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What they need to do is remember why the project started and get back to that.
Themes in 3.6? WTF were they thinking?
Chrome and Safari both have excellent built in Web dev/javascript tools, I don't even miss Web Developer Toolbar.
Not themes, personas. Themes have been around for a long long time, but I think the personas as silly & superfluous.
What about Ad Block Plus? That keeps me on Firefox and of course the MASA theme. (Monkeys In Aftermarket Space Administration)
I only use Firefox because of their wonderful addons like Ad Block+
Glimmer blocker [glimmerblocker.org].
It works as a 'proxy' so it works with all browsers.
I can inject javascript into any page (just like GreaseMonkey). Runs in the background. I haven't noticed much RAM or CPU usage.
Only downside is it doesn't do https sites, because the browser decodes those.
There is an ABP extension [chromeextensions.org] for Chrome too.
Actually, the question was silly. Why do you "need" Mozilla to survive? As long as they have something that someone wants, then someone will use it. When they have something that no one wants, then they're just entertaining themselves.
But, the question of if Mozilla is going to die is just academic at this point. They only brought in $78.6 million dollars in 2008 [arstechnica.com]. Ya, only
$78,600,000 (Mozilla)
They started the project to develop a browser that was driven by user requirements (as opposed to the Mozilla suite, which was a behemoth driven by whatever developers were working on, all of the developers with check-in privileges).
IIRC, the project started to give people choice.
Their goal was to save the web from a standards-hurting monopoly, not necessarily be the #1 in user base.
Thanks to Mozilla, we have that now.
Firefox can die in peace, the web was saved.
Wow, how sad and pathetic.
But there's always a battle to fight, the current one is proprietary codecs for the video tag in HTML 5.
What they need to do is remember why the project started and get back to that.
I know. You'd be surprised how many people would love an internet browser that does nothing but display a web page as fast as possible.
I know. You'd be surprised how many people would love an internet browser that does nothing but display a web page as fast as possible.
Better way of phrasing that starts with 'You'd be surprised how few people..."
Let's face it -- Aurora, Midori, and other browsers that do that have been around for years. People don't use them because they want more their browser to do more.
People don't use them because they don't know about them. You think Firefox would have taken off if every Geek didn't install it on their mothers computer?
"You'd be surprised how many people would love an internet browser that does nothing but display a web page as fast as possible."
Those are probably the same idiots who want a cell phone that reliably makes phone calls.
You'd also be surprised at how many people claim to want that, but as soon as they get it begin asking... now what about all of the features it's missing.
Agreed, a spell check engine could easily be seen as bloat but I wouldn't use a browser without one.. same goes for tabs, an easily accessible search box, plug ins, full screen mode, auto complete, java-script debugger, and I'm sure the list is different for everybody.
You'd be surprised at the number of people who think that's what they want, but if they got it would then complain that Facebook didn't work properly, or Google mail or maps, etc.
The benefit I found from the new themes thing is that I was able to pick a theme that shaved about 5 pixels off the top by eliminating some of the horizontal lines between the menu bar, address bar, and bookmarks toolbar.
You can drag the address bar up next to the menu bar, that's what I used to do when I used FF.. makes sense on a widescreen monitor. The bookmarks toolbar is also pretty pointless when you have the bookmarks menu.. and at the very least there's probably a keyboard combination to toggle the bookmarks bar (ctrl-b on Chrome, probably the same for FF).
What programmers start talking about making an app 'skinable' or 'themeable' its a good sign you need to run as they've stopped working on the goal and instead are fucking around with code for fun.
Mozilla is slightly different in this respect as it needs some 'skin'ability since it is recreating the widget set for the OS it runs on. However, when you jump to the point that users should be able to reskin your application
So does this mean they have to stock up on rice and firearms and survival gear?
This was marked as funny, but I actually would like to know what kind of strategies FF should follow.
What does "survival mode" means in this case? Race in new features?
What does "survival mode" means in this case? Race in new features?
Find new money. Before Google pulls the plug.
It means stop adding new features and bear down on the core mission:
Make it more reliable, secure and faster.
As in "Do whatever it takes to survive." That means:
* Find out why old users leave
* Find out why new users don't come
* Fix those problems
* Make sure fixing those problems doesn't lead to new problems
I know I don't run FF anymore -- I switched to Chrome mostly because I was having PC troubles and often jumping from computer to computer or reformatting, and needed the seamless bookmarks sync (which turned out to be a major time saver). My original reason, however, was that when I was using my old computer,
Not necessarily but keep your gcc handy just in case!
Unless, the extensions I use are ported to another browser, I couldn't change from Firefox.
But people are rarely logical and tend to just do what others are doing.
That, or they keep doing what they've always been doing.
They really just need to go on a diet.
Hey guys; remember how it was supposed to be a fast browser?
They really just need to go on a diet.
Hey guys; remember how it was supposed to be a fast browser?
Firefox stresses my machine more than the games I play on it. I know browsers aren't simple pieces of code anymore but goddamn do they eat a ton of resources (said me with twenty tabs open.) Yeah, we're asking them to do a lot but they still fall on their faces quite a bit with memory leaks. Firefox is awful about that, hands down. The next release should be less about doing new things and doing the old things better.
Hey guys; remember how it was supposed to be a fast browser?
I remember how it was supposed to be, but I don't remember that it ever was. I switched from the Mozilla Suite to Thunderbird and Phoenix, and found that the total RAM footprint went up. Firefox used less memory than the entire suite, but the combination of the two apps used more because they didn't share the core libs (they each came with their own install of all of the XUL/XPCOM stuff). Since then, it got progressively bigger.
I actually have FireFox 3.6 installed at the moment, and it seems quite l
Hey guys; remember how it was supposed to be a fast browser?
While FF has certainly gained features, it hasn't slowed down while doing so. In fact, it's seen fairly dramatic performance INCREASES. FF hasn't gotten any slower; expectations have sharply risen.
We now expect to be able to program a 3D FPS in Javascript and CSS. The very idea was considered laughable just a few years ago. I've spent the last year building a statistical computation software that's entirely web-based, and entirely written in javascript. This, too, would have been a laughable goal if not for the dramatic performance improvements in FF and Chrome. (We don't currently support IE8 because it's just too slow; hopefully IE9 will be worthy of supporting)
to be.
Back in the early 1990s, it was seen as a threat by Microsoft to usurp the OS paradigm. They thought whoever controlled the browser market controlls the internet and what it can do -- the tail wagging the dog and it seemed like the future of computing was at stake. And for a while, it succeeded when IE took over and had ridiculously large marketshare.
But now that the ecosystem is more varied, the browser simply does not have this power. Until a browser become so dominant again that they can embrace, extend, extinguish standards, it really doesn't matter that much anymore. Now, the best browser is almost as impotent to change computing as the best picture viewing software (except for maybe data gathering and ad revenue) -- if everything is correctly specced JPGs, PNGs, etcetera -- the picture viewer doesn't matter that much and can be readily interchange with regards to personal preference.
Mobile phones is one exception but also because you can't swap out browsers/rendering engines.
Yes, Firefox has some issues. Yes, the Mozilla team needs to fix them. However, I think this article is being overly sensationalistic (surprise, surprise). In a wonderful bout of irony, the same forces that made long-standing IE users jump to FF are keeping them using FF. Some are averse to learning a new UI/control scheme, others needs certain extensions to remain productive. Then there are a few, like me, who don't see the performance/crashing issues that others report. I'm not saying that they don't exist, just that I haven't experienced them.
Additionally, FF has been approved for use in many businesses, as well as the DoD/DHS to run on their networks. Chrome, AFAIK, hasn't.
With these forces slowing down non-Firefox adoption, the Mozilla team has bought themselves some crucial time in the quest to right some of their browser's weaknesses. Hopefully they'll be able to meet that challenge, and, from reading the various blogs published to Planet Mozilla, I'm fairly confident that they will.
However, I think this article is being overly sensationalistic (surprise, surprise).
It's not actually so much sensationalist as much as it's pointless. It's a huge laundry list of statistics that don't actually add up to any really worthwhile conclusions on their own merit. And I always hate it when people blow up the graph of a 1-6% change (in this instance Chrome) to the same absolute size as the other graphs where data is tenfold, but the slope is steeper so it looks fantastic. That's just plain silly. A less generic graph would have been one showing changes relative to IE6's graph (decline), or something like that, something that actually paints a picture of what is going on, beyond the obvious. But that would take some real effort...
I can't manage it in a corporate/enterprise environment. Push out updates? Not as a limited user. Push out configuration? Not simply. Push out plugins, or plugin updates? Not simple.
That, more than anything else, will keep firefox out of the enterprise/corporate markets. If that even matters to them, seeing how this is still an issue.
Out of curiosity: why does it matter whether you can do this as a limited user or whether you need admin privileges? I would have thought that anybody who is tasked with doing this kind of maintenance for a company would get admin rights?
FTA: "It is believed that Google's royalties account for about 80-90% of Mozilla's entire revenues. The royalty contract will end in 2011."
So they can kill FF soon. Although they're already doing a pretty good job feature-wise.
This has been discussed on
Anyways, as shown by the article, for the moment IE, (in all its versions) remains the one to catch.
How many corporations, (some still stuck with ActiveX shit
All observations made by the submitter notwithstanding, I really think there is no reason to drag concepts like "survival mode" in here. What Mozilla needs to do for Firefox to survive is to make it compelling. Compelling enough that people will want to use it in preference to other browsers. I don't think there is much more to it than that.
They are actually working on a mind controlled version of Firefox. Unfortunately it only works if you think in Russian.
The thing that concerns me the most is the issue with HTML5 video codecs. Microsoft, Google and Apple all want Flash to die. Apple's latest licensing change with iPhone OS 4.0 is a full-out declaration of war against Adobe.
HTML5, SVG, hyper-optimized Javascript and the embedded video tag will make Flash redundant. If Firefox cannot stay on the bleeding edge of these advancements then it does not stand a chance.
So I suggest less bells and whistles (skinning / themes, for example), and more concentration on HTML5 - especially the video codec licensing / patent issue.
The solution is simple, and now probably inevitable: use the platforms native media framework (QT, DS, GST) (or perhaps use gst on all platforms). Momentum continues to increase for h.264, and it seems less and less likely that Mozilla, Opera, and Wikimedia can force Theora into widespread use. Mozilla will certainly continue the good fight against h.264 for some time, but soon enough there will be little choice, aside from becoming a bit player. Using the media framework as a backend shouldn't actually be
Me and my colleague were using the spreadsheet app on google docs last night whilst on the phone. I made a remark that we should probably be using chrome instead of firefox due to the faster javascript. He decides to go with it then suddenly says to me "In the time it takes firefox to load, I've installed chrome, launched it and I'm back on google docs."
Firefox needs to get it's act together to keep up basically.
Please dont describe obscure brands like Firefox without providing an introduction.
For those of you that haven't heard, please see more at http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Firefox [wikipedia.com]
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Anyone can have a say, you know.
Anyone can have a say, you know.
I've been to dinner at Jimmy Buffet's house, and I've eaten it at a homeless shelter. And there's great joy and harrowing terror to be found in both places.
-Todd Snider
Well the Rutgers women's bball coach announced her book deal... hopefully it's not too soon for such an announcement as these poor Rutger's girl ballplayers try to get back on their feet after having their world rocked so heavily.
Hubba, just so I can make sure I understand what you're saying, there's more black on white racism than vice versa?
This thread is a perfect example of victim syndrome - whatever group you belong to is the group that is persecuted against teh most. Conservative christians, blacks, whites, Italians, the irish, south koreans, etc.
We are a country built on persecution of one kind or another. But honestly, if you don't realize the blacks have had it worse than anyone else I don't know what to tell you.
"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum."
- - Rowdy Roddy Piper
"It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man"
- - Fletch
But to answer your question - there is more to racism than losing on's job over words. But Imus has been spouting racist crap for years now. From calling secretaries at WNBC the "n" word to calling someone who worked there a "fat, f'n jew" When you continually say this stuff it catches up to you.
About losing the jobs, well, they lose respect. Farrakhan lost a ton of his audience with his crap, Spike Lee could be a mega-Spielberg type if he weren't so racist, Sharpton doesn't even have the majority of blacks support as his falied attempts to run any political office have shown, etc.
"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum."
- - Rowdy Roddy Piper
"It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man"
- - Fletch
This article from Whitlock from about a week or so ago had some great points about Stringer's "crusade,' IMO.
Time for Jackson, Sharpton to Step Down
Pair See Potential for Profit, Attention in Imus Incident
By JASON WHITLOCK
Sports Commentary
Im calling for Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, the president and vice president of Black America, to step down.
Their leadership is stale. Their ideas are outdated. And they dont give a damn about us.
We need to take a cue from White America and re-elect our leadership every four years. White folks realize that power corrupts. Thats why they placed term limits on the presidency. They know if you leave a man in power too long he quits looking out for the interest of his constituency and starts looking out for his own best interest.
Weve turned Jesse and Al into Supreme Court justices. They get to speak for us for a lifetime.
If judged by the results theyve produced the last 20 years, youd have to regard their administration as a total failure. Seriously, compared to Martin and Malcolm and the freedoms and progress their leadership produced, Jesse and Al are an embarrassment.
Their job the last two decades was to show black people how to take advantage of the opportunities Martin and Malcolm won.
Have we at the level we should have? No.
Rather than inspire us to seize hard-earned opportunities, Jesse and Al have specialized in blackmailing white folks for profit and attention. They were at it again last week, helping to turn radio shock jock Don Imus stupidity into a world-wide crisis that reached its crescendo Tuesday afternoon when Rutgers womens basketball coach Vivian Stringer led a massive pity party/recruiting rally.
Imus words did no real damage. Let me tell you what damaged us this week: the sports cover of Tuesdays USA Today. This countrys newspaper of record published a story about the NFL and crime and ran a picture of 41 NFL players who were arrested in 2006. By my count, 39 of those players were black.
You want to talk about a damaging, powerful image, an image that went out across the globe?
Were holding news conferences about Imus when the behavior of NFL players is painting us as lawless and immoral. Come on. We can do better than that. Jesse and Al are smarter than that.
Had Imus predictably poor attempt at humor not been turned into an international incident by the deluge of media coverage, 97 percent of America wouldve never known what Imus said. His platform isnt that large and it has zero penetration into the sports world.
Imus certainly doesnt resonate in the world frequented by college women. The insistence by these young women that they have been emotionally scarred by an old white man with no currency in their world is laughably dishonest.
The Rutgers players are nothing more than pawns in a game being played by Jackson, Sharpton and Stringer.
Jesse and Al are flexing their muscle and setting up their next sting. Bringing down Imus, despite his sincere attempts at apologizing, would serve notice to their next potential victim that it is far better to pay up than stand up to Jesse and Al James.
Stringer just wanted her 15 minutes to make the case that shes every bit as important as Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma. By the time Stringers rambling, rapping and rhyming 30-minute speech was over, youd forgotten that Tennessee won the national championship and just assumed a racist plot had been hatched to deny the Scarlet Knights credit for winning it all.
Maybe thats the real crime. Imus ignorance has taken attention away from Candace Parkers and Summitts incredible accomplishment. Or maybe it was Sharptons, Stringers and Jacksons grandstanding that moved the spotlight from Tennessee to New Jersey?
None of this over-the-top grandstanding does Black America any good.
We cant win the war over verbal disrespect and racism when we have so obviously and blatantly surrendered the moral high ground on the issue. Jesse and Al might win the battle with Imus and get him fired or severely neutered. But the war? We dont stand a chance in the war. Not when everybody knows nappy-headed hos is a compliment compared to what we allow black rap artists to say about black women on a daily basis.
We look foolish and cruel for kicking a man who went on Sharptons radio show and apologized. Imus didnt pull a Michael Richards and schedule an interview on Letterman. Imus went to the Black vice presidents house, acknowledged his mistake and asked for forgiveness.
Let it go and let God.
We have more important issues to deal with than Imus. If we are unwilling to clean up the filth and disrespect we heap on each other, nothing will change with our condition. You can fire every Don Imus in the country, and our incarceration rate, fatherless-child rate, illiteracy rate and murder rate will still continue to skyrocket.
A man who doesnt respect himself wastes his breath demanding that others respect him.
We dont respect ourselves right now. If we did, we wouldnt call each other the N-word. If we did, we wouldnt let people with prison values define who we are in music and videos. If we did, we wouldnt call black women *****es and hos and abandon them when they have our babies.
If we had the proper level of self-respect, we wouldnt act like its only a crime when a white man disrespects us. We hold Imus to a higher standard than we hold ourselves. Thats a (freaking) shame.
We need leadership that is interested in fixing the culture weve adopted. We need leadership that makes all of us take tremendous pride in educating ourselves. We need leadership that can reach professional athletes and entertainers and get them to understand that theyre ambassadors and play an important role in defining who we are and what values our culture will embrace.
Its time for Jesse and Al to step down. Theyve had 25 years to lead us. Other than their accountants, Id be hard pressed to find someone who has benefited from their administration.
Annother view:
Whitlock Provides Diversion From Imus Issue
Media Laps Up Attack on Black Leadership, Hip Hop
By KEITH T. CLINKSCALES
Sports Commentary
Editor's note: Keith T. Clinkscales is the general manager of ESPN The Magazine and a member of the Founding Team of Vibe Magazine.
The mainstream media thanks you, Jason Whitlock. You have provided them with a black-sponsored excuse for the entire Don Imus situation. Thanks to the beautiful diversionary tactic you provided, even Meredith Viera is stepping to Al Sharpton.
Instead of taking this watershed moment in media and culture and honing in on the true cause of the Imus situation, we are now discussing 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and Young Jeezy.
Despite your admonition of Jesse Jackson and Sharpton, the Imus situation has little to do with the African-American fight for true economic and social equality. Imus was and should be a moment to hold a mirror to thousands of media outlets in this country where black America does not have a single voice that decides what gets on, and more importantly, stays on the air.
Jason, your misdirection has given the mainstream media a pair of dancing shoes. For one of the first times in history, black people mattered. Not to the media, but to the advertisers - the true invisible hand of the media marketplace - who spoke loudly and clearly. Procter and Gamble said "no." Then Staples said "no." Then several others followed their lead. They were not hassled by Revs. Sharpton or Jackson. They knew this situation was going to be a no-win for themselves and their shareholders. Eventually, the reverends may have picketed them, but their conscience spoke to them long before picket lines had to.
Jason, for you to question the validity of Vivian Stringer's press conference and to complain about its length does not consider the extraordinary circumstances that she was thrust into as the leader of those young women. To suggest this press conference was some type of recruiting ploy, is as cowardly as the attack that Imus perpetrated in the first place.
The mainstream media also thanks you, Jason because by attacking Sharpton and Jackson you are doing the dirty work that no white person can credibly do. It is such an annoying chore to find enough black journalists around to credibly disseminate the type of disinformation that helps people look away from the real problems and focus on the irrelevant. In the soundbite and headline environment that we live in, it is so easy to reduce the incredibly complex problem of race relations in America to Rev. Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the dreaded influence of Hip Hop. As you watch the talk shows and the internet discussions too much discourse is addressed with this whining phrase ... "what about what the rappers say?"
Advantage: Bigots.
You say that Jesse, Al and Vivian don't have the heart to mount a legitimate campaign against the "real black folk killas?" While Jesse and Al are not perfect, they have put it on the line year after year for black people. Both have served jail time for their beliefs. Their use of the microphones and the media has been to provide a voice to the voiceless among us. While you may not want them to speak for you, there are many black people who are happy that somebody - anybody - will speak powerfully about their concerns. For every Tawana Brawley reference, you can cite ten Amadou Diallos, Rodney Kings, and Sean Bells. Coach Stringer exists in a world where less than eight percent of college basketball coaches are black women. And often to the detriment of her progress, she has been a consistent supporter of women's athletics while stridently maintaining a pro-black voice.
An individual with elementary knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement would know that in their day, Martin, and certainly Malcolm were not universally loved by their black peers. There were many critics who from the comfort of their critical perches, would high-mindedly discuss their "relevance" and just "who they spoke for." What Martin and Malcolm provided more than anything else was the courage to agitate the system. In the process of agitation, the cleansing forces of righteousness helped America to get to a better place. The agitation is not always pleasant, nor is it rarely universally loved.
You are not agitation. You are flowing with the currents. Black men have an uneasy relationship with the media, from Pacman to Pac, some of it is from their own behavior ... other times they simply "fit the description." You are breaking no new journalistic ground by speaking your version of truth about black men. Your apocalyptic notion of young black men as the "new KKK" again fuels fear, confusion and hatred.
I would agree with you Jason that all is not right with Hip Hop. The fantasy gangsta culture that has been created in the modern hip-hop era is an incredible perversion of the transformative power of Hip Hop culture. You will also get no argument from me that the music and much of the culture has moved into an advanced state of misogyny, and no amount of "I'm just keepin' it real" street excuses can diminish that fact. However, the success of Hip hop music has developed a substantial economy and a unique power that much of the worlds media utilizes for both good and evil.
To be fair and balanced, you cannot decry the music and the culture without acknowledging that it has created phenomenal opportunities for many young black men and women in entertainment and media, some have become millionaires, many have provided inspiration and leadership to young people. Countless jobs have been created, and the spirit of entrepreneurship has been promulgated by urban lore of companies like Bad Boy, FUBU, Phat Farm and many others. It is fine, and necessary to be critical of hip hop, but since it has provided so much to people like us, I would humbly ask you to utilize your power to transform the game.
As the discussion rages about Imus and the fallout extends into death threats and other equally disconcerting reactions, let's not wrap up the problem in the neat package of hip-hop's culture. Yes, hip-hop has issues, but so does much of our entertainment and media. The body count on the Sopranos continues to climb, yet I hear no one blaming James Gandolfini for the true gangster policy that the United States has in conducting the war in the Middle East. Why not? Tony Soprano is a character, not unlike the Snoop character played by Calvin Broadus or the Jay-Z character played by Shawn Carter. Dragging Dave Chappelle or any other comedian who utilizes words from the magic bag of racial controversy is merely another diversion to the core issue. Could you imagine the New York Times declaring that Bush's war policy is influenced by the Sopranos? ... fuhgedaboutit.
Jason, the fundamental problem that created the Imus situation is a lack of people of color, journalists with your intellect, courage and voice sitting in a seat of power. If there was someone like you in the Imus control rooms or in the executive management of CBS Radio, the response and the consequences would occur internally instead of having to wait for Reverend Sharpton or Jackson to get on the phone. When the American media questions the business need for a diverse staff, this Imus situation is the clear unmitigated answer.
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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
19 comments:
- Niksmom said...
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Bud, too! I love that picture!
- November 25, 2010 8:58 PM
- gail said...
So glad you plan worked! gail
- November 25, 2010 9:22 PM
Snug as a bug. Yay Mom!
- November 25, 2010 9:47 PM
- Stimey said...
Happy Thanksgiving!!
- November 25, 2010 10:37 PM
- Varda said...
And a Happy Thanksgiving to you!
- November 25, 2010 10:57 PM
Today I'm thankful for mom's like you who work tirelessly to make the world a better and more accepting place for all children- regardless of whether or not they have special needs. Keep it up, I think it's working :)
- November 26, 2010 12:28 AM
- kristenspina said...
Happy Thanksgiving, my friend. Sounds like a great start to the holidays for you and Bud.
- November 26, 2010 8:04 AM
- Jordan said...
Love it! Hope it was a wonderful day.
- November 26, 2010 11:25 PM
- Robin said...
looks as though the new tradition worked!
Hope you guys had a happy Turkey Day
- November 27, 2010 12:02 AM
- Susan said...
looks like so much fun....plus, sure to be a memory maker he will tell his children about one day. :)
- November 27, 2010 6:00 PM
- kristina said...
Hope you and Bud are having a warm and lovely holiday weekend!
- November 27, 2010 8:38 PM
- VTBudFan said...
- November 28, 2010 12:10 AM
- pixiemama said...
Happy Thanksgiving! (late, but no less heartfelt.)
- November 28, 2010 9:34 AM
- Christine said...
So much fun! I'm glad the camping worked!
- November 28, 2010 5:49 PM
Yeay! I'm so thrilled for you both!
We had our first zero stress Thanksgiving here as well. My folks moved down south over the summer and my sister and her spouse went down to stay with them for the holiday.
Our tiny family of three had a no travel - no visitors holiday. My folks "ate" with us via skype through a laptop perched on the dinner table.
At the end of the day my little man, who is normally in meltdown by that point, said "That was really nice!" with a satisfied sigh.
Happy Thanksgiving, Mom NOS and Bud.
- November 29, 2010 4:35 PM
- Professor Mother said...
What a great way to sleep in for the holiday- quite a "payoff" indeed!
- November 29, 2010 5:10 PM
- kim mccafferty said...
So happy for you! We've just put my oldest in a "real" big-boy bed, and your picture inspired me to try a sleeping bag in the hopes, well, he might actually sleep in the big-boy bed... It's gotten a bit better, thanks for the inspiration!
- November 30, 2010 10:52 AM
- autismhomerescue said...
Awesome picture!!
- December 03, 2010 10:36 AM
- Modern Mom Redefined ((Kelsi)) said...
What a GREAT idea!!!! My son loves his tent but I haven't slept in it with him yet. We'll have to try it sooner than later. My son has Aspergers; I'm loving your blog. Check mine out @ Modernmomredefined.blogspot.com
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Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss some of the efforts of American entomologists in southwestern China and northern Vietnam to better understand the emerald ash borer and its closest relatives on their own turf.
Emerald ash borer is a very serious threat to ash trees growing along city streets and in woodlands across much of North America. You can see other woodboring beetles collected in Vietnam here.
There is also some video footage here of an amazing "porcupine" beetle-watch the wing covers closely!


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With crowdfunding becoming a way that niche games can be built, Gazimoff asks if the model can really replace traditional triple-A MMOs.
A new age of video gaming is upon us. One that promises to deliver us games that we truly want to play. One that protects us from the generic mass-market approach favored by big publishers. One that encourages unique ideas and genre innovations instead of unmemorable dross. One that increases the power of the cash in our pocket, by allowing us to directly support the games we want to see created.
But is crowdfunding really the gaming panacea it's been labeled as? Are MMO gamers honestly being let down by large publishing houses? Is it actually possible to deliver an engaging massively multiplayer online experience on a shoestring budget?
More importantly, there's also an increased demand placed on the cash-strapped, time-poor MMO gamer. After paying for boxes, subscriptions, virtual currencies and more, can we really afford to splash out on every MMO idea? Will we ever get the time to play all these fledgling titles? As an increasing army of ideas plead for crowdfunding, are we going from Kick Started to Kick Saturated?
After playing MMOs for a decade, two industry truisms start to emerge. The first is that MMOs are expensive to make, requiring a range of incredibly talented people and a fleet of powerful servers. The second is that they require a large number of subscribers in order to pay for the talented people and powerful servers, enabling the game to make a profit.
The theory is that this tends to encourage the creation of 'safe' games that are likely to appeal to a wide range of gamers, both from MMO veterans and those outside the genre. But if anything, we've demonstrated that unless a new game offers us a unique and distinct experience, we're quite happy to continue playing whatever game we can find our friends on. Top-tier developers understand this, which is why every major MMO release this year is pushing the boundaries of the genre in some way.
The lure of crowdfunding platforms such as KickStarter and Rockethub is obvious. After Double Fine managed to secure over $3 million for an adventure game before a line of code had been crafted, the venue became a beacon for anyone with an idea. But, while Tim Schafer might be able to attract thousands of backers with nothing more than a promise, the same isn't true for some of the MMO ideas currently being offered around.
Can KickStarter be used to fund an MMO? Definitely - both Guns of Icarus and Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond were successfully funded by fans that wanted to see these games built. Crucially though, both of these projects were securing limited funding to complete existing games that had a strongly defined scope. By contrast, Your World hoped to raise over a million dollars for a game that existed in a haze of ideas.
The cost of building an MMO is also coming down. HeroEngine, the platform used to build Star Wars: The Old Republic, starts at the bargain price of free. Unity3D, another popular engine that works on desktops, smartphones and tablets, has a free version available for you to cut your teeth on. With a couple of coders and an artist/modeler, it should be possible to create a simple MMO on a shoestring.
Although crowdfunding removes the need for a publisher, it also places risk directly on us as gamers. We might have our hopes and dreams about what might emerge, but there's a chance that the MMO might never be finished. And that's without possible scams. With the vast sums that we already spend on boxed games, subscriptions and micro-transactions, finding enough players willing to spend $40 on a dream can be tough.
Responding to this need for certainty, MMO KickStarter projects have started development before seeking funding, sharing their prototypes and early builds. Gamundo has already completed much of the back-end work on the customizable robots game Panzer Pets, while StoryBricks has their Kingdom of Default in early alpha. Likewise, both of these projects offer game styles that aren't currently met by the larger publishing firms.
Looking beyond pocket worlds and custom-made toolsets, can a KickStarter campaign offer an alternative way of funding grand MMOs that consume months if not years of our gaming time? This is much more unlikely, as the sheer number of people involved in crafting these epic sagas pushes the cost up into the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. As we expect large worlds populated with fully voiced NPCs and a rich questing experience, we rely on talented studios and publisher backing to deliver them.
Ultimately though, the biggest struggle might be with MMOs themselves. The social ties that we form can hook us into a game for months or years. With a range of existing worlds ready to experience and several new MMOs launching this year, crowdfunded options may end up saturating the genre. Choosing where, and how, to spend our money just got a whole load more complicated.
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The state's largest wind energy farm is nearing completion.
FLORIDA, Mass. — The state's largest wind energy farm is nearing completion.
Gov. Deval Patrick and state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard Sullivan are scheduled to pay a visit today to the Hoosac Wind Power project, which is being built in the Western Massachusetts towns of Florida and Monroe.
The 19-turbine wind farm is on track to be completed by the end of the year and is expected to generate enough power for 6,000 homes.
The project is being built by Iberdola Renewables. The company estimates that the 340-foot turbines will offset about 100 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year.
Both Florida and Monroe will receive annual payments in lieu of property taxes for hosting the wind farm over the next 20 years.


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Evangel Profile
Michael Buesking: Instructor of art history, painting and drawing
December 3, 2013
Associate Professor of Art Michael Buesking grew up in an environment where "calling" was not a familiar concept. He was reluctant to call himself an artist, or to aspire to be one.
But when it was time for him to choose a school and a course of study, he couldn't drum up any interest in things outside of art.
Buesking now holds two master's degrees in the art field: an M.S. in Art Education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and an M.F.A. from the University of Missouri.
He has been teaching Painting, Art History and Drawing courses at Evangel since 1991. He also leads regular study abroad trips to Italy.
Buesking displays personal work on his website, Prophet as Artist.
When did you feel called to be an artist?
At first, being an artist seemed like an outlandish idea to me. I lived in a small, rural community in central Illinois and "artists" were people in books, big cities and other countries. I realized my calling after I was in it for some time, and began feeling skilled. It seems like many of the life decisions people give me credit for, like becoming an artist, came my way naturally rather than as a result of my active pursuit of them.
You served in the military for four years – how did that time impact you as an artist?
My time in the service was instrumental in my spiritual growth – which of course affects my direction as an artist. I had to grow up some in the Army, and I had to mature as a Christian. So, after four years in the Army, I was probably more serious about learning and achieving than many of my peers who were just starting college. I also had that four-year stretch to experience life and to do a few other artworks.
What are some of the big changes to Evangel's Art Area since you started teaching?
One huge change to the department occurred when we moved into our new facilities in the Fine Arts Center. Our facilities are some of the best in Springfield. That move brought all of our studio and lecture courses under one roof, and the area took a great leap forward in terms of technology, setting and convenience.
What do Evangel's art programs offer to students that other universities do not?
Everything from the study of art history to the development of the student artist's individual talents is done within the context of devotion to Christ and a commitment to God's call on our lives. Faculty are close to their students in settings which, given the relatively small class sizes, give access to the instructor in ways not possible at other schools.
What subjects or topics inspire the art in your personal portfolio?
I enjoy working with the human figure. The space I create in my paintings is usually realistic, but I also enjoy working with the abstract, investigating the visual forces at work in the form of the painting. My M.F.A. exhibition centered on the Symbolic Actions of the Old Testament Prophets. Recently, I have focused on stories that bring God into direct, physical contact with man.
What are some of your favorite study trips?
Italy is the destination for a travel course I began some eight or nine years ago. In its present form, this academic travel occurs every two years. We go to Florence, Rome and Venice over a period of about 18 days.
What are your best memories about working with Evangel students in the classroom and abroad?
In the classroom, I enjoy seeing the pleasure of students "getting it" — whether in art history or in the studio context. Each discovery is like a new door opening to unanticipated possibilities in creation. On our travels, one of my greatest joys is to be near the students experiencing the atmosphere of a place like Florence for the first time. So far, each arrival in Florence has occurred on a sunny day, and making the walk from the hotel to the Duomo is a tremendous event.


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Odds are McHenry County's summer festival season has something to suit your tastes, musical and otherwise.
Performances celebrate Mozart, jazz, folk, '80s hair bands, Bruce Springsteen, heavy metal, independent songwriters, local bands. Name a musical style, it'll be here, along with everything else.
Art, antiques, sports, agri-tourism, even pickles will be on display.
It's an eclectic sort of mix, but it works, organizers say.
"McHenry County continues to grow and position itself as an event destination for locals as well as out of town visitors," said Laura Witlox, manager of group sales for the McHenry County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
With a full festival season kicking off this weekend with Milk Days in Harvard, and including a couple of new events this year, the area draws locals along with those living in Rockford, Chicago and beyond, she said.
Events, such as the Woodstock Mozart Festival, are affordable, despite being world class, she said.
"You're paying a sneeze to see some really fabulous artists," she said.
For many, the festivals, such as McHenry Fiesta Days, Lakeside Festival and America's Cardboard Cup Regatta in Crystal Lake, the Rockin' Rotary Ribfest in Lake in the Hills and Algonquin Founders' Days, have become tradition.
Tribute acts and others, such as Queensryche, Modern Day Romeos, 7th Heaven and The Lounge Puppets, are bound to draw crowds throughout the area.
And new this year is the Discovery Music Festival, hosted by singer/songwriter Cassandra Vohs-Demann's A Place to Shine Music. The festival will feature independent singers and songwriters as a celebration of music and the arts, as well as up and coming musicians.
Also making its debut is the Tour De Crystal Lake, hosted by the McHenry County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Pro male and female cyclists will race at speeds exceeding 35 mph while others take part in a family fun race and bike rodeo. The event includes musical entertainment, sales, drinks and more in downtown Crystal Lake.
In its second year, the Woodstock Pickle Palooza hosted by Claussen Pickle looks to show off popular local acts, such as Josh Scholl, The University, Suburban Cowboys, Spoken Four, Johnny Russler and the Beach Bum Band and Wedding Banned.
Scaled back to a single day this year and with a new location, the festival is more focused, said Shari Gray, executive director of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the event.
"Everything is about pickles," she said.
Pickle Eating, Pass the Pickle and Find the Pickle contests take place throughout the day.
LINK: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO McHENRY COUNTY SUMMER FESTIVALS
Bands, food, fun fill summer festivals in county
Odds are McHenry County's summer festival season has something to suit your tastes, musical and otherwise.


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Cirque du Soleil ofrece dosieres de prensa de sus distintos espectáculos e información sobre la empresa.
Stefan Haves grew up in Los Angeles, and began performing professionally when
he got his Screen Actors Guild card in his early teens. He worked in television
for a decade before crossing over to the world of circus arts and clowning. "What
interested me about physical theatre as opposed to naturalistic acting was the
benchmarks the circus provides" he says. "Either you can juggle or
you can't, either you can walk a tightrope or you can't. Also, the
emotional impact is universal, not language based."
After graduating with a B.A. in Theatre Arts from California State University,
Northridge, Stefan went on to study at the Dell'Arte International School of
Physical Theatre in California, and worked in the trenches as a juggler and
street clown in Paris, which is where he first encountered David Shiner, the
writer and director of Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA as well as Banana Shpeel.
From 2000 to 2006, Haves was the primary director/writer for the critically
acclaimed dinner/circus Teatro Zinzanni in San Francisco where he collaborated,
with prestigious acrobats, clowns, and magicians as well as headliners such
as Joan Baez and the Tony-winning actress Lilliane Montevechi. His professional
association with David Shiner continued when he was hired as creative consultant
on the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Fool Moon starring Shiner and Bill Irwin.
As a writer, Stefan's hilarious shows are based on physical comedy and
Commedia dell'Arte' techniques. His film work includes producing and directing
the award-winning short film Punch Drunk, starring Sally Kellerman and Connie
Sellecca as well as Stalled, starring Doug Jones and Persia White.
Stefan has directed numerous corporate circus events and critically acclaimed
theatre productions. Of note is his adaptation of Jack London's The Call
Of The Wild in which he used stilt walkers, animal and mask work to illuminate
the plight of a dog in the Klondike during the Gold Rush.
Stefan has acted in many television and stage shows, but he is probably best
known to audiences for his comedy contortion act entitled Back Man, which was
a winner on America's Funniest People. Back Man garnered global recognition
on numerous television shows and cabaret stages worldwide. As Back Man Stefan
worked once again with David Shiner at the Wintergarten in Berlin, and ten years
later, he joined the team for KOOZA.
"My job on Banana Shpeel is to collaborate with director David Shiner
to design scenes around the story or a character that feature clear setups and
clear punchlines, with no ambiguity," says Stefan Haves. "The challenge
of constructing a contemporary Vaudeville, is to ensure that each moment is
self-contained with maximum comic or sentimental punch. Banana Shpeel allows
the audience to breathe and rejoice in the power of the performer giving us
all solace and a holiday from the worries of the day."
Stefan Haves was born in Los Angeles in1958 and has a daughter, Hannah Haves.


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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Three Virginia-based Navy ships that supported storm relief efforts in New York and New Jersey are coming home.
The Navy says the amphibious ships USS Wasp and USS San Antonio are scheduled to return to Naval Station Norfolk on Monday. The USS Carter Hall is scheduled to return Monday to Joint Expeditionary Base Little-Creek -Fort Story in Virginia Beach.
Sailors and Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit helped with the repair of the Hoboken Ferry Terminal and the Sandy Hook Coast Guard Station. They also assisted emergency clearance and restoration efforts in Staten Island, N.Y., and New Jersey's Barrier Islands.
The U.S. Coast Guard used the ships as a landing platform for search and rescue operations.


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When people (locals as well as travelers) refer to Schwabing, they most of the time have in mind the two rather different districts of Schwabing and Maxvorstadt, as well as the vast park of Englischer Garten (English Garden). However, Schwabing still is Munich's most versatile area, being home to various theaters, museums, several universities, the largest park in Europe, and shops that cater to those with money to burn. Schwabing's highlight is the Englischer Garten, with endless bike and hiking trails, the Eisbach stream, and the makeshift concerts that are put on for people's enjoyment, which makes this district the perfect place to end a day of sightseeing or a date.
Get in
By car
There are next to no signs indicating the areas within Munich. Coming from autobahn A 9 in the north or autobahn A 8 in the west, just follow the signs to the city center and you will automatically get to the Schwabing area.
The main arteries serving the Schwabing area in north-south direction are Ludwigstraße and Leopoldstraße in the east of the district, and to a lesser degree Schleißheimerstraße in the west. The main connections between those are Mittlerer Ring (circular expressway around the extended center of Munich) in the north and the one-way streets Gabelsbergerstraße in western direction and Theresienstraße in eastern direction in the south. However, it is definitely not advisable to go to the Schwabing area by car. Though there is not too much traffic outside rush-hours, parking is very limited and usually only allowed for residents of the surrounding blocks.
By subway (U-Bahn)
By tram
By bus
By bicycle
As Schwabing is very bike-friendly, with bikeways along every larger street, and generally not too much traffic going by bike is probably the fastest way to get to the area. There are a plethora of bike rentals around the city.
On foot
Given that the area is rather centrally located just north of the city center, it is extremely accessible by foot. From Marienplatz, just walk north for a few minutes and you will get to Odeonsplatz on the southern edge of the Schwabing area.
Get around
Given the area's north-south extent of approx. 5 km the best way to get around the area are Tram lines 27 & 28, which run along the center of the Schwabing area in north-south direction, with several stops along the way. Tram line 23 runs in the very north and serves the rather residential neighborhoods there. For travellers, who seeks independence from public transportation and are keen to explore the area on their own, renting a bicycle might be a good idea - there are a plethora of bike rentals around the city.
Museums and galleries
Parks and monuments
Christmas fairs (Christkindlmarkt)
Beer halls & Pubs
Beer Gardens
Clubs and Discos


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We are urging all sites which are using a version of the code from CVS to upgrade now to the CVS tag R_2_5_0_41. Sites which are using the 2.2.6 tarball, the latest official release, do not need to upgrade (the issue is not present there).
(We're overhauling the section and topic system, replacing it with something more flexible.)
We feel pretty good about the stability of _151, it's been running on Slashdot for a couple of weeks and there are no real problems.
The big change, committed shortly after _151, is the switch from users.pl to login.pl for authentication and related operations. That seems to be working but it hasn't been tested enough to merit an R_ yet. In fact, this may be the last R_ tag that we do for a while, since there are big changes that will be committed in the weeks to come which will put the damper on R'ing.
Here's the CVS tree if you want to browse, and here are the instructions to download:
$ cvs -d:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/ slashcode login CVS password: (hit return, there is no password) $ cvs -d:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/ slashcode co slash (much activity) $ cd slash $ cvs update -r R_2_3_0_151 -dP
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Make, use & love artistic quilts & projects created with large prints and tubular strips. Designer Tula Pink works with Nancy to turn chaos into beauty for the Stacks quilt—stacking pinwheels, blocks, and continuous tube strips. Use squares and rectangles as a base to feature a Shattered Glass design. Then Nancy & Tula work with framed large-scale prints to create the Grand Salon quilt.
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No contaminated meat at Local Brookshires
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- Category: News
- Published on 14 February 2014
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Meat purchased through the Mount Vernon Brookshire's store was not subject to the latest round of possibly contaminated meat being recalled.
"We are very fortunate to not have been involved with this recall," Cade Hohenberger, manager of the Mount Vernon Brookshire's store, confirmed Monday. "We checked all our batch and lot numbers and none of the contaminated meat was delivered to our store." For more information, see the February 13 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Arsène Wenger has no doubts he remains the best man to turn Arsenal's season around. The Frenchman has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, which intensified following the Capital One Cup defeat at League Two side Bradford City on Tuesday.
Wenger has not won a trophy since the 2005 FA Cup and there have been calls for him to step aside. However, the long-serving Gunners manager, whose current deal runs until the summer of 2014, insists he is as hungry for success as ever.
"My job is to be determined and give importance to what is important. What is important is I love football, I love this club and I give my best for this club. The rest, I cannot interfere with," Wenger said before the Premier League game at Reading on Monday night.
"Believe me, I am highly focused on doing that and all the rest, that doesn't interfere with my thinking at all. I am very determined and very hungry and if I wasn't, I wouldn't sit in front of you."
Wenger, who sits on board meetings, has been criticised as being too powerful within the club – branded "a dictator in many ways" by one former Arsenal player, and now media pundit, Stewart Robson.
Wenger, however, feels his experiences give him a position of strength. "I can understand that people criticise when the results are not as expected, but it looks like it has become the modern way to think," he said.
"You say that 16 years can be a handicap, but as well it can be an advantage because you have experience, you love the club.
"If I sit here, it is because I have really shown how much I love this club. Also, you know you have gone through difficult periods before and you know how to turn it around."


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I have spent most of my career (18yrs+) as a C++/Java system programmer (not a novice developer) and have just recently decided to get into web development. I have dabbled with HTML5, Javascript, JSP, PHP, etc. ... and have created a client/server app using a mixture of JSP and Javascript. It has Java servlets serving data forward from the server to the client, after being received based on input from other clients. It's not a chat engine. I wanted to create a near realtime inventory updating application and I have PoC.
My question, is whether or not there's a better way of developing the front end (server was easy for me) to create automatic UI updates than using JSP. Either I am doing JSP wrong (it feels super messy with all that inline code), or I should be using AJAX, Mojo, or something else.
What I would really like is to use the web dev capabilities of Javascript and use JSP to serve up the data in near real time.
I have spent a great deal of time building this out and so I don't want to just rewrite it all if the tech won't do for me what I want.
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David Haye had to pull out of his blockbuster fight against Tyson Fury, scheduled to take place on September 28, after he suffered a gash during sparing which needed stitches.
The fight has been rearranged for February 8 - and Fury cannot wait to put his opponent in his place.
"I'm so glad to have this fight rescheduled - in my opinion, he's a classless prima donna, a diva, a no good wannabe Bollywood actor and I can't wait to put him in his place," the 25-year-old told reporters.
"There's lots of honest and hard working people in this world and I believe I'm going to punish and poleaxe this money grabbing cry baby for all of them - he's getting knocked spark out!
"He's getting sorted out - I already didn't like Mr Z list celebrity, Queen of the Jungle - but actions speak louder than words don't they.
"I'm tired of him, he said he was going to knock Klitschko out and did nothing! Now he's giving me the same talk - why do people believe him? He can dish it out but can't take it.
"Mr Toemaker, your excuses are boring - you say you're going to 'expose me' but the difference, Mr Excusemaker, is that every time I say I'm going to go out and do something, I go out and do it and that's exactly what I was going to do this Saturday and 100 per cent going to do on February 8th - nothing has changed, I'm still going to smash your face in, no excuses."
Promoter, Nick Hennessy, also believes that Haye needs to step up and make sure he is there come fight night.
"I've pushed for this fight to be back on and I'm delighted it is, as I know this is a fight that Tyson wins in style, by way of the big KO," said Hennessy.
"David Haye really needs to step up as a man and make sure he's there on February 8th, otherwise he will have zero credibility and will probably have to emigrate by public demand!"
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Cory Monteith: Life in pictures
X Factor USA judges Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell, Paulina Rubio and Kelly Rowland at the show's launch in Los Angeles.
Taylor Lautner wears a black balaclava as he films during a bank robbery scene for film Tracers in New York.
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Now that snow has fallen in our area, it is important to think about those who suffer from the cold, especially in extreme temperatures and wind-chill.�
Now that snow has fallen in our area, it is important to think about those who suffer from the cold, especially in extreme temperatures and wind-chill.
Grace Episcopal Church in Honesdale operates an Emergency Shelter for the most extreme nights.
"Warmth in the Night" is opening for its third year in the Parish Hall of the Church. From 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. guests may come in, have a hot meal, warm fellowship and a safe place to stay.
Fr. Edward Erb, rector of the church, says that the bench-mark began three years ago when a severe stretch of below zero temperatures hit Honesdale. So he, his wife Susan, several volunteers from the parish and the community set up a system for helping those in need.
When the temperature and/or wind-chill dip below zero the shelter opens.
"Last year, we were fortunate with a mild winter," commented Fr. Erb. "But this year we anticipate a snowy and cold one."
For that reason, extra cots have been secured, more blankets and pillows gathered. There is one great need, though, and that is volunteers to host the shelter, particularly men and women who would be willing to spend a night or two when the need arises.
There is brief training which is required for safety and simple rules and regulations.
If you are interested, please call the parish office at (570) 253-2760. Grace Church is located next to Central Park in Honesdale.


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Which are correct:
1-His house is outside the city.
2-His house is out of the city.
Does "1" imply that it is close to the city?
3-Three marbles are outside the box.
4-There marbles are out of the box.
Does "3' imply that the marbles are close to the box?
Does "4" imply that the marbles were in the box and have been taken out or have fallen out?
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I was hoping to have a modified list due to deadline deals, but instead Alonso, Frazier, and Cozart have all been promoted to the major leagues and hence off of this list. Mesoraco and Francisco should be joining them soon enough. Without further ado:
GRADE A (Top 25 Prospect and Future All-Star Potential)
1. Devin Mesoraco – Best catching prospect in the game. Should be up to stay by Sept 1.
GRADE B (In the range for Top 100 Prospects and Future Starter/Above-Average Player)
2. Yasmani Grandal – Top 5 catching prospect in the game.
3. Dave Sappelt – Future Chris Heisey: very strong 4th OF at a minimum.
4. Daniel Corcino – "Little Johnny Cueto" has struggled recently, all part of growing pains. Still remains the best pitching prospect in the system.
5. Robert Stephenson – Once he signs, he could be "Little Homer Bailey"
GRADE C (Should make the majors in some form, could likely be a starter)
6. Neftali Soto – Biggest jump on the list. Best power prospect in the system. Think Juan Francisco with less defensive versatility but better plate discipline.
7. Ronald Torreyes – All he does is perform, although his size is still the biggest knock.
8. Billy Hamilton – Great speed and athleticism, but will it translate as he moves up?
9. Juan Duran – Second best power prospect in the system, but like most power hitters, needs to cut down on K's. Future move to 1B likely.
10. Yorman Rodriguez – Tools still far outweigh his performance and alleged attitude.
11. Juan Francisco – Will he ever reach his potential or will he be Wily Mo Jr.? Injuries haven't helped him this year.
12. Brad Boxberger – This low only because he's a bullpen arm. Should get a look in ST next year.
JC Sulbaran
Henry Rodriguez
Cody Puckett
Ryan LaMarre
Tucker Barnhart
David Vidal
KEEP AN EYE ON (Too early to tell)
Sean Buckley
Kyle Waldrop
Junior Arias
Gabriel Rosa
Tony Cingrani
Jonathan Perez
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You sure about that? Having a moat would be cool!Don't forget to fill the trench after you've installed the conduit!
Failing to do so, may turn this solution into a bigger problem than simple "internet access"...
Hoe (one per helper)
One assumption you are all making is that he owns all 500 meters of the land between his place and his friend's place.
If you want to go the wireless route, I've had good luck with the antenna "amplifier" I built from this site. [freeantennas.com]
The guy who serviced my house had what looked like a big pizza cutter on a stick. It buried the cable about two inches deep.
Conduit is neither required nor used for cable and phone in a residential setting. If you break it you patch it. This is simple and low cost.
Hoe (one per helper)
The mark of true friendship is helping you lay cable even when you don't hire them prostitutes in return.
Linksys (I don't know about others) come with a standard antenna port. With a directional, high-gain antenna pointed at your dad's house from the neighbor's, you could probably make the connection. Worst case, you might need to get some custom firmware and turn up the transmission strength a tad. (I suggest Tomato.)
Look up "coffee can wifi antennas" on google. This will make it cheap and "easy."
If you've tried every antenna and extender on the market today with subpar results, HD Communications is apt to become your new best friend. The outfit has just revealed its HD26200, a "complete outdoor wireless network bridge in the 802.11b/g unlicensed 2.4GHz band that sells for only $318." Said device bridges wireless internet between two locales up to 5 miles apart without requiring a single RF cable, being that both Ubiquiti network radios are powered over Ethernet. If you're looking for the catch, the bridge does require a direct line of sight between the two locations, but the firm is reportedly looking to expand its non-line of sight family by the summer's end.
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FEDERAL police are searching for a couple who have allegedly kidnapped their four-year-old son from a Cessnock park on Boxing Day and vanished.
Authorities say they have ''serious concerns'' for the safety of Curtis Jack Ross after the boy was snatched from the park by his parents Rebecca Ellen Ross and Jason Robert Agocs.
The Federal Magistrates Court of Australia had issued an order that Curtis was to live with his maternal grandparents.
The court issued a recovery order for the return of Curtis on December28, and has now made a publication order to release information about Curtis and his parents in a bid to find him.
A statement said Curtis was still believed to be with Ms Ross and Mr Agocs or ''persons associated with them and may be in the western suburbs area of Sydney''.
''The last known area that Ms Ross and Mr Agocs lived in was the Kurri Kurri area,'' the statement said.
''Although the child has only been missing for a short period of time there are serious concerns for his safety.''
Curtis is described as having fair hair and brown eyes.
The boy is of average build and is around 120centimetres tall.
Mr Agocs is about 180centimetres tall, has brown hair and is of a solid build.
Ms Ross is about 175centimetres tall, has brown and blonde hair and is of a large build.
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Approximately 40 people were laid off Thursday when U.S. Xpress closed its Lexington facility.
Approximately 40 people were laid off Thursday when U.S. Xpress closed its Lexington facility.
JoAnne Laffey Abed, corporate public relations manager, said the Lexington location was a maintenance and secured drop-yard facility for cross-country shipments. The 40 employees who were laid off included maintenance, operational and logistics positions.
"The bulk of the staff reductions would have affected diesel mechanics, and we had a very limited staff managing roles such as driver management," said John White, executive vice president of sales and marketing for U.S. Xpress.
Abed added that the company has closed down the building, but the yard will be left open for the time being until the facility can be sold.
"U.S. Xpress looked to become leaner and more effective. We have more than 45 facilities like the Lexington location nationwide. Lexington was underutilized," Abed said.
U.S. Xpress opened the Lexington facility in September 2006 in the former Glosson Motor Lines building on Old Hargrave Road. The ceremonial ribbon cutting, held in September more than six years ago, marked almost a month after the approval of two separate incentive packages for the company in August, one from Davidson County and one from the City of Lexington. The two incentive packages represented a five-year commitment of more than $122,000 annually. At that time, the company pledged to invest more than $4.5 million and bring 45 to 60 jobs to Lexington, including positions in maintenance, dispatch and support roles.
On the day of the ribbon cutting, Max L. Fuller, cochairman, stated he could see the company exceeding the initial employment numbers forecasts.
"In three to five years, you probably will have 600 to 700 employees working out of this facility," Fuller said more than six years ago.
The company, which began operating more than 25 years ago in Chattanooga, Tenn., with 50 trucks, operates 8,000 trucks and 22,000 trailers nationwide.
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(Dec. 21, 2011) -The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a public hearing on Caney Creek Reservoir issues, including the results of recent fish population sampling and aquatic vegetation management. LDWF established a management plan for Caney Creek Reservoir in 2006, which provides annual public hearings to update the public on ongoing projects.
Who: LDWF officials
What: Public meeting on Caney Creek Reservoir
When: January 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Jimmie Davis State Park
Conference Center
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov [4] on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb [5] or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.
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Foxy Shazam Conceive Divine Music Video for 'Holy Touch'
Although the sighting of a music video on MTV has drifted into the realm of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster or a Courtney Love news story that has to do with her music, that doesn't mean the art form of songs put to film has been entirely lost. Thanks to the eccentric musicians from Foxy Shazam, the rock world has a video for 'Holy Touch,' which consists of bizarre characters, hard liquor and parachute-less sky diving.
With the feel of 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' in a small plane instead of a pink Cadillac, Foxy Shazam's video for 'Holy Touch' gives fans a taste of uncomfortable ridiculousness inter-spliced with footage of the band performing their single. 'Holy Touch' is a solid track, as we wrote in a recent review of the song, but the video brings a new dimension to the radio single, which flaunts the freakish nature of Foxy Shazam brilliantly.
'Holy Touch' and the rest of Foxy Shazam's 'Church of Rock and Roll' album was produced by Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins. We recently spoke with Hawkins about working with Foxy Shazam in an exclusive video interview. Hawkins and Foxy Shazam vocalist Eric Sean Nally became "best friends" while teaming up to write some songs for Meat Loaf, which led to Hawkins working with Foxy on their fourth studio album. "It was one of the most rewarding musical experiences of my life so far," says Hawkins. "My ideal scenario would be doing [the] Darkness and Foxy for the rest of my life."
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NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. home prices fell 4.5% in the third quarter from a year earlier, the sharpest drop since Standard & Poor's began its nationwide housing index in 1987 and another sign that the housing slump is far from over, the research group said Tuesday.
The index also showed that prices fell 1.7% from the previous three-month period, the largest quarter-to-quarter decline in the index's history.
The S&P/Case-Schiller quarterly index tracks prices of existing single-family homes across the nation compared with a year earlier.
A separate index that covers 20 U.S. metropolitan areas dropped 4.9% in September from a year earlier, with 15 metro areas posting declines. Only five metro areas - Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas, Portland, Ore., and Seattle - showed an increase in prices, but S&P noted that the pace of the rise is decelerating.
Tampa and Miami led the index with the lowest year-over-year declines at 11.1% and 10%, respectively. It also showed drops in San Diego of 9.6%; Detroit, 9.6%; Las Vegas, 9%; Phoenix, 8.8%; and Los Angeles, 7%.
The S&P's 10-area index decreased 5.5% in September from the previous year.
Last week, the National Association of Realtors said that sales of existing homes fell in 46 states in the third quarter. However, the trade group said home prices rose in 93 of the 150 metropolitan areas surveyed.
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Judge-Executive Steve Cornish made the announcement during last Tuesday's special-called meeting of the Anderson County Fiscal Court.
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Small Vampire Limericks
There once was a small vampire who was very sad
He had no one to play with, good or bad
Then he went to school
Where he met someone cool
Together they had adventures with his dad.
Little Vampire is an adorable thing. You should check it out. Because of adorableness.


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Ten... top Android games
Master blasters and more
Burn The City
An interesting variation on Angry Birds' drag-and-throw gameplay, Burn The City casts you in the role of a cutesy cartoon Godzilla who sits about with a dopey smile on his face while spewing fire all over anything and everything nearby. And indeed not so nearby. Some players I know have criticised the sheer size of the gaming area - you can zoom out from a view which has the critter dominating its surroundings to one that makes it look like a tiny wee beastie of a thing sat in the corner - but to my eyes it's a strength not a weakness. With 70 levels, three types of fireball, and the humans coming at you in tanks and choppers there's seldom a dull moment as you lay the planet to waste.
Price £0.99 or free ad-supported version
Size 9MB
Apps2SD Yes
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Dead on Arrival
You can't have a games round-up without some dead zombies and DoA has 'em by the bucketload. The story has you roaming around an undead-infested hospital after some sort of 28 Days Later-type zombie apocalypse, slaughtering wave after wave of flesh-eating ghouls. As you slay, you earn ZBucks which you can use to buy better weapons, open doors and unlock goodies. More ZBucks can be bought through in-app purchase and you can remove the ads the same way. I'm not a fan of in-app purchases, but at least it never gets in the way of the gaming here. The cartoon-like cut-scenes are a gory joy to behold, while the graphics, sound effects and controls are all top drawer. Right, now where's that chainsaw...
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Twisted is an asynchronous networking framework written in Python, supporting TCP, UDP, multicast, SSL/TLS, serial communication and more. It is used by most of the servers, clients and protocols that are part of other Twisted projects.
Twisted contains a number of modules:
- twisted.cred, a pluggable authentication system for servers;
- twisted.enterprise, an asynchonous adaptor of Python DB-API 2.0 database interfaces;
- twisted.internet, the Twisted event loop;
- twisted.manhole, a debugging service;
- twisted.persisted, a collection of object persistance systems
- twisted.protocols, a collection of simple network protocols and helper utilities;
- twisted.python, a set of Twisted programming abstractions;
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- twisted.trial, a unit-testing framework; and
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To the editor:
Paw Print Park at Lake Placid Elementary School recently opened, and the children's smiles and laughter are a joy to see. The generosity and support of the entire Lake Placid community is the reason we were able to build Paw Print Park, the Richard A. Retrosi outdoor classroom and the school vegetable and flower gardens. We would like to mention a few key individuals and organizations that helped make this entire project a reality.
At the inception, Wynde Kate Reese of Earth Roots Landscaping and Andrew Chary, Architect, created a design that we presented to our community. Their vision and creativity helped generate support and donations from hundreds of donors.
The Uihlein Foundation's challenge grant was also a major factor in helping us in reaching our fundraising goal. They, too, believed in our vision and encouraged further donations with their challenge.
Without the dedication of Pat Ledger, our talented craftsman, we would never have been able to create our incredible park. His vision and leadership have been invaluable throughout the entire creation process.
Dr. Richards' commitment to our creative, educational space has been paramount. When presented with a challenge from the school district's insurance company, he found a great resource in Steve Lauzen and Parkitects Inc. to help retain the vision of Paw Print Park and keep our children playing.
The effort by many in early October to build berms, make slides, put swing sets together and move a literal mountain of wood fiber was astonishing. We can't name all who helped but would like to point out a few. Without the town and village loaders, equipment and awesome drivers, we would still be moving wood fiber! Thank you to the Electric Department for drilling holes for the swing sets and slides. The support by members of our school district, including Dr. Richards, Mr. Perez, Bill Begor, Dave Mayberry, Jeff Jaques, Matt Young, school board President Mary Dietrich and board member Patti Gallagher shows the dedication they have to our school. They worked through less-than-ideal conditions alongside 30 students from Northwood School and made the work weekend a success. And thank you to all of the other the incredible volunteers from our community - too many to name! They donated food and showed up with rakes and shovels in hand, ready to work. Thank you!
But most importantly, none of this would have been possible without Rick Retrosi. Rick led Lake Placid Elementary School for 12 years. He worked in our school district for a total of 33 years, touching thousands of children's lives. His dedication to our children was and still is incredible. When FRIENDS presented Rick with the idea of Paw Print Park, he saw that we could create a very special space for our children. Studies show that children spend too much time in front of TVs and video games, and are losing their creativity. Studies also show that obesity levels amongst U.S. children are at an all-time high. Rick saw the value in creating an outdoor space that would stimulate children's imaginations and keep them moving in a way that connected them to our beautiful Adirondack community.
Thank you to the entire community for supporting Paw Print Park at the Lake Placid Elementary School.
Best regards,
Katrina Kroes, Carrie Donatello, Martha Bullock, Diane Brenner and Jackie Gilmore
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You're giving other football fans too much credit. They'll come here for their win, not for the ****ing 'atmosphere'. This isn't a bar.
Dolphag fans dont go to games in Miami but they will go here? Please. I done see anyone making money on Jet tickets anytime soon. Supply and demand. There is a supply- but no demand.
It's not just supply and demand. It's also quality of location. There are about 10,000 Jets fans with PSL's in highly desirable locations. In my case, first row, mezzanine, visitor side. It's quite a good formula, been working for me for years. And now in MetLife Stadium, there's an even bigger win. The fans with tickets in the adjacent Club section, like Row 15, will charge $400 to see the Steelers game, that's 2x face value. I can offer Steeler fans Row 1 in the section 3 feet away, at $375. That's 3x face value. I charge less than the fans next to me but make more money.
The reason this doesn't make sense to you is because you are Jets fans. Don't take this the wrong way, but single-game Jets fans as a whole are cheap. Visiting fans who flying in, spend money on hotel rooms, get rent cars, go to expensive restaurants, want very good seats and if they are paying $1,600 for flights, hotels, cars, food, whatwhaveyou, they are more than willing to pay $375 for a first row seat to see their team have a guaranteed win.
When I was a bit younger and had fewer kids, I would travel to a road Jet game every year. Green Bay, Kansas City, New England, Miami, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, and San Diego are just some of the cities that I have visited. Each weekend trip cost me around $2000 all-in.
And the last thing I would do is skimp on tickets to the games themselves. After all, I'm not going to travel 3000 miles to go sit in a crappy seat at Qualcomm Stadium. So instead of a lousy $100 seat in the upper deck, I'd spend $400 to get a really choice seat in the mezzanine or lower level. In the context of an expensive weekend vacation, spending good money on the game day ticket itself makes lots of sense.
The key is to list the tickets early. Most fans making these kind of travel plans do so months in advance. I've always attended Jets games since relocating back to the New York area three years ago, so when I've sold my Jets seats it was always a last minute thing, always put them on sale five days before the game. In a season like the one we are about to have, I will list the elite games in April when the schedule is announced at top dollar and patiently wait for them to sell. And they will.
I was thinking about going one year but I am different as I am cursed with children that like the Jets and Seahawks.
Do the jets sell the premium sideline seats individually?
You can't get 3x face value for any game. Stop kidding yourself.
Not 3X true.
Rather than bull I'll stick with facts
I only sold 4 of my LSL seats last regular season
1 for the Bills opening week (one of our three was on a transatlantic cruise) and all three for Thanksgiving night (family T Day was in Pittsburgh)
Used Stubhub
Got 328 per seat for the 3 seats after stubhub fees for Thanksgiving and 254 for the one Bills ticket.
you like others dont wanna hear the truth. sorry to crash your investment dreams you made in jets season tickets.
im sure they are lining up at your door for 2013 jets tickets.
anyone who says they profit off of jets tickets is a flat out liar.
owning season tickets for 30 years i know all the ins and outs and all bull**** lies some spew.
i lost on psls and you will too. mark my words.
Last edited by Nike; 01-01-2013 at 01:29 PM.