the early lead. Chaz Martinez followed with a single to left that would move Schwartz to third, and he came home on a sacrifice fly by Stuka.
Hartsell then started a two-out rally in the top of the second. His sinking line drive to right was misplayed by the Sailors right fielder and rolled past him. Hartsell ended up on third base.
"That's a really good hitting team, and we didn't make plays behind [Stefano] when we needed it," Newport Harbor coach Evan Chalmers said. "It got unraveled early … That ball had a lot of topspin. Their hitters are really big and very physical, so the ball hit is a little different than a normal high school kid."
Hartsell scored on a passed ball before Schwartz singled to right. Martinez followed with another single before Stuka unleashed a three-run home run to right, turning on a fastball with a 2-2 count. The Sea Kings had a 6-0 lead after two innings.
That was the end of Stefano's day, and the Sailors would turn to six more pitchers. The CdM hits kept coming.
Schwartz, who was three for four with three runs batted in, later added a triple. Reece Berger and Tanner Ivey had doubles for CdM, which also got hits from Garin Friedman, Kieran Sidebotham, Alex Rosen and Nick Gilbert.
Newport Harbor scored its only run in the fourth, when pinch-hitter Braham Duncan doubled to left-center. One out later, he was brought home on a double by Cameron Mahaffy.
It wasn't nearly enough to prevent Emme from going home a winner in what will be his final Battle of the Bay game, unless the Sea Kings meet the Sailors in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.


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Charlie Ewing Named Mississippi State's Seventh Women's Golf Head Coach
By Special to the Item
Published 7:00 am Thursday, December 3, 2020
STARKVILLE – Charlie Ewing, considered one of the top rising coaches in golf, was named Mississippi State's seventh head women's golf coach, Director of Athletics John Cohen announced Wednesday.
"Charlie has made an instant impact during his three and a half years in Starkville, and it became clear during our search he was the right fit to lead Mississippi State women's golf," said Cohen. "He is an excellent teacher, motivator and recruiter, who has been one of the most sought-after rising stars in the sport. Charlie embodies the Bulldog mentality and has a great vision for the future of our program. He brings tremendous experience both as a former student-athlete and as a coach, which will be a huge positive in developing our student-athletes to their greatest potential both on and off the course."
Ewing had served as the assistant coach for the Mississippi State men's golf program under head coach Dusty Smith since the 2017-18 campaign, helping to build an active streak of back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in the first two seasons of Smith's tenure. He is husband of former MSU women's golf All-American and current LPGA Tour player Ally McDonald.
"I am thrilled to be the new head coach of the Mississippi State women's golf program," said Ewing. "This university, Starkville and the state of Mississippi have treated me so well during the last three and a half years, and my wife much longer than that. Ally and I are very excited to be making a long-term commitment to a place we are very proud to call home. We can't express enough gratitude toward John Cohen, Dusty Smith, this entire athletic department and the Mississippi State community for believing in me several years back and expressing that belief in me yet again with this great opportunity. I can't wait to work with the group of young women we have and begin the recruiting process to add many more future Bulldogs to represent Mississippi State University! Hail State!"
Since Ewing joined Smith and MSU men's golf, the program has experienced growth and improvement on the course every season. The Bulldogs claimed two team titles during the last two years, snapping a winless skid going back to 2014.
In March 2019, State won the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate title, while Garrett Johnson claimed his first-career individual win and became the first Bulldog to medal in an event since 2017. Ewing's time with the men's program finished with an individual win by current Bulldog Ford Clegg at the 2020 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in November. Clegg tied a school-record 54-hole total 198 (15-under par) for his second-career win.
Clegg, Johnson and former Bulldog Peng Pichaikool, who now plays professionally on the Asian Tour, have all played under Smith and Ewing, and they all recorded single-season stroke averages that ranked inside the top 10 in program history. Johnson's 70.81 score during the 2019-20 season placed second, while Pichaikool's 71.40 career stroke average stands as the MSU record.
Mississippi State men's golf also saw great success in the classroom during Ewing's time with the program, earning five Golf Coaches Association of America Academic All-America selections over the three completed seasons as well as 10 SEC Academic Honor Roll picks following each of those campaigns.
Ewing, a Dallas, Texas native, was a four-year letterwinner at Vanderbilt under Smith from 2010-14. He was a four-year All-SEC Academic Honor Roll member, while playing 114 rounds and posting a 73.96 scoring average. During his time at Vanderbilt, Ewing claimed one individual title at the Arkansas State Red Wolf Intercollegiate in 2012, four top-five finishes and 10 top-10 finishes.
After graduation, Ewing spent the 2016 postseason as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater and helped the Commodores advance to the quarterfinals of the match play portion in the NCAA Championships.
In the 2016-17 season, Ewing served in the volunteer assistant role for Texas Tech men's golf on its way to a No. 14 finish in the Golfstat rankings and an NCAA Regional appearance.
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Appeals of F.L. and D.L., on behalf of their son J.L., from action of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Ithaca regarding student discipline.
Edward E. Kopko, Esq., attorney for petitioners
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, attorneys for respondent, Kate I. Reid, Esq., of counsel
ELIA, Commissioner.--In two separate appeals, petitioners challenge the decision of the Board of Education of the Ithaca City School District ("respondent") to suspend their son, J.L., from school for three days. Because the appeals raise common issues of law and fact, they are consolidated for decision. The appeals must be dismissed.
The record indicates that, on Friday, December 13, 2013, during half-time of a high school basketball game, the associate principal observed J.L., a high school student, standing with a group of students in the school parking lot, one of whom (not J.L.) appeared to be holding alcohol. Consequently, the associate principal brought the group of students to the school office where J.L. admitted to consuming alcohol prior to coming to the basketball game. J.L. also signed a statement admitting the conduct.
J.L. was released to the custody of his father. At that time, the associate principal informed J.L.'s father that she was going to recommend to the principal that J.L. be suspended. She also verbally informed him that he had the right to an informal conference before a suspension was implemented.
On Monday, December 16, 2013, J.L. was permitted to, and did, attend school. The same day, the associate principal contacted petitioners and scheduled an informal conference for that afternoon. Petitioners, J.L., the associate principal and the principal attended the informal conference. During the conference, the principal signed a written suspension notice and handed a copy to petitioners. The notice indicated that the principal was imposing a five-day suspension to begin on December 17, 2013 for: alcohol possession or use, failure to follow school rules and regulations, and creating dangerous conditions. Specifically, the letter listed the offenses in the school code of conduct as:
2.4: Creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose; 2.6: Any wilful unsanctioned act that disrupts the normal operation of the school community; 3.2: Failure to comply with any school district rule, regulation or policy; 5.1: Selling, distributing, using, or possessing alcohol; 8.1: Any conduct violating Federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation, or District policy on maintenance and enforcement of public order on school property.
Following the informal conference, the high school principal sent petitioners a duplicate copy of the notice of suspension via express mail. At some point following the informal conference, J.L.'s suspension was reduced to three days.
By letter dated December 18, 2013, petitioners appealed the suspension to the superintendent, demanding that the suspension be expunged from J.L.'s record. By letter dated January 16, 2014, the superintendent upheld the three-day suspension imposed by the principal and denied the request for expungement.
By letter dated January 17, 2014, the Chief of Secondary Schools Officer scheduled a superintendent's hearing ("hearing") to consider the imposition of further discipline against J.L. regarding the conduct listed above. The hearing was held on January 24, 2014. The hearing officer recommended that J.L. be found guilty of violating three of the five charges - sections 3.2, 5.1 and 8.1 of the school code of conduct; however, he recommended that there be no additional discipline imposed. By letter dated January 29, 2014, the superintendent informed petitioners that he adopted the hearing officer's recommendations.
By letter dated January 28, 2014, petitioners appealed to respondents challenging the superintendent's decision to uphold the three-day suspension and refusal to expunge the suspension from J.L.'s record. By letter dated February 6, 2014, the school district clerk informed petitioners that their appeal of January 28, 2014, and to the extent they were appealing the superintendent's January 29, 2014 decision, would be reviewed on February 25, 2014. Petitioners were given five minutes to present their case. By letter dated February 29, 2014, respondent upheld the three-day suspension. These appeals ensued.
With regard to the short-term suspension, petitioners contend that respondent failed to provide proper advance written notice of the suspension and therefore request that the suspension be expunged from J.L.'s record.
Petitioners also make numerous allegations regarding various aspects of the hearing. Petitioners contend that the hearing should not have been limited in scope to whether J.L. engaged in misconduct and should have addressed whether the district violated J.L.'s due process rights when imposing the short-term suspension. They further contend that the district's failure to respond to subpoenas violated J.L.'s due process rights. Petitioners challenge the finding of guilt at the hearing, alleging that the finding was not supported by substantial evidence because the district failed to introduce the code of conduct as evidence. Petitioners also challenge the finding of guilt on each of the three sustained charges on various grounds.
Respondent maintains that petitioners received proper notice, as the notice to suspend was provided to petitioners before the imposition of the suspension and therefore, the suspension should not be expunged. Respondent further argues that even if the notice was procedurally defective, the suspension was upheld after the hearing and therefore, should not be expunged. Respondent also argues that the district met its burden of establishing that J.L. violated the code of conduct, as J.L. admitted to consuming alcohol prior to coming to the school for a basketball game. Finally, respondent argues that at no point during the disciplinary process were petitioners denied the opportunity to develop a record or question complaining witnesses who had knowledge of the alleged misconduct.
First, I will address petitioners' allegation that they were not given adequate written notice of the short-term suspension. In the case of a suspension of five days or less, the suspending authority must provide the pupil with notice of the charged misconduct. Written notice must be provided to the pupil and the person in parental relation to the pupil to advise them of the reason for the proposed suspension and their right to request an immediate informal conference with the principal at which the pupil or person in parental relation may present the pupil's version of events and question complaining witnesses (Education Law §3214[3][b][1], 8 NYCRR §100.2[l][4]; Appeal of F.W., 48 Ed Dept Rep 399, Decision No. 15,897; Appeal of F.M., 48 id. 244, Decision No. 15,849; Appeal of a Student with a Disability, 48 id. 154, Decision No. 15,823). The notice and opportunity for an informal conference must take place prior to the suspension of the pupil, unless the pupil's presence in the school poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disruption to the academic process, in which case the notice and opportunity for an informal conference must take place as soon after the suspension as is reasonably practicable (Education Law §3214[3][b][1], 8 NYCRR §100.2[l][4]).
The written notice of a short-term suspension shall be provided by personal delivery, express mail delivery or equivalent means reasonably calculated to assure receipt of such notice within 24 hours of the decision to propose suspension (8 NYCRR §100.2[l][4]). Commissioner's decisions have repeatedly held that sending the written notice by regular mail does not satisfy the regulation (see e.g. Appeal of a Student with a Disability, 47 Ed Dept Rep 19, Decision No. 15,608).
In an appeal to the Commissioner, a petitioner has the burden of demonstrating a clear legal right to the relief requested and the burden of establishing the facts upon which petitioner seeks relief (8 NYCRR §275.10; Appeal of Aversa, 48 Ed Dept Rep 523, Decision No. 15,936; Appeal of Hansen, 48 id. 354, Decision No. 15,884; Appeal of P.M., 48 id. 348, Decision No. 15,882).
The parties do not dispute that during the meeting held on December 16, 2013, the principal handed petitioners notice of the proposed short-term suspension. Petitioners' argument that the duplicate copy of the notice sent via express mail was not received until December 17, 2013 is without merit, as they were provided the notice by personal delivery, a delivery method specifically included in 8 NYCRR §100.2(l)(4). Nothing prohibits a district from personally delivering notice of a suspension during an informal conference where both the complaining witness(es) and the principal are present and the suspension has not yet started (see e.g. Appeal of a Student With a Disability, 40 Ed Dept Rep 47, Decision No. 14,418).
Petitioners argue that the written notice must be provided before the informal conference. However, the purpose of the written notice requirement is to ensure that parents of, or persons in parental relation to, a student suspended for five days or less are made aware of the statutory right provided in Education Law §3214(3)(b)(1) to question the complaining witnesses in the presence of the principal who imposed the suspension in the first instance, and who has authority to terminate or reduce the suspension. This procedure affords the principal the opportunity to decide whether his or her original decision to suspend was correct or should be modified (Appeal of F.W., 48 Ed Dept Rep 399, Decision No. 15,897; Appeal of F.M., 48 id. 244, Decision No. 15,849; Appeal of a Student with a Disability, 48 id. 79, Decision No. 15,798). The parties do not dispute that J.L. was entitled to and in fact did attend school on December 16, 2013, the day the meeting was held, or that after the principal gave petitioners the notice, the meeting continued. Petitioners had the opportunity to question the complaining witness, the associate principal, in the presence of the principal before the suspension was implemented. Therefore, in this instance, there is no basis upon which to expunge J.L.'s suspension (cf. Appeal of a Student With a Disability, 40 Ed Dept Rep 47, Decision No. 14,418; Appeal of J.G., 39 id. 393, Decision No. 14,270).
Petitioners' other claims involve the scope, conduct and outcome of the hearing. Petitioners' contention that the hearing was improperly limited to whether J.L. committed the alleged misconduct is without merit. Education Law §3214(3)(c)(1) provides that no pupil may be suspended in excess of five school days unless the pupil and the person in parental relation are given an opportunity for a fair hearing, upon reasonable notice, at which the pupil has the right to representation by counsel, with the right to question witnesses against the pupil and to present witnesses and other evidence on the pupil's behalf (Appeal of F.W., 48 Ed Dept Rep 399, Decision No. 15,897). As described in the January 17, 2014 hearing notice, the purpose of the hearing was to consider whether J.L. engaged in the alleged misconduct, and if so, what additional penalty should be imposed. Petitioners' argument that the hearing was improperly limited in scope, and should have also determined whether the district violated J.L.'s due process rights with respect to the short-term suspension, is misplaced.
Students who are suspended from school for five days or less may appeal their suspensions directly to the Commissioner unless a school district has adopted a policy requiring students to appeal short-term suspensions to the board of education before appealing to the Commissioner (Appeal of F.M., 48 Ed Dept Rep 244, Decision No. 15,849; Appeal of J.R-B., 46 id. 509, Decision No. 15,578; Appeal of M.A., 45 id. 206, Decision No. 15,303). A superintendent's hearing is not the proper venue for an appeal regarding a short-term suspension. Therefore, petitioners' allegations that J.L.'s due process rights were violated when the district failed to respond to subpoenas are without merit. The subpoenas at issue sought information regarding the sequence of events preceding the issuance of the written notice of the short-term suspension and informal conference, and were, therefore, irrelevant to the scope of the hearing.
Moreover, the record indicates that petitioners appealed the short-term suspension to both the superintendent and respondent. First, by letter dated December 18, petitioners requested expungement of the short-term suspension and a hearing regarding the "due process procedures of the informal conference." By letter dated January 16, the superintendent informed petitioners that their request was denied and that a separate notice would be sent regarding a superintendent's hearing that would be convened for the purpose of determining whether further discipline should be imposed. Thereafter, by letter dated January 28, petitioners appealed the superintendent's January 16 decision to respondent. By letter dated February 6, the district clerk informed petitioners that respondent would hear both petitioners' appeal of the superintendent's January 16 decision and any appeal from the outcome of the superintendent's hearing at its February 25 meeting. Respondent denied petitioners' appeals by letter dated February 29. On this record, respondent afforded all required due process to petitioners.
To the extent petitioners challenge the determination of guilt at the hearing, it is well-settled that, with respect to findings of fact in matters involving the credibility of witnesses, I will not substitute my judgment for that of a hearing officer unless there is clear and convincing evidence that the determination of credibility is inconsistent with the facts (Appeal of C.S., 48 Ed Dept Rep 497, Decision No. 15,929; Appeal of B.M., 48 id. 441, Decision No. 15,909; Appeal of a Student Suspected of Having a Disability, 48 id. 391, Decision No. 15,895). Moreover, where a student admits the charged conduct, the admission is sufficient proof of guilt (Appeal of M.K., 48 Ed Dept Rep 462, Decision No. 15,916; Appeal of J.A., 48 id. 118, Decision No. 15,810; Appeal of D.M., 47 id. 433, Decision No. 15,745).
While petitioners appeal the finding of guilt, they do not deny that J.L. drank alcohol before coming to a school basketball game. Indeed, in addition to J.L.'s written statement admitting to the conduct, the record also indicates that J.L. admitted to the conduct after being questioned by the associate principal, at the informal conference and again at the hearing. The hearing officer heard petitioners' arguments and J.L.'s statements at the hearing and determined that J.L. consumed alcohol before coming to school in violation of section 5.1 of respondent's code of conduct, which prohibits "[s]elling, distributing, using or possessing alcohol." Having so found, the hearing officer also concluded that J.L. violated sections 3.2 (failure to comply with any school or district rule, regulation or policy) and 8.1 (any conduct violating federal, state, or local law, rule, regulation, or district policy including but not limited to the district's policy on maintenance and enforcement of public order on school property). As noted above, in an appeal to the Commissioner, a petitioner has the burden of demonstrating a clear legal right to the relief requested and the burden of establishing the facts upon which petitioner seeks relief (8 NYCRR §275.10; Appeal of Aversa, 48 Ed Dept Rep 523, Decision No. 15,936; Appeal of Hansen, 48 id. 354, Decision No. 15,884; Appeal of P.M., 48 id. 348, Decision No. 15,882). Petitioners offer no persuasive facts on which to substitute my judgment for that of respondent on the issue of credibility.
Petitioners also claim that, because the infraction was J.L.'s first offense and because his misconduct was minor, no penalty should have been imposed and the principal improperly refused to exercise his discretion in imposing a short-term suspension in this instance. The record indicates that both the superintendent and respondent board reviewed and agreed with the suspension imposed. In cases of student discipline, the sanction imposed must be proportionate to the severity of the offense involved. The test to be applied in reviewing a penalty is whether it is so excessive as to warrant substitution of the Commissioner's judgment for that of the board of education (Appeal of B.M., 48 Ed Dept Rep 441, Decision No. 15,909; Appeal of F.W., 48 id. 399, Decision No. 15,897). Based on the record, I cannot conclude that a three-day suspension for use of alcohol prior to attendance at a school function is so excessive as to warrant the substitution of my judgment for that of respondent board (see e.g., Appeal of K.M., 50 Ed Dept Rep, Decision No. 16,178; Appeal of D.G., 43 id. 299 Decision No. 15,001; Appeal of Lee D., 38 id. 262, Decision No. 14,029; Appeal of Robert D., 38 id. 18, Decision No. 13,975). Moreover, the principal did exercise discretion when he reduced J.L.'s suspension from five days to three days.
Finally, I find no merit to petitioners' claim that J.L. was denied due process because the district failed to introduce the code of conduct into the record at the hearing. The charges in a student disciplinary proceeding need only be "sufficiently specific to advise the student and his counsel of the activities or incidents which have given rise to the proceeding and which will form the basis for the hearing" (Bd. of Educ. of Monticello Cent. School Dist. v. Commissioner of Education, et al., 91 NY2d 133; Appeal of a Student Suspected of Having a Disability, 48 Ed Dept Rep 391, Decision No. 15,895; Appeal of L.O. and D.O., 47 id. 194, Decision No. 15,666). As long as students are given a fair opportunity to tell their side of the story and rebut the evidence against them, due process is served (Bd. of Educ. of Monticello Cent. School Dist. at 140). Reasonable notice must provide the student with enough information to prepare an effective defense but need not particularize every single charge against a student (Bd. of Educ. of Monticello Cent. School Dist. at 139; Appeal of a Student Suspected of Having a Disability, 48 Ed Dept Rep 391, Decision No. 15,895; Appeal of L.O. and D.O., 47 id. 194, Decision No. 15,666). In this case, the hearing notice quoted the specific sections of the code of conduct which J.L. was charged with violating. Moreover, these sections of the code of conduct were recited at the hearing, at which J.L. was represented by counsel, after which the hearing officer concluded that the conduct to which J.L. admitted violated sections 5.1, 3.2 and 8.1 of the code of conduct. On this record, I find that petitioners have failed to carry their burden on this claim.
I have considered the parties' remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.
THE APPEALS ARE DISMISSED.


Despite Microsoft's insinuations, numbers show that Vista's adoption has been poor. Is it time to look forward to Windows 7?
In response to the public outpouring of support for XP -- more than 200,000 people signed InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition, for example -- Microsoft did delay XP's formal death from the original Feb. 1, 2008, date to June 30, 2008.
Gartner analyst Michael Silver attributes XP's persistence, and Microsoft's compromises over killing it outright, to that public outcry.
But now that Windows 7 is less than four months away, is it time for XP users to move to a Windows 7 future and finally let XP go?
Microsoft officials periodically tell the public that Vista is the most successful version of Windows ever sold, but the numbers belie those claims. Officially, Microsoft has no comment on the rate of Vista adoption, and a spokeswoman said Microsoft doesn't stand behind the claims of its employees.
Gartner's Silver notes that when Microsoft does talk Vista numbers, it talks about shipped licenses. But anyone who "downgrades" to XP was still shipped a Vista license, which distorts the numbers -- significantly.
An analysis of thousands of PCs worldwide, though concentrated in North America, shows that more than half of business PCs have downgraded to XP, as have about 12 percent of consumer PCs (which have very few options to "downgrade" as compared to business PCs).
The data is based on the XPnet community of PCs, which counts 17,000 systems that contribute data on their configurations and performance attributes. (You can add your PC to the mix -- and get free, Web-based performance monitoring tool for your PC -- by joining the InfoWorld Windows Sentinel program.) InfoWorld contributing editor and Enterprise Desktop blogger Randall C. Kennedy runs XPnet and compiled the data for InfoWorld. The table below and chart above show the percentage of manufacturers' systems that shipped with Vista but are actually running XP. The Dell and Lenovo systems are primarily used in business and enterprise settings, while the other manufacturers' systems are concentrated in home settings.
Note that the base of XPnet-reporting systems rose from 3,000 to 17,000 over the 10 months Kennedy tracked the data, but the patterns of XP usage held steady despite the growth in systems.
Gartner's research backs up Kennedy's XPnet findings, showing a significantly lower adoption rate in enterprises of Vista compared to that of Windows 2000 and XP at the same points in their lifecycles. In the 18- to 24-month period after Windows 2000's release, 12 percent of enterprise PCs ran Windows 2000. For XP at that period, 14 percent of enterprise PCs ran Windows XP. But at the same point in Windows Vista's lifecycle, only 6 percent of enterprise PCs are running it. Gartner's Silver expects Windows 7 to follow the strong adoption pattern of Windows 2000 and XP. "Eighty percent of our clients are telling us they've decided to skip Vista," he notes.
Is it time to forgive Microsoft and embrace Windows 7?
By all reports, Windows 7 fixes many of Vista's sins and adds compelling new capabilities to the mix. InfoWorld's tests show that Windows 7 is fundamentally no faster than Vista; they also show that as applications get more multicore-aware, Windows 7 has more headroom for performance growth than XP does.
"Windows 7 has longer legs than Windows Vista or XP, especially on multicore," Kennedy notes. "This, combined with improvements in background task scheduling and some timely kernel tweaks, provides for an improved users experience -- even on lower-end PC hardware, like netbooks. However, whether or not it'll be enough to help Windows 7 overcome Vista's stigma remains to be seen."
Although Gartner's Silver says Windows 7 is a worthwhile upgrade, he recommends that enterprises wait 12 to 18 months before migrating to Windows 7, so IT can test the OS on their current and planned PCs, verify software compatibility, and understand the implications of software vendors' Windows 7 plans. For example, Silver has seen some software vendors consider using the Windows 7 launch to raise prices via Windows 7-certified upgrades. He also warns IT to inventory its Web applications designed for Internet Explorer 6, which are likely to not work properly under the Vista-oriented IE7 or Windows 7-oriented IE8.
IT must also work through Microsoft's array of software licenses, while also navigating moves the company seems to be making to steer customers to pricier licensing options.
For example, two weeks ago, Microsoft had planned to limit the ability to downgrade to XP new PCs bought before April 2010, which could force enterprises to upgrade to Windows 7 before they are ready. The day InfoWorld reported this plan, Microsoft changed it so that downgrades were allowed on new PCs bought through April 2011.
Last week, Microsoft announced new PCs bought since June 26, 2009, could get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it shipped -- but it limited businesses to 25 free upgrades. Businesses that pay extra for Microsoft's Software Assurance plan are free to upgrade the OS at any time, as a benefit of what is essentially a subscription plan.
Galen Gruman is executive editor of InfoWorld for features and news.


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He was a member of the committee appointed to choose a flag for the future Lebanese state.
After Independence, a number of deputies, in particular Saeb Salam and Henri Pharaon took it upon themselves to change the colours of the national flag. Michel Chiha was put in charge of incorporating its design with the symbolic and aesthetic aspects of the nation.
An earlier model/flag was not appropriate as a symbol of Lebanese independence because it featured a cedar tree in the middle of a white vertical band, an intrinsic feature of the French Republic's emblem.
It was unanimously agreed that a cedar tree should be placed in the middle of the new standard on a white central horizontal band and later agreed that two red horizontal bands would frame the white central band bearing the cedar of Lebanon.
However, there was disagreement over the exact shade of red being proposed for the vertical framing bands and the actual shape of the cedar tree and Michel Chiha was of the opinion that the shade of colour extracted from murex shells by the Phoenicians of ancient Tyre and which was used to colour the bright senatorial togas of ancient Rome ought to be used on the flag. In order to resolve the matter, Michel Chiha consulted an English friend who in turn consulted the British Colour Council for the Coordination of Colour and Design.
In Mai 1944, the British Colour Council replied saying that no one was sure of the exact shade of red used for senatorial togas. Nonetheless, they still had in their possession different samples of the colour crimson which they duly sent to him. As for the cedar tree, the stylized example that had been used on the country's bank notes was also chosen to feature on the new national flag.
An earlier model/flag was not appropriate as a symbol of Lebanese independence because it featured a cedar tree in the middle of a white vertical band, an intrinsic feature of the French Republic's emblem. It was unanimously agreed that a cedar tree should be placed in the middle of the new standard on a white central horizontal band and later agreed that two red horizontal bands would frame the white central band bearing the cedar of Lebanon.


Rise Partners, an investment group focused on shopping center acquisitions, redevelopments and ground-up development, today announced its purchase of Easton Marketplace, a 126,650 square foot shopping center located in Easton, Maryland. This is Rise Partners second acquisition and is a solid fit to its strategy of buying premium location redevelopment opportunities.
A redevelopment beginning this fall will subdivide a now-vacant 33,000 square foot former JCPenney building to create two new tenant spaces, which will be occupied by well-known national retailers. The project will complement the existing tenants, which include Weis Markets and shadow anchors Lowes and Kohls.
Andy Stape and Vito Lupo, of KLNB Retail Investment Sales Group, represented the seller.
There's a good chance that most people, even those running major businesses on the Mid-Shore, have never heard of the Agile Manifesto nor its twelve principles of project management but there is an equally good chance they will soon.
This project planning strategy, which was created in 1983 by software developers in a remote ski lodge over a long weekend, has been the go-to system for complex product development but rarely used beyond its intended silo. In most cases, upper management was pleased to get their products to market but didn't pay too much attention to what system was used to create those products.
But in the last decade, all of that has changed dramatically. Hundreds of companies have now adopted this unique methodology and applied it to other functions like marketing, business administration, human resources, employee education, and countless other areas of a business.
The Agile approach has become so effective that companies are not only using it but in some cases will not even be able to bid on projects unless they are officially certified as an Agile-based business.
Easton-based Qlarant had been one of those companies who adopted the Agile principles early on in the development of their sophisticated software to uncover health insurance fraud and waste. So impressed with those results, management took the Agile model and has now used it in almost every part of the company's mission. But more recently, the company took it to another level; they applied for and received approval to train and implement these techniques with their clients.
The reason is quite simple; the Agile method works exceptionally well. While a few large corporations have had some trouble in developing the cultural shift needed to successfully deploy the twelve principles, the vast majority of companies using Agile have shown remarkable success.
In fact, the enthusiasm for this simple approach has been so great that advocates demand that nonprofit organizations and schools to integrate its use while others have promoted its use to manage their family life.
Needless to say, the Spy was intrigued by this new development and what it may mean for Qlarant to be one of the first in the country to offer this as an important part of their tool chest. We sat down with Qlarant's Ellen Evans and Andrew Welsh a few weeks ago to learn more.
This video is approximately five minutes in length. For more information about Qlarant please go here.
Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye, one of Talbot County's oldest and best-established insurance agencies, has joined forces with Fleetwood Insurance Group, another prominent Eastern Shore agency based in Chestertown.
Effective January 2, 2019, the two Mid-Shore insurance agencies are uniting their resources to offer expanded services along with added convenience. According to Creg Fleetwood, president of Fleetwood Insurance Group, customers of both agencies will benefit from this in several important ways.
By acquiring BG&V, Fleetwood Insurance gains a desired presence in the Talbot market. Established in 1967, over the past half-century Bartlett Griffin & Vermilye has built a strong reputation for outstanding customer service and support. Fleetwood Insurance Group (formerly known as FAM&M), has a heritage of providing insurance services to the Eastern Shore region since 1946, going back more than 70 years. According to Fleetwood, those well-established relationships will continue, with services being provided by the same friendly and professional team members at both entities many of whom have 25 years or more of insurance industry experience in supporting their local customers.
Bill Griffin of Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye commented, "Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye will continue to provide the level of service our clients are accustomed to and remain locally owned and operated".
In addition, as part of the new partnership, Spencer McAllister, Fleetwood's agent in Easton, will join the staff at the Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye office.
For more information about the new partnership and the expanded services being offered by Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye, please call 410-822-2400.
Hopkins Original Art combines music and art in St Michaels by opening a record store of 3000+ vinyl records and CDs as a welcomed addition to their art gallery.It is a handpicked collection ranging in genres of rock, alternative, new wave, jazz and more.
While the demand on the Mid-Shore to fill skilled job openings has never been higher, especially in such fields as cyber-security, healthcare, or a range of traditional trades from welding to culinary management, it was interesting for the Spy to note that there are still career openings for what is known as generalists. These well-educated, "jacks of all trades, masters of none" young people have demonstrated their ability to achieve in their coursework in education, but sometimes not with a clear vocation in mind when it's completed.
But one option open to many that fall into this category is in the growing field of mental health, and that is indeed the case with Channel Marker, Inc. which serves the Mid-Shore region helping those suffering from a variety of these conditions.
The Spy sat down with two of Channel Marker's staff who have found themselves in a profession they have not only grown to love but offers significant opportunities for career advancement. Heather Chance, a residential coordinator with the organization, and Kelly Holden, its HR and training director, to talk about their rewarding careers helping those with these afflictions navigate back into being productive citizens in the community, their professional growth, and the opportunities that await other to follow in their footsteps.
It is pretty rare for a Spy interview to stray too far from a specific topic but that was virtually impossible when we talked to Bob Rauch the other day.
While our intention was to have a short chat about Bob's engineering firm at their new office on Harrison Street, it didn't stop there. In fact, it covered an almost endless range of subjects, including his roots in Talbot County, a passion for sound and creative design, his investment in developing long-term careers for young professionals on the Mid-Shore, the challenges and benefits of working in a rural environment with a family business, his ties to the Easton Club, his plans for housing in Trappe, a "tiny house development" in Federalsburg, revolutionary chicken waste management projects in Princess Anne's, and, oh yes, the likelihood of working on two new projects with Tesla in Nevada.
In short, it was impossible for the Spy to edit this conversation to any significant degree since almost everything Bob said, and how he said it, was too rich and enjoyable to cut. Instead, we offer this extended interview which gives our readers a unique opportunity to hear from one of the Eastern Shore's great entrepreneurs but also from one of its finest people.
SVN Miller, KRM Development, and Bob Rauch, RAUCH inc. are pleased to announce the inaugural SED Talks – Shore Economic Development conference to be headlined by Secretary Mike Gill, Maryland Department of Commerce, during Maryland Economic Development Week. The event will be held at Chesapeake College Todd Performing Arts Center on Friday, October 26th. Continental Breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the program to follow at 9-11:30 a.m.
SED Talks will focus on economic development on the Eastern Shore and will feature interesting, dynamic speakers offering insights, trends, success stories and business strategies in "TED" Talks style format. Speakers and topics include: Secretary Mike Gill, Growing Maryland's Economy; Ken Kozel, President & CEO, UMD Shore Regional Health, New Regional Health Care Facility Impacts; Chad Nagel, Nagel Farm Service, Agricultural Sector Impacts; Brett Summers, NOVO Development Corporation, Cambridge Success Stories; Sam Shog, Talbot County Economic Development, The Millennial Influence; Robert Caret, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, Higher Education Impacts on the Local Economy; and Bob Greenlee, SVN, Miller, The Chesapeake Triangle.
The public is invited and there is no cost for the event. Attendees are encouraged to invite colleagues, clients or others who may be interested. Please RSVP to Liz Connelly at Rauch Engineering, 410-770-9081 or liz@raucheng.com.
Just over a year ago, Jonathan Clarke took the helm of one of St. Michaels' oldest businesses with the purchase of Higgins Yacht Yard; the only working boat yard on St. Michaels Harbor. With continued support from previous owners, Tad duPont and Bryon Reilly, Clarke has continued to offer boatyard services as well as seasonal and transient slip rentals.
With an expanded staff, a new computer reservation system and a fresh, exciting outlook, Clarke strives to not only provide top-notch service to existing customers but to increase his customer base. When you speak with him, you can tell that his first priority is honoring the integrity and reputation of Higgins Yacht Yard. "In any business, reputation is everything. I try to be fair and upfront with my customers because I want my reputation and the reputation of Higgins to be something I can be proud of" states Clarke. "I understand the amazing opportunity I have before me and I'm in it for the long-haul".


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Q: AngularJS function call I'm new to Angular and I'm trying to make a basic login page. Ive used a routing table to get to a page (login.html) and assigned it its controller (LoginController). However, I cant seem to be able to call the login function from the login.html page.
this is my controller
 function LoginController($scope, Bank_Factory) {

    $scope.people = [];

    function init(){
        $scope.people  = Bank_Factory.getUsers();
    }
    init();

    $scope.order = function (var_name) {
        $scope.sort_by = var_name;
        $scope.reverse = !$scope.reverse;
    }

    $scope.Login = function () {
         $window.alert("Hi");
    }
}

LoginController.$inject = ['$scope', 'Bank_Factory'];
angular.module('Bank').controller('LoginController',LoginController);

and the login page

 Welcome to the login page

<form>
UserName: <input type="text" ng-model = "input_name" />
Password: <input type="password" ng-model="input_pass" />
<button ng-click="Login()">Login</button>
</form>

this is the routing table that links the login.html page and LoginController
var app = angular.module('Bank', ['ngRoute']);

app.config( function ($routeProvider){

 $routeProvider
    .when('/',{
        controller: MainController,
        templateUrl: 'app/views/Main.html'
    })
    .when('/user/:id',{
        controller: UserController,
        templateUrl: 'app/views/user.html'
    })
    .when('/login',{
        controller: LoginController,
        templateUrl: 'app/views/login.html'
    })
    .otherwise({redirectTo:'/'});
});

my main page to display it all
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta content="text/html;charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
    <meta content="utf-8" http-equiv="encoding">

I've tried LoginController.Login(), $scope.Login() and Login() but none of them seem to reach the function. Please help :(

A: Nothing happens because you haven't injected $window to your controller. Notice your function:
$scope.Login = function () {
     $window.alert("Hi");
}

So add the $window as a dependency to your controller:
LoginController.$inject = ['$scope', '$window', 'Bank_Factory'];
function LoginController($scope, $window, Bank_Factory) { ... }

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    private $someRepository;

    public function __construct(SomeRepository $someRepository)
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        $this->someRepository = $someRepository;
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La ligne 6 est une ancienne ligne de tramway du réseau de Tournai de la Société nationale des chemins de fer vicinaux (SNCV) qui a fonctionné entre le  et le .

Histoire

La ligne est mise en service en traction vapeur le  entre la gare de Tournai et Rumillies Bas Rejet  (nouvelle section Tournai Pont des Vendéens - Rumillies Bas Rejet, capital 95). L'exploitation est assurée par la SNCV.

Le , la traction électrique est mise en service sur la ligne par l'électrification de la section Tournai Gare - Rumillies Bas Rejet , elle se voit attribuer à cette occasion l'indice R.

En , la ligne se voit attribuer l'indice 6.

La ligne est supprimée le  en même temps que les autres lignes électriques du réseau de Tournai et la ligne 399, le tramway est remplacé par une  ligne d'autobus sous le même indice. Ses voies restent néanmoins utilisées pour le trafic fret, la suppression des voies du boulevard des Déportés et leur report sur l'avenue van Cutsem pour la ligne 420 toujours exploitée amène à la création d'une courte section entre le pont des Vendéens et l'avenue van Cutsem par la rue des Volontaires (capital 95). Le trafic fret cesse le  sur la ligne (ainsi que les anciennes lignes électriques de Tournai et la ligne 399), entrainant la fermeture à tout trafic de la section Tournai Rue des Volontaires - Rumillies Bas Rejet (capital 95).

Infrastructure

Dépôts et stations

Autres dépôts utilisés par la ligne situés sur le reste du réseau ou des lignes connexes : Tournai.

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Horaires

Tableaux :
 409 en .

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Références

Bibliographie

Monographies

Voir aussi

Articles connexes

 Lignes de tramway de la SNCV dans la province de Hainaut • Réseau de Tournai

Liens externes

 Plan de la ligne et des lignes de la SNCV sur OpenHistoricalMap

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Optical and photonic optical component and subsystem maker Lumentum Holdings Inc of Milpitas, CA, USA has appointed Wajid Ali as executive VP & chief financial officer. He will also serve as principal financial officer, replacing Christopher Coldren, who had been serving as interim CFO since June.
Lumentum says that Ali has extensive financial management expertise and a deep knowledge of the technology industry. He joins from Synaptics Inc, where he was senior VP & chief financial officer. Previously, he was VP & controller of Teledyne Technologies, after having been CFO at DALSA Corp, a public semiconductor company that was acquired by Teledyne in 2011. He also held key financial management positions at AMD and ATI, overseeing the finance functions for large business groups.
Ali has a Masters of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, York University, a Master of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from York University, and CPA and CMA designations from Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Canada.
"His background - most recently with Synaptics, Teledyne Technologies as well as DALSA - uniquely qualify him to lead our finance team as well as to help drive the company to the next level of performance," comments president & CEO Alan Lowe. "Wajid will hit the ground running, especially when it comes to the integration efforts of our recent Oclaro acquisition," he adds.
"It is an exciting time to join the company, with the recent acquisition and the opportunity to capitalize upon the strengths of the newly combined company," comments Ali.


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- Movie Talk (https://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk-17/)
- - Evil Eye (2020, D: E&R Dassani) S: Sarita Choudhury - "Welcome to The Blumhouse" (https://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/651519-evil-eye-2020-d-e-r-dassani-s-sarita-choudhury-welcome-blumhouse.html)
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Evil Eye (2020, D: E&R Dassani) S: Sarita Choudhury - "Welcome to The Blumhouse"
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Based off the award-winning, best-selling Audible Original production from writer Madhuri Shekar, Evil Eye is directed by Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani, and stars Sarita Choudhury (Mississippi Masala, Lady in the Water), Sunita Mani (GLOW), Omar Maskati (Unbelievable), and Bernard White (Silicon Valley). A seemingly perfect romance turns into a nightmare when a mother becomes convinced her daughter's new boyfriend has a dark connection to her own past. Executive produced by Jason Blum, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Lisa Bruce, Marci Wiseman, Jeremy Gold, Guy Stodel, Anjula Acharia, Emilia Lapenta and Kate Navin.
Prime Video presents Welcome to The Blumhouse, a collection of unsettling genre films that tap into our deepest fears. Produced by the master of horror, Jason Blum, and directed by a group of emerging voices, these stand-alone dark thrillers introduce audiences to new worlds, diverse perspective and sinister plots. While each film is distinct, the Welcome to The Blumhouse collection explores family and love as a redemptive or destructive force. So curl up on the couch, unsettle in and watch as our character becomes entangled in their own web of lies, betray their loved ones and escape from the evils that haunt them.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evil_eye
asianxcore 12-25-20 10:57 PM
Re: Evil Eye (2020, D: E&R Dassani) S: Sarita Choudhury - "Welcome to The Blumhouse"
Finished this up today, as I've been meaning to get to all the films under the Welcome To The Blumhouse banner.
The premise is neat, the casting fairly solid but even then, the film is stretched pretty far.
It also lacks a consistent & high threat level to make the final act really zing.


Discussion in 'MacBook Pro' started by propower, Mar 18, 2011.
Any one else want to play??
CPU won't be hot using only 1 instance.
BTW, I could be nice to tell about Finished tests within 10 minutes.
Thanks will be doing this shortly.
i don't know about this stuff, so i can't judge the methodology, but this is precisely the kind of thread needed to clarify this topic.
anyways, thanks again for more great work! i hope many will participate.
MacBook Pro 2011 Core i5 2,3 GHz 13"


I recently saw a recipe for herb dinner rolls on my friend Marjie's site which inspired me to make these rolls. I used my Mom's Dinner Roll recipe and added some fresh basil, fresh parsley, and a bit of dried oregano to make these extremely delicious dinner rolls. They were so flavorful with the added herbs and a huge hit with my dinner guests. These rolls will make your holiday dinner extra special.
Place all dough ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed. Select the dough cycle and press start. Once the bread machine stops (it was one and a half hours on my machine). Grease a cookie sheet. Divide dough into 15 pieces and shape each piece into a ball. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Brush with butter then cover with a cloth.
Let the dough rise in a warm place 30 to 4o minutes or until doubled in size.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy.
My bread machine is an Oster and I love it. You remove the cloth after they dough as risen. You bake them WITHOUT the cloth.
What if you don't have a bread machine? How can I make this using my stand mixer?
Sorry I am not much help because I always use my bread machine but I am sure you can find the appropriate steps if you Google "how to make bread with a stand mixer".
Athena, I posted a comment below in responce to your question. Hope it helps!
Athena, I tried these herb rolls not using a bread maker and they turned out great! YUM! I proofed yeast in the 1cup warm water and added the sugar. Once its proofed and foamy (after 5-10 min) I added the egg which i scrambled first and the 2tbsp which I melted. While the yeast was proofing, I put 2 cups of flour in the mixer with the salt and herbs. I slowly added the yeast, eggs butter and sugar mixture. I added the rest of the flour as needed for the dough to become silky and supple and no longer sticky. I then transferred the dough to a greased glass bowl covered with plastic wrap and let it rise until it doubled, maybe an hour. After the dough rose, I punched down the dough, divided it into 15 peices and put it in a large greesed baking dish and let it rise again, covered, for 35 minutes then baked according to the origional directions. Yum!


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Biografia

Orientamento politico
È a favore dell'adesione bulgara alla NATO e all'Unione europea. Di storia socialista, dopo la sua elezione si è dimesso dal Partito Socialista Bulgaro (BSP), in quanto in Bulgaria i presidenti della repubblica non possono essere membri di un partito.

Nel suo programma elettorale si presentava come un presidente "sociale", con un'attenzione verso i poveri, i disoccupati e le persone più svantaggiate. Parvanov contribuì attivamente alla formazione della coalizione tripartita tra socialisti (BSP), liberali (NDSV) e il partito della minoranza turca (DPS) che formò il governo il 16 agosto 2005.

È diventato presidente battendo il predecessore, Petăr Stojanov, alle elezioni presidenziali del novembre 2001.

Studi e carriera accademica
Dopo il diploma alla Scuola scientifica di Pernik nel 1975, si è laureato all'Università di Sofia in Storia nel 1981 ed è entrato come ricercatore nell'Istituto di Storia del Partito Comunista Bulgaro. Nel 1988 ha ottenuto il Dottorato in Storia e l'anno dopo è stato nominato Ricercatore anziano aggiunto.

Carriera politica
Aderì nel 1981 all'allora Partito Comunista Bulgaro, l'attuale Partito Socialista Bulgaro (il partito cambiò nome nel 1990) di cui divenne Vicepresidente nel 1994 e Presidente nel 1996. È stato a capo del Gruppo Parlamentare per l'Amicizia con la Grecia e membro del Comitato Parlamentare in radio e televisione dal 1994 al 1997; ha ricoperto i ruoli di Presidente del Gruppo Parlamentare dei Democratici di Sinistra e del Gruppo parlamentare di Coalizione per la Bulgaria dal 1997 al 2001. Con le elezioni del novembre 2001 è stato eletto Presidente della Repubblica di Bulgaria e si è insediato il 22 gennaio 2002. Da maggio 2001 è membro della Società Internettiana Bulgara.

Nell'ottobre 2006 si è ripresentato candidato alla presidenza della repubblica ed è stato rieletto al secondo mandato ottenendo il 75,9% dei voti.

Pubblicazioni
Ha pubblicato decine di articoli scientifici, monografie e libri, tra cui:
 Dimităr Blagoev e il problema nazionale bulgaro 1879-1917 (1988)
 Da Buzludja al Teatro Corona. Un tentativo di rilettura del periodo socialdemocratico del BSP (1995)
 La socialdemocrazia bulgara e la questione macedone, dalla fine del diciannovesimo secolo al 1918 (1997)
 Prima e dopo il decimo (2001).

I servizi segreti
Nel 2006 ha ammesso che prima del 1989 i Servizi segreti bulgari avevano un dossier per lui, sotto lo pseudonimo di Gotse. Il dossier, come molti altri dei servizi segreti, non è mai stato pubblicato e non è elemento sufficiente per dire che Părvanov fosse un agente segreto; le persone che hanno potuto leggerlo hanno reso dichiarazioni contrastanti riguardo al suo contenuto. Secondo Părvanov, il dossier contiene solo informazioni da lui fornite ai servizi segreti in veste di storico, in relazione a un'opera riguardante fatti avvenuti un centinaio di anni prima.

Le elezioni del 2006
Al primo turno delle elezioni, il 22 ottobre, Părvanov, presidente in carica, ha ottenuto il 64,047% di voti, davanti al capo ultranazionalista Volen Siderov, con il 21,486%; questi è tuttavia passato comunque al ballottaggio, poiché la legge bulgara prevede un'affluenza di almeno il 50% perché un presidente sia eletto al primo turno, mentre l'affluenza del primo turno era stata del 42.51%.

Il secondo turno ha visto una nettissima vittoria di Părvanov, con circa il 75,9% dei voti. Părvanov è così divenuto il primo presidente bulgaro a essere democraticamente rieletto per un secondo mandato. L'affluenza alle urne del secondo turno è stata del 41,11%.

Vita privata
È sposato con Zorka Părvanova e ha due figli.

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Onorificenze bulgare

Onorificenze straniere

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An Overview: Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
04/03/2013 | by Azani, Eitan (Dr.)
Having an internationally accepted definition of terrorism is not an easy task and has not been achieved to this date. However, many experts would agree that – although this definition is difficult to achieve – terrorism will be comprised of the following elements: the threat of or the use of violence; attacking civilian targets; aiming to achieve political goals. Based on these three elements, Hezbollah can be categorized, without any doubt, as a terrorist organization and should therefore be designated as such.
Hezbollah is a hierarchical hybrid terrorist organization comprising three branches: the political wing, the social wing, and terrorist / military (Jihad) wing. The three branches of the organization are all managed and controlled directly by the organizations Supreme Leader - Hassan Nasrallah via the Shura Council.
The designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization is based on the following arguments and facts:
• The organizations goals and vision –
Hezbollah's ideology is based on Khomeini's philosophy and ideology shaped and formed during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Since its creation, Hezbollah has shared Iran's view of Israel as the "Little Satan", and denies Israel's right to exist, seeking its physical destruction. This approach is supported by Iranian rhetoric regularly comes from President Ahmadinejad and Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei.
• The use of violence against civilians –
The 1980s – Throughout the 1980s, Hezbollah used extreme violence, including tactics such as: kidnapping of foreign hostages in Lebanon and abroad, airline hijackings, and suicide bomb attacks international targets in Lebanon, including the American Embassy. During this period, the organization's objectives within Lebanon were clear; to overthrow the existing regime through the use of violence, to apply Sharia law in Lebanon, and the removal of foreign forces from Lebanon.
The 1990s- In the 1990s Hezbollah changed their operational behavior, becoming a hybrid terrorist organization; Hezbollah incorporated political participation coupled with acts of violence. The organization began an international campaigned aimed at hiding the terrorist wing of the organization, and branding Hezbollah as a legitimate Lebanese party which operates within the boundaries of the Lebanese political system. In order to emphasize this new image, Hezbollah stressed that their actions against Israel were essentially defensive in nature and were designed to liberate Lebanon. They claimed the launching of Katyusha rockets at Israeli civilian population centers was a reaction to Israeli aggression. The terroristic nature of the organization was reflected in the terrorist attacks carried out by Hezbollah against Israeli and Jewish targets in Argentina in the early 1990s. Throughout this decade the organization forced the Lebanese government to declare its support of Hezbollah's actions, as the only armed group in Lebanon, while reasoning that resistance is an important component of the defense strategy for Lebanon against Israeli aggression.
2000- 2012: Withdrawal to the present - the IDF withdrawal from Lebanon to the internationally recognized border in 2000, did not bring about the disarmament of the organization, rather the opposite occurred. In the absence of justified guerilla activity against Israel, Hezbollah, with Iranian support, stockpiled an array of tens of thousands of missiles, which were primarily aimed as Israeli civilian centers of population. The range of these missiles reached all the way to the center of Israel. During the Second Lebanon War, in 2006, Hezbollah utilized these capabilities and fired missiles from Lebanon into Israeli population centers, causing loss of life and property. Since the war Hezbollah has restored and improved their missile systems, including adding more advance long range missiles to its arsenal. Lastly, Hezbollah's leadership has declared their operational readiness for another round of violence.
• Terrorism against civilian targets abroad –
Hezbollah's terrorist activities are a product of meticulous organizational planning and infrastructure, aided by Iran. Throughout its existence, the organization has constructed a worldwide terrorist network and infrastructure, based mostly on Lebanese expatriates. This infrastructure is utilized by the organization to carry out criminal activity that brings in multimillion dollars annually, as well as gathering intelligence and carrying out terrorist attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets abroad. For example, the organization's fingerprints, or its ally Iran's fingerprint, are evident in more than dozen of terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist attacks which were carried out from 2008 to today. The outcome of the investigation by the Bulgarian government regarding the identity of the perpetrators who carried out the attack against Israelis tourists in Burgas on 18 July 2012, only reinforces the notion that Hezbollah is a terrorist organization which continues to operate against civilian targets wherever it identifies an opportunity and the operational capabilities to execute an attack. Hezbollah does not hesitate to harm the sovereignty of governments and foreign countries.
• The use of terrorism in the political arena in Lebanon –
The operational strategy of Hezbollah in the political arena is to "walk on the edge"1 ; the organization uses violence as a central tool for achieving political goals. Hezbollah uses the threat of violence, political assassinations, street battles, and the taking over of key points / neighborhoods as a means to achieve political power. For example, it is not a secret that Hezbollah has been implicated in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was in staunch opposition to Hezbollah and the Syrian presence in Lebanon.2 Many other assassinations of opponents to the organization have also been attributed to Hezbollah, including ministers, parliamentarians, journalists, and even a Lebanese police investigator who investigated the organization's involvement in Hariri's murder. In May 2008, the organization's use of terror to achieve political goals, reach a new peak in Lebanon. Hezbollah decided to launch an offensive on the Lebanese government's power centers in Beirut (Sunni neighborhoods) and take control of them, after realizing that the Lebanese government was actively trying to weaken the organization. During the fighting, which lasted approximately three weeks, dozens of civilians were killed and injured. External intervention by the Arab's states, led to the formulation of the "Doha Agreement", which benefited Hezbollah, as most of its demands were accepted.
At this point it must be asked why Hezbollah is not listed as a terrorist organization by the United Nations as well as by most countries in the world? And why is the organization as a whole only designated by four countries as a terrorist organization (Israel, United States, Netherlands, and Canada)? Furthermore, why do a limited number of countries only designate the terrorist wing of the organization (United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand)?
While there are many arguments for not fully designating Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, this is not the place to detail them. These opinions usually lie between two extreme points along the scale. The first one: the lack of international consensus on the definition of terrorism, national political interests,3 lack of knowledge about the organization, lack of desire to be involved, and the second is an acceptance of Hezbollah's campaign of be considered a legitimate Lebanese political party.
However, Hezbollah does not view itself as a divided organization, with no connections between its Jihadi and political wings. Therefore international declarations that only parts of Hezbollah are a terrorist organization is problematic and is considered a "fig leaf". On several occasions throughout its historical development, Hezbollah itself has stated clear and precise language that it is a hierarchical organization, operating as a single unit, under the control of a single leadership headed by Hassan Nasrallah via the Shura Council which represents all wings of the organization.4 The entrance of Hezbollah into politics did not restrain the organizations violence approach as it did with Hamas or other Islamic actors like Iran after the revolution. Its power has been used to implement Sharia law and Islamic ideology.
In summary, the Burgas attack and the findings of the Bulgarian government investigation, indicate that the terrorist organization Hezbollah is behind the attack. This is not a one-time phenomenon or event; rather, it is Hezbollah's continuous policy and strategy, supported by Iran, aimed at the use of violence to target civilians to achieve the organizations goals. Whether it be by firing rockets at civilian population centers in Israel or terrorist attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets abroad, or whether it is an attack against the Lebanese opponents of the organization, or foreigners in Lebanon or abroad.
In order to effectively cope with Hezbollah's activities, the international community must come to a broader understanding that Hezbollah is a terrorist organization and it must be branded as such and outlawed in as many countries as possible.
Refrences:
1. Azani, Eitan, Hezbollah's Strategy of "Walking on the Edge": Between Political Game and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, pp. 741-759(19), November 2012.
2. In 2011 the International appointed Special Tribunal to Lebanon, which resides in the Hauge, issued four arrest warrants against Hezbollah operatives, including senior commander Mustafa Badr Al Din, brother in law of Imad Mughniyeh, on charges of planning and executing the assignation of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
3. Europe's political considerations stem from the concern for the stability of Lebanon, as well as to the safety of UNIFIL as many European countries are contributing members.
4.Dr. Col. (Res.) Eitan Azani , Hezbollah – a global terrorist organization – situational report as of
September 2006."House Committee on International Relations – Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation", http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/testimony/260.pdf
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Director of Research, ICT, Israel
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With singer-songwriter Tim Noyes at its helm, this indie-pop band created quite a stir when its first EP, Steps, arrived in 2015 on the heels of the debut single, "Blood Stutter". From indie folk to synth pop, Noyes transition was seamless, marking Handsome Ghost to be a sure-shot hit with fans of the genre. With two tours, several singles and a second EP en route to the release of Welcome Back in 2018, their first full-length album, Handsome Ghost has evolved into a well-rounded live band to match its studio success.
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We have always been dog lovers in HG. We'd really love to share our homes with some pets, but because we're on the road so much, it's hard for us to be able to adopt pets responsibly. Until then, the best thing we can do is try and connect some pups to people. "Handsome Dogs" was a plan to have a tour for dogs along with our spring tour. The goal was to play with some dogs, find some pups homes, and help out some no-kill shelters that are doing some amazing work for dogs and their local communities: @furkidsatlanta @alameda_animal_shelter @buddydoghumane. Please visit the link in our bio to learn more.
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We stopped by @relixmag to play See You When I See You this past winter. It was our first time playing it live. We don't play this one too often, but when we do, it feels right stripped back like this. Link in the bio.
It's good to be home for a little bit, but as always, I'm feeling a little restless. We're looking forward to getting back on the road soon, traveling the country, playing our songs, meeting new people and seeing old friends. For now we'll get working on some new music. We're really looking forward to the next chapter, I think it's going to be a good one. See you soon, all the best - Tim/Eddie (pc, our favorite: @simplyyvan)
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Up over the Northwest hills.
Headed east and The Welcome Back Tour is in the books. That was a month I won't forget anytime soon. There were some trying circumstances at the end, but the nights themselves were the best yet, not a doubt in my mind. It was great to meet so many new people and even better, honestly, to see familiar faces coming back. It's a privilege to do what you love, and we're thankful that you all allow us to keep doing it. Here's to the next tour. In the meantime, we'll get working on some new music. See you soon. PC: @raelenak
Today we release our "Creatures" music video, the last song on Welcome Back on the last night of The Welcome Back Tour. Thank you to @idobianthm for the premiere. My brother Nick @preppygoth wanted to build the video around one lyric from the song, and try and capture a feeling within the scope of just that one phrase. I think he did a beautiful job. Thanks too to the multi talented @miettehope for being a part of this. Hope you like, link in bio.
The Welcome Back Tour picks back up tonight in Portland, OR and finishes tomorrow in Seattle, WA. A quick update: Eddie, unfortunately, has a family emergency and needs to be home right now. I'm thinking about him and everybody close to him. We talked it over together, and we decided that I am going to play these last two shows on my own, solo acoustic. We both wish we could bring you the full arrangement, but I will do my best to make these nights special in their own way. This has been my favorite tour of them all, and I really wish that we were coming down the homestretch together...but there will be more shows and we will be back out in the wild soon enough. See you in Portland tonight. -Tim
The Ghost Boys aka The Party Boys are headed west! Phoenix tonight, Los Angeles tomorrow, and then up to San Francisco on Saturday. What a tour this has been and still plenty to go. PC: @ilikeyourface
Last night in Austin, TX (wonderful show, thank you all for having us) someone asked us afterwards "are you guys okay?" because our songs can seem a little sad at times. So here's a photo of two best friends palling around...so you know we're doing jusssst fiiiine. Tour rolls on in Houston tonight, Phoenix (Thurs) and LA (Fri). Couldn't be happier to be out playing our songs. PC: @simplyyvan
Day off in Louisiana. The second half of The Welcome Back Tour begins tomorrow in Austin, TX. Then Houston (Tues), Phoenix (Thurs), LA (Fri). Can't wait to get back after it. PC: @raelenak
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Namibia's central bank raised its repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 percent, saying inflation has shown an upward trend for the past five months and is now expected to average 6 percent this year, up from its April forecast of below 6 percent.
The Bank of Namibia, which last changed its rate in August 2012 when it cut the rate, also said the domestic economy is forecast to improve in the remainder of the year, supported by construction activities and strong growth in demand.
Lower commodity prices remain a concern as it may affect mineral production.
Namibia's inflation rate rose to 6.1 percent in May, the sixth consecutive month of rising prices, from 5.87 percent in April, mainly due to higher food and transport prices, the bank said.
The annual growth in domestic private sector credit rose further to 15.8 percent in April from 14.3 percent in December, with household credit largely reflecting strong growth in installment credit and overdraft loans.
"The rapid growth in imports of vehicles, partly financed by installment credit remains a concern," the bank said, adding "unproductive imports have put pressure on international reserves of the country and requires monitoring."
The total number of vehicles sold in the first four months of the year rose by more than 50 percent from the same 2013 period, with the value of these imported vehicles at N$ 2.2 billion, "a significant amount in relation to the total import bill of goods of N$ 15.9 billion," the bank said.
The central bank said it had recommended targeted intervention to authorities but acknowledged that this could take time to implement due to the required change in legislation.
Namibia had a trade deficit of N$ 4.340 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 and a current account deficit of 6.2 percent of Gross Domestic Product in the 2013, down from 7.5 percent in 2012.
Namibia's GDP in the first quarter of this year expanded by 1.6 percent on a year-on-year basis, down from 4.9 percent in the previous quarter.
In April the central bank maintained its forecast for the economy to expand by 5.3 percent this year, up from 2013's 4.3 percent.
With its exchange rate fixed to South Africa's rand, the Namibian dollar largely reflects changes in the rand.
Last year the Namibian dollar depreciated 19 percent against the U.S. dollar, along with the rand, and it continued to decline through January. Between February and late May, the N$ rebounded but since May 24 it has dropped, trading at 10.75 to the US$ today, down from 10.47 end-2013, or 2.6 percent this year.
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Q: What is the reason for UnsupportedClassVersionError? java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Bad version number in .class file
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:676)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:124)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:260)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:56)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:195)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:317)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:280)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.install4j.runtime.MacLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
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at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:592)
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at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.callMain(LaunchRunner.java:50)
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I don't understand this at all; can anyone explain it simply? Thanks

A: This error can occur when you compile the code with a newer version of the JDK and try to run it on an older version of the JVM. Is this your own code you're compiling and are you using an IDE (like Eclipse)? Try updating your JRE.

A: It means that your compiler was producing something targeted at a higher Java version than the JVM you are attempting to run it on.
eg compiled for java 6 and running with java 5.
Solution 1: upgrade the jvm (type java -version to see what you have)
Solution 2: target a lower version (in eclipse java compiler settings, for example)

A: JAVA_HOME should be defined with the java version that younger ot the same that you used for compilation.

A: It is saying you are using class file for different version of java runtime. What program are you installing (I notice installj in your stacktrace)?
Try upgrading your Java runtime.

A: I was getting this error when I installed JRE 1.8 and tried to run Hello World of GAE application on Eclipse Kepler. This is solution:
I installed Java 8 support for Kepler from Eclipse Marketplace. Then I resolved my problem by going to Eclipse -> Right click on project file -> Properties -> Java Build Path, I removed JRE System Library 1.6, clicked Add Library -> JRE System Library -> Installed JRE's. Then I clicked Search, it automatically found version 1.8 and then I returned to previous view, selected 1.8 and now everything works fine!


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Lieberman To RFE: U.S. Has 'Principled Responsibility' to Sanction Iranian Human Rights Abusers
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), 30Oct2009
(Washington, DC) In an exclusive interview, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) told RFE/RL that he is introducing legislation to expose and punish Iranian government officials involved in the crackdown on dissent since last year's elections.
[interview transcript and audio]
Lieberman said he, Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and a "broad group" of Senators from both parties are introducing the bill in order to tell, "The Iranian government and the people of Iran...we see you, we hear you. In the case of the people of Iran, the protesters, we stand with you. In the case of the government, which is suppressing the people's rights, we are going to take action against you." \
Lieberman and McCain announced the legislation at a press conference held the same day as pro-democracy protesters were sprayed with tear gas and beaten by security forces during rallies marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
Lieberman said the U.S. has a "principled responsibility...to speak loudly" when a country "is violating the rights of its people, as Iran is today." He added that he thinks, "The fate of the Iranian regime...was sealed in the way it handled the people's protest after the unfair election last June."


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Early Steps in Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Model Legume Medicago truncatula1[W][OA]
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The C-4 stereochemistry of leucocyanidin substrates for anthocyanidin synthase affects product selectivity.
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Flavan-3-ol Biosynthesis : The Conversion of (+)-Dihydroquercetin and Flavan-3,4-cis-Diol (Leucocyanidin) to (+)-Catechin by Reductases Extracted from Cell Suspension Cultures of Douglas Fir.
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Nabi Tajima, a Japanese woman who had been the world's oldest person, died Saturday due to advanced age at a hospital in southwestern Japan, local officials said. She was 117.
Born in 1900, Tajima, a resident of Kikai Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, raised seven sons and two daughters and had more than 140 descendants.
She had been spending most of her time in bed recent years at a nursing home and was hospitalized about a month ago.
"She passed away as if falling asleep. As she had been a hard worker, I want to tell her 'rest well,'" said Tajima's 65-year-old grandson Hiroyuki.
U.S.-based Gerontology Research Group recognized Tajima as the world's oldest person last September after the death of Violet Brown of Jamaica at the age of 117, according to the group's website.
Guinness World Records also had been conducting research with a view to recognizing Tajima as the oldest living person after the death of Brown.
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   // C++11 introduces the keyword 'auto' to use "type inference" to select
   // the type of a variable automatically when it is declared.

   auto i = 10; // i is of type int, because the rhs is int.
   auto d = 10.0; // d is of type double

   // For primitive types, this doesn't make much sense to use, so DON'T GO
   // OVERBOARD and make all variables auto. For one, you must initialize an
   // auto variable when declared.

   // auto unknown; <---- what type is this variable? Not allowed.

   // Second, sometimes the inferred type is misleading...
   auto s = "Hello, world!";
   // Can you guess what type s is?

   // Third, can't construct objects on the stack as easily...
   // Suppose I want to replace "Rational r(1, 3); with auto.
   // auto r(1,3); won't compile, why?

   // So when is auto useful?
   // If the return type of a function is obvious, but tedious to use.
   // Imagine I'm in your Othello project.

   OthelloBoard board;
   const vector<OthelloMove*> *history = board.GetMoveHistory(); // ugly!
   auto hist = board.GetMoveHistory(); // pretty!

   // For the same reason, auto is useful with iterators.
   for (auto itr = hist->rbegin(); itr != hist->rend(); itr++) {
      // printing in reverse order, C++11 style!
   }

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