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Jerold Nadler joins fellow Democratic members of Congress calling on President Obama to fire Alan Simpson from the Catfood Commission. He just issued a statement: We cannot trust the integrity of any product or recommendations of the Commission as long as former Senator Simpson is the Chairman. His insulting and outrageous comments reveal his own mistaken belief that Social Security is a) in crisis, b) about to collapse, and c) contributes to the deficit. None of this is true. In fact, the Social Security Trust Fund has a $2.5 trillion dollar surplus, and it will be able to pay 100 percent of benefits through 2037, according to the Social Security Board of Trustees. What’s more, Social Security has not contributed at all to the federal deficit. It is well known that Simpson has tried time and again over the years to raise the retirement age and cut Social Security benefits, and he makes no attempt to disguise his goals and attitude toward Social Security in his most recent comments. Furthermore, Simpson demonstrated a total disrespect for women and an unjustifiably contemptuous attitude toward Ashley Carson, Executive Director of the Older Women’s League. His comments were offensive, ignorant, and misleading, and he should be fired immediately. Nadler is absolutely right about the fact that Simpson has no idea what he’s talking about, and that his comments regarding Social Security alone were “insulting and outrageous” even before he started sending emails to the Older Women’s League about “310 million tits.” Every member of Congress should be calling for Simpson’s ouster. But it’s not just Simpson. Rather, Simpson’s comments reflect the far deeper conflicts and illegitimacy of the commission itself. What’s really going on here is that a Commission called upon to exercise “fiscal responsibility” is packed with people who are strongly inclined to obscure and postone the reckoning on everything else that, unlike Social Security, truly is irresponsible. The wars, the tax cuts, the special deal and subsidies to big corporations. The Commission is a fundamentally immoral and corrupt undertaking, and that is why it should be shut down. It’s not just because clowns like Simpson have such contempt for seniors. It’s because the commission is really little more than a mechanism to hide another huge transfer of wealth. It’s a collaboration between corporate America, the executive branch and congress to create a body that will do something no politician wants to take responsibility for: cut Social Security benefits and drive seniors into poverty so that hedge fund billionaires like Pete Peterson won’t have to pay their taxes.
Federal Election Commission Certifies Federal Matching Funds for Gary Johnson WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has certified $121,755.77 in federal matching funds to Governor Gary Johnson/Gary Johnson 2012, Inc. for the 2012 primary election. The United States Treasury Department transferred the certified amount yesterday. This raises the total amount of federal funds certified to Governor Gary Johnson/Gary Johnson 2012, Inc., to $632,016.75. Governor Gary Johnson/Gary Johnson 2012, Inc. is the authorized committee of Gary Earl Johnson, the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate. Last year, the Commission also certified $351,961.10 in federal matching funds to Charles E. “Buddy” Roemer III and $372,130.44 to Jill Stein for President for the primary. To become eligible for matching funds, a candidate must raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in each of 20 states in amounts no greater than $250 from any individual. Other requirements include agreeing to an overall spending limit, abiding by spending limits in each state, using public funds only for qualified campaign-related expenses, keeping financial records and permitting an extensive campaign audit. The presidential public funding program is financed through the $3 check-off that appears on individual income tax returns. The program has three elements: matching payments to participating candidates during the primary campaign, grants to parties to help fund their nominating conventions, and grants available to nominees to pay for the general election. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. The FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Established in 1975, the FEC is composed of six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Follow Us on Twitter - http://twitter.com/FECupdates # # #
This page contains software and documentation written by Mark D. Roth. \|Active Projects\|\|Resource Pages\|\|Inactive Projects\| Encap Package Management System\| A symlink-based package management system. Code and docs related to the TIS authentication server. A PH client library and program. An FTP client library and command line tool. Some useful Apache authentication modules. A replacement for the standard Unix syslogd. A C library for manipulating tar archives. A number of useful PAM modules, plus some PAM-related documentation. ConSole Watchman, a decent console server package. A modular system configuration framework. I presented a paper about this at LISA '03. Docs and patches for sendmail. Archive Management Package, a distributed content management interface for large FTP mirror sites. A pseudo-user authentication plugin for AIX. Introduction to AIX\| Intro to AIX, for sysadmins who are familiar with other flavors of Unix. Distributed Unix Cluster Toolkit, a precursor to modern configuration management tools. A perl module I wrote that is distributed from CPAN. Defining the Role of Service Manager: Sanity Through Organizational Evolution\| Slides from a paper I presented at LISA '01.
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(5) - Non-Profit Events (5) - Past clients (18) - Photographers (20) - Product Launches (4) - Real Weddings (23) - Santa Barbara (18) - Santa Barbara Wedding (16) - Santa Barbara Weddings (14) - Signature Drinks (4) - Successful Party Tip (10) - table linen (4) - theme (12) - Uncategorized (37) - Unique Event Ideas (25) - Unique Gift Ideas (2) - venues (14) - Wine Country Wedding Santa Barbara County (7) - Zohe Felici (7) Felici Fanfare - Find out what Zohe and Co. are making a big whoop about! On February 16, Felici Events showcased a vibrant display of neon colors at a graffiti grunge themed bat mitzvah. SOhO Restaurant and Music Club was the perfect venue for this upbeat, energetic celebration. Upon their arrival, guests were immediately introduced to the fun theme by enormous graffiti banners lining the entryway. Place cards were creatively displayed to mock an urban brick wall splattered with eye-catching neon graffiti. As the adults were seated for dinner, they were blown away by the vibrant centerpieces by Juniper Designs. These gorgeous floral arrangements matched the color scheme flawlessly, as did the beautiful linens by La Tavola Fine Linen Rental. Guests enjoyed the party from the outdoor patio beneath a tasteful covered tent provided by Classic Party Rentals. It featured a spectacle of decorated hanging lanterns and colorful lights, catching the attention of locals passing by the event. Combined with the infectious enthusiasm of the H2H team, all of these elements contributed to an unforgettably fun and unique event! All photographs were provided by the amazingly talented Kelsey Crews of Kelsey Crews Photo. On the chilly night of February 22, nothing pleased the Felici Events team more than being greeted at Rincon Beach Club by a friendly face and a margarita on the rocks! The tasting event was a night to remember, with an endless supply of exemplary food and an impressive selection of wedding ceremony set ups, and lounge and table settings. Rincon Beach Club never ceases to amaze us and the tasting event was no exception. These playful beach themed place cards were complete with smooth sand and seashells. They presented other creative options suitable for a wide variety of event themes. These simple place cards were tied with delicate ribbons and dangled from colorful knobs. Beyond the entryway was a spacious patio displaying an impressive selection of wedding ceremony set ups, table settings, and lounge spaces. This wedding ceremony set up embodied a bride’s dream of a fairytale beach wedding. The delicate white and light pink ribbons caught the salty breeze, adding a sweet, dreamlike tone to the setting. The other option was a simpler approach, detailed with a flowing white curtain secured with large sea stars. Keeping with the general beach theme, the mason jar flower holders were reminiscent of treasured sea glass. Clear glass candleholders and jars hanging from a mossy piece of driftwood tied the playful table setting together. The roomier lounge space consisting of luxurious leather couches and ottomans offered a perfect place for party guests to relax in comfort. The other lounge option featured an inviting space for guests to cuddle next to a cozy fireplace on inviting leather couches. A range of uniquely themed food stations was placed throughout the room, including Pacific Rim and Hamburger Sliders, among others. Each station was decorated with an extraordinary attention to detail, and exemplified Rincon’s versatility and unmatched ability to adapt to any event’s theme. The Pacific Rim station was adorned with colorful Asian fans, bamboo shoots, and a vibrant silk tablecloth. The food was cooked right in front of us by a friendly chef, and featured an array of exotic food representing the Asian theme. The table settings were equally impressive and flaunted the talents of various local vendors. The table settings ranged from simple to extravagant. This particular table setting was a tasteful example of a simple, earthy theme, complete with a rusted lantern and worn picture frame. All photos by the uber talented Michael and Anna Costa Photography Zohe Felici doesn’t only plan amazing well executed events! She also seeks out potential locations and venues where one can hold events and weddings. Stuck on finding your wedding venue? Tune in to Santa Barbara Wedding Style’s Location Spotlight Blog every Thursday to see the nooks and crannies Zohe has sniffed out. Under the sea. Down where it’s wetter… down where it’s better… especially when we’re talking about weddings! Here at Felici Events we appreciate a creatively themed wedding. A unique theme can really set your special day apart from the rest and truly make it a moment to remember. And how cool you will look to your grandkids when you show them your old wedding albums taken under water! Holy underwater weddings Batman! It’s not every day a turtle high-fives you for getting married. If you want to be adventurous with your wedding, we highly support dropping anchor and tying the knot under water! It’ll give the term “swimming with the fishes” a whole new meaning. Check out this clip of an actual underwater wedding in China!
First off, if Debra Granik’s sophomore feature Winter’s Bone is playing in your area and you haven’t seen it already, stop reading and hie ye to the theater. I’d also highly recommend listening to Granik’s recent Fresh Air interview with novelist Daniel Woodrell. Recently, a handful of American pictures have focused on working-class hardship and systemic decay that foreground female talent behind and in front of the camera. I heralded Courtney Hunt and Melissa Leo’s work in 2008′s Frozen River. Winter’s Bone is this year’s contender, and it looks like it may capitalize on industry and word-of-mouth buzz amidst blockbuster squalor in ways Frozen River was unable. This haunting, poetic film is adapted from Woodrell’s book of same name, which I now must read. It tells the story of Ree Dolly, a teenage girl from the Ozarks whose family property has been posted by her meth cooker father as his bail. He’s left home and if he doesn’t make it to trial, his wife and children lose their land. So it’s up to Dolly, who looks after her two young siblings and invalid mother, to save her family. Tough stuff, but all of it is played with quiet dignity by Jessica Lawrence, who should get an Oscar nod for her unadorned performance as the brave, resourceful Dolly. If veteran character actors like John Hawkes and Dale Dickey get accolades for their performances as relatives Teardrop and Merab, so much the better. There were several occasions when I feared the narrative would pander to hackneyed character motivation and plot devices, but it never faltered. Save for a few shots that juxtapose Dolly with defenseless squirrels or shuttled livestock, I appreciate the movie’s subtlety and nuanced depictions of this world. So much is implied or understood rather than explicitly stated, which honors this culture’s codes of silence and ramps up the import of Dolly’s quest. I also liked the emphasis placed on Dolly’s relationships with her kid brother and sister, the latter of whom was played by newcomer Ashlee Thompson, whose house stood in as the family estate. Dolly has interesting relationships with her friend Gail (Lauren Sweetser), a peer with a young family of her own. She also develops an interesting dynamic with Merab and her crew of female heavies who intimidate Dolly about keeping quiet about their meth dynasty before helping her save her father (or what remains of him) to clear the Dolly name. My radar is especially keen toward stolen musical moments. Thus, I was delighted that the movie’s final image is of Dolly and her siblings sitting on their porch as kid sister Ashlee strums her father’s banjo. I’m obviously a fan of girl musicians. More importantly, ownership of and fluency with this discarded instrument represents the Southern tradition of using music as a form of familial communion and communication strategy. I’m specifically addressing a white Southern musical heritage here, though black Southern populations of course have their own traditions that sometimes commingle and overlap. While the banjo may seem like a mere family heirloom, it’s a heavy symbol for the Dolly family. It needs to be restrung and tuned, indicating the ways in which its previous owner left his family in disrepair. It’s also one of the few souvenirs he left his namesake. In a rural area wrecked by failing commercial agriculture, increasing dependence on the manufacture and use of cheap drugs, and the constant threat of land loss, it’s a weighty talisman. But like so many families before, it’s also a tool for the Dolly family to tell their story. In reflecting on the how the movie honors Southern musical traditions, I was especially taken with Marideth Sisco‘s involvement as a singer and musical consultant. Not a name I recognized going in, I was captivated by her cameo. She appears in the scene where Dolly talks to her father’s ex-girlfriend during a family gathering. Amidst the circle, Sisco sings a few folk songs I had never heard but surely carry historical significance long obfuscated by insularity, minimal attempts at preservation, and the outside world’s ignorance. A long-time musician, journalist, and expert of the Ozarks’ folk culture, Sisco’s participation suggests the movie celebrates female involvement in the cultivation of its musical identity. Sure beats getting T-Bone Burnett to lend his “credibility” to the project. Though I’m sure this humble yet mighty picture couldn’t afford his price tag, I think they made a wise investment in Sisco. You’ll make a smart decision by seeing and hearing Winter’s Bone.
I am always privileged when Federal Judge David O. Carter invites me as a guest lecturer for his law and society class at the University of California at Irvine, and this past Tuesday was no exception. As a UCI alumnus myself (class of 1973) it was a special treat to gaze upon the sea of 250 young faces, knowing their futures spread further ahead of them than their pasts extended behind them. As rewarding as sharing what I have learned through 28 years of chasing justice as a Deputy District Attorney in the “OC” can be, the best part is the give-and-take in conversations with many of the students after the formal class session. Their questions and comments and observations reveal much about their individual and collective expectations and anticipations which, in turn, reveal much about California’s and America’s likely future under their influence. The consensus seems to be “things have been good before, and they’ll be good again. The only problem is, it’s right now!” What seems to buoy them to stay with it, keep learning, and commit themselves to that future is a resilient optimisn for what does lie ahead. That is the fundamental American spirit, and seeing that in these young men and women is absolutely energizing!
The Wine Lover’s Hierarchy of Needs Having lived among the Wine Lover now for 25 years and having observed them in their various form, it has become clear to me that this creature is motivated by a very specific hierarchy of needs; a categorical set of needs, if you will, ranging from the Wine Lover’s most basic physiological needs, through an intermediary category of needs that, if met, can lead the well-tended Wine Lover to the highest plain of Wine Lover-dom. The Wine Lover’s PHYSICAL NEEDS Wine, Glass, Corkscrew If the Wine Lover’s most Basic needs are left unmet, they risk becoming no Wine Lover at all and descending into the category of Water Lover or, worse, Cola Drinker. The Wine Lover will always seek to meet these needs before all others. The Wine Lover’s RESOURCE (COMMITMENT) NEEDS Adequate Storage, Access to Wine, Disposable Income Assuming the Wine Lover’s most Basic needs are met, their Resource Needs, often referred to as “Commitment Needs” in acknowledgement of the commitment to wine they indicate, will be the next set of needs a Wine Lover seeks to meet. The Wine Lover understands that without tending to these needs, they risk dwelling among boxed wines, hand-outs from more advanced wine lovers or, perhaps most perilous, not having the next wine close at hand. Upon meeting the needs outlined at this level within the hierarchy, the Wine Lover begins to feel relatively safe. The Wine Lover’s COMMUNAL NEEDS Peer Group Acceptance, Internet Discussion Threads, Group Tastings Once meeting their critical Basic and Resource needs the Wine Lover is unleashed from the grip of fear that they may lose their Wine Lover status or not be able to frequently access wine and they are freed to pursue their Communal needs. This is the level within the hierarchy of Wine Lovers’ needs that most Wine Lovers spend most of their lives pursuing. Meeting these needs means forming bonds with other wine lovers through frequent interactions that demonstrates not only their self-awareness and understanding of terroir, but also reinforces the critical faith in their specialness. Failure to meet communal needs early in their life as a Wine Lover can lead to feelings of inadequacy and the appearance of being a snob. The Wine Lover’s ESTEEM & ACHIEVEMENT NEEDS Respect of Other Wine Lovers, A Wine Blog, First Name Basis With Experts As the name of this level of need suggests, here the Wine Lover has graduated from being driven by basic and common communal needs most associated with being a Wine Lover, to being motivated to rise above their peers. Once this kind of motivation takes hold of a Wine Lover, pursuit of these needs can take many forms. Most commonly the Wine Lover seeking to fulfill their Esteem and Achievement needs will make frequent pronouncements aimed at instructing other wine lovers. They will usually author a blog in order to demonstrate their achievement beyond that of others and to seek expression of esteem by others. Meeting the needs within this level of the Hierarchy of Wine Lovers Needs is often related to the Wine Lover still possessing low levels of self-respect. The Wine Lover’s PURSUIT OF EXPERTDOM AND AUTHORITY Winemaking, 100 Point Rating Scales, Authorship, Auction Attendance Having not only met, but mastered, all the needs in the previous levels of the Wine Lover’s Hierarchy of Needs, it is at this point that a small group of Wine Lovers actively pursue a driving need to be lifted above their peer group into the realm of “expert” or authority. Pursuing this highest category of needs motivates only the smallest number of Wine Lovers and can take various forms. No matter the form, however, this rare level of needs pursuit is most often accompanied by conspicuous demonstration of the Wine Lover’s self-perceived authority. At this pinnacle of needs, you will often see the Wine Lover attempting to shape the views of other wine lovers, expecting some level of accolades for their efforts. Some motivated by these unique needs spend days amassing evidence of their accomplishment, commonly demonstrated by the accumulation of First Growth Bordeaux, Grand Cru Burgundy, California Cult Cabernets and always far in excess of their most optimistic needs. And occasionally, this wine loving master of their needs will pursue the ultimate challenge and become a creator of their obsession: The Winemaker.
I can already imagine my professors running after me with giant scissors, screaming at me to hand them back my diploma. But don’t get me wrong, everyone. Grades do matter, but as in all things in life, grades are not the only things that people will look at when they assess you as a professional. I’m jumping the gun here, so let me backtrack a bit. To do that, let me invite you to assess what grades are. They’re numerical or alphabetical representations of your ability to do things inside the classroom, or at least in a controlled classroom-like environment. You can get grades for fieldwork, a formal class with formal examinations, or a thesis/dissertation course. Grades are given by people who have set standards in order to assess whether you are advancing in your knowledge. Grades can be subjective. Even if you have twenty people coming up with a final grade for you, your grade will still be based on what they believe are standards for assessing your progress. I love writing. I love debating. I love getting up on stage and presenting my research. I’ve always loved communication, which is why I find it difficult to sympathize with students who whine about communication courses and how they’re “useless.” In a previous blog post, I talked about communication courses being a golden ticket to success in the workplace. I can’t stop repeating it: you need a very good communication background to stand out when applying for a job. You need very good communications foundations to succeed in your career. Some people make communicating look easy – but mind you, that’s the biggest illusion. It’s not as easy as it looks because communication takes years to hone. It takes years of practice and constant activity to keep on talking and connecting with an audience. It takes years of practice and constant activity to keep on writing and sharing information. If you didn’t have a lot of communications courses in college, or if you feel that you need to beef up your communications credentials, then here are a few ways that you can do it. Remember, it’s never too late to train yourself to be a better person!
ALMA is a hack by Pokeytax that allows the user to define attributes, much like item attributes, and link them to different characteristics. However, beyond item attribute functionality, you can create attributes that grant or forbid innate abilities, equipment usability, elemental affinities, stat changes, and more. Characteristics that these attributes can be linked to include items, identities, jobs, support abilities, and more. ALMA also has the power to grant extra skillsets based on certain conditions. ALMA also has a feature called ALMAscripts, which allows the user to grant attributes based on logical statements. ALMA is a massive hack (in size and power), and has been known to conflict with other hacks and cause bugs or crashes. Be sure to back up your iso before editing with ALMA. It may also require a certain spreadsheet program to function correctly. For more information, read this thread:
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Review for We were suppose to be forever... (#) Danger-Taco-Freak 2011-06-01 01:04:34 PM Here's you're review. NOW GET WRITTIN'! It be good's I is likein' it so far, well you know what I think of it coz weare talkin' odar da msn. :D Frankie Baby ;D thankoo! am writin' tomorrow ;D yoo needz lolspeak lessuns, me tinkz D: love you too :L The best way to deal with a kidnapping situation? An alternate view of the second task... In: Harry Potter - Authors: 198265 - Stories: 39137 Erin Everly is a young, beautiful model who was as innocent as a rose. So what happens when she meet... In: Guns n' Roses Rewritten Gerard daughter story. A spunky young Pokemon tranier is asked to Join SPD after she is recued form Broodwing. will her sec... In: Power Rangers Summer romances can follow you home. And the lies will too. (Frerard)
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Review for You Don't Know a Thing About My Sins Oneshot; set 18 years in the past, and two years in the future; a little precious, because, you know... - Authors: 198265 - Stories: 39138 Short drabble of Batman's thoughts at the end of Arkham City. First Person POV. The city of Las Vegas has become a battlefield for the vampires. It's not safe to leave your house a... In: Guns n' Roses Rewritten Gerard daughter story.
Categories > Movies > Newsies0 Reviews Newsies/Cinderella crossover. Morrisella wanted to go to the ball but her evil uncle won't let her. [The basic Cinderella story with a Newsies twist!] So I decided to try and review this little crack fic! I revised it just a tad [and I literally mean a tad]. I think I added like 40 words and that's it. Anyway, I hope you guys get re-interested in this fic because I think it's worth a read! With each chapter, I'll type up a list [like the one below] to tell you who is who in the fic so you know exactly who you're dealing with. Characters in this chapter: -Cinderella - Morris Delancey (Morrisella) -Stepmother - Weasel (Uncle) -Lucifer - Pulitzer -Pearly Calves - Jake -Spectacle Suzy - Specs -Itsy Bitsy Itey - Itey Once upon a time there lived a young boy named Morrisella. He lived with his mother who loved him so. Morrisella was a happy boy -- always laughing and playing -- until one day when his mother had become deathly ill. Morrisella was very saddened and stayed by his mother's side. "Promise me, Morrisella, that you will mind your uncle when he comes," his mother asked weakly while on her deathbed. "I promise, mama," he quickly replied with agreat amount of sincerity in his voice. "Help him take care of everything," Morrisella's mother slowly continued after she hushed him. "Promise me, son." Morrisella thought for a moment as he stared in his mother's weakening eyes. "I will, mama. I promise," he said slowly and softly. Morrisella's mother smiled weakly at her son as she closed her eyes from becoming very tired and exhausted trying to converse with her beloved son. "Hurry with my breakfast!" Morrisella's uncle yelled from his bedroom. Morrisella fumbled with a large tray of eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, pancakes, orange juice, and water and hurried up the stairs to his uncle's chambers. "I'm sorry Uncle Wease," Morrisella quickly apologized when he entered the room and then hurried over to his uncle's bed. "It's Weisel!" Uncle Weasel snapped before he dismissed the boy with a wave of his hand and began hungrily and greedily devouring his breakfast while Morrisella left the room. With a soft sigh, Morrisella gently closed the door to his evil step...well, I guess I can't say step-uncle because it is his uncle, so let's start that one over. With a soft sigh, Morrisella gently closed the door to his evil uncle's room. He wiped his brow with the back of his hand and began walking down the hall and wiped the sweat that came off his brow and onto his hand on his dirty apron. Yes, Morrisella was wearing an apron along with akerchief wrapped around his head and tied with a knot on his forehead, trousers that had patches in them that were sewn on quite well, and a shirt that looked almost brand new that he received from his friends that had been staying in the house without his uncle knowing. "MMMMMEEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!" Morrisella jumped. He looked down and noticed he stepped on his uncle's cat, Pulitzer. Meeting the cat's evil glare and hiss, Morrisella forced back a smirk. He hated that cat and never bothered to watch where he stepped after Pulitzer showed who he really was: a spawn of Satan. "Serves you right for laying in the middle of the hall," Morrisella said calmly to Pulitzer. Pulitzer meowed as if he were trying to talk back while he passed Morrisella and slowly moseyed over towards Uncle Weasel's room. Morrisella happily walked back to the room and let the cat in, only so he didn't have to deal with him anymore than he had to for the day. Quickly entering his attic room and closing the door, Morrisella untied his kerchief around his head and tossed it on his tiny little bed that resembled more of a cot. "Mo-elly! Mo-elly!" Pearly Calves, Spectacle Suzy, and Itsy Bitsy Itey exclaimed as they ran out of their little mouse whole in the wall when they heard Morrisella enter. "Girls?" Morrisella asked as he sat on his tiny bed. Well, technically they're male mice, but I think in this story it is okay to call them girls. I mean they're wearing tiny little mouse dresses, so yeah. They're cross-dressers because I said so and we need girl mice. Anyway, Morrisella bent over and set his hand palm up on the floor for the three mice to climb in. "Mo-elly, we found a mouse! Not just any mouse, but a new mouse!" Pearly Calves exclaimed. "Oh!" Morrisella exclaimed while he gently set his hand down on his bed for the three to stay while he searched for some little mouse clothes for a new girl mouse. He opened his little chest of tiny clothes and tiny pair of shoes. "She'll need a little dress, little shoes, and--" The three girls burst into a fit of giggles. "No, Mo-elly! It's a he!" "Oh! In that case, he'll need these pair of shoes and a shirt," Morrisella said and threw the dress and pink shoes back in the small pile of clothes. "And I can't forget the hat!" "Mo-elly! He's in a trap!" Itsy Bitsy Itey exclaimed finally. "Oh yeah! He's in a trap, Mo-elly!" Pearly Calves said after Itsy Bitsy Itey announced it. "I just said that Pearly Calves!" Itsy Bitsy Itey snapped. "She's right," Spectacle Suzy told Morrisella. "Only because you didn't give me a chance to," Pearly Calves argued back. "You could've said that to begin with," Itsy Bitsy Itey replied. "She's right again." Spectacle Suzy moved her spectacles up farther on her nose. "Girls! It doesn't matter who told me! It's been said," Morrisella calmed the two mice down and separated them because they had just begun a small little girly fight. You know where they're slapping the air in front of them and have their heads turned to a side and as far away from their hands as possible? That's exactly what they were doing. "Now let's get him out of that trap, shall we?" "Yes!" All three girls exclaimed at once. "I said it first!" Pearly Calves stuck out her tongue at Itsy Bitsy Itey. "We said it at the same time!" Itsy Bitsy Itey returned the gesture. "I began the word first!" Pearly Calves came back. "No, you--" Itsy Bitsy Itey began but was cut off by a glare by Morrisella. "Ha! I win!" Pearly Calves exclaimed triumphantly and crossed her arms in front of her chest and spun around with asmile on her face that had quickly faded when she saw Morrisella's stern look. "If I hear one more word out of either of you about who said what first, I'll put you in a trap for a week with only one crumb of cheese. Got it?" Morrisella finally had enough of the bickering when there was a mouse in need of his help. "Yes ma'am," the two girls said and Pearly Calves added, "o-gram." Pearly Calves smiled the sweetest little mouse smile and batted her little mouse eyelashes when Morrisella glared at her for her addition to the girls' response to his threat. "Now, let's go," Morrisella said as he set his hand down for the three girls to climb in again. Once the three girls were in his hand she set off in the direction the mice pointed him in.
Categories > TV > House > The Week After1 Reviews House ends their relationship. Chase's days at the hospital get longer and longer. On Monday, Chase was numb. Alone with him in one of the labs, House had put an end to it. Firmly, coldly, as was his wont. Head ever-so-slightly hung, he observed - in silence, for once - the blur of emotions erupting at once in Chase's expression. Surprise, incomprehension (pain?), shock (anger?), all crowded in front of his eyes for the briefest moment, immediately masked by a carefully crafted show of contention. Chase bowed his head, discretely wet his lips, let out an almost soundless mumble that might or might not have been /'All right,'/, and took off. This was not the reaction he had expected, House thought, watching his retreating back. Still, for once, he had done the right thing - at the right time. He was rather satisfied with himself. On Tuesday, Chase was hurt. He ran every test, made every draw, shared every theory that was requested of him. But he didn't make coffee, didn't ask Cameron nor Foreman how they were doing, and he cared not for the weather outside. Casual banter would likely lead to tricky, dangerous questions such as /'And how are you today, Chase?'/, and he didn't want to answer those. He knew he couldn't match House's nonchalant /'It's cloudy outside, my leg hurts and I'm surrounded by incompetents and dying people. If the coffee's good, maybe getting out of bed today was worth it.'/, so he just tried to be as competent as possible and live through the day. Sometime during a diagnosis, House snatched his ball out of Chase's hand and promptly dropped it, as though something contagious had lodged in there. Chase was a second too slow in switching to a blasÃ© look, and the severity of the condition Cameron was suggesting wasn't enough to draw House's attention back to the whiteboard, Chase's pained expression gripping his gaze long after it was gone. All of a sudden, he wasn't quite as satisfied with himself. On Wednesday, Chase was dignified. He didn't elude casual remarks about his well-being, did House's clinic duty as usual, didn't compete with Cameron for the bright answers, he even made coffee before setting off for the NICU for the day. He actually managed a polite chuckle for one of Foreman's pseudo-House-ish cracks. He was quietly friendly to the disoriented patients and he stopped here and there to comfort their relatives. But he redid every test twice, he was much too quiet, his responses were much too slow, his interest in the tasks at hand much too keen for it all to be natural. House didn't quite know how to react to the quietly dignified stance, so he cornered Chase as he readied to leave for the night, noting the sudden quiver running under the lab coat. Wordlessly, he handed over Chase's shirt, which had lain in a rumple in House's sofa for the last few days. Taking in its washed and ironed condition, Chase froze for a moment, swallowed visibly and looked up with an expression too pungent for words. House uncomfortably realised he had made a mistake. Chase's lips wavered as though he meant to say something, and House considered raising a hand to push Chase's hair away from his eyes. Just as, in spite of himself, he commanded his arm to get moving, Chase looked down, gripped the shirt to his chest and sprinted past him. House had the sudden urge to slap himself. On Thursday, Chase was humiliated. He was quieter than ever upon arrival, staying just long enough to check that they had no new cases, and setting off for the NICU. His colleagues had to cross the hospital every time they wanted to see him. And they did. House made a point of stopping by every half hour to berate him for his unprofessional behaviour and demand his presence back in Diagnostics '... this instant!'/. Every time, Chase would shoot him longing looks that would have raised questions, were they not in a unit where people were too worried about life and death to care about the doctors' moods. Between visits, House exceptionally did his clinic duty without the usual fuss, scouring the place for new cases. He found one by noon. Or so he announced to the NICU, dropping in to personally drag his intensivist away by the elbow. Had Chase not chosen that moment to stare at him, he would have missed House triumphantly sticking his tongue out at the sullen-faced little girl whose doctor he had just stolen. Their new patient was released in just three hours, but Chase wasn't. House probed and provoked, watching him go quieter and quieter, even as Cameron and Foreman were finally dismissed and he wasn't. A few more hours of scrutiny, and Chase was just about ready to make the blunder of a lifetime. /'Chase! What are you still doing here? It's late. Go home,' House barked from beside the window. Chase gave it half a second of forethought before walking up to House and resting a kiss on him. Soft, pleading, apologetic, much like Chase's attitude of late. Taken aback, House let himself be kissed, held, touched, pulling himself together when Chase whispered something, something that should have been too low for him to hear, but it wasn't, something that made him work his mouth into a leer and whisper mockingly back, 'Sorry, can't. Gotta go home. Hooker coming in an hour.' The words pushed Chase away more effectively than a shove ever would. He looked around - trying to pull himself together, House guessed - and left, considerably more miserable than just a minute ago. Something about his air made House wish he'd been lying about the hooker. On Friday, Chase was desperate. It was the downside of having an expressive face. He arrived on time, as he always did, and yet, ten minutes later, everyone who had crossed him in the corridors knew better than to trust him with anything that even remotely resembled a medical procedure anytime soon. He wasn't crying, nor having bouts of hysterics in front of anyone, nor lunging at people for no reason, but something about his paleness, the trembling hands, which he tried to hide by shoving them in his pockets, the bright, downcast eyes, kept most people at bay. Cameron earned a hiccupped 'I'm fine,' for her concern. It said something about the effect he was provoking, that even Foreman restrained from making smart cracks. House went as far as to listen to two blatantly dunderheaded suggestions for their current diagnosis before having him read the Encyclopaedia Britannica for the day. Surprisingly for the others, Chase obeyed, moving to a corner with the tremendous volume in his hand. For the rest of the morning, the only sign of life they heard from that corner was that of Chase fumbling with a page, every hour or so. At lunch, he took thrice his usual time to eat half his usual lunch, of which only two bites actually reached past his throat. Under the concerned gaze of his colleagues, he pushed the whole thing aside - House, passing by with Wilson, promptly snatched it - and returned to his corner, where he huddled up for the remainder of the day, although he couldn't, for the life of him, remember what he had been reading all this time. Cameron stopped by, her trench coat already on, to check on him. He snapped up, as though waking up, and waved her away with a small smile. Foreman bid him good night through the door and commented that it was 9 pm, and maybe he could come out of detention. Chase stood and pensively took off his lab coat. A few minutes later, House came in, surprised to find him still there, gazing out the window. Looking around, he spotted Chase's lab coat and jumper plopped on a chair. Chase turned to look at him. 'Why?' Chase whispered softly. House stared at his open shirt and unbuckled belt, and didn't answer. 'Why?' Chase repeated, letting the shirt fall from his shoulders and starting to pull down his trousers. 'Chase...' House rasped out somewhat warningly, 'Don't do that.' He turned towards the door, but Chase got there first, at a speed no-one in the last few days would have thought him capable of. House thought that the vision of Chase slamming against the door, in his boxers, flushed to the roots of his hair, should have been amusing. Amazingly, it wasn't. 'Why?!' Chase shrieked, this time. It occurred to House that this might be the moment to attempt reasoning. How, though? His tongue felt too big, and, in spite of himself, his blood was rushing elsewhere. 'Am I not attractive?!' House cocked his head, and, for a moment, considered answering him. He was mercifully cut short by Chase's approaching steps. He instinctively hobbled back a step or two, but Chase didn't move closer. He stood in the middle of the room, arms wide open, as though putting himself up for display, for appreciation... for sale? No, House shook his head mentally. For the taking. For free. 'Am I not attractive?' Chase murmured, all pleading and confusion. 'A day doesn't go by without you commenting on my looks. What is it? Aren't they good enough? Are they too much?' Chase hadn't looked him in the eye all day, and now it was House who had trouble meeting the bright, slightly unhinged stare that faced him. 'Did I let you down?' Chase's voice was rather inaudible, now. House quietly shook his head, and pushed Chase's jumper towards him with the tip of his cane. Chase ignored the gesture. 'Have I done... have I changed? Has anything changed? What was it?!' /Nothing/, House thought to himself, everything was just as it should be. /Except for you, who should be home/. He toyed with the cane's handle, pointedly avoiding Chase's eyes. Another look at that Adonis offering himself up and he'd be lost. They both would be. He was sure of it. '/Look at me!/ What have I done?!' Again, House shook his head negatively, and again he looked up to find confusion. 'Then what--' Chase trailed off, disoriented, twisting his fingers, chewing on his lips, and generally looking very much like a child. House, who had seen him in many moods, but never like this, hoped that the storm was over. And then Chase looked him in the eye again. 'But I lo--' House dropped his cane and jumped him with a swiftness he didn't know he was capable of. He was barely aware of his actions when he came in contact with Chase's body. He was, however, aware that anything was better than undergoing such scrutiny, witnessing such vulnerability, allowing such primal need to erupt in a young man who was so obviously not ready to deal with it. Above all, anything was better than to let Chase say the words he had been about to utter. That he would not, could not, deal with. And, thus, he pulled Chase to himself, crushing their mouths together in something that only gradually became a kiss, held him, actually held him close to prevent Chase from even thinking about speaking again, tugged at his hair, gripped his hands, did a number of things that he absolutely mustn't, backed against the window with a flash of pain that shot through his back and reverberated through his thigh. It didn't matter, it didn't matter at all, because Chase was quiet - he had to be, on account of House's tongue inside his mouth -- and he was slowly beginning to respond. And then, not so slowly, he responded in earnest, kissing back, pushing against him, pulling at him, tugging at clothing, tearing it, here and there, kissing, and wanting and crying, clinging to him and sobbing into him with the sort of need that a lover is no longer enough to meet. Recalling this, House made use of all the strength he could muster and - again - put an end to it. Bringing his left hand between their chests, he pushed ever so slowly, breaking them apart as gently as he could. He was so very bad at this. When Chase opened his eyes, even more disoriented than before, House held his neck firmly with his other hand and placed a soft kiss on his lips, and another, and another, not allowing the bewildered young man to lean in, still pushing him away, still pouring kisses on him, another and another, until Chase was at arm's length, and there was nothing more to say, nothing more to give. The rain fell heavily on the window, and the lights from outside reflected the droplets on Chase's face, making it seem as though he was crying. House refused to believe anything other. Grateful that his own profile was shadowed, he turned towards the window, so that Chase could have some privacy. He didn't hear Chase getting dressed, didn't hear him leave, he heard nothing at all. For the first time in a while, he felt like a complete worm. For the first time in a much longer while, it made him feel ashamed of himself. On Saturday, Chase didn't show up for work.
by Duane Cochran for FightingFalcons.com BOWIE, Md. – Fairmont State football fans were treated to a welcome sight Saturday afternoon at Bulldogs Stadium in the Falcons' road game against Bowie State. That's because No. 5 Garrett Davis was back in uniform and back on the field for the Falcons for the first time this season. The first-team All-WVIAC middle linebacker and third-leading tackler in the league last fall missed Fairmont's first two games this year with a badly broken pinkie finger. Despite practicing in just shorts and shoulder pads this past week, Davis didn't miss a beat when he got back on the field Saturday in full gear. He finished with a game-high nine tackles, including four solo stops. “It was exciting for me to be back out there playing,” said Davis, who continues to be evaluated on a weekly basis because of the nature of the break in his finger. “Sitting out makes you want to be back out there that much more. When you have something little like I have restricting you from being out there it hurts knowing you can't be out there helping your teammates out. “They left the decision up to me this week as to whether or not I wanted to play. That was pretty much a no-brainer for me. I couldn't wait to be back out there. Even though we came up a little short and didn't win, it felt really good for me personally to be back on the field.” In essence Davis played Saturday almost one-handed. His hand with the broken finger was heavily wrapped and taped and it cost the normally sure-handed youngster an interception at a critical point in the fourth quarter which would have ended a Bowie State scoring drive inside the Falcons' 20. “It hurts a little bit not having full use of that hand,” said Davis. “It's tough to grab people and obviously catching the ball is difficult with one hand. I really wasn't used to it early in the game, but by the end of it I felt a lot more comfortable dealing with it. “I'll get evaluated by doctors again this week and we'll see what happens. Hopefully I'll be out there and ready to go.” Seniors Ryland Newman and Matt Wilmer are two of the most exciting and dangerous Falcons when the football is in their hands. Last week Wilmer, a receiver from Keyser, returned a kickoff an NCAA record-tying 100 yards for a touchdown against Glenville State. For his career, Wilmer has returned two punts for touchdowns, one kickoff and has six TD receptions. Saturday in the FSU's 24-17 overtime loss to Bowie State Newman, a cornerback from Ranson, added to his impressive repertoire of returns when he scooped up a blocked field goal and raced 67 yards for a touchdown to give the Falcons a 10-0 lead late in the third quarter. The return for a score was the sixth of his career. The former point guard on Fairmont State's basketball team has also brought back three interceptions and a pair of punts for touchdowns since joining the football team in 2009. “Coach always preaches that big-time players make big-time plays in crucial situations and that's always stuck with me,” said Newman. “I just feel like anytime I have the opportunity to make a play to help this team I'm going to try as hard as I can to do it.” Get That Ground Game Going Daniel Monroe cracked the 100-yard mark on the ground for the first time this season with 112 yards rushing against Bowie State. However, Fairmont State has not scored a rushing touchdown yet this season. Last year, FSU averaged 30 points per game and was third in the league in rushing touchdowns with 24. Fairmont State will open its home schedule this Saturday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m., when West Liberty University (2-1, 1-0 WVIAC) invades Duvall-Rosier Field.
LAW Nov. 11 Update - WrestleMania Sells Over 45,000 Tickets John Pollock / November 11, 2012 - 1:49pm *Tonight is the TNA Turning Point pay-per-view from the Impact Zone in Orlando and we have a full preview of the show up on the website running through all of the matches with our thoughts. Here is the card for tonight: Jeff Hardy Vs Austin Aries in a Ladder Match for the TNA Title A.J. Styles Vs Christopher Daniels Vs Bobby Roode Kurt Angle Vs Devon Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez Vs Christopher Daniels & Kazarian for the Tag Titles Rob Van Dam Vs Joey Ryan for the X Division Title Samoa Joe Vs Magnus in a No DQ Match for the Television Title Joseph Park Vs DOC ODB & Eric Young Vs Tara & Jesse Tonight on The LAW Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski and Jason Agnew will have a full rundown of the Turning Point event right after it finishes and getting your reaction to the show and anything else from this past week at 1-855-591-6876 and locally in Toronto at 416-870-1050. On the program tonight Dutch Mantell will join us to discuss a benefit show he is putting on next weekend in Murfreesboro, Arkansas for his granddaughter Amelia, who died this past summer in a tragic story. We will also chat with Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and your chance to win a Night of Champions 2012 DVD along with a Rey Mysterio Superstars DVD from E1 Entertainment. Tune in at Midnight EST here on the website along with TSN 1050 Toronto and The TEAM 1410 in Vancouver. Tickets for WrestleMania 29 went on sale yesterday and they had a great first day of sales with over 45,000 tickets sold including all of the most expensive seats (including the seats for $2,000 a pop, so criticism of the tickets being overpriced were not the case and priced right for the demand). Needless to say this has the chance to be the most profitable show in company history following last year’s record setting intake for WrestleMania in Miami. The Rock also posted on Twitter confirming he will be at WrestleMania next year. The timing is really tough as the G.I. Joe movie he stars in was originally scheduled to come out this past summer and was pushed back to the week before ‘Mania and will be doing a ton of media all over in preparation for that one. My full 28-minute interview with Les Thatcher from this past week is up on the site discussing Brad Armstrong and Mike Graham at http://fightnetwork.com/news/34602:interview-les-thatcher-nov.-2012/. TNA Impact did a 1.03 rating this past Thursday and averaged 1,270,000 viewers. The WWE crew has wrapped up their European tour and will be in Columbus, Ohio tomorrow night for the Raw tapings featuring Ryback Vs Brad Maddox and the return of Jerry Lawler. Jim Ross has posted that he will be part of the announce crew tomorrow alongside Michael Cole and Lawler. TNA Turning Point Sunday November 13th 2011 Robbie E over Eric Young to win the Television Title Hernandez & Anarquia & Sarita over Ink Inc & Toxxin Austin Aries over Jesse Sorensen and Kid Kash to keep the X Division Title Rob Van Dam over Christopher Daniels in a No DQ Match Matt Morgan and Crimson fought to a No Contest Abyss & Mr. Anderson over Bully Ray & Scott Steiner Gail Kim over Velvet Sky to win the Knockout's Title Jeff Hardy over Jeff Jarrett Bobby Roode over Jeff Hardy to keep the TNA Title *Here are the results from the UFC on FUEL 6 event from earlier today in Macau in front of 8,415 and a gate of $1,300,000 at the Cotai Arena: Riki Fukuda over Tom DeBlass by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) John Lineker over Yasuhiro Urushitani by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Alex Caceres over Motonobu Tezuka by split decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Takeya Mizugaki over Jeff Hougland by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27) Jon Tuck over Tiequan Zhang by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Takanori Gomi over Mac Danzig by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Dong Hyun Kim over Paulo Thiago by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) Thiago Silva over Stanislav Nedkov by arm-triangle choke at 1:45 of Round 3 Cung Le over Rich Franklin by KO at 2:17 of Round 1 *The following $40,000 bonuses were handed out after the show: Fight of the Night – Takanori Gomi Vs Mac Danzig Knockout of the Night – Cung Le Submission of the Night – Thiago Silva I have a bonus edition of The MMA Report posted with a full rundown of the FUEL card and can be downloaded at http://lawradio.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=shows&action=display&thread=1931 or on iTunes by subscribing to “The MMA Report with John Pollock”. The UFC has announced a return to the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan for next March. Dong-Hyun Kim says he wants a rematch with Demian Maia on that card following his win over Paulo Thiago yesterday. *Here are the main card results from the Bellator 80 card on Friday night in Hollywood, Florida: Joe Warren over Owen Evinger by unanimous decision (30-27 all) Alexander Volkov over Vinicius Queiroz by TKO at 4:59 of Round 1 in the semi-finals of the Heavyweight tournament Rad Martinez over Wagnney Fabiano by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) in the semi-finals of the Featherweight tournament *Brett Cooper over Darryl Cobb by unanimous decision (30-27 all) REVIEW-AN-IMPACT – November 9th 2012 (John Pollock and Wai Ting review Impact with Nate Milton and preview Turning Point) THE MMA REPORT - November 8th 2012 (John Pollock chats with UFC Middleweight Cung Le, Jonathan Snowden and Pollock's Picks) REVIEW-A-WAI – Raw is War, November 3rd 1997 (John Pollock and Wai Ting review Vince McMahon’s final show on the desk heading into the Survivor Series) (John Pollock and Wai Ting chat the U.S. Election and welcome Jonathan Pine, Nate Milton, Justin Terry and Ahmad Butt) REVIEW-A-RAW – November 6th 2012 (John Pollock and Wai Ting review Raw from Monday in Birmingham, England and a big main event change to Survivor Series) THE LAW - November 4th 2012 (Dan Lovranski and Jason Agnew welcome Les Thatcher to remember Brad Armstrong, Dave Meltzer stops by and your calls)
Pacquiao-Marquez 4 Undercard Announced for Dec. 8 Fight Network Staff / November 27, 2012 - 7:08pm LAS VEGAS, NEV. (November 26, 2012) -- The Manny Pacquiao-Juan Mánuel Márquez 4 pay-per-view undercard will feature three world championship battles, the professional debut of the gem of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and a little Snooki on the side. Promoted by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who will be making his promotional debut, undefeated former World Featherweight Champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA, of Cuba, will take on Top-10 contender MICHAEL FARENAS, of the Philippines, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super featherweight title; JAVIER FORTUNA of the Dominican Republic will rumble with Snooki-promoted PATRICK HYLAND of Ireland, in a battle of undefeated contenders, with the WBA interim featherweight title at stake; International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight champion MIGUEL VAZQUEZ of México will defend his crown against undefeated Top-Five contender MERCITO GESTA of the Philippines; and the highly-decorated Méxican-American amateur sensation and 2012 U.S. Olympian JOSE RAMÍREZ, of Avenal, Calif, will be making his professional debut in a four-round lightweight bout. The six professional warriors boast a combined record of 159-6-5 (95 KOs) – a winning percentage of 94%. Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO), the former world featherweight champion who won Olympic gold in 2004 for his native Cuba and now resides in Miami, Fla., will make his 2012 debut having won eight of his previous 11 fights by stoppage. He boasts world title victories over Orlando Salido, Jonathan Barros, Jorge Solis and Rogers Mtagwa. Farenas (33-3-4, 25 KOs), of Paranque City, Philippines, is managed by former two-division world champion and Filipino icon Gerry Peñalosa, trained by Pacquiao's assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez and promoted by Pacquiao's MP Promotions. With only one loss in his previous 29 bouts, 17 of his last 24 victories have come by way of knockout. Farena enters this fight after challenging undefeated WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama, on July 16, in a hotly-contested fight was stopped in the third round when the defending champion suffered a bad cut over his right eye due to a head butt. This was declared a technical draw. Fortuna (20-0, 15 KOs), of La Romana, Dominican Republic, has won five of his last seven bouts by knockout. The former WBC Youth featherweight champion, who is promoted by Sampson Boxing, enters his first world championship fight rated No. 2 by the WBA. Hyland (27-0, 12 KOs), of Dublin, Ireland, is promoted by MTV "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and her company Team Snooki Boxing. A former Irish and IBF International featherweight champion, The Pride of Ireland has won all three of his fights this year en route to his career-high No. 6 rating in the WBA. Vazquez (32-3, 13 KOs), of Guadalajara, México, captured the vacant IBF lightweight title in 2010 winning a unanimous decision over Ji-Hoon Kim. He has successfully defended his crown four times during his two-year reign, most recently against Marvin Quintero on October 27. Gesta (26-0-1, 14 KOs), of Cebu, Philippines, has been touted as the boxing heir-apparent to Pacquiao. He hasn't gone the distance in a fight in over a year having won all his 2012 bouts by knockout. He is currently world-rated No. 5 by the IBF. Ramírez, 20, who began boxing when he was 8, surpassed Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley to become USA Boxing's all-time lightweight record holder. The No. 1-rated amateur lightweight in the U.S., Ramírez's resume boasts 145 victories and 11 National titles. His trophy case glistens with gold including: U.S. Olympic Team Trials Champion (2012), National Champion (2010-2011), Junior Olympic National Champion (2010-2011) and USA Boxing National Champion (2011.) All-new editions of HBO's all-access reality series 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARQUEZ 4 debut on Saturday, December 1 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) – while the finale debuts Friday, December 7 (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET/PT), the night before the high-stakes welterweight showdown. All four episodes will have multiple replay dates on HBO, and the series will also be available on HBO On Demand and HBO GO®. Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs), of the Philippines, and Márquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs), of México, who have won world titles in 12 weight divisions between them, will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe, for the fourth time, in a 12-round welterweight battle, Saturday, December 8, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with MP Promotions, Zanfer Promotions, Márquez Boxing, Tecate, Wonderful Pistachios, Cinemax 'Banshee,' Smart Communications, Universal Pictures 'Django Unchained' and MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, remaining tickets to Pacquiao-Márquez 4 are priced at $1,200, $900, $600, $400, and $200. Ticket sales at $1,200, $900, $600 and $400 are limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $200 are limited to two (2) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. The Pacquiao vs. Márquez 4 telecast, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. Follow HBO Boxing news at www.hbo.com and at www.facebook.com/hboboxing. Use the hashtag #PacMarquez to join the conversation on Twitter. For Pacquiao vs. Márquez updates, log on to www.toprank.com or www.hbo.com.
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Drama Released 1969 \| 123 minutes \| PG Directed by Francois TruffautFilm website Working again from a Woolrich novel, Truffaut pushes this perverse tale of repressed sex to its breaking point. Belmondo is a tobacco farmer who seethes and sweats on a remote island, hungering for a woman. Deneuve is his mail-order bride who is a lot more than he bargained for.
Douglas Trumbull is no stranger to special effects in big movies… And we’re talking big big movies: “2001 Space Odyssey” Big. With visual effects credits on 2001 (as mentioned), Blade Runner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Tree of Life, Douglas Trumbull sees a bright but complex future for digital filmmakers. In Part 1, Douglas Trumbull talks about lessons learned from over 40 years of work with filmmaking and exhibition technology, as well as some hard lessons in the movie business. I think there are a lot of opportunities for tremendous improvement in color saturation, frame rate, brightness, and the size of the screen so we can bring back spectacle and showmanship. It would get audiences back into theatres. Exhibition quality has hit an all-time low and that really bothers me. Not that I don’t admire what’s been done to transform theatres with 3D and digital. But brightness, screen size, saturation are all in the low end, and it’s turning people off. They can’t quite describe what’s giving them the headache when they watch 3D, but it’s not the 3D. It’s the loss of brightness and it’s also inadequate frame rates. The biggest complicating factor is that there is little qualitative difference between experiencing a movie in the theatre and in your own home. — Creative Cow \| Read the Full Article Here in Part 2, Trumbull delves more deeply into his career and stories from the production of iconic films. My career started when I thought I wanted to be an architect and studied illustration. I discovered I didn’t want to be an architect, but meanwhile I had gotten into photorealistic airbrush illustration. Because I had a long-standing interest in science fiction, my portfolio quickly filled up with pictures of aliens and spaceships. I was also deeply interested in animation, so I thought I’d try to get a job doing that. I went around to different studios, including UPA, the animation studio producing the Mr. Magoo cartoons. They looked at my portfolio and said I was in the wrong place and sent me to Graphic Films, a company that had a specialty contract making films for NASA and the Air Force. I immediately got a job there and started doing animation background illustration for these films. We had a job previsualizing the Apollo program and here I was, really a kid, painting lunar landers and vertical assembly buildings. — Creative COW \| Read the Full Article
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is facing an unusual bearish strategy while the stock trades just below its 2012 highs. A trader sold 2,500 February 65 calls for $0.48 against previous open interest of 418 contracts, according to optionMONSTER tracking systems. At the same time, he or she bought 2,800 May 57.50 puts for $2.85 against open interest of 213 at that strike. The result is a bearish combination trade, but one that uses different expirations and quantities. The selling of the nearer-term calls was likely done to take advantage of the greater time decay , and the overall position could very well be a type of protective collar on long shares. (See our Education section) Starwood saw another trade in the afternoon, as 2,500 May 60 calls were sold for $4.15 against previous open interest of more than 8,600 contracts while 4,000 May 65 calls were bought for $2.12 against open interest of 1,215. HOT gained 1.34 percent on Friday to finish the week at $60.38, its highest close since Sept. 17, which was one session after reaching a 52-week intraday peak of $60.91. The stock has been climbing steadily since bouncing off support near $50 in mid-November. optionMONSTER systems show that more than 17,000 HOT options changed hands on Friday, compared to a daily average of 7,000 in the last month. More From optionMONSTER America has no tolerance for wealthy people griping about their financial woes. But they have concerns too.
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Sunday morning I woke with an intense migraine, an ache in my soul and a burden in my heart. And of course I was late for church. With the intense pain in my head there was no way I was going to be able to sit through church, let alone drive there. So I knew that was out. I sat down at my laptop and switched on some worship music. I’m a big fan of Pandora because I can tailor the music to suit my mood. But on this occasion the Holy Spirit decided to use it to minister to the ache in me. This was the first song that played. By the end of the first verse tears were streaming down my face. By the end of the second verse I was sobbing. In that moment I ran into the arms of my savior and laid my burdens at his feet. I was stressing about my husbands job, a friend’s disappointment and hurt, and a few family issues. I could literally feel the tension building in my body, but in that moment it drained away and I was filled with an incredible peace. Over the course of the next 2 hours I sang, prayed, and poured out my heart to God. When my words failed me, I just basked in the love of my Lord. What a feeling :) After Mule left for work, I headed outside for a couple hours to enjoy the fresh air and cooler temperatures. I took a moment to just breathe. And once again, I was filled with peace. Psalm 36:5: "Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies."
Hey there blog buddies! I have so much to tell you about!!! We got home yesterday morning from my very much needed vacation. Being the neighborhood stud gets tough and I really needed the break. So two weeks ago yesterday, my Mum and Dad tied the knot! That's why Mum and I flew to Toronto, Papa was already there waiting for us. We stayed with my Nonna and Nonno. The first few days were really busy, there were lots of people coming by, I had a whole news house to explore, with a yard and a deck! Mum and Dad seemed to be doing a lot of coming and going. I mean, they talked a lot about planes and trains and walking and site seeing and more walking, it all sounds very tiring. I on the other hand, spent the next ten days sunning myself on Nonno's new patio. It was glorious! Aunt Bessie and I watched TV together every night, and Nonna was very generous with the treats ... even if she did insist on cleaning my wrinkles! I took daily strolls around the neighbourhood and introduced my self to all the peeps, and I met a nine week old bulldog. I also got to play in the back yard, it was nice to have a yard big enough to run in. Oh and I made friends with the two budgie birds my Nonna adopted. My pawrents finally came back and they brought me a present! They went to some place called "Harrods" (Mum was a lot more excited about it than Dad was) and they brought me back new dishes! I said "No toys?" But Mum says I have better toys already, and she wouldn't spend £100 for a leash, or £130 for the Sherlock Holmes tweed jacket ... cheapskate! We had to go to the airport very very early yesterday, I was still very sleepy. When we arrived in Vancouver, Papa's friend picked us up. He brought his dog Berkley to meet me. She was a very nice girl, but I was too tired to entertain her, I fell asleep while she hung out with Mum in the back seat. I hope maybe we can have a play date someday. And now we are back to normal! Well off I go ... still a little jet lagged.
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The youtube video below states: House fire in cannabis factory Sutton Surrey The title of the video is “Drugs up in smoke” Do they make a parachute big enough to fit over a house? If so, you could sell tickets for a couple minutes under the parachute and make bank. It seems to me that there is a lot of smoke and no bitch (as Tommy Gavin would say) Ha. Needless to say, if you took a minute to put on your mask, you would probably get pretty hungry by the time you found the seat of the fire!
graphic courtesy Monk at Inflatable Dartboard NOTES: (1) This is not a transcript — It's the blogger's approximation, and no one really knows what that is yet! But I do know you shouldn't quote anything not in quotation marks. (2) I'll timestamp the updates and will update about every 15 minutes, servers willing. The hamsters that run the servers will appreciate it if you don't refresh excessively in the meantime. (3) If you're not having enough fun just reading along the liveblog, consider buying my book on this case. Jeffress: Spell your name, What do you do for a living. [I'll use J and DS] DS Chief Washington correspondant for Times. For 20 years, just a few monts as Wash Correspondant, before that WH correspondant. J June 2003, DS I was one of the WH correspondants. J Have you written on nonproliferation? J Have you received a Pulitzer? And topics. DS Two teams. Space Shuttle Challenger. Exports to China J Part of your job to gather info from WH? Goes through agencies, background, deep background, OTR. They're common terms? Do you accept info from Admin officials on background? Off the record? DS [to the last, off the record] As rarely as possible. J Why do you do that? DS People will only speek off the record. The only way to obtain important info that we feel is needed to explain situation. We prefer it to be on the record. J Late June, July 2003, story on intell. co-authors? DS James Risen, Tom Shakar, Don Van Natta, J Article dated July 20, is that the article you were working on? J Was Scooter Libby one of the people you interviewed? Among how many? DS Well more than a dozen, perhaps 2 dozen. J Date of interview DS Early July 2003. J introduces notes so he can identify time, how long? DS Under an hour? J His request, or yours DS Mine, I believe I had spoke to Cathie Martin. J Did you give any indication of subjects you wanted to cover. Did those subjects include 16 words controversy? Did you cover that subject? What did he say to you about Wilson's wife. DS Nothing. I don't believe her name came up. J You're certain of that? You also continued to write articles about VP. J You recognize that article? Does it refer to 16 words? Was anything in this article based on what Libby said in interview on July 2. DS Not to my recollection. This was a spot story that came out of revelations that come from WH the day before. J Do you recall that was a statement by George Tenet? DS, that was a response to it. J Did you mention anything about Wilson's wife? DS I believe I probably did not know it at the time. Almost quite certain of that. Fitzgerald: I believe you're the third pulitzer prize winner to testify. Has Judy shared any pulitzers? DS I believe she has F Was the focus concerning the presentation of Powell to UN DS I was trying to understand the sources of data that went into the presentation. As I understood it, Libby was one of the people who had provided info to Powell. F What was the concern about the Powell presentation. Fitz back. Is it fair to say that the discussion about the Powell presentation did not involve allegations by Joseph Wilson. DS Fair to say Fitz Interview occurred in OEOB, you walked into building, during total interview, Cathie Martin was present, During an interview in the present of Cathie Martin, Wilson's wife not mentioned? Walton: Did there come a time when you learned of Wilson's wife. DS With the publication of Novak's column. Walton: that was how you found out. Walton: Memory defense, what the defense can say if Libby didn't testify. I misspoke when I said Defense couldn't put on anything. There's a misperception by defense that I was definitively saying that anything admissable would be admitted into evidence. Obviously I was making my rulings predicated on the basis for info going before jury. There has to be an appropriate foundation on the info I ruled on to be presented. Out of thin air, just because I ruled on it doesn't mean it can come in. There are going to be restrictions. For example, it seems to me, unless he testifies, it will be impossible to argue that these matters were of greater importance than this info regarding Wilson and that he would not remember the event that's the subject of this trial. I just don't see how that argument can be made. He would be the foundation for presenting this to the jury. Whether there are other things that won't be admissible unless he testifies. Bonamici. One preliminary issue is whether these issues can be discussed in open court. If we're going to get into classified info, we shouldn't do in open court. Walton. We're only talking about stuff that is presumptively admissible. B We filed under seal because we referenced to intell. We don't think there's anything that's classified. We think there's plenty of unclassified info and general info that can reasonably go in through different sources. The real question is what matters can be talked about WRT particular issues he was engaged in. WRT those matters, there has not yet been a sufficient link between particulars and things that mattered to defendant. B The parties have broken out types of info into categories. One is the testimony of former colleagues. One is admitting relevant facts. Your honor very expressly ruled that matters in Morning Intell Briefings–except for stuff that Libby asked for f-up–could not be introduced. Walton: If he was briefed on something–why wouldn't that be relevant. There will be restrictions on what is said about it. B To read from 6A ruling, your honor said Morning briefings are not relevant, they merely represent what Intell Community thought was important. B According to your ruling, they'd be inadmissable. Walton: It was my understanding that these were so significant they would have dwarfed the Wilson matter. If he's not going to testify, there's a different theory, that he had overload, and so didn't remember this event. B That's fine, but that would not make the individual items including the details included in MIB relevant. What that theory would make relevant is that he received MIBs, that it lasted half an hour, that he received a book of materials that he often kept overnight. Walton: They would be able to infer that if was briefed on Iraq war, they wouldn't be able to suggest it has greater significance than this matter. B If the evidence that we're talking about is that he was assigned that he was supposed to be in charge of the Iraq war. We went through 2.5 months of CIPA hearings and the details went FAR beyond that level of detail. The indiv details were expressly admitted on the condition that there would be a link made between focus of defendant and the matter itself. Time and time again, your honor ruled that if he is going to testify that these things consumed him, you said it was only relevant if he testified. Walton I didn't argue that those decisions were exclusive of any other theory. I was made to understand that Libby would testify. I did not mean to suggest that my rulings were the exclusive predicate for how this was presented and established. B What we would say, having sat through the proceedings for 2.5 months, that that was brought to bear. That's where the line was drawn. There wasn't a whole lot of discussion that defendant would be able to put before jury. Walton: I don't want to talk about hypothetical. But if he's not going to testify we have to revisit what he can present. I don't think my prior rulings can be use to say they required him to testify. That's something we'll have to revisit. B That' was the foundation on which we all relyed. If we need to revist, we need to revisit. One thing that should not happen is that the defense can enter all this information based on the specific theory that was advanced to you. Cline: Let me address the three ways we want to put this in. We have made no decision whether he will testify. Statement admitting relevant facts. To some degree it serves as substitute, we relied on it as unconditional admission. This would be the first step that we would take. Walton: I don't agree that if the govt admitted this based on expectation he wouldn't testify. Cline: This was never conditioned on his testimony. Walton: That was not my understanding. Cline: there was never any condition on this whatsoever. Three principle issues on which govt objects. Each of those three paragraphs admits that Libby was concerned or very concerned with those issues. We have a predicate that govt admits it. This admission right here. If you look at final three paragraphs, the first paragraph discussing AQ and Ansar el Islam. Walton: How are you going to establish predicate for that. Was the govt agreeing to this based on understanding that Libby would testify. Fitz I remember losing a number of arguments on level of detail, Walton: I'm not going to hold govt to this statement. The only way jury would know is if he testified. There has to be a factual basis, otherwise, you're telling the govt they've got to agree to something that only could be established through some predicate. I'm not going to do it, counselor, I'm just not going to do it. Cline: For the record, from the very beginning there was this possiblity that Libby would testify. We raised it on Jan 10 at CIPA hearing. Put it on the record. Nothing was said about it conditional on Libby testifying. During voir dire, your honor, Walton: I do that as a formality. I anticipated, none of my rulings were predicated on open-ended situation. I assume you're saying that if you decided to present no evidence you would be able to come in and read it. If the C of Appeals wants to tell me that's the law, that's their job. That's fundamentally unfair to govt for you to be able to establish facts that you haven't proven. Cline: That's where we disagree. This admission by the govt establishes Libby's concern. Walton: I think you should have made it perfectly clear to me and the govt that these were based on Libby not testifying, that would have made an impact on how I would have ruled on this. Did the govt have the impression that you were entering into this unconditionally. Fitz: No. Your rulings were predicated on it. Cline: First of all, 9.27, page 7 of CIPA transcript, we plan to present primarily through Libby's direct testimony. Walton: I don't dispute that you said that, my mindset was that Libby was going to testify. I'm not going to hold the govt to this, if C of Appeals wants to reverse me, and allow defense to present a defense without any evidence to support based upon agreement that govt entered into, then I guess they'll tell me that's the case. Unless there's express indication by govt, that regardless of whether he testifies or not, we're agreeing that these are facts. Cline: We have relied upon. Walton: Should have gotten clarification counsel. I don't think we can deal in a nebulous way on this. I'm perfectly sure that if you felt the govt was doing this without them proving it, you would say that this agreement is unfair. And I think it is unfair. If it was going to be this issue, I should have been and the govt should have been put on notice. I don't think your statement was sufficiently succinct and clear. I'm just not going to buy that. Cline: The other evidence will provide foundation for govt. Walton I think we're scheduled to have further discussions at 4:30–see you at 1:30
I really hope this video of the shooting doesn’t get leaked, but just the retelling of it reinforces what Cheney leaned toward today. Jared Loughner, a determined individual, ran up and shot dozens of people at close range, and only ended his rampage when he had to reload, providing a moment of opportunity for the victims. Nobody had any chance of stopping him at any other point; the only heroic acts available to them were to shield other bystanders and sacrifice themselves. Loughner’s victims never knew what hit them. “More guns” in this case would have amounted to nothing; in fact, the one person with a gun who came running out to aid in the situation almost wound up shooting an innocent man. \|By: David Dayen Wednesday January 19, 2011 11:45 am\| \|By: bmaz Thursday January 13, 2011 1:30 pm\| A new judge, from outside of Arizona, has been appointed to handle the Federal Criminal case against Jared Loughner, and he will have a substantial issue of jurisdiction on his hands when he first takes the bench on it. \|By: David Dayen Thursday January 13, 2011 7:30 am\| I think it’s a worthwhile exercise, instead of pointing fingers, to look inward, to ask ourselves what we could do better with the limited time we have on Earth, how we can do our part to build a better America. This call to service is a feature of Obama’s rhetoric. \|By: David Dayen Thursday January 13, 2011 6:08 am\| One of the things that maybe surprised everyone after the assassination attempt on Gabrielle Giffords is the fact that the United States has not had a confirmed director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for four and a half years. Potential directors nominated by George Bush and Barack Obama alike, both of whom seemed to have the proper credentials for the job, were immediately opposed by the NRA. They objected to unbelievably minor transgressions on the part of the nominees, like revoking gun licenses of sellers who broke the law, and opposing giant .50 caliber bullets. And they were quickly able to find a US Senator to take up their cause and block confirmation. \|By: David Dayen Wednesday January 12, 2011 2:10 pm\| You have an establishment at least somewhat concerned about the vituperative Tea Party movement, and not just their rhetoric but their ideas. In another corner of the conservative coalition, you have this contretemps over CPAC allowing a gay group to participate in its annual conference. Yesterday the first actual member of Congress pulled out, Rep. Jim Jordan, joining multiple conservative groups, including the Family Research Council and the Heritage Foundation, in boycotting the event. \|By: Jane Hamsher Wednesday January 12, 2011 9:30 am\| I think we can all agree that the worst thing to happen in the past week was not the indiscriminate shooting of 20 people at a Tucson supermarket, or the death of a 9 year-old girl and a federal judge — it was the fact that people opportunistically used the event to score political points on me, Sarah Palin. Imagine. Our founders would be shuddering in those big white wigs at the very thought. \|By: Scarecrow Wednesday January 12, 2011 8:40 am\| Sharron Angle, who once told her supporters that if they didn’t get what they wanted at the ballot box, they should pursue their “Second Amendment remedies,” found it prudent yesterday to emphasize here faith in the First Amendment. \|By: Scarecrow Tuesday January 11, 2011 8:04 am\| So, it seems there were at least two friendlies at the site with loaded weapons, one drawn, one about to be drawn, but neither of them could react fast enough to stop a crazed shooter from getting off some 30 rounds, killing six and wounding more than a dozen others. And they almost shot each other. \|By: David Dayen Tuesday January 11, 2011 7:00 am\| Arizona is one of the worst states in the nation at delivering mental health services, and cut back significantly on its mental health programs during the Great Recession in order to balance their budget.
Jenny Sanford, the ex-wife of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, has written an op-ed in praise of Herman Cain. The most poignant parts of the editorial (published today in The State newspaper) are when she condemns the media, calling it “over-focused… on the small, the controversial and the sensational.” (She never mentions Cain’s sexual harassment allegations directly). “They will focus on the arrows being thrown at candidates and their proposals instead of challenging others to propose new solutions,” she writes of the media. She then adds that she is familiar with media focusing more on candidates’ personal conduct than policies. “I know this story well," she writes. "A ‘fresh face’ appears on the political scene and puts forth new proposals that challenge the status quo and then is attacked viciously on his proposals and then his character. Many of these challengers don’t make it; some shouldn’t.” Sanford’s experience here is two-fold: First, she was at the time married to Gov. Sanford, when he revealed that he was having an affair with an Argentine woman. Before that news surfaced, Sanford was considered a likely and promising candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Second, Jenny Sanford also endorsed then-Rep. Nikki Haley (who was a "fresh face" given that her opponents had been in South Carolina politics for much longer than she) in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Haley was also the subject of allegations of an affair by a South Carolina blogger. Rather than deter voters, those unsubstantiated charges seemed to help coalesce supporters around her. "Time will tell if Herman Cain becomes the next political newcomer to be elected," Jenny Sanford adds of Cain, "and I, for one, am thankful he's in the presidential race."
Archive for 02/03/2011 Today was a pretty exciting day, other than waking up at 8am Yesss I know that most of you wake up before the crack of dawn but I’ve gotten use to sleeping in. It’ll end soon when I start my 6am class (yup 6!!) ouchhh I was quite in a rush so my breakfast oats were made in a microwave. I gotta say not really much different than stove top. Guess my skills are improving or so I like to think Made with 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 banana, 5g flax, 1/3 cup chocolate soy milk, 2/3 cup water, almond butter, and Kashi topping. Can’t forget the syrup!! Yummooo [in the words of Rachel Ray] The only thing missing was coffee. No time to make a fresh pot, and I didn’t want to risk any stomach issues with some leftover 2 day coffee. These past few days has felt like a war between my stomach and me. I have yet to win a battle After a great breakfast I was off to see a reputable RD located in Miami. A great friend of mine got me her number and the RD actually owns her own private practice. She was kind enough to meet at 10am at her office to guide me about what life is like in her shoes. This woman does it all. As most of you know, I’ve been at a crossroads about what I want as a career and after today my mind is more at ease. She was completely honest and out came the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let’s just say there was a lot of ugly. Unfortunately being a Nutritionist in today’s society is more hard work then it should be. No one wants to diet and exercise, they want the quick fixes: the pills, the gimmicks, the shots. People only choose to hear what they want, and no matter how hard you try there isn’t much you can do to help someone that wants an alternative method. She loves her job but it’s a sacrifice. Patients call and cancel, private practice mean no health benefits, and sick days mean no pay. The demands are excruciating but the rewards are meaningful and satisfying. It made me look at things from a new perspective. Lunch today wasn’t exciting, just a small sandwich with some turkey but my snack was really delicious. I finished off my Walden Farms chocolate dip so I used it as a reservoir for Greek yogurt. Fage with some cinnamon and splenda, topped with peanuts, strawberries, sugar free vanilla wafers, and caramel dip on top. Can you believe the weekend is almost here? My, how time flies! How is the weather treating everyone?
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If you think of how much you can save in a year, you will be surprised at how much more advantageous it is to own exercise equipment at home. There are many kinds of exercise equipment that are available in the industry. The treadmill, elliptical trainer, stationery bike, fitness ball, and a lot others are typically ideal choices for home use. Whatever home fitness equipment that you find ideal to your needs, it is advised that you look at the advantages, disadvantages, price, and most importantly, the terms and conditions coming from the provider or maker of the machine. About the Author For more on General Health Care and a whole range of information on a wide range of topics visit: news and information websites Find More Fitness Equipment Articles The Advantages of a Recumbent Exercise Bike Article by Jennifer Waller Most people know that exercise is good for their health but fitting it into a busy schedule is not always easy. Trying to find time to attend a gym or go out for a run may not may not always be practical. However if you have exercise equipment in your home it means you can take advantage of this whenever you have some free time available. There are various types of exercise equipment available for home use. Some of these include exercise trampolines, treadmills for running, rowing machines and weights. Cycling is considered a good form of exercise and having an exercise bike in your home means you can readily take advantage of this. Exercise bikes provide excellent cardiovascular training and will get your heart pumping. They are also excellent for lower body strength and will give your legs and thigh muscles an excellent workout. It is also less stressful on the legs and does not involve the jarring of the joints which can occur when you are running. There are two main types of exercise bike. An upright exercise bike is basically the same style as a normal two wheel bike with a standard saddle. A recumbent exercise bike on the other hand has a bucket seat. On this type the seat of the bike is closer to the floor and you sit with your legs stretched out in front of you. There are a number of benefits that can be gained from using a recumbent style exercise bike. The main advantage in comparison to upright bikes is comfort. A bucket seat is much more comfortable to sit on than the small, hard seat normally put on an upright bicycle. Also no matter your level of fitness you will easily be able to use a recumbent bike. In a similar vein to fitness trampolines such as the Needak rebounder, recumbent bikes provide low impact exercise which does not put too much strain on your joints and this can be better for you over time. There are many extras you can get with recumbent style exercise bikes that will help your fitness regimes. Many come with programmed workouts which can make the exercise a little more varied and interesting. Others have a digital display which shows details such as speed, distance travelled and calories burned. Some of the higher end machines even come with a video screen which shows scenes from an actual bike ride and watching this can help to relieve a little of the boredom you may otherwise feel. The cost of recumbent style exercise bikes will depend on the sophistication of the machine. At the more affordable end of the market simple bikes are available for around 0 to 0 with an example of this being the Schwinn Active 20 Series which costs around 0 to purchase. At the more expensive end of the market the cost of recumbent bikes can be closer to the ,000 mark. An example of this is the Lifespan Fitness R3 bike which costs around 0. If you are looking to purchase a recumbent exercise bicycle they are available in a few outlets. Sporting goods retailers are one of the best places to look or the sports section of a department store. However they can also be found in discount retailers such as Target and Walmart. About the Author Visit recumbent stationary bike or needak rebounder for more information. Advantages of Having Home Fitness Equipment in Your Home Article by Corwin Smith There are so many ways that you can lose weight. This can be through dieting, taking balanced and nutritious diet and many more. But, working out with home fitness equipment is one of the best ideas. With the help of fitness equipment, you can easily lose weight simply in the comfort of your own home. You will find a large variety of fitness accessories on the market that promise to offer you quality of products; but actually their commitments are wrong. No one lose his weight within just ten to fifteen days. It takes lots of time and effort to do so. In a study, it has been found that a person can lose weight by taking balanced and nutritional diet and by doing exercise on regular basis. You can now workout at your home itself with home fitness equipment. It is very challenging and expensive to purchase this equipment, so before making any selection keep your fitness goals in mind. Make your equipment purchase only after setting your fitness goals in mind. It is essential to set your aim so that you will purchase the right equipment for you. Due to busy schedules, many people now prefer to workout in their home itself. By installing fitness equipment in your home, you can workout at any time. It will not only save you time, but also save a big amount of your hard earned money. In the long run, buying home equipment will save you thousands over paying a monthly membership fee to a fitness center. Try to properly research for fitness equipment. The wrong selection of home fitness equipment can lead you to disappointment. There are so many fitness accessories available on the market; so it may seem hard to buy the right one that suits your needs and budget. Not all equipment will fit in your budget or needs, so make sure to choose the right one for you. Always choose the equipment from a reputable store; or through trusted online store. There are many fitness stores available on the market but most of them are not to be trusted. So, it is your duty to find the best one that will offer you real, quality equipment. About the Author For more information regarding Home Fitness Equipment, please visit Fitnessplus.com
The Nor'easter powered by Eastern Mountain Sports is the spiritual home of the active outdoor community. It's a 3-day celebration of outdoor culture showcasing the sports we play, the music we listen, the food we eat, the beer we drink and the environmental issues that concern us. This year's Nor'easter will sprawl out across Burlington with a Cyclocross race at North Beach, concerts and satellite events on Church St, and the festival Base Camp at Waterfront Park. Human-powered sports are the cornerstone of the Nor'easter and there is participation for all levels of athletes from entry to elite. Eastern Mountain Sports Outdoor Schools will be there to give you tips and techniques on climbing, mountain biking and paddling. You can also kick back and watch the world's top climbers compete in the official U.S. pro climbing tour or watch the always-exciting, fast paced UCI sanctioned Cyclocross race. In between sports you can catch an eclectic lineup of bluegrass, rock and folk music across multiple stages and venues. This year's lineup includes River City Extension, Vermont locals Aunt Martha and many, many more! G. Love & Special Sauce will be headlining the Nor'easter and rocking out tracks from his latest release "Fixin' to Die". Mark your calendars for September 23-25 and make sure you come celebrate outdoor sports, music and conservation Nor'easter style!
London Calling: BAW 218 – DEN to LHR Well, it took me a little while to finally find some time for my next Atlantic-crossing, but yesterday I jumped on board my Triple Seven and flew that bird home from Denver to Heathrow. The very weak Jet-stream at the moment is not only giving the real airlines a difficult time. Average tailwind was 20 kts yesterday, sometimes as low as none at all. On an east-bound Transatlantic flight that is a very rare occasion. This not only increased our fuel burn, but also had an influence on our flight time. Anyway, nothing a 777 couldn’t handle. Flight was BAW 218. In case you’re wondering about my username on here: No, Speedbird 217 is not the flight to Denver. BA has uneven numbers on their outbound flights and BAW 217 is the flight from Heathrow to Washington Dulles. The flight number to Denver is 219. Yesterdays flight was originating in my favorite country, arriving in one of my favorite cities, on one of my favorite airlines and on my second favorite aircraft…so yes, it was a lot of fun as you can imagine! Even though it is hard to find a good T7 for FS9. The one from PSS is relatively old and has a terrible exterior model. Especially the nose section doesn’t look like the real deal at all, the main gear is out of proportion and there are a few other things that catch the eye. If you compare the exterior to the freeware version of POSKY, the POSKY wins by far and looks really stunning. It even has a virtual cockpit, which is essential to me, but sadly the guy that created the VC decided to put stupid sun visors all over the Cockpit that can’t be removed. Also the MCP doesn’t look like the real thing (even after a Merge with the PSS Gauges and flight dynamics) and the flight model is kind of unstable in some situations. So, here comes the big advantage of the PSS: Despite the ugly exterior it has a fantastic virtual cockpit, even after all those years. If you install some replacement textures for the VC you get a great visual experience. Add a nice sound set for the real GE90 feel, the V2-Patch for fixed bugs and improved flight dynamics and Auto-flight and you get the best 777 available right now. I know, PMDG’s is around the corner, but it will only be FSX and is not available yet. But enough about the 777 now, let’s talk about the flight, shall we? ETD in Denver was 6:20 pm MDT. ETA in London was scheduled to be 8:51 am GMT. Now we all know that FS has problems with time zones, DST and other stuff. So if we compare the flight time, we took 17 minutes longer than scheduled and arrived at 9:08 am GMT. Pretty good, if you consider the weird winds over the Atlantic right now. If we take a look at our route you might think: What the heck was this guy doing there? A flight from the heart of America to the UK usually goes over Greenland and way up north. Well, thanks to the almost non-existent tailwinds on east-bound Transatlantics these days, our routing will lead us over the very southern tip of Newfoundland. Also we will fly through US airspace almost the entire time while still in North America, instead of the more common route through Canada on normal days. Take a look at some West Coast flights to Europe lately on Flightaware.com, and you will find that this routing is not unusual at all under the current conditions. Despite the fact that on normal days we would be flying all the way up over Greenland. In Denver it all starts at Gate A37 of Concourse A. After a short taxi to runway 34R, and waiting for some other departures to clear the runway, we will take off, follow ATC vectors for a second and then follow SID PLAINS4 to our initial way-point. On an eastern track we will pass Chicago some time into the flight, fly south of Toronto and Montreal and head out over the Atlantic Ocean over Torbay, Newfoundland. We’ll be flying on NAT T and reach Ireland south of Shannon. Over Wales we will start our descent into Heathrow, where we will land on 09L in beautiful weather with no winds and CAVOK. This Frontier Airbus is waiting in line behind us for take off. Also you can see the distinct roof construction of the Jeppesen Terminal building in the background. It’s supposed to resemble the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, and is constructed with Teflon-coated fiberglass. The journey ends at Terminal 5C. The new T5 is used for almost all International flights operated by BAW. There are still a lot of people complaining about it, I really enjoy connecting in T5 on my flights to the USA. Thanks for reading about today’s flight. I hope you enjoyed it. I know it was a little more pictures than usual, but there were just so many nice pictures this time. The upcoming itinerary will take us to Barcelona on BA B767, and from there we will start on a little island hopping in the Canary Islands. After that we’ll return to Amsterdam, from where we will fly on KLM B737-700 to Bergen, Norway. I’m taking this flight in 3 weeks in reality to visit some Norwegian friends, so of course I have to check it out in the sim first…
Acknowledging Membership to Hammock Resort, Sheriff Says It Has “No Dollar Value” FlaglerLive \| April 23, 2012 It’s been rumored for years: Flagler County Sheriff Don Fleming’s “free” membership to the Club at Hammock Beach, the most exclusive club in the region where a membership runs to well over $20,000. Now it’s the subject of a state ethics complaint filed by James Williams, an ex-cop who used to work for Fleming, and who faxed a copy of the complaint to various media, FlaglerLive included, last week. There’s nothing wrong with a public official holding a membership to the exclusive resort. But state law requires public officials to disclose, every quarter, any gift they have received, that exceeds a value of $100. The one-time initiation fee at the resort run around $20,000, provided the member owns property in the development, while an additional due of $5,000 a year gives members access to the beach and other amenities. No such disclosure appears on Fleming’s filings with the state going back several years. Fleming on Monday acknowledged having a membership card. But he said the card has no dollar value, and so need not have been disclosed. “The card was given to me by the administration over there a number of years ago, which I never asked for, and they said it has no dollar value,” Fleming said this morning, referring to the resort’s administration. (He spoke by phone from New Port Richie, where he is tending to his father in law, who is in Hospice care.) “This thing here I will be able to defend completely. I do have a membership, but I pay for my membership.” Fleming said the membership card grants him access to the resort, but he receives a bill at month’s end for the meals and drinks he’s consumed. The bill, he said, has run from $400 to $500 a month, occasionally more, more often less. “When I get back I can show the bylaws,” Fleming said. “It has no dollar value. All it does is it entitle me to eat at the restaurant, where I eat at the restaurant and I pay my bill.” The resort decides the value of its membership. Nothing stops it from handing out a membership card without charging the recipient, and in that sense Fleming is accurate: he was given a free card. The question the Florida Ethics Commission will ask in its investigation is whether the card amounted to a gift, and whether the going value for the gift equates to the normal membership fee that the resort charges, if Fleming was given something that average Joes cannot get—namely, a card granting access to the resort. The resort lists four types of memberships, starting with the beach club membership. The other three provide access to golf courses in addition, and are presumably more expensive. Mary Ann Murphy is the membership director at the Club at Hammock Beach. She did not return calls placed at her office Monday. “The card doesn’t cost anything. The only time it would cost you something is if you wanted a golf membership,” Fleming said, though the so-called Beach Club membership does not involve golf, and does cost money. “Members,” the Hammock notes in its description of that type of membership, “enjoy a variety of restaurants and lounges throughout the Club, with daily special member menus, preferred member pricing and happy hour specials along with an array of member events, lively entertainment, informative presentations, seminars and classes.” In his complaint filed with the ethics commission, Williams, an ex-New York City cop in his miod-50s who worked only briefly with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office—from the fall of 2007 to the spring of 2008, when he was not held over past his probation period—described working as head of security for the Ginn Co.’s northeast properties in the state in 2005, the Hammock resort included. “During this time,” Williams wrote, “I was approached by Sheriff Donald Fleming who asked me if I could obtain a gift of a free membership to the resort for him. I advised Sheriff Fleming that due to the value of the gift, I was not authorized by the Ginn Company to give out such a gift. I told him that I would speak with my supervisor about his request. Not long afterwards, I learned that Sheriff Fleming did indeed receive a gift of a free membership to the Hammock Beach Resort.” Fleming categorically denies approaching Williams about the membership card, which he said was acquired through the club’s administration, at the administration’s behest. “It’s just this continuing assault by members of the media, a person who’s running for election, and a person whom I fired,” Fleming said, referring to Williams and Manfre. Manfre would not address the matter, saying it’s between the sheriff and the ethics commission. Williams is, in fact, a Manfre supporter, and there’s little question that the timing of the complaint is no coincidence: elections trigger political maneuvers that exploit candidates’ vulnerabilities. After eight years in office, Fleming has a few. The issue of a membership at Hammock Beach, whatever its outcome, is only the latest in a string of setbacks complicating his reelection bid. Fleming’s friendly but repeated interaction with John Fischer, the school board member, on behalf of Fischer’s wife, Jamesine, following her hit-and-run accident that caused the death of an elderly woman last November, led State Attorney R.J. Larizza to hand off the hit-and-run case to another jurisdiction: Larizza did not want to run into conflict of interest issues with Fleming, who is now among the witnesses in the case, and whose judgment and memory have been questioned in the wake of his conflicting accounts of conversations with Fischer. Fleming’s opponents—Ray Stevens, a Republican, and Jim Manfre, a Democrat—have pointed to a pattern of internal issues, from job discrimination to rule-breaking by some cops, that have cost several hundred thousand dollars in settlements and led to the resignation, arrest or suspension of a few cops. Jamie Roster, a sergeant in the department, is the latest deputy, and the highest placed, to face disciplinary action. He was suspended with pay last month and an internal affairs investigation continues into allegations that he falsified time sheets. Regarding the ethics matter, Fleming said he had turned over all relevant documents to his attorney for them to be conveyed to the commission. His attorney is Wayne Evans of the Florida Sheriff’s Association, retained by the sheriff’s office at taxpayers’ expense. As sheriff, Fleming is paid $120,253 a year. The salary is set by state law. The sheriff’s is the highest among local constitutional officers.
The story of Damo Suzuki’s induction into enduringly amazing 1970s German band Can is a pretty remarkable one — Suzuki, an itinerant Japanese busker who’d spent most of the late 1960s meandering around Europe, was performing in Munich when he caught the eye of Can bassist Holger Czukay. Can needed a singer, Suzuki needed the cash, and the rest was history. And since it’s Damo’s birthday, we thought we’d celebrate with a mixtape of some essential tunes from the astonishingly fertile musical scene that existed in Germany during the 1970s. You’re more than welcome. Can — ”Mushroom” While “Krautrock” (or, less offensively, “Kosmische”) was to an extent an artificial genre label applied to several scenes that didn’t necessarily share a whole lot in common, there’s no doubt that there was something in the air in 1970s Germany. No one embodied the explosion of creativity more than Can, who recorded a series of albums during the early and mid-1970s that were so without precedent and ahead of their time as to almost defy belief — 40 years later, they still sound startlingly contemporary and innovative.
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You have no idea how long I have longed to type in that heading. 365. And as I sit here on New Years day in my jammies (the same place I was last year when I entered day 1, I will honestly confess that no angels are singing and the heavens surely aren't rejoicing. But I am. If you are reading this, that means that you have stuck with me for a long time. And for that, I thank you. I have so much I want to say about these last 365 days, but to be quite honest, I need to take a week long sabbatical to catch my breath and remove myself from the hampster wheel known as The Flip Project. So for now, you're going to have to settle for this: I did it. I've been in Gruver for 9 of the last 40 days (or something like that). I have hit my wall. Run out of simple activities, conversation, and quite simply methods of maintaining my sanity. It is in no way an insult to 79040 zip code, because I always walk away from that town with some new insight on something or another. But I have reached the point of flat-out boredom. Tonight we leave for the final leg of our holiday marathon. For the final leg of the roadtrip known as 2010 for that matter. Our preacher, Pete Wilson, wrote in his blog the other day that there are only a few people he agrees with 100% and those people aren't interesting (or something to that affect). I've come to love colorful people in this short life I've lived. And I have to believe that if someone's personality appears to fit neatly in a box then maybe they're not truly being who they were made to be. Enter, one Walter Murrell. A VERY colorful individual who lives in Hansford County. And we spent an evening about 10 miles from a blacktop road in an old tin barn full of empty tequila bottles hanging from the ceiling by wire like dead soldiers. And then there's the wind. The kind that exceeds 30 miles and hour and shakes the room on all 5 sides. So we sat around a wood burning stove in the glow of some neon signs w/ the likes of Charlie Robison & Toby Keith blaring from a Bose speaker tonight. And I was delighted to better know Walter Murrell. The hippie rancher of Hansford County. He collects toy tractors. And escapes to Mexico at least once a year for his soul's revival. Quite frankly, he cracks me up. And quite frankly, I like him alot. I'm not gonna lie. I'm starting to get somewhat sentimental as I make these final entries. Like I want every day to be much more interesting than it is so i can go out with a bang. But the truth is, life is not like the movies. It is much more sporadic. Harder to predict and I'm glad for that. But back to today... As I mentioned yesterday, we find ourselves back in the great state of Texas for the final hunting trip of 2010. And it brings me great joy to know that I have almost....not quite, but almost survived another year of these windy, cold, rural, quiet, dry and a little bit depressing days spent in Gruver. On one hand, these little farming towns are gold because they prioritize the things that matter. God, family, church, school, etc. But it's almost like an oxymoron to me because at the same time there are so many people that are starved for community. Living out in the country and not seeing but a few people a day scares the crud out of me. I would be so lonely. And yet there are those who are completely fulfilled. I guess it's a matter of blooming where you're planted. And today I was planted 4 miles west and 1 mile south of town with 18 pheasant hunters while the wind nearly took my feet out from under me. Chalk it up to marriage to find me (the least outdoorswoman) all up in that. No matter whose house we're at or which holiday we're celebrating it usually ends up with a guitar around a table laughing and singing with Uncle Dennis. But this year we were all gathered around a video of Uncle Dennis (& Jake & Cole) singing in their jammies about 20 years ago. At one point I looked around the room and took notice at how everyone was hanging on to every second of old tape like it was gold. And it made me feel really really good about this project and all the nights I've stayed up late uploading then transferring then editing then uploading again then embedding and writing a little copy. If I said I've wanted to quit a million times, it would still be an understatement. But I know that someday this will matter to somebody. Time flies and although I can never slow it down, I can do my best to remember it. Some say that a family that prays together, stays together. I agree. But I'm gonna take it a step farther and say that a family that sings together, stays together too. I don't know how this started, but I hope it never ends. Merry Christmas from the Galyon's.
Latest Team Rankings Free Text Alerts \|ShopMobileRadio RSSRivals.com Yahoo! Sports\| \|College Teams\|\|High Schools\| April 7, 2012 Senior linebacker Vince Williams broke his tibia during practice on Thursday. He will miss the remainder of Florida State's spring drills and is expected be sidelined for four to six weeks according to FSU coach Jimbo Fisher. Fisher said that Williams' tibia is broken, but its only a "slight crack." "In four or five weeks, he'll be fine," Fisher said. Williams currently shares first-team reps at middle linebacker with Telvin Smith. The two rotated at MLB throughout the 2011 season. Williams finished fifth on the team with 54 tackles to go along with two sacks and one interception. Smith tallied 42 tackles and three sacks. Williams' last major injury came in 2009 when a back issue forced him to redshirt. Since playing in 12 games as a true freshman in 2008, the former Ridge Community High star has played in 36 total games at Florida State. Florida State NEWS
Chat Room Host Ron Koenig's article is written from a unique viewpoint. We thank Ron for sharing it with us. To start you will want to have a list of suppliers who have a varied bill of materials, I have found the following to carry mostly the same products and materials, however, each has it's unique items and the pricing seems to be pretty much standard. The list is as follows and all of the phone numbers are 800 numbers. I suggest calling and requesting they send you catalogues. The following information is a result of 6 months of collecting information on various suppliers and many hours of conversation with experienced fly tiers and fisherman. And it is only my opinion. - Dan Bailey's — 1-800-356-4052 - Kaufmann's — 1-800- 442-4359 (Good material and tool selection and the best instructional books I have found to date.) - The Fly Shop — 1-800-669-3474 - Cabela's — 1-800-237-4444 (Make sure you ask for the fly fishing edition.) - Orvis — 1-800-548-9548 - Netcraft — 1-800-638-2723 - Feathercraft — 1-800-659-1707 In a way, I too am only beginning. I say in a way because I was a tier some 35 years ago and just recently started again. It has really been a great learning experience due to the incredible advancements fly tying and fly fishing have gone thru since I was involved. Fly tying is a unique hobby in that it can be whatever you want it to be. It is first of all a practical hobby for the fly fisherman for obvious reasons. But it can also be an incredible art form plus it offers almost instant gratification (beauty is in the eye of the beholder). The tier has only himself to please because most fish will not view your creations as you do. Proof of this to me has been in the countless books I've read and am reading regarding new patterns which only vaguely resemble any natural item in a fish's diet. After you have had the chance to fish some of your creations you will no doubt find that sometimes the poorly constructed fly will do quite well. Poorly constructed referring to improper scale and dimension even color. In Vince Marinaro's book In The Ring of The Rise he explains to great length what the fish really sees and should be very comforting to the beginning fly tier. Bottom line is not to fret if your first 1000 flies are not perfect. However as you progress you will want to refer back to the first few flies you tied purely for entertainment purposes. After you have ordered and are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the suppliers catalogues, it is worth considering locating the nearest fly shop. One that offers everything the fly fisher and tier needs including classes and or clinics on the fly tying. The shop will probably have a supply of books on tying. Buy one! One of the best books I have found and did buy is The Universal Fly Tying Guide by Dick Stewart, cost is $12.95. Next you'll need a vise. Quality of the vise is important but not critical at this point. If you do tie for a long time you will no doubt end up wanting a vise you can take on trips so flies can be tied on-site. So a pedestal model may be your best bet plus you can easily take it to fly tying classes and/or clinics. The style of the vise is important and I think pros and recreational tiers would agree that the rotary is going to afford the tier the most flexibility regarding material control, speed and it reduces waste of materials. I personally prefer the Renzetti presentation 4000 which I own. However I am considering adding an A.K. Best to my bench because I'm interested in starting to tie midges and trico patterns which are generally tied on 22's and smaller. I feel that I will be able to work closer in to the hook with this vise and that more than one vise can be useful. If you can try different vises before you buy, it will help. You should expect to pay $200- $600 for a quality vise with various attachments you may want. Although, good, serviceable vises can be found for much less. On the subject of materials, quality is of paramount importance. Poor materials and tools will not handle properly for the beginner. The frustration that may occur could simply just shut down your desire to pursue the art. When first buying material purchase small amounts for the patterns you want to tie. A lot of starter kits give you materials you may never use. Another consideration is the purchase of a comprehensive book on materials and tools. This will be a valuable addition to your library and one you will refer to for a long time to come. Books, ahhh yes books! The more you have, the more you'll learn. If you are truly interested in fishing flies and tying them, you'll find them to be a quick read. When buying books with patterns and illustrated instructions try to find spiral editions They will stay open and lay flat. A comprehensive library will not be wasted and may even increase in value as the years go on especially if you get them autographed by the authors at the many fly-fishing expos held around the country throughout the year. Sometimes authors will have book signings at your local fly shop. You will also find some excellent instructional books in Kaufmann's catalogues. Once you've read some of the books available, you'll be able to appreciate what the tiers at the expos are doing and you'll be able to understand some of their tricks. One problem I have experienced as I get older is that my vision isn't what it used to be. But I have overcome this slight problem with the use of magnifying lamps which bring me back to even with the younger tiers. So don't let this stop you, if you are concerned about it. Finally one of the best places for information is the chat room here on Fly Angler's OnLine. If you have been there you probably have noticed the folks are more than willing to help and no doubt have thousands of years of combined knowledge. They have been, at times, inspirational to me and always fun. Also there are a few regulars that are guides, suppliers, rod builders, etc., all willing to help the beginner. Most are fly tiers also. Once you start it is a real good idea to leave your stuff set up and tie at least one fly a day. Good luck, have fun and don't hesitate to email me if I can help, or join me in the chat room. (I host under the name of Host Osprey) ~ Ron Koenig
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March 11, 2013 James C. Boesch Jr. died March 11 at his Islamorada, Fla., home. He was 62 and had formerly resided in Plainfield. Born Dec. 14, 1950, he was a son of Elizabeth Long Boesch and James C. Boesch Sr. His father died in 1983 and his mother died in 2007. He graduated from Plainfield High School in 1968 and earned degrees from Vincennes University and Indiana University. He worked many years as a nuclear medicine technologist. Mr. Boesch was a past president of the Plainfield Optimist Club. He was an avid runner, participating in numerous marathons and triathlons, including several Iron Man Triathlons. Survivors include his daughters, Elizabeth “Betsy” Boesch and Jennifer Boesch; his partner, Brenda Bush; his ex-wife, Sheryl Heiliger Boesch; brothers Kirk Boesch, Charles Boesch, and David Boesch; sisters Mary Boesch Hamlin, Catherine Boesch Holsclaw, Janet Boesch Haley, and Amy Boesch Reno; and many in-laws, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services are 7 p.m. Saturday at Hall-Baker Funeral Home in Plainfield. Calling is for three hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Plainfield Optimist Club, P.O. Box 664, Plainfield, IN 46168. Online condolences may be made at www.bakerfuneralservice.com. March 11, 2013 Sarah M. Pridemore Sarah M. Pridemore of Indianapolis died Wednesday. She was 98. Ralph 'Jack' Norman Jr. of Danville May 21, 2013 Ralph “Jack” Norman Jr. of Danville died Tuesday in his home. He was 73. Harold Emerson Mayhew of Brownsburg died of lung cancer May 11 in Florida. He was 85. Ronnie P. Mann of Avon died Tuesday. He was 74. Carolyn V. Mills of Coatesville died early Wednesday morning. She was 70. Betty (Fuehrer) Greer of Sarasota, Fla., died May 2. Cory Lane of Camby died Tuesday at the age of 16. Ruth Ellen (Johnson) Simmons Ruth Ellen (Johnson) Simmons of Plainfield died Monday. She was 94. Bertha L. Merritt Bertha L. Merritt died Sunday at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. She was 94. Ithel D. “Bud” Shoemaker Ithel D. “Bud” Shoemaker of Plainfield died Sunday. He was 90. - More Obituaries Headlines - Sarah M. Pridemore
During one of my first weeks in Buenos Aires, I had to do the typical tourist thing and go to a tango show. I’ll have you know that tango shows are very pricey… the good ones anyway. There’s shows that sell for around $300 per ticket, it’s a spectacular as popular here as a show in Las Vegas. So we found a pretty commercial and touristy show for $100 that included pick up and drop off from your hotel, an hour of tango classes, a three-course dinner and unlimited drinks. So it seemed like a pretty good deal! Although the show was good and we did get a lot for our money, I’m not sure that I would recommend this company. We weren’t allowed to take photos throughout the classes, in the theater, or during the show. Obviously I am a rebel with a cause and am sneaky, so all of you can see what went down But, if they see you with a nice big camera, you will be their main target all night and won’t leave you alone telling you to put your camera away. You will also be bombarded by the staff asking you to pose for their photos which you can buy for $20 each. It really reminds you you are at a very touristy event in their country. But, if you do decide to go to this one, make sure you put the name of a hotel and not an address, my friend just gave the address of her apartment and was never picked up! However, that was also because they forgot to mention the pick up time was between 6:45-7:15, not just 6:45 like she had thought! Check TripAdvisor.com for recommendations on other shows, and if you love tango that much it may be worth it to blow your pesos on an incredible show and dinner. When in Buenos Aires!
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Photo: Rick Leong How can I submit to the FOFA Gallery? The FOFA Gallery accepts submissions on an ongoing basis. Projects are selected for exhibition on the basis of the overall quality and innovative character of their work. Proposals for group and solo exhibitions in visual arts, curatorial practices and the performing arts will be reviewed twice per year. Other opportunities such as interventions, choreographies, and benefits, will be reviewed on a needs basis. SUBMISSIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Curriculum vitæ 2. Artist statement 3. Project proposal with detailed description of work (include space and technical 4. Supporting visual documents: • maximum of 20 digital images (.jpg or .tif ) or slides, clearly identified • maximum of 1 VHS tape or DVD, clearly identified 5. Descriptive list of included materials with artist's name, title, date, media and size 6. Self addressed stamped envelope Who can apply to the FOFA Gallery? The FOFA Gallery accepts applications from faculty, staff, current students and alumni of the Concordia University Faculty of Fine Arts. Both exhibition and curatorial proposals are accepted. Can students apply to the FOFA Gallery? Yes students can apply for exhibitions at the FOFA Gallery, though first preference is given to students working at an advanced level. Are there artist fees given for exhibitions? The FOFA Gallery does not pay artist fees at this time How long are exhibitions? Exhibitions vary in length, but are generally between 4 and 8 weeks in duration. What is the submission deadline? The FOFA Gallery accepts exhibition proposals on September 20 and February 20. The Selections Committee meets 2 to 3 times a year to jury proposals.
You are currently browsing the tag archive for the ‘Bloodhound Project’ tag. The Bloodhound SSC Engineering Design sheets have been put to good use already with several schools taking part. Inspiring interest in STEM subjects through this open source engineering project, resources have been created to encourage teamwork and creativity. KS3 pupils in teams of up to four, have been using the blank areas on the sheet to make drawings of their design thinking. Information printed on the sheet is used in conjunction with a range of different design briefs. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers are sponsoring the BLOODHOUND SSC Education Programme with two new Foldedsheet resources: the Engineering Design sheet and the Activity sheet. The Education Programme are developing these sheets for schools working in STEM subjects at KS2 and KS3, and young people interested in science, technology, engineering and maths. The Engineering Design sheet encourages small groups working in classroom teams to solve design briefs set by the Bloodhound Project, and the Activity sheet encourages younger individuals to discover facts about the Bloodhound engineering at various events. BloodhoundSSC Activity sheet BloodhoundSSC Engineering Design sheet
"In the past 200,000 years, humans have upset the balance of planet Earth, a balance established by nearly four billion years of evolution. We must act now. It is too late to be a pessimist. The price is too high. Humanity has little time to reverse the trend and change its patterns of consumption. Through visually stunning footage from over fifty countries, all shot from an aerial perspective, Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows us a view most of us have never seen. He shares with us his sense of awe about our planet and his concern for its health. With this film, Arthus-Bertrand hopes to provide a stepping-stone to further the call to action to take care of our HOME. HOME is the first film that has been made using aerial-only footage. The film marks artist-activist Yann Arthus-Bertrand's feature film directorial debut. HOME the movie is carbon offset. All of the CO2 emissions engendered by the making of the film are calculated and offset by sums of money that are used to provide clean energy to those who do not have any. For the last ten years, all the work of Yann Arthus-Bertrand has been carbon offset."
Despite the flurry of tablet launches over the past year, Apple’s share of the tablet market remains dominant in Q1 of 2011, according to figures from IDC Market Intelligence. Indeed its share even rose, thanks to the momentum gained from the iPad 2 launch and the lack of a standout competitor, Android or otherwise. Apple’s share in Q1 2010 was 65.7%, but grew to an impressive 68.3% in the corresponding period in 2011. Android’s share, despite a significant rise in the number of products available, actually fell from 34% in Q1 2010 to 26.8% in Q1 2011. However, the real change in the market will come with the launch of the Kindle Fire which is expected to see the kind of success of the original e-ink Kindle backed by Amazon’s combination of customer data, software and services. The figures show Blackberry following up the rear with 5%, with presumably other operating systems beyond these three having minimal share.
Type Bengali with or without Bengali keyboards Bengali is the language used in the region of eastern South Asia called Bengal, which includes Bangladesh, West Bengal of India and others. The Bengali is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with a total number of 300 million speakers, thanks to the large population of Bangladesh. Bengali is written with the Bengali script, which is a cursive script with 11 signs representing 9 vowels and two diphthongs and 31 signs to represent consonants and other modifiers. Upper and lower case letters are not differentiated in Bengali. In addition to Bengali, Bengali script is also used to write other language such as Assamese, the state language of Assam of India and Meitei or Manipuri, the language used in Manipur of India. To type Bengali without installing a Bengali keyboard, you can use virtual Bengali keyboards, which allows you to type Bengali online by either clicking on the letters on the virtual Bengali keyboard or typing directly with your own keyboards. Then you can save your typing and copy text wherever you want. There are some disadvantages of a virtual keyboard. For example, you need Internet access to access online Bengali keyboards and you have to copy and paste your Bengali text every time you finish typing. So it is apparently inconvenient if you need to type Bengali on a regular basis. In this case, you will need to install a Bengali keyboard, which is easy but you will need to get familiar with the Bengali keyboard layout. Bengali, along with other 11 Indian scripts, uses a keyboard called InScript as their standard keyboard. So that means you can type other Indian languages like Sanskrit, Telugu, Gujarati etc in addition to Bengali on an InScript keyboard. Below is a typical Bengali keyboard layout. To get familiar with the Bengali keyboard layout fast, it is suggested that you buy a keyboard or a keyboard sticker of Bengali, which has the Bengali keyboard layout printed on it and can be placed on the surface of your existing keyboard. However, whether you want to type with a keyboard or a keyboard sticker you need to first install the Bengali keyboard. Generate Designs with Bengali Fonts Below is a collection of Bengali fonts. The following tool will enable you to enter text in Bengali and then it will turn your text into images using different fonts, colors, sizes based on your selection. You can then download the image by clicking on the download button or apply your design on various products such as mugs, t-shirts, mousepads etc by clicking on the heart button. You may either enter Bengali directly or copy from other sources and paste below.
I was chatting to my friend over a glass of wine about fish pies. She makes a cracking fish pie and I mentioned that I was going to try a seafood pie with prawn tails poking out the top. Get recipes on your mobile wherever you are, for free "Oh, like stargazey pie!!" She said. "What's that? It sounds beautiful!" "It's a Cornish fish pie with pilchard heads poking out from the pastry." No. No that sounds terrible. So I had to do some research. There was not one single image I found of this ‘stargazey pie’ that made me want rush out and buy a pound of pilchards. I am never one to shy away from trying new things, but pilchard heads ‘gazing star-ward’ just doesn’t sound appealing to me, no matter how dreamy eyed those little fish get. Cornish folklore says that the Devil never visits the town of Mousehole where the pie originated as he was afraid the town folk might chop him up and put him in there – I think he was more terrified of just laying eyes on one of these scary looking pies. No disrespect to my Cornish cousins, but I am sticking with prawns. Classic seafood or fish pies can be time consuming what with all that prawn peeling and mussel cleaning. If your fishmonger makes a good marinara mix, then by all means buy a kilo of that (although I would dig out the calamari – it will just go rubbery) alternatively buy seafood that has already been cleaned and is ready to go. The good thing about fish and seafood is it cooks in next to no time. An easy and comforting mid week meal. Serves two; easily doubled Preparation 15 mins Cooking: 15 mins 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons plain flour 2 spring onions 200g white fish (deboned and skinless) 200g peeled raw prawns 2 raw prawns – tail on. 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder 1/2 teaspoon dill Butter for brushing Preheat oven to 200°C. Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat and add flour, stirring until combined. Gradually add milk and stir until thickened. Add spring onions, prawns and fish, mustard powder and dill and cook for about 4 minutes until fish is partly cooked. Season with salt and pepper. Divide mixture between individual serving bowls. Take a sheet of filo pastry and gently scrunch up – not too rough or it will crumble and crack. Place on top of seafood mixture and gently brush with melted butter. Pop a prawn on top and bake for 15 minutes. Serve with cut lemon to squeeze over the pie. Enjoy. Watch: Curtis Stone cooks parmesan and Dijon crusted chicken with beans and capers
Author Notes: I literally jumped for joy when I found fresh, organic summer corn on the cob at the farmer's market this week. I bought 4 ears, not sure what I'd do with them. Then I grabbed some peppers and smoked trout and the wheels began to turn... - Sara Food52 Review: Sara's salad uses corn as a jumping-off point for something really unusual. She binds an assortment of lightly cooked veggies (shallots, pepper, green beans and corn) with a lemon juice and maple syrup dressing that's both light and creamy because it's made in a blender. Purple basil, which wilts slightly due to the heat, adds color and fragrance, and fresh ancho (a.k.a. poblano) lends a bit of heat. The salad serves as a bed for smoked trout (we recommend a good-quality brand that's not too salty), and the whole thing is topped off with a thick slice of homemade rye garlic bread. Sara calls for young garlic, which is delicious but pungent, so you may want to use a smaller clove. - A&M - A&M Serves 2 for dinner, more for apps Garlic Rye Toasts - 2 thick slices rye toast - 2 tablespoons good butter, softened - 1 clove fresh, young garlic For the salad - 2 tablespoons olive oil - 1 shallot, chopped - 1 fresh ancho chili pepper, diced - 1 red pepper, diced - 2 handfuls fresh green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces - 2 ears fresh corn on the cob, kernals removed - 1 handful fresh purple basil - 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice - 1 teaspoon maple syrup - 1 teaspoon dijon mustard - 3 tablespoons olive oil - sea salt, to taste - 8 ounces smoked trout - Toast rye bread. Mince garlic very finely, almost to a paste and mix with butter. Set aside for the moment. - Heat olive oil in saute pan to hot, but not smoking. Add in shallots and peppers and a pinch of sea salt. Saute 2-3 mins over medium heat, until shallots start to get translucent. Add green beans and saute another 5-8 minutes, until everything is tender, but still has a crunch. Add corn kernals and saute 2-3 minutes. Take pan off of heat, tear basil into large pieces and stir to combine. Heat will wilt basil, but not over cook. - Add lemon juice, maple syrup, mustard and 3 tablespoons olive oil and a pinch of sea salt in blender. Blend until combined. Pour over corn and pepper mixture. Toss to coat all the veggies. - Split corn and pepper mixture between two large soup bowls (use 4 smaller bowls or plates is serving as appetizer). Break smoked trout into large pieces and divide between bowls, placing it on top of corn mixture. Spread garlic butter on toasted rye bread while it is still warn and serve along side the salad. Garnish with piece of the purple basil for dramatic flair. - Your Best "First Corn of the Season" Recipe Contest Finalist!
Welcome to Foodness Gracious Hi, and thanks for dropping by Foodness Gracious. I hope you find some inspiration to get into the kitchen and become the culinary hero you deserve to be! Below are just a few of our most recent posts from the blog… please feel free to explore. I always like to keep my burgers simple. I never have tomatoes or onions on them (unless they’re grilled) the bun should be toasted with some kind of sauce on the bottom, and the meat simply seasoned with some salt and pepper. Honestly I’m not picky..Read More» I have no problem standing up for a something I believe in and Kettle Chips is one of those products. If you ask me to choose between sweet or savory, I’d probably snatch the savory from your hands!Read More» Memorial Day is right around the corner and that means it’s grilling time! I’m not sure if there even is an official start day for grilling season but I’m sure this would be it.Read More»
Rivals.com football recruiting analysts weigh in on topics in a roundtable format. Who is the most intimidating college head coach to recruits and is it a good or bad thing to be viewed as intimidating to prospects? Mike Farrell:Nick Saban is probably the most intimidating head coach in college football and it's a good thing. Players are awed at times by his two national titles with two different teams, his NFL experience, his ability to evaluate and recruit talent and his simple, straight-forward demeanor. It used to be Paterno, but those days have passed, now it's Nick. Adam Gorney:Jim Tressel would have been on that list solely based on his sternness and seriousness when it came to football. From a historical perspective, I bet sitting in the same room as Paterno is awe-inspiring for a lot of kids. Nebraska's Bo Pelini and Alabama's Saban are probably two intimidating forces. Whether it's a good or bad thing is specific to each prospect. Some kids like tough coaches who demand a lot from them. Others shy away from that and want a cool, laid-back guy who doesn't come off as strict. It's all player-specific but I prefer coaches who are strict but also aren't so locked up in the game that they cannot see the bigger picture. Chris Nee: It is fair to say that Pelini at Nebraska is an intimidating figure. I don't think his passion and fire for the game hurts him an ounce with recruits, but it may with those who aren't willing to be challenged and be asked to give more than they have given before. Pelini's results on the field and ability to develop players speaks for itself. Keith Niebuhr: I can't recall the last time I heard a recruit say a coach intimidated him. But the one they seem most impressed by right now is Saban. The prospects I've talked to all seem to get a real thrill when they make any sort of contact with the Alabama coach. You can hear it in their voices. Brian Perroni: I would have to go with Saban. Though Alabama does not heavily recruit my region, I have talked to a few prospects that have shared stories about how serious he gets. To a man, they have all said they really liked him, though, despite the fact they had almost a "healthy fear" of him. I think it's just part of his mystique now and it probably helps land the prospects that really want to play on a winning team as they know they have a coach who does not mess around. If you could take different parts of various schools, things that help land recruits, what pieces of which schools would you take? Adam Gorney: I would take Stanford's academics mixed with USC's weather, throw in the tradition at Notre Dame and the hostesses at Tennessee, and we'd be cooking. It would be hard to turn down playing for Joe Paterno, though, and saying no to Alabama, Texas and Michigan would be difficult. I really think that Oregon has an edge with some kids mainly based on their uniforms. That could be a good thing or a bad thing when it comes to social commentary but each player has to make their own decisions. Chris Nee: A combination of Alabama's coaching staff and tradition combined with UCLA or USC's location and Oregon's variety of uniforms would be a pretty easy thing to sell to recruits. As for a stadium to play in on every Saturday, it would be tough to pass on a place as big as Tennessee or as loud as the Swamp. Keith Niebuhr: My perfect combination would be: The weather at Stanford, the charm of Chapel Hill, N.C., the nightlife in Tempe, Ariz., the history of Notre Dame, the cheerleaders at UCLA, the coaching staff at Alabama, the leadership of Joe Paterno at Penn State, the passion of the fans in Columbus, Ohio., the scenery of West Point, N.Y., and the uniforms of the Tennessee Volunteers. Brian Perroni:Texas Tech's high-powered offense, even though it has been tweaked a bit by new head coach Tommy Tuberville is always a big draw for skill position players. Players who go to night games in Baton Rouge always come back raving about the environment at LSU. USC just has the whole Southern California scene going for it. Notre Dame has an aura of mystique going for it, especially with players that have seen the movie "Rudy". Though it may seem a little silly to older fans, high school prospects really do like the blue turf at Boise State. It helps set the school apart. What's the craziest recruiting tactic - make that legal recruiting tactic - that you've heard about recently? Mike Farrell: When Lane Kiffin and his staff ripped off their shirts in front of recruits to pump them up on a recruiting trip. There was also the rumors that Urban Meyer told a recruit that he had a dream of coaching him and it was what brought him out of retirement the first time he quit. There have been some crazy things recently, but nothing compared to the "no holds barred" days of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Those were crazier days. Adam Gorney: I know I'm talking about Paterno a lot but the 84-year-old using Skype to recruit players is either awesome, or scary, or maybe a little of both. According to The Altoona Mirror, Paterno has used Skype to communicate with at least three recruits and this comes off as funny because Paterno is known for downplaying his use of technology - whether it's cell phones or e-mail. His son and assistant coach, Jay Paterno, knew what Skype meant and what it was used for, and according to the Mirror, Paterno asked, "What exactly does it mean?" Chris Nee: A few recent commitments to Temple have said that the Owls will be part of the Big East, again, starting in 2012 when they arrive on campus. To the best of my knowledge, that move from the MAC to the Big East has not been officially announced. Just seems to be putting the carriage before the horse. Keith Niebuhr: Everything about recruiting is crazy, so honestly, nothing stands out at the moment. Brian Perroni: The NCAA outlawed out-of-state satellite camps a few years ago as some colleges from outside of Texas held camps in Houston and Dallas every summer. It allowed those schools to have a chance to evaluate a lot of prospects that would not have made the drive to their campuses otherwise. Every in-state FBS school save for Texas and Texas A&M still hold multiple camps around the state for this very reason. Oklahoma State used to have several camps in Texas until the rule was passed. They proved incredibly fruitful for the Cowboys as they signed numerous players who had attended the camps. Now, since they are not allowed to host camps in the state, the Cowboys simply team up with local colleges and help coach their camps. They had a partnership with Mary Hardin Baylor this summer. The prospects received UMHB camp shirts but got a lot of instruction from the OSU coaching staff while at camp. It benefited both schools. Oklahoma State has always been out front of the rest of the pack with ideas like this.
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Terms of trade of some oil-exporting developing nations: Their economic development prospects (with a focus on Nigeria) The debate over the movement of the Net Barter Terms of Trade series in Developing countries has raged on since the P-S hypothesis in 1950. The persistent economic problems of the Developing countries, the phenomenal success of the South East Asian nations, and Oil price shock of the 1970s has kept the trade-growth relation at the forefront of economic research in the last couple of decades.^ Most development plans are based on projected performance of the economy. A corner stone of these projections rests on the projected performance of the export sector. Thus, a good understanding of the trade-growth relation is an important ingredient of sound economic planning and policy.^ This dissertation attempts to determine the movement of the Net Barter Terms of Trade series of seven Oil-Exporting Developing Countries and measure the impact of the observed moment on economic growth in the sample nations.^ In this study, the latest approach for fitting a model through time series was adopted. A preliminary examination of a plot of the series and its autocorrelation function led the researcher to suspect the presence of unit roots in the error term. A formal urgumented Dickey Fuller test confirmed the presence of unit roots in the series of all sample nations. After first differencing, an ARIMA model was fitted through the series. The results of the model showed no secular deterioration in the Net Barter Terms of Trade series for all sample nations.^ In model II, which is a modified version of Salvatore's 1983 simultaneous equation model, the impact of terms of trade on the growth of GDP per capita was measured. The results of model II reveal that terms of trade and the share of investment in GDP have a positive effect on GDP per capita growth rate. The results support the school of thought that regards trade as the hand maiden of growth. The results of the investment function supports the assertion by Levine and Renelt that the convergence of GDP per capita growth rate may not happen via domestic savings and capital inflow.^ The policy implications of these findings are numerous. The failure of this study to support the P-S hypothesis, means that these nations have to shift emphasis from external to internal sources to address their economic problems. They have to address the allocational efficiency of their investments, curb the deleterious effects of Dutch Disease, adopt orthodox macroeconomic policies and an outward trade orientation. ^ Economics, Commerce-Business\|Political Science, General\|Sociology, Social Structure and Development Jimoh Eogbai Ikhide, "Terms of trade of some oil-exporting developing nations: Their economic development prospects (with a focus on Nigeria)" (January 1, 1998). ETD Collection for Fordham University.
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by Paula Harrington It’s been said that confession is good for the soul. The Lord knew this before he instructed us to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16) so while I have your attention, I’m going to use this article as my platform and come clean. I’m not perfect. I’m not a perfect wife, mother, or employee. And as much as I’d like for you to think that I’m a perfect Christian, I’m far from it. I procrastinate. I’m selfish. I feel much more comfortable speaking to a large group of people with a studied outline than I do talking with someone one on one. Most times, I’d rather curl up with a good book instead of talking to anyone. I’m a complainer who sometimes forgets to pray and nearly always has to remind herself to be positive. I don’t always feel Christian. My first instinct isn’t always to be kind. I’m not that great at hospitality. I’ve been known to say goofy things and laugh at inappropriate times. I’m made some monumental mistakes and regret decisions that I’m too ashamed to even to write about. Sometimes I feel like I have little to offer Christ or his church. I’m perfectly imperfect and that’s OK because: - Every time I see myself as a failure, God calls me chosen (Colossians 3:12). - Every time I remember a sin, he reminds me that I’m forgiven (Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13; I John 1:9). - When I dwell on my faults and weaknesses, he covers me in grace and calls me his child (Romans 8:15-17;] I John 3:1-2). God loves me even though he knows the real me, the one you don’t see. The one I’m not even sure about myself. There’s great comfort to be taken from a Savior who didn’t hang around with the perfect. He was more at ease with the sick and sinful. The religious didn’t like him. The leaders didn’t know what to think of him. But the downtrodden found, not only a friend, but a Healer. He touched the lepers, talked to the women, and ate with sinners. The only perfect person to walk this earth was homeless and mistreated but he came to build his church and he did it with the broken. Too often, we’re like the little boy in John 6. He was noticed for having food but left it to someone else to point out that it wasn’t enough. “What’s five loaves and a couple fish for a crowd like this?” Do you ever feel like you have little to offer? - “He’s divorced. What good is he for the church?” - “She’s never even been married! What good is she for the church?” - “He’s an ex-con. What good is he?” - “They’re too old. What good are they?” Refuse to believe that you aren’t worthy and don’t allow another’s discouraging words to trump the words of God. He says that you are (John 3:16). Bring what you can to the one who took a couple of fish and a few loaves and fed a multitude. He’ll do great things with you, too. Take off your mask and come clean. It’s acceptable to be imperfect. It’s not uncommon to have problems. The one who knows you the best loves you anyway. And stop thinking that only the flawless can stand before the throne of God. Bring what you have and let Christ take control. Jesus will surprise you every time. Embrace who you are in the one who gave his life for you. Only in him will you be complete (Colossians 2:10).
Back in December, Dr. William Hedrick had his medical license suspended after the state attorney general says he allegedly over-prescribed pain medication to patients at his Centers for Pain Relief. Dave Peconge of Fort Wayne says he has been a patient at the Fort Wayne facility for the past six years. On Wednesday, he was told by his new doctor there that Hedrick had prescribed him a dangerous regimen of pain pills. "As far as my dosage, he compared it to [...] the kind of dose a cancer patient would be prescribed," said Peconge. Following a back injury in 2007, Hedrick and his practitioners prescribed Peconge morphene and oxycodone to dull the pain caused by surgery. "My worst fear is that it's done some kind of damage," he says. Dr. Hedrick is due back in court in February for a hearing that may determine the extent of his punishment in exchange for a guilty plea.
Quoting InkDMomma:" I think I might just do both... I mean... I should have more than enough stuff, that way I don't waste ... [snip!] ... Thanksgiving. He has to eat my amazing dinner tomorrow and then eat 2 dinners on Thanksgiving, poor thing is going to explode!" Quoting Ponder:" He can handle it. I have faith in his eating abilities!" Quoting InkDMomma:" I dont anymore! lol Ever since he dropped all that weight if he eats too much he pukes or his stomach is torn the smurf up. I should pull out some maternity pants for him lol"
Quoting Kristen Parris:" Do you know any that have been? lol It would be nice to have some actual guys on here to give their personal point of views" Not in the biblical sense! hahaha I've only been with intact guys. I've known some tourists who I assume are circ'ed, but we never really talked about their penises! I've never personally met a man who complained about his penis, whether or not he was circ'ed or intact! Guys I know love their dicks. There was a guy on here, someone's SO or DH who had a botched circ' job and would come into threads to say he wished he was intact. They took too much skin off him so it was too tight and hurt when he had an erection.
Quoting Mamma 2 Free:" my ds is a month old, and for the last 2 weeks hes had a bad rash on his cheeks, and bumps on his chest ... [snip!] ... feel so bad for my little guy, doesnt seem to bother him. he has doc apt on the 2nd. hoping its baby acne and will clear up..! " Quoting Mamma 2 Free:" i am anxious to get him to docs...it seems like it started after his first bath and has steadily gotten worse.. its pretty bad on his cheeks. "
Quoting Reise's Mommy:" I thought they had to be 4 to be in a booster... Regardless of what the age requirement is 2.5 is too young." Quoting Moses.:" It is 4 AND 40 pounds, by most booster seat's label and most state laws. A 5 point harness is the safest until age 6. My oldest was one until she was 8." Quoting Uncle Obama's Banana:" Thanks guys, that's what I thought. It seems that most of my friends really don't know carseat safety. ... [snip!] ... almost 3 (in April) and she is still in her myride65 but she is tiny so I didn't know if it was just for the weight or not..." Quoting Reise's Mommy:" DS is almost 2 and is still rear facing. He just maxed out his infant seat limits not very long ago ... [snip!] ... pounds now, so he'll be that way for a while. I don't know why people want to push their kids into less safe seats so early " Quoting Moses.:" Because it is viewed as a "right of passage" thing. I used to think it was as well. My oldest was put ... [snip!] ... her out of it because my 5 yr old needed the Nautilus and my youngest needed the Radian. She went into a highback booster. " Quoting Socialist:" Are you going to say anything?" Quoting Uncle Obama's Banana:" I just posted a big car seat safety thing on my FB. Hopefully they all see it. I've seem multiple friends post scary pics " Quoting Socialist:" I'd just comment on the picture, "Oh, wow, she's four now?! She looks so tiny!" Then once corrected, ... [snip!] ... tiny!" Then once corrected, "Oh. Those seats have an age limit - they can't be in them until they're four, so I just assumed.""
02-03-2008, 02:10 PM #1 - Join Date - Nov 2007 - Rep Power Most Popular Digital Cameras of January 2008 It's a new year for our most popular digital cameras, but the top four cameras from the last few months – led by the long-running Sony Cyber-shot T200, Panasonic Lumix TZ3, and Canon PowerShot SD870 IS – continued to hold strong through January. Canon once again solidified its hold on six spots, helped by the climb of more advanced models, as several budget-minded offerings common in discount stores that had appeared on the list in the pre-Christmas camera shopping binge slipped back down. Most interestingly, not one of the four cameras that came in to fill vacancies at the bottom of the list this month was a newcomer to these rankings, indicating just how much the market has solidified as the season for many models draws to a close. Expect big shake-ups as new models from CES and PMA announcements begin hitting store shelves next month. This list of cameras shows you what visitors of DigitalCameraReview.com looked at over the past month. The rankings are determined by the number of times a particular product page is viewed by our users. The rankings below are from the entire month of December 2007. For additional help while choosing a camera, you can register for our forums and ask as many questions as you want. If you're looking to buy, the best place to start is our What Camera Should I Buy? forum. If you need help with your current camera, then we have forums for each brand of camera. 1. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 (previously #1) - The Sony T200 is a follow-up model on the T100 as the flagship model of the ultra-slim T series cameras. The T200 offers 8 megapixel resolution, a 3 inch touch-screen LCD, 5x optical zoom with image stabilization, and HD output. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 Reviews \| Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 User Opinions 2. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 (previously #2) - This 7 megapixel successor to the TZ1 sports a 10x optical zoom with image stabilization in a relatively compact form factor. Panasonic has added new features, like Intelligent ISO control and a new imaging processor for better performance. It also sports a 3 inch screen and has quick operation. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Reviews \| Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 User Opinions 3. Canon Powershot SD870 IS (previously #3) - The SD870 IS is one of the latest SD cameras from Canon. The SD870 IS offers 8 megapixel resolution, a 3.8x optical zoom, image stabilization, and a 3 inch LCD. Canon Powershot SD870 IS Reviews \| Canon Powershot SD870 IS User Opinions 4. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70 (previously #4) - The T70 was announced at the same time as the popular T200 and it's no surprise that it has crept onto the list as a cheaper alternative to the T200. You get 8 megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom with image stabilization, and a 3 inch touch-senstive screen. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70 Reviews \| Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70 User Opinions 5. Canon Powershot S5 IS (previously #8) - The Powershot S5 IS has bounced around at various spots on the list since its release, featuring a stabilized 12x optical zoom, 8 megapixel resolution, a 2.5 inch Vari-Angle LCD, and the DIGIC III processor. Canon's ultra-zoom S series is always one of the most popular ultra-zoom cameras out there. Canon Powershot S5 IS Reviews \| Canon Powershot S5 IS User Opinions 6. Canon Powershot SX100 IS (previously #7) - According to Canon, the SX100 IS is the first model of a new line of Powershot cameras. Similar in function to their more advanced A series cameras, but featuring ultra-zoom functionality (10x optical zoom) - it's really Canon's first compact ultra-zoom. Canon Powershot SX100 IS Reviews \| Canon Powershot SX100 IS User Opinions 7. Canon Powershot G9 (back on the list) - The Canon Powershot G9 is the successor to the G7 and it gets a lot of features that people would have liked to see in the G7, like the capability to capture RAW. The G9 captures 12 megapixel images, has a 6x optical zoom, stabilized lens, a 3 inch LCD, a hotshoe, and plenty of features to keep an advanced photographer happy. Canon Powershot G9 Reviews \| Canon Powershot G9 User Opinions 8. Canon Powershot A720 IS (back on the list) - The A720 IS has the attractive 6x optical zoom lens that gives you a little bit extra reach. Like the other A series cameras, the A720 is also priced very well for what you get - 8 megapixels, 2.5 inch LCD, image stabilization, full set of shooting modes, including manual exposure modes. Canon Powershot A720 IS Reviews \| Canon Powershot A720 IS User Opinions 9. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (back on the list) - The Lumix FZ18 is a follow-up to Panasonic's popular ultra-zoom FZ line. The FZ18's stabilized 18x optical zoom lens is a major selling point, but also captures images at 8.1 megapixels, has a 2.5 inch LCD, and Panasonic's Intelligent Auto features. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Reviews \| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 User Opinions 10. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 (back on the list) - Returning to the top 10 for the first time since last summer, the LZ7 is one of the few cameras with a mid-range 6x optical zoom. At its price point, it's a very attractive deal. It also features 7.2 megapixel resolution, 2.5 inch LCD, and optical image stabilization. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 Reviews \| Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 User Opinions Falling out of the top 10 most popular cameras from the previous month are the: - Kodak EasyShare M753 (previously #5) - Canon Powershot A570 IS (previously #6) - Canon Powershot SD1000 (previously #9) - Kodak EasyShare C613 (previously #10) For last month's rankings, see Most Popular Digital Cameras of December 2007. 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Lighting & Mobile Electronics (I.C.E.) Xenon lighting, HID kits, fog lights, BMW head units, navigation, speakers, subwoofers, In Car Electronics (I.C.E.), carputers, DDEs, angle eyes, halos, LED tail lights, interior lighting, etc. \|\|Thread Tools\|\|Search this Thread\|\|Rate Thread\|\|Display Modes\| \|10-03-2012, 01:10 PM\|\|#1\| Join Date: Dec 2007 My Ride: E46 M FS- Alpine CDA-7897 CD/MP3 Receiver with Ai-NET CD changer controls very rare ! CD/MP3 Receiver with Ai-NET CD changer controls Bought this for my m3 and have sold my car. this unit is used and does work. I purchased an input adapter so it has an ai net to 3.5mm jack input for an ipod. This is the only unit on the market to motorize out from a single din to a double din face. When the ignition os turned off it goes back to a black face which looks like no faceplate is on. This is a very rare head unit and a great fit for the e46 bmw car because of the single din. here is some more info on the player Our take on the Alpine CDA-7897 by Charlie Pastorfield Why replace your factory radio? Two good reasons - sound quality and cool features. A new car stereo offers power that's superior to most factory radios, along with more sophisticated tone controls. And most car stereos offer built-in or optional features that add safety and fun to life in your car, including inputs for your iPod or MP3 player, Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free cell phone calls, satellite radio or HD Radio reception, and connections for building an audio system in your car. How did Alpine do it? The CDA-7897 CD receiver has FantomFace XL, the world's first oversized faceplate housed in a single-DIN-sized chassis! And that's not the end of the story — this remarkable faceplate also features cutting-edge theft deterrence. When you power down, FantomFace XL retracts and a plain black panel takes its place. It looks as though the faceplate has been detached! But this receiver's not content to be just another pretty face. The CDA-7897 will also play your MP3 files on CD-R or CD-RW, so you can bring your Internet music along. To help identify your favorite songs, the CDA-7897 can read MP3 text info (ID-3 tags). An audiophile-grade, regulated 1-bit digital-to-analog converter ensures that your music is reproduced with precision and depth. The CDA-7897 puts a world of sonic adjustment at your fingertips. Alpine's highly-effective Media Xpander™ restores any musical sparkle that MP3 compression removed. And Bass Engine® Pro lets you personalize the sound digitally with a 5-band parametric equalizer, 6-channel time correction, and 6-position crossover with variable slope, plus subwoofer phase and level controls. Add an Alpine Ai-NET CD changer for long-playing entertainment. This versatile receiver also features XM Satellite Radio controls — connect an optional Alpine XM tuner, and discover the future of radio with over 100 channels of coast-to-coast, digital-quality music, news, sports, and entertainment (XM antenna and subscription also required). A wireless remote is included. FantomFace XL motorized stealth faceplate MaxTune SQ tuner plays MP3 files on CD-R and CD-RW, plus audio CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs MOSFET50 internal amp XM Satellite Radio controls (XM Radio subscription, tuner, antenna required to receive the satellite radio signal.) — service is available only in the lower 48 states, not available in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories Bass Engine Pro (5-band parametric EQ, 6-channel time correction, 6-position crossover with variable slope, plus subwoofer phase and level controls) CD changer controls for Alpine Ai-NET changers only optional auxiliary input 4-volt front/rear/subwoofer preamp outputs 20 watts RMS/50 watts peak x 4 channels CD frequency response 5-20,000 Hz CD signal-to-noise ratio 105 dB FM sensitivity 9.3 dBf This unit retailed for over 700 dollars when it was new. This is a very rare piece and this unit has not been used very much. I dont want to sell it but I have no use for it now that I sold my car. I am missing the trim ring but I think I know where it is and hopefully I can locate it. I am asking 200 obo which is a steal because they are going for 400-600 on ebay right now if you can find one at all. Pics of it installed in an e36- another persons I found on the net \|Thread Tools\|\|Search this Thread\| \|Display Modes\|\|Rate This Thread\|
id smite TAD. if my son was actin out to get attention id slap him across the face "IS THIS ENOUGH ATTENTION FOR YA BOY? HUH? HUUUUH?!!!! now STOP IT FOOL!" im gonna be a great parent. Note: that sort of thing is NOT to be joked about at the grocery store. Nor is "buying duct tape as a cheap alternative to babysitting" or "do you have four of those electric dog training collars in..." (gestures at four children) "...each of these sizes?" SuperFresh lady got real stern-like, and said that actually happened in her building.
I was running late yesterday morning and didn't get to the woods until 8:00 am. No big deal, I just wanted to get out there. So I drive to a spot and start walking about 100 yards off the edge of a clearcut in some hardwoods. A few hundred yards later, I hear a gobble wayyyy off. We're talking 400 yards easy. Sp, I head that direction and cut the distance in half, set up on the down side of a ridge, and give him a few yelps... nothing. Maybe I spooked him? Gobbbleee. There he is, in the same place he was when he first gobbled. For the next 20 minutes or so, he gobbles sporadically but never actually responds to me. Then I notice the gobbles getting faint. I pick up and move towards him, this time I'm 150 yards from him. I yelp, nothing. A few minutes later he gobbles again. By this time I realize that he's on a hen, and she's moving away from me. He gobbles again, and he's put 100 yards between us. I get up and start heading towards him again. He's still gobbling enough for me to keep tabs on him. I cross a creek, crawl through Vietnam, and finally get to about 100 yards of where I last heard him gobble. I hear his hen cutt a few times, so I set up and wait. 10 minutes go by, and finally he gobbles again. I yelp to him, and he hammers. Now I may be getting somewhere... He actually responded to me. Over the next 20 minutes, the bird worked closer and closer to me. I feel my chest rattle every time he gobbled. Then it got quiet, and I started to hear footsteps in the leaves. I pick a spot where I think he'll appear, and there he is. Boom. Quiver. Not a flop, from 17 yards. Now its 10:00, and my season has come to a bitter sweet end. He had a 10" beard and the longest spur was a hair under 1 3/8". I didn't weigh him, but he would've been a lighter bird. Probably 16 or 17 at best.
no, this won't be a constructive thread. The only thing I will say from my point of view is this: We have a gazillion pieces where we have problems. Playback of ripped/downloaded mkv's is one of them. It is not on priority number one. We use xine as our media playback engine. Eventually this might change. It won't for the foreseeable future, due to the things you already know, like missing manpower. Thanks for the neutral reply. OK Granted downloading files does prove problematic. I am not into that (I already rebuild windows xp about every three months so adding insult to injury by downloading viruses or trojans does not excite me). I own 2000+ movies they are all boxed up in the basement, I have ripped everyone of those movies, with various different programs. All my movies be them HD 1080P are ripped to .mkv as much as 3 years ago latest with makemkv (when we had to make profiles - LOL) or tsmuxer turned into .mkv or .ts files so downloading with new versions for me is not the issue going from a playable xbmc system to a non-playable media system is to re-gress. I can demux a couple files and test just the raw video or audio to test as well, but the fact remains anything VC1 is not playing nor H264 outside a blocky non-synced mplayer svn from 01/2010 via jya's repos. In the past what I did was actually have an MD and a 2nd ubuntu machine in the same cabinet in the living room and setup the 2nd pc as a dvd device which then a scenario did the switching and used xbmc I can do that again with this system but having two machines at every md location make things expensive. I wish I could code I would love to throw my hat in the ring with you guys and help with something. It would be different if anything I tried from the desktop even gave a glimmer of hope but nothing seems to work even from the desktop. Devs- this is not a beat up the devs thread please note that I am ONLY trying to bring any options to the surface to make this possible. purps, I will give that a go and it may work ON The DESKTOP but no integration from the UI.
JMeter as testing tool for Spring app Are there anyone who have experience in testing a Spring-based webapp using JMeter? I wonder how to test submitions to forms as Spring handles those things in a special way. It's very seldom you actually parse the request parameters on a submission, they are instead bound to the form data object. Are there a better way of load testing a Spring app? Interested in all kinds of experience. "Murphy was an optimist" (The O'Toole commentary on Murphy's Law)
I am trying to do an ldap lookup in a servlet filter. I use DelegatingFilterProxy in web.xml to forward to my filter bean and execute the doFilter method. This all seems ok but I am a bit worried about using LdapTemplate in this filter bean. I plan to inject it so it will be an instance variable, am I likely to encounter any multi-threading issues, is there anything I should watch out for ? Apologies if this is a bit of a naive question. Thanks for any help.
Hey gang. I'm psyched! Took my measurements tonight and I'm down 6"!!! I can't really tell any difference in the fit of my clothes, but it feels so good to "know" that something wonderful is going on. Just wanted to yell from the rooftop Love T-Tapp.
I recently reached over 100 posts, and followed the steps listed in the forum rules to add a signature and still do not have the option to. Hey, man. Do you still play DMG? Trying to get back into the game. Hey man its been a while since Ive been on, how are things going on this site, it looks like its been a little slow. And how are things with you? Hey, I thought of a phenomenal idea I wanna run by you. You should log onto Aim/DN later imo. It has been some time man since I've last been on here. Glad to see old faces Congrats on modship, whenever that happened. I never see you on the BYOND website where it lists the players of each world? D: What? What's your IGN? ._. Sure thing. But what time? I didn't know you still played DMG? Haven't seen you around in a long time. Ok, I'm eggzmakezdeckz Well, if you get done with your war and are willing to stay on a bit, I will duel. Top 8 Master
My bride announced to me that she has bought airline tickets for a trip to Maine in late August. I think she is intending that I go along on this trip. All I know for sure is that we'll be flying to Portland, driving to Ellsworth and then maybe on to Corea. Friends there have a place near Corea they'll let us use for a couple of days. I expect we'll go to Acadia and I would like to see the WB school and whatever else there is to see in Brooklin. What else? I imagine we'll stay in Corea a couple of days and then work our way down the coast back to Portland. Southwest Harbor--Ralph Stanley Land? I'd like to see some other wooden boat related stuff and maybe meet a forumite or two or three. I'd like to go out to Monhegan Is. but we'll have our little guy along and he'll only be 3 1/2 months old so I don't know about that. Well, I'd appreciate some ideas. Thanks.
I'm making a new canoe. My local river is navigable all summer, but has many boulder-gardens, so I prefer to run it with a very shallow-draft canoe, and one in which I don't worry too much about scraping over a rock. I avoid paddling it with my good prospector. So a few years ago I designed and built one to match this requirement for solo paddling. It's 15' 6" long (the length of 2 ply panels, scarfed). And it does very well! But it draws too much if 2 paddlers get in. Thus, I worked up another that draws 3" with 2 adults and a bag or 2 on board. I bit the bullet and made 2 scarph joints in each panel. 38" beam at gunwales, 31" beam at chine 3" rocker at each end 1/4" underlayment ply chine logs and outwales from a 20' spruce 2x10 polyurethane glue, screws, ringed bronze boat nails Anyway, I used a 2-part tackle to turn it, and when it was aloft, I admired the shape.
Ok, it took me a pair of hours but i have the great satisfaction to have found a workaround ! I share it below with whoever would be interested. I observed with more attention than i did before the error.log of uot kitchen and i saw that the issue seemed to be with the res/drawable-mdpi/battery_low_battery.jpg file of SystemUI.apk. I compared 1.54_eu SystemUI.apk to 1.33_eu SystemUI.apk and saw that in this one it was named res/drawable-mdpi/battery_low_battery.png I knew that 1.33_eu SystemUI.apk was ok for cooking, so here is what i did : - decompile 1.54_eu SystemUI.apk with apktool - in the decompiled apk, replace res/drawable-mdpi/battery_low_battery.jpg with res/drawable-mdpi/battery_low_battery.png of 1.33_eu SystemUI.apk - recompile SystemUI with apktool - copy resources.arsc of the newly compiled SystemUI.apk into the original SystemUI.apk - in the original SystemUI.apk, replace res/drawable-mdpi/battery_low_battery.jpg with res/drawable-mdpi/battery_low_battery.png of 1.33_eu SystemUI.apk Modified as described, the 1.54_eu SystemUI.apk is now ok for cooking in uot kitchen along with the other needed files (framework-res.apk and com.htc.resources.apk). I tested it with a battery mod, it cooked and flashed ok ! No need to do the mod yourself, you can download the result below : you have modified 1.54_eu SystemUI.apk to use with uot kitchen and a CM7 style battery mod ready to flash with CWM into a 1.54_eu rom (don't forget to hit thanks if you use these files, this SystemUI.apk file has cost me many hours of googling and brain storming !
When I turn on the camera/camcorder to take a pic/record, the screen appears all white. However, if you take a picture, it comes out but looks a little fuzzy. If I try to record a video in mpeg4, it will record but force close when it tries to save it. If I try to record a video using H.264, it force closes immediately. I tried clearing the data of the camera app and that did not help. I'm downloading Virus's version which has the camera fixed, but it may be just for pics. I think video still may be borked, but I cannot confirm that yet. Edit: Forgot to add that I am running Netarchy's 4.3.4 kernel with the leaked 2.3 update. HTC Evo 3D (hardware 002) InfectedROM Eternity RLS 1.4.2 Anthax RC3 kernel w/ZSL mod 32 GB class 4 SD card HP TouchPad 32GB CM7 Tenderloin Alpha 3 ROM (Donate cash if you like to flash)
Awesome ROM, fast and stable, gonna use as daily driver, because I am pretty sure the minor bugs shall be fixed pretty soon. Just one note - key backlight is not working after applying softkey fix. Other than that, thanks for a wonderful ROM. Keep up the good work, pretty sure many were waiting for this and are waiting for updates. Current Device: Samsung Galaxy Nexus / Samsung Galaxy Tab P6800 Previously Owned HTCs: HTC Himalaya, HTC Typhoon, HTC Wizard, HTC Universal, HTC Hermes, HTC Diamond, HTC Raphael, HTC Kovsky, HTC Dream, HTC Sapphire, HTC Hero, HTC Leo, HTC Bravo, HTC Ace. Previously Owned Other Devices: Dell Streak, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
To be honest mate unless someone has dumped the rom you will be very lucky to find it! T-Mobile rarely release the ROMs and generally the Ship ROM will appear along side the updated ROM (probably WM 6.1 Update when it arrives). You can check here for the ROMs: Sorry I cant be of more help, been having issues like this since Vario 2. LG Optimus 4X HD - 10f - Waiting JB Samsung S Advance - Waiting JB Nexus S - Died Torch 9810 - Still going strong. SE Xperia Arc S - 4.0.2.A.0.42 - Loving it! BB Bold 9780 - Working for now [BIS #Fail] iPhone 4 - Returned, just not right. BB Bold 9900 - Returned, OS7 is a step in the wrong direction. SGSII - Returned, epileptic light sensor, wifi reception was worse than my oldest dongle. Moto Defy [T-Mobile] - Sold - v2.51
Frequently asked questions - FAQ The app doesn't work! It says "Error no -1". My bluetooth is on for sure. Your phone is most likey not supported. So far, Samsung Moment and all HTC phones with Sense UI have been identified as having this issue and thus being unsupported. See this thread for technical info. Seems like HTC did something very bad to Android. When will app be available for my Incredible/Desire/Legend/Magic/...? See the question above. Please. Will this ever work on my Incredible/Desire/Legend/Magic/...? Do I really need to repeat myself? It might never. It isn't my fault though. See above. The wiimote connects but there is no response in my (s)nesoid/gensoid/gameboid. Three things need to be done for this to work (apart from connecting): I have an unoriginal controller (like Nyko's for example). Now when I connect, the phone starts polling the data, but shortly after times out. What to do? - you need to choose WiiControllerIME with the second button - in your emulator you need to enable "Use input method" in settings (if there is no such setting, update your emulator!) - in your emulator you need to map wiimote's keys to game keys. You can do that in "Key mappings" inside settings Unfortunately, unoriginal wii remotes and classic controllers cause issues such as abruptly disconnecting and misidentifying themselves. It's best to stick to original Nintendo hardware. The only confirmed piece of equipment that doesn't cause issues is the Datel's Retro Wireless Controller so if you've confirmed that your device works with WiimoteController app, you're safe to purchase either this or the original Nintendo controller. I need help figuring this app out. How do I connect? How do I use this? See this video . The first minute shows how to connect the wiimote. The last minute shows how to set it up in an emulator. I'm not installing this! The thing can read all my passwords and credit card numbers! What you saw was a message from the Android, warning you that you're about to enable a 3rd party input method. All input methods (Like Swype, AnySoftKeyboard, HTC_IME, etc) get this message. Even if my app was malicious (which it isn't), it can't actually capture anything without being active. And even when it's active, it could only capture input from your wiimote. Long story short, you have nothing to wory about. Why does the app require internet connection then? It's to download and show advertisements. I have an issue, not mentioned in this FAQ. Contact me via email [wiicontroller.A.T.ccpcreations.D.O.T.com]. It is in my interest to make this work on as much devices as I can, but I can't do much if I don't actually have access to a device. Will you be developing something like this for PS3 controllers? I might, if I find the time in the future. But I need to buy a PS3 controller, as I don't have a PS3. You can always contribute to the cause This app is great! How can I contribute? In a number of ways: Dumb phones --> SE XPERIA X1 --> Google Nexus One --> HTC Desire HD --> Samsung Galaxy S III. Wow what a phone! Apps that I've developed: * WiimoteController 0.6 Beta for Android * Mario Live Wallpaper 0.94b for Android * Video Live Wallpaper 0.84b for Android * App Dialer 3.0 for Android Do you like my development? Please consider buying me a cup of coffee (or a pizza) You could also help me by getting a free Dropbox account using this link (both of us get extra 250 MB)
Can anyone help me locate Adobe Type Manager Light for a 64-bit operating system? The downloadable version on Adobe's website appears to only be compatible with 32-bit systems. Or, is there another type manager program that will allow me to use Type 1 fonts on a 64-bit, Windows Vista system? (1) You absolutely don't need ATM Light or ATM Deluxe to install and use Type 1 fonts in any version of WIndows 2000 or later including WIndows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Such support is built into the operating system itself. (2) ATM Light and ATM Deluxe have not been supported by Adobe for quite a few years now because of (1) above. The only reason ATM Light is still available on Adobe's website is to continue supporting the miniscule number of Windows'9x users and Windows NT 4 users as well as users of 32-bit Windows users still using Type 1 Multiple Master fonts. (3) There are absolutely no plans to offer a 64-bit version of ATM. Unfortunately, a number of folks are having significant trouble installing PS fonts in Windows 7. I found one site that recommended using ATM, but had the same issue as the original poster -- not compatible with 64-bit system. I would love for Adobe to recommend some solution! Several third party font management applications are fully compatible with 64-bit Vista and 64-bit Windows 7, including my own company's. That would be Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2. If you need ATM Light for multiple master font support, there are two key issues. First, ATM Light can run on 64-bit Windows, but won't install. Second, it is incompatible with User Account Control, a security feature in Vista. The following procedure has been reported to work on 64-bit Vista: - install ATM Light on a 32-bit version of Windows - turn off User Account Control on your 64-bit Vista computer (YES, this makes your computer less secure) - copy the ATM directory over to the 64-bit Vista computer Europe, Middle East and Africa
I've been developing in Flex/AS3 in FlashBuilder for a while now and this is my second project using the setup. I recently tried to install my progress onto one of my iOS devices but got the iTunes Failed to Install error. After loads of investigations and actually performing the 4.5-4.6 upgrade as regenerating my certificates and provisioning files I still have no luck. When I attempt to install via the iPhone Configuration Utility, I get the error 'kAMDMissingBundleIdentifierError' come up. My application very much does have an application identifier. The only thing that I can think of that may have any bearing on this is that I'm using two Libraries (Box2D and my own custom library). Is there something extra special that I should have done when including my own? For reference, it was created in the same workspace and that was by selecting new Flex Library (non mobile as I planned to use it on the web as well) and then dragging the appropriate classes into the new Libraries src folder (within FlashBuilder). So any thoughts, corrections or guidance? For reference, I'm creating another mobile project and I'm very gradually adding the functionality that my other one has in it. It now has the libraries and isn't having a cry so I'm guessing that's not it after all... I created the app from scratch, gradually adding components and function calls until it broke. I got quite a bit of functionality in,but what it actually stopped working on was adding my resources folder in, so a folder called Resources in the src root, containing some sub folders and 3 images and 1 xml file. Now the part that makes it all the more frustrating is that I've since removed the resources folder and it's still not working... Anyone have any ideas? Europe, Middle East and Africa
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The entire new MacBook line retains audio input and output with both regular electrical analog and optical digital (S/PDIF) connections. However, the new models also adopt the four conductor headphone jack introduced with the original iPhone, which enables the use of headphones with an integrated mic and remote playback controls. Last month, the new iPod touch, nano and classic were also updated to support iPhone-style headphones to handle new audio recording features, and potentially VoIP features on the iPod touch. Apple has announced new sets of headphones due out later this month that provide an integrated mic and playback controls. The MacBooks also have an omnidirectional mic integrated into the left side speaker grill (as earlier models did), but capturing audio conversations for podcasting and VoIP will greatly benefit from the new capacity for using mic-integrated headphones. The new MacBooks also continue to supply 2.1 audio, with two directional speakers for stereo imaging and a subwoofer for better bass response built into the center of the right side of the unit. When an iPhone-style set of headphones with an integrated mic are plugged in, the Sound panel in System Preferences automatically switches audio input from the internal microphone (below top) to the external mic available in the headphones (below bottom). PlainTalk to the iPhone mic Apple hasn't supported a basic microphone input on the Mac since 1991, when it replaced the Mac's unpowered mic input with the PlainTalk line level input. Prior to that, Macs shipped with the "Apple Omni-directional Mic," an unpowered or "mic level," monophonic device. Throughout the 90s, Apple shipped new Macs with its PlainTalk microphone, which used an extra long jack to supply power to the mic from the computer. By tapping power from the Mac, the PlainTalk mic could boost its output from mic level to "line level." The line level mic inputs that have been on all Macs since (apart from a few models with no mic input at all) have therefore required a line level microphone. Most cheap mics designed for use with generic PCs are unpowered and therefore do not deliver a strong enough signal to be used with the Mac's line level audio input. In order to use an unpowered mic, Mac users have previously needed to either attach a preamp between the unpowered mic and the line level input to boost the mic's output to line level, or alternatively use a digital USB mic, such as the Snowball from Blue, or some other USB or Firewire driven audio input device such as the Griffin iMic. For a period of time around the delivery of the PowerMac G4 Cube, Mac desktops and notebooks dropped PlainTalk analog mic inputs entirely as Apple expected everyone to use a USB mic. Line level mic inputs later returned, and since the MacBook arrived in 2006, most Mac models have sported a line level input that can input 24-bit stereo at a 44.1-192kHz sampling rate and also accommodate an optical digital mini-toslink S/PDIF input at the same audio resolution. With the latest MacBooks, the headphone jack can also now support audio input using a fairly standard four conductor jack. Video and Display Physically, the glass panel covering the screen on both new MacBook models is listed by Apple as "not a serviceable part," according to sources familiar with its design. The company's policy on servicing a broken glass panel notes that "any attempt to remove the panel can shatter the glass, which could lead to other damaged parts. Broken or scratch glass panels will instead be addressed by replacing the entire display module." The new Mini DisplayPort contributes toward a much more compact array of expansion ports on the left side of the machine. Looking at the logic board (below), it's obvious why such a difference in physical port size matters. The MacBook's motherboard is only a bit larger than a quarter of the surface area inside the machine, and its left edge offers no vacancies for additional ports or a full sized DVI connector. Unlike VGA, DVI, and HDMI, DisplayPort is more than just a way to deliver a video signal between devices; it is also designed to replace the LVDS cabling used internally in notebooks and inside displays. The more sophisticated signaling of DisplayPort, and the subsequent need for fewer wires to deliver the signal, will not only allow manufacturers to make slimmer display case designs, but also affords Apple the ability to add support for multiple internal displays on its notebooks in the future, such as an LCD panel built into the trackpad. DisplayPort is also designed with the potential to allow a single cable to drive multiple monitors. Despite using the new Mini DisplayPort for external video displays, the new MacBooks continue to use LVDS cabling internally to drive the built in display. This results in needing to route a delicate bundle of a large number of wires from the logic board through the hinge and to the display panel. Future models may likely take advantage of the DisplayPort standard internally to replace this thick display cable with a simpler, thinner signal cable once LCD panel makers start adopting DisplayPort themselves. The mini DisplayPort catch-22 Mini DisplayPort also allows even the entry level MacBook to support the 2560x1600 resolution of Apple's most expensive 30" Cinema Display without needing the large, 24-pin connector demanded by dual-link DVI on the relatively small notebook. The muscle to drive that resolution is provided by NVIDIA's 9400M controller chip; the previous MacBook, using integrated Intel graphics, lacked the capacity to drive a 30" resolution display despite having a DVI connector with the pins available. Resolutions lower than 30" only require single-link DVI, which uses 6 fewer pins on the DVI port, although the connector itself is the same size. The new MacBooks now have the best of both worlds: a small connector and the capacity to handle very high resolution. Somewhat ironically, the converter for adapting the MacBook's Mini DisplayPort for use with the dual-link DVI signal required by the 30" Cinema Display not only costs $99, but it's not even available for purchase yet. Dell makes a 30" monitor of its own that uses DisplayPort, although the "Mini DisplayPort" used by Apple isn't common (it appears Apple invented it) and therefore cables aren't yet readily available to connect the new MacBooks to a third party, full size DisplayPort-equipped screen either. Apple's new 24" LED Cinema Display uses Mini DisplayPort exclusively, so it can only be used by the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. There are no converter boxes for turning DVI signals from a Mac mini or Mac Pro into DisplayPort, which uses not just different physical wiring but an entirely different signaling protocol. In other words, during the transition from DVI-based Macs to DisplayPort, there are a number of things that won't work together. From this point forward, all new Macs will have DisplayPort (likely Apple's Mini variant, as there is no obvious advantage to using the larger version), and new Cinema Displays will also eventually gain the new connector. Existing 30" displays will require a somewhat expensive box (although if you can afford a 30" screen, you're probably not sweating over a $99 converter), but other displays only need the $30 VGA or single-link DVI dongle to work with a new mini DisplayPort Mac. The Apple TV will likely retain HDMI rather than mini DisplayPort, as it doesn't need to drive display resolutions higher than HDTV's 1920x1080, which HDMI has no problem doing. DisplayPort is only required for driving higher resolution monitors with 30" 2560x1600 resolutions or greater. Other Segments from our Inside the new MacBooks series Apple details new MacBook manufacturing process A closer look at Apple's move to NVIDIA chipsets, DisplayPort Inside the new MacBooks: LSI, Battery, HD, and RAM Inside the new MacBooks: FireWire, USB, and the NVIDIA Controller
Get Help:Ask a Question in our Forums\|Report a Bug\|More Help Resources Last post May 11, 2006 04:28 PM by aabruzzese May 05, 2006 10:37 AM\|LINK You guys convinced me, since I seem to see it at several (imho important) places I finally found the courage to try to combine Club.MDF en ASPNETDB.MDF. But is it as simple as this:? 1 Delete Club 2 Run club-add.sql 3 Change Web.config: If this would be the case, could I simply copy the lower Connectionstring and name it ClubsiteDB, so that all instances are pointing to ASPNETDB.MDF? It would be nice if this was all there is to it, but something tells me that would be too good to be true. May 05, 2006 04:09 PM\|LINK Here is a good exercise: Make a new club site from scratch on your local box so you don't risk messing anything up and follow the 5 steps on this page: Sue has an excellent tutorial here that should hopefully have you wind up with a single database with all the components in it. May 05, 2006 06:27 PM\|LINK Dit it, and all but one thing seems to work. Adding Events gives me headaches. The table is not being filled anymore. All references are to ClubSiteDb now as far as I can see. Anyone had similar problems with this? I am out of options with this one. Thanks in advance, May 05, 2006 06:50 PM\|LINK What is the error you are getting? Use the Debug and trace page directives to get a better understanding of the exact error. May 05, 2006 07:31 PM\|LINK A redirect takes place to Events_List where the event does not show. The table remains empty as well May 05, 2006 07:40 PM\|LINK are you logged in ? Make sure you add the admin user and then log in. May 05, 2006 07:49 PM\|LINK Somewhere along the line I added a field to enter the cost of a course in Events. With the new tables that field was missing. Stumbled against it when looking at Data Connection string, I guess I need a tracker as well [;)] Sorry for the bother, All seems well for now (fingers crossed) May 05, 2006 07:50 PM\|LINK You know what they say, when there is a will there is a way. Or was it "He who starts the job is already half done" . May 08, 2006 03:22 PM\|LINK Cool Lexy ! [cool] I've wanted to try this for sometime now, put always put it on the backburner. Wondering aloud... are there any specific circumstances where having a separate membership database is advantageous? Like if U have multiple websites (2 or more) does having a separate membership database allow members (more smoothly) to use the same user-id/pwd on those multiple websites? [Idea] Are there any more advantages/disadvantages w.r.t. enabling single sign-on features across domains etc. ? Lemme confess, I'm nowhere ready to even having a single fully functional website [:$] (maybe by 2007) but better to be future-ready,as they say? Any thoughts as to why it's been designed as 2 cleanly separate DBs rather than a single one ? In short is there any advantage at all, in NOT combining these 2 DBs?? Nothing critical, muse at leisure. [\|-)] Second-guessings, gut-feelings, intuitive-perceptions and mind-reads are OK too. Sometimes these throw up a 'gem' or two. [;)] May 08, 2006 08:54 PM\|LINK At this moment I have no sufficiënt knowledge to give you any insight on this, I work for a foundation (connected to Mental Health Institute) that organises courses, seminars and training. My goal is to get a fully functional site (I felt the standard CSK was the best starting point, but it falls short a bit in some areas) Like you I am in the process of getting there, trying stuff out. In that process I found out that the users that really contribute something to extend the ClubSite (like Frank and Angelo) both have a combined database. Since they build the stuff I feel the CSK could use I try to follow their achievements (difficult enough for me I can tell you) That was my main reason to combine them. Though I can't really give a good reason why it should be combined, I find it even more difficult to find a reason to have them apart. [:)] Besides that, the two different pages for the member info bug me also. This is one of the things I want to look into as well.
Like the title says, is there a way to prevent the ground-textures from taking on the colour/hue of the satmap? For instance, if you have brown muddy fields with quite a lot of green grass-clutter on them, you'd want it to look rather green from a distance. However, the ground-textures take on the colour of the satmap, so that what should be brown is instead an unnatural green colour. Is there a way to force it to stick to the textures colour? I imagine that this might be done using the .rvmat files, but I haven't been able to figure it out.
Health regeneration works as an init eventhandler script assigned to the Soldier:Man class in the main config so there are three ways to disable it. 1. Remove the heal.sqs script from Soldier:Man in the main config will disable all health regeneration. 2. Use addon units that inherit from Man rather than Soldier. 3. Use addon units that override the Eventhandlers class. For options 2 and 3 this also means losing the swimming and secondary weapon scripts. If you want to use addon units in an MWC mission then you'd need to manually add the swimming, secondary weapon and healing scripts to the unit when they spawn using the core game mode's SpawnDialog.sqs script or the wager match mode's respawn.sqs (in the same place they add mission specific fired and killed eventhandlers to the respawned unit). I guess I should put this information in the editor's guide but it's already 39 pages long! EDIT: See release thread for download link.
02-18-2005, 03:24 PM Why does the biped.setTransform not work for the neck? I'm building an animation from bone animation to character studio by copying the position and rotation values at each frame and everything works great, except the neck. I've also been told the neck has a lot of problems with the copy and past pose as well? Does the neck just not work in Character studio.?
View Full Version : character: girlwithheadphones 07-09-2003, 08:05 PM Working on a little pic. It is in its final stages so critiques are very welcome. Need to add a background aswell. Anyone got any ideas? 07-09-2003, 08:10 PM beautiful work. As far as bg goes...some guy posted pix of an airport concept in the finished works section...ur girl would fit in nicely with some of his pics..just make sure u adjust the hue and tone of the overall comp. 07-09-2003, 08:16 PM Personally, I would re-light her face with more emphasis on the eyes and mouth, and a strong rim light on the side of the headphones. I find her nose is too prominent right now. 07-09-2003, 09:26 PM please read the forum rules. you need a wire frame as well. 07-11-2003, 02:02 AM along with the relighting, work with the highlights of the materials. she looks a bit like a mannequin right now. 07-18-2003, 09:28 PM VERY nice work!!:applause: Personally I like the lighting, it's very intimate.. Would like to see some more work on the phones thou, bring it more up to date, and maybe in another tone of color.. There's something odd about the mouth and where it intersects the lower cheek, but I can't really point out what.. Nothing that needs remaking anyway:) 07-18-2003, 10:07 PM awsome but rules demand a wire and I want a wire!:thumbsup: 01-15-2006, 02:00 PM This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum. vBulletin v3.0.5, Copyright ©2000-2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Samsung Smart Hub Not Connecting by gmmolina - 12/16/12 5:24 PM I just purchased a UN32ES6500 television and BD-E5900 dvd player. Both have Smart Hub. I have tried connecting both to my wireless network. When connecting, both television and dvd player state that it has connected successfully to the network and internet. However, no applications work. When I try to access an app, I get an error after 30 seconds stating that it cannot access the network and: ERROR_MODEL_BIND. Samsung technical support has not been any help. What I have tried to do... 1.) I have connected the television directly (hardwired) to my DSL modem (bypass router) and I get the same error. I connect my laptop the same way and I get internet access. 2.) I have connected the television to my iPad via Verizon cellular 3G (bypass my internet service provider Windstream) and I am able to connect Smart Hub. Evidently there is an issue with connecting through my ISP. I called them and they are no help. 1.) I reset my modem to factory and still nothing. 2.) I made sure no firewalls are on. 3.) I have reset the DNS to defaults and tried OpenDNS and still nothing. I need some more ideas or help please. Thanks so much!
Lose Magic Mouse Cursor by xfm284 - 12/7/11 8:47 AM I have experienced a perplexing problem with my Apple Magic Mouse. On occasion, I lose visibility of the mouse cursor. Mouse still 'works' but cursor becomes invisible. Only remedy seems to be to restart. Have tried turning mouse off and back on, plugging in a separate USB mouse, etc. If I 'blindly' move mouse to menu bar at top of screen, I get highlights on menu items and can 'feel' my way to the restart command. After restart, cursor is back, but what a pain! Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? Any ideas? Without a visible mouse cursor it's been difficult to do much active troubleshooting. 27" iMac 'Late 2009' Intel Core i7 12GB RAM Apple Magic Mouse
Question About Quarantined Files by CattRose - 2/11/11 8:56 PM Is it safe to remove files once it's been quarantined? Or if the infected files are important, would that hurt the computer once permanently removed? I have a bunch of files in quarantine because I don't know quite what to do with them.
First post is actually a negative. Nice try. Second post is neither long winded or preachy Third post is talking about how people who are negative tend to express it more than people who are positive. Yeah, they were all in threads related to Batman, but I don't know where you're going with that.
It's very simple. Describe any X-character, or anything relating to the X-Men or the X-Men comics in five words. No more, no less. Avoid using "a, and, the." -Beast: big, blue, loveable but lonely. -Nightcrawler: swashbuckling gentleman with prehensile tail. -Sinkt!: When you hear it, run. -Genosha: more hospitable than Los Angeles. -Chuck Austin: he killed Sammy! You bastard! Get to work, and have fun. ;) -FBF (too much time on hands)
- CrackBerry User - 94 Posts Syncronize BB Contacts with Outlook I keep getting an error msg whenever i try to syn BB with Outlook. I getting an Intellisync Error saying " Unable to read application data".. Now this is the first time i've tried to do it. So i dont know if i am going wrong somewhere.. I am using DM 4.7 if the info helps - CrackBerry Genius 05-17-2009, 05:57 AM #2 - 3,115 Posts First of all use DM 4.6 ;-) 4.7 is known to give problems....secondly before synching open your browser and go into options...then go into cache operations and clear your pushed content. Now connect your phone to DM and try re-synching and it should work. Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 05-17-2009, 12:01 PM #3 if that doesn't work Search here and follow the instructions for using DTM, Backup/Restore, and then clear the check box on the Contacts bit and resync. Another trick is deleting dleting the Intellisync folder (again search here for full instructions)
Originally Posted by jerseyporter Can I just say that much of what was 'alleged' during the abuse scandal and investigation has been proved to be false. Yes, there were isolated cases of abuse, some of which were perpertrated by some of the adults who worked at Haut de la Garenne, but far less in statistical terms than many other historical abuse cases which have been investigated in recent times. Much of the stuff on the internet regarding the allegations here, and those involved (including Jimmy Saville) has not been updated to take into account the results of the extensive enquiries which took place locally after the national hue and cry died down. Additionally, Lennie Harper, the senior policeman who declared the coconut shell to be a piece of skull (the thing which kicked it all off) has been TOTALLY discredited, and so have many of those who worked along side him, following several trials locally in the Royal Court (our equivalent of the Old Bailey). In addtion many of the 'witnesses' were also proved to have misled the police in their statements, and although there were some proven cases of child abuse which came about because of the Haut de la Garenne case, many of those proven cases took place in other foster homes in Jersey run by a very small number of couples, NOT at Haut de la Garenne. Finally, at no time was the name Jimmy Saville brought up in court in any serious way in relation to the abuse cases that were proven - all of the guilty parties were local people. So before you start slinging mud about regarding a case which I'm willing to bet you know nothing about beyond the first few sensational headlines in the national press, please check your facts. Jersey is a small place - many innnocent people have been tarred with something they shouldn't have been, and the guilty have been dealt with. Child protection here is now extremely strict - many of our rules and regulations came in way before the UK cottoned on to their importance - and whilst there were mistakes and oversights in the past, you can say that of ANY town or care system in the UK too. We were not unique, but we were painted as something we were not because of a policeman who wanted to go out on a 'high', and therefore opened his big mouth before the evidence had been established. Yes, it provided good headlines painting our little island, known for it's off-shore businesses and Bergerac, as the most evil place in the British Isles for that short time, but it wasn't accurate and it wasn't fair. The Jimmy Saville accusations are just that at the moment - accusations made after the fact. They may, or may not be true, but this time I hope the police will investigate it thoroughly before they start 'establishing' facts that aren't facts at all. Time will tell. But Jersey has no place in this story. My mum spent 14 years living at Haute de la Garenne, the Jersey Children's Home, and I can tell you that an awful lot of what was claimed to have happened - did happen. I can also tell you that there are things which have still no come out. I can tell you that people in official positions were involved in things which haven't come out yet, but this has been covered up. My mum lives abroad now, but has had numerous interviews with the police in Jersey - she's been requested to attend on many occasions, and has been flown into the Island to speak to the police, and has given lots of evidence to them. She has been believed all along. She suffered terribly there and had a horrendous childhood and had numerous spells as a psychiatric patient due to her experiences there. Incidently, I can remember as a child her telling me that she'd met Jimmy Saville!!
This is going to sound really stupid but my network manager icon has diappeared. I may have accidentally removed it when my screen resolution was REALLY low. I know that the applet is still running, because it is trying to connect to networks, and I can see it in the system monitor. I tried adding a "network monitor" to the menu bar, but that doesn't list wireless networks. I can manage my networks, but I can't connect to any! I also tried but it gives me an error about it being already taken (probably because it is running). I'm sure there is a really simple solution for this.... anyone have any ideas? I'm running fedora 10 on a toshiba P205 laptop with the madwifi driver.
We have more Test Days for your delight and delectation this week, starting with the KDE 4.8 Test Day tomorrow (or today, depending on the TIME IN YOUR REGION), Tuesday 2012-04-10. It's the KDE team's first time running a Test Day, so please be gentle! It looks like they have most of the tests ready, and live images are ready for downloading on the page, so please read the instructions on the page and join us in #fedora-test-day on Freenode IRC to take part in the event. Of course, if you're not sure how to use IRC, you can read these instructions or use WebIRC On Thursday 2012-04-12 we have Virtualization Test Day , which has been running for a few cycles now so should be purring like a well-oiled machine. Or something. They'll be following a freeform testing approach focusing on the new virtualization features in Fedora 17 - see the areas to test section of the page for details - so it's particularly important to join #fedora-test-day to get involved with this event. To participate fully, you'll want a system you can install Fedora 17 onto to test out its capabilities as a host, but you can do some testing with a Fedora 16 or Fedora 15 host machine and Fedora 17 as a guest.
Originally Posted by flyingfsck Yah, stupid FAT won't die until large companies are hit hard in the pocket book it seems. There are so many alternatives that it is really beyond stupid to keep using FAT. Not only that, but using a filesystem that supports access controlling permissions would be a FAR better choice for Android. With fat, any application that is granted access to the sdcard is free to mess with data from other applications. Ideally, an everybody writes to sdcard root permission (i.e. group:sdcard rw), and subdirectories owned by particular applications with ugo/rw set by the application that generated the files, and a user-override interface for managing data from misbehaving or removed applications.
View Full Version : Freelance 3d Artist 02-23-2008, 03:56 PM 07-10-2008, 10:07 AM work samples updated on first post 07-20-2008, 07:01 PM just a small comment on you portfolio. you can add a small description in your viewer. do so it will help to know many thing, like: Was it pro or just for fun. How many polygons 07-21-2008, 01:04 AM thanks for the comment, i will add that :) Powered by vBulletin™ Version 4.1.3 Copyright © 2013 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

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