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Apparently Robert Nicholas McGuire, a man convicted for possession of child pornography, didn't get the memo or he felt safe in one of Steve Jobs' wonder stores.
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The detective reportedly recognized McGuire and starting using the computer next to him. He pulled up the Meghan's Law website and checked McGuire's current status and found that he was still on probation and still not allowed to use the Internet.
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Climate change could dampen spirits. Literally.
That's according to a new worldwide analysis of global warming on wine production, which appeared this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers found the area suitable for wine production will shrink by as much as 73 percent by 2050 in certain parts of the globe — about 70 percent in California — with high potential for stress on rivers and other freshwater ecosystems, as vineyards use water to cool grapes or irrigate to compensate for rising temperatures and declining rainfall.
Scientists, including those at Stanford University, have long known that land suitable for winegrowing was in deep trouble because of the heating of the Earth.
But the new study suggests wine production will shift to new areas — such as the Rocky Mountains near the Canadian-U.S. border and New Zealand — as climate change makes the existing ones less hospitable.
The move, the scientists say, puts other species, such as the grizzly bear, gray wolf and pronghorn, at risk.
"Climate change is going to move potential wine-producing regions all over the map," Lee Hannah, the study's lead author and senior scientist for climate change biology at Conservation International's new Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Ecosystem Science and Economics, said in a statement.
"These global changes put the squeeze on wildlife and nature's capacity o sustain human life in some surprising places," Hannah said. "Consumer awareness, industry and conservation actions are all needed to help keep high quality wine flowing without unintended consequences for nature and the flows of goods and services it provides people. This is just the tip of the iceberg — the same will be true for many other crops."
The researchers looked at nine major wine producing areas: California, Western North America, Chile, Mediterranean Europe, Northern Europe, Cape Floristic region of South Africa, parts of Australia with Mediterranean climate, parts of Australia with non-Mediterranean climate and New Zealand.
Most American wine comes from the West Coast — Napa and Santa Barbara Counties in California, Yamhill County in Oregon's Willamette Valley and Walla Walla County in Washington's Columbia Valley.
California alone, according to Stanford, produces on average more than 5 million gallons per year, accounting for about 90 percent of the nation's total wine production, according to the Wine Institute, a trade organization representing California winemakers. The institute estimated the retail value of the state's wine industry in 2010 at $18.5 billion.


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Robert Pattinson Has Potential To Be 'Profound Actor,' Says 'Cosmopolis' Director
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If you were ready to hand Robert Pattinson an Oscar for his work in the Twilight saga, just wait until you get a load of him in 2012's Cosmopolis! HollywoodLife.com chatted with director David Cronenberg, who said Rob won't be able to reveal his full scope as an actor until he's left Edward Cullen behind. "It sort of pleases me to work with actors, like Rob, who have that potential, but haven't had the chance to realize that yet and show it," he told us Oct. 19 at the LA premiere of A Dangerous Method.
"I know [Rob's] big success is Twilight, but as you know Viggo Mortensen's big success was Lord of the Rings, but it didn't show him at his most profound as an actor," David continued.
He also compared Rob to Keira Knightley, who stars in A Dangerous Method:
"I feel that … Keira Knightley is really quite undervalued and underestimated as an actress," he said. "I think in A Dangerous Mind she proves she is te superb level of actress she actually is. I've worked with some of the best, and she is up there; I feel the same way about Robert Pattinson."
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Fabulous Snow Photos
You wake up to beautiful, white, snowcapped mountains and trees outside your window that look as if they've been frosted like a cake. Icicles hang from the roof. The world looks like a winter wonderland, and you can't wait to get some beautiful photos of the landscapes around you all dressed in white.
But . . . when you get home to look at your photographs, you discover a problem. The snow in your winter landscapes doesn't really look white! We talked a bit about metering in Through the Lens in the January 2009 issue, but I'd like to go into more detail here. Getting the correct exposure will result in winter photos with brilliant white snow.
Learning to Meter in Snow
The real problem with photographing snow is that there is so much white. Your camera always meters for a photograph by measuring the brightness overall and making it middle gray. So when there's a lot of white in the photo, your camera ends up underexposing the image, making the snow gray and anything darker than white black. Not so pretty. Here's how to overcome that problem:
1. Meter your camera up close on something middle gray. By "meter," I simply mean to press your shutter button down halfway so you can see the number settings your camera wants you to use. If there's a person in the photograph, step up close and meter on the face. If you're just taking a nature photograph, meter on your own hand or something middle gray, such as a rock or something of that tonality.
2. Set your camera on manual mode, then set the exposure for what the camera told you when you metered. Don't worry if you don't understand the numbers at this point—just plug them in.
3. Frame the photograph and take the picture. Your camera will be blinking like crazy, telling you that you are overexposing the image. Ignore that. It's wrong and you're right—trust me!
If You Don't Want to Use the Manual Mode
While learning how to meter is the best way to expose for a snowy photograph, if working in manual mode is too intimidating, meter just like you would normally and use the exposure compensation feature on your camera. Look it up in your camera manual to find where it's located on your specific brand of camera. The feature looks a lot like the light meter inside your viewfinder.
You will see a "-2..-1..0..1..2" series. If you set the camera to the 1 or 2, it means you will be overexposing each image you take by 1 stop or 2 stops. This setting lets more light onto your sensor, so that the snow is whiter and brighter. Be sure to look at your histogram and your images so that you aren't making the snow so white that you lose detail.
White Balance
Another way to really help your winter landscapes is to change the white balance on your camera. Most often, snow mornings are cloudy and gray, too, so the image will have a blue cast. By changing the white balance from auto to cloudy, I added a lot of warmth to the image you see here.
I took these two photographs out my bedroom window after waking one morning to see what a winter storm had left for us! The scene was beautiful, but as you can see my camera just didn't do it justice when set on auto. By simply changing the way I metered and my white balance, I changed the whole feel of the photograph!
Use these steps to meter or to change your exposure compensation settings and your winter wonderland photographs will be bright, beautiful pictures with no gloomy gray in sight!
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Kobe cast down with mortals as Woods soars to pantheon
The talents of Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant were on full display over the last week amid the glare of championship spotlight, but as one man's legend grew, the other saw his legacy take a hit.
By Justin Grant
The talents of Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant were on full display over the last week amid the glare of championship spotlight, but as one man's legend grew, the other saw his legacy take a hit.
Ironically, both men have been compared at some point to Michael Jordan -- who sits atop the pantheon of marketing and sporting champions. Woods'dramatic victory at the U.S. Open -- on a shredded left knee no less -- moved him closer to not only filling those shoes, but perhaps one day passing them.
Kobe Bryant meanwhile, has been derided from coast-to-coast as a mere mortal after his Los Angeles Lakers absorbed a humiliating 39-point beating at the hands of the Boston Celtics in the deciding game of the NBA Finals.
"There was only one Jordan and that's who Phil Jackson desperately needed Tuesday night as Game 6 of the Finals quickly turned into Boston Massacre II," New York Daily News columnist Mitch Lawrence wrote after the Celtics clinched the NBA championship.
On the other hand, news that Woods played the tournament with a torn ACL and double stress fracture in his left leg, further enhanced his image before a fawning media corps. The feat led George Willis of the New York Post to declare Woods -- a mere golfer -- the toughest man in sports.
"Other athletes - Michael Jordan (flu), Emmitt Smith (dislocated shoulder), Lawrence Taylor (broken leg) - have played games with severe ailments, but Woods had to perform at a high level for five consecutive days. Remarkable," Willis wrote.
With Bryant and Woods each in the prime of his respective career, there are likely still many more chapters to be written, and many more questions to be answered.
Will Woods ever be the same after this victory, which he called his finest? How will recontructive surgery on his knee affect his push to supplant Jack Nicklaus as golf's greatest champion?
And will Kobe Bryant ever get that elusive post-Shaquille O'Neal championship ring?
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Title: Clever Mischief 26: Winter Wonderland
Date: Friday, November 11, 2005
Location: The streets of Hogsmeade
Characters: Fred, Hermione
Rating: Any Age
The town looked like it was made of spun sugar and gingerbread as the early November snow settled gently on Hogsmeade's rooftops. Fred watched his breath crystallize in the air before him, feeling his heart speeding up in anticipation. It was ridiculous, really, how excited he was to see Hermione. She'd become his whole world, and the last few dates they'd shared had been nothing short of real magic. He had almost reached a point where he could ignore that she was also going out with George. It was amazing how much he'd been able to set aside his jealousy, and he was fairly certain George had done the same. After all, they still got on nearly as well as they ever did, minus a few awkward silences every day.
He hoped Hermione would like his idea for a date this evening. As he walked down the street from the shop to the Three Broomsticks, snow sticking lightly in his long hair, he felt another rush of adrenaline coursing through him. He was seeing her tonight. Tonight, therefore, was a good night. Arriving at the pub, he pushed the door open and felt the warmth of the place that had been his home for several months enveloping him. Perhaps an early-season eggnog to shake off the cold.
Hermione had arrived at the Three Broomsticks a few minutes earlier. It was a long walk from Hogwarts to town during the winter, especially after the sun set, so she'd wasted little time enjoying the scenery. It was beautiful, of course, but she was excited to see Fred and had walked a little faster due to her eagerness.
During the last few weeks, she'd managed to avoid any serious questioning from Kingsley, but Neville had actually noticed her disappearances on Friday evenings and the fact she had gone to town several times during mid-week, which was very much not part of her usual routine. She was eventually going to have to explain that she was dating and just hope they didn't ask for specifics. Unfortunately, knowing that they gossiped nearly as much as Oliver Wood, even if they'd both deny it, didn't comfort her.
Contrary to her initial opinion regarding dating both Fred and George, things had been going well. She enjoyed spending time with both of them, had gotten to know them both again after years apart, and ignored the whisper in her mind that she was headed for trouble. There would be time to think about that later, when she was forced to do so. Until then, she was doing her best not to plan ahead, which was extremely difficult for her, and just enjoy the moment.
She saw Fred enter the pub and smiled as she noticed the snow in his dark red hair. He looked very handsome, as always, and she was excited to see where he planned to take her for their date. She got up from her table and walked up behind him. "You look like you had a fight with a snowman and lost," she said as she reached up to dust snow from his hair.
Fred couldn't help himself when he spun around at her touch. He caught her hand as it trailed through his hair and pulled her close, pressing a kiss against her palm.
"You should have seen the snowman," he teased, dipping down to brush his lips against hers. "He looks much worse than I do. Hi."
"You're freezing," Hermione said as her fingers touched his jaw. He also needed a shave, but she didn't mention that because she rather enjoyed Fred's obvious dislike for shaving daily. Which was odd, really, since she preferred George with smooth skin. He kissed her before she could give the matter any more thought. When he pulled back, she smiled against his mouth. "Hi."
"Good week so far?" he asked, not letting her go. It was almost frightening how addictive it had become to be close to her.
"Better now," she murmured, her cheeks flooding with heat. She quickly recovered, as was becoming more common since dating them, and nodded. "It's been okay. Neville assigned a paper for his Herbology first years, though, and chose a few topics that we only had information on in limited supply. I had to referee the use of two texts far more than usual so that wasn't much fun. What about you?"
He relaxed his stance a little, taking a step back from her and dropping his hand down to link with hers. "Sales are soaring. We're getting ready to roll out the Holiday line and a new catalogue. And isn't there another Hogsmeade weekend up coming up?"
"Weekend after next, though I'm sure you knew that," she said. "It's the last one before the holiday break, actually. You'll probably be very busy as I'm sure you remember doing your holiday shopping during that weekend when you were a student."
"Oh dear, poor Hogwarts won't be the same once the kids return from our shop." He smiled as innocently as he could, which wasn't actually all that innocently. "You look beautiful, by the way."
"That innocent look doesn't fool me at all, Mister Weasley," she told him even as she smiled at the compliment. She smoothed down her thick jumper and glanced at her comfortable wool skirt. She had to roll her eyes. 'Beautiful' wasn't a word that came to her mind but perhaps Fred had a different idea of beauty. Regardless, she was flattered and slightly embarrassed. "Were we having dinner here or did you have other plans in mind?"
"Other plans, if that's all right," Fred said. He winked at Madam Rosmerta, who was watching them with an indulgent smile, and said to Hermione, "I need just a bit of a change of pace from here, you know?"
"I don't mind. A change of pace is always nice."
Kissing her hand again, more because he couldn't stop himself than for any other reason, he asked, "D'you need to grab your stuff, or are you ready to go now? No rush, but I want us to have a good view."
"No, I'm all set. My gloves and scarf are in the pockets of my coat so let me just put those on and I'm ready to go. A good view of what?"
"The moon," he said, holding the door open for her. "For once I'm not taking you halfway across Scotland." He grinned, keeping mum about just exactly what they were doing. He didn't know that George often did the same on his dates with Hermione.
"It is a lovely evening," Hermione said as they stepped out into the cold. She shivered as she adjusted to the change in temperature and looked up at the moon. She turned toward Fred and smiled. "Where are you taking me, then?"
Fred slipped an arm around her. Purely to keep her warm, of course. "Somewhere magical," he teased. "It's actually just a quick walk up ahead, and then we can catch a late dinner, if you'd like."
"You know, somewhere magical no longer impresses me as much as it would have before I turned eleven," she laughed as she unconsciously snuggled closer to his warm body. "I'd like dinner after, if you don't mind."
They strolled through the cobblestone streets of Hogsmeade, and Fred stopped for a moment to tilt his head back and catch a particularly large flake on his tongue, more flakes settling in his hair and his auburn eyelashes.
She glanced up at him and smiled. "You look so carefree and young like that," she said. "I love winter here. When I was younger, I never really appreciated it but now, it's such a peaceful time of year. I prefer autumn, but there's just something about winter at Hogwarts that makes me feel young again."
He laughed softly, something more serious edging his mirth. "We were all young and carefree before the war, for the most part." A shadow flitted across his face for just a moment, speaking of some of the things that had driven the twins from England so many years ago, but it disappeared as quickly as it came.
"I can't remember the last time that I was young and carefree," she said quietly. "Possibly when I was ten, before my letter from Hogwarts arrived and changed my entire life. After that, I discovered this whole new world that I had to learn about and then I became friends with Harry. That definitely took away any opportunities to be carefree and foolish, not that I have any regrets."
He smiled at her, nodding his understanding. "Just on up here." He pointed to a cul-de-sac a few metres ahead of them, where two large, flat sleighs covered with mountains of hey stood, each harnessed to two magnificent horses. "How does a moonlit hayride sound to you?"
Hermione following his finger and saw the sleighs and horses. "That sounds wonderful," she told him. "It's really a nice night for a sleigh ride since it isn't so cold yet."
He touched her hair softly. "You know, our side was beyond lucky that you turned out to be a witch, Miss Granger. I don't know what I'd-- er, we'd have done without you." He blushed, his cheeks warm in the cool night air.
"Hmm, yes," he said, clearing his throat and nodding to the driver. A few other people, mostly couples, were mingling about.
She saw Fred blush and wanted to look away so he'd not be embarrassed. His words meant a lot to her, though, and were honestly the first time anyone had actually told her something like that. "There have been times when I've wondered how things would be differently if I'd never received that owl but, honestly, I can't even fathom a life without magic," she said sincerely.
Without thinking about it, she leaned up and brushed a soft kiss against his mouth. She ran her gloved fingers through his long hair and smiled. "I suppose we should go over there."
A quick breath escaped him and without thinking he cradled her face in his hands, cold from the early winter air, and returned the kiss. Just a brush of lips at first and then something a little stronger and not quite so chaste. More contact, more movement. "Hermione," he sighed. He could do this forever, hold this girl in the snow and kiss her like this.
She moved closer to him and shyly ran her tongue over his. Her name was a sigh against her lips, which made her close her eyes and kiss him again. He met the tentative touch of her tongue wit his own, one hand curving around the nape of her neck, his other arm around her waist, fingers splayed on her back. His lips opened, encouraging her to the do the same. She was so warm, so alluring. God, he wanted her.
She whined as he deepened the kiss. His hand was on her back, pressing her closer to him. It was the distant sound of a horse neighing that pulled her out of the spell he'd cast over her. Her face flushed when she noticed that her hand was beneath his coat and shirt touching the warm skin of his lower abdomen. She hadn't even realized she'd moved her arm. She pulled her hand back and let go of his hair, which was gripped tightly in her other hand. "We should go over now," she murmured
"We really should," he agreed, though his body and heart didn't agree at all. Resisting the urge to brush one more kiss against her lips because he knew that would lead to more, he stepped back and held his arm out to usher her toward the closest sleigh. Some of the other merrymakers had already climbed aboard, and Fred and Hermione claimed the back of the sleigh, securing a comfortable pile of hey to themselves.
For a moment, she was disappointed that he'd agreed. Then she realized that it was better to step back before things went too far. She took his arm and followed him to the sleigh. He helped her up onto the wagon, and she sneezed as she settled into the hay
"I'm told riding around on straw is charming," he said with a laugh. "I think it might just be itchy, though."
"Itchy seems to be an appropriate description," she said as she made herself comfortable. It was getting colder the later it became, which gave her an excuse to lean against him for warmth. The wagon began to move, gliding through the snow on its silver runners, and she fell against him. She straightened up and brushed hay from his hair before she turned to look upward. "The moon is beautiful."
"It is," he said, not glancing at the moon at all. He was too busy looking at her. Their cozy berth was secluded from the others arrayed around the sides of the sleigh, and it gave him a chance to cuddled closer to her. He entwined his fingers with hers and rubbed his thumb across her knuckles.
"You have no idea how good it is to share this with you, love," he murmured. "I never really thought you'd have any interest in me when we were younger."
"I think I have a pretty good idea," she said as she cuddled closer to him. At his confession, she looked at him in surprise. "Did you? That is, have interest in me back then? I never realized."
She became thoughtful before she admitted, "I had a crush on you when I was younger. I didn't think you'd ever consider me more than your younger brother's friend, though, so it didn't last long. I don't know if I'd actually have had interest, though, because so much of my life was focused on other things that I never gave boys much thought."
He froze, a strange shiver passing through him. "You had a crush on me? When?" How on earth could he have missed that?
"Yes, I did," she said, feeling her cheeks warm as she blushed. "It was years ago, when I was sixteen, and didn't last long. This is a lovely night for a sleigh ride, isn't it?"
"Ah, ah, ah, no changing of the subject," Fred laughed.
"I wasn't changing the subject," she protested as she looked away and covered her face with her hands. "This is embarrassing, you know? Can we just discuss the moon or something?"
"I'd rather discuss how completely daft I am! I had no idea. I fell kind of hard for you our first year out of Hogwarts-- that would have been your sixth year, yeah?"
"You're not daft. I was just very good at keeping such things secret," she told him matter-of-factly. She dropped her hands and stared at him as she processed what he said. "Yes, that was my sixth year. You did? Why? I mean, I never knew."
He rolled his eyes playfully. "Why? You seriously have to ask that? Hermione, you were beautiful, and so smart, and you just knew how to take charge of situations. You were always so sure of yourself. We all knew you were Ron's girl back then, though. I never would have acted on it, even if I did think you might welcome a come-on from me. Which I did not, in fact, think." He threaded his fingers through her hair. "You're still all of those things, you know. Well, apart from the 'Ron's girl' bit."
"I was never Ron's girl, Fred," she whispered. "He and I just weren't meant to be more than friends, even if we both considered it at one time or another."
"I didn't think boys found intelligence and bossiness attractive," she said as she moved her head into his hand. "I was never beautiful, though, and, no, that isn't modesty or a desire for compliments. I'm not that type of girl, as you should know. I never guessed that you even considered a come-on much less thought of me in that way."
"Hippogriff shit," he said. "You're more than beautiful." He sealed his mouth against hers in a kiss almost frantic with the need to show her how much he desired her, how much he hated the time they hadn't been together. His tongue moved restlessly into her mouth, trying to impart the flavour of his want to her.
Hermione was surprised at the force of his kiss. It was intense and had a passion that the playful kisses they'd exchanged hadn't possessed. She reached up and touched his face, wishing her hands weren't so cold. She would have loved to take off her heavy wool gloves so she could feel his skin against hers. She moved against him as they lay back against the hay and returned his kisses.
He pulled her closer until he was nearly underneath her, supported by the mounds of hey. "How's that for a come on?" he asked when they parted for a breath.
The extent of her arousal scared her because she hadn't felt this way in a very long time, if ever. She hadn't even realized that she was almost on top of him. At his words, she laughed softly. "If you'd tried that back then, I think I would have slapped you for being so daring and then possibly kissed you again."
"Kiss me again, then," he murmured, curving upward to reclaim her lips. He just managed to stop himself from saying "and never stop kissing me." He didn't know what happened when she was out with George or if she had any idea which of them she preferred, and he didn't want to know. Not right now. Now all he cared about was that she was here with him and that this moment, in the clear cool air with the moon shining down on them through a gap in the clouds, was perfect.
Hermione met his lips with hers and kissed him again as a light snow began to fall again. This wasn't how she had expected to spend the evening but she wasn't going to complain. A part of her thought about George and the kisses they shared, which made her feel similar to this but were so different in other ways. She didn't want to think about George right now, though, or the fact that she was behaving wantonly and shouldn't indulge in kissing either of them until she'd made a choice. Instead, she moved her hand over Fred's broad shoulder and tangled her fingers in his hair as the kiss deepened.
He made an encouraging noise, urging her more on top of him. He knew she must be able to feel his arousal pressing against her, but he didn't care. This all felt too good, and god, he needed more. His hands sought skin, moving under layers of cloth to slip beneath her shirt, caressing upward along the curve of her spine as his lips met hers again and again.
The feeling of his erection against her leg forced her to acknowledge that things were getting out of hand. Still, she moved closer as they kissed, reluctant to end the moment. The brush of his fingers against the bare skin of her back, however, made her pull back suddenly. Oh god. She'd let things go too far. She was panting and flushed when she raised her head and reached back to push his hand down.
"We shouldn't," she whispered as she sat up and pulled her coat tightly around her. She glanced at him, worried that he'd think she was some sort of tease who kissed him and aroused him like that only to pull back. "I didn't intend for things to go so far."
He shivered as the cool night air hit him and he came back to himself, aware for the first time that the sleigh was moving through Hogsmeade's streets and there were people not a foot away from them. Good god, had he completely lost his mind? Well of course he had. He swiped the back of his hand against his mouth and sat up a bit.
"I'm sorry, love. I shouldn't have pushed." He was mortified that he'd let things get as far as they had. In their rather unique situation, they just couldn't give into urges like this.
"Stop," she said softly as she put two fingers against his lips. "You didn't push nor did I do anything that I regret. Save 'I'm sorry' for a situation when it's actually needed."
She brushed a chaste kiss against his cheek, lingering longer than she should, and then leaned against him. "I think a change in subject would be wise," she murmured as she looked up at the sky.
He kissed her fingers gently and then settled back against the hay. "Tell me about the constellations, then," he said with a smile. "I never did pay attention during Astronomy class. No real prank potential there, beyond the obvious-- you met the business end of our Sock 'Em Telescope once..."
Posted by: Je danse avec le soleil (purple_ladybug1)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 04:21 am (UTC)
Another wonderful chapter. Getting a little deeper, making things more complicated. I like it.
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:03 pm (UTC)
Thank you! We like complicating things ;)
Posted by: Millie (millieweasley)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 04:35 am (UTC)
Awwwwwwwwwww, they're so sweet! I absolutely LOVED it (as I always do with this) and I'm so, so happy the two of you started doing this. It's brilliant!
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:03 pm (UTC)
Thanks hon :D And we're so happy that you're reading it! <3
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:06 pm (UTC)
:D thank you! We both love that whole stretch of HBP involving Hermione and the twins (Fred in particular ;) )
Posted by: a girl with the best intentions (sellthelie)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 05:14 am (UTC)
Great installment! I was so happy to see this on my f-page.
Now I want to go on a hayride in the snow! And I can't wait to see how George tops this date...should be great! I really do feel so very sorry for Hermione. Poor girl.
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:11 pm (UTC)
Thanks so much! We're so glad you're following along and enjoying :D
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:12 pm (UTC)
*g* Yes, we love the slow build and the torture just a biiiiit too much *giggles* Thanks!
Posted by: Elle Blessingway (elle_blessing)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 07:30 am (UTC)
Perfect ending to my evening. You ladies are wonderful :)
Hermione and Fred are so sweet together and they have a slowly burning passion for each other that is just dying to erupt, but I have to say that I'm partial to the hot flames and sparks that fly when Hermione and George are together. This was very sweet and the deeper the relationships, the more complicated later... I'm very interested to see how you both manipulate the characters into a position (he he :) that makes them all realize what the true answer to this whole courting thing is.
Great writing. A few grammatical mistakes-->Her name was a sigh against her lips, which made her close her eyes and kiss him again. He met the tentative touch of her tongue wit his own, one hand curving around the nape of her neck, his other arm around her waist, fingers splayed on her back.
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:13 pm (UTC)
Glad you enjoyed! *g* And thanks for the sharp eye! *goes to fix*
Posted by: kasiopeia (kasiopeia)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 01:10 pm (UTC)
Wonderful! Fred and Hermione is so sweet together ^^ But so is George and Hermione to. I would like more of Hermione/Kingsley/Neville I love thoose caracters. But I guess that there will have to come some questions from them later :)
Great story
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:14 pm (UTC)
We definitely have more of Kingsley and Neville (and Seamus and Oliver ;) ) in the works! Thanks for reading :D
Posted by: zebraspots05 (zebraspots05)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 02:05 pm (UTC)
Do you two have any idea how happy it makes people when we see another update on our friends page?
Lovely, again; I think I will book a moonlit wagon ride with my husband this year!
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:15 pm (UTC)
It makes us squee that we make you happy! That's exactly what we're going for :D (*g* You'll have to tell us how the wagon ride goes ;) )
Posted by: demi; that's DE-mi, not de-MI. (la_victorienne)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 02:07 pm (UTC)
brava, brava - you and inell never cease to make me smile and ache at the same time. i think i tittered when i saw this on my flist, and then looked around nervously to see if anyone had seen my very uncharacteristic behavior unfold.
anyway, a lovely chapter, as always. the slow complicataions of things is really refreshing.
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:16 pm (UTC)
Thank you! We started this just because we wanted to do something fun for ourselves, so it makes us so, so happy that other people are reading with us and enjoying it!
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:17 pm (UTC)
*g* Yeah, we're into November already in this fic :D Happened quicker than we realised, too. So glad you liked this!
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:17 pm (UTC)
Thank you! :D
Posted by: Literati Tempo (ayumikoshiro)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 04:32 pm (UTC)
I am a total lurker, but I can't help myself from posting on this. This story is amazing, I stumbled across it earlier today, and I think I finished it in about a hour. I love everything obout this. This just might take me out of my Dramione only reading habits. Looking forward to the update, and oh yeah, I'm defintely gonna add this.
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:18 pm (UTC)
Thanks so much for coming out of lurkdom to let us know that you're reading and enjoying! We're thrilled :D
Posted by: Lliana (gwenlliana)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 08:38 pm (UTC)
Sweet and lovely as always. I squee at the sight of every update. I can't wait for the next one. Bless you both for writing this story!
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:19 pm (UTC)
Thank you :D *g* Next update will be soon, we promise ;)
Posted by: Stephanie Kay... (forluck_yousaid)
Posted at: August 26th, 2006 10:39 pm (UTC)
Love love and more love.
You're killing me. All this unresloved tension.
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:20 pm (UTC)
Thank you! *g* We can't promise an end to the resolved tension juuuuuust yet :D
Posted by: Rebecca Elizabeth (star_faerie)
Posted at: August 27th, 2006 04:49 pm (UTC)
That was a fabulous chapter :)
Posted at: August 28th, 2006 03:20 pm (UTC)
Thank you!


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Three Colorado courses to host U.S. Open men's golf qualifying
Three golf courses in Colorado have been chosen to host local qualifying rounds for the 2014 men's U.S. Open Championship, the USGA announced Wednesday.
The Broadmoor West Course in Colorado Springs and The Heritage at Westmoor course in Westminster will host local qualifying rounds on May 12.
Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins will host a local qualifying round on May. 13.
The U.S. Open is scheduled for June 12-15 at the Pinehurst (N.C.) No. 2 course.


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Cognitive problems? Could use some advice
Hi all! First time poster here, and I do apologise for the wall of text! I'm 24/M and I've been a vegan for close to 2 years and recently begun to perceive that I'm having some cognitive difficulties. Something like the past 2-3 months, though today I felt a bit more... "foggy" than usual. I understand that a forum is not the place to go for proper medical advice, but I don't expect to keel over in the next 48 hours and decided that someone on the internet might have some leads I can follow to see if I can help myself, before I seek medical treatment. That said, it's not serious, and I'm not even certain it's not placebo. I'm not a known hypochondriac and have always had good health.
My symptoms:
Lately I feel like I'm having a bit more difficulty comprehending what people say to me, or written words, than I used to. I feel I'm usally rather quick-witted but as of late I'm often at a loss for words. Lately I find myself quite often having to check the spellings of words that I definitely know how to spell. I've been very forgetful, especially of small details such as, "did I ask my wife about this yet?" or "I can't remember if I faxed those forms yesterday", or even "what the heck is the name of the supermarket I always go to???". Additionally, I've been somewhat moody. - This is alarming to me because it's out of the norm.
Factors I've identified that may play a role:
I eat a pretty fair amount of soy. I do a soy latte or at least an iced coffee (decaf) most days, have soymilk in my breakfast cereal, and love tofu. I haven't had any allergic reactions to it, but I have relatives who have known food sensitivities. However I've been high-soy for close to 2 years.
I (mostly) cut caffeine out of my diet about 4 months ago. I was (and still am) a pretty heavy coffee drinker, but I only do decaf now. I'm aware that it isn't zero caffeine, but it's certainly a lot less than I used to consume. The first 2 months after quitting caffeine my sleeping patterns improved but otherwise I felt no different.
I take a B12 suppliment daily, and a small multivitamin a couple times per week. I'm getting sufficient sleep.
I've had a moderate amount of stress in my life lately, but I've gone through periods of higher stress without any kind of cognitive issues.
I eat a varied diet which, as far as I can tell, supplies me with sufficient vitamins / minerals / protein / fats / carbs. I'm at the lower end of a healthy weight for my size and it has remained stable since a few months after becoming a vegan.
I have been using a high-fluoride toothpaste to treat a pre-cavity so I hopefully won't need to get it filled. I don't buy into the conspiracy surrounding fluoride but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway.
Right now, that's all I can think of off the top of my head, but I may me forgetting something I intended to say (lol). Some educated suggestions, personal experiences or even just questions would be welcome.
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It's been a while since I posted anything to this VBA blog, since my main field of work is XML based documentation (see previous posts). However, I recently did an Excel VBA micro-project, which I think is worth sharing. I'll describe the problem and outline the solution in this post, and add some details in a couple of further posts.
The overall aim is to provide a way of creating and editing software test definitions, while also making those definitions accessible to a test harness for actually executing the tests. (The solution I'm going to describe is, with appropriate modifications, more widely applicable than just for test definitions).
Since the test definitions fall naturally into a tabular form, Excel is an obvious front-end tool. The problem is how to make the data accessible to a testing harness. One way is to use Apache POI, a Java API for accessing Microsoft Office files – and our developer was keen to use this. However, there are benefits to having a plain text – that is, XML – representation of the data:
- It can be stored (alongside the Excel workbook) in a version-control repository, and different versions differenced, using a plain text or (better) XML-aware diff tool
- A body of test definitions can be analyzed and reported on using XQuery
- Any scripting language with an XML library can access the test data
So, the requirement is for a VBA export facility that takes the test definitions in a workbook, and exports it as a single XML file.
Now, if the test definitions were simply a list of tests, it would be very simple – we might be able to use Excel's built-in XML facilities. However, our test definitions are quite deeply hierarchical:
- Test Definition (for a system component or capability)
- Test Condition (a functional area to be tested)
- Test Scenario (a particular test configuration)
- Test (an atomic test)
- Test Step (one or more steps within a Test – typically only one)
- Test Parameter (property, value and purpose – in, out, environment)
#1 is represented by an entire workbook; #2 to #5 are represented by subsets of (contiguous) table rows; #6 is represented by a single cell in a table row (plus its associated header information).
#2 to #5 have hierarchical, numeric IDs, spread over the first 4 columns of a table. Where (typically) a Test has only a single Step, they are represented by a single row (that is, the Step is implicit). For example:
- 101 is a Condition,represented by rows 3:9
- 101.2 is a Scenario,represented by rows 7:9
- 101.2.1 is a Test, represented by row 8
(each Test here has a single implicit Step). The columns on the right-hand half of the table represent the Parameters. The greying-out of ID numbers is just conditional formatting.
The XML looks much like any XML:
The point to note is that we have a six-level hierarchical structure, with each node in the hierarchy mapping on to a chunk of Excel table.
Now, the solution, in outline. We could pass through the tables and rows, spitting out XML strings as we go. However, this approach is rather limited, as there are a number of other things we might want to do:
- check the test definitions for structural validity
- generate output in other formats, such as plain text (really plain, not XML)
As earlier posts have illustrated, I'm keen on building object models that 'sit behind' the worksheets, and provide the application functionality. This seems to be a classic application for this. Each item in our test definition hierarchy is represented by an object (of the appropriate class), and is built from a chunk of worksheet table.
We start by creating a Test Definition object, and asking it to build itself. It goes through the worksheets and tables, finding the chunks that correspond to Conditions (using the ID level). It creates Test Condition objects, tells them to build themselves from the appropriate chunks, and adds them into a Collection.
Each Test Condition object goes through its chunk, finding the sub-chunks that correspond to Scenarios (using the ID level). It creates Test Scenario objects, tells them to build themselves from the appropriate sub-chunks, and adds them into a Collection. And so on, down the levels…
Having built the object hierarchy, we can do various things with it. Primarily, we want an XML string, which we can write out to a file. We simply ask the top-level Test Definition object for its XML string. This asks each of its Test Conditions for their XML strings, concatenates them successively, and wraps the result in its own Definition-level XML element (<tdefn> – see above).
Each Test Condition asks its Test Scenarios for their XML strings, concatenates them successively, and wraps the result in its own Condition-level XML element (<tcond> – see above). And so on, down the levels… A few other elements, such as descriptions, get mixed in, as we go.
Note that the object hierarchy is built anew, each time we invoke an operation – there's no persistence other than through the table rows. This might seem wasteful, but there's really no performance issue.
In the next post, I'll say a bit more about the actual code involved, and I'll say something about the self-checking functionality in a third post.


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To Catch A Dollar: A Sundance Movie Review
The story revolves around the Nobel Laureate, Mohammed Yunus from Bangledash, India. He has travelled all over the world, but began his plan for change in his home, India. India has a large population and much of that population is quite impoverished. The people there suffer from an array of maladies some of which could be solved if they had some money and hope. Mr. Yunus wanted to change the dynamics of his society for the betterment of ALL her citizenry. His plan was simple and genius! He created what is known as microfinance.
Mr. Yunus saw a need to loan money to women who were under the poverty level in his country because they had no credit, no credit scores, no collateral, and no way for any bank to serve them. He set out to loan between $500 and $3,000 to each one. He did not collateralize these loans, but did make some requirements that would help these lucky ladies to become self-sustaining, productive, members of their society. Here´s how the plan works.
The money was conditionally lent out to groups of five women. All women had to be under the level considered impoverished and could not be on any other state assistance plan. Businesses ranged from hair salons to nail salons and from chicken hatchers or goat herders to shoe sales or catering businesses and more. Each woman served as support for her team and met each week for one hour to see how these new business ladies were progressing. They discussed an array of business topics pertinent to their new positions. One member from the Grameen Bank was also present to check in with these ladies and to collect the funds for repayment of the loans. There were also some other interesting twists to what had to be done by these ladies who were lent funds. Each step was thoughtfully intended to help them get out of poverty and make something of their lives.
Contingencies to money being lent also expressly designed a plan where each lady had to sock away a whopping two dollars each week into savings accounts and make weekly, affordable payments to Grameen for these loans. Larger loans, than the $3,000 max individual loan, could be taken out if all members of the group could concur and continue in the practices that had been outlined for them by their loan officer at Grameen. Over a period of time these loans had a 99% plus payback ratio and have helped many many deserving women in India to achieve their dreams.
This microfinance plan was so successful that it was implemented in Ghana: New York City: Omaha, Nebraska: San Francisco, California. Target women for this microfinance program have typically been new immigrants to the USA because they are so motivated toward making a place for themselves and working hard to achieve that end. Can this type of financing translate into other segments of our society and perhaps be the cure for what ails our banking and investment system? I say I believe so.
To date more than 5,000 loans have been made by Grameen to women of various backgrounds and over $15 million dollars have been invested in this program. For more information about this special man, Mohammed Yunus, or Grameen Bank please preview some of his news video´s on YouTube.


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The lost and wondrous wreckage of America. The ceaseless road to nowhere. Yeah, that's my home.
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January 28, 2013
Oklahoma Firm Recalls Chicken Fried Chicken Breasts
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding the recall of chicken fried chicken breasts that may contain small pieces of metal.
The following products are subject to recall:
- 22.75-oz. pouches of Fast Classics Chicken Fried Chicken Breasts
- Cases containing 6, 22.75-oz pouches Fast Classics Chicken Fried Chicken Breasts
The recalled product bears the establishment number "P-2260Y" inside the USDA mark of inspection, and a "best by" date of Jan. 22, 2014, the lot number 1522960202, and a UPC number 75901-33100. The products were distributed in Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
The full recall and photos of labels can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_010_2013_Release/index.asp.


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Was anyone able to watch Phil's diary from Burkina Faso? I keep getting that the content is not available.
Got it!! Nate & Jen think Ron & Chris will win fwiw..oddly enough Jen tells then she was eliminated yesterday on her B-Day and the eliminated teams are waiting until tomorrow for the finish line.The great white northhttp://www.cbs.com/thunder/player/thunder.php?pid=zVy2fmVt3tzgkYWeOVutwzALL_9AwPXvPhil Taipeihttp://www.cbs.com/thunder/player/thunder.php?pid=Csx3j6R1g4Zpiv_MtyxT1hp6lWKozLWg
Christina is up there with Charla, Dustin, and Kandice when it comes to female racers. That would have been a smart move. She thinks outside the box.
I wonder if Chateau can get a pitstop time on Phil's buldge!? WTG Phil!!!
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The need for well-educated, highly-skilled nurses has never been greater. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) through its "Quality Chasm" series in the late '90s increased the awareness of the key role that nurses play in patient safety and quality improvement. Thus, today there is an unprecedented demand for professional and advance practice nurses.
Based on our long and rich history of nursing education at Northeastern, we are well positioned to prepare you for positions of responsibility in all areas of healthcare. Our programs range from undergraduate through graduate degrees, as well as continuing education conferences, presentations, and workshops for nurses in administrative, clinical, educational and research positions. Students who graduate from an accredited program are eligible for licensure.
There is no better time or place to prepare for these accomplishments than at the School of Nursing within Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Come explore our website, contact us with questions, and let us arrange a visit for you.
The prelicensure programs at Northeastern University School of Nursing Boston campus are approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
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Northeastern University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
The following Curriculum Organizing Concepts were developed by the Northeastern School of Nursing CCNE Task Force in draft form June 22, 2012; discussed further and consensus vote in the CCNE Faculty Workshop on October 4, 2012; and approved at the Faculty Organization meeting on October 15, 2012.
Leadership encompasses the ability to listen, translate, decide, take action and inspire others. Leaders have the vision to set direction, engage the stakeholders towards a common goal, and have the competency to create and cultivate open, trusting and caring relationships with others. (Based on O'Connor, M. (2008). The dimensions of leadership. A foundation for caring competency. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 32 (1), 21-26.)
Critical Thinking/Clinical Reasoning:
Critical thinking is a reflective process based on creative, intuitive, logical, and inferential thought patterns. Clinical reasoning is the ability to think critically about health care decisions related to patients, families, and communities.
(Benner, P., Sutphen, M., Leonard, V., & Day. L. (2010). Educating nurses. A call for radical transformation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.)
Evidence-Based Practice:
An integration of the best evidence available, nursing expertise, and the values and preferences of the individuals, families and communities who are served. This assumes that optimal nursing care is provided when nurses and health care decision-makers have access to a synthesis of the latest research, a consensus of expert opinion, and are thus able to exercise their judgment as they plan and provide care that takes into account cultural and personal values and preferences. This approach to nursing care bridges the gap between the best evidence available and the most appropriate nursing care of individuals, groups and populations with varied needs.
(Sigma Theta Tau International. (2005). Evidence-based practice position statement, Indianapolis, IN: Author.)
Quality Care:
Quality is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge. Quality care is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.
(Institute of Medicine. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.)
Cultural and Linguistic Competence:
Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations that value and incorporate the cultural differences of diverse populations. It promotes evaluation of one's own health-related values and beliefs, health care organizations, and health care providers, and responds appropriately to, and directly serves the unique needs of populations whose cultures may be different from the prevailing culture.
(Adapted from: National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care: Final Report. (March, 2001). Washington, DC: OMH, DHHS
Interprofessional Collaboration:
A situation wherein multiple healthcare workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patient's families, care givers and communities to deliver the highest quality of care.
(Interprofessional Educational Collaborative Expert Panel. (2011). Core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice. Report of an expert panel. Washington, D.C.: Interprofessional Education Collaborative.)
Utilize informatics to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making using information technology.
(Institute of Medicine. (2003). Health professions education. A bridge to quality. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.)
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On April 17th, forty-four alumni returned to Cornell to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of Last Call All-Male A Cappella's spring show, Straight Up.
Act II continues the story of "The History of Last Call," with a fun retelling of two literary classics: The Three Little Pigs and Twilight. Act II also features a three-song salute to Motown, an original comedy song written by Aaron Sprecher '11, and a finale performance with sixty past and current members of Last Call sharing the Statler Auditorium stage.
Last Call is an award-winning all-male a cappella group at Cornell University. The group has performed for audiences throughout the country, including an appearance on NBC's Today Show. Last Call recently released Flair, their sixth studio album.


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Randall Stross / New York Times:
Struggling to Evade the E-Mail Tsunami — E-MAIL has become the bane of some people's professional lives. Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch, a blog covering new Internet companies, last month stared balefully at his inbox, with 2,433 unread e-mail messages, not counting 721 messages awaiting his attention in Facebook.
Discussion: The Blog Herald and Valleywag
Matt Craven / The Blog Herald: New York Times talks about e-mail tsunamis, profiles Mike Arrington …
Owen Thomas / Valleywag: Michael Arrington shows messy side at Stanford
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Exclusive: Pictures of Psystar's corporate home; Clone maker's store is open — As this Psystar saga turns-the alleged Mac clone maker is either an overwhelmed legitimate business, a scam or something in between-it's helpful to have some feet on the street.
Discussion: Gizmodo, Hardware 2.0, p2pnet and Forbes
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo: Latest in the Pystar Saga: Mac Clones Supposedly Shipping Right …
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Hardware 2.0: Why Psystar will sink without a trace over the next few weeks
Brian Caulfield / Forbes: Meet The Mac-Clone Mystery Man
Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Psystar store is back up, orders on the way — Psystar finally managed to get its Internet store back up and running Saturday, and promised that all Mac clones ordered to date will soon be on the way. — if you haven't been following the saga of Psystar, check out our coverage this week.
Discussion: Psystar Corporation, Macenstein, Guardian Unlimited, Insanely Great Mac and Computerworld
Jack Schofield / Guardian Unlimited: Forbes talks to Psystar boss while CNet has paid for its Macalike PC
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Packed House At Y Combinator Startup School — Today marked the fourth year of Y Combinator's startup school, and judging by the overflowing auditorium that persisted throughout the event, it was a runaway success. A crowd of over 650 developers, writers, and entrepreneurs packed Stanford's …
John C Abell / Epicenter:
World Domination, or At Least a Couple of Bucks — It was a bright and sunny day outside but the real heat was inside Stanford University's Kresge Auditorium where an SRO crowd of 700 attended Startup School '08, a day-long conference for entrepreneurial wannabes hoping to be the next Sergey and Brin.
Discussion: Gabor's Blog
Gabor / Gabor's Blog: The Startup School Career
Richard MacManus / ReadWriteWeb:
ReadWriteWeb Turns 5 — On 20 April, 2003, ReadWriteWeb was born. My first post here was appropriately entitled The Read/Write Web and it began: "The World Wide Web in 2003 is beginning to fulfil the hopes that Tim Berners-Lee had for it over 10 years ago when he created it."
Discussion: Changing Way and The Blog Herald
Dion Almaer / Ajaxian:
Yahoo! BrowserPlus: The rumour is true — Awhile back I heard a rumour that Yahoo! had a "Gears-like" project that was cancelled. I thought this was a shame, as having Yahoo! pushing the browser would be a great thing, and I wished that we could all join forces and push together.
Discussion: Mashable!, Profy.Com and TechCrunch
Paul Glazowski / Mashable!: Yahoo Offers Limited Peek Into BrowserPlus Project
Cyndy Aleo-Carreira / Profy.Com: Yahoo Still Determined to Compete: BrowserPlus Reappears
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch: Yahoo Offers Limited Release Of BrowserPlus
Will Apple open a store in Second Life? — On April 17, 2008, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple's patent application titled Enhancing Online Shopping Atmosphere . Apple's patent generally relates to improving the experiences that online-shoppers may have at an online Apple Store, sometime in the future.
Discussion: The Boy Genius Report, infocalypse, GigaOM and Virtual Worlds News
Joshua Karp / The Boy Genius Report: Apple looking to re-invent online shopping?
Eric Rice / infocalypse: iTunes Store+ Wii Fit + Nike+
Wagner James Au / GigaOM: Apple Wants To Change Online Retail Experience ... Apparently
Justin Smith / Inside Facebook:
MySpace viral channels: notifications coming April 30, invitations coming late May — myspace viral channels — While developers wait on the MySpace Platform to launch many long-awaited viral channels, Max Newbould, lead developer and product owner of the MySpace Developer Platform, told developers in an IRC channel yesterday that:
Discussion: Mashable!
Sean P. Aune / Mashable!: MySpace Slated To Launch Improvements To Developer Platform
CNN Web site targeted — ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — CNN was targeted Thursday by attempts to interrupt its news Web site, resulting in countermeasures that caused the service to be slow or unavailable to some users in limited areas of Asia. — "CNN took preventative measures to filter traffic …
Discussion: Shanghaiist and Defense in Depth
Kenneth Tan / Shanghaiist: CNN report on its site outtage in China yesterday
Robert Vamosi / Defense in Depth: Cyberprotest of CNN called off (for now)
Heike / The Dark Visitor:
Chinese hacker group identified as "Revenge of the Flame" …
Chinese hacker group identified as "Revenge of the Flame" …
Discussion: Security to the Core, ...My heart's in Accra and Computerworld
Jose Nazario / Security to the Core: Upated to CNN DDoS: Delayed?
Ryan McIntire / The Greener Grass:
Papyrus — With the growing popularity and widespread use of communication tools like texting, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, today's students are more connected than ever. However, few educational solutions take advantage of these tools. Some schools use software like Blackboard, but the interfaces are clunky and outdated.
Discussion: Gadgetell, Engadget and GottaBeMobile
David Gonzales / Gadgetell: Student-oriented Papyrus could be e-book reader 2.0
Donald Melanson / Engadget: Papyrus e-book concept takes aim at students
Sierra Modro / GottaBeMobile: Papyrus Concept: Textbook of the Future?
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Encyclopedia Britannica Now Free For Bloggers — Encyclopedia Britannica often is used in case studies as a definitive example of how new technology can disrupt a business. Everything was great for the nearly 250 year old privately held company until the Internet came around and a Category Five hurricaned on their parade.
Discussion: Gadgetell, AccMan Pro, PR 2.0, TECH.BLORGE.com, Mashable!, TeleRead and Digg
Dennis Howlett / AccMan Pro: Encyclopaedia Britannica online goes sort of free
Paul Glazowski / Mashable!: Encyclopedia Britannica 'Soft-Launches' WebShare Widget System
Andrew / NotebookReview.com:
Asus Sets Eee PC 900 U.S. Launch for May 12th — Asus informed us this evening that the Eee PC 900 will hit the store shelves in the U.S. on May 12th. The Linux and Windows XP loaded version of this 8.9" version of the Eee PC will both cost $549. — The Eee PC 900 has already been released …
Discussion: p2pnet, Gadgetell, Engadget, bit-tech.net, DailyTech, I4U News and Liliputing
Arnold Zafra / Gadgetell: Asus to ship the Eee PC 900 to US stores on May 12
Paul Miller / Engadget: Asus Eee PC 900 hits the US on May 12th
Joe Martin / bit-tech.net: Asus Eee PC 900
Brandon Hill / DailyTech: ASUS Eee PC 900 Coming May 12 With $549 Price Tag
Luigi Lugmayr / I4U News: Asus Eee PC 900 ships May 12th
Dan Ackerman / Crave: The gadget blog:
Asus Eee PC 900 launching 5/12 in the U.S. at $549
Asus Eee PC 900 launching 5/12 in the U.S. at $549
Discussion: CrunchGear, Electronista, Gizmodo and The Boy Genius Report
Devin Coldewey / CrunchGear: Eee PC 900 gets priced and dated
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo: Asus Eee PC 900 Hits U.S. May 12 for $549
Joshua Karp / The Boy Genius Report: 9″ Asus Eee PC gets launch date, price


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4 RV Parks near Bellmore, New York
Merrick, New York 1.35 miles SW
Wantagh, New York 1.36 miles NE
North Bellmore, New York 1.61 miles NW
North Wantagh, New York 1.99 miles NE
We did however find 4 campgrounds within 25 miles of Bellmore. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near Bellmore in the left hand column.
880 Lido Blvd Lido Beach, New York 11561 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 87 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 3 Reviews
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Sep 2015 - $54.00
This is a county run RV park between Long Beach and Point Lookout. It is convient to the Long Island RR to catch the train to Penn Station, the center of New York City. Sites are back-in only with full hookups. There are no amenities, no wi-fi or cable, but your antenna can get local TV. They have a picnic table, no fire pit but you can use your own, wood burning or propane. The sites are spaceous but there is no shade. It boarders sand dunes that provide access to the ocean, about a 1/4 mile or so. - Michael Kibler
Sep 2010 - $49.00
We enjoyed our stay there, very good location for doing, Gold coast, Manhattan, Montauk Light, Hamptons, and to go for a nice walk on the beach. I can not imagine being hear during the summer. It has to be chaotic; there are 500 Beach cabanas right next door and lots of beach clubs in the immediate area. - rontrem
Jul 2010 - $49.00
The resident camper was amazing and I would give her a 10! It was a really nice campground with large sites, also a 10. However, it was a terribly, long walk to the beach mostly on sand which was a huge challenge with small children, so that's why I only gave it a 6. They send good directions ahead of time. Be sure to follow them because there is a low bridge very close to the campground. Of course, the hassle of getting there from anywhere other than Long Island, makes it a challenge. The gate locks at 9pm, so if you arrive later, you will need to park in the adjacent lot and walk to your site. Because it is a county park, additional cars/visitors are very expensive ($30/day for non-county residents). There is 24-hour security and the 5 mile/hour speed limit is strictly enforced as are quiet hours. Overall, an excellent campground. We would stay here again. - WollyCampers
1 Claremont Rd Old Bethpage, New York 11804 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 52 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 11 Reviews
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Sep 2016 - $53.00
This park has been upgraded since the last time(15 yrs)I was here. Newer looking shower house,and playground for kids. Sites are level, nice size,mixed open and shady,mostly shaded. No fire rings I would think due to droughty summer,but folks with fire bowl were flame on. I use an LP faux fire for the fun of it,and no smoke. - Kennest
Aug 2016 - $52.00
We spent a week here while visiting friends and family on Long Island. It is a rustic campground with very few amenities in a lovely wooded setting. There were many seasonal RVers here, though not having a sewer hook-up must be inconvenient! Our site was asphalt, but we had a very hard time getting our RV level. There is no wifi or cable; very poor TV reception. The restrooms were clean, but there are no laundry facilities. We would probably return for a one-week stay. - Lyn T
Jul 2015 - $53.00
This was a decent campground, with a number of permanent residents with campers that looked quite run down. A few conversations with other campers indicated that satellite reception is only possible with carryout dishes, due to trees close to most of the sites. There are garbage barrels located throughout the park that are emptied every morning. Our site was rather short, and even with our 30' 5er back as far as we could go without leaving the pavement there was no room for our tow vehicle. The cost of camping here is greatly increased for out of towners, as seems to be the case at every county owned park on Long Island. I guess they don't want NYC people to consume all the spaces that the locals taxes pay for.
Overall, this is a good choice for anyone wanting to visit NYC, as the train can take you into Manhattan to Penn Station cheaply. There you can access the subway to anywhere in the city. - Thorfinn
Heckscher Parkway Field 1 East Islip, New York 11730 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 69 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 3 Reviews
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Nov 2014 - $0.00
This park has been closed for the past 3 years. - Don-Deb
Jul 2007 - $35.00
I went to this park recently with a few friends. We liked it. It was close to our home and only stayed one day to attend the beach. The beach area did have a lot of people, it was clean but the crowds did leave garbage in the beach area. The park is HUGE, you will need a car to get around. There are not a lot of amenities but if you are tent camping you will like it. I miss the full hookups so not sure if I will be going here again for that fact. We did not use the bathrooms so I cannot comment on them. - AnthonyNYC
Aug 2005 - $13.00
Named in 2005 as one of the top 100 campgrounds in the nation. Twenty miles of hiking trails, bicycle and cross-country skiers trails. Swimmers can use the Great South Bay or the swimming pool complex. Huge campground as this is a state park. There are picnic areas, a boat launch ramp, playing fields, playground and 69 camp sites. Fishing. Docking available. Picnic table provided. Must bring your own fire pit. Tents allowed with your motor home. Bring a vehicle with your RV as all activities are beyond walking distances. Only vehicles under eleven feet high can come into the campgrounds. Dumping Station on the grounds. No camp store. Many community activities like concerts in the park. Shopping and necessitied close by. Very easy to find as the park is at the end of a parkway, but the camping area can be a bit confusing to find. 50 miles from Manhatten. No generators allowed after 10p.m. so bring your camping laterns with plenty of batteries. This is a no-frills campground but for the real camping experience, you will not go wrong. - baysquad
50 Aviation Rd. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11234 Brooklyn, New York 11234 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 50 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Aug 2017 - $30.00
The RV sites are on a big parking lot right on Jamaica Bay. It can accommodate any size rig. If you're into fishing this is the place for you. With a big rig you need to come in when it's dark because of the traffic in N.Y. When you get here there is no traffic. I left my RV there for 2 weeks while I was out of the country and didn't have any problems. There is an RC airpark and an Archery range. 2 indoor ice skating rinks, games for the kids. convenient to everywhere with public transit. If you need practice driving come here, this is where they teach the bus drivers to drive. They have a dump station and a fresh water station. Plenty of tent sites and 9 RV sites. great camp store. - sflabrkr


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Sec. 10, 32 Stat. 390; 43 U.S.C. 373; 52 Stat. 609, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 682; R.S. 2478, 43 U.S.C. 1201; 44 Stat. 471, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869; 76 Stat. 653, 16 U.S.C. 460; 48 Stat. 402, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 664; 33 Stat. 614, 16 U.S.C. 686; 45 Stat. 448, 16 U.S.C. 690; 43 Stat. 651, 16 U.S.C. 725; 48 Stat. 1270, 43 U.S.C. 315; 39 Stat. 535, 16 U.S.C. 3.
This part establishes (a) when, and by what standards, use of conservation and recreation areas under private cabin permits must be modified or discontinued so as to allow the public use of such areas and (b) the procedures for renewing, extending, phasing out, or terminating private cabin permits. No current permits or any valid existing rights, are, per se, canceled by the provisions of this part. However, permits may be canceled for cause, or pursuant to termination provisions within the permit itself.
The provisions of this part apply to all recreation or conservation areas administered by the Department of the Interior, including recreation or conservation areas leased or transferred for administration to other Federal and non-Federal public agencies, wherever the Department of the Interior retains jurisdiction over the issuance of cabin site permits by such other agencies. The provisions of this part do not modify or cancel any existing arrangement whereby the Department of the Interior or bureau or office thereof has leased, or turned over for administration, a public recreation or conservation area to another Federal or non-Federal public agency. The provisions of this part will also provide policy guidelines for the Departmental handling of assignments, amendments, or modifications of existing permits or agreements, but do not apply to areas transferred by deed where the United States retains a reversionary interest, nor to areas of the National Park System other than those where private cabin sites are located.
(a) The policies set out in this part shall not affect occupancy by private persons who have private rights, or rights of occupancy adjudicated or confirmed by court action, statute, or pursuant to a contract by which they conveyed to the Government the land on which a cabin or other substantial improvement is located.
(b) The policies set out in this part shall not apply to any concession contract or to any other permit or occupancy primarily granted to serve public rather than private or individual purposes—such as, permits granted to groups who assist in maintaining historic trails, or permits for youth and church group camp facilities, etc.
(c) The regulations in this part shall not supersede or substantially contravene the implementation of the Lower Colorado River Land Use Plan.
(a) In any areas where the Authorized Officer determines that the recreational requirements of the general public are limited, and is an area where private cabin site use has heretofore been permitted, he may extend or renew permits. Each such existing permit and any extension or renewal thereof will be:
(1) Reviewed at least once in every 5-year period to determine that the continued use of the individual cabin site is not inconsistent with the needs of the general public for use of the area. In periodically reviewing whether the existence of private cabin sites conflicts with the best public use of an area, consideration shall be given to (i) existing and projected public need for the area, (ii) compatibility between public uses and private cabin sites, (iii) development potential and plans for the area, and (iv) other relevant factors.
(2) Whenever the Authorized Officer determines that the public need for use of a recreation or conservation area has grown to a point where continued private cabin site use is no longer in the public interest, the procedures set forth in paragraph (b) of this section will be invoked to phase out existing permits by reducing and eliminating renewals, or extensions, consistent with protection of legitimate investment in improvements. These determinations and the reasons therefor shall be published in the
(3) Except as otherwise provided in an existing permit, no substantial improvement may hereafter be placed on any cabin site under permit without the prior approval of the Authorized Officer, and on such terms as the Authorized Officer may provide, consistent with public need. All renewed or extended permits shall contain this provision. Any such provision shall expressly state that the permission to
(b) Whenever the Authorized Officer determines, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section that the needs of the general public for a particular public recreation or conservation area are sufficient to be inconsistent with further use of that area for private cabin sites, no further extension, or renewals of permits for any individual site shall, except as otherwise required by law, be granted for any period extending more than 5 years after the effective date of that determination:
(1) Any permit, in an area required for general public recreation or conservation use, that expires prior to 5 years after the determination described in this paragraph (b), may, if otherwise authorized by law, be extended to the end of such 5 years if the Authorized Officer determines that such extension is necessary to the fair and efficient administration of this part.
(2) Any renewal or extension of a permit pursuant to this part shall be subject to the condition that the occupant maintain the site and the improvements thereon in a good and serviceable condition, ordinary wear and tear excluded.
(3) Any renewal or extension of a permit shall expressly state its termination date and that there will be no extension or renewal thereafter, except as provided by this part. Permits shall expressly state that they grant no vested property right but afford only a limited license to occupy the land, pending a greater public use.
(4) Upon termination of occupancy under a permit, its renewal or extension, the permittee shall remove his improvements from the site within 90 days from the date of termination, and the land shall be left in reasonably unimpaired condition and as near to its original undisturbed condition as possible. Any property not so removed shall become the property of the United States or may be moved off the site, at the cost of the permittee. Any renewal, or extension, of a permit shall state these requirements.
(5) Voluntary and involuntary transfers of cabin site permits, including by sale, devise, inheritance, or otherwise, may be permitted, subject to approval by the Authorized Officer, subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions in the permit. No such transfer shall operate to extend the terms of a permit. A transfer after the effective date of the regulations in this part shall give the transferee no rights in addition to those which the transferor had. Where any transfer of a cabin site permit is approved, the approval shall state in writing the requirements of
(6) Nonuse of a site for a period of more than 2 consecutive calendar years shall terminate the permit without right of renewal (subject to the specific terms of the permit):
(a) Those permittees who occupy Government-owned cabins, including those whose permits currently have expired, but previously have been renewed on a year-to-year basis, may have their permits renewed up to July 1, 1969. After that date, the permits shall not be renewed and shall be terminated finally except upon a determination by the Authorized Officer that a renewal or extension is fully consistent with the public use of the area.
(b) The provisions for amortization of substantial improvements do not apply to this type of occupancy.
(a) After the effective date of this part, any agreement whereby a recreation or conservation area is leased or turned over to another Federal or non-Federal public agency for administration, shall include the requirement that any permits to individuals, groups or others issued or extended by another Federal or non-Federal public agency to whom an area has been leased or transferred for administration, shall comply with, and set forth on the face of the permit, the requirements stated in this part. Similar requirements shall be applied in situations where an existing agreement reserves such authority to this Department.
(b) All such arrangements between another public agency and a permittee (see § 21.2) shall be reviewed by the Authorized Officer to assure full compliance with those provisions of the permit which are designed to assure performance in the best interests of the general public.
(c) Renewals, extensions, or new leases or transfers to other Federal, State, or local agencies for administration of public recreation areas, shall be granted only pursuant to the policies set forth in this part, and only upon an affirmative finding by the Authorized Officer that they are fully consistent with present and future public uses. All applicable safeguards set forth in this part, including the protection of future public uses, shall be expressly incorporated into such leases or transfers.
Occupants of cabin sites who do not hold a valid permit for the occupancy or use of the site, shall be required to surrender occupancy, failing which legal action shall be taken. Nothing herein shall grant any rights to a trespasser.
Any determination made pursuant to any of the provisions of this part may be appealed to the Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, in accordance with the general rules set forth in subpart B of part 4 of this title and the special procedural rules in subpart G of part 4 of this title, applicable to proceedings in appeals cases which do not lie within the appellate jurisdiction of an established Appeals Board of the Office of Hearings and Appeals.


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AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: Led the Tritons in singles wins during 2010, tallying a 15-6 record while playing mostly out of the No. 4 position in the ladder... secured the clinching point at home in a 5-4 UCSD victory over West Region rival Sonoma State on March 12... only played in one doubles match as a junior... topped regionally-ranked Brian Kirby of Grand Canyon on Feb. 12, as part of his four-match winning streak to open the season... ended the school year on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Gold Level (GPAs above 3.500)... received the team's "Leadership Award" at the conclusion of the spring season.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Recipient of the 2009 ITA/Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership and Sportsmanship Award... tallied a singles record of 5-10... went 0-1 at No. 1, 4-6 at No. 2 and 1-3 at No. 3... recorded a doubles record of 7-7, playing most of his matches with teammate Brandon Stevenson... went 4-7 at No. 2 doubles and 3-0 at No. 3... concluded his sophomore year on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Gold Level.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2008: Compiled a singles record of 11-8... went 1-0 at No. 4, 2-3 at No. 5 and 8-5 at No. 6 on the singles ladder... topped Division I opponent from UC Davis 6-4, 6-2 on April 18... lone win at the No. 4 spot came on Feb. 14 against Cal Poly Pomona, 6-2, 6-3... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Gold Level.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007: Did not appear in any matches for the Tritons during his rookie season... received Athletic Director's Honor Roll Gold Level status.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif... participated in the USTA NorCal and National Tournaments, going 41-23 during the 22006 NorCal season... ranked No. 18 in the USTA NorCal B18 Singles, No. 35 in the USTA NorCal B18 doubles, and No. 485 in USTA National B18 Single Standings... helped Archbishop Mitty team to 1st place in the West Catholic Athletic League in 2004 and 2nd place in 2005... team reached the Central Coast Section Team Playoffs in 2004 and 2005.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 5, 1988... parents are Tuan and Mai Nguyen... has an older sibling named Emerald... is a Biochemistry and Cell Biology major and Psychology minor at Marshall College... hobbies include reading and cycling... most memorable moment is competing at the 2008 NCAA Division II National Championships.