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Our hearts go out to those who are waiting for word about family and friends whose lives have been affected by the massive typhoon that struck the Philippines last week.
Although Kane County is 8,000 miles from the Philippines, the disaster has touched people around the world, including here in our communities. There are people in our community who are worried for the safety of their family members. The storm caused so much damage to communications systems and homes that they are having a difficult time contacting them.
The scale of the disaster is staggering. The United Nations has said more than 900,000 people have been displaced by the typhoon. Many of them have lost their homes and lack reliable access to food and clean water. Doctors need medical supplies, and travel is difficult.
The official death toll is more than 4,400. Most of those who died lived on the islands of Leyte and Samar.
This storm was one of the biggest ever – larger and more powerful than Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
The United States is among the countries that have stepped up to help – U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy has said that the country's entire Pacific Command will respond to the crisis.
But we, the people, can help in other ways. A multitude of credible nonprofit organizations are accepting donations for the relief effort:
• The U.S. State Department is cooperating with the Philippines Typhoon Disaster Relief Fund, established by the mGive Foundation. Cellphone owners can make a tax-deductible $10 donation by texting "AID" to 80108.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Philippine Red Cross both are accepting donations online through their websites.
• Humanitarian organizations including Oxfam, Caritas Manila, Catholic Charities, Doctors Without Borders and others also are accepting donations.
Filipinos living across our region whose families have been affected by the tragedy also want to raise funds to help and are working to organize fundraisers.
We support their efforts and hope for the best for them and their families in light of this tragedy.


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Last week, Gov. Cuomo submitted a bill to the State Legislature that divides upstate New York into seven regions and authorizes the development of one destination resort casino in each of three of them.
This means the Catskill region, which encompasses Delaware, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, would be eligible for just a single casino license. While we applaud the governor's leadership and commitment to economic development through tourism for upstate, we think the Catskills should get more than one casino.
Fortunately, key members of the State Legislature, including Sen. John Bonacic and Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, think so, too. In fact, the entire Legislature previously approved three casinos for the area.
The four-county Catskills region identified in the governor's bill has an abundance of natural beauty and resources, giving it the potential to become a world-class tourism destination.
It also has the unique benefit among the regions identified in the governor's bill of being easily accessible by car from the New York Metropolitan region – home to more than 20 million residents. Because of this, we and our competitors think the Catskills can support the development of more than one resort casino.
That said, we think that in order for the region to truly become a tourist destination, more than one casino license is required. Not only will it provide options for gaming customers who otherwise would continue to head to Las Vegas and Atlantic City – or would even choose closer competitor regions such as Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Having more than one casino will create a critical mass of development that will result in the type of sustained economic activity and job creation in the surrounding communities that is so desperately needed. For every one casino development job, there is another job created in the local economy, which results in investments made to local communities in workforce housing, health care, roads and other badly needed infrastructure.
Without a healthy local economy and strong community, the area can never truly be a world-class destination. In Connecticut, where Foxwoods owns and operates the largest destination resort casino in North America, we employ nearly 8,000 people and create more than $1 billion of economic activity each year, and we do it while competing with the second-largest resort casino, just 7 miles down the road.
Currently, Foxwoods has teamed with Muss Development to build another prime resort casino on its 500-acre site adjacent to the old Grossinger's Hotel in Liberty. We consider this partnership to be an unparalleled match.
We've spent the past several years restructuring our organization and strengthening our financial position so that we're poised for growth. The Muss organization's 500 development-ready acres 90 minutes from Manhattan is undoubtedly the best possible place for that growth.
The governor and every elected official whom we've spoken with have made it clear that they want full-scale destination resorts with all of the amenities, jobs and economic development opportunities that come with them. It's what we've done before and it is exactly what we are prepared to do here.
We are ready to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in our project in Sullivan County and create thousands of jobs for people from throughout the Catskills, including nearby Delaware County.
While we are prepared to compete for a casino license with whomever else seeks one, we think that the best scenario for creating a world-class venue means having more than one large-scale destination resort casino in the area. That will only happen if the bill – ultimately passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor – allows more than one.
The Legislature in the past has approved three casinos for the Catskills because it made sense. It still does.
Scott Butera is president and CEO of Foxwoods Resort Casino.
My View: Catskill region should have more than one casino
Last week, Gov. Cuomo submitted a bill to the State Legislature that divides upstate New York into seven regions and authorizes the development of one destination resort casino in each of three of them.

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I love HijikataxSougo. I don't know why but I squeel when I think of them! Hey! he DID like his sister. ;)
im never a fan of boring obvious pairings like
kagura x Sougo and such, I always like to look beyond and more interesting romance
like Gintoki and Kagura or Gintoki and Kyuubei
Forgotten Memory
Kagura - Okita !!!
none of the female cast really fits Gin-san right now...
Okita X Kagura ofc <3. Big fan of them ^^
Tsukuyo X Gin
Kondo X Otae <--- LOL Otae's nightmare & Kondo's dream.
I'm back online after a year and a half! x
Hetero pairings:
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Gintoki x Tsukuyo
Katsura x Ikumatsu
Sougo x Kagura
Yaoi pairings:
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Gintoki x Hijikata
Gintoki x Katsura
Hijikata x Sougo
Laughing to Death = Watching Gintama ♥
neilcfreak2 wrote:
I love HijikataxSougo. I don't know why but I squeel when I think of them! Hey! he DID like his sister. ;)
Amen. I know everyone likes GinHiji or whatever, but this seems to fit more to me....they, er, compliment each other.
Blazing my path in life
Mmm, I think
Gintoki & Tsukuyo
Kagura & Okita
Kondo & Otae/Sa-chan
Katsura & Woman in the Ramen Bar
Justaway & Elizabeth
Here I checked the wedsite http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/dokusyojump/
for the top 8. this one is Japanese rating only (0 30)/
-I took out the yaoi because they are not included in the straight pairing *I left the Japanese term for each of them too ( as the pair name)
1. Okita and Kagura 沖神
2. Gin-san and Tae-chan 銀妙
3. Kamui and Kagura 神威
4. Gin-san and kagura 銀神
5. Gin-san and Tsukuyo-san 銀月
6. Hijikita and mitsuba
7.Zura uh.. I mean Katsura ! and Ikumatsu-san 桂幾
8. Sakamoto and Mutsu 坂陸奥
the reason why I put top 8 because most of then are very close to each others. this is clollected from a weds poll not overall the entire fan
number 2and 3 are close and 5 to 8 too.
.To be honest their rating are pretty accurate for me I personally love Okita and Kagura from the beginning. about Gin-san Im not so sure maybe he'll be single but the choice between Otae-chan and tsukuyo-san is pretty hard... It's all depend on Sorachi-sensei hahha oh and I heard that Otae-chan later on will have a new appearances too. cant wait until the " the end" of Gintama to see that lol xD !!
GINTOKI X TSUKUYO -------- I see it, they aleady had their tender moments in her arc.
~on the other end.....
Gintoki X Katsura
But I like the first pairing more.
here...yet not
Well, I don't really see any point in pairing them but I do have an opinion.
Shinpachi - KIRARA !!! ( don't tell me you have forgotten about her, besides otsu is so unlikely)
Otae - Kondo I know how this looks, but I really believe in this.
Kagura - No one we know so far
Sogo - no one we know sofar
Hijikata- No one
Gintoki - No one
Rest is just waste of time. I really don't think any other character would pair up besides those two. But for the sake of the series , don't pair them, at least not yet. :D
I go with a lot of the mainstream couplings for het(which is pretty unusual for me):
Ikumatsu and Katsura,
Sakamoto and Mutsu,
Kondo and Otae
For Shinpachi....I like him with either Kirara or Kagura....I think he could work with Kagura.
I really despise Okita and Kagura though....sorry. (It is NOT just because I'm so addicted to HijiOki) I also feel like Gin should be single, or to put it better......he belongs to everyone in Gintama.XD
For Yaoi and Yuri:
I somewhat like Kyubei/Otae, but KonTae is above it
Hijikata/Okita ALL THE WAY!!!!!
My mind goes wild with pairing ideas, but these are the ones that stick out.
Blazing my path in life
Gintama match making, bring it on!
My favourite couple is Gintoki x Tsukuyo Is really cool and rather unusual for the main character to end up with the latest arrival of the female cast, but she's perfect for him and they're so meant to be together. Other girls who are in the story from the beginning couldn't dream of getting as close to Gin as Tsukki managed. Also people say that if he gets a girlfriend he'd loose his appeal, but I don't think that's gonna happen with Tsukuyo, actually it might even increase. She's got the title of Gintoki's woman written all over.
Other favourite is Sougo x Kagura, of course. He's probably a little bit more into her than she is into him, but if he'd let his guard down and make his feelings evident, she'll fall for him BIG TIME!
Zura x Ikumatsu. That's pretty obvious even if they don't get much screen time together.
Don't know why people keep saying that no one would go with Shinpachi. He's a nice guy and good looking, I'd totally date him. Plus he had a few moments with girls. That girl with cat ears, the pen pal, and how can we forget Pandemomium (LOL) Even with Otsu he might have a chance, after all out of all her fan base he's the only one who's not an old disgusting lolicon. Could totally happen!
Kondo x Otae. Because she likes him after all, she probably just rejects him because she hopes to get Gin or that he might change one day, but I think she'll end up with Kondo definitely. How can you resist a guy who's so much in love, would do anything for you, and is also quite handsome!? Don't get why people call him gorilla, he's not THAT hairy!
Madao x Hatsu (I think that's the name of his estranged wife).
Sakamoto x Mutsu
Hattori x Otose (he does like ugly old women after all) or Catherine
Am I the only one who thinks that Hijikata should be with Okita ...but I do have some good reasons though
1. Just becasue they are both dudes and hate each other doesn't means that they shouldnt ended up together right? Gin tama is all about breaking the tradition,,, y not?
2. They look reallly cute together :"P
My favorites are:
Gintoki x Hijikata
Kamui x Kagura
Yamazaki x Shinpachi
Sakamoto x Mutsu
Takasugi x Bansai
Sakamoto x Takasugi
Gintoki x Tsukuyo
Other pairings that I like:
Gintoki x Katsura
Katsura x Elizabeth
Yamazaki x Hijikata
Takasugi x Katsura
Hijikata x Okita
Katsura x Ikumatsu
Bansai x Yamazaki (don't ask )
And that's pretty much it. ^^
♥I love Takasugi Shinsuke!! He's my future husband!!!♥ >]
xAnimeLady19x wrote:
My favorites are:
Gintoki x Hijikata
Kamui x Kagura
Yamazaki x Shinpachi
Sakamoto x Mutsu
Takasugi x Bansai
Sakamoto x Takasugi
Gintoki x Tsukuyo
Other pairings that I like:
Gintoki x Katsura
Katsura x Elizabeth
Yamazaki x Hijikata
Takasugi x Katsura
Hijikata x Okita
Katsura x Ikumatsu
Bansai x Yamazaki (don't ask )
And that's pretty much it. ^^
OMFG most of your favorites are my favorites too >w<
gintoki x hijikata
kamui x kagura
takasugi x katsura
hijikata x okita
yamazaki x hijikata
katsura x ikumatsu
yamazaki x shinpachi
ummm. but i know there's more. xD


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this guy erwin bakker alledgedly raced in europe under a different name
this is with a lifetime ban from racing
the curious thing...
is he still cheating?
if he is banned
why does he have sponsors?
that whole rosie ruiz thing is weird to me
in college I played soccer
our team was not so good
I was a starter but clearly not the best man on the team
we lost almost all the games we played
all I could do was my part
my part and more... all I could do was play every minute as if the score was zero zero and we had a chance to win
during this time I had a variety of friends with a variety of interests
most of us shared one great interest in common.... drinking
along with drinking came talking shit
there was this guy on the sailing team who had a pretty solid record on the sailing team
he sailed collegiately
he sailed internationally
I knew nothing about sailing
so little about sailing that I often toss it into the lump with golf and that question...
is it a sport?
any way... not hear to push buttons and ruffle feathers
back to my drunken point
so.... this guy went to europe and where ever to race dingy sailboats
somewhere along the line I had heard about some rules to sailing
something about physics or kinetics
something about rocking the boat and pumping the sail
apparently this guy was caught breaking these rules
we talked about winning and winners like rosie ruiz's
a combination of being drunk now and being drunk then has the memory blurred
but I think he felt win at any cost
that would be like snatching the king before starting a game of chess and running away
that would not be winning in a game of chess
would it?
always curious about this sort of stuff
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- gwadzilla said...
on a side note...
in college I was a moderately physical soccer player
always got the ball
went ahead and took the man
it was part of the process
sometimes they got a call
it was part of the game
it was part of the mental game
withing the limits of the game
my feeling... you pass the ball... no chance of being tackled
you try and make me look like a chump by dribbling right by me...
well.... I am going to do my best to stop that from happening
- 5/24/2006
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Vaccination could be considered for travellers whose activities put them at increased risk, including those visiting friends and relatives, and frequent or long-stay travellers to areas where sanitation and food hygiene are likely to be poor.
Hepatitis A
Vaccination recommended for all previously unvaccinated travellers. Hepatitis A vaccine is well tolerated and affords long-lasting protection.
Hepatitis B
Vaccination recommended for travellers whose activities or medical history put them at increased risk, including those who may have unprotected sex, those who may be exposed to contaminated needles (eg, through injecting drug use or receiving medical or dental care), those who may be exposed to blood or body fluids through their work (eg, health workers), long-stay travellers, those who are participating in contact sports and families adopting children from this country.
Rabies has not been reported in domestic or wild animals in this country but bats may carry bat lyssavirus (bat rabies). Vaccination is recommended for travellers whose activities put them at increased risk, including those at risk due to their work (eg, those working with bats).
Yellow fever
International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission or having transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of a risk country.
- applies to travellers from 12 months of age.
If a receiving country requires an ICVP as a condition of entry, and the individual should not receive the vaccine on medical grounds, a letter of medical exemption can be considered.
Travellers should have completed a primary vaccination course according to the UK schedule. If travelling to a country where medical facilities may be limited, a booster dose of a tetanus-containing vaccine is recommended if the last dose was more than ten years ago even if five doses of vaccine have been given previously.
Further information
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VATICAN CITY -- Before crowned heads, government leaders and masses of the faithful, Pope Francis formally took office Tuesday as head of the Roman Catholic Church in a ceremony replete with pageantry and symbols from ancient Christendom.
In a homily, the church's 266th pontiff exhorted his listeners and 1.2 billion followers to care for the environment and for other people, especially the poor and forgotten -- themes closely associated with the saint whose name he picked for his own as pope, Francis of Assisi.
"Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God's plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment," said Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas. "Let us not allow omens of destruction and death to accompany the advance of this world."
DISCUSSION: What to expect from Pope Francis
With majestic St. Peter's Basilica looming behind him, the 76-year-old pontiff addressed tens of thousands of pilgrims massed in St. Peter's Square, some of whom camped out overnight to make sure they could corner a good spot.


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Rockford fire officials responded to a hazardous material spill Wednesday afternoon.
A passerby noticed a mysterious liquid pouring from a train car at a lot near Winnebago and Cedar Streets.
Fire officials say the substance is argon, a liquid gas used for refrigeration. The cause of the spill is not known, but the aging rail car holding the gas could be a factor.
The substance is dangerous but fire officials believe the situation is under control. The spill is contained and in an open area.
The railcar is owned by air liquid, based in Burlington, Wisconsin. Company officials have been notified.


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Thousands took "silently" to the streets to protest the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy yesterday — as Mayor Bloomberg declared that the tactic keeps the city safe.
The Rev. Al Sharpton began the rally at the northwest corner of Central Park and marched the throng nearly 20 blocks down Fifth Avenue toward Bloomberg's townhouse on 79th Street.
"You cannot rob me of my civil rights, rob me of my civil liberties, rob me of my presumption of innocence and then tell me, 'I'm doing it for your own good,' " Sharpton told the crowd.
Cops had cordoned off Bloomberg's block from the protesters. His aides wouldn't say whether he was home.
"We've got to fight back. We can't be silent!" activists shouted once they got near Bloomberg's home.
Tensions rose between cops and protesters who tried to keep walking down Fifth Avenue past the barricades. Several scuffles broke out between screaming protesters and officers who pushed them behind barricades on the sidewalk.
Police made nine arrests, the NYPD said.
The march was meant to recall the 1917 civil-rights "silent parade" in New York following race riots in East St. Louis and lynchings.
Organizers said as many as 50,000 turned out. Police declined to give an estimate. A reporter estimated the crowd at 25,000.
Politicians have called for an overhaul of stop-and-frisk, arguing that too many innocent people — a disproportionate number of them minorities — are being targeted.
"I feel violated because I'm walking while black," protester Nate Polite, 20, said, adding that he had been frisked coming out of his home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
"Until we end stop-and-frisk policing, we will never have justice in our nation's most diverse city."
Bloomberg spent Father's Day defending stop-and-frisk before a mostly black congregation at the Christian Cultural Center in East New York, Brooklyn.
"We will not choose between safety and civility," he told upward of 1,000 parishioners, who received the message with applause.
The mayor said he realized innocent people stopped by police have been disrespected — something he vowed the city would work to fix — but noted the policy has worked to bring down crime.
"There is no doubt those stops have saved lives," he said, adding that over the past decade the city has cut crime by 34 percent.
"We are the safest big city in the country, but we're certainly not safe enough."


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Feel great. I gave my nephew the second half of that firestone, and that was the perfect stopping point. Left at about 12. And you?
Nice, me too. I was in bed at 12. I saw that dirt pile at the pipe field that you mentioned would be the spot for an RC track. I'm thinking that you and me need to get a track set up for Thanksgiving weekend. You in? Is there a tractor available?
I Wanna Go Fast!
That would be cool. I could haul my tractor over. Maybe we could get the others (Chris, Daniel, Joseph) to help also. Design work would probably take the longest.
Maybe I missed it, I know it is 4 3/4" long but how much length does that piece of metal add to the chassis? As in, how much did it extend the wheelbase?
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The SC8 wheelbase is between 14.75 and 15 inches. My Mk.3 build has a spot-on 15" wheelbase; the Slash 2wd has a 13.2" wheelbase, so it adds just under 2 inches.
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This thing looks awesome, I might have to pick up another slash and build one. Looks like a fun basher.
Slash 4X4, Blitz ESE, Motocross, Mtn. Biking
No work tomorrow, maybe I get the paint and electronics done?????
I think I'm going for this updated Ford Rough Riders paint scheme.
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Nice build! I might do this with my 1/8 powered slash but with a lcg chassis.
Come on snicklefritz I know you have been up to something you are way too quiet
I did my paint prep Friday night and got the paint done yesterday. I installed the servo, esc, and receiver yesterday as well. Today was the maiden voyage and it was fun. I didn't drive it for very long but I can tell this truck is going to be fun!
The front Proline shocks didn't come in so I only installed the rear as of now. Here's the list of goodies to date:
-SC8 body
-extended Traxxas Slash chassis
-Proline Titus 2.2 beadlock wheels
-Axial 2.2 Ripsaw tires
-Vanquish aluminum arms
-Proline Powerstroke rear shocks, 45w oil
-RPM rear skidplate
-FLM aluminum tranny
-32p gears
-Traxxas 4x4 driveshafts
-Lunsford titanium hinge pins
-RPM/stock front bumper combo
-Traxxas aluminum caster blocks
-RPM front and rear shock towers
-Traxxas VXL system
-Traxxas stock servo
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Paint looks great! Very nice.
If you took a picture of it next to a stock sized Slash would be cool. Nice work, you made this look pretty easy.
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Very nice work snicklefritz. It came out very nice. Sits nice and low. Mine is a little taller (wider offset on wheels maybe). looks like it pulls nice and hard. What gearing is in it now?
This buid of yours is fantastic..... Excellent job on the paint scheme..... And thank you for sharing this project with us
How did you do the red line in the paint scheme? mask, decal or ???
PS... Also nice job on the video
"enjoy your ride"
Awesome build man, looks like a nice bash spot too. Thanks for the vid.
Slash 4X4, Blitz ESE, Motocross, Mtn. Biking
Thanks for the compliments! I plan on making a video on Friday if it doesn't rain here. For that first video I really only drove it for about 10 mins (I didn't even roll it on it's lid yet). That's why I reused the same clips multiple times. I ordered a tripod so I won't have to put my camera on the ground anymore. That's asking for trouble. That spot I was driving at has some big jumps, tracks, and wild terrain that should provide some good action. I can't wait to drive this again! Oh, and my Proline front shocks showed up today so I can finish this truck off.
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Just curious... Did you air brush, rattle can or paint brush?
"enjoy your ride"
It was all rattle can, most colors were Tamiya but some were Pactra.
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Attn dr. Isotope: I thought I made the first stretched slash with an 1/8 scale associated body, but I am much mistaken. I saw part of your build thread and your LCG slash 8 is very nicely done. It is a slippery slope, as you go bigger, it becomes the norm and you want to go even bigger. Again, nice work. So what is the next step?
I'm exceedingly happy with the current mid-motor layout, but I'm already seeing room for improvement. It seems that with each version I build, less store-bought parts appear, and more hand-made parts make their way onto the truck. I'm mulling over ideas for the Mk.4, but it tends to be about 6 months between rebuilds, so I've got awhile to think about it.
Still wishing someone-- ANYONE-- would make an aftermarket 1/8th SCT shell.
Still wishing someone-- ANYONE-- would make an aftermarket 1/8th SCT shell.[/QUOTE]
Come on Proline. Or JC. Give us bodies to buy!
P.S. Isotope, you thinking about the next rebuild being 4wd???? You're already mid-motor so maybe that's the next step.
P.S.S. We're all in SoCal, let's get these trucks together.
Last edited by snicklefritz; 11-09-2012 at 02:32 AM.
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Are there other rally style bodies available that would fit this size chassis?
How tall are the tires that youre using?
They're about 5 1/4" tall.
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Can you take a pic with the stock wheels and tires on it?
I don't have the BFG's that came with the truck, but these are 2.2/3.0 Calibers.
And here it is next to a Slash 4x4
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Thanks for the pics!
Nice job, that looks great.
I'm hoping I can get this thing cleaned up tomorrow (my day off) and throw a new CC system in it. I also have to get that 4x4 slash up and running, clean up my Wraith to get ready for some G6 competition, and some honeydew stuff. I don't know if there's enough time in the day? Maybe Home Depot, Bed, Bath & Beyond? I don't know if there's enough time!
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It's so good! Once it hits your lips!
I did a quick test run with a new CC SV2 esc and 4 pole 4600 and boy is it fast. Me likey.
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Does it seem a lot faster than the traxxas system? Maybe you may have a problem with throttle control as well?


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This past week carried some very special events.
North Central Cyclery started getting in some parts for the blingy wheels that will be forthcoming on the Spearfish. They also got in a box with some very special contents…
Even had a special celebrity guest appearance for bike assembly…
By Justin Bieber!!!
Oh–no, wait. That's Hand of Midas.
Thus far, it's just been assembly of stock Spearfish 1 parts, with Chad showing attention to detail that makes me feel just a little better about my own anal-retentiveness. Every part that was assembled was lubed first. Every cable was lubed, every housing was trimmed and trued, every part was tuned.
And don't get me wrong…there's nothing wrong with a stock Spearfish 1 build…
There's the 2012 Avid Elixir 7 Carbon brakes…
I had a set of AVID XOs from last year that I was saving to put on the Spearfish, but they were pressed into service on the Mukluk once I decided that the new Elixir 7s were in fact nicer than the old XOs.
X9 Shifters
X9 Crank (hey, is that a KMC X10SL DLC chain, in matching red and black?
XO Rear Derailleur
X7 up front.
This one's going to have my much loved Ergon grips, the new Ergon carbon saddle, a set of North Central Cyclery hand built ENVE 29xc wheels, with DT Aerolite bladed spokes and DT 240 hubs, and a set of Maxxis IKON EXOs, tubeless, with Stan's sealant.
My hopes and dreams of building up with XX1 have gone unrealized, as apparently no one from SRAM reads my blog. So in the absence of 1×11, given that we're starting with 2×10, I decided to give that a shot first, and then determine if going 1×10 makes sense.
This bike's purpose?
All of the mountain biking that you can do in the midwest.
A 2013 intro to mountain bike racing.
Alittle MTB touring.
An inordinate amount of cleaning.
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The York College women's track and field team traveled to Elizabethtown College on Wednesday afternoon to compete in the Capital Area Classic. The Spartans only took a limited number of student-athletes to the meet, as the rest of the team gears up for an upcoming trip to Florida this weekend.
Freshman Bethany Miller (York, Pa./York Suburban) had an all round solid day for the Spartans. Miller had three fourth place finishes. In the 100 meters, Miller ran a 13.62 to secure fourth. She jumped 1.42 meters in the high jump and 2.75 meters in the pole vault for fourth place finishes as well. Miller also competed in the 200-meter dash and came in fifth with a time of 29.01.
In the 800, freshman Jenna Roberts (Stewartstown, Pa./Kennard-Dale) raced strong. Roberts finished in fourth place with a time of 2:30.13.
Freshman, Abbey Rhodes (Hanover, Pa./Hanover) improved upon her throws with a fourth place, 10.45-meter heave in the shot put.
Earning the top finish of the day for the Spartans was freshman thrower Olivia Rehman (York, Pa./Central York). She finished second in the Javelin with a 31.83-meter launch.
The rest of the Spartans return to action this weekend for the Best Western North Florida Invitational. The whole Spartan squad will return to action on Saturday, April 6th for the Green and White Invitational hosted by York.


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La primera versión de desarrollo de Ubuntu Linux 5.10 (Breezy Badger) ya está disponible para su descarga.
"This is Breezy Badger. Colony CD 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Breezy development cycle, as images that are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD-build or installer bugs, while representing very current snapshots of Breezy. This release includes only the Install CD, as we haven't started to build the Live CD yet. We expect to be able to rectify this soon."


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The Central College men's and women's track and field squads came away with several strong marks in their last attempt to qualify for the Division III indoor championships. Perhaps the biggest statement came from Kyle Wood in the 400 meters. The two-time indoor Iowa Conference champion in the event came up with a big personal best of 49.1 seconds to place second behind last year's national champion, Dan Benton of North Central. That mark currently ranks him 10th in Division III. Wood also led off the 4×400 relay team of Allen Scovel, Trevor Veach, and Mason Zimmerman to a season's best time of 3:19.78.
Meanwhile, the women's 4×400 relay team of Rachel Northrup, Felicia Coleman, Rachel Purdy, and Miranda Wehde also put up a season's best mark of 3:59.04. Other notable performances included strong efforts by the men in the 1600 meter run, 5,000 meters, 200 meters and the weight throw. The Dutch will now wait and see how many qualifiers will be accepted into the Division III national championships hosted by Grinnell College March 9-10. The fields will be announced Sunday.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. 10 years after Michael Blagg was found guilty and convicted of murdering his wife Jennifer he's back in a Mesa County court under Judge David Bottger in a retrial hearing.
This is the second time since the end of the trial in 2004 that a motion for a new trial has been presented to the court. The first time being in 2010 and both situations surround one juror.
Marilyn Charlesworth is the woman at the center of this hearing.
The defense says she didn't disclose that she was a victim of domestic violence at the start of the 2004 trial, but the prosecution argues she lied when she said she's a survivor of abuse.
Monday's hearing started with exhibits of recorded videos where Charlesworth admitted she has never been physically abused by anyone she's been in a relationship with.
Defense Attorney Tina Fang didn't let her off the hook. She said in the 1990's Charlesworth told a judge under oath one of her two ex-husbands beat her and threatened to kill her and she got a restraining order against both of them citing abuse issues.
The uproar began when Charlesworth spoke out last year at a City Council meeting protesting against former City Council member Rick Brainard saying she suffered through domestic violence for 10 years.
In an interview with Assistant District Attorney Rich Tuttle, Charlesworth said, "I lied at the Brainard speech i was just making a point."
Blagg's former Defense Attorney David Eisner was a witness who took the stand today and tensions were high during a cross examination between him and Tuttle. Judge Bottger had to intervene at one point telling the two men to respect one another.
He's being held at the Mesa County Jail in a maximum security facility because he's a convicted murderer.
The hearing is scheduled to go until Wednesday.


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The local Wreaths Across America chapter rejected the requests of a local association of rabbis.
Given the good intentions of all involved, it should have been possible to avoid a dispute over the red-ribboned wreaths now beautifully adorning almost every headstone at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
But apparently it wasn't.
Many of our national cemeteries for veterans across the country, including perhaps the most famous one in Arlington, Va., have dealt with similar issues and have long since worked it out. Not so at Sarasota's relatively new national cemetery.
The local Wreaths Across America chapter was welcomed to honor all the deceased veterans buried there, by respectfully and solemnly placing those wreaths on each gravemarker.
Showing respect for veterans, and teaching it, is the whole point of the wreath project, and the only point, says organizer Victoria Finley.
The wreaths look really nice, and the federal cemetery managers go along with the program.
But the local Wreaths Across America chapter rejected the requests of a local association of rabbis. Those rabbis say putting obviously Christmas-style wreaths on Jewish graves, which have headstones marked with six-pointed stars instead of the more numerous crosses and other religious symbols, actually shows disrespect.
Purposely or not, that attempt to honor demonstrates disregard for Jewish veterans and their religion, says rabbi Jonathan Katz. It sidesteps the principle of religious freedom they fought and served to protect.
Not so, Finley says. She insists her organization's wreaths have nothing to do with Christmas, aside from, well, their appearance.
"It looks like a holiday wreath. I'm not denying that," Finley told me.
But that's only because the company that makes them and helps subsidize the effort to honor deceased veterans nationwide is in the holiday wreath business. Most people buy them as Christmas wreaths, but she says her organization does not and also doesn't talk about Christmas or any other holiday during the presentations at the cemetery.
"They're not holiday wreaths," not when in that context, Finley insists. "They're remembrance wreaths."
At national cemeteries, she says the large red ribbons on the wreaths symbolize courage and sacrifice. Though she is a Christian, she said she is careful never to bring her religion into any aspect of the ceremonies or related literature. It's all about honoring each veteran.
Rabbi Jonathan Katz says that effort to make the wreaths pass non-religious inspection, no matter how sincere, just doesn't work. Almost anyone who sees the wreaths will think of Christmas.
Finley points out that wreaths have been used to honor people long before Christianity existed. Athletes in ancient Greece who had small wreaths placed on their heads and maybe later hung them on walls at home, for instance.
Katz agrees with that, and says there might well be some wreaths that could be fine for all veterans.
But not the ones being used. They are obviously Christmassy.
I have to agree on that. Imagine one of those outspokenly snarly Christmas militants who bristle at being greeted with a friendly "Happy Holidays!" and who call that phrase part of a "War on Christmas." Now, imagine what he or she would say if you called one of those red-ribboned circles of pine branches anything but a Christmas wreath. You'll be attacking Christmas!
And even if that design ever could pass for a non-Christmas wreath, it wouldn't be in December. And as Katz points put, that's the only time Wreaths Across America does this wreath thing.
Why not on Memorial Day, Katz asks? Why not Veteran's Day? Why December?
Well, says Finley, December is when the sponsoring company has them. They aren't available year round.
Exactly. And we know why: They are Christmas decorations. They could not sell them in spring or summer.
No wonder Arlington National Cemetery, for instance, doesn't have those wreaths put on Jewish veterans' graves. And, for that matter, even the national Wreaths Across America organization recommends that as a policy guideline, one the local chapter isn't heeding.
It is great that Finley wants to include all veterans. But choosing a symbol to honor all requires care to make sure it is actually inclusive and appropriate for all. Going with the most conveniently available, off-the shelf, department store Christmas wreath doesn't show that care, no matter how beautiful they look out there.
Rabbi Katz said he understands the good intent.
"Nevertheless," he wrote, "such strong symbolism associated with one particular religion should not be readily identified with every grave in a national cemetery. All wreaths are not the same."


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Sony-Ericsson is almost completely unrelated to SCEI. They are in many ways just as clueless (though nowhere near as malicious, apparently.)
Now if only hardware developers would start pushing their board files and drivers upstream in Linux so that porting NEW kernels to hardware wouldn't be such a bitch. Too bad Google doesn't encourage that.
Sony-Ericsson is almost completely unrelated to SCEI.
First the music section installs rootkits on the computers of paying customers, then the gaming division removes OtherOS and starts a witch-hunt on GeoHot and others who want to tinker with the products they bought legally.
Sorry, but I don't have any desire to wait until the phone division finds a way to take an even bigger dump on the heads of their customer base.
Sony Ericsson is owned by both Sony and Ericsson but operates as an independent entity, much like Sony-BMG was. Would it be better if it was named Ericsson-Sony instead?
No, it would be better if upper management at Sony and other corporations start appreciating that once you become known for taking anti-customer actions, you're going to tarnish your name to the point that you very well may affect public perception of unrelated divisions and subsidiaries. It's exactly like the marketing concept of "branding", something the suits already understand very well. They just seem to think it only applies when they want it to.
Sony-Ericsson is almost completely unrelated to SCEI.
First the music section installs rootkits on the computers of paying customers, then the gaming division removes OtherOS and starts a witch-hunt on GeoHot and others who want to tinker with the products they bought legally.
Sorry, but I don't have any desire to wait until the phone division finds a way to take an even bigger dump on the heads of their customer base.
It's just SE's new revenue generation plan.
1) Tell people to install Linux on their phones.
2) Sue people for installing Linux on SE phones.
3) ??????
4) Profit.
But most importantly, you may void the warranty of your phone if you decide to unlock it
That's typical, isn't it? Please hack on it, but don't blame us if you fuck up, because it's your fault. Give us your results if you are successful, because that's cheaper than doing it ourselves. Love and kisses, Sony.
How does installing new software on a pc/phone/whatever void warranty? Oh, that's right, it doesn't if you're buying from a sensible company.
Well... Rooting a phone is not just "installing new software". It goes a bit beyond that. If you ruin your motherboard flashing a new ROM, custom or not, it'll still brick it and not many companies will replace it.
Just because you can access the bootloader in some way or another doesn't mean sony is responsible if you decide to fill it up with crap that then bricks your phone.
I'm more of the opinion that every phone should have a backup of it's own kernel somewhere with a one way connection. If it bricked i
Sony is running most new consumer devices under linux. For none besides the playstation anything was revoked.
Given the *way* they revoked the PlayStation capability, once is more than enough. Of course, that wasn't once. That came after the rootkits that they released on CDs. That came after the official comment (paraphrase)"Most users don't know what a rootkit is, so it doesn't matter.". That came after SONY tried to pass the blame onto another company that they hired specifically to do that job. That came after the repairs to the rootkit that left you vulnerable to any web site you visited. There were seve
I am not hurt. I did not buy a PS3 as a Linux system and gaming machine at the same time. Whoever did so is stupid. One thing i have learned in my life: If you are the smaller customer group affecting the larger customer group in any way, you lose if your interests collide. Never rely on a technical solution under these circumstances, and if you do, reserve the resources to dedicate duplicate resources in some way. Thats it. Don't buy consumer lines if you want to use something professionally unless you hav
It was called OtherOS. Never again...
Sony's divisions are semi-independent, even within divisions such as SCE. It was SCE's hardware people that wanted OtherOS, and SCE's software people (the ones that sell and market PS3 games) that killed it. Heck, one part of Sony didn't like the fact that the PSP plays MP3's!, but SCE insisted on the feature, though they threw that part of Sony a bone by having it play ATRAC as well. Also SCE made MP3 the default ripping format of the PS3, not ATRAC.
Sony is paranoid about piracy because they also make p
Sony's divisions are semi-independent...So lay off of SCE, okay.
No, actually this makes me adverse to things with just Ericsson's name on it too.
...for buying an Xperia X10a. Although maybe I will after I RTFA.
Then again, maybe this is all a clever strategy to get Android hackers [xda-developers.com] to develop updated OSs for their phones, since they can't seem to manage it in a timely fashion.
Not that this needs to be said, but it should be said anyway:
For now.
It's Sony. I'm not sure how they'll take away the ability to boot Linux on phones that are running it, but they'll find a way. At the very least, one of the firmware updates to the existing software will remove the ability to install Linux, you can guarantee that.
The blog just explains how to do something that people have been doing for years - rooting/reflashing your phone with 3rd party tools. I've done this on several phones. They can't stop it happening. They also point out that it "may" invalidate your warranty.
The blog just explains how to do something that people have been doing for years - rooting/reflashing your phone with 3rd party tools. I've done this on several phones. They can't stop it happening.
Sure they can. All they have to do is what Motorola did, and while they can't stop you from rooting your phone, they can make real upgrades impossible. All it requires is for Android to be dependent on some new kernel feature, and suddenly you're forced to either do nasty workarounds or do without.
I'm not aware of what situation you're talking about. I'm guessing you're talking about not releasing drivers for new versions of an OS, but that doesn't stop custom versions of the old OS. You can't expect the hardware manufacturer to provide support forever. You should only buy a device if you're happy with it as it is, and treat the upgrades as a bonus. With some manufacturers/devices you can be more confident of upgrades being made available though. I bought a Xoom over any other honeycomb tablet precis
I'm guessing you're talking about not releasing drivers for new versions of an OS, but that doesn't stop custom versions of the old OS.
No. I'm talking about the fact that Android requires changes to the kernel that aren't the same between every revision, and if a newer version of Android requires that kernel then you either have to hack around that dependency or you have to do without whatever required it.
You can't expect the hardware manufacturer to provide support forever.
Which is totally irrelevant to th
The trouble with Motorola is that they hardly offer updates for their recent devices and prevent the owners from updating themselves by encrypting the bootloader so that it only accepts kernels cryptographically signed by Motorola.
Nobody expects Motorola to offer infinite support for outdated devices, but they should at least acknoledge that not everyone wants to follow their idea of product life cycle and thus might be interested in an open device that allows for 3rd party firmware images to be installed.
Thanks for explaining. The other guy seemed a bit cranky that I'd dare to buy a consumer device.
It is absolutely commonplace to find that in companies the size of Sony, different divisions are effectively operated as wholly separate companies and about the only thing they share is the company name and logo.
Separate directors, separate budgets, in some cases even separate legal entities. It shouldn't be too surprising to find they have different attitudes to things like this.
Don't try to talk sense, they'll just flame you..
Yes but ultimately they are still the same company and you have to worry about the company deciding that the VP who did such a great job at maximizing profits in division X should take a shot at division Y. It's not the guys implementing the features that make the decision to remove them.
That said this is a different situation, being a joint venture and all.
different divisions are effectively operated as wholly separate companies
And in this case, of course, it really is a wholly separate company, owned 50-50 by Sony and Ericsson, and based out of Sweden, one continent away from Sony headquarters.
In a year or two when these start showing up cheap at flea markets I will pick one up for the hack potential. Thanks, Sony! I will enjoy buying your castoffs! Please bring out lots of these with high resolution touch displays! kthxbye!
I do not think sony will pull another stunt with the phones. They made enough trouble for their users already.
But I am not gonna buy stuff from them, they showed no respect, I show no interest.
Or I should say "they show no respect" because blaming anonymous for a stolen data case without no solid proof sounds like a tactic to deflect attention from the lousy way they lost data or push the equation hacking=bad, which has many more counterexamples than the equation corporation=bunch of psychos.
Android barely qualifies as a form of "Linux." Yes, it uses a Linux kernel, but the fact is largely incidental - there's no real technical reason that Android couldn't be built on BSD or even WinCE if Google or an OEM wanted it. It isn't close to POSIX-compatible, it only runs "managed" (VM-based) apps, and it isn't even open-source as of 3.0.
What are you even talking about? Here's the problem when referring to "Linux" as the system rather than using the term to refer to the kernel. Take Debian for example. Is it "Linux"? What if you replace the kernel with the FreeBSD kernel, does that still qualify or not? A much better way to describe these systems is by the distribution name, and the second best way is to describe them by the core system itself. So, for example, Debian 6.0, Slackware, and Gentoo are GNU systems that is usually running on top
The problem with "GNU/Linux" is that it's just too cumbersome a term to use. The OS should really be called by its distribution name (eg. Debian, Slackware, gNewSense, etc.).
Consider that OS from Apple that most people who buy Macs use. Do you call it XNU? Darwin? Darwin/XNU? No. It's called Mac OS X.
Or how about that new OS from Microsoft that's run on the majority of computers. Is it called Windows NT Executive? MinWin?MinWin/Windows NT Executive? No. It's called Windows 7.
What is Linux?
No, seriously, what is Linux?
In spite of all his craziness, RMS and the FSF are right about one thing, Linux is just a kernel. Ubuntu, Red Hat, Suse, etc. could all be built on a different kernel. In fact, just to prove the point, Debian built a port of their OS to a version using the FreeBSD kernel [debian.org].
So, IMO, anything using the Linux kernel, POSIX-compatible or not, is a Linux OS. Otherwise, you're playing pedantics.
What is Linux?
No, seriously, what is Linux?
Look at Maemo or Meego for a definitive example of a phone OS that is "full Linux".
Android barely qualifies as a form of "Linux." Yes, it uses a Linux kernel, but the fact is largely incidental - there's no real technical reason that Android couldn't be built on BSD or even WinCE if Google or an OEM wanted it. It isn't close to POSIX-compatible, it only runs "managed" (VM-based) apps, and it isn't even open-source as of 3.0.
So install MeeGo [meego.com]. MeeGo is quite strongly aligned with the upstream projects it makes use of. It really is a desktop Linux distribution for mobile devices.
Easier said than done. First you need to port the kernel forward to 2.6.37 (reference base) and then you need to beg S-E to recompile the video drivers against glibc and make sure they're compatible with Xorg 1.9.
The joys of closed source blobs and utter contempt for pushing drivers and board files upstream.
Android uses the Linux kernel much in the same way TiVO does. The reason Android picked Linux before Google bought them was because it's an active kernel with lots of ARM support already in place. But due to how Google uses it the kernel (and due to Android as a whole, the greater open source community) doesn't really benefit.
And regardless of whatever you think, it's more "open source" than any other mobile os.
Shipping, yes. I'd rather see devices running MeeGo, which is a much more standard distribution a
but on the other hand, it's Ericsson [wikipedia.org].
Most vendors publish (some) of the necessary drivers. However in truly incompetent fashion, they do so by dropping the kernel sources they used for the device. No history, no upstream contribution, just a tarball.
This attitude is heavily encouraged by Google forking permanently from the mainline and not maintaining an upstream of its own, resulting in tons of dead-end drivers for these devices that have to be reworked between Android versions. On top of that, you have the problem that userspace drivers for most video chips are built against Bionic, rendering them unusable on non-Android platforms. This leaves you stuck with software-only for video and no 3D at all.
Sadly there's no guarantee that MeeGo will free us from that, but at least using glibc/Xorg (and eventually Wayland) means that ports of other OSes with full hardware support (including 3D) is more likely, as opposed to now where it's either second-rate via chroot+vnc or software rendering only.
Interestingly enough Sony-Ericson will also allow you to unlock the bootloader [sonyericsson.com] on many of their phones. This naturally voids the warranty and they say in the process some DRM features will be removed from the phone, but this is quite surprising given they are the biggest arseholes in the current technological world. It's a complete opposite approach to Motorola.
Mind you there's enough skepticism on the internet that thinks this is a grand scheme to build a database of phones with voided warranties. After a
Interestingly enough Sony-Ericson will also allow you to unlock the bootloader on many of their phones. This naturally voids the warranty
It is illegal for Sony to deny you warranty support simply because you have used an alternate, compatible replacement, as per the Magnuson-Moss warranty act. It is probably illegal for the contract to even contain such a clause, as you (the user) are not receiving anything in exchange for giving up warranty protection. You could erroneously say you are receiving an unlocked bootloader, but in actuality you are having a restriction removed and not gaining additional functionality.
If only US laws applied everywhere. But then I guess we'd have a Patriot Act and a DMCA too so I'm kinda happy they don't. Would rather void the warranty of my phone
Also I'd like to see that phrase "compatible replacement" stand up in court, especially since the fundamental reason for doing what we're proposing is outside the realm of normal use of the device.
I mean under that wording you'd also be entitled to a warranty claim if you installed a modchip in your Xbox which then fried it.
Yeah, I forgot my "in the USA"
Under that wording you still wouldn't be entitled to a fucking thing, because the modchip isn't replacing anything, it's an aftermarket addon which alters the behavior of the system. It's not an OE-spec replacement. Nice try, though.
Put the play station 'Other OS' option back, apologize profusely and then maybe we'll bite.
Just go over to the xda-devellopers website and see how great Sony's Android phones are. They are crap. The first gen was released on Android 1.6 when 2.1 was already out (or at least 2.0), and Sony never offered an update. The phone hardware is substandard. Sony support of their phones is junk.
Wait about two years, look back to now and see if they were telling to truth. If you want a preview, go back two years and look at what Sony was saying then, and then look at now. Get the idea? Yea.
It's quite possible that the gaming division is playing the retarded cousin dealing meth out the the back of the station wagon for the mobile division. Scared straight.
Then again, I wouldn't trust them not to yank this at any time. It's Sony, FFS. Gaming division used to brag how much more open the PS3 was than the XBox 360 and now look at it. Okay, so it's open now, but not the way they wanted.
Sony started making phones again?? No? Too bad, I really liked their scrollwheel-enabled phones and if Sony came out with an Android running Sony Clie that also happened to be a phone, I'd be the first to race to the store. Man, that would be so awesome...
Or, in other words: this is not about Sony. It's about Sony-Ericsson. A 50/50 joint venture between Sony and Ericsson. It's ridiculous to call it Sony, it's ridiculous to call it a Sony division and it's especially ridiculous to make a comparison with the
Today. Then they will change the EULA terms and yank it, leaving you with 1/2 of what you bought.
come with Android 1.6 pre-installed, they are not exactly the leaders of the pack currently.
Encouraging development and use of alternative OSS/FOSS firmware (Linux distributions) on SE phones would be a very nice move, though.
A serious commitment by SE to this might be, to some degree, a compensation for the dwindling efforts at Nokia (Maemo, MeeGo, and successors to the N900, pity).
So I'm looking forward to some very interesting - even impressive - results here, some day.
Rebuilding the kernel enables end users to make modifications to their devices that are normally not intended by the device manufacturer, such as theming the device by changing system icons
They will alter the deal. Pray they do not alter it further.
Loose bits sink chips.


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Hangar 25 promotes division patches
Representation for all who served at Webb Air Force Base is the main objective of the new Division Patch fund-raiser. Hangar 25 Air Museum has started work on two wooden replicas that were represented at Webb. "This is something that honors those who served at Webb, but it's also another way to bring in a little money to help keep the museum going," Museum Administrator Genevieve Stockburger said. For a $500 donation, any unit, class or organization that was stationed at Webb can have a wooden-replica of their service patch created and displayed in the museum. The replicas are going to be placed inside the Hangar and be kept up as long as they are in good condition, according to Stockburger. "We have memorials people can purchase and this is just really one more way to remember those who served at Webb," Stockburger said. The replicas are 4 feet by 4 feet and are being created by a local carpenter and painted by a local artist. The idea for the replicas was first presented during the most recent Webb reunion, but the opportunity to purchase one will continue. To find out more information or to commission a replica, contact Hangar 25 at 264-1999. Hours of operation for the museum are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The museum is closed Saturdays through February.


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Second US Chelsea-City friendly scheduled
Chelsea and Manchester City have announced a second post-season friendly in the United States with the 2012 European and English champions set to meet at New York's Yankee Stadium on May 25.
The pair first clash at Busch Stadium, home to the St Louis Cardinals, on May 23 and tickets for the game at the ground of the 2011 World Series champions sold out in 20 minutes.
The May 25 match will be the third football game to be played at Yankee Stadium, with a fourth planned as the Republic of Ireland face world and European champions Spain on June 11.
Chelsea have already played in the Bronx, drawing 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain last August, and chief executive Ron Gourlay said: "We were delighted to take part in the first ever football game there, and we received sensational support in what was a sea of blue fans inside and outside the stadium that day.
"Spending the week in St Louis and New York also provides a great opportunity for the club to reconnect with our US fans before we head to Asia in July for pre-season. America has long been an important place for Chelsea Football Club, and we have seen first-hand the continued rise of the game's popularity."
City will be making their third trip in four years to North America, and their chief executive Ferran Soriano said: "Since City's visit to the United States in 2010, our relationship with North American fans has continued to grow. We are enthusiastic believers in the development of soccer in the US and have seen first-hand the passion that North American supporters have for the beautiful game. We are delighted to bring City to their doorstep."
It is set to be a busy period for the players of both clubs with the Premier League only finishing on May 19, and England internationals back in Europe to face the Republic of Ireland on May 29.
It has been reported that Chelsea's interim manager Rafa Benitez, who is set to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer, is willing to stay in charge for their American tour.


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Anna Hanlein, 77, of Delaware, N.J., passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Monday morning, March 11, 2013, at her residence.
Born in Wharton, N.J., on Aug. 10, 1935, she was a daughter to the late Otto and Lottie (Malson) Banghart. Anna graduated from the Morris County School System and was employed by Owen-Brockway Plastic Co., formerly IMCO Plastics, of Belvidere, N.J.
Anna was a member of the First Presbyterian in Delaware, N.J. and enjoyed spending time doing puzzles and loved being a housewife, mother and grandmother.
Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was her son, Brett Hanlein, who passed away in 2004.
Surviving are her husband of 57 years, Donald Hanlein of Delaware, N.J.; her daughter, Donna Eick of Easton; her sons: Bruce Hanlein of Easton; Brian Hanlein of Delaware, N.J.; and Eric Hanlein and his companion, Gary Barraco, of Stockertown; five grandchildren: Michele Maynard and her husband, Keith; Melissa Lewis and her husband, Jason; Megan Eick; and CoraAnn and Courtney Hanlein; and five great-grandchildren: Andrew Shelhamer, Kyle Shelhamer, Mylie Maynard, Jayden Lewis and Kason Hall.
A public visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, at the funeral home, with her pastor, Sherry Blackman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Oxford at Hazen in Belvidere, N.J., officiating. Interment will follow at Prospect Cemetery, Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to American Cancer Society, R.R. 2 Box 2138 Stroudsburg, PA 18360.
Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home
27 Washington St.
East Stroudsburg
Anna Hanlein
Anna Hanlein, 77, of Delaware, N.J., passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Monday morning, March 11, 2013, at her residence.


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Bulgaria's center-right GERB yesterday emerged as the winner of national elections, but faced a struggle to form a government, suggesting no early end to the political stalemate that has gripped the EU's poorest country.
The party led by former Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borisov, which according to preliminary results won 31.4 percent of Sunday's vote, will have first chance to form an administration.
However, other parties said they were reluctant to cooperate with GERB, which resigned from government in February mired in allegations of corruption, and the second-place Socialists said they would look to ensure Borisov did not return to power.
The often outspoken Borisov kept an unusually low profile following the vote and GERB — which held debt and spending low before quitting during nationwide protests — did not hold a post-election rally or make grandiose victory claims.
"GERB will be responsible to the nation. [Borisov] is capable of proposing and forming a government — it could be a minority one," said former Bulgarian interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, ranked second in the party.
Widespread disenchantment with the voting process was reflected in turnout figures of just 53 percent, the lowest for any parliamentary election since the fall of communism in 1989.
Six years after joining the EU, many of Bulgaria's 7.3 million people are angry about low living standards and graft, following a campaign that consisted more of mudslinging than presenting clear policies and was marred by scandals over wiretapping and illegal ballots that hurt GERB's support.
Bulgaria has been run by a caretaker government since former bodyguard Borisov resigned from office in February during protests against low living standards and corruption, in which seven people set themselves on fire.
The unclear result of Sunday's vote raises questions over the country's economic policy and could mean another ballot will be needed, possibly in September, analysts and pollsters said.
With 69 percent of ballots counted, the Socialists were in second place, with 27.4 percent of the vote. Ethnic Turkish party MRF had 9.2 percent and nationalist Attack 7.6 percent. No other party had the 4 percent required to win seats.
MRF also ruled out working with GERB, which may be able to control a slim majority with backing from Attack, as it did to form a government in 2009.
The nationalists' leader has also ruled that out, though some analysts said that may be a negotiation position that could be softened.
Socialist leader Sergei Stanishev said he was certain that GERB would not be able to form a government and that his party was ready to hold talks with MRF, Attack and citizens' organizations to form a Cabinet to avoid fresh protests.
"The first task is to get GERB out of power," Stanishev said. "We will take the responsibility to form a government."
While the Socialists can count on support from traditional partner MRF, it would find it hard to convince them to work with Attack, which has a track record of anti-Turkish rhetoric.
About 200 demonstrators rallied on Sunday night outside the venue planned for a press conference by GERB, waving Bulgarian flags and burning torches. As it became clear GERB seniors would not show up, leaders of small parties formed by protesters, which will not enter parliament, took to the platform to decry politicians and demand more help for Bulgaria's poorest.


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Footwear gets a 21st century refit
Faced with tough competition from low-wage countries and economic strife at home, European shoemakers are interested in clever and efficient solutions to design and customise stylish shoes that meet every customer's needs. But is 'mass customisation' like this a contradiction in terms? Not according to EU-funded researchers.
Around three-quarters of the shoes produced worldwide are made in low-wage, low-cost factories. Faced with this reality, European industrial researchers and shoemakers literally thought outside the box to transform the industry from its current cost-based approach to competition into a customer-driven, value-added sector.
Their vision, as communicated through the EU-backed Dorothy project, was to foster 'customised' mass production in multiple sites and countries. "This is a unique way to produce shoes in a factory of the future," says project spokesperson Paolo Pedrazzoli, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI).
The added value, he explains, relates to personalisation and sustainability: "Europe can make green, customised shoes at real costs and still make a profit. That's good for European shoemakers and for the economy."
The project's homage to the Wizard of Oz is of course hard to miss. The original story is even quoted on their literature: "Dorothy took off her old shoes and tried on the silver ones, which fitted her as well as if they had been made for her."
In essence, a customer anywhere in the world can step into a shop powered by Dorothy's solutions and become co-designers of their next pair of pumps, trainers, sandals... The shoes can then be produced efficiently in a factory around the corner or on the other side of Europe using engineering plans and tools also developed in the project.
Shoes and more
On the design level, aspects such as fit-comfort, aesthetic-style and performance-function were considered in Dorothy's holistic approach to footwear. Project partners Hugo Boss, Decathlon and Alpina helped to gather scans/data of thousands of their customers' feet which provided invaluable input. "Nothing like this has ever been carried out," says Dr Pedrazzoli.
On the production side, the project came up with tools to improve multi-site logistics, factory planning and industrial engineering design. Economics and the business climate were also important drivers. The current financial and economic crisis is greatly affecting business in Europe, so the ability to quickly customise products is critical to future competitive success, suggests the team.
Dorothy focused on shoemaking, but its customisation models, demos and tools, such as its Factory Layout Planner and Performance Manufacturing (PerFact) mass customisation tool, can easily extend to other manufacturing sectors. Indeed, Dorothy's partners have been keen to disseminate the project's results to a wide cross-section of industries that stand to benefit from a manufacturing approach engineered for today's competitive markets.
Team members have contributed to several books and papers to get the message out, including the title 'Knowledge management for mass customisation', edited by Dorothy project's Alain Bernard, which is available through Spinger, and the paper 'Performance factory in the context of mass customisation', presented at the 16th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising.
According to reports, commercial partners Decathlon and Alpina have also put the data from the foot-scanning campaign to good use since the project ended. Technology Transfer Systems (TTS), an SME partner and IT specialist, has licensed the Factory Layout Planner developed within the project to help kitchen manufacturers with their own customisation challenges.
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From Friday through Sunday, visitors can taste traditional German food, try German beers and even take part in a yodeling or beer hoisting contest. Those will all be a part of the Oktoberfest at Cape Harbour, which will have a modern twist - rock music versus the traditional German.
The Joint and J.J. Taylor Distributing have teamed up to sponsor the event. On Friday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m., there will be the ceremonial "Tapping of the Keg" to kick off the festivities, then the local band PUSH will perform from 6 to 10 p.m.
"We'll doing a yodeling competition Friday night as well," said Bob Mulroy, The Joint's general manager. "Blue Moon is the sponsor and will have great prizes for the best yodeler."
It's called the "Howl at the Moon Yodeling Competition" and begins at 8:30 p.m.
There will also be a national contest on Saturday night.
"That's the Samuel Adams Stein Hoisting Contest," he said. "In that competition, they fill the stein with beer - a 24-ounce stein - and you have to hold it out without bending your elbow the longest time without spilling. It is certainly easier said than done."
In that national competition each individual location hosting it will send in a winner.
"We will give prizes to the local winner and they will be sent to the national event, with the grand prize being a a trip Munich for Oktoberfest next year," Mulroy said.
That competition will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Beer is a big part of the festivities. There will be a "bier garten" with special tastings of over a dozen premium imports and craft beers. That will include Abita, Blue Moon, Paulaner, Samuel Adams, Sierra Nevada and Warsteiner.
"We will set up a tasting tent with roughly 20 varieties to try, and with a Beer Passport you can get 10 tastes for $15."
Mulroy said what he is looking forward to is all the food.
"I'm looking forward to all the great food we are preparing, including the traditional German dishes," he said. That includes sauerbraten, spaetzle, braised red cabbage, sauerkraut, bratwurst and more.
Musical entertainment, besides PUSH Friday, includes George Lewis on Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. and Sunday Chris Workman from 2 to 5 p.m. and Diane Russell from 5 to 8 p.m.
The bands are all local and rock n' roll, Mulroy said. "We are having a modern twist on a classic German Oktoberfest."
He is looking forward to great weather for the event. "This is our second year," he said. "We had a little bit of rain last year, but we're expecting a great weekend."
For information, call Cape Harbour at 945-6116.