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5 Apps That Let You Text for Free
With mobile carriers charging anywhere from $20 to $30 a month for unlimited plans, smartphone users with a love of texting might feel like coughing up this kind of cash is their only option. In reality, there are several great apps available that allow users to text for free.
Many of these apps also offer additional perks like group chat and video. Here are several options that will save you money and offer you more than just your basic text.
1. imo
More than just your basic free texting service, imo allows you to message friends and family on most instant messaging networks — Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Skype and AIM — by allowing you to sync your accounts. It also allows users to send emoticons, photos, video, and voice messages for free. Noted features include group chats, push notifications, and voice calling, which Android and iOS users can utilize without using plan minutes.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, and Nokia.
2. KaKao Talk
KaKao Talk is a free app that lets you call and text anywhere at any time for free. All you need is a phone number. Not only does it support 12 different languages, but it offers fun alternative communication options like funny voice filters during phone calls, animated emoticons, and a walkie-talkie setting. Sending photo and video is also included, as are group chats, and rewards for adding a favorite brand as a friend.
Available on: iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Bada, and Windows.
3. WeChat
WeChat not only provides free texting, but includes multimedia features like voice messaging. Using its "shake" feature, you can exchange information like photos and contacts with nearby friends. Users also have access to a "look around" feature that lets them see if anyone close by is also on the app.
Available on: iPhone, Android, Windows phones, and Symbian platforms.
4. Pinger
Text for free from more than 100 countries around the world, with Pinger. With its photo-based interface, users are able to select a friend's photo and view their texts, photos, calls, and voicemails in the same area. As far as texting goes, Pinger provides you with a phone number, where texts are unlimited. An added bonus is a feature that allows you to see when your sent text has been read.
Available on: iOS, Android, and Windows.
5. textPlus
The app, textPlus offers free and unlimited messaging no matter what type of phone you have. After providing you with a free phone number, this sponsor-supported app is most known for its group-messaging feature and community texting, which allows you to talk to people around the world in a chat-room type venue. Photo messaging and voice notes are also available.
Available on: Windows phones, iOS, and Android.
What other text messaging apps do you recommend? Share in the comments below.


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In rotating repertory with A Midsummer Night's Dream
A childless couple. A witch. A curse. Sondheim shows us the shadow side of Grimm's classic fairytales in a funny and poignant exploration of the wishes we make, and what happens when they really do come true.
"At once magical and scary... [leaves you] restored, amazed and gasping for air" – Los Angeles Times
Multiple Tony Award-Winner
BOX OFFICE: 919.962.PLAY (7529); 10am-4pm Monday-Friday.
Tuesdays-Sundays – 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday Matinees – 2:00pm
Dates: November 1, 2014 - December 7, 2014
Theatre: Paul Green Theatre
Pricing: Tickets start at $15!

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Just about everyone desperately wants a Star Wars game where you play as a cool, ruthless bounty hunter. That's what I was told, anyway, but it does sound neat to play as a Boba Fett-alike and dive headfirst into the seedy underbelly of the Star Wars universe.
That's exactly what you'll be doing in 1313, the new major Star Wars title from LucasArts. 1313 derives its title from where the game is set: on the one thousand, three hundred and thirteenth level below the surface level of the planet Coruscant. You play the role of a young bounty hunter who, alongside his more grizzled companion, is tasked with delivering a nasty-seeming creature in a cage to this far-off level.
Naturally, things immediately go wrong in the form of some enemies boarding your ship, stealing the cargo, and having you plummet downwards in a very quick manner. And that's what I saw in action at Gamescom.
First thought? This game is beautiful. Like, next-gen beautiful. It was running on a custom-built PC, and no other platforms have been announced at this time. All of this adds up, in my speculative mind, to a release on the next Xbox and PlayStation. It certainly couldn't run on current consoles without a huge drop in fidelity: the particle effects, anti-aliasing, post-processing effects, and sheer amount of detail were way beyond.
Second thought? It's Uncharted, with a dash of Blade Runner. Seriously, this is Nathan Drake as a bounty hunter. You've got gunplay, melee attacks, and a hell of a lot of cover options. And then there are seamless transitions into quick-time events, computer-controlled death-defying leaps, and breathtaking set pieces. It's disappointing that what I saw contained so little of anything new in its gameplay. But I argue that about Uncharted, and I still enjoy those games immensely. So if LucasArts can make a game on par with any of Drake's adventures, but with next-gen production values, I'm not going to stop them.
I only saw concept art of the actual 1313, but it's described as the archetypal bad street found in every city: except the whole area is that bad street. This is a seedy place populated with characters who apparently have more shades of grey than we're used to seeing in the Star Wars universe. That's where the Blade Runner comparisons come in: it had a very similar vibe to its dirty, dark, neon-lit streets.
This is a big project for LucasArts, and the rep was very quick to point out how everyone in the Lucas family of divisions was working together on this title. But of course, we've heard that before: I remember The Force Unleashed was touted as an amazing coming together of the various Lucas divisions. What we got was an action title that wasn't crap, but wasn't exactly flawless either.
Will 1313 share the same fate, or has LucasArts learned from that? Goodness knows. For now, it looks impressive, and we've got precious little else to judge from what's been shown off so far.


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THE ELIXIR OF LOVE, WHY DO YOU STAND THERE IN THE RAIN? and More Set for Pepperdine University, Feb-April 2013
The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division announces several music, opera, and theatre performances, listed below, during the months of February through April 2013.
For more information, call Pepperdine's Box Office at (310) 506-4522 or visit arts.pepperdine.edu. Tickets (other than those that are discounted or free) are also available through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787. Free tickets to choir and orchestra concerts are available for Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff with ID.
Christopher Parkening Classical Guitar Master Class
Saturday, February 16, 2-6 p.m., Free for auditors
Raitt Recital Hall
Heart o' the Hills (1919)
A Mary Pickford silent film featuring Maria Newman's original score performed live by Pepperdine's Collegium Musicum in collaboration with Malibu Friends of Music. Scott Hosfeld, conductor; Maria Newman, violin.
Saturday, February 16, 7 p.m., Free
Stauffer Chapel
The Flora L. Thornton Opera Program presents
The Elixir of Love (L'elisir d'amore)
Henry Price, Director
With the Pepperdine University Orchestra
This comic story about a love-struck youth who procures a "magic" potion to gain the affection of a young woman is transported to pre-World War II California citrus country in this reimagining of Gaetano Donizetti's classic opera. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Thursday, February 21, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 23, 7:30 p.m.
$10 for Pepperdine students
$12 for Pepperdine faculty and staff
Smothers Theatre
Paul Barnes, piano
Guest Artist Recital
Paul Barnes has electrified audiences with his intensely expressive playing and cutting-edge programming. For his return to Pepperdine's Raitt Recital Hall, he presents a program of world premieres he has given since 2007, including the winning composition of the American Liszt Society Bicentennial Composition Competition and N. Lincoln Hanks' masterwork Monstre sacré, a composition commissioned by Barnes.
Tuesday, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum Novum
Ryan Board and N. Lincoln Hanks, Directors
"Ritual, Mystics, and Icons: Vocal and Instrumental Chamber Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries"
Tuesday, March 19, 7:30 p.m., Free
Stauffer Chapel
Pepperdine Wind Ensemble
Tony Cason, Director
Thursday, March 21, 7:30 p.m., Free
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine Chamber Choir and Collegium Musicum Novum
Ryan Board and N. Lincoln Hanks, Directors
"America Quaint and Curious"
Tuesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Free
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Pepperdine Theatre Department presents
Why Do You Stand There in the Rain?
By Scottish Playwright Peter Arnott
US Premiere
Cathy Thomas-Grant, Director
The year is 1932, and 25,000 unemployed World War I veterans occupy Washington, DC, to petition the government peacefully for promised relief. The response? Drive the veterans out with bayonets, bullets, poison gas, and fire! Featuring the music of Woody Guthrie and his contemporaries, Pepperdine students tell the story of the Bonus Army March: a national campaign for food, work, and justice--a true story for here and now, told in the words and songs of those who were there. Commissioned by Pepperdine University and first presented in its world premiere by Pepperdine students at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in summer 2012.
Tuesday, April 2-Saturday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.
$10 for Pepperdine students
$12 for Pepperdine faculty and staff
Smothers Theatre
There will be a talkback with the actors and director after the Wednesday performance.
Melanie Emelio, soprano; Andrew Cook, cello; Shari Raynor, piano
Faculty Recital
Featuring works by Beethoven and André Previn.
Sunday, April 7, 4 p.m., Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Jazz Ensemble
Brian Scanlon, Director
Monday, April 8, 7:30 p.m., Free
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine Choral Masterworks Concert
Ryan Board, Director
A collaboration with the Pepperdine choirs, San Diego State University Chamber Singers, and Malibu High School Chamber Choir featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem, performed with orchestra. A tribute and benefit concert for the men, women, and veterans of the US Armed Forces. Donations will be accepted. There will be a reception immediately following the concert.
Saturday, April 13, 7:30 p.m., $10
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine Orchestra Masterworks Concert
Tony Cason, Director
Featuring the 2013 Thomas M. Osborn Concerto Competition winner.
Monday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., $10
Smothers Theatre


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Good morning, esteemed Members of the Legislature.
Since you haven't met here in almost nine months, I thought I'd offer a little refresher course on what you can expect to find when you enter the chamber today for your brief exposure to what Premier Christy Clark called the "sick culture" in Victoria and what stodgy traditionalists prefer to call the exercise of parliamentary democracy.
You skipped the planned fall session, so you may want to note a few changes. Genial Steven Point is no longer the lieutenant-governor and today's speech from the throne will be read by his replacement, Judith Guichon. She's the Nicola Valley rancher who will earn her first spurs as the Queen's representative by giving voice to Clark's agenda for the final weeks of her first term, 19 days of which will be spent in the Legislature. Guichon is used to corralling ornery steers; you may want to save your heckling for the first question period.
And what a busy 19 days they will be. I trust you had a good sleep last night, so you will be well rested and ready to go. That shouldn't be any problem. As explained in the Members' Handbook, with receipts, the Capital City Allowance provides for up to $19,000 a year for you out-of-towners to cover a Victoria residence and $61 a day for meals when you are here. I hope you enjoy yourselves.
This fiscal year, the Legislature will have sat for just 43 days, assuming you adjourn at the end of next month as planned. Maybe you took the option of $1,000 a month, no questions asked, instead of collecting receipts for up to $19,000. I note that this is an election year and scrutiny will be greater than usual, so even though you are only here for a few days you might want to watch how much you pay for orange juice.
While the economy will get a lot of lip service over the next few weeks, what with the government's B.C. Jobs Plan falling on such hard times, you know better than most that the ultimate focus of just about everything that goes on here will be on the May 14 vote.
I say just about everything. Some real business has to be done, including the legislation to bring back the provincial sales tax. It is supposed to be in place for the unfortunately timed April Fool's Day changeover from the hated harmonized sales tax. That should put voters in a good mood.
By then you'll be gone, of course. Although the campaign doesn't officially start until April 16, the Liberals have already indicated this little gathering you are having now will be done by the Easter break, which on the Legislature calendar is scheduled to start in the middle of March. The rest of us have to wait a couple of weeks longer.
I note that many of you are not running again, and may not be fully engaged. Try to stay awake.
Tomorrow, the New Democrats will emerge from their daily strategy session for the first question period, the daily equivalent of First World War trench warfare in which verbal shells are lobbed back and forth across the neutral zone. The space between them is by tradition at least two sabre lengths to keep actual bloodshed to a minimum.
In recent years, little metaphorical blood has been shed on the chamber's red carpet, as the government side repeatedly demonstrates why it's called question period, not answer period.
But in the shadow of the May vote, the verbal sparring between the premier and NDP leader Adrian Dix will be closely monitored as a preview of the main event.
According to the rules, you will have up to six days to debate today's throne speech. As you will recall, in this context, unlike in question period, debate means reading your campaign notes into the record, usually to an audience of a minimum number of your colleagues, many of whom will be checking their email or catching up on their reading.
The rules also allow for another six days of debate on the budget, which Finance Minister Mike de Jong will be rolling out next Tuesday. It hasn't been that long since the leaking of any information from the budget was followed swiftly by a resignation. But recently, those rules seem to have been tossed aside as finance ministers have revealed the size of the deficit and other crucial numbers depending on his or her whim.
But lest you get carried away, such whimsy isn't allowed in respect to other important traditions. Men are still expected to wear a tie in the chamber and even in the most heated exchange, members are only allowed to speak to the chair even when the MLA to whom their remarks are actually addressed is glaring at them from across the floor.
As with all of the posturing we expect to see over the next few weeks for the benefit of voters, it's simply the way it's done.


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Pinterest Drives More Traffic Than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn Combined and this is why I coded this plugin that will pin images from your post automatically to pinterest.com .
just install and forget your pinterest account as pinterest automatic will do pinning work for you .
Key Features
Pin unlimited number of images: Pinterest Automatic Pin Plugin can pin from one image to all images in the post directly to your pinterest account.
Post featured image as a pin: Plugin can pin featured image to pinterest
Scheduled posts support: select images to be pinned and once your scheduled post get published it will be pinned
Bulk Pin: Plugin can pin old posts too it adds a new option called "Pin Them" just select posts and choose the "pin them" option and apply . the plugin will send selected posts to pinning queue
Automatic Image detection: Pinterest Automatic auto detect images in your post then list them, where you can decide which images should be pinned
Automatic boards detection: Pinterest Automatic will auto detect boards in your pinterest account, so-that you can choose which board you want to pin images to
Auto-link pins to your post : All pins are directly hyper-linked to your posts, so once any pinterest user click on the pin it redirects him to your post on your site
Spintax enabled :Spintax Form can be used for pin text like {awesome|cool|nice},only one word will be chosen randomly with every single pin
Default pin text and pin board : You can set a default pin text or a default pin board where all pins will be pinned, so you don?t need to enter text every-time
Custom post types support : if you have a portfolio or gallery or any post type then Pinterest automatic support them
woo-commerce support : if you have a wordpress e-commerce or woo-commerce based website then Pinterest automatic post e-commerce products to pinterest
*[Beta] Bots support : Pinterest automatic pin the featured or the first image of the post posted using a robot like 'Wordpress Robot' , 'Wordpress Automatic' .
Supported Tags : 6 Tags can be used in the pin text, where each tag will be replaced with it's equivalent according to the post
- [image_alt] : get replaced with the image alt text
- [post_title] : get replaced the post title
- [post_tags] : get replaced by the post tags after converting it to pinterest hash tags
- [post_excerpt] : get replaced with the post excerpt
- [post_link] : get replaced with the post link
- [post_author] : get replaced with the post author
Custom field image support : if you have an image link stored in a custom field you can tell the plugin to pin image in that custom field
Detect images to pin from the fron-end : if your images do not appear in backend, Pinterest automatic can still detect them from the front end. for example some galleries are displayed using a shortcode in the backend
Pin full sized wordpress images from thumbnails : Pinterest automatic check if a full sized image available to pin instead of thumbnails
Specific wordpress category to pinterest board support : you can set what board the image will goes to according to it's category. set unlimited number of cateogry to board sets *Note The image will goes to one board only
Specific wordpress tag to pinterest board support : you can set what board the image will goes to according to it's tag
Pinned images get marked : successfully pinned images get marked as pinned with the pin icon so you do know what you pinned and what not .
Custom css selector : If images are not in the editor and elsewhere in the page you can set a css selector where the plugin will list images from this part that the selector get applied to
Custom Taxonomies : In the category to board section plugin can list categories from custom taxonomies
Cron job : Plugin can use the internal wordpress cron job and also you can setup a dedicated cron job
Queuing System : Plugin queue images that are eligible for pinning in a queue and pin one image every random x minute . that allows pinning unlimited number of images without problem
Show to administrators only option : You get the option to only allow the plugin for administrators
Proxy support : Pinterest atuomatic can use proxies to connect to pinterest.
Automatic excerpt generation : Pinterest atuomatic can auto generate an excerpt automatically from your content with a pre-specified charachters length.
Search and replace in image src : you can replace specific parts with another in final pin image src.
Random pin interval : you can set a random pin interval between pins starting from 3 minutes. The plugin will pin images with a random interval between them.
Automatic updates : you can update the plugin for free directly from your wordpress dashboard.
Detailed action log : Automatically updated action log with each action done by the plugin
100% ajax responsive interface
How to install ?
- Extract downloaded file from codecanyon you will find a folder called "www" . open it and you will find .zip file which is the right plugin file that should be uploaded to wordpress.
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The plugin include free support . Got a problem ? don?t worry we have a help desk setup just for your help . submit a support ticket and we always happy to help make you happy choosing our plugin
Please contact me before rating the item so we can fix any issue together. also if you have any question feel free to ask .
Changelog- Version:4.3.1 (6 September 2016 )
- Fix: Recent Pinterest change made the plugin no more display the username and correct pin url at log now fixed.
- NEW: Thrive content builder integration so use parse front-end for images
- New: option to upload images with no link back to the source by default
- Fix: Empty src images now get skipped
- Fix: Now pre_get_posts filters get removed because some plugins was excluding posts from disaplay and so on pinning
- Fix: 401 unauthroized reply from Pinterest now makes the plugin reauthroize itself
- Fix: Plugin now displays the username extracted after login at the log page
- Fix:Recent pinterest change stopped pinning from non us servers now handled.
- Fix: Pin link at the plugin log page now works after a recent Pinterest change
- Fix: Plugin recoded to work with major recent Pinterest changes
- Fix: Now shortcodes get skipped manually if it was not stripped using wp
- Update: now the plugin trucates description to 450 instead of 500
- New: product_price tag for woo-commerce price to be posted to pinterest
- NEW: justified image grid full image extraction from thumbnails
- Fix: Tags to board,Category to board rewritten to work for wp 4.4.x
- Fix: warning from the plugin updater now fixed
- NEW: PressThis support added so now the plugin detect pressThis posts
- Fix: Truncate the post content if it's size is over 500 chars which is pinterest limit
- Fix: If a draft post got published using the publish button it now don't get pinned twice
- Fix: when activating the trim title to xx chars option empty posts were getting created with title "..." now fixed
- Fix: Full sized image check now works with CloudFlare hotlinking disabled
- NEW:Visual composer compatibility out of the box
- Fix: bug fix that verify existence of the original image was returning always true
- Improved: Fetch boards link updated to use the back-end ajax url
- NEW:Auto delete old log records freeing the database
- Code update: updated to cope with recent pinterest changes
- Fix: queue stop fixed for some users
- Fix: false items appeared in the queue now fixed
- Fix : | charchter now can be added to pin text without problem
- Security improvements
- Fix: Recent pinterest change stopped the plugin from functioning now updated to cope with the change
- Fix :curl follow location with full sized image existence check now used
- Fix : pin them button now appears only in supported post types
- NEW: Queue processing time from to
- Fix : some users get license deactivated automatically now fixed
- New : Remove pinned image from queue instantly via ajax
- New : Search and replace texts for url
- Fix : Recent pinterest change in boards fetching now updated to work for all users
- Fix : Detect image from front end now works for all post types
- Fix : added new option to add all to the queue
- NEW :Tags to board so you can now point posts with specific tag to specific board
- NEW : Remove single post/pin from the queue
- NEW : Responsive pinning queue which fits all screen sizes
- NEW : Trigger cron via ajax by clicking run now
- NEW :Auto clear log so you can set how many days log should be kept in DB
- UI Improvements : Queue rewritten to auto update it's items via ajax
- UI Improvements : Wordpress timezone considerd before the plugin were using UTC time instead
- UI Improvements : log rewritten to auto updates it's items via ajax
- UI Improvments : Now you can see what was the last pin and visit it via queue page or log page
- UI Improvments : New plugin icon with unicolor that changes it's color based on the admin theme
- Performance Improvments : One request pin so the plugin can pin an image with just one call to pinterest other than two as before
- Performance Improvments : Now the cron can not be triggered twice at the same time by any mean (lock added)
- Fix : Image src with + char in it was not pinned url now get posted encoded and now it works
- Fix : Some users get login failed due to recent pinterest change now fixed
- Fix : Recent pinterest changes were generating wierd chars at log now updated
- Fix : new lines in pin text was giving error of invalid content. now fixed
- Fix : special charachters at pin text were posting html chars like #am p now fixed
- Fix : [post_link] tag now shows the permalink instead of guid
- Fix : html tags stripping with post_excerpt and content before posting
- Fix : categories parent-child now hiraiecal in settings cateogry to page option
- NEW : Proxy support: now users with blocked ip from pinterest can use proxies
- NEW : Parse images from front-end: users with images that are only visible via front-end can pin without problem like shortcode generated images
- NEW : Full image now get extracted and posted from resized image
- NEW : Automatic updates support: now you will be able to automatically update the plugin
- NEW : pinterest password is not shown as plain text in settings
- NEW : Auto excerpt generation
- NEW : Remove single item from queue or single post support
- NEW : Auto update pin alt
- Fix : Gallery images was pinned as thumbnails 150X150 px now it pins the full sized image.
- Fix : [post_tags] tag was not returning tags for custom post types. now it does.
- Fix : 3 minutes interval for pins were not accept by the plugin and was overwitten by 3-7 now it accepts it like 3-4
- Fix :some pinned image were getting auto checked .
- New : next pin arrival time added
- New : old support widget updated with opt-in removal and button to hide
- New: Clear Queue option: now you can reset the queue any time just visit the queue and click "Clear"
- New : Cron interval: now you can set random value for pinning the items from the queue from x minutes to y minutes so you can for example set it to pin from 3 to 5 minutes
- Fix :Tinymce editor separator caused an empty image in the pin box now it shouldn't show it
- Fix : Main class was named pinterest which had some conflict with other plugins that may use the same name. class name changed.
- URGENT Fix: Pinterest changes something that made the plugin stop working as expected . the plugin was updated to cope with the new change
- URGENT Fix: on 20 May pinterest changes something that made the plugin stop working as expected . the plugin was updated to cope with the new change
- New: bulk pin option to select posts and pin them
- New: Category to board section to set image board according to category
- New: Queing system where one image get pinned every minute from the queue
- New: Custom field support where the plugin can now post from a custom field
- New: Custom taxonomies to list categories from in the category to board section
- New: added a Cron job
- New: select all option to select all images at once
- New: custom jquery selector for listing images from
- New: instant update pin icon
- Added : license verification
- bug fix: a recent bug fixed that made the plugin give an error when pinning .
- Fix : recent pinterest change made the plugin get boards names as "undefined" . plugin updated
- code update :fetch boards fixed after stopping work as Pinterest changed and plugin updated to work with the latest change .
- Fix: code updated to work with a recent pinterest change
- Fix: Special characters in title no more generate internal server error
- Fix: already pinned featured image now marked as pinned
- New: Custom post types support
- New: Bot posts support
- New: Wordpress e-commerce support
- New: Custom post types support
- New: Pinned images now marked as pinned
- New: New pin text tags added [image_alt],[post_content],[post_excerpt],[post_link],[post_author]
- Improvement: log is now more handy and informative
- Improvement: curl exisit check added
- Improvement: plugin 'wp pinner' conflict exisit check added
- code update : Pinterest changed and plugin updated to work with the latest change .
- Bug Fix: Pinterest changed it's login form . plugin updated to work with the new update without problem
- New Feature: option added for auto checking the first image for being pinned .
- Bug Fix: essential security update addressed a security bug . special thanks to Nir Ber
- New pinterst look support . old look no more supported
- plugin now compatible with pinterest new look (old look no more supported)
- plugin now compatible with the last version of wordpress 3.5
- Post featured image option addition
- Scheduled post support
- Update Boards issue fix
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In Search of the Novel:Ten Novelists
Leslie Marmon Silko
Born in 1948 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of mixed ancestry—by her own description Laguna, Pueblo, Mexican, and white—Leslie Marmon Silko grew up on the Laguna Pueblo Reservation where members of her family had lived for generations and where she learned traditional stories and legends from female relatives. Silko's first published book was the collection of poems Laguna Woman (1974), which draws richly upon her tribal ancestry. Silko has lived and taught in New Mexico and Alaska as well as Arizona; she currently resides in Tucson. Her much acclaimed novel Ceremony, the story of a Native American of mixed ancestry who returns as a veteran of World War II to his Laguna reservation, was published in 1977. Storyteller, drawing upon Native American myths and combining poetry, fiction, family history, and photographs, was published in 1981. Silko's correspondence with the poet James Wright was edited after Wright's death by his widow Anne Wright under the title The Delicacy and Strength of Lace (1986). Her most recent novels are Almanac of the Dead (1991) and Gardens in the Dunes (1999).
Web Sites
- Leslie Marmon Silko at the Literati Network
Up-to-date information about the author and her work.
- The Write Stuff
Transcript of an interview with Leslie Marmon Silko.
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Leslie Marmon Silko
Biography of the author on a site dedicated to renowned women in many fields.


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A separate forum for people shipping out to put dates. It will give people a chance to meet and gain friends before shipping out to Basic Training.
A separate forum for people shipping out to put dates. It will give people a chance to meet and gain friends before shipping out to Basic Training.
Or you could start a thread with your ship date and ask others to post their ship date there.
That can be done but in what forums would one do that? And there would be a sgood amount probably that it would make one of the forums (or a few depending on which forum people think is better for that thread) cluttered with ship dates. At least if it was its own forumms it would be easily managed, there would be less mess, less confusion about what these dates are, and it would be easily organized as to make it so duplicate days do not arise often.
If you ask for a certain format it would be easy to look up certain days too.
There is a place for that on the future soldier discussion board. There are not enough people here leaving close to the same time to make it worth having a new section for (in my opinion). If you want to meet people leaving when you are check out the future soldier forum on goarmy.com. I have met multiple people I'll be at basic and DLI with that way.
This site is awesome for information about basic, ait, and some good stories from vets, but the future soldier site has more recruits.
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Everything that you states can be done by simply starting a thread called "Future Soldier Ship Date" or something, then one of the Moderators can make it a sticky so its always on top, then every one can go in there and post their ship date, I dont think people would be confused as to what the dates mean as we are all here because either we are trying to join or help those who want to join. Good luck to you!
Oh and you can do that thread on the "Joining the Army" section, makes sense....


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He is jailed on $100,000 cash-only bond.
Warren County deputies were called to a home Wednesday after a 16-year-old girl heard an intruder in the bathroom. Police say Stout ran into a wooded area but police dogs helped track him down.
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Tatiana Little showed up as an African-American girl with chocolate brown skin with bright, clear eyes, that twinkled when she smiled.
Little, 7, one of the city's thousands of shining stars, heads off to second grade in September at Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School following a summer of both danger and adventure.
Little had a big story to tell recently when we met under the Battle Monument in the North Ward's Five Points area.
She had punctuated her summer of 2014 with a visit to Belmar, her first trip to any ocean, onto any beach. One can imagine her excitement of seeing the Atlantic Ocean, as the surf tumbled onto the sand or how her toes scrunched on those grains of sand.
Belmar requires only a 45-minute car ride from Trenton, an almost straight drive on 195 East. Tatiana pushed her eyes upward as if the movement lifted a shade to memories still fresh in her mind.
'Oh, it was so exciting. A little scary. But so much fun,' Little said. Her smile and memory seemed to race ahead of her speech. She found silence as words caught up.
Her monumental beach day had included a packed lunch, water, and several snacks. Tatiana's mother, Priscilla, had sprung the trip on her, a last-minute getaway.
Little said she stood tall as those first waves approached. Eventually water baptized her.
'I can swim but a couple of times those waves splashed over my head,' she remembered.
Little eventually pulled herself away from such a wonderful experience. She begrudgingly returned to the present.
Carlthialila Little, her grandmother, picked up the story. The beach had offered Tatiana temporary escape from her home on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard where violence ebbs and flows.
'The murders and bullets have been close but we keep the children inside. Tatiana and all other children stay on the back porch. It's safer,' Carlthialila Little explained.
'Our children do not play near the front of the house. There's been a lot of shooting. So, it's either inside or out back. It's a terrible thing to have to explain to a child but they stay safe.'
Our conversation occurred away from Tatiana. Her young spirit deserved separation from harsh reality of guns, blood, and death.
We swapped a few more stories. Actually, Tatiana had visited Belmar on the same day my son and I were just miles away in Asbury Park.
Tatiana says she is a great student who loves science.
A mention of an ISLES, Inc. garden box project at Martin Luther King Elementary School produced Tatiana's gleeful response that her hands helped mix the soil that now grows vegetables.
Tatiana received my standard pep talk about the values of reading and education.
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"I call myself a let-me-get-it-right … sinner," Minister Sherry Bronson told the crowd gathered for her Empowered to Win fundraiser at Theatre 166 in Carrolton. "When I was living my life for me, in my sin, my sister called me on the phone."
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"I told my sister on the phone … I got to get some stuff right first," she admitted. "I'm not ready yet."
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Held in the spirit of both a deeply earnest service and an uplifting, can-do rally, the event also celebrated her seventh year of empowering women through Christian media.
Performers Jaquata Henderson and Dean Mills were on hand to support her testimony. Blake Lindsay, Theresa Westbrook and Rabbi Khannah Josue took to the stage as well to educate and inspire the audience.
Her message was threefold to those seeking encouragement: one, become a person of faith – two, build and increase faith – and three, put faith in action.
The assertion "I'm not ready yet" underlined Bronson's first point on becoming a Godly person and, as they say, "just do it." Yet her statement also illustrated a contradiction that those who would seek a faith-filled life sometimes find themselves facing. She admitted to her audience that the "let-me-get-it right" frame of mind isn't necessary, and holding on to burdens during the spiritual journey only makes things harder.
"It's time to wake up, stop waiting on things to be perfect, take risks in your life, because that is important," Bronson said. "Because part of the faith walk is always being like, 'What's next Lord?' Because you are going to have troubles and storms; that's just the way it is."
Bronson, a licensed minister through International Congress of Churches and Ministers, also holds a business degree from Jackson State University. She is using her spiritual side and knowledge of commerce to claim her own path.
Her latest venture, Bronson Media, is both a step into the larger economic world and a more professional way to live her faith.
"You have to be able to get out of your comfort zone and take a leap of blind faith sometimes," to see the benefits of one's dreams become reality, she pointed out.
Bronson shared personal and intimate moments as she shared the story of her own religious awakening. She stated that when her heart changed, she went from being high in a nightclub one Saturday to getting baptized with the help of her siblings the Monday after.
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"Hotel Transylvania" sank its teeth into the competition this weekend, as the animated film easily ruled the box office.
The 3-D monster flick, which features classic characters such as Dracula and the Mummy, had the biggest September opening ever with its robust debut of $43 million, according to an estimate from distributor Sony Pictures. It was a strong weekend at the multiplex for Sony, as the sci-fi thriller "Looper"from the studio's TriStar label claimed the runner-up position with a solid $21.2 million in ticket sales.
The only new wide release to be greeted with poor response this weekend was "Won't Back Down," the education drama starring Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal that tanked with $2.7 million.
"Hotel Transylvania" far exceeded Sony's modest opening weekend expectations, but even beat industry projections, which had the film debuting with around $35 million. Previously, the highest-grossing film in the month of September was "Sweet Home Alabama," which launched with $35.6 million in 2002 but did not have the advantage of 3-D ticket sale premiums.
The film, which features celebrity voices such as Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, was not greeted with especially warm reviews but was beloved by audiences this weekend. Those who saw the film -- a 76% family audience -- assigned it an average grade of A-, said market research firm CinemaScore.
The opening for "Transylvania" marks the biggest debut ever for Sony Pictures Animation, which spent about $100 million to produce the film, according to one individual close to the production. (Sony insisted the budget was actually $85 million.) The animation studio's largest hit to date is "The Smurfs," which opened with $35.6 million last year and ultimately raked in $142.6 million domestically and $421.1 million more abroad. More recent releases such as"The Pirates! Band of Misfits" and "Arthur Christmas" have failed to meet equal success, so "Transylvania" is a welcome winner.
Meanwhile, the critical darling "Looper" appealed strongly to older males this weekend, as 49% of the audience were men and 70% were over the age of 25. That crowd gave the movie an average grade of B.
The time-travel film, written and directed by Rian Johnson, stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a younger version of an assassin played by Bruce Willis. The movie reunites Johnson and Gordon-Levitt, who first teamed up on 2005's indie "Brick." "Looper" will be the biggest commercial success for the filmmaker, whose highest-grossing film to date was 2009's crime comedy "The Brothers Bloom," which made only $3.5 million in limited release. "Looper" is also a needed hit for Gordon-Levitt, as the 31-year-old's upward trajectory in Hollywood hit a stumbling block this summer when his bicycle messenger film "Premium Rush" flopped at the box office.
"Looper" was financed for around $30 million by Endgame Entertainment, and FilmDistrict and Sony acquired North American distribution rights at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival based on a trailer-length promo. While the movie is performing well in the U.S. and Canada, it also had an excellent launch internationally this weekend, particularly in China. Early estimates have the film -- a co-production with China's film producer and distributor DMG -- opening with around $24 million in the foreign country.
Though it sparked debate among the education community, "Won't Back Down" failed to lure moviegoers to the box office this weekend. The movie, about two parents trying to change a school for the better, was financed by Walden Media for $19 million but is being distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Though the movie was not liked by critics, the few who saw it this weekend enjoyed it, giving the adult drama an average grade of A-. Stlll, word-of-mouth would have to be exceptionally strong for the film to become as big of a hit as an issue film like "Erin Brockovich."
[Updated 12:07 p.m. Sept. 30: Overseas, "Transylvania" premiered in 13 foreign markets including Australia and the Philippines and collected $8.1 million. The film performed best in Mexico, where it sold $3.6 million worth of tickets -- more than double the opening of the studio's "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" in the same country.
Here are the top 10 movies at the domestic box office, according to studio estimates and Hollywood.com:
1. "Hotel Transylvania" (Sony): Opened with $43 million. $8.1 million overseas in 13 foreign markets.
2. "Looper" (Sony/Endgame/FilmDistrict): Opened with $21.2 million.
3. "End of Watch" (Open Road/Emmett/Furla/Exclusive): $8 million on its second weekend, down 39%. Domestic total: $26.2 million.
4. "Trouble With the Curve" (Warner Bros.): $7.5 million on its second weekend, down 38%. Domestic total: $23.7 million.
5. "House at the End of the Street" (Relativity/FilmNation/A Bigger Boat): $7.2 million on its second weekend, down 42%. Domestic total: $22.2 million.
6. "Pitch Perfect" (Universal/Gold Circle): Opened with $5.2 million in limited release.
7. "Finding Nemo 3-D" (Disney): $4.1 million on its third weekend, down 58%. Domestic total: $36.5 million. $1.1 million overseas in 17 foreign countries. International total: $10.2 million.
8. "Resident Evil: Retribution" (Sony): $3 million on its third weekend, down 55%. Domestic total: $38.7 million. $20.7 million overseas in 65 foreign markets. International total: $137 million.
9. "The Master" (Weinstein Co.): $2.7 million on its third weekend, down 37%. Domestic total: $9.6 million.
10. "Won't Back Down" (Fox/Walden): Opened with $2.7 million.]


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Let me start out by saying that at times I have been somewhat resistant to the tidal wave of electronica and the newfangled dub-step craze that fascinates the youth. However, I am never one to discount true talent and musicianship, and thus my opinions and preferences on what some have dubbed "Jamtronica" have changed through the years, and continue to shift as the musical landscape evolves. Lotus is a prime example of this transition, bridging areas of instrumental musical expertise and digital innovation to create a truly unique sound.
Lotus, formed in 1999 at Goshen College in Indiana has been pioneering the electronic sound on the jam scene that now influences countless national touring acts from their inception. As I was enjoying the sights and sounds of my most recent Lotus experience at Cat's Cradle on a late February evening, I took note of two specific points of interest that have perhaps helped sustain and expand the brand of live sound that Lotus boasts.
Firstly, I took specific interest on how the band kept the Chapel Hill crowd interested throughout the show. This may sound like a no-brainer, but for an electronic act it really isn't. Without lyrics in their songs, bands like Lotus have to find other ways to keep the crowd energy in flux. Imagine if a DJ at a nightclub were to play the same song on repeat. Regardless of how melodic or dance friendly it is — that simply does not work. The crowd will get restless, bored, and eventually lose interest entirely. While this is not at all the case with a Lotus show, it is an effective analogy in demonstrating just how talented an electronic artist actually has to be to keep things moving.
The composition of their tunes is always similar. There will always be a back drum beat; there will always be eclectic guitar and keyboard riffs that float in and out, almost teasing the senses until the ultimate drop and subsequent climax in their given song. The intricacies of the songs are what captures the attendee's attention, and help build the "what comes next" anticipation that vitalizes a live show. This is something that Lotus has absolutely mastered. While "Jamtronica" acts are popping up on festival scenes right and left these days, Lotus has had over a decade to refine their sound.
And it shows. In order to alternate the pace of the music, and control the crowd, Lotus uses trancelike building sounds on the keys and quickly paced repetitive drum strokes. Lotus is able to do something that I identify to be a staple of all great bands, which is create tension followed by release. Peaks and valleys of speed and complexity really let a listener get lost in the groove.
Secondly, I was keen to always examine their light show and the way they use it as another instrument in the band. Since the sounds coming from the stage are often intermingled and similar, lacking a definitive starting or stopping point, Lotus uses their lights as another weapon in their arsenal to dominate eye sockets and keep people's feet moving. Since Lotus' sound is driven by the backbeat, their lights are always in rhythm until like the other pieces of the band; they too indulge in a solo per se. The lights flooded out over the Cradle crowd in a stunning fashion, which is something I was skeptical of having never seen Lotus in a small venue, but the band had no problem adjusting. The Cat's Cradle was the most crowded I have seen it in recent months, and the body of the crowd lent nicely to the light show, creating a human canvas for the band to work with. The mood was set masterfully all night long by the Hoosier state 5-piece. I cannot stress how critical of an element this plays at this type of endeavor, for without a high energy, consistently stirring dance floor, the concert implodes altogether. It is like capturing lightning in a bottle, and being able to sustain that lighting for an entire evening. Not an easy task.
Overall, Lotus delivered a show which stands testament to the power of musical innovation. I have been slowly and cautiously stepping out of my own comfort zone of live musical preference for years now, and the rewards of discovery have been priceless. I would urge everyone to step out and give bands like Lotus a shot to deliver the "wow" attitude that I left the Cat's Cradle with. Lotus heads out to the west coast to conclude their spring tour, before hitting the festival circuit this summer. For more info on their music and my experience there, please contact me!
Until next time folks, see you at the show!


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shinobi needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 11 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Promoting classical Japanese Martial arts, with focus on Samurai and Ninja traditions.
The dojo we train at is Tanuki Dojo, a tanuki is a animal native to Japan. More info:http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml or here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki I would like to have maybe one Tanuki like character dressed in Samurai Armor battling another Tanuki Ninja character. I would like the theme to be classical, but open to any interpretations. The art we study is Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, and would like to have the Bujin logo incorporated within the design.
Tanuki Pics:
Bujinkan logo: http://www.hickeydojo.com/images/bu…lpaper.jpg
Classic images:http://www.shinobi.org/main.cfm?id=15
Action shot:www.kbninjutsu.com/images/bryan_rick.jpg
Samurai Armor, notice Bujinkan logo on helmet: http://www.rvabujinkan.com/images/h…iyoroi.jpg
Incorporate Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu or Bujinkan Dojo in Japanese Kanji.
- Dont want childish, cartoonish, or anime. (We are a non-commercial dojo where only adults over the age of 20 attend, and have no childrend that attend.)
- Dont want: The Tanuki is known for large testicles, this does not need to be seen.


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According to CNN, "North Korea has completed preparations for launching what it says is 'an experimental communications satellite,' ... Western nations fear that North Korea plans a ballistic missile test rather than a satellite launch." And today: "North Korea followed through Sunday on its publicly-stated intention to launch to [sic] a long-range rocket, defying a series of warnings from the international community and setting off a firestorm of criticism in the process." If a hostile, nuclear North Korea poses a major threat to the peace and security of its neighbors like South Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and the United States, then we can waste no time in the aggressive pursuit of normal and friendly relations between North Korea and the rest of the world. In order to accomplish this, we must address the root of North Korean hostility, which is its economic isolation.
The problem, as a marionette Kim Jong Il opined in Team America: World Police, by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is that North Korea is "so ronery" (a satire of the stereotypical Asian pronunciation of English "L"s). While experts in Washington have suggested "everything from accepting North Korea as a nuclear state to bombing its facilities," the first suggestion doesn't address or solve the problem of North Korean hostility and the second is only a quick fix for that problem, not a lasting solution. Instead we should be scientific and ask what causes hostility between nations and what helps to prevent hostility. A significant pattern that we can see throughout history is that trade barriers raise the level of military aggression between nations while the free exchange of goods, services, ideas, and labor across borders lessens the likelihood of armed conflict.
The Free Trade Petition to the G20 Conference circulated by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation puts it well:
A great deal of rigorous empirical research supports the proposition that trade promotes peace.
Perhaps the most tragic example of what happens when that insight is ignored is World War II.
International trade collapsed by 70 percent between 1929 and 1932, in no small part because of America's 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff and the retaliatory tariffs of other nations. Economist Martin Wolf notes that "this collapse in trade was a huge spur to the search for autarky and Lebensraum, most of all for Germany and Japan."
The most ghastly and deadly wars in human history soon followed.
By reducing war, trade saves lives.
Should it come as any surprise that one of the most economically isolated nations in the world is conducting missile tests that threaten its neighbors? A nation is far less likely to threaten a trading partner than a country whose peaceful existence it has no stake in. By opening up trade with North Korea, the United States and other nations will create lasting commercial ties that will not only be mutually economically beneficial, but which will also put an end to North Korea's economic "loneliness," giving its people and government a powerful incentive to maintain peaceful relations with the world. In order to accomplish this the Obama Administration should craft a diplomatic strategy that deliberately and shamelessly feeds Kim Jong Il's curiously voracious appetite for Western culture, with the promise of more to come through opened trade.
Some may object that trading with the people of North Korea somehow sanctions Kim Jong Il and props up his regime. The first claim is simply false, trading with the people of North Korea is not a moral sanction of North Korea's government, but an acknowledgement of the North Korean people's comparative advantage at producing certain goods and services, which will increase economic productivity and standards of living for them and for any nation's people who trade with them. Why wouldn't we trade with them? It would be irrational not to. And the claim that increased trade with North Korea props up Kim Jong Il's repressive regime is also patently false. Increasing trade with North Koreans, by definition, loosens Kim Jong Il's control of them and some of their economic activity. Infecting North Korea with the benefits and products of Western capitalism and culture doesn't support, but subverts Kim Jong Il.
If we want a working solution to North Korea's militant foreign policy we cannot continue to limit ourselves to military options only. If we continue to consider North Korea a military issue, we will be trapped in the alternative between armed conflict and appeasement, which are both imprudent and ignore the root of the problem. To create lasting peace with North Korea, open up trade as much as possible, as aggressively as possible. Offer Kim Jong Il all the cognac, movies, and celebrity autographs he could want if that's what it takes. Free trade is the answer.
At least it will get these people some iPods...
"No Motherland Without You"
A popular North Korean anthem to Kim Jong Il:
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New products run the gamut from wireless presentation systems to virtual SANs
Yes, the economy is still struggling. The Obama administration is still getting up to speed on this churlish process called government. But government information technology efforts charge ahead as IT managers grapple with mandates and requirements both new and old. On March 10-12, FOSE, the largest expo of government-related IT products and services, will take place in Washington, D.C., offering tech managers ideas of how to take their systems to that next level and a look at products that can help them do it.
For the front office
Tired of spending way too much time in meetings hooking up each speaker's laptop to the projector? Take a look at the VGA Wireless Video Presentation System, from Black Box Network Services (Booth 608). Once you wire this device into a VGA projector, all the users can access the projector wirelessly, from as far as 200 feet away, using a Microsoft Windows-based laptop. Participating computers do not need any additional hardware. The system can host as many as 254 users and can also support full-screen video. It can be protected with secure log-in features and Wired Equivalent Privacy security. You can also use the device as a wireless access point for an internal network or the Internet.
For the past several years, Hewlett-Packard has had a particularly strong presence at FOSE, and its latest multifunction printers have always been part of the spotlight. This year will be no exception. The company will demonstrate a wide range of new models, including the HP Color LaserJet CM3530, the HP Designjet Z6100, the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One and the HP Color LaserJet CM6040f MFP (Booth 1701).
HP is pitching the CM3530, for instance, for offices that would like to save money doing more custom printing jobs in-house, rather than making a run to Kinko's. The unit can print as many as 31 pages per minute and can be purchased with an optional 500-sheet paper and heavy-media tray. It also can automatically scan two-sided documents and includes software that can e-mail scanned documents. This printer costs $2,499.
HP will also be showing off a new enterprise A3 flatbed scanner, the Scanjet N9120. This scanner was made for ingesting thick-bound materials and irregular, worn or stapled documents. Think checks, legal forms, ledgers, medical records or any other documents as large as 11 inches by 17 inches. It also features an integrated ink imprinter that can print a page number, character string or distinguishable mark on the back of scanned hard-copy pages, as long as 40 characters. With a 200-page automatic document feeder, it can scan as many as 50 pages per minute or 100 images per minute. The initial price for this model is $3,999.
HP is not alone in displaying new scanners. Fujitsu will show off its new Fujitsu fi-5900C (pictured) document-imaging device (Booth 2101). This beast is capable of processing 120 pages per minute or 240 images per minute. This is the first Fujitsu scanner to come with the company's new anti-misfeed technology and a self-adjusting stacking tray, both of which will allow larger batches of mixed document types. This scanner costs $24,995.
Portable computers continue to make inroads in the government market. Dell will display its latest line of Dell Latitude E-Family Notebooks (Booth 1001), which have been revamped with advancements in durability and remote administration. Lenovo (Booth 2201) is demonstrating a new, ultra-low cost laptop, called the IdeaPad S10e, which runs for only $300 per unit.
For the ultimate in portable toughness, check out Panasonic (Booth 1909), General Dynamics (via reseller Ridgeline Technology at Booth 1322) and Trimble (Booth 1936), which will all be showing off ultra-rugged laptops, no doubt subjecting the machines to strenuous operating conditions on the show floor.
For the back office
The amount of data that agencies must store continues to pile up, though the same can't be said for the number of storage employees assigned to manage the material. So any product that simplifies the tasks of managing storage can be a help. Sun Microsystems Federal will display its Sun Storage 7110-7210 Unified Storage Systems (pictured) (Booth 2309). The company has been promising to keep costs low on these units -- they start at $9,300 -- at least partly the result of using open standards and open-source software for management duties. The company streamlined the interface to make deploying and provisioning the system easier. This system is also one of the first to use solid-state disks. Each 2U node has 128G of near-line solid-state memory, which can serve recently accessed data much more quickly than pulling it from the hard drives. The system can provide as much as 576T of data while offering a streaming performance of more than 1 gigabyte/sec, the company said.
ScienceLogic will be showing off the latest version of its network-monitoring appliance, the EM7 Meta Appliance (Booth 2531). This unit does the usual monitoring chores: It can watch networks for unusual activity and perform software performance monitoring and asset management. What is unusual here is that the EM7 uses a store-and-retrieve approach, an alternative to the usual hub-and-spoke approach typically used. Units monitoring the network from edge points will hold on to the collected data if they are disconnected from the core unit. When the link is re-established, the data is once again synchronized. EM7 will also offer the ability to monitor IPv6 traffic flows along with the typical IPv4 traffic. This feature could be perfect for agencies migrating to IPv6. EM7 also includes features such as intelligent load handling, Data Encryption Standard-3 encryption and cost-allocation features.
The data center and telecom closets are getting packed, so any product that helps save space could be of interest to data center managers and administrators. Tripp Lite will display its new rackmount uninterruptible power supply system, the SMART2200CRMXL (Booth 509). A 4U network-grade unit, with a cabinet depth of only 17.75 inches, this unit takes up less space than comparable power supplies. It features a power distribution unit that can be used to reboot as many as three devices. Good for mitigating power surges and brownouts, it maintains a sine-wave-perfect 120 volt output even as the input ranges from 83 to 145 volts. It has a 1,900-watt capacity.
Security for all
As it is every year, security will be a big part of the show floor -- bigger even, because this is the first year FOSE will be held in conjunction with the GovSec conference. GTB Technologies will feature its Data Loss Prevention appliance (Booth 2437). Agencies worry about sensitive data getting into unauthorized hands, and GTB's appliance helps guard against such leaks and, even better, stops them outright, the company claims. It works with all the major document formats and transport methods, even trickier ones such as instant messaging, secure HTTP and peer-to-peer file sharing. It also watches the end points to ensure that no data leaks onto iPods or writable-DVDs. The company said its product has a high accuracy of sensitive-data detection while maintaining a low false-positive rate.
Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerabilities have been in the spotlight for the past year, and if you're an administrator who has been scurrying to get things right, you might want to take a look at the Secure64 DNS Signer, being displayed by Secure64 (Booth 1036). This technology is partly a result of a research grant by the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate. It allows agencies to sign DNS zones with secured keys, using the DNS Security Extensions, a requirement set forth by the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Elsewhere at FOSE, Motorola is showing off Version 7.3 of AirDefense Enterprise, which secures Wi-Fi networks against rogue access and other undesirable behaviors (Booth 1301). MXI Security will demonstrate a portable storage device, Access CAC, that can be secured through a Common Access Card (Booth 2223). And Astaro will demonstrate its Astaro Security Gateway (pictured) threat management appliance, the latest version of which features secure HTTP filtering, wide-area network link balancing and e-mail encryption (Booth 2337).
This is only a partial listing of the exhibitors at FOSE. For a full list, visit www.fose.com.
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NORRISTOWN - The former eighth-grade teacher at Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy in Norristown who is accused of having sex with a student waived her arraignment and pleaded not guilty, according to paperwork filed with the clerk of courts on Tuesday.
Jessica Streeper, 33, of the 4000 block of Miladies Lane in Doylestown, was scheduled for a formal arraignment on Wednesday.
No pre-trial hearings have been scheduled yet, according to online court documents.
An investigation began on May 19 at 9:30 a.m. when a Norristown detective received an anonymous phone call who said there was an eighth-grade teacher at Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy who was allegedly having sex with one of her students. The caller named the alleged victim.
The victim gave a statement to police on May 20. He said Streeper was his math teacher at Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy and he and Streeper allegedly had sex several times in her car in Norristown and a few times at her home in Doylestown. The victim gave Streeper's number to investigators, but said she recently changed her phone number.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, Streeper met with detectives from the Montgomery County Detective Bureau and the Norristown Police Department on May 20 and gave a statement allegedly admitting to having a sexual relationship with the victim. Investigators also found that Streeper and the victim allegedly exchanged 'sexually explicit messages' through text messaging.
A previous report in The Times Herald states that Streeper was taken into custody on May 22 and was originally remanded to Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $100,000 bail. Her bail was later reduced to non-monetary conditions which included not having any contact with the victim or any unsupervised contact with children other than her own.
Streeper is being charged with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, intercourse/sexual contact with a student, indecent assault of a person less than 16 years old, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor.
Information from the Times Herald, www.timesherald.com


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28 days - Day 10
Previous / Next
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina in March 2010 .- Ogilvy created "28 days" for Kotex / Day 's, the brand of feminine products for his client Kimberly-Clark Latin America. The idea is simple: the female cycle lasts 28 days and the mood of a woman changes in each of them that were developed by 28 pieces that illustrate the moods of a woman in each of the 28 days of cycle. "Today I feel in good spirits," "Today I'm awake," "Today I feel distracted," "Today I feel energetic," "Today I feel mimosa", "Today I feel optimistic" and "Today I feel like a Queen "are some of the graphic pieces that will reach consumers in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia and Costa Rica. In addition, the site www.28diasconvos.com women can get off the 28 grounds in wallpaper format to change each day and express your mood on your computer. "28 Days" shows that the female cycle has nice things that can and should learn and enjoy. The creativity of the campaign was led by Gaston Bigio, Jonathan Gurvit, Chief Creative Officer and Head of Art at Ogilvy Argentina, respectively. The performance was in charge of Lemuria.
Agencia: Ogilvy Argentina Cliente: Kimberly Clark Producto: Kotex/Days Tlo: Mes de la Mujer Director Gral Creativo: Gastigio Head of Art: Jonathan Gurvit Directores Creativos: Tamara Litovsky Silvio Panizza Redactor: Armando Braun Director de Arte: Guillermo Basile Directora de Planning: Mariana Bricchetto Directora de Cuentas: Sandra Alonso Ejecutiva de Cuentas: Teresa Delgado Asistente de Cuentas: Soledad Anile Responsables por el Cliente: Natalia Gonzalez Eugenia Nieva Jefe de Prod. Grafica: Rolo Lambert Productora Grafica: Magali almeyra Productora: Lemuria


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For as reactive/bitchy/aggressive as Inara can be, she can be an amazing dog to help steady other reactive dogs. One of my girlfriends has a dog that is very fearfully reactive to people, but we can walk him side by side with Inara and they help each other. He's fine with dogs so seems to steady her a bit around dogs, and she's great with people and seems to steady him around people.
I have another friend with a very sound-sensitive reactive dog that is Inara's local dog to play with. He's to the point where he really can't be walked much because he freaks out at everything. We tried walking him with Inara today and it actually made a difference for him. Granted, we were in the middle of a park and the other dogs were WAAAAAAAY ahead of us. But even when he was freaking out and barking, she just looked at him like he was insane and didn't bark back. And a couple times when he was getting worked up she'd give him a quick nuzzle on the side of his face and distracted him. Very cool to see.
It just really blows my mind because she will blast other dogs even if they don't start crap with her, but with the right dogs she can be the solid dog to help steady them. It's really neat for me and makes me so proud of her.


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Housing Philosophy
Residence Life at CBU exists for one reason: to model and expose Jesus Christ to students.
Our goal is to be intentional, be personally involved and to promote the success, both academically and personally, of every student. we are here to help every student build positive connections to their roommates, their living area, and to the larger campus community.
We seek to assist students in developing an appreciation for the uniqueness of each created individual.
A living-learning environment such as a residence hall offers tremendous opportunities for growth, as well as a few new challenges. Perhaps college will be the first time you've ever had a roommate. Or the first time you've experienced a different culture. Whatever the case, each Residence Life staff member completes a rigorous selection and training process so that they know how to help you overcome any challenge you face and to see you grow as a person uniquely created by God.
We seek to help students discover and strengthen important life skills.
Each person seeks to become a better something. A better communicator. A better citizen. A better Christian. That's why people go to college. As a resident, you have a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a situation specifically designed to help you study, grow and learn in a safe environment. Our role is to help each resident discover their strengths and to cultivate growth in each area. Sometimes it's through counseling a student through a deeply personal issue or guiding them through a particularly difficult trial. Or maybe it's just helping them learn how to sort their "lights" and "darks." Whatever the situation, it's our privilege to be a part.
We seek to promote academic success.
Let's face it: You're in college to get your degree. No bones about it! Your investment now will reap rewards far beyond the four (and sometimes five) years it takes to earn a degree! Our job is to help promote your academic success through the facilitation of study groups and the promotion of an environment conducive to study. Just don't ask us to write a paper for you!
We're here to help you reach your own goals.
What do you want to accomplish?
What goals do you have for your time here?
When you shake Dr. Ellis' hand at the top of the platform on graduation day, what do you hope to be? Picture it in your mind. Now share it with us so we can help you accomplish it!


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Who Can Still Afford State U?
As public colleges spend more and get less from the states, tuition costs are shifting to parents and students—often putting higher education out of reach.
When Steve Joiner attended the University of Colorado in Boulder in the late 1980s, his parents—an Air Force mechanical supervisor and a teacher—paid his tab of about $4,000 a year, roughly $8,600 in today's dollars. He earned a master's degree and became a high-school math teacher.
In August, Mr. Joiner's daughter Akaysha, the valedictorian of her high-school class, enrolled at CU, as the big campus here is known. But tuition, room, board and books for in-state students is now $23,000 a year—a sum Mr. Joiner and his wife,...


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Release Date: 2007 |
Channing Freeman STAFF (5)Here's where second best overtakes the rest....Whatsgood (5)They've pretty much done everything under the pop-rock sun....Slum (4.5)Say Anything's third studio effort proves to be another major success....Wildcatforever (5)Hebraic neuroses ceased to be
An angel's conversing with me...
Preston (3.5)Say Anything doing what Say Anything does....Against Miik! (4)Say Anythings latest release shows what pop punk should and can be, that is, all out aggre...Crymsonblaze (4.5)At times long-winded and perhaps the least accessible of Say Anything's discography so far...
Album Rating: 4.0excellent review, it definitely makes me want this album even more than i did already. i cant' wait to get this
Sexy review. It comes off overexcited but it's all accounted for. I agree mostly, though this has waned ever so slightly with replays, but it's still one of the best pop punk albums I've heard in a very, very long time.
Album Rating: 4.5tim kinsella lol
Album Rating: 4.0The songs on their myspace are great, even if I was expecting slightly different stuff after i read your great review. I'll check this out by all means.
Album Rating: 4.5yeah good review. you got me somewhat more excited for this.
Digging: DJ Paul - Greatest Hits
Album Rating: 4.0Thanks for reviewing this, but it sucks even more that I have to wait 3 more days for it. This review is a bit long, but I guess that suits a long record. I'd like to do a more concise one when it comes out.
Album Rating: 5.0Good review, though I'm pretty certain Matt Skiba's the guest vocalist on "About Falling"...
the MySpace tracks aren't all that convincing, given the fact that this album runs the gamut soundwise.
Album Rating: 5.0awesome review, the only complaint i have is calling them pop punk over and over, although i may have no credibility here due to lack of posts and whatnot. I've been listening to them for about 5 or 6 years now and really consider them just a pop rock band from their is a real boy album to the present. This Message Edited On 10.20.07
Album Rating: 4.5this album astounded me
Album Rating: 3.0It's okay. Too much filler, would of made a better single album.
Album Rating: 3.0I've no idea. We like the same kinda of music a lot of the time but totally different bands within those genres.
I really don't see any of this as filler. I just think some of the songs can't hold that much weight of being in such a long running time. Individually though, they all rule, and still do as a full album.
Album Rating: 3.0
Its like we're both gay but im a chick and your a dude amirite.
I really don't see any of this as filler. I just think some of the songs can't hold that much weight of being in such a long running time. Individually though, they all rule, and still do as a full album.
Album Rating: 5.0nothing say anything ever does will measure up to ...is a real boy. sorry
Save for about five minutes, ...Is and ...Was make up about the same length as In Defense of the Genre, so I think the problem stems from how they went about dividing the album. This makes more sense since they planned it out that way, so it works in terms of its dual album concept.This Message Edited On 10.20.07
Album Rating: 5.0You made me very interested in this. NEED a stream now!
Album Rating: 5.0its released tuesday, or i can hook someone up if they hit me up on aim...
Album Rating: 4.5Album is a grower for me.
Album Rating: 4.0I am really enjoying this. I am just starting disc 2, but so far I've really really liked everything.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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The War On Drugs and the Humiliating Ramifications
It is encouraging that the U.S. Supreme Court so strongly condemned Thursday the decision by officials in an Arizona school district to strip-search a 13-year-old girl because they suspected she might have some Ibuprofen pain reliever in her undergarments.
The amazing thing is that even one justice (Clarence Thomas) dissented, and that the court was not more forceful in condemning the drug-law-induced hysteria that made the possibility of searching a child for a common pain medication even thinkable.
Savana Redding was 13 in 2003 when, in response to a tip from another girl (in trouble for bringing drugs to school) school officials in Safford, Ariz., conducted a strip search to see if she had any Ibuprofen. They found nothing.
Savana's mother sued, and after losing at trial court, won at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which found the school district and assistant principal potentially liable for damages.
The Supreme Court agreed, 8-1, the search was unreasonable, affirming that children do not give up all their rights when they are in a government school. It didn't find the vice principal personally liable (two justices in the majority disagreed with this) and asked a lower court to decide if the school district should be held liable.
Two side issues are worth a comment.
This was the case about which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remarked that some of her colleagues might not have sufficient empathy to decide the case correctly because they, having never been a 13-year-old girl, could not know how humiliating such a search would be for a girl that age. Fortunately seven white males, based on the facts, the circumstances and the law, were able to make the right call.
This case also highlights the absurd lengths to which hysteria induced by the government's ill-advised "war on drugs" has led some officials, especially school officials, to travel in making policies and adopting procedures. The drug in question in this case was Ibuprofen, for heaven's sake. One would be hard-pressed to find an American medicine cabinet that didn't contain it. It has no particular reputation as a drug of abuse. Yet school officials have not only banned it from school property, but some officials were willing to conduct a strip-search of a young girl, and probably feel self-righteous about it, believing they had protected the student body at large from some grave danger.
It is time for school officials to back away from such silly rules, and for governments at all levels to reconsider the shaky justifications for the larger war on drugs.


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