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Jean Claude Juncker is the President of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. Clearly frustrated and somewhat dazed since the successful Brexit vote nine months ago, Mr. Juncker yesterday threatened to support secessionist movements in the United States, if President Trump continues to support the British Brexit. He specifically mentioned Ohio and Texas.
As Ohio has no secessionist movement that I'm aware of, it shows that Mr. Juncker has little knowledge or understanding of the US. If he had listed Alaska, Hawaii and California, along with Texas, he would have had more credibility. All four states have vocal secessionist movements.
However, Mr. Juncker is not the only one who is ignorant of other nations a long way away. Americans have very little knowledge or understanding of Europe. The vast majority of people in the United States have never heard of Mr. Juncker. As the president of the executive branch of the EU, which has more people and a bigger economy than the US, he is one of the most powerful people in the world. If the European Union succeeds in forming a military alliance and acquires nuclear weapons, both of which are being discussed, he could be the most powerful man in the world.
What is becoming increasingly clear is that Ignorance on both sides of the ocean could easily cause the Atlantic alliance to unravel.
This has to happen to fulfill Biblical prophecies about the coming Beast-power in Europe and the fall of the English speaking nations.
Footnote: Headline on tonight's BBC World News America: Germany Rejects US Pressure For NATO Spending Rise.
GERMANY, JAPAN PUSH TRADE PACT IN MERKEL BID TO STYMIE TRUMP (Bloomberg)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a concerted effort to defend free trade, expanding the list of economic powers joining together to counter the U.S. shift toward protectionism. After clashing with President Donald Trump on economic policy at their first White House meeting, Merkel called for swift conclusion of a trade accord between Japan and the European Union. That followed a renewed German-Chinese commitment to open markets on the eve of her trip to Washington and Merkel's backing for a free-trade accord between the EU and Mercosur, the South American economic bloc. "Internationally, we are seeing a tendency toward protectionism and navel-gazing," Abe said alongside Merkel during a news conference at the CeBit tech show in Hanover, Germany, on Monday. "What we need is trade that's both fair and free."
The display of German-Japanese unity underscores a rift elsewhere among the world's biggest economic powers after U.S. insistence on "fair" trade triggered conflict at a weekend meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs in Germany. Another potential clash looms when Trump, Abe, Merkel and the leaders of Canada, France, Italy and the U.K. meet at a Group of Seven summit in Sicily in May. Merkel pushed back against Trump's pledge to enact "America First" policies and drew contrast to Japan and Germany, the world's third and fourth-biggest economies.
CNN's special: "The most powerful man in the world" profiled Vladimir Putin, partly in an attempt to show why he is so paranoid when it comes to the opposition. His critics all seem to be found dead shortly after making their criticism. The one-hour documentary was produced by Fareed Zakaria. It was an interesting perspective. Putin has more power than Trump, both domestically and internationally. Russia also has more nuclear weapons than the US.
Another famine is about to tighten its grip on Somalia. And it's not the only crisis that aid agencies are scrambling to address. For the first time since anyone can remember, there is a very real possibility of four famines — in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen — breaking out at once, endangering more than 20 million lives.
One powerful lesson from the last famine in Somalia, just six years ago, was that famines were not simply about food. They are about something even more elemental: water. If there was any doubt, the recent news from Somalia or Nigeria should erase it. — Reuters.
In a Friday sermon delivered at Dar Al-Arkam Mosque in Montreal, Canada, Jordanian cleric Sheikh Muhammad Bin Musa Aal Nasr cited an antisemitic hadith, according to which, on Judgment Day, the Trees and the Stones Will Call on Muslims to Kill the Jews. The sermon was delivered on December 23, 2016, and was posted on the Mosque's YouTube page. (MEMRI 3/31/17)
WHAT'S GOING ON? (Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 12/16/17, while President Obama was still in office)
"I close with a story that I haven't seen in the mainstream press. This week the Daily Caller's Peter Hasson reported that recent Syrian refugees being resettled in Virginia, were sent to the state's poorest communities. Data from the State Department showed that almost all Virginia's refugees since October "have been placed in towns with lower incomes and higher poverty rates, hours away from the wealthy suburbs outside of Washington, D.C." Of 121 refugees, 112 were placed in communities at least 100 miles from the nation's capital. The suburban counties of Fairfax, Loudoun and Arlington—among the wealthiest in the nation, and home to high concentrations of those who create, and populate government and the media—have received only nine refugees."
"ISIS Calls On Iranian Sunnis To Rise Up And Carry Out Attacks In Major Cities In The Country, Warns Iran: 'Just As You Tasted Our Power In Iraq And Syria. , , , We Will Conquer Persia And Restore It As A Sunni Country" (MEMRI 3/28)
This Quote is taken from the book The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire by H. W. Crocker (Oct 21, 2008).
The paragraph is written by Dinesh D'Souza, an Indian who now lives in the United States.
"As someone who grew up in India, I often hear people ask, 'What have the British done for us?' Until I read this book, I didn't have the full answer. And here is Crocker's answer: 'Apart from roads, railways, ports, schools, a parliamentary system of government, rights, separation of powers, checks and balances, the rule of law, and the English language . . . nothing!'"
— Dinesh D'Souza, President of the King's College and best-selling author of The Roots of Obama's Rage
RANSOM, Kansas — The Farm Belt is hurtling toward a milestone: Soon there will be fewer than two million farms in America for the first time since pioneers moved westward after the Louisiana Purchase. (WSJ 2/8)
I don't recommend the program, but Diane and I did watch the first episode of "Time after Time" on a Sunday night when there was no Masterpiece Theatre. The new ABC show is based loosely (very loosely) on HG Wells' book The Time Machine. While showing his friends his machine in 1890, Jack the Ripper absconds in the machine to New York City in 2017, in an effort to hide from the police who are looking for him.
After the usual Ripper murders in America's financial capital, HG decides he needs to persuade Jack to return to Victorian London with him. Jack responded with the following:
"Are you kidding? In Victorian London I was a freak. Here, I'm merely an amateur!"
A young manager at our local Kroger store complained to me recently that it was his birthday, yet he had to work. He had also been required to work every day over the Thanksgiving weekend. He thought it was because he was the only manager with no children. I suggested he start a family. "No way. The last thing I want is kids."
There's a number of young men roughly the same age at our local bank. Every single one of them has their own apartment and is living with a girlfriend, as is the manager at Kroger. I would assume that none of these relationships is platonic.
This illustrates a major problem that affects the western world – a low birthrate.
Previous generations believed God's instruction: "to go forth and multiply." (Genesis 1:22)
The West has a low birthrate and is making up for the short fall in people with seemingly unrestricted immigration from undeveloped countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
People from these countries will radically change our society – but few seem to care.
Other nations are preparing for war. We see it on the news all the time. War is fought mainly by young men. When the time comes, will we have enough young men?
I am reminded of another Bible verse from more than 2,500 years ago. It could be speaking to us today. "They shall commit harlotry, but not increase; Because they have ceased obeying the Lord." (Hosea 4:10)
Sexual immorality is rampant, but there are few children. Children are a blessing, but few realize that in today's western world.


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- In-letters. Queensland State Archives' Brief Guide to Colonial Secretary's Correspondence 1859-1903 explains how to search the series called In-letters (letters received). This can be slow and frustrating but it is often very rewarding. About eight hundred names from in-letters are on my Web site. Thousands more will be added when I have time! The emphasis is on items of interest for family history, such as correspondence about women, children, certificates, naturalisations, requests for assistance, missing friends, orphans, inmates of mental and benevolent asylums, etc.
Postscript: Registers (and indexes to the registers) for 1859-1896 have been digitised and are on the Queensland State Archives Web site (series ID 11936).
- Invalid Pensions. I have created a partial index to Police Department correspondence 1908-1952 that mentions hundreds of invalid pensioners and old age pensioners. Some lived in New South Wales and Victoria but most were in Queensland.
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We're seen the crazy, now bring on the movie. Finally the world will see what was going on with Joaquin Phoenix during his prolonged and very odd public meltdown.
Turns out, Oscar nominee Casey Affleck was filming a documentary of the tumultuous year in the life of the talented and very odd actor/rapper. Magnolia Pictures announced today that it has acquired the world rights to the "I'm Still Here," Affleck's directorial debut. We can now have our Joaquin crazy moments on a big screen with popcorn and a Coke.
According to a Magnolia release, the film will follow Phoenix "as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician." Trust us there's a lot of crazy in between. You can just start with the crazy facial hair. That alone could be a three-part PBS series hosted by Ken Burns.
There was a lot of talk that the whole thing was a big stunt or a big set up for a Spinal Tap-esque mockumentary -- from Phoenix's insane appearance on David Letterman's show to his clumsy Vegas rapping appearance which made Britney Spears blush. Maybe the joke's on us internet lemmings, a look at a society just waiting for the next odd thing to point our fingers at. If so, it had better be entertaining, or I'm going to take my finger-pointing elsewhere. Or maybe, he's just really out there and this will give us a new understanding of it all. Either way, it's going be worth checking out.
The movie will be released Sept. 10.
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Kneeling, kneeling on the living room carpet. Six years of age and staring at the top of the wood mantle on which a small, shiny bust of the virgin-mother sat between a lit candle and my elder brother's clock radio. The radio was playing a late-50's weekly broadcast of "The Rosary Hour," where a kindly-sounding male voice would guide our family along with the rest of god's radio audience, in a trip 'round the rosary beads in solemn prayer for world peace. Didn't know it then, but "praying for world peace" really translated to- "God, if you're listening, please keep us safe from those bastard communists!" I learned later that communism was a term that was often equated with atheism. While watching the news, dear ma-ma would often spit, "Those damn, dirty, atheist, commies!" It sounded so potent, yes? Though it would be years before I would begin to wonder why no one ever asked me if I wanted to be confirmed, I was already forming doubts. I think that even at a young age, children of the religious tend to wander through a minefield of almost subliminal hints- where the religious beliefs that their parents' have them swallow, don't square with reality at all.
One such hint for me was that praying together keeps you together…in misery. We went to church every Sunday, received the sacraments, prayed the rosary and yet, doing all that didn't seem to keep the bottle out of my parents' hands, allowing one of them to terrorize their children and the other to refrain from putting a stop to it.
Another hint (and maybe not as subliminal) was what I'd like to call a "guilt trigger" which was the rather insidious, shame-inducing practice of having to acknowledge my sinfulness and then make a "good confession". The guiding sentiment was, "if it feels good, it must be sinful and therefore confessed." I can't tell you the number of times I had to make things up just to satisfy the rules. And it wasn't just the act (of say, masturbation) that you'd have to confess. Nope. Merely experiencing the thought of where your hands might roam under the covers (or even under someone else's for that matter), would have you bound for the confessional again and again. Turning myself in…to the carnal thought police? Does the real world actually work this way?
One time I confessed to the priest that I had "played impurely" from four to five times the previous week. "How many times?", he asked in a disbelieving tone. I said, "four to five." "Oh", he responded. "Oh, I thought you said forty-five times. I was going say that you do have a problem." But even if I did, was it really any business of his or god's?
I recall being in my mid-thirties and sitting during Sunday Mass when I simply and silently started to weep to myself. I suddenly experienced a sense of betrayal and then profound disappointment; the idea, that in the end, no one (god or fellow-catholic) was really looking out for me. I thought, "This just isn't for me anymore; I didn't come here to get depressed," and got up and left. I was divorced several years before this sad-but-true acknowledgement and should have realized long before then, that being a "practicing catholic" and having a "union blessed by god" wasn't enough to hold a relationship together. Our pastor didn't turn out to be of much help either. He surmised that I was probably going through an early male menopause and handed us some cassette tapes on "marriage and the state of grace" (or something). I even asked if he could refer us to a professional and he said, "let's wait and see." This was the same guy who, during a sermon on tithing, blurted, "…and you don't have to be Jewish about it!". I can still hear the collective gasp rise.
So, I had fallen away, and while uncertain at that point about god's existence (and actually more concerned with hell's), was quite sure I had no use for religion, much less the RCC. It wasn't until just about six years ago that I began to think seriously about recognizing myself an atheist. I'm not even sure what exactly prompted me to do so but felt it wasn't enough to be merely disenchanted with religion. I think that on a subconscious level, I needed a more substantial reason not to believe and it started with reading a piece by Bertrand Russell- "Why I am Not a Christian." Unlike the Catholic dogma on which I was raised, it actually made sense. More please. It tended to snowball from there with reading works by Stenger, Dawkins, Harris, Dennett and the rest.
Over time, it was a series of hints and finally the delightful discovery of logic, reason and skepticism (thank you Dawkins & co.) that helped peel away the onion skins of dogma, manipulation, denial and deception (thank you RCC) to reveal a core of atheism. I don't think that in the end, I actually chose to be an atheist. I just came to the realization that I've always been one. So, you will please excuse me now while I go off and play impurely. Thank you.
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Any own a agile guitar? I was looking and you can get a custom for around a grand. wanted to get some feed back before I buy one.
I own an sx tele and and agile lp copy, The agiles a 3100 its one of the higher end ones. Its a decent guitar, it plays very well, it sounds really nice with the stock pickups, it has good fretwork and good quality hardware. The higher end stuff is made in korea and probably comes close in quality (i my opiniion) to the ltd deluxe series. I would say the LTD deluxe series has better finish quality ( attention to detail ), and the LTD deluxe hardware is a little better. The agiles are hard to beat for the price. I belive they are all made in Korea. I would say if there is and ESP, LTD Deluxe or Edwards that is close to what you are looking for buy that, If not and their is an Agile that fits your needs better, give it a shot. I don't know anything about the agile custom order but the quality should be similar to what I descibed. As far as I know their customs are not made in a special custom shop, they will be made on the same production line as the regular agiles, just as a special run where they use the parts and woods you specify.
The sx actually played surprisingly well. its the upgrade sx tele ( an extra $25 ) It is a solid ash body, maple neck, with a figured maple fretboard. The hardware on it was absurdly cheap, sadly the hardware is so non standard it would be a major effort to upgrade it. and the frets started showing wear after about 4 years of light to moderate use. Hard to complain for a guitar that cost $125 but I wouldn't buy another one.
i bought the sx about three years ago, the one i was looking at was up for sale on ebay but not on the website. I wanted it shipped in a case so I emailed them. I go a reply back in an hour with a link to a way to buy off the website so i could add a case. Rondo seems to have a good reputation for customer service, and my experiences with them were very good.
Also I like the neck on my agile lp, It plays good and it is a very well made instrument, but I have to say I prefer the profile of the eclipse necks. They are just a better shape for me.
just give up and by an ltd deluxe, or better yet a used esp, you will be better off either way. trust me there is a reason I own only 1 agile compared to my 10 or so ltd's and 8 ESP's
nothing wrong with the agile, they are a good value, I just prefer ESP products
If you really want that agile you can try this email
he's like the owner or something
I'm pretty sure its just the one dude that would be answering your emails, especially if its something more technical. With that in mind...maybe he's swamped or has some life shit going on?
Anyways I just ordered an 8 string from them. Should be at the house on Christmas Eve, my wife will open it up, snap some pictures and make sure it shipped ok then get it in the mail to me. I should have it in about a month, I'll do a NGD and let you know how it goes. I've not really heard any but good things about them though, taking into consideration that some people will bash the quality because they compare everything to a ESP Standard or PRS Custom etc.
Also, their 8-string line was originally a customer concept. Dude saw that one of the 6-string basses could probably be modified to be an 8-string guitar so he started a dialogue with Kurt...and now we have the Septors and Intrepids as production models. Pretty cool if you ask me. I don't believe any production models at ESP/Gibson/Jackson/Etc came from random-dude-on-a-forum talking with the owner and making shit happen.
Just FYI, I placed an order on the 20th with standard ground shipping, got the 'please allow extra shipping time for the holidays' and then recieved the guitar on the 23rd. My wife said the cardboard shipping box was toast (literally fell apart when she tried to open it) but the contents were just fine. I won't have my hands on it for a couple more weeks but she can't find any blemishes...she just doesn't know how to look for issues with the frets or anything like that beyond 'well it doesn't look fucked up at all.'
So, I realize a standard/off-the-shelf order isn't necessarily indicitave of trying to make a custom/more custom request, just FWIW I had zero issues with them.
I did the custom order thing a few years back, it was alright, but not really the guitar I was waiting for. If I didn't need the money back in the college days, I'd still own that white 7 string telecaster. New owner emailed me back in October, guy I sold it to dropped it or something a broke the neck, it was hastily patched up and still works to this day
It's weird that kurt doesn't answer you quick, he answered me immediatly the first time i purchased a guitar asking about stock existance, he was really nice. I own a Douglas Hadron, Douglas Halo and Agile al3010se, they three are amazing, I switched the pup's for emg's on the agile and halo, and dimarzio crunchlab/liquifire on the hadron, they ended up with an amazing sound, they are well made and feel amazing, I can compare them with the LTD deluxe models but here's where it is different from LTD's, Rondo music guitars are amazing, good quality & perfect to mess around with without being worried on the look or if they get damaged, you get an amazing guitar that you can use without emotional worries (thanks to the $), but ESP's & LTD's are Good quality and look amazing to the point that a little scratch makes you feel guilty cuz they are your babies...
Here's what I recomend you, If you have a low budget below $600 get a Douglas or Agile from $159 to $309 and upgrade the hardware little by little and will end up like an LTD deluxe for only $130-$260 extra that you add whenever you can afford it, but if you have the money I recomend you to buy the deluxe models, an Agile3010se would sound and feel as good as a LTD EC1000 for $309 but will never beat the elegance and beauty of the LTD colors, satin colors, binding, logo... Rondo sounds and feel awesome, ESP sounds feel & looks awesome.
Never updated to my reply here... I got my hands on that Intrepid Pro 828 and its flawless. No fret issues anywhere, setup was perfect for me out of the box (after international shipping, no less). The case I bought with it is nice, although I'm keeping it in an SKB flight case instead...trust the ABS plastic more than I do the wood for flying & shipping.
The hardware all seems solid, the tuners are very smooth and don't seem to slip at all. If anything I might replace the bridge eventually but just for preference...the stock bridge has a bit of a sharp edge where I rest my palm, but after a day or two playing I didn't notice it anymore anyways. If I ever decide to try another type of guitar I will almost certainly go with Agile again. I spent 6 or 700$ on mine, it was on sale at the time & came with the SD blackouts. Best guitar I've played in the pricerange and easily matches the couple ibanez prestiges & an ESP or two I've been able to demo.
A buddy of mine just bought a B-stock lower-end baritone 6 from them and he's also pleased it seems.
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Friends, Angels Diehards, Baseball Fans, do we need therapy?
Three excruciating walk off losses in a row in Texas. Three excruciating walk off losses in a row in Texas to cap off losing 3 out of 4 to another division rival after losing 2 out of 3 to the Twins, no less. Oh, joy. Even better. And then, last night, as fans were reeling from the hits — the other teams', natch — that seemed to keep right on coming, what did they Angels do? Why handed us a gorgeous, feel good, batting exhibition of an 8 to 2 win over the Blue Jays, of course. I mean, I was expecting that, weren't you?
All sarcasm aside, I suppose we fans really should have been expecting it on some level because this has been the Angels' story all season. Get swept by the Pirates, sweep the Tigers. Get swept by the Mariners, come back after the All Star Break and take a more than decent 2 out of 3 from the best in the west A's. Thinking about this pattern last night really made me start wondering. Is this relationship of mine with the Angels really, in the strictest sense, healthy?
I mean, let's think about this for a minute. What is one particularly strong sign of an unhealthy relationship? Yes, exactly:
Periods of disturbingly erratic behavior, often followed by a barrage of gifts and kind gestures to make up for increasingly bad behavior.
Hmmmm…so let us review. Three excruciating walk off losses in a row in Texas after a string of other bad losses followed by a big, loud, extravagant gift of a win…oh, and did I mention that last night was also Albert Pujols Pint Glass Night? Uh huh. *nods*
Interesting. So, can we think of any additional classic signs of an unhealthy relationship that the Angels meet?
Isolation from friends and outside activities.
Well, I have been known to flake out on friends and parties in order to watch that evening's game at home. Sometimes at the last…um…er…did I just admit that out loud?!? On the Internet?!? Crap! I mean…um…er…I wasn't feeling well *cough, cough*…I had a terrible headache (this season, usually starting about the 8th inning)…there was this thing, yeah, this thing having nothing whatsoever to do with baseball that unexpectedly came up…er…they're not buying it are they? Rats!
*In a whispered voice* Let's just consider this criteria met.
Interference in relationships with family.
Hmmm…how to sum up? Both my immediate family and all of the Los Angeles based folks bleed Dodger Blue. My Central and Northern California family on both sides are passionate Giants fans. And then there's me (and Seth). Soooooo…Gee whiz Krupke, that's why I'm a mess…and why, when we all get together, post season dinner conversations can be…er…lively. 😉
Of course, at the heart of it, the various fans in the family all love baseball and love talking about the game and if, every now and then, there's just a tiny little bit of trash talk, so be it. On second thought, we'll call this one dysfunctional on the surface only and thoroughly hysterical on all levels.
There is a history of such behavior.
Ummm, yeah. Hey Angels fans? Does the team have a history of this behavior? Okay. Yes. I see a lot of nodding from those who have watched the last few seasons. Aaaaaand a lot more vigorous nodding from those who've been watching longer. Ooooo, swearing and nodding! Yeah, I'd ask if that's really necessary, but I can tell that you folks have been watching since the beginning, so I think we all know that it is.
Okay, ouch. That couple over there is sobbing. I think they were at The Game That Must Not Be Named in 1986. Oh you were? Nice seats behind home plate, you say? Awk. Ward.
Sooooo…anyway. Suffice to say, yes. There is a history of such behavior.
Your entire personality starts to change within the context of the relationship.
Oh, so kind of like all of the yelling, swearing, stomping, cheering and general loud behavior this normally quiet, mild mannered geek girl suddenly adopts the moment the umpire shouts play ball? Yeah, 'nuff said.
And, there are more classic signs that I could list, but I think we have our answer here loud and clear. Obviously, if you're ever in a relationship with an actual human who behaves in any of these ways, you should find the nearest available cub and kick them to it, stat. No ifs. No ands. No but baby I can changes.
But when the relationship is with a baseball team? Well, then the rules are less clear. I mean, fan does come from the term fanatic, after all. My relationship with the Angels certainly doesn't sound healthy but what it does sound is pretty normal, among the ranks of baseball diehards at least. I mean, we all know fans who take wins and losses with equal calm, watch the occasional game when it won't interfere with other commitments or inconvenience their calendar in any way, and don't get that bruised, beat up feeling after a string of hard losses. Yeah, we even have names for them, like casual, occasional and, less charitably, bandwagon.
Alright. What are we unhealthy baseball relationship sufferers left with then? *shrugs* I guess we struggle for perspective, continue to root for a win and hope that that annual couples therapy known as Hot Stove, the trade deadline (not this year clearly!) and the draft eventually break the pattern of long strings of crushing losses followed by winning presents. I mean, then dealing with all of the other stuff isn't just worth it, it's laudable. 😉
So business as usual then? Yeah, pretty much. Play ball!


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Hundreds of people have come forward and donated to a fund for the homeless woman who alerted authorities about a man with a gun near the University of New Haven in December.
The fund has reached $23,000, according to Steve Kaplan, president of the university.
"This remarkable response demonstrates the UNH community's gratitude for our good Samaritan's heroic efforts, which potentially saved lives and certainly led to a swift apprehension of the armed suspect," Kaplan said in a statement he shared with the university community on Friday.
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The mysterious woman contacted police on Dec. 3 to report seeing a man with a long gun walking toward campus.
Twenty minutes later, police took William Dong, 22, of Fairfield, into custody on the West Haven campus and said they found two loaded handguns on him. They also found a rifle in his car, which was parked in a lot on Campbell Avenue, police said.
Authorities also searched Dong's Fairfield home and found his bedroom padlocked. Inside it, they located newspaper clippings about the Aurora, Colo., movie theater mass shooting and 2,700 rounds of ammunition, police said.
The woman who alerted authorities has chosen to remain anonymous.
While she does not want any public recognition, the university decided to honor her by doing something to help her meet her basic needs.
The school started the "UNH - Good Samaritan" fund and invited people to make donations. Kaplan said 100 percent of the funds collected will go directly to serving this woman's needs.
The university said the woman told school officials that she never expected this kind of help.
"We continue to work with our good Samaritan to ensure that the funds donated are used to provide for her basic needs and help her gain independence. We seek to improve her quality of life because she cared so much about protecting ours. She is extremely grateful for the outpouring of generosity and says that she never expected this level of assistance," Kaplan said.
To help, you can send donations, payable to "UNH – Good Samaritan Fund." to the attention of the VP for Finance, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516.
Or, you can make a donation online.
Dong has been charged with illegal possession of an assault weapon, breach of peace and other counts and is being held on a $500,000 bond. He is due back in court on Jan. 14.


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Monday, February 24, 2014
Online Libraries -- Checking out books online to read
Are online libraries coming to genealogy? I think the transition from closed "copyrighted" impaired libraries to open online check-out libraries to be almost inevitable.
Let's look at the traditional library model I have used since I could read. You have a building somewhere in your community designated as a "library." This building has a collection of books and other materials managed by one or more librarians and support staff. When you want to borrow a book, you go to the library, look in the library catalog and physically select the book from the shelf. You then go through some process to "check out" the book and have the physical possession of the book for a limited period of time. At the end of that time, you must physically return the book to the library or be fined. Does all that sound familiar.
As researchers, we have another type of traditional library. This is the reference library. In this type of library we can only view the library's holding while we are in the library (or archive or whatever) The books and other materials in the library do not circulate. If we want to view what is in their collection, we must physically travel to the physical library and look at the research materials.
I would submit that both of these traditional models are archaic dinosaurs and close, very close to extinction. Now before I get all sorts of comments about how physical books are superior to online books and how you love the smell and feel of books and all sorts of other similar arguments, let me explain.
When was the last time you went to your local public library? Presently, I happen to have two good ones relatively close to where I live. In one case, I have had several rather interesting discussions with the head librarian about the future of the facility. In both libraries, the number of computer stations available to patrons has been constantly increasing over the years. In both libraries, checking out books is done entirely by the patrons using electronic book scanners. What is more important, both libraries have really extensive online digital libraries. Again, in both libraries, the number of classes and seminars and educational opportunities have increased dramatically. For example, the Southeast Branch of the Maricopa County Library is holding their Second Annual Genealogy Fair on 1 March 2014. This is just one of a series of events making the library into an education and social center rather than simply a place to go to check out books.
Here is an interesting fact. The Greater Phoenix Digital Library has close to 100,000 electronic books online. I have access to these books through my library card at either of the other two libraries. Now let's jump from local to national and international. The OpenLibrary.org has over a million free online ebooks that can be checked out electronically. There are hundreds of other free online sources for electronic books including Google.com, the HathiTrust.org, FamilySearch.org and other such websites.
So now how do I check books out of the library? I go online to the Greater Phoenix Digital Library. Sign in with my library card number. Choose a book. Click download and the book downloads to my iPad. At the end of the check out period, the book returns itself to the library. Slick as a whistle.
As a result of this availability of online ebooks, the number of my visits to the public libraries decreased dramatically, for a while, now I am going back more frequently. Why? Partly for the special events and partly because I have been teaching at the Maricopa County Library.
One major factor in this change is the availability of reading devices such as iPads, Android tablets and the Kindles. What will inevitably happen? As genealogically pertinent materials become more and more available online, the need to travel to remote locations will steadily decrease. It will never disappear in the lifetime of any of us, but it will change the way we view, check out and research most of the material we now are forced to use on paper and in reference libraries. My guess is that the last to convert to digital will be the large national archives and the University Special Collections.
If you don't know how to check out books electronically, make a visit to your local public library. They will likely have a class or two on using tablets to read books electronically.
An end note. I checked out the availability of ebooks in Utah and they are still in very primitive exploratory stage. I guess we will have to keep our Arizona library cards and pay for them as out-of-state residents.
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A Rocky musical has just been picked up by European producers. It'll play in Germany next year, then head to New York in 2013:
Meehan told the Times that Stallone, the story's owner, had approached him about the idea of a "Rocky" musical. Meehan, a Tony Award winner for Annie, Hairspray and The Producers, told the paper to expect an intimate show with a handful of principal characters, following the first film's plot.
This gives me an idea: Broadway loves movie adaptations that put the crew in danger, and both theater and boxing are struggling to remain relevant. Instead of a big production, just put a ring on stage. Manny Pacquiao is a vocalist. Floyd Mayweather is probably looking for a second career. Don King is nothing if not theatrical. If that's not enough, Mike Tyson is always up for a cameo.
But if they're gonna go through with it, I hope Thunderlips gets a musical number.
(H/T tomuban)
Gonna Fly Now? Rocky Musical in Development From Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, Thomas Meehan [Playbill]


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This recipe is from BBC Good Food magazine and I liked the sound of it because the couscous and carrot make it a healthier burger. I did tweak the recipe slightly to use ingredients I already had and although the burgers were quite tasty, we weren't keen on the texture. Even though I used more lamb mince than the recipe suggested, there wasn't enough of a meaty texture to the burger, which is what we really wanted. It is a good way to make the mince stretch but I don't think I'll be making this recipe again.
I froze 2 of the burgers, but we don't want to eat them again as burgers, so I'll have to create a recipe to use them up!
I've written the recipe as I made it, but you can find the original recipe here: Lighter Lamb Burgers.
- Makes 4 burgers
- 100g / 4oz couscous (I used a Thai Curry flavoured packet)
- 2 carrots, finely grated
- 400g pack lamb mince
- 3 spring onions, finely chopped
- 4 fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
- 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk, beaten
- Place the couscous in a heatproof bowl and pour over 100ml boiling water. Leave for a couple of minutes until all the liquid has been absorbed. Squeeze any liquid out of the carrots, then stir into the couscous along with the mince, spring onions, mint and egg. Season well.
- Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour for them to firm up.
- Shape the mixture into 4 large burgers. Transfer to a non-stick baking sheet, then grill under a high heat for 6-8 minutes on each side.


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Thousands of finance ministers and central bankers from around the world descend on D.C. this weekend for the semi-annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. These meetings have become an important opportunity for civil society, NGOs, journalists, and the private sector to engage with bank staff and country delegates on an array of issues in international economic development, from poverty reduction to clean energy.
The timing of these spring meetings is especially crucial now, as the World Bank conducts an ongoing review of its Energy Strategy. This strategy will guide all World Bank Group energy-related lending for the next decade.
WRI's International Financial Flows and the Environment (IFFE) Program works to improve the environmental and social decision-making of these and other Multilateral Development Banks. These institutions are in a unique position; they can continue to drive investments in a conventional "business as usual" manner or they can raise environmental and social standards through their lending practices.
In preparation for the Spring Meetings, WRI has the following resources:
Shattering Glass Walls at the Multilateral Development Banks: The development and environment communities must stop viewing their goals as separate or even at odds with each other. Investing in ecosystem services will help MDBs improve the livelihoods of the poor.
The World Bank, MDBs, and Low Carbon Development: By 2030, approximately 90% of future growth in energy demand will come from developing countries. The Multilateral Development Banks have an important role to play in advancing more sustainable energy.
Investing in Sustainable Energy Futures: Multilateral Development Banks' Investments in Energy Policy: This report analyzes energy-related loan programs at the World Bank, ADB, the IDB in addition to the newly created Clean Technology Fund (CTF). Despite the increase in sustainable energy initiatives, a limited number of loans financed by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and Asian Development Bank consistently support sustainable energy investments in developing countries.
A Roadmap for Integrating Human Rights into the World Bank Group: This report argues that human rights are an integral part of effective and sustainable development, and should be explicitly considered in all World Bank Group (WBG) investment decisions. We examine the WBG's integration of human rights standards into its operations — highlighting accomplishments, shortcomings, and barriers — and suggest ways forward.
Summary of Climate Finance Pledges Put Forward By Developed Countries: WRI's preliminary analysis on countries' immediate and long term climate finance pledges announced thus far.
The World Bank's Energy Strategy: Hosted by the World Resources Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Center for American Progress (CAP), and International Rivers
Finance for Climate Change: 2010 Opportunities in Developing Countries: The World Resources Institute and McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP host a panel discussion on the role of private sector investment in addressing climate change mitigation in a time of economic and policy uncertainty.


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The Mandate to Rejoice
When we suffer for Christ's sake, experience the death of a loved one, or encounter the same problems and sins in our lives yet again, it can be difficult to rejoice. Yet despite the reality of pain in these circumstances, ...Read More
Our Heavenly Citizenship
We are justified by faith alone but not by a faith that is alone. Everyone who believes in Jesus alone for salvation will immediately and inevitably prove this faith through good works of service to God and neighbor (James 2:14–26). ...Read More
The Poor in Spirit
God's presence is felt most strongly in the kingdom of heaven, which was inaugurated in Christ's ministry and will be consummated at His return. Entry into this kingdom and, ultimately, seeing God's beauty face to face comes only through repentance ...Read More
Proving Our Salvation
Scripture often warns the people of God about those who cause dissension for dissension's sake — people who cause problems not because they stand firm for the truth but because they are factional and generally disagreeable (Titus 3:10–11). Those who ...Read More
A Sign of Destruction and Salvation
We do not earn our place in heaven through the consistent endurance of persecution and harassment. Rather, such endurance proves that we have the faith that can alone lay hold of the benefits of salvation, for "the one who endures ...Read More
Paul's Love for the Philippians
In many ways, it is easier to pray or to give to various churches and ministries instead of doing both. How often do we pray for other believers and gospel defenders without responding to their need for financial support? How ...Read More
Children of Light
The fruit of light listed in today's passage — goodness, righteousness, and truth — are examples of what Paul elsewhere refers to as the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22–24). These things, along with qualities including love, joy, patience, and ...Read More
Faith and Fruit
Scripture is clear that sinless perfection is impossible in this life (1 John 1:8–9), so we will never exhibit any of the fruit of the Spirit flawlessly on this side of glory. Nevertheless, there is a difference between those who ...Read More
One in Spirit
We cannot sacrifice truth for the sake of a superficial visible unity, which is an error evident in the liberal arm of the ecumenical movement. Still, we should not think that all efforts at visible church unity represent liberalism, for ...Read More
Growing Up in Love
Knowledge of truth and the practice of love, as two of the chief indicators of Christian maturity, must both be emphasized in our walk with the Lord. Consistent study of the doctrines taught in the Bible is vital for our ...Read More


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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Mint Green Inspiration
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- Carol DeGraeveMay 31, 2011
I love the ideas, makes me want to paint a dresser the same mint green as the tall armoire! Thanks for the inspiration. Love reading your blog :)ReplyDelete
Good colour choice for the dresser! I'm loving mint green right now. I even have my toes painted that colour lolReplyDelete
ACK! I'm loving these mint inspirations! That mint dresser under the pink flowered wallpaper? The mint heels? The pair of tall metal chairs??? LOVE!!! Now I need to figure out how to get my mint fix... Thank you for sharing these!ReplyDelete
Betsey at b.bar
mmmmmmmm i want that cupcake.ReplyDelete
i want that kitchen with the mint green cabinets!!!ReplyDelete
did aaron and ann come to visit?
- AnonymousJune 06, 2011
I love mint green! I'm currently painting my closet "Venention Pearl" by Behr. Lovely color!ReplyDelete
- Nicole OttenJune 10, 2011
I am on the same wavelength - a bit over duck egg but not quite wanting green - I think eau de nil is my colour of choice at the moment! Am about to order some lovely dupion silk curtains for our bedroom from India - at least I hope they'll be lovely!?! Love your furniture and admire that you find the time for what you do - I don't seem to be able to although I just bought to lovely old bentwood chairs that need painting so I will have to try. Really enjoy your blog - it's the only one I subscribe to.ReplyDelete
You have the same favorite color with my mom she also love mint green....that's why we ended up of buying mint green set of plates, mugs and cups last monday. Good thing we got it with 50% of.. LOLReplyDelete


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Will Keyboarding Become an Antiquated Skill?
All current discussions around classroom technology (interactive projectors, whiteboards, iPads, smartphones, clickers, document cameras, 3D projectors, electronic textbooks etc.) must at least touch on the future of the keyboard more specifically, keyboarding as part of high school and community college curricula nationwide.
I was trained by nuns who expected nothing less than perfect penmanship. My kids cannot decipher handwriting and barely even print legibly. It seems as though these skills are no longer valued. I have a nagging suspicion that keyboarding classes will become like cursive writing and simply fade away from the 21st Century Classroom.
What's determining this? Look no further than predictive keyboards on smartphones and and touch screens on tablets. You know, the ones that anticipate what you mean to say and complete your word for you? My flying fingers are 85-100 wpm are no longer special. I need to be able to text and compose at the speed of light and accept that being "all thumbs" is now a good thing.
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(CNN) -- A state fair's response to the uproar over a rodeo clown's mockery of President Obama is creating an uproar of its own.
From now on, the Missouri State Fair won't allow any rodeo cowboys or clowns from the state's association to take part unless they all undergo "sensitivity training."
And that's just part of the fallout from the Saturday incident in which a clown wearing an Obama mask held a broom descending from his backside while a voice said, "Hey, I know I'm a clown. He's just running around acting like one. Doesn't know he is one."
Mark Ficken, president of the Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association, has resigned.
Rodeo clown Tuffy Gessling has apologized. He told Missouri news outlet digitalburg.com that he was the one whose voice was heard at the event, and that he never meant to offend.
"It was a colleague of mine that was dressed up. I am the rodeo clown making jokes," he said.
Gessling did not immediately return a message Thursday from CNN requesting comment.
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, a Texas Republican known as a provocateur, has invited the clown -- whose name he did not yet know -- to come perform in his own district.
"Liberals want to bronco bust dissent. But Texans value speech, even if its speech they don't agree with," Stockman said.
After video of the event caught attention on YouTube, fair officials and politicians -- both Democrats and Republicans -- slammed the portrayal of the president.
So did some attendees, such as Perry Bream, who said, "It wasn't clean; it wasn't fun. It was awful; it was sickening. It was racist."
Sensitivity training: PC overload?
The Missouri State Fair Commission announced it was permanently banning "this rodeo clown from ever participating" again. It did not name the clown.
That behavior, during the Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association's Finals Rodeo, was "unacceptable," the commission said.
Before it will consider contracting with the association again, "they must provide evidence to the director of the Missouri State Fair that they have proof that all officials and subcontractors of the MRCA have successfully participated in sensitivity training," the commission wrote in a news release.
The conservative news outlet The Blaze called the demand "political insanity."
A Facebook page supporting Gessling had more than 50,000 likes by Thursday morning.
On Twitter, some people argued that being offended by a rodeo clown is "ridiculous."
But others disagreed. "The sensitivity is needed by those fair planners who approved this act as representative of all Missourians," wrote Lisa Robinson.
Missouri State Fair is requiring "sensitivity training" for rodeo clowns following Obama mockery incident. Thoughts?— Josh Levs (@joshlevscnn) August 15, 2013
The Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association issued a brief statement apologizing to those offended by any performances at the rodeo.
The Missouri State Fair Commission and the Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association did not immediately respond Thursday to CNN's requests for comment.
Ex-official fears losing school job
Ficken, who stepped down Monday evening as president of the MRCA, has been threatened physically in the wake of the incident, CNN affiliate KDSK reported.
He fears he may lose his job as superintendent of the Boonville R-1 School District, which is investigating whether he was involved.
"He's shaking like a small dog passing razor blades," Ficken's lawyer, Albert Watkins, told the station.
Ficken announced special guest "President Obama" at the rodeo.
At one point, he said, "Watch out for that bull, Obama," but otherwise he was not part of the performance, according to Watkins.
Gessling, meanwhile, told digitalburg.com he's been a rodeo clown throughout his career, and that it's what he loves to do.
"Making fun of political and famous people is kind of the platform," he said. "... I've never tried to dishonor or disrespect anyone, so the whole thing was not meant to be racist or disrespectful. I was just trying to make people laugh."


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The actress appears to have two visible tattoos on her body, including a wedding band design on her left hand, which she shares with her husband David Duchovny. Téa Leoni was recently spotted with an anchor tattoo located on her lower hip, along with some unknown wording.


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Majesty 2 - The Fantasy Kingdom Sim Latest Updates
Majesty 2 Collection hitting April 19
08 April 2011 | By Jonah A. Falcon
Paradox Interactive has announced that a Majesty 2 Collection will be arriving on April 19 and will include developer 1C Ino-Co's Majesty 2 and all three of its expansions for $19.99/€19.99.
Things that make you go "Mmm"
29 November 2010 | By Joe Robinson
We talk to Paradox Interactive's CEO Fredrik Wester about his love of expansions...
Majesty 2: Monster Kingdom Announced
16 November 2010 | By Joe Robinson
Paradox have just announced a third expansion for their re-make of the iconic Majesty series, Majesty 2.
Wait... didn't we just have an expansion? Seriously, the drive of those people...


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What to see in Vinales Valley
Vinales Valley Attractions
The glorious landscapes are the primary attraction of Vinales Valley. The prehistoric looking valley, with its odd round hills (magotes), and bright orange soil visible among the striking greenery, makes the area a unique and absorbing destination for travellers in Cuba. For a more authentic and intimate tour it is a good idea to avoid the tour buses and get a local guide to show you around the tobacco farms, caves and sites like the Prehistoric Mural. There are walking tours of this beautiful region, organised by the municipal museum, and this may be the best way to experience it, particularly as you get the chance to interact with locals who demonstrate the ancient farming techniques still used in this agricultural area. There is also a hop-on, hop-off bus available for tourists though, which stops at all the main attractions in Vinales Valley.
One of the most popular things to do in Vinales is visit the extensive and very impressive cave systems. Cueva Del Indio and the Gran Caverna De Santo Tomas are both really worth a visit. The unspoiled and un-touristy feel of these subterranean treasures will be refreshing for cave fanatics who inevitably find that the touristic flourishes of colourful lighting and cave decorations, so common at famous cave sites, detract from the majesty and mystery of the underground world.
A quick stroll down the quaint main road of the village will show the visitor just how small it is, but there are a handful of things to see and do in Vinales. The privately owned botanical garden, Jardin de las Hermanas Caridad y Carmen Miranda, is a delight. And for some salsa dancing, live shows, and a few mojitos, the Centro Cultural Polo Montanez is great fun.
Cueva del Indio
Located in the Viñales Valley, the Cueva del Indio is a magical place for kids to visit. In addition to the caves, the area provides some great family activities such as hiking and climbing,…
Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás
Cuba's largest cave system, with more than 29 miles (46km) of underground galleries spanning eight different levels, the Santo Tomás caves are situated about 10 miles (16km) west of Vinales.…
Vinales Botanical Garden
Almost all of the Vinales Valley attractions revolve around natural splendour and the Vinales Botanical Garden, the Jardin de las Hermanas Caridad y Carmen Miranda, is a special addition to this panoply…
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New York, NY – The Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at The Mount Sinai Medical Center has become one of the first centers in the country to offer tomosynthesis, a breakthrough technology in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Breast tomosynthesis is a revolutionary technology that produces sharp 3D images, facilitating the radiologists' ability to clearly identify and characterize individual breast structures, allowing for earlier and more accurate diagnosis.
Conventional mammography is two-dimensional, and may not detect small cancers that are hidden by overlapping tissue. During a tomosynthesis exam, however, multiple, low-dose images of the breast are acquired at different angles. These images are then used to build a series of one-millimeter-thick slices into a 3D reconstruction of the breast. Because the problem of overlapping tissue is all but eliminated, tomosynthesis can make a tumor more visible and easier for a radiologist to see.
"Our goal is to make the patient experience at the Dubin Breast Center as smooth as possible," says Laurie Margolies, MD, FACR, Associate Professor of Radiology, and Chief of Breast Imaging at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. "Tomosynthesis provides a 3D image, which can prove that an area that looked questionable in a traditional mammogram is normal tissue. This leads to fewer callbacks and less anxiety for our patients. We are pleased to be leading the charge by offering this cutting-edge technology in a clinical setting."
By offering tomosynthesis, the Dubin Breast Center aims to increase the number of women being screened, and provide earlier and more accurate detection. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, exceeded only by lung cancer. Statistics indicate that one in eight women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. The stage at which breast cancer is detected influences a woman's chance of survival. If detected early, the five-year survival rate is 97 percent.
Encompassing more than 15,000 square feet at 1176 Fifth Avenue, the Dubin Breast Center represents a bold new vision for breast cancer treatment and research—one that focuses on the emotional, as well as the physical health of individuals who have or are at risk of developing breast cancer, as well as survivors and their families. The new Center is led by Co-Directors Elisa Port, MD, FACS, Chief of Breast Surgery, and George Raptis, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and is the only such center located within an academic medical institution in New York City.
The Center also includes an evaluation and treatment center for breast medical oncology and an infusion center for chemotherapy. Additional services include screening, genetic and nutritional counseling, breast reconstruction, psychosocial support and other complementary services, such as massage therapy, for the patient and his or her family.
For more information about the Dubin Breast Center, visit www.dubinbreastcenter.org.
About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of few medical schools embedded in a hospital in the United States. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 15 institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institute of Health funding and by U.S. News & World Report. The school received the 2009 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital among the nation's best hospitals based on reputation, patient safety, and other patient-care factors. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 530,000 outpatient visits took place.
For more information, visit http://www.mountsinai.org/.


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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III Selling on Amazon for $800
Just can't wait for the Galaxy S III smartphone, Samsung's successor to its popular Galaxy S II?
Thanks to Amazon.com, you can now preorder it on the e-commerce site for $799.99.
For those unfamiliar with the hotly anticipated phone, here are some of the details: It's got a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED screen, runs Android's 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, has an eight-megapixel rear-facing camera as well as a front camera, and a quad-core 1.4 GHz processor. It also has "S Voice," clearly inspired by iPhone's Siri app, allowing a user to control certain functions on the phone using his or her voice. The phone is available in white and "pebble blue."
But even if it's a great phone — and even if Amazon's Prime shipping applies — we have to say, that's a pretty steep price to get a phone in advance of its release through carriers.
And, as the Amazon listing notes, the unlocked phone — which means its not tied to a wireless network — is "compatible with 2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and/or 3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850/900/1900/2100 wireless networks."
What does all that gibberish mean? Basically that compatibility with certain wireless networks will be an issue. The Samsung Galaxy S III being sold through Amazon is a GSM phone, which means it won't work on Verizon or Sprint's networks. It's not fully supported by T-Mobile, and while it will work with AT&T's HSPA+ network, this device won't work with LTE or 4G networks. (Even the Amazon listing encourages buyers to check with their network providers before purchasing.)
If you don't mind being tethered to a carrier and would rather have a 4G/LTE-ready version of the phone at a much cheaper price, you'll probably want to wait out the month, as the phone is expected to come to the U.S. sometime this summer. And at least you'll know that it will work with your wireless network.


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PHOENIX (AP) LeBron James almost never has two bad games in a row.
So after matching his season low with 13 points in Miami's' loss at Utah last Saturday, the four-time MVP was back being LeBron again in Phoenix.
James scored 37 points and, as usual, was the critical component of the big plays down the stretch in the Heat's 103-97 victory over the Suns on Tuesday night.
He also had five steals, and his prettiest play might have a laser pass to Chris Bosh for a 3-pointer that pretty much sealed the victory with 40.3 seconds to go.
It was James' highest-scoring game since Dec. 28 and just two points off his season high.
"It was good to see us respond," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "And this response started yesterday in practice. There wasn't any dancing around it, we were flat and we didn't bring a game necessary to win on the road against Utah."
They brought that energy, and a healthy respect, to the Suns, though.
"That (Phoenix) is a really good team," James said. "They are the surprise team of our league this year."
Bosh added 21 points and Mario Chalmers 13 for the Heat, who were without Dwyane Wade because of a migraine.
Gerald Green scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half for Phoenix. Goran Dragic and Channing Frye had 15 apiece.
The Suns lost to Miami for the eighth time in a row.
"They make plays at the end of games," Phoenix coach Jeff Hornacek saiad. "They have done it for the last two years, two and a half years, now."
The Heat converted 16 Suns turnovers into 24 points.
Of his five steals, James said it was something he's been doing for years.
"Just being able to anticipate plays, seeing the pass before it happens or shoot the gap like that," James said. "I have been doing it throughout my career."
Dragic, the Suns' catalyst, was frustrated by a defense that sent various players at him, forcing him to get rid of the ball earlier than he wanted and keeping him from his trademark penetration. He wound up 4 of 12 shooting.
Miami used an 11-0 run, capped by a roundhouse breakaway dunk by James, to go up 62-55 with 6:40 left in the third quarter. But Green scored all of Phoenix's points in an 8-1 spurt, including two 3s, and it was tied at 63-63 with 4:42 left in the period.
Tucker's behind-the-back pass to Markieff Morris for a dunk just before the buzzer put the Suns up 74-71 entering the fourth.
Miami took the lead for good on Norris Cole's 3-pointer that made it 83-80 with 7:21 to play and it as 92-87 when James made one of two free throws with 3:27 left. Four consecutive free throws, the last two by Green, cut Miami's lead to 92-89 with 2:48 left.
But after Bosh's offensive rebound, James sank an 18-footer then stole a pass for a breakaway dunk to make 96-89. Green's fifth 3-pointer of the night cut the lead to 96-92, then Bosh sank that 3 40.3 seconds before the end.
James was called for a technical after he was fouled by Green with 25 seconds to go. Green made the technical free throw, then James made two freom the line at the other end and it was 101-95 with 25 seconds left.
In front of their biggest home crowd of the season, the Suns shot out to a 12-0 lead. The Heat used a 10-0 run at the end of the first quarter and start of the second, then had an 8-0 spurt to take go ahead for the first time, 33-32 on James' driving layup with 6:11 left in the half.
There were seven lead changes the rest of the quarter, with Phoenix up 46-43 at the break.
Miami, the NBA's best field goal shooting team at 50.8 percent, shot 38 percent in the first half, 1 for 11 on 3-pointers. The heat picked it up to 57 percent in the second half.
Notes: Wade has missed 13 games this season. ... Miami plays its last game before the All-Star break Wednesday night at Golden State. ... The Heat's longest losing streak this season is three games. ... Phoenix had won 11 in a row when Green scored at least 20. ... The crowd of 17,927 was about 500 short of a sellout.


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Sons of Liberty
Hyperion Book CH, 1997 - Juvenile Fiction - 230 pages
A revolution is a complicated thing, Rock Kindle knows -- especially when it happens in your own family. Rock wants to be loyal to his father, whose "life lessons" are often harsh, sometimes cruel. And he tries to be loyal to his mother, who retreats from the world more and more every day, whose weakness leaves Rock torn between anger and pity for her. So he's suspicious of his older brother, Cliff's, dark hints at escaping, rebelling against their father's tyranny. Why does Cliff need to start a revolution? Why can't they all just stay together as family?
But when their friend, Liza, escapes from her own troubled situation, and as tensions escalate at home, Rock finds himself forced to take sides. He must sort out for himself whether he is a patriot -- or a traitor.
With unforgettable, sharply drawn characters and a taut, dramatic narrative, Adele Griffin's third novel draws us into the complexity of family relationships, offering no easy answers -- only hope.
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Your mouse – even if wireless – isn't always the most practical thing to use to control your computer. It's perfect if you're sat at a desk, but these days more and more people find themselves slightly removed from their PC or Mac – often because it's been hooked up to the TV, typically to watch video or internet TV.
If the idea of hooking up your laptop via cable to your TV, then faffing about on the floor trying to set things up doesn't appeal, imagine being able to control everything from the comfort of your chair using your smartphone or tablet.
Remote Mouse is a solution for Android users – this is the server part of the software, a tiny download that, once installed, sits quietly in your Notification area or menu bar, ready to leap into action the moment you install and launch the Android app.
Configuration is minimal. By default, the app will only run when launched from the Start > All Programs menu (Windows) or Applications folder (Mac), but you can either right-click its Taskbar icon and choose Auto run (Windows) or manually add it to the Login Items (Mac) to have it always running in the background.
Once set up, fire up the Android app, click Auto Connect and you're able to control your computer – both mouse and keyboard – remotely. Use it like a touchpad, with support for multi-finger swiping for scrolling, moving between windows and more.
It's a neat and effective way to control your computer remotely, with one major downside that isn't advertised on the website: after a few minutes, you'll see a nag screen pop up on your computer asking you to register the server software. It's only $2.99, but seeing as there are other, free alternatives out there, it's a deal breaker in our view.
Note: there is no uninstall utility provided with the program – just delete the MouseServer folder to remove the application.
Perfectly competent piece of software let down by the lack of warning that you're expected to pay for it after three day's use.


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Way More Than a Pumpkin Patch10/23/2010 12:54:00 AM Edit This 1 Comment »
I'm happy to say that Maris Farms has become a tradition for us - if you can call doing something two years in a row a tradition. Whatever you call it, this is way more than a pumpkin patch and lots of fun!
Lexie's first stop was the corn room. Nothing like the gentle massage of walking on corn kernels or the not so gentle feel of someone tossing them at your head.
Making Corn Angels is the best according to Lexie.
Here's a short video to get a better feel of the craziness of the corn room.
Did I mention crazy! And yes that is a live band on the other side of the barn.
Then we were off to the conveyor belt slide which was new this year....
Next stop, the cow train where a girl can really expect a wild fast ride..
not...I mean how fast can a tractor pull a dozen barrel cows?
But she still loves it.
Then a little jump house action...
and a very serious tractor race....
and a visit to the barnyard animals complete with a team of racing pigs. Of course Lexie just knew the pink team would win. But she was too impatient to wait for the race so we were off to a different kind of race.
A peddle race. This gave me nightmares of Lexie behind a different kind of wheel.
We did actually stop at the pumpkin patch - just barely.
All this was on our way to one of Lexie's favorite places at Maris Farms - the tunnel slide as she calls it.
This was her PLEEEEASE may I go again look. And yes it work.
After I could drag her away from there we went in search of some food. But Lexie found goat food (not exactly what I had in mind.)
It's the silliest thing. These goats are waiting on the goat walk 15 feet above your head.
You buy the food, put it in the tin cup,
pull the rope VERY hard...
until the cup gets up to the very happy goat. Pull the cup down and repeat. See I told you Maris Farm was more than a pumpkin patch!
After feeding the goat who do we run into but Cinderella. I know...more than a pumpkin patch. I'm thinking the connection (which is really stretching it here) is the fact that Cinderella drove to the ball in a PUMPKIN coach. See you just had the aw haw moment didn't you?
So Lexie & Cinderella had a serious discussion about mice, fairy Godmothers and the prince then we were off.
To the pillow jump!!!
It's a hoot how much air her hair got.
Here she is when her turn was up. She was just so excited.
Here's a video so you can get an idea of how big this thing is. I've never seen one before and I think it's great that it's buried in sand so even if you slide off you don't get hurt.
Cool hue?
Finally we found the people food. Lexie informed me that she had NEVER eaten a carmal apple (poor deprived child that she is) and she must have one. I'm not sure if she really liked it all the much or she just saw it as a challenge.
We had to run to get in line for the face painting. Running was silly since it was a half an hour wait. Of course I waited in line while Lexie
played around in the kids courtyard.
A big hit was the hanging tunnel.
Along with more sliding, climbing & racing.
Until finally it was her turn. What does she pick....
A cat just like last year. I guess that's another tradition.
Now the sun was starting to go down so the race was on.
One more ride on the cow train (Don't you love the big kid with the pig nose riding the little cow train?)
A quick pony ride.
A jump on the pillow (yes that is the moon in the sky behind her.)
A half a dozen trips down the tunnel slide
And as the sun set behind Mt Rainier...
I somehow got it in my head that we should be on the last trip of the Monster Truck.
Clearly I lost my mind.
But it was entertaining if a little uncomfortable (notice no padding of any kind on those seats!)
Finally we had to call it a night - literally.
The ghosts & goblins were starting to come out so my little kitty and I headed on home. I can hardly wait for next year when we can start the tradition all over again.


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Audi's e-tron shows its rivals how to do a fully electric large SUV. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.
Ten Second Review
Audi's first full electric car, the e-tron, is a technological 'tour de force'. This battery-powered large SUV takes the best bits from the brand's conventional Crossovers and blends them with next-level electrification technology. There's a beautiful cabin and we're even promised engaging driving dynamics. What's not to like? The price? Well you can't have everything.
Wisely perhaps, Audi has taken its time in creating its first fully electric car. Ingolstadt has sat and watched others battle with inferior battery technology. Only now has it acted to try and redefine the standard when it comes to this kind of BEV and the result is the Audi e-tron.
Unsurprisingly, it's an SUV, an obvious genre choice, first because that's what the world's most lucrative markets now most want these days - and second because a Crossover's high-set practical body shape provides plenty pf space to squirrel away all the electrified engineering without it intruding into passenger room in the cabin. The liquid-cooled 95kWh lithium-ion battery in the '55 quattro' variant delivers a WLTP-rated 249 miles of range and the e-tron drives, Audi says, like a car, not some kind of automotive appliance. Which is nice.
Driving Experience
Electric cars may have come on quite a lot since you last looked. With this one, there's a choice of two variants; a 71kWh '50 quattro' entry-level model and the 95kWh '55 quattro' derivative that most will choose - the version we tried. Here, you get an electric driveline with two asynchronous motors, one up-front with 181bhp and the other at the rear with 221bhp. They're electronically linked and together deliver 4WD and a prodigious power output of 402bhp. Mind you, that's only on offer in the performance-orientated 'Boost' mode that would decimate the WLTP-rated 249 mile driving range if you frequently replicated the 0-62mph time of 5.7s or approached the claimed top speed of 124mph. The development team just about managed to get this car to lap the infamous 20.8km Nurburgring Nordschleife race track twice at full tilt.
It's much more realistic to think of driving in 'Normal' mode, which sees overall power drop to 350bhp - still enough to get you to 62mph in 6.4s. Not bad for a car that tips the scales at nearly 2.5-tonnes. Air suspension's standard and the ride height can be adjusted, with the 'Efficiency' mode lowering it by 27mm and 'Off-road' mode (yes, there is one) raising the car by 52mm. The steering's Q5-derived, while much of the suspension uses Q7 bits. As with other electric cars, the low centre of gravity should help in reducing body roll.
Design and Build
The e-tron rides on an electrified version of the Volkswagen Group's MLB Evo platform, the same underpinnings already used by the Audi Q5 - that shares similar exterior dimensions to this car. And the brand's Q7 model - that shares similar levels of interior space to an e-tron. You'd certainly know this was an Audi if you removed the badgework; design elements like the octagon chrome-framed front grille and the elongated rear lamps connected by a light bar fit perfectly in with Ingolstadt's current styling language.
Inside, at the wheel, there's the brand's usual digital 'Virtual Cockpit' virtual instrument binnacle screen as you would expect, plus the centre-stack twin-screen infotainment set-up familiar from the A6, the A7 and the A8. As a result, this electric design shares the button-free uncluttered cabin feel that characterises the interior of those models.
Market and Model
Prices start at £71,500 for the standard '55 quattro' 95kWh version. If that's too much, you can also ask your dealer about a lower-powered '50 quattro' 71kWh variant. Either way, you'll be able to subtract the £3,500 government grant that the government provides for full-electric vehicles from the asking price. The brand is also offering better-equipped 'Launch Edition' and 'Edition 1' versions priced at over £82,000 and nearly £90,000 respectively. To give you some competitor perspective, a Jaguar I-PACE sits in the £65,000-£80,000 bracket. And a Tesla Model S costs from around £75,000.
This car's party piece is its 'Virtual Mirrors' - an option you'll probably want on the entry-level model - they're standard otherwise. Here, 'L'-shaped pods replace ordinary door mirrors and transfer footage of what's happening behind to screens integrated into the doors where door handles would normally be. It'll be a real talking point for your passengers. On the desirable 'Launch Edition', Platinum-look 21-inch Audi Sport alloy wheels provide even more impact than the already striking 20-inch examples fitted to the standard e-tron, plus the headlamp units take a step up from LED to even more intelligent Matrix LED technology enabling diversion of the light beam around surrounding traffic. Across the range, the Audi Smartphone Interface, Audi Phonebox wireless charging, MMI navigation plus and internet-based Audi connect infotainment services are of course included as standard.
Cost of Ownership
Electric cars are going to be able to go considerably further once someone designs a battery that doesn't weigh them down like a brick. The '55 quattro' model's 95kWh lithium-ion lump may be current state of the art but it tips the scales at 700kgs - which means it accounts for nearly a third of the weight of the whole car. Anyway, let's get to the info you'll need here. Those battery cells can be charged using a 150kW fast charger to 80% of capacity in just 30 minutes - but good luck finding one of those unless you're at an Audi dealer. For charging at home, there's a standard 11kW charger, which can replenish the battery in 8.5hours.
We've already mentioned the claimed WLTP-rated 249 mile operating range applicable to the '55 quattro'. The smaller 71kWh battery in the '50 quattro' can only take you a WLTP-rated 186 miles. How close you'll get to these figures will have a lot to do with you proficient you get with using Audi's energy regeneration control system, which allows you to tailor the car's retardation depending on driving circumstances and road conditions.
And in summary? Well if you like the idea of a mid-sized or large premium-badged large SUV but can't stomach the thought of such a vehicle's impact on greenhouse gases, then this e-tron model will be right up your street. We still think driving range will be a dissuading issue with some buyers though. In this day and age, you should be able to take a full-electric luxury segment car of this price and be able to embark upon a five hour round trip without a moment's thought about driving range. You still can't do that with this Audi. This is, without doubt, state of the art.
CAR: Audi E-tron
PRICES: £71,520-£89,520 [exc. £3,500 gvt grant]
CO2 EMISSIONS: 0g/km
PERFORMANCE: 0-62mph 5.7s / top speed 124mph
RANGE: 249 miles [WLTP]
STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: stability control, ABS, twin front, side & curtain airbags
WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height 4901/1935/1629 mm