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The Friday OT: Prince; Let's Go Crazy
Live performance, February this year.
He's very good at music.
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Ernst & Young: "Productivity still down in mining and metals sector"
Companies must overhaul business models to get productivity back on track
VANCOUVER, July 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Miners will need to drastically transform their business models if they want to reverse the decade-long decline in productivity, according to a new EY report.
LatAm on Twitter in English: Five people to follow
- Active on Twitter
- Write all or majority of the time in English
- Know their part of the region really well
- Smart and insightful on regional and/or business current affairs
@fbajak AP's Frank Bajak knows his Andean region South America backwards, highly respected reporter, breaks big stories, unafraid of speaking truth to power.
@CentAmPolMike Mike Allison is an academic who specializes in Central American politics. Sees and reports on things I'd otherwise miss.
@Vinncent Vincent Bevins is a newswire reporter and a total expert on Brazil. Has that mix of basic intelligence, jaded cynicism and streetwise that many of the best journalists share.
@elizondogabriel Gabriel Elizondo also does Brazil but has deep knowledge of the wider region, too. Works for Al Jazz and does great reporting, plus often breaks news via Twitter in realtime.
@guacamayan Setty knows his Venezuela, knows his Chile, knows plenty about Colombia and other corners of South America, too.
PS: Here's another, so make it six. @colincdocherty Colin Docherty, an Aussie who lives in and has a superb knowledge of Argentina.
PPS: Yes reader TF, they're all men. I scratched my head about that too and the best reply I have is that the women I follow (there are plenty) are more often tweeters in Spanish language than English. And I thought about it again and maybe just maybe it's something about males being more willing to work abroad in journalism, but I honestly don't have a good answer.
Whereas me, I've been bullish copper these last few weeks
Mind you, it's turning out to be the right call, so maybe being boring's good after all. Go figure.
Here's an excellent lesson about gold sector analysis
It's from Gary over at Biiwii and you can read it by clicking this link. Here's an extract which also gives a window into why I think Gary is head and shoulders above the vast majority of technical analysts when it comes to reading a chart:
I have looked into these entities and come away not knowing whether to laugh or cry at the head spinning array of calls, up down and all around.
Whole thing hereStill, some gold bugs lap this shit up, as if the chart jockeys have some secret sauce to success. Look folks, a chart is just a chart. Your brain, b/s detector, fundamental knowledge and experience all play into a well founded investment stance.
Northern Miner and irony
Reader 'M' kindly sends in this shot of a clipping from a late June edition of The Northern Miner:
Well, I laughed.
How Hochschild (HOC.L) is selling its remainder of Gold Resource Corp (GORO) $GORO
It's doing it everso quietly, little by little, let's not draw attention, let's not upset the market:
Peru re-shuffles its cabinet. Again
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Comparing the USA's SEC to Canada's OSC/BCSC/etc, Pretium Resources $PVG edition
SEC Charges Investor Relations Executive With Insider Trading While Preparing Clients' Press Releases
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a partner at a New York-based investor relations firm with insider trading on confidential information he learned about two clients while he helped prepare their press releases.
The SEC alleges that Kevin McGrath sold his shares in Misonix Inc. upon learning that the company continues here
Argentina: Is it or is it not a default?*
- Argentina says it has paid. Which is true, it has indeed deposited the cash it owes for interest payments to the non-holdouters at the relevant banks. Therefore, says Argentina, if you pay you can't be in default. That's a position that has plenty of common sense and logic on its side (for further reading and backing, try the Webster's dictionary definition of the word "default").
- However, Judge Griesa and assembled says that unless Argentina pays everybody, including the holdouts, then it's breaking its contract and nobody gets paid any more. That's the essence of his pari passu judgment of a couple of years ago and the problem set up by the Supreme Court ratification of his call in June this year, the one that's brought it all to a head.
- In other words says Griesa/NML etc, Argentina has paid the people it wants to pay, it hasn't paid everyone. Whereas Argentina says it's paid everyone it has an agreement with but also wants to reach a negotiated agreement with the holdouts, so until that time let's put a freeze on the current judgment (the 'stay' it's looking for) until such time etc etc.
- So in the eyes of Argentina it's not going to be in default because a pesky judge stopping the money from flowing is the real culprit, while in the eyes of Griesa/NML etc Argentina will be in default because if you're going to pay you have to pay everybody else you're breaking the deal. In their eyes, Argentina's selective payment to 92% is the same as deciding to pay 0% or 50% or 25% or 80% or whatever else portion, they're not in a position to choose who does and doesn't get paid.
- Therefore, the use of the word "default" in this matter is now in the eyes of the beholder. It's moved from an objective matter of law to a subjective matter of justice. Argentina's position will be, in essence, "It's not default because the law's an ass". NML/Griesa etc position is "It is default because the law says it's default" and importantly, the fact that Griesa has frozen payments to the vast majority of non-holdout bondholders who agreed to Argentina's haircut terms years ago is beside the point.
Fortuna Silver (FVI.to) (FSM) $FSM insider trading
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Sulphuric acid
Pretium (PVG) $PVG (PVG.to) set to raise...
...about three months' worth of working capital. NR here.
Good job nobody got tipped off about it, right Quarterbrain?
New Peru law weakens environmental safeguards
An important report from AP/Wapo. Here's how it kicks off
Dozens of international groups, the United Nations, and even Peru's own citizen ombudsman are objecting to a new law that weakens environmental protections in the Andean nation even as it prepares to host international climate talks this year.
The law, aimed at increasing investment, strips Peru's six-year-old environment ministry of jurisdiction over air, soil and water quality standards, as well as its ability to set limits for harmful substances. It also eliminates the ministry's power to establish nature reserves exempt from mining and oil-drilling.
The nation pocked by more than 300 major mines already offers the industry incentives unmatched in the Americas, even by mining-friendly Chile and Mexico.
Enacted July 11 by President Ollanta Humala after limited debate in Congress, the new law also further streamlines environmental reviews for new projects, and, for the next three years, lowers by half the maximum fines for all but the most serious of environmental violations.
At the same time, it re-establishes tax breaks for big mining multinationals, which already enjoy such (continues here)
San Gold (SGR.to) and Kerr Mines (KER.to)
UPDATE: Brian Quast of BMO today sent out one of the most succinct and wonderful notes to clients I've seen for a while regarding the deal. Here's what he said (yup, it's the whole thing):
- Kerr Mines had a cash balance of ~$4M vs. ~$5M in debt as of Dec. 31, 2013 and currently has a market capitalization of ~$40M. BMO Research will consider valuation impacts when the definitive agreement is executed and the exchange ratio is set.
Brevity is the soul of wit. Nicely done, Quast.
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Tahoe Resources (TAHO) $TAHO (THO.to)
It is your patriotic duty to be stupid and kill people
Juanita Jean draws our eyes to a most wonderful report:
"… the further our respondents thought that Ukraine was from its actual location, the more they wanted the U.S. to intervene militarily. Even controlling for a series of demographic characteristics and participants' general foreign policy attitudes, we found that the less accurate our participants were, the more they wanted the U.S. to use force."
I will never read Michael "Mish" Shedlock again
UPDATE: Iwnattos agrees and adds more to the mix as well. Thank you, Iwnattos.


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Lighting technology has undergone nothing less than a revolutionary change over the past several years as LEDs pushed brightness levels and power efficiency to new heights. Design engineers are continuing to push solid-state lighting technology forward, coming up with techniques to get more light from a single part.
That's enabling system engineers to be more creative, adding LEDs in new applications or simply replacing existing parts with devices that are far more efficient. The light output of new devices is far greater than their predecessors provided. And as output increases, usage in backlighting and other applications continues to soar.
LEDs work with higher drive currents
The drive current capability of Luxeon K2 LEDs from Philips Lumileds is being increased to 1000 mA, allowing more light output per emitter than any other single-chip LED. The line delivers more than twice the light output 350 mA LEDs, the company claims.
Conventional LEDs usually can't be driven at more than 350 mA without significantly reducing the emitter life. That limits system designers' ability to produce more light and reduce cost per lumen. To increase output, Lumileds engineers focused on improving the LED die and the packaging technologies that help manage the additional heat.
Lighting designers can now get more light from fewer devices, minimize their heat-sink requirements, and optimize their system for the exact amount of light required for the application. The line comes in eight colors, including white. David Eastley, Luxeon K2 product manager, predicts that the industry will move to the new drive level just as they did when 350 mA LEDs replaced 20mA parts.
LEDs meet RoHS requirements
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. unveils high-intensity LEDs capable of undergoing lead-free reflow soldering, replacing the company's TLM series.
The VLM series is targeted at applications including backlighting in automotive dashboards, car radios, and switches; indicators and backlighting in telecommunications systems, audio and video equipment, and office equipment; and for flat backlighting for LCDs, switches, and symbols. The line comes in a broad range of colors including white.
Compatible with JEDEC STD 020b lead-free reflow soldering processes, they feature the same specifications as TLM devices so design engineers can replace existing TLM devices to quickly to meet lead-free soldering requirements. The bright VLM LEDs come in MiniLED packages with up to 50 mcd, PLCC-2 with up to 240 mcd, and PLCC-4 with up to 1250 mcd.
The devices are compatible with IR reflow, vapor phase, and wave solder processes according to CECC 00802 and JEDEC–STD-020b. Pricing in 100-piece quantities ranges from $3 to $14.
IR devices ease system design
OPTEK Technology has expanded its infrared SMD product line with an 880 nm wavelength infrared light emitting diode that delivers a 100 degreeinclusive beam angle. The OPR2800 Series GaAIAs LEDs are housed in a surface mount chip carrier package that matches a PLCC-2 footprint. They come in both single LED packages as well as arrays of SMD package IR LEDs.
"The SMCC package features a flat lens window, which allows a wide beam angle for the LED," says Alan Bennett, vice president of sales and marketing for the TT electronics company.
The line is designed for non-contact position sensing, data detection systems, machine automation, and optical encoding. Power dissipation is 130 mW at 25C. Operating temperature range for the IR LED is -40 to 100C.
The RoHS-compliant line is available in both bulk and tape and reel packaging. Typical pricing for OPTEK's OPR2800 infrared LED is $0.90 each in quantities of 100K. Lead time, if stock is not available, is from four to six weeks.
LEDs target mid-range with high output
Thin film technology makes Advanced Power TopLEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors 50 percent brighter than their predecessors. This Power LED range is positioned between standard and high-power LEDs, fitting in applications such as illuminated advertising and effect lighting where standard LEDs are not bright enough but high-power LEDs appear too bright.
At 140 mA, the line has an output of 19 lm in green and amber, 15 lm in white and red, 14 lm in yellow and 5 lm in blue, all 50 percent higher than previous versions. Viewing angles are typified by the 50 percent IV: 120 of white LEDs. Along with white, blue, red, yellow and green are available.
Thin film materials such as InGaAlP and Osram's ThinGaN white provide high output with low power consumption. Surface mount packages are compatible with standard solder processes. The line is lead free, meeting RoHS requirements.
Fiber optic backlights driven by LEDs
Fiber optic backlighting technology from Lumitex fits in unusual geometries that previously required electroluminescent backlighting. Circles, semi-circles, holes and other irregularities are now possible using UniGlo patented fiber optics configured with new production technology.
When OEMs design membrane switches that aren't rectangular, UniGlo fiber optic backlights can be positioned between the overlay and the circuit board/metal dome assembly. They are only 0.013 inches thick, so they impact tactile feel the switch dome is depressed.
With brightness as high as 75 ft-L, the panels can backlight an area up to 4 × 6 inches with one LED.
Power consumption is from 5 to 30 mA for a single-LED backlight. The panels, which generate no heat, EMI or ESD, exceed 5 million actuations, with lifetimes up to 100,000 hours. Pricing ranges from $0.70 for a 0.40 × 4-inch panel without LED to $4 for a 1.35 × 3.5-inch panel with a white LED.
Brightness rises as parts count falls
Single-LED molded light guides from Global Lighting Technologies provide higher brightness than other LED-based backlighting solutions, reducing part counts and costs.
GLT's MicroLens monochrome, bi-color or tri-color backlights can measure from 0.24 to 15.4 inches diagonal, addressing microdisplays in digital still cameras, camcorders, mobile phones, PDA keypads, automotive interior displays, and programmable touch screen thermostats. Chip-on-glass, chip-on-flex LCDs, or the entire display assembly can be mounted into the host, reducing parts count and assembly costs.
The pixel-based light extraction technology makes it possible to integrate backlighting modules with high brightness that are to 0.60 mm thick or less. Their power consumption is typically 1-20 mA at 3.5V. MicroLens' molded light guide backlights provide what it calls a transition area, which spreads light uniformly, extracting light desired points across the panel.
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All John Goodman + Kenan Thompson Want for Christmas Is Booty on 'SNL' [VIDEO]
Actor John Goodman, hosting 'SNL' for the 13th time of his career (Dec. 14), was joined by cast member Kenan Thompson for his musically-driven opening monologue. The opening monologues this season have been incredibly music-heavy, but they don't disappoint.
Goodman looked quite Christmas-ready in his blazer and tie. He spoke about how busy he has been with work for the past few years, which is why he took the time to dedicate a holiday-themed jingle to his lovely wife, who he misses since he is never home because he is always working on films and such.
How sweet, right?
Sure, until you get a load of the lyrical content. It's quite, uh, amorous.
Thompson joined Goodman for a song called 'All I Want for Christmas Is Booty.' It was a duet that was awkward and funny. We're sure their significant others lurved it.
We don't need to explain much else, since it's, well, self-explanatory. Giggle, giggle, giggle at Thompson and Goodman making their "O" faces during the song!


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These are some of the ways I noticed their truth just today.
I started this day watching coverage of September 11th Tenth Anniversary events in New York. I heard stories of the incredible care and thought that had been put into the placement of the names on the National Memorial at the former Ground Zero. Family requests to list names in certain places, perhaps close to colleagues or fellow first-responders, had been honored. Relatives of those lost to the terrorist attacks ten years ago were the first allowed into the memorial; it will not open to the public until tomorrow. We are a nation which affords dignity to and understands the needs of the grieving. Our compassion makes us strong.
Story after story after story of ordinary people who put others before themselves on that horrific day, too many times paying the ultimate price because they had done so. We are a country that raises up people who unselfishly serve others when the need is great. Our servant hearts make us strong.
I went to church this morning, where the first thing I noticed when I walked in the door was a large table full of donations for families affected by wildfires that have raged across Central Texas over the past week. Our willingness to meet the needs of strangers in dire circumstances makes us strong.
As part of our worship service, we watched a reflective video on the events of September 11th, and we prayed for God's continuing mercy for the families and the country forever changed by those events. President Obama made no speeches at the 9/11 Anniversary events in New York today, but simply read aloud Psalm 46. A large proportion of our citizens are religious people who acknowledge that as humans we do not have the wisdom, understanding, or resilience in and of ourselves to persevere under great adversity. Our faith makes us strong.
I enjoyed lunch out with friends, laughing and discussing plans for vacations and new homes and schoolwork. I observed similar groups around us at the restaurant, and later as I stopped at Starbucks for a coffee. Regular people going on with their daily lives, enjoying one another's company and talking of the things that are important to them. Carrying on makes us strong.
There is no doubt September 11th forever impacted our country. In terms of human lives alone, nearly 3,000 people were killed that terrible day, and over 6,000 of our brave volunteer military members have paid the ultimate price as a result of events set in motion ten years ago.
There is also no doubt that the purpose of the evil visited on us that day has not been realized.
I am proud of my country today and blessed to be a citizen of the United States of America. We will never forget, but we will continue to press on.


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Hello !
My question is only about a comment I saw on a picture. I usually understand English pretty well and the thing is that I have absolutely no idea what this sentence means :
"bad boys and girl fo like soon!"
I guess I don't get the "fo"... And it's making me really curious !
Thank you
Well I prefer not to post it but it's just a picture with a few people in it, 3 boys and one girl. One of them commented saying that they looked like bad boys. And the other one just replied that...
If it means "for", I am thinking that maybe he meant "and girl for IT like soon" ? It could mean the girl on the picture was going to turn "bad" a few minutes after the picture was taken ?
Sometimes it is short for fuck: as in "mo fo".


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The crew of the shuttle Endeavour worked this morning to prepare for its Saturday docking with the International Space Station and for the two planned spacewalks while there. The chase to catch up with the waiting station and its Expedition Two crew continues with another in the series of rendezvous maneuvers scheduled for about 5:30 this morning.
Endeavour is scheduled to dock with the station at 8:36 Saturday morning to deliver the Canadian built high tech robotic arm, called Canadarm2 and the Raffaello Multipurpose Logistics Module supplied to the program by the Italian Space Agency. Raffaello contains equipment and supplies for the station and its crew of Commander Yury Usachev, and Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms. It also brings two new experiment racks for the station's U.S. laboratory Destiny.
The Endeavour crew, Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, John Phillips, Scott Parazynski, Umberto Guidoni of the European Space Agency and Yuri Lonchakov of Rosaviakosmos were awakened at 2:41 a.m. Friday by "Then the Morning Comes" by the musical group Smashmouth. It was chosen for Phillips, making his first spaceflight.
Today the shuttle crew will checkout three spacesuits and the orbiter's robotic arm while rendezvous preparations include installation of the centerline camera and extension of Endeavour's Orbital Docking System ring. Another rendezvous engine burn is scheduled shortly before the crew finishes today's activities.
Space station crewmembers also will get ready for the rendezvous. Later today they will prepare equipment for transfer to the shuttle shortly after docking.
Endeavour will bring the first visitors to the Expedition Two crew since Discovery's departure last month. Shortly after Endeavour's scheduled undocking and departure from the station on April 28, a taxi crew is to arrive with a new Soyuz spacecraft. It will replace the Soyuz, which launched the first crew toward the station on Oct. 31, 2000. The Soyuz capsule has an on-orbit life of about six months.
Hadfield and Parazynski will conduct two spacewalks on Sunday and Tuesday. The first will focus on installation of the 2-ton, 57-foot-long Canadarm2. The second is devoted to checkout of the arm that will be instrumental in future space station assembly.
Major systems aboard Endeavour and the International Space Station continue to function well. The next status report will be issued later today, or as events warrant.
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Minecraft Texture Packs and Resource Packs for 1.7.4 / 1.7.2 / 1.6.4 / 1.5.2 - NewsVGChartz Staff , posted on 24 January 2014 / 442,084 Views
Minecraft Texture Packs and Resource Packs for 1.7.3, 1.7.2, 1.6.4 and 1.5.2
Minecraft Resource Packs allow players to customize music, sounds, language files, end credits and fonts without any code modification. Ultimately, every mod/plugin will be its own resource pack, with vanilla incorporated as a resource pack by itself; users will be able to apply multiple resource packs at once.
A list of popular Minecraft Resource Packs and Texture for versions 1.7.2, 1.6.4 and 1.5.2 can be downloaded via the following links:
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(CNN) - Rick Santorum's three-year-old daughter Isabella, who suffers from a chromosomal condition called Trisomy 18, is back in the hospital, his spokesman Hogan Gidley announced Friday.
"Rick and his wife Karen have taken their daughter Bella to the hospital," Gidley said in a statement. "The family requests prayers and privacy as Bella works her way to recovery."
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Better known as "Bella," Santorum's daughter was hospitalized with pneumonia in January, prompting the candidate to cancel campaign events shortly before Florida's Republican primary.
Trisomy 18 is caused by extra material from chromosome 18, and is three times more common in girls than boys. Half of patients born with the condition do not survive past the first week of life, according to the National Institutes of Health. Patients who do survive past the first week experience serious medical and developmental problems.
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Romney promises to win Pennsylvania in November
Santorum's private meetings focused on his way forward
Santorum, Perry privately met in Texas
Regardless of political affiliations, we should all wish her and her parents and siblings all that is good and hope for the best for her. Those of you who choose to drag politics into this should really examine your lives and your feelings.
i sure am sorry this child had to be hospitalized yet again. but wonder what her father would think/do if he both had the meager medical coverage so many americans have and did not have a job that paid enough to afford either a very high deductible or out-of-pocket medical treatment. for example, if he had an individual instead of group policy, most likely she would be denied coverage because they consider this a pre-existing condition, etc., etc., etc.
This is news why? Rick, go home and be a dad. The idea you decided to run for president while your daughter is languishing really shows how self centered you are.
Having lost a very young child after several years of prayers....I know the pain....................!!! I know this is cold, but he is lucky that he has insurance!!!!!!
Well, best of luck to her and her family. After all, its not like they have to worry about being able to pay for her care... what with being wealthy. And now thanks to Obama, his daughter's insurance can't be canceled because she actually has to use it.
We demonstrate compassion regardless of differences. This is a great country!
Trisomy 18 is NOT a from a lack of perinatal screening. I lost idential TWIN BOYS at 23 weeks gestation to Trisomy 18 - obviously being identical they both had T-18 and both suffered the same heart defect. I had PLENTY of perinatal screening! Sometimes, things go wrong when conception begins. That is why any baby is considered a miracle! My fertility doctor and geneticist both said this can happen at any time!
No one, I repeat NO ONE should post any comment on this story other than wishes for Bella's speedy recovery and empathy for her parents. This is not the time or place for anything except the shared human concern for the well-being of a little girl and the parents who love her deeply. Don't make this anything else. BTW, I'm a dyed in the wool Democrat, but I know where the line is and I'm urging everyone not to cross it here.
Darn good thing she has a rich daddy. If not, we'd all have to foot her medical bills.
I would hope only that Bella gets exactly the same medical treatment that Santorum is saying the average American get – no more no less.


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Robert Pollard – Honey Locust Honky Tonk – LP
Honey Locust Honky Tonk is a compact wonder and so varied, tuneful, graceful, magnificent and ebullient that you'll be forgiven for thinking that Robert Pollard has saved his best for his own album. Slicker in some ways than recent Guided By Voices efforts, though not without its own down-home charm, its seventeen songs still whiz by in 34 minutes, stridently showcasing Pollard's songwriting mastery with some of the best tunes he's ever penned.
The longest, the semi-stately album closer Airs clocks in at just over three and a half minutes, but most are in the two or two and half minute range typical of Pollard's attenuating genius. "I'm not afraid to be immature, to make a fool of myself," he recently offered as a reason why he's been able to continue writing music at such a high level for so long. "I'm not afraid to look insane."
The only thing crazy about a song like It Disappears In The Least Likely Hands (We May Never Not Know) is its slightly loopy title. The song itself, a chugging Heroes-era Bowie anthem whose entire lyrics are contained in the title, is a marvel of both concision and affect, featuring the full force and range of Pollard's voice, which has never sounded better. Sure, it's an over-used trope of rock bios to say that such-and-such or so-and-so "has never sounded better," but that doesn't make it not true. (Two can play at the double negative game!)
For any other guy whose reunited band has just finished putting out four full albums and an EP in eighteen months, the release of yet still again another solo album might seem excessive, to say the least, but Honey Locust Honky Tonk sees Pollard on top songwriting form. For example, The four song run that begins with Suit Minus the Middle and concludes with She Hides in Black not only includes object lessons in Pollard's life-long obsession with what he calls the "four Ps: pop, punk, psych and prog," but long-time-fans will also be rewarded with a reference to a beloved character from early solo effort Kid Marine.
In truth, Pollard never holds anything back, and always seems uncannily able to pull any number of music tricks from his magic sleeve. He's done it again, folks. Honey Locust Honky Tonk is as sweet and as sharp as anything Robert Pollard and friends has ever produced. Bite it and see.


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They have BJJ, Muay Thai and Wrestling. Ask for Gabe or Anton and tell them wricksta sent you. They are super talented fighters and really good guys. Gabe just came up to my school to guest teach a class last month. It was an awesome class!


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DPP Statement on Wu-Hu Lovefest
Xuenfang Battery in Tainan, on Guanghua Street, now enclosed in the grounds of a Buddhist nunnery.
The DPP came out with a statement on Saturday morning saying that the Wu-Hu talks had inflicted "five major wounds" on Taiwan:
WHO. The only result of the Wu-Hu talks has been the depreciation of Taiwan's sovereignty.
The DPP statement said it did not oppose contact between political parties in the PRC and Taiwan on the basis of upholding Taiwan`s national interests, promoting cross-strait peace, publicizing Taiwan`s democracy and assisting China`s democratization.
However, the DPP maintained that such interaction should not involve matters of public authority or national interest and noted that if such contacts did do so, they would be violating the statute on cross-strait relations, which specifically bans any individuals or organizations from engaging in negotiations with mainland organizations or government on matters that involve public authority or interest.
Some incisive commentary from the DPP. Wu has granted the PRC everything it wants and gotten nothing from the PRC. As a perceptive commentator pointed out to me, it looks like the public elected the KMT to fix the economy by moving closer to China, but the KMT is moving closer to China regardless, and the economy is just an excuse. In a society with a robust and fair-minded media, the disjunct between the goals of the KMT and the people might cause serious problems, but with the way the media serves the Blues….


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JimmyCastor passed away earlier this week. I have a number of his records and his songs always put a smile on my face.
Here is probably my favourite from the "Bunch" who were known for weaving humour into their funky grooves. They got it spot on on both fronts with this one.
RIP Jimmy.
(I wonder, Will Jimmy's first question in heaven be addressed to Ray Charles?).
PS: Just before I wrote this my daughter text to tell me she has heard Etta James has passed away. Not a good start to 2012.


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19th hole bar & Grille, The
Corner of Rte. 611 & Sunset Ave., West Ocean City
Friday, Dec. 28: Louis Wright
Saturday, Dec. 29: Melissa Alesi
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Louis Wright, 10 a.m.-noon
Monday, Dec. 31: NYE with Chris Button, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 1: New Year's Day with Chris, Johnny & Walt, 1-5 p.m.
28th Street Pit and Pub
28th St. & Coastal Hwy.
Every Thursday: DJ Jeremy
45th Street
TapHouse Bar & Grille
45th St. & Coastal Hwy.
Friday, Dec. 28: Scott Glorioso
Saturday, Dec. 29: DJ Ukelelee
Monday, Dec. 31: NYE with Pompous Pie
13th St. & The Boardwalk,
In The Beach Plaza Hotel
Friday, Dec. 31:
Rhonda Apple & Dale Britt
Atlantic Hotel
2 North Main St., Berlin
Every Friday:
Elsworth Wheatly
Every Monday: Earl Beardsley
Buxy's Salty Dog
28th St. & Coastal Hwy.
Monday, Dec. 31: New Year's Eve With DJ Bigler
Captain's table
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel,
15th St. & Baltimore Ave.
Monday, Dec. 31: NYE Dinner, Phil Perdue On Piano, 3-8 p.m.; DJ Jimmy, 9 p.m.
Charlie's Bayside
Village Of Fenwick, Rte. 1 & Maryland Ave., Fenwick Island
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Clarion Hotel
10100 Coastal Hwy.
Ocean Club:
Friday, Dec. 28-Sunday, Dec. 30: Arizona
Monday, Dec. 31: NYE with Power Play & Arizona
Fager's Island
60th St. in the Bay
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DJ Hook, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29: Kevin Poole, 5 p.m.; DJ Rob Cee, 9 p.m.
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Friday, Dec. 28: TBA
Saturday, Dec. 29: The Loop
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Rte. 54, Fenwick Island
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Chris Button & Joe Mama
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56th St. & Coastal Hwy., Bayside
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Television: Our Next INDUSTRIAL BOOM (Jun, 1936)
Television Our Next INDUSTRIAL BOOM
In the television laboratories a new industrial giant awaits the signal to step forth, bringing new miracles in science.
An Interview With PHILO T. FARNSWORTH – Vice President, Farnsworth Television Incorporated.
by DONALD G. COOLEY
"NINETEEN hundred and thirty-six will be the year of the big television explosion!"
You have the word of Philo T. Farnsworth for that—and as the founder of Farnsworth Television, Incorporated, as a pioneer television experimenter, and holder of basic patents on electronic image scanning which will be the basis of commercial television, the prediction comes from the one man best qualified to make it.
The impending "explosion" is the eruption of television out of the laboratory into commercial refinement.
Out of it will almost inevitably come a tremendous boom in the radio and electrical and motion picture industries—a boom even more far-reaching than the fabulous one of the Twenties when radio suddenly grew up. Television may very well be the weapon which will finally rout the depression. This is revolutionary enough, but even more startling are some of the applications Mr. Farnsworth sees for this new-born giant among industries.
For television, when it comes, will be no infant feebly feeling its way. Rather, it will be a lusty Goliath which will upset military science as drastically as did the airplane a generation ago, which will vitally affect the lives of every one of us, and perform breathtaking miracles when it is put to work in other fields than that of entertainment.
Television has been "just around the corner" for so many years that I went directly to Mr. Farnsworth to find out for readers of Modern Mechanix and Inventions Magazine just when the public may expect to share in its wonders. At the Farnsworth laboratories in Philadelphia I discovered that television is a full-grown giant imprisoned within the walls of a few experimental workshops, ready for the spark that will release it.
That release, Mr. Farnsworth believes, will come this year. This does not mean that you will have a television set in your home receiving programs from a nationwide network before the snow flies. Problems of standardization and transmission difficulties have built a stone wall between television and the vast public that awaits it. But the coming explosion will blast that wall to atoms.
"What is television going to do to the world when it comes?" I asked. "It's more than an instrument of entertainment. Not long ago Andrew W. Cruse of the United States Department of Commerce told electrical engineers that television could become a mechanical military spy. Transmitters could be hidden behind the lines, or suspended from airplanes flying at invisible altitudes, and flash back a living picture of the enemy's operations. As a scientist, does this application seem fantastic to you?"
"It's not fantastic in the least," Mr. Farnsworth denied promptly. "We expect to see a wide use of television in the military field. Of course it is impossible to get any War Office in the world to admit or explain its interest in television—probably there isn't another military secret so closely guarded.
"Let me give you an idea of what is happening. Last July all television experiments in Germany, previously controlled by the government-owned broadcasting company, were transferred to the German Air Ministry for "flight safety and national protection." This can only mean that the Germans are developing television as a vitally important branch of military aviation.
"France replied to this threat by speeding up television research. A transmitter from the Eiffel Tower is now in operation. In England, the Baird Company, licensees under the Farnsworth system, are already manufacturing receivers to sell for $250. In Italy, Russia and Japan experiments are in progress. What one country is doing, you can be sure all other countries are doing!"
This intense military interest in television can only mean that the next great war will be fought along revolutionary lines. Television spies will be scattered behind the battlefronts and will flash detailed pictures of what is going on in disputed territory. Surprise attacks will become impossible; mass movements of troops will be detected immediately. Big guns will be immediately blown to bits, for the television eye dangling from an airplane will detect the telltale smoke of its shell fire, and the exact range will be easily computed by the enemy.
Even more romantic are some of the other uses of television suggested by Mr. Cruse, which such an expert as Mr. Farnsworth agrees are well within the range of probability.
Astronomers could view a heavenly body through binoculars a thousand miles wide. Two telescopes several hundred miles apart could be trained on the same star, the images scanned by television and transmitted to common eyepieces which would give a three-dimensional effect.
The Lusitania or long-lost treasure vessels of the Spanish Main could be discovered and viewed on the ocean floor by dropping a suitably illuminated television transmitter from a salvage ship.
"But what will television do to our everyday lives?" I asked. "A great many prophets believe it will put the movie theatres out of business by giving us sound pictures in our own homes."
Theaters to Be Helped by Television
"On the contrary, it will help the theatres," Mr. Farnsworth replied. "Radio was expected by many to put the phonograph makers out of business, but more phonographs are sold today than ever before. Hollywood will be kept jumping supplying pictures for leasing to television broadcasting stations—a vast new market for its output.
"The theatre will not suffer because it is a fundamental instinct for human beings to get out among other people when they seek entertainment. And by running trailers on home television sets, theatre owners have a powerful new form of visual advertising to lure more customers within their doors."
Principles of Television Explained
Complex as it is in its development, the principle of electronic scanning is simple enough fundamentally. Inasmuch as it is the basis for the most striking of modern miracles, it is well worth a few minutes' study.
An actor, a baseball player, the participants in a news event, or anything else it is desired to televise, projects an optical image upon a photo-electric film or cathode. This image, by the action of scanning, is broken down into thousands of tiny components like the dots which comprise a halftone newspaper cut. Each element or point of the image on the cathode emits electrons in numbers proportional to the light intensity at that point. These electrons move rapidly toward the anode in myriads of tiny streams or rays, each ray conveying, by its intensity, the brightness of some point of the scene. These rays can be directed or bent by magnetic fields. A steady field, called the focusing field, keeps all of these rays in an orderly bundle so that, where they impinge upon the anode, they would form an exact duplicate of the original light image if they could be seen.
The anode is pierced by one tiny hole (scanning aperture) whose width and height are 1/343 of that of the scene focused on the cathode. At every instant the rays or flying electrons from some tiny part of the scene pass through this aperture into an electron multiplier where they are amplified and produce a signal current which can be transmitted to the distant receivers. When the rays are bent, the electron image sweeps over the anode, producing the same effect as if the aperture had been moved over the image, that is, electrons from successively different points on the scene are picked up.
Electron Image Sweeps Over Anode
Thus, to scan the scene, the electron image is swept back and forth and up and down over the anode in such a way that the aperture scans 343 lines across the image every 1/30 second. This is accomplished by passing alternating currents of saw-tooth wave form through the coils at the sides of the dissector, whose magnetic fields pass through the tube and bend the rays. The current which deflects vertically alternates at 30 cycles per second while that producing the horizontal swing alternates at 343×30 or 10,290 cycles per second.
The fluctuating electron beam from the image dissector is then transmitted to an oscillight tube, which is the Farnsworth receiving device. The impulses arrive at the tube and are shot from an electron gun against a fluorescent screen, where the electron bombardment becomes visible to the eye as light. Since this light varies in intensity exactly as it did in the optical image scanned in the Image Dissector, we have a visible picture full of detail.
Image Is Green, or Black and White
As it appears on the receiving screen, the image is pale green or white, illuminated so brilliantly that a darkened room is not necessary to view it. If desired, the image can be reproduced in black and white by varying the nature of the fluorescent materials employed. Cost is the determining feature. Probably all will be white reproductions.
Most of us are familiar with the principle of motion picture projection, in which a series of still pictures is thrown on and off the screen so rapidly that the retina of the human eye fuses them into one continuous picture with the illusion of motion. This is exactly what happens in the television receiver, except that each separate picture, instead of being projected as a whole, is literally constructed of a hundred thousand points of light placed side by side, like a bricklayer building a wall— and all in a thirtieth of a second!
The most recent Farnsworth development has been patented under the name of the Multipactor tube. This is a startling vacuum tube which multiplies current at such a speed that if it continued for as brief a period as a single second, it would pass more current than all the Niagaras and all the power plants in the entire world! Each one hundred millionth second it multiplies current five times.
Of course, in the Multipactor a state of balance is maintained and the runaway power kept under control. Its importance to television is that it is expected to make possible the use of cold cathode receiving and transmitting tubes.
Official confirmation of the imminence of television is found in the recent action of the Federal Communications Commission in authorizing the laying of a coaxial cable suitable for television transmission between New York and Philadelphia. Construction must start before July first.
It's the first reverberation of a gigantic boom—proof that Mr. Farnsworth's prediction of an imminent television explosion is already coming true. The new cable may very well be the spark that will set off the big explosion!


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Find the sum of the elements in the diagonal that starts at the top-right corner and ends at the bottom-left corner.
you might want to make a case that's not a magic square, considering the properties of the diagonals of a magic square...
There are only magic squares in test cases, however the problem doesn't specify a type of the matrix.
You should definitely strengthen the test suite. Lots of solutions rely on both diagonals being the same, even though this is not a property of the stated problem.
The "antidiagonal" is cooler sounding than "second diagonal"
I learned about fliplr() in another problem and it is helpful here!
Thanks for the hint
The last test suite result should be 14.
yes ı agree
Trickey ONE indeed !!
But you can't rely on x always being a magic square - that's just an accident of the inadequate test suite, isn't it? So although this *looks* like a good solution, it isn't really. I think it's bad practice to take advantage of an inadequate test suite.
it doesn't find the sum of the elements of the second but first diagonal
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Right-sided heart failure means that the right side of the heart is not pumping blood to the lungs as well as normal.
Most people develop heart failure because of a problem with the left
ventricle. But reduced function of the right ventricle can also occur in
heart failure. As blood begins to back up behind the failing left ventricle and
into the lungs, it will become increasingly difficult for the right ventricle
to pump returning blood through the lungs. Like the left ventricle, the right
ventricle will eventually weaken and begin to fail.
The most common cause of right-sided heart failure is actually
left-sided heart failure (either systolic or diastolic heart failure). While left-sided heart
failure is typically the cause of right-sided heart failure, other conditions,
such as certain lung diseases, can cause the right ventricle to fail even when
there is no problem with your left ventricle.
What is it?
How does it cause right-sided heart failure?
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Taurus 24/7 pistol, left side.
Same Taurus 24/7 pistol, right side.
|Double Action or Double Action Only semiautomatic
|9×19 Luger / Parabellum, .40 S&W and .45 ACP
|Weight unloaded
|788 g
|181 mm
|Barrel length
|102 mm
|Magazine capacity
|17 (9mm), 15 (.40) or 12 (.45) rounds
First Taurus 24/7 pistols were presented in 2004, in attempt to offer a new, lightweight and potent pistol for police, security and civilian users. These pistols were available in a variety of "major" calibers, and in a number of finish options. early pistols were Double Action Only but recently Taurus also introduced a conventional Double / Single action 24/7 pistols.
Taurus 24/7 pistols are short recoil operated, locked breech pistols that use modified Browning-type locking, with single lug on the barrel engaging the ejection port in the slide. Frames of Taurus 24/7 pistols are made from impact-resistant polymer; slides can be made from carbon or stainless steel. Trigger is either double / single action or double action only, striker-fired, with internal firing pin block safety and manual safety, located on the left side of the frame. Magazines are double stack. Sights are fixed. front part of the frame, below the barrel, is shaped to form an integral Picatinny-type accessory rail.
How to disassemble (field strip) Taurus 24/7 pistols: 1) remove the magazine by pressing the magazine release button; 2) check that the chamber is empty; 3) pull the slide all the way back and lock it open with the slide lock / release lever; 4) rotate the takedown lever (located at the left side of the frame) clockwise until it stops ; 5) carefully pull the take-down lever with its pin out of the frame 6) carefully release the slide stop lever, then push the slide all the way forward and out of the frame; 7) remove the return spring by pushing its head slightly forward and then pulling it out carefully of the detent in the barrel; 7) lift up the barrel from the slide.
Reassemble in reverse order.


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UnNews:Big Tex dies; many children rejoice
|Where man always bites dog
|Saturday, July 11, 2020, 07:41:59 (UTC)
|Big Tex dies; many children rejoice
22 October 2012
Dallas, Texas -- Big Tex, the famous giant cowboy, died last Friday, consequence of a sudden electrical fire in the talking mechanism. It was his 60th birthday. Little Isabel, a six-year-old Latina, who saw everything, was visibly relieved. She said, "He was creepy enough already. And he was still talking! AAAAAAAAA! I want my mommy! Quiero irme a mi casa!"
That's right, folks. Big Tex was still talking even as he burned.
"Big Tex molested me when I was ten!" said Vasiliki, a 15-year-old girl visiting from Greece. "It was horrible! After five years, I still can't walk right!"
His life[edit]
Big Tex, patron saint of all things fried, started out as a 49-foot Santa Claus in 1949, and as such, he dwarfed even the greatest real giants. But then, in 1952, some dodo of a Texan, clearly stoned on oil, decided that it would be better if, instead of a giant creepy Santa Claus, he could be a giant creepy cowboy.
And so it was. And although Big Tex has had many changes of image over the years (starting with becoming 52 feet tall), one thing was certain to remain the same: He would always frighten the children. In fact, later in his long and eventful life, his mouth decided to declare independence from his voice. This made him even creepier.
Reportedly, his last words were "This is Big Tex. Uh-oh."
The Catholic church has said that they will think about canonizing America's favorite creeper as "Saint Tex of the Fritangas (fried foods)."
Rest in pieces, you creepy bastard.
- the BBC "Texas State Fair icon 'Big Tex' destroyed in fire". BBC, 19 October 2012
- CBS News "Funeral held for Big Tex statue". CBS, 23 October 2012


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Marty Schnure and Ross Donihue are National Geographic Young Explorers recently back from the field. They're currently producing maps of the future Patagonia National Park from their office in San Francisco. To learn more about their project, visit Maps for Good.
While we were in Chile mapping the future Patagonia National Park, we created thirty immersive panoramic images, each made up of forty photographs. These panoramas will be embedded in the interactive map we're producing right now.
We'd like to share one of our favorites with you today.
Click on the preview image below to immerse yourself in the confluence of the Baker and Chacabuco rivers. The Baker (left) is Chile's largest river by volume. The Chacabuco (right) flows through Valle Chacabuco, where we spent the austral summer mapping the future Patagonia National Park.
While we were in Patagonia doing our field work this past season, that sandbar at the mouth of the Chacabuco was our favorite spot to swim, fish, and hang out in a free afternoon. It's a great place to cool off in the breeze, gaze up at Andean Condors soaring overhead, and marvel at the beauty of two totally free-flowing rivers. It's also the site of a proposed hydroelectric dam, one of five proposed mega dams on two of Patagonia's–and the world's–wildest and most pristine rivers.
We hope that with this panorama, we can connect you with this place, even if just for a moment.
The five proposed dams, the accompanying 1,188 miles of transmission lines, and the political decisions that have made them possible have sparked a huge and inspiring international movement to protect the rivers. The many groups and individuals working on the campaign are united under the slogan ¡Patagonia sin represas! (Patagonia without dams!). While we were there, we were excited to have the opportunity to take part in one of the sin represas gatherings at the confluence.
To conclude, we'd like to share a video from today's post on Patagonia-the-company's blog, The Cleanest Line. The post, authored by Chilean activist Juan Pablo Orrego, kicks off a weekly video series to highlight four different aspects of the fight against the hydroelectric dam project. Here's this week's video by Rios Libres:
For more information about the dam project and the movement against it, check out Rios Libres. We also highly recommend watching Patagonia Rising, a documentary available on Netflix.


text: "Making the play" – something quarterback Matthew Stafford does week after week each season with the Detroit Lions – is something he couldn't accomplish without good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) wants to know how kids in grades four through eight would make Michigan healthier through its second annual "Make the Play for Healthy Habits" video contest.The student that submits the winning video will get to star as a host of his/her own healthy lifestyle video blog series on aHealthierMichigan.org, and will receive a school assembly featuring Stafford.Video submissions are being accepted Jan. 30 – March 29. In April, 10 semifinalists will be selected and notified and their video submissions will be posted on aHealthierMichigan.org for a two-week public voting period. The winner will be announced in early May."Last year we had such a tremendous response from kids across Michigan to this contest, we are excited to do it again," said Andrew Hetzel, BCBSM vice president for corporate communications. "Kids are naturally creative. Working with their parents and teachers, Blue Cross wants to see their creativity come to life with the goal of making their schools and communities healthier."Video submissions should be no more than two minutes long. They should creatively answer the question "What would you do to make Michigan healthier?" and include the student's perspective on how themselves, their family, teachers and classmates can live a healthier life. Students should explain how they would communicate healthy lifestyle choices with their families and fellow students.Students can submit a video using any digital recording device using an MP3 format, such as a smartphone, iPad, Flip video or webcam, or they can upload a video via YouTube. For more information, please visit aHealthierMichigan.org/kidcontest.Students, grades four through eight, must be enrolled in an accredited public or private learning institution within Michigan to participate.According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects on health and well-being. The CDC also reports that 14.2 percent of Michigan adolescents in grades nine through 12 are overweight, while 11.9 percent are obese. In children ages two to five years, 16.3 percent are overweight and 13.3 percent are obese.Schools play a particularly critical role in combating obesity by establishing a safe and supportive environment with policies and practices that can encourage healthy behaviors. Schools also provide opportunities for students to learn about and practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors.The "Make the Play for Healthy Habits" kid contest is an extension of BCBSM's ongoing efforts to combat childhood obesity by encouraging kids to share their ideas using creativity and new media. In addition, this week BCBSM announced that elementary schools can apply for a new round of grant funding from Building Healthy Communities, a partnership with the Michigan Fitness Foundation, Wayne State University's College of Education Center for School Health and the United Dairy Institute of Michigan. Since 2009, BCBSM, the program's creator and primary funder, has invested more than $3 million in the Building Healthy Communities program in an effort to promote healthier lifestyles and prevent childhood obesity and its associated health risks.Immediate health effects of childhood obesity: • Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. In a population-based sample of five- to 17-year-olds, 70 percent of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease. • Obese adolescents are more likely to have pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels indicate a high risk for development of diabetes. • Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem.Long-term health effects of childhood obesity: • Children and adolescents who are obese are likely to be obese as adults and are therefore more at risk for adult health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer and osteoarthritis. One study showed that children who became obese as early as age two were more likely to be obese as adults. • Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk for many types of cancer, including cancer of the breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, gall bladder, thyroid, ovary, cervix and prostate, as well as multiple myeloma and Hodgkin's lymphoma.Knowledge and prevention: • According to the CDC, healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese and developing related diseases. • The dietary and physical activity behaviors of children and adolescents are influenced by many sectors of society, including families, communities, schools, child care settings, medical care providers, faith-based institutions, government agencies and the media, as well as the food, beverage and entertainment industries.Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more company information, visit bcbsm.com.Source:PR Newswire


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Kaufman County Sheriff's Office via AP
Former Justice of the Peace Eric Williams in a photo provided by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office.
A former justice of the peace has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of a Texas district attorney, his wife and another prosecutor, Texas authorities said Thursday.
Eric Williams, 46, the former Kaufman County official, is accused of shooting and killing Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, and Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse, NBC 5 of Dallas reported.
"The death penalty is a viable option here," Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes told reporters.
The McLellands were found dead in their home March 30. Hasse was gunned down outside the county courthouse Jan. 31.
An arrest warrant affidavit alleges that Williams sent an email to law enforcement confessing to the killings. Williams, who was already in custody on previous charges of making a terroristic threat, was being held on $23 million bond.
Williams' wife, Kim Lene Williams, also 46, has already been charged with capital murder in connection with all three deaths; authorities said Wednesday that she was being held on $10 million bond.
Kim Williams also confessed to having been involved Tuesday, investigators alleged in an arrest warrant affidavit, which said she gave details that hadn't been made public. She said her husband pulled the trigger, according to police.
Court documents indicated that the Williamses weren't yet being represented by an attorney.
Eric Williams was convicted of stealing computer equipment from a county building last year in a case that was prosecuted by McLelland and Hasse. Williams lost his job and had his law license suspended.
Investigators said both prosecutors "believed that Eric Williams blamed them for his removal from office" and "regularly carried handguns after the Eric Williams jury trial because they believed Eric Williams to be a threat to their personal safety," according to a search warrant the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office filed for the Williamses' home.
"Justice has been delivered to the citizens of Kaufman and the families of Mark Hasse and Mike and Cynthia McLelland," Diego Rodriguez, the FBI's special agent in charge in Dallas, declared Thursday.
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This story was originally published on Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:28 PM EDT


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Local governmental or
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"How do I get clients?"
This is perhaps the number 1 question in the mind of every freelancer.
According to data from the Freelance Industry Report, the number one challenge freelancers face is getting clients; 20.8% of freelancers surveyed cited this as their foremost problem, while 16.3% cited the feast-or-famine cycle of work as their biggest challenge.
The report also highlighted other problems related to getting clients such as getting better fees, competition from lower cost freelancers, etc.


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NFL -- Jets quickly turn focus to Pats after win vs. Rams
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Rex Ryan has no bold message for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots this week.
Nope, no fightin' words this time around.
"I'm not even worried about tweaking New England or anybody else," Ryan said Monday. "It's to the point where we have to focus on us."
After all, the way the usually brash coach sees it, the New York Jets (4-6) need to stay focused after ending a three-game skid Sunday with a 27-13 win at St. Louis.
"Right now, we're just swinging," Ryan said. "We're going focus on our opponents, specifically, but anything we do, we're behind where we have to be. We can only focus on ourselves and just find a way to punch it. We earned where we are and we just have to find a way to punch our way out."
The victory was a huge boost to the Jets' dim playoff hopes. Now, Ryan's squad has just a few days to prepare for the AFC East-leading Patriots, an extremely familiar opponent, and the teams' showdown Thanksgiving night.
"We know each other well, but clearly when you look at how their offense is, they can run a zillion different things," Ryan said. "I don't know how much of a help (a short week) will be, but I guess we'll see on Thursday."
Fittingly, quarterback Mark Sanchez wore a white T-shirt in the locker room with the words "We Will Persist" printed across the chest and "Until We Succeed" on the back. He has worn it a few times during the season.
"That's the most important thing is to not change our preparation and make sure it's focused the way it should be," he said. "But not to press, not to take things too lightly, just attack it the right way, and I think the coaches have really put an emphasis on that. We'll just keep rolling and hopefully rack up some more wins."
The Jets are tied with Buffalo and Miami at 4-6 for second place -- or, last place, depending on how you look at it -- in the division, with the Patriots holding a three-game lead.
While it appears likely New England will win its 10th AFC East title in 12 years, the Jets haven't given up on getting back to the playoffs after missing out last season.
Ryan has repeatedly expressed his respect for Belichick and the Patriots, but has also issued bold statements leading up to their matchups. He said, "I want them to know, and they know, that I think we're going to beat them," last month before the Patriots pulled out a 29-26 overtime victory.
Ryan recognizes how dire the situation is right now, though, and that talk means little. Ryan isn't even concerned about needing to talk to his players about keeping the trash talk to a minimum.
"I don't know how much of that there will be," he said. "It's not something I'll bring up to the team."
There's no doubt that the Patriots remain the Jets' biggest rivals, an assessment left guard Matt Slauson agreed with Monday.
"I don't hate the Patriots," Slauson said. "I respect the heck out of them. They're a really good team -- but I like us a lot more."
Last week was tumultuous for the Jets, with anonymous teammates taking shots at Tim Tebow in a newspaper report, and Woody Johnson meeting with Ryan, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and others, according to another report. A loss to the Rams might have signaled the start of a season unraveling. Instead, there's a new sense of confidence around the team.
It certainly helped that a few of the teams the Jets are chasing in the playoff picture lost Sunday, including Pittsburgh (6-4), Indianapolis (6-4) and San Diego (4-6). Not that Ryan and his team noticed, of course.
"We're not getting into that now," Ryan said. "We know we have to get better."
The play of Sanchez on Sunday was a good start. The beleaguered starting quarterback had his most efficient performance in more than a month, going 15 of 20 for 178 yards and a touchdown, and most importantly, no turnovers. Ryan and the Jets have stood by Sanchez all season despite the increasing calls from fans and media for the team to give Tebow a chance to save the season.
"It's part of the job," Sanchez said. "It's just the way things go when things don't go right on the field. It's natural, and it's a little more enhanced here in a market like this, so it's part of the territory. I've been there before and it doesn't really affect what we've been doing."
At least for a few days, Sanchez quieted all that chatter.
"I think he needed it just like the rest of us needed it," Ryan said. "I don't think he's any different. We all needed it."
New York is 4-6 for the first time since 2009, when the Jets went on a roll and went all the way to the AFC championship game. While it may seem unrealistic to some that the Jets could produce a similar type of run, none of their remaining five opponents after the Patriots -- Arizona (4-6), Jacksonville (1-9), Tennessee (4-6), San Diego (4-6) and Buffalo (4-6) -- currently has a winning record.
"We got better as the season went on, and I think that's clearly what we have to do now," Ryan said. "If the players can draw from it, then that's great. Again, we have a ton of work in front of us and a short amount of time to prepare for, clearly, the best offensive team in the NFL."
NOTES: WR Jason Hill (low back) was the only player who did not participate in the team's walkthrough -- a rare practice under the lights. ... Ryan insisted he has not lost confidence in rookie WR Stephen Hill, who has dropped four passes, according to STATS LLC. "One thing I know for sure is we're going to keep throwing to him," Ryan said, "and I think this young man is going to realize, by the way, you can play this game."


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TweakTown Best of Consumer Storage for 2013 (Page 1)
Tyler takes us on a journey back checking out some of the best consumer storage devices for the year. Let's go!
The end of the year is upon us, the warm southern winds have shifted bringing cold Canadian air to those of us in the northern United States. With this comes the holiday season and more importantly, you will find a number of deals on all sorts of storage solutions.
Over this last year we have seen a number of new products launched on paper and brought to market, a lot of these I have had the great opportunity to spend some time with.
Within this article, I will share with you some of my favorites and accordingly the top five products in each category. These categories include:
- USB 3.0 Flash Drives
- USB 3.0 External HDDs/SSDs
- Direct Attached Storage
- Consumer HDDs
So, without further ado let's get on with the show!
USB 3.0 Flash Drives - Top 5
Corsair Flash Voyager GS
The Corsair Voyager GS is just now entering the market in wide availability. This drive carries ample performance touching 300 MB/s, sports clean lines, and an aluminium construction. The only downfall of this drive is its wide form factor. This drive can be had in capacities ranging from 64GB to 256GB.
MX-Technology LX
The LX flash drive from MX-Technology is the follow up to the very durable ES flash drive. The LX combines the best MLC NAND flash available with an Innostor FSP offering 200 MB/s+ read in a very affordable package. This drive is available in 8GB to 128GB capacities.
SanDisk Extreme
The SanDisk Extreme is one of the very first USB 3.0 flash drives we had the chance to take a look at. From the start, we knew this drive was one of our favorites, featuring 250 MB/s read and 200 MB/s write performance within a sleek sliding frame. This drive is available in capacities ranging from 16GB to 64GB.
Kingston HyperX 3.0
The HyperX brand from Kingston is known as the performance standard - the DataTraveler HyperX is no different. Within this drive you will find read capabilities near 300 MB/s, all within an attractive blue and black shell that screams the HyperX brand. This drive is available in 64GB to 256GB capacities.
Mushkin Ventura Ultra
The somewhat elusive Ventura Ultra from Mushkin. This drive was first announced during CES 2013, and now it has officially entered the market. The Ventura Ultra packs in a true SandForce SF2281 FSP with premium MLC NAND.
The styling will also take you on a trip down memory lane with its aircraft aluminum frame that resembles the old Ridgeback DRAM. This drive is available in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities.
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4675 Glacier Hwy.Juneau, AK 99801-9518Phone: (907) 780-6422Fax: (907) 780-4765
The Juneau Pioneer Home was completed in 1988 and is currently home to 45 Alaskan seniors. The home is nestled in the wetlands along Juneau's Egan Drive and has breathtaking views of nearby mountains and the Gastineau Channel. Living in the heart of a true wilderness provides residents the opportunity to view wildlife such as brown bears, eagles, ravens, blue herons, kingfishers, porcupines, deer, and squirrels.
The home's four long hallways have been setup in small neighborhoods that act as mini-communities. Each community is supported by a team made up of residents, caregivers, support staff, family members, friends and volunteers. The team members sustain each other and individuals are encouraged to be creative in the development of a caring, loving home. The neighborhood concept is instrumental in building an atmosphere where loved ones who have dementia can feel safe and appreciated.
Inside, the Juneau Pioneer Home teems with activity. A variety of common and elegant birds sit on top of their cages and are taken care of by residents themselves, with occasional assistance from staff. The Great Hall, dining areas, and neighborhood corridors are frequently adorned with fresh flowers, and many household plants create a tropical human habitat. Friendly cats roam freely throughout the neighborhoods providing companionship to whoever will stop long enough for petting, stroking or an occasional ear scratch. Spontaneity is the catchphrase of every day!
In 1998 the Juneau Pioneer Home embraced the Eden Alternative® philosophy. Staff work on combating the three plagues of loneliness, boredom and helplessness that many seniors may feel. The Eden goal is to create an environment where elders, caregivers, support staff, family members, friends, and volunteers can flourish and grow. Central to the Eden philosophy is that decisions are made by people closest to the resident, or by the resident themselves.


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We don't buy candy very often, but when we do it is usually not to snack on, it is to bake with. Last week I bought Rolo candies to make Rolo Pretzels with Pretzel M&M's. I didn't use all of the Rolos so I used the leftover candies to make Rolo cookies. These cookies look like plain chocolate cookies, but there is a surprise inside.
The chocolate cookie dough gets wrapped around the Rolo candy. The Rolos melt in the oven and create a chocolate caramel center that is to die for. The cookies are best warm because the center is ooey, gooey, and divine. Josh wasn't going to try a cookie because he thought they were plain chocolate cookies, but I told him to trust me and take a bite. He did and he immediately grabbed a second cookie and a glass of cold milk. He loved the chocolate caramel surprise.
If you want to create an extra sweet treat, try these chocolate cookies with a Rolo candy center. You can't go wrong with cookies and candy!
Rolo Cookies
Soft chocolate cookies with a chocolate caramel surprise inside!
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 8 minutes
- Total Time
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- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
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- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Bag of Rolo candies, unwrapped
- Sugar, for rolling the cookie dough balls in
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa. Set aside.
- With a mixer, cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time. Next, add in vanilla extract. Mix until blended.
- Slowly add flour mixture to sugar mixture and blend well. Take a spoonful of chocolate cookie dough and wrap around one Rolo candy. Make sure Rolo is completely covered with cookie dough. Roll dough ball in sugar and place on prepared baking sheet. Continue until you run out of cookie dough.
- Bake cookies for 7-10 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit on cookie sheet for 3-5 minutes. Move to a cooling rack and cool completely.
If you like these Rolo cookies, you might also like:
Rolo Pretzels with Pretzel M&M's from Two Peas and Their Pod
Caramel Chocolate Blondies from Two Peas and Their Pod
Salted Caramel Brownie from the Pioneer Woman
Snickery Squares from Brown Eyed Baker


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Openings: Pizzeria Orso, Falls Church VA
Pizzeria Orso, the long-awaited D.C.-area wood-fired-oven joint helmed by former 2 Amys pizzaman Edan MacQuaid along with wife Thea MacQuaid, has finally opened.
Seriouspizza has been chiming in here and there with updates. We'll save him the trouble of commenting by mentioning it right here, right now. It opened just a few minutes ago at 11 a.m.
From the press release:
Pizzeria Orso offers Neapolitan pizzas such as the classic Margherita, with San Marzano tomatoes, Italian buffalo mozzarella and basil (Edan's favorite); the Vera Orso topped with five Italian cheeses, and with fresh shaved white or black truffles (in season); and the Filepto (Thea's favorite), a Margherita with sliced fresh cherry tomatoes instead of the San Marzano variety. In addition to the traditional Neapolitan pizzas, the restaurant offers a selection of specialty pizzas, including the Vongole, topped with Grana, capers, parsley, cockles in shell and hot pepper flakes, as well as the Tri Colore, a stuffed pizza with two separate fillings: pesto/ricotta and ricotta/salami. Pizzeria Orso also offers antipasti options, such as oven baked eggplant parmesan; and Neapolitan fritture, such as potato crocche, a seasonal frito misto, arancini, and suppli a telefono, a smaller Roman fritter.
D.C. Slice'rs: Are you going? Give us the dirt!
Pizzeria Orso
400 South Maple Avenue, Falls Church VA 22046 (map) 703-226-3460; pizzeriaorso.com
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Rogas is new pastor at Grace Lutheran
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- Published on 06 July 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Members at Grace Lutheran Church recently announced that Rev. Clint A. Rogas, Jr. has accepted their call to serve as their pastor. He will be installed on Sunday, July 7 at 4 p.m.
Pastor Rogas is a native Texan. He was born in Austin, the oldest son of two children. For more information, see the July 4 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Fr. Pavone Presides over Funeral Service for Aborted Baby at National Event in Rochester
Date: July 25, 2013
Contact: Leslie Palma
ROCHESTER, NY – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, is presiding here this morning over a memorial service for an aborted baby. Joining pro-life leaders from around the nation associated with Operation Save America, Fr. Pavone will preach at the service this morning. His message, in part, will be as follows:
"We are holding this service in full view of the public. We are not ashamed of our youngest brothers and sisters, who continue to be brutalized by abortion. We are committed to showing the world the violent atrocity of abortion.
"Here in New York, we are committed to showing this atrocity to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who seems to want more abortion, not less. We are grateful that his recent effort to expand abortion in New York was stopped. But that is not enough. We call on him to admit what abortion is and to call for an end to this violence against the youngest children. We need public servants who can tell the difference between serving the public and killing the public."
The child being buried was killed at about 14 weeks of development by prostaglandin abortion, which induces violent contractions. On the intact body can be seen the black bruises caused by these contractions. Participants in the service will be able to view the baby as they pray.
Fr. Pavone said, "Participating in a funeral for an aborted child is one of the most powerful ways to connect with the reality of these children, and the reality of abortion that killed them. That is why, on September 14, we will co-sponsor a national event in which memorial services will be held simultaneously at about 30 sites nationwide where aborted children are buried. See www.AbortionMemorials.com for details."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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10kVA On-line Rack/Tower UPS
PLEASE NOTE: The ED5-10kVA products cannot ship via UPS due to the shipping weight. There is also a 48 hour lead time after receipt of order for shipping these products.
Model: ED10200RTXL Buy this product
On-Battery Output Waveform: True sine wave
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price: $6,210.00 USD (48 Contiguous U.S. States Only)
Applications: VoIP, data centers, server racks, large PBX systems
Warranty: 3 Years - Parts & Labor Including Batteries
Includes Control Unit, Battery Pack
Back-up time - full load: 6.6 minutes
Back-up time - half load: 12.0 minutes
Runtimes for small loads of less than 10 percent of the stated capacity of a given UPS may vary greatly. Please call to confirm most accurate runtime for small loads.
Device type: Uninterruptible Power Supply
Input plug type: Hardwired standard
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Input voltage: 208/240
Output voltage: 208/240
Number of fully protected outlets: Hardwired standard
Number of surge protected only outlets: None
Phone / modem (RJ-11) protection? No
Network (RJ-45) protection? No
No. of serial (DB-9) ports: 1
No. of dry contact ports: 0
USB port: No
|Battery: None in the control unit, however, this base part number is a bundle which includes at least one external battery pack module.
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SNMP manageable? Yes
Power in Watts: 9000
EMI/RFI filtering? Yes
Max. energy dissipation: 1050 (Joules)
Protected equipment insurance value: $100000 USD (US and Canada Only)
Switchover time: None
*Operating system shutdown software included: Yes
Op. System(s) supported by SentryHD software:   Windows 10 (32-bit/64-bit), 8 (32-bit/64-bit), 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Vista (32-bit/64-bit), Windows XP SP2, Server 2003, Server 2008 R1 (32-bit/64-bit), Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows 2008 Server Core, Hyper-V 2008R2, Linux OpenSuSE 11.4, Linux ubuntu 10.04, Linux Fedora 3.1.9, CentOS 5.8, Citrix XenServer 6.0.0, Linux KVM
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