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"...Buddhists believe that Siddhartha attained a state that was free of conditions—things like upbringing, psychology, perceptions, opinions, presuppositions, and so on. To be Enlightened is to be Unconditioned, and a Buddha is free from conditioned responses such as prejudice, hatred, and greed. Rather, a Buddha is characterized by wisdom, compassion, and freedom. To be a Buddha is to see reality as it truly is. The word Buddha, in fact, is a title which means "one who is awake"—in essence, one who has completely awoken to reality..."
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Sunday, 01 March 2015 19:22
Samsung Pay live with Galaxy S6, S6 Edge
Credit cards, debit cards, NFC, MST
Samsung has finally introduced the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones that will bring Samsung Pay mobile payments to America and Korea this summer.
Thursday, 12 December 2013 09:10
Qualcomm has a beacon of its own
What does it mean for iBeacon and NFC?
Friday, 06 December 2013 09:01
Intel to integrate NFC into processors
Core chips get NXP Semi treatment
Thursday, 06 December 2012 12:10
Qualcomm announces frugal NFC chip
Tiny and power efficient
Wednesday, 29 August 2012 20:36
Asus shows its Windows 8 and RT tablets
Renames them to Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT
Tuesday, 05 June 2012 09:49
Marvell announces new Avastar 88W8897 WiFi chip
Incorporates 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 16:16
Near Field Communication takes off
Ten-fold growth
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 12:12
2013 mobile Shark Bay platform promises NFC
Thunderbolt as well
Monday, 13 February 2012 07:57
Foursquare adds NFC support for check-ins
Exclusively for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 01:10
Apple's next-gen iPhone most likely will embrace NFC
Apple engineers already developing apps

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Remember the Eee Pad Slider from way way back? We certainly do. Which is why it's excellent to see it finally come out, in all its full QWERTY keyboard, Android 3.1-having glory.
You'll recall that it measures 10.1-inches, and it runs on a dual-core Tegra 2 processor. Plus it has your USB, Micro SD card reader, and mini-HDMI. And it's upgradeable to Honeycomb 3.2, which is excellent. No word on price yet, but expect a fall release. [ASUS]


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BOSTON (CBS) — There are no words.
You can try if you'd like, but you will fail.
You will fail to tell the story, to capture the moment, to even come close to describing what took place in Boston on Monday night.
The Bruins lost Game 7. Not officially, of course, but for all intents and purposes, their season was over after a blown 3-1 series lead. Nazem Kadri's goal five and a half minutes into the third period put the Maple Leafs ahead 4-1, and it appeared at the time to be the most meaningless of meaningless goals. Because again, the Bruins had lost Game 7.
And then, Nathan Horton scored. Something to cheer about for the fans who stuck around to watch the bitter end unfold, but little else.
And then, in the game's final minutes, Milan Lucic scored, jamming home a Zdeno Chara rebound and cutting the Toronto lead to just one goal. But still, only 1:22 remained in the game. The Bruins had just scored twice in nine minutes. They had scored just twice in the 120 minutes that preceded Game 7. It would take an optimist's optimist to believe, even a little bit, that the Bruins could score three times in the final minutes of Game 7.
But the Bruins themselves, against all odds and despite loads of evidence to the contrary, still somehow believed. We all thought they were the better team in this series, but they had proven rather conclusively that we were all wrong. When the Maple Leafs took that 4-1 lead, that much had been determined.
Head coach Claude Julien called a timeout. Goaltender Tuukka Rask headed back to the bench, where he had watched Lucic score his goal. The Bruins gained possession in the Toronto end of the ice. Zdeno Chara and Horton battled for position in front of Toronto netminder James Reimer. Jaromir Jagr passed to Patrice Bergeron at the blue line. He passed to David Krejci, who fed the puck back to Bergeron. The Bruins' heart and soul looked up, saw four white jerseys and two black jerseys between him and the goaltender.
He readied, aimed and fired a wrist shot toward the top left corner of the net. It went in.
The impossible had happened.
The sold-out crowd of 17,565 had lost a few members by that point of the night, with hundreds of fans making their way to the exits after the fourth Toronto goal. Based on the eruptive celebration that followed after rubber met twine, though, you'd never know anyone was missing.
With 50.2 seconds left, the hockey world readied for overtime, but the Bruins damn near won the game, as Brad Marchand's shot from the left wing was kicked to the slot by Reimer, where Rich Peverley just couldn't get enough on the loose puck to bury the would-be game-winner. No matter. The teams headed to their locker rooms, and the fans who did stay for the duration of the game spent the 15-minute break singing "Don't Stop Believing" and "Livin' On A Prayer." The doubt, pessimism and downright disgust that had those same fans booing the home team off the ice in the second period had disappeared, replaced by a confidence rarely seen in a city as cynical as ours.
While the Bruins had not won the game at that point, it's important to remember what they had already accomplished. They were playing without defenseman Andrew Ference, a veteran of 13 NHL seasons and 110 postseason games. He had missed two games already this series; the Bruins lost both.
Early in Game 7, the team also lost defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, another veteran with more than a decade in the league and 57 postseason games on his resume. Seidenberg entered Monday averaging more than 25 minutes per game this series. In Game 7, he played just 37 seconds, injured on his very first shift of the night.
In place of these valuable veterans were rookies Matt Bartkowski, who was playing in the minor league postseason just last week, and Dougie Hamilton, he of just 19 years on this planet. Bartkowski was called up to play in Game 5, and Julien asked him to play just 6:40. In Game 7, he had to play nearly 25 full minutes. He doesn't even have a locker anywhere near the Bruins' defensemen, as it is instead all the way across the dressing room, next to goalies Tuukka Rask and Anton Khudobin. Nobody knew he was even going to be playing until about seven minutes before puck drop. Less than six minutes into the game, he scored to put the Bruins ahead 1-0.
Hamilton, meanwhile, spent the last couple of weeks of the season as a healthy scratch, only playing in Game 2 because Ference had been suspended and again in Game 6 due to Ference's injury. Hamilton's future may be bright, but somewhere along the way this season, he lost his coach's trust, and he played just 10:49 in the Game 6 loss. In Game 7, he was on the ice for more than 21 minutes.
The Bruins overcame those key absences and climbed out from a three-goal deficit in a span of just 10 minutes with their season on the line … and yet, the job was not finished. One miscue in overtime, and it all would have been for naught, a mere footnote in what would ultimately be remembered as another Game 7 loss, another first-round exit. Julien's job would be in question, and irate fans would even be calling for general manager Peter Chiarelli to be fired. The comeback that had awoken an entire city would have meant next to nothing without a victory.
And the Maple Leafs began the overtime period well aware of that fact. Clarke MacArthur, who scored the game-winner in Game 5, fired a shot on net just 11 seconds into the period. With a raucous crowd on its feet, Rask remained ever calm, kicking the puck away to safety. The Leafs got the next shot on net, too, this one by Joffrey Lupul, who had three goals in the first six games of the series. Rask made another save.
The Bruins survived the initial push from Toronto, and then they took over. Tyler Seguin was reunited with linemates Bergeron and Marchand. The odd timing of the line shift wasn't coach Julien's decision, though. It only happened because Jagr, who had taken Seguin's spot on the second line, had an issue with his skate blade. Intervention from the hockey gods — the same hockey gods who messed with the Bruins' plane on Sunday night and forced them to stay in Toronto? Maybe, but the Bruins on the ice weren't worried about that.
Marchand passed to Bergeron at the top of the right faceoff circle, and he sent a one-timer toward net. Reimer gave up a rebound. Seguin kicked the loose puck and wrestled with Jake Gardiner in front of the Toronto net. The puck slipped away, with nobody around. Except for Bergeron. Again.
No. 37 rushed to the loose puck, held his stick harder than ever and made sure he got this one on net.
He did.
It was over.
The Bruins had come all the way back. And they had won.
It was an effort that will forever live on video. It will be retold in stories, both with the written word and while shouted loudly in crowded bars. For the 17,000 or so who witnessed it in person, it will be etched in their memories until the day they die.
But unless you were part of it — whether you paid hundreds of dollars to see it live or whether your family roused you out of bed so that you could catch overtime on TV– you won't ever fully grasp what took place on the ice in Boston. We will try to tell you, and no doubt, you will understand — mostly.
Some events are just too rare, too exceptional, too unbelievable to ever be retold.
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While Jerry Brown's 2012-2013 budget proposal has grabbed the headlines, another series of proposals has the potential for moving the state in a more efficient direction.
The governor has issued a twelve-page document that advocates reducing the number of state agencies to 10 from the present 12 and eliminating 39 departments, commissions or programs. Some would be folded into existing arrangements, while others would be abolished altogether.
These changes could go a long way toward making California less susceptible to bureaucratic overlap and less vulnerable to the various private interests that seek to penetrate these institutions for their own gains.
Some of Brown's recommendations are substantive, such as merging Caltrans, the DMV, the High-Speed Rail Authority, the CHP, the California Transportation Commission, and the Board of Pilot Commissioners into the Transportation Agency.
Others include the elimination of a handful of the 300 boards and commissions as well as transferring stand alone departments into existing agencies.
Unlike efforts by former governors to trim the edges of California's bureaucratic duplication, the Brown proposal seems thoughtful and purposive.
But will that be enough?
At the end of the day, most of Brown's proposals must be approved by the legislature.
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Until now, that body has resisted sweeping changes because they would alter the status quo, and in some cases terminate appointments conferred by that body or recommended by legislators to the governor.
Relatively few people may have interest in the Salton Sea Restoration Council, one of the panels recommended by Brown for extinction.
But if you're impacted by that part of the state, serving on the council could be a springboard for influence.
And so it goes with the other entities recommended for removal or merger.
It remains to be seen whether Brown will get the cooperation he needs.
If he does, it will represent the most comprehensive reorganization of the executive branch in years, and a good starting point for even more meaningful change down the road.
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Wauwatosa launches new emergency alert system
Wauwatosa is launching a new system designed to alert people to emergencies but got a surprising reaction to the message it sent out Monday.
Some people thought they were being warned about a Code Red. They didn't even know what Code Red meant, when they got the recorded phone call at their Wauwatosa homes only that it sounded serious.
It turns out it was important information from the city about a new alert system, but unfortunately, a lot of people never got the message.
"This is the city of Wauwatosa with an important message. We have licensed the Code Red community notification system," the alert said.
The message rang out to phones across the city early Monday morning.
It was the city's way of urging people to register for a new emergency alert system that can reach them by cellphone, text and email.
But what really caught the attention of Sharon Vandeloo, were the two words "Code Red."
"You looked a little startled there for a second," WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott said.
"Yeah," Vandeloo said.
"Why?" Wainscott asked.
"Well, because I didn't get it, and if it is a code red it sounds like it's important, and I should know about it," Vandeloo said.
Wauwatosa police, who operate the new system, said it is something they want people to know about, but they've been telling people confused by the message that it's not an emergency.
"We just tell people, it's not the code red itself. There isn't a code red going on the city. It's just the name of the 911 reverse system," Wauwatosa police Capt. Timothy Sharpee said.
It's a system designed to connect with the growing number of people who rely on cellphones, instead of landlines. And that's part of the difficulty in spreading the news.
"You didn't get this message?" Wainscott asked Wauwatosa resident Noel Marsho.
"I did not," Marsho said.
"Because?" Wainscott asked.
"I don't have a landline," Marsho said.
Many of the people who need to hear the message didn't get it, while others were reluctant to hand over their information.
"Like they were fishing for something, Did they say they wanted me to update my address?" Karen Vandeloo asked.
Wauwatosa residents can link as many emergency contact numbers as they want to their address, where only a landline worked in the past.
"I think the greater the database if we do have an emergency, regardless of what that is, the quicker we can get our responses out," Sharpee said.
Wauwatosa is the first community in the area to use this particular type of Web-based emergency alert system.
Wauwatosa residents can sign up on the city website.
After the message went out Monday morning, the city was registering about 100-200 people an hour.


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New Modes of Discovery
The landscapes of our common world are now a vast, entangled field of terrains, practices, and emergent conditions. Even as global citizens become more informed, more purposeful, and more effective in the ongoing organization of these dynamic forces, it seems as if they are increasingly evading our capacity to engage with them.
It is with a sense of urgency, then, that we face the challenges of rapid development, climate change, the erosion of public space, unequal living conditions, ecological depletion, and many other issues. New methods, new modes of discovery, new models of inquiry and practice are required. As a medium of critical inquiry and engaged practice, landscape architecture is dedicated to the reformulation of our shared world by enacting new models of environmental research and design.
The Master of Landscape Architecture program at Washington University (known affectionately as WashU) is committed to this endeavor. It actively fosters disciplinary interaction in its approaches to the organization of our cities and the industrial and agrarian landscapes that support them. We believe that the choreography of social, spatial, political, and natural ecologies is best undertaken through the transdisciplinary operations and languages of landscape, where people and other species exchange patterns of production and inhabitation.
The MLA program at the Sam Fox School
These strategies are made possible through the interaction of unique communities of learning and research that comprise the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts: Architecture, Art, and Museum. Within the academic units, the following graduate programs are offered:
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Master of Urban Design (MUD)
Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art (MFA)
Together, the academic units of the Sam Fox School allow students in their programs to orchestrate encounters with critical thinking and critical practices that encompass an extraordinary variety of disciplines.
All the programs in the School are committed to involving students in progressive social change through their chosen field of practice. They help them develop the skills they need to address the challenges of the environment, and become global citizens with evolving and adaptive skill sets that prepare them for the complex situations they will face as practitioners. The Master of Landscape Architecture is dedicated to a vision of landscape architecture as a global leader in engaged and thoughtful practice, carried out at the highest level of scholarly and creative production.
Enhancing Design
Students who study landscape architecture at WashU have the special opportunity of enhancing the environmental design skills they develop in the MLA program through an engagement with the sparkling, rigorous, and unexpected discoveries that their fellow students in architecture, urban design and the fine arts are making every day.
The Master of Landscape Architecture at WashU both draws on this broad field of creative endeavor and contributes to it. Students who enter the program find that it is distinguished by three significant elements:
It is research-led
Design has always been a mode of human inquiry. Landscape architecture is a prolonged investigation—through design—into the relationships that enable humans and other species to co-exist in an ever-changing, globally connected planetary network of beings. We practice research by design.
It is fine arts-inflected
In order to excel at its science-informed missions in social health, ecological urbanism, environmental justice, rural recovery, and a sustainable future for all living systems, the Sam Fox School's MLA program pushes its roots deep down into the rich loams of creativity and innovation that the arts deliver to the world.
It is interdisciplinary
The Sam Fox School offers students a web of meaningful, long-term interactions between all of its various creative endeavors. Students develop a collaborative ethos and the skills to solve difficult problems by working strategically with other people whose ideas and expertise are just as provocative and enlightening as those we share with them.
Students who want to prepare for careers in landscape architecture have a wide range of options when it comes to selecting graduate schools for first professional degrees. However, if they want to prepare for careers as creative and adaptive landscape architects they have fewer choices. The Sam Fox School Master of Landscape Architecture program is designed from the ground up specifically for this purpose. All of the components of our MLA program—from course syllabi and collaborative projects to our professional faculty, from our graduate research assistantships to our outreach and study abroad programs—are designed to teach and model emerging real-world conditions.
We invite global citizens who are interested in landscape architecture as a career to join us in generating resilient cultural and social practices through the cultivation of adaptive urban and environmental design strategies.
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When one of Britain's biggest cyber criminals was jailed in 2011, officials thought they'd be safe from his internet attacks. But then he managed to sneak into a prison computer class and hack the jail's network.
Nicholas Webber, pictured above, was jailed for five years in 2011 for running a large-scale internet crime site, called Ghost Market, that creamed almost $750,000 from 3,500 credit cards. Sadly, prison employees didn't seem too aware of his history.
Reports describe that Michael Fox, who ran a series of computer classes at the prison, allowed Weber to join in. Big mistake: he eventually hacked his way into the jail's computer network, causing "major panic". Turns out he did little harm, but that's hardly the point. Which is why Fox is no longer teaching at the prison.
Currently the tutor is fighting a legal battle claiming unfair dismissal—and, with any luck, Weber is being kept away from computers. [Daily Mail via CNET via Verge]


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The Top 10 Screenwriting Contests: An Industry Exec's P.O.V.
by Mike Kuciak
As you may have heard, winning a screenplay contest is one of the best ways for you as an aspiring screenwriter to get your work in front of people who sell scripts and make movies for a living. If you win one of the top screenwriting contests, you can pick up a sweet chunk of cash. Even better, a big win can mean photo ops and snazzy awards. Meetings. Representation. Production.
But do a little research and you'll find that there are a lot of screenwriting contests out there… No, a ton of contests. There are contests for specific genres. Contests hosted by film festivals, agencies and/or production companies. Contests for certain regions. Contests big and small.
Which ones should you enter?
The answer is not: "All of them!" Some contests are only for certain kinds of scripts, and no script is all things to all people. (You wouldn't submit a feature script to a TV writing contest, for example.)
Okay, then the runner-up answer is: "As many as possible!"
Better. But then you notice that almost all contests charge entry fees. This is not because all contests are "get-rich-quick" scams. Though there are certainly some questionable entities out there, and some contests are definitely more reputable and more prestigious than others, no one is getting rich by running a screenplay contest. Most are break-even operations, at best. With any reputable contest, the entry fees simply cover basic operating expenses and ensure that the contest is being judged by experienced industry readers.
If you have the coin and you're willing to throw it at multitudes of contests to promote your script, then go for it… Coat the world with your viscous talent, you maniac! Like Wall Street, Vegas, and dating, screenwriting is often a numbers game – a combination of quality and quantity. The more eyes glued to your brilliant words, the greater the chance those eyes will be connected to an entertainment industry type who will recognize your brilliance and be able to do something about it.
But most writers are in a position to take only a limited number of shots at the contest bulls-eye. And in this case, you want to make sure you enter a few key contests — the ones that industry professionals actually pay attention to and the ones that offer you the best chance of launching your screenwriting career.
So, which are the most prestigious screenplay contests from an industry point of view?
The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
This is the big'un, administered by the Oscar committee. Thousands of writers enter this cage match each year. Only five emerge, sweaty and bloody. There is big prize money for each winner, the idea being that the writers have something to live on while they devote their lives to their craft for the next year of their lives. Plus, it is almost a prerequisite that every creative and development executive in town reads at least the top five winning scripts. Typically, winning a Nicholl Fellowship means taking a lot of meetings and, hopefully, getting the script set up somewhere. But even just advancing to the quarter-finals or semi-finals looks great on a query and can draw a lot of requests to read the script. This contest is for feature film scripts only.
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Following a very close second, the PAGE Awards screenwriting competition also offers a sweet prize purse. As an added benefit, this contest offers script feedback from the judges and breaks down its winners by genre. (For example, action scripts aren't judged against dramas, and so on.) The contest accepts both film and television scripts, and there are a total of 31 winners each year, giving contestants great odds at a win. And more than other contests, the PAGE Awards works to make sure its judges not only have a solid film and writing education, but also extensive experience in the real-world industry. The distinction is a contest that views scripts based not only on the "show" but also the "business" aspect of the industry. Each year, many PAGE Award winners land representation and sign options on their winning scripts.
The Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
The Big Break contest is administered by the biggest screenwriting software company in town, Final Draft. It offers cash and prizes like the other significant contests, and the top three winners often secure representation. Plus, as a nice bonus, Big Break is sponsored by Script Magazine, which provides you with a cool article to stick in your press kit if you win, and a fun industry party for the winners in Beverly Hills. This competition is for feature film scripts only.
Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship
This contest offers one of the most amazing prizes out there: the winners get hired to work for ABC. While other contests can bring your script to the attention of managers and agents who might offer representation and hustle your work to the buyers, this fellowship eliminates the middleman. Above and beyond meetings and reads, winning the Disney/ABC Fellowship opens the door to a working education in the industry and creates opportunities to write and network from the inside. This competition is for television scripts only.
Sundance Screenwriter's Lab
This is another contest devoted less to handing out prizes than fostering new writing talent. Each year a total of twelve winners are invited to participate in the week-long Lab held in Park City, Utah, just prior to the Sundance Film Festival. Above and beyond the prestige of being associated with the Sundance festival and community, participating in the Lab is a great way to learn from and develop contacts with industry professionals. The Lab accepts feature film scripts only.
A few other notable contests:
Formerly Script P.I.M.P., the Script Pipeline contest has helped to launch several screenwriters' careers. Besides cash prizes, its finalists get a lot of development and marketing attention, and many assistants and execs read the winning scripts.
All submissions to the BlueCat Screenplay Competition are reviewed by multiple judges and receive a short analysis. Plus, the dude who runs the contest is related to Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Founded by Francis Ford Coppola, who reads the top ten finalists and selects the Grand Prize winner each year, the American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest has a strong track record and is widely recognized within the industry.
The relatively new TrackingB screenplay contest offers no cash prizes, but its top three finalists are reviewed by a panel of working professionals and the winning writers almost always secure representation as a result. TrackingB recently launched a separate TV writing contest, as well.
The Austin Screenplay and Teleplay Competition, affiliated with the Austin Film Festival, is also highly respected within the industry. The contest accepts both film and television scripts, and the winners receive cash prizes, promotion, and a free trip to one of the top film festivals and screenwriting conferences in the U.S.
In addition to the contests listed above, there are some others that may be worth entering, depending upon your genre and focus.MovieBytes.com offers an excellent overview of all the various options, along with scorecards and evaluations of each contest from screenwriters who have previously entered. It's a great way to help you evaluate which contests might be right for you.
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However, participants under age 18* or without a driver's license can still take part in an instructor-driven ride-along experience. *Must be of legal age to ride in the front seat of a vehicle and not require an approved 'child safety restraint'. Can I drive more than one car? Each voucher is good for one car. You may purchase additional laps and vouchers on event-day at a discounted rate if you'd like some more time in the cars, or want to try a different one. What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? We supply free parking for all participants and spectators. Once you arrive at the venue, there will be signs and flags directing you where to park and enter. Does the purchase price include all fees and taxes? Yes, the purchase price of all packages includes all fees. Driving experiences themselves are not a taxable item. If you cannot show proof of the required insurance (See the Event Scheduling page of our website for more information), a policy must be purchased at the event. The policy at the event is $40 and covers up to $10,000 in damage with a zero deductible; and covers the participant for the entire event day. Should I bring any money with me? Aside from the vehicle damage coverage stated above; we will have t-shirts, hats, souvenir photos, and more available for purchase at the event. This is a great way to show-off your experience to everybody! If you'd like more laps in the car, or would like to drive another car, you may purchase additional event vouchers on-site at a discounted rate. We accept cash and credit/debit cards for all driving packages, extra laps, vehicle damage coverage, and apparel/souvenirs at the event. What can/can't I bring to the event? Bring your friends, family, and a smile! Please do not bring pets. What should I wear to my event? 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If an event is cancelled or postponed due to weather or other unforseen circumstances, you will be allowed to choose another date. The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay? The driving vouchers are fully transferrable. As long as the new attendee has your email confirmation with them, they can take your spot. Will all of these vehicles be available on the day of my event? Vehicle attendance is based on availability. We generally have three to five vehicles at our events. We do not guarantee that any specific vehicle will be at any event. This is because we cannot forsee any mechanical issues, or other issues that may occur anytime prior to your drive. These are exotic cars, and can sometimes have reliability issues. Often, a vehicle will break-down during an event and not be able to be driven for the remainder of that weekend. 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At Paris fashion week this spring, designer Karl Lagerfeld stunned viewers with the fluffy, ice-age suits he presented for Chanel's fall line. The biggest surprise: every outfit in the show was made with fake fur.
In California, consumers face the same fuzzy confusion: A loophole in the federal law allows many fur products to go unlabeled, so consumers don't know if the soft trim on their jacket is made from synthetic products or raccoon dogs.
That could change under legislation scheduled to be heard this week in the Assembly.
"I believe that people would think twice if they knew that they were wearing real animals," said bill author Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco.
Those animals are raised in foreign factories that sell fur at low prices, Ma said. Because the fur price is kept so low, clothing manufacturers don't have to label their coats and sweaters as containing real fur.
Under current law, only garments that contain more than $150 worth of animal fur have to be labeled as containing real fur. Ma's bill would require that all garments containing fur are labeled with the type of animal and the country of origin.
Five other states have passed similar legislation.
Identifying the source of fur can be tricky. Ma this week showed off a jacket in her office that features a pink fur-trimmed hood that she said was made from a raccoon dog, a canine species from Asia. Because of the unnatural color and low price, a consumer may be fooled into thinking it's fake, Ma said.
Real fur garments also can cause problems for people with allergies, not to mention ethical objections. The cost of the raccoon dog fur lining the pink jacket is estimated at 25 cents, Ma said.
The Federal Trade Commission estimates that one in eight fur-trimmed garments lack a label explaining the source of the fur, Ma said.
Knowing that a dog was killed for a piece of garment, I wouldn't want to do that," said Ma, who introduced the bill at the request of The Humane Society of the United States.
Ma's office knows of no opposition to the bill so far.
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- Yolo County voters would cast their ballots by mail in local elections, under a bill scheduled to be heard Tuesday before the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee. The measure by Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, D-Davis, would be a pilot program through December 2016. Elections for statewide primaries and elections to fill a vacancy in a state office, the Legislature, or Congress would not be part of the vote-by-mail program.
- Orange County spent slightly more than $1.6 million to hold a special election to fill the Assembly seat left vacant last year by disgraced Republican Mike Duvall. Now the Legislature is being asked to reimburse the county out of the strapped general fund under a bill by Assemblyman Van Tran, R-Costa Mesa. The Legislature typically reimburses counties for special election costs. Republican Chris Norby of Fullerton replaced Duvall, who resigned after being caught on videotape bragging about having sex with lobbyists. The bill is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday before the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee.
- Nobody would be forced to sign a waiver giving up their civil rights as part of a contract for goods and services under legislation scheduled Tuesday before the Judiciary Committee. The bill by Assemblywoman Lori Saldana, D-San Diego, would affect contracts entered into or modified beginning in January 2012. Existing state law generally prohibits businesses from discriminating on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition.
- It could become more costly to try to qualify an initiative for the ballot. A measure by Assemblywoman Lori Saldana, D-San Diego, would raise the filing fee from $200 to $500 in 2011. The bill, which is scheduled to be heard Tuesday before the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee, would raise the fee to $1,000 in 2013, $1,500 in 2015, and $2,000 in 2017. Filing fees are refunded to proponents whose initiatives garner enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
- An additional 3 percent of state lottery proceeds would be returned to the public in prizes or school aid under a bill scheduled to be heard Monday by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill would require that 87 percent go to schools or winners by lowering the amount used for administration by 3 percent, to no more than 13 percent of lottery proceeds. The bill by Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, D-Hayward, also gives the California State Lottery Commission more flexibility in splitting the proceeds between winners and schools.
- State employees would keep getting their full paychecks even if the state has no budget by the July 1 start of each new fiscal year, under a bill awaiting consideration by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday. The bill by Assemblyman Ed Hernandez, D-Baldwin Park, would change current practice, where employees' paychecks have been reduced or delayed if the Legislature failed to pass a budget.
- The Senate Local Government Committee is set to consider a bill by Sen. Mimi Walters, R-Lake Forest, on Wednesday that would repeal a law dating to World War I. In 1917, the Legislature gave counties the power to condemn private land and turn it over to the Secretary of War for military bases. Since the end of the Cold War, the federal government has closed nearly three-dozen bases in California, returning them to civilian use.


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Mars isn't the only planet with awe-inspiring craters. Here on Earth, we've been pummeled by space rocks in the not-so-distant past, and our planet has the scars to prove it. A new photo essay in National Geographic by Stephen Alvarez tells the story of planetary impacts like this one (above) in Arizona, U.S., called simply Meteor Crater. It's almost a mile wide. Check out an even more awesome one below.
Located in the Australian outback, this 14-mile long crater was created about 140 million years ago. Today it's called Gosses Bluff and this hilly area pictured is the 2-mile-wide center of the impact.
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April 24, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am$5.00
The Peepers program is specifically developed for children ages 3-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of each session. These 90-minute nature programs include stories, crafts, music, and discovery activities. Each program ends with an outside portion that will vary between a short exploratory hike, a game, or engaging play (i.e. sand table/water table, digging, etc.) to bring the lesson to life.
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The Chief Financial Officer at Asus, David Chang, has told the Wall Street Journal that Google is selling nearly one million Nexus 7 tablets every month -- and that figure looks set to rise, too.
In an interview with the Journal, Chang explained:
"At the beginning, it was, for instance, 500K units a month, then maybe 600, 700K. This latest month, it was close to one million."
While those figures still place the Nexus 7 behind the iPad in terms of sales -- hell, Apple managed to shift 14 million of its tablets in the last quarter alone -- there's a clear upward trend there.
No doubt that's in large part a result of affordability. Google's Nexus 7 is attractively priced at £159 for the basic model, and it's now joined by a larger stablemate which undercuts the iPad, too. While it seems unlikely that Google will overtake Apple any time soon, it's clearly giving it a run for its money. [Wall Street Journal]


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Red Sun, painted in 1935 during Arthur Dove's five-year stay in Geneva, New York, is a visual representation of the moment at sunset that hovers between light and dark. It is the pendant piece to his painting Morning Sun, completed the same year. Red Sun
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Grandmas Marathon is so much fun. It holds special memories for me, as it was my first marathon 7 years ago. I had been running for roughly 6 months when I did my longest run of 7 miles. Right then and there, as I ran into the driveway I had the great idea of running a marathon. I grew up only 60 miles north of Duluth, so I knew that Grandmas Marathon was a pretty big deal. Wow, is it ever!
I've run Grandmas Marathon every year since the first one. Saturday will mark my seventh.
I thought I'd be pretty beat up from running 24 hours at FANS 2 weeks ago, but, ahem, I only ran 50 miles so I'm pretty well recovered and think I can run the race pretty hard.
The Cliff Pace Team will be running-they have a 4 hour pace group I may run with. I've never run a 4 hour marathon. My best was last year at Twin Cities Marathon when I ran 4:06 or something.
I'd be super thrilled to run a 4-415, satisfied with a 415-430 considering I haven't done a ton of speed work. But for TCM, I'm definately training for a sub 4. Yup. I'ts time.
My Dad ran Grandmas with me in 2000. That was awesome! Sharing the race with him is something I'll always cherish. Mom, Dad, my sister and her family, my family, they all come along and cheer for me. Our hotel is at set at mile 23 on the race course so I give out hugs there and then they find me 3.5 miles down the road at the finish line. It's loads of fun!
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Julie, I don't like to put pressure on people because I know you do it to yourself enough, but.... I would not be a bit surprised if you run sub 4 hours. You are so strong and your mileage was so high for the ultras that it seems like it should happen. If it doesn't, then you know you need to rest a bit more between a 50 miler and a marathon. Good luck and I can't wait to hear your results. I think you you will surprise yourself. Jenna
- Jen said...
So I cheated and looked up your time. If 4-4:15 was going to thrill you, then 3:59 probably rocked your world. Awesome job and it is time to revise your goal for TCM because you have already run a sub-4 hour. Jenna
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A South African Airways pilot shocked other travellers by stripping to protest what he viewed as overly strict pre-flight screening. Scheduled to fly from Harare, Zimbabwe to Johannesburg, South Africa, Captain W Van Ginkel set off the metal detector repeatedly. Removing his shoes and belt didn't work. As airport security frisked Ginkel, he got furious and took off everything except his underwear. He was arrested for indecent exposure, and 90 passengers were delayed for five hours before the airline could get another pilot. This is not the way to become a sex symbol.
Playing sleuth in the Pacific
Solving a decades-old mystery isn't normally something you do on holiday. But next year, adventurous travellers can help find out what happened to Amelia Earhart. The legendary aviator vanished in 1937 while trying to fly around the world. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery believes Earhart may have landed on Nikumaroro, a small coral island in the western Pacific Ocean. To join the search there in 2015 with California-based Betchart Expeditions, it'll cost between $7,665 and $11,710 (double occupancy, airfare not included). Look, if it gets your husband off the couch...
Glasgow, Leeds...what's the difference?
Who doesn't love a five-hour taxi ride after a three-hour plane trip? What, you don't? Well, that's what a 27-year-old Scottish woman endured recently due to an error by the budget airline Jet2. After vacationing in Turkey, Stacey McGuinness was supposed to fly straight from Dalaman to Glasgow. But instead, Jet2 staff told her to board a plane listed as heading for Leeds, England. They assured her it would be OK. McGuinness wound up in Leeds with her luggage missing, and Jet2 apologized and paid for a taxi. Maybe she should have paid the extra fee for geographical knowledge.
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So every country has its class system. Sometimes it's overt (take for example, India), and sometimes you have to read between the lines. A few nights ago, I was talking to a man from Malmo, Sweden (I've actually met three people from Malmo in the last week…and they've all been delightful, but that really has nothing to do with my point). Anyway, Rob was telling me that a lot of the Swedes go to Norway to work because the pay is so much higher. And then he added, with a particular glance in my direction, "We're the Mexicans." Touche.
For better or worse, where America has its huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the Balkans have the gypsies. In the various warnings I received to minimize my time in Bucharest (if not avoid it altogether), I was told in hushed tones, "It's a town of 2 million people…and 500,000 of them are gypsies!!!!!!"
They stand out a little without even trying as they have a darker complexion than many of the Romanians and Bulgarians. This probably poses a challenge to any tourists with a St. Tropez tan.
However, it"s not all brown skin and black hair. What makes the gypsies notable is their fashion sensibility. If you ever wondered what happened to the hideous clothing of the seventies…look no further than Romania. Essentially, think about the ugliest couch you ever saw. And then imagine the polyester afghan your threw in the dumpster after the aunt that made it finally died. Throw in some fluorescent colors, bad mattresses, and maybe six or seven competing floral patterns. Don't forget to use a large plastic bag as a suitcase! Now your gypsy look is complete.
So I started wondering, WHY ARE THEY DRESSING THIS WAY!? If you knew your blond hair and all-denim outfit made you the target of racism and prejudice, wouldn't you maybe consider some black slacks or perhaps a subtle pair of khakis with a turtleneck? Would you still slip into the acid wash jacket with the same cavalier swagger?
And that's how it happens that I find myself walking down the street behind a couple women looking like a 1972 flea market. and it dawns on me: THEY NEED ME. And if things don't work out with my would-be illustrious and award-winning writing career, I'm thinking there could be a niche market as a Gypsy personal stylist? I could be their Coco Chanel. My mission would be to teach the value of flourescent floral patterns as an ACCENT. Sure a hot pink paisley head scarf is kicky, but maybe it would be better tied around the neck of your dog? Just a suggestion. No need to pull a knife. Maybe sleep on it?


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June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Pride Month (LGBT), a time where people throughout the world hit the streets with parades and festivals. Here are some resources to learn more about the celebrations.
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This article is part of the introductory materials to Stonewall Uprising, a PBS American Experience documentary. The documentary details the first pride parade in June, 1970, while the article links this first parade to the parades we have today. The full documentary can be viewed online by clicking the "Stonewall riots" link in the article text.
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GLBTQ is an online encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture. Here you can find articles on topics ranging from the history of GLBTQ people in China to GLBTQ people in sports. Browse the index to discover topics you've never even considered before!
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Religious Archives Network (find it on the ipl2)
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Religious Archives Network (LGBT-RAN) is a virtual archive which contains profiles of religious leaders who work towards justice for LGBT people, oral histories from early LGBT leaders and activists in various religious movements, and online exhibitions.
NEW! The It Gets Better Project
LGBTQ teens often face homophobia and feelings of loneliness as they struggle with their identity development. The It Gets Better Project is a collection of videos from LGBTQ people around the world. The website also includes lists of local resources differentiated by state and a blog with written testimonials of how life as an LGBTQ person does, indeed, get better.
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The Human Rights Campaign is the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. On their website you can find information about many issues related to being LGBT and resource guides to state laws, supportive workplaces, and healthcare facilities.
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The largest number of single parents affected by the federal government's decision to reduce their welfare payments live in the Prime Minister's electorate in Melbourne's west.
Labor MPs represent six of the 10 electorates with the largest number of people receiving the payment, according to an analysis done by the Department of Human Services late last year.
Ms Gillard's electorate of Lalor is home to 4829 people, mostly women, who receive the single parent payment.
The Sydney seat of Chifley, held by Ed Husic, has the next highest number - 4548.
Other Labor seats that feature in the top 10 are Wakefield in South Australia, held by Nick Champion, Rankin in Queensland, held by the Minister for Trade, Craig Emerson, Fowler in Sydney, held by Chris Hayes, and Port Adelaide in South Australia, held by the Minister for Ageing, Mark Butler.
According to the department's figures, three of the remaining four seats in the top 10 are held by Coalition MPs. The final one is Kennedy in far north Queensland, held by Bob Katter of Katter's Australian Party.
Mr Katter said last week he thought the January 1 change that moved single parents on to the lower-paying unemployment payment was ''savage''.
''Those single mothers just won't be able to afford to feed the kids properly,'' Mr Katter said.
People affected by the changes are planning protests to coincide with the return of Parliament early next month.
The protest's organiser, Samantha Seymour, said it was ''time to come together and tell the government that these changes are simply not acceptable''.
The Greens senator Rachel Siewert will use the resumption of Parliament to introduce legislation that would increase the unemployment payment, Newstart, by $50 a week.
This would cost the government $2 billion a year, according to the Parliamentary Budget office.
Some Labor MPs have also been angry at the changes, which will save the government $728 million over the next four years.
The change represents a drop in weekly income of between $60 and $180 for the 84,000 affected people.
It also curtails the amount of work people are able to do because of the different rules governing the single parent and unemployment payments.
The government will not roll back the change although it is considering increased employment assistance and allowing people to work more before their welfare payments are reduced.
The Greens will use Senator Siewert's bill to try to keep momentum behind the push to raise the dole.
Last week, Fairfax Media revealed Centrelink wrongly told 63,000 single parents to destroy their concession cards. Centrelink later admitted this was a mistake.
Stephanie Peatling is a senior writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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"I have a partial news clipping, dated Sept. 20, 1933, from The Lincoln Star. it is about a Mr. Schrambling who was killed by a Walton C. Roberts. Other clues didn't help because I don't have the married names of his daughters OR His first name. I googled Schrambling + Lincoln, and one thing that came up was FAG. Going to that, I saw..."
Schrambling, William 74737470
b. unknown d. Sep. 19, 1933
|Wyuka Cemetery
Lancaster County
Nebraska, USA
Within minutes, Susan found three newspaper articles all for a William Schrambling and his unfortunate death. But once my research began, I found nothing for William, but a lot for Washington W., who died the same date. Five censuses listed him as Washington or Wash (I am missing 1870, 1910 and 1930). It appears this man went by Washington or Wash, but his daughter, and Lincoln, Nebraska knew him as William.
The Lincoln Star, Sept. 20, 1933
"Injuries Fatal to Schrambling
Struck by Car While
Walking in Road.
William Schrambling, 85, an inmate of the county farm was injured fatally when he stepped into the path of an automobile driven by Walton G. Roberts, 1515 L Street, about 7 o'clock Thursday evening, while walking on the highway near the farm about seven miles north of here.
County attorney Max Towle announced Wednesday morning that no inquest will be held in the death.
The injured man was brought to the Lincoln General hospital and died a few minutes after, death probably being caused by a concussion of the brain. He suffered a fractured left leg, fractures of the skull and numerous lacerations about the head. Medical attention was given by Dr. R. H. Sawyer.
Mr. Schrambling with Albert Tulley, another county inmate, was talking toward
It seemed that Schrambling apparently became excited and ran directly into the car after being safely on one side of the grade, according to information obtained by
A. Hughart who investigated the accident. Tulley told officials that he tried vainly to pull Schrambling out of the way. Deputy County Sheriff C.
Mr. Schrambling has been at the farm about three weeks this fall, said Mrs. W. W. Scofield, farm matron. He spent the summer on a farm east of
Lincoln. He was cared for at the farm last winter after being discovered living in a boxlike hut in an old building excavation at Ninth and O streets.
Register Report for Washington (aka William) W. Scrambling
|William (aka Washington) W. SCRAMBLING (Jacob SCRAMBLING6, George SCRAMBLING5, HENRY SCRAMBLING4, GEORGE SCRAMBLING3, HENDRICK SCRAMBLING2, HENRICH SCRAMBLING1) was born 10 FEB 1848 in Michigan, Kankakee or Iroquois Co., Illinois, and died 19 SEP 1933 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska. He was buried at theWyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska. He married Dorothea Sophia BRANDT ABT 1880 in Laurel, Washington Co., Oregon. She was born 27 MAY 1851 in Germany, and died 25 FEB 1926.
|Child of Washington SCRAMBLING and Dorothea Sophia BRANDT was:
|Agnes Clara Reith SCRAMBLING (Washington SCRAMBLING7, Jacob SCRAMBLING6, George SCRAMBLING5, HENRY SCRAMBLING4, GEORGE SCRAMBLING3, HENDRICK SCRAMBLING2, HENRICH SCRAMBLING1) was born 6 OCT 1881 in Laurel, Washington Co., Oregon, and died 8 MAY 1964 in Drummond, Granite Co., Montana. She was buried in Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana. She married Eli E. SAGE 1898. He was born ABT 1872 in California, and died 28 FEB 1945. He was buried in Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana.
|Children of Agnes Clara Reith SCRAMBLING and Eli E. SAGE were:


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Priests for Life Congratulates Rep. Chris and Marie Smith
Date: October 9, 2013
Contact: Leslie Palma
Pro-life warriors to receive Evangelium Vitae Medal from Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries, issued the following statement today after learning that New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith and Marie Smith, founder and director of the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues, have been named the 2014 recipients of the Envangelium Vitae Medal from the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture.
Father Pavone said: "Chris and Marie Smith have been fighting for the rights of the unborn on the national and international level for decades. They are two of the most effective pro-life leaders I have ever had the privilege to know and it's an honor to work with them."
Rep. Smith is co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives and has authored numerous pro-life bills in his 33 years of service. Most recently, he introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, calling for a government-wide prohibition on taxpayer funding for elective abortion.
Through the Parliamentary Network, which became part of Gospel of Life Ministries in 2010, Mrs. Smith works internationally to advance the culture of life. Her work is a critical part of the Gospel of Life family of ministries as she works with lawmakers, religious leaders, and laity around the world to protect unborn children and their mothers from the violence of abortion. As a representative of Priests for Life at the United Nations, Mrs. Smith advocates for life-affirming solutions to global challenges that respects the dignity of life from conception to natural death. For more information about the Parliamentary Network, go to pncius.org
Previous winners of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Award include Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities; Helen M. Alvaré, associate professor of law George Mason University, and Mother Agnes Mary Donovan and the Sisters of Life.
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.