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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by roscoe36, Aug 9, 2007.
Oh never mind. That joke is getting old.
The game was blacked out in the Detroit area, wise guy. They broadcasted the replay late Thursday night and again on Sunday. My kid wanted to buy an Ohio State shirt the other day and I wouldn't let him. I said I would even let him buy a Michigan shirt before he bought a Buckeyes shirt...
Yeah, when my boys were at the impressionable age, my mother-in-law trying to be funny bought one of them one of those Michigan cushy seats. That cushy seat mysteriously disappeared very soon after that and was never ever seen in my house again.
Does anyone know if Charles Rogers is in camp anywhere?
Charles Rogers is out of football and apparently has no desire to return. I don't have a specific link but I've read that on both detnews and mlive recently.
Right now, he is sitting on Spreewell's couch, staring at a lava lamp and giggling.
No delay today, kickoff in about 15 mins, starters are supposed to play quite a bit against the lowly Browns, but several starters won't play at all. Martz claims the Lions will run the ball a lot. Let's see.
2-0 Baby!! Pre-Season Super Bowl, here we come! NFL Game Center: Box Score - Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns - 2007 2
Before we really get excited, Let's win the division first. My prediction for the division this season is Green Bay. I made the call 6 weeks ago. Check out their stats so far this preseason...........
I see the Packers at about 6-10 this year. The Bears will win the Black-&-Blue division and the other 3 teams will be a tad worse than mediocre.
Looks like Charles may give the CFL a go. You know the ole saying, "If all else fails, go to Canada." ESPN - Lions bust Rogers likely to try comeback in CFL - NFL
Can anyone explain how Calvin Johnson avoided a single reception with Roy Williams and Mike Furrey both out of the game?
The Mike Martz mind game includes letting rookies know just how much they're needed. I'm sure Martz had a lot to do with seeing others perform.
Did any Lions player actually play in game 2 vs the Browns? According to AP, ESPN and the LA Times, only Brady Quinn played in this game and threw two touchdowns. The final score was posted, but no one else got credit for any of the other TDs/points on either side
Hate to say it, but it's all in a name. Names like Brett, Brady, Joe, Warren, Troy...........now those are QB names and they get the press. Names like Joey, Rodney, John and Eric........they can forget any coverage.........
Quinn looked good, but the Lions secondary stinks, especially their 3rd-string secondary playing prevent defense in the 4th quarter of a preseason blowout. The Lions actually looked decent with the starters in the game. The Browns are going to be very, very, very bad this year.
The Lions running game and offensive line play is pretty shady too. It's going to be a long climb to respectability. Beating Cleveland isn't much of a benchmark as Bill mentioned.
We can only play the teams that we're scheduled and I'd rather take a W against a crappy team than a L. While I do agree that it isn't a huge deal, it's a start. The Lions are known for losing to teams that they should beat, beating themselves, and finding new ways to lose. At least they've gotten the job done the past two weeks in those regards. They still have a long way to go towards respectability, but at least it appears that they're finally heading in the right direction.
I just got a chance to watch the Lions' second pre-season game. The good - Kitna looks very good in this offense. He looks comfortable and confident - Shaun McDonald looks like Mike Furrey x2. Former Ram WR from the Martz era, runs great routes, good speed, great hands, tough, and he just plays the game. - Troy Walters has looked awesome the past 2 games. It'll be hard to keep him off the team. Bye Bye Eddie Drummond. - T.J. Duckett is a load. He runs THROUGH people. If he can hold onto the ball, he'll be a great short yardage, goal line and change of pace back for us. He has good speed for a big man as well. - The O-line is much better when they're moving rather than on drop back or straight run blocking. The bad - if you're a betting man, take the over on every game this year. While our offense should be able to put some points on the board, our D can't stop anyone. Seriously. They're soft, they can't tackle and they give more cushion than Lay-Z-Boy. - Both sides of our line. I'll give the D a bit of a break since Rogers and White aren't in there, but the guys that are out there need to get SOME pressure on the QB. - Our red zone offense still needs work. We've been settling for field goals when we should be getting TDs.
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On the Hill video ski report: Checking out Vail's Bwana terrain park
December 23, 2012
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Vail official report: 0 inches new snow.
Liftline status: Not a bad crowd at 8:30 a.m., but filling up quickly.
Weather: Overcast, low visibility. Go for the yellow lenses if you have them.
Breakdown: It looks like Blue Sky Basin is set to open this morning, the usual crew of first-chair Vail skiers and snowboards made a b-line for that area to get to the new terrain as soon as possible. Whether that meant skiing right onto the chair-to it or waiting in front of-Skyline Express-for the ropes to drop remained unseen, but either way, nothing was stopping the diehards from finding out. The fact that the Bwana Terrain Park, a Vail favorite every season, opened to the public yesterday went largely unnoticed with shredders so distracted by China Bowl and Teacup opening.
Snowcast: With the clouds overhead today, it looks like-the-snow's-on its way. Look for it to start falling tonight and-continue-into Tuesday.
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They have forgotten about Cape Horn. The pleasant, warm weather is bringing the green out of some of the cornfield boys we have on board. They carry it out high evenings with their singing, dancing, fiddling, etc. On the whole rather a hard set of boys to manage. There have been very few hard words spoken between them since we left Boston. A few blows have been struck, but one who had been bragging before, bragged no more afterward. Jumping, fencing, singing, cheering, and general skylarking enliven the dullness, now and then. Sometimes an argument is got up. One, if not more, is sure to be on the opposite side from reason and good sense. Pretty sharp work, sometimes, among the Pauline lawyers. The great question now is, how long shall we be from here to the port of San Francisco.


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Poet Susan Deer Cloud will read poetry from her personal collection on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, from 11:50 to 12:50, in the Triangle Lounge of the Commons at Corning Community College. The free event is open to the public and sponsored by the Diversity Council, Student Activities, Student Association and the Presidential Sustainability Incentive Grant.
Deer Cloud is a mixed lineage mountain Indian (mainly Mohawk/Blackfoot) from the Catskills. After earning her bachelor's and master's degree from Binghamton University, Deer Cloud earned her MFA from Goddard College. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, two New York State Foundation for the Arts Poetry Fellowships, an Elizabeth George Foundation Grant and a Chenango County Council for the Arts Individual Artist Grant. Published in numerous literary journals and anthologies, her most recent books are Hunger Moon, Fox Mountain, Braiding Starlight, Car Stealer, and The Last Ceremony. As part of her dedication to getting First Nations voices heard, Deer Cloud serves as editor of ongoing Native anthology I Was Indian (Before Being Indian Was Cool) and the Re-Matriation Chapbook Series of Indigenous Poetry (FootHills Publishing). To learn more, visit http://sites.google.com/site/susandeercloud/.
For more information on the event, contact Dr. Christine Atkins at 607-962-9310 or Deb Prutsman at 607-962-9476.


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Thanks for your input about the venue and how to organize the fest. We are definitely going to start having open meetings once we have the venue confirmed and have started the gears really getting in motion about this. This should be around the middle of this month.
I guess how we see it is that if we don't worry about having a mediocre fest it won't be mediocre--it's going to be awesome! We're excited, other people are excited and that's really what matters. We think getting people together being able to see people working in the same genre (which DIY art and publishing is definitely glossed over for bigger things in chicago I feel, and not highlighted at the printer's ball) and have an open fun place to talk about zines and publishing and get inspired to keep doing it, is what is important and what will make the event a success.
We picked the end of winter because we knew there weren't a lot of other zine or comic fests going on at that time. We also didn't want to set the goal so far ahead that it felt like it was never going to happen. It's definitely going to happen and since we picked march, we're trying to hold up to march unless some catastrophe happens along the way.
Definitely the idea of all meeting up and talking is great and going to happen, we'll talk more in a week or two about that. And my suggestion of email was more if you had direct suggestions such as different venues and contact information for those venues, I'm not trying to privatize our conversation in any way.
Also, your two questions that haven't been answered, I don't know what either of them mean so I can't answer them, sorry.
Thanks again for your concerns, we've definitely been talking about them but also are confident that the event we're planning won't be mediocre and will be fun and hopefully you will to.
I also wasn't trying to privatize the conversation by suggesting you call me. I just thought a conversation would be helpful so we could catch you up on various ideas we've already discussed in meetings. Many of your suggestions are things we've previously had in depth conversations about, so I thought it would just be more concise to be able to catch you up to speed, so your suggestions are relevant to where we are in the planning process and we can focus the conversation a little more.
i had mentioned before something about making cool flyers and posting it around and handing them out to get more in touch with the public and zinesters.however, i "accidentally" forgot about the whole modern idea of....just simply starting a website. it's stupid though but yeah i guess what i want to know is how i can contribute to this proccess of planning for a future non-mediocre zine fest?
Hi Monika! We'll be having open meetings within a couple weeks so we can all get together and start working on making this a big, awesome event. We'll definitely keep you posted. There will be all sorts of things people can help with. Your suggestions of flyers is still very important, as well as a website, which is already in the works. All means of communicating will be important in getting the word out!
Monika Nunez said:i had mentioned before something about making cool flyers and posting it around and handing them out to get more in touch with the public and zinesters.however, i "accidentally" forgot about the whole modern idea of....just simply starting a website. it's stupid though but yeah i guess what i want to know is how i can contribute to this proccess of planning for a future non-mediocre zine fest?
Chicago Zine Fest has officially secured spaces for the events we have been planning. Here's how the event will play out:
Friday, March 12th--zine reading @ Quimby's and art show followed by Gadabout Film Fest screening @ Johalla Art Gallery
Saturday, March 13th--day of exhibiting and workshops @ Columbia College's Conaway Center
There is still a lot of planning to be done, however. At this point we are excited to open up the floor to the many people who have expressed interest in helping out. On Saturday, January 30th we will be having an open meeting to discuss where we stand, as well as what still needs to be done to make this event as awesome as it has the potential to be. The meeting will be held at 11:30 AM on Saturday, 12/30 at the Logan Square Library (3030 W Fullerton Ave., just a couple blocks from the Blue Line California stop), so bring your ideas, contributions, and experience, and get involved!
That's all for now. Stay posted, follow us here or on twitter or facebook, spread the word, and get excited!


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|Business Link: Student-Led Initiative Connects Students and Alumni
|When School of Business students seek specific career advice, one vital source is the school's alumni.
When School of Business students seek specific career advice, one vital source is the school's alumni. Just one year ago, Randy Williams '78 wanted to strengthen those informal networks. He found a small group of students eager to help create a formal student-alumni networking group called Business Link. Business Link has grown from four students a year ago into an organization of more than 30 School of Business students and alumni, faculty, and administrators dedicated to providing students internships, networking, and career planning.
Students graduating into a post-recession job market need to set career goals early in their education, says Williams, a business development specialist who founded WMS Consulting in Fayetteville, New York, in 2003. They need to assume more responsibility sooner in planning a career.
"Today jobs are scarce, and competition is high," Williams says. "Competitive students know their career options, are decisive about their career path, and land meaningful internships in their field of interest, starting freshman or sophomore year. Many IC Business School alumni can provide students such guidance."
Students like Jon Leister, a senior, understood the benefits of obtaining business-specific advice. "A program like Business Link is for only the Business School and it focuses on the connections students can make through alumni," he explains.
Last spring, Leister and fellow students Matt Hutton, Caitlyn Reinecker, and Jess Sprung presented their ideas to the Business Advisory Council, the alumni group that advises the school's dean and of which Williams is a member. A scheduled 15-minute meeting lasted for more than an hour and resulted in the council's enthusiastic endorsement, said Reinecker.
Of the 40 business students who attended an informational session in September, 30 immediately joined Business Link. During fall semester, Business Link offered a networking seminar; a networking reception with eight alumni; mock interviews and critiques of resumes; a presentation by Chris LaCroix '79, a Business Advisory Council member and retired managing director of LSV Asset Management; and prepared students who would be attending various networking nights during winter break.
"Business Link can expose students to different options that exist and match them with a goal that suits them," says junior Justine Stohler. It conducts workshops on writing a resume and cover letter, creating a profile on LinkedIn, interviewing, and dressing appropriately. Stohler is working on a finance career brochure to outline positions available in financial services.
A goal this semester is establishing School of Business clubs in various cities, beginning in Syracuse. Reinecker and Leister will propose the concept to alumni at a professions dinner in March. They also want to organize professional luncheons on campus with alumni.
"Connecting students with alumni as mentors in the same career field is another important task we will be undertaking," says Reinecker, a junior.
Hutton, a 2009 graduate and an analyst at Macquarie Capital Advisors in Buffalo, stresses the importance of learning how to network and create relationships that can last for years. Business Link, he says, allows students to become comfortable talking to a successful alumnus: "This skill will become increasingly important to students once they begin their careers in the real world."
For Stohler, who shifted her major from physics to finance at the end of sophomore year, mentoring is vital: "I've learned it is imperative to start early with networking and getting internships. I see Business Link as the most important tool a student can utilize."
With more than 700 students in the School of Business, the need for alumni activity in Business Link remains high.
"I believe that just about any working IC alum can come up with meaningful internship assignments for IC students," says Williams. "Opportunity is only limited by the imagination, and students like being challenged."


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EconSouth (First Quarter 2008)
Southern States Ply the Art of the Deal
Around the Southeast, states vie to attract firms that will create new jobs and boost area economies. But are some states paying too high a price to woo big business?
When he got word that a top executive of the German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp would be in Mobile in February, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley arranged his schedule to stop by and say, "Guten tag." Drop billions of dollars in a state, and the governor will drop in on you.
ThyssenKrupp is doing just that, having broken ground in November on a $3.7 billion steelmaking plant north of Mobile that is set to employ 2,700 of Riley's constituents when it opens in 2010. Alabama fought fiercely for the factory, providing $800 million in land, job training, tax breaks, and other financial incentives.
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia have all in the past couple of years awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies to automotive assemblers, steel mills, and other businesses. Important though the subsidies are, the highly competitive business of industry recruitment consists of more than financial sweeteners. In fact, Louisiana offered ThyssenKrupp a larger incentives package than Alabama did—reportedly more than $1 billion—but a variety of considerations swayed the decision.
Some observers question the long-term wisdom of such large deals. Yet generous public incentives have come to be a widely accepted part of economic development. Even so, most experts say that while those packages are important in romancing companies, they are generally tiebreakers and not dealmakers.
Incentives "usually end up being a deal-closing fund," said Kenneth Stewart, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. "Their intent is to attract [companies] to locate in one place over another when other factors are the same."
The first factor that must be in place is a suitable location with the right access and infrastructure, economic development experts say, along with a good labor pool, low business costs, and a decent quality of life.
In the case of ThyssenKrupp, had Alabama and Mobile-area officials not devised a workable plan and infrastructure allowing the company to haul steel slabs from Brazil through the Gulf of Mexico and eventually up the Tombigbee River, nothing else would have mattered, said Neal Wade, director of the Alabama Development Office, the state's main economic development agency. The Alabama Port Authority agreed to build a $115 million port near the plant site to unload the slabs. That project is not included in the $800 million in incentives because user fees from ThyssenKrupp should eventually pay for the port.
Politics, economics intertwine in recruitment
Economic development has always been an economic and a political enterprise, say those who've studied it. James Cobb, the B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Georgia, recalls an episode when he was working on his book, The Selling of the South—The Southern Crusade for Industrial Development. Cobb asked an Alabama economic development official in the 1970s whether his job was political.
"Oh no," the official replied. "My job is just to make [Gov.] George Wallace look good."
New jobs for more workers make governors look good, which is one reason states are willing to grant well-heeled corporations generous subsidies to bring employment, said Matthew Murray, professor of economics and associate director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee.
"I think that there are economic rationales for pursuing these large and very visible facilities. But there are often political and visibility factors" as well, Murray said. He cited Mississippi, which awarded Nissan in 2003 and Toyota last year a combined $659 million in subsidies to win assembly plants, as an example of a state pursuing not only jobs but also favorable attention. Alabama made a similar image-polishing move with its $250 million package to lure Mercedes-Benz in 1993. Since then, the state's profile as a potential home to global manufacturers has indeed risen dramatically, Wade said.
The states "are really trying to show that they're a major player in the national and global economy," said Murray. "I think that's why we've seen the amounts that states and municipalities are willing to pay go up."
Chasing sustained prosperity
Wade and his counterparts, Dale Brill in Florida and Stewart in Georgia, all said sustainable development tops their agendas. The economic developers also stressed their desire to recruit and cultivate knowledge-based jobs, such as those offered by life sciences and technology firms. They also target particular industries. Alabama has clearly found success in automobile manufacturing and wants to expand its cadre of aircraft and aerospace firms. Georgia's favored niches include logistics services and life sciences.
Florida, Brill said, aims to build an "innovation economy" powered by biomedical research, alternative energy, aerospace, homeland security, and brainpower that might emerge from any sector. Former Gov. Jeb Bush began a push to wean the Sunshine State from its historic dependence on tourism and construction. Since taking office in January 2007, Gov. Charlie Crist is continuing that mission, said Brill, director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development in the governor's office.
To be sure, tourism remains critical in Florida's economy. It accounts for 18 percent of the state's sales tax revenue, and it's one of the reasons residents there pay no state income tax, Brill said. At the same time, Florida appears to be making headway in attracting life science businesses.
Florida and Palm Beach County announced in December that each will contribute more than $90 million to help the Munich-based Max Planck Society build its first U.S. biotech lab near Palm Beach. The Planck Society operates 80 institutes that study evolutionary and cell biology, neuroscience, and genetics. Its lab at Florida Atlantic University, which is donating land for the project, is scheduled to open this year and will employ about 150 scientists, according to the Planck Society.
The state's $95 million incentive package for the Planck Society comes from the Florida Innovation Incentive Fund, which is designed to attract biotech companies and research institutions. In coming to Florida, Planck followed the famed Scripps Research Institute, which bills itself as the world's largest, private nonprofit biomedical research organization. Scripps opened a lab in 2004 that employs more than 160 people, including about 130 faculty and scientific staff. In 2003 the state of Florida agreed to award Scripps $310 million for equipment and salaries, and Palm Beach committed $269 million more for land and buildings.
After Scripps moved in, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies announced plans to build a research center in Port St. Lucie, and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research plans to open a facility in Orlando.
"I would argue that areas we're going to focus on are going to make incentives over time less and less important," Brill said. "Where we're headed, at least, is that the modern game is going to be built on workforce and infrastructure."
Economic development's deep roots
Even before the Depression, the Southeast's economy lagged behind the nation's. "In this situation the slavish adherence to an agricultural economy built on a few staples—cotton, corn, and tobacco—was a prime factor," Atlanta Fed economist C.H. Donovan wrote in a 1946 report on the spread of industrial development corporations in the region.
Indeed, a desire to reduce reliance on agriculture instigated what is generally considered the first state-level program to offer manufacturers financial incentives such as tax breaks and free land. Launched in 1936, the state of Mississippi's Balancing Agriculture With Industry (BAWI) Plan generally drew mixed reviews, said Lester, who is writing a book about the economy of 20th century Mississippi.
BAWI brought employment to a downtrodden state, but the jobs were mostly unskilled, low-paying factory jobs filled by farm women and teenagers, Lester said. BAWI did little, she said, to improve the lives of most Mississippians, and—like much of the Southeast—the state today remains behind others in many economic and quality-of-life measurements.
BAWI had its successes, however. For example, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. was established in Pascagoula under the program, and it remains a major employer.
Scattered economic development campaigns predated BAWI. A group of private citizens in Mobile, Ala., in the 1920s bought land and sold it cheaply to the state in hopes of bringing International Paper Co. to town. In 1928 the state leased the property to International Paper "at a nominal rental," for 99 years, with tax exemptions for 20 years, according to a 1945 Atlanta Fed report. The International Paper plant was an economic cornerstone in the city until it closed in 2000, 27 years before the lease expired.
Several forces spurred a proliferation of Southeastern industrial development programs after World War II. For one, jobs were needed for returning servicemen. Second, wartime industry had been widespread in the region but wound down with peace. Something needed to take its place, according to the Atlanta Fed report on industrial development corporations. Finally, mechanization was displacing growing numbers of agricultural workers, who found themselves needing other employment.
The general idea behind the early economic development programs was to go to great lengths to import low-wage, low-skill jobs. Then, once the region's economy stabilized, officials would end the practice of granting subsidies and other enticements, Cobb said. Overall, though, those programs were never phased out, he added, and have become more elaborate.
Business recruitment changes with the times
To some degree, the decline of U.S. manufacturing left Southeastern states with little choice but to change. Through the 1970s and '80s, the traditional sales pitch gradually became obsolete as fewer domestic manufacturing jobs stayed stateside after companies seeking low labor costs began looking to developing countries, not the Southeastern United States.
As Keivan Deravi, an economist at Auburn University at Montgomery, puts it, states such as Alabama could no longer draw manufacturers by simply pleading poverty. "In a sense, I think that by default we learned that we need foreign direct investment [FDI], and in order to get the FDI to come in we started offering very extensive incentives," said Deravi, who has worked with Alabama officials on incentive packages.
Good deals for everyone?
He said when a large industrial concern—such as a ThyssenKrupp in Alabama or Kia Motors in Georgia—is exempt from corporate income or property taxes for a couple of decades, someone else, or other businesses, must make up the difference. Cobb, the historian and author, is also skeptical that generous public subsidies for industry ultimately pay off. In addition to forgoing local and state tax revenue, these incentive packages also risk turning communities into one-industry towns because job training programs are generally geared toward a single company or industry, Cobb noted. Also, he said, for all the recent success in luring manufacturers, many Southeastern states remain near the bottom of many quality-of-life measures such as infant mortality and educational attainment.
Wade and other economic developers harbor no such doubts. Alabama's image among national and international business decision makers has improved dramatically, he said. In the early 1990s, a survey by a private sector economic development group Wade headed found that corporate chieftains viewed Alabama as "backwoods, redneck, and football crazy." Few at that time would consider bringing a plant or office to the state, Wade said.
Now, he said, Alabama is on the list of any firm looking to put a major facility in the Southeast. Wade said numerous large projects were eyeing the state in early 2008. In late February, the U.S. Air Force named European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company North America (EADS) and Northrop Grumman Corp. to build a fleet of aerial refueling tankers, a decision that is expected to bring an aircraft assembly plant to Mobile. EADS, the parent company of Airbus, has also announced plans to shift production of a commercial air freighter to the proposed Mobile factory. Together, the facilities are expected to employ between 1,300 and 1,800 people, according to published reports. The deal committed the Air Force, for now, to buying only four test versions of the tanker, worth about a total of $1.5 billion. EADS executives were quoted in press reports saying talks for the full 179-plane order would start in subsequent weeks.
Wade's department also points out that the average salary or wage paid for jobs in the state has risen 76 percent, to $35,448, from 1990 to 2006. That remains 15.6 percent below the national average; it was 14 percent lower in 1990. At the end of 2007, the state's 4 percent unemployment rate was a full point lower than the national rate. Wade asserts that Alabama's economy is better situated to weather a downturn than the broader U.S. economy.
Since Mercedes-Benz's arrival in 1993, Alabama has attracted two other automotive assembly plants and has become known as a regional manufacturing center.
Sweeteners not to everyone's taste
In 1994 then Alabama Gov. Jim Folsom lost a reelection bid after he spearheaded the state's package for Mercedes, which amounted to $169,000 for every job when the plant opened. Rival states also criticized Alabama for sparking a bidding war for industry. But major expansion by Mercedes and the arrival of other auto plants have blunted the criticism, Deravi said.
Though public subsidies for private corporations are not universally embraced, the practice appears to be widely accepted in the Southeast today, judging by the actions of public officials and voters.
In June 2007, Alabama voters approved a measure more than doubling, from $350 million to $750 million, the amount of money the state can borrow to finance industry recruitment subsidies. The state legislature had already unanimously approved the increase. Lawmakers were swayed, Wade said, by a map showing that projects the incentives could help attract were scattered in legislative districts throughout the state.
In another show of support, Mobile County, Ala., residents in October 2007 voted 74 percent to 26 percent to dedicate up to $156.9 million of county roadbuilding money to incentives to ThyssenKrupp.
Mississippi's state legislature approved incentive packages for Nissan and Toyota in 2003 and 2007, respectively. In Georgia, the General Assembly in 2004 granted the state Department of Economic Development broad new powers, including the ability to buy land for industrial prospects and a multimillion-dollar pool of bond money to pay for it.
In some fundamental ways, industry recruitment remains the same game it has always been, just on a bigger stage with bigger dollars. States try to lure jobs, using whatever means work best—financial incentives, superior workers, advantageous location, or any combination of those and more factors. Techniques and conditions may change, but the jobs race among states in the Southeast remains hard-fought.
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Stings don't bother me much. Some swelling sometimes; no big deal. No one in my family is very sensitive.Still, when he heard that I was keeping bees, my doctor suggested getting an epi-pen just in case. ("Just in case" could mean a guest is stung and turns out to be allergic.) I took his advice, got one, and it sat unused in the cupboard for a few years, until I noticed that it was long past its expiration date. So I got a new prescription. But then I noticed the price. Ouch! I'm not poor, but I'm not rich enough to pay $100+ for something that just sits on the shelf for a year and then needs replacement. Also: - No guest has ever been stung in my yard, and not many people are really allergic - Even if a guest DOES need it, and you do use it, you could face a lawsuit anyway. - You can't use an adult-sized epi-pen on a child, and I figure visiting kids are more likely to be stung.And perhaps most important: - Where we live is 5 minutes from a hospital. Rather than fumbling with a device I don't know how to use, I'd be better off rushing a victim to the ER.Does this reasoning make sense to others?
I keep one in the truck and in the house,,,,,Joel
sawdust, even better than the gel caps is the childrens liquid. i get it at the dollar store and have bottles in the truck, barn, house...because it's a low dose per tsp, i don't worry about chugging it.
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Hmmm...its really a question of whether you like playing the odds or if you're risk adverse.I would think that someone who is very allergic to bee stings -- to the point of it being a medical emergency -- would carry a sting kit with them and not rely on you having or not having an epi-pen available, since a sting can occur anywhere, not just in your yard. Bees fly up to mile away from the hive, I've read.Also, most people who hear I keep bees in the backyard and have a problem with that due to allergies or irrational fear, either don't come over or stay in the house when they do. Lastly, according to the websites linked below, 40-50 people a year die from bee stings (nationwide) and children are less likely to have a severe reaction since presumably they've had less chance to be sensitize to the venom. So, unless you're hosting thousands of people a year in your backyard, in my mind the odds are slim that someone will have a severe allergic reaction to a sting.Personally, I don't have a epi-pen.http://www.nasdonline.org/document/962/d000800/first-aid-for-bee-and-insect-stings.htmlkhttp://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site2909/mainpageS2909P1.html


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I think you guys are confusing terms. The choice you have to make is not between a loose footed main and a shelf footed main. The choice is between a mainsail with an attached foot and and one with a loose foot. A shelf foot is an option that you can get with either of those types of sail.
A sail with a standard, attached foot has a shape that's good for most purposes, but a shelf foot allows you to shape the mainsail with a very deep pocket along the foot, which generates more power in light air. As the boat's speed increases, you adjust the outhaul to gradually decrease the depth of the pocket.
Because the shelf foot is used in light air, most sailors won't feel or perceive a difference in the boat's speed or the sail's power, unless you're near another boat, where you can compare your speed.
I raced and cruised with a shelf footed mainsail for many years and loved it, but, it works best with a little more active trimming than a mainsail without a shelf foot. I can't think of any reason why either a racer or cruiser wouldn't want a shelf foot, but most people don't have them. I suspect it's just because most people don't know about them. If you get a shelf foot, I'd recommend you also get a flattening reef, for those occasions when you have a lot of wind and need to flatten the sail to the max. The flattening reef is especially useful with an attached footed mainsail. It might not be as useful with a loose footed sail. If you're going to buy a loose footed sail, I'd suggest you ask your sailmaker's opinion on that question.
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So, does that mean that with a loose foot there's less heeling as the wind picks up and thus you don't need to reef as fast?
But you'd likely have the same issues with a "bagged out" loose footed sail as with an attached-foot main.
|So, does that mean that with a loose foot there's less heeling as the wind picks up and thus you don't need to reef as fast?
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Proponents of shelf/footed mains will tout the "end plate" effect of the shelf reducing pressure loss around the "loose foot"... Personally I doubt that that effect is significant in the end.
The more uniform shape, easier outhaul loads and ease of bending and unbending the sail that comes with the loose foot (along with simplified reef line rigging, as per SD) come out in its favour for me.
Proponents of shelf/footed mains will tout the "end plate" effect of the shelf reducing pressure loss around the "loose foot"... Personally I doubt that that effect is significant in the end.
The more uniform shape, easier outhaul loads and ease of bending and unbending the sail that comes with the loose foot (along with simplified reef line rigging, as per SD) come out in its favour for me.
One obscure advantage of a footed or shelf-footed main for cruisers/passage-makers is that you can catch rainwater with it. some cruisers even have zippers stitched into the foot so they could let the extra pootch out or zip it away.
A bolt rope spreads the forces most evenly, but when you reef all the downward/outward strain is on the clew anyhow. I should guess there's less spillage at the base of a footed main, but you can get a cleaner airfoil shape down low with a loose foot. Six of one, half dozen of the other.
|The Cal 29 of the guy that suggested this has a bolt rope at the bottom so it is attached through the whole length of the foot. I notice that the main advantage for him was that even with little to no wind he seemed to be able to keep his boat moving a lot faster than anyone else. (We awarded him the nick name "5 knot" because of he could go 5 knots without the wind blowing) The "shelf" of his main must be the reason for the outstanding performance of his boat. Mel passed away after a bout with cancer a few months ago so I'm left with answering this question by inquiring here. I really appreciate the responses. Mel told me that other than the extra speed he was able to obtain the other thing he really liked about the shelf foot with full battens is that the sail is a lot quieter both when tacking and while reaching. His thoughts were that this translated into less turbulent air flow around the sail and thus better performance. Based on how well his boat handled under the conditions I had the pleasure of observing him in I would have to agree BUT I never got to see him reef the main OR handle the boat in heavier air (more than 25 knots). I suspect part of the reason for the outstanding performance of his boat was the fact that "5 knot" was just an outstanding sailor. I did note though that in winds around 20 knots I could stay up with him so it seemed to me that the majority of the improvement was in lighter air. Does this correspond with anyone's experience with this type of sail?
I have no slugs
on my loose footed sail from Hood. It attaches to the boom via the clew/which is attached to the outhaul. the second boom attachment is at the tack. Obviously, there are slugs that go up the mast for the luff.
|One major advantage of the loose-footed main is that you don't need to have slits cut to pass the reefing lines through. Another is that the loose-footed main may be easier to shape since it'll have less friction, since the sail only has two or three slugs rather than a full bolt rope connecting the foot of the sail to the boom—making using the outhaul easier.
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That is a fairly standard cruising mainsail arrangement.
The "shelf-foot" refers to a sail foot that is connected to the boom along it's full length.
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Greetings Dickson and Vincent,
A cool overcast 14°C on the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey as I write this.
Further to my question on a previous TWiP about whether parasites that used blood feeding vectors made the host more attractive to the vector I found this article on parasitic manipulation in vector-borne diseases
and this 2005 study which indicates that malarial parasites do manipulate their mosquito vector's biting behaviour:
The results look positive even if the number of test subjects was very small.
It was a slow day at work so I had time to spend on the internet.
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A new genus and species of leech (Tyrannobdella rex) from Perú that feeds from the mucous membranes of animals and when feeding may remain in situ for several days.
Blood feeding by proxy - the East African jumping spider Evarcha culicivora feeds on vertebrate blood by preferentially preying on blood-fed Anopheles mosquitoes. Not a parasite, but still interesting.
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I'm an amateur at this, looking for some help with identification.
These are in human blood, drawn at night via pin prick to the finger, magnified about 300x. No additives or stains. Nocturnal periodicity, so not found by any more conventional method. Note the thin, translucent folds on the head shot, and "V" shaped head. I was thinking mansonella, but the egg and nocturnal periodicity are not right for mansonella. M. perstans has a ribbon-y quality at the tail, not mid-body.
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Hello Monsieur Despommier & signore Racaniello,
Before all, sorry for my English.
And It's now 24°C in southern France. First water restrictions of the year.
My research years were oriented toward food safety & ferments selection. A.k.a fight Listeria in food with other bacterias or cheese ecology.
During, this previous life, I've found some some pretty amazing cheese ferments.
And I'm quite sure the smell & taste of some the resulting raw milk cheeses would have killed mosquitoes & parasites alike.
I've recently listen the oldest TWIV & TWIP, with exceptional pleasure.
I would like to follow on Mr Despommier comment about the 1981 movie "Quest for fire" (TWIP 10), & his suggestion that parasites exchanges between modern & Neanderthal humans could have been deletarian for Neanderthal.
Now, with proof that those populations have reached a certain level of intimacy, at least in the case of the Denisovans. What kind of traces paleoparasitologists could find to conclude that this was indeed hapenning : traces on bones, eggs or cysts in caves soils.
Or at the, now available, genetic makers. Ex : drepanocytosis ?
There was also wooly mammoth, sabberthoot tigers & bears in the film. Do people get parasites by eating elephants, bears or big cats meat, because it seems that the megafauna was a frequent part of the neandertal diet and vice versa ? I've also heard about tiger, bear or canid meat in today asia, & seen hippopotamus meat in Togo.
Other info, I was 7 in 1982, when I & most of my school mates saw the film. No one have been bothered by the most "X-rate" part, but we were freaked by the "eat people alive bits by bits" part. Today the film is frequently seen in school by children between 7 to 10 years old.
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Message signs were placed at strategic locations to give travelers vital information while traveling at highway speeds. Messages were generated either from a pre-existing library or customized for the situation. Like the sensors and cameras, these signs were solar powered, wireless, and portable and could be easily relocated to suit changing jobsite conditions. Messages were sent automatically from a preprogrammed list (based on traffic speeds) and could advise motorists about taking alternate routes to avoid a particular situation.
Crews used highway advisory radio (HAR), along with variable message signs, to provide information. "The [HAR] system operated well." said Scott Cornelius, IDOT District 5 project implementation engineer. "A standard message was looped 24 hours a day. In an emergency, IDOT could automatically invoke the HAR beacon along with a new message about an emergency detour if necessary."
Installers placed local radio transmitters onsite with a broadcast range of 1 to 6 miles. These systems used the AM radio band and transmitted preprogrammed advisory messages, providing up-to-the-minute information on current traffic conditions, travel restrictions, detour routing, weather advisories, and construction updates. Both the changeable message signs and HAR were maintained from the central computer console and advised travelers about traffic conditions, including accidents and heavy congestion, lane closures, detours, and other condition information. Though messages were completely automated, a manual override permitted the addition of special motorist advisory messages to signs and HARs when needed.
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Catfish are plentiful in the freshwater lake where I live. This is one of my favorite recipes. Cajun seasoning, cumin and coriander spice up the fillets nicely. The colorful corn and shrimp salsa makes an excellent accompaniment. -Denise Wall, Ridgeway, South Carolina
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- 2 tablespoons Cajun or blackened seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 4 catfish fillets (6 ounces each)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 medium green pepper, diced
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 1 celery rib, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn
- 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 2 packages (5 ounces each) frozen cooked salad shrimp, thawed
- 1/2 teaspoon Cajun or blackened seasoning
- Dash hot pepper sauce
- In a small bowl, combine the Cajun seasoning, cumin and coriander; rub over catfish fillets. In a large skillet, fry fillets in oil over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, saute the green pepper, onion, celery, jalapeno and garlic in butter until vegetables are tender. Add the corn, tomatoes and shrimp; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until corn is tender. Stir in Cajun seasoning and hot pepper sauce. Serve with catfish. Yield: 4 servings.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as Catfish with Shrimp Salsa in Taste of Home February/March 2002 , p25
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Reviewed Jun. 29, 2015
"I love this recipe! It's delicious and easy to make; great for summer. I've made it several times (as is) and it's one of my favorites."


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Have you ever heard the phrase "It's a good day." said by someone who has health issues? Many people with chronic illness know what good days and bad days are. For me, a good day with lupus means I can move relatively free without pain, I think clearly, and I can do many of the (sometimes simplest) things on my to-do list.
Sounds easy enough, right? Well, if you've read my previous blog post, "Flares and bad days," you can see just how complex a bad day can get.
I've learned to soak up the good days like a sponge. I stay focused in the moment because I know my lupus may be quiet today, but there's no guarantee it will be tomorrow. I find joy in spending time with my family or walking my dog around the lake. I've learned to appreciate the simplest things in life. I especially love the smell of fresh-cut grass in the summer, a charcoal grill cooking, or a gentle breeze blowing my wind chimes. These are some of the everyday things that make my heart smile.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by max, Jul 25, 2008.
Dream Team still whips ReDeem Teams azzz. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Ricardo Montalban lives! cushioned by soft Corinthian leather, of course...
I love the smell and feel of rich Corinthian Lea-tha. From hells gate I spit at thee.
She is pretty classless... Can't say we are big fans of Lisa Leslie here in Oz.
Why is that, webz? Was it something from the Sydney Olympics?
For one quarter of one game Kobe was better, but LeBron was (far)better throughout the tourney. I was really disappointed in Kobe's play in the Finals also. He had an opportunity to cement his reputation as the "World's Best Player" and didn't. It may not be the best measurement, but LeBron had much more success against BOS than Kobe did.
I see your point, but I don't know, he was pretty awful sans Game 7. I just attribute success in that series due to CLE's defense = (or better) than BOS so they were always in the game (and by default LBJ's #'s were either overlooked or when he did do something it mattered b/c the game was actually close) where as the Laker's defense can be symbolized by Ray Allen blowing by Vujajic with no help in site.
I feel like I should change my name to Buckeye1 the Slow Adult. Every time I tried to watch the men's basketball, I always seem to never know when it was on, and I always seemed to find out three hours after it happened. Maybe it's cause I turn 50 in 30 more hours. :(
Buckeyes, let me be the first to welcome you to the half century club Please see the Mostly Joking thread for a tribute to you and the other members of this club http://www.pistonsforum.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=158513
happy b-day Buck you're a bloody Virgo no wonder I never understand you
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Intellectual Property: Silly or Sinister? David K. Levine, The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty (2010-12-22).
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How to Record the Cops. Radley Balko, Radley Balko: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2010-12-21).
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Kubuntu 10.10 Review
Unfortunately, back then KDE was going through some major changes (KDE 4.0), which added to the questionable stability of Kubuntu itself made the whole experience frustrating and disappointing. Initially, I thought it could be down to my lack of understanding of KDE, or perhaps that I didn't install Kubuntu correctly. After reading many forum posts, though, I quickly realized that most people agreed that Kubuntu was not a good implementation of the KDE desktop. The average reply was recommending other alternatives, such as OpenSUSE, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, etc.
After such a disappointing first encounter, Kubuntu became a distro to forget for me, and it was not until a few days ago that I felt I should give it another try.
After taking a look at the OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, I have to admit I was impressed with some of the features listed there. I downloaded the ISO and proceeded to test the standard installation.
Plain and simple, Kubuntu 10.10 has one the best installation (along with Pardus and OpenSUSE) wizards I have seen in a KDE distro. There is an undeniable resemblance to the one in Ubuntu 10.10, but with a nice KDE flavor throughout. Here's a few screenshots to showcase what the Kubuntu installation process looks like.
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As can be seen below, the Kubuntu 10.10 installation process includes many of the features that made their debut on Ubuntu 10.10, such as providing users with useful recommendations before the installation starts.
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Disk partition management is clear and simple, and so are setting the time zone and selecting the keyboard layout.
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ReKonq is the web browser of choice for Kubuntu 10.10. I believe it is will be short lived in most Kubuntu installations, though, as it simply cannot compete with some of the most popular alternatives out there, like Firefox, Google Chrome, Chromium or even Opera.
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All in all, the Kubuntu installation process is great. Highly informational and intuitive, it should make installation a piece of cake for most users, even those with little Linux experience.
Kubuntu 10.10 sports KDE SC 4.5.1 and up to date compilations of many KDE applications, including Amarok, Kmail, etc. Leaving all that's common to most KDE distros aside, the most notable application in Kubuntu 10.10 is probably the much improved KPackageKit, a software manager with an easy to use interface.
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Ubuntu users will probably recognize the influence of their distro's own software center, at least visually. Unfortunately, KPackageKit is still not there in many areas, but it is a definite improvement over other software managers I have seen in other KDE distros. For example, PCLinuxOS is still using (what looks like ancient software at this stage) Synaptic.
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Searching applications is simple and intuitive, and queuing installations is truly possible, in a way that reminds me of Synaptic. As is the case with many of the latest software managers, users can browse by category or perform a text search. Double clicking on the package entry will display a description on the panel below including a screenshot, if available. In addition, managing software sources is also simple with KPackageKit.
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Kubuntu also includes its own "Message indicator" system tray applet, which is compatible with Kopete and Pidgin (probably compatible with other instant messaging packages, but I haven't tested any others).
When it comes to KDE distros, I almost exclusively use PCLinuxOS, which does inherit certain elements from Mandriva. One of those elements is the network manager, which does many things very well, but it also has its share of flaws.
In my experience, the most annoying thing is that it cannot automatically connect to several wireless network connections. In other words, if a machine is connected to wireless network A and it is "moved" to wireless network B, it will not connect automatically. The user is then forced to manually manage that connection. After that, repeating connections to wireless network B will happen automatically, but the problem will happen again when "moving" back to wireless network A.
Another element that I find annoying is that the PCLinuxOS network manager is quite slow in general (starting up the application, browsing wireless connections available, rescanning, or simply connecting). Last but not least, it's interface is a complete departure from KDE's, so it feels alien and a bit obsolete.
On the other hand, Kubuntu uses the KDE network manager, which in my testing showed superb performance and very nice features. It is seamlessly integrated on the system tray and within the plasma desktop, providing all the relevant information in a quick and non intrusive way.
In addition, it allows users to drill down on the connection in use for further details. When that happens, a small chart displaying the current activity of the connection is displayed. A great feature, if you ask me.
On a different note, Kubuntu sports a fully working BlueDevil implementation, which is very much welcome. Among other things, it allowed me (for the first time in a KDE distro) to successfully configure my mobile phone, making browsing the device and sending files to it as quick and simple as is usually the case in GNOME desktops.
Unfortunately, while there are many reasons to congratulate Kubuntu developers for this latest release, there are still things that feel somewhat sloppy and buggy. For example, users who want to use Compiz and Emerald, will be forced to use a small hack that enables both at the beginning of every session.
Another thing that feels buggy is font rendering. As part of the default installation, Kubuntu uses the new Ubuntu fonts, which do look great. However, according to my testing in two different machines, font rendering starts to behave strangely as soon as size or font type is changed. Even after setting all parameters back to their original values, fonts still don't look as they did after the installation. Very very strange.
Kubuntu 10.10 is a more solid and overall better version of this popular distro. There are still certain areas that require some definite polishing and I wouldn't place it up there with the best KDE distros available. Having said so, users who can live with the few workarounds required to get Kubuntu 10.10 to work 100% should enjoy a number of features that are hard to find in other KDE distros.
In my opinion, Kubuntu 10.10 is worth a shot, specially if you appreciate the Ubuntu influence. For those who couldn't care less about it and/or require top stability, it may be wise looking somewhere else.
12 comments:
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 12:10 AM
What computer do you use man?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 1:58 AM
@Chema wrote: "Another thing that feels buggy is font rendering. [...] Even after setting all parameters back to their original values, fonts still don't look as they did after the installation."ReplyDelete
Hi Chema, could you go more into details about that font rendering problem? Links, or something? Thanks in advance and keep up your excellent work / articles.
Best regards, mark
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 2:12 AM
Damn I used Kubuntu 10.10 but yours is very beautiful.ReplyDelete
Your screenshots are always beautiful. I'll not hesitate to call you expert at making screenshots. I think you could also try photography and designing.ReplyDelete
Thanks all for your comments!ReplyDelete
I am using Kubuntu 10.10 on an HP DC7800 and on an HP tablet 7230p, both of which suffered from the same font rendering problems.
As for the font rendering problem itself, it is not easy to describe exactly. Basically, when installing Kubuntu for the first time, fonts look smooth and correct in terms of dimensions (ie, Ubuntu fonts look the same as they do in Ubuntu and Liberation Sans also look the same as they do in Linux Mint or PCLinuxOS). However, I am not exactly sure how, they change and start looking slightly different. They look similar, but not as smooth and definitely not the same as in other distros. I am sorry I can't provide any more details, but if you pay close attention to some of the screenshots above (KPackageKit settings, for example) you will realize that Liberation Sans does not look 100% smooth there.
Thanks for the compliments on those screenshots, I always like to keep my desktops looking good... I find it motivating! ;-)
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Thanks for the nice review. Those who wish to compare Kubuntu with PCLOS and/or Mandriva may have a problem. It has been my experience that grub2 will fail to boot PCLOS without manual editing of at least one configuration file.ReplyDelete
If you already have PCLOS installed, and then install Kubuntu (or Ubuntu) using grub2 to boot, and then reboot and select PCLOS at the menu, grub2 will not find PCLOS. grub2 knows that PCLOS exists, but the sector is identified incorrectly in the config file.
This phenomenon has been discussed in the PCLOS forum as well as Ubuntu forum, and various other forums for the past year. A bug report has been filed.
grub2 can be fixed by editing /etc/grub.d/40_custom as suggested in Mel's blog:
Your screenshot are very nice.ReplyDelete
But I'm not referring to Kubuntu shots but Pardus shots.
How did you manage to install GNOME on Pardus?
As far as I know, Pardus uses KDE instead of GNOME?
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 9:03 AM
It seems Chema Martín forgot to add the step of updating the system.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2010 at 9:30 PM
I would have to disagree with the review from my experience with Kubuntu 10.10. I am Solid die hard user of most ever aspect of the desktop on KDE and PClos and SUSE has been my core use over years. But Not anymore. I Don't have time write a very in depth view of Kubuntu 10.10, But I would and acknowledge it as the Top KDE distro. when I compared 3 identical systems side beside on performance and Net Usage Kubuntu owned in performance and resources over SUSE and pclos but not over my gnome machine. With that said. I would rank Kubuntu leading Ubuntu as for a desktop experience. I liked your review. But because emerald and compiz does not work right on distro is because if you read more in depth on KDE eye candy. It utilizes a less cpu drain on performance while such is running. (Hench KDE not the Distro is bigger part of this makeup ) I would subjest looking into information on Kwin.ReplyDelete
Best Regards. (Forgive me for my Poor English)
I agree about the font rendering. I'm currently running Kubuntu 10.04 and experienced the same problem as you described, though it has mysteriously gone back to normal after I fiddled back and forth with the settings. I'm using the Ubuntu font though.ReplyDelete
By the way, what icon set are you using?
Sorry I didn't reply earlier:ReplyDelete
@Isen: I am using Oxygen with some custom icons I like and manually set up myself.
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 2:24 PM
I have the same problem with Kubuntu 10.10. Any ideas what exactly brought the fonts to their original state?
Maybe anyone else can help? I tried switching various settings back and forth and what I got at the end of the day was even worse font rendering :( !


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|by Thomas F. Harper Jr.
|Date Added: Saturday 07 April, 2012
While some reviews suggested this leaks, we're having no problems with it. I did underinflate it somewhat, making sure I could put my hand on top of the head and push until I compressed it down to the lower bars on the facemask. If you blow it up too much, its going to be easier to pop.My 7 year old that has a blue belt in mixed martial arts has performed every maneuver possible on it, including picking it up upside down over his head, slamming it to the ground and then leaping on it. While I cautioned him to be gentle with it, its taken a beating and hasnt leaked yet, about ten days so far. I'll update if it breaks.I also noticed it includes a pre-glued patch that wants 24 hours to cure. In my experience, these stink. Clean the area and use a standard inflatable raft type repair kit on it, it'll last.
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Nobel Prize winner James Watson told The Independent in an exclusive interview that he had been misunderstood concerning his remarks about Africans lacking the intelligence of people in other parts of the world. "To those who have d rawn the inference from m y words that Africa as a continent is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologize unreservedly. That is not what I meant." he intended to express the view that genes play a role in shaping human intelligence and help explain variance in behaviors such as why some people are more violent or engage in criminal activities. His comments have caused several organizations in England to consider canceling his scheduled appearances.
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Neil Patrick Harris is big enough to hold up a hat.
Niiki Reed was all smiles yesterday in LA.
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Hi all,
Might be an odd question and i don't see a post yet. Are there any sort of copyrights or anything that would prevent you from being able to release material created solely in Loopmash for iPhone. To some this is probably just a fun app to play around with. What if you aspired to released a track, or even a whole album? Any problems with Steinberg?
I guess I'm asking is this a full on music production tool, or a plaything?
I see a lot of potential for it but if it's not intended to be used as a real music creation program that's what I'm looking to know. I used other apps and software, but can't see why I couldn't make/release something.
I have Sony Acid music studio and because I own it, and paid for it I am licensed to use those loops in my personal work without any royalties owed to Sony. I own the right to use those loops.
Is this the same?