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Doggy BaseballFor this game, you need at least three human players, a Wiffle-type ball and your dog. You also need to set up bases, which can be easily done with any kind of colorful objects, such as upside-down buckets. One person is a batter, while another pitches. Everyone else -- including your dog -- is a fielder. "The aim of the game is for the batter to hit the ball as far as he can and try to get 'round all of the bases without being out," explains Smith.
Your additional job is to encourage your dog to go after the ball and bring it back to you. Most dogs instinctively do this, but you might have to work a bit to get your dog to return the ball to you. Yelling "Fetch" and bringing along treats can help.
Tag for DogsJust like the human game of tag, someone has to be "it," giving other players -- including your dog -- a 10- to 15-second head start to run away before "it" can begin to chase others in a defined area. The first player tagged then becomes "it." "Part of the fun is darting around and avoiding the dreaded ‘tag': the point at which the person chasing touches another person or dog, making them ‘it' in turn," says Smith. Time the game in one-minute sessions, stopping play by yelling or blowing a whistle. The "it" individual at that point "must sit out until a new game starts," she instructs. "The aim is to have one winner at the end of all the games."
Be sure to have plenty of cool water for all players. For dog tag, Smith also says having more than one dog can up the fun. The dogs may never completely figure out what's going on, but everyone will have a good time anyway. | http://www.wthr.com/story/15366713/dog-friendly-games-for-the-whole-family | 2013-05-18T10:42:15 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Several central Indiana high schools are ranked high on a list of the best in the state and in the country.
US News and World Report evaluated nearly 22,000 public high schools in America.
The schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on proficiency standards in their state and how well they prepare students for college.
Signature School in Evansville was the only Indiana school to rank in the top 50 in the nation. It is number 35 and got a gold medal. The only other Indiana school to get a gold medal was West Lafayette Junior Senior High.
See all rankings here. | http://www.wthr.com/story/18261148/several-indiana-high-schools-rank-high-on-national-list | 2013-05-18T10:32:27 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
SUND."
Tarbox offered the following tips to help keep skin hydrated during the winter months:
Use a humidifier. Plug this device in at night and while working to help prevent moisture loss indoors. For best results, use distilled water instead of tap water. "Humidifying the air can reverse the process of skin dehydration and is particularly helpful for patients with dermatitis (an itchy inflammation of the skin)," Tarbox said.
Use over-the-counter saline sprays. These sprays can help keep the mouth, eyes and nasal areas hydrated, particularly during travel. When they are too dry, these mucosal surfaces can become itchy and are less able to protect against viral infections, such as the flu.
Avoid harsh cleansers. Some cleansers are irritating and can lead to hand eczema, a long-term skin disorder, dermatitis and dryness. Replace these cleansers with more mild, skin-friendly products to prevent dry skin. "You can look for some beneficial ingredients like essential oils, jojoba oil and shea butter oil," Tarbox said.
Choose the right moisturizer. Essential oils, jojoba oil and shea butter oil are also beneficial ingredients found in certain moisturizers. Use products that also contain fat molecules known as ceramides that help protect the skin. It's also important for people to choose products suited to their skin type. "The less water a moisturizer has, the longer it will last," Tarbox explained. "When in doubt, thicker is often better while choosing a skin moisturizer."
Drink water. Drinking caffeinated coffee and alcoholic drinks can also lead to dehydration and dry skin. To prevent dehydration, Tarbox recommended drinking one glass of water for each alcoholic or caffeinated beverage consumed.
More information
The American Academy of Dermatology provides more tips on how to relieve dry skin. | http://www.wthr.com/story/20513921/tips-to-avoid-dry-skin-during-winter | 2013-05-18T10:43:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Some 3.8 million homeowners will share in an $8.5 billion settlement over improper foreclosure and mortgage servicing practices, the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) has announced.
The agreement, reached with 10 of the nation's largest mortgage servicers, benefits homeowners who were in foreclosure in either 2009 or 2010. It provides for $3.3 billion in direct cash payments and $5.2 billion in other assistance, such as loan modifications or forgiveness of deficiency judgments.
Up to $125,000 for individual borrowers
Individual homeowners will receive compensation ranging from several hundred dollars to as much as $125,000, depending on the nature of the error made in foreclosing on or servicing their mortgage.
The agreement resolves enforcement actions put into place against the mortgage servicers in April 2011 as a result of deficient practices in mortgage servicing or foreclosing on mortgages. The agreement announced January 7th is separate from and in addition to the $25 billion settlement reached last year among certain mortgage servicers, state attorneys general and the federal government over improper foreclosure and loan servicing practices related to the robosigning scandal.
Those eligible to be contacted
The agreement puts to an end the Independent Foreclosure Review, which involved case-by-case examinations of foreclosures conducted during 2009-10, and replaces it with a broader process intended to provide individual borrowers with relief more quickly. Eligible borrowers are scheduled to be contacted by the end of March with details about compensation; borrowers need not have submitted a request for review to be eligible.
The settlement stems from claims that some borrowers had their homes improperly foreclosed on in the wake of the 2008 economic crash and that mortgage servicers mishandled applications for loan modifications by others.
Mortgage servicers participating in the agreement include the nation's four largest banks, Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, as well as Aurora Banks FSB, MetLife, PNC, SunTrust and US BankCorp. The Federal Reserve and OCC are continuing to work toward reaching an settlement with other mortgage servicers who are not a part of the agreement.
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chocolate while the other bowl had M&M's with low-calorie chocolate. In fact, there was no difference in the candies.
Before doing the taste test, the participants were shown posters that contained either neutral sentences or sentences about struggle and adversity. Those who saw the struggle and adversity posters ate about 70 percent more of the "high-calorie" candy than the "low-calorie" option, while those who saw the neutral posters ate about the same amounts of both types of candy.
The study, released online in advance of publication in an upcoming print issue of the journal Psychological Science, received no funding from private industry.
"It is clear from the studies that taste was not what caused the reactions, it was a longing for calories," study author Juliano Laran, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Miami School of Business Administration, said in a journal news release.
"These findings could have positive implications for individuals in the health care field, government campaigns on nutrition, and companies promoting wellness. And, certainly beware of savvy food marketers bearing bad news," he added.
"The findings of this study come at a time when our country is slowly recovering from the onslaught of negative presidential campaign ads chalked with topics such as the weak economy, gun violence, war, deep political divides, just to name a few problem areas," Laran noted.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Facebook's CEO has friended New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie again., which are under state control.
The Christie campaign said the fundraiser shows how much respect Christie has earned for taking on tough fights to reform and improve education.
Christie said Thursday his relationship with Zuckerberg has turned into a friendship over the last three years.
"He picked up the phone unsolicited and asked what he could do to help," the governor said. "He offered to do a fundraiser."
When the founder of Facebook makes such an offer, Christie said, you answer, "Yes sir. What time? Happy to come."
So far, the only prominent Democrat running against Christie is state Sen. Barbara Buono but the Democratic establishment has been trying to recruit a better-known candidate to challenge to the popular Christie.
Polls show Christie with a big lead heading into the November election. His first in-state fundraiser of the campaign season will be Feb. 4, the week before his California trip, he said.
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Deutsche Telekom saw net profit recover to EUR793 million ($1.04 billion) in the fourth quarter as the telecoms group declared it was "on the offensive" with new investments in higher-speed networks.
Despite the improved net profit, against a loss of EUR1.34 billion last year, global sales declined 1.4 percent to EUR EUR4.03 billion.
For the full year, the Bonn-based company lost EUR5.25 billion ($6.88 billion) due to a EUR7.4 billion writedown on the merger of its T-Mobile USA division with MetroPCS. The loss compared to a net profit of EUR557 million in 2011. The company said it would keep its dividend at EUR0.70.
The company reported some successes such as the increase in demand for smartphones in its large home market, Germany, and the first rise in customers at its US business since 2009. But overall revenues declined 0.8 percent to EUR58.17 billion.
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San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants and relief pitcher Santiago Casilla have agreed to a three-year deal, pending a physical examination.
Casilla, who was entering his final year of salary-arbitration eligibility, will make $15 million over the span of his new deal with a club/vesting option for 2016, according to multiple news outlets.
The 32-year-old right-hander appeared in 73 regular-season games for the 2012 World Series champions, compiling a 7-6 record with a 2.84 earned run average and a team-high 25 saves.
Casilla played a key role in the Giants' championship run, surrendering just one earned run over seven innings and was the winning pitcher in the Game 4 World Series clincher against Detroit.
After spending his first six seasons in Oakland, Casilla joined the Giants in 2010 and has amassed a 16-10 record with a 2.22 ERA and 33 saves in 174 relief appearances over three seasons in San Francisco.
In 326 career games, all in relief, Casilla owns a 22-14 record with a 3.62 ERA and 37 saves over nine seasons with the A's and Giants.
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Viera, FL (Sports Network) - Roger Bernadina smacked a two-run home run and Wilson Ramos added two hits with a run batted in and a run scored as the Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros, 7-4, in spring training action.
Chad Tracy also had a pair of hits to go with an RBI and run scored for Washington, which got five innings of two-run ball from starter John Lannan. He struck out five.
Brandon Barnes had two hits, including a two-run homer, and Chris Johnson laced a solo shot for Houston. Starter Jordan Lyles allowed five runs -- three earned -- on eight hits and one walk in 4 2/3 innings. He fanned five.
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NEWPORT NEWS-- An armed man robbed a Shell gas station in broad daylight.
Just before 1p.m. on Sunday afternoon, a man armed with a gun came into the Shell gas station in the 4900 block of Jefferson Avenue.
The man demanded money from the clerk behind the counter. Police say he fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Shortly after the man fled, a suspect was detained by Newport News police and is being questioned by a Robbery detective.
Police say that there were customers inside the store at the time of the robbery.There is no word on if anyone was hurt.
WVEC.com tried to get in touch with the manager of the gas station, but he could not be reached for comment. | http://www.wvec.com/my-city/nnews/Gas-station-robbed-in-broad-daylight--185813821.html?ref=next | 2013-05-18T10:46:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
What is it? a non-choking, six-foot long dog leash that attaches to any collar
What does it claim? to be the gentle way to train your dog to be a perfect walker by instantly training it to stop pulling
Who tested it? Chesapeake resident and dog owner Julie Kalaikai
What Are The Instructions? You start by attaching the Instant Trainer Leash to your dog's collar. Then adjust the O-ring location by loosening the cross bar on the leash and sliding the ring. The O-ring should be placed about 3/4 the way down your dog's back. Next, tighten the cross bar and pull the leash slightly. Now hold the O-ring in place and loop the handle around the hips and under the abdomen. Pull the handle of the leash through the O-ring and pull to make it snug. Now you're instant trainer and your dog are ready to go for a walk.
Did it work? Kalaikai thought it did a pretty good job, but it didn't "instantly" train her puppy Koa to stop pulling like it claimed. With the Instant Trainer Leash, he eventually stopped pulling as much, but it wasn't instantaneous. That said, she still thought it was a product worth buying. She would make a few changes to it if she could, like making the instructions easier to understand and making the leash a little longer so Koa would have some room to roam.
Cost/Availability? You can purchase the Instant Trainer Leash for $9.99 at Target. | http://www.wvec.com/news/does-it-work/Does-it-Work-Instant-Trainer-Leash-186932491.html | 2013-05-18T10:14:40 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Direct access to the Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal, Va., could benefit West Virginia tremendously by opening the state's heartland to a wide range of new international business and industrial opportunities.
This is especially true given the soon-to-be-completed Panama Canal expansion, coupled with the fact that the inland port serves as a designated U.S. Customs and U.S. Department of Agriculture point of entry.
And there is precedent for the redesignation, as Interstate 68 from Morgantown to Cumberland, Md., was Corridor E before it was upgraded, resulting in a much safer highway -- something that can be done all along the designated right of way of Corridor H.
What it will take is the political will to see it through and the ability to work with the president -- something that will never happen so long as Rep. Shelley Capito continues to vilify the administration for a so-called jobs-killing agenda.
To the point, West Virginia has already lost one huge opportunity when shovel-ready projects were sought several years ago under the various federal stimulus programs.
And if Interstate 73/74, currently being built in West Virginia's southwestern coalfields, can be designated a "national high priority," then Congress can do the same for I-66.
The most important political issue for West Virginia's economic future really is how to create more jobs.
Let's borrow a page from the Eisenhower administration and expand upon what has been proven to be one of the greatest economic development projects in our nation's history.
I-66 is worth fighting for, and when it is completed it will yield one of the highest returns of any investment in infrastructure in West Virginia history.
Swint, a commercial property broker in Charleston, is the Democratic candidate for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat.
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Austin Green was determined to take the road less traveled, even if most of it was underwater.
Green signed a national letter of intent to swim at West Virginia during a short ceremony Thursday at South Charleston High School. Another of the school's Division I recruits, pitcher Alli Burdette, signed with the softball program at Elon.
A two-time state champion and All-America qualifier, Green will be one of only a few West Virginia natives on the Mountaineers squad. WVU's current 27-man roster includes just two state athletes. Green also considered competing at East Carolina, Arizona State and Pittsburgh.
"It was the mountains that brought me back,'' Green said, "being near home and able to represent my state.''
In doing so, he decided not to follow older brother Travis Green, a senior at Kentucky and, like Austin, a former state champ and prep All-America at SC.
"I wanted to make my own name for myself,'' Austin Green said, "rather than being little brother.''
Austin Green won the 100-yard freestyle and 100 breaststroke at last year's state meet in Morgantown. In the latter event, he was clocked at 57.50 seconds in the preliminaries, setting a state meet record and earning his All-America status.
Burdette, meanwhile, went 12-8 with a 0.78 ERA in an all-state junior season for the Black Eagles. She led the state with 256 strikeouts in 126 innings.
She also topped SC in hitting at .397 - one of just two Black Eagles at .350 or better. Burdette added 12 doubles, four homers and 20 RBIs.
Elon went 24-27 last spring, 9-15 in the Southern Conference.
Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or rickr...@wvgazette.com.
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When guitarist Sharon Isbin played with the West Virginia Symphony a decade ago, she did not know that it was the beginning of a journey that would culminate in her latest album,
Journey to the New World
.
While in Charleston, she researched all manner of fiddle and Celtic tunes; studying scores and meeting musicians who played Appalachian music. She says, “the whole album started in West Virginia.”
Isbin collaborated with composer John Duarte on the Joan Baez Suite, and subsequently Baez agreed to sing "Wayfaring Stranger" on this album. The album is chronological – starting with Renaissance duets, with both parts performed by Isbin, to 18th century English Folksongs and then moves to Andrew York’s Andecy, a piece which serves as a musical bridge to early America.
Virtuoso fiddler Mark O’Connor (interview) composed the Strings and Threads Suite as a duet. Since O’Connor is also a guitarist, Isbin figured the parts would be reasonable, but a month before the premiere, she soon found out different. Isbin reveals the humorous back-story behind their collaboration.
Guitar playing has been a male-dominated field, even the classical variety. Truth be told, attitudes back in the 70’s were that girls could not be taken seriously. I asked her if attitudes have changed.
Also, many guitarists dream of the level that Isbin has reached, but few might be willing to make the necessary sacrifices to achieve it. I asked about her “typical” day.
My thanks to Sharon Isbin for being so gracious after five hours of interviews! You can hear more samples of her album Journey to the New World and pick up your own copy here.
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I was a baker when they first opened, always pushed out top quality product. One issue the inspectors always had was the method and equipment used in the baking operations. Wilmington had never seen a made from scratch, kettle boiled baking process. The boards do get moldy due to the proofing process, but still no excuse for not changing them out.
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Related search terms from: fuel cells, biogas, energy efficiency
Burgeoning populations have led to an increase in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Treatment facilities are not always popular as neighbors, but they are a necessity—and one with a silver lining. The biogas generated by anaerobic digesters is a valuable source of renewable fuel. In fact, biogas is a more prevalent, more consistently reliable source of renewable energy than either wind or solar power. As treatment plants expand to meet demand, they have an opportunity to maximize the benefits of this unique, renewable resource.
Traditionally, facilities have used piston engines or microturbines to burn the biogas, generating heat and electricity in combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Burning biogas, however, pollutes the air. WWTPs need to consider their “emissions profile” as states and air quality management districts tighten environmental requirements. In many instances, engine-driven systems cannot meet the demanding requirements set to limit the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM).
Instead of expanding, some plants face shutdown of their renewable power operation if they cannot comply. How can a wastewater facility improve or maintain its cost savings and renewable fuel incentives while meeting these tough emissions standards?
Fuel cells are uniquely positioned to answer these requirements. They produce power without combustion, turning biogas into clean power with negligible emissions, and qualify for valuable incentives and tax credits. In addition, fuel cells run cleanly and quietly in any location. They can be sited close to urban populations with minimal land use and disruption. In many locations, they are interesting attractions.
California Application
The Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) in California’s Tri-Valley area is one of the latest examples of a WWTP applying the fuel cell solution. Explosive population growth in the region has led to a recent expansion of the Pleasanton WWTP—from 11.5 million gal per day (mgd) to 17 mgd. While planning the expansion, plant managers kept their focus on additional efficiency goals important to the district and its ratepayers. These included a reduction in total energy required to treat wastewater, an increase in distributed generation capabilities and recycling of wastewater for use in the surrounding community.
DSRSD installed two Direct FuelCell DFC300MA power plants, manufactured by FuelCell Energy, Inc., at its regional WWTP. The city’s fuel cell power plant is the central component in the efficient operation of its wastewater treatment process. As a byproduct, the fuel cells generate heat that is used to heat sludge, optimizing the anaerobic digestion process that generates biogas. The biogas is then returned to the fuel cell to operate the plant. Located in the heart of the city, surrounded by a residential neighborhood and community athletic fields, these fuel cells provide 600 kW of electricity on a 24/7 basis, with virtually no emissions, a small footprint and low noise levels.
Going ‘Green’ Means Saving Green
Because fuel cells make energy through a noncombustion process, they produce virtually zero emissions of NOx, SOx and PM. Whether Pleasanton is operating its fuel cells on digester gas, natural gas or any combination of the two, the plant remains classified as an “ultraclean” installation under California law.
The DFC300MA is certified to meet the stringent distributed generation emissions standards established by the California Air Resources Board. Meeting this standard also exempts it from air pollution control and air quality district permitting requirements. Certification qualifies the fuel cell for preferential rate treatment by the California Public Utilities Commission, which includes elimination of additional exit fees and standby charges.
Stringent new regulations will require plants to produce power from biogas as cleanly as from their primary power source. This may cause a scramble at sites using combustion engines and turbines. In fact, the standard may prove difficult to meet at all with some technologies, putting the cost advantages of using biogas energy in jeopardy. Fuel cells are considered one of the best approaches for distributed generation requirements under the new near-zero emissions compliance rules.
California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program offers financial incentives to customers who install distributed generation facilities that meet some or all of their own energy requirements. As of Jan. 1, 2008, most internal combustion engines, microturbines and gas turbines no longer qualify for incentives under this program. Fuel cells qualify for all new installations.
Dirty Water In, Clean Power Out
California’s Central Valley has seen a dramatic increase in wastewater due to a growth in population and the existence of some of the world’s largest dairy operations. Located in the heart of the region, the city of Tulare has upgraded its regional WWTP, roughly doubling its capacity during the last two years. It has also installed FuelCell Energy DFC300MA power plants, providing 24/7 electricity from biogas generated by industrial waste from the area’s large food and dairy processing plants.
The DFC300MA is ideally configured in size for WWTP applications. Three such units, with a total capacity of 900 kW of baseload power, were installed at the Tulare facility. In addition to highly efficient generation of electricity from biogas and the ability to reduce the plant’s dependence on the local power grid, the fuel cell system also made economical sense.
The Tulare plant’s headworks sends 4.4 mgd of wastewater to a bulk volume fermenter (BVF). The BVF separates ppm by volume of hydrogen sulfides (H2S) and other contaminants.
The gas treatment system receives this gas and completes a series of steps to prepare it for use in the fuel cell. The gas enters a series of water scrubbers and iron sponge media to remove the H2S. Next, it is compressed to 50 lb-force psig and moved into a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger.
The fuel cell receives the treated gas and converts it into electricity as it does with pipeline-supplied natural gas. Due to the high temperature at which carbonate fuel cells operate, the fuel is converted to hydrogen within the fuel cell, removing the process of external reforming and its associated costs.
Efficient Cogeneration
As a byproduct of their electrical production, fuel cells generate heat, which is recovered and used to preheat sludge, optimizing anaerobic digestion. The result of this process is biogas, used to fuel the plant.
Some plants can generate up to 50% of electric power needs from digester gas alone, with about twice the electric power generation efficiency of a micro- turbine. Adding heat recovery to the electrical conversion efficiency results in an overall operating efficiency of more than 70%.
Electricity produced during the cogeneration process has a value several times higher than that of waste heat—a fact underscored by unpredictable price surges for grid-supplied electricity. Therefore, reducing electrical power purchased from the grid can save significantly more money than generating larger quantities of heat for a given application.
Cogeneration with a fuel cell, especially one using biogas, helps shift the power paradigm when considering trade-offs between waste heat and electricity production. Traditional installations using micro- turbines or reciprocating engines typically focus on putting their copious waste heat to good use. While this approach makes efficient use of waste heat, it also can mask the lower overall efficiency of a motor-driven system when compared to a fuel cell system. Generating less electricity from the system means buying more electricity from the grid—and at higher prices.
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Providing clean water is the most important responsibility for a WWTP, but an independent, distributed generation capability can be a close second when conditions turn tough.
Plants with fuel cells have demonstrated this advantage during major power losses, including California heat wave brown-outs in 2006 and 2007 and Sierra snowstorms in 2008. During such challenges, fuel cells can keep a treatment plant up and running, generating power for itself and its community. | http://www.wwdmag.com/energy/power-people | 2013-05-18T10:15:35 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
This breakfast hot spot offers all the standards: everything eggy, including a range of tempting benedicts ($7.50-$10.50), French toast ($3.95-$7.50) and waffles ($3.95-$4.95). On weekends, you'll wait a while, but it's a cheerful, kid-friendly scene. A smoked-salmon omelette ($7.50) was flavorful with cream cheese, scallions and spinach. Lunch options include pastas ($7.95-$8.95), salads ($2.95-$10.95) and sandwiches ($6.50-$7.50); dinner is more of the same, with the add-on of a few unique entrees like duck with plum sauce ($15.95). (JC) | http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-13338-cheap_eats_2006.html | 2013-05-18T10:13:07 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
News Screened hours after our press deadlines, Iron Man 2 opens Friday, but we're giving you the review hot off the digital presses. Iron Man 2 WW Critic's Score: 67 Maybe it's because of its frank occupation with the research, construction and patenting of shiny new gizmos, but Iron Man 2 feels far more like industry than art. Like its predecessor, Jon Favreau's second box of Marvels gets ... More | http://www.wweek.com/portland/tag-0-1-Scarlett%20Johansson.html | 2013-05-18T11:02:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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NEW ORLEANS - 25-I, which mimics LSD and has dangerous side effects, was deemed illegal to posses, manufacture or distribute in Louisiana, according to a statement from state police and the Department of Health and Hospitals.
On Friday, the groups made the announcement that they were working together to fight the latest designer drug to hit the streets.
After Rep. Kevin Pearson asked the House of Representatives to craft a bill criminalizing 25-I, the Department of Health and Hospitals used executive authority to issue an emergency order declaring the drug illegal and part of the Controlled Dangerous Substance Act.
"By federal standards, 25-I is already illegal. Louisiana statutes, however, narrowly define what synthetic drugs are unlawful. It is my goal through legislation to broaden those designations so that new legislation will not be required each time a new laboratory-manufactured drug is invented," said Pearson.
Three people were hospitalized after ingesting the drug at Voodoo Fest and one man eventually died.
In these incidents, doctors said they had never seen this particular substance before, which raised concerns that it is a new and deadly hallucinogen, Pearson said. | http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Push-to-make-hallucinogen-that-killed-man-at-music-fest---178112561.html?ref=next | 2013-05-18T11:06:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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KENNER, La. - If something in a checked bag blocks the view of TSA screeners, it will set off an alarm and trigger an open-bag screening.
Jonathan Allen, spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration in Atlanta, said the TSA is aware of what United is telling its passengers about removing the heavy Super Bowl programs, but said TSA is “not advising passengers to do anything different” and will be informing United officials of the TSA’s position on the matter.
“The machines are operating as normal and our advice (about what can be in checked baggage) pertains only to prohibited items, such as undeclared firearms, explosives, that type of thing,” Allen said.
Allen said TSA has plenty of capacity for the increased crowds.
The agency added five checked baggage machines for the Super Bowl, raising the airport’s total from nine to 14. That includes two additional checked-baggage screening machines in Concourse D. | http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/jefferson/Travelers-question-whether-Super-Bowl-programs-will-set-off-TSA-screeners-189671181.html?ref=next | 2013-05-18T10:55:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Photos: Celeb Facial hair in honor of 'No Shave November'
Photographers are reflected in the glasses of US actor Brad Pitt as he arrives for the screening of "Killing them Softly" presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 22, 2012 in Cannes. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE | http://www.wwltv.com/news/slideshows/Celebs-with-Facial-Hair-in-honor-of-No-Shave-November--179344181.html?gallery=y&c=y&ref=%2F&img=0&c=y&c=y&c=y&c=y | 2013-05-18T10:54:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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WWOOF is an exchange program. In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles.
Volunteers will have the opportunity of getting first hand experiences in diverse philosophies of organic farming, permaculture, ecological building and other environment friendly techniques.WWOOF organisations link people who want to volunteer on organic farms or smallholdings with people who are looking for volunteer help.If you are new to WWOOF you can find some useful information in the FAQ page.
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"I was shocked by some of the things we found," Boyle said, adding he believes there are various reasons why women in poorer countries are diagnosed late.
Lack of treatment is one. He cites an example: In Bangladesh, there is one trained oncologist for 150 million people.
There's also a lot of stigma preventing women from seeking treatment. "It's a very, very sad thing," Boyle said.
For example, in Kenya and Uganda, 100% of women seek help with advanced or metastatic breast cancer, said Boyle. Metastatic breast cancer means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body; advanced breast cancer means it's the most advanced stage of breast cancer that has not spread outside the breast. In both cases, a late diagnosis can impede efforts toward a cure.
By comparison, the report said, "It is calculated that less than 10% of the breast cancer patients in the U.S. are diagnosed with LABC (locally advanced breast cancer). Women in the United States are not immune from late diagnoses."
Julie Gerberding, a former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Monday addressed the Global Women's Cancer Summit in Washington, a gathering the Komen Foundation hosted.
She described three women who died from cancer, either because they didn't know they had the disease or didn't take advantage of screening. They were her aunts, she said, and lived in the United States. Two had breast cancer, and one had cervical cancer.
Gerberding said it's a problem "from Arkansas all the way to Zimbabwe."
"We must get better at implementing what we already know," said Gerberding, who is now president of Merck Vaccines.
The summit launched its own "25" goal: to improve breast cancer survival and quality of life in 2.5 million women living in low- and middle-income countries by 2025..
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Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities were up 5.5% in November compared to a year earlier, their biggest jump in more than six years.
The latest reading of the closely watched S&P Case-Shiller index is another sign of the growing recovery in the long-battered housing market.
The last time prices jumped this much was in August 2006, when the housing bubble was still inflating. Soon after that, prices went into a steep decline that led to a flood of foreclosures. That sparked the most serious economic downturn since the Great Depression.
"Housing is clearly recovering," said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Prices are rising as are both new and existing home sales. These figures confirm that housing is contributing to economic growth."
Housing prices have been helped by a number of factors in recent months, including increased sales of both new homes and previously-owned houses, a drop in foreclosures, and near record low mortgage rates. A drop in the nation's unemployment rate also is helping.
The rise in home prices is good news for more than just people hoping to sell their home. The higher prices rise, the fewer homeowners that will be underwater on their mortgage, meaning they owe more on their homes than they are worth. That can help many homeowners refinance and save money, which would pump more cash into the economy.
"The ongoing price appreciation is significant, because we expect housing wealth effects to be an important factor driving economic growth in 2013, possibly matching the direct impact on economic output from the rebound in homebuilding," said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist for Deutsche.
"I'm not worried about these increases being overdone," he said. "Home prices overcorrected a bit on the downside, and what we're seeing now is a recovery from that."
The S&P Case-Shiller index tracks home prices in 20 major markets. The latest reading showed 19 of them posting a gain in prices, with only New York posting a modest decline from a year earlier. Phoenix, one of the markets hit hardest by the housing crisis, posted the biggest increase, with home prices there climbing 22.8%. | http://www.wyff4.com/news/money/Home-prices-post-biggest-jump-in-6-years/-/9323996/18318262/-/n8sxrq/-/index.html?absolute=true | 2013-05-18T10:42:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Senior the survivor of Thursday's Memphis-St. Mary's game in the third round on Saturday. Freshman Gary Harris chipped in 10 points, four rebounds and four assists for the Spartans, who led by as much as 27.
Spartans coach Tom Izzo took Nix out of the game in early going after a slow start but Nix asserted himself after he reentered.
"He missed two layups and he wasn't guarding the way we wanted him to," Izzo said. "Once we put him back in, he turned the corner. Nix needed patience because they doubled him. They really came at him and I thought he did a pretty good job."
Making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2004, Valparaiso (26-8) couldn't recreate the magic of their 1998 run when current coach Bryce Drew hit an iconic buzzer beater to defeat Ole Miss. The Horizon League champion Crusaders, who were led by Ben Boggs' 15 points and Erik Buggs' 14, shot just 35.2 percent from the field..
"They just got a little bit more physical and they were a little bit quicker to the ball," Buggs said. "We turned the ball over a little bit when they started making shots.". | http://www.wyff4.com/news/sports/Spartans-overwhelm-Valpo-behind-Nix-s-23-points/-/9324280/19414098/-/bae63uz/-/index.html | 2013-05-18T10:54:33 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Minute Muffins
Serves 1
¼ cup flax seed meal
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp splenda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 large egg
1 tsp butter.
Directions
Put the dry ingredients into a coffee mug and stir. Add the egg and butter, mix well. Microwave on high for 1 minute (or more).Take out slice and serve with butter.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 207.6, total fat 15.9g, saturated fat 4.1g, cholesterol 223.3 mg, sodium 336.2 mg, potassium 73.7 mg, total carbohydrate 9.7g, dietary fiber 7.3 g, sugars .1g, protein 10.9g
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It's a national trend. Economists say the spike shows Americans are willing to spend extra, disposable money on a very expensive game. Tee times increased at both public and private courses.
For insight on job gains and quarterly profits, you can look inside at the usual floor of the stock market for answers.
Or, look a little further, to the greens, for signs more green is hopefully making its rounds into Americans' pocketbooks.
"Rounds are definitely up, certainly a portion of that is economy related. We've been up every month of the year," said Todd Loughin, general manager at Mines Golf Club in Grand Rapids.
Golf is on the upswing across West Michigan. Memberships are up 20 percent at Thousand Oaks Golf Club and other courses in the area.
"It's a leisure thing. If people are doing that more often, it probably means things are getting a little bit better," said Chris Johnson, Thousand Oaks Marketing Membership Sales Manager.
Scott Baker recently signed up with Mines Golf Club, which reports a 20 percent jump in new members, and a 35 percent increase in non-member play this year over 2011. Baker says the $950 annual fee is the most affordable route for him.
"It's cheaper if you pay all upfront. I had friends that golfed here and it was close to home," said Baker.
Fees at the public Mines Golf Club have stayed the same for the past three years, but Thousand Oaks raised their rates this winter and cut days the public could come out. It's part of their transition to a private-run course.
Still, business is booming.
"We took two days of public golf out of the week and we're still producing about the same amount of public rounds," said Johnson.
Is it a telling sign locals are feeling more financially confident?
The golf course managers hope even greener days lie ahead.
Loughin said the mild winter also helped increase revenue. People came out to play in February and March.
As for who's buying the memberships? Johnson says it's a mix of everyone; Loughin says it's mostly the retired crowd.
Now, back to the underwear and other "unconventional" indicators.
According to a recent article by Time magazine, more people are eating out at full-scale dining restaurants, not fast- food joints. Also, more mobile homes were sold, which is considered a harbinger for the larger housing market.
For the rest of the list, click here: Unconventional Indicators. | http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/216224/2/Golf-on-the-Upswing-in-West-Michigan | 2013-05-18T11:04:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The Oracle and Google debate is back in the news now that their battle in court is finally here. A simple Google, or Yahoo!, or Bing—which ever you prefer—search will lead you to many different experts commenting on the story. In fact one commenter has been ousted as a consultant for Oracle. “Independent” Analyst and Case Commenter Florian Mueller has disclosed a consulting relationship with Oracle. Mueller claims that he won’t have any special access or gain any inside knowledge of the case, and that all of his continued analysis of the Oracle vs Google trail will be based on public information. While that is well intentioned, one must consider if it is wise for someone with a financial relationship with a party in a court case to analyze the case. Would Mueller shy away from being overly critical of Oracle if necessary to maintain his checks coming? Mueller claims that his relationship with Oracle will not impact his independent analysis of this case. However people like PJ from Groklaw and I, find this hard to believe, especially considering how most of his analysis shows Oracle gaining a huge win over Google. He may be correct, but it’s a hard pill to swallow knowing there is a chance for his financial well-being to be impacted negatively if he is critical of Oracle. His relationship with Oracle, even if it is on a completely different matter, removes his “independent” analyst standing. He is now “dependent” to Oracle.
Given the extensive body of analysis out there, we are not going to offer yet another analysis. However, we want to recap Oracle and Google’s court presentations in hopes that you can gain a better understanding of both side’s claims and come to a conclusion yourself.
Oracle presents a 91 slide presentation that discusses their view of the situation. Oracle’s presentation begins with the infamous “Lindholm email,” in which Tim Lindholm emails Andy Rubin, leader of Google’s Android team, stating that they can find no alternatives and the Google may “need to negotiate a license for Java.” Oracle goes on to describe what Java is, espousing its benefits, from wide adoption to millions of developers. Java’s history is given and it is mentioned that “Java was a major reason Oracle acquired Sun.” They then claim that Google was worried about the mobile phone market. When Google looked at its requirements for its newly acquired mobile operating system, it found that the benefits of Java match them almost exactly. So, Google built Android on Java. Oracle shows that Google knew it needed to obtain a license for Java. Oracle claims that Google wanted to maintain control over Android and was worried that Sun may claim control if they licensed Java from them. Oracle then returns to the Lindholm email showing that Google couldn’t come up with a better solution then Java and, again, that Google needed to obtain a license.
Oracle then describes the Java technology. Showing that it’s widespread adoption was a great asset in the Java virtual machines allowed the same Java program to run on many different devices. This virtual machine sped up development because a developer only needs to write an application once in Java, instead of many different times for different platforms. Oracle explains that Java APIs and Class Libraries speed up and ease software development. Oracle explains the different license types for Java offered by Sun.
Oracle shows that a license is necessary when someone provides class libraries based on Java API designs or downloads Java software components. Then Oracle makes the following bold statement.
Oracle then describes how Google’s need to quickly enter the mobile market led them to decide to use Java. Google knew that Java would attract developers, and it copied the Java APIs to attract developers. Then Oracle shows the back and forth of emails showing that Google knew that it needed licenses to use Java. Oracle claims that Google was unwilling to share control with Sun so, Oracle claims, Google released Android without the Java license. Oracle claims that Google tried to conceal its use of Java, and that Google profited immensely.
Oracle then shows how Google infringed on the Java copyright.
Oracle claims that the Android Source Code is based on Java API designs. “Google’s copying fragmented Android.” By doing so, Oracle claims that Android went against the benefit of Java, which has harmed Oracle and the Java community. Oracle claims that “Google Literally Copied Java Code.”
Finally given this is opening statements Oracle presents a slide laying out its stance on the case and what it will prove.
Google begins its 71 page presentation by listing their four main points.
Google claims that Sun gave Java to the world. Google claims that the Java language is open and free for anyone and cites a statement given my Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Google claims that the names of API files, classes, methods and packages in the Java API packages are not protected. Java API class names are free for all to use, Google claims. Google cites an Oracle expert comparing them to part of speech.
Google claims that Android is built on free and open technologies. Google presents a background of Google and Android. Google talks about the Android Platform and shows how small a part the disputed APIs are. Google is nice enough to give a description of what an API does, perhaps for the less technologically inclined jury members. On slide 52 Google begins to should how the Android Source code implementation differ from Java.
Google then shows that there is 9 lines of similar code for rangeCheck(), which is 9 line of code of 92 lines in the file, and 15 million lines of code in Android. An amount so small, that Google says that it does not have to pay Oracle.
Google claims that Sun publically approved Android’s use of Java. It shows many excerps from speeches and emails from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Also, Google shows a transcript of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison “giving Java to the world” and praising Google.
Finally, Google says that they made fair use of the Java APIs. Google shows what it thinks is the real reason for the lawsuit. Google talks about Sun and Oracles different mobile phone failures.
After sifting through these presentations, it is difficult to make a call as to which way the jury might go. Both sides will obviously interpret facts to their own benefit. If you are interested, I suggest that you read through the various presentations and make your our decision. However, whatever the outcome may be, there is the possibly that this case could be much bigger than how much money Google owes Oracle, or how Oracle was wrong and Google is allowed to use Java in the way it did. It is possible that this case could set a precedent for future copyright cases. If the judge rules that the names in APIs are copyright protected, it would have a huge impact in the technology sector. Yet, this could just be a case of two giant companies fighting over little issues. The result is that this case will be watched closely and could have a tremendous impact in the developer community.
If you want to view the whole presentation Oracle’s is here and Google’s is here.___________________ | http://www.xda-developers.com/android/oracle-and-google-fight-over-java-copyright/ | 2013-05-18T10:42:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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·n.. Text versions of all NOAA weather broadcasts and animated-loop weather charts are available on this site as well, along with schedules for single sideband radio and weather fax broadcasts, and a link to the National Hurricane Center's home page.
NOAA's Web sites are free, but finding its wealth of information is not always easy. I add useful pages to my browser's "favorites list for quick future access, but supplement my data with for-profit Web sites that are easier to use. These services charge a subscription fee or sell advertising on their site. Weather Underground, for example, provides local and regional radar and satellite images, marine and terrestrial forecasts, and astronomical data. This Web site also provides the best hurricane tracking information I've found, and its "pop-up ads disappear when you join for $5.
Weatherflow.com and its sister Web sites provide alert bulletins via e-mail, voice, fax, pager or wireless Web when conditions are perfect, and Ocean Weather Inc. provides worldwide wind, wave, and sea temperature charts to the public, and additional forecasting to subscribers.. Today they service over 2,000 yachts, with about half their forecasts going to private vessels, the other half to shipping companies. Someone is on call 24/7, providing clients detailed weather forecasts worldwide via phone, fax, satellite or e-mail. They factor in tides and currents as well, for example, telling when to avoid Point Conception, where an atmospheric "stress curl often creates winds 10 to 15 knots higher than the waters in either the adjacent Santa Barbara Channel or Pacific Ocean.
Weather Routing does not charge to subscribe and offers free services like daily tropical weather updates and local hurricane alert bulletins, billing clients only when individualized forecasts are requested. A custom forecast is well under $100, much cheaper than replacing broken boat parts or missing an important meeting because of weather delays. Weather Routing also offers climatological reports for itinerary planning, helping skippers pick locations most likely to have favorable weather during extended cruises.
Many of the newest chart plotters display video. The Weather Channel, for instance, employs a small satellite antenna to overlay real-time weather information directly onto C-Map charts, including weather radar, wind and wave forecasts, and sea surface temperatures. NOAA text forecasts are also available, although the system requires a significant up-front investment and an annual or seasonal subscription. (Current price: $1,570 to install and activate; $700 per year or $400 per season subscription.) SkyMate offers similar weather information, obtained via satellite and displayed on a personal computer, but includes voice, fax and e-mail communications and can monitor bilge and battery levels and shorepower voltage. (It's about two-thirds the cost of The Weather Channel, including phone and e-mail.). While ocean current charting hasn't kept pace with weather forecasting advancements,.
Satellite imagery shows water temperature boundaries to locate currents, but requires skilled interpretation and intuition to estimate set and drift. Satellite pictures are also affected by cloud cover, but at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, researchers are using radar to measure the current in the Gulf Stream. WavE RAdar (WERA) uses much longer wavelengths than shipboard radar, and calculates the Doppler shift of returned signals to show the speed at which the water is moving. By factoring wind and wave information and triangulating data from at least two WERA sites, the system displays real-time current velocities, which yachtsmen can access on the University's Web site.
Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar (CODAR) is a similar system employed off the coast of New Jersey by Rutgers University, and in the Santa Barbara Channel by UCSB, with real-time data posted on the Web. Universities in Maine, Massachusetts and Alaska also post CODAR observations online. CODAR and WERA reach over 100 miles from shore and measure sea state as well as current. These experimental radar systems have been mounted on ships, so given the trends in miniaturizing electronics we may soon have CODAR or WERA on yachts, allowing mariners to "see the current flowing around us.
Technology is constantly changing. The Web sites, services and organizations I've listed are by no means comprehensive, and a quick Google search provides hundreds more to explore. Even sites I use often surprise me with new information each time I look. | http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/article/Fair-Weather-Friends | 2013-05-18T10:44:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Erik Frignon grabbed a strong third in the 20-mile USSC East Pro Open Frign!”
Raymond Petrin finished second in the Pro 600 race on a Nytro RTX, a great result for his first-ever event on a Yamaha.
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Li Yaxuan was one of Yang Chengfu's top students. He lived in Sichuan after the Second World War and died in 1976. One of his students Zhang Yijin has written Authentic Principles of Taijiquan (Taiji Quan Li Cuan Zhen) to celebrate his art. The book's third edition was published in 2003. The book includes many essays on Taijiquan. The following vignette is from his essay, On the Practice and Cultivation of Taijiquan.
One early morning when we were chatting on the steps under the eaves I felt some discomfort in the yao and automatically rotated my yao and kua several times. he glared at me briefly, and I knew trouble was brewing. After a while he said coldly, "There is no such movement in Taijiquan!" Taijiquan dominated his life; he used Taijiquan principles to guide his daily activities, and he severely demanded that his students adhere to Taijiquan principles.
I have a stiff neck. As one of my warmup exercises I rotate my neck. I try to be mindful of Taijiquan principles: to let yi guide my rotation and with slightly bended knees to sink qi to my dantian. What else should I do to avoid Master Li's cold stare? | http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=9977 | 2013-05-18T10:42:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Mouth-Watering Bugatti
The Bugatti Gangloff is like the chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream frosting of the luxury supercar world… self indulgent… decadent… sexy… sinful. It was inspired not by late models like the Veyron or the mighty Galibier, but rather one of the classics of the brand: the 1930s Gangloff S57. What’s under the hood? Who cares… it’s much too pretty to drive anyway.
Designer: Paweł Czyż »
Joseph Dumary says
Not bad..good design!
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really good design – exellent
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I like it ~!
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I guess if you are going to spend a lot of money on a car, it better be bad ass. This is that.
However, the interior is overdone, and needs editing….but for a showcar its just right. Excellent rendering skills.
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Not not bat phenomenal design .I love it .
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TEAMS: Denver Broncos
Strategy is the name of the game. Without complex NFL playbooks the league would be painful to watch. The offensive side of the ball takes great pride in moving the chains with timing patterns and precision. Same can be said for the defense, as keeping points of the score board wins championships. So when D.J Williams of the Denver Broncos tweets a picture of 6 new defensive plays to world, many have to wonder.. Why?
“Coach just told me I have to learn a new position over the weeknd,, we have IPads as playbooks now, but I’m old skool I’m using flash cards & a #2 pencil.” Willaims tweeted
As a football fan I’m a little embarrassed for Williams. Many teammates are going to very annoyed with the three year pro, while the coached who designed these plays has probably already torn that page out of the playbook, and shredded it.
The ignorance of Williams to not think that a division competitor would not dissect these plays is ridicules. Half the coaches in the league don’t even like calling a play during a game without having their hand or play sheet covering their mouths. So to showoff the actual blueprint of a defensive scheme is just down right stupid.
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Just LOVE deck shoes! Well, on the boat, I'm just as likely to be wearing trainers, but for posh events where I have to wear leather shoes, deck shoes are IT! I even have black ones, suitable weddings/funerals. I prowl around boat shows looking for good cheap ones.
Have to be really careful if ever I buy shoes from a shoe shop. Most of their stock seems designed to cripple.
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One thing I inherited from my pappy was sweet smelling feet, I just don't get foot odour at all. Until...
I wear trainers without socks and then they require medical disposal bags at the end of a hot day. How do you cope with wearing trainers on the boat regularly?
Or do you wear socks, yes I can see it now, white trainers, grey socks and arsenal shorts, finished with a Breton Cap! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Re: Not just you - they\'re rubbish
I prefer Tennis Shoes now ..... they let feet breathe via the fabric surround ..... the soles are white with that soft grippy "squiggly-pattern" ........... and at a bargain price via most Market stalls !
Failing that - a cheap pair of Market trainers ....
I must admit though - I did think "Deck-shoes" or Moccasin Shoes as one shop USED to call them in the old days - before the Yottie World got hold of them - have a comfortable and easy feel to them ... except when you do up those daft leather laces too tight !!
Re: Not just you - they\'re rubbish
I have to say that I went back to my chiuldhood and bought myself some cheap, slip on, blue canvas yachties and they have been fantastic. Furthermore, if they were to wear out/get lost etc, they cost less than a fiver anyway.
KISS I suppose?
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I've been trialling these for the last year,non slip,washable and cool(temp)in wear.;article=1616
For laces I use a couple of those button push things that are used on the drawstrings of fleeces.Formerly known as colmce
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You've made my mind up ! My Dubarrys finally expired after 15 yrs - including wearing for dog walking etc - I even re-stitched them but sadly [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] they really have fallen apart. We bought them half price [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] and admittedly it took me about 5 years to wear them in ! I bought a cheap pair at a jumble 12 months ago and they've already cracked across the sole. But HWMBO promised me a new pair for me birfday and I've been umming and aahing - now I've decided - Dubarry it shall be and d**n the price ! I don't think Dartmouth does half price ! Oh and the non-slip lasted just about 15 years so I don't know what Pandroid's decks are made of ? !
I can never undestand why people buy moccassins..
..with apron fronts. When standing at the helm I always got a pool of water forming in the dish created by the apron welt on the front which would gradually seep through the stitching to make my feet feel as damp as the murky UK weather I was trying to enjoy myself in for all those years.
Yes the soles were very slippy too after a few weeks.
I am now on my second pair of American "trainer style" deckies which are fully ventilated and a joy to wear in a Greek summer.
Steve Cronin
Cheap canvas blue\'s ....
Great ............ but only trouble I find with them - the white sole surround over the glue join tends to open up and small stones etc. get trapped in there ......
Of course I used to have "up-market" ones with rope around that bit !!
Re: Deck Shoes - is it just me?
Blue socks. Get mine 5 for a fiver with colour coded heels 'n toes...
Tip - with trainers its good to buy loose fitting ones - don't get as smelly.
Donald
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Don't be too hasty have you looked or.
I want you to have only the best.Hit any user to continue
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The INSIGHT Difference
While many Christian programs provide discipleship and personal ministry training, Insight teaches students to think critically and biblically in all dimensions of life, from personal Bible study to international politics. Insight does not provide easy answers but often raises difficult questions, encouraging students to engage intellectually and consider multiple perspectives, and providing them with the core knowledge to do so.
Core knowledge is the foundational knowledge needed before true understanding of a subject can take place. It forms the framework, or grid, into which future learning fits and makes sense. There are seven core aspects of the Insight curriculum:
History
The backbone of the Insight curriculum is history, beginning with an exploration of the origins of the universe and culminating with analysis of current events. History is the framework; God’s purpose in history is the focus.
Missiology
Insight’s heartbeat is mission. It would be impossible to study God’s work throughout history without learning about his heart for all peoples. In many aspects, Insight is an undergraduate expansion of the themes of the Perspectives on the World Christian Foundation course, exposing students to the Biblical basis for mission, mission history, principles of cross-cultural communication, and current mission strategy.
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Sociological and anthropological realities are the framework through which students explore the rise, development, and interaction of societies around the world. These studies include: beliefs, customs, language, politics, philosophy, literature, economics, ethics, science, technology, geography, and many other subjects. The curriculum integrates original writings from ancient days to the present, with special focus on the history, outreach, and spread of Judaism and Christianity.
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The impact of worldviews on society and ethics, both globally and historically, is a key focus of the curriculum. Studies follow the origin, development, and influence of religion, including an overview of primitive religions, the occult, animism, polytheism, tribal religions, Eastern religions, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, and the philosophical or atheistic worldviews. Insight students also analyze secular and modern philosophies, such as Confucianism, Deism, Naturalism, Nihilism, Existentialism, Pantheism, Monism, Humanism, Darwinism, Marxism, Utopianism, Materialism, Liberation Theology, Feminism, New Age, Post-modernism, and various cults.
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During Insight, students study through the entire Old and New Testament chronologically. In the process they learn about the development and reliability of the Bible, inductive Bible study methodology, hermeneutics, use of study helps, theology, apologetics, evangelism, and missiological and personal application. Students read excerpts from the most influential historical writings on Christian thought and explore opposing viewpoints.
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In many ways, the books and articles of Insight are the professors. Insight requires intensive reading and interaction with the authors through their texts. Discussion leaders facilitate understanding by fostering comparison and synthesis of the daily assigned readings. This requires students to process the information they are learning, compare it to other perspectives, and be able to support their own view using sound logic and effective communication.
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Throughout the course, students develop skills in logic, debate, critical thinking, writing, oral communication, non-verbal communication, and language acquisition, with special emphasis on communicating effectively in cross-cultural relationships. | http://www.yearofinsight.org/index.php/about/overview/the-insight-advantage/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
I now withdraw my apology
Still, one way or another, you completists now have it all.
So now, on to the beets:
These I will eat.
This, which is the boiled-down syrup made from the water in which the beets were cooked, will figure prominently in my Barack Obama painting. A nod, of sorts, to the man's African roots.
I don't peel my beets, by the way. | http://www.yearofmagicalpainting.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html | 2013-05-18T10:21:55 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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From Joondalup Times:
THE City of Joondalup will install interpretive signs in Yellagonga Regional Park and along the coastal pathway between Burns Beach and Marmion after receiving grants from the State Government and LotteryWest.
The City received $20,000 from the State Government’s Environmental Community Grants Program for the signage in Yellagonga and almost $45,000 from LotteryWest for signage along the coastal path.
The signs will highlight native plant and animal species and their uses by Aboriginal people in the area.
Mayor Tony Pickard said the project highlighted the city’s commitment to promoting biodiversity management and educating the community on preserving the environment. | http://www.yellagonga.org/managed-sites/bindaree-tce-kingsley/hocking-roadupdates/104-interpretive-signs-in-yellagonga-regional-park- | 2013-05-18T10:12:50 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) brings together innovative minds from across the industry to discuss practical ideas and solutions that inspire positive changes. Hosted by Travel Portland and Travel Oregon, the ESTC 2010 will be bringing together 500+ business leaders, tourism professionals, and community stakeholders. ESTC's goals include promoting best practices in sustainability strategies and inspiring innovative change as well as equipping businesses with tools to effectively cope with social, environmental, and economic changes.
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Campus and community activists will gather at Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. More than 40 workshops and trainings will be offered. Conference speakers address reproductive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives including economic justice, health care reform, racial equality, freedom from violence, immigrant rights, climate justice, and LGBTQ rights, just to name a few.
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Diamante Wall Light
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Design by Gae Aulenti and Achille Castiglioni, 1986. By FontanaArte.
The Diamante Wall Light provides accent illumination with a pressed and tempered glass diffuser and die-cast aluminum frame.
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Design by Gae Aulenti and Achille Castiglioni, 1986.
By FontanaArte.
The Diamante Wall Light provides accent illumination with a pressed and tempered glass diffuser and die-cast aluminum frame.
The Diamante Wall Light by FontanaArte was designed by Gae Aulenti and Achille Castiglioni in 1986.
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Cordoba Outdoor Oval England by Lloyd Loom of Spaulding.
The Cordoba Table range is available in several silhouettes including this wide Oval Dining Table. Lloyd Loom's signature weaving style is a perfect companion to any one of the line's exquisite outdoor dining chairs and woven from the same Rehau cord. UV resistant and weatherproof. Select from Antique Natural, Mocha and Whitewash finishes. Also available in Round and Square café tables.
The all-weather Cordoba Outdoor Oval is woven from Rehau cord over a steel frame. It is UV resistant, weatherproof and is made using high quality eco-friendly sources. Lloyd Loom uses 40% recycled paper, timber from sustainable FSC plantations and paints and dyes that are water-based.
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Lloyd Loom of Spalding is an innovative furniture manufacturer, employing British craftsmen to produce the genuine Lloyd Loom style of woven furniture. Using traditional techniques - including weaving of custom fabric and braids, the assembly of the bent-wood components, complex woven upholstering and the braid techniques required in finishing - the company manufacturers interior furniture as well as its quality outdoor pieces. The Lloyd Loom weave dates to 1920 and is made from twisted paper and wire woven and "upholstered" over frames traditionally made from steam-bent beech wood. Lloyd Loom furniture is renowned for its longevity and durability.
Manufacturing of Lloyd Loom furniture was reinvigorated in 1985 by David Breese, a Lincolnshire furniture maker. In addition to recreating the original Loom designs, the company has enhanced their renowned indoor weave with the incorporation of an all- weather Rehau synthetic cord, made in Germany. In a process that is unique in outdoor furniture manufacturing today, each vertical strand contains a stainless steel wire, which is sealed inside the Rehau synthetic cord. The material is then hand- woven, and each wire is individually soldered onto an aluminum frame. The furniture is fully UV resistant and weatherproof and further proves its holding power with slick modern designs in timeless woven textures and rich natural finishes.View other products from Lloyd Loom
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High Court judges accept State's claims, agree to postpone eviction for second time, until July 2012
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The High Court of Justice on Monday evening ruled that the State will submit an updated announcement on the eviction of the Givat Asaf outpost in Samaria by July 2012, thus accepting the State's claims.
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Civil Administration supervisors are expected to meet fierce resistance if and when the outpost is forcefully evacuated. The outpost residents, which include some 30 families, vowed
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Protest against outpost eviction (Photo: Yesha Council)
Last week, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman
blasted
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"On my part, the dismantlement of these settlements is grounds for the dismantlement of the government," Lieberman said during a Yisrael Beiteinu faction meeting.
"We won't be able to stay in the government, and there are people in Likud who won't be able to live with it," he said. | http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4154400,00.html | 2013-05-18T10:52:40 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Posted on 21 September 2010
University of York scientist Professor Paul Walton will explore the science of the UK's favourite beverages in a feature lecture at the York Food & Drink Festival next week.
The lecture Coffee, Tea and Chemistry: The Amazing Science in a Cuppa will take place in the 15th century splendour of York Guildhall at 7.30pm on 22 September.
Professor Walton, head of the University's Department of Chemistry, said: "I want to tell people about the molecules in tea and coffee, what they do, why they do it, why they taste the way they do.
"I shall show what differences there are between various types of teas and coffees, the health effects of the drinks and, most importantly, show how a little bit of science goes a long way to helping us enjoy a good cuppa."
I want to tell people about the molecules in tea and coffee, what they do, why they do it, why they taste the way they do
Professor Paul Walton
It is the second occasion Professor Walton has contributed his scientific expertise to the York Food & Drink Festival. Last year, he joined Professor David Howard, of the University's Department of Electronics to explore what effect foods have on the body.
Tickets and further information about the event, which is sponsored by the University of York, are available by calling 01904 466687. | http://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/news/deptnews/tea/ | 2013-05-18T10:13:15 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The Northeastern School District is planning a district-wide Class Assignment Pick-up Day on Thursday, Aug. 9.
Parents and students (K-12) will be able to pick up their class assignments, bus assignments and PSSA scores from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Northeastern High School lobby, 300 High St., Manchester.
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EDMONTON - An Edmonton judge has ruled there is enough evidence to extradite a Canadian citizen to the United States to face terrorism charges, but the process is likely to be delayed by an appeal. Sharif helped jihadists contact members of a terror network as they made their way from Tunisia to Iraq to make the attack.
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Adam Germain said the recorded phone calls and emails went far beyond "religious enthusiasm" on the part of Sharif, who also went by the name Faruq Muhammad'Isa.
"The record of the case is logical and supported by Mr. Isa's own words," Germain ruled. "All of the evidence considered in its totality ... leads to an inescapable conclusion."
The case will go to federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson for a final decision on whether the 40-year-old will be sent to New York to face trial. If convicted of terrorism charges in the United States, Sharif could face a maximum life sentence.
Sharif's lawyer, Bob Aloneissi, said he will take the judge's ruling to the Alberta Court of Appeal.
But first, he said, the case goes before the minister, who has up to five months to make a decision and must consider further submissions from both the Crown and the defence.
Aloneissi said he'll also be asking the minister to order Sharif stand trial in Canada.
"Clearly the evidence was gathered here. Clearly there's sufficient evidence to prosecute him here for the offences in Canada. So why not prosecute him here?" he said.
Sharif also has the option of applying for bail while he awaits his appeal, but Aloneissi said if Sharif is extradited to the U.S. he will be detained indefinitely.
Aloneissi argued during the hearing that there is no clear evidence that proves Sharif helped support a terrorist group or that he agreed to help kill anyone. He said the Crown's case is based on police interpretations of vague statements by Sharif that have been translated from Arabic to English..
Sharif has claimed the terrorist allegations against him came from people who were tortured by American investigators. The judge ruled the claims were heresay.
Sharif also told police after his arrest that he sent $2,800 to a mujahedeen group. But he testified that it was to repay a debt.
Germain cited one email between Sharif and another terror suspect who was "preparing for a one-way journey to death."
Sharif advised the man not to discuss the plan with his family and delete everything off his computer. "Don't leave any trace," Sharif wrote. The pair then discussed the number of virgins the man would get in heaven.
Germain said he could only describe the conversation as "chilling."
He also detailed other messages in which Sharif encouraged his mother and sister to join the cause. "Let it be that you die," Sharif wrote to his sister.
Sharif was further questioned by police about counselling a young woman in Morocco over the Internet to become a suicide bomber, asking her if she wanted go to heaven and be surrounded by angels. Sharif told the RCMP that he was just showing off because he wanted a relationship with the woman and doesn't believe in suicide bombers.
Sharif acknowledge his real name is Isa but he changed it to escape a Turkish refugee camp when he was a young man.
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On December 12, 2011 , Molly the waffler said:
This is a great idea. I have some ornaments I made when I was little (a looong time ago) and they are getting way too fragile to hang. Framing them would be a lovely display, but also keep them safe!
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On December 12, 2011 , Quindome said:
So cute! This would be a nice way to keep the glass ornaments which I love, but inevitably end up breaking, safe and sound!
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On December 12, 2011 , Rebecca - A Daily Something said:
These look incredible all framed, and I love that bright green!!
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Oh man! I love this. Adding it to my next-year list, which by the way, is growing larger and larger.
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LOVE the colors- and I love the garland as well! And those white houses are so pretty.
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What an impossibly clever idea!
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On December 12, 2011 , Lexy @ The Proper Pinwheel said:
Those look so stinking cute. I like yours better. The box that had all of the ornaments was really cluttery, but yours looks really simple and clean. I love it!
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Loads of activities on offer at Hampton family fun day
6:55pm Tuesday 3rd July 2012 in Richmond By Paul Teed
Youngsters enjoyed arts and craft sessions and a bouncy castle as part of a church’s family fun day.
Children got stuck into hand painting and mask making classes at Hampton Methodist Church’s free event on Saturday, June 23.
The church, in Percy Road, celebrated the Queen’s jubilee and the Olympics by organising themed activities.
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Sarasota Bay Great Scallops Search
Date: August 8, 2009
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On the morning of Aug. 23, 2008, more than 70 volunteers gathered for the first Sarasota Bay Great Scallop Search. Rain fell toward the end of the event, but, despite the weather, volunteers counted nearly 900 scallops.
At this year’s scallop search held Saturday, the weather cooperated. More than 170 people participated.
But the total scallop count — 139 — was about 15% of last year’s total.
So what was behind the drop?
Steve Geiger, research scientist at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Research Institute, said that scallop search results aren’t scientific. Also, this year’s volunteers reported that finding scallops was tougher this year.
The water was murkier, making it harder to see the scallops. And the tides were slightly higher, making it more difficult to find them in the shallow seagrass beds where they are typically found.
“There’s the potential for observer error,” Geiger said.
But the lower scallop numbers are reflective of what researchers have found.
In the Fish & Wildlife’s annual survey of Sarasota Bay’s scallop population, researchers counted 625 scallops in June, compared to 2,500 in June 2008.
Geiger said that because scallops have a one-year lifespan, the population tends to fluctuate from year to year. Larvae are mobile and especially sensitive to water-quality changes, meaning that they might move to spots with less pollution. Predation from creatures such as small snails, spider and hermit crabs and stingrays can cause year-to-year changes in the population. Harvesting scallops, which has been illegal and considered poaching in areas south of the Sewanee River since 1994, may be a minor factor, Geiger said.
Jay Leverone, senior environmental scientist at Sarasota Bay Estuary Project, said that the scallop search numbers should be interpreted as a rough indicator of the scallop population instead of exact data.
“We used to never find scallops at all in Sarasota Bay,” Leverone said. “What we are concerned about is that we still have scallops in the bay.”
Rusty Chinnis, a founding member of Sarasota Bay Watch, the group that organized the scallop search, said that one positive sign was the wide distribution of scallops. Last year, scallops were concentrated in select areas. This year, scallops were counted throughout the bay, which could indicate that the body of water as a whole is hospitable to scallops.
Researchers agree that maintaining the water quality in the bay is vital to enhancing the scallop population. Residents should avoid using herbicides and pesticides on their lawns, which can create storm-water runoff into the bay. Improving the water quality also helps seagrass to grow, expanding the scallops’ habitat.
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Research Institute have introduced programs to recruit residents who live on the water to release young scallops into the seagrass near their docks, ensuring that they have a suitable environment to live and grow.
But there may be another explanation for this year’s low scallop numbers: Last year’s numbers might have been abnormally high.
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LOCAL GLANCE (Feb. 20): JUCO basketball, baseball, softball, prep soccer, youth football
JUCO Women's basketball
AWC falls to South Mountain
The chances of the Arizona Western women’s basketball team hosting a playoff game took a serious hit Tuesday in a 66-57 loss at South Mountain.
The Matadors (22-7 overall, 14-5 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) entered the night a game behind Cochise with two left. The loss greatly narrows the window to catch the No. 2 Apaches and host the NJCAA Region I Division I final.
The Cougars (17-12, 8-11) closed the first half on a 18-4 run and never trailed in the second half.
Samantha Wallace led the Matadors with 17 points. Three AWC players fouled out as the Matadors shot 9 for 16 from the free-throw line, compared with 28 of 40 for the Cougars.
“They came out aggressive and unfortunately, we weren’t getting a lot of calls, it made the free-throw shooting disproportionate and it hampered our ability to come back,” coach Patrick Cunningham said. “With that said, though, we didn’t come out with a lot of enthusiasm, and we have to work on that if we’re going to get to where we want to go.”
JUCO Men’s basketball
AWC cruises past Cougars
Marvin Whitt scored 20 points and Carlos Perez added 14 as the Arizona Western men’s basketball team topped South Mountain 64-56 on Tuesday.
The Matadors (24-5, 19-2) led 30-27 at halftime after six ties and six lead changes in the first half. The Cougars (13-16, 7-14) never led in the second half.
“We had 11 turnovers in the first half, but only five in the second half,” coach Charles Harral said. “I told them at halftime that if they just took better care of the basketball and didn’t panic, they could win this game. Plus, our defense really was the key, and it was certainly helped by Marvin and Carlos making shots early.”
The win keeps the Matadors tied with Cochise for first in the hunt for the No. 1 seed in the NJCAA Region I Division I playoffs. Central faces Phoenix College in the finale Friday, while AWC goes to Mesa. The Thunderbirds are a game behind AWC and could take over the No. 2 seed with a win over the Matadors.
JUCO SOFTBALL
Roman’s homer helps AWC split
Alex Roman hit a three-run home run in the first game of the Arizona Western softball team’s doubleheader split at Glendale.
The Matadors won 6-2 before losing 8-5.
JUCO BASEBALL
AWC splits at Eastern
The Arizona Western baseball team split its doubleheader against Eastern Arizona in Thatcher on Tuesday, winning 2-1 and losing 4-3.
Brandon Anderson (2-0) allowed one earned run in six innings. Omar Celaya picked up his second save for the Matadors (10-7 overall, 2-2 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference). Dallas Hessler had a triple and an RBI, and Hector Valenzuela went 2 for 4.
The Matadors dropped the nightcap despite two hits each from Valenzuela and Hessler — who picked up another two RBIs. The Matadors led 2-1 after three and the game was tied after five. The Gila Monsters (9-7, 2-2) got the go-ahead run in the sixth off Mike Rosenkrantz (0-1).
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Ruiz named player of the year
Yuma Catholic freshman Jorge Ruiz was named the AIA Division I Section II Player of the Year.
Shamrocks coach Ralph Evans was the coach of the year. Fernando Ramirez and Hector Cha earned spots on the second team.
Yuma Catholic was 6-5-1 this season after a 4-8 showing the year before.
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Catch & Go Flag Football League will be holding a last-chance opportunity to sign up for the 2013 flag football season.
Registration will be 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Agua 2000, 1931 S. Arizona Ave.
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Yuma Marines make sure every tot gets a toy
• (Every day) Toys for Tots Breakfast, from 7 to 11 a.m., AmVets 2, 8889 E. South Frontage Road, corner of 9E and South Frontage Road.
• Thursday, Dec. 12 — Desert Escapees, 11 a.m. luncheon at the Foothills Eatery and Spirits, I-8 and Foothills Blvd. U.S. Marines will be present in dress blues to accept the new toys.
• Saturday, Dec. 15 — Family Christmas Program, 10 a.m. Somerton Library, 240 Canal St. Family crafts and activities; children accompanied by their families will receive a gift from Santa (while supplies last).
• Sunday, Dec. 16 — Yuma Pro Am Series, Toys for Tots bass tournament launching out of Fisher's Landing. Call Bob La Londe at 580-1270 or visit bob@yumaproam.com for sign-up information.
Every child should have a smile on their face and be able to open a gift on Christmas morning.
Gunnery Sgt. Merwin McIntyre Jr. and many other volunteers have been working hard the past several months to make sure that Christmas magic happens.
McIntyre said that so far, about 12,000 Yuma-area children have been registered to receive toys through the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Program, and more toys are still needed to fill those requests.
“Every kid should have a toy,” said McIntyre, the Yuma coordinator of the 2012 Marines Toys for Tots program. “We don't have a choice. We have to make (the goal).”
Since the Toys for Tots Program began back in 1947, it has distributed more than 452 million toys to more than 2.9 million less-fortunate children.
Although they began collection toys on Dec. 2, McIntyre said the drive actually began back in October and will continue through Christmas. He added that while it may often seem overwhelming at times, especially since they still receiving requests for toys, he's confident that every child on the list will get a gift.
“Once we fill the order, we call the family or nonprofit organization to come and pick up their toys. We serve both civilian and military families.”
He said that so far, they have collected about 3,000 toys and have received about $10,000 in monetary donations to purchase toys. Those wishing to donate can drop off a new unwrapped gift at one of the many collection bins (see list below) throughout the community. Any size donation is accepted, but toys for both boys and girls, of every age from toddler to teenager, are still needed. All of the toys collected are given to children in Yuma County.
For him, the program is personal, McIntyre said, because he knows firsthand what it is like to be a child from a family that struggles to afford gifts for the holidays.
“Because of my background, where I was raised, and how I grew up, my family sometimes needed the help of different organizations. So this is something I wanted to do. This is my first year as the coordinator, and I'm pretty excited about it.”
As with every year, McIntyre said, the community's involvement has been tremendous, something he is extremely appreciative of. Many residents, businesses, RV parks and groups take time out of their busy schedules to host toy drives or make monetary donations.
“I minimally had to reach out to ask for participation. This year I was bombarded with requests wanting to take part.”
McIntyre specifically spoke about two events that showed the support the program gets each year from the community. One was held at the Yuma Palms mall, where numerous drop boxes were up at the roundabout in front of the theater.
“In just over 12 hours all the boxes were full and there was no place to put the toys.”
At another recent event, the Friendly Tavern, which is also one of the 60 drop-off sites around the county, held a silent auction and raised $1,400.
To make a monetary donation, register to receive a toy, or see a list of drop-off locations online, go to ToysForTots.org. Donors can also contact McIntyre at 1-724-302-6807.
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DROP-OFF SITES
Christ Lutheran Church, 2555 S. Engler Ave.
Desert View Academy, 2363 S. Kennedy Lane
Palmcroft Elementary School, 901 Palmcroft Drive.
Valley Horizon Elementary School, 4501 W. 20th St.
Ron Watson Middle School, 9851 E. 28th St.
Branch Health Clinic Yuma, building 1175
The Friendly Tavern, 1949 S. Arizona Ave.
Gila Ridge High School, 7150 E. 24th St.
Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Cannon Air Defense Complex bldg. 3219
AA Val U Storage, 3090 S. Avenue 3E
Westwind RV and Golf Course, 9797 E. 32nd St.
Sunrise Elementary School, 9943 E. 28th St.
Rancho Viejo Elementary School, 1020 Avenue C
Woodard Junior High School, 2250 S. 8th Ave.
Pueblo Elementary School, 2803 W. 20th St.
Cactus Storage, 10264 North Frontage Rd.
Gila Ridge Storage, 2671 E. Gila Ridge Rd.
Disabled American Veterans, 954 S. 13th Ave.
American Self Storage, 1775 E. Palo Verde St.
Castle Dome Self Storage, 1181 Castledome Ave.
Virginia Manor Apartments, 2621 S. Virginia Dr.
Navy federal Credit Union, 1683 S. Arizona Ave.
Araby Acres RV Resort, 6649 E. 32nd St.
Valley Horizon PTO, 4501 W. 20th St.
Sunridge RV Park, 10347 E. 34th St.
Desert Mesa Elementary School, 2350 Avenue 7-1/2E
Planet Fitness, 1232 S. Castle Dome Ave.
Yuma Dentistry For Kids, 2816 S. 4th Ave. Suite C
King Cobra Company, 11760 E. 27th Place.
Yuma Catholic High School, 2100 W. 28th St.
Walmart, 2900 S. Pacific Ave.
Walmart, 2501 S. Avenue B.
Walgreens, 2801 S. 4th Ave.
Walgreens 8th Street
Walgreens, 2491 W. 24th St.
Yuma Investment Group, 182 E. 16 St., Suite D
Western Sands RV 10459 S. Frontage Rd.
Farmers Insurance Group, 2589 E. 24th St., Suite 1
Southgate Mall, 3140 S. 4th Ave.
Yuma Young Marines, 2635 S. 3rd Ave
Starbucks Coffee, 1630 S. Pacific Ave.
VMA-214 USMC, 2505-C Wheat Loop
Arizona Western College, 2020 S. Avenue 8E
Martinez Lake, E. County 4th St.
Fishers's Landing Trailer Park, 10501 Fisher's Landing Rd.
AMEC Inc., S. Ave 12E and E. 40th St.
MCAS Yuma Front Gate Bldg.
Castle Dome Middle School Student Council, 2353 S. Otondo Dr.
Destiny Christian Church, 3185 E. 42nd St.
Heuser Chiropractic, 144 W. 32nd St.
Yuma Marine Recruiting Office, 16th St. and Pacific
Big O Tire, All Locations
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Mitchell leads strong Cibola run game
Last year: 8-3 overall, lost 33-14 to Pinnacle in the first round of the Division I state playoffs
Top returners: Jordan Mitchell, RB/FS, sr.; Lucky Arvizo Jr., QB/DB, jr.; Brody Arviso, TE/LB, sr.; Ramon Heredia, C/DL, sr.; Manny Zazueta, DL, sr.; Alex Moreno, CB/RB, sr.; Josh Hansen, LB/FB, jr.; Jacob Hansen, LB/OL, jr.
Key newcomer: Michael Decorse-Hall, WR, soph.
The Big Game: Last season, the Raiders lost a heartbreaking game 35-31 at Sunnyside in Tucson. This year, Sunnyside comes to town for Cibola’s homecoming. Considering Sunnyside made it to the Division I state tournament as the No. 12 seed, Cibola’s Oct. 12 matchup against the Blue Devils will be a good litmus test to see where Cibola stands compared to some of the top teams in the state.
Cibola coach Lucky Arvizo Sr.’s comments: “We saw some improvement with (Arvizo Jr.) and the receivers, as far as getting on the same page. We’ve progressed quite nicely in the passing department.”
The lowdown: The big question mark for the Raiders on offense this year will be the wide receivers. With arguably one of the best running backs in the state in Mitchell, opposing teams will be focused on trying to stop the run — which opens up Arvizo Jr. to throw the ball. If the receivers can get open and catch the ball, that will keep the defense honest and open up the field for Mitchell — which will translate into another chance in the state playoffs for the Raiders.
Schedule (all times 7 p.m. unless noted):
Aug. 24 at Lake Havasu
Aug. 31 at Imperial
Sept. 7 vs. Yuma High
Sept. 14 vs. Kofa
Sept. 21 at Brawley
Sept. 28 at Corona Del Sol
Oct. 5 vs. San Luis
Oct. 12 vs. Sunnyside
Oct. 19 vs. Gila Ridge
Oct. 26 at San Luis
— Jesse Severson
Last year against Gila Ridge, Cibola running back Jordan Mitchell walked off the field after putting in a full-night's work.
The 6-foot, 203-pound workhorse carried the ball 39 times for 324 yards in a 28-0 win over the Hawks. Now entering his senior year, Mitchell is preparing himself to carry a heavier load to help Cibola pick up its first state playoff win under coach Lucky Arvizo.
“I prepare myself for things like that. That's why I prepare in practice so I'm not so beat up after the game,” said Mitchell, who had more than 25 carries four times last season. “I'm always going to be there for my team when they need me.”
Mitchell, who finished last year with 1,615 yards and 19 touchdowns, has also bulked up since a season ago by working out more than he did as a junior. However, he feels the added strength won't compromise his quickness.
“I don't want to get too big to where it takes away my speed. With the season starting up, I'm sure I'll get my speed back,” Mitchell said.
After a breakout sophomore season in which he led the state in rushing and a stellar junior year, opposing defenses are sure to load the box with defenders again in hopes to contain Mitchell. Benefiting from this will be junior quarterback Lucky Arvizo Jr., who says he feels more comfortable now that he's an upperclassman.
“I'm much better as far as knowing my plays and I know my team a lot better. The first game I didn't think I was going to play much. I thought I was going to throw up before the first game,” Arvizo Jr. said. He managed to calm down enough to finish the year completing 60-percent of his passes and threw 19 touchdowns with just three interceptions.
“(Mitchell) has a good supporting cast with this team. Our ability to throw the ball will keep defenses more balanced instead of having eight or nine guys in the box trying to stop Jordan Mitchell,” Arvizo Sr. said.
A big question mark coming into the season, which opens Aug. 24 at Lake Havasu, will be replacing a talented core of receivers who graduated last season. The only returners with any reception yardage is Mitchell, who had two catches, and senior tight end Brody Arviso, who caught one pass for 22 yards.
“There's a lot of young guys stepping up because we lost a lot of key players,” Arviso said.
With main deep-threat Deante Gaines gone from last year's team, Arvizo Sr. has a laundry list of candidates to help fill the void — Arviso, 6-foot-4 junior Richard Ott, sophomore Michael Decorse-Hall and sophomore Isaiah Brown.
“Deante was a very good deep threat. But we got a couple of guys working hard to fill that position. Obviously it's big shoes to fill,” Arvizo Sr. said. “We look forward to throwing a little more this season, we have several wide receivers we can throw to.”
While most of the receivers from last season are gone, the Raiders bring back three linemen to help block for Mitchell and Arvizo Jr. Senior Ramon Heredia will anchor the line at center, with senior guard Jeremy Price and junior guard Samuel Charles beside him.
“We're quicker so I'm sure we'll do a lot of good running plays,” Heredia said about the offensive line.
On defense, the Raiders lost several of their linebackers and hope they can replace them with Arviso and juniors Josh Hansen and Jacob Hansen.
“We lost a lot of linebackers from last year, but we do have guys that were backups that should help us,” Arvizo Sr. said.
Cibola has made the state tournament the past four seasons only to be knocked out in the first round. Last year, it was a 33-14 loss at No. 6 Pinnacle. The Pioneers contained Mitchell to 20 carries for 68 yards, his lowest total of the season. However, with Mitchell, Arvizo Jr. and a trio of lineman back, the Raiders hope that this is the year they finally put an end to the playoff dry spell.
“The past two years we thought we had a good chance to break that streak and make history at Cibola,” Arviso said about the loss to Pinnacle and the 35-7 loss to Lake Havasu in 2010. “We need to work a little bit harder.”
Jesse Severson can be reached at jseverson@yumasun.com or at 539-6881. Find him at facebook.com/YSJesseSeverson | http://www.yumasun.com/sports/mitchell-3942-yumavarsity-arvizo-season.html | 2013-05-18T10:22:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Design and production of the marketing material for the Sales Department
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Trina Turk Buckle Front Halter Top
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- A sight for sore eyes! Bronzed goddesses can guarantee gorgeous glances wearing the Trina Turk™ Buckle Front Halter Top!
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- 84% nylon, 16% spandex.
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Pixologic Release: Transpose Master
Transpose Master allows you to pose a model with multiple SubTools by creating one combined model of the lowest resolution level of each SubTool. Once this low rez version is posed you can transfer the pose back to your original high rez model at the click of a button.
This plugin is now available for ZBrush 3.1 PC and ZBrush 3.12 Mac.
You can get it from the Download Center.
We would love to see your posed models. If you would like to share, post images of your posed model directly in this thread.
If you have any questions please post them in the Transpose Master Q&T forum here.
Reference
Install Transpose Master
- Download and extract the zip file to your hard drive.
- Move the content of the TransposeMaster folder to ZStartup/ZPlugs in your ZBrush directory.
- Restart ZBrush and go to the ZPlugs palette.
Use Transpose Master
Store Transpose Master's Intermediate Model Between SessionsStore Transpose Master's Intermediate Model Between Sessions
- Load your model with multiple SubTools.
- Press TPoseMesh in the Transpose Master sub-palette of the ZPlugs palette. This creates the Intermediate Mesh, which you will pose.
- Use masking and Transpose the Intermediate Mesh.
- When done, press TPose>SubT to transfer the pose to the original model with SubTools.
Loading the Intermediate Model from Another SessionLoading the Intermediate Model from Another Session
- Make sure that the intermediate model is in edit mode
- Click on the TPoseMesh button and choose the Save TPoseMesh option
- Navigate to where you want to store the mesh and press Save
Important NotesImportant Notes
- Make sure that the original model with SubTools is in edit mode
- Click on the TPose>SubT button and choose the Load File from Disk option
- Navigate to where you stored the mesh and press ok
Happy ZBrushing!Happy ZBrushing!
- You must keep the grouping information that Transpose Master creates or re-establish it when transfering the pose back to the original model with SubTools
- When SubTools have identical vertex counts, keep them in the same order in the SubTool list
The Pixologic Crew
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- Written by Marcus Civis. Powered by Anne-Lise. Developed by Pixologic.
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Grassroots Beer Brewers Score a Victory in Utah
Just three companies control approximately 80 percent of the beer industry in the
Three Republican Senators voted against the bill, including Senate Majority Assistant Whip Gregory Bell. "I'm not comfortable with home brewing,"
Why doesn’t
At the time of the American Revolution, rebels encouraged boycotts against English beer, chanting the phrase, "Homebrewed Is Best." George Washington brewed his own beer in a house designated for the craft in his backyard. At the
Homebrewing is a wonderful pastime that can also help build community. In
Similarly, the homebrewers’ victory in
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Awesomeness. I bake my own sourdough bread. Next school semester Im going to try my hand at home brewing!
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Great article. Made me look at history in a new way and think of Michael Pollan's _Botany of Desire_ chapter on Marijuana (and drugs with culture in general).
There was a popular Japanese Manga animation TV show that did all the Japanese folktales, Mukashi Banashi. I've only had the good fortune to see two but they stick with you. One of them was about a farming village with a lot of rivalry that was getting poorer and poorer, the life harder and harder. One day a guy notices birds staggering out of a hole in the cliffs and discovers Sake (or beer or Shochu, can't remember) He starts producing alcholic beverages, everyone gets together for parties, drinking and dancing they start cooperating and life in the town gets better.
I had always heard about the dangers and horrors of alcoholism, how it's associated with violence and unhealthy evils way more than pot... To see alcohol put in a positive light on a kids program was a bit of a shock. But then you start to realize that if a society/culture has a way of dealing with their particular social lubricant or anesthetic (coca leaves in Bolivia, Morning Glory seeds in India?...) it shouldn't be terrifying.
Washington and Jefferson brewing their own beer is a great tidbit. Makes for a nice conversation at the Japanese Enkai parties for whatever occasion. THanks!!
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Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
Summary: The paranoia around Windows Phone updates is so thick you could cut it with a machete. If you believe that carriers are going to undercut Microsoft's new mobile platform by sabotaging OS updates, you need to take a closer look at the business model.
Update: If you want to learn more about how mobile carriers work, including some refreshingly candid quotes from official documents and financial reports, see AT&T's business model: why your mobile bill keeps going up.
The paranoia around Windows Phone updates is so thick you could cut it with a machete.
The other day I wrote a post quoting Microsoft's official policy on the subject, under the headline "Microsoft is in the driver's seat for Windows Phone updates." I've since had follow-up conversations with Microsoft spokespeople confirming that what I wrote was accurate.
This morning, Paul Thurrott published a snarky, melodramatic post that promises to explain "what's really happening." (I'll give him the courtesy of linking to his post so you can read it, even though he didn't bother to link to mine.) Peter Bright at Ars Technica has a similar analysis, minus the snark, with considerably more technical depth, and with ample links. And my ZDNet colleague Adrian Kingsley-Hughes piled on this morning with a rehash of the issue.
Ironically, Paul's post, which is drawn from his experience at a reviewer's workshop he attended last month, actually supports my point, explicitly and without reservation. He even put the money quote in boldface type. Here, read for yourself:
So why give carriers this control, I asked [Microsoft Corporate VP Joe Belfiore]. After all, Microsoft could simply require Windows Phone users to upgrade through the Zune PC software, bypassing the carriers entirely.
“Technically, we could push updates through the Zune software and bypass the carriers,” he answered.
In other words, Microsoft is in the driver's seat. They own the servers. They control the updates. But they also recognize they have partnership relationships to sustain, and they can't just push an update out that might affect a carrier's network. That would be stupid and short-sighted. Do you think Apple delivers an update to the iOS platform without making sure that their carrier partners have had a chance to test it for issues?
That's where the paranoia creeps in. And that question of the business model is what my friends Peter and Paul (and Adrian too) are missing.. That's why the communication between them and Microsoft is so cantankerous. If you're speaking different languages, communication is difficult.
Paul's latest post even includes a quote from Belfiore that explains this issue, although Paul fails to connect the dots:
It’s very different from the situation with Windows Mobile, where every phone was very different and a full test pass was required on every phone. Here, there’s no impact on OEM code, network code, etc. There are upgrades that will require a full test pass. Most will not.
"Every phone was very different." Exactly. Everyone who ever owned a Windows Mobile phone knows how true that is. Android owners are becoming aware of it as well, as I discovered while researching this post.
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The Android platform follows the exact same model as the (now-defunct) Windows Mobile platform. Hardware specs are all over the map, and thus there is a complicated chain of engineering that is unique for every handset:
- The operating system vendor (Microsoft or Google) issues a new version (of Windows Mobile 6.5, say, or Android 2.1).
- They make that code available to handset manufacturers like HTC, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson, who modify the code as needed to match the capabilities of each specific device.
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I know this hideous process painfully well. I owned a Samsung Epix i907 phone that was finally updated to Windows Mobile 6.5 in July 2010. That particular Windows Mobile update was released to manufacturers by Microsoft in May 2009. Samsung's support page had originally promised the update in February 2010. Their update was finally delivered 14 months after Microsoft's RTM and five months after their original promised date. Ugly, but typical of the fragmented Windows Mobile market.
With the Windows Phone business model, every phone has a consistent design and a uniform feature set. So although there will be 10 devices in the first wave of Windows Phone, they will be functionally equivalent. The handset makers don't have to get involved with updates to accommodate unique hardware choices, and any apps that carriers add have to go through the marketplace; they aren't part of the OS image.
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That's not just a semantic difference, it's fundamental. You can't just take unmodified Windows Mobile 6.5 and install it on any device running Windows Mobile 6.1. It needs work. By contrast, an update to a Windows Phone 7 device should work identically on all available devices, without any engineering effort on the part of the handset maker or the carrier. It should make customers happier.
If you own an Android device, you are probably experiencing the exact same phenomenon that Windows Mobile users suffered through for years. Google released Android 2.1 back in January 2010. If you own a Motorola Cliq, you finally got that upgrade this week, 10 months later. Sound familiar? And to do the upgrade, you have to download a file from Motorola and go through a pretty daunting procedure.
If you own a different Motorola device, you might or might not get an update:
Motorola provides software updates to ensure your phone stays running at its best, however we do NOT provide updates for ALL Motorola devices. Please check on the subsequent pages to see if your device is supported.
In some cases, it's easier to go to a third-party site to find the update schedule for devices. This site, for example, lists six Motorola Android phones sold in the U.S., of which three are scheduled for upgrades to Android 2.1 in Q3 or early Q4. Two of them will get Android 2.2 shortly (it was released by Google in May 2010, so that's at least a six-month wait). And one, alas, won't get the 2.1 update at all. You want it? Guess you'll have to root your device.
Likewise, if you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia 10 Mini, you are probably just now getting Android 2.1. But it depends: "Exact date of availability varies depending on operator and/or market." Here's what one third-party commentator had to say about it a couple weeks ago:.
Makes you really trust in that platform, doesn't it?
But I saved the best one for last.
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The most paranoid objection of all from the Windows Phone conspiracy theorists, as far as I am concerned, is this one, based on a quote Thurrott attributed to Belfiore: "Carriers could in fact block updates to sell you a phone. That can happen." (I presume, by the way, that that is a response to a hypothetical question, probably after it was asked multiple times.)
To which I respond, again: BUT THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE. Yes, in theory, a carrier might try to veto an update. But what would be the business reason for that? I've been a customer of AT&T (and before that Cingular) for nearly 10 years. If an update was available from the handset maker, I got it. If Samsung chose to drag its feet, I was stuck with the old OS. A friend who is on T-Mobile reports a similar experience with his Windows Mobile 6.0 device. Neither AT&T not T-Mobile appeared to care, as long as our respective bills are paid on time each month. also probably.
Meanwhile, we'll see what happens over the next six months, as Microsoft delivers at least one and perhaps two significant updates. Meanwhile, I'll keep asking questions and passing along answers as I learn them.
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RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
RIGHT ON mb01915
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
I hope you get ban soon.
BAN this mother...
I'll second that, mb01915@...
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
So you are saying that FUD should not be challenged with facts, and if it is, then it is just PR puff? Interesting...
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
As Ed pointed out, the FACT is that the carriers own the networks and are REQUIRED to ensure that devices connected to their networks implement the comms carriers protocols, etc. correctly.
MS on the other hand knows all about how the phone is implemented - this is a benefit to the carrier since the carrier's core business is in operating their network. So, as has been clearly stated in the links Ed provided, the carrier tests any changes to comms or software that might affect the network but Microsoft tests, packages and delivers all changes once an updates' changes have been compliance tested by the carrier.
What's so hard to understand in that?
Agreed
proof of the pudding, when they fix the LG Optimus 7 broken Blueotooth
The LG Optimus 7 Bluetooth is broken. Lets see how quickly MS fix it, and if LG or Carrier gets in the way. This is the acid test for Windows Phone 7 updates. Time for talking is over. Microsoft, show your hand.
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
And you of course have the facts. Lets hear them...
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
I don't think he's a stooge.
He just wants to believe.
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
Here is even better clarification
Basically, carriers are at the mercy of MS, not the other way around. If carriers can't get their own updates to MS in time to get them incorporated into the MS update, then the carriers are out of luck.
That doesn't clarify anything. Carriers are still in control
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
The quote in the link cleary states that the carrier part of the update goes through MS, not the other way around. That is a huge distinction and completely prevents the carrier from blocking the part of the update that comes from MS. The only thing the carrier can block is an update to their own software that they install on the device (by not providing it to MS in time to be incorporated with the main update). But who cares about that? Read the quote from Brown in the link I provided. Slowly.
RE: Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates
Actually no they dont. Do you even know how to do math? | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/cutting-through-the-fud-about-windows-phone-updates/2596 | 2013-05-18T10:42:58 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
What we think we know now about Windows 8 on Intel SoC tablets
Summary: Microsoft still isn't talking about Windows 8 on Intel/AMD system-on-a-chip devices. But Intel has started to open up.
"We.
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"No compromise"?
EVERYTHING is a compromise. As much as a 13" Toshiba tablet may be "nice", I think it would be a real pain to use if not flat on a table or supported by a stand. It is then no longer very portable, and I would prefer a thin and light notebook, whatever it may be called.
No compromise!
Windows 8 protects your battery, it protects your performance, and it even protects your experience with designer principles. Plus, Windows 8 delivers Microsoft Office, the new Windows Store, blockbuster XBox Live titles, and the very Windows desktop we have used for decades.
There's nothing else like it.
Windows 8 supports an unprecedentedly sophisticated list of modern and forthcoming hardware. It???s up to you to choose the hardware that best fits your needs. Windows 8 doesn???t say buy this tablet ??? the one and only we support. That???s stupid.
Windows 8 really is no-compromise. That???s because it lets you choose what is right for you without punishing you somehow. Don???t think ???jail break???. Don???t think anything like that. If it???s Windows 8, then it???s Windows 8 and you are good to go.
Eventually, you do have to make a choice. Just like buying a car ??? not all accelerate the same. Not all have the same miles per gallon. But Windows 8 is the super highway. You get handed the keys and a pass to drive. The only compromise is the car you pick for yourself. The road treats you the same.
Leaving metaphors aside, physics is physics. With more power comes more battery requirement ??? it???s electrons after all. But perhaps you haven???t seen what our engineers have accomplished in 4 cylinder acceleration. (Sorry, that analogy just fit). Windows 8???s performance will surprise you.
Hardware is a choice, not a compromise.
Or "we support all hardware with bad software"
Android has given users the choice, yet most chose ipad.
Windows on ARM is the only solution. But android has the apps, they suposedly superior hardware (untill ipad 3 came out), the widescreen format, they made them smaller, bigger, and with countless variations. But all failed to topple ipad. because it's really the ipad that gives user no compromize in terms of apps and usability which ultimately the point of a tablet. The other attemps are nothing but compromizes. Windows 8 will have even more software compromizes than android did.
And you rate the "Top Rated"?
You sound like a spoiled brat to me. Are you related to Dick? You show about as much petulance as he did.
Anyway JERRY you need to get out of la-la shill land because life is full of compromises and Windows 8 is not God. Just say that to yourself over & over.
Windows 8 is not God...
Windows 8 is not God...
Windows 8 is not God...
THEN it might sink in.
Except you don't know any of that
Choice is not a choice, it's inevitable
Bonkers
Truth is Atom is seriously over-powered compared to ARM. The problem for Intel is that Atom uses far too much power so isn't suitable for portable devices the way ARM is. It's the other way around though. It's the ARM apps that are compromised, not the Intel ones. If Intel can get their power-consumption down around ARM's (difficult because the X86 architecture is SO much more powerful) then we'll have tablets and mobile phones that are significantly more functional than the toys we have today.
Android isn't a fair comparison
Second it is not a fair comparison to say Android had compelling hardware. The biggest differentiator of Android hardware (some of which is pretty cool, I admit) is mostly by price. Windows 8 will introduce new chipsets that revolutionize battery life with Connected Standby.
Third it is not a fair comparison to put Android even close to Windows. It's command of the tablet market is trivial. It was done without a single strategy. It was done without hardware partners (just vendors). And, it is just an umbrella name for forked open code that are not similar.
Here's what you can expect. Windows 8 devices that have the same power and function as the highest-end Windows 8 decices. Windows 8 devices with a growing store full of compelling apps. All in a device that can deliver battery life to match any product on the market.
Sorry, Android. You're the Windows Phone of the tablet market and Windows 8 hasn't even been released yet. Speaking of Windows Phone - it's exciting to see the synergies between Windows and Windows Phone. There's a bright future for that groovy platform - even if the past has been rough.
Will sell as hot cakes
If this can be achieved by Intel, they have a winner for sure. It will sell as hot cakes in that form factor
I agree
I just think that Windows, even after being streamlined as Windows 8, is too much of a hog and people are going to expect too much out of processors that aren't powerful enough. OEMs are going to be walking a tightrope between making their devices powerful enough to behave like current desktops and laptops and providing decent battery life, staying cool, and not being too heavy. Nobody has really done it yet. iPads are great but they don't really provide an experience that is like a laptop in terms or performance and Android tablets are closer to a laptop experience but are clunky and unpolished (I love mine but only because I have the ability to tinker with it which is not what most users will want).
I am pulling for MS and the OEMs though and I will probably be the first one in line.
Not holding my breath
That's a pretty big IF pie-in-the-sky
So why will be buy ARM based system again?
Even if the above statement is true on day one, this will be short term problem. Overall in 2 to 3 years it is very possible to have Atom based chip which does not run hot,has 9+ hrs of battery life and similar characteristics to ARM. At that point if ARM and Atom are on parity, I just don't see why anyone should buy ARM.
People questioning 'No Compromise' (even though it is marketing) are looking at devices and technology as it stands today. Pace of innovation is fast here and couple of years down the line things would have changed drastically.
Common fallacy
Hardly rational.
No I am expecting Intel to catch up and win
Its just my guess and not a fact of course.
@rotitharsh.
Intel don't just have to "match" ARM, they have to sell it faster, cooler AND cheaper.
If they can do all three in three years, AND be more than just a slim margin, THEN maybe the ecosystem may flip over to INTEL.
But then, you have a LOT of companies investing in ARM at the moment. Some of them with bigger pockets than Intel... I really can't see them sitting around with their thumbs in their backside for the next 2-3 years.
Even better, is they can get licenses to MODIFY the CPU to however they like, rather than being given merely a range to buy from.
Intel will also need to be able to beat that offering as well, or at the very least match it.
You're credibility is looking shaky now. Little wonder you did not deal with the arguments I just presented. Little Intel fanboi that you are.
I assure you that intel with have to be cheaper, cooler and faster than ARM, because Apple, who set the definitive benchmark for a tablet experience are getting a lot of flack because their iPad3 is ten degrees hotter. People aren't going to go with a tablet hotter than that. And they don't want one with poor battery life. And they can't be heavy, because you can't use one then.
So....
Battery, baby!
Beyond a point battery life is mute point
@rohitharsh
Advantage compared to what? Intel-based tablets? Intel-based tablets also will support the full WinRT stack so any app that will run on WOA tablets will run on Intel / x86 - based tablets. The biggest advantage ARM-based devices have currently is battery life. | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/what-we-think-we-know-now-about-windows-8-on-intel-soc-tablets/12448 | 2013-05-18T10:34:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Top Linux and open-source programs survey results
LinuxQuestions' annual members choice survey is in and the top Linux distributions and open-source programs are sometimes quite surprising.
LinuxQuestions' annual members choice survey is in and the top Linux distributions and open-source programs are sometimes quite surprising
With Windows 8 stumbling out of the gate and Google's Linux-powered Chromebooks gaining steam, Microsoft needs to dump Windows 8 for Windows 7 on PCs and the sooner the better.
Some Samsung laptops with UEFI will brick when you try to install Linux on them, others have problems, and the Linux Foundation is continuing to try to bring its fix for Windows 8 UEFI Secure Boot out.
Both Fedora and openSUSE will be replacing Oracle's MySQL with its open-source fork--MariaDB.
Google is offering a pi--that's $3.14159 million--in prizes for cracking Chrome OS.
After only a few months Acer's Chromebook already accounts for 5 to 10 percent of Acer's US shipments and HP will soon be launching its own Chromebook. In the meantime, Windows 8 PC sales remain anemic.
Linux founder Linux Torvalds claimed that Carmen Ortiz zealously prosecuted 24-year-old hacktivist Aaron Swartz starting in 2011 and that this led in part to his untimely death by suicide.
There's a new major version of open-source LibreOffice office suite on its way, but developers, not end-users, will be the ones who will notice the real changes.
MariaDB, the MySQL fork, continues to pick up steam as openSUSE is also considering using it as the Linux distribution's default database management system.
Fedora Linux's developers are considering replacing MySQL with MariaDB. That, in turn, might lead to Red Hat abandoning MySQL for MariaDB. | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/7/ | 2013-05-18T10:15:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Map compares broadband quality in the UK
Summary: Ofcom has published an interactive map demonstrating the speed and quality of fixed broadband connectivity, as well as broadband take-up, around the UK
Detail of Brighton & Hove on Ofcom map
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I am fascinated - please publish the posts that have been "removed by a moderator" and let us, your readers decide why and whether they should have been removed!.
If you want to buy handbags and clothes etc I'm sure you could find them elsewhere without having to rely on zdnet for your shopping needs :) | http://www.zdnet.com/map-compares-broadband-quality-in-the-uk-3040093340/ | 2013-05-18T10:54:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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