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The two sides hope to strike a grand bargain: radio would agree to pay around $100 million a year (less than it feared), but in return it would get access to a larger market through the mandated FM radio chips in portable devices.
Wait, wait, wait. What part of that deal was consumer focused?
I think instead of 'consumer focused' you mean 'consumer manipulation' but to be fair they didn't define whether the focus was positive or negative.
Take your market mandated regulations, take your backroom deals, take your advertisement laden radio, take your same damn song repetition and firmly shove them up your ass. Most importantly: leave me and device companies alone. You've already done far too much damage.
And yes, I put my money where my mouth is and only buy music from labels unaffiliated with the RIAA and bands with no labels at all. I love sites that promote this like bandcamp and even Amazon MP3 occasionally. If you agree with me, do the same. Powerful lobbying has proven that it's the only way to stop this from our end.
You raise an interesting point. How is this any different from a monopoly abusing it's position. If the government went through with this how could they possibly fine any monopoly in the future for abuse when they've done it themselves.
Surely this is illegal to begin with.
The RIAA is just pissed of because it's finally realizing how useless they are at this point.
You no longer need a multi-million dollar studio to produce professional-sounding audio, nor do you need widespread advertising in "traditional" ways to get popular. $10,000 will buy you all the instruments, equipment, and distribution you need. Depending on your music, it likely will require even less than that.
And then, all you need is another $500,000 on promotion to differentiate yourself from the flood of other crappy garage band recordings. Creating music is and always was easy. Distributing music used to be difficult, but now it's easy. Advertising, making a name for yourself, and actually seeing any returns (financial or otherwise) from your distribution is still very difficult.
That all depends on what you want to do with your music. The guy that lives on the first floor of our apartment complex is fairly popular locally, but at the moment he is just using the money he earns to save up for retirement. As for myself, I release all my music for free [www.last.fm] because it caters to a very small niche where there isn't too much available. I got started because I wanted to hear specific types of music, and was having a hard time actually finding it. Of course, now that I do it, I've come in contact with all kinds of people who make the same stuff...but I digress.
If you're good enough, your music alone will make you more popular. The Very Small, a band made up of people I went to middle and high school with, played at the 9:30 Club [930.com] a couple of months ago (a place where people as big as Marylin Manson, John Mayer, Thievery Corporation, and Black Eyed Peas have played) They have also done a multi-coast tour, and are planning another one. Their advertising is done almost entirely through word-of-mouth and social networking sites.
It's hard, but if your music is actually good, it will eventually happen on its own.
At first i was agreeing with you.. but then i started thinking about groups who make money by promoting good bands. There are magazines dedicated to just this thing. People pay money to read a magazine about what bands rock, what bands suck, and where to get their music. There are probably blogs who make advert money doing the same thing. Why would a band pay a magazine for their content? The band isn't putting an ad in the magazine, they are the content itself. The magazine should be paying the bands
And then, all you need is another $500,000 on promotion to differentiate yourself from the flood of other crappy garage band recordings.
Why would you need to do that?
Creating music is and always was easy.
Distributing music used to be difficult, but now it's easy.
Good, if it were otherwise we would have somehow slipped in technological advancement.
Advertising, making a name for yourself, and actually seeing any returns (financial or otherwise) from your distribution is still very difficult.
But presumably, it isn't difficult making a name for yourself enough to create a small, but sustainable presence if what you seek to do is make a living through live performance? Certainly it wouldn't be a rock-star lifestyle, but why exactly, do I care if that lifestyle is supported?
Tell me, if it weren't for that $500,000 advance, would rock-stars cease to exist? Of course not. Some local bands would somehow figure out a way to expand their appeal to a more general audience, and eventually build up world wide support. In the absense of any 'angel benefactor' tossing a pile of money in your lap, it might take a bit longer, but it wouldn't be impossible.
And isn't that similar to the situation today? Not everyone gets to be a rock star now, and not everyone would get to be a rockstar if every major label dried up overnight. Some, however, would find it possible to reach that level on their own, especially if a void existed in the market.
But it really comes down to this:
Why is it so important that someone have the ability to reach rock-star level status? Especially when the emerging system seems to support a lot more local/small (and innovative) musicians rather than the old system in which these small-scale bands actually DID have a hard time even getting to the point where they could make ends meet.
That pop-stars are rare isn't really a problem. It wasn't a problem from 1300AD - 19th century. And I doubt it was anything essential from the 19th century until now.
I gots no mod points - someone mod this guy to the moon, please.
We don't NEED no steenking rock stars. A couple dozen stars making gazillions of dollars, while the rest eat leftover beans just sucks. People who love making music should be able to make a living. The ones who are really good at it should make a great living. But, freaks running around buying up multi-million dollar condos, million dollar cars, and multi-million dollar jets and yachts is just ridiculous. None of them are WORTH IT!!
And, if any of them really were worth it, he/she/they would have made it without a major label backing them anyway.
Just do away with the labels, FFS
We don't NEED no steenking rock stars.
But then who would do benefit concerts for the environment, G8, aids, etc etc?
Indeed, I get baffled by the complaint that without the RIAA, no artist would be massively popular.
That would be a good thing. (Have you tried buying damn tickets to a concert lately?)
We'd be much better off for all sorts of reasons if there were hundred times as many 'popular' groups, each with a hundredth the fanbase, and no one using the RIAA at all to promote their stuff. The only people worse off would be the RIAA and (possibly) the tiny percentage of bands that the RIAA chooses to make popular.
AM radio is also dying.
Mandatory AM Radio is next step.
Newspapers are dying, and so are faxes.
So the newspaper produces and fax manufactureres will mandate that your cell phone also receives FAXES - so you can receive a fax copy of your local NEWSPAPER without having to have an iPad and 500 megabytes to download one issue of Wired.
GM is (still) dying.
So GM will lobby that your cell phone also includes a CAR!
And throw in the PoS otherwise known as ObamaCare! (after all, it's really a gift to the insurance industry).
Real estate is (still) dying.
So every cell phone should have A NEW HOME!
And obviously run BSD, because "everyone knows" BSD is dying.
You raise an interesting point. How is this any different from a monopoly abusing it's position.
When a large company with a monopoly makes a decision, do you get to vote for a representative that is making that decision? Does everyone? The difference here is that the government is elected by the people, for the people and is thus theoretically acting for the common good. Companies are acting to maximize profit with no regard for the common good.
Please to not infer from my previous comments that I'm in favor of the proposed mandate. But at least I can vote and try to get others to vote the corrupt scum
But at least I can vote and try to get others to vote the corrupt scumbags out of office
In the United States, neither the Republican platform nor the Democratic platform includes rolling back the entertainment industry land-grabs of the 105th Congress. All three bills I'm thinking of (NET Act, Bono Act, DMCA) passed both houses by a voice vote. I'll believe you once a Pirate [pirate-party.us] gets elected to Congress.
I actually think there is room for a real grassroots movement (not promoted by an advertising agency on behalf of people with vested interests).
They tried that in 2008 with Ron Paul. But at the primary debates, Paul couldn't a word in edgewise because the MPAA controls the TV news media [pineight.com].
Perhaps I'm a dissenting voice here, but I actually do listen to broadcast radio, and I would love it if my android-based smart phone had an FM tuner in it. There are times when I don't have the music I want to listen to on the device, and I would tune in to either CBC 2 (classical music channel) or the local indy/alternative station.
I don't think mandating it is a good idea. But I do think that if more manufacturers put them in smart phones the devices would find a market.
My android-based smart phone has an FM tuner (HTC Incredible) but why on earth would I use it when I can use pandora?
My android-based smart phone has an FM tuner (HTC Incredible) but why on earth would I use it when I can use pandora?
From the US-based perspective I can see your point, but in Realityimpaired's case, being Canadian means he doesn't have the option to listen to Pandora without a VPN.
Being Canadian myself, I worry our government will decide to play along if yours passes this. I agree that it would be nice to have the option but I'm of the mind that my phone should just be a phone.
It wouldn't matter if our government decided to play along... if the US markets mandated it, then we wouldn't have a choice up here, since all of our cellular hardware is stuff that also gets sold in the states.
Or do you honestly think that a hardware company like HTC is going to have two production lines: one with an FM tuner, one without, for a 3.5G HSDPA+ GSM phone running at 850/1700 for data? (that would be AT&T in the US, and Bell/Telus and Rogers in Canada)
And she. There are some women who read slashdot....
My android-based smart phone has an FM tuner (HTC Incredible) but why on earth would I use it when I can use pandora?
Simple. Very simple. Power. Coverage. Period.
I would personally love to see both AM and FM included in more smart phones. I do not want to see it mandated. That's dumb. This is clearly one of those places where the market is very capable of regulating itself.
AM/FM radio reception has clear advantages of services like Pandora in that AM/FM radio is everywhere. On the other hand, data services are not yet everywhere. And ignoring issues of data coverage, the power required to process an audio stream versus si
Perhaps I'm a dissenting voice here, but I actually do listen to broadcast radio, and I would love it if my android-based smart phone had an FM tuner in it. There are times when I don't have the music I want to listen to on the device, and I would tune in to either CBC 2 (classical music channel) or the local indy/alternative station.
I don't think mandating it is a good idea. But I do think that if more manufacturers put them in smart phones the devices would find a market.
I'm sure you can find a classical streaming source to get the classical music that you love. Or just buy a separate FM receiver. They don't cost much these days.
I personally would rather have the extra battery life instead of an FM receiver. I barely use the radio in my car as it is, and never the one in my house. If they want people to listen to radio again, as probably the underlying purpose of this misguided effort is, I would propose an immediate ban on ownership of more than 8 radio stations by any single entity and no more than 2 stations in any market. (ie, no more clear channel or infinity) Let's go back to individuals deciding what gets played on the radio and perhaps we'll get some truly interesting music back on the airwaves instead of the same "top 40" as decided by some tone deaf marketeer across the entire country.
Perhaps I'm a dissenting voice here, but I actually do listen to broadcast radio, and I would love it if my android-based smart phone had an FM tuner in it. There are times when I don't have the music I want to listen to on the device, and I would tune in to either CBC 2 (classical music channel) or the local indy/alternative station.
My android has FM radio and I have used it exactly once. It was mostly out of curiosity and to check out how it worked. It is ok if I actually cared about anything broadcast
One is that, in my opinion, commercial radio sucks.
That's why I only listen to a non-commercial radio station
If FM is going to be required, maybe all phones should also be able to send/receive faxes? It is an equivalently-obsoleted technology. My phone plan in 2001 actually had a separate "fax number" but when someone called it all I could do was "reject" since my phone couldn't handle it. It didn't take me long to get it permanently blocked.
Wouldn't something like DAB+ reception be better than FM anyway? I've had FM reception in several of my phones, including my current one: they have all been (2G GSM) Nokias.
If it was consumer focused, this feature would be advertised as a selling point on cell phones
Well, some people think it's a good idea, but notice that unless they wanted to mandate radio quality, it's not likely to have even a minor benefit. I just send the kids off on a road trip with a couple new video players [amazon.com]. These are great little no-name devices - they play most formats, come with enough storage for a long car trip (900Kb mpeg4 via ffmpeg), do audio, video, ebooks - and FM radio.
Now, that last one
Of course, mandating radios in telephones isn't one of the enumerated Powers of Congress last I looked....
There are enough legitimate arguments against this abomination without dragging out the oft-cited and just-as-oft-refuted argument that if something is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution then Congress has to be blind to it.
Why get into a utilitarian argument when a principled one will do?
From Federalist Paper Number 45 [conservativetruth.org]:
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.
Did James Madison not know what the Constitution meant? Certainly it's flawed document - often vague - and other people would like it to mean different things, but the original intent is not hard to discern.
There's probably a number of size and power constraints as well that result in every single leading cell phone lacking this 'feature.'
I can't remember the last mobile phone I had that didn't have an FM radio built-in; certainly my last one (LG Viewty) and my current (HTC Desire) both do; perhaps the situation is different in the States.
Of course whether or not you consider either of these phones to be "leading cell phones" is another matter; the Desire is pretty popular over here at least though.
Not really. many MANY Nokia phones have FM radios in them, even with RDS. It's simply the engineers of the other phones being too lazy to add it, or in the case of the iphone fitting 12 pounds of stuff in a 4 pound bag.
The other problem is that the reception performance of these FM recievers in phones utterly sucks. they are in a nasty RF environment and have the sensitivity of a block of concrete. Only local strong stations come in.
In the case of smartphones.... why. I get pandora and last.fm as
That's all I can really say.
Buggy whips obligatory with all new cars?
Don't forget the horseshoe lobby!
Nobody is allowed to be out of hearing of the marketing.
Now, I'm all for the manufacturers deciding to add a FM radio (HD radio as well) to a mobile music player, but *mandating* one?
Personally, I'd rather have a digital TV in my phone. Several of the local stations broadcast weather radar and alerts on one of their sub channels. It would be very useful when out and about.
Actually I think it is a good idea, but NOT for what they want it for. A way for your cell phone to allow you to get Emergency Alert System notifications is a good idea. But for broadcast reception, they can't put what I want in a cell phone without making it large (ferrite bar antenna) and without a hell of a lot of RFI suppression. I would love to have AM, FM of course would be added on for those who don't have wonderful AM stations or who are a wuss.
that reminds me, my phone actually already has a radio tuner... how'd i forget that?
oh right, 20 gigs of my personal music collection.
We should all read between the lines. It is not about mandating an FM receiver in each phone, it is about adding broadcasting fees to each phone bill.
If you've got enough money, you can get any laws you want passed. Whenever some pro-consumer anti-large corporation law gets suggested, it gets shot down before you know it - anyone up for some Net Neutrality?
Surely the goal of customer-focused 'more music choices' is already achieved, due to the availability of some models of phones which have FM receivers? The biggest variety of music choice is already provided by phones which have FM receivers and FM transmitters (allowing users to also choose whether they want to listen to their digital music on their devices on car radio or similar), but I guess these groups wouldn't want to mandate FM transmitters
Mandating that all phones have FM receivers sounds to be less customer-focused, customers already have choices at present.
This bill is another bone thrown to special interests. Like the others, we're all expected to subsidize a dying industry.
Some libertarians may be extremists, but the free market is a better regulator.
Government of good intentions results in votes being covertly up for sale covertly, while the free market operates above ground.
Well, that makes about as much sense as putting an FM radio into a cell phone.
Wait a sec...
Nokia sell over 20 different models in the USA with built in FM - http://www.nokiausa.com/find-products/phones [nokiausa.com]
The real truth is that with the Internet, consumers have bazillions of choices already as far as what they wish to listen to or view, and adding FM radio would only add a tiny fraction to those choices.
Besides, many radio stations already stream their content over the Internet, anyway, making FM even less relevant.
Let's face the cold hard facts: Broadcast media is on its way out. Good bye and good riddens. Only a handful of c
Don't forget the FM radio arena has been abandoned by virtually everyone. You might hear a radio blasting at a construction site because it is cheaper than someone attaching a MP3 player, but that essentially is it.
15 years ago, FM radio was different. New bands played all the time.
Now, FM radio is not worth the time of day. "Rock" stations are in a time warp and are still playing Blind Melon, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana as the absolute latest music they bother to listen to. You might catch a 1 hour show at midnight on a Friday that has recent music, but that is essentially it. To boot, it is the same songs, about 100-400 that play over and over.
This is also an issue with other stations, be it hip-hop, country, Tejano, or one's genre of choice -- the vibrancy that radio used to have about 15-20 years ago is lost. People don't click on a FM radio station to hear new stuff, they go to last.fm or Pandora.
but I bought my phone to make phone calls?!?
- Not to listen to the radio
- Not to play MP3
- Not to watch movies
- Not to vacuum the room
- Not to bake breadrolls
And that is my choise and I am perfectly happy with it.
Thank you
- Not to do barrel rolls
Same here. A few months ago I ditched my Crackberry and the data plan and picked up a Motorola Barrage. My friends keep going through new Androids and iPhones like no tomorrow. Some of them have a new phone every couple of weeks. At least mine is more-or-less shaped like a phone and not a chocolate bar, and thus I can hear and be heard when I *gasp* make a voice call. Plus its insanely hard to break. I already dropped it about 6 feet onto pavement and hardly a scratch, let alone functional damage. Let
but I bought my phone to make phone calls?!?
Well, I bought my phone so I could make a phone call to tell you to get off my lawn.
It's you - time moved on and in the entire world of communications plain voice chat is only a minor fraction of the overall landscape. Your post would be akin to 20 years ago someone posting:
"Maybe it's just my age, but I bought my computer to manage my finances.
- Not play games.
- Not go on the "internets"
- Not send messages to other people
- Not create art or music
If you want to limit yourself then fine, but I find it . . . odd . . . to look down upon anyone who doesn't want a version of the device that's cripple down to only it's most core functionality (a functionality whose role has been greatly diminished).
Specifically I know plenty of people with smartphones who would much sooner give up the phone portion of their device than their mobile internet access.
Specifically I know plenty of people with smartphones who would much sooner give up the phone portion of their device than their mobile internet access.
Those people, like me, can buy iPod Touches. It's my primary personal computer these days.
I for god sakes hope AM radio equipment is not portable, or the logical feedback loop could explode the universe!
Some USB sticks can do more. Do they count? Does every mobile phone, no matter how simple now have to have a FM radio inside? What about official equipment. Walkie Talkie? GPS device?
Insanity, thy name is the entertainment industry. Guess they did their job, I am quite entertained. If you can't laugh at the programs, then at least you can laugh at the people who make them.
While I would love to have an AM/FM radio built into my phone, I don't agree that the government should be mandating that. It does really bug me that my phone (an HTC Hero with Sprint) offers multiple "radio" channels through the phone, at least until the mobile network connection shuts down, while still indicating it is connected, after about 30 minutes, but I can't get any local stations.
While they're mandating FM radio, they might as well get AM in there, too. And while they're at it, how about forcing m
The cost of adding an FM radio to any device is very small, the entire radio is available on a single chip. The headphone cord is used as the antenna. Given a choice I'd rather buy an MP3 player with a radio than one without (hey Apple do you hear me?). I'm not sure that a radio belongs in a phone, but then again I don't think a phone makes a good camera either. If they craft the regulation requiring any digital music player to come with a radio, that might make sense. So phones without mp3 players wou
Given a choice I'd rather buy an MP3 player with a radio than one without (hey Apple do you hear me?)
Well, I doubt that Apple was listening to you, but were you even paying attention? [apple.com]
This sort of thing would only pass if it could be done under the radar, so the fact that the CEA is fulminating against it means that its prospects are dim, and deservedly so.
A "...consumer-focused proposition..." is communicated by market preferences and purchasing choices, isn't it?
(I mean, instead of a backroom deal negotiated by self-selected 'representatives' and the 'industry'.)
Once again, RIAA (along with others) is seeking a way to force its business plan/model into law. I can only say, if your business plan isn't working, it's time to change the way you do business or close the doors. NOT change the law!
If people don't want your product or the way it is packaged, they won't buy it. If you want people to buy your product, then offer them something they actually want! Don't try to force consumers to buy something by forcing them to buy it because it is the law. Sink or Swim!
What they SHOULD have done is approach various safety and emergency interested groups and organizations. In much the same way that 9-1-1 service has been mandated for mobile phones, "The Emergency Broadcast System" should be available in places that have been found to replace the typical radio receiver device.
Such a spin could win favor from all sorts of groups out there. While the article does mention this, it's at the VERY last paragraph... you know... the one about three to four paragraphs below where
... even if only to force Google to activate the d@#+ FM radio the Nexus One is supposed to have...
My Droid has something far superior to FM radio, so I don't see the need to have yet another chip in my phone.
My guess (and I'll admit to not RTFA) is that they're talking about installing HD Radio equipment really, not just FM Radio.
I didn't buy an iPod until the first one with an FM radio came out about 18 months ago.
I also chose an HTC Desire partly for the FM radio.
There's some great FM programming in the UK and France from the BBC and Radio France.
So if all handheld devices had FM radios, that would be great for me personally, but bugger-all to do with government.
'The height of absurdity' makes it sound just silly, but it's actually quite frightening that industry lobby groups would even think they have a chance of pushing laws lik
In other news the RIAA and broadcast radio stations all become utterly irrelevant in less than 10 years time. In 15 years time it's "RIAA who?" and "What's FM/AM?"
Want to listen to streaming music on the go?
And I'm sure there are a host of others. Want to download that music? emusic and sites like it exist and have existed for decades (anyone remember mp3.com before they were sued?). The fact that the RIAA is still relevant today is a miracle of pure momentum and PR-blitz that has been going on since the original Napster hit the scene. The fact that broadcast radio is still around is pure momentum and the fact that putting in cd players that read MP3s is still an option in many cars (as is the CD-player itself). I'm not one to believe that the car manufacturers are in cahoots with broadcast radio (much like they are claimed to be in cahoots with the oil industry (a lot more believable considering the money involved in oil)), but it sure does smack of it considering the availability of CDs since at least as early as 1980 (with a prototype being shown in 1979 [wikipedia.org]). We are now 30 years on into not only the digital audio revolution, but 50 years or more into the computer revolution. No SSDs of substantial size in cars to store audio (or even movies and images for those long drives) in a vehicle yet? When SSD technology is arguably 70 years old [wikipedia.org]?
I guess maybe the broadcast radio folks are in cahoots with car manufacturers because, aside from supposed cost to implement, I see no reason why your average, non-Green car shouldn't have some (if not all) of these as standard features.
To convince our government to say NO!
"The Consumer Electronics Association, whose members build the devices that would be affected by such a directive, is incandescent with rage"
Me? I'm merely smoking a little. No one has noticed yet.
"The two sides hope to strike a grand bargain: radio would agree to pay around $100 million a year (less than it feared), but in return it would get access to a larger market through the mandated FM radio chips in portable devices."
Oh yeah, access is good. Now, who's going to convince the masses to turn ON those chips?
But wait, there's more...
It won't be long before the radio (and music) industry will want a tax on radios. They are already trying this by feeing the stations now on the air, and Internet stations. Next would be a tax on receivers. How convenient, millions of new receivers. The tax won't be much, a few bucks per unit. Of course, the new receivers in phones would pretty much quadruple the number of units, and presto, profit!
Outrageous. This is an excellent opportunity. Congress, just say no...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Shane is crushed, Katherine is back and Damon is tortured.
Elena calls Caroline to fill her in about Shane running off and Damon being grabbed. Elena needs Klaus to give up the sword. Beks thinks that will never happen. Caroline is sure she can find it and bustles off. She soon returns to the Gilberts' with Tyler. They have the sword. She starts cryptexing. Klaus warns that the engraving on the sword is in ancient Aramaic. He speaks it of course. He decrypts it. Later, Tyler starts to get antsy. He's beginning to doubt that this plan will pan out. Then Klaus will kill him. She begs him to let her fix things. Caroline asks Klaus not to kill Tyler. They argue about the cure. He guesses she actually likes being a vampire. She challenges him to show some mercy. He gets her hopes up for a moment. For her sake, he tells her to make Tyler run… It's a head start before he kills him. Caroline joins Tyler outside. He says goodbye and promises that they will still find away. She sobs and makes him promise to run and forget her. They kiss and he shuffles away. Klaus comes out and tells her that he has shown kindness, all for her.
On the beach of the island, Elena mopes. Stefan assures her that everyone is there because they want the cure. Being a vampire sucks. He's wanted to be human for a long time. She hopes they can be friends. Beks groans as Elena molests his hand. Caroline calls Beks. She's surprised to hear her brother has been helpful. He wants her to live and die as she wishes. He tips her off that there is only one dose. She keeps that to herself. After joining the other two, they head to a cliff, Elena leaps over and Beks tells Stefan what she just learned. "There's still hope for one of us," she says. He admits he would still give it to Elena. She snaps his neck and runs off. Elena sees this and returns to him. He fills her in. She doesn't think that she can go back to being human again. She'll just have to live the rest of her life sired to Damon. They realize that if they can't cure Klaus, he will kill them all.
Shane, Bonnie, Jer and a witch head into some caves. The witch takes the tombstone he was promised and leaves. The other three shimmy down the caverns. Jer is worried. Bonnie promises she won't let Shane raise Silas. She'd kill him rather than let him hurt Jer. They move along. Jer gets shirtless and she starts a spell. Boulders begin to fly. Shane's legs are crushed. Bonnie and Jer head through the hole that just opened. Her Grams appears and tells her that bringing Silas back will bring her back. Jer tells her that isn't real; it's a hallucination caused by Silas. She snaps out of it. They go further in and find Silas. The cure is stuck in his frozen hands. She realizes the only way to get it is to wake him up.
Damon is tied to a tree and squirming on the island. Galen Vaughn teases him and shows off his hunter's mark. Vaughn shoves a poker in Damon's throat and tells him to start talking. He pulls him along, saying that he's using him to get to Bonnie. He needs the cure so he can kill Silas. But there is only one dose. Damon gets grouchier. They find a dead witch. Vaughn guesses someone else has been running around. They go down to a cave to fight. Beks shows up. The vampires attack him. He has some very fancy weapons and guts start flying. Stefan and Elena arrive. He sends her ahead while he pulls skewers out of his brother's neck. This is time consuming so Damon sends his brother ahead. Stefan soon stumbles on Shane but leaves him. Shane begins hallucinating visions of his wife. She promises that everything will be fine. Meanwhile, Beks congratulates Damon on doing something selfless for once. Further down the caves, Elena is attacked. Even further in, Vaughn finds Bonnie and Jer. He tells them that they have to raise Silas now. The witch keels over after the hunter stabs her. He and Jer start fighting. Vaughn is about to gut him when Elena rushes in and rescues her brother. It's not Elena though, it's Katherine. She rips open his neck and feeds him to Silas before grabbing the cure and running. Silas' hand revives and snaps Jer's neck.
Cryptic Commentary: Poor Jeremy. That lad just isn't meant to be with the living. This means that Elena will go into melodrama overdrive. But the real question is: why does Katherine want the cure at all? Is she working for Silas? Does she suddenly hate being a vampire? It wasn't all nagging questions though. Damon is the most fun while he's being tortured. This week, he re-enacted some sort of homoerotic version of "Black Snake Moan" with a Scotsman. Meanwhile, Caroline and Klaus arguing over Tyler was great. Just the way he led her on showed great comic timing. But I don't like Klaus becoming so nice, not even for Caroline.
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Winners Announced for PPI Awards 2012
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Nov. 12, 2012 06:38 PM
BRUSSELS, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, announced the winners of this year's PPI Awards during a gala dinner tonight, November 12, at Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels.
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Organized by RISI, the PPI Awards honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry.
Laura Esposto, Italian TV presenter, hosted the gala dinner and presented the winners with their awards.
The PPI Awards 2012 winners are as follows:
Business Strategy of the Year Award
Sponsored by Voith (www.voith.com)
Environmental Strategy of the Year Award
Sponsored by Metso (www.metso.com)
Green Energy and Biofuels Award
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Managing Risk and Safety Award
Sponsored by FM Global (www.fmglobal.com)
Promotional Campaign
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Innovative Product of the Year (Graphic Papers)
Sponsored by HP (www.colorlok.com)
Breakthrough Technology of the Year
Sponsored by CEPI (www.cepi.org)
Global CEO of the Year Sponsored
by StepChange Consulting (www.stepchange.com)
Mill Manager
Sponsored by ABB (www.abb.com/pulpandpaper)
Environmental Strategy of the Year Award
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Water Efficiency Award
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Advances and Innovation in Speciality Papers
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Efficiency Improvements of the Year
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Sponsored by Eka (www.akzonobel.com/eka)
Some of the judges on this year's panel were:
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On Saturday, Feb. 8, 30 young chess players from Hood River, Wasco and Sherman counties assembled at Hood River Middle School for the annual Chess for Success Regional Tournament.
Chess for Success, an outgrowth of the Portland Chess Project founded in 1992 as an after school chess program, has been sponsoring the annual statewide event since 1994.
Approximately 2,300 young people are expected to participate this year in 25 regional tournaments throughout Oregon, and about 500 will qualify to play in the State Championship, to be held March 14-15 at Portland State University.
The regional tournaments include divisional play with sections incorporating grades K-5, grades 6-8, and high school, with both individuals and teams playing for the opportunity to move on to the State Championship. Homeschooled children participate within their appropriate age group.
Play in every section was competitive and exciting. Each participant in the event received a certificate of accomplishment for qualifying for and playing in this full day event.
Mid Columbia players who qualified to compete at state were: Dry Hollow Elementary School (Team Champion in the K-5 Division) winning on tie break over Dufur, 13-12.
Josh Tuttle of The Dalles represented the 8th graders with a perfect score of 5.0; Simon Blatz of The Dalles representing 7th grade with a score of 4.0, and Josh Wilcox of The Dalles representing the 6th grade with a score of 2.5. Team Champions: The Dalles Middle School.
High School Division Individual Titlists (no high school teams; only individuals): Cody Wise of Mosier, who is homeschooled, with a score of 3.5 out of 4.
Tournament Director Cristy Barsky wanted to express her thanks to School Coaches Benjamin Lin, Paula Brunt, Ernie Blatz and Jim Waggoner; to Dan Hutchison of Mosier for his assistance; and to the many parents and all the students who together made this a memorable event.
If you would like to help grow chess in the Mid Columbia, call Barsky at 490-3124.
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SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) - Thursday was a day when many said thanks, for all kinds of things.
"Yesterday was a day of reflection for everyone here," said Somerset High School Football Coach Robbie Lucas.
Lucas and his team spent part of the holiday on the practice field. It was the fourth Thanksgiving in a row his Briar Jumpers have practiced on Thanksgiving, preparing for a game that could send them to State. But this year is a bit more special.
"I'm thankful that me and Will are both alive the most. Thankful that our team is playing hard through all of this and everything," said Gilmore.
Gilmore and Will Hinton were seriously hurt when the car they were in collided with a tractor trailer when leaving practice on October 4. Since that accident, the team hasn't lost a game, and if they win Friday, they'll earn a trip to the state title game.
"I'm not sure the game of football can prepare you for what we dealt with, but I can say I'm proud of the way our kids were," said Somerset Coach Robbie Lucas.
Lucas says he gives all the credit to the kids on the team, and the community.
"I'm thankful for the two young men we still have with us. That we could have lost. Thankful for the way our community has pulled together. For the people that donated money and sent prayers and thoughts," said Lucas.
Gilmore said Thanksgiving was very special to both him and Will.
"Just texting back and forth to each other, just telling each other, we are thankful for each other," said Gilmore.
Gilmore and Hinton haven't been able to suit up and play since the accident but they've been a strong part of every game, even if it's just watching from the sidelines.
"I think just seeing them is motivation for our kids. Motivation for our coaching staff. We realize how quickly football disappears, whether it's an accident or graduation," said Coach Lucas.


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Pantelleria is an island lying between Sicily, Italy and Tunisia. Although Italian it is proud of its Arab influence and is becoming quite a chic destination. It is striking and hilly, with the countryside dotted with white Dammuso houses. There are no beaches - people swim off the black rocks.
The main centre is Pantelleria Town, along with the much smaller Scauri, Tracino & Kamma and Rekale.
Get in
By boat
Daily overnight ferries run from Trapani in Sicily, running more frequently alongside hydrofoils in Summer. See SIREMAR and Ustica Lines.
By plane
Planes fly in daily from Palermo and Trapani. See AirONEand Meridiana. Direct Flights from Rome and Milan. A new agreement with the hotels on Pantelleria has created a long period of direct flights to Pantelleria from Rome and Milan. These flights are on big jets (300 seats or more), only on weekends, 3 or 4 times each weekend day.
Get around
By Bus
There is quite a good bus service around the island. See Pantelleria Council
By Moped
An excellent way to see the island is to hire a moped for a few days - it is small enough to do a circuit in 4 hours or so. Beware - there are only two petrol station on the island - both in Pantelleria Town.
CiCCi's Bar. My favorite place in Pantelleria village, right near the central plaza. Genorous snacks. Great atmosphere. Cicci is a force on Pantelleria and this bar has great ambiance and personality. A must visit bar and cafe in the true Sicilian style.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Automagically Generating a Guide
I did have one additional notion that might help, thought I can't decide if it is crazy or not. What about some sort of opt-in anonymous module usage monitoring, ala Last.fm's scrobbling? It could help figure out which modules are in common use -- imagine doing a CPAN search sorted by usage. It could be another handy stat feeding into an automatically generated guide. It would also allow easy searches for orphaned modules that are in heavy use.
Obviously there are privacy objections, potential speed issues, worries about gaming the system, etc...
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Simply aggregate the Apache logs from the various CPAN mirrors and evaluate them. You'll get a nice picture of the usage of all modules.ReplyDelete
I don't think that would be nearly as effective -- it doesn't provide any distinction between the modules you download once to try and then reject, and those that are an essential part of your daily toolkit.ReplyDelete
I mean, I must have downloaded at least half of the MP3 tag tools on CPAN sometime or the other, but all but one of them were used at most once, and that one I use very infrequently. A count of how many weeks I run code using each module would be much more meaningful than how many times I downloaded them.
Doing something along the lines of popularity-contest from Debian might give us the best results, as that kind of code measures usage based on how often you actually use the module, not only if you have it installed.ReplyDelete


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Bailey tops Illini recruiting haul
The most notable among Wednesday's signees for the University of Illinois was Aaron Bailey, a four-star recruit from Bolingbrook.Bailey, son of the former NFL receiver by the same name, is rated as the No. 9 quarterback nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 4 player in the state. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder is expected to be in position to take over once Nathan Scheelhaase graduates.
The Illini's haul is a positive sign, with two four-star recruits out of a class of 25 commitments, which includes Ottawa's Michael Hermosillo, who is listed as a wide receiver.
Three five-star recruits pick Irish
Linebacker Jaylon Smith, running back Greg Bryant and safety Max Redfield led Notre Dame's signing day arrivals, three five-star prospects pacing a class that is set to challenge for a top 5 spot nationally.
Smith, a 6-foot, 3-inch, 212-pounder from Ft. Wayne, Ind., was ranked as the nation's No. 3 player in the most recent Rivals rankings. Bryant, a 5-foot-11, 197-pound back from Delray Beach, Fla., was No. 19 overall.
Top-ranked recruit picks Ole Miss
Mississippi landed the
top prize of the 2013 recruiting class with heralded defensive end Robert Nkemdiche.
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound 18-year-old, a two-time high school All-American who amassed 43 sacks during his prep career, will join a rising Ole Miss program that is coming off a 7-6 season capped by a victory in the BBVA Compass Bowl under the direction of first-year head coach Hugh Freeze.
Bears to boost
season-ticket prices
Season-ticket prices for 2013 Chicago Bears games will increase between $3 and $10 per game for 90 percent of the seating bowl.
Non-club season-ticket prices now will range from $79 to $165, with United Club prices ranging from $265 to $540 per game.
Giant's release
RB Bradshaw
The New York Giants released running back Ahmad Bradshaw and defensive tackle Chris Canty as part of their continued efforts to get under the NFL's salary cap.


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ESP Needs Analysis of Iranian MA Students: A Case Study of the University of Isfahan
The aim of this study was to investigate the foreign language learning needs of Iranian MA students, in particular those who were majoring in biology, psychology, physical training, accounting and west philosophy. A total of 80 students from five MA majors studying at university of Isfahan participated in the study. Additionally, twenty- five subject-specific instructors as well as seven English instructors took part in the study. The study was designed on qualitative and quantitative survey basis using interviews, questionnaires, and texts. In order to investigate participants' point of views, chi-square test was used to analyze the data. The result obtained revealed that majority of the participants were dissatisfied with the current ESP courses for MA students. Most of the participants asked for an urgent need for revision and reconsideration of English instruction in the Iranian educational system as well as universities, stating that Iranian students do not have enough exposure to English language in a way that help them to fulfill their subjective and objective needs at MA level . Giving more weight to English in the MA entrance exam was suggested as one possible solution. It was thought that this would increase the motivation of the students to improve their language proficiency; furthermore, joint teaching of the ESP courses was suggested as another solution to help students meet their English needs at the MA level.
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Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium
|Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium
(Bender Bending Rodriguez Orphanarium)
|New New York, Earth
|First appearance
|"The Cyber House Rules" (3ACV09)
The Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium is a New New York-based orphanage. Severely understaffed, they provide a cold, uncaring environment for young children without parents to grow up in. It is also the orphanarium where Leela was left as a child.
In response to a generous donation from Bender of 12 orphans and a check for $1200, the Orphanarium was renamed Bender Bending Rodriguez Orphanarium, but it seems to still be using the name Cookieville as well. The building used to have a fence around it to make escaping difficult, but this was apparently removed some time before 3011.
There are no currently known orphans of the Orphanarium, since all were adopted by Abner Doubledeal in 3011. Prior to the mass adoption, Albert, Bethany, Sally, Nina, Sam, and seven other orphans, unknown by name all lived here. Turanga Leela lived here from the time she was an infant until she aged out.
Notably, former resident Sally has a tail and an ear on her forehead. It is likely that she has a similar background to Leela.
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- Although the Orphanarium was renamed for Bender, it is later seen still named Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium in an invitation to Leela (4ACV02).


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yeah, he's my current fave. i love his eyes. i am annoyed though that his men.com and nextdoorwhatever have no rimming.
I think he's gorgeous too but he spends too much time working at proving he's straight. Anybody who spends as much time sucking dick as he does, can't be straight in my books. I wish he'd just lay down, pull his legs up and take it like a real man.
There was recently an article on the sword where he said he wasn't straight, bi or gay. It was pretty interesting to read. Here's the link: http://thesword.com/christian-wilde-...ed-studio.html
I agre, definately one of my favorites.
Def one of my favorites and someone who appears to be willing to have sex with just about anyone.
Christian Wilde generally wouldn't be my type. Too many tattoos for my taste, a little too tall (I'm short), and I generally like guys who are comfortable integrating into the gay culture. That said, there's something about Christian that's just smolderingly hot to me. I want him to abuse me like I'd never let anyone abuse me before. I want him to use and degrade me in ways he does on his Kink.com videos.
OMG, this was probably one of THE hottest scenes I've ever seen. Especially Christian's cumshot at the end. Beautiful throughout!
Supposedly he's going to bottom this year, per an article on Naked Sword. Looking forward to it.
I sure hope so.
we'll have to wait and see
good lord his hot
Some "candids" from his Twitter
dude is such a fucking stud. i love his scenes.
anyone know what he's doing now? is he still doing porn/if so for what studio?
He's still doing porn, for Naked Sword. He did bottom, excellently, for Austin Wilde in a movie for them.
He's pretty much done it all at this point,straight,gay,tranny porn.
Looked up everything he's done...damn. As long as you're human and of age,he'll fuck you.
Did he bottom ? Any one has a link of that somewhere?
fleeflaafloo meh ^^
I think Christian Wilde is one of the hottest men in gay porn. I fantasize about him all the time.
He has the most handsome face. Stand in the sunlight.
Has over 60 plus scenes for bound gods on all of their sites. He loves sex,that's for sure.
Heard he had a gf but I imagine it's hard to maintain a relationship when your other half has sex with 30-50 other people a year.


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The Central Connecticut women's lacrosse team qualified for its second straight Northeast Conference Tournament in 2014 but fell in the quarterfinal round to top seed and host Bryant University on Friday afternoon, 13-7.
The loss gives the Blue Devils a final overall record of 7-10 under first year head coach Laura Campbell. Central was the fourth seed in the conference tournament.
Bryant took the erly 2-0 lead but the Blue Devils answered with three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead with 18:59 on the clock. Senior Meaghan McCurry scored the first two goals of the game to tie it for Central. Senior Amanda Toke scored her first goal of the game to give the Blue Devils their first lead of the game.
Bryant answered with three straight goals, including two from NEC Player of the Year Lisa Vendel, to take a 5-3 lead. Toke's second goal of the game came with 16 seconds left in the half and cut the Bryant lead to one. The Bulldogs answered quickly and took the 6-4 lead at halftime.
Central's junior goalkeeper Morgan Tullar, who was named the NEC Goalkeeper of the Year on Thursday night, made five stops before halftime.
Toke scored her third of the game, and 40th of the season, to cut the lead to 6-5. But the Bulldogs answered and scored three straight goals to push their lead to 9-5 with just under 18 minutes to play in the game.
Freshman Erin Dougherty scored her second goal of the season to make it 9-6, but Bryant answered again, making it 10-6 with 12:21 to play. Haley Bloom's fourth goal of the game for Bryant make it a four-goal game. But the Blue Devils would not go away as McCurry scored her third of the game to make it 10-7 less than a minute later.
Tullar finished the game with 10 saves, giving her a career-high 154 saves on the season. Toke finishes the season with 40 goals, the fourth-highest single season total in school history.
The Bulldogs scored the final three goals of the game to secure the 13-7 win. They advance to the championship game being played on Sunday in Smithfield, RI.


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The South Tama County Activity Booster Club continues to hold its annual membership drive. This year's theme is: Show Your Trojan Pride.Join the South Tama County Activity Booster Club.
The purpose of the organization is to provide support to the students of the South Tama County School District involved in activities through, but not limited to, the donation of time, ideas and money.
Membership breaks down into four levels: Booster ($25), Pride ($50), Trojan ($100), Gold ($300) and Platinum ($500). Anyone interested in joining the South Tama County Activity Booster Club should send their contact information and check (payable to the STC Activity Booster Club) to: P.O. Box 123, Tama, IA 52339.
The new digital sign at the STC High School was funded by the STC Activity Booster Club, the Family and Friends of Charley Townsley and the Tama County Community Foundation. In recent years, the club has funded renovations to the STC Tennis, Softball, Baseball and Soccer Complexes. In addition, the club spearheaded the fundraising drive to pay for the all-weather track around the football field.
Donations have been made to middle school activities, as well as, the Speech, Drama and Music Departments at the high school. The club annually supports the Yearbook and After Prom Activities. A scholarship has been traditionally awarded each year.
Each August the organization holds the Ken Kolpin Open Four Person Best Shot Fundraising Golf Tournament at the Tama-Toledo Country Club. The club also sponsors the Gator Bowl (fall) and Jam the Gym (winter) Events as well.
The South Tama County Activity Booster Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 PM at the Tama-Toledo Country Club in Tama.


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Dear Friends,
Wanted to know if anyone is facing an issue with Z10 (STL100-1) Battery.
After the same has been upgraded to software release 10.1.0.4181 and OS version 10.1.0.4633
Build ID is 556195.
The battery drains from 80% to 10% within a matter of 20-30 mins of Internet usage. This was not occurring before I had upgraded my Z10.
Please let me know how can i fix the issue.


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The OpenLCB™ project is developing an easy but sophisticated network for model railroad control using today's technology.
It is the basis for NMRAnet / S-9.7 Standard bus.
This website describes OpenLCB, a developing Local Control Bus (LCB) used to control model railroad accessories. It is designed to make set-up of simple and complex layouts easier. It is not meant to replace DCC, but rather work along side it. It makes your operator consoles, CTCs, and accessories more effective by bringing everything together into one system. Your investment in DCC, CTC, signals and turnouts is protected. Cabling and connection is simple and low cost --- and usually pre-made but can be DIY assembled needed. Bus wiring consists of a single network cable and a single power supply cable. Configuration is simple and easy to manage.
To see how this works, look at the second video on this page – which shows how things are actually programmed. The third video shows some more-complex programming. You can re-use things you have, like signals, BOD's, turnouts, train ID sensors, RFID, structure lighting and the like, but connect them in ways you never thought possible, to achieve full prototypical accuracy and detail. Add complex new technology easily, such as sound effects, TV in structures, timetable signs in stations, outdoor video displays, structure lighting fully controlled and much more as time goes on. Hopefully different manufacturers will support a common standard and so the range of products available will grow.
Follow our Progress
From small ...
to big
... to huge,
OpenLCBTM will help you do what you want to do most: run your railroad.
It is Easy to use: Whether you want to do simple setup by just pushing buttons on boards, or use a full-featured configuration tool, OpenLCB makes setup easy.
It protects your investment: From your first two boards through huge modular layouts, OpenLCB equipment will grow with your railroad, and you can still connect and use your legacy equipment.
It is simple to expand: OpenLCB equipment can be added without worrying about ID conflicts, without keeping track of complicated address assignments, and never being forced to go back and reconfigure equipment – all while working with your existing model-railroad controls.
Quick Peaks:
If you are a novice, or just want a simple user-view, without technical detail, see the "First Look" page, or the"Brochure".
If you want a more in depth summary, with some technical detail, see the General Description.
If you want to know how OpenLCB fits in with your layout, see the Use Cases.
If you're interested in the gory technical details, see the Technical Introduction and documentation index.
November 2012: All the DevKits have been allocated. We are contemplating another promotion, and would appreciate suggestions. For those that missed the DevKit, you can assemble your own by obtaining the parts from RailStars.com and TCHTechnology.com. Please contact the egroup, or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. Thanks for your support!
July 2012: The first two documents of the NMRAnet Standards Suite were formally accepted by the NMRA Board at the annual NMRA meeting, this year in Grand Rapids.
available and shipping is starting. The cost (co-pay) is $50 +
shipping. Please contact email@example.com
for more information, or to apply for one.
December 2011: A DevKit is in active development. The NMRA will purchase some of these for development / demonstration of NMRAnet.
Fall 2011: At its July 2011 meeting, the NMRA Board decided to proceed with NMRAnet / S-9.7 based on OpenLCB designs.
July 2011: The OpenLCB group did two OpenLCB clinics at the NMRA 2011 convention in Sacramento. We've posted the slides from the clinics if you couldn't be there. We've also got a page of movies, photos and diagrams from the day's worth of demonstrations we did at the NMRA 2010 convention in Milwaukee.
June 2011: Demonstration of a prototype OpenLCB throttle available on YouTube.
April 2011: Follow us on Twitter! It's the easiest way to hear about OpenLCB advances as they happen.
November 2010: Check out the videos on our OpenLCB YouTube channel. See demonstrations that are almost as good as being there!
OpenLCB is being developed through an open, community based process. You can follow our documents as they develop, check out our prototype code, and if you want to take part.
Get the prototype code from our public code repository.
Welcome to the project! We all benefit by working on this together. Questions and comment can be directed to the egroup: OpenLCB
How to get started:
There is
prototype hardware is based on:
* the AVR-based Arduino platform at Hobbyists, including:
* LEDunino, a ATMega328-based compatible from Silicon Railway;
* Railroad Shield from SPCoast;
* Io Developer's Board, an AT90CAN -based compatible from Railstars,
* Io:duino, an Arduino-compatible AT90CAN-based board also from Railstars
used as a platform for a throttle and a command station, and its associated
* CMDArduino, a library for a Command Station, from Railstars;
* the new DevKit from Railstars / NMRA.
* PIC code based on the CBUS platforms is here
CBUS is a CAN-based layout control bus being developed by MERG.
The NMRA has an effort to create an "NMRAnet" layout control bus standard. OpenLCB is being proposed for that. Currently, the NMRA is focusing the NMRAnet discussions on a common standard for CAN physical layers. For more information on OpenLCBs work on NMRAnet, our NMRA proposals section.
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Howdy Doody. 32 is ancient.
This is actually one of the better pics of her.
Here's one that would be excellent for a "caption this" thread.
You need to think about the weather.....
Specifically as delivered by the Univision weather gal Jackie Guerrido....
Boy this thread was a good read.
Erin Andrews's left cheek floating alone and in space is hotter than that chick's whole package.
Southside has the worst taste in woman and still can't get none. Fat chicks mock him in unison as well. Poor limpy


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Again, good job Simon!
Again, good job Simon!
Helluva job by Simon.
astros blow it again.
this sterling marte is gonna be a awesome player.
pirates lead 6-5. how bout that.
Wild pitch, Pirates lead 6-5. Jesus.
The Astros are bad at baseball.
Rounding third and heading for home...
We stole a couple down there, stuff tends to even out. Only natural the Pirates would follow suit.
Who is pitching tomorrow.......Latos or Cueto?
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The greatest sporting event on earth starts next week — the NCAA Basketball Tournament — and, well, while we're on the subject, anybody know what happened to Jimmer Fredette?
He's about, oh, 6-foot-2, with 200 muscled pounds and a face that looks like he stepped out of Mayberry or a Norman Rockwell painting.
Has anyone filed a missing persons report?
Is he on a milk carton?
Maybe he's on a Carnival Cruise ship and that explains it.
You remember Fredette, don't you? Everyone does. He was a national sensation, the boyish, charismatic kid from BYU who never met a shot he didn't like. He started shooting as soon as he pulled into the parking lot. He was so good and so popular that his name became a verb — when he dropped 40 points on a team, the team got Jimmered.
He led the nation in scoring — 31 points per game. He led BYU to the Sweet 16. He was everyone's All-American, everyone's Player of the Year, everyone's favorite player, everyone's cover boy. If you tuned in Dan Patrick or Jim Rome or the local TV gab show, chances are they were all talking about Jimmer, and so were people at the water cooler.
He was bigger than basketball. So big that he became a pop hero. He was Taylor Swift, with a basketball.
The president of the United States weighed in, calling him "unbelievable. Best scorer obviously in the country."
The Internet was flooded with highlight videos and Jimmer songs to the extent that one BYU student made the mistake of chastising people for worshipping Jimmer. Wrong move. She got Jimmered by the wrath of Jimmer Nation. His story was everywhere — developing his game in the LDS Church gym with his aspiring rapper/big brother TJ, playing against prison teams, working with a personal trainer as a 5-year-old, etc.
How big of a deal was Jimmer? BYU arranged to play a game in Jimmer's way-out-of-the-way hometown of Glen Falls, N.Y.
But you probably already know all this as we stroll down memory lane. Fredette cemented his legend in the post-season conference tournament and the NCAA tournament — 52 points against New Mexico, 32 points against Wofford, 34 points against Gonzaga.
You name it, Jimmer won it, including every award named after old guys — Wooden Award, Adolph Rupp Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Naismith Award.
This all happened some time during the Vietnam War — oh, wait, it was only two years ago! It just seems like ancient history. No one has seen Jimmer since then. How could a guy like that be missing? He should be easier to find than Craig Sager.
Well, according to reliable sources, Jimmer has been spotted playing guard for the Sacramento Kings. Actually, playing might be the wrong word. Sitting would be more accurate. Jimmer, according to some reports, plays only 14 minutes a game — down from 18 in his rookie season. Rumor has it that he averages 7 points a game. Seven points? He used to score that before the first commercial break.
He was the 10th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, and it looked like Sacramento would carry on with the Jimmermania. His jersey number sold out immediately; ticket sales took off.
And that was about it.
It pretty much fizzled. Jimmer started seven games as rookie. He has zero starts this season and didn't play at all in nine games.
During a four-game stretch in December Jimmer scored 16, 15, 22 and 10 points, respectively — 63 points in 79 minutes of play. Four games later, he never left the bench.
At the very least, this guy should be Danny Ainge II. Who can figure what college player's game will translate to the NBA game. The NBA isn't as patient as Major League Baseball or the National Football League. He could pretty much be written off after another year, if things don't change. He could join the ranks of Adam Morrison and JJ. Redick as college stars whose games didn't carry over to the NBA.
Maybe Jimmer could ask his NBA coach about what that's like. Keith Smart famously hit a jump shot to win the NCAA championship for Indiana in 1987. His NBA career consisted of two games, and then he went off to play for the San Miguel Beermen in the Phillippines.
Jimmer fans hope for a better fate for Jimmer.
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Ignorant and greedy
A letter in Sunday's Herald-Tribune ("'Makers' punished") was a prime example of ignorance and greed. The writer went on and on about the so-called wealth redistribution to "takers" that is unfair to "makers."
He says that it's not fair to have to pay school taxes if you don't have kids. Has he considered who paid all the taxes for his teachers and the schools he attended? His parents didn't. Was he a taker?
It's not fair, he continues, for the young and the healthy to pay more for insurance so the old and unwell can be insured. The young and healthy are not being asked to pay more, just to get insurance now affordable.
I am old enough to remember before Medicare became a law. Conservatives shouted that it was a communist plot and Americans would lose their freedom. Older conservatives are now saying repeal Obamacare, but don't touch my Medicare!
The writer then takes a swipe at the homeless, who he says have self-inflicted drug and alcohol problems. Many of those are veterans who have returned emotionally and physically damaged. Are they really takers? Isn't it better for all those addicted to have food, shelter and help to recover in order to lead productive lives? Or does the writer wish them all to remain expensively in jail or just die horrible deaths?
Susan L. Ward-Steinman
Life isn't fair
Sunday's letter regarding what is fair and unfair, generally addressing the "makers" giving to the "takers," was provocative. However, anyone who really believes life is fair must live on a cloud.
At an early age children must be taught that life is anything but fair; just follow the human condition and news of the world for verification.
Mary Collins
Heed wise words of pope
The New York Times weekly feature "Invitation to a Dialogue" invites readers to comment on a thoughtful yet debatable Letter to the Editor. The letter "'Makers' Punished," published in the Herald-Tribune on Sunday, is that type of letter. The writer believes the "makers" must unfairly support the "takers." He writes "imagine ... you are a newborn baby" and asks if you would enact laws he characterizes as wealth redistribution.
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of a newborn baby. His representative on earth today, Pope Francis, recently wrote: "I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor! It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education and health care."
That is why my answer to the letter writer is "Yes."
Mary Wilson
Rotonda West
The miracle of dance
Leymis Bola�os Wilmott and her Fuzi�n dance artists are not only amazing and creative performers, but have given dance another meaningful reason to be proud of the arts in Sarasota.
Her dedicated and therapeutic classes at Parkinson Place have proven that with encouragement, inspiration through music and movement can perform miracles! Let's hope she will have enough support from the community to expand her classes to include more of the mentally and physically challenged community.
Helen Fleder
Problem becomes crisis
I love my country. In 2009 the crisis was the economy. But Congress considered health care the crisis and spent the next year and a half structuring the Affordable Care Act. A number of concessions were made to governors, unions, etc., in crafting this more than 2,000-page law. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said we have to pass it to find out what is in it. Well, over the past three-plus years the administration has been putting the structure in place to implement it. Now we find out that neither the president, his administration, nor Congress knows what is in it.
When lawmakers found out Obamacare covered them, the president gave them a subsidy. He has also given delays and subsidies for many other groups. He just realized that many people cannot keep their insurance. I wonder if he, his administration or Congress knows what the ACA will cost or whether it will be effective. As I view it, he and Congress turned a 2009 problem into a crisis.
Which brings me back to the economy. It has been and still is a crisis, so now we have two crises. The Fed has been devaluing the dollar by $85 billion a month since 2009, which the next Fed chairman, Janet Yellen, indicates will continue. It seems that our government is just reacting to issues as they occur without any plan or fiscal responsibility. I still love my country, but the chaos and fumbling over the past years put me in great fear of our government.
Don Leonard
Lakewood Ranch
Santa, Scrooge at mall
Scrooge is alive and well at Westfield Sarasota Square in Sarasota.
My family decided to visit Santa recently with my 31/2-year-old grandson, only to be met with a sign indicating quite pointedly that cameras and cell phones could not be used to photograph children. Rather, one could buy the smallest package of photos for $16, a markup of approximately 95 percent. (I am a professional photographer).
Ah yes, Merry Christmas from the Westfield mall. Is this any way to promote the spirit of Christmas? While my family can afford this exorbitant fee, many others cannot. And besides, Santa alone draws many customers to the mall.
I urge this newspaper and its readers to do what is in their power to change this policy of greed by the mall.
Eric Wertheimer
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St. Clair County Grazing School
When: Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 8 a.m. to Thursday, May 15, 2014, 4:30 p.m.
Topics to be covered at the class are basic grazing concepts, livestock nutrition, forage quality and availability, plant growth, extending the grazing season, grazing economics, grazing calculations, evaluation of resources, fencing and water installation and equipment, grazing system layout and design, managing the total system and soil health, and NRCS cost share programs.
Contact Margie Best at the St. Clair County NRCS/SWCD office at 417-646-8108 ext. 101
Patrick Davis, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Cedar Countyphone: 417-276-3313
Body Image and Puberty (Session 2 of 2)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Susan Mills-Gray, firstname.lastname@example.com and Exercise Physiology, MU Extensionphone: 816-506-3338
Introduction to QuickBooks Pro
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Each year the U.S. Small Business Administration takes the opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs and small business owners through National Small Business Week. This year, University of Missouri Extension, Taney County SBTDC and the Taney County Partnership will host two events to celebrate Small Business Week in the Branson area engaging the small business community and helping local entrepreneurs start and manage their businesses successfully. Introduction to QuickBooks will help you boost the accuracy of your small business accounting by learning how to track income and expenses, run payroll and create reports to track profitability and other key business performance measures.
Session topic:
This is the second workshop celebrating National Small Business Week in the Branson area.
Pre-registration is requested as laptop computers will be provided for each participant. For additional workshop information contact the Taney County Extension Office at 417-546-4431. more...
Class size:
Event full:
$99.0049.00 for the first 5 Taney County residents or business owners who register online, made possible by the Taney County Partnership.
Chrystal Irons, firstname.lastname@example.com State University SBTDCphone: 417-581-3558
The Basics of Writing a Business Plan
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 9 a.m. to noon
Participants will learn the importance of Business Plans and the key elements that are required of a successful plan. They will be provided individual feedback to help create a viable and useful business plan
Register by emailing or calling Glenna Ervin at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-651-2929 more...
Character Critters-Appleton City-Elementary School (Session 5 of 5)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Character Education for Pre-school and kindergarten
Cindy the Citizenship Crab
Character Critters-Appleton City Head Start (Session 5 of 5)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Cindy the Citzenship Crab
Character Critters-Nevada Head Start (Session 5 of 5)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 10 a.m. to noon
Character Education for pre-school
C indy the Citizenship Crab
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (Session 3 of 10)
SSSH is modeled after the evidenced-based StrongWomen program developed by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science at Tufts University. While the original Tufts program includes only women, University of Missouri Extension has adapted the curriculum to include men. Missouri's Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (SSSH) program is designed to increase aging adults' access to a safe, structured, and effective strength training program. Over the 10 weeks, participants learn exercises to improve their strength, flexibility and balance. At each session, a prescribed set of 8 upper and lower body strengthening exercises are done along with warm-up and cool-down stretches. Participants are made to feel comfortable regardless of their current fitness level so they can safely participate and gradually build the strength beneficial to health.
Class 3
To register call the Christian County University of Missouri Extension office 417-581-3558 or send an email firstname.lastname@example.com
Renette Wardlow, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Greene Countyphone: 417-881-8909
Building Strong Families for Youth - Ellington 4-5 grades
This includes one presentation on puberty/hygiene and self esteem building for the boys and girls in the 4th and 5th at South Reynolds County School in Ellington.
This includes one presentation on puberty/hygiene and self esteem for the boys and girls who attend the 4th & 5th grade at Southern Reynolds County school in Ellington.
Fall Prevention -KLC (Session 9 of 33)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
The Fall Prevention program helps participants learn to reduce fear of falling and exercise to increase strength, flexibility, and balance.
MU Extension/KOLR10 Television Interview "From the Ground Up" (Session 43 of 49)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
This live television program is intended to educate viewers on a wide range of topics related to gardening in the Ozarks. The KOLR10 meteorologist and others from KOLR10 television, Springfield, conduct the interview, which includes MU Extension horticulture specialists and others with gardening expertise. The program airs on Thursdays on the KOLR10 Midday Newscast, at 11:15am.
Young Sprouts in the Garden
Patrick Byers, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Webster Countyphone: 417-859-2044
Essential Social Media for Business
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In this workshop, learn which social media sites offer the most return on investment for your time, tips for posting smarter and more efficiently, and "what not to dos" in the name of professionalism. We'll survey the most important social media tools (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc.) and what the business benefits are for each one. We'll discuss the best ways to find the right fit between your organization's needs, capabilities and willingness to participate. Many of your customers, partners and potential employees are learning about your company from the personal sites of people who are current and former associates. We'll discuss best practices for employee social networking and guidelines for on-line behavior. We'll cover the importance of an updated Code of Conduct for your company that is connected with your over-all Social Media Policy. We'll also discuss "traditional" department responsibilities for social media participation and give you tips on how to encourage your organization in the right direction. Finally, you'll learn what sites to monitor and engage in addition to just participating. We'll discuss ways to engage and support the social media universe and help you deal with complaints and upset customers. We'll also show you how to encourage on-line discussions about your company and help both the social networks and your own organization learn from those discussions. This workshop is taught by Doug Allen of Allen's Consulting. Lunch will be provided.
View our Registration and Cancellation Policies here: http://info.umkc.edu/sbtdc/registration-policy/.
Carmen DeHart, email@example.com of Missouri-Kansas City SBTDCphone: 816-235-6428
Character Critters-Rich Hill Head Start (Session 5 of 5)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 11 a.m. to noon
Character Education for Pre-school
Cindy The Citizenship Crab
Tai Chi for Arthritis-Kingswood (Session 14 of 39)
Tai Chi for Arthritis is an easy and effective exercise class, integrating the mind and body, that improves flexibility, muscle strength and balance. The class is based on the Tai Chi for Arthritis program supported by the Arthritis Foundation of America.
Building Better Child Care--Northland Early Education Council board meetings (Session 10 of 11)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Northland Early Education Council (NEEC) is a collaboration of agencies, organizations and educational institutions with the shared goal of providing high quality, accessible and affordable training opportunities for early care and education providers in the Northland area of greater Kansas City. A secondary goal is to provide regular venues for professional networking within the early childhood community. The NEEC is chaired by Diana Milne, Extension Human Development Specialist and administered through the Clay County/University of Missouri Extension Center.
The Northland Early Education Council board members meet monthly to conduct regular business; including the planning, promotion and evaluation of local trainings for early care and education professionals.
NEEC board meetings are open to anyone who has an interest in supporting and advancing the goals of the Northland Early Education Council. For more information on regular meeting dates, times and locations, contact the University of Missouri Extension Center at 816-407-3490.
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy, North County Health Campus (Session 2 of 10)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, noon to 1 p.m.
A strength training program for middle-aged and older adults. The programs goal is to improve health and quality of life. Exercise sessions to improve strength and balance include warm-up exercises, strengthening exercises and cool-down stretches. An orientation and pre-assessment precede nine weeks of exercise sessions, and the program concludes with a post-assessment.
De'Lacey Robinson 314-615-8928
$20.00The fee is normally $40. The Discounted Fee is $20 per County employee. (Anthem will pay $20 per person. If you have the County's insurance). Participants who attend 7 out of 8 classes and complete pre- and post-assessments will receive a $10 refund.
Damaris Karanja, email@example.com Extension in St. Louis Countyphone: 314-400-7298
Winning Government Contracts: The First Steps
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
This introductory three-hour seminar is an overview of the critical first steps associated with winning government contracts. The Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center (MO PTAC) hosts a bi-monthly seminar on how to get started in the government contracting arena including federal, state and local government registrations and certifications. The seminar will also cover MO PTAC services available to assist Missouri businesses in all aspects of government contracting.
This introductory 3-hour seminar is an overview of the critical first steps associated with winning government contracts. Contracting issues covered include federal, state and local government registrations and certifications.
Please call David Jerome at 816-655-6229
$50.00Check or cash at the seminar
Canceled: Winning Government Contracts: The First Steps
Strength and Balance Exercises for the Elderly (Session 14 of 37)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Strength and Balance Exercises for the Elderly program is to help frail seniors learn to improve their mobility and balance and reduce risk of falls. The program focuses on breathing, strength, stretch, coordination, and balance.
Writing a Business Plan: The First Step to a Successful Business
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This workshop will provide you with step-by-step instructions for completing each section of your business plan, including the marketing plan, operations plan and financial plan. You will receive the guide on "How to Prepare a Business Plan", as well as access to our online Financial Projections Spreadsheet to produce a 3-year income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for your business plan. You will also receive guidance on style and appearance to help you create a more appealing business plan.
Olivia Gill, firstname.lastname@example.com Connectorphone: 573-884-4334
Chronic Disease Self-Management in Hannibal 2014 (Session 4 of 6)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Chronic Disease Self-Management Classes offered free of charge at Douglass Community Center in Hannibal. These classes are provided by the NE Arthritis Center, University of Missouri Extension and Douglass Community Services.
Future plans for health care, healthy eating and communication skills will be addressed.
Register by calling the Marion County Extension Center at 573-769-2177.
Sherry F. Nelson, LCSW, MSW., firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Marion Countyphone: 573-769-2177
Analyzing and Managing Cash Flow
This workshop is designed for those who need to know how to turn financial statements into useful management tools. During this course, participants will take a close look at where cash comes from, where it's used in day-to-day business, and learn to identify and correct cash flow problems. more...
Ken Surbrugg, email@example.com Southern State University SBTDCphone: 417-625-9557
Youth Futures Meeting
Stephanie Milner, email@example.com Extension in Butler Countyphone: 573-686-8064
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Bethany, May-Jun 2014 (Session 2 of 9)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy is an eight-week strength training program for middle-aged and older adults. The program's goal is to improve health and quality of life. The class will meet once a week. We will incorporate warm-up exercises; simple strengthening exercises, with or without weights; and cool down stretches. Weights are provided for the class. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Bring water bottle and towel.
Call Janet at the Harrison County Extension office 660-425-6434 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to register.
$20.00Scholarships are available.
Where's Your Export Market
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Join us for this hands-on, interactive session designed to provide insight and information on actions you can take to successfully identify, research and enter new international markets. Gain answers to the following questions: (1) Market Selection - It's a big world out there, where does opportunity for my product lie? (2) Market Research - Are there sources of information that can help me in selecting a target market? (3)Market Entry Strategies - Market selection made, now what?
Join us for this hands-on, interactive session designed to provide insight and information on actions you can take to successfully identify, research and enter new international markets.
Rebecca Evans
Rebecca Lobina, firstname.lastname@example.com Missouri State University SBTDC at St. Josephphone: 816-232-4461
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Heartland (Session 6 of 10)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Are you interested in improving your muscle strength? Stay Strong, Stay Healthy is a program designed to set you on the path to increasing your muscle strength, balance and flexibility. You don't have to visit a gym or buy any expensive equipment.
Sixth session. We will continue strength exercises.
Jim Meyer, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Ralls Countyphone: 573-985-3911
Water Protection Seminar (Vernon County)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Water is a finite resource that doesn't recognize political or county boundaries. Protecting it from contamination is critical to the sustainability of the county and region.
This three-hour seminar will help explain groundwater flow, water quality and your well, and septic system operation and maintenance.
A fee of $20 per person will help cover meal and seminar expenses. Pre-registration is required by Monday, May 12 to plan for food preparation and resource materials. For more information or questions, contact the Vernon County Extension Center at 417-448-2560, or send email to Pat Miller at email@example.com
Robert A. (Bob) Schultheis, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Webster Countyphone: 417-859-2044
Starting a Small Business: The First Steps
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This three-hour offering will provide you with an overview of the critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about a new business venture. Participants will assess their strengths and weaknesses in terms of business ownership, learn about the importance of planning, discuss legal and regulatory requirements and identify sources of funding. Enroll in both this class and The Basics of Writing a Business Plan and receive a $10 discount. more...
Chris V. Thompson, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Cole Countyphone: 573-634-2824
2014 Master Gardener Classes (Session 13 of 24)
2014 Master Gardener Classes. Registration for these classes ended on April 3, 2014. For more information about the classes, see the web site. If you would like to be considered for next year's class, email Tim Baker at email@example.com more...
Woody Ornamentals - St. Joseph. Registration for the 2014 Master Gardener Classes ended on April 3.
Timothy Baker, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Daviess and Caldwell countiesphone: 660-663-3232
2014 Master Gardener Classes (Session 14 of 24)
Woody Ornamentals - Princeton. Registration for the 2014 Master Gardener Classes ended on April 3.
Basic Parenting (Session 10 of 10)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
MOPS - Mothers of Preschoolers after Dark is a program for mothers to network and learn more about the job of parenting and relationships.
Basic parenting. Support for moms of young children.
Master Gardener Core Training - Morgan (Session 10 of 10)
The mission of the Missouri Master Gardener Extension Program is "helping others learn to grow." The Master Gardener program provides in depth horticultural training to individuals throughout Missouri who then volunteer their time applying what they have learned to help others in their communities to learn about gardening and environmental education. The Master Gardener Program throughout Missouri promotes and raises public awareness of the University of Missouri Extension as a source of unbiased, research based gardening information.
$135.00Course Fee: $135 single or $225 couples. Training fee covers the following: Master Gardener Core Manual, Master Gardener Certification, name tag, and travel and instruction expenses for class educators.
Joni Ross Harper, email@example.com Extension in Morgan Countyphone: 573-378-5358
Mountain Lions 4-H Club (Session 1 of 12)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
monthly 4-H club meeting
Focus on Kids - Pike County 2014 (Session 5 of 12)
Divorce and separating parents class as required by Missouri Courts.
The 2014 Focus on Kids Classes in Pike County are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call 573-324-5464 to register. Payment of $35 in the form of a money order or cash is required 48 hours prior to the date of the session you are registered to attend. You are not fully registered for the class unless your fee has been paid. The fee can be mailed to: University of Missouri Extension 115 West Main Bowling Green, MO 63334If you are more than 10 minutes late for the class you will need to reschedule.
Spring Gardening Seminars (Session 3 of 3)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Madison County Master Gardeners and University of Missouri Extension are cohosting the annual Spring Gardening Seminars. There will be three gardening seminars, they will begin at 6:30pm and cover three topics. On May 1st, Horticulture Specialist Katie Kammler will be speaking on Vegetables in Containers. May 6th, Horticultre Specialist Donna Aufdenburg will discuss Garden Journaling. May 15th Horticulture Specialist Sarah Denkler will speak on Plant Propagatoin. For more information please contact Donna Aufdenberg at 573-238-2420 or the Madison County Extension Office at 573-783-3303
May 15th Horticulture Specialist Sarah Denkler will speak on Plant Propagatoin.
No registration is necessary.
Donna Aufdenberg, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Bollinger Countyphone: 573-238-2420
Audrain County 4-H Council (Session 3 of 7)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Stephanie Femrite, email@example.com Extension in Audrain Countyphone: 573-581-3231
St. Clair County 4-H Council (Session 3 of 4)
Kim Hall, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Johnson Countyphone: 660-747-3193
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Pelosi Floor Speech Calling on House Republicans to Appoint Conferees to Meet Needs of American People & Address the Sequester
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor today to call on House Republicans to appoint budget conferees so an agreement can be reached on the budget that responds to the needs of the American people, including addressing the sequester in a comprehensive way. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"Thank you very much Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. This is really a very unusual morning. We are here because of the refusal of the Republican's to come to the table for a conference. What is a conference? A conference is a public, open meeting where differences between the House budget bill and the Senate budget bill can be reconciled. It is done with transparency and in full public view. Proud, each side of our priorities, we have the American people be the judge of what is their statement of values.
"Afraid of that public scrutiny, the Republicans have refused to appoint conferees for a conference. Conferees for a conference. We call upon the Speaker to appoint conferees, so that we can have that public airing, that transparent view of something very important. The Republican leadership has said, in the House and the Senate, they want regular order. What is the regular order? The regular order is the House passes a bill, the Senate passes a bill, you go to conference. Now, afraid that their views may be rejected by the American people, they don't want to go to conference. And that's why we are here this morning for sequestration.
"What is sequestration? Sequestration is a mindless, across-the-board cutting of what we are now recognizing, and the Republicans are recognizing, of something that should not be cut. It affects the efficiency and the safety of our airports, that's very important. But as our distinguished Democratic Whip, Mr. Hoyer, has pointed out, there is much more that needs to be addressed instead of using this as a vehicle – one of the distinguished Chairman said earlier: 'the safety our airports should not be subject to political debate.' Neither should the education of our children, the nutrition for our seniors – four million Meals on Wheels – tens of thousands of children thrown off Head Start, our defense – mindless across-the-board cuts in our defense and what that means for our national security, and for the workers in our national security sector. It is a, and the list goes on and on. Investments in our future, bio medical research cut by this.
"So, I suppose, if this is an example of governance – that the Republicans will next come up with something else and say: 'we should exempt that.' Well, why don't we just get rid of the problem? Why don't we just get rid of the problem and go to conference? Some of the press said to me: 'does this hurt your leverage in going to conference?' I said: 'no, this is an opportunity.' Because it demonstrates to the American people how unwise this course of action is, and how much better it would be to find solutions, to get results in the regular order, respectful of everyone's point of view, but recognizing that decisions made here have an impact, not only in the lives of the children, and the lives of their teachers, and the lives of all consumers, so it will have an impact on our economy as well.
"So this should be a clarion call. It's almost ludicrous to hear my Republican colleagues get up there and talk about their individual airports. We've had, most of us have airports. We understand what this issue is about. Why don't you understand that there is a great deal at stake including the efficiency and the safety of our airports. But also, again, the education of our children. How can we sit there and say: 'four million Meals on Wheels for seniors gone? But that's not important.' Over 70,000 children off Head Start. 'But that's not important.' What is important is for Republicans to hold a hardline about the public debate about the budget that a conference would provide
"So Members vote the way they're going to vote on this, but recognize, recognize that this is not the way Congress should be meeting the needs of the American people. Let's go to the conference. Mr. Speaker, appoint conferees so can end this mindless addressing the sequestration.
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."