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One-Year Countdown to All-Electronic Social Security Payments
March 1, 2012
Financial Management Service
U.S. Department of the Treasury
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U.S. Treasurer Kicks off One-Year Countdown to All-Electronic Social Security Payments
Encourages remaining check recipients to switch now to the safety and convenience of electronic payments and help save taxpayers $1 billion
Washington, D.C. – (March 1, 2012) – Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios today started an official countdown clock, marking one year until the March 1, 2013 deadline when all federal benefit recipients must receive their Social Security and other federal benefit payments electronically. Treasurer Rios urged remaining paper check recipients to switch now and help taxpayers save $1 billion over 10 years.
Currently, about 90 percent of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are being made electronically. For the first time in recent history, the number of monthly paper check payments for Social Security, Veterans Affairs and other federal benefits has dropped to approximately 7 million – down from a high of 11 million in 2010.
"As this deadline approaches, we're urging the remaining 10 percent of federal benefit recipients who still receive a paper check to make the switch to electronic payments as soon as possible," said Treasurer Rios. "The switch to electronic payments is a win-win for federal benefit recipients and for taxpayers. It provides a safer, more secure, more convenient way for Americans to access their federal benefits, while also improving government efficiency and delivering more than $1 billion in savings. The sooner everyone makes the switch, the sooner we'll realize those benefits."
The Treasury Department published a final rule in December 2010 to gradually phase out paper checks for federal benefit payments. Since May 1, 2011, all people newly applying for federal benefits, including Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, Office of Personnel Management benefits and other non-tax payments, have had to choose direct deposit or the Direct Express® Debit MasterCard® card at the time they sign up for their benefits. March 1, 2013 is the final deadline by which all remaining federal benefit check recipients must receive their money electronically.
Public education campaign helps remaining check recipients through the change
The Treasury Department's Go Direct® public education campaign is helping people understand what they need to do to get their money electronically.
"We've come a long way in informing Americans that direct deposit is a faster, easier and more reliable way to receive their money, but there is still more work to do," Rios added. "We are continuing that strong commitment to public education, aggressively reaching out to check recipients with information about how to easily make the transition and helping them through the change."
The Treasury Department will include information in all check recipients' March 2012 payments, reminding them to switch ahead of the deadline and offering them information about their electronic payment options. Additionally, the Go Direct® campaign is now working with more than 1,800 partner organizations throughout the country to spread the message, developing a new series of public service announcements and providing other supportive materials such as an instructional video about how to make the switch online or over-the-phone and about how electronic payments work.
Make the switch today
Federal benefit recipients can switch to electronic payments online at www.GoDirect.org or through the U.S. Treasury Electronic Payment Solution Center toll-free at 1-800-333-1795. Check recipients should have the following information on hand when making the switch to an electronic payment option, including the Direct Express® card:
- Social Security number or claim number
- 12-digit federal benefit check number
- Amount of most recent federal benefit check
If signing up for direct deposit to an existing financial institution account, individuals will also need:
- Financial institution's routing transit number – often available on a personal check
- Account number and type (checking or saving)
For the media
Downloadable B-roll from the countdown kick-off will be available later today at www.GoDirect.org/media/multimedia-gallery.
The Go Direct® campaign is sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Banks. The Direct Express® logo,Go Direct® and Direct Express® are registered service marks, and theGo Directsm logo is a service mark, of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service. The Direct Express® Debit MasterCard® card is issued by Comerica Bank, pursuant to a license by MasterCard International Incorporated. MasterCard® and the MasterCard® Brand Mark are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated.


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This article is a gallery of screenshots taken from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly" from season three, which aired on March 21, 2003.

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Round Rock
The Express got three in the 4th, and was able to trade runs the rest of the way for a 5-2 win over Omaha. Wesley Wright threw 6.1IP, 4H/1ER, 1K:3BB for his first win of the season, and T.J. Burton and Yorman Bazardo threw the final 2.2IP, with Bazardo allowing all of hte 3H/1ER, 2K:0BB. Edwin Maysonet was 3x4, and the Express got multi-hit games from Bourgeois (who was picked off AND caught stealing), Bogusevic, and DeLome. RBIs were courtesy of Shelton, Castro, Kata, and Locke (2). Locke is hitting .162 in his last ten games, but does have hits in five straight games (5x16).
Man of the Match: Drew Locke
Corpus Christi
Corpus and Frisco both had six hits, but Frisco had more runs for a 2-1 win. Jordan Lyles continues to impress, with 5IP, 4H/1ER, 7K:1BB - the lone run coming off a homer. Lyles' ERA is 2.30 with a WHIP of 0.89, and a 16:2 K:BB ratio. Chia-Jen Lo got the loss, allowing a run in 2IP, with 2H/1BB. Nelson Payano threw a scoreless 8th. Six hits for the Hooks, no XBH, and Wladimir Sutil was your only Hook with multiple hits, and he also had the RBI. Koby Clemens was 0x2, but with 2BB. Jon Gaston was 0x4 and is hitting .186.
Man of the Match: It has to be Jordan Lyles, no?
Lancaster rapped out 14 hits on their way to a 5-4 win over Rancho Cucamonga. Brad Dydalewicz threw 4IP, 4H/3ER, 4K:3BB; Ashton Mowdy got the win with 2.2IP, 5H/1ER, 2K:0BB, and David Berner recorded a save with 2.1IP, 2H/0ER, and 3K:0BB. Offensivley, Federico Hernandez and Barry Butera each had three hits, with Freddy Parejo getting two of his own. Rancho Cucamonga (I just like typing it. And saying it.) also stole six bases off Dydalewicz and catcher Hernandez, while the JetHawks were picked off/caught stealing three times.
Man of the Match: Barry Butera
Drama! Intrigue! Rallies! The Lexington Legends, down 4-0 in the 5th, scored the next four runs to send it to extra innings. And when the Asheville Tourists scored three runs in the top of the 11th, the Legends scored three in the bottom of the 11th, on J.D. Martinez' bases-clearing double with two outs. And in the bottom of the 15th, J.D. Martinez' two-out ROE scored Andy Simunic for the 8-7 win. Brandt Walker threw 3.1IP, 5H/4ER, 1K:2BB, while Jose Trinidad, Wander Alvino, and Colton Pitkin combined for 10.2IP of relief, allowing 8H/3ER, 8K:4BB. Dan Sarisky got the win. A lot ABs to consider here. Rene Garcia was 3x7, while Jose Altuve and J.D. Martinez had multi-hit games as well.
Man of the Match: J.D. Martinez
Friday, April 23, 2010
Eddie's Farm: April 22
Labels: Barry Butera, Drew Locke, Eddie's Farm, J.D. Martinez, Jordan Lyles
2 comments:
- Joe said...
It appears Lyles is definitely on the fast track.
- April 23, 2010 at 7:08 AM
- Reuben said...
uh... Run On Error? I'm drawing a blank.
- April 23, 2010 at 6:24 PM
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01.05.13: The CCRI Indoor Track Team began the 2013 season with their first Meet at the Roxbury Tiger Open on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, MA. The Knights were highlighted by Steven Vazquez (Central Falls, RI) and Bobby Allen (Cranston, RI) who won their individual events and advance to the National Championship at Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX in their first meet of the season.
Steven Vazquez won the High Jump with a CCRI record leap of six feet eight inches surpassing the record of 6'4" set by Evan McGill in 2002. In addition, the jump qualifies him for the Indoor Track National Championships in March. Bobby Allen began the season right where he left off last season by winning the mile in 4 minutes 13.76 seconds and also came back to win the 3,000m in 8:42.74. Both are qualifying times for the Nationals.
Other Knights and Lady Knights also competed and did very well in their first meet of the year, they included on the Men's side: Jordan Barboza-Simpkins (Warwick, RI) was 5th in High Jump with a leap of 5'10.75", Carlos Diaz (Smithfield, RI) was 13th in the 200m in 24.13 seconds, followed by Ryan Rotondo (Cranston, RI) who was 18th 24.39 and Jarrame Morris who was 33rd in 25.91. In the 800m Daniel Duquette (North Attleboro, MA) was 22nd in 2:06.99 and Joseph Gareri (Uxbridge, MA) was 31st in 2:39.91. In the Men's Mile David Palkovic (Middletown, RI) was 25th in 4:57.19. In the Field events, the men's shot put featured Colin Cabral (Cumberland, RI) finished 10th with a throw of 11.88m and Kevin Redmond (South Kingstown, RI) was 11th with a throw of 11.60m. In the Men's 55m Ryan Rotondo finished 15th in 6.94 seconds, Carlos Diaz was 25th in 7.06 seconds and Jarrame Morris was 24th in 7.31 seconds.
On the Women's side in the Shot Put Cassandra Gustafson (Pawtucket, RI) was 9th with a throw of 8.86m. In the Women's 200m Akande Boluwatife (Lagos, Nigeria) was 33rd in 34.40 seconds she came back to finish 25th in the 55m in 8.92 seconds. Olivia Emerick (Cranston, RI) was 30th in the 200m in 29.87 seconds. In the Women's 800m Emerick was 12th in 2:47.67 and Meaghan Shanley (Warwick, RI) was 13th in 3:31.28.
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Stand out at night! The Blinky 3H combines 3 bright LEDs with a parabolic reflector for up to a mile of visibility. And, its self-leveling helmet mount ensures optimum visibility as you ride. It also includes seatpost and seatstay mounts. The Blinky 3H has steady and flashing modes and runs for up to 100 hours on the included AAA battery. Also, this light includes a reflective lens and side reflective strips for extra safety.
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This is a great little light for your helmet. It doesn't interfere with day-to-day usage of your helmet (i.e. I never notice it wiggling around or making noises while I ride). It pivots so that it is always level and pointing backward, even if you drop your head to look down. Battery life is long; at least 50 hours in blinking mode... seems like the thing runs forever before needing to be replaced. I like the fact that I always have it with me, even if I forget my regular Superflash. Another bonus: it's up high, so it's visible above parked cars or traffic. I also like that it fits most helmets (we have them on both adults' helmets and also on two of our kids' helmets). The only negative: the stretchy elastic and velcro strap can wear out. My solution was to use a bit of 25 gauge wire to attach it to the helmet. Works fine. I've had my blinky for at least 5 years now and I use it all the time. Still fully functional despite rain, snow, heat, etc in near daily riding. Please note that it is bright, but not super bright. This is great for suburban or rural riding or as a duplicate for city commuting. For sheer all out brightness, check out the Planet Bike Superflash, which is *incredibly* bright and is fully visible even in daylight conditions.


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Low-End Laptop Graphics Solution Comparison: Five Options Go Head-To-Head
Introduction, Driver Interface
There exist a particular group of gamers that are consumed by dreams of gigantic dual-SLI laptops that replace towering desktops. And who can blame them? Walking into a LAN party with a $5,000 laptop under your arm is the geek equivalent of entering a party wearing a $2,500 jacket or driving through your neighborhood in a $250,000 car. We can dream, right?
On the other hand, those super-powerful laptops are a bit...boring from a critic's standpoint. Why? Because they are almost always excellent machines (due to price) and because most readers gandering at a review (of an expensive gaming laptop) I pen about will never buy one – again, due to the price.
Most folks – even many geeks – lust over a beefy gaming rig, but end up buying a $600 to $1000 multimedia laptop. This is the laptop that the average person can actually afford, regardless of his or her enthusiasm about computer hardware.
In the past, this market segment was a gaming wasteland, but that began to change about five years ago. The change was due in part to the fact that many game developers started to veer away from (a focus on) jaw-dropping graphics in favor of expanding their potential markets by going after clients with average/medium-range hardware.
About two and a half years ago Intel (again) committed to raising the bar on integrated graphics with the release of Intel HD and has since consistently improved its IGP offering with each new generation. AMD has done the same with its Fusion products and NVIDIA (already in the game with its numerous x10/x20/x30M products) just recommitted to power efficient GPUs with its Kepler architecture.
These changes mean that "serious" gaming is now possible on an inexpensive laptop. But how possible? What sacrifices do you make and how do low-end IGPs and GPUs stack up against each other?
Continue reading our comparison of current generation notebook graphics options!!
To find out we are going to compare several different products in this space. We have a pair of Intel HD 4000 IGPs. One of the IGPs is from the ultrabook reference platform and the other is from the quad-core Ivy Bridge reference platform. There is also the Radeon HD 7660G from the AMD Trinity reference platform and the Nvidia GT 630M from the Ivy Bridge reference platform.
Finally, we're going to throw in the Nvidia GT 640M from the Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 (which we recently reviewed) as a representative of Nvidia's new Kepler architecture and what you receive when you pay a bit more for a (discrete) mid-range mobile GPU.
We're not just going to dive into the performance testing, however. Features like the driver utility, switchable graphics and multi-monitor support are important as well. Let's address those aspects first.
The Driver Utility
AMD, Intel and Nvidia offer a driver utility that controls the hardware in each respective system. The basic purpose of each utility is the same, but the way that each company approaches the problem of simplifying somewhat complex driver controls is different.
AMD goes for an approach that groups features in various sub-menus that are organized on a sidebar. This approach seems simple at first, and it is certainly the most attractive. However, as you begin to use it, you'll likely find that AMD's driver utility is a bit of a pain to navigate. There is a lot of wasted space dedicated to slick-looking interface elements which results in a limited number of options per section.
In addition, it is not always obvious where a specific feature might be found in a menu, partially because the sidebars collapse by default, and partially because some of AMD's terms for its features are confusing (I'm looking at you, HydraVision). I have a lot of experience with the Catalyst Control Center because I've used AMD cards in my desktop for the last three years. Despite this, I still find myself feeling a little lost from time to time.
NVIDIA's solution looks less elegant. The control panel is a large window with simple text navigation that would look at home in Windows XP. All of the basic settings are lumped together under a few categories and most of them are found in either "image settings" or "3D settings." There are just a few lines of text here and there to explain what the controls do, and many are not explained at all.
Despite this, Nvidia's control panel is much easier to use over the long run. Nvidia has wisely realized that no amount of explanation or software design is going to make it easy for the layman to understand the difference between turning Trilinear Filtering on or off. Most people will simply ignore such settings or, if they are interested, turn to Google. Once you become acquainted with the features of Nvidia's driver software, you can return to and adjust those features quickly.
And then we have Intel. Because there are fewer features to worry about, Intel's drivers should be fairly simple. Yet the company has made its software needlessly complex. Opening the Intel driver software gives you an absurd choice – do you want to use basic mode, advanced mode or wizard mode? I'm serious. Intel has designed three different interfaces for controlling its graphics drivers.
Wizard mode doesn't seem to do anything that Window's display properties doesn't, so I'm not sure why Intel bothered to include it. Basic mode, on the other hand, is just like advanced mode but with a few of the more complex features taken out. Most users will want to select advanced mode, check the "don't show this dialog again" box and be done with it.
The good news is that advanced mode is pretty good. In fact, it's a nice balance between AMD's attempt to be user-friendly and Nvidia's focus on functionality. The interface is attractive, navigation makes sense and the options are easy to use.
Overall, Nvidia's software is the most functional for enthusiasts, while Intel's is the easiest for the average user to understand. AMD is way behind. Although initially attractive, the Catalyst Control Center is confusing for all users.
Nice work, I was glad to see you go with higher LODs than we've been seeing in reviews. I hope this is something that you'll update with more games and chips (like lesser Trinity models) when time\availability permits.
how much slower is a sb hd3000 compared to ib hd4000?
Well, I didn't do testing that would provide a truly accurate figure, but I'd say 30 to 50% slower depending on the game. That's compared to the Intel HD 4000 in the Core i7-3720QM, not the ultrabook version.
not that much.
I have a core i5 laptop with HD3000 and it plays Diablo 3 at 24+fps at low settings and resolution at 1200x720. Makes it very playable.
Have yet to try BF3 and Skyrim as I have those but they should perform similar (but slightly less) to the HD4000.
Interesting article. I'm in the market for a new laptop and want it to be able to handle SC2 reasonably well, but still lean to the thin and portable side, though not necessarily an ultrabook. Glad to hear that Optimus is doing well and seamless as I hadn't really stayed on top of it. Will any laptop that has an ivy/sandybridge CPU and a nvidia gpu have optimus or only if it specifically indicates so? That is, are there other components that need to be in place that might not be in place if not indicated?
I believe all of the 600-series GPUs and most of the 500-series GPUs have Optimus. You should still check the laptop description to be sure, as it will almost always be listed as a feature.
3D Vision enabled laptops are the exception (there is apparently a difficulty with offering 3D Vision and Optimus together) but you're probably not looking for that anyway.
Why test these budget oriented notebooks on high/medium settings? They should've been tested on Low settings, so that we'd at least know if they can handle the games.
As it is, all I learned is that HD4000 can't handle medium, ever.
I don't find it interesting to discover if a laptop can run a game at settings that make the game look like ass.
I am not unsympathetic if you disagree. After all, money is not unlimited and maybe you want to know if a laptop can just barely play that game you have your eye on.
But that's not the perspective I decided on for this article.
I applaud your decision to try gaming at higher settings. For benchmarks at the lowest settings, try every other review on the web.
Now seeing the ASUS ultrabook with the GT 620M in it, I wished this also had that chip in it's comparison - as I'm wondering if it is worth getting the model that has it. Oh well.
We have not reviewed a GT 620M equipped laptop but we did review the Dell XPS 15z, which had the similar GT 525M. It could play a lot of games at 1366x768 and low/medium settings but that's the limit for new titles. For example, it achieved about 25 FPS in BF3 at 1366x768, but went down to an unplayable 15 FPS at 1080p.
I was looking at getting an Acer laptop with a 630m. Can anyone confirm if it can play Diablo 3 on Infero with at least LOW settings no lag?
I have a default Acer Aspire x3990 with windows 7, people sau that the Intel® HD Graphics wont run Dawn of War 2 even on low, other say I can. Do you believe it will run even if it has the lowest quality settings.


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He has climbed mountains, run with the bulls in Spain, and skydived at 13,000 feet.
Now Tommy Danger is running across America to raise money for cystic fibrosis research and to educate people about the illness. He stopped in Moab on Saturday, Dec. 15, the 66th day of his run since leaving Seattle.
Danger averages 18 miles a day and rarely takes a rest day. He encourages people to donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation via his website at www.morethanjustmiles.org.
"It's a brutal disease," said Danger, who became interested when a friend's child was born with cystic fibrosis.
The inherited disease affects the lungs and digestive system. About 30,000 children and adults in the U.S. suffer from it along with an estimated 70,000 worldwide, according to the foundation's website.
The disease causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus that clogs the lungs, resulting in life-threatening lung infections. It also can obstruct the pancreas, preventing natural enzymes from helping the body absorb food.
Danger, 30, emphasizes that 100 percent of the donations from his website go to the foundation, which uses 90 percent of the money directly for research.
He gets support during his trans-continental run from Timothy Ettridge, a retired pilot who follows Danger in a van. They park the vehicle off the road and sleep in it when they're unable to get motel rooms from sponsors.
Danger said he saved money for several years to afford food and gasoline during the trip, although restaurants occasionally offer free meals, as the Blu Pig did during Danger's stay in Moab.
Protein bars and Gatorade have been donated, he added.
Danger blogs about his adventure on his website, often describing conditions such as running through marshes to reach better terrain. In Utah, he said snowfall turned a dirt trail to mud.
"It felt like I had ankle weights on," he said, although he praised the "nice trail into Moab."
He hopes to reach Daytona Beach by April 13 – running the last 100 miles nonstop.
Danger has plans for other endurance events once the run is over, including trying to summit the highest mountain on each continent.
While he's committed to raising money for cystic fibrosis research, Danger is also spreading the word about another topic through his visits with people along the route. He wants people to be more compassionate in their daily lives.
"We need to trust each other a little more," he said.


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Wedding Dress Rentals Grow 7.5 Percent This Year According To IBISWorld Research
LOS ANGELES – Jun. 22, 2009 – Something old, new, borrowed and blue – that is the wedding tradition - but this wedding season getting something new may be a struggle. According to industry research firm IBISWorld, spending on rented bridal gowns is expected to grow 7.5 percent to $43 million - up from $40 million in 2008.
With brides renting dresses, sales of new wedding gowns are expected to decrease 2.8 percent this year, reaching just $973 million. While the decline is not as steep as the 4.2 percent drop experienced in 2008, the industry has seen declines since 2001. Brides who do purchase a dress will more likely buy their garments in high-end department stores, formal clothing stores, or online – like PreOwnedWedddingDress.com – opposed to a bridal store.
The one thing couples will not be renting this year is wedding planners. Compared to 2008, the amount spent on wedding planners is expected to drop 4.2 percent to $785 million. In fact, the average cost of a wedding is expected to drop eight percent in 2009 to just $20,000 – in 2007 the average was $30,000.
"The recession is expected to exacerbate the already declining marriage rate, as couples put off the 'big day' until the time is right financially," explained Toon van Beeck, senior analyst with IBISWorld. "Spending will undoubtedly be impacted by such postponements, and these cost cutting measures will start from the purchase of an engagement ring, all the way to the end of the honeymoon."


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Sheinside is the second shop I am going to talk about on my Shopping at section!
"Sheinside.com was one of the web's first online stores and has been helping the fashion-conscious look fabulous since 2008. Based in China, Sheinside offers the latest street style dresses ,coats, boots &more."
General information:
I can easily say that Sheinside has a huge range of clothes, jewellery and accessories. There prices are more than reasonable. They also have free trials section, they have about 8 pieces each week and all you have to do is enter into the "free trial" draw and share it on facebook and at the end of each countdown 8 random winners will be picked. Then the only thing you have to do is take a picture and write a review on the product you "won". They also have affiliate program, which is self explanatory, fashion blogger program and bonus point program, each time you buy something from their website you get the price in points.. for example if you buy something $29.39 you will get 29 points, then if you share their products on LookBook, youtube etc you can add the link to their website and get points for each share, all of these points can be used on your next purchase!
The website and social networks:
I can definitely say that Sheinside has something for everyone's taste. Their clothing range is amazing, different styles and colours. Their website is really easy to use and you can easily find what you are searching for. Once you enter their website you can see on the first screen their sales, discounts and news, which is a really nice touch if you ask me! As far as their social networks go, they share inspirations and outfits every single day. They also have "trends" section and "lookbook" section which is really nice for inspirations and outfit ideas.
Orders and delivery:
I think everyone loves low prices and I am definitely one of them so I decided to give Sheinside a try and I ordered two necklaces and a coat with standard delivery (5-7 working days). I went to track my order and it was still processing (3-4 days later) and I emailed them to ask if there is something wrong with my order. To my surprise the answer was that there is nothing wrong with my order but it takes 5-7 days for them to check and process the order which is a bit odd, you chose 5-7 days delivery and they need 5-7 days to process it? Well anyway I received my order 23-24 days later! To be honest I was frustrated, I know that I should have checked to see that they are based in (but be honest, no one reads the "about us section" before placing an order, normally you add your country and they just tell you to select from options that are available for your country instead of having the 5-7 days option when it can't happen! If you don't mind waiting for a month that's okay I just didn't know 5-7 working days will turn out to be 23-24 days!
My order:
I received the correct coat and the correct necklaces. The colours and the styles of the necklaces were the same with the picture which is definitely a plus.
As far as the necklaces go, a really good quality, not the best one, but you don't expect much for less than £5.00 necklaces. You can find the necklaces here: red and yellow. They are heavy necklaces which means they will last and they will not just break down. I have already tried the one out, you can find the outfit here.
And now the "coat". The reason I am adding this " is that what I received is definitely not a coat! I've seen so many bloggers wearing their coats and they are of a perfect quality and I was so happy that I found this one and I thought it was a bargain. I was expecting a trench coat material but instead this is like a Summer top material. This is definitely nothing like a coat, and as far as the quality goes I am really disappointed with this. Just a disclaimer here, I am not talking about their clothes and coats in general, I am just talking about this one.
This is what the picture looked like:
And this is the "coat" I received:
And I've visited their website and read through the reviews and I am not the only one disappointed. I am not a picky person, I just expect to see something that looks like a coat when I order from the coat section.
Returns- Exchange and Refunds:
If you have a previous experience with ordering online then you know that in your parcel there is always the return address and a sheet with information you need to fill in (reason for the return, what you are returning, if you want a refund or exchange and some information about their return policy). In this case there was nothing in the parcel so I needed to go online to find what I needed. To my surprise they don't have their return address online, so you have to email their customer service and ask for it, and when I thought it could not get any more difficult, I received their email back with the steps I have to do, this is an exact copy from their email:
''1,pls give us the tracking number and track link of your return package.
2, pls fill in the return label in the attachment and print it out to put inside the package when you send it out.
3, pls note the package as"gift" with the value below $30. We are not going to sign for the package if it produe the high customs duties''
So I basically have to pay for a tracking code, which in UK is not the cheapest thing (normally they just ask for a receipt/proof) and I have to print out the sheet (that normally has to be sent by them), if I don't sign it as a gift they will not sign for it and finally I have to pay for the return shipping fee. Could they just make the return process more difficult for me? I am returning it because I have a problem with it so I expect some willingness from their side as well.
- I would recommend buying from their site but you just have to be very careful about what you are ordering because it takes a month for you to receive it, the return process is just not the easiest process (in my opinion) and you probably have to wait for more than a month to get your money back. Again I believe they have a nice quality products and really great prices but you just need to be careful, and if you are wearing xs you may have sizing problems as well!
I apologise for the length of this post, I just wanted to share with you my experience with
Sheinside and maybe help you decide whether to order from them. Do you
have any previous experience with them?
Hope this post was helpful somehow!
Thanks for reading:)


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As I mentioned before, after starting out the new job, in a new city, with a new language, and a new computer, I started playing with GNU Emacs editor. I kind of staled with Vim, knew how to do stuff, but I wasn't feeling very pleased by Vimscript. On the other hand I was reading good things about Emacs (many of them in Steve Yegge blog and his Drunken Rants) and always had some curiosity about Elisp.
At first I was using it just for playing at home, and kept using Vim at work, since my project was running at high speed and I was a little bit insecure — specially because I wanted to use a version from CVS that supported fancy Truetype fonts in the X11 environment. After some time, I got confident enough to use it full-time, bootstrapped my
.emacs file with Barbieri's
.emacs plus minor modifications — funny thing is, for some reason I kept using Vim to edit my
.emacs file for a few weeks.
Inside Emacs'
M-x info library, there is a nice document, also available on the web, Programming in Emacs Lisp. Nice because it explains Elisp but also how Emacs works at the same time — strongly recommended for those who are starting. Another good resource is Yegge's Emergency Lisp, which is a good practical summary of the language.
During this process I kept talking to my friends about the new editor (we were all Vim users) and trying to push Emacs into them, too. It worked for at least one of them. He tried a bit, but missed some features from the editor he used to work, Textmate. We both immediatly concluded: hey, Emacs should be able to do everything that Textmate did, and more.
So he found out about yasnippet that allowed the creation of mini-templates that are triggered by short strings and then using
TAB (yes, the guy has two blogs, don't ask me why). I ended up trying to solve another problem, which is to automatically insert the closing parenthesis when you insert the opening (abstract this to use with other interesting pairs of characters). It was just using the existing
skeleton-pair feature available in Emacs, with a few twists.
Show me the code
I'll comment on my solution, but you can also grab the raw file here. By the way, I've used
M-x htmlize-buffer to create colorized pieces of code.
;; Paren experiment (setq skeleton-pair t) (defvar my-skeleton-pair-alist '((?\) . ?\() (?\] . ?\[) (?} . ?{) (?" . ?")))
First we needed to activate
skeleton-pair. It's part of
skeleton-mode. It allows you to type ( and get () with the point (also known as cursor) positioned inside the parens. Also allows you to selected a region and type (, and the region will be inside the parens. In this block we also create a helper association list, that we'll be using later.
(defun my-skeleton-pair-end (arg) "Skip the char if it is an ending, otherwise insert it." (interactive "*p") (let ((char last-command-char)) (if (and (assq char my-skeleton-pair-alist) (eq char (following-char))) (forward-char) (self-insert-command (prefix-numeric-value arg)))))
First real thing is here. We defined a function that accepts one argument. The
interactive tells us how we fill the arguments when the function is called via some key or key combination interactively.
At this moment it's nice to know that everything you type in Emacs will end up triggering some function. Even simple characters. When you type a, Emacs will look in a table and see what function it should call. Normal letters like a are bound to the function
Back to the function: it's body is very simple, if the character we typed (given by the global
last-command-char) is one closing char present in our association list and the next character is the same, we just
forward-char, otherwise, we add the character as usual. The idea is to bind this function to the closing chars like ) and }. That's what we do next:
(dolist (pair my-skeleton-pair-alist) (global-set-key (char-to-string (first pair)) 'my-skeleton-pair-end) ;; If the char for begin and end is the same, ;; use the original skeleton (global-set-key (char-to-string (rest pair)) 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe))
So when you type ( the function
skeleton-pair-insert-maybe takes care, when you type ) our function will take care of the ending. This gives the first feature over pure skeleton-pair: when you type ( and then ) you'll end up with the right thing () instead of ()) that the plain skeleton pair would give you.
After testing a bit, and showing to others, we realize: if I press ( and then backspace I would still have the ) hanging around. Solutions? Well, let's rebind
Backspace to be smart enough about that, right? Well, that's what I did at first: do my thing and call the original bind for backspace
backward-delete-char-untabify. It worked…
…except when some language mode rebinds backspace, like
python-mode because it uses backspace also to walk thru the possible indentations in the code and we would break their binding. And guess what? Lately I was coding mostly in Python. After some research, a solution came up:
(defadvice backward-delete-char-untabify (before my-skeleton-backspace activate) "When deleting the beginning of a pair, and the ending is next char, delete it too." (let ((pair (assq (following-char) my-skeleton-pair-alist))) (and pair (eq (preceding-char) (rest pair)) (delete-char 1))))
Short explanation: we say that this piece of code will run before
backward-delete-char-untabify runs. It does what we need: if we are calling backspace to delete an opening paren and the closing paren is right after, we delete the closing one. After we run, the normal function will run and delete the opening one. Now
python-mode or any other mode can rebind backspace as they want, everytime they use the original function, our code will run.
And that's how we got the second feature (smart backspace). And that's it. Actually after that, experimenting with other modes, like the
cc-mode (default for C/C++ files), I discovered that the opening paren (as other opening chars) are binded to
c-electric-paren to do indentation as you type.
I didn't found an easy way to workaround this like in backspace, because the original function for ( is
self-insert-char but making an advice for this function would make our code run lots and lots of times unnecessarily. The other solution would be to create advices for the
c-electric-* functions. But since I'm not using this smart parens when using C, I didn't investigate further, so if you discover another clean way to do this, please tell me.
I hope this post could teach you something about Emacs. The code I present here is not very important, but the concepts around it are, for example: the binding of keys to functions in Emacs, or how to improve functions by using
defadvice. Just knowing these concepts is already useful: later when you need something similar, you'll know where to look. Even better, when solving a problem, you'll have new ideas on how to solve it.
I'm still using this code, not sure for how long. I can say it's useful when I'm coding Python — with a few exception cases. In other modes — like when typing normal text — the smart parens are not very useful for me, and in
erc (one way to use IRC inside Emacs) they are even annoying, but that's just me. If you try it, comments are welcome. Also are welcome new ideas on how to deal with these problems.


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FD-75PR (5 Tray) Snackmaster� Pro Food Dehydrator
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The Snackmaster® Pro is one of the newest dehydrators in the Nesco®/American Harvest® product line. It's sleek, contemporary design In grey and marble color features a top mounted fan, 600 watts of drying power, and generates maximum speed and quality for dehydrating fruits, vegetables, beef jerky, and venison jerky. Helps dry food in hours, not days like ordinary food dehydrators.
Makes delicious beef jerky even turkey jerky, and fish jerky. Make trail mix, homemade yogurt, apple snacks, banana chips, dried soup mixes, dried tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, mangoes, papaya and other dried fruits at a fraction of the cost. Make dried herbs and spices; also make potpourri and dried flowers for any occasion.
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• Adjustable thermostat allows you to dry different foods at proper temperatures (95º-160º F)
• New-Powerful Top Mounted Fan. 600 watts of drying power. 120 Volt
• Comes with 5 trays, but is expandable to 12 trays. (Trays are 13 1/2" in diameter)
• Vita-Save® Exterior. Opaque Vita-Save® exterior helps block harmful light which destroys nutritional content of food being dehydrated.
• Patented Converga-Flow® drying system forces air down the exterior pressurized chamber (not through the trays). The hot air is forced horizontally across each individual tray, converging on the core for fast, even and nutritious drying. No flavor mixing and no need to rotate trays.
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3 out of 5
Ruth P
Not happy
May 11, 2018
I've had my 75PR dehydrator for a couple of years and it's always been really good. Made some jerky last night. It worked fine when I turned it off. This morning it's dead!
1 out of 5
Jennifer C
Died After Two Years of Light Use Also
May 9, 2017
The motor died on my unit also after only two years of light use. No warning. No reset button. Nothing. It was working and then it stopped. Not happy. These units are too expensive to only last two years. Come on NESCO, you can do better. I don't recommend buying this unit.
5 out of 5
Kate D
Great product
Nov. 24, 2016
I have a very old Snackmaster Jr that I got (I think) during the 90's, and it still runs fine, but I decided to add another dehydrator to my collection, and got the Snackmaster Pro. I wanted one with a temperature control, which the Jr doesn't have.
The Pro does beef jerky much faster, and I can still dry herbs in it without watching carefully to avoid toasting them!
Having the fan sitting on top of the unit is a huge improvement, and makes cleaning so much easier. I don't worry as much about getting crumbs an drips into the fan.
All in all, I just love this thing. Drying is a wonderful way to preserve the nutrition and flavor of what comes out of the garden, or special buys from the farmers' market, and my family loves the beef jerky I make in it.
3 out of 5
Holly L
Washington, DC
With only light use, quit after w/in 2 years
Oct. 15, 2015
Seems like a lot of people really like this unit, but my motor quit working in about 2 years. I only use the machine every once in a while to dehydrated fruits and veggies, so was surprised it quit. Great machine, just wish it lasted longer.
5 out of 5
Tammye G
It Is Awesome
Jan. 10, 2015
Great way to save money on groceries and not be throwing away those bananas that are left over or carrots in the fridge. Potato Chips and apple slices. Even making items into the fruit roll ups is a great savings.
Very easy clean up and takes up very little counter space as you build upward and not across.
Within one evening I make banana chips and jerky for my husband. They did not last long because he ate them up.
5 out of 5
Becky H
Quinlan, TX
This is a great product!
Nov. 28, 2014
This product was recommended to me and I am so happy with it. It works GREAT! Easy to clean, light weight, and quiet. Motor on the top it fantastic.
5 out of 5
Tracy T
Aurora, CO
Tracy's Snackmaster Pro Dehydrator
Sep. 2, 2014
This Dehydrator is one of the best household items you can invest in! We have made jerky by the truckload with this thing. Not to mention all the fruits we have made along with the fruit leathers. I have dried veggies from the garden and when we used them, they tasted better than fresh. If you are looking to buy a dehydrator, you need to look at the Snackmaster. This unit does it all!
4 out of 5
Mark P
Independence, MO
FD-75PR Nice For The Price
Feb. 3, 2014
I got this to replace a cheaper model I got from a tool company , It is a good upgrade for me, I have added xtra trays after I got it. works very well for the price spent , The only Thing is its advertised on this wed site as 700 watt , And its said to be rated 650 watts on the box it came in , But very capable even with the added trays , Delivery was fast ,Company is trust worthy , Thanks
5 out of 5
Sheila L
Covington, VA
Dec. 16, 2013
I have to say that this is the easiest thing I have ever had to learn how to do! It is also the best thing I have came across in years for my health!
It is SIMPLE to learn and the results are GREAT!!
I looked at the videos on YouTube and from there it was SIMPLE!!!
The results are astounding!! They are better than I ever exspected! Especally the Kale!!!!
The doggie and kitty treats are my next endever!
You can't go wrong with this product!!
Exsperment with different flavorings and combinations, you will find that the results are astounding!
Get ya one!!!!!!!!!
5 out of 5
Liv M
I love this dehydrator!
July 10, 2013
I love this dehydrator! It works great! I use it all the time (for about 6 months now). The booklet of recipes is super helpful. I love the fruit roll up trays!
1 out of 5
Kat J
Perrysville, OH
dead dehydrator
July 3, 2013
Have had mine for about a year..use it twice a month to make chicken strips for my dogs.
made a batch last night, loaded it up this morning for the 2nd batch and machine just will NOT come on. am not a happy camper right now.. sure can't afford to just go out and buy another one.
Machine has never been dropped or anything.
Loved it up till now. shipping the motor part is not an option.. shipping alone would cost half of what it would cost to buy a new one.
5 out of 5
Amber H
Great Dehydrator
June 16, 2013
I received this dehydrator as a gift two years ago and I absolutely love it. Though I have yet to make jerky this has been used so many times to dehydrate strawberries, apples, bananas, and mango. The fruit leather tray is a god-send, and I will never purchase fruit roll-ups for my family again.
5 out of 5
David Y
Draper, UT
Good Traditions Continue with Quality Equipment
Oct. 4, 2012
27 years ago I purchased the FD50 model Snackmaster. On October 2, 2012 the unit dehydrated it's last 3 lbs. of excellent venison jerky.
Yes this fabulous little unit has finally gave out it last breath of warm dehydrating air. I have now purhcased the FD75 model, and am anxious to continue on with my American Harvest Dehydrating tradition of great snacks for family and friends.
Thank You Nesco.
5 out of 5
Kim L
Las Vegas, NV
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Mar. 4, 2012
I love this dehydrator. Its easy to use and wonderful for clean up. I would recommend this to anyone.
5 out of 5
Billy M
cumming, GA
Freaking Awesome
Feb. 10, 2012
I love this Dehydrator. I got it for Christmas and have probably made over 20lbs of Jerky and its only Feb 10th. The only thing it needs is a timer to turn off. Other than that we love it.
5 out of 5
Sonia O
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Oct. 9, 2011
Bonjour, Mon deshydrator is broken. I want buy another to do the best Jerky.
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Worried about upsetting Switzerland's strong economy or driving its high costs even higher, more than three-quarters of Swiss voters rejected a plan Sunday to create the world's highest minimum wage and slightly more than half spurned a request to outfit the Swiss Air Force with 22 new fighter jets.
A tally by Swiss TV showed that with votes counted in all 26 of the Alpine nation's cantons (states), the Swiss trade union's idea of making the minimum wage 22 Swiss francs ($24.70) per hour fell flat by a vote of 76.3 percent opposed and 23.7 percent in favor.
The military's controversial request to spend 3.1 billion francs ($3.5 billion) for Saab's new Gripen fighter jets was narrowly defeated, with 53.4 percent against it and 46.6 percent who supported the purchase.
At a news conference in the Swiss capital Bern, members of the Federal Council of seven ministers, which includes the president, confirmed the vote results. They welcomed the decision on the minimum wage proposal. Trade unions had proposed it as a way of fighting poverty in a country that, by some measures, features the world's highest prices and most expensive cities.
But opinion polls had indicated that most voters sided with the council and business leaders, who argued it would cost jobs and erode economic competitiveness, driving Switzerland's high costs even higher.
"A fixed salary has never been a good way to fight the problem," Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann said in Bern.
"If the initiative had been accepted, it would have led to workplace losses, especially in rural areas where less qualified people have a harder time finding jobs," he said. "The best remedy against poverty is work."
The proposal would have eclipsed the existing highest minimum wages in force elsewhere in Europe. Switzerland has no minimum wage, but the median hourly wage is about 33 francs ($37) an hour.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which adjusts figures for spending power, lists the highest current minimum wage as Luxembourg's at $10.66 an hour, followed by France at $10.60, Australia at $10.21, Belgium at $9.97, and the Netherlands at $9.48. The U.S. wage, an adjusted $7.11 down from the actual $7.25 rate, came 10th on the list.
Adjusted for its high prices, Switzerland's wage proposal would have represented about $14 an hour based on a 42-hour work week.
The nation's defense minister, Ueli Maurer, who had pushed hard for the Gripen purchased, acknowledged the vote exposed wide "differences" in levels of support around the country that would need to be addressed because of "the void that will be created in our country in terms of aviation security."
Voters also faced two other decisions at the polls Sunday, a result of Switzerland's unique system of popular rule that is expressed in endless citizen-inspired referendums, a weak federal government and strong cantonal governments.
An initiative to amend the nation's constitution by imposing a lifetime ban on convicted pedophiles working with children won support throughout the nation by a vote of 63.5 percent to 36.5 percent.
Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said the vote sent a clear message of concern about protecting children against sexual abuse. But she cautioned that the new constitutional provision would require a ban to be "automatically applied without distinction" between predators and a young adult who sleeps with his girlfriend, if she is a minor.
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Fasting of any kind is not mandatory and any particular type may have negative effects on some people. You should always consult your doctor before trying any sort of fast. Some people only eat light meals for few days prior to a colon cleanse.
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Today, the British science fiction television show "Doctor Who" turns 50 years old with a special episode, "The Day of the Doctor."
Today, the British science fiction television show "Doctor Who" turns 50 years old with a special episode, "The Day of the Doctor."
BBC America will simulcast it globally to more than 75 countries at 2:50 p.m. EST. It will also be shown in select movie theaters.
The Doctor, a man more than 900 years old, has experienced love, lost friends, and faced several apocalypses and death.
Even his own — 11 times as of this year.
The new Doctor, Peter Capaldi, the 12th in the series, will be introduced in the 2013 Christmas Special on Dec. 25.
The birthday celebration starts Nov. 22 with the broadcast of "An Adventure in Space and Time," a fictionalized "biography" that recounts the 1963 creation of "Doctor Who" and its first several years.
The Doctor, an alien Time Lord from Gallifrey who travels the universe in his disguised blue 1960s police box-spaceship, the TARDIS, has a well-documented history. And like most histories, the details are inconsistent. New screenwriters have rewritten his life several times. He has had many companions — his daughter Susan, other women, men, aliens and one robot dog named K-9.
During the half-century, "Doctor Who" has had its controversies and successes.
"Doctor Who" was first broadcast the day after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. The assassination, and a power outage, led to lower than expected ratings of 4.4 million on the BBC, according to a new book, "Doctor Who: The Vault" by Marcus Hearn, which takes a chronological look at the program. A week later, the first episode, "An Unearthly Child," was rebroadcast before a new installment, and the viewership rose to 6.6 million.
The show took off after introducing the Doctor's primary villains, the Daleks, aliens encased in metal shells with a fondness for screaming "Exterminate!" and blowing things up.
When William Hartnell, the actor playing the first Doctor, started having health problems, he was replaced — or, as the show puts it, "regenerated" — into a new Doctor played by Patrick Troughton. In due time, Troughton was replaced by Jon Pertwee and so on up to the latest, Matt Smith, who is due to leave as of the 2013 Christmas special.
With a small hiatus in the late '90s and early 2000s, the show itself "regenerated," once as a television movie in 1996 starring Paul McGann, then as a new BBC series in 2005, with increasingly complex stories and multi-faceted characters.
"The Vault" is a marvelous cornucopia of "Doctor Who" trivia. It has extensive story notes, pictures of various books, toys and other paraphernalia produced by the BBC during the show's life.
When the series was rebooted in 2005, the devastating aftermath of the Time War was the major background for a new version of the Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston.
Following the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor," just released online Nov. 14 by BBC America and starring McGann, "The Day of the Doctor" also deals with the Time War, where his home planet of Gallifrey and the Dalek empire went to war. Both were destroyed.
(Sort of — it's very hard to kill a Dalek. Or a Doctor.)


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No. 9-ranked Bulldogs beat No. 8 Yellowjackets 4-1 in series finale
The Adrian College women's hockey team beat the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets, 4-1, Saturday afternoon in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game between two nationally-ranked top-10 teams.
"Today, we were more relentless," said Adrian coach Chad Davis. "We kept moving forward, and we didn't sit back. We continued to challenge them the whole game and create scoring opportunities and kept the puck out of our zone."
Adrian goaltender Brittany Zeches turned aside 42 shots for the second time in as many days to help the NCAA Division III No. 9-ranked Bulldogs (14-3, 9-3 NCHA) sweep the weekend series with the No. 8-ranked Yellowjackets (8-6 overall, 5-5 NCHA).
"That's my job, to keep the puck out of the net," said Zeches. "I just enjoy doing my job, and my team does a good job of helping me out."
Adrian was led offensively by Kelsey Kusch and Devyn Fitzhenry with two points each. Kusch currently leads all Division III scorers with 25 points, while Fitzhenry is the national leader in rookie scoring with 18 points.
With less than two minutes to play in the opening period, Superior's goaltender Shanley Peters stopped Kristin Maton's high shot. The rebound fell onto the stick of Sarah Connelly on the left side of the goal crease, and she buried her 10th goal of the season to give the Bulldogs to 1-0 lead.
There was plenty of feistiness between the two teams from the previous night's game — a 4-3 overtime Adrian win. It mushroomed in the second period.
Adrian gave Superior four second-period power plays, including two 5-on-3 advantages, but Zeches was stellar and the Yellowjackets couldn't find the equalizer.
"The turning point was when we took the five-minute penalty and complimented that with a couple more penalties and were able to kill them off," said Davis. "It was a huge boost on the bench, and then we just went forward and scored some goals off of that."
Late in the second period, Superior found itself in penalty trouble. With less than four minutes to go, the Bulldogs went on a 5-on-3 power play and called a timeout to discuss strategy.
On the ensuing faceoff, the Bulldogs won the draw and worked the puck to Alix Vallee at the left point. Her slap shot found the top-right corner of the net and put Adrian up 2-0. Kusch and Fitzhenry assisted on Vallee's sixth goal of the year and 15th point, which leads all blueliners nationally.
Kusch and Fitzhenry connected again on a give-and-go just over two minutes into the third period. Fitzhenry's one-timer from inside the faceoff circle overpowered the Yellowjacket netminder and gave the Bulldogs some breathing room at 3-0.
Adrian increased its lead to 4-0 when Danielle Smith netted her 11th of the year midway through the final period. Smith took a pass from Hannah McGowan from the right side and quickly redirected the puck into the net off of the Superior goaltender.
Zeches, who leads Division III in shutouts with seven, lost her bid for another with less than three minutes left in the contest. The Yellowjackets lone goal was scored when Kerry Mayhew's centering attempt from behind the Adrian net that hit the back of Zeches' leg and trickled over the goal line.
Superior outshot Adrian 43-24. Zeches would face 88 shots over the weekend and be the difference in both wins.


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HILLSDALE ��A group whose focus is on peace met on the courthouse lawn in Hillsdale Aug. 17.
According to organizer Richard Wunsch, the Coalition for True Justice in Hillsdale held the music and alternative politics festival with approximately 100 attending.
�Although we probably had no more than 100 people there, we had fun,� Wunsch said. �We heard some good music and some good speeches. Our thanks to all the musicians who contributed: Peter Cromwell, Steven Tangent, Steve Duke, Demetrie Walker, Chris Sauers, Ray Vear, and our duet: Heather and Dave Hardin.�
Wunsch added the Rev. E. Pinkney and his wife, Dorothy, made the effort to come from Benton Harbor.
�His speech was primarily about his time in prison (spent organizing) and the positive effect of court watching,� Wunsch said.
Additionally, Steve Green, from the Human Solution spoke of court watching and jury nullification; Henry Herskovitz spoke on the injustice of Zionist imperialism; Jon-Paul Rutan spoke of why he is running for Hillsdale County Sheriff again and what he will do when elected.
�Our thanks to all who participated,� Wunsch said. �The main political result is that we all suddenly realize how important court watching is to any effort to make the criminal justice system operate more fairly and effectively. We will be discussing how to implement that, and other ideas at our Tuesday evening discussions at Volume I Books.� Wunsch said the meetings will start at 7 p.m. and run till 9 p.m. with the new day now being Tuesday.
Wunsch also thanked all who made the effort to come to the event.
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Can you outline the goals of Project USA?
Well, Project USA is an initiative from the ICC to develop international world-class cricket in the United States. Our goal is to stage major one-day international cricket in the United States, to bring in the best teams in the world, and to use the revenue from those events to develop grass-roots cricket in the country.
Some US cricket followers may perceive Project USA as a top-to-bottom makeover of the administration of cricket in the United States. Is that correct?
My role is very clear. I have no involvement in the day-to-day governance of cricket in the United States. I have no involvement with state associations, or the day-to-day selection of teams. I have a very simple brief and a very simple job description, which is to sit outside the politics, and look at the commercial viability of staging major international games.
What sort of grass-roots activities would benefit from one-day cricket revenue?
At this stage I have not discussed how to use the funds with either the USACA or the ICC. It will be for them to decide the best way to utilise the funds - suffice to say the money is designated for projects in the United States.
What sort of assurance does the American cricket public have that the funds will be correctly used?
This is really something for ICC and USACA to discuss. They need to develop a plan that meets the desires of all parties. For cricket to expand in the USA, it is vitally important that all funds are utilised in a way that effectively channels all the money where it is most needed.
Will you be consulting with the people at grass-roots level?
Yes, one thing we learnt from our experiences with soccer is that you must provide a product that your core audience understands, appreciates and supports. It's a very niche audience, so you must satisfy them first, and then look to spread the game from there. We've already started talking with everybody at grass-roots level, and we've been getting some very good responses.
Does that include your average Joe who conducts coaching sessions on a Saturday morning?
You know, in soccer, I found they were critically important people - there's no-one making money in cricket in America currently. People are out there every day laying down wickets, running games etc. They are the people you really have to involve in what you're trying to do. They have to believe in it as much as you do and they have to help you go and do it. We will talk to everybody from the guy that rolls the fields to the president of the USACA - we want everyone involved.
Is the establishment of a professional league a goal of Project USA?
No, it's not actually part of Project USA's mandate. At this stage, I think its mandate is to take Step One in showing the American market world-class top-flight cricket, and showing the American market and giving cricket fans in the American market the chance to see the world's biggest stars in the States, very similar with what we followed with soccer. In 1990 when I got involved with soccer there was no pro league. Club teams would come over and draw very poorly, because there wasn't really an understanding of the quality of international soccer - they hadn't seen any major games. We started bringing over everyone from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Russia ... and that started the core soccer fans seeing international soccer and we basically expect the same with cricket. Let's bring over the top sides ... and then build from there.
And there is a new league out there now - ProCricket ...
I met with these folk yesterday at length. My belief is people that are trying to make cricket work in this country are genuine, good solid cricket people and want to see it elevated. Yes, they're businessmen, because when it's all said and done, it's a sports business. They see a model which will hopefully work from a financial standpoint for them, and we hope they're successful. We have the issue of whether they have the support of the ICC and USACA, and that's all unclear. But I've met these people and they seem like decent people trying to build cricket in America. and I definitely think we should have communication with them and see where that goes.
So could you see ProCricket becoming part of the mainstream cricket structure?
Well, it's like everything else - one thing is very honest and true about the American sports market: it's brutally tough, it's hard, but usually very little room for everyone. There are no free rides to when it comes to launching leagues in America - many leagues have come and gone, including sports such as soccer. In the case of women's soccer they invested $US100million and had it not work. People, though, have done it successfully. Major League Soccer is well on its way to establishing itself, but equally it had a very major benefactor and cost a lot of money, but it's probably now well on its way to success. Cricket has taken its first steps towards developing its own professional league. Now the market will determine whether that's successful or not. My thoughts are that no-one likes to see a failure in any sport that you're not involved in, because it damages the sport as a whole, so we should look to see where ProCricket is, talk to them and, where we can help them, help them where it makes sense to help them do so. Just simply because we're not involved in it and we haven't necessarily sanctioned it, doesn't then mean we want this thing to fail. It's important that anything involved the cricket in the United States succeeds, from an individual game to a league.
What's your immediate focus?
Right now, it's finding suitable venues. The first week I visited 10-12 locations ranging from Los Angeles to Washington DC to Philadelphia to New York, and I'm off to Florida next week. By the time I return from the Champions Trophy I will have seen most of the potential locations, and I'm very heartened by what I've seen. With a bit of understanding and a bit of creativity we can create a true cricket environment. It may not be an environment you see at Lord's, but it will be a great wicket and a great outfield, and I believe we're on the way to finding these sorts of locations.
How pivotal is India's participation in these events?
It's important, as it is to get the support of all the major ICC members. In India, yes we have the largest growing immigrant population in the last ten years in the Asian community� Equally we have a large West Indian community. America's full of people who have English ancestry, third of fourth generation. All of our marketing and all of our focus at this stage will be on targeting niche demographics that are involved in cricket. I think at this stage its very optimistic to think we're going to spend a ton of money trying to find a general market that turns to on to cricket. In time, if we're successful it's what we do with the niche group.
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I may be close to maxing out my quota of posts as a newbie, I promise to throttle back once I have the car fully set up. I'm about to install a permanent hookup for a Battery Tender in the trunk (don't want to use alligator clips). My plan is to connect the positive lead to the positive battery post clamp, and the negative lead to the grounding post under the carpet on the right side of the trunk, similar to the setup "2112" used in the archived posting "new charger" in Tips, Tricks, and Useful Bits.
Two questions- is this the generally preferred set-up? Assuming it is, I have a concern about disconnecting the battery during installation. One hears horror stories about problems resulting from total loss of power, is this a legitimate concern? If so, if I were to temporarily connect the battery tender at the front of the car with alligator clips using the under-hood positive connection point and the grounding bolt on the drivers side inner fender, would this keep power to the car during the disconnection of the battery? Would this avoid problems or create new ones?
Unfortunately, we had our first snow flurries here in the northeast this morning, and the Red Zed is going into winter storage soon. Luckily, I was able to get fully acquainted with the car on a pleasant 630 miles two day drive from NC to NJ after purchasing it last week. Ran like a champ.


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This isn't exactly a statement about baptism, per se, but I wonder about all the babies adopted from Russia and E. Europe. Most of them were probably put in orphanages right after they were born, but certainly *some* of them must have been baptized Orthodox. Then a Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, whatever, family adopts them and raises them outside of the Orthodox faith. From some reason, this always seems particuliarly sad, even tragic to me. These children won't know Orthodoxy, absolutely through no fault of their own. I've even wondered if there is a special prayer that can be said for them. I've been meaning to ask the priest, but I always forget. Maybe in ten years or so, there will be a mass of adopted Russian children converting to Orthodoxy!(Remember the story about the adoptive father beating the kids on the flight home from Russia?? Other passengers missed their connecting flights to give statements to the police. If that doesn't rip your heart out...)
Thus while it doesn't satisfy curiosity, I think the only actual answer to those hard cases is to say little if anything at all. It just seems to me that when folks don't do this, they go to one extreme or another - they either diminish the holiness of God and the horror of sin and the shadow it casts over things, or at the other end God is portrayed in a way that makes Him seem unaware of even the most basic standards of justice.
God our Father, who formed our inward parts and knit us together in our mother's womb; as we meditate on the mystery of Christ's death and burial, help us to share in the grief of blessed Mary. Hers was the womb from which your beloved Son took human flesh, and so redeemed the world. Grant to all the unborn dead the grace that they would have received in Baptism. Turn the hearts of those who would end the lives of your little ones, for you have searched us and know the secrets of our hearts. Grant this through Jesus Christ, your only Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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In England & Wales a widowed man was prohibited from marrying the sister of his deceased wife until 1907. It's a subject that gets mentioned in the columns of family history magazines from time to time and, despite the law, there's plenty of evidence that such marriages did happen. There usually seems to have been some secrecy involved, the couple married where they were not known, and it was not difficult to escape detection.
I've an example of a man who married two sisters in my own family tree. However in this case there seems to have been little effort made to disguise the fact and I've often wondered how the couple got away with such blatant law breaking.
In 1882 my great-great-grandfather Albert Barker married Ellen Culpan. Ellen died in 1892, leaving Albert with three young children to bring up alone, and in 1894 he married her older sister, Jane Culpan.
I have copies of both marriage certificates and they are remarkably similar documents, right down to the fact that both brides gave the same address. Both weddings took place at King Cross Wesleyan Chapel in the District of Halifax, Yorkshire. The marriages were not performed by the same minister but both certificates include the name of Walter Common, Registrar.
At this date when a marriage took place in a nonconformist place of worship, a civil Marriage Registrar had to be present when the couple exchanged their vows. My interpretation would be that Walter Common not only registered both marriages but also actually attended them.
Witnesses to the first marriage were John Barker (most likely Albert's older brother) and Jane Culpan (who would become Albert's second wife). John Barker was also a witness at the second wedding but obviously Jane could not be a witness at her own marriage and so another sister, Hannah Culpan, performed the role.
Nearly twelve years had elapsed between the two marriages during which time Walter Common must have attended hundreds of weddings so we can perhaps understand why he was apparently unaware that the law was being flouted in front of his very eyes. I can't help wondering though if he didn't experience a certain feeling of déjà vu, seeing so many of the same people assembled at the same place. I have identified Walter, recorded as a Building Society Secretary & Registrar of Marriages, in both the 1881 and 1891 Censuses and so I am sure it was the same person. In 1891 he was aged 73 so well into his 70s by the time of the second marriage.
The second marriage appears to have taken place with the support of both the Barker and Culpan families. Although I do not know that Albert Barker regularly attended the King Cross Wesleyan Chapel, the fact that both marriages took place there suggests a fairly long association and makes me wonder if fellow members of the congregation, even maybe the minister himself, knew Albert's wives were sisters. Did everyone simply turn a blind eye?
There was certainly support for the idea of allowing widowers to marry their deceased wives' sisters. In fact the issue was raised so often in parliament that in the Gilbert and Sullivan opera Iolanthe the Queen of the Fairies sings, "He shall prick that annual blister, Marriage with deceased wife's sister". The 1907 Marriage Act removed wife's sister from the list of prohibited marriages but, confusingly, it was not until 1921 that a man could marry his deceased brother's widow.
The fact that Ellen and Jane were sisters was passed down through the family but it was fascinating to see the marriage certificates and to discover more of the details. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has a similar story in their own family and to learn of the circumstances surrounding the marriages.


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Where to go sledding
And where to drink afterward.
Fri Nov 5 2010
With the wind beginning to whip, sledding season will soon be officially upon us. As in past years, several city parks will offer free sleds and hot chocolate on particularly snowy days. Here's your five-borough guide to NYC slopes, and where to grab a drink or snack afterward.
Update for Saturday, January 21: Free sleds and hot chocolate at these NYC Parks locations
Pilgrim Hill, Central Park
The grande dame of NYC sledding institutions—and rightly so, with its perfect steepness and gentle denouement (that's sledspeak for a smooth finish). This spot gets crowded, so prepare to slalom around wayward toddlers and other human obstacles. Enter at 72nd St and Fifth Ave
Aprs-sled stop: Friendly Euro wine bar Via Quadronno (25 E 73rd St at Madison Ave; 212-650-9880, viaquadronno.com)
Cedar Hill, Central Park
Thrill-seekers need not apply: A less-crowded alternative to Pilgrim Hill, Cedar makes a good starter slide for beginners (ahem, wusses). Fifth Ave between 76th and 79th Sts
Aprs-sled stop: Comfy old-school diner Nectar Coffee Shop (1022 Madison Ave between 78th and 79th Sts, 212-535-4115)
Riverside Park
There are some gentler slopes between 92nd and 103rd Streets, but the hard-core head to Hippo Playground, where you can catch a glimpse of the Hudson as you dodge trees on your way out—er, down. Hay bales at the bottom prevent impalement on the fence beyond. 91st St at Riverside Dr
Aprs-sled stop: Belgian beer joint B Caf West (566 Amsterdam Ave between 87th and 88th Sts; 212-873-0003, bcafe.com)
Morningside Park
This is where the Columbia crew kicks it, using dining hall trays, cardboard boxes and snowboards. Come nightfall, there's drunken sledding beneath the lights. Stupid? Yes. Fun? Certainly. Morningside Dr at 115th St
Aprs-sled stop: Cozy literary caf Society Coffee & Juice (2104 Frederick Douglass Blvd [Eighth Ave] at 114th St; 212-222-3323, societycoffee.com)
91st Street
For a quick fix, slip down 91st Street's pedestrian-only zone. This is urban sledding in its purest form; just watch out for unsuspecting kids/dogs/elders. 91st St between Second and Third Aves
Aprs-sled stop: Bustling Alsatian joint Caf d'Alsace (1695 Second Ave at 88th St, 212-722-5133)
Prospect Park
Yuppies and their offspring start at the gentle knoll near 9th Street for a little downhill action before heading toward the rolling stretch of the Nethermead to make snow angels. Enter at 9th St and Prospect Park West
Aprs-sled stop: Rustic neighborhood pub Park Slope Ale House (356 Sixth Ave at 5th St, Park Slope; 718-788-1756)
Fort Greene Park
Anything goes at this mellow Brooklyn spot. Grab a giant garbage bag and join the mix of families and hipsters on one of the park's four hills, which range from beginner to painful. Or—if you're cool with bumps and possibly broken bones—tackle the park's treacherous staircase (you wouldn't be the first). DeKalb Ave at Washington Park
Aprs-sled stop: Sleek beer garden (710 Fulton St at S Oxford St; 347-841-4495, derschwarzekoelner.com)
Forest Park
If you don't find it fun unless it's illegal and perilous...bingo. This golf course is home to three hills, where sledding aficionados come to earn their stripes. Once you've conquered the icy "Suicide Hill" (off-limits by order of the Parks Department) you can consider yourself a pro. Forest Park Dr and 79th St
Aprs-sled stop: Queens' alleged oldest bar, Neir's Tavern & Caf (87-48 78th St at 88th Ave, Woodhaven; 718-296-0600, neirstavern.com)
Crocheron Park
Bayside natives swear by this open space, which offers both a moderate pitch and a steeper one for daredevils. If you're into solitary sledding, come here to avoid the masses that dominate larger parks. 35th Ave between Cross Island Pkwy and 215th St
Aprs-sled stop: Smiley neighborhood stop Maggie May's (21422 41st Ave at 214th Pl, 718-224-9898)
Ewen Park
Hey, lazybones, we all want to sail downward without having to hike back up a slippery slope. At this steep free fall, you're in luck: Extreme sledders just take the stairs alongside the snowy incline. Riverdale Ave at 231st St
Aprs-sled stop: Cute local favorite Corner Cafe & Bakery (3552 Johnson Ave at 236th St, 718-601-2861)
Crotona Park
As the Bronx's most popular sledding destination (park staff have been known to show up bearing hot chocolate for sledders), the historic park's minipeaks fill up with everyone from babies to vagabonds—prepare to share. Fulton Ave between Crotona Park North and 172nd St
Aprs-sled stop: Family-friendly Latin joint El Nuevo Bohio (1155 Webster Ave at 167th St, 718-293-2954)
Henry Hudson Memorial Park
When Riverdale schools let out, the cool kids head here to get their adrenaline rush on the snowy drops that overlook the Hudson. Better that than smoking grass, right? Kappock St near Palisade Ave
Aprs-sled stop: Authentic Irish bar An Beal Bocht Cafe (445 W 238th St near Greystone Ave; 718-884-7127, anbealbochtcafe.com)
Staten Island
Clove Lakes Park
The steep terrain attracts a diverse mix of sledders who take the sport seriously—and park rangers who regularly organize sledding races on the hill and oversee kids on school snow days. Martling Ave at Slosson Ave
Aprs-sled stop: Laid-back neighborhood bar The Beer Garden (1883 Victory Blvd at Mountainview Ave; 718-876-8900, thebeergardensi.com)


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Taking a break from not buying Yahoo! and single-handidly driving the internet Monkey Boy dance phenomena, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer decided to throw a little advice Apple CEO Steve Jobs' way: Break up the iPhone! (Please!)
Right now, of course, Apple tightly integrates both the iPhone hardware and software, just like they do with the Mac. This gives them unrivaled fit and finish and ensures developers (and consumers) a unified platform, end to end. It also ensures Apple -- who makes their money on hardware, not software -- very good margins and, thus far, very profitable business.
Enter Steve Ballmer's plea, according to Ars Technica:
[Ballmer]'s expecting Apple to do poorly in both the smartphone and notebook markets over the next five years, mostly because the company continues to stand by its rather un-Microsoft-like integration of both proprietary software and proprietary hardware.
For the full video interview, see ZDnet.
For a reality check, see how the current iPhone model has rejuvenated an industry and led to a bevy of iClones, while Ballmer's Windows Mobile 7 has been pushed back to 2009, meaning we won't even begin to see a 2007 iPhone competitive device running anything Microsoft until 2010...
So, yeah, we're sure Jobs will get right on that...
But what do you think? Should Apple scrap the iPhone model and go the Microsoft route?


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