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Victorian Hall Stands
1840 - 1900
The Victorian period for furniture spans approximately three quarters of a century, which allowed ample time for the transition of decorating tastes to occur and for several sub-genres and revivals to emerge and evolve. Here are a few of the major styles of the period.
Gothic Revival - (approx. 1830-1860) - Think churches and the design motifs found there and you have a good feel for this furniture style - design elements such as arches, quatrefoils, trefoils, spires, crockets.
Rococo Revival - (approx. 1840-1865) - High-style furniture of French influence marked by use of naturalistic flora and fruit as well as C-scrolls and S-scrolls. Early pieces may have used mahogany, but common Rococo often used Walnut, while the top-end leveraged Rosewood. Laminated Rosewood construction is usually a good first sign of a possibly valuable piece.
Renaissance Revival - (approximately 1860-1890) - Renaissance Revival reverses the feminine elegance of Rococo around the time of the Civil War by espousing masculine arches, cartouches, animal and human figures, inlaid panels, burl panels, gilt incising, and ormulu mounts. Subgenres include Egyptian Revival and Neo-Grec.
Eastlake and Aesthetic Movement - (approximately 1880-1900) - A movement away from the showy complicated designs of prior eras, this furniture has stylized natural elements (flowers, leaves), shallow incisings, and turnings. On finer pieces, marquetry, inlay and veneering can also be found.
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1. It is a fact that college graduates on average make much more than non-college graduates (http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/moneym...ndearnings.htm).
2. Society as a whole encourages higher education as a means of bettering ones' position in life, based on the above fact.
3. Therefore, it is reasonable that the vast majority college students are acquiring education with better employment opportunities in mind. It's not a matter of "guarantees", but of statistical probability.
4. With such being the case, educators have the moral responsibility to stay aprised,, and inform their students, of the job situation (statistical probability) for the major they are pursuing. To do anything less is negligence at best, highway robbery at worst. If these students were your children, would you tell them in no uncertain terms of the reality of the job situation? That's really what it comes down to. Professional honesty.

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Dredging is expensive.
After a 3-foot drop in water levels on Lake St. Clair last summer many marinas are ready to embark on an expensive reality this spring.
The Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle has started a $1.036 million dredging project and the cost will be shared by club members who directly benefit from the dredging of its harbor.
Closer to home in the quaint Macomb County community of Harrison Township is Belle Maer Harbor, where a proposed dredging project is expected to cost about $80,000. Marina ownership will pay the bill.
It all adds up for private marinas on the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair that were left out when Governor Rick Snyder announced plans last month to fund public harbor dredging across the state.
In Macomb County the two public sites are proposed for improvements: Black River at Lake St. Clair Metropark and the Clinton River.
�I do know that the Black River is going to be dredged, and I believe Clinton River is supposed to be dredged,� said state Sen. Jack Brandenburg, R-Harrison Township. �There are many public waterways across the state being dredged, but no money allocated for private waterways.�
Brandenburg, and nine other legislators, recently introduced Senate Bill No. 215, which if approved will provide for low interest loans for private marinas in need of dredging.
�This bill won�t cost taxpayers anything,� Brandenburg said. �My bill calls for this: a marina operator can borrow money from a bank and the state and it will be cheap � a 3� percent prime rate and pay it back over 20 years. No one has to worry about getting paid back because the state would guarantee it.
�The bill � is referred to the Outdoors Recreation Committee in the Senate and it will go from there. I will shepherd it through Senate and House and hope the governor signs it.�
Brandenburg said he would like to get more than just two areas in Macomb County dredged, which is why he wants another $30 million funding for dredging of private waterways.
�That would be an appropriations bill,� Brandenburg noted.
�Private waterways are every bit as important as public waterways,� he said. �My business is in Mount Clemens. I look at the river and it has to be dredged. All the private money from marina operators and they cannot take in all the boats they used to take because of low water.�
But dredging is expensive. Just ask Eric Foster of Belle Maer Harbor, a private marina in Harrison Township, who said he will dredge the marina at a cost between $40,000 and $80,000.
�We have a west-east flow and what happens is this southwest quadrant starts narrowing from the silt,� said Foster, who noted Belle Maer last dredged its channel in 2000.
�Most every marina (and canal) on the lake has to get out to the lake,� Foster said. �The boaters need to get out of from their private canals and marinas to access the lake. It should be the state�s responsibility.�
Foster has asked the Department of Environmental Quality to look at ways they can help reduce �the cost of dredging, permitting, and speeding up the process to get dredging projects going.�
Foster, who has been at Belle Maer for 29 years, has been working with Brandenburg�s office because private marinas get no money from the state.
�The problem with the Governor Snyder�s proposal � and I appreciate the $21 million allocated, but nothing is there for public waterways,� Brandenburg offered. �All those private waterways, marinas, restaurants, gas docks, private homeowners � they need help to pay taxes.
�The problems facing our waterways need to be addressed immediately and a long-term strategy to maintain them needs to be developed,� he said. �Dredging plans needs to be developed that will allow Michigan harbors, ports and waterways to be accessible.�
Fisher noted there are 56 small dredging projects the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for each year, but the Corps will only dredge four projects this year.
�There are no loans for dredging,� Foster said. �The private marinas need realization � there is going to be no money from the state, even though we are the majority of boaters.�
Belle Maer Harbor fronts on the Anchor Bay section of Lake St. Clair with interior canals and consists of approximately 59 acres.
Still, Foster said he is looking forward to a great 2013 boating season.
�We will get a bump in water levels in spring and more importantly from up in the Lake Superior Basin where we get our water from,� said Foster. �Hopefully, we are going to get this spring bouncer. The snow pack and Superior Basin has been more normal this year.
�As far as the lake, we�re keeping more positive,� he said. �We�re going to get through it. As long as they (government) understand the boating industry is good for Michigan. And people here can�t survive without the summer boaters.�
The Michigan Boating Industries Association applauded the introduction of Brandenburg�s legislation.
�This is another great example of our state�s leadership working together to help Michigan�s boating industry, which is critical to Michigan�s future,� said MBIA Board Chairman Jim Coburn. �We commend the sponsors of this bill for their fine work in revitalizing a program that worked successfully in the past to help Michigan�s boaters.�
Michigan ranks as one of the top states in the nation in registered watercraft. Recreational boating brings a $3.9 billion economic impact to the state.


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I guarantee Adams has better hands than I. Taylor!
If (and I don't think it's happened yet) we were up big in a game in the 4th Quarter, I'd love to see a pass thrown Mike Adams' way. He'd be a load to bring down.
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2nd place in our division! Unbelievable!!!
Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, hear the lamentations of their women.
If we go 4-2, this it how it could look.
Wouldn't that be cool? Indi looks beatable to me
I wouldn't say turn it around but getting better & playing with some heart again. Arrow is pointing up! Just keep it in perspective...One loss could change everything.
The reason on O that we are getting better isn't benching Adams or just Bell's emergence. Adams still plays significant snaps & playing well. Hopefully this continues because he will push again. Stability & chemistry on the OL with log snaps is what the difference is. With Decastro emerging & Velasco settling in the interior is looking solid...Need Foster back though. Bell has given us balance in the passing game & is looking the part.
The one thing that still concerns me is they need to find their identity on offense. Let me rephrase...Haley needs to conform to the identity that is emerging. Perhaps Haley should be given credit for it "emerging" but my gut tells me <cough> someone took or asked for the reigns & that is why it has emerged. Since I don't know what conversations took place I won't bash or credit Haley. Maybe BB asked & Haley said go with it. Maybe Haley directed BB to go with it. I don't hear any grumbling & Haley seems to be firey & pumped with his players. What I will do is observe what happens going forward. If the offense continues to look like what we saw against Detroit & it grows from there...I will credit Haley & BB. If the brakes lock up...I know what is going on.
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2.Bates / Edmunds S
3.Washington / Pettis WR
5.Ballage RB
5.Hill / Norton / Nnadi NT
7.Henderson WR
7.Gilmore DE
ILBs Off Board:
1.Reid S
2.Jefferson ILB
3.Washington / Pettis WR
5.Ballage RB
5.Hill / Norton / Nnadi NT
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ILBs & Reid Gone:BPA
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2.Jefferson ILB
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5..Hill / Norton / Nnadi NT
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This little hot streak really magnifies some of the early losses. If the Steelers won any of those very winnable early games - Titans, Raiders, Vikings, take your pick - they would be .500 and in a good position for the wild card. With those early losses, there is almost no room for error.


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Through those exams, it was determined that 104 of the children needed corrective eyewear.
On Monday, April 14, Miller and his foundation will host a celebration where Miller will personally distribute new prescription glasses to those children.The event will take place in the visitor's locker room at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
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Lady Gaga set the bar pretty high for pop concept tours with her Monster Ball trek, but Katy Perry's current stage show proves she's certainly up to the challenge – giving rise to the notion that prog rockers have nothing on female pop stars when it comes to high art in performance.
Perry's two-hour tour de force may not be as envelope-pushing as Gaga's psycho-sexual spelunking, but there's a definite surreal edge to the carefully-choreographed storyline (directed and designed by Baz Halpin) – which comes across as something of a G-rated acid trip a la classic H.R. Pufnstuf via a live-action rendition of Candyland.
Despite trace elements of sexuality, Perry's is a remarkably innocent show, focusing on a warm, non-threatening stripe of girl power and a sisterly sort of bonding (the aud was decidedly female-skewed). Costume changes hit the double-digit range and special effects – like gingerbread men spewing whipped cream – were often inspired.
But what about the music?
Well, that was hit and miss. Perry deserves a pat on the back for eschewing backing vocal tracks – and showcasing a serious set of pipes in the process. Likewise, she merits a thumbs up for effortlessly maintaining a hyper-caffeinated energy level for the set's first 45 minutes – highlighted by spot-on versions of "Waking Up in Vegas" and "I Kissed a Girl."
But when it came time to show off her breadth as a performer, things didn't go quite so well. An overly long set of oddly-chosen covers – Rebecca Black's "Friday" and Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" among them – seemed more suited to a suburban VFW talent competition than an arena show by one of the world's most in-demand pop stars
Then again, Perry only has two albums worth of material to draw from, and a palpable desire to give an audience its money's worth. If she fleshed out her own material – instead of glossing over underrated songs like "Peacock" and "The One That Got Away" – she'd no doubt leave fans more sated.
Perry did pull out all the stops in a lengthy encore, shepherding a controlled-but-cathartic stage invasion, even firing a glitter-spewing bazooka into the crowd, while rolling out her latest hits, including "Firework." The spectacle was, most assuredly, the thing. But at the end of the evening, one got the feeling she could simply sit down and sing her songs without losing very much in the process. But with sexy gingerbread men at your disposal, why do that?
Katy Perry plays L.A.'s Nokia Theater from August 5th through 7th.


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Samora was in full bloom to launch her Spring 2009 Collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Los Angeles, CA, on Thursday, October 17th, 2008. Samora's Spring 2009 collection was strongly influenced by lovely Paris, set with a bicyle on the runway and The Eiffel Tower in the background. Many designs were accessorized with big black and white Audrey Hepburn styled sunglasses.
The overall looks show sophistication and elegance, with pronounced lady like frills and fun.
The collection started out with lots of frills and color. Including dresses cut above the knee with lots of layers and floral patterns in pinks and light greens. Floral pieces were accompanied with bright and airy belted jackets.
All of the the pieces were enjoyable and great for many occassions, however one piece in particular seemed our of place with a bright pink corset over a floral patterned dress.
The line included many black and white pieces, such as high-waisted skirts with frilly, yet carefully cut designed airy delicate blouses, and ruffly solid colored dresses.
Others were more sexy and luxurious with very short fitting high-waisted shorts, showing lots of leg in high heels.
A white carefully cut designed suit, with black stitching and buttons made the crowd oooh and ahhhh!
The models walked the catwalk in confidence with an air of anticipation like that of walking onto a runway to board a plane to the next exquisite and luxurious travel destination.
Her Spring 2009 Collection proves to be a real success. Somora's desings continue to flourish to people around the world and to the Hollywood Elite, and her collections are at the forefront of Italian Couture. She first graced the list of Mercedees Benz Fashion Week Designers in the Fall of 2002.
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Friday, January 18, 2013 1:31 pm
2 killed in South Africa prison brawl; 65 injured
The Associated Press
Regional commissioner Nkosinathi Breakfast said 17 of the injured were taken to the hospital. He said the prisoners were using "all sorts of objects" in the battle.
Breakfast said 2,083 prisoners - all awaiting trial - are held at St. Albans prison in the eastern city of Port Elizabeth. He said some have been there longer than five years.


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tom jones' two cents
Tampa Bay Times columnist Tom Jones looks back at the best and worst from a weekend of televised sports.
Best praise
How fun to finally see the Bucs get attention from the national media. Over the past couple of seasons they have been ignored by the networks, and you can certainly understand why. Not only were they bad last season, they were, worse yet, boring.
But after a solid start to the 2012 season, the Bucs are getting noticed. CBS made the Bucs a big part of its pregame show, sending Bill Cowher in to do a feature on coach Greg Schiano and his team.
Meantime, after his 251-yard rushing game, Doug Martin has become the talk and toast of the NFL.
"Doug Martin is an every-down back, and we don't have many in the NFL," analyst Marshall Faulk said on the NFL Network's GameDay Morning. "With Vincent Jackson and Josh Freeman, they have their triplets."
Best prediction
Talking about the Falcons-Saints game, ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown analyst Mike Ditka said: "I can see the Saints pulling off an upset. They've got to outscore them. Their defense is not going to stop Atlanta's offense."
Ditka was right all the way around as the Saints beat the Falcons 31-27.
Best clip
Texas A&M made the biggest splash in its debut SEC season on Saturday by upsetting No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. CBS did a nice job detailing the history between Alabama and Texas A&M, which goes back to the Bear Bryant days.
Gene Stallings (bottom) played for Bryant (top) at Texas A&M. Then Bryant went on to coach Alabama, and Stallings coached at both Texas A&M and Alabama.
Stallings' Aggies upset Bryant's Crimson Tide in the 1968 Cotton Bowl, and CBS showed a cool clip of Bryant picking up Stallings after that game to carry him off the field.
Bryant had the reputation of being a tough son of a gun, so it was nice to see a side of him few of us remember or even knew.
Most interesting comments
Last week, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan made a comment that made it sound as if he was punting the rest of this season in favor of evaluating talent for the future. That did not sit well with fans. It led to an interesting comment by Fox NFL Sunday analyst Jimmy Johnson (left).
"Shanahan made a huge mistake," Johnson said. "He told the media what he was thinking. As a coach, you are talking to your players and to the fans. You tell your players what message you want to send; you tell the fans what they want to hear. You don't ever say what you're thinking as a coach."
You know, the more Johnson talks, the more interested I am in what he has to say. He has become the most compelling voice on the Fox pregame show and one of the strongest analysts on all the NFL pregame shows.
Best ratings
Last week I wrote how NBC might have made a mistake putting the Breeders' Cup on in prime time against marquee college football games such as Alabama against LSU and Oregon against Southern Cal.
Turns out, the move paid off after all. NBC earned a 2.2 rating, meaning 2.2 percent of U.S. households with televisions were tuned in. That was nowhere near the ratings that the football games received, but it was a strong increase over the 1.2 that the Breeders' Cup drew on ESPN last year when it was shown in the late afternoon and early evening.
Biggest announcement
TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley is one of the best sports analysts on TV, but he's hinting that he might not be a commentator much longer. Barkley recently spoke with Sports Illustrated media critic Richard Deitsch and said it was "going to be a struggle" to get through the four years he has left on his contract.
"I need something more or something else to do," Barkley, 49, said.
This isn't the first time Barkley has said such things. He has toyed with the idea of getting into politics and might be interested in an executive job with an NBA team.
So enjoy him while you can on TV, and you should enjoy him. He's smart, funny, engaging and has done for the NBA what John Madden did for the NFL.
Best age
Older just might be better when it comes to being a sports broadcaster. A recent post by sports media blogger Ed Sherman pointed out how Marv Albert is now 71 years old. Then you have Brent Musburger, who is 73, and Verne Lundquist is 72.
There are others: Dick Vitale is 73, Tim McCarver is 71, Bob Knight is 72, Digger Phelps is 71, Lou Holtz is 75 and Dick Stockton turns 70 today.
It makes sense that many analysts are of that age. Most spent most of their lives achieving success playing and coaching, which is what makes them so valuable as analysts.
"The important thing," Albert joked, "is that 70 is the new 68."
Three things that popped into my head
1. Reports are that Phil Jackson could return as coach of the Lakers if the team allows him to stay home on certain road trips. Seriously? If he isn't healthy enough to show up every game, maybe it's best if he doesn't coach anymore.
2. If USF basketball fans can take any solace from a season-opening blowout loss to UCF it's this: Last season, the Bulls suffered head-shaking early season losses to Old Dominion, Penn State and Auburn.
3. Have you ever seen anyone's stock fall faster than Auburn coach Gene Chizik? He's going to lose his job less than two years after winning a national title. Wow.


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Multiple fires task volunteers
A control burn 5 miles east of Arnold on State Highway 92, and a second 15 miles northwest of Callaway fell victim to the wind, with Fire Departments from Arnold, Broken Bow, Callaway, Oconto, Stapleton, Anselmo, Merna and planes from Broken Bow and Stapleton called into action. Emergency crews spent an estimated 12 hours on the job bringing the fires under control. Emergency Management Director Shawn Owens said All Points Coop among others, offered great support and he thanked all the departments for their mutual aid, the Sheriff's Department, State Patrol and the 911 Center for their service to their communities.


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FOXBORO -- And then there was only one AFC East team left standing.
The Patriots have taken a thorough whipping, 33-14, at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens today. That leaves the New York Jets as the only AFC East team left in the postseason.
Thank a great day by the defense, and a great day by former University of Miami standouts Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Willis McGahee.
Cam Cameron's offense also got the better of Bill Belichick's defense. Where was that three years ago?
Anyway, tell me what you think ...
Is this the close of the Patriots dynasty?
[UPDATE: I just got back from the Patriots locker room and getting ready to write my column. You guys will love to hear what Vince Wilfork said after the game about going elsewhere.]


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Chelsea winger Salomon Kalou is being chased by Tottenham Hotspur with a view to a free transfer at the end of the season.
Harry Redknapp has been impressed with the Ivory Coast international and will try to convince him to swap Stamford Bridge for White Hart Lane in the summer transfer window, according to the Daily Mail.
Kalou's contract with the Blues runs out at the end of the season, but Chelsea have reportedly signalled they are open to negotiating a new deal since being impressed with his return to the side under caretaker manager Roberto di Matteo.
The 26-year-old was frozen out under previous boss Andre Villas-Boas after refusing to sign a new contract, but was reinstated after club owner Roman Abramovich sacked the young Portuguese.
The report also claims that Serie A side AC Milan are interested in signing Kalou, whose comeback was topped with the winning goal in Chelsea's first leg victory over Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
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HTC U12+ vs HTC U11: Should I upgrade?
HTC U12+ launched today as the successor of last year's U11. The new comer boasts plenty of improvements in all key areas and is off to a great start.
Facebook Marketplace makes it easier to find a plumber or maid
Starting immediately, Facebook Marketplace seeks to be your one-stop-shop for finding a home service professional. Work directly with contractors, house cleaners, and other types; get a quote or receive help with your latest project.


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The Tenant Information Project (TIP) is a volunteer organization that provides legal information to callers concerning landlord/tenant law. TIP is one of several organizations at the Law School through which students can receive recognition on their transcript as a Legal Public Interest Volunteer based upon their volunteer efforts. A minimum of 15 hours of participation is required each semester to receive this recognition. However, this requirement can be satisfied by volunteering as little as one hour each week throughout the semester.
While answering calls, volunteers explain the state of Ohio landlord/tenant law to callers with questions involving their leases, the eviction process, loud neighbors, or the condition of their apartments. Volunteers explain the rights and responsibilities of both the landlord and tenant and the options that the caller may have available. Callers are usually low-income residents of the Clifton area, undergraduate students at UC, or landlords curious about the law. By participating, TIP members gain both practical experience in dealing with clients who have legal problems and specialized knowledge of landlord-tenant law.
A hotline is operated by law students of the University of Cincinnati College of Law:
TIP Hotline: (513) 556-0053
8am - 5pm, M-F
TIP does not accept questions by email or in person. TIP volunteers are not attorneys, and cannot provide legal advice. They can, however, help clarify the law and explain possible courses of action. Should a person require legal advice or more in-depth assistance, TIP volunteers can direct your call to other agencies and lawyers in Cincinnati.


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I know this gets raised most months, but I thought the errors this month were more glaringly obvious than usual (I dont normally notice them).
David Cartwrights column seems more an embarrassment to him. Doesn't he know that you only need the first few CDs to install Debian, and the rest are full of rarely used programs? Couldn't one of you have pointed it out to him? You seem to know as you have included a just less than 2 CD version with your mag, and the DVD version only has the first one. Since he has a lot of bandwidth he could download the boot floppy and install over the network, no need to burn any CDs. This promotes confusion rather than understanding of Linux. I chose Debian as my distro when I started using Linux precisely because it came on more CDs (7) than Redhat (2). It meant I would not be spending time downloading stuff to try out, which is important if you do not have broadband.
Second, your piece on cron gets the format wrong, it is minutes, hours, day of month, month of year, day of week, command. The examples are correct, and you do say look at the manual.
For some reason some of the Qs in the Q&A are not bolded, which makes an interesting effect.
The DVD listing had the list of games missing, it was replaced by a partial list of graphics programs. I had to grab the DVD case off my daughter and wipe the dribble off it to read the list!
I seem to remember somewhere else some words were missing from a sentence, I am sure someone else will spot this and point it out if I am right.
I know what your going to say, you are the best selling linux mag in the UK, and I subscribe so I must like it. I am just trying to keep you on your toes so I stay subscribed.
In case my hard earned cash is not enough of a reward for you, Ill let you know that I do enjoy reading the mag (I am only subscribed to two, and the other is your main competitor) I like the letters, reviews, roundup, hot picks, What on earth generally teaches me something, (Though last months I couldn't understand, maybe I am just thick) I was less inspired by the linuxpro section, though some of the success stories were interesting. This month it has been replaced by a variety of interesting looking bits. I didn't like the flame war, as I found it (Like a real flame war) rather polarised, and not too informative. The tutorials I never seem to get round to doing, but I always mean to. An index would be useful here, as when I want to learn something I have to hunt through the previous issues.
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Independent games are coming batched in "humble" and "royale" flavors lately, but even the indies in those sets have earned a certain level of notoriety. A new bundle seeks to highlight indie games that are so indie you may not have even heard of them yet, allowing you to be the "I played it before it was cool" hipster when they show up in more popular bundles. Plus, it's free.
The Free Bundle (via Escapist) is currently offering Nitronic Rush, Ascension, Celestial Mechanica, Imscared, Abobo Big's Adventure, and Treasure Adventure Game. The site itself doesn't accept donations, but encourages players to give some money to developers if they enjoy a game. It's also accepting tips -- as in words of advice, not money -- on games to include in future bundles.
"We want to give REAL indie developers a chance to show their work," the site states. "Most of us work so much through the year we usually miss these beautiful, incredible well made games, they fly under our radar for several reasons! Well, not anymore."


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I suspected as much. How often do we assume we know what somebody means, or that they understand what we mean, when it absolutely isn't happening? I blame most of this state of affairs on the '60s drug culture, and its aftermath. It was the first time I ever heard people saying "d'ya know what I mean?" Drugged hippies imagined they knew what everyone meant even when those people hadn't actually said anything. And upon being asked if you knew what they meant, who was going to admit they were the only ones who didn't? No. The fact is: almost nobody understands almost anything almost anybody says, writes, or means. They mostly only think they do. While thinking everybody else understands them. Great recipe, eh? You end up with what you end up with: What we have.
No, I will not burn 1.000.000$, we humans are instinctually very addicted to money. Life is like a bad game, that you can play, or not, there's bad times and some good times. You're playing because you want try, if you create your own objective (knowledge in my case), it still being pointless, you just can't find real meaning in a place without meaning. You just continue because you want, you're not forced to do it.Even you creating your own meaning, it will not be real, will be just a hobby. Meaning for christians is like go to heaven and live for ever in the paradise, but you have to be good (follow the 10 statements). Life can has a meaning, but it will never be a real meaning, just a hobby. The only meaning that I believe be real is the natural cycle (born, grow, reproduce and die, sharing your nutrients with the new life), isn't for us, is for the life coexistence. But WE, HUMANS, haven't a real meaning.To a meaning be real it have to be bigger than our existence.
Idealism is the philosophical belief that the universe operates either in a way that is similar to our thoughts, or is composed of thoughts itself.A transcendental or pragmatic idealism suggests that the mechanism of the universe is similar to thoughts, and we know it through the metaphor of thoughts (as we cannot perceive it directly, and know it only through our perceptual filter) but that, in our lives as functional beings, what becomes important is not the tangible, physical world but its significance, or meaning, in the context of thoughts.


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GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Fishermen say they're being diligent about avoiding harbor porpoises after they were given a reprieve from a scheduled shutdown of key fishing grounds.
The shutdown was scheduled for October and November in the Gulf of Maine after too many porpoises got caught in their stationary nets, called gillnets. Regulators said too few fishermen were installing required "pingers," which make a sound that drive porpoises away.
But regulators rescheduled the closure after fishermen said the timing of the shutdown would be devastating. Critics of the reprieve said regulators were endangering porpoises by caving to a small industry segment.
The Northeast Seafood Coalition, an industry group, says it urged its members to deploy twice the required pingers in October. And they're working on new pingers that are easier to confirm are working.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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All Oakland County public schools are closed Monday, as are most private schools, including Bishop Foley High School, Ferndale Jefferson Center, Ferndale Montessori Center, Guardian Angels Catholic, Japhet School, Our Lady of La Salette, Shrine Catholic schools, St. Mary Catholic and St. Paul Lutheran, among others.
To see a complete list of school closings, click here.
And, as of 5 a.m. Monday, 2,500 homes and businesses are without power in metro Detroit due to weather conditions, according to DTE.


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Submission + - Linux 3.9 Released (paritynews.com)
hypnosec writes: After weeks of RC releases and a week's delay Linux 3.9 has finally been made available by Linus Torvalds. Last week Torvalds released the rc8 instead of the Linux 3.9 stating that he wasn't "comfy" releasing the final version yet and that "another week won't hurt". Torvalds noted in this week's announcement that last week has been very quiet as there were not many commits and the ones which were there were "really tiny" which is why he went ahead with the release of Linux 3.9.


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A second half goal gave the Greenville College women's soccer team its second win of the season last weekend in Ohio.
Friday evening the Lady Panthers scored what proved to be the game-winning goal with 25 minutes remaining in their game against Defiance in the tournament hosted by the school of the same name.
The following day, the Lady Panthers suffered their first loss of the season as Alma earned a 2-0 win to take the Defiance Tournament championship.
Alma's Taryn Handyside scored a goal in each half - one in the 30th minute, another in the 68th - to drop the Lady Panthers to 2-1 on the season.
Published with permission of The Greenville Advocate. For the full article, please visit http://www.thegreenvilleadvocate.com for subscription information.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama is prepping new executive steps to help Americans struggling to pay off their student debt.
Obama plans to announce Monday that he's expanding an existing program that prevents borrowers from having to pay more than 10 percent of their monthly income in student loan payments. That program is only available to people who borrowed during certain years, but Obama intends to expand the timeframe for eligibility.
Obama also plans to announce that he's directing the government to renegotiate contracts with federal student loan servicers so encourage them to make it easier for borrowers to avoid defaulting on their loans.
And the president is going to ask the Treasury and Education departments to work with tax preparers to increase awareness about tuition tax credits and flexible repayment options.


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In shocking news the Orioles have recently been rumored to have put no other than Dylan Bundy out on the trade block. But who would the Orioles move Bundy for. Most would think that the Orioles would move Bundy for a proven ace the likes of the Phillies Cliff Lee or the White Sox' Jake Peavy. However the rumor mill is swirling with the talks of the Orioles looking for a DH. In my opinion Henry Urrutia has proven himself as a viable designated hitter in Major League Baseball, but the O's seek to add a proven hitter.
ESPN' Buster Olney and the Baltimore Sun's own Dan Connelly have linked the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins former MVP Justin Morneau. While the move would give the Orioles a solid left handed DH with a little more pop than Urrutia, is the injury risk a detractor from the deal? Morneau has missed substantial time in the past due to concussions. Coupled with declining numbers I don't really view Morneau as an upgrade to what the Orioles already have. This season he is batting .264 with 8 home runs and 53 rbi's. With this being the final year of his deal the Twins will likely eat much of the 14 million due to Morneau the rest of this season.
ESPN' Buster Olney has reported on twitter that the Orioles have had "internal discussions" about Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin. Quentin is 31 (A year younger than Morneau) and has decent splits while playing half of his games at pitcher friendly Petco Park batting .255/.351/.492. Quentin also has a year left on his deal but is owed 25 million next year. The Orioles aren't tipically known for the huge splash high dollar moves, but reports have also surfaced that Owner Peter Angelos has loosened the purse strings in hopes of a Orioles pennant.
No matter what I believe the Orioles will make a move before Wednesdays Non-waiver trade deadline. Also I don't really think that Bundy will be moved in any of those deals, Tommy John surgery keeping him off the mound until next year and the limited performances this season makes it very hard to move him. But whatever move they do make it will be left up to Dan Duquette to acquire the last piece to bring the World Series back to Baltimore.


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Our beloved Australian Flag remains under attack by a small minority of republican flag changers.
A group of prominent republicans continues to campaign for a new flag. They have been careful to ensure none hold office in the republican movement, no doubt to give the impression the two campaigns are entirley separate. There can be little doubt that were a politicians' republic to be imposed, the Flag would be next in line.
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Minnie Bryce Abraham, 88
Minnie Bryce Abraham, 88, well-known resident of Clymer, went to heaven peacefully in her sleep early Wednesday morning, July 27, 2011, at Grace Healthcare in Franklin, Tenn.
She was born Oct. 7, 1922, in Clymer, the daughter of James and Agnes Clayton.
She was married to Howard "Hub" Abraham, who preceded her in death in 1996, for 50 years. Together, they pioneered Little League Baseball in Clymer, an organization they served for more than 40 years. Clymer's "Hub Field" is named in honor of Howard Abraham, inducted into the Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
A longstanding business family in Clymer, the Abrahams owned and operated Abraham's Hotel.
An extraordinary pianist and violinist, Mrs. Abraham is probably best known as one of the founders of the popular gospel group, The Watchmen. With sons John, Ken and Howard (Tink) Abraham Jr., and Indiana resident, Loren Green, she performed in churches and concert halls throughout much of the eastern United States. She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
A 1939 graduate of Clymer High School, Mrs. Abraham was a member of the Clymer Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, where she served as pianist and organist for many years. Earlier in her life, she worked at Season All, Clymer Day Care, and in her latter years, enjoyed being a greeter at Wal-Mart in Indiana.
She moved to Orlando, Fla., in 2004, where she lived until 2008, when she took up residence in Tennessee.
Mrs. Abraham attended Christ Church, Nashville, and was an active member of LifeNotes Sunday school class.
Surviving relatives include two sisters, Lillian and Ruth; three sons, John Abraham and wife Sandie of Oviedo, Fla., Ken Abraham and wife Lisa of Franklin, Tenn., and Howard (Tink) Abraham Jr. and wife Brenda of Casselberry, Fla.; six grandchildren, Eric Abraham and wife Paula, Marc Abraham, Kellee Abraham, Megan Cook and husband Keith, Ashleigh Abraham and Alyssa Abraham; and a great-granddaughter, Stella Pearl Cook.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen and Agnes; a brother, Jim; and a son, James Michael.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Bence Funeral Home, 655 Franklin St., Clymer.
A celebration of Mrs. Abraham's life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 2011, at the Clymer Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 690 Franklin St., Clymer.
Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, with the Rev. William Hazlett officiating.


text: He will get a fair shot to make the team and that is the right thing to do. We are paying him 1.5 mil on the team or not so there should be no rush to cut him just so he can sign with anther team. If he has what it takes you keep him if not you cut him after camp. Who do we really have that is a better option right now. Sanchez will never start anther game for this team again if the FO has any pride at all in this team. McElroy is a locker room cancer with little talent. Simms is just a family friend invite. Garrard yeah but he hasn't played in 2 years. Untill we actually add a better QB to the roster I see no reason to start cutting people to help them. You have to think about the team 1st and you cant just start closing doors without opening a window.


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CRYSTAL LAKE – Strelcheck Chiropractic Clinic, 10 N Virginia St,, Crystal Lake, is participating in Oklahaven's 2013 Have-A-Heart campaign during Valentine's week, Feb. 7-14.
"We are excited to be a part of sharing Oklahaven's story of how they heal children through chiropractic care and a natural lifestyle," said Dr. Daniel Strelcheck, owner of Strelcheck Chiropractic Clinic. "We hope the community joins us in our educational and fundraising efforts to support this worthwhile cause."
Oklahaven Children's Chiropractic Center, a nonprofit organization located in Oklahoma, has been specializing in the treatment of neurologically disorganized children since 1962.
Throughout the week, Strelcheck Chiropractic will be accepting donations on Oklahaven's behalf and putting donors' names on specially designed die-cut hearts that will decorate the front reception area, playing a DVD about the work done at Oklahaven, and will be giving away one children's wellness basket.
"We are excited to share with our patients and their children what Oklahaven stands for and our promise to help more children become healthy through chiropractic care," said Dr. Peter Norton, who is a partner at Strelcheck Chiropractic and is certified with the International Pediatric Association.
For more information about the Have-A-Heart campaign, visit www.chiropractic4kids.com or call Strelcheck Chiropractic at 815-459-3860.


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On Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago Kuta Katila means, "Roll your reed mat out on the sand, lay back and relax." Always ready to follow local customs, Joseph does exactly that at the Indigo Bay Island Resort and Spa on Bazaruto Island and at the Azura Resort on Benguerra Island. Joseph continues to practice the fine art of Kuta Katila on the sparkling beaches and in the turquoise waters of the Bazaruto Marine National Park. Snorkeling, sailing, horseback riding and sand-boarding down 100-meter high dunes are activities that are all on the agenda, as well as, a sunset swim with horses. Activities aside, as always, the highlight of the show is Joseph's friendly encounters with the islands' people and the opportunity to share cultural experiences.
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I live in Canada, the true north strong and free (yes, that's the line in the Canadian national anthem). Below are a list of prohibited firearms in the country. Source: Wikipedia
Prohibited firearms include:
with a barrel length inferior to 105 millimetres (4.1 in), or;
that are designed to discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition;
exceptions are stated in the Regulations Prescribing Exclusions from Certain Definitions of the Criminal Code International Sporting Competition Handguns[29]
Rifles and shotguns that have been altered by sawing, cutting or any other means, so that:
the barrel length is inferior to 457 millimetres (18.0 in) (regardless of overall length), or;
the overall length is inferior to 660 millimetres (26 in)
Firearms which have fully automatic fire capability, or "converted automatics" (i.e.: firearms which were originally semi-automatic, but have been modified to discharge ammunition in an automatic fashion)
Firearms prescribed as prohibited by the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted (SOR/98-462)[23]:
Firearm capable of discharging dart or other object carrying electrical current or substance, including Taser Public Defender and any variant or modified version of it
Firearm known as SSS-1 Stinger and any similar firearm designed or of a size to fit in the palm of the hand
Carbines, rifles and shotguns of designs commonly known as, including any variants or modified versions of them:
A.A. Arms AR9 semi-auto rifle and AR-9 carbine
AK-47 rifle and all variants, including AK Hunter, AKM, AKM-63, AKS-56S, AKS-56S-1/2, AKS-74, AKS84S-1, AMD-65, AR Model .223, Dragunov, Galil, KKMPi69, M60, M62, M70B1, M70AB2, M76, M77B1, M78, M80, M80A, MAK90, MPiK, MPiKM, MPiKMS-72, MPiKS, PKM, PKM-DGN-60, PMKM, RPK, RPK-74, RPK-87S, Type 56, 56-1, 56-2, 56-3, 56-4, Type 68, Type 79, American Arms AKY39, AKF39, AKC47 and AKF47, MAM70WS762, Mitchell AK-22, AK-47 and Heavy Barrel AK-47, Norinco 84S, 84S AK, 56, 56-1/2/3/4, Poly Technologies Inc. AK-47/S, AKS-47/S and AKS-762, Valmet M76, M76 carbine, M78/A2, M78 LMG, M82 and M82 Bullpup, except: Valmet Hunter, Hunter Auto and M78
American 180 auto-carbine, including AM-180 and Illinois Arms Co. Model 180 auto-carbines
Armalite AR-180 Sporter carbine
Barrett "Light 50" Model 82A1 & Model 90 rifles
Benelli M1 Super 90 and M3 Super 90 shotguns, except: M1 Super 90 (Field/Sporting Special), Montefeltro Super 90 (Standard Hunter/Left Hand/Turkey/Uplander/Slug/20 Gauge), Black Eagle (Limited Ed./Competition/Slug Gun), Super Black Eagle (Custom Slug)
Beretta AR70 assault rifle
Bernardelli B4 and B4/B shotguns
BM 59 rifle, including: Beretta BM 59, BM 59R, BM 59GL, BM 59D, BM 59 MkE, BM 59 MkI/MkII/MkIII, BM 59 Mk Ital/Ital TA/TP/Para and BM 60CB, as well as Springfield Armory BM 59 Alpine, BM 59 Alpine Paratrooper and BM 59 Nigerian MkIV
Bushmaster auto-rifle
Calico M-900 rifle, including M-951, M-100 and M-105 carbines
Cetme Sport auto-rifle
Claridge HI-TEC C, LEC, ZLEC-9 carbines
Daewoo K1, K1A1, K2, Max1, Max2, AR-100, AR-110C, MAXI-II and KC-20 rifles
Demro TAC-1M and XF-7 Wasp carbines
Eagle Apache carbine
Encom MK-IV, MP-9 and MP-45 carbines
FAMAS rifle, including MAS223, FAMAS Export, FAMAS Civil and Mitchell MAS/22
Feather AT-9 semi-auto carbine and AT-22 auto-carbine
Federal XC-900, XC-220 rifles and XC-450 auto-rifle
Fabrique Nationale FN FNC, FNC-11, FNC-22, FNC-33, FNC Auto and FNC Auto Paratrooper rifles, as well as FN FAL, FN 308 Model44, FAL Competition Auto, FAL Heavy Barrel 308 Match, FAL Paratrooper 308 Match 50-64 and FN 308 Model 50-63
Franchi SPAS 12, LAW 12 shotguns
Franchi SPAS 15 shotgun
Galil assault rifle, including AP-84, ARM, AR, SAR, 332 and Mitchell Galil/22 auto-rifle
Gepard anti-materiel rifle
Goncz High-Tech carbine
Grendel R-31 auto-carbine
Heckler & Koch G3, G3A3, G3A3ZF, G3A4, G3SG/1, G11, HK33, 33A2, 33A3, 33KA1, HK91, 91A2, 91A3, 93, 93A2, 93A3, 94, 94A2, 94A3 and PSG-1 rifles, as well as: MP5, MP5A2, MP5A3, MP5K, MP5SD, MP5SD1, MP5SD2, MP5SD3 submachine guns
Iver Johnson AMAC long-range rifle and Plainfield Super Enforcer carbine
J&R Eng M-68, PJK M-68 and Wilkinson Terry carbines
Kimel Industries AR-9 rifle/carbine
Leader Mark Series auto-rifle
Maadi Griffin rifle/carbine
McMillan M87, M87R rifles and M88 carbine
Pauza Specialties P50 rifle and P50 carbine
PE57 rifle
Research Armament Industries Model 500 rifle
SIG AMT, SG-550 rifles and SG-551 carbine
Spectre auto-carbine
Springfield Armory SAR-48, SAR-48 Bush/Heavy Barrel/Para/22
Steyr AUG rifle
Striker, Striker 12 and Streetsweeper shotguns
Thompson submachine gun including: Model 1921, 1927, 1928, M1, Auto-Ordnance M27A-1, M27A-1 Deluxe, M1927A-3/A-5, Commando Arms MkI, MkII, MkIII, Mk9, Mk45
Universal Enforcer Model 3000 auto-carbine and Model 3010N, 3015G, 3020TRB and 3025TCO carbines
US Arms PMAI assault rifle
USAS-12 auto-shotgun
UZI, Mini-UZI and Model A carbines
Weaver Arms Nighthawk carbine
Pistols, revolvers and other handguns of designs commonly known as, including any variants or modified versions of them:
AA Arms AP-9 auto-pistol and AP-9, Target AP-9 and Mini AP-9 pistols
Bushmaster auto-pistol
Calico M-950 auto-pistol and M-110 pistol
Claridge Hi-Tec Models S, L, T, ZL-9 and ZT-9 pistols
Cobray M10, M11, and RPB M10/M11/SM10/SM11 and SWD M10/M11/SM10/SM11 pistols
CZ Skorpion auto-pistol
Encom MK-IV, MP-9 and MP-45 assault pistols, including MP-9, MP-45 mini pistols
Federal XP-450, XP-900 auto-pistols
Goncz High-Tech long pistol
Grendel P-30, P-30M, P-30L and P-31 pistols
Heckler & Koch SP89 auto-pistol
Ingram M10, M11 pistols
Interdynamics KG-99 assault pistol
Intratec Tec-9, Tec-9S, Tec-9M and Tec-9MS auto-pistols (as well as any semi-automatic variant including Tec-DC9, Tec-DC9M, Tec-9A, Tec-Scorpion, Tec-22T and Tec-22TN)
Iver Johnson Enforcer Model 3000 auto-pistol
Kimel Industries AP-9 pistol
Leader Mark5 auto-pistol
Maadi Griffin pistol
OA-93 assault pistol
Patriot pistol
Partisan Avenger auto-pistol
Spectre auto-pistol
Sterling MK6 carbine
Steyr SPP auto-pistol
Sterling Mk7, Mk7 C4 and Mk7 C8 pistols
US Arms PMAIP assault pistol
UZI, Micro-UZI pistols
XM231S pistol and A1, A2, A3 Flattop pistols
As you can see above, a crapload of firearms are prohibited in this country. I understand that in the USA, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution declares the right of the people to keep and bear arms, enacted 1791. It is clear that Canadian, American and even British society have their own distinctive laws.
I would like to hear it from folks on this site, most of whom are Americans, on their take on assault weapons. Are they necessary? Why or why not? Do you think the American Constitution can/will change in the future?
I mean you can talk all the mental health you want, but the fact of the matter is, guns are powerful. It's so easy to flip the switch and go ballistic and shoot "shit", as if you don't have any morals. In the 21st century going forward, I can't imagine a civil war in Canada, US or any of the wealthy countries.
That going forward, opportunities should be boundless, by having faith and believing in yourself and your dream, not that Scarface "The World is Yours Dream" (though I love the movie, but that was the 1980's).
What's your take?


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- Premier League
Moyes would love to test himself abroad
Everton manager David Moyes has revealed his ambition to one day coach abroad, with Germany a preferred destination.
Moyes has been in charge at Goodison Park for 10 years and is set to open talks over a new contract with the club in the New Year, but he revealed in an interview with France Football that his admiration for foreign football may take him to the continent at some stage.
"I always had the hope of being a coach abroad," Moyes said. "If I had the choice, I would probably go to Germany, in part because of the mentality, which is similar to mine. I'm also fascinated by what happens in German football.
"They seem to have found a way of producing young players. Look at Borussia Dortmund. I saw them against Manchester City this season. They were fantastic. They put this incredible intensity on their opponents to break the tempo. It adds a new tactical level."
The 49-year-old added that he would like to travel even further afield, if he had the time, in order to broaden his horizons.
"If I was not working as a coach, I think I would decide to go to South America: to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, to see how they train young people out there," he said. "That would be my project: to understand football better."
Moyes has earned widespread acclaim for the job he has done at Everton since joining them from Preston North End in 2002.
The Scotsman has ensured the Toffees have stayed competitive in the Premier League despite operating on a budget which is meagre in comparison to most of the other clubs in the top half of the table.
Everton owner Bill Kenwright has made several unsuccessful attempts to sell the club over the past few years in order to find a new proprietor who has the resources to take the club forward.
Moyes secured a top-four finish in 2005 and an FA Cup final appearance in 2009, but said his main achievement was to maintain stability at the club throughout his tenure.
"Everton have shown stability and are going in the right direction," he said. "We do not need a billionaire and even if we have nothing against the issue of finding one. We are a club. We are a community. Everton are for the people, for the people of Liverpool.
"From the first day I wanted to change the perception of Everton. I do not know if I could one day take Everton as far as winning titles or playing in European Cup finals but I wanted people to say, 'Things are getting better. Everton are a good club, a stable club'. I wanted to make an impact."


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Posts tagged 'International Jazz Day 2014'
International Jazz Day 2014: For the Love of Jazz, Apr. 30 2014 @ Tree House – Museum Hill
Date: April 30, 2014
Venue: Tree House
Time: from 7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 1000 – at the Door
The 2nd annual Jazz Day celebration at Tree House brings together more than 8 bands on one stage, Kenyan jazz enthusiasts, the international Community and corporate partners in celebrating jazz with the rest of the world.
Theme for this year is For The Love Of Jazz


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USU and UNR Extension Hold Farm Products to Food Products Workshop
Thursday, Apr. 25, 2013
Kynda Curtis
Extension Agricultural Marketing Specialist
Utah State University
Phone: (435) 797-0444
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
LOGAN – Utah State University Extension and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension co-sponsor the workshop "Farm Products to Food Products: Increased Sales and Season Extension through Value-Added Products" Monday, May 13, in Las Vegas and Tuesday, May 14, in Reno from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time both days.
The one-day workshop held in two locations is intended to provide growers and small processors with relevant information and strategies for developing and marketing valued-added products through direct and wholesale outlets. Workshop topics take a start-to-finish perspective, ranging from idea conceptualizing to business planning, ingredient testing and labeling, processing and sales and marketing strategies. The workshop is taught by Extension personnel from both universities, local growers and industry representatives.
According to Kynda Curtis, USU Extension agricultural marketing specialist and workshop organizer, the workshop will provide farmers and others looking to develop food products for sale with an overview of the product development, processing and market planning steps which need to be considered.
Registration cost is $40 per person and includes breaks, lunch and all program materials. For Las Vegas online registration, visit http://lasvegasfarmtofood.eventbrite.com. For Reno, visit http://renofarmtofoodproducts.eventbrite.com.
The Las Vegas workshop will be held at the UNCE Clark County building, 8050 Paradise Road, Suite 100, Las Vegas. The Reno workshop will be held at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno.
Program partners include the USDA-Risk Management Agency, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and the USU Extension Food Quality and Entrepreneurship Program.
For additional information, contact Curtis at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 435-797-0444.


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Linked by David Adams on Mon 22nd Aug 2011 23:03 UTC
What happens when that "new gadget smell" wears off, though? The honeymoon effect with your new, heavily-discounted device wears off and you're left with a tablet that isn't likely to get any better than it is right now unless you do something yourself. The Preware community already has a nice collection of things you can do to play with any WebOS device, but even that has its limits. So, what are you to do with that shiny new tablet? Well, eventually, you'll be able to put Android on it.
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RE[6]: Precisely what I had hoped for...
by BallmerKnowsBest on Wed 24th Aug 2011 16:00 UTC in reply to "RE[5]: Precisely what I had hoped for..."
"Which is why they should actually put together a strong trademark policy instead of keeping the code closed
I'm sure that would protect them from shennanigans like this: http://www.shanzai.com/index.php/news-a-articles/tablets-a-gadgets/...
;) "
Tried to watch the video on that page, but got this:
"This video is no loner available due to a copyright claim by Apple Inc."
They're making DMCA complaints against videos showing iPhone knockoffs now? Hahaha, what a bunch of babies.


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NRHA's product knowledge training
programs for employees are designed
to give store associates the information they need to be productive right from the
start. We offer training programs in core hardware and building materials categories
and it's free to all NRHA members.
This Basic Training Course in Building Material Retailing is a comprehensive training tool to help retail sales associates gain the confidence they need to be successful at their job.
The Basic Training Course in Building Material Retailing contains everything needed for home improvement retailers to train employees to be better at their jobs with interactive modules that cover product knowledge. In addition, the course includes all testing and grading functions to make sure your employees retain this information. As your employees work their way through the course, NRHA provides you with status reports to keep you up to date on how they are progressing.
The benefits of this training course are numerous. The knowledge employees obtain from this course will not only make them more productive, it will help start them down the path to a career in home improvement retailing.
Unlimited employee training all for the price of your membership!
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How can a court clerk help me?
We are happy to help you if we can. However, we can do so only in certain way, since we must be fair to everyone.
This is a list of some things the court staff can and cannot do for you.
Answering Questions
- We can explain and answer questions about how the court works.
- We cannot tell you whether or not you should bring your case to court.
Paper Work & Legal Information
- We can provide you with the number of the local lawyer referral service [1], legal services program, family law facilitator program [2], and other service where you can get legal information.
- We can check your papers for completeness - signatures, notarization, county name, case numbers, attachemtns.
- We cannot tell you what words to use in your court papers.
Court Procedures
- We can give you general information about court rules, procedures, and practices.
- We cannot tell you what to say in court.
Your Case
- We can provide court schedules and information on how to get a case scheduled.
- We cannot give an opinion about what will happen if you bring your case to court.
Case Information
- We can provide you information from your case file, provide you with court forms [3] and available instructions, and answer questions about court deadlines.
- We cannot talk to the judge for you, let you talk to a judge outside of court, or change an order signed by a judge.
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A couple of recent events present stark illustrations of where the pro-choice mindset has escorted us as a society. "Reproductive Freedom" sounds so wonderful, but when we see what it really means, some of the shine fades, to say the least. For context, let's review some important Supreme Court cases which have largely set this stage.
On January 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade ruled that a woman had a constitutional right to privacy, and that right gave her license to have her pregnancy "terminated" up until the point of viability. The same day, Doe v. Bolton ruled that women have a right to an abortion, even after viability, if necessary to protect her health, with "health" being defined so broadly as to include "psychological," "familial" and even "emotional" health -- whatever that might mean. In 1992, in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Court reiterated its earlier decisions, stating "An entire generation has come of age free to assume Roe's concept of liberty in defining the capacity of women to act in society, and to make reproductive decisions."
First we go to Kermit Gosnell's recent murder trial. Gosnell is the Philadelphia abortionist whose murder trial is in its sixth week, and is being charged with four counts of murder, including a 41-year-old woman, and three infants who survived his late-term abortion procedure.
Gosnell's former clinic worker, Kareema Cross, testified that more than ten viable babies survived the abortion procedure, were outside the mother, were breathing, and were then killed when Gosnell or his assistants severed the infants' spines by taking scissors to the back of their necks. She stated that the stabbed, still-moving babies were thrown into shoe boxes. Karnamaya Mongar, a 41-year-old Bhutanese refugee, died when she was administered an overdose of sedatives.
There were other gruesome aspects of this practice, but suffice it to say, these were the most horrific.
And in March, during a hearing in the Florida House of Representatives on a bill that would obligate doctors to provide care for a child that survived an abortion, Alisa LaPolt Snow, representing Planned Parenthood, stunned the committee, and the world, with her testimony. On at least four occasions legislators asked her, essentially, "If a baby is born alive, as a result of an abortion, and is breathing on a table, what should happen to that baby?" Her only reply was to repeat the pro-choice mantra that "any decision should be between the woman, her family, and the physician."
Snow went on to say that Planned Parenthood had real problems with the "surrender" language of the bill, which would direct the state to assume custody of the child.
From observing these events, it seems only logical to draw certain conclusions. First, being pro-choice means that if it's legal to hire someone to put a hit on your unborn baby, and if the baby isn't killed while still inside, it only follows that it can then be killed outside. Second, if the doctor was hired to "make the problem to go away," having the state to step in and care for a struggling baby, thus allowing it to grow up, sure as heck doesn't "make the problem go away."
One of the bizarre facts to recognize here is that all of these scissors killings would have been a lot less objectionable if they had just taken place out of view. But since the horror was observed, reality strikes home.
Just being a hitman, the doctor probably doesn't see any important distinction in killing the baby inside versus outside. In fact, he probably thinks taking the life when it's outside is "safer," at least for the mother. From the baby's prospective, however, I suspect, it's just as bad to be killed inside as outside. For she doesn't understand -- or care -- that one looks a lot more like infanticide than the other.
I think it's time we realize that ideas have consequences. The idea that "it's a matter between the woman and her doctor" is ludicrous. If we think, as the court has ruled, that the unborn have no rights, then this is what comes of such thinking. If we think that women have come of age expecting this kind of liberty, and therefore the killing must remain legal, then this is what we get.
For many years, our laws have paved the way for this exact situation. Any suggestion that the pro-choice crowd finds these events surprising or objectionable is irrational, or phony, or both.
Charlie Danaher lives in Boulder.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus Energy, a leading provider of monitoring and data analytics services to the solar PV industry has received certification from San Francisco's Green Business Program. In order to achieve this recognition, Locus Energy completed a series of sustainability measures to reduce the environmental impacts of its business including the use of environmentally friendly supplies, greener waste management practices, and energy and water efficiency improvements.
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Head Smash Graphic Novel to Get a Sneak Peak at Motor City Comic Con, Debut at SDCC 2013
May 17, 2013 by Brian Pate
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The Biggest Graphic Novel release of 2013 will make a stop in Detroit May 17 – 19
NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 — The Vladar Company is coming to Detroit's Motor City Comic Con to promote the highly anticipated graphic novel HEAD SMASH, created by Vlad Yudin . Head Smash is slated for a July 31st release and is already being called – "The biggest graphic novel release of 2013." The cover is created by a renowned comics artist and illustrator Tim Bradstreet (BLADE, THE PUNISHER, TRUE BLOOD). As the winner of multiple Eisner awards for Best Cover Artist, Bradstreet has created over 70 classic covers, including the 2006 Iron Maiden album cover "A Matter of Life and Death."
In collaboration with Arcana Comics, HEAD SMASH is a sci-fi, thriller, action story set in a fantasy filled, lurid city of Ares and centers on an orphan named 'Smash' who finds a safe haven with a brutal syndicate – The Horde. The thrilling graphic novel shares the ultimate story of betrayal, love, and loyalty.
Detroit Fans will be treated to an exclusive sneak peak of HEAD SMASH at this year's Motor City Comic Con on May 17th – 19th at Suburban Collection Showplace.
Vlad Yudin and his partner Edwin Mejia will be present at the venue and host a panel on Saturday at 3pm. The final debut of the novel will be at this year's San Diego Comic Con International 2013 (July 17-21).
About The Vladar Company:
Yudin, who founded The Vladar Company in 2008 along with partner Edwin Mejia , directed, produced and penned the script for LAST DAY OF SUMMER (2009), starring DJ Qualls (Hustle & Flow) and actress Nikki Reed (Twilight). The Vladar Company is a premiere media and entertainment company, that caters to the market's growing need for entertainment content across multiple platforms and focuses on developing, financing and packaging a library of intellectual properties with its producing partners at leading Hollywood production studios. The company is becoming a leading producer of many genres and multiple mediums in domestic and international markets (www.VLADAR.com).
About Arcana
Arcana, founded by Sean Patrick O'Reilly in 2004, owns one of the world's largest libraries of graphic novels and comics, with over 200 original intellectual properties, 300 graphic novels, thousands of comic issues and an ever-growing character list. Arcana has begun to adapt this library into live action feature films, animated features and episodic television series. Taking a transmedia approach to brand building and the development of intellectual properties, Arcana publishes graphic novels for North America in print, and now digitally as well. Arcana has been published and distributed in dozens different countries and translated into just as many languages across the globe.


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John Kostyniuk might be only 38 years old, but he started planning his retirement a decade ago. And he already knows it won't look like his parents' retirement. "Both my parents retired after 30 years with the same company," the Richmond resident says. "And they have pensions."
Kostyniuk's employer canceled its pension plan five years ago, and he expects to depend on his savings during his retirement. In addition to contributing 16 percent of his income to his company's 401(k) plan, he also has an investment portfolio dedicated to his retirement. If all goes as planned, Kostyniuk hopes to retire in 20 years.
Kostyniuk's retirement strategy isn't unusual. Chances are, you won't follow the path your parents and grandparents took into retirement, either. In many cases, they stopped working altogether, and they lived comfortably on pensions they earned by working for the same company for decades.
Today, many of us will have worked for several companies by the time we reach retirement age, and the pension plan will soon join the secretarial pool on the list of corporate extinctions. And while we might trim back hours, many of us won't stop working altogether. Blame baby boomers for that.
"That generation has reshaped everything as they matured," says Tim Lee, managing director of Alexandria-based Monument Wealth Management. "Now they're reshaping the way retirement works. They tend to focus on finding ways to keep themselves active." For many boomers, retirement will entail leaving their full-time careers for entrepreneurial startups, part-time work or consulting gigs.
On your own
That doesn't mean we're all going to retire in the same way, though. Individual situations will depend largely on how well we've each planned for our retirement years. Without the security of a pension plan — or maybe even Social Security for younger workers — we're all on our own.
Indeed, retirement strategies can differ dramatically just from one end of the boomer generation to the next.
"We'll work some Social Security benefit into our projections for clients who are 60 years old or older," says David K. Henderson, founder of The Henderson Group in Staunton. "But 55 and younger, no. I'm not going to work it into their projections at all because I don't know if it will be fully means-tested" — that is, with benefits based on a retiree's income — "or possibly be there at all."
By comparison, Social Security represents 20 percent to 30 percent of the incomes of Henderson's clients who are already retired — "Not huge, but significant," he says. Their Social Security benefits could change, too. "My guess is people in their 60s will receive Social Security, but it could easily become more heavily taxed."
The prospects for younger workers receiving Social Security benefits are even more dire, experts say. "Thirty-somethings need to plan for their own retirement," says David Barrett, president and CEO of Barrett Capital Management in Midlothian. "They should operate like they're not going to receive Social Security. Just act like it doesn't exist."
The rule also applies to workers lucky enough to have a pension plan. "Don't rely on anything," Barrett says. "If you don't have the money in your pocket, it might never become your money."
That can be a scary proposition for young families. Barrett's son, Matthew, is a neurologist training as a fellow in movement disorders. He and his wife consider retirement a hurdle that lies on the far side of a long line of hurdles. "Currently, our focus is on saving for a house and eliminating graduate education loans," he says.
His wife, Julia, has a 401(k) account through her employer, but Barrett doesn't have that option yet. The Barretts, both 31, are expecting their first child. Neither of them expects to receive Social Security benefits when they retire. So, like most workers, they know saving for retirement is their responsibility.
"Eventually, we will consult with a financial adviser," Matthew Barrett says.
Slow and steady
So how much do you need to save in order to retire comfortably? That depends on your lifestyle. "For some of my clients, if $20,000 isn't coming in a month, they're not retiring," Henderson says. "Others are successful on $5,000 a month. It becomes a very personal decision on how you want to live. If you have no debt and your health care is primarily provided through Medicare, a larger percentage of your retirement income becomes discretionary."
A year before they reach retirement, Henderson encourages his clients to "practice" retirement. "It helps them work through some of the lifestyle and expense changes they'll live with," he says. "It sometimes helps them realize their expectations are greater than needed. Differentiating needs from wants is difficult for many of us."
Regardless of your needs, retirement specialists agree you should save early and save often, and curb your spending as you age. "Debt needs to decline every decade, and savings need to increase every decade," says James Cox, a financial adviser and partner with Harris Financial Group in Colonial Heights. (Cox manages Kostyniuk's investment portfolio.)
In some ways, retirement planning today is less about saving than it is about debt control or reduction, Cox says. "If I talk to someone who is looking at retirement, I ask about their home mortgage. If it's paid off, I move on to question two."
Here's the good news for thirty-somethings who want to retire at 65 or 70: You can still do it. And you don't have to live like a monk to achieve it, says Lee. Putting away $4,000 a year beginning at the age of 30 could lead to "a substantial nest egg at 60."
For many of us, the simplest retirement strategy is contributing to a 401(k) plan, which has replaced pension plans in many companies. "You should start saving for retirement the day you enter the work force," Cox says. "If you start a 401(k) then, you'll never miss the money." And contribute at the highest allowable rate, he adds. "Aspire to put back as much as you can and let the government subsidize your retirement."
But don't stop there, experts say. "Families need to have endowment accounts just as universities do," Barrett says. "Segregate money and come up with a plan where you can live on it the rest of your life."
And how should you invest that retirement endowment fund? Despite the stock market crash that terrified investors in 2008, many experts say that a prudently diversified portfolio built primarily around equities remains the best strategy, especially for younger investors. "People in their 20s and 30s can and probably should have 80 or 90 percent in equities," Henderson says. The reason is simple: "Over time, equities have historically outperformed debt, and people in their 20s and 30s are young enough to rebound from the markets' inevitable declines."
Conversely, older investors need to shift their investment allocations away from risk. But that doesn't mean abandoning equities altogether. "In many cases, having 60 percent in equities and 40 percent in bonds works pretty well," Henderson says. "At retirement, most people still have another 25 years, and equities will help your portfolio outperform inflation."
In the end, the moral of retirement planning is a familiar one: Slow and steady wins the race. Soon after David Barrett's firm opened eight years ago, a man asked him to help him plan for retirement.
"He'd had $5 million in investments and was talking about retirement, but he'd lost $4 million in the dot-com bust," Barrett recalls. "I told him we're a slow and steady investor, and he said, 'I've got to find somebody to help me because my wife doesn't know.'"
The man chose to invest with a firm that claimed it could double his money every two years. "He lost everything," Barrett says. "Now he's in his early 70s and back in the work force."
And that's not the sort of late-in-life work boomers would like to face.


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IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneTex Inc., a leading manufacturer of antibodies and antibody-related reagents, will be attending the annual meeting of the America Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) from December 15-19 in San Francisco, CA. The ASCB was founded in 1960 as an inclusive community of cell biologists and is dedicated to advancing scientific discovery, advocating sound research policies, improving education, promoting professional development and promoting diversity in the workforce.
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The meeting will feature over 100 scientific sessions and 3,000 poster presentations covering a variety of scientific areas including cancer cell biology, neurodegeneration, cellular stress and protein folding, as well as a keynote symposium led by Steven Chu, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, and Arthur D. Levinson, the Chair of Genentech, Inc. and Apple Inc. Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit a variety of commercial and nonprofit exhibits to learn about new products and services.
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GeneTex's catalog currently includes over 55,000 primary antibodies spanning a variety of research areas with a particular focus on cancer, hypoxia and stem cell research. GeneTex also offers a variety of related reagents including Turbolink Antibody Conjugation Kits and Easyblot second step reagent for the elimination of masking bands in IP experiments. GeneTex's exhibit will be located at booth 1043, and representatives will be available throughout the conference to discuss their products.
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The Maseeh Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium Series*
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University of California at Berkeley
Sailing the Electric Grid through Wind and Sunshine
The North American power network is often described as the largest and most complex system designed by the humankind, and it is rated as the top engineering achievement of the 20th century. Due to growing environmental concerns as well as economic and political requirements, the future power grid will rely increasingly on renewable energies from wind and solar. The proper functioning of an electric grid requires a continuous power balance between supply and demand. However, renewable energy resources have a high degree of uncertainty, which presents a daunting challenge for the power system operators to maintain the power balance. Hence reliability of the grid will require more flexibility through generation, as well as flexible consumption from demand response. The thermal storage potential in buildings is an enormous untapped resource for providing various services to the power grid. Moreover, buildings account for 70% of total electricity consumption in the United States. Buildings are, therefore, a natural candidate for demand-side flexibility. In this talk, we talk about how to extract the flexibility of residential and commercial building energy consumption to enable deep penetration of renewable energies.
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The investigation into 11 of the violent incidents on the opening night of the Wisconsin State Fair has resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old African-American who reportedly told investigators he targeted whites... because he considered them "easy targets."Meanwhile:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was asked on WLS Radio's Roe and Roeper Show Friday if he thought the crimes warranted hate crime status, "I think it is absolutely outrageous, it is a hate crime, and I would imagine the prosecutor will be very aggressive on this. There is no tolerance whether it's white on black or black on white, there shouldn't be any tolerance in general for that kind of problems."It's not really hate — is it? — if the idea is that this type of person won't fight back or is unlikely to be armed. It's a stereotype based on race, but it's not that you're hurting that person because you hate people in that group. But "hate crime" is not the statutory language. It's just a popular expression referring to the statute that provides for penalty enhancement when someone "intentionally selects" a victim based on race.


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Kentucky wins 99-64 in Gillispie's first game. Meeks scores 34 points on 7 of 9 from 3. Patterson's debut has 21 points and nine rebounds.
I know its Pikeville college, but from what I have read, Kentucky really came out on a mission tonight.


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Inaugural Open Veteran Championship of Serbia - a resounding success
Belgrade, Serbia, October 15, 2013 - The first Open Veteran Championship of Serbia was organised by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia this past weekend with the technical support of the Partizan Vizura Volleyball Club.
Nenad Golijanin, senior vice-president of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia was the President of the Organising Committee of this international Championship, which was played on four courts of the three venues of the Vizura Sports Center, at Tošin bunar and in Zemun.
The championship saw the participation of 26 teams hailing from Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia.
The women's teams that took part in the over-35 category were: Kaštela (Croatia); Rabotni?ki Skoplje (FYROM); and Beograd, Rekreativa Kukujevci, Ši?anke Šid (Serbia). Beograd took first place in the Championship, followed by Kaštela and Rabotni?ki in third place.The 13 teams in the men's over-35 category were: Osijek and Otpisani Rovinj from Croatia; Veterani Nikola Zenovi?, Budva from Montenegro; Kropa, Maribor and Mega Volej Kopar from Slovenia; Beogradske elektrane, 21. maj Beograd, Fiškali Novi Sad, Piloti Zemun, TENT RSI Obrenovac, Volej Vets Veliko Gradište and Zaje?ar from Serbia.
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Today's meeting provided a forum for robust and frank discussion involving all Intrust Super Cup Clubs and the QRL Board.
Both bodies are now committed to a course of action to challenge the decision of the ARL preventing dual registration, and to establish a position that will preserve a national open market in which the ISC Clubs can exist as development clubs.
Both bodies will work to establish a position that will re-establish the ability of the ISC Clubs to have a relationship involving financial benefits and the sharing of players, with any NRL club.
Today the Board of the QRL presented to the ISC Clubs some elements of a Succession Plan regarding the future leadership and structure of the QRL.
Further details will be supplied through the QRL in due course. The ISC Clubs have reserved their position as outlined in their recent letter pending some further consideration of the outcomes arising out of today's meeting and the plans disclosed in the course of today's discussion.
The QRL has further endorsed plans to financially underscore the tenure of the current 12 team competition including timelines for applications, licensing and mutual disclosure.


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#1 Ronnie Montrose, rock guitarist and Colorado native, dies at 6403-05-2012, 02:13 PMRonnie Montrose, rock guitarist and Colorado native, dies at 64
SAN FRANCISCO — Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, a Colorado native who formed the band that bore his name and performed with some of rock's heavy hitters, has died.
His booking agent, Jim Douglas, said Montrose died Saturday at his home in Millbrae, Calif. He was 64.
Douglas said Montrose, who was born in Denver in 1947, had been in declining health for some time, battling prostate cancer and what Douglas termed "personal demons."
In addition to forming his own band in 1973, Montrose performed with a number of rockers, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter Group.
Douglas said Montrose was working on releasing a DVD and starting a tour that would have taken him across the U.S.
Montrose is survived by his wife, Leighsa, as well as his son, his daughter and five grandchildren.
May not have been my first tapes but remember Montrose & Edgar Winter group and one of my first tapes,
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