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- The NewsReader activity provides an interface for viewing news feeds (RSS feeds).
- This allows you to keep track of a wide variety of news and current affairs stories, from multiple websites on a single screen.
- It can also download audio, video, and bittorrent files. So it can be used to keep track of podcasts.
- The NewsReader activity is based on [Penguin TV].
The majority of podcasts are made available as mp3 files, which cannot be viewed by the OLPC by default. To enable mp3 playback, an extra codec has to be installed.
Development is hosted on sourceforge, at http://sourceforge.net/projects/penguintv/.
Code is hosted in Sourceforge SVN
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Functional Test
Open the NewsReader activity.
If connected to the internet, click on Planet OLPC and ensure that the news items get updated. Ensure that the scroll bar works. Click on the news text and ensure the up/down arrows, and the game pad buttons for scrolling through an article.
Close the activity; ensure that it closes properly.
The news reader is not working for me, and when I joined a OLPC yahoo group, they said it was a known bug and that OLPC is working on fixing it. Is this true?
As of March 24, 2008, some of the Newsreader Activity features are working:
BBC World News, Commons Picture of the day, Earth Science PoD, and Wikipedia Picture of the Day are all working!
However, the functional test described above fails. Planet OLPC is still "Waiting for first poll".
BBC Learning English opens with files from 4 days ago. All features can be accessed, but sound files require either Windows Media Player or Real Player to listen online. The crossword tries to load but can't because it needs Flash.
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From John Main, OSB, "Beyond All Images," THE WAY OF UNKNOWING (New York: Crossroad, 1990), pp. 41-43.
Meditation is a way of coming to an immeasurable reality beyond all images. The problem we face on this journey is that we have to sidestep our own ego which is the supreme manufacturer of images, mostly images of ourselves and, to a lesser extent, images of others, even images of God.
When you begin to meditate, the ego is immediately reactive. It regroups its threatened forces and proposes to you the question, "Are you wasting time at this? What progress are you making? Where are you getting?" If you have a rather stubborn sort of nature and continue to meditate in spite of taunts like these, your ego will probably try another tack. It will say, "You are doing tremendously well, you are going to be a saint, you are a born mystic." . . .And so the ego begins to manufacture for you the image of the truly spiritual man or woman. Before long that image is fractured and you are back where you started. There are countless ways the ego will try to discourage you, to stop you meditating, because the ego knows right from the beginning that if you meditate, if you do go beyond all image to reality, then the ego. . .will be dethroned. It will lose power.
Now why should we meditate? I think all of us answer that question eventually in this way: at various times in our lives, all of us have wanted to be committed to truth, to be committed to God. Meditation answers that need. . . .What we know, I think, is that all of us have tried, all of us have wanted to pray, and all of us have failed. But at some time we come to the conclusion that the wisdom we receive from the contemplative tradition of prayer is the wisdom that turns the failure into triumph. The silence and poverty we experience in our meditation become self-authenticating. We know that we cannot analyze God. We know that we cannot, with finite minds, understand the infinitude of God. But we also know, or at least we soon begin dimly to suspect, that we can experience God's love for us. . . .It is this experiential knowledge that teaches us, too, that the images manufactured by the ego, whether of hopelessness or of sanctity, must all give way. None of them can be taken seriously. . . .
Success and failure give way to what we come to know to be true through our own experience of meditation: death and resurrection. Every time we sit down to meditate we die to self and we rise beyond our own limitations to new life in Christ. We know that it is his life within us, his indwelling Spirit in our hearts, which is real and the essential energy of our growth. We also know that we can only come to our full potential if we are rooted in that reality, rooted in that love and living out of its power. We have to learn to say our mantra. We have to learn how to say it from the beginning of our meditation to the end. We have to understand that it is the daily discipline that finally unmasks the ego. Unmasked, it disappears. We must not be impatient or despondent. We must say our mantra, with faith, day after day. Success or failure will then have no significance. The only thing that is significant is the reality of God, the reality of his presence in our heart. . . .
After meditation: from Willigis Jager, SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE : Essays and Reflections on the Mystical Experience (Liguori, MO: Triumph, 1995), 137.
The point of contact with God is here and now because there is nothing that might not be divine. Here and now is also hell. Heaven and hell are separated only by our ego. If we can abandon the ego, we can enter the kingdom of God. There are no magical rituals that take us there, only the dying of our false ego. Only love gives us the power to abandon everything so as to enter into this new order of being.
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Heritage Iron Magazine was founded in 2008 in order to fill a need for those interested in muscle tractors. Heritage Iron features all brands, all makes, and all models of muscle tractors from the 1960's to mid 1980's including the equipment used by the tractors. Each issue highlights a featured tractor and presents a detailed account of the tractor, its attributes, its history, and its owner. Other regular features in the magazine are machinery milestones, letters to the editor, equipment and company history, classified ads, auction results, an editor's page, farm toys, literature and memorabilia.
Brad Walk purchased the first production John Deere 6030 ever built with the help of a friend. Since then, he's turned his love of 6030s into a business that employs four full-time workers. The face behind www.My3060.com, Walk maintains an impressive 6030 collection while managing the company that includes buying and selling tractors, restoring machines, and providing parts and service.
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Wireless event to feature 'corporate 3G' installations
Blow to Wi-Fi
Missing (strangely) from this week's Wireless Event in London's Olympia exhibition centre will be Picochip, which is preparing to astonish the world with a home 3G base station. But corporate versions will be on show, and the news will be a big blow to Wi-Fi fans.
BT has announced its "convergence" plans for "son of Fusion", which was an experiment using Bluetooth as a local wireless system to boost coverage.
The new BT plan was revealed by Steve Evans, BT's wireless broadband chief, who told Communications News: "We are planning a major initiative in the larger enterprise space. Commercial launch will be in early 2007, with beta customers towards the back end of this year."
But the problem with Wi-Fi in a cellphone is a simple one: it's a big battery-killer and makes for bigger, clunkier phones. It's also more costly to put both Wi-Fi and 3G radios in a device - so phone operators and makers are getting together to try to find a better solution - and they think picocell WCDMA is the answer.
At Olympia this week, Zinwave will be touting a new product which takes 3G radio into the office. Details aren't available till Wednesday, but the mailshot sent out to prospective customers is intriguing:
- First to enable true in-building broadband wireless convergence - 2G, 3G, TETRA and Wi-Fi.
- Exploits full capability of multi-mode and single mode fibre using patented technology.
- Extends multi-mode cabling reach to at least 550 metres for wireless applications 2.5GHz and beyond.
- Enables true centralised network architecture - greater control, flexibility and security.
Picochip, however, won't show its hand till later this year, and when it does, it will be as the hand inside the glove puppet, as various other people launch home masts. These will be in every sense ordinary 3G phone systems - but without the drawback of having to share them with other users. "The problem with a 3G signal is that it doesn't go through walls well. That's a big disadvantage if you're inside trying to pick up a signal outside," Picochip sales boss Rupert Baines said. "But if the transmitter is inside it's an advantage; it means you don't have to share your bandwidth with anybody else." The idea will be to plug the mini-mast into your home broadband and use it instead of Wi-Fi in the house (and garden), with the mobile networks sponsoring the cost of the installation. Expect rollout towards the end of this year. Zinwave's product will ship in weeks, on the back of its existing fibre broadband technology.
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On the night of May 26th, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor was waiting at her office in New York for a call from the President. He did call (eventually), but he very nearly forgot.
In an interview that makes her sound extremely likable and charmingly humble, Sotomayor tells C-Span about the bizarre experience of waiting around for Obama to call. She says that her family had boarded planes to Washington before she got the final answer from Obama. She had been told Obama would be making the call that day, but at 5:00 p.m. Obama still hadn't called. Her family was anxious, so she told them to go on ahead.
Sick of waiting, Sotomayor called up the White House and asked, "Well you're getting my family to Washington, have any of you given any thought about how I'm going to get there? And:
"And they stopped and said, 'Oh I guess we should figure that out, shouldn't we?' Literally, that was the response. What I was told was that the president had gotten distracted with some important other business that was going on at the time, and that he would call me at about 8 p.m. but that I should go home and pack to come to Washington, and that they would prefer that I didn't take a plane."
The Washington Post notes that the other business Obama was busy with his Memorial Day appearences and North Korea's decision to detonate a nuclear device, so we suppose he has a good excuse. But in a strange way, the rest of the story sounds kind of like a particularly nerve-wracking first date. Sotomayor recalls holding her hand over her chest, "trying to calm my beating heart, literally," right before she got the call. And once she did? She admits to breaking down in tears: "And I said to him — I caught my breath and started to cry and said, 'Thank you, Mr. President.' That was what the moment was like." We can only imagine.
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- Jorge Rodriguez GeradaJorge Rodriguez-Gerada's portraits aren't your garden variety imagery. Instead of drawing or painting, the artist creates massive pieces on the ground, that can only be seen from a bird's eye view. By piling rocks, digging ravines, putting up fenches and manipulating colored muds, the artist has created oversized portraits of President Obama, architect Enric Miralles, and regular citizens, viewable only by plane, hot air balloon or satellite.1
- Jorge Rodriguez GeradaWith the help of many volunteers, Rodrigues-Gerade uses the earth as his canvas. One of his most gorgeous pieces was a giant mandala depicting Barack Obama, set on the waterfront of Barcelona, Spain.2
- Jorge Rodriguez GeradaUsing over 650 tons of local sand and gravel in varying colors, the artist created the piece as a symbol of hope for change. By piling different colored materials on a giant vacant space, he built up the natural materials into a shape showing Obama looking over his shoulder. Once the election was successful, the piece could be easily removed, with no harm to the land.3
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Tuxedo, NY
Vladimir M. Borisov, a 10-year resident of the area, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at The Kaplan Family Hospice Residence, Newburgh, NY, at the age of 78. Son of the late Mikhail I. and Elizaveta Boldinkova Borisov, he was born in Makeevka, Vladimirovskiy Region, Russia on August 20, 1934. He was the widower of Inna Trushko Borisov. Vladimir was a retired Captain, with the Russian Navy stationed in Shikotan, Japan.
Survivors include his son, Vladimir V. Borisov of Moscow, Russia; his daughters: Inna V. DeMond and her husband, Calvin of Tuxedo, NY, Veronica Levanova of St. Petersburg, Russia; three grandchildren: Michael, Theodore and Anastasia; and his brother, Victor M. Borisov and sister, Nina M. Davidova, both of Moscow.
Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24th at St. Mary's in Tuxedo Episcopal Church, 10 Fox Hill Road, Tuxedo Park, NY. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. in church Sunday with Rev. Betty McWhorter officiating. Cremation will take place at Cedar Hill Crematory, Middle Hope, NY.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary's in Tuxedo Episcopal Church, PO Box 637, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected University of New Mexico Lobos midfielders Michael Kafari and Michael Calderon, as well as Canadian striker Mackenzie Pridham, in the final two rounds of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday.
"We were very excited and very lucky to pick up the three players we wanted," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. "I know everyone says that, but to get the two Michaels from New Mexico is fantastic. They are both talented players. And obviously Mackenzie Pridham, a Canadian boy and centre forward who scored a lot of goals and has a fantastic work ethic."
After trading their natural third-round pick to Columbus Crew in exchange for an international roster spot earlier in the day, the 'Caps had three selections on Tuesday – 51st overall (third round), 58th overall (third round), and 64th overall (fourth round).
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Kafari highlights from the 2014 MLS Player Combine
Kafari, who Whitecaps FC selected with their lone third-round pick (51st overall), spent four seasons with the University of New Mexico Lobos of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Conference USA. The 22-year-old midfielder appeared in 82 matches for a total of 6,519 minutes with the Lobos.
This past season, Kafari was named to the NSCAA All-Midwest Region third team and Conference USA third team after starting each of his 21 appearances and helping the Lobos defence record 11 clean sheets en route to a Final Four appearance at the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive midfielder chipped in with three goals and three assists during his time at the University of Mexico. Born in Accra, Ghana, Kafari holds a U.S. passport and would therefore count as a domestic player in MLS.
Watch Canadian striker Mackenzie Pridham in action
Pridham, who Whitecaps FC selected with their first fourth-round pick (58th overall), played four seasons with the California Polytechnic State University Mustangs of the NCAA's Big West Conference. The 23-year-old striker leaves Cal Poly as the program's all-time leader in goals scored with 27.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Pridham is coming off back-to-back Big West Offensive Player of the Year honours. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound striker led the Mustangs in scoring with 14 goals in 2013 and 11 goals in 2012.
Vancouver used their final selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (68th overall, fourth round) to select Michael Calderon, a midfielder from the University of New Mexico Lobos.
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Calderon highlights from the 2014 MLS Player Combine
Calderon, 25, spent two seasons at New Mexico after starting his collegiate career with the Fairleigh Dickenson University Knights. In two years with the Lobos, the Costa Rican midfielder recorded 10 goals and 13 assists in 41 total appearances.
This past season, Calderon was an All-NCAA Tournament Team and first team All-Conference USA selection after finishing second on the team in goals (six) and assists (five). The 5-foot-8, 155-pound midfielder has played a key part in New Mexico's back-to-back appearances at the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, recording one goal and five assists in six NCAA Tournament appearances.
The 2014 Whitecaps FC training camp will get underway on Saturday, January 25, when players report to Vancouver for medical testing. On-field training will begin on Monday, January 27.
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Date of Birth: October 30, 1991, in Accra, Ghana
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How Acquired: Selected 51st overall (third round) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Whitecaps FC on January 21, 2014
Mackenzie Pridham
Position: Striker
Height: 6-01
Weight: 180 pounds
Date of Birth: August 13, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario
Citizenship: Canada
Status: Domestic
Last Club: California Polytechnic State University Mustangs
How Acquired: Selected 58th overall (fourth round) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Whitecaps FC on January 21, 2014
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Height: 5-08
Weight: 155 pounds
Date of Birth: December 6, 1988, in San Jose, Costa Rica
Citizenship: Costa Rica
Status: International
Last Club: University of New Mexico Lobos
How Acquired: Selected 64th overall (fourth round) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Whitecaps FC on January 21, 2014
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Four Breakthrough Technologies in Food Processing
Natural sweeteners, high-pressure pasteurization, resistant starch and robots are modern marvels changing the way we make food.
Breakthrough innovation comes slowly and cautiously to the food and beverage industry. Springing a blonde Oreo on the consuming public is a lot easier, a surer business bet and more acceptable than, say, using radiation to kill pathogens in meat. Or growing a hamburger in a petri dish.
But breakthroughs continue in the R&D centers of both ingredient suppliers and equipment manufacturers. High-intensity sweeteners were unheard of until saccharin was synthesized in 1879 -- although it took another 70 years to come into widespread use, and then it was followed by a slew of sugar substitutes. That's about the same time (the 1950s) that clean-in-place relieved the food industry of disassembly of equipment for sanitizing.
Some seemingly good recent ideas have failed to catch on. No research has shown that irradiation harms food or humans, but try selling that to the general public. Carbon monoxide can keep meat looking fresh longer, but that process got a black eye five or so years ago. Lean finely textured beef could feed a lot of America's undernourished school children, and genetically engineered Golden Rice could save the rest of the world. But all those technologies will have to wait a while longer.
We have identified a handful of technologies that have persevered through some initial resistance and are starting to have an impact on both the product development and plant operations sides of the food and beverage industry.
'Natural' sweeteners: Stevia and monk fruit
Until recently, American consumers had schizophrenic feelings about non-nutritive sweeteners. They knew obesity was becoming America's No. 1 health problem and that added sugars played a key role. But they distrusted "chemicals" with names like acesulfame potassium and benzoic sulfilimine (saccharin). As is so often the case, the damning scientific studies got more press than the ones that deemed the ingredients safe.
However, 30 or so years ago, some consumers were using "botanicals" such as stevia leaf and monk fruit extracts to sweeten their pots. Stevia had been used for centuries in its native Paraguay, and Japan has considered it safe since 1970. The plant extract hit the big time when America's two biggest beverage companies teamed (separately) with two of the biggest sweetener companies to petition the FDA to pronounce stevia extract rebaudioside-A as a safe ingredient for foods and beverages. (Jim May who founded Wisdom Natural Brands claims a much earlier generally recognized as safe (GRAS) affirmation for his stevia extract.)
FDA's acceptance of that GRAS claim came at the very end of 2008. It was a big event for the food & (especially) beverage industry, says Mark Brooks, global business director of Truvia consumer products for Cargill Inc., Wayzata, Minn. "Not many brand-new ingredient products come on the market."
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It probably doesn't need to be said anymore, but Truvia is Cargill's consumer/tabletop stevia-based sweetener – and is quite a success story. And Cargill was one of those original petitioners, teamed with Coca-Cola Co. The other petition was from Whole Earth Sweetener Co., a unit of Merisant Co., and PepsiCo.
The 2008 "non-objection" from FDA came after six years of development and consumer research at Cargill, which confirmed demand for a natural sweetener and ingredient suppliers' ability to provide a palatable ingredient. "We've invested more than 80,000 man-hours into its development," Brooks notes.
Even so, stevia was not an overnight success. "At that time, no food formulators had learned about stevia when they were in college," he continues. It was not a drop-in replacement for sugar or any non-nutritive sweeteners, so formulations needed to be adjusted. Other hurdles included convincing processors they needed to change sweeteners, weighing the risk vs. the perceived rewards to consumers, and if consumers would understand the new ingredient. "But consumers caught on very quickly," he said.
Stevia has its own taste profile, as any sweetener does. There is some bitterness, especially a licorice-like taste. The onset and lingering of sweetness were easily adjusted. But three strategies helped its acceptance.
Cargill's plan was to immediately launch the consumer product, Truvia, with a heavy marketing campaign. The visibility and eventual success of the tabletop product emboldened processors to use stevia in their products. Cargill encouraged co-branding, so many processors carried "sweetened with Truvia" on their packages.
The other two strategies evolved among processors. Most, like Coca-Cola, launched new niche products, such as Sprite Green, warily, not trusting their core brands to the new sweetener. Now, however, some are switching products over to stevia with neither fanfare nor trepidation, they are so comfortable with the sweetener. Brooks says Coca-Cola has changed the core brand Sprite to stevia in much of the world (although not yet in the U.S.).
The other processor strategy was to launch reduced- but not zero-calorie products, such as Tropicana's Trop 50 orange juice. Beverage makers especially had perceived consumer interest in products that carried a little sugar, and stevia does blend well with sucrose.
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You may have seen the headline: New York is in last place when it comes to the "tax climate" as calculated by The Tax Foundation.
You may have seen the headline: New York is in last place when it comes to the "tax climate" as calculated by The Tax Foundation.
It turns out that New York has a corporate tax rate that is "moderate," according to the foundation, but that's the only good news. The list of New York's detriments includes the nation's highest individual income tax rate and a top 10 ranking — as in most expensive — for property taxes and unemployment insurance.
It doesn't take a tax policy expert to see the signs. Drive down the Palisades Parkway, as I did last weekend, and you can find gas in New York going for 50 cents a gallon more than the price when you cross into New Jersey. And Jersey is not a low tax state, coming in 49th on the foundation list. It chooses to have a lower gas tax.
Choice is what the ranking reflects, the foundation explained. States that choose to have more kinds of taxes — sales, income, corporate, property, etc. — are pushed down the list by states that have fewer.
The higher the rates, the lower the ranking.
This all makes sense for a foundation that asks journalists to describe it as a non-partisan tax research group based in Washington, D.C. All it cares about is taxes and keeping track of them. If you choose to live in a state that takes more of your money, the foundation lets you know.
So if you choose to move to a state with a more tax-friendly atmosphere, the foundation can offer a guide. The best tax climate in the nation can be found in Wyoming, followed by South Dakota, Nevada, Alaska and Florida.
I don't know about you, but I find that all five have something more important in common: There's no way in hell that anybody could make me live there. And the same goes for the next five — Washington, New Hampshire, Montana, Texas and Utah.
Washington has a lot going for it, if it were not so far away. Because I lived in Vermont for quite a while, I don't think I could ever be comfortable in New Hampshire.
As for the bottom five, the ones with high taxes, you already know that New York and New Jersey anchor the list. Just above them are California — lived there for a year and loved it — Vermont — lived there for 10 years and loved it — and Rhode Island — don't know enough to have an informed opinion, but I fondly remember some great meals in Providence.
If Wyoming could offer me what I found at the end of that Parkway excursion, a Broadway show and a world-class meal, or what I found earlier in the weekend, a thrilling performance by the American Ballet Theater at Bard College, it would move up on my list. Until then, I'll choose to live in New York and near the city where you get what you pay for and it's worth it.


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LOWELL -- Last week's general election not only resulted in record voter turnout throughout Massachusetts and across the country. It also led to a commensurate increase in problems experienced by voters as they attempted to cast their ballots.
And, according to city councilors at Tuesday night's meeting, Lowell was no different.
While Councilors Edward Kennedy and Vesna Nuon filed motions asking City Manager Bernie Lynch to prepare a report on voter turnout at last week's election that encompassed staffing and training of election office and poll workers, many other councilors shared their frustrations with the process. Those motions, which were combined into a single motion, passed unanimously.
Long lines, improper signage, changing a voter's polling location without notifying the voter ahead of time, voting machines which jammed repeatedly and a lack of supplies at polling places were among the many issues councilors discussed with Lynch.
Jean Ross Reece, a former teacher who has worked as a poll worker in Lowell for the past decade, said there were many problems at her polling place, Ward 2, Precinct 3. "It was embarrassing. As a former teacher, we discussed at one time pass/fail. This was a fail," she said. "You should have known from analyzing certain precincts that you were going to have trouble."
In a report prepared by City Solicitor Christine O'Connor, who has oversight of the city's Election Commission, she said that Lowell had 62 percent voter participation last week, with approximately 34,000 voters casting ballots.
O'Connor said in neighboring communities, some voters waited up to two hours to cast ballots, there were mile-long traffic backups, jammed and broken machines, and delays caused by a large number of voters listed as inactive. "For the most part, those issues did not surface here or, at least, not to that degree."
In her report, O'Connor said that the city had 200-215 poll workers, up from the 166 poll workers who worked in past presidential election years. She said that the Election Commission office had arranged for a supply truck to deliver supplies to all the polling locations.
Lynch said that with two of the officials who oversee elections leaving work just days before the election, there were some unique challenges in trying to adequately staff and prepare for Election Day. "I am pleased with the people who stuck it out under difficult circumstances," he said of the voters who endured long lines and questions about their voting status to cast their ballots.
Councilor Rodney Elliott said being denied the right to vote "hits home. I know there were circumstances a week before the election, but I don't buy into the notion that this was unexpected... It's somewhat embarrassing. This was our chance to shine and, unfortunately, I don't think we did."
Lynch agreed, "If someone shows up at a polling place and is told they can't vote, they should have been given a provisional ballot. We need to tighten that up."
In other news, the council:
* Discussed revised rules and regulations of the city's License Commission, which were resubmitted to the Commission for further consideration. The regulations set forth the Commission's role as the liquor licensing authority of the city; the conditions under which it grants alcoholic beverages licenses; special conditions which apply in particular instances; the process of obtaining waivers of the special conditions; licensing rules for selling and serving alcohol; common victualler licenses; one-day licenses; and the process for adjudicating violations of a liquor license.
The special conditions stipulate that video cameras must be installed in all establishments, patrons may only purchase one drink per person at a time, and patrons shall not be allowed to enter or re-enter an establishment one hour before closing time. Those conditions generated the most discussion, with some councilors questioning whether each license applicant had to apply for a waiver for the special conditions or whether the special conditions applied to all license-holders.
"I don't see where we'll need special conditions," Kennedy said. "If there are problem bars downtown, then it's good to have conditions in place so they have tools to deal with it, but I don't think we need to cause anxiety with all bar owners of whether those conditions will need to be imposed. It reads to me like every bar would have to seek a waiver on each and every condition individually and have a written reason for seeking a waiver. I don't think we need to put every drinking establishment through that."
Councilor Bill Martin added, "The special conditions are draconian and should not apply in all instances. I'm not sure making them apply to everybody and then having them apply for a waiver is the right approach."
Elliott said, "There are only a few bars that were a problem. These regulations give the commission latitude to impose strict regulations on the establishments that need them. It will make downtown safer."
Lynch said, "There are a handful of problems now and those are the ones we're getting at, not the other ones. We want to recognize that the problems are the handful."
Lynch said he expects the License Commission to discuss the issue further in January.


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Klout has managed to collectively piss off most of the Internet more than once. When the site first launched, the mere idea of quantifying a person with a number was enough to anger critics – only to later incite yet more rage when it changed its scoring metrics.
When it comes to Klout, the fact that we're easy to anger makes sense: First accepting that we are being measured by our social influence was a tough pill to swallow – an accurate one (it's happening whether we like it or not), but a tough one. And then the idea that a Web app could be the deciding factor in all this proved even more difficult to accept, and it's been incredibly challenging for that Web app to gain much faith.
Faith Klout might be short on, but users it is not. As of fall 2011, Klout said "100 million people have Klout," which means it's assigned that many people Klout scores. In reality, the user numbers are estimated by around a few million – still fairly impressive.
Now Klout has rewritten its formula again, in an attempt to quell criticisms about real life versus online influence as well as increase accuracy. "Our team of engineers, scientists and hardcore social media users are obsessed with providing every person with the most accurate and transparent view of their influence and the power of their ideas," co-founder and CEO Joe Fernandez said in a blog post this morning. "To accomplish this, we are constantly adapting and evolving our measurement to stay ahead of the social media growth curve."
I've always felt the Fernandez has been unfairly condemned for Klout. From an objective view, what the under-the-hood team is doing is really difficult and really interesting. There's a ton of data out there to be dissected and quantified, and Klout is spending resources to do that.
The service is now taking 400 signals into account instead of 100, and giving a much, much more defined look at the recipe for your score. You can check out everything involved here, but it includes Facebook mentions, likes, comments, subscribers, Twitter retweets, mentions, followers, replies, Google+ +1s, reshares, LinkedIn connections, comment, recommendations, Foursquare tips, +K received, and Wikipedia listings. The addition of Wikipedia is part of Klout's effort to take the real world into account: "We determine Wikipedia 'page importance' by running a PageRank algorithm on the Wikipedia graph, as well as factoring the number of inbound links and outbound links to each page," Klout says.
Because of the adjustment, President Obama now finally has a higher Klout score than Justin Bieber, who used to have a perfect 100 (he's been docked to 92).
It's interesting to see Bieber's score drop because for most of us, the changes mean you'll receive a small bump. More services, more Klout. But the addition of real world importance offsets this a bit – although it's likely only something that the more well known Klout users will be impacted by.
Klout also showed off a site redesign on its way, highlighting moments that gave you Klout – the pictures or posts or tweets that resonated around the social-sphere. It supposed to give a little tangibility to the score. In general, the whole of Klout's interface is getting the infographic-overload treatment: It's all big and bright and shiny, and much more interesting to look at it. Because let's face it, the reason that Klout can turn into the Web's punching bag yet retain users and become important enough that its perks mean something is because we love looking at information about ourselves. We want to see bite-sized, visually stimulating data about ourselves created from the mountain of content we're sending into social networks.
So should we be waiting for the cumulative user rage post algorithm change? Given that most of our scores are going to go up, I doubt it – which says more about us than it does about Klout.
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Susan K. "Susie" Hardin, 63
Susan K. "Susie" Hardin, 63, of 11746 Bay Road, Wapakoneta, died 5:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima, following a short battle with cancer.
She was born April 14, 1949, in Mercer County, the daughter of Carol (Lehman) and George Whitehead.
She married Mickael Hardin on April 20, 1968, and he survives at the residence.
She is also survived by her mother, Carol Whitehead of St. Marys; by four children, Jodi (Jeremy) Leonard, of Celina; Kimberly (Dan) Boltz, of Coldwater; Toby (Tracey) Hardin, of Greenfield, Ind.; Shane (and partner Kody Addison) Hardin, of Wapakoneta; by seven grandchildren: Ryan Keeling; Hunter Boltz; Hannah Boltz; Abbie Leonard; Kenzie Hardin; Noah Leonard Ross Hardin; by a brother, Jeffrey Whitehead of Phoenix, Arizona; by her niece, Kristin Whitehead of Phoenix; a nephew, Joshua Whitehead of Phoenix; by her close friends, Kathy Metz; Don "Deke" Shuler; Kerri Masonbrink; Dustin and Jennifer Shonk; Jim and Joyce Miller; Chet and Jill Wyatt. She is survived by her step-mother, Pearl Whitehead, of St. Marys.
She was preceded in death by her father; a granddaughter, Emma Leonard; by her mother in law, Thelma Rupert Hardin; and by her close friend, Paula Burris.
Susie was a 1967 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed doing needlepoint work; she enjoyed fishing and being outdoors; horticulture and horses. She had been a member of the St. Marys Lakettes; she was an avid fan of the Reds, Indians and OSU Buckeyes. She was a great cook and was extremely dedicated to her children and grandchildren.
Over the years, Susie enjoyed raising golden retrievers including Ogie, Rocky, Rusty, Casey, Cody and Storm.
She attended New Start Church of God in Celina.
Funeral rites will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at New Start Church of God, 7729 US Route 127 in Celina, with the Rev. John Mobley, officiant.
Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, St. Marys, is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at the church, where memorial gifts may be made to New Start Church of God.
Condolences may be sent to Susie's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net


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Toros Earn Sioux Falls Split
Even though the team is nowhere near the same one that won last year's NBA Development League title, the Austin Toros are champions. They played like it on Saturday by toppling the Sioux Falls Skyforce 111-102 after taking a ten point loss the night before.
Once again, the fourth quarter was the money frame and Austin used crisp passing and hard cuts to outscore the 'Force 31 to 20 in the last twelve minutes. It spoiled the efforts of Andrew Goudelock who hit his first 8 shots on his way to 35 points. It was the highest scoring effort by a Sioux Falls player since Patrick Ewing, Jr. tallied 35 on March 15, 2011.
The Toros put together the decisive run with Justin Dentmon on the bench. He may have been last year's MVP, but the efforts of Tyler Wilkerson with 26 points and 14 rebounds was more than enough to carry Austin. Aubrey Coleman for the Toros chipped in 21 points with 11 boards. The Sioux Falls effort included 20 points from Demetris Nichols while the Jarvis Varnado contribution was 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks.
Two road games for the Skyforce come next with a trip to Texas to play the Legends on Friday night with chance for revenge against Austin on Saturday. Austin will play an additional game on Tuesday at home against the Legends before settling in for an appetizer with Reno on Friday.


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StuartA needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 5 designs submitted by 1 freelance designers.
Seva Procurement
Seva Procurement™ clients are able to lower their overall expense by 8 to 15%, with food savings being as much as 20%! Our program was specifically designed for operations of all sizes that are serious about managing their cost of goods and getting best of industry pricing on all food and non-food supplies for the hotel and restaurant industries.
While we are experts in food contracting, the breadth of our contracts will cover all of your product needs – including office supplies, chemicals, room supplies and equipment, engineering products, linens, smallwares and much more! Whether you are a foodservice or hotel operator; the selection is yours, as are the savings.
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Hotel and restaurant operators.
We need some help from creative designers! I have attached a six page document that outlines the content that we would like communicated, but we need this transformed into a visually stunning presentation that includes graphics and dynamic visuals, while still communicating the information we included. WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A BROCHURE DESIGN THAT JUST CREATES A BACKGROUND FOR THE TEXT. Rather, we want the text to be reconfigured and utilized in a creative way. In some cases, designers should feel free to eliminate text and replace it with graphics that achieves the same goal.
In addition to the pages necessary to communicate the text that is included, there needs to be a cover page that has a light background area in one part of the page so we can customize with specific information, as necessary. (See attached sample)
Attachments Explanation:
"Brochure" is the text we need turned into a brochure
"INSUPPLY BROCH" is a two page collateral piece from a competitor.
"Coverpage" is a sample brochure cover page. WE DO NOT WANT TO DUPLICATE THE DESIGN, THOUGH.
"Website Homepage" This is the new homepage that we are about to launch. THERE IS A LOT OF CONTENT HERE YOU MIGHT FIND HELPFUL.
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Panagia Galaktotrofoussa
This is one of the many names given to the Virgin Mother and is the name of an icon and a monastery.
What is Galaktotrofoussa
The name means 'Virgin Lactans'.
About the monastery
The monastery of Panaghia Galaktotrofoussa is located at the confluence of the Chalikiotikos and Lepenetsiotikos Rivers, tributaries of the Acheloos River, on the road that leads to Kalarites (Thessalia, Greece). This monastery was founded in 1799 and is less known to the surrounding monasteries of the Meteora region.


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LADY EAGLES BASKETBALL - The Tongue River Lady Eagles beat Kemmerer 55-54 in overtime to win their second straight state 2-A basketball title Saturday in Casper.
They trailed most of the second half but stayed close and in the final :30 seconds tied the game to force overtime, Amanda Buller made a free throw Sarah Rawlings then stole the ball after the missed attempt at scored to tie the game at 52-52.
BOYS Team standings:
1 Casper Natrona 131,
2 Casper Kelly Walsh 127,
3 Campbell County High School 70,
4 Laramie 58,
5 Rock Springs 34,
6 Sheridan 32,
6 Cheyenne Central 32,
8 Cody 29,
9 Cheyenne South 12,
9 Star Valley 12,
9 Green River 12,
12 Riverton 11,
13 Cheyenne East 10,
14 Lovell 9,
15 Worland 4,
16 Big Piney 2
Team standings:
1 Campbell County High School 149.5,
2 Cheyenne Central 66
3 Laramie 61,
4 Rock Springs 50,
5 Cody 49.5,
6 Casper Natrona 39,
7 Sheridan 33,
7 Casper Kelly Walsh 33,
9 Worland 26,
Kaycee's Buckaroos and Lady Bucs qualified for their State Tournament this past weekend before falling short in their quest for State Titles, while Buffalo's boys' and girls' basketball teams fell short in their Regional Tournaments, neither one qualifying for State.
The Lady Eagles overcame a five-point deficit in the final 96 seconds and held on for a 55-54 overtime victory!
Tongue River Lady Eagles: 55
Kemmerer Lady Rangers: 54
Tune in to 1410 KWYO and 87.7 ESPN Radio, as well as our online stream for all of the High School Basketball Coverage on Saturday.
The Tongue River Lady Eagles will face off against Kemmerer for the 2A State Championship around 5:00pm. Trevor Jackson will bring you the play by play on both 1410 KWYO and 87.7FM ESPN Radio, as well as on our online stream.
The Sheridan Lady Broncs fall to the Gillette Camels with a final score of 65-56.
The Lady Broncs will be the #2 seed in the State Championship next weekend, and will open the state tournament on Thursday morning at 9:00am against Riverton. We'll bring those games to you on 1410 KWYO and 87.7FM ESPN Radio.
UPDATE Saturday night:The Bison boys basketball team fell to the Consolation Bracket and lost to Douglas today 62-50. Their season is done.
The Lady Bison also lost their game today, falling to Torrington 58-47, and their season is also done.
the Kaycee Buckaroos took on Guernsey-Sunrise in the third-place game and were sent home with a 47-43 loss to finish fourth at State.
UPDATE Saturday morning: The Kaycee Buckaroos lost their late Friday game to Little Snake River 51-43. They will take on Guernsey-Sunrise today at 1:30 in the third-place game at their State Tournament.
The First day of competition in the regional and state basketball tournaments is done, some teams are in good shape while others had a tough go so far.
The Bison boys' basketball team beat Newcastle 63-42 in their opening round game at the Regional Tournament in Torrington Thursday.
4-A EAST REGIONAL BASKETBALL - The Sheridan Broncs basketball season ended for the second time in a row came in a crushing defeat in loser out play at the 4-A East regional tournament in Cheyenne.
The Broncs met Cheyenne Central in the elimination game and had to play from behind all night they tied the game in the closing seconds but Cheyenne Central hit the final bucket with two seconds to play to beat the Broncs 69-67, the loss came from the freethrow line where they hit only 19-36 attempts.


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Haha thanks broken man
Btw most of what I said should be taken lightly. I'm sure the monk is decent at free riding I just like to mix things up to confuse the pimps. I love me some good pimp fights
You better don't tell this bloke more about Shinn boards or you will be just another pimp.jumarcil wrote:Quick story; last spring I sold my NHP for those superb Raptor Pro LTD; Our local reseller had received these boards and they told me that it was the best in the chop. Pretty good board but my older NHP was better. Anyway, I sold my Raptor and after reading so much Hype abouth those shinn boards, I bought a supershinn. Been riding this board for the last 3 months. So far best TT I've ever owned. It is true that we don't see a lot of these boards on our spot but it is getting more and more popular.
Your kidding me right ?tswierkocki wrote:I haven't ridden a TT in 4 or 5 years but one of the biggest changes for TT's for me was introduction of the double concave bottom.
I remember reading a article that Underground thought the double concave parted the water when you landed.
What kind of pain and where in your knees?ed257 wrote:The other day I was boosting big (by my standards) all day long on my Epic 10 LTD and my new Monk. I could not believe it, but after kiting all day my knees felt fine. Normally they are sore and achy even the next day or so. I did not take any ibuprofen, aspirin or even glucosamine sulfate.


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Castor & Chouca: Eco-Friendly Fine Furniture
- Location: online only
- Website: shop.castor-chouca.com/index_us.htm
Store History
- Founded: Marciac (South of France)
- Founded by: 3 founders : Philippe Ossona de Mendez (designer and co-designer of the brand), Jérôme Lasserre and Bruno Flinois
These new pieces from the French Design studio of Castor & Chouca are just about the prettiest thing we've laid eyes on all week. Designed with the collaboration of nurses, mothers and hospital staff these pieces aren't just easy on the eyes, they were created with safety, sustainability and health in mind. They're good for the Earth and your children; the perfect combination.
Castor & Chouca aim to do their part and create furniture that's made to last and not be thrown away or tossed aside in "a blossoming universe where ecology, health, security and well-being are inseparable." Their products range between $325 USD for the small bookshelf, past the $5,000 mark for the largest changing unit with fold out drawers.
While the items at the top of the scale might seem out of some budgets, knowing that you're buying pieces that leave behind a small eco-footprint and will literally outlast you and most likely your children with proper care is rather comforting. Leaving your grandchildren furniture for their children is a rather cool idea if your budget allows.
• Check out the full line and prices over at Castor & Chouca
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Used Car Review
2007-2011 Toyota Yaris
The 2007-2011 Toyota Yaris reminds us of a time when Toyota's compact cars were all the rage. Names like Corolla, FX16 and Tercel consistently topped the charts for fuel economy, dependability and resale. Americans flocked to them like horses to hay. Over time, however, a steady stream of competitors coupled with Toyota's complacency about its own products caused its cars to fade from the limelight. Uninspiring designs like the Echo didn't help much, which is why in 2007 Toyota brought its popular subcompact, the Yaris, to the United States. The Yaris may not have the charm of those early Toyota products, but it does have a lot going for it. The Yaris is cute, it's affordable and it has great gas mileage. Offered as a 3- or 5-door liftback and a 4-door sedan, a previously owned Yaris makes a great first car for college kids, a great second car for growing families and a great commuter car for those looking to keep fuel bills to a minimum.
Why You Want It
The Toyota Yaris is one of a handful of subcompacts sold in the U.S. The Yaris isn't a sports car by any means, but the 3-door liftback has a cool bulldog stance that younger buyers might find appealing, especially if they enjoy customizing their cars with aftermarket wheels and accessories. The strongest arguments for getting a Yaris are its good fuel economy, low price, excellent repair and reliability history and strong resale. And, should something go wrong, it's nice to have Toyota's extensive nationwide dealer network backing you up. Of course, if you're more concerned with getting the most bang for your buck, you'll probably be better off shopping for a late model Hyundai Accent or Kia Rio. Both cars offer a better warranty than the Yaris as well as more standard features.
Notable Features & Options
Keeping true to its economy car roots, the base Yaris doesn't offer much in the way of amenities. Entry-level CE models, for example, don't even offer a radio, let alone such comforts as cruise control or power windows. Air conditioning is one of the few luxuries included as standard. The options sheet for the Yaris includes side curtain airbags and anti-lock brakes (both of these features were made standard after 2009), AM/FM/CD radio with auxiliary input jack, power windows/locks/mirrors, cruise control, a rear defroster, 15-inch wheels with full wheel covers and upgraded seat fabric. In 2008, Toyota added the sporty S trim to the liftback model which brought a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, sport seat fabric and color-keyed front and rear spoilers.
Model Milestones
2008: The sporty S trim is added to the Yaris lineup.
2009: A 5-door liftback joins the 3-door model, while cruise control is made available on the liftbacks. Anti-lock brakes (ABS), front seat side airbags and side curtain airbags are all made part of the Yaris model's standard equipment list. Satellite radio is offered for the first time.
2010: New standard equipment includes electronic traction and stability control and a rear window defroster. 5-door models with the manual transmission gain a tachometer.
2011: There were no major changes for 2011.
Engines and Performance
No matter which Yaris model you choose, it will be powered by a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine rated at 106 horsepower and 104 lb-ft of torque. This may not seem like much power, but remember the Yaris is a small, fairly light vehicle. As such, it zips along just fine in city traffic but it can struggle at highway speeds above 65 miles per hour, especially when there is more than one person on board. The standard transmission is a 5-speed manual, with a 4-speed automatic being optional. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy ratings for the Yaris are 29 miles per gallon city/ 36 mpg highway for the manual and 29 mpg city/35 mpg hwy for the automatic.
Driving the Yaris is a carefree event, with tight predictable steering, a firm suspension and a surprisingly comfortable ride. The little tires are not big on grip, but then again not many people are pushing the Yaris through S-curves as if it were a Porsche. The nice thing about the little 14- and 15-in tires is that because there is less surface area in contact, they do better than larger, wider tires in snow and rain. The Yaris model's compact dimensions make it a breeze to maneuver and park, but they also make it susceptible to strong wind gusts and the occasional passing 18-wheeler. Still, if you're looking for a compact with a bit more power and sportier handling, we suggest you test drive a Honda Fit.
Recalls, Safety Ratings and Warranties
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the following recalls for the 2007-2011 Toyota Yaris:
2007 - A recall was issued for a possible condition in which the pyrotechnic seatbelt pretensioners could ignite the surrounding sound insulation in the event of an accident.
2007-2008 - A recall was issued for a possible defective power window master switch that could overheat and catch fire.
2007-2010 - Some vehicles sold in the Southeast region of the U.S. have improper wheel and tire load carrying specification labels. Dealers will inspect and replace if warranted.
Recall repairs are required by law even if the vehicle is out of warranty. Your dealer can check to see if the repairs were performed and if not, will fix the car at no charge to you.
As for safety, the 2007-2008 Toyota Yaris 4-door, without side airbags, earns four out of five stars for its front passengers in the NHTSA front end collision test, and three stars for those same passengers in the side impact crash test. Models after 2009 with standard side airbags perform better, with four out of five stars in the side impact crash test. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gives the Yaris its highest rating of Good in the offset front crash test and side impact test, when equipped with side curtain airbags. Models not equipped with side airbags earned the lowest rating of Poor.
The 2007-2011 Toyota Yaris has a 3-year/36,000 mile basic warranty and a 5-year/60,000 mile powertrain warranty. Extended warranties purchased when the car was new are transferable, so be sure to inquire if the vehicle you are buying has an extended plan. Toyota also offers a line of Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicles through its dealerships. If you purchase a Certified Pre-Owned Yaris, the warranty coverage for the powertrain is extended to 7 years/100,000 miles from the vehicle's original in service date. CPO cars also come with a 12-month/12,000 mile comprehensive warranty, one year of roadside assistance and a free CARFAX report. Best of all, Certified customers are eligible for standard new car financing rates. Vehicles that qualify for the CPO program cannot be older than six years or have more than 85,000 miles on the odometer. To learn more about the Toyota CPO program, visit their website at www.toyotacertified.com
Word on the Web
As you might guess, there aren't a lot of enthusiast Yaris sites burning up Internet bandwidth. However, we did find some glowing praise from consumer sites such as Consumer Reports, who gives the Yaris strong marks in every category, except Squeaks and Rattles in which it earns only an average to below average mark. We looked on sites like Yarisworld.com and Toyotanation.com and found no widespread common complaints about the car. Overall, the Yaris appears to be a very good, simple car with good safety ratings and outstanding fuel economy.
Competitive Set
Honda Fit: The Yaris offers more variety with a 3-door and sedan model, and it will probably cost less and get better fuel economy. But the Fit has more interior room, more features (like navigation and iPod control) and a more powerful engine; it's also more fun to drive.
Chevrolet Aveo: The Aveo doesn't hold its value as well as the Yaris, so it should be cheaper to purchase. The Aveo offers far more standard and optional equipment than the Yaris, including a 180-watt stereo with USB connectivity and a power sunroof. However, the Aveo doesn't perform as well as the Yaris in the IIHS offset and side impact crash tests.
Kia Rio: Early model Kia Rios have more standard safety features than the Yaris (side airbags) and a 5-year/60,000 mile transferable warranty. The Rio has a bit more horsepower than the Yaris but gets slightly worse fuel economy. The Rio also has more headroom than the Yaris, but the Yaris has more legroom in the backseat.
Auto Trader Recommendations
We think the most versatile Yaris is the 5-door liftback, but those concerned about having a place to lock away valuables might be happier with the sedan. In any case, we'd recommend going with a nicely equipped model built after 2009. We like that these models feature standard side airbags, although they were an option before 2009 and might be on certain 2007 and 2008 models. If you don't mind shifting gears, the manual on the Yaris is quite nice and makes the drive a bit more fun while costing about $1,000 less than a similarly equipped automatic.


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We've already conclusively determined that erstwhile New York Presser Matt Taibbi went boating with Sean Penn in New Orleans last week. But sometimes — believe it or not — plebiscite isn't the best methodology for determining an individual's whereabouts. Thanks to the reader, then, who located this comment on a Blogcritics.org item:
I was on the boat with Sean Penn this weekend. That's me in the background of the above photo.
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It's nice to witness firsthand the inexorable spread of democracy.
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All three components shall be added together and averaged for a team's ranking in the BCS standings. The team with the highest average shall rank first in the BCS standings. The BCS standings will be used for:
1. Selecting the teams that will participate in the national championship game.
2. Determining any other automatic qualifiers; and,
3. Establishing the pool of eligible teams for at-large selection.
In the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll, a team will be evaluated on the number of voting points it receives in each poll. A team's Harris Interactive score will be its points in the poll divided by its total possible voting points (if 114 voters, then 2850=114 x 25). The same formula will apply to the USA Today Coaches poll and its total voting points (if 63
voters, then 1575=63 x 25).
The number of actual voters, which can vary, is figured into the computation on a weekly basis in stating each team's percentage of a possible perfect score.
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When Slayer released their third record, 1986's thrash-metal classic Reign in Blood, they defined the genre perfectly and crowned themselves the undisputed kings of speed.
Although lots have players may have taken this heavy style of drumming a little further Dave Lombado is the Godfather and one of the pioneers of this world.
Dave Lombardo (born February 16, 1965 in Havana, Cuba) is a heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band Slayer. He has performed with Slayer on six albums, including their 2006 release Christ Illusion, for which he received critical praise. Lombardo's music career has spanned more than 25 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 29 commercial recordings spanning a number of major genres with bands such as Grip Inc., Fantômas and Testament in addition to Slayer.
Lombardo is known as an aggressive and influential heavy metal drummer; his use of the drums have been called "astonishingly innovative" and earned him the title "the godfather of double bass" from Drummer World. Over his career, he has had a significant influence on the metal scene, and has inspired many modern metal drummers.
In 1998, Lombardo joined a side project called Fantômas with former Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton. The band formed when Lombardo attended a Faith No More concert and was approached by Patton concerning his "fusion" project (Grip Inc.). Several months later following the break-up of Faith No More, Lombardo received a phone call from Patton who asked if Lombardo would like to join his own fusion project. Lombardo accepted and replied "Fuck yeah!"
Lombardo asserted it was the hardest music he has played, saying "Slayer doesn't even come close. Slayer was hard in a physical way, but this is physically demanding as well and requires 'feeling'. (The kind of connectedness that demands) no clicking of sticks." The drummer described the sound of Fantômas by stating " if Picasso was a musician, this would be his music."
Lombardo recorded drums on the Slayer albums South of Heaven (1988) and Seasons in the Abyss (1990), although in 1992, Lombardo left Slayer again due to conflicts with band members and his refusal to tour. He desired to witness the birth of his first child and gave the band members nine months notice of his wife's pregnancy and said he would be unable to tour in September. He received a phone call from Kerry King; "Dave, big shows comin' up in September…" and refused the offer, although the band members said it would be detrimental to their career if they did not. In a 1998 interview Lombardo stated; "I still hear shit. Even to this day I hear echoes of stuff Kerry says and Kerry was the only one I ever had a problem with…."
Return to Slayer
Ten years after departing from Slayer, Lombardo received a phone call from Slayer, who asked if he would like to perform a few shows.Slayer guitarist Hanneman wanted him to return, while Lombardo believed King had his reservations following his negative review of Lombardo playing with Testament. Initially, King did not think of Lombardo as a candidate and believed Lombardo would not be able to perform to a satisfactory level. However, King was "blown away" by Lombardo in rehearsals, stating "he's got the feet and he's got the hands, he's not missing a step.
Lombardo accepted to resume drumming duties and toured with Slayer as part of Ozzfest, H82k2, Summer Tour, and the 2004 Download Festival. While preparing for the Download Festival in England, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for a mysterious illness. Metallica's vocalist James Hetfield searched for volunteers to replace Ulrich; Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison and Lombardo volunteered. Lombardo performed the songs "Battery" and "The Four Horsemen".
Don Kaye of Blabbermouth praised Lombardo. Kaye wrote, "One thing's for sure: Lombardo's influence on this band is absolutely undeniable. With no disrespect to Paul Bostaph, a fine drummer (and Jon Dette, who also did some work with the group in the mid-Nineties), Lombardo is simply essential to the Slayer sound. He is one of metal's all-around best drummers, perhaps the very best in the field of thrash /speed metal, and his power, style, and chops — not to mention his intangible chemistry with the rest of the group and those amazing flying feet — bring Slayer's overall performance, intensity and music to a higher level."
Lombardo is known for his fast, aggressive style of play utilizing the double bass technique which has earned him the title "the godfather of double bass" by Drummerworld. Lombardo states his reasons for using two bass drums: "when you hit the bass drum the head is still resonating. When you hit it in the same place right after that you kinda get a 'slapback' from the bass drum head hitting the other pedal. You're not letting them breathe." When playing the double bass, Lombardo uses the 'heel-up' technique and places his pedals on an angle. Additionally to him as an influence, Arch Enemy drummer Daniel Erlandsson feels Lombardo is "really tasteful in his playing, and doesn't over play. Yeah, he's pretty tasteful. He's gifted with a groove that not many speed metal, or metal drummers generally, have."
In response to an interview question, "How talented is Dave Lombardo?" King responded, "Have you ever seen the movie The Natural? That's Dave. He doesn't have to try to be good. He comes into the venue 10 or 15 minutes before we hit the stage and he doesn't warm up. He just goes and does it, after me and Jeff [Hanneman, guitarist] have been warming up for like an hour."
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There are players out there right now who would happily spend money on WildStar but don't know how or when. Obviously you can't spend money on WildStar right now; the game isn't out yet and won't be until spring 2014, we've just learned, so there's nothing to spend money on yet. But even when it does get released, how will anyone be able to tell the people at Carbine Studios to shut up and take our money?
Wonder no longer because the game's business model has finally been revealed to the world. No more lying awake wondering how you'll be able to pay for the game (something you really shouldn't be lying awake wondering about anyhow). So is it buy-to-play? Free-to-play? Subscription-based? Yes. It's all three at the same time, if you look at it from the right angles.
How does it manage that? Well, you have to understand how C.R.E.D.D. works — starting with what in the world it is.
C.R.E.D.D. is an acronym for "Certificate of Research, Exploration, Destruction, and Development," which nicely summarizes the game's four paths. It will also be available for purchase for $19.99 when the game launches and can be redeemed for a month's worth of subscription time. That might seem like a bit of a ripoff when you consider that a monthly subscription is $14.99 (with discounts available for longer purchases, as with most games), until you realize that you don't have to use C.R.E.D.D. yourself.
At launch, WildStar will feature an exchange similar to the Gem Exchange in Guild Wars 2, allowing players to sell C.R.E.D.D. for in-game money. While the game does require a monthly subscription, it's entirely valid for players to earn a lot of money in the game, buy CREDD, and then continue playing without a single further expense. This makes it more like a buy-to-play game than a normal subscription model, even though you do need a subscription.
If you'd prefer to go with more traditional approaches, you can also just subscribe to the game or purchase time cards, which is good if you're a bit low on funds in the game or just prefer doing things the old-fashioned way.
We spoke with producer Jeremy Gaffney regarding the model; he stressed that it was designed with the expectation that players are willing to buy a new game but often don't want to subscribe over the longer term. As he sees it, this grants people who want to pay for the game a chance to get more in-game money, people who want to just play the game a chance to do so without having to subscribe, and people who want to outright buy money a legal means to do so.
But what will happen as players acquire greater and greater fortunes, causing the usual MMO inflation? It's a problem that Gaffney hopes to overcome by making sure that there are always more things for players to sink money into, bigger projects and more bells and whistles tugging at that wallet. If player money doesn't get out of hand, the exchange prices will remain reasonable as well, even for newer players coming into the game.
And new players are still on the minds of Carbine, which is why every boxed copy of WildStar will also come with three free week-long trial passes. The game won't have a free trial available at launch, but the hope is that players will network and entice their friends into playing the game.
Finally, Gaffney told us that Carbine is now hoping for a release in spring of 2014, a delay from the originally announced "end of 2013 if all goes well" launch target, which means there's still a bit more time to iron out any kinks in the business model before release. But if you've ever had a light bank account and a pile of in-game money before, you'll probably be at least somewhat intrigued by the model as it stands.


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Main Deck Saloon Convertible to Cinema
Surround Sound DVD/CD
Sophisticated AV & IT system with Kaleidescape library of music & movies
4x IPod Docking Stations
Central Audio Visual Rack System
Xbox wii
Sat TV
Deck Facilities:
Jacuzzi On Sky Lounge Deck
Master Jacuzzi on the Upper Deck
Pool on the Main Deck
State of the art Awning/Sunshade system
Engines and Generators:
2x MTU 16V 595 TE70
3492KW at 1750RPM each
2x MTU 8V 2000 M50A, 332KW each
1x MTU 12V 2000 M50A, 498KW each
1x VOLVO 136KW Emergency Generator
Bow 300KW
Stern 250KW
Summer Location:
Northern Europe/British Isles, West Mediterranean, East Mediterranean
Winter Location:
High Season:
US Dollars per week
Starting From:
Rate Details:
St. Maarten base for winter 2011 until approximately April 15.
Transit to Med 15 April - 1 May
Available for the Cannes Film Festival and Monaco Gran Prix
Western Mediterranean until approx. 25 July then transit to the Baltic Sea for the remainder of the season
Particulars are displayed in good faith and believed to be correct but are not guaranteed. They will be confirmed by our Yacht Charter Professionals during your selection process. Starting prices are shown in either US dollars, EUROS or in Australian dollars for a one week charter. Exact pricing, location and particulars will be confirmed for your selected yacht(s), by our Yacht Charter Specialists.


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