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SELLING YOUR HOME in Colorado Springs can be stressful. If you are wondering how to sell your home during a divorce in the Colorado Springs area this article will hopefully provide some insight into the steps and things to watch out for. With over 50% of marriages ending in divorce, many homeowners are wondering how to sell […]
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Getting a Divorce and have a Colorado Springs home to sell?
By swiftresults on December 27, 2018 in need to sell house during divorce, Real Estate Articles, Sell your house during a divorce, sellers
Getting Divorced and Need to Sell Your Colorado Springs House?
By swiftresults on March 20, 2018 in need to sell house during divorce, Sell your house during a divorce, Uncategorized
Are you getting divorced and need to sell your Colorado Springs House? That can be a stressful situation. If you are wondering how to sell your home during a divorce, this article will hopefully provide some insight into the steps and things to watch out for in the Colorado Springs area when it comes to […]
Selling your Colorado Springs home during a divorce
By swiftresults on August 20, 2017 in need to sell house during divorce
Divorce is bad enough…BUT when you have to sell your home on top of that….You must be feeling some stress! If you are wondering how to sell your home during a divorce in Colorado Springs, this article will hopefully provide some insight into the steps and things to watch out for. With over 50% of […]
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"I heard about this from a friend and I went to JAG and everything checked out. They worked around my schedule. It was very easy. I would highly recommend this service to anyone in the Army and needing to move fast." Steven Edridge, US Army
"Painless...Worked with me...Great!" Brenda Valenzuela
"Working with Mike has saved us from possibly foreclosing on our house in the next months. Saved our credit." Daniel and Melissa Jewell
"We were unable to sell with our Realtor so we called Michael Jake and he was able to buy our house on the day we needed sold." George and Angela Sumrall, U.S. Army Colorado Springs, CO
"...to two of the nicest guys, and they quickly helped me move out of town. I appreciate the two of you." Patricia B.
"We received our check. I have to admit, initially we were cautious about doing business with Swiftresults. However, we have no regrets and are very pleased with the service we received. Swiftresults has held up to its name. We thank you for the fast results we received. Swiftresults proves that there are still some professional and trustworthy businesses out there. Again, we thank you for all your assistance and we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas." Germaine & Juan Carter, ARMY, Killeen, TX
"Mike first purchased our house here in Colorado Springs when an opportunity for a better house arose. He closed quickly around our schedule and everything went smoothly. If we listed it with a realtor we'd be lucky to break even once we paid the commissions and closing costs. We didn't even need to do any little fix up things that a picky buyer would have wanted us to do. Mike took over the payments, made them all on time till the he resold the house, just like he said. He kept all his promises and has been readily accessible afterwards any time I had a question. Because of that, I called him on another property I had. I had inherited a small office building in Huntsville, Alabama and was having no luck getting it sold with a friend of mine who was a local Realtor. I was getting more and more frustrated since she didn't seem to be able to give me any feedback or suggestions to get it handled. It was even hard to get a phone call returned and she was supposed to be a friend. After a year listing expired, I called Mike to see if he could do anything. He said it was not his area of expertise, but since we had the faith to work with him before, he went to work to see what needed done. He was able to buy it, all cash, and got it done really fast. The closing was handled by an attorney in Huntsville, but I didn't even have to show up. Mike coordinated everything, and I got a nice big check in the mail. Thanks, Mike for keeping your word and offering a great service. I hope I can send you referrals of other folks who could benefit from what you have to offer!" Jamie Perry, U.S. Army
"Great to deal with! Very professional. All fast & easy." Karen & Steven Walsh
"Michael, Thanks for running such a smooth and easy to understand process. I received everything I expected with a minimal amount of effort on my part." Terry R. Gibbons
"My wife and I had tried selling our house for almost a year and could not get it done. We really needed to sell it fast and we happened to get a letter from Michael Jake one day. We were a little nervous at first but we decided to give him a chance. To our amazement, we were free of our house in less than a week. Thank you, Michael and thank you Swiftcurrent Investments!" William Bridgeforth, Colorado Springs
"Service was extremely quick and easy. Michael Jake was very professional and courteous. Called them last minute and they quickly made an apt and came out to the house. Michael was very nice and pleasant. There were quick to answer any questions. Whole process went fast." Dan & Sasha Hernandez
"I just want to say thank you for such a speedy job. We were able to meet our family goals because of your company. Thanks again." Steven Mann, USAF
"We are very pleased with your services. You have been more than fair with everything, very pleasant to talk with." Bob and Barbara Cimino
"Michael, Thank you so much for doing business with me! I was stuck in a bad situation not being able to sell my house and you came to my rescue by helping me close on my house with a fair price and on the date that I chose! Thank you!" Amelia Amato
"Fast and Easy!" Jacob Brown, U.S. Army
"Our experience working with Michael Jake was fabulous. The entire process was pleasant, from the first meeting until the super quick closing. Michael answered all of our questions without hesitation. Thank you so much for handling our home sale with so much professionalism!" -Chris
"I recently purchased a home from Mike and appreciate his honesty and clarity during the entire process. It has been my experience over the years that buying your dream home has the potential of becoming a disappointing nightmare. You have your heart set on a home and have the property under contract, only discover that the seller doesn't fulfill their obligations or wants more money at the closing table. Not so with Mike - we were able to put the property under contact and close quickly, without any hassles. If you want to sell your current home or are looking to purchase a new home, I would recommend calling Mike prior to contacting a realtor. You will save thousands of dollars in commissions, get a quick closing and avoid all the hassles. Mike's a great guy and has surrounded himself with a knowledgeable team. Thanks Mike for your help!!" Jeff W.
"Nearly 4 million Americans are more than 60 days behind on their mortgage, and countless others are only a paycheck away from missing a mortgage payment. You're not alone. " That's why we're here, to help home owners like you when you need it most.
"Service was extremely quick and easy. Michael Jake was very professional and courteous. Called them last min and they quickly made an apt and came out to the house. Michael was very nice and pleasant. They were quick to answer any questions. The whole process went fast."
"Thanks, Mike for making selling my house so easy! Being transferred out of the area due my job, I found it no fun at all trying to manage renting my house out – even to a couple of my friends. They just never treated it like I did. Little stuff would break and I had to try to get it fixed from 8 hours away. You bought the house just like you said you would and I got a good price." Ericka T.
"I have closed numerous real estate transactions with Michael Jake. Michael is always a pleasure to work with and has closed every transaction I have ever been involved with him on. He handles his business with the utmost integrity and professionalism. I would gladly welcome any phone calls in reference to the transactions I have handled with Michael." Diane Colton, 719-687-2112 Benchmark Mortgage
"I have closed over 10 deals with Michael Jake and as a real estate agent, I wish the process of selling a home could go so smooth with all of my closings. From the beginning of the process, whether Michael puts an offer on the property or not, Michael is quick to respond and quick to get documents needed. I have never run into any "funding" problems in dealing with Michael and to put quite simply, the deals that I have started with Michael have all closed. I find him to be honest, forthright and very agent friendly. Norm Stanley, Broker Associate- Clemente Real Estate"
"To whom this may concern, I have been in contact and doing business with Michael Jake since the summer of 2004. From the beginning, Michael has addressed himself in a very pleasant and professional manner over the phone and in person. … I was very impressed by the way he coordinated the R.E. transaction... Everything on the contract and verbal agreements were fulfilled to all parties expectations and satisfaction without any type of conflict like most R.E. transactions I've been involved with. I would not hesitate to purchase or sell another property here in Colorado Springs in the near future. Also, if anyone has any questions, please feel free to call me...Thanks." Paul Mitchell
"I have had the pleasure of dealing with Michael Jake on several occasions. I find Michael to be honest and upfront on all business matters. I look forward to working with Michael in the future." Shannon Chappa Woodland Park, CO
"I have had the pleasure of working with Michael Jake now for several years and I can honestly say that on every transaction, he has been wonderful to work with. Last year we did 11 transactions together and they were all smooth and all closed on time. He always does what he says he will, and he goes the extra mile to make sure that everyone goes away from the closing table feeling like they won. He has earned the respect not only from clients but also from other REALTORS®. He is a great guyy who wants the best for everyone. He has several sources of funding so financing is never an issue. He also has great support from his wife/partner Lori who is always on top of everything. I feel totally comfortable recommending Mike to anyone. Sincerely, Bobbi Price, Broker Associate, The Platinum Group Realtors"
"It was fast and convenient to sell my parents' home that had already taken a lot of the family's time and finances to carry. It was nice to get a fair, quick sale so that we had one less thing to deal with." -Sharon V.
"Quite often investors are willing to pay cash for a home and with the recent tightening of financial restrictions, coupled with the growing number of complaints about low appraisals, having a cash buyer has become even more appealing."
"Worked with my schedule and made process easy and convenient." Chas Ward
"We contacted Michael when two other Realtors failed to sell our house. He sat with us and explained everything to us. And told us to pick a day when we were ready. We closed on the day and time of our choice. We are very pleased with our service with Michael and recommend him to everyone we know that is moving. Thank you." Brad and Tami Greer
"We received a card in the mail from Michael's company offering to purchase our house. We were a little skeptical at first, but we had a second house we were no longer using and thought we would see what Mike could do for us. Mike came out to see the house at a convenient time and made a couple offers right on the spot. He didn't try to pressure us and thought we should take some time to consider it. We decided to move forward and Mike took care of everything and closed in about a week. Everything went just as explained and we're happy with the result." Robert Dankert Sr. and Cassandra Dankert Colorado Springs, CO
"Michael Jake is a man of his word! I have had several opportunities to work with Michael in the real estate arena. He knows his business inside and out and if he tells you something you can take it to the bank. Michael has an answer for virtually any scenario a seller or buyer may encounter. Aside from his vast personal knowledge of real estate he has assembled a team of professionals that make each transaction nearly effortless for those involved. He takes the edge off of the whole process! If you have any questions about Michael or just want to talk with someone that has completed real estate transactions with him, please feel free to give me a call." Clark Brown, Colorado Springs
"I would like to take this opportunity to give you my heartfelt thanks for your business. Without customers like you my business would not thrive and survive. You make it a pleasure to do business and I want you to know I appreciate you and all that you do. I look forward to our continued relationship. Again, thank you." Ann Brown First American Heritage Title Company
"Thanks so much Michael. We tried to sell our home for nearly a year. Your professionalism and courtesy made the process enjoyable and easy. We finally were able to accomplish what we wanted without all the headache of a traditional way of selling homes. We recommend it to anyone. God Bless! Javin and Wendy Baker
"Very Fast service…very nice…a lot of info." Quincy Simmons
"Hello. Our names are Skye Fisher and Mitchell Allen. We have been searching for investors in Colorado Springs to buy our home. Michael Jake was definitely our best bet. He was on top of everything the whole time. Closed within a week from across the country. Thanks, Michael." Skye Fisher and Mitchell Allen
"We have greatly enjoyed our experience with Mike and selling our house. He was very friendly and easy going. We loved being able to choose our closing date and move when we needed to. I would recommend to anyone." Christy and Joshua Arnold
"Our agent couldn't sell our house in four months. With one call, we were able to set up a meeting with Michael Jake, pick our closing date, and move closer to family." Paul & Lori Carhart
"Thank you Michael Jake. Swiftresults was there every step of the way. Mike took away my worries and stress of selling my house. I t was all done at my leisure, my request, convenience and time. The closing was done on the day I requested, it was thorough but brief. Once again, thank you Michael Jake and thank you Swiftresults". Ms. Dorman-Smith
"Service was extremely quick and easy. Michael Jake was very professional and courteous. Called them last minute and they quickly made an apt and came out to the house. Michael was very nice and pleasant. There were quick to answer any questions. Whole process went fast." Dan & Sasha Hernandez
"We have been trying to sell our home but due to the changing housing market were unable to. We decided to look into renting out home but found we were just not in the position to do so. Then we got a postcard in the mail and I contacted Swift Results over their website. Mike was out at the house to take a look that day. A week later our dreams came true. We found our dream home and thanks to Mike are able to move in. My girls are excited to have their own closets and I am excited to have the space. Knowing that our home is being take care of by Mike gives us a piece of mind we would not have trying to lease ourselves. Thanks so much Mike for everything!!!" Christine Hildebrand
"I had a house in a nice neighborhood I was planning on fixing up over time. I ended up meeting someone very dear to my heart and got married. We purchased a nice home we could live in together. I gradually found less time to work on my other house and as time progressed I realized all the little things I didn't budget for were adding up. All the time I was working on the house was time away from my new wife. I eventually got sick of making payments on an empty house and being away from my wife. It was becoming a financial burden and I didn't want to get myself in trouble. That's when I called Mike. His company immediately took over the payments on my house, got it fixed up in a hurry and resold it. I was sure leery at first, but after all is said and done, I couldn't be happier. He did everything just like our agreement said. Mike bought the house in less than a week. I didn't think they could really do that. He explained the whole thing in plain English and really treated me like gold. In today's age when its hard to trust anyone, thanks for living up to your word. I appreciate everything and will tell all my friends and family. Thanks again." Jason D., Colorado Springs,CO
"Well pleased with the way this transaction has been handled" Elizabeth Cauthen
"Had to PCS last minute, and when everything failed, Swift Results was there to help us out. We were able to sell our house and move out in a speedy timeframe that worked for our family Thanks Swift Results for everything" Kyle Carter
"My husband Sgt. Weeks PCS's to Fort Riley. The kids and I were not able to leave Fountain, CO because we were not able to sell our house. The property market is very slow. I decided to give Michael Jake a call and he helped and he helped us by buying our home in a very short period of time. I am very happy that Michael was able to help. Now I can be reunited with my husband. Thank you very much, Ms. Weeks
"Our experience working with Michael Jake was fabulous. The entire process was pleasant, from the first meeting until the super quick closing. Michael answered all of our questions without hesitation. Thank you for handling our home sale with so much professionalism!" Kris Abbot, Colorado Springs
"I am a local realtor in Colorado Springs. I had a short sale listing that was about to foreclose. The bank said they needed us to close the next day or it was going to foreclose Wednesday. I called several investors who couldn't perform quickly. I called Michael Jake 10AM Friday and we closed at 2PM that day. He was my savior. We were able to close in a flash and my seller was able to avoid foreclosure. Mike is very easy to work with, very reliable, and fast. He saved the day for all of us. I will forever be grateful to Mike. He is a wonderful man. Monica Breckenridge, Pink Realty"
"Thank you Michael, you helped me sell my house and make my move to N.Y. You closed on the day of my choice and time. Sincere thank you from me and my family" James Monroe, U.S. Army
"Great to work with. Process was painless. Fast and easy results. Thank you!" Neil and Jenny Turner U.S. Army
"My wife and I outgrew the house we were in. We contacted Michael Jake skeptically, but after doing research and selling our house to him, we will recommend Swift Results to friends and family. Michael made the process stress-free and painless". Tony Rowe, US Army


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We are an online African drumming community. We are passionate about traditional West African culture, in particular djembe drumming and dancing.
Our website consists of a forum, regular articles, a monthly newsletter, online learning videos, mp3 downloads etc.
Our website is first and foremost about bringing people together to share and learn about their passion. We connect people across the world with a common interest in African drum, dance, culture and music.
Where as the djembe has gotten a reputation of being for hippys and one love types, we are interested in the tradition from which it all comes. We are interested in establishing facts, correcting mistakes and respecting the tradition.
This is T-Shirt is aimed at existing djembe enthusiasts who will buy it because they think the t-shirt is really cool. I hope that this T-Shirt would be the first of at least 3 and that it would be highly sought after by people who love djembe drumming, dance or West African culture.
The kind of people who would buy this T-Shirt, tend not to follow mainstream media and life style. They are free thinkers with a strong respect for culture, tradition, history and music. They also definitely have a sense of humour.
The majority of the people buying this T-Shirt will not be professional musicians. They will probably have at least a rudimentary understanding of the underlying history and culture of the music.
The Music comes from the region of current day Mali and Guinea, and it extrememely important to the people who's culture it comes from.
Djembe drumming is always accompanied with dancing. Djembe drumming is not traditionally a spectator sport. Everyone participates, by clapping, singing and taking their turn to dance.
Each part of life from a birth to a funeral, to a wedding has a particular rhythm and corresponding dance that goes with it. Our community studies these traditional rhythms, and dances and knows the details of each ones origins.
Many people annually travel to West Africa to immerse themselves in the culture and study directly from masters there.
The aim is the spread the word about our website (djembefola.com), however the priority is for a great T-Shirt rather than a wearable business card.
I have some ideas for themes, but am completely open to suggestions and new ideas.
Possible Idea 1:
There is a legend of master djembe players shooting fire and sparks out of their djembes - http://djembefola.com/board/social/…t2090.html
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Also the skin of the djembe is usually made from goat skin, which is pulled very tightly over the drum. There a famous djembe video and at the end a master drummer jokes about the goats running away and hiding because of the great drumming they have heard (perhaps a skin might break and need to be replaced).
We have an existing logo, but it's not very good so feel free to use any fonts you like etc. Hope to have a small version of the logo either at the bottom / incorporated into the design, or discreetly on the back of the shirt.
No hippy stuff please :)
Some photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/djembe/
A wedding - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezjgxBjiTRs
Bogalon mud cloth is from Mali and might contribute a design in some way.
The attached dne.gif shows a typical djembe player with the traditional hat, and the 3 metal things are the sign of a djembe master
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First Look: Incase University Collection Nano Wallets for iPod nano
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Price: $25
Compatible: iPod nano
Officially licensed by Collegiate Products, these new leather-like wallets from Incase feature exterior logos from some of America's top undergraduate institutions, suede interiors, and rubber logo keychains. Our review samples from the University of Texas, Duke University, and the University of Washington bear their names on the inside, and team logos (Longhorns, Blue Devils, and Huskies) on the back. The case design is identical to the Incase Nano Wallets we've previously reviewed.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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Mesa Easter Pageant
Experience the story of Jesus Christ's birth, ministry, selfless death, and miraculous Resurrection through music, dance, and drama. Free tours of the Mesa Arizona Temple Visitors' Center are offered before and after the pageant. Performances are presented in both English and Spanish. Also see Mesa Temple Visitors' Center
Visitors' Center
Facebook Page
525 East Main Street
Mesa, Arizona 85204
In English
2018: March 21-23, 27-31
In Spanish
2018: March 24
The pageant begins at 8:00 p.m. and lasts for 1 hour and 5 minutes (65 minutes).
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Admission is free. No ticket is required, and no reservation is necessary. For more information on the Mesa Pageant, see the Mesa Easter Pageant website.


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Resident Evil 2 Walkthrough and Guide
Welcome to the Resident Evil 2 Walkthrough where our team of contributors will help you work through the game via a step-by-step tutorial. A Gamewise walkthrough aims to take you all the way through the game to 100% completion including unlockable quests and items.
If you are stuck on something specific and are unable to find any answers in our Resident Evil 2 Walkthrough then be sure to ask the Resident Evil 2 Forum / Community for help and advice in the discussion box below and they will get back to you as soon as possible with an answer!
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We love Ree-chard!
So, Richard Groovy Groenendaal has had a busy month. His lady gave birth to their second baby, has announced his new team and lastly indicated he'll be working with a frame builder on some projects.
More importantly, our man indicated that his priorities are racing at the SP's, GVA's but more importantly the WK's. Further, he called out the rising scope of American 'cross and that the Euro's must come and hit teh WK here.
On CycloCross Info he says:
Now I can drive my own program. Thus my preference goes to Superprestige , GvA - and the World Cups. The World Cup belongs in America too. I think that we're obliged. Racing the World Cups in Europe has brought us all a lot of money. Now the sport is getting its feet on the ground in America and we can not be absent there any longer.
I am stoked Mr. G put some props out to US 'cross. The 3 silvers at Worlds this year must have been a wake up call. I'll be routing for him if we actually get the WK to come to Providence.


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WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate committee voted Thursday to endorse a Cape Elizabeth attorney for a judgeship on the federal bench.
Thursday's vote was the second time that William Kayatta has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee to fill a vacancy on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. But Kayatta's nomination was blocked in the full Senate — along with dozens of other judicial nominees — because of election-year politics.
Kayatta's nomination will now be sent to the Senate for consideration. Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, both of whom support Kayatta, have urged Republican and Democratic leaders to hold a confirmation vote promptly.
With six full-time judges, the 1st Circuit is the smallest circuit court one step below the U.S. Supreme Court and is the last resort for most appeals from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island. Kayatta would replace Judge Kermit Lipez, also of Maine.
Kayatta, who is a partner at the Pierce Atwood law firm in Portland, was first nominated by President Obama in January 2012. Republican leaders blocked consideration of the higher-level judicial nominees before the election in hopes that a Republican win in the presidential race would allow the victor to make his own appointments.
"I've had the pleasure of meeting Bill personally and following his nomination closely for the past year," King said in a statement on Thursday. "He is clearly a brilliant lawyer and an exceptionally well-qualified candidate, and it is an extraordinary testament to his credentials that the Senate Judiciary Committee has now twice endorsed his nomination with strong bipartisan support."
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A community for military sci-fi & space opera roleplaying
This is an old revision of the document!
Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly.
"The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever." - Konstantin Tsiolkovski
We don't know how far away from Earth we are, or how long ago humans first left Earth. Incalculable knowledge has been lost to war, plagues, and alien occupations, and now Earth is merely an ancient legend. But humanity survives in the form of its distant colony worlds.
Technology levels are advanced but stable, and include anti-gravity fields, energy weapons, faster-than-light drives, brain-uploading, and generators that can draw practically unlimited energy from the "aether."
From the ashes, a new pocket of civilizations arose in this unusually habitable corner of the galaxy. Peace is carefully maintained in besieged nations whose overextended military forces continue to constantly fight off against alien invasions and insurrections, sometimes leaving their huge frontiers and rather lawless.
The Yamatai Star Empire is a technologically-advanced transhuman empire with most of the population using biological android bodies. It's got an 80s anime-inspired flavor and is protected by a massive, politically powerful military called the Star Army, which the site is named after. The Star Army has members of dozens of species serving, but it's best known for its cat-eared warrior women, the Nekovalkyrja (pronounced Nay-ko-wul-ku-ree). Due to mass production of Nekos, there are increasingly more women than men living in Yamatai.
In stark contrast, The Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia is a gritty cyberpunk nation of humans, cyborgs, and mutants that deals with high crime in its megacities. Mixing of genetic material from super-solider programs has resulted in muscular half-breeds and a population that is considerably more male than female. Nepleslia has a space navy and space marines. It was previously part of Yamatai, but it a decade ago, it rebelled and gained its independence.
As you go through character creation, you'll be introduced to several other interesting factions you can create a character for. You can also make your own faction if you like. Around the known factions is an endless sea of strange aliens, bold outlaws and jealous insurgencies.
In Star Army, you and other members create characters who live in the high-tech fictional universe of Star Army and then use your imagination to write your character's actions and dialogue to create collaborative stories. You can create and play characters forged by this unique universe and their actions will affect the setting for future players.
For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see Roleplaying.
Star Army is a play-by-post roleplaying community, which means we operate by posting text on the forum. Unlike tabletop roleplaying games, Star Army is mostly just writing and does not use complex game mechanics (math). Most story plots have a Game Master (GM) assigned whose job is to guide the story, describe the setting, and write the actions of background characters (NPCs). In the Open Roleplay forum, the creator of the RP thread may act as a GM.
In Star Army RPs, we usually write in third-person past tense, the way most novels do. For example: A scowl of disgust appeared on Sayuri's face as she watched the lizard creatures eagerly gnawing on the abandoned corpses.
At a site-wide level, a year in real life is equivalent to a year in the Star Army universe. However, you are not required to stay aligned with the actual dates throughout the year. To help keep track of space and time, please include the location, date, and time at the start of your posts as needed.
Star Army is a shared, living world that is always growing. Your writing can add to the setting, and your RP may be affected by events in the setting. Because you'll roleplay with other people, expect to be surprised sometimes! Have fun and be brave.
You must be 16 or older to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. Before joining, you should probably read the Site Rules.
The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both.
If you have trouble registering, contact the admin! See the Questions and Assistance section below.
When you're ready, start making characters using the guides found on the Creating A Character wiki page. Once your character is approved you're free to start Roleplaying by joining a plot group or by joining or creating a roleplay thread.
Star Army is a community, so get the most out of this site by being proactive; get (and stay) involved. Make friends of your fellow roleplayers by showing them you're fun to write with! It doesn't matter how long you've been a site member: what matters is what you're doing.
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The New York Mets' 2014 roster is far from set, but as of now here's what it looks like with Opening Day still four months away:
1. Jon Niese: With Matt Harvey out, Niese figures to be Opening Day starter for second straight season.
2. Dillon Gee: Was team leader in victories last year and fell short by one inning of 200.
3. Zack Wheeler: Made good first impression, but will have innings limit.
4. Jenrry Mejia: Will be fourth starter if surgically-repaired elbow allows him. If not, the Mets must shop.
5. Fifth starter: Will likely come as late winter signing as Rafael Montero and Noah Syndergaard will wait out Super Two status.
6. Bobby Parnell: Recovering from neck surgery, so he's a question.
7. Vic Black: Probably the closer if Parnell isn't ready.
8. Gonzalez Germen: Mets love his fastball.
9. Scott Rice: Last year's feel good story to return following hernia surgery.
10. Josh Edgin: Situational lefty if healthy.
11. Jeurys Familia: Has command issues, but a high ceiling.
12. Carlos Torres: Gave the Mets something in long relief and in situational roles.
13. Travis d'Arnaud: Didn't have much of a sampling, but is on the Mets Christmas card.
14. Back-up catcher: Mets wanted veteran mentor, but face a thin market. Anthony Recker is next up.
15. Lucas Duda or Ike Davis: GM Sandy Alderson says there's interest in Davis, but we've seen nothing so far. Could he be the GM version of Scott Boras? Meanwhile, Duda is at a fitness camp. He looks like the front-runner.
16. Daniel Murphy: We keep hearing how the Mets would like to upgrade, but there are too many other concerns.
17. Ruben Tejada: Without a significant addition, he could get another chance.
18. Back-up: Omar Quintanilla did a good job replacing Tejada last summer, but his bat was lacking. There's been no movement in bringing him back.
19. David Wright: For the next seven years.
20. Eric Young: Mets don't like his on-base percentage, which should be higher considering his speed.
21. Juan Lagares: Probably goes to right field.
22. Chris Young: Likely starter in center field.
23-26. Wilmer Flores, Matt den Dekker, Justin Turner and Josh Satin will compete for spots. One won't make it. Mets likely won't do better considering their budget.


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Samsung Lights a Match for New Innovation Trail
May 28, 2013 3:48 PM PT
Samsung piqued media interest this week with an invitation to a June 20 event in London, where it is expected to unveil its latest Galaxy smartphones and tablets, along with new entrants in its ATIV lineup of Windows devices.
In appears Samsung is hedging its bets and covering the bases with both Android and Windows-based devices. What exactly the line-up will entail, and what other devices might be unveiled is speculation at this point. However, among the most likely possibilities for a London unveiling are a Galaxy S4 Mini smartphone, a convertible laptop, the Galaxy S4 Zoom camera -- or something completely different.
Samsung's Climb
While many consumer electronics companies hold press events, most attract attention only after the fact. However, Samsung has joined an exclusive club of companies -- led by Apple -- that are able to drum up excitement in the lead-up to an annoucement.
For the next three weeks, rumors will leak, and the buzz will build -- but just how did Samsung acquire this corporate charisma?
"Samsung has succeeded by focusing relentlessly on improving its devices faster and by focusing on screen characteristics, thinness and light weight as key characteristics of their phones," said Roger Entner, principal analyst at Recon Analytics.
"What helped Samsung is that its competitors, including Apple, have not innovated as quickly ..., and therefore Samsung was able to close the gap compared to Apple or overtake them as in the case of the other Android providers," he explained.
"The marketing has certainly helped but was probably of lesser importance than the features of the device," Entner added.
It is the fact that Samsung has taken on Apple that has made this such a unique story. While Google is Apple's biggest rival for the operating system, Samsung is the company that has been able to deliver a solid lineup of competing products running the Android OS.
"Samsung has done what no other vendor was willing to do and took the fight to Apple," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "They basically worked to destroy the perception that Apple's products were magical and special, and after first copying Apple's products, then innovated on those copies -- and now Apple is chasing Samsung."
New Products, More Innovation
While innovation may be the son of necessity -- to put a spin on the proverb -- innovation is also what keeps companies on the top of the heap. Here is where Samsung may have done it better than most.
"This is the traditional story of working hard for years to get better and better, and then suddenly the marketplace realizes, hey, this is great. Then from that time on, it seems like a sudden rise to fame," said telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan.
The technology has not improved that dramatically, that quickly. Rather, it is just that the marketplace has finally recognized that Samsung is a great company with a great product mix," Kagan told TechNewsWorld. "Suddenly Samsung and the customer are tuned to the same frequency."
Of course, just as other companies have had their time in the sun, what may matter most is whether Samsung will continue to innovate. The teaser for the London event shows an understanding that this is expected.
"How long will this last? Who knows, but it won't last forever. It never does," said Kagan. "Like Sony in the 1990s with their Walkman or more recently Apple, the rising wave doesn't last forever."
Keeping It Burning
To keep innovation going requires a steady stream of greater innovations.
"The company must continue to feed the fire to keep it blazing, and they must continue to create new fires as well," added Kagan.
"Is Samsung really better than other hot handsets? Yes and no. If you are interested in the features that Samsung offers, then the answer is yes. If not, the answer is no," he observed.
"However, once a company starts the meteoric climb up, they must keep feeding the fire or they will quickly crest," he added. "That is the hard part. It's easy in the early years, but get's much harder as time passes."
Taking a Chunk Out of Apple
Samsung's teaser suggests it may have reached the place where Apple once found itself -- but it has done so without an iconic figure like Steve Jobs. That could suggest that consumers are more concerned with Samsung's devices than the way they're presented.
"Apple isn't a good fast follower, and even with the drag Google and Android placed on the company, Samsung has largely replaced Apple in smartphones," Enderle told TechNewsWorld. "It was really brilliantly done, but likely required Jobs to be gone before this strategy could have been successfully executed. They basically rolled over the vastly weaker Tim Cook."
Has Apple unwillingly passed the torch to Samsung? If so, can it snatch it back, or will there be another bearer after Samsung? What might Apple's response to the London event even be, if anything? Perhaps a sixth iPhone? Something else?
"We'll see how Apple will respond to the advance of the Galaxy S4," said Entner, "when it [comes] out with its next device."


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Move symlink hack down a bit to try and minimize on the amount of lstat() calls we do.
Add hack to allow writing to /proc/self/fd (or /dev/fd), bug #91516.
Add wrapper for access() function, bug #85413.
Make sure our true_* pointers are initialized to NULL, and that we check for all references that they are valid.
Be default we will fail if the path name we try to canonicalize is too long. This however could cause issues with some things (bug #94630 and #21766), so if fail_nametoolong == 0, canonicalize() will return a null length string and do not fail.
Whitespace fixes.
Fix incorrect free of non-malloc'd array, bug #92313 and #94020. Fix noted by Marcus D. Hanwell <email@example.com>.
whitespace tweaks
General cleanups.
Various LD_PRELOAD cleanups. Do not unset LD_PRELOAD for parent.
Modify get_sandbox_pids_file(), get_sandbox_log() and get_sandbox_debug_log() to use TMPDIR if present in environment.
rewrote sbcontext caching so it accounts for env changes since lib initialization.
Add rename support of symlinks pointing to protected files/directories.
Do not reset already set LD_PRELOAD when starting sandbox. If LD_PRELOAD is already set, init of the env vars fails for some reason, so do this later on, and do not warn (bug #91431).
Do not init the env entries with each call, as it creates too many calls to lstat, etc. Should speedup things a bit.
Do not append '/' to pathname in filter_path() if it already ends with it.
Only check for /dev/{null,zero} for unlink hack, else ricers using /dev/shm have issues; bug #90592.
Make sure all functions used in libsandbox.c is declared static. Define SB_STATIC in localdecls.h for this. Include sandbox_futils.c rather than linking with its object. Hopefully this will fix bug #90153.
Allow lchown a symlink in write-allowed path pointing to write-denied target.
show resolved symlinks in log
Seems -nostdlib was the problem with the constructor/destructor - remove it from Makefile.am, and change the constructor/destructor names again.
Also rename the _init() and _fini() declarations.
Fixup the constructor/destructor function names again (they should be _init() and _fini() it seems, and not being called caused sandbox_lib_path to be unset, and thus breaking the execve() wrapper's LD_PRELOAD protection). Add both the path in given SANDBOX_x variable, as well as its symlink resolved path in init_env_entries(). Modify filter_path() to be able to resolve paths without resolving symlinks, as well as to be able to resolve symlinks. Fix a possible segfault in check_access(). Add symlink resolving to check_access() resolving bug #31019. Add 'hack' for unlink, as the fix for bug #31019 cause access violations if we try to remove a symlink that is not in protected path, but points to a protected path. Fix a memory leak in sandbox.c (sandbox_pids_file in main()). Fix the realpath() calls in main() (sandbox.c) being unchecked. Fix the debug logname not having the pid in it (pid_string was uninitialized). General syntax cleanups.
Hack to make sure sandboxed process cannot remove a device node, bug #79836.
White space fixes.
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AssemblyPoint needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 124 designs submitted by 45 freelance designers.
I'm got to select a winner this Sunday. I'll also need business cards and stationary done. Design needs to be ready for presentation on Tuesday....AssemblyPoint is a new Web 2.0 site for managing employee details, tracking time spent on projects, and tracking holidays and sick days. There are a lot of systems out there that do this but we're making our site extremely easy to use with a lot of participation from employees as opposed to the HR department. The URL will be assemblypoint.com
I need a logo that will work really well on the Web. It must contain the name AssemblyPoint. The name can be spelt as one or two words. I'm open to all lower case or a mixture. The logo should ideally incorporate an icon. The site is aimed at small to medium sized companies and is used for managing employees details, time spent on projects, and vacation/sick days. Other employee related functions will be added over time. There's a large element of "self service" in the system whereby employees add/edit their own information.
- Item 1...a logo incorporating the name AssemblyPoint, or assembly point, or Assembly Point. Althought the service is aimed at corporates it shouldn't have a dull corporate look and feel. The service is all about people.
- Item 1...no rainbows, musical instruments or toasters. No reflections or fills too complex for Web.
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Exploring Space
Looking up at the stars from your own backyard is terrific. Looking through a telescope brings the stars even closer. Looking at star pictures taken from a telescope in outer space—now that's truly amazing!
The most famous telescope in outer space today is the Hubble Space Telescope. High above Earth's clouds, the Hubble can take astonishing pictures of our wild and wonderful universe.
This picture shows a cluster of galaxies spinning away in the farthest reaches of space. Galaxies are vast collections of stars. Scientists think there are billions of galaxies in the universe, and billions of stars in each galaxy.
Some galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, look like giant pinwheels. Some are shaped like eggs. Still others look like a wheel, with a line of stars making a spoke across the middle.
There are new stars inside the fingerlike tips of the eerie-looking Eagle Nebula. Nebulas are enormous clouds of gas and dust. Sometimes nebulas are called "star nurseries"—because that's where stars are born!
Some nebulas are formed when stars get old. This nebula looks like a glowing eye. The bright light in the center is an ancient, dying star. Surrounding it are enormous streams of gases that the aging star has blown off.
Stars being born and stars dying. Billions of galaxies spreading out forever. It's too amazing to imagine—but the Hubble Space Telescope makes it real.
- telescope:
- A telescope is a tool that helps people see things that are far away. Telescopes are made of curved pieces of glass or mirrors inside a tube. People can use them to look at the stars.
- What can people learn by looking at outer space through a telescope?
[anno: People can learn about the stars and galaxies by looking through a telescope.]
- What is a nebula?
[anno: A nebula is a giant cloud made of gas and dust.]
- What would you use a telescope to look at in outer space? Why?
[anno: Answers will vary.]


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Breathalyzer Law For ALL US Cars Happening Now In CongressIn Ben Schaffer's Personal Off Topic, Ben Schaffer's The Real JDM
I received an email today from Ryan, a regular reader of the blog. He shared with me this proposed law in congress which seems to be getting much closer to a reality. Considering that if this passes it will perhaps become a mandatory feature of future cars in the US, this seems to be a highly relevant discussion to have here.
Although I am fully behind the idea of reducing drunk driving I'm a bit undecided in my view of this potential future law. The idea and the implementation of it seems overly invasive and could result in a lot of unforeseen problems. For example…(and this is a stretch) lets say someone gets injured, starts bleeding and needs to drive to the hospital immediately. If they had a drink or two prior to getting injured they could end up bleeding to death in a car that simply will not start because of this law. Granted that example is a stretch, but surely situations like that would happen on occasion if a law like this were to get passed nationwide (which it very well might).
What are your thoughts? Congress is having this discussion so perhaps car enthusiasts should too.
Here's one more link: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s510/show


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2/3 cup ginger beer
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
2 tablespoons dark rum (Goslings) or 2 teaspoons rum flavoring
1 egg, at room temperature
2 teaspoons ground roasted ginger*
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 350. Grease and flour or line 6 wells in a cupcake pan. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, rum, and ginger beer beat well. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until the batter is light and fluffy. Fold in the ginger. Fill each well 2/3 of the way. Bake approximately 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the middle cupcake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Frost with dark & stormy frosting and top with a slice of candied ginger.
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Another game of Ronin. Peasants with Ronin support fighting against Bushi.
Turn 1: Bushi is approaching the town with a mounted samurai leader and 8 ashigaru. The peasants await their arrival in the animal corals and the Ronin are coming down the road from the archway. Ashigaru archers find their mark on a peasant in the coral.
Turn 2: Mounted samurai leader and 2 ashigaru engage two Ronin. One Ronin falls to the Samurai leader and the ashigaru's career comes to a quick end. Peasants in the closer coral attempt to sneak around the house but the ashigaru archers let them have it.
Turn 3: Mounted samurai leader circles around the house to catch the peasants by surprise while the ashigaru engage the ronin advancing into the melee. Ashigaru archers continue to find their marks on exposed peasants.
Turn 4: Mounted samurai returns to deal with the ronin in the street.
Turn 5: The leader of the ronin falls causing a moral check which causes the peasants to waiver.
Turn 6: Peasants fail morale again ending game.


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So now... Cerebral Plasma is the same substance basically as lightening, suns or the plasma sphere. Folklore and myth and shamans on four continents tell us the Northern lights are the souls of the dead. Religionists associate heaven with light. Popular based evidence based on NDE experiences say that we move toward the light through a tunnel. Everyone knows the cliche... "Turn towards the light".
In the University of Kiev they used various forms of film and video photography to record a luminescent orb phenomenon which was captured leaving the craniums of corpses after which time all brain activity ceased. Normally the brain of a clinically dead corpse displays REM-like functions until up to 3 days following death. This led the Kiev researchers investigate the cerebral plasma. They look just like the luminescent orb phenomenon and seem to fly with purpose and direction. They measured the weight of the plasma and concluded the average weight was 1gm. They measured frequency, temperature etc. which led them to conclude that the orbs were cerebral plasma leaving the body. Genuine luminescent orbs that aren't dust, tricks of light or lens anomalies can be measured with a spot thermometer regularly at 10 degrees hotter than the surrounding atmosphere.
There is proof that lightening which strikes from the earth to the plasma sphere every second. The sun draws from our plasma sphere and replenishes it in a continuing wave of action that exists between the sun and the Earth. If in spirit for we are light it gives us presence where ever light is shed and gives us a speed of 180,000 miles per second but more than that. There is a topological theory out there that say that large sun are inter-dimensional portals at 19.5 degrees north and south and that if that were the case then disturbances on the surface of the sun would be detected at those latitudes... which is where the regular large sunspot activity takes place. There's a ton more information that I don't have time to add but hopefully this is enough to get the thoughts on track.
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Posted 06 July 2012 - 01:17 PM
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 06:27 PM
I can't remember where in the Christian bible.... I think Ephesians...
"We are children of the Light"
Since we are spiritual beings living a human experience, and not the other way around, I like to believe we are all made of light.
"We are children of the Light"
Since we are spiritual beings living a human experience, and not the other way around, I like to believe we are all made of light.
"We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves."May L. BeckerCoffee.......the foundation of consciousness
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Monday, 13 June 2011 10:51 AM
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
In the hardest-hit areas, water-management districts are warning residents and businesses to curtail usage from rivers, lakes and aquifers. The shortage is forcing oil companies to go farther afield to buy water from farmers, irrigation districts and municipalities, said Erasmo Yarrito Jr., the state's overseer of water supplies from the Rio Grande River.
Concern over water usage is especially acute in southern Texas's Eagle Ford Shale area because drilling there is more water-intensive than other regions, said Robert Mace, a deputy executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board.
"It's pretty dry down here and a lot of oil companies are looking for water," Mace said.
The water crisis in Texas, the biggest oil- and gas- producing state in the U.S., highlights a continuing debate in North America and Europe over the impact on water supplies of an oil and gas production technique called hydraulic fracturing. Environmental groups are concerned the so-called fracking method may pose a contamination threat, while farmers in arid regions like south Texas face growing competition for scarce water.
Fracking-Led Boom
In fracking, drillers shoot high-pressure jets of sand- and chemical-infused water into the ground to crack rock and release trapped deposits of crude oil and gas. The technique has spurred a new onshore drilling boom from British Columbia to Poland as prospectors revisit geologic formations previously passed over, said Robert Ineson, senior director of global gas at IHS Inc.'s Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
Along the Rio Grande River, where border towns such as Laredo supply workers and equipment for the drilling boom, most areas have received less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) of rain since Oct. 1, the National Weather Service said.
To compensate, Exxon Mobil Corp. is recycling fracking fluids to reduce the amount of water needed for future drilling. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is replacing dirt roads leading to its wells with limestone to preserve water that otherwise would be used to keep down the dust.
Farmers, landowners, environmental activists and state oil industry regulators gathered on June 10 at the University of Texas Health Center in Laredo to discuss the potential impact of fracking on water, air and public health, one of several such meetings that have been held across the state this year.
13 Million Gallons
The Eagle Ford's peculiar geology means it takes three to four times as much water to fracture as the Barnett Shale near Fort Worth, said Mace, of the state water board. Fracking a single Eagle Ford well requires as much as 13 million gallons of water, enough to supply the cooking, washing and drinking needs of 40 adults for an entire year, he said.
"This is not the drilling your grandparents knew in west Texas," said Sharon Wilson, an organizer for Earthworks' Oil and Gas Accountability Project, which lobbies for tougher government regulation of oil drillers. "It's a heavy industrial activity with massive amounts of water and chemicals."
About 94 percent of Texas was in a state of severe, extreme or exceptional drought as of June 7, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor compiled by the U.S. Agriculture Department and the National Drought Mitigation Center. The October-through-May period was the state's driest since record-keeping began in 1895, said Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon.
Waiting For Rain
Municipal water departments, farmers, ranchers and oil drillers near Laredo are relying on water from two reservoirs and underground aquifers filled by last summer's tropical storm season, said Yarrito, whose job title is Rio Grande Watermaster.
Unless storms bring more rain soon, "we'll be in trouble," said Sonny Hinojosa, general manager of Hidalgo Irrigation District No. 2 in San Juan, Texas. The drought has decimated crops, with about 79 percent of the state's winter wheat, 72 percent of its oats and 36 percent of its corn classified as poor or very poor as of June 6, according to the Agriculture Department in Washington.
The Edwards Aquifer Authority, which oversees underground water supplies around San Antonio and along the northern edge of the Eagle Ford Shale, on June 2 declared a Stage 2 emergency requiring a 30 percent cut in water usage. Other water districts have imposed similar restrictions.
Water Demand Gusher
Water consumption by Eagle Ford Shale drillers is forecast to explode during the next 25 years, Mace said. A study to be released later this summer by the Texas Water Development Board and the University of Texas's Bureau of Economic Geology estimates fracking-water demand in the area will jump 10-fold by 2020, and double again by 2030, he said.
Since Petrohawk Energy Corp. drilled the first discovery in the Eagle Ford Shale in 2008, oil explorers have sought to gain footholds in the 20,000 square-mile (51,800 square-kilometer) formation. Exxon spent $34.9 billion last year to buy XTO Energy Inc. to capture fracking expertise and U.S. assets including Eagle Ford leases. Marathon Oil Corp. agreed on June 1 to pay KKR & Co.-based Hilcorp Resources Holding LP $3.5 billion for assets in the area.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Houston-based Swift Energy Co. are among the companies buying water for fracking from Hidalgo Irrigation District No. 2, which also supplies water to 400,000 acres of sugar cane, cotton, peppers and cantaloupe, Hinojosa said. If rain doesn't arrive in the next four months to replenish the reservoirs, Hinojosa said he'll have to reconsider whether to continue selling to the oil companies.
Anadarko Rigs
Anadarko, based in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston, said it's also buying water from the Wintergarden Groundwater Conservation District, which regulates the aquifer beneath three counties in the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale. The company has 10 rigs operating in the Eagle Ford and plans to drill 200 wells this year, R. Douglas Lawler, vice president of operations, said at a UBS Securities LLC energy conference on May 25.
Anadarko's Eagle Ford wells were producing the equivalent of 40,000 barrels of crude a day last month, Lawler said. The company is installing meters to monitor and help manage water usage on its wells, Brian Cain, an Anadarko spokesman, said.
Bruce Frasier, a farmer and rancher in Carrizo Springs, Texas, about 40 miles northeast of the Rio Grande, has lost more than half his cotton crop this year and reduced his cattle herd to 300 from 1,000 because it's too dry for grass to grow.
Frasier, whose family has been farming and ranching in south Texas for 98 years, has refused to sell water to oil companies that are offering 40 cents to 70 cents a barrel, equivalent to 42 gallons. In 2008 before the first Eagle Ford well was drilled, there was no market for a farmer's water in the area.
"I've got to have that water for my farming operation," said Frasier, whose Dixondale Farms is the largest cantaloupe grower in Texas.
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The Kauai Hawaii Real Estate market is still thriving and has shown positive results in the last five years, despite the fact that in other areas around the world, people are losing their jobs and all of the housing market is showing that this is having a negative impact. In fact, there are a number of homes that switch hands daily in Kauai. For those that are interested in purchasing a home in the area, then they should consider the north shore since it has much to offer potential homeowners. The scenery around the north shore is considered some of the most beautiful that Kauai has to offer. And it offers many outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, swimming and so on. There are also various attractions such as botanical gardens, bird sanctuaries, golf courses and so on that people in the area enjoy being a part of. Throughout the year you will find that the weather in the area is very nice. Even in the rainy season the temperature remains what people consider tropical, while the rainfall happens mostly at night. Even if it does rain or the weather is not satisfactory, you simply have to travel for a few miles and you will find different weather conditions in other areas.
A home in Kauai is a great place for people to take a vacation or that second honey moon trip that you have been looking to take. There is a mix of charm and amenities in the area that will mean you will always feel at home when in the area. For those that are bringing their family into the Kauai area, this is the place that kids will love since they can swim, and you can relax because the waters are not rough in the area. For those that are spending time with family while in Kauai you will find that spending it in your own home is far less expensive than putting the entire family up in a hotel. Purchasing a vacation home in Kauai is a great way to make sure that you and your family have that dream vacation without having to pay an arm and a leg. For those that are considered a permanent move with their family, then they should know that the education systems on the island are considered to be of the highest standards, even considered some of the best in the world. In addition, you get the satisfaction of knowing that you are living or spending your vacation around some of the biggest attractions and natural wonders that the world has to offer. For example, the biggest botanical gardens in the world is located in the area, and consists of almost a thousand acres in which you can roam and enjoy. There are also numerous light houses in the area, some that contain the largest hand-blown clam shell lens in the world.
The island has one town that is considered a place to go to no matter if you live in the area or if you are just visiting, the town of Princeville. The town is completely electric, which is something that the other towns in the area cannot say yet since they are so out of the way. Plus, Princeville offers great golfing and shopping opportunities. For those that want to live in Princeville, they can be assured that they are not merely just buying a home, they are making an investment in the area.
All of the real estate in Kauai offers some great deals to people, meaning that they can get some excellent homes for much lower prices than they ever dreamed of. However, there are a few things to remember before purchasing a home on the island. First off, and most importantly, you need to take the time to search through the numerous real estate web sites in the area and make sure that you find something that fits you perfectly, and remember that these sites are updated daily.


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Holy Ghost Lutheran School's annual Election Day fundraiser has grown.
This year, a satellite bake sale site at the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co. Firehall, 3747 Lockport Road, Wheatfield, will be offering all the tempting treats that have been available for years at the polling place at Holy Ghost School, 6630 Luther St., Bergholz.
Both locations will be open from 6 a.m. until sold out. Enjoy the reasonably priced homemade selection of baked goods made by more than 50 volunteers under the leadership of Louise Schildhauer.
Fifteen half bushels of apples will be peeled to make the variety of apple products while 75 pounds of carrots will be peeled and shredded to ensure freshness of more than 240 plates of carrot cakes. Other assorted fruit pies, filled turnovers, walnut and raisin butter tarts, zucchini and pumpkin breads, soft ginger snap and pumpkin cookies, etc., including professional decorated cutouts will be available for purchase. Single items will be available to customers who want smaller portions.
Schildhauer said the decision to add the Shawnee firehall satellite site is the result of polling place changes made in 2008. Some residents of Lockport Road, Hoover Road, Brent Drive, Milleville Circle had mentioned they didn't like having to go to vote at Shawnee, then drive to Holy Ghost to get their sweets. Schildhauer sought and won permission from the fire department to set up two banquet tables of Holy Ghost's homemade sweets. She expects to be there at 4:45 a.m. Election Day to set up.
Schildhauer, who has chaired the Holy Ghost fundraiser since 1996, is expecting an especially successful sale this year, since in presidential election years, voter turnout can be as high as 75 to 80 percent. Last year, only about 25 to 27 percent voted, she said.
It's not an easy job to deal with the sheer volume of the sale. Schildhauer organizes the parents and volunteers to get the baking done and the results wrapped, and to set up the sale. Plus she has to deal with rising food prices this year.
"There is so much running around to get the best baking prices - example, eggs last year were 89 cents," Schildhauer said. "I found a restaurant here in town to get 60 dozen for $1.20 a dozen. We use over 400 pounds of flour alone."
According to Schildhauer, it's not necessary to be a voter assigned to Holy Ghost School or Shawnee firehall to attend the sale. "Everybody is welcome to make the difficult decision of which baked goods to take home."


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Tracking billable hours using paper-based methods, or even spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel, can be tedious and time-consuming. What's worse, these methods create lots of potential for human error. Even after you've calculated billable hours, you'll still need to generate invoices and stay on top of client accounts.
Accurate tracking of billable hours ensures a steady flow of revenue for your law firm or private practice. To automate the billing process and make sure billable time isn't slipping through the cracks, you'll need dedicated legal billing software. There are many different types of software that can streamline time tracking and billing for lawyers and legal departments. This guide will help you understand the major categories and features.
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Because billing is foundational to a law office's operations, there are a number of stand-alone solutions on the market. Time tracking and billing modules are also integrated into more comprehensive practice management software suites. A practice management suite is a single system that manages all areas of your law practice.
If you need extensive case management, document management or contact management functionality in addition to time tracking and billing, you should definitely look into practice management suites. Some suites even integrate time tracking capabilities throughout the system's modules. For example, you can track time in a document management module without having to use a timer.
If all you need is a better way to track billable hours, look into the many stand-alone solutions on the market created for this purpose.
Functionality of legal billing software can be divided into three categories: time tracking; bill preparation and payment; and general ledger.
|Calendar may be included, or software may integrate with a calendar application (e.g., Microsoft Outlook). Events created in your calendar can automatically feed into calculations of billable hours. In some systems, calendar information can be used to fill in gaps in billable time.
|Multiple fee schedules/billing arrangements
|Allows users to bill time in hourly, contingency, transactional, user-defined, flat fee (monthly, annual or user-defined), retainer fee and split fee increments.
|Billing rates by timekeeper level
|Allows users to bill by timekeeper level: e.g., individual attorney, partner, associate, practice area type and client levels. Primarily used by larger firms.
|Automated time capture
|Draws on calendar data, documents and tasks to fill in gaps in your billable time.
|Stopwatch timers
|Users can set timers to track each minute of billable time.
|Activity codes
|Allows users to assign activity codes to billable time, including the codes established by the American Bar Association (ABA). Users can also define their own codes.
|Expense tracking
|Allows users to track expenses associated with clients' accounts.
|Missing time reporting
|Allows the system to report on gaps in your billable time.
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|Client invoicing
|Automatically generates client invoices based on the billable time recorded in the system. Bills can be delivered via email, or electronically in Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard (LEDES) format.
|Customizable invoice templates
|Allows users to customize invoices with their firm's logo.
|Past due notices
|Automatically notifies clients when bills are past due. Some systems can also calculate late fees automatically.
|Low retainer reminders
|Sends automatic notices when clients' retainer fees are getting low.
|Credit card processing and EFT
|Some systems allow users to accept credit card payments. Other systems allow for electronic fund transfer (EFT) payments via automated clearing house (ACH) processing as well as PayPal gateways.
|Client account balances
|Users can record invoices and payments and maintain account balances for all clients.
|IRS filings
|Automatically prepares IRS filings on the basis of information stored in the system.
|Trust accounting
|Allows users to manage trust accounts for clients and even author checks within the system.
|Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Accounting
|IOLTA, which helps raise money for legal aid for those in poverty via interest earned on client funds, entails special accounting requirements that you can manage with your software. The software protects against accounting mistakes and automatically records paper trails in case of an audit.
|Financial reporting
|The system can automatically generate reports on information such as outstanding balances and client inactivity.
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The type of legal billing software you choose will depend, in part, on your specific needs as a buyer. For example:
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Retinal imaging may someday replace branding and ear notching.
Someday, processing newborn pigs and calves may entail more than just clipping teeth and vaccinating. A livestock producer also may wave a hand-held reader across an animal's eye to permanently identify it to the world. Honing in on a satellite, the reader also will note location and time.
The retinal image will become the animal's unique identification code, which will follow it through production to processing. Packers will then verify the animal's identity by scanning its eye prior to slaughter.
Retinal imaging sounds farfetched to industries relying on branding and ear notching. But modern times and the desire for accountability through the food system force change. Incidents like mad cow disease in Great Britain highlight the need for foolproof ways to identify animals. And if the U.S. wants to export beef and pork around the world, animal identification may become a requirement for doing global business.
Search for animal ID. The livestock industry has experimented with many methods to identify animals, including ear tags, implants and boluses. Recently, retinal imaging caught some industry eyes as a method of identification. As more cattle and hogs are raised according to guidelines for specific markets, retinal imaging can prove that animals at slaughter are the correct ones. Producers would still need conventional ear tags for daily management, however.
A retinal image is a photograph of the pattern of blood vessels on the retina at the back of the eye. Each eye's blood vessel pattern is unique and doesn't change throughout life, much like fingerprints and DNA coding.
A Colorado company called OptiBrand is bringing this technology to the cattle yard and hog pen. OptiBrand uses a portable reader to capture the retinal images of animals in the field. Tied to a global positioning satellite, the reader encrypts the images with time, date and location. Images from the reader are downloaded into a computer and perhaps over the Internet to
OptiBrand. Each image is converted to a bar code for easy computer storage. A producer takes a retinal scan during major changes in the animal's life, such as weaning. These images are compared to archived images and the animal's identity is verified.
Field testing. "Retinal imaging has been tested in the field on several thousand head of cattle and several thousand hogs," reports John Shadduck, OptiBrand. "It works fine, but is not something we can hand to the cowboys in the feedlot yet." The company plans to continue field testing with sturdier prototypes and then move into commercial production in about a year.
Surprisingly, cost of the equipment should be similar to that of radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment used in the industry. RFID ear tags contain electronic chips to communicate with hand-held readers.
"We're still in the early stages, but we think, based on our current models, we can manufacture the reader for under $1,000," Shadduck says.
Retinal images are captured in 3 to 5 sec. "You can walk up to an animal and wave [the reader] an inch or so in front of the eye," Shadduck says. "It is like a bar code scanner in a grocery store." Field tests find that producers can use the reader to obtain images of unrestrained calves and hogs. Cattle need to be in a squeeze chute.
OptiBrand plans to provide a database service for storing retinal images of scanned animals. Producers may scan their animals, download the images to OptiBrand and receive identity verification within seconds, Shadduck claims.
Proving source. Retinal imaging provides producers and processors with accountability and traceability.
"If you are a packer and want branded beef products in the marketplace, you can impose requirements on the producer and pay a premium for meeting expectations like no hormones, implants or antibiotics," Shadduck explains. "If something goes wrong, you know the cow-calf person, backgrounder and feeder.
"The imaging also gives farmers a way to verify that they are doing what they are being asked to," he adds.
Retinal imaging cuts the opportunity for fraud and equipment failure that can occur with other animal identification systems. Ear tags and implants can be lost, removed or recoded. Implants also may become covered with fibrous tissue and can't be read. And blood tests for DNA can be lost or switched.
Europe is interested in retinal imaging to halt a $400 to $450 million cheating problem, according to Shadduck. "Instead of price supports, they have a per-head animal subsidy," he says. "Farmers get together and pool animals when an inspector comes to the farm." Retinal imaging would stop this problem.
Bruce Golden, a Colorado State University researcher, originally tested the technology on livestock and created OptiBrand to bring it to the marketplace.


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Jerry Yang's nightmare won't end. Billionaire investor/agitator Carl Icahn has decided to file a board slate for Yahoo (YHOO), sources tell Reuters.
Icahn, who has amassed a large stake in the Internet company, has lined up at least 12 potential board candidates and could announce the slate as early as Wednesday night, the sources said. The deadline for nominating a dissident slate is Thursday.
Our guess: We'll be seeing Frank Biondi Jr.'s name again very soon.
*UPDATE: Frank Biondi is indeed on on the slate. And it's a full slate, not a "short slate." Icahn thinks--probably correctly--that he'll need a big fat stick to swing at Yahoo, and a full slate provides that.
We suspect Icahn hopes the threat of impeachment will be enough to drive Yahoo's board back to Redmond in short order--long before the July shareholder meeting. Icahn will likely canvass other Yahoo shareholders to assess how much support he has and then demand a meeting with Yahoo's board. If he can demonstrate that he has the support of a significant percentage of Yahoo's shareholders, we suspect Jerry Yang or Roy Bostock will soon be placing a call to Microsoft.
Microsoft has reportedly not yet agreed to entertain a deal, so Icahn may have some selling to do in Redmond, too. We suspect they'll listen--why wouldn't they?--but we doubt they'll be willing to pay more than $33.
What does this mean? See Henry Blodget's piece from this afternoon, "If Icahn Wins And MSFT Buys Yahoo, YHOO Goes to $30. Big Whoop."
See Also:
Carl Icahn Gets The Old Gang Back Together Again
Carl Icahn, Comedian
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Darren McFadden is feeling better, Yahoo Sports' Jason Cole reported Tuesday, but that doesn't mean he'll be ready Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
The Oakland Raiders running back missed his first game of the season with an ankle injury last week. (There's a fantasy joke in there somewhere.)
McFadden probably won't be ready to play against the Saints this week, which is too bad considering their 31st-ranked run defense. He should be good to go against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12.
Has McFadden replaced Chris Johnson as the biggest fantasy bust of 2012? The worst part -- injuries weren't even the issue this season. McFadden has 455 rushing yards and two touchdowns and averages 3.3 yards per carry.
That has played a significant part in the Raiders' 3-6 record.
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NWSB Editor Bryant Knox profiles Northwest athlete Luke Ridnour. After a successful high school career in Washington, the point guard became a star with the Oregon Ducks. He went to the Elite 8, won Pac-10 Player of the Year and eventually returned to Washington when drafted by the Seattle Supersonics. Ridnour has spent time in the NBA with the MInnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks, but he will always be a product of the Pacific Northwest.
NWSB Insider and Oregon Ducks basketball blogger Jason Hartzog talks about how the Ducks could potentially fare in their 2013-2014 basketball season. The Ducks can absolutely make it back to the NCAA Tournament next year. Another sweet-16 bid will be difficult, but I like their odds. Notable transfers such as Mike Moser, Joseph Young, and Jalil Abdul-Bassit all make this team a contender in the Pac-12.
NWSB Editor and Insider talks about the success Dana Altman has had in putting together great recruiting classes in his short time in Eugene. Taking the Ducks to the NIT in his second year, Altman and his group of top recruits found themselves near the top of the Pac-12 throughout the year and were even ranked as high as 10th in the nation. Chris says watch out for Mike Moser this year as well as possibly Joseph Young in 2013-14.
NWSB Insider and Oregon Ducks' blogger Jason Hartzog talks about Oregon's chances of getting back to the NCAA Tournament after a bevy of players left the team. Though the Ducks did lose some key players, Hartzog makes sure to analyze the incoming recruiting class and how that will impact Oregon's postseason chances.
NWSB Editor and Insider Chris Anderson talks about Oregon's 2013 basketball recruiting class…so far. Taking a look at the Oregon Ducks' recruiting class, they have already signed seven players (if you include Tyree and Tyrell Robinson as basketball players as well as football players) and apparently still in the running for Anthony January, Jabari McGhee, and Brandon Rosser. Though they did miss out on five-star Aaron Gordon, the Ducks' recruiting class is still a very good one that will bring in several players who will compliment the likes of Dominic Artis, Damyean Dotson, and Ben Carter.
NWSB Editor and Insider Chris Anderson gives you his three seniors that the Oregon Ducks basketball team will most in 2013-2014. With all the praise and accolades that can be given to the Ducks basketball program, they will be without some of their best players in the coming years, as E.J. Singler, Arsalan Kazemi, Carlos Emory, and Tony Woods played their final season in 2012-2013. Catalysts part of Oregon's run to the Sweet 16, the Ducks will surely miss the services of each and every one of them. And while all have their own special talents, fans of the Ducks will miss three of these guys the most.
NWSB Editor and Insider Chris Anderson recaps what was Oregon's surprising and outstanding 2012-2013 college basketball season. Picked to finish seventh in the Pac-12 by the Pac-12 Media Poll, the Ducks outplayed their competition throughout the year en route to their first Pac-12 Tournament Championship since 2008. Though they eventually lost to Louisville in the Sweet 16 of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Ducks upset both Oklahoma State and St. Louis while putting the program back on the college basketball map.
NWSB Insider Jason Hartzo weighs in on the 2012-13 season had by Oregon Ducks head coach Dana Altman. This was a very respectable effort from Dana Altman's Ducks, and it was the first time in the head coach's career that he made it past the second round. As long as Altman is the man in Eugene, this will be a team near the top for years to come—especially with freshman guards Dominic Artis and Damyean Dotson set to return.
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Mount Pleasant, Iowa is located in southeast Iowa in Henry County. This friendly community is home to over 8,500 residents. Established in 1835, Mount Pleasant has grown to a city that is proud of its celebrated past and promising future.
History Nicknamed the "Athens of Iowa," Mount Pleasant is known for its history and steady flow of legendary speakers in the mid-19 th century including Frederick Douglas, Anna Elizabeth Dickinson and Sojourner Truth. Education has also played an important role in the history of Mount Pleasant. Iowa Wesleyan University, founded in 1842, is the oldest coeducational university west of the Mississippi River. Alumni include Arabella Babb Mansfield, first woman in the US to be allowed to practice law; Dr. James Van Allen, principal investigator for the Explorer I and Explorer III ; Dr. Peggy Whitson, first woman to command the international space station; and Dr. Thomas Poulter, chief scientist on two Antarctic expeditions.
Mount Pleasant Community Mount Pleasant continues to excel in education. The district enrolls over 2,000 students in seven facilities - making it one of Iowa's largest public school systems. A challenging curriculum focuses on technology, math, reading and science. Students in the district score above the national and state averages for education. Victorian-era homes line the main streets and several are listed on the National Register of Historic Place. Mount Pleasant also has seen a surge in new construction over the past ten years. The community also has starter homes, farms and senior focused and assisted living options available. Click here if you are interested in finding out more about Mount Pleasant real estate.
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If I can get to my goal weight and start feeling somewhat healthy again, I'm actually considering trying something like P90X. However, I'm curious, is there anyone on the boards who has tried this and is also almost 40? I don't want to spend the money on something like this if there's no way I'm actually going to be able to do the workout. Please let me know your experiences so I can make an informed decision. Thanks.
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