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LXer Weekly Roundup for 16-Mar-2008
In this week's Roundup we have several Microsoft related articles, how to back up Linux with ease, a petition for open standards in the European Parliament, 10 Linux commands you've never used, OLPC: one virus per child and the future belongs to Linux. Ken Starks tells us "You only know good when you've seen bad..." and our own Carla Schroder replies with the "Care and Feeding of Baby Linux Users" and we have a couple of FUD articles for your enjoyment as well.
Lessons Learned? One Can Only Hope: Yet, when it comes down to it...CompUSA is gone. I personally will shed no tears. I am convinced that their blindness to consumer needs played some part in their demise if not a large one, whether it was Linux or any other non-microsoft product that caused it, well...maybe. You want to argue it? Look at this first.
First Gnash beta released: Free software Flash replacement, Gnash, has just released a beta version. Gnash, for those not in the know, is a GPL-licensed SWF movie player and browser plugin for Firefox, Mozilla, and Konqueror. Gnash supports many SWF v7 features and ActionScript 2 classes. with growing support for SWF v8 and v9.
Back up Linux with ease: I'm not particularly fond of backing up my data. I know I should do it and I feel pretty smug when it is done, but it is a time-consuming and frustrating process. Mainly because it requires a whole lot of thinking on my part: which files do I want to back up? where should I store them? What format? And to date I haven't really found the one tool that makes baking up truly simple.
Conflict of interest: I wish I knew how to fix it but I don't. What I do know however is that the ISO/IEC process is severally broken in that it is riddled with room for game play. I guess ISO/IEC managed to get away with it for a long time but things have changed now that Microsoft has shown how to use every loophole in the process to get to its end. Hopefully, justice will prevail and OOXML will rightly get voted down at the end of the month but the process shouldn't have allowed to go that far into this sad farce in the first place.
New petition calls for open standards in the European Parliament: At a time when the EU Commission investigates the anti-competitive behaviour of a market-dominant player, the European Parliament (EP) still imposes that same specific software choice on both the European Union's citizens and its own MEPs. OpenForum Europe, The European Software Market Association, and the Free Software Foundation Europe today launched a petition to call on the EP to use open standards so that all citizens can participate in the democratic process.
Why I will not by a Linksys product ever again: I'm going to take a pause from my usual blog topics and discuss something very dear to everyone's heart, wifi. This weekend I stopped by wal-mart to look around. My wife and I have been wanting to move the computer upstairs for some time but have been prevented by the need to be physically connected to the router. While I was at wal-mart I saw a 802.11n wireless PCI network card made by Linksys. I bought the card, went home, installed it and fired up Ubuntu 7.04. iwconfig showed nothing. but lspci showed something that would send me into shock "02:07.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43XG (rev 01)". Yes, the infamous broadcom chip.
9-inch EeePC named EeePC 900 and gets detailed specs: And it came to pass. Asus saw the EeePC and it was good; it's even better with a 9-inch display. Asus has officially named the 9-inch EeePC the EeePC 900 and has released some detailed specs about the low-cost laptop. The EeePC 900 will be available with either Windows XP or Xandros Linux. Instead of using flash memory, Asus will be using SSD (solid state drives) for storage this time. The Windows XP equipped model will ship with an 8GB drive with the Linux models having either 12GB or 20GB capacities.
The Debian server -- a non-expert tries to roll his own: I decided to start from scratch with my Debian server project. Last time I was too hasty in adding the open-source version of Movable Type to my installation and intermingling files before I was ready. This time I'm going to be a lot more methodical and make sure that Apache and MySQL are working properly -- meaning I can run CGI scripts and have a directory dedicated to same -- before I start with Movable Type. I could've removed Apache, done some cleanup and gone from there, but since I didn't have much "invested" in the install, I wiped the drive and started over.
10 Linux commands you've never used: It takes years maybe decades to master the commands available to you at the Linux shell prompt. Here are 10 that you will have never heard of or used. They are in no particular order. My favorite is mkfifo.
OLPC: one virus per child: It's taken a remarkably short time for the One Laptop Per Child project to change from positioning itself as the saviour of children in developing countries to becoming a toady for Microsoft. In an interview with Business Week recently, Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of the project, is quoted as saying that the organisation now needs to be managed "more like Microsoft."
You only know good when you've seen bad...: I am weighing that possibility now against consuming copious amounts of alcohol on a regular basis...I don't know, maybe even a venture into the darker side of pharmaceuticals. Realizing any of the choices can be destructive, I am now calculating which will be the most numbing venture.
Why Wal-Mart won't have Linux desktops on its store shelves: The other day, Wal-Mart let it slip that it would no longer be selling Linux-powered computers in its stores. The retail giant will, however, continue to sell Linux desktop and laptop systems via its online store. On March 10, Wal-Mart spokesperson Melissa O'Brien told the Associated Press that Wal-Mart had decided not to restock its in-store gOS Linux-powered Everex Green gPC TC2502. "This really wasn't what our customers were looking for," O'Brien said.
What's This "Linux" Thing and Why Should I Try It?: Lately, Linux has been receiving quite a bit of notice. Between the ASUS EeePC, the One Laptop Per Child project, Dell's new Ubuntu line, Intel's Classmate PC, and Everex's Green PC, Linux has been getting a lot of attention from computer manufacturers. It seems every new computer in the last year has had Linux, but to most people that doesn't mean anything. It probably leaves you wondering, "what's this Linux thing everyone's talking about?"
The future belongs to Linux: The rising generation of programmers isn't being fed .Net and Windows. It's growing strong on Linux and its associated LAMP stack, as Robert Guth of the Wall Street Journal notes. Microsoft thinks it has an answer to this trend toward Linux. It is very telling how far from reality Microsoft is by its response:
The REAL reason we use Linux: We tell people we use Linux because it's secure. Or because it's free, because it's customizable, because it has excellent community support... But all of that is just marketing bullshit. We tell that to non-Linuxers because they wouldn't understand the REAL reason.
Care and Feeding of Baby Linux Users: This brand-new Linux user, this refugee from the Redmond wastelands, was stretching her wings and trying to fly. She edited xorg.conf all by herself, though not quite the right way. She exposed a bug in Ken's customer support (don't use writable CDs for recovery disks). Now how many new Linux users can even find xorg.conf, let alone have the boldness to muck with it? Or even experienced users? The Ubuntu forums are cram-full of command-line fear and loathing; the very sight of a text file drives them into seizures. I think Paula's eagerness to explore and try new things should be rewarded.
10 Linux commands you've never used: It takes years maybe decades to master the commands available to you at the Linux shell prompt. Here are 10 that you will have never heard of or used. They are in no particular order. My favorite is mkfifo.
The unholy quad: Miguel, Mono, Moonlight and Microsoft: Does GNOME co-founder Miguel de Icaza's backflip over the Novell-Microsoft deal a few days ago mean that he has finally been convinced that he is on a one-way path to nowhere? Has he realised that his own project, Mono, is actually putting GNOME on a development track that can leave it open to patent claims one day? And has he realised that creating Moonlight, a clone of Microsoft's Silverlight, (with which the company hopes to trump Adobe's Flash) is not going to advance the cause of free software one iota?
Microsoft promises ODF, OOXML interoperability: In the wake of the ISO rejecting Microsoft's OOXML document format as an international standard, Microsoft has launched its Document Interoperability Initiative pledging to work with industry to ensure its document formats remain interchangeable with industry standards.
Windows better off closed, says Microsoft: Open sourcing Windows is more hassle than it's worth and Microsoft sees little gain in releasing code, according to the man leading Microsoft's server marketing and platform strategy. Microsoft general manager Bill Hilf has said the Windows source code is "irrelevant for what people want".
FUD Alert! Wal-Mart, Everex & Linux: Press enforces FUD with misleading teaser headlines of story reporting Wal-Mart's decision to discontinue in-store sales of the gPCs.
One-third of Asus Eee PC users to run Linux: It's funny how some people are so stuck on the idea that Windows, and only Windows, is the one true operating system that they can't even hear their own words. That's the case with a recent news story with the headline, "Windows XP Will Fill Two-Thirds of Asustek Eee PCs." (This article will only be online until April 13.)
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The "fiscal cliff" compromise has been heralded as a saving grace for middle class taxpayers, their families and the unemployed.
But buried in the fine print of the 150-page deal are also some lesser-known New Year's gifts to some of Washington's favorite industries.
Under the plan, the federal government would eat nearly $100 billion in forgone tax revenue over the next two years by extending special tax credits for select businesses that had been set to expire.
While the provisions themselves are not new, and are often extended as part of major bills, their inclusion amidst a tumultuous year-end debate over deficits and debt did raise a few eyebrows.
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget listed the so-called "tax extenders" as a "bad" part of the fiscal cliff deal because their cost is not offset, "setting a bad precedent for future extensions."
The mix of tax perks covering the next year, but with budget implications for the next two years includes everything from incentives for employers to hire veterans to incentives for employers to invest in mine safety. But it also includes these:
*Note the price tags above reflect estimated forgone tax revenue if current credits - which have been due to expire - are extended for one year as included in the Senate bill, per Joint Committee on Taxation.
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Stay Cool, Look Chic: What Celebs Wear To Beat The Heat
Looking cool 24/7 happens to be their forte, which is why we gathered some of their best easy-breezy outfits to guide you through the rest of the season. Click through our slideshow for some inspiration, and be sure to take notes on how to get their look!
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If you have been around "teacher friends" this summer, recipe you have likely
heard the current educational buzz words, approved "The Common Core Standards"
(CCS). This set of state-initiated standards, adopted by forty five of the
fifty states, has been created to ensure continuity and college and career
Beginning at the pre-kindergarten (pre-k) level and going through grade 12,
the CCS initiative is a state-led effort.
The CCS are the collaboration of teachers, school administrators, and
educational experts. These new standards have been developed in order
to provide a clear and consistent framework, which will better prepare our
children for college and the workforce. This consistency will also benefit
students who move into new school districts or new states.
By providing more effective standards in math and language arts and
supplying these standards to teachers who will be valuable in meeting
these academic goals, participating states will have the possibility to "level
the playing field" for students across The United States of America.
Regardless of demographics and socioeconomic status, the majority of
students in our nation (providing they work hard and succeed), will be college
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As this new school year approaches, you may be asking, "What do these CCS
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These new standards have been researched and have produced curriculum at
each level Pre-K through 12, which focuses on what is most needed and can
be best taught at each grade level. Math and language arts curriculum have
been scrutinized and the new standards reflect a cumulative approach to
teaching which may result in teaching less material at each grade-level, but
doing more in-depth teaching of the material required.
For example, in kindergarten, New York State Standards required teaching
of time and money in kindergarten. These topics are now omitted from the
kindergarten Common Core Standards. There are less topics to be covered
over the same ten months, therefore leaving teachers to delve into math
concepts such as numbers and operations and counting and cardinality more
thoroughly; allowing for greater student retention and understanding of
material. It is believed that this meticulous understanding will be evident in
kindergarten and as they move to first grade and beyond.
I truly hope the new Common Core Standards allow students across our
country to excel, or at least have a fair chance, in comparison with other
students, when applying for college or the workforce.
In such a fast-pace, "take things for granted" world, the theory of slowing
down and allowing for greater comprehension, may not be such a bad idea.
This school year, don't fear the buzz of "Common Core Standards", but
see if your child's teacher or school has any suggestions on your role in you
child's learning. Don't be surprised if this is still ensuring there is reading
occurring each night, reading through word rings with young students
or encouraging focus and independence with older students. Although
strategies may be altered to achieve new goals, the basics of learning and
the encouragement and self-confidence that you can give your child will
remain-show your child you care and have confidence that they will succeed.
Informative sites on The Common Core Standards include:
Common Core State Standards Initiative
PTA's Parents' Guide to Student Success
Illinois State Board of Education
Tara Hudson received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary and Special Education at The University of Delaware and her Master's Degree in Education at Stonybrook University. Tara has taught for ten years in the Westhampton Beach School District. Currently in her sixth year as a kindergarten teacher, her passion is working with children each day and watching them grow socially and academically. Tara has done freelance work for The Patch and her writing has also appeared in The Waldo Tribune , National Kindergarten Readiness and Macaroni Kid. Tara lives on Long Island with her husband, two children and dog. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, exercising and being outdoors.


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• 2011's "Best" - My Favorite Books, Movies, TV & Apps
Over the course of the last month I've given a lot of thought to the review of my favorite media of 2011 -- not necessarily "THE BEST". No, more like "MY BEST."
Here is a handy set of links to the four posts in hopes that you might find some useful tips, insights, or recommendations that can enrich your life in 2012.
Please share your thoughts in the comment box below.
And Happy New Year, Happy 2012.


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This was a column that never saw the light of day. Puchho kyon? Because the Editor chickened. Said it was way too dicey, since the owner of the publication was also a team owner. So much for freedom of expression. Khair, I had to share the axed column with my beloved Blogdosts. Aap hi bolo - what would you have done in the Ed's place???
Lessons this season of the IPL taught us....
For a cricket-ignoramus like me, the IPL is about entertainment, not cricket.
Several cricket buffs whole- heartedly agree. But refuse to admit it. I feel like saying, "Ït's okay, darling. It doesn't make you less of a cricket fanatic to say it. If anything, it will establish your credentials as an asli cricket fan, who loves the game but also enjoys a side-show called the IPL." Which is why I don't feel in the least bit embarrassed when I declare unabashedly that I totally loved this sleazy season... and I am ready for more. This was by far the most entertaining IPL to date. And forget all that breast beating about which match was fixed, which wasn't and who made how much money betting on what. Come on, guys. This is Bharat Desh. And we are discussing commercial cricket. Not gilli-danda. Of course, there's betting. Of course some naughty cricketers are taking cash for throwing matches. Of course, humungous amounts of money has been made by oily dalals. That's what makes the IPL so much fun! Which other sport in moralistic India offers such an amazing bouquet of thrills? Where else do you find so much sleaze? Name one national pastime that has as much masala. Why, even all the yearlong shenanigans that take place in Badnaam Bollywood look bhola bhala and innocent in comparison to the high drama of the IPL.
If you ask me, the two heroes of the IPL-5, were Viraat Kohli and Siddhartha Mallya. Viraat came into his own and showed fans what a greenhorn Captain is capable of if entrusted with responsibility. It doesn't matter that his team didn't make it to the Finals. By then, Viraat had picked up his own momentum, bagged lucrative endorsements and broken several hearts. He'd also undergone a flattering make over that showed off his better physical attributes, and gave him a new swagger. At 23, Viraat can be forgiven for strutting his stuff on the field and showing off. Give the guy a break. He's playing good cricket with a straight bat. He is the future Captain of the Indian team. That is, once Captain Cool decides he's had enough of cricket and joins Bollywood officially.
Siddhartha Mallya may have found himself in a spot of trouble with 'that' tweet. But there were several young people who secretely agreed with his views on how a 'Future Wife' should behave. Personally, I was vastly amused, and for the longest time my Gmail status read: Are you a Future Wife? I wrote two columns on the subject and received an avalanche of reactions. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the phrase Future Wife'' sneaks into the popular lexicon soon. I'm seriously thinking of asking Sid Mallya to write a book on the subject. You know why? Because somewhere beneath those jibes and hoots that greeted his tweet, there was a grain of truth buried in there. And"frisky young women( groupies!) who like their drinks and IPL parties, were asking themselves a little worriedly whether or not they would make the cut as Future Wives! So Sid, you really did trigger off something there, even if you don't know it.
The IPL is about sex, booze, drugs and parties. Why not just say it out loud and be done? So what? If, in between all this off-the-field action, a few decent shots are played ( Dhoni's magnificent 50), and a few great balls delivered... good for the fans. But we have finally reached that mature stage to boldly acknowledge a couple of home truths. The first one being the IPL has very little to do with the great game of cricket. Once we accept that premise, the rest is easy. Equally, the IPL will attract all types. Women like Zohal Hamid and others with no known antecedents. This is a worldwide phenomenon. Where there are sports stars, there are chicks. Where there is big money, there is betting. Where the stakes are high, there are fights. Deal with it. Grow up! Men will be men... they will fall for 'honey traps'( don't you just love that description?). Ladies with a penchant for jocks and instant publicity will cash in on opportunity. Some bad eggs will be caught on camera fixing a match. Some will be caught with their pants down. Others will blow a fuse and hurl filthy abuses at officials. Hota hai. But that's exactly what makes the IPL format so irresistible. Imagine if all those good looking players ( some with great butts), were to be good little boys, retiring to their rooms after a testosterone-driven game and tucking themselves into bed with a harmless comic, after drinking a cup of hot cocoa. Lights off at 10p.m. No masti, no girls, no booze ( Chris Gayle – are you reading this , and falling off your chair with laughter?). B-O-R-I-N-G!
I can't wait for IPL-6. Here's hoping there will be many more juicy scandals and fisticuffs next year. And someone, please, please invite Zohal Hamid back to cheer for Luke Pomersbach, now that they've kissed (?) and made up . That is, if Luke is still in the team, and Zohal has not become a Past Wife!


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UPDATED: Dole recalls bags of Seven Lettuces salad
(UPDATED COVERAGE, 3:30 p.m.) Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 756 cases of Dole Seven Lettuces salads after state inspectors in New York detected salmonella in a random sample of the bagged salad.
"It was tested April 2, and FDA picked it up at retail in New York state," said Marty Ordman, vice president of marketing and communications at Dole Food Co.
The sampled product originated at a Dole Fresh Vegetables plant in Bessemer City, N.C., Ordman said.
"This was very isolated," he said. "There were only 756 cases with a best used-by date of April 11. It's already gone through the market and we've had no reported illnesses."
Nicole Yuen, Stockton, Calif.-based FDA consumer safety officer, confirmed the sample was taken at a retail outlet but declined to name the city or store.
"We still need to confirm that through our traceback investigation," Yuen said April 16. "When we're completely done with the investigation we can provide that information."
The salads were distributed in 15 states: Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The retail bags have Universal Product Codes of 71430 and 01057 and produce codes of 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B.
No other lettuce was involved in the recall.
"Retailers should check their inventories and store shelves to confirm that none of the product is mistakenly present or available for purchase by consumers or in warehouse inventories," according to a Dole news release.
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This article provides information how to repair the Windows Blue Screen error "STOP 0x00000050: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA".
If you have a Windows blue screen error 0x00000050, you may be able to gain some basic information on the code alone. The error generally sources hardware or memory as the cause of the problem. For additional information, refer to Microsoft Community Article: Bug Check 0x50: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. Troubleshooting from the Microsoft support site is re-published here for your convenience:
Included below are generic troubleshooting steps. Not every Blue Screen error requires an Operating System reinstall. In fact most can be repaired. These steps are not specific to the actual code and may not be necessary for every Blue Screen error.
To isolate the cause, run PSA/ePSA diagnostics.
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Winter walking safety vital
With a few more months of winter ahead of us and at some time snow and ice covering many of our walkways and roadways, The Iowa Department of Public Health warns that slips, trips, and falls can cause not only debilitating injuries, they're the second leading cause of accidental death in the United States.
We all know of, or have heard of, many Iowans who have fallen on slippery surfaces and sustained either minor or major injuries, including broken bones and concussions.
The IDPH has issued some safety tips for winter walking on icy, snowy walkways:
Use special care when entering or exiting buildings or vehicles. Use handrails or the vehicle for support as you move from one position to the next.
Take special caution in parking lots, where statistics show 80 percent of slips and falls due to ice and snow occur.
Try to avoid north-facing entrances to buildings. They tend to remain icy and slippery.
Wear appropriate footwear. Rubber-soled boots and shoes give more traction than leather or plastic.
Carry only what you can easily manage. Carrying too many items can impair your balance.
If you must walk on slippery surfaces, slow down. Take small steps and keep a hand free for balance. Bending slightly forward may help protect your head if your feet slip out from under you.
And remember, wet surfaces indoors are a huge risk, too. Use care when entering buildings. At home, mop and dry wet areas immediately.
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Rural areas are notoriously slow for Internet speeds. New technology can help farmers leave these slow downloads behind.
Enhanced dial-up
Dial-up Internet is the slow boat when it comes to access speeds. Standard high-speed dial-up carries a maximum of 56 kilobits per second of data, about 1/100 of the speed of a mid-range DSL (digital subscriber line) system. Some Internet service providers use advanced data compression schemes that can boost effective speeds. Check to see if your provider offers "accelerated" dial-up.
Faster satellite
Satellite providers such as Hughes Net (www.hughesnet.com) and Wild Blue (www.wildblue.com) have increased maximum download speeds to 1 to 2 megabits per second (Mbps) for premium packages. Satellite Internet is available anywhere except where the southern sky is blocked.
Speedy fixed wireless
Some fixed wireless Internet providers, which use fixed-position radios to carry signals to and from customers, have upgraded speed offerings to 2 Mbps, quadruple the speed offered a few years ago. If your community has a fixed wireless provider, check to see if it has upgraded its services.
Extended DSL
Historically, DSL Internet services, which use telephone wires for transmission, could operate at distances of 3 to 4 miles from central telephone switches. More rural telephone companies are extending DSL boundaries by using repeaters and signal boosters.
3G cellular
3G (third-generation) cellular communication systems are available in much of the U.S. from AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and other providers. They promise maximum data speeds of about 1.5 Mbps. Mobile wireless (often called MiFi) routers can be used to share access with multiple devices.
4G cellular
The new kid on the cellular communications block, 4G (fourth-generation) systems are available in major metropolitan areas and, increasingly, along interstate highways as major providers build out their systems. For those lucky enough to be in 4G country, Internet speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps are a reality.
Fiber optics
Internet providers delivering services via fiber optic cable are rare. But some rural telephone cooperatives are replacing copper telephone lines with fiber optic cable direct to the farm. Premium packages offer speeds of 50 Mbps and more.


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Andrew Dixon needed a new wordpress theme design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 7 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
For the purposes of this template, we will call the nursery "Little Tykes Nursery"
We are looking for a generic nursery theme for WP to be used by nursery school as the basis for their own website, using WP as the CMS.
All nursery schools. Whilst the WP Theme will be for parents to find out more on the nursery school, we still want the Theme to have a fun, funky style suitable for a nursery school.
We need a template WP blog theme that is aimed at nursery schools We will mainly be using WP as a CMS for manage the content of the pages.
The navigation to show needs to allow for
* Home
* About Us
* Children (and allow for subnav pages)
* Parents (and allow for subnav pages)
* Community (and allow for subnav pages)
* News
We would prefer the main navigation (as above) to be along the top of the theme. We would also like a right hand widget column where we can install WP widgets as required.
As this is a generic sample template, you are welcome to come up with a suitable logo for "Little Tykes Nursery".
Samples we like to look at for style include:
Please note this will be a template design we would need to change for each nursery.


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SLOPE/W is the leading slope stability CAD software product for computing the factor of safety of earth and rock slopes. SLOPE/W can effectively analyze both simple and complex problems for a variety of slip surface shapes, pore-water pressure conditions, soil properties, analysis methods and loading conditions.
Using limit equilibrium, SLOPE/W can model heterogeneous soil types, complex stratigraphic and slip surface geometry, and variable pore-water pressure conditions using a large selection of soil models. Slope stability analyses can be performed using deterministic or probabilistic input parameters. Stresses computed by a finite element stress analysis may be used in addition to the limit equilibrium computations, for the most complete slope stability analysis available.
With this comprehensive range of features, SLOPE/W can be used to analyze almost any slope stability problem you will encounter in your geotechnical, civil, and mining engineering projects.
Beginning an analysis is as simple as defining the geometry by drawing regions and lines that identify soil layers, or by importing a DXF™ file. Then choose an analysis method, specify soil properties and pore-water pressures, define reinforcement loads, and create trial slip surfaces.
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The A1 Racing Club was pleased to have once again the complete support of HPI Racing for their very popular Short Course Carnage - but this time the racing took place indoors, for the first time ever! The purpose-built indoor venue was the perfect location to hold the Short Course Carnage meeting. With new jumps and a wall of death to be proud off, it looked as if the cars and drivers where in for a testing but fun day!
Short Course Fun for Young and Old It was good to see at the trackside and booking in the different age groups that shortcourse as a whole has attracted from our youngest driver of 7 to our oldest, at 60+! Drivers attended from all over the country to take part in the fun and excitement. The atmosphere was great with laughing and joking both in the pits and on the rostrum. After Round 1, Simon Smith seemed to have full control with his HPI Blitz ESE, but he knew John Brook would soon be chasing him down! Round 1 - 2WD 1 Simon Smith 19/ 6m16.704 2 John Brook 18/ 6m 4.503 3 Ian Ward 18/ 6m10.909 Round 1 - 4WD 1 Mark Vardy 16/ 5m 5.543 2 Andy Wesson 16/ 5m 7.364 3 Gavin Rogers 15/ 5m 16.947 The racing stayed close, and by round 3 we had got into the 20 lap territory, and John and Simon starting to pull away from the rest of the field, up to 3 laps ahead of the 4WD racers. With a lot of the guys using this as a practice for the Short Course Nationals, all the drivers had ever changing lines and ways of overtaking, so sometimes a shrewd move in the closing stages of a race could mean the difference in moving up or down in the rankings. With everything to fight for and the tension building before the last run of finals, we decided to do the raffle. HPI have kindly helped and supported the Short Course Carnage Meeting that A1 Racing Club have been hosting for the last 2 years, with every one going away very happy after the raffle. The last leg of finals started and fast, close racing was seen from all the drivers, which led to a fantastic finish! A very well run meeting by the A1 Racing crew as normal, well done guys ! FINAL RESULTS: B FINAL 2WD David Ingram Jez Thorpe Ben Challis A FINAL 2WD John Brook Simon Smith Mark Stanton A FINAL 4WD Andy Wesson Mark Vardy Dave Corah


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Amazon Fire Phone: Game-Changer or Gimmick?
You can operate new Amazon's Fire phone just by moving your head. Are gimmicks like that enough? Personal tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler reviews the Fire. Photo: Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal
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... I ... you probably look down at your phone screen all day long ... that's the big idea and the very first smartphone from Amazon dot com ... the new Fire Phone which starts shipping this week ... can be controlled just by moving your head ... without touching the screen you can make menus pop up a three D objects in the ... inspire a game changer for the touch screen world ... certainly this ... is hard to even have that debate because Fire Phone stumbles on some fundamentals mastered by competitors ... but charge a similar premium press the fires nice to have features include a big screen ... and a service called Firefly ... iTunes we will be ... happy with the camera ... it works most of the time but not all it's ... I wonder who Jeff awfully about their at BSI dot com is my real problem ... is that I struggle to make Fire phone's battery lasts my sixteen hour day ... and by the history the stress test ... I phone five S lasts into the quarter hours longer ... also with fire you can expect to get all the Android apps to bulk ... bill runs an average of Google's operating system ... to collapse like maps driving due to our walk outs ... and a fire can transfer most app purchases from previous entry but it's ... so bad to controlling your phone which if rates which Amazon calls Dynamic Perspective ... for cameras on the front of ... a bomb was another sensors and software ... movie images on the screen here that even in the dark ... thanks to infrared technology ... it makes for some pretty animated icons and walk sprints inside buyers maps app dynamic perspective makes it look like you're one of the Amazons drones hovering above revealed ... the problem is that you have to learn how to come and go with your head ... or one hand gestures ... Noddy flicking and twitching just the right way ... this work for me only about three quarters of that ... just in effective enough to be a deal breaker ... nobody wants to be the first on the Street ... repeat of the twitching expo ... I get the Amazon credit for creativity ... having defied the smartphone arms race by inventing some original ideas ... the Port's first time ... I've wasted stuck to its mission of delivering better ... faster ... cheaper technology ... perhaps making an inexpensive hands ... a senior targeted simple ... or one with an extra long lasting battery ... the fire we got instead ... isn't going to die much versus the competition ...


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Get The Look: Dree Hemingway
"I gave Dree a face massage before starting the makeup to open up the skin and allow the products to really sink in," says makeup artist Nico Guilis. She used a Chanel face cream--try their Le Blanc Brightening Moisturizing Cream ($130)--followed by a spray of Evian's Mineral Water Spray ($12) to prep her skin.
To keep Hemingway's skin light, Guilis applied Tom Ford's Foundation Stick ($78) only where the model needed a little coverage: under her eyes, around her nose, and on her cheeks.
To contour, Guilis dusted Nars Bronzing Powder ($36) in Laguna under Hemingway's cheekbones and along her jaw. Even with contour you need a touch of cheek color, says Guilis, so she reached for the brand's Multiple ($39) in Orgasm.
"The light brown color in Tom Ford's Coco Mirage Quad ($75) is the perfect brow shade for blondes," says Guilis. She dusted the powder into Hemingway's brows with an angled brush and set them with a spooley brush spritzed with hairspray. Pick up E.l.f.'s Essential Brow Wand ($1).
Guilis defined Hemingway's eyes using a thin brush and Chanel's Professional Eyeliner Duo ($45) in Noir. "Trace along your top lash line, but don't flick the ends up," Guilis says.
Guilis applied seven to 10 short, individual lashes to each of Hemingway's eyes, crisscrossing them to create a thick lash. "Glue the lashes to your real lashes--not to your skin," Guilis says. A coat of Chanel's Inimitable Intense Mascara ($30) in Noir added definition. For this look try Ardell's DuraLash Naturals Flare Individual Lashes ($4).
"A red lip would have been the obvious choice for this look," says Guilis. "But I wanted something more earthy and sultry." Her pick? Nars' Velvet Matte Lip Pencil ($25) in Damned.
Hairstylist Ben Skervin prepped Hemingway's towel-dried hair with Vidal Sassoon's Foaming Air Boost and Lift Mousse ($6), rough dried her locks until they were 90 percent dry, then finished the blowout with a natural bristle round brush for smoothness.
Skervin created a deep side part in Hemingway's tresses, applied Oribe's Dry Texturizing Spray ($39) all over, and backcombed her roots. To create a faux bob he sectioned her hair into three parts: the bottom half, top half, and a small section in the front. "Roll the bottom section under and secure with classic bobby pins," he says. "Smooth the top section with a brush, roll it under the bottom section, and pin." Loosen and refine the shape with your hands and use U-shaped pins to lock the bob in place--try Sta-Rite's Jumbo Hair Pins ($3).
"You want the front section to have a soft wave, not a curl," says Skervin. He used a 1 1/2–inch iron on the front section of Hemingway's locks, allowed the curls to cool, then brushed them with a natural bristle brush. Skervin pinned a few waves into the bob, and set her tresses with Vidal Sassoon's Pro Series Flexible Hold Hairspray ($4).


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Suspending to RAM is allows the system to quickly wake up. But Suspend to Disk allows the system to completely power off, saving more power. That's why I've written a small script for modern Linux systems, which wakes up the system from S3 (memory sleep) and puts it into S5 (hibernation) mode. Also, it prevents you from losing data, because eventually your system's battery will run out.
All you need to do is to put the script into /etc/pm/sleep.d/999_wakeforstr_linuxtipps.blogspot.com and make it executable: chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/999_wakeforstr_linuxtipps.blogspot.com. You can get the current version of my script here:
Be aware that it's still at the stage of a proof of concept hack and not necessarily distribution ready. You need a reliably and well working Suspend to Ram and Suspend to Disk mode on your system, as well as a functioning RTC clock for wakeup from sleep. For comfort, I've taught the script to be inactive if that AC is plugged in and to directly hibernate if the battery is below 10 %.
Let me know what your experiences are! If many people like this script, it should be rather easy to include similar functionality into major Linux distributions. If someone could create a distribution package that would be appreciated. Tested on Ubuntu 12.04 with kernel 3.8, but should work on most systems, at least after adjusting the paths.
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Um, your shell script is named 999_wakeforstr_linuxtipps.blogspot.com. It's not a Windows executable, so shouldn't it be named 999_wakeforstr.sh, or something similar?ReplyDelete
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WHAT: Pintrips.com gives you a "dashboard" to house your trips and flight searches while you're planning your vacation or business trip. You can easily search flights and prices on Orbitz, then jump to Expedia or an airline's website to see if you can find a more convenient flight or a better price.
HITS: This website shines because it can save your flight search information (departure dates, number of passengers, outbound and inbound destination, etc.), then connect you with travel search sites so you can find the flight that best fits your plans. You don't have to re-enter your search criteria, which is a huge timesaver. You can also add friends to your trip and share your travel plans in real time with its message system. It searches and shows real-time prices and has a refresh button.
MISSES: I couldn't pin any flights when I was using Pintrips on my iPad, even when I was using the Google Chrome app. I know it's new and in beta, but I look forward to being able to use all the features from my iPad. I also wonder how long until it adds hotels. I just used the message section to let my group know where we'd be staying.
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These are yummy. More importantly, these are easy to make. Maybe I'm the last person on earth to know about this recipe, but even so....I'm going to blog about it. This way, if I ever get hit over the head and forget everything I ever knew....well, that won't be such a bad thing, but I'd at least like access to this recipe. By the way, me, if you are reading this and you forgot everything you ever knew, I want to tell you-you hate bread, and sweets, and you LOVE running, in fact, you run marathons, so....get back on the threadmill, girl. OK....to the rest of the world...and by 'the rest of the world'...I mean all three of you that might accidently read this....
Here's my super secret, very difficult recipe for Chocolate Croissants.
1 package of canned croissants
1/2 a package of chocolate morsels
3 T. of Sugar
(I made up those last two measurements so it would seem like a real recipe).
Lay out a croissant, place about a Tablespoon of morsels on top.
Roll as directed on the package.
Make sure the ends are sealed so no chocolate is showing (this will prevent it from seeping out while you bake). Sprinkle each croissant with sugar. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes (or until golden brown).
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Chocolate Croissants
Monday, August 30, 2010
4 Summer Cupcakes
I've been participating in a 4 week cupcake challenge at Hoosier Homemade. Each week had a theme, here's a wrap up of the cupcakes I've made over the last few weeks, not to be confused with the calories I've eaten over the last month....they look very similiar!
Click on the name of the cupcakes (links) for recipes, reasonings, ramblings, and run-on sentences:
Week One: The Flavor of Summer-Melted Ice Cream Batter Cupcakes
Cotton Candy Cupcakes
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Once Upon a Newspaper
It was hot, it was August, and like I said, I have fewer ideas of what I want to write about now than I did entering the building, but it was really great to meet and hear from the section's editor(s), and writers for the paper, and meet the other Voices. They took our pictures in a studio, and they snapped about 50 shots of each of us. I want to see the other 49 pictures of me b/c....well, nevermind... The deal is, we can write about whatever we want, it doesn't have to be education based, though I have a feeling mine will be. We are also given a weekly question, and if we choose to answer in a smaller editorial piece, and they choose our answer, it will also run with our picture. The picture thing sounds more like a threat than a treat. We can also suggest articles we want to write etc, and go 'out of line' if they like our stories, but for now, I just want to get my feet wet, my pen warmed up, and my idea bank up and running. My first article is due in a little over a month. Right now, I'm glad to have a name near the end of the alphabet. The problem is I've been given freedom, and all I want to write about is 'stuff' like cutting patterns in my breakfast toast and playing tic tac toe.
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Tic Tac Toast
I'm very busy and important, that's why I had time to highlight this morning's activity. I actually saw this little toast press you could buy to do this to toast awhile ago. I rolled my eyes....not because it's not genious, but because it's sooooo not necessary to buy a punch to create this game board.
I took a sharaded knife and I cut a tic tac toe board. I didn't slice all the way through, just about halfway so I would have my grooves.
I cut little pads of butter into fourths, and used a spoon and a drop of jelly for my alternative letter. You could do this with fruit pieces too, but really, you probably won't do this at all b/c it's possible it won't make your priority list. And when I say "you"....I'm actually speaking to *you* and not any alternative personalities housed in my body, they are all for tic tac toast, and they'll probably play every morning. I hope my boss accepts extensive and important tic tac toast games as a legitimate excuse....Back to the toast....cut, brown, collect 'game pieces'....
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Labels: Bread, Breakfast, Play With Your Food
Saturday, August 28, 2010
San Francisco Road Trip Scrapbook
Last summer at this time, I had just come home from a trip to California. I blogged about it last August, but the gist of the trip was that my cousin, in California, welcomed a new little baby into our family, and my Mom, brother, and I went down to fight for her affection. ;o) We made a road trip out of it and stopped by the Grand Canyon, and San Francisco on the way...or I guess SORT of out of the way. I made a small album over the last few months to commemorate the trip. We rarely get a chance to get away as a party of three anymore, and I know this is a rare little road trip of memories I'll cherish, and now my album is complete.
I love 8x8's b/c they are pretty easy to throw together, and don't require, or have the room for a lot of embellishment. Don't get me wrong, I love to embellish, but my checkbook likes it when I'm limited.
Here are a few of the pages in memory of a few of the adventures....
I love driving to California b/c it takes you through a lot of Old Route 66, and some really fun old towns...
The Grand Canyon never gets old. This was my third trip, but my brother's first site of this incredible canyon. I squished as many pictures on this small page just to remember that we went....
...and then it was my turn to visit a new location....
I walked the Golden Gate Bridge....the fog lifted long enough for me to see beyond the Bay, I loved it!
...and have you ever seen a cuter baby?
I love this little girl, even if she screams when I hold her....as long as she stops by the time she's sixteen or so, I'll be OK....
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Labels: Crafting, Scrapbooking
Friday, August 27, 2010
Barbed Wire and Sun Flower Wreath
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Posted by Christy Robbins at 12:43 AM 5 comments
Labels: Crafting, Renovations, Wreaths
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Lego Mania...Or Why I Need a Hobby...A Husband...or a Hug
So....I might have gone a little crazy at the lego store at the Mall of America. I should say, we have a Lego store in Dallas. As a rule, I don't shop places out of town that we have in town if they have the same stuff. They have the same stuff in MN that we have in Dallas. As a rule, I try to avoid buying meaningless, silly things I'll only use once. As a rule, I never follow any rules I set up for myself. So....I bought this.
Doesn't every 31 year old need lego men ice cube trays? I thought so too.
I made ice.
You might could use these for a robot party, huh? (Have I justified this purchase yet?)
I turned all my dogs into cannibals.
The lego men screamed as my dogs nibbled.
I also do birthdays and barvmitzvahs.
I'd say I don't get out much, but I get out all the time. I'm just not quite right.
And then I decided to use these as little chocolate molds.
I made little baggies of these lego men for some lego-maniacs I know (who I previously made a lego cake for). I believe in bribing children to like me, I'm preparing for motherhood.
I could have really gone crazy playing with colors, and making features, but at this point I was ready to move on to my next toy, and the word crazy hit a little too close to home. Alternative Title to This Post-A product you will see at a garage sale at some point in the future.
Posted by Christy Robbins at 12:50 AM 11 comments
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Homemade Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups
I saw this recipe for homemade fruit roll-ups here. I love dehydrated fruit everything. I know, I know....more calories blah blah blah....but it doesn't stop me from loving it!!! When strawberries went on sale, I went down and grabbed a few pounds. I actually halved the recipe, but I'll share the full recipe, and some adjustments I'll be making next time. I messed this up enough that I almost didn't share it, so stay with me for the 'don't do this if you like this idea' part or you will hate me, BUT it was soooo tasty...I had to share. I'm keeping this recipe, and I'll be making the adjustments I'll include below next time I do make this...which will be the next time strawberries go on sale!
4 pounds of strawberries
1 c. of sugar
Juice of one lemon
Parchment paper
1. Remove the hulls from the strawberries (all the pictures you see are half of the ingredients, so...imagine this doubled if you want to do the whole recipe).
2. Place strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar in a blender...and blend until smooth.
3. Place blend into a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil, stir the whole time. Skim the white 'stuff' off the top after you lower it to a simmer.
4. Continue to simmer for about 45 minutes. I check it every 10 minutes or so, did a little more 'white stuff skimming'....stirring....and watching. Once it is about the same thickness as apple sauce....it's ready for the next step.
5. This is the first step I'd do differently. I laid down on sheet of parchment paper across a pan. I would cut long strips (imagine the 'fruit by the foot parchment paper'....or smaller squares so that things cooked more evenly. I'd then spoon the mix along my strips of parchment paper. Leaving a little white on the edges. It was thick enough that it didn't spread so much that it spilled, so that's good. Here is what I actually did....
The problem with this is it didn't cook evenly, and the sides got a little overdone while the center was finishing baking. As you can see, 2 pounds covered an entire baking sheet, so you'd need even more room for 4 pounds.
6. Bake for 7 hours at 170 degrees. Yes, you read that right...7 hours...so, overnight. I actually had to bake it about 4 hours longer so the middle would not be sticky, but I think if I make it in smaller strips that won't be a problem. When you can touch the middle, and it doesn't come away as a liquid, they are ready to come out.
7. Cook, and roll. (I had to roll, and then cut mine apart, which left them less neat than the example. I also had to trim off the edges.) This recipe is very yummy, it's worth another try in my book. Half the recipe made 10 width to width, rolled up fruit leathers.
Posted by Christy Robbins at 1:27 AM 4 comments
Labels: Cooking, Recipes, Snacks, Strawberries
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Pasta Supreme
I have a pal that brings this to a potluck every Christmas, and I look forward to eating it, and wait for her dish to come in so I can give it a whirl or 17 on my fork. I finally asked for the recipe, despite the possible impact on my calorie count, but....I remembered I gave up on counting in about 1987...or at least accurately counting, and asked anyway. It's really simple, and another twist on the age ol' pasta salad, which is always goodness. It's pretty much the recipe on the back of the spice used in this dish, but I had never heard of this spice until she gave me this recipe, sooooo...it's new in my box of recipes.
1 lb of spaghetti, cooked and drained
1 c. of Italian dressing
5 t. of Salad Supreme McCormmick spice mix (more or less, according to taste)
1 green bell pepper, julienned
1 purple onion, julienned
1 cucumber, cut thin
Chill over night,and serve cold.
*You can really toss whatever veggies in there that you want...because I know you needed my permission, but I like to stick to my friend's recipes 'exactly'...if I went off on my own I'd put dice a twinkie or something and toss it in the bowl and wonder why it didn't taste the same.
Posted by Christy Robbins at 1:16 AM 4 comments
Monday, August 23, 2010
Candy of Summer: Cotton Candy Cupcakes
Cupcake Instructions: Bake a white cake mix as instructed on the box. Ice with a strawberry icing. I liked this combination because cotton candy is a sugar flavored candy. If both the cupcake and icing were strawberry flavored it would have been to overwhelming, but I think the white cake mix represented the 'sugar' well, and the strawberry gave a hint of the flavor. I tried to give the cupcakes a little bit of a 'messy look'....b/c cotton candy is fluffy and sort of untammed. (I bought the pink/polka dot liners at Michael's.)
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Posted by Christy Robbins at 12:53 AM 3 comments
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Lemon Wedge Sugar Cookies
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Labels: Cookies, Desserts, July 4th, Sweets and Treats
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Back to School: A 'Real Life' 'Real Time' Story
Pretend to be impressed. I wasn't planning on posting anything in 'real time' this week, but I can't hold this story in....and it's a good place for me to end after a week or 'school related post.'
Somedays are just great.
Monday we went back to work 'offically.' Boooooo Hissssss ::Insert Spitting.::
I mean, I do love my job, but I love my summers a liiiiiittle bit more, and I just wasn't ready.
I've been in meetings for weeks, but it was 'official' Monday...full time official, no random days without meetings.
Before I go on, I work for a large district, more than 40 elementary schools fully loaded down with teachers and students. BUT with the economy, we didn't have a lot of turn over this year.
So....after breakfast, we all sat down and we began introducing ourselves. There aren't many new teachers, and all have experience. Up stands new teacher #3 of 4, and I turn to Heather (my teaching partner) to tell her I think I know #3, but before I get a chance....New Teacher #3 says, "My name is ____ Fisher...." I DO KNOW HER! She continues to share that she has been at home for 17 years raising her kids, but previously taught at Greenwood Hills, and she taught 5th and 6th grade. I can't stop, "You were my 6th grade teacher!" I interrupted. What's even better about this, I LOOOOVED 6th grade because I had Mrs. Fisher as a teacher (R/LA). It's why I wanted to teach 6th grade when I started the job hunt almost 10 years ago-I heart 6th grade and everything about it. The hunt was successful, and it's what I taught for 6 years (R/LA/SS...to be exact) before moving into the reading specialist position I currently hold. I never told her b/c she wasn't teaching by the time I figured out I wanted to teach. I can't say I got all of that out this week, but life is so interesting. And so, it came full circle! AND there is another lucky bunch of students who will get to claim her as their own. She's not teaching 6th this go round, but she's teaching, and the world is a better place because of that fact.
Posted by Christy Robbins at 3:35 PM 5 comments
Labels: Childhood Memories
Back to School: Post-It Note Holder
This is my 6th of 6 back-to-school projects....and this is also the easiest of all six. There is a not-so-secret, secret among the teaching community that teacher's love teaching supplies. It's almost as exciting as shoe shopping, minus the whole 'The summer is over' aspect that comes with the need to shop for school supplies. I happen to own a post-it note pop-up holder...or...umm....two, but I saw this idea at a scrapbook store, and I had to try it out.
At the store they used some chipboard, but I have a little stash of free 'chipboard' I like to pull from for things like this.
Here are the supplies:
Gluestick, coaster from a restaurant, ribbon, scraps of scrapbook paper, scissors, hole punch, and rhinestones (not necessary unless you are me), ink pad, five minutes to complete this, which includes the time it took me to put the supplies away!
1. I inked the side of the coaster. I could have used a marker, or paint to also do this, or just left it as is, I doubt too many people are going to inspect the thin edges.
2. I glued a solid color on the back, and a pattern on the front. I have a ton of scrap paper with lots of fun colors I'll have to try out. I literally grabbed the scrap on top of my stash of scraps. I cut around the edges.
3. Punch two holes...
...thread the ribbon, tie. I then stuck on a little line of rhinestones b/c I need bling in my life.
4. I pulled the back off the post-it, and stuck it down to the little chipboard. It stays in place great.
I might add a strong magnet, or even tack it up to the board by my desk....or place it in my scientific dust experiment that is ongoing in a corner of my house.
I made one more with scraps, I'm sure I'm not finished yet...
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docmartin needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 120 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
Dr. James Martin International
I have a company that creates multiple google listings to dominate the whole page when consumers search for a small business products and services. I help get lots of new customers for small business owners and eliminate all competition in their respective markets. I enjoy helping business owners be successful.
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I am looking for a rhino encompassed in a circle or square or some cool shape or really whatever rhino logo you can come up with that looks really cool. A rhino that is agressive, charging ahead and stomping out the competition. :o)
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Lamborghini wants to add a third model to its lineup, and that vehicle could be something like the Urus SUV concept that debuted at the 2012 Beijing auto show. Lambo has yet to officially confirm the Urus for production, but a new report from Ansa says the model could be the Bull brand's first plug-in hybrid if given the green light.
Just looking at the Urus concept, it's difficult to tell what could power it. The hood appears too short to house either the Gallardo's V-10 or the Aventador's V-12. In our first look of the radically styled full-size SUV, we speculated the Urus would probably borrow a turbocharged V-8 from other Volkswagen Group product. According to Ansa, Lamborghini CEO Stephen Winkelmann said a plug-in hybrid setup could also be involved. This would meet the car's fuel consumption and emissions goals, and also make the vehicle more accessible in key markets like China, where engines over 4.0 liters are heavily taxed.
The Urus is planned to share a platform with the next-gen Audi Q7, but there's been no word of a plug-in variant of that model. Reports suggest the hybrid Urus will sport an Iturbi V-8 engine paired with electric motors for a combined output of 670 hp. Those who like the Urus' looks but don't want a hybrid Lamborghini may have another option, as Winkelmann told Ansa the plug-in hybrid version would be one of two proposed powertrains. No details were given on the second engine option.
Further proof of Lamborghini's intent to produce the Urus can be seen in a series of patent drawings leaked on Chinese site auto.ifeng.com. The vehicle in the drawings doesn't stray far from the Urus concept, which could mean the production version will look just as menacing.
See the leaked drawings in the gallery below.
Source: Ansa, WardsAuto, auto.ifeng.com


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The New York Times' Mark Bittman takes Beyoncé to task in a recent piece for acting as a shill for Pepsi during the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 3. The singer, he writes, "would presumably refuse to take part in an ad campaign that showed her carrying a semiautomatic rifle. But she's eager, evidently, to have the Pepsi logo painted on her lips and have a limited-edition Pepsi can bearing her likeness."
What's worse, he argues, is that Beyoncé has done a 180 and gone from being an advocate for Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign to becoming "part of an effort that promotes a public health crisis."
Beyoncé is not alone, of course. Bittman lists several other celebrities who presumably don't need the money, yet shill for soda companies nevertheless. Some might argue that Bittman's Op-Ed is a bit a harsh on the singer. But he's a pussycat compared to Marion Nestle, who believes Beyoncé crossed an ethical line.
"Beyoncé will now be marketing sugar-sweetened beverages, products increasingly linked to childhood obesity, especially among minority children," writes Nestle on her Food Politics blog. "This linkage is not a coincidence. Pepsi and other makers of sugary sodas deliberately and systematically market their products to low-income, minority children. Beyoncé will now be part of that targeted marketing campaign."


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How can I tell if my product is under warranty?
Warranty begins from the date of purchase, you can view the warranty details here.
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By Russ Britt
In case you missed it….
The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s /quotes/zigman/258846 /quotes/nls/unh UNH UnitedHealthcare unit will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California and won't be participating in the state's health exchanges.
UnitedHealth joins Aetna Inc. /quotes/zigman/272706 /quotes/nls/aet AET in declining to participate in the most populous state in the nation. UnitedHealth's decision forces roughly 8,000 customers to find other means of insurance while Aetna will put 50,000 policyholders into someone else's hands.
The Times points out that UnitedHealth had roughly 2% of the state's individual market while Aetna had 5%. The biggest players in the market will remain: Anthem Blue Cross — part of WellPoint Inc. /quotes/zigman/362231 /quotes/nls/wlp WLP — along with Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California. The three combined control 87% of the market, the Times says.
"Our individual business in California has always been relatively small and we currently serve less than 8,000 individual customers across the state," UnitedHealth spokeswoman Cheryl Randolph said in an email. "Over the years, it has become more difficult to administer these plans in a cost-effective way for our members. We will continue to keep a major presence in California, focusing instead on large and small employers."
Aetna also is expected to focus on insuring employees at large and small companies. Shares of both UnitedHealth and Aetna were down, along with most others in the sector in afternoon trading Tuesday.
The exchanges are being set up as part of President Obama's health-care overhaul to provide coverage for those who currently do not have it. California was the first to set up its exchange. It includes 13 insurers throughout the state, but many areas will only have three companies vying for policyholders.
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Today, Facebook announced that its Promoted Posts feature will begin testing in the U.S. for a handful of users with fewer than 5,000 friends and subscribers.
The controversial move that offers users the option to pay their way to a prominent position on their friend's Facebook News Feed was first noticed in New Zealand. At the time, the feature was named Highlight but it has since been renamed to Promoted Posts and was gradually rolled out to 20 other countries — now including the U.S. We reached out to Facebook to get a better sense of how many international users have been paying to promote their content, and how they've been responding, but a Facebook spokesperson declined to comment.
If you're among the participants selected for the U.S. trial run, you'll notice a "Promote" link in each post. You can find the link inline next to the "Share," "Comment," and "Like" buttons. When you select "Promote," a box will pop up confirming the price that you'd like to charge to your card to better advertise your content. Promoting a post will run you approximately $7 each time. You can then select "Pay to Promote" to finalize the purchase.
Promoted posts are tagged as "Sponsored," and you can click on this tag to open up a window that displays easily digestible metrics about a post's reach.
It's a small revenue generating operation for Facebook, and for users it should provide a way to grab the attention of your connections, should you really want or need that. But with Facebook posts only reaching 12 percent of your Facebook friends, there is a valid argument we need a better way to get visibility.
When Highlight was first reported in May, users were confused about what exactly they would be paying for. To clarify this matter we talked to Facebook, whose spokesperson explained to Digital Trends that users will not be paying to increase the percentage of friend's News Feeds that the post would appear on. That variable remains fixed at around 12 percent. Instead what you're paying for is for the post to be "bumped" higher and to stay on friends' News Feeds longer, "so there is a higher chance your friends may notice them."
So if you're not a brand or don't have subscribers, what are some reasons for promoting a post? Facebook's spokesperson offered us a list of practical scenarios for uses of its promoted posts:
- People looking for roommates in their friend networks
- Advertising garage sales
- Promoting events they're managing
- Fundraising for political or charitable causes that they care about
- Promoting their work, such as articles or art
- Sharing big news, like updates about jobs or relationships
- Posting important photos they want more of their friends to see, like wedding photos or baby pictures
"So far, this is 1000% more effective then the targeted ads," he says. "I have only reached 80 people thus far. However, eight of them have actually commented on the post. That's 10 percent interaction. This is beyond amazing, and at the cost of 35 cents!?. I run a local business so I'm shooting for a local demographic. All of my fans are local users and having the ability to reach to my fans friends feeds is great. If this interaction rate continues I will be using this feature a lot more!"
There's also a treasure trove of important data from Promoted Posts that Facebook can collect, including what types of content users are willing to pay to promote to what types of posts users are more likely to engage with. By learning about what does and doesn't work, Facebook can build more engaging advertising products that target the News Feed for a premium price.
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Christmas Greetings 2009Posted by Holy Cross Anglican School at 8:47 AM
Dear Friends, The students and staff of Holy Cross Anglican School join me in wishing you a Blessed and Joyous Christmas Season and a Happy New Year! Your prayers, donations of school supplies and financial contributions have created Holy Cross and will help ensure that this ministry continues to grow and nurture the children of San Pedro throughout all of 2010. We often pray the words of St. Paul found in Philippians 1:6, "That the God who started this great work in you (Holy Cross Anglican School) would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears."
And speaking of 'great work', I wish each of you could have been with us for the Holy Cross Christmas Pageant held yesterday at the high school. Please enjoy the attached photos (thanks Cullen!) and try to imagine the excitement as hundreds of children sang like angels, danced with joy and joined in thanking their Heavenly Father for the precious gift of Jesus.
I'd like to share just one of the offerings - an original poem by Standard V sung to the "Twelve Days of Christmas" and dedicated to Holy Cross.....
On the first day of Christmas, Holy Cross gave to me, a scholarship to high school;
On the second day of Christmas, Holy Cross gave to me 2 glasses of milk;
........ 3 johnny cakes;
.........4 powder buns
Five plates of food!
........6 slices of melon;
........7 dentists drilling;
........8 volunteers;
........9 computer lessons;
........10 doctors helping;
........11 teachers teaching;
........12 Christmas gifts!
I think their words say it all - I just wish you could have heard their sweet voices and seen their smiling faces!!
In this season of miracles we thank God for each of you, for the many blessings He has showered upon us all and for the ability he has given us to share with those in need. May your lives be filled to overflowing with God's love, peace and joy - this Sacred Season and throughout the coming year. In Christ, Francis
Please visit the School web site at www.holycrossbelize.org and the new Holy Cross Education Foundation site at www.hcefoundation.org
Tax deductable donations to Holy Cross may be made through:
Holy Cross Education Foundation
755 Corporate Way
Eden Prarie, Mn 55344
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Disembarking passengers can catch the Riverfront streetcar, costing $1.25, which leaves from the terminal and makes stops throughout the French Quarter, Canal Street, and the French Market. 'Jazzy Passes' allow unlimited rides on all streetcar and bus lines for $3 per day or $9 for three days. Metred taxis can be hailed easily in the streets, but be sure to call ahead during peak visitor seasons.
Visitors to the port of New Orleans should take in plenty of attractions while in the city, such as the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, Aquarium of the Americas or Mardis Gras World. Probably the most famous area of New Orleans is the French Quarter, which is best experienced at night when the jazz bands play and the locals come out to boogie.
Mulate - Affordable eatery specialising in Cajun fare
Parkway Bakery and Tavern - grab an authentic local po'boy sandwhich at this affordable eatery.
Commander's Palace - refined Creole fare and notable for an elegant jazz brunch
Best Dish
Cajun crawfish, jumbalaya and gumbo
This pedestrian-friendly city has plenty of boutiques and specialty shops along its bustling streets, and the three-level Riverwalk Marketplace features a variety of tourist shops and food court eateries. The antique shops and art galleries of Royal Street are a treasure hunt of unique collectables. The famous French Market is open every day and the many stalls tout hot sauces and Cajun spices, and passengers who walk a little further will find a flea market selling inexpensive souvenirs and trinkets.
Best Buy
Faux Limoge boxes, voodoo dolls
Visit the French Quarter.
Spot alligators while canoeing down the Bayou River.
Walking/bird watching in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.
Enjoy live jazz on Bourbon Street
Explore the Garden District
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