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Those looking for an alternative to the Maple Grove Farmers Market on Thursday evenings can shop and enjoy lunch at the Bass Lake Center Farmers Market every Tuesday from 11-3.
Beginning June 14, shoppers can sample food truck fare from Gastrotruck and Border Tacos while shopping for produce, flowers and unique gifts and crafts.
The market runs through Sept. 6 and is not affiliated with the Maple Grove Farmers Market. The Bass Lake Center is home to Warners' Stellian Appliance and several other tenants. >>See map & directions
Vendors include:
- Butterfly Gardens
- Border/Frontera Tacos Food Truck
- Gastrotruck Food Truck
- Wildtree (seasonings, oils, foods)
- CeCe Designs (earrings, hats and art)
- Thao Farms
- Doua Yang's Flowers and Herbs
- Yer Yang's Flowers and Produce
- Kha Xiong Produce
- Ma & Jamie Lee Vegetables and Herbs
- Vang's Cut Flowers and Vegetables
- Sito's Catering (Lebanese Food)

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As we get closer to Macworld 2009 and possible updates to one or more of Apple's desktop models, more details about the upcoming releases are being revealed. According to the latest news from the InsanelyMac forums, references to new iMac and Mac minis found in a system file suggest that both lines will use the same NVIDIA graphics platform as Apple's notebooks.
In an earlier report on Mac mini rumors, our own Chris Foresman suggested that the new minis would likely use the NVIDIA 9400M chipset, and this new information lends even more support to that idea. After doing a bit of digging in the kernel extension files included with the latest Apple notebook, one InsanelyMac member discovered sections with the identifiers "Macmini3,1" and "iMac9,1," both of which are one version higher than current models' identifiers. The sections for the two new models also include a reference to "CFG_MCP79," which appears to be the NVIDIA MCP79 chipset used in Apple's notebooks. Use of same platform could indicate that Apple is planning to use the same 9400M chipset for the mini, although I suspect the iMac might get a bit of a beefier discrete graphics card.
The new model sections also have lines in them that read "Mini-FL-2008" and "iMac-FL-2008" which suggest that the new desktops were originally meant for a Fall 2008 release, as was first reported. It's unclear why Apple may have delayed the introduction of these machines, although my guesses would be either the general state of the economy, or issues related to drivers for the new NVIDIA graphics hardware.


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Lenovo: IBM Strike's Not Our Problem
Mar 11, 2014 3:03 PM PT
Chinese PC maker Lenovo is washing its hands of a wildcat strike at an IBM factory in Shenzhen, China.
In January, Lenovo purchased one of IBM's server businesses, and the striking workers -- more than 1,000 of them -- are among those who will be absorbed by Lenovo.
The US$2.3 billion deal is not yet final, and Lenovo is making sure it doesn't get stuck with any of IBM's headaches until the ink is dry.
Thus Lenovo's position that the strike is an "internal matter for IBM."
Striking workers are protesting the terms of the deal -- which is still subject to regulatory and government approval -- as well as provisions for severance packages should they decide to walk.
More than 7,500 IBM employees in dozens of countries are expected to be transferred to Lenovo.
[Source: Reuters]
Satellite Company Launches Crowdsourcing Campaign to Locate Plane
DigitalGlobe, a U.S.-based satellite imaging company, is displaying high-resolution images of the area where a Malaysia Airlines flight is believed to have crashed Saturday in hopes of a crowdsourced discovery.
DigitalGlobe has asked volunteers to cull through images on its Tomnod website in an effort to locate possible clues about where the plane, which had 239 people on board, may have gone down.
Some 25,000 people have signed up to partake in the quest.
DigitalGlobe, which acquired Tomnod last year, has made more than 1,200 square miles of imagery available. Users can zoom in and drop pins on areas they deem potentially fruitful for the search. Experts reportedly will take note of areas with a high frequency of markers.
[Source: Fairfax Media]
Germany Rebuffs Snowden Claim
Germany bristled at Edward Snowden's claim that the country is taking orders from the United States.
Snowden's accusation was lofted in a statement to the European Parliament, in which he said that Germany heeded U.S. pressure to modify surveillance legislation. Germany, however, doesn't quite see it that way.
"Laws are made by the German parliament and it doesn't give in to outside pressure, certainly not from foreign spy agencies, and that's true in this case too," said government spokesperson Steffen Seibert.
Snowden picked an interesting country to call out. Germany has been among the most up-in-arms about the sort of data collection described in the ongoing NSA leaks. Some German telecoms, for instance, have marketed email services that are (theoretically) immune to SNA snoopery. and German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- whose phone reportedly was monitored by the NSA -- has pushed for building a Europe-only communications network.
[Source: Associated Press]
NASA Launches Asteroid Contest
NASA launched a set of "Asteroid Data Hunter" developer contests in a quest to enlist scientists and coders to help catalog small(ish) asteroids that could be hazardous to Earth.
NASA has a handle on 98 percent of near-Earth asteroids at least .6 miles in size, but it now wants to get its arms around smaller ones that still could pose a threat.
The asteroid believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs was at least six miles wide.
[Source: The Guardian]


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1 pineapple, cut into chunks
3 mangos, cubed
1/3 cup coconut flakes
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Toss all ingredients together. Let marinate for 30 minutes before serving.
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With the continued rise in urban ridership, bikes like this get pulled out of garages or attics, tuned up, and ridden. Was this one never on the trail or put in a time capsule? Who knows, but it's also a testimony to Tange steel. I'm sure the owner loves the ride and it'll get handed down like a heirloom.


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xMax System From XG Technology Provides Mobile VoIP System For The Masses
xMax Mobile VoIP System
The completely new Mobile VoIP system that is similar to most popular VoIP service providers like Skype or Vonage but vastly different at the same time. The difference is that the consumers do not need to have a broadband connection nor a computer.
xMax Mobile Switching Center provides switching system for carriers that could be deployed with very low power requirements and similar to wireless switching system.
xMax base stations are used for communicating with xMax handsets and modems operating in the license-free ISM 902-928MHz band.
The xMax Mobile Switching Center allows carriers to own and deploy their own networks without the prohibitive cost of buying spectrum. The system carries following core capabilities;
- Quality of service (QoS) to support long range mobile VoIP
- Deterministic latency on wireless links for voice packets
- Header compression
- Zero latency network configuration
- Soft hand-off mechanism
providing benefits for carriers are the following:
Substantially lower capital requirements for materially more sophisticated
product offering;
No spectrum license costs;
Exclusive service territories;
Equipment capital costs financed through xG infrastructure partner Treco International, S.A.;
Comprehensive, all-IP infrastructure enables fast rollouts and new services;
Network capacity managed through software-defined radio system;
Path to 4G performance with a revolutionary battery solution for user devices;
Ability to offer wide-range of product packages including:
- low flat-rate unlimited plans to all market sectors
- flat-rate unlimited international calling plans
- pre and postpaid options
unlimited local calling
unlimited long distance
unlimited text messaging
no contracts to sign
unprecedented mobility, with global Wi-FI roaming and international calling at low VoIP rates
bundle options including unlimited home phone service and broadband internet
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Resistance by wireless carriers to allowing customers access to VoIP services across their mobile networks has attracted the attention of the regulators, with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the European Union all looking into the practice. xG Technology® has developed xMax--an alternative path that allows consumers to benefit from much lower cost mobile calls via the Internet, avoiding the incumbent carriers' networks all together.
xG Technology developed xMax® an alternative solution that enables consumers to benefit directly using mobile VoIP technology. xMax is similar to Vonage or Skype, but in the form of a fully mobile handset that doesn't require the use and extra cost of a computer or broadband Internet connection.
xMax offers consumers the prospect of lower phone bills because:
- xMax transmits over unlicensed spectrum—the same as baby monitors and cordless phones. Major national cellular carriers paid billions of dollars for licensed spectrum that they recoup from customers.
- xMax was built as a totally Internet-based digital system from top to bottom—an extremely cost efficient communication approach.
xMax networks can enable communication providers to aggressively compete with national carriers by offering customers unlimited voice and data plans both locally and long distance, extremely low-cost international calling, no contracts, as well as home phone and high-speed Internet service.
Seven-year-old xG Technology is a US based company, but development of xMax is an international effort that involves companies in Europe and Asia. A portfolio of 50 US and 105 international patents and pending patent applications has been developed with the goal of bringing lower-cost communications to consumers.


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Kristi Engle Gallery is proud to present its last show of the season, "Broads, Boobs and Buckles: The Pinball Art of Dave Christensen" on view from July 11th – August 8th, 2009.
While the mechanics of pinball were developed by engineers, the illustrations were handled by graphic artists. This work included the back glass and the playing field of each machine. Curated by local collector, Mark Andresen, this exhibition features the work of acclaimed pinball machine artist, Dave Christensen. 11 pinball machines will display Christensen's graphics as well as the original artwork used in fabrication and drawings for proposed and/or rejected versions and prototypes.


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Welcome to the official website of the European Year of People with Disabilities!
2003 is the European Year of People with Disabilities. The year will drive progress towards achieving equal rights for people with disabilities. Across Europe attention will be focused on the many areas of European society where barriers and discrimination still exist for the one in ten Europeans with a disability. We have very high expectations for concrete outcomes of 2003: action at national level to prevent discrimination, new initiatives and new and stronger alliances.
People with disabilities should be at the centre of the European Year, which is about raising awareness of the rights of disabled people to full equality and participation in all areas. It is about tackling barriers that people with disabilities face, wherever they occur. The European Year is also about raising awareness that disability is an issue of concern to all of us.
Why would you get involved?
There are 37 million reasons why. 37 million people with disabilities in the European Union. That's one in ten of us.
Disabled people are people with equal rights. Disabled people are workers, consumers, tax payers, politicians, students, neighbours, family and friends. But disabled people are not treated that way.
A recent European survey shows there is a serious lack of understanding of what disability means and how many people it affects. Disabled people should be treated as equal citizens who have the power to speak for themselves, not as objects of pity or charity. Disabled people are often excluded from society through poor education and unemployment, leading to poverty.
2003 is an opportunity to change the future for disabled people. And a good future for disabled people means a good future for all people.
The European Year is organised by the European Commission in collaboration with the European Disability Forum (EDF). The EDF is a European umbrella organisation representing more than 37 million disabled people in Europe.
At national level, the European year will be run by National Coordinating Bodies (NCBs). NCBs are composed of disability experts from ministries and non-governmental organisations.


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Used to be when cotton prices hit 75 cents, cotton producers would respond in a big way — acres would climb along with production, and prices would subsequently plummet. The prevailing wisdom was that the cure for high prices was — high prices.
But not in today's commodities markets, where corn and cotton are in a fierce battle for acres.
"Cotton is not the only crop at historically high levels," said Cliff White, senior vice president, Olam/Queensland Cotton Group, speaking at the Ag Market Network's February conference call. "There is a big battle for acreage between cotton, corn and soybeans, and we are not going to see huge shifts to cotton that we might have traditionally seen."
In January, the National Cotton Council's annual survey of cotton producers indicated cotton plantings of 12.5 million acres. White says acreage may move to 13 million to 13.5 million acres, on cotton prices surging even higher after the NCC survey.
But even a million additional acres of cotton is still not a major gain in White's view. "Depending on what happens with abandonment and yield, we could potentially see a crop of 19 million to 20 million bales, certainly not enough to dramatically change our supply and demand situation. Supply and demand will remain tight here in the United States."
White says world weather will be the most important factor impacting the cotton markets in the coming months. "The cotton market cannot afford to have any significant weather problem in the major-producing countries in the coming season. The story that's hit the last few days is the drought in China. Everyone has heard of the unusually weather conditions in Australia, and it's very dry in west Texas.
"As we get into the planting of these crops, the market is going to be very sensitive to weather developments. We need to watch that very closely over the coming weeks. We can't afford to have a slip up in production in any of the major-producing countries."
USDA reported very little change in supply numbers in its February report on old crop cotton, "but it did reinforce for all of us that U.S. ending stocks at below 2 million bales is extremely tight. World stocks are pretty much the same, somewhere around 43 million bales."
Stocks-to-use ratios are very low, around 10 percent in the Unites States, and in the world, 37 percent. "But it doesn't matter how you look at these numbers. We have a very tight supply and demand situation. There is a requirement for the world to grow a lot of cotton. So we have to be very cognizant of the growing conditions."
White noted that demand destruction, caused when prices rise so high that they discourage end users from purchases of raw cotton "has not occurred in this market over the last few months. The sales numbers continue to impress everyone. Net sales for this week (first week of February) were 111,000 bales. Demand is also strong for new crop.
"So despite these prices rapidly approaching $2 per pound on the nearby month, we don't seem to be damaging the demand side of the equation. Spinners are beginning to have problems, not so much with the price of the product, but more in terms of getting working capital to keep their consumption levels high. That's one of the main factors that could potentially affect the demand side of the equation.
"At the moment, it's remarkable that the spinners have continued with a very strong appetite for cotton, which is a reason for this move upwards in price. Most people would have expected some decline in consumption with rapid increases in prices. But we have not seen that at this point. At the moment, we're not seeing a slow down."
White expects that cotton consumption will remain relatively strong, notwithstanding economic problems over the coming year. "This will keep a tight supply and demand situation. It looks like attractive prices are going to be with us for some time yet. But keep your eye on the weather. It's going to be the most important factor over the next few months."


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I was raised on a macrobiotic diet, but my parents were fanatical about their Peet's coffee. And although I wasn't allowed much in the way of sweets as a child, when we visited Peet's to stock up on beans, my parents let me indulge in a chocolate bar while they sipped steaming cups of French roast.
I've associated coffee with chocolate ever since, and these cookies are a childhood memory personified. (The addition of dark rum is a nod to my grown up tastes.)
I was raised on a macrobiotic diet, but my parents were fanatical about their Peet's coffee. And although I wasn't allowed much in the way of sweets as a child, when we visited Peet's to stock up on beans, my parents let me indulge in a chocolate bar while they sipped steaming cups of French roast.
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ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chips, divided
cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 1/2
cups unbleached all purpose flour
cup natural (non-alkalized) cocoa powder
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon kosher or sea salt
large eggs, at room temperature
cup granulated sugar
cup dark brown sugar, tightly packed
tablespoon (or less, to taste) instant espresso powder (recommended: Medaglia d'Oro)
teaspoon pure vanilla extract
tablespoon dark rum (optional)
- Heat oven to 325 degress F and line two 13x18" baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment.
- In a small saucepan over very low heat (or in the microwave), melt half the chocolate with the butter, stirring frequently and watching it carefully to ensure it doesn't burn or seize. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (can also be done by hand or with a handheld mixer), beat the eggs, sugars, instant espresso powder, vanilla and rum (if using) on medium-low speed until well combined. Add the chocolate-butter mixture and beat again to incorporate. Add the flour mixture and remaining chocolate and beat on low speed until a sticky dough forms (it will resemble brownie batter), scraping down the sides and bottom as needed to ensure the mixture is well combined. Be careful not to overbeat.
- Using a tablespoon or 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop, drop the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing two inches apart and from edges. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, rotating baking sheets (front to back and top to bottom) halfway through. The cookies are done when the tops are cracked and the edges are set, but the interior still appears relatively wet (see photo, above). Remove baking sheets to cooling racks for two minutes, then remove cookies from the baking sheets to cool completely. Tip: If using parchment paper, slide the paper (with cookies on it) directly from the baking sheets to the cooling racks. Cookies will keep for 2 days in an airtight container at room temperature, for a week in the refrigerator or up to a month in the freezer (be sure to defrost them in the container or wrapping to prevent condensation from forming on the cookies as they thaw).
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Coffee
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Yazedjian joins 2012 Leadership Texas Class, inspires future leaders
By Catherine Harper
From the single mother who makes life-changing decisions each day to the military commander leading troops into battle, leadership comes in many forms. For Dr. Ani Yazedjian – faculty member of Texas State's School of Family and Consumer Science and a member of the 2012 Leadership Texas Class – leadership is a learning process.
Yazedjian was selected to join the elite network of over 5,000 women as a member of the 2012 Leadership Texas Class in January 2012. The theme for this year's class is "Texas Women Leaders: On the Highway to a Fast, Forward Future." With a background in lifespan development and family relationships, Yazedjian is bringing her research to the forefront as an inspirational woman leader.
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
November is conference month for me, and I'll be giving away vouchers for signed copies of my new book, to be mailed to the winners as soon as I receive my author copies.
I'll be giving away one each day of my seminars in London and Seattle!
The London seminars, for SQLKnowHow, are taking place the week of November 3-7, so I'll actually be out of the country the day of the US national elections. I haven't figured out if that is good news or bad news yet; I guess it depends on who wins.
Monday, November 3 is SQL Server Data Storage Formats: Internals, Performance and Best Practices. This will be the first delivery of the seminar I'll be presenting for my preconference session at PASS.
This seminar will describe all the different formats available for storing data, including the new filestream data, compressed data and sparse data columns in SQL Server 2008. We'll look at the metadata to determine exactly what is being stored and where, and discuss best practices for choosing the particular type of storage format.
Tuesday, November 4 is SQL Server Concurrency Control: Locking, Blocking and Row Versioning
In this seminar I'll look at the concurrency enhancements made in SQL Server 2005 based on row-level versioning which implements optimistic concurrency. We'll compare concurrency management with row versioning to concurrency management with locking and blocking. We'll look at the metadata that stores information about your transactions, and look at tools for troubleshooting concurrency problems. We will also look at the locking enhancements added to SQL Server 2008.
Wednesday - Friday, November5-7 is SQL Server Data Internals and Tuning
This seminar is a 3-day version of my 5-day SQL Server Internals and Tuning class that I have delivered all over the world. The seminar includes extensive demonstrations that illustrate the details of SQL Server internals as well as tuning techniques. This course will be presented on SQL Server 2008 and cover features specific to that version, but most of the information is relevant to SQL Server 2005 and some is relevant to SQL Server 2000. Topics to be covered include the following:
So for each of these 5 days, I'll be giving away a book a day, plus other giveaways as well.
Then later in November, on 18 November, I'll be giving a preconference session at PASS, in Seattle. In addition to vouchers for my new book, I'll have a couple of copies of my SQL Server 2005 books to give away.
So hopefully I'll see many of you soon!
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I wonder if I speak for others in complimenting you on your diligence in keeping up with your endless gluttony of self-promotion. Many find it hard to overcome their humility and publicly advertise the size of the portion of their self-worth. We can all learn by example.
Steve, your comments are rude and uncalled for; are you a child stuck in a man's body?
Alas we pure independents without a company to support us can't do all that we do out in the community in terms of giving considerable amount of our free time without having financial support to pay our bills, mortgages etc... so the infrequent "I'm here doing this, come and see me..." quote to me is fine - swings both ways. I guess you will now stop your continuous plugging of RAC and that other obscure little used SQL product on the public forums which you seem to do most frequently.
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FONTANA – A Fontana man is expected to be arraigned today on suspicion of leading police on a weekend high-speed car chase and breaking into a home to escape capture.
Paul Lopez, 28, is scheduled to appear in Fontana Superior Court, according to booking records.
Police said Lopez, who had just been released from jail, kicked in the front door of a home and then jumped through a window at one point during the chase.
"He was obviously very desperate to not return to jail and was willing to endanger the lives of the public, the officers, as well as himself," said Fontana police Sgt. Robert Morris.
The incident began about 2 a.m. Saturday when an officer spotted a motorist who appeared to be speeding near the corner of Sierra and Highland avenues.
When the officer began following Lopez, he sped away and turned off the headlights on the vehicle.
Police said he reached more than 100 mph when the officer turned on his lights and siren.
He fled through the north end of the city, trying to strike another officer head on. The officer had to drive onto the sidewalk to avoid a crash.
Lopez ran several stop signs and signals before slamming into a fence at the corner of Palo Verde Avenue and Orange Way, and then a parked car nearby.
He got out of the car and jumped a fence into a yard in the 8600 block of Encina Avenue. Police say he kicked in the front door of that home, waking up the residents.
"He ran through the house to the back and jumped through a window," Morris said.
Officers chased him through the house in case he tried to harm the residents or tried to barricade himself inside.
Police eventually found Lopez hiding in a back yard in the 8600 block of Palo Verde. He fought with officers while being taken into custody, police said.
Officers discovered the vehicle Lopez was driving had been stolen from Rialto. The owners hadn't reported it missing because they were unaware of the theft.
Lopez was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries, including cuts he received by jumping through the window.
Police later booked Lopez into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on suspicion of grand theft auto, possession of stolen property, evading police and assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.
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2013-06-25 • Its MAGGI Time
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Sadonya: good evening
ihhmag: Hi Sadonya.
Sadonya: how are you tonight
ihhmag: Great. Just find the mid-wife for my father's birth in 1929. Now looking to find his father who was entered as white but just to erase as white.
Sadonya: lol you mean on the birth record?
ihhmag: Yes.
Sadonya: my mother was entered as white on my sisters birth certificate
ihhmag: what year?
Sadonya: she was far from white 1955
ihhmag: father's born in Mississippi. I have a first and last year and age at time of my father's birth of his father. Can Sorry, hitting the wrong key. Can't seem to find his father in the census.
Sadonya: that is not unusal for Mississippi I have the same issue
ihhmag: I had to go a directory and I started from the A's looking for an address of any persons that matched the addresses on the certificate. Got to be too long so I started with the first letter of the last name of the mid-wife and found the midwife. Now trying the same with the white father.
Sadonya: hey Selma
Selma: evening ihhmag and sadonya
ihhmag: Hi Selma.
Sadonya: check the father as black in case they made a mistake
ihhmag: I thought about that but the story from my father (and his mother) that the man was white.
Sadonya: okay
ihhmag: What are you working on?
Sadonya: me several familes\ its reunion time so I do family books for them to present at the reunion
ihhmag: Nice. How elaborate? Hi Debinva
Sadonya: I have FTM I look up as much as I can find census records, marriages, death certificates, obits funeral programs, Military records. pictures and anything else I can find
Selma: evening debinva
debinva: Hi I was reading the posts to catch up. It's a challenge to work on a Smith line.
Sadonya: I print the gen report for each major family unit yes it is debinva
ihhmag: Hi Deannie
debinva: Hi Deannie
Sadonya: hello Deannie
deannie: Good everyone debinva,inhmag, sadony, selma
Selma: Evening deannie
deannie: I going to do a little catch on on the room
debinva: Anyone researching in Richmond, VA?
deannie: No,I going to St louis
Selma: NGS will be in Richmond in May 2014
ihhmag: I have family member from Virginia. Not taking a trips anytime soon.
Sadonya: how close is Richmond to Alexandria?
debinva: Is anyone researching family lines from Richmond? I have a Smith line, and it's difficult to lock it down like I can do with my other lines.
Selma: Sorry have to run..phone call..have a great evening
deannie: Sorry...the a idea....the first person in my tree my ggggrandmother Patsy Tyler br 1795 is said to come from Virginia might be worth a trip hi
ihhmag: Sorry, have to go. Maybe next Tues. Have a great one everyone. Bye.
debinva: My gggrandfather is John Smith and his wife is Mary Smith. It's so hard to track them from Richmond to Philadelphia, Pa. They started in Richmond, but my ggrandmother said she was born in Danville, VA, which is in Pittsylvania County VA.
Sadonya: debinva I feel your pain did you find them in Phily?
debinva: Found Mary Smith in Philly with her daughter.
deannie: Ok,,,I do not know where my line comes from by the time at get there I will have more inform
debinva: Deannie: who are you researching?
deannie: Tyler (there in Mississippi in 1870, but the census say they were born in Virginia
debinva: Selma likes to point out that most lines come from VA.
Sadonya: Va hd camps that poduced slaves
deannie: I would like to go the state looks beautiful
debinva: Va keeps really good records too.
Sadonya: deannie check for her name in the slave births
deannie: Which sites can I check...or just do a google search
Sadonya: some of them are on google books
deannie: ok
debinva: Well, it's time to say good nite. Hope everyone finds their family members who are waiting to be discovered. Have a blessed evening.
Sadonya: great
deannie: i just located a pages of a bible with a name of a husband of a gggreat aunt He name was Anding but her changed to Anderson he married my gggreat aunt sister...he was a Civil war soldier Hi vkn
Sadonya: check civil war database
vkn: Howdy deannie & Sadonya
Sadonya: hey vkn
vkn: nnie my granddaughter just started working for Oprah and needs a place to stay near Harpo Deannie any suggestions Wants to be in a safe area
deannie: Is she at the studio
vkn: Her ducats are limited
deannie: do you know where she work... I work near downtown does she what to rent
vkn: She is in LosAngeles but plans to move to chi in 6 July
deannie: that's soon
vkn: yes to rent about $800
deannie: when the University of Illinois Circle Campus is a great locate...how old is she is area great college area and it close to downtown...and it near Oprah studio
vkn: Give me your email Sadonya you are posting nice pics
Sadonya: check this site for the soilder http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm thank you I got your email
vkn: glamour to the max
Sadonya: lol
vkn: Got to figure how to promote chats more
Sadonya: I agree
deannie: email@example.com
vkn: Thanx Deannie I fell asleep and most missed chat
deannie: It the summer, lot of people are out...place your inform in the AAGHSC in our newsletter a lot of our members might not want to on in, but the younger ones will...send it to the society
Sadonya: we had 3 or 4 others that left already
vkn: Great idea
deannie: and its free
vkn: Was daviss here or selma or seventies
deannie: I need to read before I send lol No, but we chatted on sunday
vkn: okies
deannie: Selma was
Sadonya: Selma DebinVA & ihhmag
vkn: son had a big performance with the hubbard dancers of chicago
Sadonya: awesome
vkn: at the Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles Ben Vereen was there Sadonya are you ready for MAGGI and you too Deannie
deannie: I getting my things together and we chat...
Sadonya: dont know what it is
vkn: The institute in St Louis Sadonya
deannie: I'm work on my binder because we are going to do research while we are there...I have family there...
vkn: Great Deannie Angela is helping to pull that together Sadonya
Sadonya: ok i will have to talk to her
vkn: Sounds like its gonna be a good one 4 days of learning
deannie: Me and about 5 members of our group are staying 5 days...we are still on the college campus...$25 a night a bargin
vkn: That is a super great bargain
Sadonya: sure is
vkn: Plus $300 for registration
deannie: I thinks other colleges should do the the same...I want to go to Port Gibson, Ms but there is not hotel or motel there I have been trying to talk to housing director but he has not email me back...because Alcorn College is there training ticket under $50.00 round trip
vkn: Seventies may have a resource in MS Sadonya when is a good time to talk marketing?
deannie: Great...my family is in Port Gibson, Fayette
Sadonya: do you want to talk tonight
deannie: I have been going to join the Facebook pages for Mississippi
vkn: oh ok Yes briefly gotcha
Sadonya: ah ha
vkn: Gonna get a bottle of water and close blinds so give me 5 minutes Sadonya and Niters to the two of you
deannie: do you what to call it Sadonya
Sadonya: call what? oh you mean end chat?
deannie: yes...sorry
Sadonya: okay see you next week
deannie: ok...have a great week


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Shock needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 292 designs submitted by 102 freelance designers.
This IT&T company has been established for the last 11 years, offering telecom and IT installations and management to medium sized businesses based in Australia. They are looking to re-establish their brand positioning in the corporate marketplace.
Benedict IT
We are seeking creative designs for a conservative and professional logo (the target market is mainly businesses), yet have a forward thinking, high-technological style approach. Here are some ideas for logo styles that we like for some inspiration:
Axios IT Logo
What we like: clean, simple, technology feel and how the words 'IT' is in a different colour to make it stand out.
What we don't like: blue colour
Sapient Logo
What we like: the amber colour.
Logo Design Trends for 2008
What we like: waves/swooshes, web 2.0 logos, anything that has a professional and technological feel.
- Clean
- Simple
- Solid, bold typeface
- Conservative
- Professional
- Dynamic
- Technology focus
- Graphical element in addition to the text 'Benedict IT'
- Colours are advised to be deep amber/red/dark grey
(similar to http://www.sapient.com) although you can use other colours if you prefer, depending on the style of logo
- We like the colours used on design #83
- Delivered in Adobe Illustrator vector format
(.ai and .eps)
- Avoid using any blue or lime green
(this is the competitors logo colour)
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We're getting jealous of our California brethren, with all those sunny skies and balmy nights, because the rest of us are shoveling snow, getting cold and traipsing inside with frozen-solid boots and gloves that need to be dried, and fast. That's where this winter gear dryer might come in handy. It sure beats putting those heavy boots into the clothes dryer, banging around for an hour and perhaps melting in the process.
It looks like a glorified hair dryer, blowing air through its series of tubes that are sized variously for gloves, boots, or anything else you can fit on them. Neat idea, but you'll pay $95 for the privilege. This technological device would be perfect for those who live in places like Alaska.
Winter Gear Dryer Speed Dries Shoes, Mittens, and Hats [Luxury Housing Trends]


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You can add custom colors with > Tools > Options > Openoffice.org > Colors.
In this process, OOo crashed down on me this morning (I'm running Gutsy and using OOo from Ubuntu repos). It would run again, reopen the files, but all the color palette for text or objects was gone gone gone:
reinstall with
aptitude did not help.
Thanks to my friends from the "Linux On The Roots" mailing list (see the link under "Linux" category, web site in French), I could get the palette back in my user folder. The
~/.openoffice.org2/user/config/standard.soc was empty… I just copied back
/usr/lib/openoffice/presets/config/standard.soc in my
~/.openoffice.org2/user/config/ file.
Hmm. Not the first time around an app closes down on me emptying some config files. Last time, it was the Xfce panels. Gremlins?


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Steve Jackson will be attending the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Sunday 18 October 2009 offering all our readers a unique opportunity to participate in an exciting audio Fighting Fantasy™ adventure.
An exhibition of dinosaur of art by John Sibbick is currently being exhibited at Dinosaur Isle, Sandown between 20 July - 31 Oct 2009.
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Fighting Fantasy CCG
Take a look out for our new free re-designed Fighting Fantasy™ collectible card game (CCG) coming soon. In our new collection we present numerous monsters as well a location card from the books of Stormslayer, Bloodbones and more.
The 24 monster cards and 6 location card will be online soon.
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Here are some facts that I do know, based on the other photographs in the batch and on visual cues in the photo:
- The photograph was likely taken in Waco, Texas.
- Either the woman, the man, or both, are likely friends or relatives of the Lester Loyd Edmonds family of Waco.
- The picture was not taken at any of the family homes that I know of in the city. There is a chimney (cropped out) that is different.
- The photograph was likely taken in the early 1940s.
- The couple does not appear to be married. No wedding ring.
- The man is not wearing a belt, but does have a lapel pin. Can't tell whether he is wearing a white tie, or no tie at all.
I'm sure there are plenty of cues in the clothing that could more precisely pin down the date. Comments are welcome.


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Mayor's Office
The Lincoln Parks and Recreation was recently awarded a $1,000 UnitedHealth HEROES grant from Youth Service America (YSA) and UnitedHealth Group to help fund the Fun Times for Good Health project. UnitedHealth HEROES grants support youth-led service-learning initiatives addressing childhood obesity and healthy lifestyles. The grant was one of 282 grants awarded nationwide.
As part of the project, elementary-age children at the Belmont and "F" Street recreation centers and the Everett Community Learning Center will be taught basic basketball skills while learning lifelong strategies to stay healthy and active. The children also will learn about good nutrition and how to prepare healthy meals for their families by participating in the Monthly Make Ahead Meals program offered at "F" Street Recreation Center.
"One of the best ways to fight obesity is to provide a wide variety of active leisure activities that children will be able to enjoy for a lifetime," said Sandy Myers, City Recreation Manager. The Fun Times for Good Health project will enhance the existing Americorps Education Community and Health Opportunities (ECHO) project which addresses childhood obesity issues by focusing on the four pillars of Michelle Obama's Let's Move Campaign.
"Fun Time for Good Health exemplifies service-learning and the UnitedHealth HEROES program," said Steve Culbertson, President and CEO of YSA. "Young people in Lincoln want to make a difference, and UnitedHealth Group, in conjunction with YSA, is pleased to offer them resources to help make a positive, measurable impact on their community."
For more information about Fun Time for Good Health, contact Melissa Harris, Parks and Recreation, at 402-441-4900. For more information on YSA, visit www.YSA.org.


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Auto BCC / CC is an email add-in for Microsoft Outlook that creates a BCC and/or a CC copy automatically every time you send mail.
All you need is to create simple rules for filling the BCC /CC fields, and Auto BCC / CC does all other work itself. The Auto CC / BCC plugin can send a BCC /CC for all outgoing emails, or to the specified addresses only, or if the subject line or the attachment name contains particular words, etc. A BCC will be sent for all outgoing messages, whether it is a new e-mail, an email reply or a forwarded message.
With Auto BCC / CC for Microsoft Outlook you can: - Create a new rule for auto-filling the CC, BCC fields of a new message with a couple of clicks. - Add rule exceptions. - Use several keyphrases for each condition. - Fill multiple addresses to the CC and BCC fields. - Exclude duplicates from the CC and BCC fields. - Send CC (carbon copies) and BCC (blind carbon copies) of the same email at a time. - Easily edit your existing rules.
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In a move that sent Netflix (NFLX) shares zooming — and likely sent company CEO Reed Hasting's blood pressure through the roof — corporate raider Carl Icahn announced Wednesday he's taken a 10 percent stake in the subscription video company.
Icahn says Netflix is undervalued and indicated in a regulatory filing he thinks the company ought to explore a sale or other ways to boost its value.
"I believe that there is going to be great consolidation between Netflix and, everybody's read about it, Amazon or Microsoft or Verizon or Google (GOOG), there are so many possible combinations," he said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
Netflex representatives did not respond to emails requesting comment. But analysts said it was unclear how Icahn could help Netflix or what the company could do to appease him. And Michael Pachter, a financial analyst who covers Netflix for Wedbush Securities, warned that Icahn's interest could distract managers and harm the company.
Representatives for Icahn Capital, Icahn's investment company, did not return a call seeking comment. The investment company is "considering ways for (Netflix) to maximize shareholder value but (has) reached no conclusion," it said.
Following the announcement, Netflix's stock rose as much as 22 percent before closing regular trading up $9.66, or 14 percent, to $79.24.
Few — if any — companies are likely to be interested in buying Netflix, Pachter said. The one company that might make a good fit is Amazon.com, he said, but added that Amazon has already launched its own streaming media service.
"Icahn is clearly misguided," Pachter said. "Unfortunately, he's convinced that he's right, and he's going to try to impress that on Reed Hastings."
The end result: "I think (Hastings) is going to focus Netflix on selling itself rather than on building its business," Pachter said.
In his filing, Icahn announced he's acquired a 5.5 million-share stake in Netflix, largely through the purchase of call options, which give him the ability to buy Netflix's shares at a later date at a set price. Icahn's companies amassed the stake largely over the past two months, according to the filing.
The Icahn Enterprises chairman often pushes for immediate change at companies in which he invests. In his battle with the board of Oakland-based Clorox earlier this year, he wanted the board to sell the company or step down. His battle with Clorox proved unfruitful, but his efforts paid off at Motorola: Icahn fought to have the company split off its hardware business, which was eventually purchased by Google for $12.5 billion.
The legendary investor, who gained notoriety with his takeover of TWA in 1985, is no stranger to Silicon Valley. As a Yahoo (YHOO) investor, he pushed for the Sunnyvale company to accept Microsoft's 2008 buyout offer, then launched a proxy fight against the Yahoo board after it turned down the $33-a-share offer. Icahn ended up with a board seat at Yahoo, but departed just over a year after becoming a director.
Long a darling of Silicon Valley and Wall Street, Netflix saw its stock plunge and its CEO ridiculed after a series of missteps last year. The company lost a deal to distribute movies from Sony and Disney, put in place a steep price hike and announced plans to split off its DVD business. It later backed off from that last effort, but not before it lost thousands of customers.
In recent months, the company's financial results have been weighed down by the continued decline of its profitable DVD business and by a costly international expansion.
Netflix has struggled to rebound. The company's stock price has fallen from near $300 a share at the time of the pricing change to a low of $52.81 this year.
Currently, Netflix is operating at close to break-even, noted Brett Harriss, a financial analyst at Gabelli & Co. For its bottom line to improve, its streaming business must generate enough profits to make up for the declining profits of its DVD business, he said.
But whether Hastings or anyone else can do that "remains to be seen," Harriss said.
Contact Troy Wolverton at 408-840-4285. Follow him at Twitter.com/troywolv.


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Little Known Lovelies--WINNERS!!!!08:45
After many hours making shortlists and looking through lots of lovely new blogs Eri has announced the WINNERS of the Little Known Lovelies ...
After many hours making shortlists and looking through lots of lovely new blogs Eri has announced the WINNERS of the Little Known Lovelies Awards. An award to support and showcase new bloggers.
In the end there were 133 entries and lots of new blogs to uncover. But there could only be 3 winners so here they are, in no particular order....
a pretty new blog by Clare, New Zealand.
thymely thoughts
written by Michelle a Wedding and Portrait photographer based in Vancouver, BC.
ramblings and photos from the life of 14year old Sydney girl Manisay.
Honorable mentions also go to aliiiiiive & Young and Wild
Thanks everyone for getting involved in the award and nominating either your own blog or a new blog love it wouldn't of been a success without your help. Now I'm off to browse the winning blogs with my morning coffee...
Happy Monday ♥
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- AnonymousMonday, May 03, 2010
Ooh, great finds! Off to check all the blogs now :)ReplyDelete
off to check them off too!ReplyDelete
Wonderful finds! Found your blog on bloglovin' - and I have fallen in love with your posts and layout. Very beautiful! :)ReplyDelete
congrats to the winners! all 3 are fantastic! : )ReplyDelete
:) thank you liss.ReplyDelete
i couldn't have done it without you.
you continue to inspire me as a blogger and show us all the way.
Yay new blogs to read! Congrats to the winners.ReplyDelete
Congrats! I'm off to visit. LOVE new blogs. And how did I miss this competition? I may qualify. :/ReplyDelete
Thank you! They are great ..ReplyDelete
And can you please make this a monthly competition/feature?ReplyDelete
congrats to all the newbies, such a great idea liss, there are so many new great blogs out there and it's really good for them to get some recognitions!ReplyDelete
thank you so much for the mention, it's so very appreciated ♥ReplyDelete
Congratulation for the winners and thank you for sharing their links.. it's beautiful..
- AnonymousTuesday, May 04, 2010
Congrats! Lovely blog by the way :-)ReplyDelete
@foodwink ~ sure, although I'm not sure I could keep up with monthly. Perhaps a few times a year?ReplyDelete
What a great selection thank you for letting us know... most inspiring!ReplyDelete
I'm going to check these out straight away, thanks Liss xxReplyDelete
Liss, thank you ever so for helping with this - It is such a great idea as a way of connecting with other 'little knowns' out there! Also thank you for the wonderful comments and encouragment!!ReplyDelete
Congrats to the winners and to the organizers :) This was a great idea!ReplyDelete
Great idea! I wish I'd know about it. Congrats to the winners - what a wonderful gift for them! :)ReplyDelete


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Bundy reaches 99 in latest no-hit start
Orioles prospect strikes out three, remains unscored upon
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | April 17, 2012 6:44 PM
The Orioles' top pitching prospect -- one rogue baserunner aside -- shined again in his third professional start, striking out three over what's become routine: Three hitless innings and more high-90s readings on the radar gun as the Class A Delmarva Shorebirds beat the Hagerstown Suns, 6-2.
Bundy, the fourth overall pick in last year's Draft, topped out at 99 mph, according to the Shorebirds. Rumors of 102 mph posted on social media were not accurate, the team said.
The 19-year-old right-hander has thrown nine hitless innings to begin his career, striking out 15 of the 28 batters he's faced. He's topped out at 99 mph in each of his last two starts.
"Dylan wasn't as sharp as he was his first two outings. I think he might've had a little more adrenaline going being his first start at home," Shorebirds manager Ryan Minor told delmarvanow.com. "His stuff is good enough to get hitters out at this level by chasing high fastballs, but when he works down in the zone at times he's tough to get the barrel of the bat on the ball."
Bundy retired his first eight batters, inducing a pair of grounders in the opening inning and ending the second with a pair of strikeouts. He got Cole Leonida and Bryce Ortega to ground out to the start the third before Billy Burns became the first batter to reach base against Bundy by drawing a two-out walk. Jason Martinson bounced to shortstop to end the inning.
Trent Howard (1-0) picked up his first win, following Bundy with fire scoreless frames.
Nick Delmonico homered in the eighth and Nick Delmonico knocked home two runs for Delmarva.
"I try to treat every appearance just like I'm starting," Howard said. "Like today, I knew Bundy was just going three innings, so I kind of treated it as if the fourth inning was my first inning of the game, but I also had an advantage of seeing what the hitters did beforehand. For me, I tried to make it as similar as possible as if I were starting."
The Orioles, who drafted Bundy out of Owasso (Okla.) High School, have kept their prodigy on a short leash. He's thrown three innings in each start and said last week the organization plans to gradually build him up to four and five innings per start rather than focus on pitch counts. O's fans already are speculating when he could reach the Majors.
Bundy's home debut was anticipated as much by the Shorebirds as it was their fans. The South Atlantic League team's ticket office was buzzing with phone calls, Baltimore media rolled into town and Dylan Bundy T-shirts are on the way to Perdue Stadium.
"Never in my four years with the Shorebirds has there been this type of excitement for a start, this type of anticipation for any player to make his debut," said Bret Lasky, the Shorebirds' radio broadcaster and media relations director. "No doubt, it'll be one of our larger Tuesday crowds of the year. It helps, too, that the Nationals' first-round pick is also pitching, but it's mostly about Dylan."
Lasky said fans had been clamoring for information on when Bundy finally would take the mound at home. Usually, it's the Thirsty Thursdays and postgame fireworks shows that get fans worked up for a night at the ballpark.
"We've been promoting [Bundy's start] on Twitter, Facebook, the website, on the phones and at the box office," Lasky said. "Everything's ramped up, there's a big emphasis. The biggest question leading up to the announcement [that'd he be starting Tuesday] was, 'When is Dylan Bundy starting?' Every time someone called the office, that was at least part of the reason for the call."
And Bundy, who's older brother, Bobby, pitches for the Orioles' Double-A affiliate, also had to prepare for the recent attention.
"We have MASN Sports, Sirius satellite radio and our local writers coming, and MiLB.com wants to talk to him after every start," Lasky said. "Dylan's been great, very accommodating and easy to work with every time he's been asked to do an interview. It's not because he has to, but because he's a nice enough guy to do it. He understands that people want to talk to him, and that's part of being a first-round Draft pick. He gets all that.
"[As a broadcaster], I just wish he'd go more innings because it's fun calling strikeout after strikeout."
Of course, Bundy isn't the first recent top pick assigned to Delmarva.
"We had [Manny] Machado last year and [Matt] Hobgood before that, so we've had some good experience dealing with these type of guys," Lasky said. "We get that this is an important day, Bundy's home debut, because who knows how many more times he'll be here pitching for us. But we just ordered Bundy T-shirts, with his No. 7 on the back. We did the same with Machado."
Danny Wild is an editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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"WOW" What A Weekend
Although I am VERY excited the NFL draft is over and all the analysts saying over and over and over and over (you get what I mean) and over again about who goes where, who is number one, who should pick who, one word says it all. WOW!!!!!!! This has got to be one of the most active NFL drafts I have ever seen. There were trades galore and picks that shocked everyone. Top prospects going before during and after what they were projected to go. In a nut shell, a GREAT football weekend in the middle of the off-season.
First off Kelly did a good job on breaking down who we drafted this year. Although we got a great WR in the first round I kind of wish we would have gone with a little more focus on O-line to start the draft and other positions after that was solidified since we did lose Flozell Adams. But I do think we had a great daft and I am looking forward to an OUTSTANDING "championship" season. With that said, this draft to me seemed much more "emotional" than drafts in the past. As a writer for NFL.COM says, it was the "year of the hug". There were more players hugging Commissioner Roger Goodell as they came on stage than in years past. Tears flowed, emotions ran high and dreams were fulfilled.
As we all know, Sam Bradford, QB for Oklahoma went number one to the Rams, the best defensive player in the draft, Suh went 2nd to the lions and from then on, it was GAME ON. Out of the 32 teams in the NFL, the draft was pretty well split down the middle between offensive and defensive players. 17 defensive players taken vs. 15 offensive players taken. What really came into play this year was the trades. Before the draft, the Eagles officially became the most ignorant franchise in NFL history trading a top 10 QB to a DIVISION opponent, the Washington Redskins. "BIG BEN" did what he does best and rubbed his name in the dirt just a little more showing his off the field behavior deserves NO respect, causing trade talks. In the end, the Steelers decided they were going to keep him and let his play on the field overlook his pathetic decisions off the field. With the Bears grabbing the best free agency out there in Peppers, they continued to focus on their defense drafting 3 more defensive players and 2 offensive players.
Seattle's new head coach and former USC head coach Pete Carrol brought back familiar faces in acquiring RB LenDale White from the Titans and traded with the jets getting all pro RB Leon Washington to compliment that backfield. The Raiders decided that the Skins no longer needed Jason Cambell and took them off of their hands. We all know, just like in past drafts, the Patriots were going to be wheeling and dealing. Well coach Bill Belichick boosted up their defense and stealing veteran DT Gerad Warren from the Raiders. This acquisition, along with free agents WR Tory Holt and Defensive Lineman Amon Gordon and their TWELVE (12) picks in this year's draft improved their team dramatically.
As I research the trades that went on this weekend, I realize I have taken on a task that would take me much more precious time than I thought, and besides, my blog would be 5 pages long. I found a link here that shows all the trades that happened during the draft this year.
With just the information that I've shared, you can easily see that this off-season is one of the most active ever. Free agents, trades, and a draft that in my opinion lasted WAY too long. Finally the draft is over, and the training camps can get underway. The newest "Boys" can start to show us what they have. Before we know it pre-season hits us and then, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!


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Moderator: Cartographers
isaiah40 wrote:Since you have a clear idea of how you want this to proceed, I think you can have this:
koontz1973 wrote:About the idea of having safe zones, not sure as how can you say a planes cannot fly anywhere.
To get to the land forces part, you need to get past 13 neutrals before you can start to spend troops on ground forces.
My idea for it was to have some way to break deadlocks as most games will probably not use it.
...about the last 4 and not being able to finish the game off.
If I make aircraft 2 a +2 bonus and at the bottom where I have space, put in something like all aircraft can shot down other aircraft.
The arrows will go back in. Just trying to find one that suits the map.
koontz1973 wrote:I like the colours you showed, but is that for the map or the plane strip. If it is for the strip, then it will be done. Thanks for that.
ckyrias wrote:ok a couple of quick notes.
the colours are too similar i think. also the annotation is a bit confusing but once the areas are more distinguishable then it won't matter really.
also a correction on legend. Hold aircraft 3 - bombard enemy naval forces
elbitjusticiero wrote:Well, I am a lurker too, but if you want comments, here they are: I like this map, and I think it would be very nice that this particular conflict was available for playing on the site. As an Argentinian, I know I would play it for fun, anyway.
About the Belgrano, well, it was an important element in the war, and it should be included along with subs, in my opinion. It could present some kind of strategic advantage when conquered, I think, so it would in some way parallel what happened in reality. But I haven't any specific suggestions about it.
Anyway, I just dropped to say that, yes, I would really like to have a Falklands/Malvinas map to play in CC.
TaCktiX wrote:Spelling correction:
- NavAl instead of navEl (unless you want a fleet that is having its crewmembers stare at their belly-buttons all the time, or has an unnatural obsession with citrus fruit)
On another tangent, the mountains look EXTREMELY plain, the woods look a little bit too speckled, like someone spilled a cut-up chia pet on your map, and the overall land texture looks like you took a bas relief or generic bump and applied it to the entire land area. I realize they're all graphical complaints, but hey.
TaCktiX wrote:The map is actually very clear, and clarity/consistency are my specialty. MarshalNey is the guy who breaks down your bonuses and makes you weep for mercy.
Gypsys Kiss wrote:I like this and look forward to playing it....
Interesting fact....did you know that HMS Sheffield and ARA Hercules were sisters and were built along side each other.
Victor Sullivan wrote:TaCktiX wrote:The map is actually very clear, and clarity/consistency are my specialty. MarshalNey is the guy who breaks down your bonuses and makes you weep for mercy.
It's why Marshal and I are such good friends
I'll have a look at this soon, too. Got a lot going on at the moment!
koontz1973 wrote:Version 8.
Changed the spelling.
Moved the two sister ships together. Thanks Gypsys Kiss
Changed the mountain. Looks pretty good now.
Changed the trees. Again, I like the look now.
Legend work.
Ideas on texture for the land now as that is the next big thing to work on. Not getting the results I want so any ideas on how it should look?
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In the wise words of the Internet: "OH HAI DER LUMIA 928!" A handful of leaked images have been spotted over on Androidsym, which has published a number of shots that were taken with the Nokia Windows Phone. Exif information for each photo (excluding the above) reportedly shows the Lumia 928, and follows up on the leaked image from a Nokia employee we looked at a few days ago.
Fancy a close-up on the white handset in the above mirror shot? We thought you'd never ask.
Now, while it does follow the similar design we've seen already, that doesn't look exactly like a Lumia 920 to us (or any released Windows Phone for that matter). Notice the somewhat-black element on the top-left hand corner? That's something new and worthy of some speculation as to what it could be. The device almost looks like a Lumia 920 and Lumia 720 got together and started a family.
Here's another shot that was also taken using the front-facing camera on the smartphone (check her shades for the reflection - it's a black screen with a slight white border):
There's still a lack of information when it comes to the Lumia 928. That said, we now know how both cameras perform in daylight, especially with the shots that were found on Flickr the other day. So, what do you all think?
Source: Androidsym; thanks, Jay, for the tip!


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As you already know, there's an anti-bullying movement sweeping the nation and growing every day. As more people stand up against a pervasive evil, more conservatives slowly realize that "hey…some of these people against bullying are LIBERALS" and scrabble to bullying's defense. (Until they chicken out, that is.)
You can't blame them, really. Without bullying, there would be no Republicans. Without bullying, there's nothing to force people to worship your god or do everything you say just because you have more muscle mass. Show me a successful anti-bullying school program and 12 years later I'll show you campuses completely void of Young Republican chapters.
Via Amanda Marcotte's feed, I found Joshua Trevino's tweet that backs that up.
"Re-litigate" their childhoods? So they did it before?
Anyway, from that guy came these guys.
I like how something being a fact of life = OK and permissible. I wonder what his opinions are on abortion, taxes, evolution, and non-procreative sex? And on the flip side, what are his opinions on his ability to survive without civilization's many safety nets and perks, and Jesus?
There's also the pesky fact of life, medicine. Specifically, your medicine, which you might unexpectedly have to taste.
And this is the best part right here, where I must admit Defend Wall Street expertly points out the flaws in my argument.
Man, adulthood for bullies must suck. Not only can you not give people swirlies anymore, but the movies lied to you and you can't shoot or judo kick people without going to jail.
I made sure to let him know that. Who'd have thought? It actually does Get Better.


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Mat - Comments interspersed below. Regards, Tony At 04:25 27/11/2007, Sherman, Matthew J. (US SSA) wrote: >Mike / All, > >I'm still withholding my vote. > >I voted abstain last time because I didn't feel we were given enough >time to consider the matter. I will come off the fence this time, but >I'm not sure which side yet. > >I currently favor voting against this motion. Rome would be a hardship >(for me as well as the group). Yes, there is financial risk, but we >have dealt with financial insecurity before, and will face it again. >This is a new experience, and by definition we have a lot to learn. But >whatever happens we will benefit from the experience and it will help us >refine our techniques for selecting future Non-NA meeting sites. I think there is a big difference between dealing with financial eventualities that we cannot predict and going into a situation with open eyes that we can see is highly likely to be a financial disaster. IMHO the latter is where we would be going with Rome. >As for the poll, I can't help but feel that IEEE802 was presented with >only half the story. Unfortunately, I could not attend the activities >that developed the poll, but it seemed more focused on the raw cost, and >presented little rationale as to why the extra financial costs and risks >may be warranted. Here are some rationales in favor of staying the >course with Rome: > >1) We seem to have forgotten the original rationale for doing non-NA >plenarys to begin with. While we can poll the people who attended the >last 802 in Atlanta, we can't poll any of the people who didn't because >Atlanta was not a convenient location for them to attend. By definition >the poll is biased because it did not include the many people who might >have attended IEEE802 if it were in Europe or Asia, but couldn't because >it was in Atlanta. In short, we don't know who we are disenfranchising >from the IEEE802 process, and can't unless we take IEEE802 to other >locations and see what happens. That is true - we clearly don't know what we don't know. However, from the survey information, we *can* see who we are likely to be disenfranchising in our existing population of attendees, and it is a significant number of people. That is hard to ignore on the basis that it might be a smaller number of people than the ones we might be disenfranchising but that we don't know about. As I have said, it is a significant enough problem that it will probably mean at least one of my task groups in 802.1 won't be viable at that meeting, and we may have to consider holding a separate meeting for that TG to make progress. >2) In my opinion Vancouver should never have been considered. The >requirements for this meeting (as I recall) were that it should be >non-NA. It's not even clear to me why Vancouver was on the list to >begin with as it did not meet the stated requirements. I think you are way off base here. From all the evidence that has come to light in the discussions of the Rome venue, it is Rome that should never have been considered. It just doesn't meet our needs as a meeting venue. In contrast, Vancouver works just fine. If what you mean is that we should never have been presented with a choice between a (suitable) NA and a (suitable) nNA venue, I would agree; however, fixing that by presenting a completely unsuitable nNA venue as the only choice makes no sense to me. >3) In my mind Vancouver is the 'easy way out'. Yes we would have a >successful session in Vancouver (we've had many before). But I'm really >worried if we bail now, it will just bail again and again in the future. >If I understand correctly, we spent 3 years trying to set up the non-NA >session for 2009, and Rome was the best we can do? The next opportunity >for a non-NA meeting is 2011, and I see no evidence that we will do any >better then. I am worried about establishing a pattern of taking the >easy way out an never going non-NA because it is just too hard. I >really feel if we don't try, we won't learn from our mistakes. I'm sorry - it makes no sense to me to choose a venue that we know ahead of time is highly likely to be a disaster just so that we can "learn from our mistakes". That makes about as much sense as walking into the middle of a busy freeway so you can learn that playing with the traffic is a really bad idea. >4) Other organizations seem to make this work. IETF is the closest >example I can think of. Why is it they can do it, and we can't? Thats a good question, and we need to find out how they do it. However, they clearly haven't succeeded by choosing unsuitable venues. Neither will we. >5) Other IEEE meetings (MILCOM is the most recent one I have attended) >regularly have registration fees over $1000, and yet have 4000 >attendees, and charge >$250 per night for rooms in Orlando. Some have >argued that IEEE802 has plenarys 3 times a year, so it's not a fair >comparison. But we are only going non-NA once every two years at the >moment. If once every two years we have a meeting that costs about the >same as what other IEEE meetings normally cost, (I'm assuming many of >our attendee will find cheaper hotels for $250/night) then I don't see >this as an issue. Different population. Different industry sector. Different drivers and constraints. I don't see the relevance of the comparison to our situation. >6) A prior poll of IEEE802 seemed to favor Rome. So we sort of have >conflicting info in front of us. Assumedly price is what turned the >community against Rome, but it's not clear to me the issues were >properly presented. Hotel costs should have been decoupled from >registration fees in the question. There are all sorts of factors that may have affected the results: - Later poll, therefore based on more complete information (therefore more relevant). - Different voting population. The population that attends plenaries is not the same as the population that attends interims - looking at my attendance records, we get far more people showing up at plenaries as first time attendees, for example. I would argue that as we were choosing a plenary venue, asking the plenary population is likely to give the more relevant answer. - Shifts both in costs and the exchange rate have made Rome look even less attractive. - There has been time for attendees to discuss with their management since the interim - maybe if they had been able to do that for the interim poll the answer would have been different. - Etc. >7) While I don't like the venue in Rome, we have been left with no other >Non-NA choices. I still think there are things that can be done to >improve the situation. For instance, we could run a bus service (even >if only twice a day) to / from a central location in Rome. Many people >commute in their daily lives. People drive and take cabs. If the Cab >fare is $50 each way, but it saves you $200 on your room, perhaps that >is worth it. I think Pat already de-bunked this one. Even ignoring the cost of running sufficient coaches, we're talking a major logistical nightmare here - with more than half of our attendees having to find hotels off-site, that means shifting 800+ people from the hotel to central Rome at peak times. That's just not going to happen. >8) Something I don't see being accounted is that not everyone is >spending dollars. If someone is paid in Euros or Yen, will they still >perceive these costs are as out of line as Americans might? If they >already travel regularly in Europe, they might view the costs >differently. Also the costs presented are speculative. It is still >possible that the dollar will be stronger by the time we go to Rome, and >the difference in cost might not be so dramatic. Even priced in Euros or Pounds, those prices look too high to me. Yes, anything could happen to the exchange rates - the US economy could suddenly enter another boom, for example. I'm not holding my breath. In the meantime, this place is expensive. >Anyway, I encourage further debate and comment before we conclude this. >I will probably wait another day before casting my vote and see how >others respond to my comments above. > >Mat > > > > > >Matthew Sherman, Ph.D. >Engineering Fellow >BAE Systems - Network Systems (NS) >Office: +1 973.633.6344 >Cell: +1 973.229.9520 >email: firstname.lastname@example.com > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** >[mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Michael Takefman >Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:08 PM >To: firstname.lastname@example.com >Subject: Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or > >All, > >With all due respect to John and tongue somewhat held in cheek. > >Canada's visa requirements are significantly different then those of the > >12th through 62nd >southern provinces. Thus sessions held south of the border are >definitely >viewed as >non-Canadian although clearly North American to our visitors from >elsewhere >in the globe. > >That being said, I agree that the Vancouver session does not meet the >"non-N/A" >goal, but from what I've read on the reflector, is more likely to be a >better session >then Rome. > >cheers, > >mike > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "J Lemon" <firstname.lastname@example.com> >To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> >Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:16 PM >Subject: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or > > > > If you are inclined to vote against Rome, think before you vote for > > Vancouver. Vancouver is not the logical alternative to Rome. If we >can't > > get a European or Asian venue this time, then the next best venue >would > > at least be non-NA. I know that people are afraid of Hawaii being seen > > as a vacation trip. But I also know that it is very popular among our > > participants coming from Asia, and it is definitely non-NA. Sure, it >is > > still the US, but does anyone other than Canadians (hi Mike) really >view > > Canada as being a non-American venue? Vancouver does little if >anything > > to ease the Americancentric appearance, and does nothing to alleviate > > the travel burden of those from other continents. Rome may not be the > > best choice, but neither is Vancouver. 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My happy place isn't really a place but a state of mind that can appear in lots of places. It's that moment of bliss when you turn off other worries and embrace where you are.
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, it was the moment I decided there was nothing I could do to make a taxi appear at the Trunk Bay snorkeling trail on St. John. I exhaled and sat down at a picnic table. A local man nodded approvingly, "That's right, don't worry." And then a taxi magically appeared, so I didn't miss the last ferry after all.
In South Africa, it was lunch overlooking the penguin colony at Simon's Town. The trip had already been wonderful, coming soon after Nelson Mandela's election as president, when hope was an ever-present companion. I had marveled at the Dutch-inspired architecture and the wines of the Cape Peninsula. I had seen elephants and lions.
But it was that simple lunch that seemed to be the moment of perfection. I don't remember what I ate, just the feeling of sitting contentedly at an outdoor table, pleasantly satiated with food and wine, listening to the bray of the penguins, watching bikini-clad swimmers and tuxedoed birds coexist on the same patch of surf. It was good.
Every fall, it's the first sunset at a friend's beach cottage near Beaufort, N.C., where a group of women gathers at Atlantic Beach to celebrate ourselves just as we are. We might buy a $15 jacket or a $200 sweater, depending on the mood and the offerings in the local shops. Every now and then we might visit the local museum to see if there's anything new on Blackbeard the pirate.
One of these days we're going to get to the natural area where Venus flytraps grow wild. But first there's a sunset to see. In this part of North Carolina, the barrier islands run east to west, so every day has a sunrise and a sunset with ruby reflections. Put that together with a ruby red glass of wine on a balcony overlooking the sea oats and the waves, and it's hard to think that bliss could be missed.


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RALEIGH, N.C.– The Florida State track & field teams are off to a fast start at the 2013 ACC Outdoor Championships, thanks to a heaping pile of points from the field events and a strong close on the track.
Freshman Kellion Knibb and graduate student Jeff Pelage provided the Seminoles a sweep of the discus events on the opening day of competition Thursday at the Paul H. Derr Track.
Dominating the competition from the start, Knibb delivered the Seminoles their first women's discus title in 21 years of ACC championship competition. Four of Knibb's six throws eclipsed her previous career best, including the winning toss of 54.59 meters (179-1).
Unlike Knibb, who was the favorite entering the meet, Pelage stepped up as the underdog and delivered the FSU men their second ACC discus title in three years and just their third all time. The former Boston University basketball standout took the lead on his third of six throws, which measured 55.31 meters (181-5), and never let it go.
Senior Breandan O Neill pulled the curtain on the opening day of competition by successfully defending his 10,000-meter title (29:59.28). O Neill bided his time in a large pack throughout the first half of the 25-lap affair, then rocketed to the front with just over 1600 meters to go and was never threatened.
"Pelage is going to retire from the ACC in the discus undefeated and Brendo is going to retire in the 10k undefeated," FSU coach Bob Braman said. "And it was great to have the whole team there doing the Warchant. You leave the meet on a high note."
With wins in the only two finals contested on the men's side Friday, Florida State leads with 20 points, followed by Duke (19), North Carolina (15) and Virginia (10).
FSU's women will head into Friday's competition in second place with 27 points, just one behind NC State. Virginia (22) and three-time defending champion Clemson (19) are close behind.
"I thought we competed really well," Braman said. "Point-wise, did you really expect any more? No. We didn't lose any points and Virginia Tech's men lost a few.
"We kept our composure. … It's going to be a really tight race if nobody blinks. It's going to come down to and digging down to the bottom of our guts to pull a point."
In addition to Knibb, the Seminoles received plenty of production from the field events as junior Chelsea Whalen earned All-ACC honors with a third-place finish in the javelin (45.70m/149-11) with Stacey Alvarez (40.59/133-2) contributing a sixth-place finish to the total. Freshman Hannah Acton placed seventh in the pole vault (3.90m/12-9.50).
Kayleigh Tyerman closed out the first day scoring for the Seminole women with a third-place finish in the 10,000 meters. The junior ran at the front throughout the 25-lap event and finished in 34:17.53, good for six points.
"Kellion – a freshman winner – that's real impressive," Braman added. "She's going to have a chance to win four of those things. She's not going to throw it shorter, she's only going to throw it further.
"Kayleigh Tyerman is a veteran and a 10k beast. She's in there running Catherine White, one of the top seeds in the country and an All-American in cross country, and she's on her like, `How do I win?' … Chelsea Whalen has three good throws in the finals to move up and Stacey scores in first ACC meet."
Beyond the contested finals, the Seminoles also showed well in preliminary qualifying competition.
Junior Dentarius Locke, the top seed in the 200, advanced by winning his heat in a conservatively run time of 21.08. Freshman Zak Seddon, who will also compete in Saturday's steeplechase final, qualified for the 1500 finale by finishing second in his heat in 3:48.48.
Freshman Sage Watson led a trio of Seminole women who will move on to the finals of the 400-meter hurdles. Watson won her heat in 58.37 – the second-fastest time – while Marsha Ariol (1:01.57) and Sarah Chandler (1:01.88) advanced on time.
Sophomore Linden Hall rounded out the qualifiers with a wisely-run 1500 preliminary run of 4:24.81 out of the first and fastest heat.
"If you had given me these points and said I could skip today, I'd take it for sure," Braman said. "[The meet] is setting up pretty good. We have to keep knocking it out and, knock on wood, keep people healthy. It's a big, big, big day tomorrow."
The action resumes Friday at Derr Track with an adjusted schedule as impending inclement weather led ACC officials to move the start time for the running events. The running events will begin at 3:15 p.m., two hours earlier than originally planned. The men's pole vault, originally scheduled for Friday, has been rescheduled for Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
The ACC Digital Network now plans to begin coverage at 3 p.m. at http://theacc.co/OTFWatchLive.
You can follow the Seminoles via Twitter @FSU_Track and keep up with the coverage at www.seminoles.com.