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Deeplinks Blog posts about Video Games
When you buy a book, a record, or a movie, you can expect to be able to enjoy it, on your own terms, for as long as you want. But the same cannot always be said about video games. Over the past several years, video game publishers have increasingly required connection with one of their own servers in order to "unlock" core functionality for gameplay. Publishers often take those servers offline once they stop being economical to run, leaving a typical gamer unable to play her lawfully purchased games. And this affects not just video game players, but archivists and researchers who want to preserve and study the history of games as cultural artifacts.
General Noriega Attacks Activision: How The 'Right of Publicity' Led A Dictator to Censor Call of Duty
In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, players engage in a variety of missions. In some, they encounter nonfiction characters, including a character based on General Manuel Noriega, the former military dictator of Panama. As with movies or books, a creator of a video game might include real-world people as part of its historical narrative, to heighten realism, or for purposes of political satire or social commentary. The First Amendment should provide robust protection for this kind of creative expression. But some terrible court decisions regarding the so-called 'right of publicity' have opened the door to censorship by persons depicted in creative works.
A Microsoft executive has confirmed that, contrary to earlier reports from the company, the upcoming Xbox One console will not require the Kinect sensor to be activated at all times after all. This change comes after a widespread backlash from gamers concerned about the privacy implications of an always-on camera pointed from the television back at the couch.
Should a minor celebrity's right to wring every drop he can from his fame trump the right to create a realistic work? The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals put its thumb on the scales today, issuing a terrible decision holding that a celebrity's right of publicity is more important than any First Amendment right to depict real people in a video game. This ruling follows closely on the heels of a similar decision from the Third Circuit and threatens a wide range of speech—such as biographies and documentaries—which seeks to realistically depict famous people.
Celebrity Rights Shouldn't Trump Constitutional Rights: EFF Supports Challenge to Dangerous Publicity Rights Decision
A federal appeals court struck a blow against free speech in a May 21 ruling against a video-game creator and EFF won't let it stand unchallenged.
Working with a coalition of groups representing filmmakers, vidders, and fair-use advocates, EFF today filed a friend-of-the-court (in Latin, amicus curiae) brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to revisit its ruling in Ryan Hart v. Electronic Arts. If the court agrees, the full court (as opposed to just three judges) will have a chance to consider the case.
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Exhibition themes Moche
The Moche dominated the northern coast of Peru for more than 600 years. Their influence spread from the Piura Valley in the north to Ancash in the south. Successful farming and irrigation techniques combined with hunting and coastal fishing to create wealth. Trade was important, notably red spondylus shell from Ecuador and blue lapis lazuli from Chile.
The Moche conquered neighbouring cultures, taking captives for ceremonial beheading. Highly stratified ranks of society meant family and servants could also be sacrificed in elite burials. The supreme deity Ai Apaec, the Decapitator God, demanded sacrificial blood to ensure fertile crops.
Decorated and sculptural ceramics are among the lasting achievements of the Moche. Stirrup vessels—two handles united to form a spout—were imitated for centuries afterwards. Fine-line drawings on ceramics reveal details of hunting, rituals and many facets of everyday life.
The downfall of the Moche is linked to the disastrous consequences of a severe El Niño, which caused 30 years of flooding, then 30 years of drought. Such disruption undermined belief in the supernatural power of the rulers.

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cannot longer login into squirrelmail with chrome (solved)
In the last days I'm unable to login into my webmail client, which runs with squirrelmail on a gentoo box.
I have tried to check whats going wrong and googled a little bit around. I have inspect the cookies with chrome and saw, that a (in some posts mentioned) cookie named "key" was never set.
After that, I have start to deactivate some of my chrome extensions and viola … login works again … the problematic extension I have found out was
"Simple Adblock" which I have installed in the last weeks.
Now I'm using again "AdBlock Beta" and added my webmail domain to the white list filter.
Everything fine again
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This charming Inn is the perfect place for active skiers, hikers and bikers wishing to enjoy the mountains of Utah. This is Park City's best for comfort, convenience, affordability and personal attention. Healthy breakfast and snacks included.
Walk The Sky! - Hot Air Ballooning Utah - Sunrise Flights are scheduled Year Round from many Locations, always at sunrise and weather permitting. Private Flights, Groups, Wedding Proposals, Gift Certificates, Commercial Flights and More..
An extended eight days for exploring slot canyons, Cottonwood studded canyon bottoms and ancient Indian dwellings. Some of the highlights of this trip will include hiking from Water Canyon to Dollhouse and not to be forgotten, the raging whitewater.
Are you looking for more than an adventure vacation? Then this kayaking experience through some of the most magnificent wilderness canyons of the Southwest is the answer. Prior kayaking experience is not necessary. Kayak equipment is included.
If you only had time for one mountain bike trip in your life, this should be the one.
Come join Morning Star Balloons for one of our daily Park City Utah hot air balloon rides over the local majestic mountains. We are Park City's premier hot air balloon company for a reason, and that's because we simply provide the best experience.
Unit B-204 features a queen-size bed in the master and two twin-size beds in the second bedroom as well as a queen-size sleeper sofa. Gorgeous views of reservoir and mountains. Located immediately next to the clubhouse.
Coalville, Utah visitors guide to accommodations, adventure travel, unique tours and rentals. Check out top Coalville, Utah getaways & destinations. Coalville, Utah vacations, packages & travel spots. Visit Coalville, Utah !.


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Discover a place that CNN ranked as a top ten world destination for 2012.
As the second largest convention facility in the country, the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) benefits more than 1,000 companies annually in the Central Florida area.
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From boats and cars to comic book heroes and concerts, there is a show for everyone at the OCCC. Members of the community can attend any event listed as "Open to the Public" on our event calendar.
With a knowledgeable on-site Guest Services staff and amenities to meet every need, you will feel right at home at the OCCC.
Located just 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport in the heart of downtown Orange County, the OCCC is the perfect destination for your next event. Let our team work with you to make booking and planning your next event easy.
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The California Asthma Public Health Initiative (CAPHI) announces awards in response to theRequest for Applications (RFA) entitled "Improving Asthma Control (IAC)."
The purpose of the IAC Program is to improve health care provider awareness of and adherence to key clinical activities recommended in the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Expert Panel Report-3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma; and to improve asthma control and quality of life and reduce asthma morbidity for individuals with asthma in California. In response to the RFA issued in December, 2007 and funded by an appropriation from the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund (Prop 99).
CAPHI has selected 10 community agencies from across the State for funding:
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text: KayBee Toys at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie, MD had Clone Wars Wave 1(all white) multi-packs, battle droid tank & jedi starfighter(all a little pricier than Toys R Us)...also Barris, Luminara & Lama Su w/ Clone youth. For those, and I'm guessing alot, of you looking for new Collection 2 figures(Padme wedding, Wat Tambor & Coleman Trebor), hit your KayBee's later today & make nice with employees. All seem to get a truck on Friday that I talked to. My local store has gotten in 1 case of Collection 2 two weeks in a row! Happy hunting! What Clone Wars A-wing?


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Elite FX Celsius Cola
Elite FX combines spiced-up flavors with vitamins and a proprietary thermogenic blend to produce Celsius, a carbonated soft drink it claims can burn calories.11/30/2005
December 2005 New Food Rollout
A look at holiday products: new beef cut; Jones' unusual soda flavors; Eagle dessert in a kit; brown sugar Splenda; Ore-Ida frozen roasted potatoes; a gift for Fido; a better butter wrapper.11/30/2005
December 2005 Ingredient Round-Up - Stabilizers
This quartet of ingredients doesn't play jazz, but its members sure can mellow out a feisty food formulation.11/30/2005
2005 Innovation Awards: Works of Art
Our editors, readers and advisors pick the masterpieces of 2005 (and a couple of potboilers) with an eye toward healthier eating.11/28/2005
Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Gain Mind-Share
Outsourcing processing and packaging provides flexibility for new product launches, promotions and more.11/07/2005
The Best of 2005's Plastic Packaging
The annual DuPont Awards recognize global packaging innovations, including a polymer-coated steel bowl with peelable lid.11/07/2005
November 2005 Equipment Round-Up - Process Control
This product showcase highlights the latest advances in process control for the food processing industry.11/07/2005
Take Our 2006 Manufacturing Survey
We would like to have your thoughts on key manufacturing issues for our 2006 Manufacturing Trends Survey. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and, if you provide your name and e-mail address, you'll be entered in a drawing to win one of three $100 American Express gift certificates. Even so, your answers will be confidential.11/03/2005
Wellness Foods Establishes Editorial Advisory Board
In creating an advisory panel for Wellness Foods we assembled a panel of skilled and informed experts on nutrition and health.11/02/2005
Vitamin D Deficiency Makes a Comeback
Vitamin D deficiency, thought to be a thing of the past, is coming back.11/01/2005
ADA Conference Explores Nutrition Topics
The DNA of diet and other new trends from the American Dietetic Association conference.11/01/2005
FDA Accepts Use of Existing Labels
The FDA has agreed to accept requests by processors to use existing labels after the trans fat labeling effective date.11/01/2005
Gas Prices Change Eating Habits
If a lot of your eggs are in foodservice and fragmented retail formats, its time to reconsider the good old grocery store and people cooking at home.11/01/2005
Primer on Resistant Starches
Contributing Editor Mark Anthony, Ph.D., provides a primer on resistant starches, discussing their forms, functions and applications.10/30/2005
Formulating Better Meat Analogs
Beef consumption has declined 15 percent over the past 20 years, according to the USDA. Whats making up for this decline? Maybe its an imposter.10/28/2005
Alternatives for MSG
Monosodium glutamate has been a key savory flavor enhancer and food processor favorite for nearly a century, but it seems more consumers are asking for something different. Here are some alternatives.10/25/2005
Better Living Through Food Chemistry
Are you familiar with guarana, yerba maté and choline? They and other performance-enhancing ingredients are providing quite a boost - for consumers and for sales of certain foods and beverages.10/25/2005
Food Biz Kids: Nabisco CapriSun Juicers
Our 7th-grade panelists deemed Nabisco's CapriSun Juicers 'a good out-the-door snack for lunch.'10/25/2005
November 2005 New Food Products
Ketchup kids can draw with; baked pork rinds; whole-grain Goldfish; crispier home-made fries; another Special K; Monterey Gourmet in the frozen category10/25/2005
2005 Annual R&D Survey
Our R&D readers see themselves making small product improvements in 2006 with an emphasis on health and nutrition.10/24/2005


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We should do something about the spammer problem. For a site meant for hackers, this is an embarrassment.
Each and every news article on the web covering the events now unfolding at a certain far-east country is littered with comments written by religious wackos, who seem to be convinced that this is all the doing of a bearded Galactus-like superbeing in the sky, outraged at the refusal by the population of the aforementioned country to accept and embrace their religion of love and compassion. (The claim that it's a religion of love and compassion, while apparently at odds with the implication that their imaginary friend has just murdered tens of thousands of people on a whim, is to be accepted without questioning, because a horrible book written by pig-ignorant savages before flush toilets were invented says that it is so.) The same crackpots wrote similar things about the recent disaster in Haiti. (You know, voodoo.)
Up to now, I've always evaded the question whenever someone mentioned religion, careful not to offend anyone. But you know what? I'll finally get out of the closet and say it: I'm an atheist. That's right, I'm not even agnostic. If accepting your religion in order to go to heaven means I'll have to endure the company of you nutsos for the rest of eternity, I'd rather burn in hell. You make me sick to my stomach.
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Hoot Are You?
Dear Alibi,
I'm not sure who is writing the "Hoots Smalley" blog, but the recent entries regarding the New Mexico Film Industry have been inaccurate and very misleading. Contrary to the assertions made in the blog, the state's film industry remains strong and among the most successful and respected in the world. An upcoming edition of a major trade publication ranks New Mexico third, after California and New York. There are currently six major films prepping or shooting in the state, including Due Date starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, Passion Play starring Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox, and Let Me In starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz and Richard Jenkins. In addition, the award-winning TV series "Breaking Bad" (AMC) is shooting its third season here, the series "Crash" (Starz) just wrapped its second season and "In Plain Sight" (USA) has announced it will return to New Mexico to shoot its third season beginning in January. And there are many more major film and television projects heading to New Mexico in the next six months.
New Mexico was one of the first two states to offer incentives for film and television productions. Today, 43 states offer a variety of incentives. New Mexico's primary incentive is a 25 percent refundable tax credit offered to productions for New Mexico workers, goods and services. Our program is fiscally responsible—a recent in-depth study performed by the respected firm of Ernst and Young determined New Mexico receives $1.50 in tax revenue for every $1 spent. And that doesn't include the money that rolls over in the community from the workers and businesses. Film production makes money for New Mexico, our citizens and our businesses.
Other states are trying to replicate our success and offer higher percentages in tax credits (Michigan: 42 percent; Iowa: 50 percent). However, all indicators point to those percentages not being sustainable, as those states offering such large incentives are seeing minimal, if any, return on investment. Iowa has just been shut down with the threat of major lawsuits waiting in the wings. Michigan is reconsidering its program, as it should, with the highest unemployment rates in the U.S. Other states have placed caps on the amount of incentive money available, which actually discourages production and makes it virtually impossible for production companies to plan or count on actually seeing the incentive. New Mexico's incentives are the right mix of refundable tax credits balanced with requirements to hire our people, buy our goods and services, and provide training for our people breaking into the business. We have the respect of the industry for being steadfast, reliable and sustainable, and on more than one occasion have been told by studios execs that they expect New Mexico to be "the last man standing." We agree. New Mexico is committed to this industry over the long haul, as opposed to other states that are acting out of desperation and will, at best, see a short-lived spike in their production activity.
It's important to note that there are approximately 10,000 New Mexico jobs directly or indirectly related to the state's film industry, with some 250 film-specific businesses and services. Since Gov. Bill Richardson took office and made the film industry a top priority, there have been 130 major film and television productions shot in New Mexico, with an estimated economic impact of approximately $3 billion.
I would recommend that "Hoots" do a little fact-checking next time before slamming an industry that is proving to be vital for the economy of New Mexico.
Lisa Strout
Director, New Mexico Film Office
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Fred Turner, McDonald's 'Hamburger U.' Founder, Dies at 80Laurence Arnold and Leslie Patton
Fred Turner, one of McDonald's Corp.'s earliest employees, who created its distinctive Hamburger University and succeeded founder Ray Kroc as chief executive officer, has died. He was 80.
He died yesterday after entering hospice care in Deerfield, Illinois, his longtime hometown, according to his daughter, Paula Turner. The cause was complications from pneumonia. He was honorary chairman of the board of directors of what is today the world's largest restaurant company.
Turner founded Hamburger University in the basement of a McDonald's restaurant in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, in 1961, according to a company history. The first class, 15 students, graduated in February of that year. Since then, more than 80,000 restaurant managers, mid-managers and owner-operators have gone through the program, which hosts more than 5,000 students each year.
The Hamburger U. campus at the company's headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, was named the Fred L. Turner Training Center in 2004. Additional training sites are in Sydney, Munich, London, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and Beijing. Graduates receive "Bachelor of Hamburgerology" degrees, according to the McDonald's website.
During his tenure as CEO, Turner oversaw the introduction of the Egg McMuffin in 1975, Happy Meals in 1979 and Chicken McNuggets in 1983. He was an architect of the company's emphasis on quality, service and cleanliness, known as QSC.
'True Pioneer'
"Fred was a true pioneer and shaped the quick-service restaurant industry," Andy McKenna, chairman of the board, said yesterday in a statement. "We will remember his leadership, passion and dedication to McDonald's, our customers and our people."
As of 2003, the year before he retired, Turner owned about
1.5 million shares of McDonald's common stock and stock equivalents, then valued at $21.7 million, according to a company filing.
Frederick Leo Turner was born on Jan. 6, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Drake University in Des Moines from 1951 to 1953.
In 1956, he became one of the first employees hired by Kroc, founder of McDonald's.
"He was little more than a kid, 23 years old," Kroc wrote in his memoir, recalling his first meeting with Turner in February 1956. "He had a baby face and the most infectious grin I'd seen in years."
Kroc's Tutelage
Turner and Joe Post, partners with members of their families in a venture called the Post-Turner Corp., were seeking to buy and operate a McDonald's franchise. Turner took Kroc up on his suggestion that he go to work, at $1 an hour, at an existing McDonald's to learn the ropes. "I could see he was a born leader," wrote Kroc, who died in 1984.
When the family members in Post-Turner couldn't agree on where to locate their proposed new franchise, Turner struck out on his own and became manager of a newly opened McDonald's on Cicero Avenue in Chicago. Within a year, Kroc had brought him in to company headquarters.
"He was proud of everything about McDonald's, and rightly so -- he and Ray built it, with many other people," Paula Turner said of her father in an interview today. "They had a partnership early on and a real love for each other and a real shared vision."
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Turner became operations vice president in 1958, an executive vice president in 1967 and, in 1968, president and chief administrative officer.
He was named president and chief executive in 1974 and chairman and CEO in 1977. He was CEO until 1987 and chairman until 1990.
He was senior chairman until his retirement in 2004, when McDonald's had had about 31,500 stores in more than 100 countries and revenue of $19.1 billion.
His philanthropic activities included serving as a co-founder and life trustee of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which supports families of critically ill children.
His wife, Patty, died in 2000. Survivors include their three daughters, Paula, Patty Sue Rhea and Teri Turner, and eight grandchildren.
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text: Fascinated by the luminous effects of sunlight on bodies and on water, Tuke commented that he liked to work in the open air, on 'quiet beaches, some of them hardly accessible by boat, where one may paint from the life model undisturbed'. (The Studio, vol. 5, 1895) He continued to work in this fashion for much of his life, painting images of male nudes by the sea and on boats — swimming, diving and lounging around.


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Hemoglobin C blood test, hemoglobin electrophoresis, Hgb electrophoresis
Hemoglobin C is a blood test used to find out if you have hemoglobin C disease, a blood disorder passed on to you from your parents. It causes your red blood cells to have hemoglobin C instead of the hemoglobin A found in most people. In the blood, hemoglobin C forms crystals and makes the blood cells less flexible. This causes your blood to not flow well. Hemoglobin C also causes your red blood cells to break more easily, and they don't live as long as they should.
Hemoglobin C causes a form of hemolytic anemia, much like sickle cell anemia. This means the red blood cells are destroyed and removed from the bloodstream before their normal life span is over. This can lead to a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in your blood.
In the U.S., 43 states have mandatory screening for sickle-type hemoglobin disorders in newborns, so many people know whether they have one of these diseases. Still, hemoglobin C disease often has no symptoms, and some people are not diagnosed until adulthood.
Symptoms of this disorder may include joint pain, gallstones, and symptoms related to anemia, such as tiredness, muscle and joint pain, irregular heartbeat, and other heart problems. In these cases, a health care provider may test for the disease.
Along with hemoglobin electrophoresis, which identifies the type and amount of hemoglobin in your blood, a health care provider may do other blood tests. These may include a complete blood cell count, or CBC, and iron tests.
A result for a lab test may be affected by many things, including the method the laboratory uses to do the test. If your test results are different from the normal value, you may not have a problem. To learn what the results mean for you, talk with your health care provider.
If you have both genes for hemoglobin C disease – one from each parent – your blood may have as much as 100 percent hemoglobin C in place of hemoglobin A. If you have only one of the genes for hemoglobin C, levels of hemoglobin C in your blood will likely be 35 percent or lower.
The test requires a blood sample, which is drawn through a needle from a vein in your arm.
Taking a blood sample with a needle carries risks that include bleeding, infection, bruising, or feeling dizzy. When the needle pricks your arm, you may feel a slight stinging sensation or pain. Afterward, the site may be slightly sore.
In some cases, it can be difficult to tell if a person has hemoglobin C disease or both hemoglobin C disease and another blood disorder called thalassemia. In these cases, blood testing of both parents may be needed to help with diagnosis.
You don't need to prepare for this test.


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By Tiernan Ray
Enterprise software vendor Tibco (TIBX) this afternoon reported Q3 revenue and profit per share that topped analysts' expectations.
Revenue in the three months ended in August rose 6%, year over year, to $270.9 million, yielding EPS of of 28 cents.
Analysts had been modeling $258 million and 22 cents.
Tibco stock is up $1.55, or almost 6%, at $26.80, in late trading, after rising 2.6% during the regular session.
License revenue rose 6% to $105.21 million, while service and maintenance revenue rose 6.4% to $165.7 million.
Cash and equivalents at quarter's end declined to $724 million from $761 million.
The company closed 140 deals worth more than $100,000 in the quarter, it said, and 18 deals that were worth more than $1 million.
CEO Vivek Ranadive said the company had improved its "execution" during the quarter:
We saw further signs of operational improvement this quarter, as our focus on execution generated renewed growth in our infrastructure business. Across an expanding set of industries, the world's leading companies are calling on TIBCO for innovative solutions to big data challenges and their own version of the Two-Second Advantage. Given the opportunity before us, we will continue to invest for growth and innovation, particularly in the areas of integration, analytics and cloud.
Tibco management will host a conference call with analysts at 4:30 pm, Eastern time, this evening, and you can follow a webcast of the meeting on the company's investor relations Web site.
Update: On the conference call, management projected Q4 revenue of $307 million to $315 million, and EPS of 38 cents to 40 cents. The revenue number is in line with consensus for $311 million in revenue, while the EPS projection is a penny less than the Street consensus of 40 cents.
The stock has held onto its gains, up $1.23, or almost 5%, at $26.48.


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Pulaski Technical College's Saline County Adult Education Center celebrated its 2010 graduation ceremony Friday at the college's Little Rock-South location. Photos from the event can be viewed here.
More than 140 students completed their General Educational Development (GED) certificates at the center this year, and approximately 35 returned to walk in the graduation ceremony. More than 250 family members, friends and dignitaries were in attendance. Yvonne Dougherty, director, served as master of ceremonies.
During a touching ceremony, the students presented roses to family members, friends and faculty members in recognition of their support and encouragement. Dr. Dan F. Bakke, college president, and Mary Ann Shope, vice president for economic development, offered words of inspiration and encouragement to the group.
Additionally, instructor Wendie Reaves and her husband Lt. Col. Wade Reaves, who recently returned from deployment in Iraq, received a special gift package presented by Joyce Taylor of the Pulaski Technical College Foundation.
Dignitaries in attendance included state Rep. Barbara Nix, state Rep. Dawn Creekmore, Dr. Charles Carter with the Pulaski County Special School District and Lt. Col. Reaves, who led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rebecca Ballard, Patricia Harley and Janice Housley are full-time instructors at the center. Part-time employees as of spring 2010 are Kittty Barton, Raymond Barton, Laura Collins, Tim Hall, Joann Jones, Patricia Laster, Wendie Reaves, Carol Tabor and Lana Tollett.


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DIY cyborg appendage is less exciting than it sounds
by Laura Domela
June 08, 2012 at 1:04 PM
When we envision our transhumanist future, it's a little more profound than simply adding a sixth finger... but we suppose you've gotta start somewhere. Instructables user and employee Frenzy gave himself a rather primitive extra digit as part of a project for an Electronics and Robotics class at San Francisco State University. Sadly he doesn't provide step-by-step instructions for building your own cyborg appendage, but it doesn't seem too difficult.
via Engadget
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I just purchased the Seagate FreeAgent Go Flex and it comes pre loaded with a couple of files:
Mac Installer.dmg
I'm wondering if I can just delete this stuff as I plan on using this drive as a big jump drive and just dragging and dropping my scrapbooking supplies on to it, I have another Seagate drive that auto runs backup on my computer so I don't need this one to.
Seagate Freeagent Goflex Question
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 05:25 PM
No, please don't! Most of the files on it are important if you ever decide to use it for backup, and the others don't take that much space. If they just "bug you," then I recommend you create a folder z_SeagateInstallation, and drag everything into it. The z_ assures this will be the last folder on the list, after any other folders you place ont he drive.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 05:38 PM
I've deleted them and haven't had any trouble, but then I don't ever want to use that software for my back-ups.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 08:48 PM
Thanks, I don't want to use it for backup, I have a second bigger hard drive always attached to my PC for backing my PC up, this one was strictly to use for my Scrapbooking stuff and a drag and drop
Plus, the other hard drive I have is a Seagate as well and I hate the Memeo software that came with it lol
and thanks for the feedback ladies
Plus, the other hard drive I have is a Seagate as well and I hate the Memeo software that came with it lol
and thanks for the feedback ladies
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Paul's comments were funny! We can't help it that most of the nation doesn't pay attention to the Pac 10 or Big 10 As far as Ohio State goes, how many points did LSU beat them by a few season's ago when we played them in the Championship game? Until teams in the Pac 10, Big 10, Big 12 beat a top tier SEC team, don't expect us to take anything said as being serious. They couldn't beat the two or three best teams in the ACC.
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Congrats to your #49 Rated Strength of Schedule
with opponents being 30-29
and actually.......let me take us back to Jan. 7th 2008.
Ohio st did jump out to a 10-0 lead. However that last FG(Amazing 51 yarder) with 9 minutes left in the 1st Qtr. would be the last time they got close to scoring until it was 31-10 with the 3rd Qtr coming to an END when Ohio St scored their 2nd TD of the game. Handed to them after a M. Flynn INT inside the LSU RedZone by who dat?(-Now Saints-Malcolm Jenkins). Ohio St had 11 yards to go. Their best start for a drive the whole game. I would hope any team in the Championship could move 11 yards for a TD.
After that LSU eats some clock and Fischer kicks a MONSTER punt.
OSU is driving and they get stuck with a 4th and 7. Down 14 points, they go for it.
Boeckman is crushed by Highsmith and the Tigers recover the fumble.
Ohio St played good Defense and LSU punts.
Ohio St is driving when Boeckman throws an INT to Taylor.
With under 6 minutes left to play LSU puts a fantastic mixed 9 play 4 minute drive for a Touchdown
right down Ohio States throat. It would be the dagger.
At this point in the game the score is 38-17 with 1:42 seconds left to play.
The Game is over on all accounts. In fact a coach gets a Gatorade bath and Fans are seen holding up the No. 1 LSU National Championship Newspapers in the stands.
Ohio St needs 3 touchdowns to tie. After a good return, they get one.
LSU kneels out for the win on their following possession.
Buckeyes played a hell of a game though.
........so, that was fun.
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It is fun to reflect on glory days when you face an 8-4 season. The face of the Buckeyes is different with Meyer and 20 consecutive wins. Let the chips fall where they may for the Title game.
When I read :"They couldn't beat the two or three best teams in the ACC" from a booster whose own team his 7-2 and haven't played any of the top 3 themselves..well I get suspicious.
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The Forgotten Warrior is the fifth book in author Erin Hunter's Omen of the Stars series. The book follows the Thunder Clan cats—Dovewing, Jayfeather and Lionblaze—as they await to find the fourth cat of the new Prophecy that was revealed to Jayfeather in the last book.
The story starts off with the return of Sol, a cat who was banished previously. He is believed to have saved Cherrykit and Molekit, Sorreltail's kits (baby cats), from a fox and is welcomed into Thunder Clan. However, Dovewing is suspicious of his loyalty. Ivypool continues to spy for the Clan in the Dark Forest and receives a shock when she realizes her father is also training there. Jayfeather and Lionblaze continue to believe that their sister, Hollyleaf, did not die and is still alive.
Are the characters believable?
Even though the characters are cats, some of whom have special powers, they have human traits that bring them to life and make them quite believable.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best), how would you rate this book?
I would rate this book an 8. The book was enjoyable and left me wanting to know what would happen next. A word to the wise: Read the author's previous series before beginning the Omen of the Stars series because there are many references to the early books. There are also quite a few characters in the book, so it is a little hard to keep track of all of them. However, the book was able to keep my interest until the end.


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CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) Ś U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey describes herself as a ōcheerleaderö for the written word.
Part of the reason she chooses the label is because, as a younger laureate, she wants to bring a sense of energy to the position.
In an interview with The Associated Press, the 46-year-old Mississippi native says: ōI want to ask ordinary people if poetry can mean something to them.ö
The librarian of Congress, James Billington, named Trethewey as the nationÆs 19th poet laureate in June, and she began the one-year position in September. She has already given speeches and public readings in Washington, D.C., and in two states where she grew up, Mississippi and Georgia.
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I've been playing with DRNS as mentioned below and I think I've come up with a good way to do it.
We have a simple XML based format for certificates that are signed using pgp/gpg.
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<drns> <domain name="/"> <!-- Root Certificate for the Distributed Rights System --> <allow expire="never" subtype="domain"> <!-- The Root Certificate allows the following direct subcontent: - only domains - subdomains don't have to expire - signed by the following signatures --> <sig>BB55 B33F 05B7 A620 CEA3 63C4 0DCE 14A6 B176 8E09</sig> <sig>F370 AE16 6A8D FDB8 F170 BFAC 51D8 0BCF EE8F 702F</sig> </allow> <contact> <email>email@example.com</email> <www>http://neudist.org/registry/index.cgi</www> <soap>http://neudist.org/registry/soap.cgi</soap> <xmlrpc>http://neudist.org/registry/xmlrpc.cgi</xmlr pc> </contact> </domain> </drns> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org
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That is an example of a certificate for a domain name. This would be stored on MojoNation, Freenet, the web etc.
The certificate specifies certain signatures, that must sign any direct subdomains or subcomponents. This allows the owner nonrevokable control over a domain. If he issues a certificate to someone else for a sub domain, the owner of the sub domain non revokable control over this and so on.


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Julio Star Dining Table
This popular rustic table with hand-carved stars is offered in three sizes. The medium size will seat four comfortably. The large can seat six comfortably and the extra-large has room for up to eight adults! There's a small drawer in the center for napkins or utensils. This piece can also serve as a library table, sewing table, desk, hobby or potting table. The sturdy handmade construction of this piece of southwestern furniture will give you a lifetime of service. Handmade in Mexico.
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This charming rustic furniture piece has been produced with care using a combination of new, kiln-dried ponderosa pine and genuine wormwood accent planks between 50 and 250 years old. It is finished with a rich, honey-colored furniture wax to bring the wood grain to life. All iron and hardware is hand-forged with a distressed, rust-colored finish. Every piece is 100% solid wood (no laminates, particle board, or veneers), carries a one-year warranty, and unlike other on-line stores we try to keep all items in constant stock for delivery to your home or office in just 2-3 weeks.
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Crude futures climbed back from their biggest drop of the year on Thursday, giving a lift to stocks in the sector.
Nymex-traded crude was recently up 1.1% to $89.28, reversing a drop of more than 4% on Thursday. Brent crude was up even more early on Thursday. Wednesday's drop appears to have been caused by concerns about demand, because supply data from the U.S. government actually showed crude stocks fell last week.
Thursday's rise may simply be a reaction to the severity of Wednesday's plunge — with no clear catalyst, traders may be betting that futures have fallen too hard. Other factors may also be at play: Turkey fired on targets in Syria, escalating tensions in the region. And economic news out of the U.S. was somewhat positive, as jobless claims stayed relatively low.
Oil services names like Halliburton (HAL) and Schlumberger (SLB) were trading higher, as were refiners like Valero (VLO), Tesoro (TSO), and Western Refining (WNR).
Chevron (CVX) and other U.S.-based multinational integrated oil companies were also trading higher, although BP (BP) and other European companies were trading slightly lower.


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Gilt's Rumored IPO Shows Flash Sale Maturity
Rumors have been swirling about an impending initial public offering (IPO) for Gilt Groupe, the Amazon of the flash sales world. Whether or not Gilt does go public in 2013, the scuttlebutt underscores one undeniable fact: the flash sales industry is well established.
When we at Mercedes Distribution Center began fulfilling orders for Gilt a few years ago, the industry was fledgling, considered by some to be a fad. But flash sales, which drew inspiration from the sample sale days, proved to be a viable business model. As Gilt enjoyed its meteoric rise, other companies, catching wind of a blossoming industry, entered the flash sales fray, companies like Rue La La and Ideeli becoming major players themselves.
An IPO for Gilt would indicate a new era of maturity for flash sales. It's interesting to note that the birth of flash sales in North America roughly coincided with the Great Recession. Logic might have dictated that at that point discretionary spend would have been too small to fuel an industry so dependent on it. The success of flash sales in spite of the recession shows that the industry is not a fad but rather an effective business model whose foundation of urgency and exclusivity manages to engage consumers even in down economies.


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For years, Rhode Island was one of just two states in the union without a funding formula for its public schools. And then, for a time, it was the only state with that dubious distinction.
So it was with great fanfare that the General Assembly approved a formula at the close of the legislative session. Gone, supporters said, were the days of a haphazard and overly politicized distribution of education aid that left several school districts — many of them large and poor — with inadequate funding. Here, at last, was a formula that was fair and equitable.
But a small group of policy wonks and elected officials who watched the legislation closely, many of them from the state's urban centers, argue that the bill is hardly a paragon of justice.
They charge that the state's department of education, which shaped the legislation, crafted it to favor the hometown of a key lawmaker — Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed of Newport — at the expense of poor kids from Woonsocket to Providence.
Deborah Gist, the state's education commissioner, vehemently disputes the charge. The formula was built on a series of policy concerns, she says, not politics. And the end result, she says, is a major improvement in how the state distributes aid.
"I can guarantee you that this formula is a night-and-day difference in terms of equity of distribution," she says. "The system, as it stands, is wildly inequitable."
But critics say the unusual contours of the formula, whatever its raison d'être, strongly favor the City by the Sea — or, at least, minimize what could have been a significant budget blow to the wealthy community.
The formula starts off like many others around the country. The state determines a district's overall need by multiplying the number of students who attend its schools by the $8295 deemed necessary to educate a pupil with no special challenges. A district then gets a 40 percent bonus for each student who receives a free or reduced-price lunch – a proxy for poverty. The idea, here, is that it takes more to educate disadvantaged students.
But when it comes to determining how much of a district's budget the state will cover and how much the locals will cover, the formula takes an unusual turn. Like many states, Rhode Island examines a community's ability to pay — weighing its median income and the heft of its property tax base. But then, unlike any other state in the country, the formula adds a bonus factor for districts with high concentrations of poor students.
The big beneficiaries: districts studded with high-value homes that would normally place sharp limits on state aid, coupled with pockets of poor pupils that get them back in the game.
Newport, of course, perfectly fits the description.
The city, which would have lost its entire $10.8 million annual state allocation under a competing bill sponsored by State Representative Edith Ajello of Providence that relied only on a community's ability to pay, instead retains almost 90 percent of its allotment.
And four other property-rich coastal communities that would have received nothing in state aid under the Ajello bill also benefit. Jamestown and Little Compton lose just half their annual allocations. Block Island's $70,000 appropriation doubles rather than disappears. Narragansett adds $172,000 to its $1.5 million instead of getting wiped out.
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Losing weight isn't easy, especially when you're surrounded by diet saboteurs. Check out the 10 most common fat traps and how you can avoid them.
A trip to the cinema can be a diet-breaker unless you are blessed with strong willpower. Although air-popped popcorn is a nutritious and diet-friendly snack, when butter and sugar are added, it can quickly lose its healthy credentials.
Try sneaking in a low-kilojoule packet of savoury popcorn, or go for a small portion of salted popcorn and share with a friend. Alternatively, take some dried fruit crisps for a crunchy snack without the fat and kilojoules.
Whether you're hankering after birthday cake in the kitchen, being tempted by refreshments at meetings, attending business lunches or being inundated with edible gifts, your workplace can be a source of constant food temptation and there can be a lot of pressure to indulge.
Bring in some healthy snacks or ask about the possibility of getting a fruit delivery for you and your colleagues to snack on at your desks and in meetings. Also, make it clear to your colleagues that you are eating healthily - after a few attempts they will most likely give up trying to persuade you to cave in.
Whether you're attending a house or cocktail party, the odds are nibbles are going to be on offer. Although these snacks may look small, the kilojoules can quickly add up and, with alcohol increasing your appetite, you may find it difficult to say no.
Try nibbling on healthier snacks such as vegetable crudites with salsa. Swap chips for olives, which will cure salt cravings. If you think the party may not have healthy snacks on offer, you could take your own to share.
Many of us spend our evenings in front of the television, often accompanying our viewing with meals and snacks. But, says the British Journal of Nutrition, eating when distracted can cause you to ignore signals from your body that you've had enough, leading you to eat more than you normally would.
Try to keep eating and watching television as separate activities. As we often snack out of boredom, try to limit your TV viewing to programmes that really engage you.
Meeting a friend for a coffee may seem like a healthier option than getting together for a meal. However, even if you manage to resist the tempting cakes and treats on offer, many speciality coffees are rich in cream, whole milk and syrups and can contain as many kilojoules as a dessert.
Ditch the cream and swap rich and sugary coffees for skinny lattes, espressos and cappuccinos.
Drinking alcohol can lead to low blood sugar and salt levels which can trigger cravings and tiredness can affect your willpower. Consequently, hangovers can cause even the strongest-willed to give into cravings for greasy food and high-kilojoule snacks.
Although drinking less alcohol and alternating drinks is your best option, if you do overindulge you need to stock up on healthier hangover foods. Opt for fruit, which will raise your blood sugar levels and rehydrate you, and eggs, which will help raise your serotonin levels and fight alcohol-induced toxins.
Mid-afternoon is a dangerous time for snack cravings, generally caused by stress or boredom. Researchers for the Atkins Diet say that 62 per cent of people break their diets mid-afternoon, that 3.23pm is the time you are most likely to give in to temptation.
To sustain energy levels, make sure you eat a low-GI lunch such as vegetable soup with pulses or salads with beans or fish. Keep healthy snacks, such as nuts and dried fruit, to hand, or split your lunch in half and eat the rest later on.
Alternatively, try leaving interesting and enjoyable tasks for the afternoon to help prevent boredom or stress.
Restaurant menus can be a minefield when dieting, with even the seemingly healthy options often smothered in oily and creamy sauces and dressings, and sugar appearing in many savoury foods.
Although it is good to treat yourself every so often, if you regularly visit restaurants it is important to dine out healthily. Opt for lean protein, such as chicken or fish, with salad or vegetables, and skip the dressings and sauces. Avoid being talked into sharing a dessert unless it is something you really want.
If your eyes light up at the sight of a two-for-one offer, you could be falling into a cleverly concealed fat trap.
Although many of us think of two-for-one offers as money-saving opportunities, they could just be encouraging us to buy more - and eat more - than we need. You may believe your purchases will last longer, but research shows that the more food that's put in front of us, the more we will in fact eat.
Only go for two-for-one deals on nutritious products which you know you will leave alone or are happy to eat more of. Avoid purchasing junk foods just because they are cheap.
Although many of us find it relatively easy to eat well during the week, it can be difficult to hold on to healthy intentions once the weekend comes around.
Solution: Restricting your diet seven days a week can seem too much like hard work, which is why many of us rebel at the weekends. However, by making sure you aren't restricting yourself too much during the week, you should find it less tempting to overindulge at the weekend.
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West Allis gets split four ways in redistricting
Legislative decision rankles various city and state officials
West Allis - They ended up shouting into the wind, but West Allis officials are not happy with the state redistricting plan.
The city's state representation will be in parts of four Assembly districts - currently, it is in two - and its shared representatives will stretch further into Waukesha County than it does at present. And by sharing a representative with New Berlin, there are doubts as to how strong West Allis representation will be.
A mixed-party jurisdiction
Most of West Allis is in the 15th Assembly District represented by Anthony Staskunas, D-West Allis. But with redistricting, he lost nearly a third of his district.
A big chunk of eastern West Allis will now be in the 7th Assembly District, now represented by Peggy Krusick, D-Milwaukee.
Staskunas will pick up a chunk of New Berlin, known to vote Republican, which leads some to worry about whether the seat will remain in Democrats' control.
In the 7th Assembly District, the eastern West Allis from about 70th Street in the north and 76th Street in the south will share representation with West Milwaukee and parts of Greenfield and Milwaukee.
Some of northern West Allis will be in the 13th District along with parts of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Elm Grove and a large amount of Brookfield.
Most of the city west of 108th Street will be in the 84th Assembly District along with New Berlin and parts of Greenfield and Milwaukee. This western corridor is now in Assembly District 14, represented by Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield.
"(Republicans have) carved out niches to their political advantage," said Paul Ziehler, city administrative officer.
Warding off confusion
Added to the potential weakening of West Allis representation on the state level is the tortured ward-drawing local officials must now do to jam city voting wards into state assembly and senate districts, he said.
The city had already solved the jigsaw puzzle of wards so that they were compact and with approximately equal populations, Ziehler said. Then the state came along and turned the process upside-down.
Instead of the state districts being drawn based on wards that keep neighborhoods together and are compact, state officials decided they wanted to draw their lines first, he said.
"We had them so logical and all the populations in balance," Ziehler said.
"What's frustrating in the whole process is that nobody at the state level touched base with anybody at the local level," Ziehler said. "The state hired all these expensive attorneys and not one asked us if it makes sense, or 'Does this work for you?' "
The result is that ward boundaries will not be as clean or balanced in terms of population, he said.
"Some lines are going to look real screwy," Ziehler said.
The approximately 60,000 population in West Allis are divided into five aldermanic districts of about 12,000 each. Then each district is divided into five wards of 2,400 each, ideally, Ziehler said.
The new configuration will likely have a couple wards at less than 2,000 people and a few at 2,800 and even 2,900, he said. Although that's still within federal redistricting guidelines, he said, balanced wards are best to avoid delays for voters on election day.
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Nipsey Hussle brings his message to The Altar BarJanuary 21, 2014 5:00 PM
It's a long drive from South Los Angeles to Pittsburgh. And it's a cold drive.
Fortunately, hiphop artist Nipsey Hussle is up for the trip which is bringing him to The Altar Bar in the Strip District for an all-ages show tonight.
"Seems like we got perfect timing," Mr. Hussle laughed during a cellphone interview from his tour bus barreling through the Midwest. "The majority of the stops have been in the 0- to 10-degree margin. I checked the weather before we hit the road and I knew it was going to be cold, so I'm dressed the right way. We should be all right."
It's the "Crenshaw Proud 2 Pay Tour," bringing Mr. Hussle's positive message of a young man emerging from the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue in one of L.A.'s toughest neighborhoods. It's a message that you might not expect to translate across middle America — but it does.
"It's one of the things that is … I don't want to say surprising … but refreshing," Mr. Hussle said. "You know, like in Chicago [where he performed Friday night]. It was a sold-out venue. And other places in the Midwest where they have their own culture, distinctly, [but] you wouldn't have known we weren't in L.A., you know what I'm saying? People were shouting out every word.
"Everything is going good. All the venues been turned up, the energy is high every night. People been coming out, showing love, the merch is doing great. I'm enjoying myself, man. I couldn't ask for more."
Making his first visit to Pittsburgh, Mr. Hussle expects a similar reaction to his music tonight.
"It's the human quality that connects, goes beyond the regional culture," he said. "I think it's the human quality of standing tall, being persistent, chasing your dream, having faith, believing in yourself. Those really resonate with the people and my music.
"When I first came in the game, I came from such a real place with a real situation going on — I really wasn't conscious of a positive or a negative message. I was just reporting on reality. But as I became more successful, I started to see how powerful these words and these songs are, and I wanted to make sure that if I did have an influence, it was going to be a positive one. I ain't no preacher. That's not my job. I just want to motivate in a positive direction. Make people believe in themselves and the power that they have."
The start of his path was cleared by pioneers such as Snoop and Dr. Dre. But Mr. Hussle is heading in his own direction.
"Anything great, if you want to innovate or push anything forward, you have to take risks. You can't play it safe," he said. "I don't think people are inspired by that. I don't think that people come to music for that. They come to see a little bit of a chance being taken. I like to say, 'Scared money don't make money,' you know? It's about calculated risk.
"With me, I came from Crenshaw and Slausen, and I stopped hustling, I stopped gangbanging to do music. It was all just following an instinct of mine and believing in a hunch. My thing was, I would hate to get to the end of my life and never know if I could have done it or not. I always had the passion, and I didn't want to be the guy who didn't find out. I'd rather fail trying. I'm not going to let fear of failure or fear of looking crazy stop me. We're all capable of doing anything we want to do."
One of the risks he took was charging $100 for a hard-copy CD of his album "Crenshaw," which he's promoting. Containing pictures and access to a concert, he proudly proclaimed it "the world's first $100 album" as part of his "Proud to Pay" campaign.
"We sold a thousand units the first day," he said.
He credits that success — and all his success — to the empowering message of his music and the way it has connected with fans.
"I think people really get something from the message," he said. "People in the city who hear it and say, 'I was gonna kill myself,' 'I was drop out of school, but I heard [you] and the message and it got me through my rough time.' Because it's not all peaches and cream, it's not all parties and champagne. It's struggles sometimes, and it's fear sometimes. But I never quit and I never will, and I think people hear that and they think, 'Well, he didn't give up and experienced success. I've got to stay down during my hard time and it'll get greater later.'"
It gets greater later tonight at The Altar Bar. The doors at 1620 Penn Ave., open at 6 and opening acts Erk tha Jerk and Mack Breezy start around 7. There's a $25 cover.
Dan Majors: email@example.com.


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