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Some members of 'The Religion of Peace' prepare for their next little gift to America:
Next 9/11: Iran's death squad is here
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Some members of 'The Religion of Peace' prepare for their next little gift to America:
Next 9/11: Iran's death squad is here
yep--everybody keeps wondering why i keep bitching about HLS and armed guards in the schools.
al-quaida and others who hate the USA--and there plenty of them , ain't been napping the last decade.
they have been planning attacks on US soil and will one way or the other carry at least some of them out.
remember that hotel attack in India? 200 folks+ got killed by paki/taliban/al-quaida trained gunmen --under direct control of some islamic mulla in pakistan.
think it can't happen here? don't bet on it.
those armed guards in schools ain't JUST about stopping some teenage nut job--they would delay a terror attack by several armed attackers --hopefully long enough to let the police respond before kids get murdered by the terrorists.
remember the old line from the military academy "never concentrate your troops UNDER enemy fire"? --
it seems the government is hell bent on exposing schools to enemy attack as policy making them a prime target for nut-jobs and terrorists. WTF is WRONG with this picture?
i suppose maybe the big "O" and the education/ school system WANTS to be on al-quaidas greatest hits list??
it is like were being led by fools hell bent on playing right into the enemys hands --either that or their traitors --either is bad for the USA.
j427x, personally I prefer what we learn in WarCollege 101; Fight as far forward as possible.
Kill 'em all. Let God use 'em as fertilizer.
As we can all well see, the media and schools are VERY powerful tools over time.
I see that the gasbag Al gore sold his communist TV network ( current) to Al -Jazeera this week. This guy has to be one of the worst slimeballs of all time.
well we have a state dept that is fast tracking every muzzie they can get in the USA, and a couple of for all practical purposes OPEN boarders --
i just wonder if the big "O" and crew ain't let the terrorist out of gitmo to wander around the USA?
it tis all love and peace--ya know--LOL!
I love the sentence in this article:
http://ansamed.ansa.it/ansamed/en/news/sections/generalnews/2013/01/03/Jazeera-buys-Current-TV-aims-conquer-American-market_8022656.html" Despite problems with ratings it has been seen by 60 million US households, according to Current TV research.
"Despite problems with ratings it has been seen by 60 million US households, according to Current TV research."
By "seen" I have to assume that "60 million" people have seen it on the channel guide ans wisely by passed it.


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Shimano's game-changer
In the cycling world, not much can happen with the addition of three grams. Try to imagine the best possible upgrade to your bike that falls within this weight. Give up? Well, we thought of something for all of you 7900 users -- the Shimano Dura-Ace CS-9000 11-Speed Cassette.
You read that right -- the weight difference between the 7900 10-speed and 9000 11-speed cassettes is only three grams. Needless to say, this was achieved through some clever engineering. To keep weight in check, Shimano constructed all of the sprockets over 16 teeth out of titanium. Additionally, the mid-spider carrier has been made from carbon fiber -- a rare occasion in the Shimano world. However, Shimano knows that the new Dura-Ace cassette is the heart of the 11-speed system, and its proudest feature is what Shimano calls 'Rider-tuning.'
What's this? It means that CS-9000 gear combinations were created to your standards. And we're not speaking in hyperbole when we say that the CS-9000 has been loaded with the best sprocket ranges that we've ever seen from Shimano. In fact, the cassette is even being offered in a massive 11-28t range for the go-anywhere-rider.
The Shimano Dura-Ace CS-9000 11-Speed Cassette is available in one color and in the sizes 11-23, 11-25, 11-28, 12-25, and 12-28t. Please note that the CS-9000 is only compatible with corresponding Dura-Ace 9000 components.
- Carbon fiber carrier
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Buttery Smooth
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Best way to describe the shifting quality of a Shimano Dura-Ace cassette. I am a Sram guy and use this on my TT bike and couldn't be happier with how quiet and smooth shifting this cassette is.
Can this cassette be used on a bike with 105 components?
Sure will Joe! As long as you are running 5800(11-speed) 105.
Like it a lot..............
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
After all the horror stories (reviews) I've been reading about this cassette, I thought I would try it for myself.......I have been using an Ultegra 11-28 with my Dura-Ace 9000 group, but I discovered that the steel cogs on the Ultegra were just too damn noisy when the angle was too extreme i.e. 50 x 28 or 25..so I thought that the Titanium cogs on the Dura-Ace would be more quiet and bingo it is......I'm only 5'6" and weigh 148 lbs. so I don't stress too many parts on a bike.....I do a lot of climbing, so I thought this would be a good test to see if the carbon spider would hold up.....and after 600 miles or so, no problems at all......don't know why a carbon piece would fail when just about everything is made from the stuff these days...........but anything is possible..........
I've been cautioned about using Shimano road cassettes on the Roval Control SL hubs, I guess because of the individual gears digging into the hub body (these are mountain bike wheels). How are the gears divided up on this DuraAce cassette? I have two pairs of these wheels and I want to use them for cross racing...
dependable and dura [ace] able
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I got 5000 miles and 300K of climbing out of my first cassette - an 11-28. What I don't like about the 11-28 is the dead spot going from the 6th to 7th cog. It's a big enough jump to cause a significant drop in cadence. That said, I replaced it with a 12-28, and there's no issue. I've never had any past or present issues with grinding noises or durability. Wondering if Shimano had a bad production run?
The CS-9000 is dangerously defective
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Bought my bike in August of 2014. The CS-9000's creaking and crunching started after about 1.5k miles and has been very consistent - only in the two biggest gears on the cassette, and only when under pressure uphill. People have been reporting this issue, and the CS-9000 imploding as a result, for as long as the thing has been on the market. But Shimano can't or won't fix it (I'm assuming can't).
The guy who built my bike is swapping it out for an Ultegra because clearly the issue is not resolved, a number of years after it was first identified. Do NOT buy one of these things - you're only creating a safety hazard for yourself, and people will hear the incessant creaking and crunching from 75+ yards away; not the silent bike we all want.
This 2 biggest cogs are Ti and are on their own aluminum spider rather than the carbon spider. I found a shot of WD-40 on each rivet of the two largest cogs cured the creaking. Same was true for the my XTR cassette which also uses Ti cogs.
Dura Ace 9000 cassette
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have to admit that I was a little worried about buying this cassette because of some reviews I've read about the carbon carrier breaking. So after a month on this cassette (about 1,000 miles), I am happy to report that it is holding up just fine. We do have a bunch of Cat 3 and 4 climbs here and I'm a pretty strong sprinter, so not having to worry about my cassette shifting properly or breaking in the middle of a race is extremely important. Yes, I would definitely buy another one again next season.
light, durable, awesome
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
It's hard to judge cassettes, it's normally an item that doesn't get noticed until it fails. And the work we ask of it is rather simple: make smooth shifts, quietly, and dont' weight too much. The Dura ace cassette is the best in the business at doing those things. It's actually so light that most protour teams don't use it or they would void the UCI weight limit on their bikes. But all in all it's a soild piece of equipment.
Amazing find!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This was my first order #goatworthy is awesome. Great price on the Dura-Ace, it shipped and I was able to install it in time for my bike race! Backcountry.com made it happen. Shifting is so smooth, worth its weight in GOLD!
Just broke my second CS-9000 cassette.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
And this happened mid-race in a cyclocross event... I'm sure this can be covered under warranty, but I don't actually *want* another Dura-Ace cassette. The SRAM 1190 is far better in construction and was the replacement for my first broken CS-9000. I also have another unit that's creaking under load. It'll likely break as well.
Exactly the same thing to the same sprocket happened to me. After a few days when the chain was unable to stay on sprocket it cracked. I read Shimano is using titanium for the 4 larger sprockets, but that should not mean the others can melt!
Great climbing solution for Juniors
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
For juniors making the leap to 11 speed, this is a great cassette. I was able to pair the 12-28 with a Zephr 44 front chainring, in order to meet junior gearing restriction rules, and with the 28 was able to provide good climbing gears for juniors who need the extra climbing help. My only wish is that they would make a 14-28 in Ultegra or Dura Ace, so we didn't have to go with an after market front ring. So far, we have put it to the test and it is running great!
Will the 11 speed Shimano Cs-9000 cassette...
Will the 11 speed Shimano Cs-9000 cassette work with SRAM Red 22 components? I would really like to have the 18t cog on the 11-23 cassette. SRAM doesn't offer an 11-23 cassette. I have an SRM power meter.
A number of people have been successful in running 11 spd cassettes with other manufacturer groupos. SRAM and Shimano will say optimal performance will be with matching parts, but they will work with each other.
I have Red22. I've witnessed the Dura Ace 9000 cassette shift BETTER than the Red 22 Cassette. I am going to keep my 11-26 for training and use a Dura Ace 9000 12-28 for my race which has lots of climbing.
Broken carbon spider
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've broken two of these cassettes. Neither had more than a couple hundred miles on them.
I had the same problem on an CS-9000 11-25 cassette earlier today. Has someone contacted Shimano for a replacement?
I broke mine yesterday - its probably done less than 500-600 non-racing miles (all dry) and it happened simply pulling away from traffic lights. I am not heavy at 150lbs, been riding for 25 years and never even broken a single tooth on a cassette. This folded and snapped one of the Ti sprockets and broke the carbon spider. Not happy. Will definitely be requesting a replacement from Shimano - not good enough :(
Shimano has an updated version with two rivets per arm instead of the single. It is a shame they haven't recalled these and instead just did a running change with the same part number. Make sure you report your case to the http://www.cpsc.gov/. I'd hate to see more people crash because they have the old version and it breaks.
Here is a picture of the old version and the new version: http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shimano-dura-ace-da9000-cassette-running-change06.jpg
Can't ask for a better customer review! Excellent info. Thanks BOM
Went out for a ride today and broke a second 9000 cassette spider I had on another wheel set. I agree with BOM, Shimano should have addressed the issue proactively, instead of waiting for customers to contact them after their cassettes break at the worst possible time. I would be sending both to Shimano to be replaced with the new design.
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Have ridden Dura-Ace cassette's and chains with my SRAM group for years - smoothest, quietest combo there is. I currently have the SRAM 22, and you can use the SRAM Red 10-speed rear derailleur (change the pulleys - high/low) with this 11-speed cassette. Works totally awesome ! :) 186gm for 11/28
I'm interested in the same setup. Can you explain "change the pulleys..."
Greetings ! The change in the pulleys is due to the narrower 11-speed chain's'. But, doing the switch over from 10 to 11 speed; I would give it the old college try, and just use the same pulleys - therefore leaving you with only the need to adjust the high/low limit screws and whalah! If it shifts crappy, change them out - but I would try without next time :) So really, to change from SRAM 10 to 11 speed, just get the right hand shifter, front derailleur, chain and cassette - sweet! Hope this helps :)


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I am getting my FP premium kit in any day now and I dont know what paint scheme to go with. Its hard to compare the pics of the different helmets to each other since the lighting is always different. Does anyone have side by side pics of the ROTJ and ESB lid together so I can try and basemy decision off of that? I think the ROTJ one is a lot more colorful, but I love the damage on ESB. Decisions
And yes I know that the best thing to do would is get one of each and throw a PP2 in the mix as well, but I am on a budget here guys, haha


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Melrose, The Bronx
Moving further north, the Port Morris Branch passes under 156th Street, then passes through a short tunnel under Brooke Avenue between 157th Street and Third Avenue.
The Beaux-Arts Bronx Borough Courthouse was designed by Oscar Bluemner and completed in 1915. It is the sole survivor of what was a complex of government buildings. Troubles for the star-crossed building began even before it opened. It was finished a decade behind schedule and over budget. A corrupt Tammany Hall operative claimed the credit (and the commission) for the building. Surrounding elevated trains made it difficult to hear in the courtrooms and closing the windows made it unbearably hot. Growing population made the courthouse undersized and obsolete within a couple of decades of its opening and much of its caseload moved west to a new courthouse in the 1930s. It later served as a night court and storage building before being abandoned in the 1970s.
Ideas for reuse of the landmark building came and went over the years but the Giuliani Administration finally auctioned it off in 1996 for $130,000. When that bidder never paid, a second auction in 1998 got $300,000 from a speculator who promptly did nothing but sit on it and wait for the surrounding community to improve. Plans for a school in the building began circulating in 2007, although the site was listed for sale in 2007 at $25 million. In the Spring of 2008, plans to convert the building into a charter school were announced, although as of Summer 2008, no action at all seems to be taking place.
The rail line in this area sits in the shadow of a ridge topped by Eagle Avenue. I took a little side trip up the hill to have a look around the neighborhood. This was a wasteland after the fires of the late 1970s, but much of it has been nicely redeveloped by both the city housing authority and by private developers. I'm not sure I'd want to live here, but its alot better than it was.
Returning to the rail line - after a short stretch of open trench between Third Avenue and East 161st Street, the track proceeds into another short tunnel under O'Neill Triangle and Elton Avenue. The tunnel has obviously been rebuilt recently, perhaps covering a formerly open section of trench to create O'Neill Triangle.
Just south of 163rd Street (about 500 feet before where the yard where the Port Morris Branch joined with the main line), there is an irregular vacant lot surrounding the open track trench that might be a nice location for a station. Although surrounded on the west by a largely industrial section, the lot is cattycorner to the new Boricua College development and down the hill from a significant amount of post-70s redevelopment. If the line ends up going all the way to the Metro North Melrose Station (Park Ave. at East 162nd Street), this may be a bit too close for an additional station (and too short an area for a full subway platform). But in the context of the current development in the area, it might be an option to put the station here and just let Metro North transferees take a short walk up the hill.
Boricua College was founded to meet the educational needs of Puerto Ricans and other Spanish-speaking students. The school held its first classes in 1974 and as of 2008 it had around 1,200 students on two campuses - one in Manhattan's Audobon Terrace and the other in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Boricua Village is a 4.5 acre development the college is building on lots of city-owned land between 163rd Street, 161st Street, Elton Avenue and Third Avenue. The project will include 750 units of affordable housing, a small community high school, retail space and a 14-story tower for Boricua College, giving the school the capacity to more than double its current enrollment while "revitalizing" formerly dormant land.
Proceeding north to the Melrose Yard / Junction, the eastern edge of the yard along Brooke Avenue is home to a number of grand old industrial buildings.
In a remarkable bit of chutzpa, somebody thought this would be a good place for a Days Inn. It is fairly close to the Melrose Metro North station so it might not be so bad for tourists who know what they're doing. But I'd still be a bit fearful for my car in the parking lot.
Melrose Station
The Circumferential Subway Line would terminate with the end of the Port Morris Branch at the Melrose Yard / Junction with what was a connection to the Harlem River Line. The final bridge before the yard is over 163rd Street. If Metro-North connectivity is desired, the line could probably run almost adjacent to the Melrose Station. However, it might be best to put the terminus as some point east to provide the maximum benefit to an underserved area.
When I visited, the Melrose Yard / Junction was being used by Brooke Auto Shipping and Storage.


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Dummies guide to the latest "Hockey Stick" controversy
by Gavin Schmidt and Caspar Amman
Due to popular demand, we have put together a 'dummies guide' which tries to describe what the actual issues are in the latest controversy, in language even our parents might understand. A pdf version is also available. More technical descriptions of the issues can be seen here and here.
This guide is in two parts, the first deals with the background to the technical issues raised by McIntyre and McKitrick (2005) (MM05), while the second part discusses the application of this to the original Mann, Bradley and Hughes (1998) (MBH98) reconstruction. The wider climate science context is discussed here, and the relationship to other recent reconstructions (the 'Hockey Team') can be seen here.
NB. All the data that were used in MBH98 are freely available for download at ftp://holocene.evsc.virginia.edu/pub/sdr/temp/nature/MANNETAL98/ (and also as supplementary data at Nature) along with a thorough description of the algorithm.
Part I: Technical issues:
1) What is principal component analysis (PCA)?
This is a mathematical technique that is used (among other things) to summarize the data found in a large number of noisy records so that the essential aspects can more easily seen. The most common patterns in the data are captured in a number of 'principal components' which describe some percentage of the variation in the original records. Usually only a limited number of components ('PC's) have any statistical significance, and these can be used instead of the larger data set to give basically the same description.
2) What do these individual components represent?
Often the first few components represent something recognisable and physical meaningful (at least in climate data applications). If a large part of the data set has a trend, than the mean trend may show up as one of the most important PCs. Similarly, if there is a seasonal cycle in the data, that will generally be represented by a PC. However, remember that PCs are just mathematical constructs. By themselves they say nothing about the physics of the situation. Thus, in many circumstances, physically meaningful timeseries are 'distributed' over a number of PCs, each of which individually does not appear to mean much. Different methodologies or conventions can make a big difference in which pattern comes up tops. If the aim of the PCA analysis is to determine the most important pattern, then it is important to know how robust that pattern is to the methodology. However, if the idea is to more simply summarize the larger data set, the individual ordering of the PCs is less important, and it is more crucial to make sure that as many significant PCs are included as possible.
3) How do you know whether a PC has significant information?
This determination is usually based on a 'Monte Carlo' simulation (so-called because of the random nature of the calculations). For instance, if you take 1000 sets of random data (that have the same statistical properties as the data set in question), and you perform the PCA analysis 1000 times, there will be 1000 examples of the first PC. Each of these will explain a different amount of the variation (or variance) in the original data. When ranked in order of explained variance, the tenth one down then defines the 99% confidence level: i.e. if your real PC explains more of the variance than 99% of the random PCs, then you can say that this is significant at the 99% level. This can be done for each PC in turn. (This technique was introduced by Preisendorfer et al. (1981), and is called the Preisendorfer N-rule).
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By Nick Ames in Warsaw
Tomas Rosicky will take time to think about his international future after seeing his Czech Republic side exit Euro 2012 at the quarter-final stage.
The Czech captain, who missed the defeat to Portugal due to an Achilles injury, admits that he is tempted by the prospect of leading his side into the next World Cup.
But he knows that, at 31, there are a number of factors to consider.
"I would love to continue, but on the other hand I'm not the youngest anymore and have had problems with my fitness," he told Arsenal.com after Thursday's game.
"I will take time to think about it. As I say, I would love to continue but I'm not stupid - I know I'm getting older and have to think about what is good for me."
There had been varying reports as to whether Rosicky would participate in Thursday's game, following the injury he picked up in the Czech Republic's win over Greece. But he says there were no 'mind games' involved as he worked hard to regain fitness.
"If you're in a big tournament like this then of course you want to play, so I tried until the very last minute for it to be possible, but it wasn't," he said.
"Where the injury is concerned, I have no idea right now. I spoke with the people from Arsenal after the Greece game, so I'll go back and they will check on me."


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As far as my family is concerned, I can never have enough homemade gravy on hand for Thanksgiving dinner! The base for this flavorful gravy is prepared with turkey wings and can be prepared in advance. —Linda Fitzsimmons, Fort Edward, New York
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- 2 turkey wings (1-1/2 to 2 pounds)
- 2 medium onions, quartered
- 2 cans (one 49 ounces, one 14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 2 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 celery ribs with leaves, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 4 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Place turkey wings and onions in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 1-1/4 hours, turning once.
- Transfer wings and onions to a Dutch oven. Add the large can of broth, carrots, celery and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
- Strain; discard wings and vegetables. (Can be made ahead to this point and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.) Skim fat from cooking liquid. Add enough remaining broth to measure 3-1/2 cups; set aside.
- In a large saucepan, whisk flour and remaining broth until smooth. Gradually stir in cooking liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in butter and pepper. Yield: 4-1/4 cups.
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"This gravy is has an excellent flavor and color and is a huge time saver. I make it every year for Thanksgiving."
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"easy and absolutely delicious!"
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2012
"I have made this for a few years and it's been a lifesaver every time! I usually use turkey stock (available next to the chicken and beef broth on your grocer's shelf around holiday time). It gives a darker, richer flavor to the gravy and, if you like, add a bit of the pan drippings and mix in as you reheat it."
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2012
"I needed a gravy to do ahead of time because we were doing a deep fried turkey. This fit the bill. A bit of work to it and it turned out ok. Could have used a bit more flavor."
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"We were always short on gravy until I began making it ahead of time using extra wings. Great recipe idea."


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The end of the Berlin Wall nearly twenty years ago led many to expect the end of the Cold War would result in large scale reductions in military expenditures. Of course, after years of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, military expenditures continue to rise. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced it was time to put an end to the production of high tech weaponry that was designed to be part of a Cold War arsenal and to think in modern terms. "We must rebalance this department's program," he announced, "in order to institutionalize and finance our capabilities to fight the war we are in today and the scenarios we are most likely to face in the years ahead." It is about time someone looked at the reality of what we face and cease believing we need squadrons of high tech fighter planes when no such enemy exists.
Of course, the unknown factor is how Congress will react to the news of cutting back on production of high tech planes and weaponry since to do so means laying off workers. Which will take precedence- reducing military expenditures or keeping people working making equipment that can not be used in modern warfare?


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Bill Nowling
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No. 32 was worn by Bill Nowling (Aug. 8, 1920 -- Aug. 9, 1944), a fullback 1940-42, from St. Petersburg, Fla., a three-year starter under Robert Neyland and John Barnhill. Nowling started for three years for the Vols at fullback, and played in the backfield for the 1940 national championship team coached by Gen. Robert Neyland. The Vols lost just four games during Nowling's three-year career at Rocky Top, and the '40 team also added an SEC title to the trophy case. Nowling and fellow Vols Rudy Klarer, Willis Tucker and Clyde Fuson lost their lives fighting for America in World War II. Their numbers, including 32, were officially retired in 2006 prior to the Air Force game.
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My girlfriend and I are looking to teach English as a way of travelling the world. I was wondering how practical this would be to do as a couple? Are there particular countries where this would be a problem, or perhaps easier? Obviously we don't mind teaching in different schools but we would want to live together.
We want to travel widely but particularly keen on the Far East.
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Posted by Tom Grant on February 1, 2011
Internal pilots (a.k.a. "eating your own dog food," or "drinking your own champagne") are important tools. But how? What kind of feedback do you get from these exercises, and what sort don't you get?
That's the topic of a new research project that we just launched. While Forrester starts hundreds of new research efforts this year, I'm highlighting this one for two reasons: (1) I'm doing the research, and I think that everything I do is interesting; (2) this is the second time I've done a research project in a very transparent way. From start to finish, we're going to work in the open, to give you, Dear Reader, an opportunity to comment on the research as we do it.
The first project done in this fashion, which investigated "thought leadership" (whatever that means) in the technology industry, resulted in this RoleView document. Along the way, we solicited comments on the basic research plan, the questions we asked our interview subjects, and the content of the document. We threw out questions to Forrester community members along the way, and at the end, we did a brief retrospection on how well we succeeded.
We're Interested In Your Feedback Again. No, Really.
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So I own a small business that I go to after work to help out my wife that runs it during the day. Yesterday I was the only one at the shop. Latino kat around 19-23 looking around telling me how nice the shop is and this and that. Then before he leaves ask's if I have a tissue to blow his nose. I hand him a few napkins I had on the desk. He's like "that's kinda rough man, can I get a tissue or toilet paper" I get off the desk (my phone next to the laptop) and take not even 3 steps into the back to grab some TP, I hand it to him, he leaves, I sit down, and im like "where's my phone?" I thought I had misplaced it so I called it, when I didnt hear it buzzing I was like "MUTHER FUCKER!!" tracked it online, it was less than a mile away at a house, called the wifey told her I was about to go break down a door, she's like "no wait, let me go with you dont want you do something stupid" I was all trying to figure out the directions, writting sh!t down cause the printer was acting up. She gets there, we lock up, Im soo mad that I pull out of my parking spot all fast and scrape the car on a pole, soo now im even more angry.
I get to the house, im pounding on the door and pushing the door bell like crazy, no cars in the driveway, no answer at the door. I start knocking on neighbors doors. I go across the street and start knocking on those doors. White kid comes out, I ask him if he knows the family that lives in the house im knocking at. He says it's a jewish family. I ask him if they have a kid. He says "yea like a 10 or 12 year old" so then I describe the guy and he tells me that someone like that lives on the opposite side of the same house.
I drive around there's 2 cars in the driveway, engine warm on one of em. I start pounding and ringing that door bell. No one answers. So im like "bingo" I tell the wife to call the cops. I tell the cops that he ran out and I chased him to that residence cause I know they wont come out if I say "im tracking my phone online"
Some latina lady finally comes out while im on the phone with the cops asking what's going on. I just yell at her "you son stole my phone" She says "my son doesnt even live with me" soo im thinking I got the right place and she just covering for his @$$.
Cops finally arrive, I change my story cause I dont want to get in trouble myself. I tell them that I tracked it to that residence and that my wife recoginzed the car. Officers telling me that they really cant go in, I tell them that im in the military and ask them to help me out, I tell them it's an iphone5.
Dude was nice enough to ask the parents if they can do a sweep of the home just to verify that the son is not there. They agree. They come out and he says that the only people that live there are the parents and two girls and that there's pictures of a kid but that he young.
Cop was nice enough to log in through his iPhone to see where it shows up, it's off.
I tell the officer him to erase my data and lock it.
Called ATT when I got back to the shop. Then I read that that stupid ap says that the info it's displaying is accurate within .8 Miles of the spot it's showing me. Im thinking that could be any residence on that block. My wife still thinks it had to have been the one where they did the sweep cause they never came out when I knocked first and you know kids dont really take anymore pictures once they in their late teens early 20's.
Im still debating if I wanna go do another sweep. I know im not gonna get my phone back but I just want to do the $700's that my phone is worth in bodily injury and add the scrape from the car. But I could just imagine the cops showing up to the shop and making the biz look bad.
Same thing had happened to our business partner like 3 months ago. Only that they took her purse along with her iPhone. And she had $3,000 in the purse (he does crazy buying for her shop) The good thing is that my wife had given her our upgrade on her line to get a new 4S. Soo she willing to give me her upgrade for a new 5 but not till April.
I talked to one of my closest friends today that does MMA and he wants to drive around the area and try to find the guy for at least a good beating but my wife and daughter are at the shop alone most of the day which holds me back from going through with that.
I think I just gotta take it as a lesson learned.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Billy Eisenreich had a seven-point game with two goals and five assists and Chase Bailey recorded a hat trick to help the Bucknell men's lacrosse team open up Patriot League play with a 14-9 win at Navy on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. The victory was Bucknell's ninth straight against league foes dating back to last season, and the Bison have grabbed the early lead in the 2012 conference chase.
Peter Burke added two goals and two assists, and Nick Gantsoudes also scored twice for the Bison, who had suffered three straight close losses to nationally ranked teams before breaking out in a big way against the Midshipmen. Bucknell defeated Navy for the fifth time in 12 all-time meetings, and this was its first series win by more than one goal. Saturday's result ended a string of five straight one-goal games between the two teams.
Tucker Hull tallied three goals and two assists for the Midshipmen (1-3), who were coming off a tough 9-8 loss to fourth-ranked North Carolina last week. Navy won 19 of the 27 faceoffs, but the Bison stood tall defensively, forcing the Mids into 25 turnovers while committing only 14 of their own.
Bucknell led 8-4 at the half after a strong finish to the second quarter, saw Navy storm back with three goals early in the third quarter, then dominated from there.
Bailey put the Bison on the scoreboard first with a one-timer off a high feed from Burke at the 9:59 mark of the opening period. The two teams alternated goals until Bucknell put in two in a row later in the quarter. First it was Eisenreich with a terrific skip pass out of a double team to a wide open Gantsoudes on the back side. Just 1:26 after the Gantsoudes goal, Billy Mattimore scored his first of the year with a lefthanded shot just under the crossbar from about 20 yards out.
Sam Jones got one back for Navy with 1:15 left in the period, and then just 14 seconds into the second quarter Hull tied it at 4-4. But the Bison dominated the final 13 minutes of the half. Eisenreich started the four-goal run with a tricky shot from goal-line extended just to the right of Navy goalie RJ Wickham.
Bailey and Burke followed with goals to make it 7-4, and then following a timeout, Bucknell ran a set play with Eisenreich feeding David Dickson in the slot for an 8-4 lead with just 0:09 left in the half.
Navy stormed out of the locker room with three goals in just 45 seconds, with Nikk Davis' tally reducing Bucknell's lead to 8-7 just 1:58 into the half. But the Bison again had a response, scoring four straight times to go up 12-7 after three periods.
Bucknell's run started after Navy took a slashing penalty, and Eisenreich found Burke on the left wing for a critical momentum-shifting goal. Freshman Joe Kearney followed just over a minute later with a shot on the run to make it 10-7, and then in quick succession it was Bailey and Todd Heritage to make it four goals in a span of 4:13.
The Bison moved the ball around and burned some clock early in the fourth quarter, but Dickson retaliated for a push in the back and took a non-releasable unsportsmanlike conduct penalty with 8:35 left in the game. Navy scored twice on that penalty, with Erik Hoffstadt and Bryce Dabbs finding the net 26 seconds apart. Just after Navy crept within 12-9, the Bison were flagged again, but this time they killed off the 60-second penalty. Then with 5:26 left Eisenreich made a slick backdoor pass to a cutting Gantsoudes for a 13-9 lead.
A big save from Kyle Feeney and a nice takeaway by defenseman Mike Huffner helped the Bison get the ball back near the three-minute mark. Navy desperately tried to get the ball back but was flagged for seven penalties in the process. With only three defenders on the field, Eisenreich finished the scoring with an empty-netter in the final minute to give Bucknell its highest scoring total in 12 all-time meetings with the Midshipmen.
Bucknell outshot Navy 35-27, but the Mids led 37-21 in ground balls. Feeney finished with eight saves for the Bison, while Navy's Wickham had seven.
Bucknell is back in action next Saturday at home against Hobart in a non-conference game. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.


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Formed in Washington, D.C., in 1990, the group didn't begin seriously recording until 1995, after its members (Phil Manley, Nathan Means, and Sebastian Thomson) finished college. Their self-titled debut, on the Chicago-based Thrill Jockey label, was recorded after just a few rehearsals back together, and contained instrumental, largely improvised versions of simple rock-oriented figures based loosely (and, again, quite humorously) on '70s and '80s popular and progressive bands such as Boston, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and Yes. Produced by Tortoise's John McEntire at Chicago's Idful Studios, the album was instantly (if somewhat ironically) lauded as an example of "post-rock" (an association that as much proves the meaningless of the "genre" as Trans Am's own relation to it), in turn leading to a short live tour as Tortoise's opening act.
The group returned in the fall of 1996 with a self-titled EP of somewhat retro electro-funk experiments (released by Happy Go Lucky) that brought to the fore an affection for electronics previously reserved either for between-time studio distraction or the brief interludes separating the meatier segments of their debut. With 1997's Surrender to the Night, however, Trans Am expanded that approach to album length, with inadvertent tributes to Kraftwerk, Hashim, Can, and New Order dominating and only a few recognizably "rock" songs included. Also signaling a change in focus was the expanded role electronics would play in their live performances; where earlier incarnations of the group included noodly Casio interludes that never grew beyond a sideshow, Surrender's more electronics-heavy material meant more of the stage space was given over to analog machines, trigger devices, and MIDI-wired beatboxes.
Trans Am's inclusion on the Mille Plateaux label's double-CD compilation In Memoriam Gilles Deleuze (alongside Cristian Vogel, Beequeen, Mike Ink, and Atom Heart, as well as labelmates Rome and Oval) also helped introduce the band to audiences in Europe, where the group has found similar popularity as such electronic/acoustic hybrids as Flying Saucer Attack and Stereolab. A fourth album, Futureworld, followed in 1999, and a year later the group returned with its most expansive album yet, The Red Line, recorded in the band's own National Recording Studio. In 2002, Trans Am released T.A. -- another foray into late-'80s/early-'90s electro-rock. The ironic, political Liberation followed in early 2004; after the album's release, the members of Trans Am scattered across the globe on a planned hiatus for two years. Means ended up in Auckland, New Zealand, and the bandmembers convened there to begin sessions for their next album at MAINZ, a local recording school. After completing the album at Brooklyn's Okropolis studio, the results, Sex Change, were released in early 2007. A live album, What Day Is It Tonight?, appeared in 2009. The enigmatically named album Thing was issued in spring 2010. During the next four years, the group worked on their tenth album in between the members' other committments, which included Manley's work with Life Coach and Thomson's work with Baroness. The fittingly named Volume X arrived in 2014. ~ Sean Cooper
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Track List: California Hotel
Track List: Volume X
Track List: Thing
Track List: What Day Is It Tonight? (Trans Am Live 1993-2008)
Track List: Sex Change
Track List: Liberation
Track List: Extremixxx
Track List: TA
Track List: Red Line
Track List: You Can Always Get What You Want
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Track List: The Surveillance
Track List: Surrender To The Night
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Boats outside of USA
Aren''t there important differences in a European boat? What about the shore power hookup being 220 volts? What about all the nuts and bolts, etc. being metric? Maybe you can tell the factory to make the hookup per US standards?
Boats outside of USA
Everybody speaks English in Europe specially if you are making a big purchase like a boat.
Contact the factory they can direct you to the dealers.
Fair Winds.
Boats outside of USA
When you buy a taxable item (used or new) outside your state of residence, and your state of residence has a sales tax, you probably must pay a "use tax," which is generally the same amount as a "sales tax." You buy a boat in Europe somewhere, take it to Maine, you must pay a 5.5% "use tax." If you''d bought the boat in Maine, it''d be called a "sales tax." You pay where the boat will ultimately be located or registration paid. Most states require that if you plan to have the vessel located there for more than 6 mos. out of the year, it must be registered there, hence, you pay the use tax there. Proof of payment of sales/use tax elsewhere should get you a proration of tax due in the State where you register the boat. No tax paid, no proration, and the full amount is due. 3% sales tax paid elsewhere and 5.5% "use tax" due in the State you move it to, you should get a 2.5% proration. The use/sales tax is a one time deal for an owner, meaning that you don''t have to pay it over and over if you move the boat around and re-register elsewhere (generally), so hold on to your tax receipts. Believe me. It took me five years to finally pay my $1,740 use tax to Maine after being billed over $5K in tax on my 1972 boat, penalties and interest. I refused the $5K (my broker never mentioned this little problem) and finally told them I was moving to the Caribbean. They took the $1,740. You think everyone that buys crap at yard sales like outboards and snowmobiles pays the sales tax? A vicious little tax authority. Hoist the skull and crossbones.
Boats outside of USA
Do you use a dealer in Europe or do you deal directly with the factory? How about language difficulties?
Boats outside of USA
Hi, I am considering a Beneteau 351 out of the Caribbean and I have some concerns, based on one of the other messages about getting the boat ready to travel to the U.S. A delivery skipper will be needed for this and I don''t want to purchase the boat and have the delivery skipper show up and present a list of things that he demands be fixed before he ships the boat. I don''t want to get stuck making a bunch of repairs using paid labor in a foreign port while I''m in the states. Would it be possible to negotiate a deal where the sale of the boat is conditioned upon the boat''s being in ready condition for the delivery skipper without additional repair - and if there is additional repair, it''s at the seller''s expense? Thoughts?
Boats outside of USA
Thanks alot for the tips......
Boats outside of USA
If you can find a way to register your boat in Rhode Island there is NO sales tax on boats here. In fact, whatever is on the initial invoice when you buy the boat is covered under that, so any equipment you buy when you buy the boat is tax free as well.
I''ve spoken with dealers around here who will buy your sails for you and bill you on pass through when they sell you the boat.
Registration for a 36-40 ft vessel is $250 for two years, whether it is CG documented or not.
Boats outside of USA
As a Resident of Non EU Country(USA,Canada,etc,) if you buy a new boat you wont be charged the VAT anyway and you can keep the boat in EU waters up to 16 months..
IF you buy a used EU boat VAT is already paid by the first owner of the boat and you can not get anything back since you did not paid any VAT....
If you sail the boat outside the US waters under USA Flag you have to have Federal registration for all practical purposes.
If you import the Boat you pay %1.5 Import tax plus depending on which state you register, appropriate state taxes.
Good Luck..
Boats outside of USA
I am in Spain right now and have found the new boats alot cheaper as well. I am considering buying one and shipping it back home.
Do you know if the EU countries actally rebate the entire VAT charge of 16%?
The import duty in the US is 1.5 %, but do you know if any there is any state sales tax that has to be paid when registering the boat under a US flag?
Happy Sailing
Boats outside of USA
If anybody planning to buy a boat outside the US, he should also look at the new(not used because most owners trying to get back a part of the VAT that they paid which is %16) boats in Europe.Almost all the big manufacturers have dealers here but if you are willing to do your homework you can buy the boat ex-factory in Europe and can save BIG...
Unfortunately we are paying at least %35 more because of the huge mark-ups by the US dealers and manufacturers having seperate price lists for the USA...
Now,they will come up and say that they are providing you with the service,commissioning etc..but all those can be done in Europe and boats can be ship withouth touching the rigging on special cargo ships.Import tax is only %1.5 ......shipping for a 35-40 footer costs $12-15 K...
I dont want to name any manufacturer but I recently find out this for a 36 foot German made sailboat:
USA Base Price $150000.00
Europe base price Ex-Fac.$110.000
Do the math?
It is a known fact that American made quality sailboats(Sabre,Tartan,etc.)are expensive comparing to same quality European makes and obviously dealers are trying to match the prices once they are imported.
Of course sailing back would be the best and cheapest option if you have the time and expertise.
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Corsi's previous appearance on "pro-White" radio show was streamed live on "White Nationalist" Stormfront.org
Research ››› ››› ERIC HANANOKI, SIMON MALOY, JULIE MILLICAN & MATT GERTZ
Jerome Corsi's appearance on the July 20 edition of The Political Cesspool Radio Show -- during which he promoted The Obama Nation and criticized Sen. Barack Obama -- was streamed "Live" on the self-described "White Nationalist" and "White Pride" website Stormfront.org. Prior to Corsi's appearance on the July 20 broadcast, host James Edwards claimed that "most Jews ... regard[] Jews and whites as two different races," and co-host Winston Smith repeatedly referred to Obama as a "mulatto."
As Media Matters for America and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch blog have noted, Obama Nation author Jerome Corsi is reportedly scheduled to appear on the August 17 edition of The Political Cesspool Radio Show. Corsi's previous appearance on the July 20 edition of The Political Cesspool -- during which he promoted The Obama Nation and criticized Sen. Barack Obama -- was streamed "Live" on the self-described "White Nationalist" and "White Pride" website Stormfront.org. Additionally, at several points during the July 20 broadcast prior to Corsi's appearance, host James Edwards and co-host Winston Smith expounded on their views on race. Edwards claimed that "most Jews ... regard[] Jews and whites as two different races," and Smith repeatedly referred to Obama as a "mulatto." According to its "Statement of Principles," The Political Cesspool Radio Show "represent[s] a philosophy that is pro-White."
According to a Google cache snapshot of Stormfront.org "as it appeared on Jul 21, 2008 00:01:06 GMT," text under the headline "Stormfront Broadcast Radio" stated: "Live NOW: Political Cesspool BACK ON AIR! - Special two-hour show starting for Internet listeners! - James Edwards, Winston Smith, Eddie 'The Bombardier' Miller! Our featured guest is author and columnist Dr. Jerome Corsi."
According to a June 10, 2004, forum post by "Sr. [forum] Moderator" Jamie Kelso, Edwards joined Stormfront.org in 2004 under the screen name "ElectEdwards." Kelso wrote: "Two of the marvelous speakers at the 2004 [European-American Unity and Leadership] New Orleans Conference, Bob Whitaker and James Edwards, registered their screen names since that event. Bob Whitaker is with us under the nom de screen of Bob Whitaker of whitakeronline and Tennessee's own James Edwards joins us as ElectEdwards." ElectEdwards has identified himself as "James Edwards" in several posts, and also stated that The Political Cesspool was his show in numerous posts. ElectEdwards has stated of Stormfront.org that he is a "proud" member and that "[w]hile I rarely have had the time to post on Stormfront, there is never a day that passes that I don't visit this site."
After The Political Cesspool temporarily went off the air, Edwards wrote in a February 13 post on Political Cesspool's blog that "Stormfront Radio ... provided tremendous aid to the cultivation of our broadcast. We salute you." On April 4, Edwards wrote that The Political Cesspool "continues to live on in syndication with daily re-runs airing via Dixie Broadcasting Radio, Inc., Stormfront Radio and other networks."
In a June 22 Washington Post article, staff writer Eli Saslow wrote that Obama's victory in the Democratic primary has "sparked an increase in racist and white supremacist activity, mainly on the Internet, according to leaders of hate groups and the organizations that track them" and cited Stormfront.org as "a central meeting place for the white power movement." Saslow also discussed Don Black, whom ElectEdwards described as giving him "support":
Don Black spends 16 hours each day on his laptop computer reading hundreds of derogatory Obama comments posted on Stormfront.org, a Web site with the motto "white pride world wide." Black, a former Ku Klux Klan leader, launched the site in 1995 to create a central meeting place for the white power movement. In the wake of Obama's securing enough delegates for the nomination, Stormfront, he says, has begun to fulfill his vision.
A site that drew a few thousand visitors per day in 2002 has expanded into Black's full-time job, attracting more than 40,000 unique users each day who can post on 54 different message boards, he said. Black has enlisted 40 moderators and his 19-year-old son to help run Stormfront.
Posters on Stormfront complain that Obama represents the end of "white rule" and the beginning of "multiculturalism." They fear that he will promote affirmative action, support illegal immigration and help render whites, who make up two-thirds of the U.S. population, "the new minority."
"I get nonstop e-mails and private message from new people who are mad as hell about the possibility of Obama being elected," said Black, a white power activist since the 1970s. "White people, for a long time, have thought of our government as being for us, and Obama is the best possible evidence that we've lost that. This is scaring a lot of people who maybe never considered themselves racists, and it's bringing them over to our side."
The Google cache of Stormfront.org's website "as it appeared on Jul 21, 2008 00:01:06 GMT," taken on August 14 at 4 p.m. ET:
At one point on the July 20 broadcast of The Political Cesspool Radio Show, prior to Corsi's appearance, Edwards claimed that "like most Jews, [singer-songwriter] Randy Newman regards Jews and whites as two different races. Of course, when I do it, I'm called all sorts of rude names." Also before Corsi's appearance, Smith said: "One thing I've wondered for a while is his [Obama's] identification with the African part of his genetic makeup. You know, he is not an African-American. He is a mulatto. That means he has a white and a black parent. He is a mulatto. He is neither white nor black." He later referred to Obama as a "mulatto" again.
After Corsi's appearance, Edwards said to a caller who said people asked him if he was "prejudiced":
Well, if they say it, if they say, "Are we prejudiced?" Well, you answered them exactly the way they should be answered: "Of course I am, and here's why." If they ask, "Are you a racist or a neo-Nazi?" Well, first, ask them for a definition of that, and if they can't give you one, say, "Well, if you're using the ADL's [the Anti-Defamation League's] version of a neo-Nazi, meaning that I'm a white man proud of my heritage, then you're damn right I am. If that's what a neo-Nazi is, then that's what I am, and I'm proud to be, and you should be too, if you had any courage."
Also following Corsi's interview, the program featured an advertisement from the Council of Conservative Citizens targeted at "American citizen[s]" who are "concerned about illegal aliens swarming into this country," "disgusted with militant homosexuals who pervert the institution of marriage and who are conspiring to indoctrinate schoolchildren with the queer agenda," or have been "denied work because affirmative action programs give minorities jobs they don't deserve."
From the July 20 broadcast of The Political Cesspool Radio Program:
EDWARDS: But notice that, in these lyrics -- and this is the point I'm trying to make. There is a point here. Notice that like most Jews, Randy Newman regards Jews and whites as two different races. Of course, when I do it, I'm called all sorts of rude names. But Newman goes on to say that some Jewish kids are trying, some white kids are trying, and Asians are doing fine, but apparently Randy Newman himself, this Jewish musician, is not aware of any black or brown kids who are trying. I wonder how long it'll take the ADL and Little Green Footballs to start calling Randy Newman a neo-Nazi.
SMITH: As to my comments, I'd like to go back to something you said about Barack Hussein Obama. One thing I've wondered for a while is his identification with the African part of his genetic makeup. You know, he is not an African-American. He is a mulatto. That means he has a white and a black parent. He is a mulatto. He is neither white nor black. But he has chosen to associate or to identify with the African portion of his parentage. Now, back not all that long ago --
EDWARDS: Because it makes him, of course, invincible to scrutiny with -- from the media.
SMITH: Yes. Not that long ago, people were wondering, "Well, how do you tell if someone is white or black?" And the standard rule was, if you had one drop of black blood, then you were black. And that was called racist. But, however, here is Barack Hussein Obama, a mulatto, half white, half black, and he has chosen to identify as an African -- African-American, so to speak. Why is he not racist? I mean, he has a drop of black blood in him, and he has said, "OK, well, I got this black blood in me. I'm black." Why didn't he choose the white part?
The fact of the matter is, all those people who decided that unless you were white, you weren't white. If you looked black, if you acted black, then you were black. And my point is, James -- Well, my point is, when we white people, we European-Americans decide that we do not ignore nature, when we decide that we acknowledge the obvious, we are called racists. But the fact is, we are realists.
Look at Barack Hussein Obama. Half white, half black. He goes to a black church that preaches hatred for white people. He associates with radical, violent groups whose purpose in existence is to kill white people. Would we be wrong in saying, "Well, he is black"? Would we be racist by -- in saying -- in noticing that he is black? Well, of course we are. We can't say that, but he can. And every other black person will say, "Well, Barack Hussein Obama is black." They notice it. Why can't we notice it?
The fact of the matter is, folks, when white people notice race, we're racists. When black people notice race, they're people of color, which itself is a racist term. If you think about that phrase, folks, "people of color," what does that mean? It means there is this group of people who lack something. And what they lack is a certain pigment in their skin. And that lack of pigment in their skin makes them unworthy to -- for inclusion in the rest of humanity, who calls themselves "people of color."
I ask you, who are the real racists? The white people, the European-Americans who say, "Hey, white people and black people cannot get along together. Let's separate peaceably"? Or the people who say, "White people are unworthy to be included in the mass of humanity"? And folks, make no mistake about it, there are legions of black people, there are legions of mestizos out there who are more than happy to exclude white people from the mass of humanity. That's why they came up with this phrase "people of color." To say, "Yes, there are black people, there are mestizos, there are Asians, and then there's this other group that doesn't even rate a name." By referring to themselves as "people of color," they get to separate themselves from us without even acknowledging us.
EDWARDS: Winston, that's an excellent commentary. And, of course, longtime listeners of this program over the course of the last four years are very much aware of your ability to articulate as well as anyone -- not just on this program, but I mean anyone, anywhere, on any sort of network programming.
ANNOUNCER: Are you an American citizen who is concerned about illegal aliens swarming into this country? Are you disgusted with militant homosexuals who pervert the institution of marriage and who are conspiring to indoctrinate schoolchildren with the queer agenda? Are you denied work because affirmative action programs give minorities jobs they don't deserve? What can you do? Join the Council of Conservative Citizens today. Write us for more information.
CALLER: I want to let you guys know that here in San Diego -- and I understand it also happened in Illinois -- we have been picketing or demonstrating at the -- well, first of off, I went to the La Raza thing, and we demonstrated there.
EDWARDS: Congratulations.
[clapping in background]
CALLER: And, you know, they had all the Obama people there, and everybody was trying to argue. But, you know, most of us are -- you know, we're pretty intelligent when it comes to politics, so we were just shutting 'em down. And this one guy says, "Well, you act like -- are you prejudiced?"
UNKNOWN: Ah, yeah.
CALLER: Well, certainly.
EDWARDS: Well, absolutely. You know, and that's another thing we've got to do. See --
CALLER: What's wrong with that? Aren't you? You're standing over there, you know, you've got the NAACP, you're over here in front of La Raza, you know, and you ask me a stupid question as that? Well, he didn't know how to answer that. They're not used to that.
EDWARDS: Right, and that -- you bring up a great point, Jerry. This is something that people try to do to deflate our sound arguments. "Well, are you this?" And they come up with -- you pick your choice of a derogative word. Well, first of all --
SMITH: Most of the time they don't ask, they just say it. [unintelligible]
EDWARDS: Well, if they say it, if they say, "Are we prejudiced?" Well, you answered them exactly the way they should be answered: "Of course I am, and here's why." If they ask, "Are you a racist or a neo-Nazi?" Well, first, ask them for a definition of that, and if they can't give you one, say, "Well, if you're using the ADL's version of a neo-Nazi, meaning that I'm a white man proud of my heritage, then you're damn right I am. If that's what a neo-Nazi is, then that's what I am, and I'm proud to be, and you should be too, if you had any courage."
CALLER: Well, I did -- they asked me that.
EDWARDS: Yeah, well --
CALLER: "Are you racist?" And I said, "Well, absolutely. I'm proud of my race. Aren't you?"
EDWARDS: And that's -- you know, and it totally deflates them, because what they expect you to do then is say, "Oh, well, no, no, no" -- and stutter and stammer like so many of our people do. We've got to break out of that. We've got to answer with defiant -- with a defiant resolve, in an upbeat and encouraged affirmation that we are right and they are wrong. Our cause is righteous and just. Theirs is not. We've got to set the record straight, and we've got to do so with bravery and a little guts. And you're doing it.
CALLER: Well, you know, here's the giggle. There's a fellow who used to be a Klansman, he was a grand dragon named Metzger. You've probably heard of him.
SMITH: Yeah. Him and his son were -- yeah.
CALLER: Yeah. And the one thing -- he came into San Diego on something, and they asked him that question. They said, "You're a racist." And he says, "Well, absolutely." Just took the wind right out of their sails.
EDWARDS: And it always does and it always will, and it's nothing to be ashamed of, if, in fact, the definition they believe "racist" to be, is a European-American --
CALLER: Well, is the NAACP racist?
EDWARDS: Yeah -- a European-American proud of their cultural identity or ethnicity or race. You know, race is our extended family. But Jerry, you're doing a good job out there. Thanks for calling in today. Thanks for taking a stand, and thanks for tuning in.
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Laurel Bistany: Staying responsive to NH's business needs
EXETER - A Nottingham mother of three is striving to make New Hampshire supportive to businesses and more attractive to young workers.
As executive director of the Regional Economic Development Center (REDC) of Southern N.H., Laurel Adams Bistany, 37, is extremely concerned how young people lack incentive to remain in the state, which jeopardizes future success.
Bistany said she's heard from a lot of companies which are concerned how the state is not producing enough of a skilled labor pool which can replace existing workers. Without a strong base of employees, she believes businesses will fail or move away from New Hampshire.
Like generations before them, young people need good jobs at living wages, Bistany said, along with affordable housing and access to cultural activities. She said these opportunities are either already here or well within reach in the state.
As she sees her three sons - Jake, 12, Tyler, 9, and Zachary, 7 - grow, her concerns are shared with fellow parents who want to see the next generation succeed while remaining close enough to remain involved in each other's lives.
"The beautiful part of New Hampshire is we're so responsive since we're so small," Bistany said.
This hope has propelled her into the world of economic development.
While working at the American Independence Museum, Bistany said she began at the REDC as a part-time bookkeeper in 2001. Around 2004, Bistany said she decided to dedicate herself to the organization and became financial director, which eventually led her to take on the role of executive director in 2008.
For the past 17 years, REDC - located at 37 Industrial Drive in Suite F2 - has been providing growing businesses with financial assistance and communities with planning and economic development training.
"REDC is a private nonprofit whose mission is job creation," Bistany said.
Bistany said recessions breed innovation, and REDC continues to provide assistance to businesses. She said REDC provides technical experience and financing through their "multi-million dollar revolving loan fund."
"Actually, recession is when we're busiest," Bistany said, adding these are the times when banks tend to be financially conservative with loans.
Bistany said the ongoing federal fiscal strife could affect some sources of funding, such as Community Development Block Grants, but the organization is "fortunate to have a good loan pool."
As a result, Bistany said companies are able to grow. She added the REDC also helps communities attract and retain businesses "through both grassroots economic development and infrastructure improvements."
Bistany said the REDC will eventually relocate their operations to a new facility, which will revive a vacant lot on Main Street in Raymond. She said the new building is about the same size as their current location, but they will be able to use the space more efficiently.
"We bought it from the town for tax value," Bistany said, adding construction should begin in the spring and be ready to occupy next year.?Bistany said officials in Raymond are very excited about the REDC coming to town, especially since they bring value to the community beyond tax revenues. She added the REDC "is really a downtown business."
Bistany said the new facility will include a regional training center, a business resource library and room for a conference center in central Rockingham County.
"It's not incubation space - it's transition space," Bistany said.


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By Attorney General Roy Cooper
The April tax filing deadline is getting closer and if you're like most families who anticipate a refund, your money can't come soon enough. We all want our money quickly, but think twice before you opt for an "instant" or "rapid" refund from commercial tax preparers and banks.
Thanks to changes in federal regulations, most banks have stopped offering short-term, high interest loans known as refund anticipation loans (RALs). Instead, some tax preparers and smaller banks now offer a refund anticipation check (RAC). This product is marketed to taxpayers who either don't have a bank account to receive a direct deposit of their tax refund or who don't have the money to pay for tax preparation help upfront.
A RAC acts as a temporary bank account into which the IRS deposits your refund check. Consumers access that money through a check or prepaid card. There is typically a $30 fee to set up the account. Once the prepaid card gets loaded, the tax preparer can deduct a number of fees which can add up, reducing the amount of money you'll actually get.
The good news is that you don't need a "rapid" refund to get your refund quickly. You'll likely get your refund in less than three weeks if you file your taxes electronically and opt to get your refund using direct deposit—without losing your refund money to extra fees. If you don't have a bank account, you can still file your taxes electronically and opt to get a paper check in the mail or have it loaded on a prepaid card you already have.
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Posted by Julie Ask on May 14, 2012
One of the key things that differentiates mobile phones from any other device is their ability to deliver a constant stream of real time data coupled with the processing capability to help consumers make a wealth of decisions based on this information. Tablets — we're going to leave home without them, and the majority of connections are over Wi-Fi. Wearable technology collects real-time information and may have applications/display, but we aren't yet seeing devices with the same flexibilty as the phone. The highly anticipated Pebble may yet be the device, but for today, it is the phone. (My colleague Sarah Rotman Epps writes a lot on these devices — see the rest of her research for more information).
With that fact established, my open question is, "Who is making my life better with this ability to process information near instantaneously to help me live a better, healthier life . . . or at least how I choose to define it?" I think the key to measuring mobile success must lie here — from the perspective of the consumer first before mobile will deliver huge returns in the form of revenue or lower operating costs.


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International friendly, Emirates Stadium
Tuesday, February 10, 2009. 7.45pm
Brazil scorers: Elano 13, Robinho 27
By Declan Taylor
Manchester City duo Robinho and Elano settled this international showpiece with quick-fire first-half strikes to inflict Marcello Lippi's first defeat in 32 matches.
Italy had already seen a goal ruled out before the pair combined for Elano to open the scoring after 13 minutes, bursting into the box to slam an effort past Gianluigi Buffon.
A magnificent individual strike from Robinho was to follow with the ex-Real Madrid trickster sliding an effort in off the post from just inside the area after a tirade of stepovers.
Italy saw another strike chalked off after the interval and, despite the best efforts of substitutes Luca Toni and Giuseppe Rossi, Italy were unable to find a goal.
With Manchester City due to visit Emirates Stadium in under a month, tonight's performance from the Eastlands duo will provide Arsène Wenger with some useful food for thought.
On a chilly North London evening it was a genuine carnival atmosphere that greeted the two sides with both halves of the bumper Emirates Stadium crowd belting out their respective anthems with vigour.
The Premier League's most expensive player, Robinho, lined up as part of a three-pronged Brazilian attack. He and Ronaldinho flanked Adriano, who had notched in his last two international outings.
The Azzuri adopted a similar formation with Udinese duo Simone Pepe and Antonio di Natale supporting the lone frontman Alberto Gilardino.
Liverpool left back Andrea Dossena, had to make do with a place on the bench.
It was Lippi's chosen left back who provided the game's first talking point after four minutes. Fabio Grosso, who had been beautifully picked out by Andrea Pirlo, steered a volley past Julio Cesar from eight yards. Unfortunately for the Italian, the linesman's flag was up.
The full back's presence in the opposition area typified the opening exchanges, with neither side appearing to care much for their defensive duties. As such, the opening goal wasn't long in coming.
The strike was completely made in Manchester with Robinho and Elano combining well on the edge of the area before the latter burst into the area to plant a 12-yard effort past Buffon.
After such a frenetic opening, the goal settled both teams down and, if anything, Italy appeared to be taking control. However, Robinho was literally up to his old tricks 14 minutes later.
The £32 million man dispossessed Pirlo on the edge of the Italy area and, despite the attentions of three Italian defenders, he was able to slither a shot beneath Buffon from 15 yards.
It was Harlem Globetrotters stuff from Dunga's side, with Elano and Maicon testing Buffon shortly afterwards. While, a couple of long-range De Rossi efforts aside, Italy offered very little.
The slightly lacklustre first half showing prompted Lippi to shuffle his pack at the interval. The manager, who before tonight had not lost an international match since 2004, made four changes including the introduction of former-Manchester United frontman Rossi.
He almost made his presence felt within minutes of the kick off but he could only spear a drive into the side netting when well placed.
Shortly after the hour-mark, Italy had the ball in the net once again, but this time substitute Luca Toni's bundled strike was chalked off for a handball in the build up. The blue half of the crowd were incensed but the infringement was obvious.
Both sides generally tightened up after half time and, although the football was as lucid as ever, clear-cut chances were less forthcoming.
It wasn't until seven minutes from time that either side fashioned a real opening again. However, Toni, frustrated by Howard Webb's whistle earlier, had only himself to blame when he was unable to convert from four yards with the goal gaping.
Ex-Arsenal striker Julio Baptista replaced Man of the Match Robinho a minute before time and his reception, from both sets of fans, summed up the performance.
On an entertaining evening, he had been the main protagonist.
Brazil (4-3-3): Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio (c), Juan (Thiago 78), Melo; Marcelo, Elano (Alves 70), Gilberto; Ronaldinho, Robinho (Baptista 89), Adriano (Pato 81). Subs not used: Doni, Luisao, Adriano Correia, Josue.
Bookings: None
Italy (4-3-3): Buffon; Zambrotta, Grosso, Legrottaglie, Cannavaro (c); De Rossi (Aquilani 58), Pirlo (Dossena 75), Montolivo (Camoranesi 46); Pepe (Perrotta), Di Natale (Rossi 46), Gilardino (Toni 46). Subs not used: Amelia, Bonera, Gamberini, Quagliarella, De Sanctis, Iaquinta.
Bookings: Perrotta 69, Zambrotta 77.
Attendance: 60,077
Referee: Howard Webb


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The Visual Arts Program prepares students for future careers in the arts with an interdisciplinary spirit and a global perspective. Uniquely located within a community of architects, preservationists and historians, the Visual Arts Program plays an active role in bridging the disciplines of the School. The Visual Arts Faculty consists of active artists who share their experiences with students through lively and challenging discussions and critiques. Media explorations are encouraged throughout the program and culminate in the creation of a body of work that reflects the individual students' interests. Balancing craft and conceptual agility, new and traditional media, the Visual Arts program positions graduates to engage in an increasingly interdisciplinary world.
To fit the students educational and career goals, Roger Williams University offers two degree tracks for visual artists—the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Fine Arts. The interdisciplinary nature of the program situated within a strong liberal arts curriculum provides a model of study that allows students to explore multiple areas of interest that then informs their creative work. Our strength is the amount of attention given to each individual student-artist as they develop through the program, preparing them for a future in the arts by cultivating technical proficiency in a number of media, conceptual understanding through ongoing criticism, dialogue and understanding of the cultural context in which they are working.
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Home > Membership > Women > Publications
Future issues are planned to include profiles of women with successful careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, as well as coverage of educational programs that attract young women to those disciplines.
Preview the premiere issue (PDF, 2.5 MB)
The magazine is available in print for WIE Higher Grade Members (shipped with IEEE Spectrum) as part of WIE membership. WIE Student and Graduate Students receive the magazine digitally as a part of their WIE membership. Students and Graduate Students may opt to include the magazine in print for an additional fee of US$20 per year. In addition, a limited number of printed copies of each issue will be distributed for the pre-university community and colleges.
Cheers to IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine for winning a 2008, 2010, and 2011 APEX Award of Excellence in the category of New Magazines and Journals. APEX awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence.
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So apparently this is a hotly debated subject here. I am a 22 year old American high school graduate who has 30 college credits but have not graduated with a university degree. I would like to teach abroad starting in January 2010, but I have no idea where to start. I am interested in teaching in a wide variety of countries including Barcelona, Thailand, Italy, Kenya, Belize, Costa Rice and the list goes on.
I have a friend who is teaching abroad and is currently receiving a TEFL online certification (through BridgeTEFL). This would be ideal for me as my schedule is currently demanding and I do not have the time to take a full in-person course. Does anyone know what countries it would be easiest to teach in without a university degree? I am not interested in making tons of money, but I would like a salary that would allow me to live comfortably and or provides housing.
Please let me know if anyone can help.


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five North Carolina players have been honored as part of the 2012 Longstreth/NFHCA All-South Region teams, announced Thursday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Seniors Kelsey Kolojejchick and Caitlin Van Sickle, sophomore Charlotte Craddock and freshman Emily Wold were named to the first team and senior Katie Ardrey was named to the second team.
Kolojejchick earned a spot on the first team for the fourth time in her career. Van Sickle earned first-team honors for the third time after being a member of the second team as a freshman. Ardrey earned a spot on the team for the second time and Craddock and Wold, both newcomers to the program, were honored for the first time.
A total of 29 Atlantic Coast Conference players earned all-region honors, more than any other league.
The top-ranked Tar Heels (22-1) take on No. 5 Syracuse Friday in Norfolk, Va., in the first of two NCAA semifinal games. UNC meets the Orange at 2 p.m. at Old Dominion's Powhatan Sports Complex, and Maryland plays Princeton in the second semifinal at 4:30 p.m. The winners clash Sunday at 1 p.m. for the NCAA title. All three games will be streamed live at NCAA.com.


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Sitting at what looks like a pottery wheeled turned on its side, Ian Reucroft is using a method called electrospinning to create a nano-scale polymer fiber embedded with a drug that encourages nerve growth. The strand is barely visible to the eye, but the resulting fibers resemble spider web.
Ian Reucroft, a rising junior in Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University, is working in the medical school campus laboratory of Hai-Quan Mao, professor of materials sciences and engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He is part of Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology's summer REU, or research experience for undergraduates program.
"We are developing a material to help regrow nerves, either in central or peripheral nervous systems," said Ian. One method of doing that he explained is to make nanofibers and incorporating a drug into those fibers, drugs that promote neuronic growth or cell survival or various other beneficial qualities. The Mao lab is looking into a relatively new and not well-studied drug called Sunitinib that promotes neuronal survival.
"We make a solution of the component to make the fiber, which is this case is polylactic acid (PLA), and the drug, which I have to dissolve into the solution," Ian said. Although the drug seems to remain stable in solution, one of the challenges Ian has faced has been improving the distribution of the drug along the fiber.
This is Ian's first experience with electrospinning but not his first time conducting research. He plans to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering and remain in academia.
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Nagy Kamel and Mostafa Shawqy, are engineering students at Helwan University in Cairo and mainly focus on their studies, but one day as they entered the engineering building they were met by a group of police who demanded their ID cards, searched their bags, and then handcuffed the boys and took them off to jail. In Mubarak Egypt, it is a crime to speak out forcefully against his policies and doing so in public makes one subject to being searched and handcuffed. The assault on the boys took place one day after the Resistance Students,to which they belong, held a seminar that focused on the incompetent policies of the Mubarak administration. "We are active inside the university and know that what they're doing is an attempt to stop our activity There's an atmosphere of fear among students in the faculty of engineering."
Students and faculty are both aware of police policies to stifle free discussion and to harass students who openly speak their mind. The boys will most probably be charged with physically assaulting police officers during the altercation.
According to many observers, since deans are appointed and usually have a security check which ensures police authorities have a voice in who becomes a dean, there is scant chance university administrators will take the side of their students against security forces.


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>Off the Beaten Path>Valentine's Day
The Logic of Long Distance
madness baby
Our rules:
- If I'm going to receive flowers, it should be any day other than valentines day, and not within 7 days before or after.
- There shalt be no roses in this house, any time of year.
- No cards are exchanged. We see each other every day.
- We go out to dinner when we feel like it, not on a random Wednesday when people proposals are flying and everyone's wearing red.
Sorry, Hallmark. (We're of the opinion that every day is a day we should tell our loved ones how important they are to us. )
Runners run.
Princess Cancer Pants
• Chemo
• Chemo-Radiation
• Surgery
• Return to kicking my own ass by 2018
Now that was a bath...
Now that Claire and Scout7 have heated things up in here
That sounds like us! Plus today is my birthday and my hubby's is in 10 days, so V-day has always been sort of a non-holiday for us. In fact, I was just in Victoria's Secret today and noticed that at one point I was the only female in the store...which made me chuckle. I think they were more aware of the holiday than I am!
Poor guys, with all the pressure. My husband never realized he had it so good with our rules, huh?
I encourage everyone to donate blood this V-Day. What can be more romantic than sharing the opportunity to save a life with the person you love?
(Coming from the single woman who the Red Cross says isnt cool enough to give blood.)
I told a guy I dated for several years that he was only allowed to bring me flowers after I give a concert. (And I wasnt in the concert-giving business.) So he proceeded to bring "my mom" flowers when he joined us (frequently) for Friday night dinners. (He usually brought most of the food, too.) It took him about 2 years until he decided to ignore my rules and set his own, at which point he brought me flowers and balloons with my name on them for my birthday. Too bad he is in Cali now and I am not. Man, if only there were more guys like him.


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This is a true 100% AOSP ROM created from ICS 4.0.3 source and packaged in zip form for ease of delivery. The ROM is rooted with fixed Superuser for all of your su needs. We have removed the Google search box and placed a new soft key at the bottom that allows you to search, if long pressed it will activate voice search/commands as well. I have to say that gatesjunior has really out done himself with all the coding of this ROM.
This ROM is clean and free of all bloat.
Please do not post this anywhere else. Please link to this post. This ROM will only be supported here.
Known issues:
- None
- Five Point Lockscreen
- Dark AOSP Menu program integrated into Settings
- Busybox pre-installed (built from source)
- Superuser (built from source)
- Root Browser
- Google Apps integrated
- Market fix
- Facelock
- Removed Search box
- Added search / voice search (long press) to softkey
- 1% battery increments
- Power widgets in dropdown (Push to toggle / Longpress for settings / Multi-press brightness and sound for modes)
- Reboot power menu
- Tether/Hotspot AOSP enabled
- Market App restore working
- Softkey color changer added, change softkeys to any color you want to now on the fly
- Clock options added, change color, add am/pm, chage size, remove it, also all on the fly
- Custom carrier text added, change carrier text to anything you want, also on the fly
- Battery icon options modified to now include enable/disable battery icon on the statusbar
- Softkey glow speed added, now change press background glow speed on the fly
- Modified all battery mods to be instant on update / change
- Modified Clock settings to all be instant as well
- Modified all Carrier text changes to be instant as well, change color, size, visibility
- Added Date change / customization options, change color, size, visibility
- Changed out signal icons to be more pleasing and visible to the naked eye
- Code cleanup and optimization all around
- Fixed Market auto update, ooops, sorry about that..
- Optimized code around softkey style switcher, should also now save style between rom upgrades
- All new optimized kernel with bug-fixes and speed optimizations
- All new Led flashlight - this has been added to the power widgets statusbar pull down area as well as long pressing the power button in the power menu. Remember, if you already have a lot of widgets in the statusbar pull-down, just swipe left and right to see them all. You can add it within the Dark AOSP toolbox under power widgets.
- Added the ability to move music tracks to previous/next while phone screen is off with long pressing the volume buttons. This option can be turned on in the Dark AOSP toolbox under Advanced Audio Settings.
- Market, YouTube and Google Maps have all been updated in the rom
- Also updated the rom so that you can see more market apps, including YouTube now
- Added Google Wallet now to the rom, should be fully functional
- Changed build.prop back to Galaxy Nexus instead of GALAXY NEXUS
- Code optimizations
- Changed out stolen icon from AOKP in the power menu to my own creation :-)
- Believe we fixed the black screen of death and the phone not wanting to wake up
- This should also help further with battery life
On boot if you do not see the clock or the battery, just go into the Dark AOSP menu program and enable them :-) Oh yeah, and on the color changer dialog, the previous button is not active, work in progress.
Quick note on this, the kernel defaults to performance, so for those of you battery conscious, change it in the Dark AOSP Menu program under Performance in governor mode to ondemand and check the box to set at boot. Those that want a little more performance with giving up a little battery life, choose interactive.
You must be rooted and have Clockwork Mod to install this ROM
Wipe Data / factory reset before flashing
Download ROM and put on sdcard
- Boot into Clockwork recovery
- Wipe data / factory reset
- install zip from sdcard
- choose zip from sdcard and flash
- Enjoy!
DarkAOSP Download (02/27/2012) -- Prior installations should Wipe Dalvik and Clear cache through recovery
- Imoseyon for the base kernel source
- CyanogenMod for power widget and reboot menu source
- WJD designs for Nav icon work
- JRummy for root browser and base source of performance menu
- Nathan Grebowiec for touch recovery menu
Edited by gatesjunior, 06 March 2012 - 08:56 AM.


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Whether you install a kitchen a week or a half dozen customs a year, having task-specific tools on site increases both productivity and quality. From layout to lifting and scribing to screwing, check out some of the tools I use to help streamline the process and make sometimes troublesome details easier to control.
Lasers and Accessories. The first step in any installation is establishing plumb and level lines where you need them. The best tool for fast, accurate layout is a visible beam, self-leveling laser and adjustable laser pole accessory.
Laserjamb invented the adjustable laser pole, and while it was originally designed for cabinet installers, that's hardly its only use (see Tool Test: Laser Levels). The pole extends between the floor and ceiling, or for jobs with extremely tall ceilings or vaults, you can attach the pole to a 5-gallon pail filled with water or tools for ballast.
Typically, I set the laser to cast level lines at 34-1/2 inches from the subfloor to mark the top of the base cabinets first. The countertop takes up the other 1-1/2 inches to reach the standard 36-inch countertop height. Then, with an easy adjustment to the L-bracket on the pole, I reset the laser line to 54 inches to mark the bottom of 30-inch-tall upper cabinets, then at 84 inches to align the tops of all the cabinets.
Because the Laserjamb allows you to move the laser to known, repeatable heights, you don't have to transfer layout lines around the room or cobble together platforms above tripod height to establish new lines. You also can use the Laserjamb pole to quickly lay out receptacle heights along the backsplash for the electrician.
The pole's positive-stop set screws allow me to dial in frequently used heights for even faster adjustments. Because your body obstructs the laser's beam while you're setting a cabinet, use a rotating laser to cast a beam around the room then snap a chalkline along the beam. Or, use a dot laser to set marks, then snap lines between them so you can always see the line.
Plumb reference lines are useful for precise cabinet placement. I cast a plumb beam at each wall and snap a line. From there, I mark locations for the sides of certain cabinets, like narrow, single, and inside corner cabinets or full-height end panels. It takes about 15 minutes to establish level and plumb lines for three walls of cabinets with this method.
Stud Location. With reference lines snapped, I mark each cabinet's precise location. This serves two purposes: determining installation location and determining where to pre-drill holes for screws in the cabinet backs. Locating the studs is crucial for accurate pilot holes?especially in plaster?and is made easy with electronic stud finders. The Zircon MultiScanner Pro with "deepscan" is great for plaster walls that vary in thickness. It also identifies live wires and pipes.


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UPDATE: Missing Capitola Man Found
CAPITOLA, Calif. - A missing elderly Capitola man has been found, according to police.
Police say Ira Russak was found near Corcoran Lagoon near the water's edge, where he apparently slept overnight.
He was coherent when emergency crews found him and he has since been transported to a local hospital for closer observation.
This all comes after Russak went missing last Sunday morning when staff from the Capitola Manor say escaped.


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For anyone interested, I am on the commitee for the Tarboro / Edgecombe County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited and we are having our annual banquet on Feb. 24.
We would love to have some new people come to our banquet this year, we always have a good time and raise lots of money for the ducks. For your information, all money raised at DU events in NC for the next 5 yrs. stays in NC for the Sound Care project
For anymore info you can contact me directly at email@example.com.
Tickets are:
Single- $50 advance ($60 at the door)
Couples- $75 advance ($85 at the door)
Sponsor- $275 advance ($300 at the door)
All advance tickets sold will be placed in an early bird drawing for a gun.
All ticket prices include: Membership to Ducks Unlimited ($35.00 value)+Nice Meal (approx $11.00 value)+ all the cold beer, mixed drinks, wine or soft drinks you please+ DU plastic cup.
We always have several games going on for chances to win guns, decoys, and lots of nice DU stuff, etc.
Hope to see you there.