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I don't know about you, but 2009 has brought both wonderful, memorable times as well as difficult challenges. Year after year, we all face life with it's "ups-and-downs"...that's what makes us who we are. My prayer for you is that 2010 will be a year filled with more laughter than tears, with more happiness than grief, with more prosperity than empty wallets, more health than sickness, more family memories than loneliness...God Bless Us One and All!
The year was 1939 and the citizens of the British Empire was on the cusp of another World War. King George VI, not usually a compelling speaker, inspires and reassures his people by quoting a poem:
"I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, 'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.' And he replied, 'Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be better than light, and safer than a known way.'"
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Happy New Years Eve
I don't know about you, but 2009 has brought both wonderful, memorable times as well as difficult challenges. Year after year, we all face life with it's "ups-and-downs"...that's what makes us who we are. My prayer for you is that 2010 will be a year filled with more laughter than tears, with more happiness than grief, with more prosperity than empty wallets, more health than sickness, more family memories than loneliness...God Bless Us One and All!
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Good Friends
When your best friends are in town for Christmas, what's better than to steal them away for an evening and party??!! Although it was a small group of us, there was no shortage of laughter, talking, food and wine.
After the hectic days prior, it's nice to have a relaxed evening. Today some of our friends are travelling home....we pray they have safety on the winter roads. And for those flying home, safety in the air, after that terrorist scare on Christmas Day.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Two More Sleeps...
.....until we wake up Christmas morning to check out what Sanat has filled the stockings with.
I hope you all have your Christmas shopping done. I braved the stores just to pic up my meds from Walmart and a bag of potatoes so I can bring mashed potatoes to our family Christmas Dinner.I love Christmas and everything that comes with such a Special Season....family gathering,music, food,games, gifts!!
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Winter Solstice
We have been journeying into the dark for the past 6 months, culminating in this the longest night of the year. It is here that we gather the fierce wisdom to move once again into the light.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
'Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the town,
Not a sign of Baby Jesus, was anywhere to be found.
The people were all busy with Christmas time chores,
Like decorating, and baking, and shopping in stores.
No one sang, "Away in a manger, no crib for a bed."
Instead, they sang of Santa, dressed up in bright red.
Mama watched Martha Stewart, Papa drank from a tap.
As hour upon hour the presents they'd wrap.
Then what from the TV did they suddenly hear?
An ad, which told of a big sale down at Sears.
So away to the mall they all flew like a flash,
Buying some things on credit, and others with cash!
And, as they made their way home from their trip to the mall,
Did they think about Jesus? Oh, no, not at all.
Their lives were so busy with their Christmas time things,
They had no time to remember Christ Jesus, the King.
There were presents to wrap and cookies to bake.
How could they stop and remember the One who died for their sake?
To pray to the Savior, they had no time to stop.
Because they needed more time to "Shop till they drop!"
On Wal-mart! On K-mart! On Target! On Penney's!
On Hallmark! On Zales! A quick lunch at Denny's!
From the big stores downtown to the stores at the mall,
They would dash away, dash away, and visit them all!
And up on the roof, there arose such a clatter,
As grandpa hung icicle lights, using his brand new step ladder.
He hung lights that would flash. He hung lights that would twirl.
Yet, he never once prayed, to Jesus, the Light of the World.
Christ's eyes--how they twinkle!
Christ's Spirit--how merry!
Christ's love--how enormous!
All of our burdens--He'll carry!
So instead of being busy, overworked, and uptight.
Let's put Christ back in Christmas, and enjoy a good night.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Monster Strikes Again
The Monster's name is STROKE!!! Yesterday morning when talking to Mom on the phone, there was silence and then Mom was slurring her words and not making sense. She did get out that she thought she was fine but I knew she wasn't. I called her neighbor to go check on Mom and she confirmed that something was wrong...I called the ambulance and met them at the hospital. This stroke came suddenly, without the terrible neck and headache of the previous two TIAs and has affected her left side. At first unable to squeeze her left hand or raise her left leg, but by late afternoon she accomplished both. She still cannot coordinate hand/eye movements, so cannot eat or drink on her own.
Please pray that with rest and time in the hospital, Mom will be able to come out and only need home-care....right now we just have to wait and see.My Brother saw our Doc this aft and the Doc mentioned that Mom will be in the hospital for a while(very possibly until after C-mas). Doc noticed confusion as well as the fact that she'll need physio. We are also having to consider putting Mom into the Care Home....my Brother and Doc are already working on it, just to be prepared.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Meet Mitzi
A phone call from my brother informing he had an early Christmas gift for me. "What the heck??...he has never done that before....what could it be??", I asked myself. I didn't have long to wonder though. When they arrived with a box carrying kitty litter and food, I was still puzzeled until I heard, MEOW!!
Last night they rescued a cat that was freezing cold and hungry and before taking her to the SPCA, thought they'd see if I wanted her. Awwww! She is dark grey and white and has a beautiful soft coat and looks like she belonged to someone at one point. She is shy and just exploring her new home and found a lovely spot under our bed, but I coaxed her out. I think Hubby is just as enamored with her as I am. She doesn't have a collar or tag, so the name we've given her is Mia.
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The Christmas Shoes DVD Giveaway!
A Purse Full of Cheerios is giving away this awesome and heartfelt Christmas movie that I love to watch every year! Just click the link to go to her Blog to enter to win this movie :)
A Purse Full of Cheerios: The Christmas Shoes DVD Giveaway!
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Maxine says it again....
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house...
Not a creature was stirring
since the cat ate the mouse.
My support hose were hung
By the chimney with care.
(I hung them last Christmas
And just left them there.)
My dog, Floyd, was nestled
All snug in his bed,
After watching the cat rip
The presents to shreds.
And I in my long johns
And ratty night cap
Had just settled my butt
For a long winter's nap.
When out on the lawn
There arose such a clatter,
I swore at the window,
"What the (blank) is the matter?"
I tore open the window,
Not a second to tarry,
All ready to throw
The noisemaker a berry.
A bright moon was lighting
The new-fallen snow...
And I had a moon of my own
Set to show.
Floyd was beside me,
Paw pointing the way
Toward eight tiny reindeer
Hitched up to a sleigh...
And a little old driver
So cheery and quick,
I thought for a moment
That I would be sick.
Like a bat out of...you know,
His reindeer they came,
And I whistled and shouted
And called them some names--
"Hey, Hornhead! Hey, Furface!
Hey, Weiner and Turkey!
Yo, Klutzy and Mangy
And Venison Jerky!
Stay off of my porch!
Get away from my wall!
Now hit the road, hit the road,
Hit the road, all!
But as pedestrians before
My old Buick , they fly
And head for high ground
With great fear in their eyes,
So up to my rooftop
The fleabags they flew,
With a sleigh full of toys
And old Fruitcake - Breath too.
And then, in a twinkling,
I heard on the roof
Holes in my new shingles
Made by each tiny hoof.
As I reached for my slingshot
And a marble as well,
Down the chimney Ssst. Nicholas
Tumbled and fell.
He had a huge sack of
Cheap junk on his back
And I whispered to Floyd,
"Be prepared to attack."
His eyes they were squinting,
His toy bag was draggin',
And I felt for a moment
Like I'd soon be gaggin'.
He was dressed all in red.
With a bell on his hat.
And a belt of black leather
To hold back the fat.
A billowing pipe
He clenched tight in his smile,
And the smell was like something
Had been dead for awhile.
He had a broad face
And a little round belly
That shook when I nailed him
With a handful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump,
Well, actually porky,
And I laughed when I tripped him
(He looked pretty dorky).
He was like a beached whale
Unable to budge.
And he tasted good , too,
If the dog was a judge.
I spoke not a word
But went straight to my work--
A noogie, a wedgie,
A cry of "You jerk!"
Until laying a finger
Aside of his nose,
With a loud cry of "Uncle!"
Up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to the sleigh
And dragged in the toys,
Then he cried to the reindeer,
"Get me out of here, Boys!"
And I had to exclaim
As a slushball I tossed,
"Happy Christmas to all,
And to all a Get Lost!"
But then, as I turned,
I saw 'neath the tree
Two gaily wrapped presents--
One for Floyd, one for me.
A big bag of jerky
Turned Floyd mighty chipper,
While for me was a pair
Of brand-new bunny slippers.
I looked out the window,
And hovering there,
Old Santa was winking
>From his sleigh in midair...
"Merry Christmas, Maxine!"
He cried, full of cheer,
"Same to you, Pal!" I answered,
("I'll get you next year!")
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Please Pass the Turkey...and Alka Seltzer
The Twelve Days of Turkey
On the first day of Christmas my true love said to me
I've bought a nice fresh turkey and a proper Christmas tree.
On the second day of Christmas, much laughter could be heard
as we tucked into our turkey, a most delicious bird
On the third day of Christmas, came people from next door
the turkey tasted just as good as it had the day before
On the fourth day of Christmas came relations young and old
we finished up the Christmas pud and had the turkey cold
On the fifth day of Christmas outside the snowflakes scurried,
but we were nice and warm inside, we had the turkey curried.
On the sixth day of Christmas the Christmas spirit died,
the children fought and bickered as we had the turkey fried.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love he did wince
when he sat down at the table to have the turkey minced
On the eighth day of Christmas the dog he ran for shelter,
he'd seen our turkey pancakes and the glass of Alka Seltzer
On the ninth day of Christmas by lunchtime Dad was blotto
he knew that bird was back again, but this time a risotto.
On the tenth day of Christmas we were drinking home made brew
as if that wasn't bad enough, we were eating turkey stew
On the eleventh day of Christmas the Christmas tree was moulting
with chilli, soy and oyster sauce the turkey was revolting
On the twelth day of Christmas with a smile upon our lips
the guests had gone, the turkey too – we dined on fish and chips!
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Friday, December 11, 2009
I am sad to say that Kitty is not coming to join our family. The owners decided to give him to a relative instead. We were SO disappointed, since we were so ready for him to come. We'll just have to keep searching.
We are certainly into winter now. The snow is getting deeper and the temperatures have dropped considerably. Most of British Columbia has been under Artic air flow and now getting snow. For us Northerners both are to be expected and we're prepared for it. Southern BC on the other hand gets thrown into discordant confusion, while traffic, pedestrians and snow-plows mingle into a cacophony of misadventure. But I can safely say that no matter where in this province you live, children are laughing in glee as they run out in the snow, constructing snowmen, snow forts, tobaggon down slopes with boiterous abandom, unconcerned with the bedlam around them. Maybe as adults we should throw off the frustration and join in the childlike delight of the season :)
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
New Family Member...
....yes, our family is growing :) We are picking up our Persian cat this evening, so I'm going out to pick up the food and stuff we need for him. Watch for pics.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Catching the Christmas Spirit
And the VERY best part??...we get to do this all month long :)
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
I Am a Redneck!!
We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It's time to take a reflective look at the core beliefs of a culture that values home, family, country and God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I'd choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up... Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit -- that's what rednecks are made of. I know I am one of those.
You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, 'One nation, under God.'
You might be a redneck if: You've never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a redneck if: You still say ' Christmas' instead of 'Winter Festival.'
You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a redneck if: You stand when they play the National Anthem...
You might be a redneck if: You treat our armed forces veterans with great respect, and always have.
You might be a redneck if: You've never burned a Canadian flag, nor intend to.
You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and raised your kids to do the same.
You might be a redneck if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend.
God Bless Canada
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
1st Day of December
"On the first day of winter,
the earth awakens to the cold touch of itself.
Snow knows no other recourse except
this falling, this sudden letting go
over the small gnomed bushes, all the emptying trees.
Snow puts beauty back into the withered and malnourished,
into the death-wish of nature and the deliberate way
winter insists on nothing less than deference.
waiting all its life, snow says, "Let me cover you."
- Laura Lush, The First Day of Winter
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SendinBlue is a marketing service provider with many great features that you can use to boost your business.
Other than automating and managing your email marketing campaign, it gives you also SMS messages, which is really an interesting plus.
The easy to use platform is really intuitive and lets you start right away after registration (without paying).
Yes, there is a completely free plan, until 9,000 emails per month!
With so many overpriced email marketing platforms out there, SendinBlue is the perfect alternative to MailChimp.
Let's see how to sign up with a free plan, how to build your first campaign, the SendinBlue features and prices, with many comparisons to MailChimp.
Start with the Free Plan at SendinBlue
Registration is so easy, that lets you start working on your marketing campaign right away.
Once you have signed up, you will get access to your dashboard with complete functionality to all the features.
As mentioned, the free plan (yes, it's really free, without any contract or hidden fees), allows you to start working on your mailing list, without paying and with unlimited use (until 9,000 emails/monthly).
You'll have 300 available emails per day and 100 SMS credits.
With MailChimp, the free plan gives you just 2000 contacts and they charges you $50 per month for 5000 email sent (without giving you the autoresponder service), while SendinBlue makes a big difference with 9000 free mails per month and the autoresponder tool.
This is great for beginners who need to work on growing their business without investing a lot of money.
Check the SendinBlue prices compared to MailChimp here :
Begin to Work with Your SendinBlue Account
After signing in, you want to import your subscribers via CSV file or by adding them manually.
When you have done that and updated your information, you can start your first email campaign.
Just click on "Create a Campaign" at your SendinBlue dashboard and fill the settings.
The next step is decide which to use among the 4 editors, in order to create your email campaign.
I love the drag and drop newsletter builder, it's so intuitive and easy to use.
Just select sections to add images or texts, and you will be able to build your newsletter in a matter of minutes!
There are buttons available, dividers and even an easy social media section that you can add and personalize.
After you finished to write your newsletter, you can send a test to your email or even check how it will look on different browsers or several devices, like iPad for example.
See a screenshot below.
Last step is including your recipients and schedule your campaign.
And you're done!
SendinBlue Features
We've seen how to create your first campaign with the easy to use drag and drop builder.
But there are many others features at SendinBlue.
SMS Campaigns
I am sure you own a smart phone, a tablet or many other mobile devices.
After gathering the numbers of your subscribers, you will be able with SendinBlue to send messages to your list, with no distinction of destinations or mobile carriers in all around the world.
This is really a plus, that MailChimp does not offer you.
WP Plugin
With shared server you can send just a limited number of emails each hour.
This is due to technical reasons, as your hosting service does want you to use all the server resources.
But with SendinBlue this problem is solved.
They will connect your WordPress blog to their strong SMTP server, enabling you to send unlimited emails from your website.
Some other SendinBlue's fetures are :
– segmentation of contacts;
– real time reports & statistics;
– spam check;
– dedicated IP address;
– unlimited contacts for your list;
– unlimited attributes for each contact;
– white label solution;
– trigger marketing;
– your campaigns in Google Analytics;
– tracking real-time;
– heat map consult for checking the most clicked parts on your newsletter.
And the unlimited support from SendinBlue staff by phone, email or ticket.
SendinBlue Pricing Compared to MailChimp
First of all, let's see SendinBlue features, compared to MailChimp in this image :
While SendinBlue still offers many important features like MailChimp (plus some unique ones, if you check the image above), there is a big difference in prices.
MailChimp is much expensive than SendinBlue.
As mentioned, SendinBlue's free account allows you to manage up to 9,000 emails each month with unlimited subscribers.
For example, the "Bronze" package will cost you just $29,00 per month, giving you up to 60,000 emails.
You may want to send an 1 email to 60,000 subscribers, or 2 emails to 30,000 subscribers per month.
I've checked the correspondent MailChimp package.
It's an exorbitant $350 per month!!!
That's more than 12 times of what you would spend with SendinBlue.
It's a big difference of cost, right?
It's really possible to increase dramatically your ROI with a corret email marketing campaign and the proper service provider.
I loved to test SendinBlue and I'll consider it as my next email marketing service provider.
And it's good to see BMW, among the many SendinBlue clients!
SendinBlue gives you so many features, and I particularly liked the drag and drop feature.
It's really intuitive and simple to understand, even for new marketers and bloggers.
Also, SendinBlue plans are really interesting, with advantageous prices.
You should really consider trying Sendinblue, most of all if you are already using other service providers, like the much expensive MailChimp.
You can sign up here for free, without deposit, contract or credit card required.
And you can cancel your subscription at any time.
Are you managing a newsletter?
Are you creating your mailing list?
Do you use MailChimp or other email marketing providers?
Please let me have your views in the comments below, thanks!

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Don't you just hate it when your Dad corrects your manners…gets on your case for eating too much candy…or nags you for watching too many TV shows?
Now, here's your chance to get even—and you'll both have fun in the process—on the golf course! That's because you can always have a fair competition in golf. And there's nothing like beating your Dad at something that gives you both a BIG smile. It could be putting contests or a full game of golf. The point is you're hanging out with Dad and creating memories for a lifetime.
Plus, no couch potato syndrome here!
So, what if you want to play with your Dad, but on the same team? Well, how about creating your own mini-PGA Junior League Golf match, taking on a friend and their Dad? It's a lot of fun to play together, using a nine-hole "Scramble" format, where everyone hits their team's best shot each time. If you hit a bad shot, it's no big deal. That's because your Dad can help you out on his turn! And what could be sweeter than after seeing your Dad hit one in the pond, you step up and save the team with a great shot of your own?
It's a wonderful way to bond with "Dear ol' Dad!" Plus, you'll get to tell THAT story a million times!
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Santa Clara Public LibraryHome library Menu
VR Development Workshop & Bootcamp
- Date: 08/18/2019 1:15 PM - 4:45 PM
- Location: Central Park Library - Board Room
2635 Homestead Rd.
Santa Clara, California 95051
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Join us for a VR Development Workshop and Bootcamp, where participants will learn Unity, Virtual Reality game development, and design. Participants in the Boot Camp will work in a small community of developers to release a version of their game.Boot camp graduates may sell their games on Steam and license their games to Virtual World Arcade (http://virtualworldarcade.com) and other VR Arcades around the world.
Every Sunday in the Library Board Room on the 2nd Floor
1 - 2pm: Beginner Friendly Unity 3D Tutorial
2 - 4pm: Intermediate VR Development Tutorial
4 - 4:45pm: VR Boot Camp
The curriculum is designed such that students may drop in any time. For teens and adults. No experience required!
Curriculum and Class Materials at Unityversity (http://unityversity.com).
Please bring a laptop (and mouse!) with the latest version of Unity installed.
Go to https://store.unity.com/, and download for Windows or Mac (Free version recommended).
Go to https://store.unity.com/, and download for Windows or Mac (Free version recommended).


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I've spent several hours making playlists on mobile, because it's not possible to transfer playlists between PC and mobile. I switched SD cards and now all my playlists are gone. This is very frustrating. I'm not familiar with how stuff like this works on Android, but since playlists are just text files I hope it might be possible to store them in an easily accessible place on the device. This would make it a breeze to transfer playlists between PC and mobile and also to backup playlists for transfer between mobile devices. Any way to change all the pointers in the playlist to the new location would also work; I know the new file location path, and Foobar Mobile tells me what the old path is, there's just no way to change the paths in the playlist.
I'm obviously not looking forward to spending around 10 hours rebuilding all my playlists and the more I think about that, the more I realize I should probably just start using a player with playlist support. I love Foobar. Why is this even a thing??


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BBVA Compass volunteers and Houston Dash players gave new life to an East End family's home today as part of a joint effort to revitalize the vibrant neighborhood around BBVA Compass Stadium.
The home renovation is for the BBVA Compass and Dynamo Charities Building a Better Houston initiative, and was completed in partnership with Rebuilding Together-Houston. The latter is a community outreach organization that works to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods.
This was the bank's third annual renovation through the Building a Better Houston initiative, and the first for the Dash, the city's new women's professional soccer team.
"With BBVA Compass Stadium sitting in the heart of the East End, the neighborhood has become a special place for the bank," said BBVA Compass South Texas Regional Wealth Management Executive Karen Dixon. "Today's volunteers have given the Rincons' home a new life, and we know they'll enjoy it for many years to come."
After a kickoff ceremony, approximately 50 volunteers — including Dixon, former Dynamo player and Dash Managing Director Brian Ching, and the entire Dash team — painted, cleaned up landscaping and made small repairs to the Rincon family's home.
"We love working on community initiatives in conjunction with BBVA Compass," Ching said. "As one of our most important partners, they are just as committed to giving back to the community as we are. This project is important and allows us to positively impact a hard-working family that has made the East End its home for many years."
The Rincons purchased their home more than 20 years ago, and now have two grandchildren who attend the East End's Rusk Elementary School, where BBVA Compass and the Dash will host a soccer clinic for students next month. The home improvements, some of which were completed earlier, were made through a donation from the BBVA Compass Foundation. Those repairs included the installation of new plumbing, windows and screen doors.
The Building a Better Houston initiative began in 2012. Multiple events are held throughout the year as part of the initiative, such as financial education events and soccer clinics. On July 26, the BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup will be played at BBVA Compass Stadium, and will help fund the initiative's Business of Sports program for local high school students in the fall.
BBVA Compass, Houston Dash give new life to family's home in East End revitalization effort
BBVA Compass volunteers and Houston Dash players gave new life to an East End family's home today as part of a joint effort to revitalize the vibrant neighborhood around BBVA Compass Stadium.


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What better way than to spread holiday cheer than with the all time Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol! All ages will enjoy this forever-inspiring story of the true meaning of Christmas! As The Goodman Theatre presents this performance for it's 33rd consecutive year, it is safe to say that it has secured a spot as a holiday tradition for Chicagoans. Make it a part of your own seasonal agenda enjoy the magic of this enchanting tale!
"Based on Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is opposed to holiday cheer and indifferent to the sufferings of the poor in Victorian London. Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who offer him the opportunity to sympathize with his fellow man. Dickens' famous characters include Scrooge's kind-hearted clerk Bob Cratchit and his family, including Tiny Tim, The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, the merry-making Fezziwig couple and the Ghost of Jacob Marley. Throughout its history, over 1 million people have experienced A Christmas Carol and the production has hosted six directors, seven Scrooges, 27 Tiny Tims and nearly 20,000 "Bah, Humbug"s"
In the roles of these iconic characters is John Judd (Scrooge), Cameron Conforti (Tiny Tim), Peyton Young (Martha Cratchit), Eric Parks (Young Scrooge), Anish Jethmalani (The Ghost of Jacob Marley), Ron Rains (Bob Cratchit), Susan Shunk (Ghost of Christmas Past), Penelope Walker (Ghost of Christmas Present).
William Brown, director has been working with the Goodman's production for 18 years, directing for the last five. With numerous credits for performances in the Chicagoland area such as Curtains, Halcyon Days and Not About Nightingales, Brown is right at home in the Chicago theatre scene and this performance makes that very evident!
Hurry and get your tickets to A Christmas Carol today! Performances are only for a limited time and there is really no better way to catch the Christmas spirit!
A Christmas Carol runs through December 31, 2010.
Tickets start at $25 and are currently on sale at www.GoodmanTheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office (170 N.Dearborn) or by phone at 312.443.3800


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College of Pharmacy celebrates new buildings in traditional Hawaiian ceremony
UH Hilo Home > News and Events > UH Hilo Press Releases
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Contact: Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642
For Immediate Release
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Pharmacy marked a milestone Saturday, October 17 with a Blessing Ceremony in honor of three modular buildings that represent Phase I of the College's temporary home. The compound, which was complete in August, is now being used by UH Hilo students and faculty, and includes offices, an auditorium, laboratories and research facilities.
"The facilities are really a significant first step toward answering the state's need for more professionals that are committed to professional healthcare," said Gerald De Mello, director of university relations. "The Pharmacy program gives a national distinction in many ways to the island and for our community, and adds a vitality to our University and our town. It will take us to our long-sought goal of redefining the basis of economics in Hilo to depend on a knowledge institution that helps move the town, the island and the state forward."
Chancellor Rose Tseng spoke to the more than 65 people who attended, and recognized several dignitaries in attendance who have helped the College of Pharmacy, including Rep. Jerry Chang, Pat Deleon, chief of staff to Senator Daniel Inouye, Hilo attorney Roy Nakamoto, retired pharmacist Ron Okamura, member of the Dean's Advisory Council, Representative Clift Tsuji, Allan Onishi, president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaiʻi, Phoebe Lambeth, Rotary Club of South Hilo, and Harvey Tajiri, UH Board of Regent.
"Without the state legislature, we would never have gotten this far," Tseng said. "With Dean John Pezzuto's guidance, the College has already attracted top-notch faculty who really are modern-day pioneers working to make this a health care Mecca of the Pacific. But it takes a community to make this happen."
Pezzuto expressed gratitude to the community, as well as to John Dill, the construction company that built the modular compound and provided the tent for the affair.
"These buildings actually got us on the map – the campus map," Pezzuto said. "We are extremely grateful to the state legislature for giving us hope and the strength to carry ahead to reach our vision to become a top-rated College of Pharmacy."
Danny Akaka Jr., son of U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, conducted the traditional blessing.
"Use this time to move with the flow and to enjoy what nature gives us," Akaka said. "It's a symbol that we're not alone. We're surrounded by the beauty of this place and the ancestors who were here before us."
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Season in Review: By the (Jersey) NumbersPosted by rtmsf on April 7th, 2011
Andrew Murawa is an RTC contributor. When he's not traveling all night to get to Vegas, Los Angeles, Tucson or Anaheim to cover games in the southwestern quadrant of the country, he's acting as the RTC correspondent for the Mountain West and Pac-10 Conferences and writing about whatever strikes his basketball fancy.
When it comes to wrapping up a college basketball season, I have a hard time doing an All-American team, because, for one, it just seems hard to narrow down four and a half months of basketball to just five names (or even ten or 15 if I add a second or third team – although, I'll probably do that too). Instead, in the interests of recognizing more of the players that filled up my brain this season, what I'll do here today is take all 37 possible uniform numbers (only digits zero through five are possible uniform numbers in NCAA basketball, to aid referees in calling fouls and the foulers) and pick one player for each jersey number. Note that I am not always going to pick just the best player here. My own prejudices and likes/dislikes will factor in, plus I want to be able to pick a guy that I will most remember from this season. And, in the case of a tie, a senior will get the nod. So without further ado, here is my list of Players of the Year by uniform number.
0 – Jacob Pullen, Sr, Kansas State – As I said before, tie goes to the senior, and in this case, the freshman Jared Sullinger gets beat out by a guy who left his heart on the court in his final game as a Wildcat, scoring 38 amazing points in a loss to Wisconsin in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament. Pullen goes down in history as the all-time leading scorer in Kansas State history, and his exploits in March will be talked about there for years to come.
00 – Rick Jackson, Sr, Syracuse – As far as the scorekeeper is concerned, there is no difference between 0 and 00, but I see two big zeroes on Jackson's back, and opponents saw a double-double machine for the majority of the season. He posted 17 double-dips on the season and, despite fading a bit down the stretch, was one of the most improved seniors in the country this year.
1 – Kyrie Irving, Fr, Duke – Irving's college career is complete as he declared for the NBA Draft on Wednesday. You won't find his name on any all-timer lists in Durham, as he played just 11 games in his time as a Blue Devil due to a toe injury. When he was on the court, however, he was among the handful of the best players in the nation, with quickness, awareness and maturity rarely seen among freshmen.
2 – Nolan Smith, Sr, Duke – His college career ended with one of the worst games of his career, but for huge swaths of this season, Smith was in the conversation for National Player of the Year. He took over the point guard role when Irving went down with his injury and did a fantastic job of balancing his team's need for a creator with its need for Smith to score.
3 – Jeremy Lamb, Fr, Connecticut – Jim Calhoun's precocious freshman earned this honor almost entirely in March. Sure, he had a streak of eight-straight double-digit scoring games in January and early February, but in March, Lamb took his game to a new level and became a consistent second option to Kemba Walker. From the start of the Big East Tournament straight through to the National Championship game, Lamb never failed to score in double figures and averaged 15.3 points per game over that stretch.
4 – Jackson Emery, Sr, BYU – Aaron Craft almost got the nod here, but once again we'll give the upperclassman the benefit of the doubt. And make no mistake, Emery is very deserving on his own merits, regardless of class, averaging 12.5 points and 2.7 steals per game as Jimmer Fredette's sidekick in the Cougars' playmaking backcourt. Emery goes down in history as the career steals leader at BYU.
5 – Kendall Marshall, Fr, North Carolina – I'm not sure Marshall is the best player in the country wearing a single five on his back, but he was likely the most important one – and the biggest story at that. He took over the starting point guard position in Chapel Hill in mid-January and led the Tar Heels to a 17-3 record from there, averaging 7.7 often spectacular assists per game and kick-starting much-heralded freshman wing Harrison Barnes along the way.


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One day after proposing a bill that would classify having an abortion after rape or incest as "tampering with evidence," a Republican legislator in New Mexico said Thursday she is clarifying the intent of the legislation.
New Mexico Rep. Cathrynn Brown on Wednesday introduced House Bill 206, which would criminalize "procuring or facilitating an abortion," or "compelling or coercing" someone else to get an abortion after rape or incest, as destroying evidence.
Some Democrats and opponents of the proposal said that under the bill's original language, female victims of rape or incest who become pregnant might be criminally liable if they have an abortion.
But in a statement sent Thursday to NBC News, Brown said the bill was not intended to criminalize rape victims, but rather a rapist who might force the victim to have an abortion.
"Its intent is solely to deter rape and cases of incest. The rapist — not the victim — would be charged with tampering of evidence. I am submitting a substitute draft to make the intent of the legislation abundantly clear," Brown said in the statement.
Brown, who represents a southeastern New Mexico district, is endorsed by a "Right to Life" organization, according to her campaign website.
University of New Mexico Law Professor Antoinette Sedillo Lopez told NBC News this bill might be designed to have "a chilling effect" on women's right to exercise their choice on abortion.
"It is not typical that a fetus would be used as evidence in a rape case," Sedillo said. Testimony by the victim, bodily damage and semen are generally used as evidence in cases of rape, she added.
Brown's first proposal has abortion rights advocates unhappy.
"Any elected official who wants to put criminal liability (on) survivors of rape or incest is cold-blooded," Donna Crane, policy director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, said in a statement to NBC News.
The Democratic Party of New Mexico released a statement Thursday condemning the proposed legislation.
"This bill is wrong, and should never see the light of day in any legislature in this country, let alone New Mexico," state party chairman Javier Gonzales said in the statement. "The War on Women in America has to stop. No woman should ever be forced to carry a child for 'evidence,' plain and simple."
A representative from the Right To Life Committee of New Mexico said organization officials could not immediately comment Thursday, as they are still analyzing the bill.
A spokesman for the office of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican, sent a statement to NBC News Thursday evening: "Governor Martinez dedicated her career as a prosecutor to being a strong voice for crime victims and would never support any bill that re-victimizes rape survivors," said spokesman Enrique C. Knell.
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Tombstone Tuesday - 15 Jun 2010
This is my first report of entering Tombstone Tuesday entries into Find A Grave, per my Challenge #22 and #23 resolution.
I began with my maternal grandparents, Paul and Dorothy (SORENSEN) KINNICK from 17 Nov 2009.
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53646234 Dorothy
I also contributed his parents, my great-grandparents, Alonzo and Nettie (WILLIAMS) KINNICK, from 29 Dec 2009, all four at the Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll Co, Iowa.
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53647404 Nettie
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Dozens of protesters gather in a large courtyard in front of the Khayelitsha Magistrate Court in Cape Town, South Africa.
They're here in memory of Zoliswa Nkonyana, a 19-year-old lesbian who was brutally murdered here in 2006. Nkonyana was followed home by a group of young men, after a confrontation at a local bar. The men kicked, clubbed and strangled her, and threw bricks at her head.
Nkonyana died in the street, just a few yards from her home.
Five years later, the trial of the men convicted of murdering her, drags on. Gay rights groups complain the court hasn't given the case priority. In October, four young men were found guilty of the murder, but the sentencing was postponed. Angy Peter, a legal advocate for the Nkonyana family, said the court's handling of the case confirms people's fears about hate crimes.
"If you are a lesbian in this country and you get killed, it goning to spend five years waiting for a result and you don't even know what those results will be," she said.
In terms of gay rights, South Africa is among the most progressive countries in the world. The constitution explicitly bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.
It's one of just ten countries in the world — and the only one in Africa — to recognize same-sex marriages. Gay couples are allowed to adopt.
But those legal protections don't necessarily translate into tolerance on the ground. Gays and lesbians say they face discrimination in the justice system.
"One would be dishonest if one were to argue that there is no homophobia in South Africa," said Tlali Tlali, a spokesman for the South African Justice Department. "There is homophobia in South Africa."
Last year, gay rights groups filed a complaint about his department's handling of hate crimes against gays and lesbians.
Tlali said the agency took the complaint very seriously. It launched a national task force that includes officials from six government agencies, as well as leaders of the LGBT community. The task force is pressing the courts to expedite hate crime cases and exploring legislation that would toughen punishments.
It's also requiring police officers, prosecutors, and judges to undergo sensitivity training. According to Tlali, the message to authorities is clear.
"It really doesn't matter what the sexual orientation of the victim is. You need to treat this particular individual with the necessary levels of professionalism, with the necessary courtesy, so that they must feel the government is there for everybody, regardless of race, color, creed – including sexual orientation. That is what South Africa is about," Tlali said.
But he concedes they're fighting a difficult battle. He said it's one thing to tell someone how to act — it's another to change the way they think.
At a small bar in Khayelitsha, music blares from the speakers, as a group of young people swig beer at a table. One woman, who asked to be identified by her first name, Amanda, said she came here because it's a gay-friendly bar. That's always the case in Cape Town's poor black townships.
Amanda said people at other bars often harass her for being a lesbian.
"They even say that it's un-African, being a woman, loving another woman. It's not possible, they say," she said.
Another woman at the bar, who asked to be called Sarah, said police officers are the worst offenders. A few months ago, one of her friends was the victim of what's sometimes called "corrective rape" – a violent act aimed at "curing" lesbians and turning them straight. It's an alarmingly common crime in South Africa, and according to Sarah, going to the police is a waste of time.
"If you go to the police station to lay a charge as a lesbian, first question they will ask you, why are you lesbian?," Sarah said. "They don't listen to what you came to do. They ask you why are you lesbian. Why are you sleeping with other girls?"
Sarah said it's great that the government is requiring sensitivity training, but she questions how effective those programs will be.
"Even if they do the workshops and whatever, if the people they are hiring don't want to change, they won't change," she said.
Prosecutors are expected to argue for a longer sentence in the murder of Zoliswa Nkonyana, because the killing was motivated by the victim's sexual orientation. If they do, it will be the first time the state's attorneys have made this argument.
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Consider the possibility that an accident could occur involving your unit. Take proper steps in advance, not only to eliminate potential hazards, but to fully protect yourself and others responsible for the outing. A review of the DVD, Scouting Safety Begins With Leadership, No. 19-201, will prepare you for the potential hazards faced during outdoor activities. An adequate emergency fund will cover minor emergencies.
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For those who labor long and hard to craft good and just standards, as well as those who have suffered from their absence. On the one hand, the fight against the tyranny of structurelessness. On the other, the fallacy of one size fits all (Lampland & Starr, 2009).
This book dedication found in Standards and Their Stories captures the inherent paradox of badge system design. By seeking to standardize the process we risk the introduction of systemic rigidity. And yet by developing badges without a plan we risk the possibility of ideological entropy. In my writing about this topic I'm attempting to walk the middle path: somewhere in between fanatical dictums and a mad free-for-all. I wish I could say that it was easier than this, but then I'd be lying.
The status quo
Even while we're in the midst of talking about a potentially reconstructive idea like Mozilla Open Badges, I still rather rotely refer to my own typically conventional educational route with "my undergrad degree this" or "my grad degree that." Perhaps this is to be expected. It certainly hearkens to one of the issues that the open badges in the wild will have to confront: the seeming intractability of the status quo. In the Open Badges world this desire for stability echoes within the repeated request for a standard method of validation; it's mated to a deep concern about badge quality. In unfamiliar situations such as these we tend to rely on current cultural understandings and touchstones. In this case, degrees and certificates, accreditation systems and educational rankings.
The status quo of our formal academic system has transmogrified into a sort of binary approval system. You pass or you fail. You go to a respected school or you go to a second-tier school. You graduate or you don't. It all seems pretty inexorable. We gravitate toward that which is customary. The familiar often appears to be less threatening than the entirely unknown. Indeed, there is a robust academic research field that studies this tendency, especially with regards to our proclivities toward risk and reward: behavioral economics. (For a deep and delightful dive on this read Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational.)
I'm hoping that some day people will refer to not only their formal schooling but their non-traditional learned experiences as well (hopefully badged in the open way) without speaking of one of them as second-rate or less than the other. That noted, I'll return to my rather classical undergraduate education to make a point. I double-majored in graphic design and writing. The classes I took in design inform a significant amount of the way that I think. This is not to say that every design class I took made sense or built on every preceding design class so that one day I had taken enough of them to—ta-dah!—be called a designer. On the contrary, I gleaned information from a variety of sources. My deep learning occurred in many different venues, a bit of it very much outside the realm of what typically would be called design. Nevertheless, some aspects of design that I learned in those college classes continue to reverberate within me.
One of the most resonant aspects of those years pertains to users and audiences and owners and consumers and interested parties and even uninterested parties. The idea of multiple audiences pulses within me at the root. Akin to that concept, another: juxtaposition. What is there versus what is not there; what has been asked versus what has not been asked; the solid versus the void. Good designers are problem solvers, not stylists or skinners. They interrogate situations and ask why? They poke around in seemingly unrelated categories. They consider the complicating factors of temporality and fickle end users while acknowledging that a problem owner requires resolutions. They know that solutions can have many audiences and that things that seem simple and straightforward can be damn complex. (Massimo Vignelli has spoken eloquently on this subject in "Massimo Vignelli on Rational Design." Actually, read all the interviews on Steven Heller's Design Dialogues site.)
Hard questions
Why do I mention all of this? Because as you begin the process of badge system design, you, too, will be delving into these areas. You, too, will be learning to act as a designer. You'll be gathering information from many sources—no doubt a few of them entirely unexpected. And most likely you'll find yourself asking deep and sometimes existential questions. I encourage you to remain open to the idea that periodically, like the question, the answer will prove to be both complex and difficult and very much not binary. Sometimes you will have to try something to know if it works because there will be no answer until you do. Accept this. Your badge system will benefit from this sideways approach. That is, believe it or not, the middle path.
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Much more soon.
Ariely, D. (2008). Predictably Irrational. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
Lampland, M. & Starr, S. L. (2009). Standards and their stories. (p. dedication). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Vignelli, M. (1998). Massimo Vignelli on Rational Design. In Heller, S. (Ed.), Design dialogues (pp. 3-8). New York, NY: Allworth Press.


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Alumni Discuss the Business of Baseball at Center for Sports Media Event Friday, December 6, 2013
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Point Park alumni now with the Texas League, St. Lucie Mets and Detroit Tigers gave students an inside look about the business of baseball during the Center for Sports Media and Marketing's last event of the fall 2013 semester.
Tom Kayser (COM 1974), president of the Texas League, Ryan Ellis (A&S '00), manager of the St. Lucie Mets, and Don Kelly (BUS '06), a player for the Detroit Tigers, were the featured panelists.
"Our industry has so many levels of opportunities in sales, marketing, advertising, events, operations, public relations or broadcasting," Kayser said. "If you have the willingness to put in the time, working in this industry can be easy and fun."
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Ellis agreed, encouraging the students to ask themselves if they are willing to do what it takes to land their first job.
"There's a place for good people in this great game. If you do your due diligence and take pride in what you do, you're all set. Because once you're in, you're in," said Ellis.
During the question-and-answer session, the alumni were asked to discuss media and community relations, what they do during the offseason and share what they believe to be the best and worst parts of their careers.
They cited satisfaction, accountability and competition as the best parts of the job and discipline and travel as their least favorite.
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"Regardless of what anybody in this room does in their career, you have to love what you do every single day. If you love what you're doing, then you'll put the time in and will do whatever it takes to get where you want to go," said Kelly.
"I'm a huge baseball fan," said School of Communication student Alex Stumpf. "Anytime I get to meet and network with someone from the major league, I feel like I'm five again."
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(AP) -- Northern California is bracing for more stormy weather this weekend after heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power to thousands, delayed flights, tied up traffic and flooded some roadways.
After the second in a series of storms slammed the region Friday, scattered showers are expected Saturday before a third storm strikes Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
A flash flood watch will remain in effect for most of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Santa Cruz Mountains throughout the weekend. The storms could cause rock and mud slides in areas already saturated and affected by wildfires this summer, said NWS forecaster Diana Henderson in Monterey.
"It's not a super storm by any measure, but this is pretty significant," Henderson said. "We should see periods of moderate to heavy rains."
Friday's stormy weather may be behind the death of a Pacific Gas & Electric worker in West Sacramento who was killed after his truck crashed into a traffic signal pole during the stormy weather.
Friday's storm delayed flights at San Francisco International Airport and knocked down a large tree that smashed a car and blocked a busy street for hours in the city's affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood.
The North Bay was seemingly hit the hardest, as parts of Sonoma County received more than 7 inches of rain and areas in Napa County received nearly 6 inches, Henderson said.
With rain expected all weekend long, Tony Negro, a contractor from Penngrove, Calif., in Sonoma County, said he is worried about water flooding his workshop.
"I'm on my way to get some sand bags," he said.
Thousands of people were without power in that area after an outage that also affected the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The suspension span of the bridge was briefly in the dark as traffic was backed up longer than usual because of rain and strong wind gusts.
Also, a mudslide shut down a stretch of Highway 84 east of Fremont, the California Highway Patrol reported. There was no estimate on when it would reopen.
In Sacramento, an empty big-rig jackknifed in the southbound lanes and struck the median divider on Interstate 5 south of downtown Friday morning, the CHP said.
"I would definitely say it's weather-related. The reports came in that he hit a water puddle and hydroplaned and couldn't correct," CHP Officer Mike Bradley said. "A lot of high-profile vehicles, especially the lighter ones, are getting windblown and having some problems maintaining their lane."
No one was injured in the crash on I-5, California's main north-south highway. But a second vehicle also was damaged and had to be towed, while workers cleaned up diesel fuel spilled from the tractor-trailer.
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In West Sacramento, police say wet conditions may have been a factor when a PG&E worker died after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a traffic pole. PG&E workers at the scene told KCRA-TV that the driver had been working overtime and was returning from Clarksburg in Yolo County.
In Los Angeles, conditions were wet and gloomy as downtown skyscrapers disappeared in low-hanging clouds.
Elsewhere in the West, a state of emergency was declared in Reno, Sparks and Washoe County in Nevada due to expected flooding as a storm packing heavy rain and strong winds swept through the area. Reno city spokeswoman Michele Anderson said public servants would be working overtime through the weekend to control what's expected to be the worst flooding there since 2005. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning along the Truckee River.
The weather also prompted cancellations of Christmas parades and tree lightings in Sparks and Truckee, just across the border from California.
Also, a storm rushed through southern Oregon this week, lingering inland over the Rogue Valley and dropping record rainfall. It largely spared coastal Curry County and its southernmost city, Brookings, which were still recovering from a storm this month.
"We are still vigilant for landslides and road closures and trees down, but so far
-- knock on wood -- we are still good to go," Curry County Sheriff John Bishop said.
Forecasters said the region should expect more storms over the next few days.
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Haven Daley in San Francisco, Don Thompson in Sacramento, Calif.,
John Antczak in Los Angeles, Hannah Dreier in Las Vegas, Jeff
Barnard in Grants Pass, Ore., and Tim Fought in Medford, Ore., also
contributed to this report.
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When Nokia released its TV spot showing off the image stabilization of the Lumia 920, it got into a bit of trouble because it turned out that the video wasn't shot by a Lumia 920 at all.
Now that it's on the market, some Lumia enthusiasts have taken it upon themselves to recreate the original ad, this time with the smartphone itself.
According to Nokia, the Lumia 920′s optical image stabilization is unparalleled in its ability to reduce shakiness and make your videos look smooth.
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Q: How to set/get the values of various controls?
A: Use the class wizard (CTRL+W) to create member variables for your controls. For each control you can create two variables: one of the type "Value" and one of the type "Control". Use the "Value" type variable to set or get the value of the control. Use the "Control" type variable to access the control.
Avoid using 'GetDlgItem()' for several reasons. 'GetDlgItem()' returns a 'CWnd*' that need to be casted to the correct class. Subtle bugs can arise from wrong casting (e.g. if a 'CListCtrl' is casted to a 'CListBox' by mistake). These bugs are very hard to find, because they do not trigger a runtime error in the most cases - the control simply "refuses" to do what it is told to.
Besides of that, repeatedly calling 'GetDlgItem()' is slower than having your controls member variables of their container.
For further information take a look at this article...


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One of the great benefits of working at Adobe is that Adobe believes strongly in community involvement and volunteering. Every Adobe employee is encouraged to use their skills and passions outside of their jobs as volunteers and board members for nonprofits and other community organizations. I take this to heart as a volunteer with FIRST Robotics.
FIRST Robotics offers programs for elementary, middle school and high school students around the world. These programs expose students to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through sport-like competition. Students receive a challenge at the beginning of each competition season and then build robots to address the challenge. Depending on the age of the participants, the challenge may be to solve an important problem such as water quality or delivery of affordable health care, or it might be to play a game that requires careful planning of both robot design and gamely strategy.
The elementary school program is called Junior FIRST Lego League (Jr.FLL). In Jr.FLL, students prepare a presentation to address the challenge. As the students get older, the programs become competitive and the teams must design, build and program a robot to address the challenge.
The middle school program is called FIRST Lego League (FLL). In FLL, the robots are made of Legos and use Lego NXT or EV3 controllers. The robots always operate autonomously, and there is only one robot on each side of the playing field at a time. The robots perform tasks related to the challenge, but do not generally compete directly with another robot.
In high school, teams compete alongside other teams called Alliances to try and outscore other alliances. There are two high school programs: FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). In FTC and FRC, the robots operate autonomously for the first few seconds of the match, and then the students drive the robots for the remainder. There is usually a period at the end of the match, known as the "endgame," where the rules change or an additional challenge becomes available. There is not always an endgame.
FTC uses Lego NXT robot controllers on larger robot frames, but they are transitioning to Android controllers for the next season. FTC matches consist of two robots per alliance and two alliances on the field at a time. FRC uses a National Instruments roboRIO controller and frames up to 120 lbs. FRC matches consist of three robots per alliance and two alliances on the field at a time. There is a ton of YouTube video out there; just search for FLL, FTC or FRC. I volunteer with FRC as a play-by-play announcer at competitions and occasionally as an event judge.
Common to all FIRST programs is documentation. Each program has a range of program-specific documentation, including but not limited to:
- Rules for each competitive season
- Coach and mentor guidelines
- Team notifications
- Curriculum help
- Change logs for all of the aforementioned documentation
Managing all of this documentation is a challenge, as the documentation changes regularly with real consequences for teams. For instance, it is common early in the competition season for game rules to change that might impact robot design. Also, teams are encouraged to ask questions about the rules, and those questions and answers are often summarized in the game documentation. Teams need to be informed in a timely manner so that they don't proceed with designs that might not align with the game rules.
Another challenge is timing. Game rules are announced to the world at specific times on specific days. This is done through global simulcast so that no team has an advantage over another team when it comes to the game rules. Traditionally, documentation has been provided via password-protected PDFs on the FIRST web site. At the end of the simulcast, the password would be revealed and the teams could begin to read.
When we started talking about DPS with FIRST, these two challenges were topmost in our minds, and when I say "our," I mean the Adobe team. I can't speak for what was topmost in FIRST's collective mind. We all believed that DPS could solve the update problem as well as the timed release of content problem very well, so we put it to the test in January of 2015 with the reveal of the 2015 FRC Game, Recycle Rush.
You can download the FIRST app from iTunes or from Google Play. You can also read the FRC Admin Manual, Game Manual, Team Updates in the DPS web viewer.
For FRC Kickoff, I went to a local college with most of the teams from Maine to watch the simulcast together. Many of the mentors and students had their mobile devices, and many had the FIRST app on their device ahead of time. As the game was revealed and as the password for the PDF was shown, the game manual for Recycle Rush appeared in the FIRST Game Manual app right on schedule. One of the mentors sitting next to me watched this happen. He looked at me and asked if he needed a password. I smiled and asked him to open the manual and find out. He tapped on the manual and began to read. Smiling, he looked up and said, "Wow. That was cool!"
The next test came a week later when the first updates were to be published. The manuals are made in InDesign, so the team at FIRST was able to make the adjustments and publish those changes from InDesign. Once published, teams needed to know that the changes were available, so FIRST used the built-in DPS push notification service. I and my team all received the notices on our iPads and our iPhones, and swiping or tapping the notice took us right to the updated content.
As we moved through the competition season, I watched how teams used the manuals. Many teams had it on their phones as well as their tablets, as they frequently returned to the manual to confirm design choices. Later, as the season progressed, they were looking carefully at the conditions which might lead to penalties. Even through the District Championship event, with teams having competed in two or more precursor events, teams still made frequent use of the manuals.
The design of the manual is as important as the content, and FIRST produced a clean, readable, and highly functional tool to help teams play the game and ultimately to be better competitors. Kudos to the FIRST documentation team, who produce manuals for all of the FIRST games.
I'm headed to the FIRST Championships in St. Louis, Missouri this week to volunteer some more and to see all of the FIRST programs draw to a close for the 2014-2015 season. It has been a pleasure and a delight to help bring the manuals on DPS to fruition and then to see the positive reaction and real world usage of the tool. I'm looking forward to helping the manuals evolve as the 2015-2016 season gets underway.


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MSHA News Release: [07/31/2012]
Contact Name: Amy Louviere
Phone Number: (202) 693-9423
Release Number: 12-1552-NAT
MSHA announces results of June impact inspections
Mine placed on pattern of violations in 2011 is one of targeted operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 177 citations, 22 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and three metal/nonmetal mines last month.
The monthly inspections, which began in force in April 2010 following the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine, involve mines that merit increased agency attention and enforcement due to their poor compliance history or particular compliance concerns, including high numbers of violations or closure orders; frequent hazard complaints or hotline calls; plan compliance issues; inadequate workplace examinations; a high number of accidents, injuries or illnesses; fatalities; and adverse conditions such as increased methane liberation, faulty roof conditions and inadequate ventilation.
As an example from last month, MSHA conducted an impact inspection on June 21 during the second shift at Bledsoe Coal Corp.'s Abner Branch Rider Mine in Leslie County, Ky. Inspectors immediately seized and monitored the mine's communications systems to ensure that advance notification was not provided to the miners underground.
The 19 citations and 12 withdrawal orders inspectors issued as a result of violations found effectively shut down the entire mine for eight days. Violations included accumulations of combustible materials in the motor compartment of a utility vehicle located in the primary escapeway; accumulations of loose coal, coal dust, black float coal dust and hydraulic oil on the roof bolting machine, along the mine floor and against the ribs; and an improperly functioning methane monitor, which did not provide a warning or de-energize the mechanized mining unit when necessary. MSHA also cited the operator for defective, bare electrical wires and inadequate splices on the utility vehicle in the primary escapeway. If left uncorrected, these conditions could spark a methane ignition, which, combined with inadequate rockdusting, could cause or contribute to a coal dust explosion.
Additionally, the mine operator did not provide adequate roof/rib control and failed to follow the mine's approved roof control plan. The operator also failed to identify, record and correct the absence of mesh that would prevent the fall of sections of the mine's ribs and roof.
On April 12, 2011, MSHA had issued a pattern of violations notice to the Abner Branch Rider Mine, one of only two mines ever to receive such a notice. Since then, the mine has been issued 53 orders.
Last month's impact inspection was the third conducted at the Abner Branch Rider Mine. The mine's operations returned to normal on June 29 after the violations were abated and the withdrawal orders terminated.
"The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act requires operators to provide a safe workplace, and that includes finding and fixing hazards in order to keep miners from getting injured or killed. If operators ignore that responsibility and leave it to MSHA to find their problems, they should know that MSHA will use the full force of the law — including closure orders — to protect the nation's miners," said Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health.
"It is clear that, in the case of Abner Branch, a mine already on a pattern of violations, all of MSHA's tools may not be enough. But until that changes, we will use what we have and aggressively enforce the law to ensure men and women who go into a mine at the beginning of a shift can come back out at the end of it."
As a second example from last month, MSHA personnel conducted an impact inspection on June 20 at Tunnel Ridge LLC's Tunnel Ridge Mine in Ohio County, W.Va., during the evening shift. The inspection party secured the mine's phones to prevent advance notice of the inspection. MSHA issued 34 enforcement actions, including 29 citations and five unwarrantable failure orders. This impact inspection was the second of the Tunnel Ridge Mine.
An unwarrantable failure order was issued for failure to maintain the intake escapeway on the longwall section from the mine's working face. The escapeway was obstructed with mud and water up to 15 inches deep for a distance of 300 feet. A subsequent order was issued for the mine operator's failure to identify this hazardous condition during the preshift examination. By not recognizing and recording this hazard, the mine operator placed miners at risk of not having a safe way to exit the mine.
The mine operator also was cited for failing to conduct required methane tests at each working face. The Tunnel Ridge Mine has a history of methane liberation. Failure to perform adequate methane checks during the mining and roof bolting cycle could allow an unknown quantity of methane gas to accumulate without miners' knowledge and lead to a possible methane ignition.
An additional order was issued for the mine operator's failure to conduct an adequate preshift examination of the section. Conducting proper examinations and correcting hazardous conditions are essential to protect the health and safety of miners. Inadequate examinations allow miners to remain in areas where hazardous conditions may exist which, if left uncorrected, expose miners to the risk of severe injuries, illnesses or death.
Since April 2010, MSHA has conducted 464 impact inspections, which have resulted in a total of 8,283 citations, 833 orders and 33 safeguards.
Editor's note: A spreadsheet containing the results of impact inspections in June 2012 accompanies this news release.
- View the spreadsheet (PDF)


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5 Ways to Avoid Tax Scams
Follow these steps to protect your money and your identity.
I've heard about all sorts of scams that crop up during tax-filing season. How can I avoid getting burned?
While you're spending time preparing your tax returns this spring, scam artists are hard at work figuring out ways to steal your money and your identity. ID thieves are particularly active during tax time because your return contains all the information they need -- your Social Security number, name, address, work information, investment accounts -- to open accounts in your name or steal your refund. "Everything is there," says Robert Siciliano, a McAfee consultant and an ID-theft expert. But there are some simple precautions you can take to stay a step ahead of the bad guys.
1. Never respond directly to an e-mail claiming to be from the IRS. The IRS does not send e-mails about your tax return. Period. "If the e-mail claims to be from the IRS, there's a 100% chance that it's a fraud," says Siciliano. And be skeptical of e-mails claiming to be from a tax-preparation firm, too. This is prime season for phishing – when scam artists set up Web sites that ask you to input personal information or account numbers because they need more information to file your return or process your refund.
The IRS has issued an alert warning people about fraudulent e-mails that claim to come from the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. The e-mails claim that your tax payment made through the EFTPS has been rejected and direct you to a bogus Web site containing malicious software that infects your computer.
If you get a letter or call that does appear legitimate, you should still verify the information yourself by calling the provider's customer service number as listed on its Web site or in your files. For more information about what to do and who to contact if you receive a suspicious IRS-related communication, see the IRS phishing page.
2. Be careful whom you work with. You're giving so much personal information to your tax preparer that you need to do a thorough job of vetting him or her first. "Scammers have been known to set up shop as accountants and collect your personal information. They'll get your refund, but they'll also open up new credit cards and bank accounts in your name," says Siciliano.
Look for someone who has been in the business for a long time, and ask friends and colleagues for recommendations. You can also find a tax preparer through the National Association of Enrolled Agents, whose members must pass a rigorous test, meet annual continuing-education requirements and are licensed to represent clients in front of the IRS. If you're looking for help with financial planning as well as taxes throughout the year, CPAs who are personal financial specialists (CPA/PFS) can help integrate tax planning with investing, retirement planning and estate issues. See the CPA/PFS search page to find one in your area. For more information, see How to Find a Good Tax Adviser.
3. Keep your tax files secure. You need to be particularly careful with your computer security when dealing with your tax files. Make sure your PC's anti-virus software is up to date and that the security patches on your operating system have been updated. Password-protect your computer, especially if you're using a laptop or if people frequently come and go from your home, and encrypt sensitive files (especially your tax files).
4. Be careful with your Internet connection, too. Don't work on your taxes on a public computer, which could have have been loaded with a spyware program that lets someone else see everything you do on the PC. And don't send tax information through an insecure, wireless connection. "E-file your return from a secure home location, preferably through a wired rather than a wireless connection," says Siciliano. "It's amazing to me that people file their taxes from the public library," he says. Also be careful if printing or copying in a public place.
5. Be careful when you dispose of tax files. When you get rid of physical tax files and supporting documents, make sure you shred the paper rather than throw it away. (See How Long to Keep Tax Records for more information about what to keep and toss). And when you eventually dispose of your computer -- whether you trash it, sell it or give it away -- make sure that your tax files (and other personal files) are gone. Siciliano recommends you use a program that wipes the information off the hard drive, then reinstall the operating system with the original disks that came with the computer.


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Spread the CoCo Love
As we enter the second half the 2012 MLB season, I want to revisit, in my (correct) opinion, the most amazing play of the year thus far. It is a play that should be repeating on every sports highlight reel in existence, but one that, like most things do in Oakland, has evaporated into east bay obscurity.
Ladies and gentlemen, dear readers and Mom, I give you the ASTONISHING, the ASTOUNDING, the AMAZING Covelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp:
Hang a star on that one, baby, 'cuz that ain't somethin' you see every day… or EVER!
So why no love from the worldwide leader in campy schtick? Why did MLB Network not make this THE top play of June? Do they have something against Coco? Something against Oakland?
I understand that this wasn't a DeWayne Wise "The Catch" type of play — that there was little at stake in this otherwise tame regular season baseball game. But come on. Dude made a sliding catch, then, FROM HIS BUTT rocketed the ball to second to double-up Nelson Cruz, no slouch in his own right.
Maybe it's just me. Maybe my love for Coco's crazy is overriding my rationality, causing me to overvalue such Houdinian moves.
Or, maybe the rest of the world is WRONG.
Pretty sure it's the latter.
Happy Friday!


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UPDATE: Poplar Bluff Police Believe Abductor Called to Turn Himself In
POPLAR BLUFF - The Poplar Bluff Police Department believes 45-year-old Jeffrey D. Shelton called to turn himself in hours after he abducted five-year-old Abigail Bertholf. Police chief Danny Whiteley said the alleged abductor called Butler County 9-1-1 between 1 and 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The call helped local authorities track Shelton's whereabouts. Shelton was found with Bertholf around 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highways 67 and 160, nearly 10 miles South of Poplar Bluff.
Local police officers, the Butler County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, FBI agents and the United States Marshal Service assisted in the search for the missing girl. The Poplar Bluff Major Case Squad was activated for the first time this year to help maximize search efforts.
Police are unsure of Shelton's motive, but said they believe Shelton may have an acquantaince that lives near Abigail Bertholf's home. Police also believe Shelton had no prior interaction with Bertholf or her family.
Shelton is on Butler County's sex offender list. He was jailed for similar crimes 1990 and was released February 2011.
(Photo credit: Poplar Bluff Police Department)


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Let's say you are looking for the book called Guts: Companies that Blow the Doors off Business as Usual.
Search the title in the library catalog to find the call number:
Library of Congress Call Number in Detail
The most important line to understand is the first line. In Library of Congress, the letters in the first line represent the subject of the book.
Call numbers are arranged using an alphanumeric system, meaning you follow both alphabetic and numeric order to find books.
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With news this weekend that they have found the remains of another unknown solider in Europe—and that he has been buried at a Remembrance Day Ceremony at Vimy this past weekend—brought home the fact that the wars in which they have fought will never die. It is our duty to remember them.
Canada now has 5,890 Vitual War Memorials that you can visit online on the Canada's Veteran Affairs website. Go to <www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=memorials/memcan>.
On a personal note, Mario Lapointe, my husband and a full-time reservist in the Air Force, will be in the Remembrance Day Parade tomorrow at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
I will be there, too, and afterwards we will go to a reception at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel to mingle with the veterans and with fellow sailors, soldiers, and airmen/airwomen who marched in the ceremony that morning.
There also won't be a blog on Wednesday because it will be Mario's birthday! I've got a full day and evening of activities planned for him, so I won't be home at all on that day.
If you wish, you can go to the Juno Beach Parade article that both of us wrote for that day five years ago <www.genealogycanada.com/Juno%20Beach.htm>.
So I'll see you Thursday when I will talk about the "partnership" between the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Ancestry.ca!


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Here is a picture of a UK £2 coin with two pink circles drawn on it:
If you look at the band between the two pink circles, you will see that it contains lots of cogwheels.
Can you explain what is wrong with these cogs?
To get an idea of how cogwheels move, you could look at the interactivity in this month's Turning Cogs problem.


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The Drought Monitor this week gave us more of what we already know: it's dry and it's getting worse.
While 2-4" of rain fell in Worcester county over the last 7-10 days, it simply wasn't enough to put a serious dent in the drought, as deficits now climb to 4-8" across Southern New England.
We're desperate. While there are many ways to show that - with graphics on low streamflows, record low groundwater levels, or parched soil - the most telling statistic is the measly 3.02" of rain that has fallen since June 1st in Boston, making this the driest summer on record.
Typically in that time period, we see over 9" of rain! Oddly, the city of Tucson, Arizona, in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, has seen almost twice that - 5.98 inches. Sure, they're in what they call the "monsoon season" there, but it's enough to make it their 9th wettest summer on record.
So the beat goes on. Isolated showers flare in the afternoon solely in Western New England for the next few days, while humidity and heat hang on elsewhere.
Our next shot at a more widespread rain won't be until Sunday night and Monday as a slow-moving front passes through. We'll just have to hope that the towns and cities gripped by extreme drought get at least enough to keep the dust down.