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Minneapolis launches 311 mobile app for city service requests
Reporting potholes, graffiti, and broken street lights to the City of Minneapolis just got easier with today's launch of the new Minneapolis 311 mobile application.
Minneapolis residents can now report issues to the City through a free app on their iPhone or Android devices without calling 311 or visiting the City's website. Those who use Blackberry or Windows Phone devices can report service requests to Minneapolis 311 by visiting SeeClickFix.com on their mobile browser. Ten service requests are available with the launch of the app and more will be added throughout the year as the seasons change. With the launch of the mobile app, folks will be able to report issues to Minneapolis 311 related to the following:
- Abandoned vehicle
- Graffiti
- Parking meters
- Parking violations
- Potholes
- Traffic signal timing
- Broken street light
- Traffic sign repair
- Traffic signal trouble
GPS will provide the location of the service request and people will also be able to submit a photo to add more detail to their request. Just like making a request by calling 311 or using the City's website, the person making the service request will be able to follow their request from start to finish. Service requests with the app can be made any time of day whether or not 311 is open for business and the request will be reported to the appropriate City department immediately.
The mobile app is available in the App Store or in the Android Market by searching "Minneapolis 311."
The City of Minneapolis wants to remind folks that you should not use the 311 app while driving.
SeeClickFix created the app for the City of Minneapolis and Kana Software, Inc., is providing the technological framework to route the service requests to the appropriate City departments.
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Touchy Feely Impediments to Agile Adoption
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Amr Elssamadisy, author of "Agile Adoption Patterns: A Roadmap to Organizational Success", ran a session at Agile 2008 that focused on the non-technical barriers to Agile Adoptions. He says "As I got older, I realized that the hardest problems are people problems not technical".
Amr challenged the audience to define what it means to fail during an Agile adoption, we came up with the following list:
- Doesn't deliver business value – Almost everyone agreed
- Unhappy Customers – Many people agreed
- Overall no better (quality, productivity, …) than before – Some people agreed
- Stopped using Agile – Most people didn't support
We defined success as delivering more business value than was delivered in the past. For some implicit in that was creating an environment that people want to work in. Perhaps most important is setting goals as to what the business expects and needs from its agile transition. Most agreed that agile practices are merely the means we use to achieve our goals.
We shared several stories of Agile adoption failure:
- One organization brought in consultants who recommended the client adopt TDD without checking their goals. As often happens for a while after TDD is adopted productivity slowed while quality increased. However in this case quality hadn't been the clients initial focus and so the adoption failed to meet its goals.
- Another organization brought in a contract development team with a formal statement of work. Working with an agile approach the team developed the product that fit the clients ever evolving needs. When the project was complete the product owner and users were satisfied, but the senior leadership wasn't. It didn't meet the statement of work – which was their formal statement of the goals.
Responsibility Process Model
Amr explained the responsibility process using a series of stories (from Christopher Avery's: Teamwork Is an Individual Skill):
- Blame: You wake up in the morning can't find your keys. You turn to your partner and say "why did you hide my keys?"
- Justification: you tell a long winded story that says its the universe's fault
- Shame: I'm an idiot, I should be better next time (rarely helpful often destructive)
- Obligation: I have to spend the next week on the road because my boss just called. If we answer this call to often we burn out.
- Responsibility we can make a choice, we can say no and its empowering.
Responses below the line are introverted and internal. Only when you take responsibility can you look beyond yourself and be a model for others. We can take responsibility on software projects. Don't accept statements like "I can't do TDD" instead recognize doing or not doing is a choice. If people act from a place of responsibility and then they own the practice. When people act out of obligation they are less likely to follow through and keep up with the practice they've promised to adopt.
Rachael Davies sees parallels with the work of Virgina Satir, while Christian Gruber recommends the work of Terence Real.
We also discussed the Responsibility Virus (by Roger Martin) as a model. Previously on InfoQ as: The Responsibility Virus Helps Fear Undermine Collaboration. Participants also cited: Kent Beck in Be Yourself Create More Value as an excellent resource.
The final model was the "Ladder of Inference" mentioned in Peter Senge's "Fifth Disclipine".
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Right on the money.....
Damon Wilder Carr
I agree he is covering the key issues and offering great value by showing models to help us conceptualize solutions.
Indeed this is where I live most of my life as an 'agile consultant'. It's all cultural/human factors just like it's always been, but Agile makes this vastly more explicit.
Damon Wilder Carr
Re: Right on the money.....
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Re: Right on the money.....
Amr Elssamadisy
I am quite impressed by Amr Elssamadisy and his work in this area.
Thanks Damon :) As Mark indicated, Joseph Pelrine is quite ahead in this part of Agile.
These underpinnings of any successful Agile adoption are beginning to be addressed by quite a few people at Agile 08. I'm looking forward to seeing and learning much more as we start to bring in expertise from different domains that are focused on human relations.
Re: Right on the money.....
Amr Elssamadisy
Let's use neutral language
Christopher Avery
My concern is with the continuing use of titillating language like "touchy feely" to refer to the critical human element of work. I'm sure I'll sound like the PC-police here. I find the phrase itself implies that someone smart and accomplished shouldn't have to pay attention to their own and others humanity in order to accomplish their job -- and we know that couldn't be further from the truth.
Even the "hard" skills versus "soft" skills language contains elements of this one-is-better-than-the-other meaning behind the words. For more on this see my blog post.
The language I find useful and recommend is "dynamics" versus "mechanics" where dynamics refers to the human interaction and cultural elements of agile adoption, and mechanics refers to the tools and processes. And what I think many of us are trying to say is that the mechanics of agile don't work very well without the dynamics of personal (and cultural) agility.
Christopher Avery
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20yr old male tabby
Hello everyone. My cat Rex has always been a very large cat. Probably 20-25 lbs with what we called a beer gut below. Everyone always told me he was overweight but he was always happy, active, and athletic so we never really did anything about it other than making sure he had to walk up plenty of steps to get his food.
I've since moved from my family's house to an apt and they did not want to keep him so he came to live with me. I've been here for about year and he's lost a lot of weight, isn't as athletic, and whines a few times a day. He still does look fairly happy but looks a little sick.
He seems to eat normally 3-4 times a day but nothing at the bottom of the bowl. His drinking habits is a bit odd though. He prefers to drink water either out of the faucet, toilet, and shower. Obviously he prefers the running water but his second and third choices are drips and puddles respectively.
To combat this I purchased him a running water fountain which he pretty much ignores. He also tips the the bowls over I have laying out for him.
So so medical history - Well honestly there isn't anyway. My family was unfortunately a victim of veterinary malpractice with a previous pet so they seldom go. I don't think he's been in 10-12yrs.
I would like to take him but I'm fairly afraid of the costs associated. I'm in a pay check to pay check situation now and while I could probably afford a one time visit but continued cared and medication unfortunately is not in the budget.
I admit I know little about cats but isn't 20 very elderly? I've had him since I was a child and wsnt in a very stable situation so I had to move allot and thus petrified of the cat carrier/
I also live in the US but this seemed like the most active board. Any suggestions? or maybe a better board to post this on?
EDIT Maybe he's not 20 but 15-16 or so.
Thank you all.
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Welcome to the forum, I am not a cat fancier but there will be someone along soon who will be able to answer some of your questions. I know the first one they will ask is...what kind of food are you feeding? When you can post some pictures we love to ooh and ahhhh over furbabies. patti
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It could be the move. Maybe it's emotional ?
And yes your Mr. Tabby is a senior cat so (and I know this is easier said than done) he should have at least annual checks with the vet or 6 months checks. They can also recommend vitamins if needed of course. My goddess Hilda is 16 and ever since she started on vitamins for senior cats she got a new lease on life, although she's always been a very healthy, strong cat. But she seemed renewed ever since. (vitamins under vet's advice)
Does he poop and pees normally?
And yes, you'll be asked what do you feed your kitty. Food can be a key factor in their health, prevents a lot of problems when the quality is good.
I know how devastating for the budget vet bills can be and it takes time to recover from them but sometimes I have to since they're a part of the family and I love them.
" How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven."
- Robert A. Heinlein
Try bottled water for a few days. Perhaps your tap water has something in it he doesn't fancy.
I'm thinking clorine but could be something else.
Wow 20 years old, that is wonderful.
Your cat absolutely needs to go in for bloodwork. My first guesses are:
Diabetes or Thyroid issues, which are both easily controlled by meds.
You may also check to see if there are any foundations that assist low income people with help with vet bills, or a vet that will accept a payment plan. Your local humane society or SPCA may have those answers readily available for you.
Good luck and please keep us updated.
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Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs)
Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs)
Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014)
Puddles RIP (1996-2014)
Snowball RIP (1991-2005)
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb
While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen R. Covey
Those 2 are great advices from Hazmat and L4H
Specially "You may also check to see if there are any foundations that assist low income people with help with vet bills, or a vet that will accept a payment plan. Your local humane society or SPCA may have those answers readily available for you."
That can always help a lot!
And me as well hope you keep us updated.
Best luck for Rex and you
" How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven."
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your elderly cat
Do you have any updates about your cat?
Did you bring him to the vet? How is he doing now?
20 years old is a ripe old age! Do you have any pics of the old fellow to share?
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So there I was, making tongue-in-cheek statements on Twitter when I went and stuck my foot in my mouth, or so it seems. My offending statement was about applying for a bartender job in places where the idea of talented mixologists has yet to entrench itself. My exact words were: "Should I consider breast implants before applying for a bartending gig?" Considering I'm a guy, I thought it was funny, as did a few others. However, a talented bartender of the opposite sex took me to task with the response of "Dude. That comment is unfair. To me. To yourself." which is perfectly fine as all opinions are welcome in my world, but it got me thinking.
First, to avoid being inundated with hate mail please read the whole post, I've gone to great lengths to avoid sticking both feet in my mouth, though I suspect my feet may end up there anyway. Also, great intellectual conversations start by tackling difficult or taboo subjects, like boobs and bartending.
In Canada it is now commonly considered constitutional law that anywhere a man is allowed to be topless, a woman can be as well. That's right Puritans, the display of a women's breast is not an indecent act, at least in Canada, parts of Europe, New Orleans and Portland.
Now onto the reason this discussion got started. As many of you know, I have not been behind a bar for some time. Unfortunately I don't live in an area that has embraced decent drinks (i.e. proposing that fresh limes be used for drinks gets you the evil eye and some factually destitute diatribe on business costs) and some of the owners I've had to deal with have tested my sanity. However, I miss slinging drinks so I'm looking to find a place to bartend. If I lived in a large city, I'm sure I could find something, but as I noted above, the area where I live hasn't embraced quality cocktails, yet.
Now, if the drinks a bar serves aren't based on quality, then why are customers going to that bar? Usually because the drinks are cheap and the servers / bartenders are hot. A few people will argue that point, but the true veterans of the bar scene know this to be a fact. And if you need any more proof, this one word will put the debate to rest: HOOTERS.
Of course there are many more examples of the relationship between boobs and booze, Las Vegas and New Orleans come to mind, as do a number of restaurant franchises, like Moxies. When I worked at Moxies, the running joke was that for girls to pass the interview they had to walk sideways through a cardboard cut out. I was so offended, horrible, terrible stuff, aghast! Okay, maybe not because most of the girls who worked there had breast augmentation surgery and used those things like weapons. Working with certain "enhanced" servers actually caused my tips to drop.
So why is this the case? Men are simple, predictable creatures, that's why. It's like the university researchers from Montreal who tried to recruit men who had never watched pornography for a study, then they discovered that there are actually no men who have not watched porn. Simply put, men like boobs. It doesn't take a genius to realize that it is very easy to separate men from their money using this grain of knowledge.
The counterpoint to this is obviously that a women can be a skilled bartender and doesn't need to tramp herself out to make money. I agree 100% and I know many very talented women who have built their reputation on skill. Now I'm not saying they aren't beautiful….ahhh crap, excuse me while I do a facial footectomy.
The choice is always up to women as to how they live their life. For example, this is a job ad for bartenders I saw a few months ago: "wanted: female bartenders, send picture and phone #". That was literally the complete ad. I thought about dressing up in drag and sending my picture in, but I opted out. The thing is that an ad like this probably did result in a number of responses, and if a person responds to this type of ad they realize that the talent portion of the contest is secondary.
We can pretend boobs and booze aren't connected, but it is in many places, actually more places than serious mixology. Hooters plays the game of claiming that they are talking about owls and not breasts, but no mentally sound individual believes them. Some would say that Hooters exploits women, possibly, or maybe the women are also exploiting men? Or, as I like to believe, nobody is exploiting anyone and everyone is getting something. Nobody is forced to work at Hooters.
Girls can fight it, or use it to their advantage and that's the great thing, you have the freedom to choose between a burqa or a bra. At the end of the day, the choice of cleavage behind the bar rests soley with women and no one else.
Let the debate begin, I feel like a dram of Irish whiskey…..
* if paragraph two didn't make you laugh, then you might be taking this post too serious
Writer, author of Fix the Pumps, chemist, beekeper and general do-er-of-things, Darcy can generally be found looking for new and interesting things to do, usually over a cocktail. Currently working on more soda fountain history.


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Plans are currently under way for the design and construction of a 9/11 Memorial that will be located at the Crescent Springs Community Park. The memorial will be in close proximity to the existing Kenton County Veterans Memorial at the corner of Buttermilk and Collins Road.
Conceptually, the memorial will include renderings of the Twin Towers that once graced the New York skyline. In the shape of a pentagon at the base, the memorial will pay tribute to five groups deeply affected on that historic day, including firefighters, police, the airline industry, civilians and the Pentagon.
The memorial, depicted here in a computer-generated rendering, will include a timeline of the actual events that occurred on 9/11, and will also include subtle images and tributes to each of the groups affected. The centerpiece of the memorial is an I-Beam from the Twin Towers that was secured from Ground Zero.
A committee comprised of residents, city councilmen, mayors, and representatives from public service, the police department, fire department and airline industry have been dedicated to turn the memorial into a reality by 9/11/2011, the ten year anniversary of the event that forever changed the United States. A tremendous amount of interest and enthusiasm has been demonstrated not only from private citizens but from our legislators as well.
Immediately after our initial feelings of shock and horror, Americans began to do whatever was in their power to rescue the innocent surviving victims - then those of us who sat helplessly as the events of that day unfolded began to provide whatever was needed in the way of emergency funding, blood and manpower.
We are still responding, each in his or her own way, with thoughts and prayers - the memories are endless.
We in Northern Kentucky were a part of that day, like all other good people in our country. The Memorial will be a testament to our sense of honor, our cohesive American spirit, our gratitude to those who gave their lives so that others might go on living and to those many who came to work one day and returned to their families no more.


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The federal government's decision to abandon plans for an internet filter is a major backflip, opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says.
Mr Turnbull said Communications Minister Stephen Conroy had maintained for five years that he would not compromise and intended to censor what Australians could see on the internet.
"This was always a bad idea. It was bad for freedom, it was bad for freedom of speech," Mr Turnbull told reporters in Adelaide on Friday.
"But above all it was going to create a sense of false security among parents.
"His scheme would not be effective in stopping material about child pornography and other dangerous material being available online."
Instead of the internet filter the federal government will use its powers under the Telecommunications Act to block about 1400 sites monitored by Interpol.
Mr Conroy said this would block the "worst of the worst" child abuse material and said reaching agreement with the industry was a huge step forward.
Mr Turnbull said while the blacklist approach was not a "silver bullet", given the dynamic nature of the internet, he was pleased with the government's decision.
But he lamented the fact that it had taken five years for the minister to realise that a filter would not work and suggested the change reflected the fact that the government could not get the filter legislation through parliament.
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Brad Marchand definitely has the owning up to one's mistakes part of maturity down pat.
"I dove," the Bruins' rookie winger admitted Friday night when asked after Boston's series-clinching victory about his exchange of checks with Philadelphia's Kris Versteeg that resulted in coincidental minors in the first period.
"He got me a little bit, but I dove. He didn't get me that hard."
Marchand was assessed an unsportsmanlike penalty to go with the interference call on Versteeg. There was no loss of man-power and the exchange of blows had little impact on the Bruins earning a 5-1 win and a sweep of the Flyers in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The 2010-11 season has been all about the 22-year-old Marchand growing up, especially on the ice. We witnessed the fruits of that labor throughout the Bruins' Game 4 win over the Flyers, and not just after Marchand's battle with Versteeg.
We saw Marchand bounce back after his egregious giveaway at the Philadelphia blue line that led to a 2-on-0 break and the Flyers' lone goal. And then we saw head coach Claude Julien trust Marchand enough to have him on the ice with less than two minutes remaining in a 3-1 game. Marchand buried an empty-net goal — his fifth goal of the postseason — with 1:56 left.
The giveaway that led to the Flyers tying the game at the 13:22 mark of the second period was the result of a play Marchand's had a bad habit of attempting to execute for years.
"He would always want to cycle over the top of the circle and try to create a play, and it resulted in giveaways a lot, in the American [Hockey] League," said general manager Peter Chiarelli Saturday when explaining Marchand's improvement since he turned pro a couple seasons ago. "But he got better at it, he got stronger on the puck, he got a little faster, so we've seen a progression. Last year he was maybe a quarter-step behind on making those plays, on finishing stuff, and he's just gotten stronger, he's gotten a little faster, he's gotten a little more mature."
In the past, Marchand might've also hung his head or become tentative after making such a huge mistake. He responded the opposite way in Game 4, as he kept playing his game, stayed aggressive and created some scoring chances in addition to playing a big role in Boston's three penalty kills.
"It was very tough. I was very frustrated," said Marchand. "But I had to bounce back and not worry about it. There was another period of play. We needed to get the lead back and get the win. If I let that bother me, then it could've ruined the whole game for me. So I just wanted to let it go."
Marchand let the mistake go and also turned the other cheek when challenged numerous times by Flyers players, who were desperate to get on the man-advantage in an attempt to salvage their season. Not only couldn't Marchand afford to cross the discipline line because the Bruins couldn't afford to be down a man, they also couldn't afford to be without his services. After all, he made the ascension from fourth-line grinder to second-line 21-goal scorer in his first full NHL season and has played a vital role for Boston in all situations.
"When a player like him is being targeted by the other team it means he is doing something pretty good," said head coach Claude Julien. "And I think [the key] for him right now is just to stay poised and make sure he doesn't get sucked into those penalties, retaliation or get short-tempered with that kind of stuff. And he's done a good job. It's been a challenge for him, but he's done a great job.
"And I think throughout the playoffs he has been one of our most consistent players. He kills penalties, once in a while plays a power play, but 5-on-5 he's been a real good contributor, especially on that [Patrice] Bergeron line.
Marchand said he was prepared for the Flyers to flex their "Broad Street Bullies" muscle in an elimination game.
"They wanted to try their best to get us off our game – a lot of scrums and cheap shots behind the play. But we wanted to stay away from that for the most part," he said. "They sucked a couple guys in there early on. But after that we wanted to kind of settle down and get back to the way we were playing before and kind of get away from that stuff."
There was no telling if Marchand would ever get away from that stuff as he was honing his skills with the Providence farm club, let alone do it for Boston on the biggest postseason stage. Always an irascible sort, Marchand showed more of a knack for penalties at the worst times, even during his brief Boston stint last season, than for timely goals and smart agitating.
That all changed early this season he got on a line with Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton and helped make Boston's energy line into an offensive threat. From there, he went on to score 21 regular-season goals and establish himself as the left winger on the line with Bergeron and Mark Recchi. The future Hall-of-Fame right winger has been impressed by Marchand's blossoming.
"Marchand seemed to really get some confidence from [playing with Campbell and Thornton] and then he just kept evolving as the year went on and more and more confidence," said Recchi. "You can just see it out there. He controls the puck. He controls the play. He plays with a lot of energy and you need guys like that."
To beat Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference finals, and maybe even win one more round to capture that ever-elusive Stanley Cup, the Bruins will need Marchand to contribute in a lot of ways.
None, though, involve giveaways, penalties or dives. They all involve him continuing to mature.


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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. � Two new conventional soybean varieties from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offer high yields and can be timed for harvest after farmers have completed harvesting their rice crop.
UA 5213C, released in July, is an early maturity group 5 soybean that�s ready for harvest in mid to late October, said Pengyin Chen, director of the Division of Agriculture�s soybean breeding program. That times it well to follow rice harvest, Chen said.
In field trials, UA 5213C had yields akin to both conventional and Roundup Ready check varieties used for comparison, Chen said. In addition to its high yield, the soybean is resistant to major diseases, including southern stem canker and soybean cyst nematode race 3. It is susceptible to sudden death syndrome.
UA 5612, released in 2012, matures about 5 days later than UA 5213C, but offers even higher yields.
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It is moderately resistant to southern stem canker, sudden death syndrome and soybean mosaic virus, Chen said. It is susceptible to root-knot nematode and soybean cyst nematode.
Both the new soybeans are widely adapted to the varying growing conditions in Arkansas and other southern states, Chen said.
Conventional varieties like these two new soybeans offer growers options and have become increasingly desirable as rotations for glyphosate-resistant varieties. Chen said use of conventional soybeans is expanding in Arkansas, mostly using Division of Agriculture varieties.
Conventional varieties are also less expensive than genetically modified soybeans, Chen said, and growers also can earn a $1.50 per bushel premium for non-GMO soybeans. In addition, the Division of Agriculture allows farmers to save seed from their crop for planting the following year.
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Josh Hutcherson looks handsome while arriving on the red carpet at the InStyle party following the 2013 Golden Globes held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 13) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Also in attendance was the 20-year-old actor's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire co-star Jena Malone!
Later that evening, Josh joined his pack of gal pals at The Weinstein Company party including Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Selena Gomez, and Sarah Hyland.
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TAUNTON— The lanes were full from end to end with nonstop bowling action on Sunday, as about 260 Special Olympic athletes each took their turns knocking down the pins and collecting strikes.
The annual Special Olympics Massachusetts South Section qualifiers were held at the AMF Taunton Lanes on Sunday morning, drawing a packed crowd of athletes, family and volunteers.
"I love it," said Jen LaPlante, a bowler from New Bedford, while in between turns. "Bowling is great. Bowling and track are my favorites. It's great."
Megan Hoffman, Special Olympics Massachusetts South Section director, said that bowlers would go on from the qualifying round to a state tournament held in the Worcester area during the first weekend in March.
"We have athletes practicing for months and this is the opportunity they have, and they are showing off what they have learned," Hoffman said. "Bowling is definitely one of our largest and most popular individual sports."
Hoffman said that the organization provides year-round competition for athletes and individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics Massachusetts serves 12,168 children and adults throughout the state.
"For many of our athletes, they love other sports as well, but may not have the physical ability to run up and down a basketball court, for example," Hoffman said. "But they can bowl. And it's a very social experience as well. Many of our bowlers have been bowling for years and years and are very good bowlers. We have athletes from New Bedford bowling with Taunton athletes, Milford and Marshfield, they come from all over the place."
Hoffman also thanked the AMF Taunton Lanes for hosting the event and thanked all the volunteers, including students as well as groups from the H&R Block and New Balance companies.
"We have a lot of volunteers as well working as lane monitors, encouraging them, giving out high fives and hugs," she said. "And it's a great experience for them as well."
Courtney Adelman, 16, of Middleboro, was one of many volunteers on hand. Having recently earned the title of Miss Bristol County's Outstanding Teen, with the Special Olympics as her platform cause, Adelman was there cheering on the athletes and then handing out the awards at the end.
Adelman said her younger brother has Down syndrome and competes in track and field with the Special Olympics.
"Since then I've volunteered and I love it every time," Adelman said. "I think a lot of people don't realize what these athletes can do. Instead of focusing on what they can't do, focus on what they can do. I love being here."
Hoffman said that the annual south sectional qualification bowling round has been held in Taunton for at least eight years, which is how long she has worked in the position.
Rachel Isabelle, Miriam Cuadrado and Maureen Clark played a round in the same lane, along with New Balance volunteers Tim Malacaria and Mike Cowell.
"It's awesome," said Isabelle, of New Bedford, who is part of the Whaling City Challengers bowling group. "It's been very good."
Cowell agreed.
"It's a blast," Cowell said. "I get to help them bowl and watch them. It's a lot of fun. I'm not a bowler. They would out-bowl me every time. I'm having a great time and I'm learning a lot. It's fun meeting everyone here. We're having a blast."
Special Olympians compete in bowling qualifier in Taunton
TAUNTON— The lanes were full from end to end with nonstop bowling action on Sunday, as about 260 Special Olympic athletes each took their turns knocking down the pins and collecting strikes.


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engage!09 :: something blue | recap, part 2 | top 9 highlights
I'm a big fan of making lists, so I thought a fun way to recap engage!09 was to pick 9 highlights from the event. So, in no particular order, here they are. . .enjoy!
1. Staying at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman and being a 2-minute walk to 7-mile beach.
2. Working the registration desk and basically meeting every single attendee {that's me on the right and my "partner-in-crime" Jennyfer from The Sugar Suite on the left}
3. Incredible Welcome Beach Party designed by Michelle Rago, complete with fireworks!
Darcy Miller speak--and meeting her!--for the first time. {The Martha Stewart magazines have always been such a huge source of design inspiration for me as a graphic designer. When I was planning my wedding over 6 years ago, there certainly was not the plethora of blogs or even wedding mags that exist today and Martha Stewart Weddings was my staple!}
Sean Low, Liene Stevens, Harmony Walton, Alison Hotchkiss and Thayer Allyson Gowdy and 16 attendees {"party bus"!} at the delicious Ristorante Pappagallos.
6. Sylvia Weinstock & Randy Fenoli getting down {you MUST watch the video taken by bee kim}
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Two recent tips to the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers has resulted in the arrest of two local people. On November 5th officers with the Waterloo Police Department located and arrested Carol D Mix age 57, at 302 Commercial Apt 8. Mix had warrants out of Waterloo for Forgery and Failure to Appear for Court. Mix also has a warrant out of Forest Park, Illinois for Aggravated Battery. On November 8th, Waterloo officers placed Donald Reed, age 51, under arrest at 548 1/2 Riehl Street for simple assault.
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A weekend of cool, wet weather and calmer-than-expected winds have gone a long way toward helping fire crews make progress on extinguishing the 11,221-acre Blackburn Fire burning several miles southwest of The Dalles.
The Blackburn Fire is part of an 11,516-acre blaze known as the Government Flats Complex, which started via lightning strike Aug. 16 and consumed four homes and nine outbuildings. The other two fires in the complex have been contained for over a week.
After nearly a week of growth at a rate of almost 1,700 acres a day, the Blackburn Fire slowed dramatically over the weekend thanks to a desperately needed helping hand from Mother Nature. Fire growth has been negligible as of late as firefighters concentrate on tightening up fire lines on the west and northwest perimeters while performing mop-up work on the east, south, and north sides of the fire. As of Tuesday morning, containment was listed at 55 percent.
All evacuations were lifted Monday night, with the exception of closures in the Mt. Hood National Forest. A new closure was put in place Tuesday morning around the fire perimeter as well as all U.S. Forest Service roads leading into the fire area. The closure area includes all Forest Service lands east of F.S. Road 1700 and north of F.S. Road 1720 as well as all lands with The Dalles Watershed.
Fire crews have begun to demobilize from the scene as fire activity decreases and containment improves. At its peak, nearly 1,100 personnel had been assigned to the fire, but as of Tuesday morning, that number had decreased to 789. Thankfully, no one has been injured by the wildfires thus far, with the exception of one firefighter who fell from a fire truck and injured his back.
The fire was declared a state conflagration by Governor John Kitzhaber the evening of Aug. 17 and became eligible for the recoupment of firefighting costs through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA eligibility ended Monday night. As of Tuesday morning, total fire costs had risen to just over $11 million.
The wet weather has helped increase the relative humidity levels of fire fuels in the area, for now. The weather is expected to return to more seasonal conditions this week, which will cause fuels to dry out once again. Fire crews will continue mop-up work this week, particularly in the interior of the fire area, as well as looking for spot fires along and outside the fire's perimeter. No expected full-containment date has been listed, but the Oregon Department of Forestry's Incident Management Team 3 will remain at the scene until the fire is fully controlled.
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HAGATNA, Guam—Aviation Concepts, Inc., an aircraft retailer and service provider, violated federal law when it terminated a Jehovah's Witness after he refused to raise the flags of the United States and Guam, an activity that is against his religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC, an assistant mechanic at the company had made known his religious beliefs and the restrictions associated with being a Jehovah's Witness. During the first year and a half of his employment, the company respected his religious beliefs and he was not required to perform duties which conflicted with those beliefs. However, the EEOC contends that this changed in June 2010 when a different manager ordered the mechanic to raise the U.S. and Guam flags at the worksite. The mechanic again explained he could not raise the flags because doing so would violate his religious beliefs. The manager reacted by ordering the mechanic to go home. Aviation then fired the mechanic that same day for insubordination.
After attempts to reach a pre-litigation settlement failed, the EEOC filed its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, District of Guam (EEOC v. Aviation Concepts, Inc., Case No. 11-00028), alleging that Aviation discriminated on the basis of religion by imposing a job requirement which conflicted with the mechanic's sincerely held religious beliefs and then terminating him for his inability to perform that requirement. This alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The EEOC's suit seeks backpay and compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of the mechanic, along with injunctive relief intended to prevent future instances of discrimination at Aviation Concepts.
"EEOC will fight to secure equal justice at work, regardless of whether one's religious beliefs and practices are less familiar," said Anna Y. Park, regional attorney for the EEOC's Los Angeles District Office.
"A supervisor who engages in discriminatory practices can be a huge liability for any employer," said Timothy Riera, local director for the EEOC's Honolulu Local Office, which has jurisdiction over Guam. "Strong anti-discrimination policies and training are the key to ensuring that that workers' civil rights are protected."
According to the company's website, Aviation Concepts provides private jet charter, aircraft sales and acquisition, business aviation consulting and aircraft management services from its 50,000 square foot hangar facility in Guam.
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Star Trek: Corps of Engineers: Creative Couplings
The S.C.E.'s missions don't always go as planned -- repairing the weather grid on the resort planet Risa turns into a deadly first contact, constructing an industrial complex on a nonaligned world leads to some startling revelations about the financier behind it, diverting a runaway ship could spell death for the crew the da Vinci didn't even know was there, and a planet in a box proves a more valuable prize than anyone could have imagined -- but their greatest challenge comes much closer to home...
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Wasn't there a theatre in Fort Atkinson named "The Fort"? It was just off Main Street.
There was indeed a Fort Theatre in Fort Atkinson. The May 15, 1937, issue of Boxoffice said "Walter Baier has constructed a penthouse atop his Fort Theatre in Fort Atkinson." Then the June 25, 1938, issue says that plans were being drawn for a complete remodeling of the Fort Theatre, including a new front and marquee. Boxoffice mentions the Fort frequently, with references to it as late as 1978, when it was being operated by a small regional chain called Genoa Theatres. A 1974 item about another remodeling said that it had 450 seats.
As for the Uptown, the December 4, 1937, issue of Boxoffice ran this item datelined Fort Atkinson: "The new Uptown Theatre was opened here last week, with Herb Barrett as manager." The Uptown was probably the subject of a brief item in the June 5, 1937, Boxoffice, datelined Fort Atkinson, which said "I.J. Crait, of Horicon Wis., has started building a new theatre here, to be 110x31 feet." In 1938 Walter Baier, of the Fort Theatre, took control of the Uptown. Walter Baier is mentioned as operator of both the Uptown and Fort in Boxoffice items into the 1950s.
The March 11, 1974, issue of Boxoffice ran an item datelined Fort Atkinson and headed "Theatre Building Conversion." A Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Gartman had purchased the Uptown Theatre from its last operator, National Theatres, and were converting the building for retail use. The item added that National Theatres had also sold the Fort Theatre less than two years earlier.
Fort Atkinson was also the site of the Highway 18 Drive-In, opened by Walter Baier in 1953 and first managed by his son, Robert.
Status should be changed to closed/demolished. This theater has been completely gutted between the outside walls and converted to retail space on the first floor, with apartments above. Compare the picture below to the black and white one posted above and look at the buildings flanking the center one, which is the former Uptown Theater. The parapets and roof lines are relatively unchanged, as well as the window configuration.
The address is 116-118 North Main St.
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If a new listing by New Zealand retailer, Mighty Ape, proves accurate, Warner Bros. Games Montreal's next installment to the successful Batman games will arrive on next gen systems.
I hope they bring the GOTY version to the PS4. They don't even have to change anything, I just would like to have it on the ps4.
I don't know if it's being developed for PC (I assume so). If it is being developed for PC, PS4 and XB1 would be a no brainer.
Since it's announcement, this was already a sure thing! I hope they will fully optimised it for PS4.
People need to remember, the good first half year or so the next generation machines will be getting ports. Also remember developers have had dev units for almost a year or more now too.
It isn't like this current generation where both MS and Sony kinda shoved it out there rather fast. They both took some time and said "hey, we plan to do this, heads up."
Personally think ports are fine. At least you can buy it for a new console and not be stuck with a lack of backwards capability.


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Lillard, Valanciunas named NBA rookies of the month
New York, NY – Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard received his fifth consecutive Western Conference Rookie of the Month award, while Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas earned the honor in the Eastern Conference for March.
Lillard topped all rookies in scoring (21.3 ppg), assists (6.8 apg) and 3- pointers made (42) for March, while becoming only the fourth first-year player in NBA history to tally 1,390 points and 475 assists in a single month.
Valanciunas averaged 11.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks while shooting 62 percent from the field in March. The 6-foot-11 Lithuanian led all rookies in the East in rebounding for month while reaching double-figures in points in 11 of his final 12 games.
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Over the last several years, there have been a couple of threads from NY kiters whining about the Office of Parks arbitrarily banning kiting. So far as I know, their only approach so far has been to whine and brownnose with no success whatsoever.
As many of you know, I tend to advocate a more aggressive approach where the PRIMARY goal is to undermine any contention that any ban is LEGAL.
There is an article at http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/10/14/61989.htm that discusses a current NY court ruling that the state Office of Parks exceeded its authority by banning smoking at parks.
It is likely that documents in the case not only argue what authority and/or limits to the OoP's authority exist, but also that they state EXACTLY where the supporting case law etc. can be found.
By being able to present a cognizant argument in support of allowing kiting with intelligent reference to DETAILED legal authority (whether actually binding or not), ANY authority is much less likely to automatically brush off the complaints. At the very least, they will get a CLEAR idea that fighting about will be a LOT MORE WORK than usual.
Once they decide that fighting is MORE WORK, they often develop a strange tendency to want to be MORE COOPERATIVE and coincidentally do LESS WORK.
Here is an excerpt from the article: [Emphasis added]
" Its rules banned outdoor smoking at more than 200 parks, recreational facilities and historic sites under the agency's jurisdiction, including a handful of state parks in New York City.
The agency said that the state Legislature had given a "broad grant of authority to State Parks to manage and operate its facilities to protect public health, safety and welfare," according to the plan for the rules published in the State Register.
CLASH, though, saw the regulations as usurping the Legislature's role as rulemaker and cited the landmark 1987 Court of Appeals decision in Boreali v. Axelrod on the constitutional separation of powers.
Ceresia, in a nine-page decision dated Oct. 8, agreed."
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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 24 Sep 2010
It's been a massive movie week! Also featured this week are fantastic images in the Whitespotted Anglerfish gallery. The 'strangest-fish-of-the-week' award has to go to Glenoglossa wassi. This eel lacks a common name and has a tongue like a fishing rod.
Thank you to Fish Expert Kieren Curry for his ongoing support.
Blue Razorfish at Julian Rocks
Brokenline Wrasse, Stethojulis interrupta
Cloud Wrasse at Julian Rocks
Clown Wrasse, Coris gaimard
Cockerel Wrasse, Pteragogus enneacanthus
Coral Pigfish, Bodianus axillaris
Crimsonband Wrasse, Notolabrus gymnogenis
Diamond Wrasse at Julian Rocks
Diana's Pigfish, Bodianus diana
Eastern Blue Groper, Achoerodus viridis
Elegant Wrasse at Julian Rocks
Goldspot Pigfish, Bodianus perditio
Graphic Tuskfish, Choerodon graphicus
Gunther's Wrasse, Pseudolabrus guentheri
Humphead Maori Wrasse at Agincourt Reef
Jansen's Wrasse at Flinders Reef
Leopard Wrasse at Julian Rocks
Luculent Wrasse at Fish Rock
Moon Wrasse, Thalassoma lunare
Pinklined Wrasse at Julian Rocks
Purple Tuskfish at Curtain Reef
Redblotched Wrasse, Coris aygula
Redspot Wrasse at Julian Rocks
Southern Maori Wrasse at Shark Point
Eastern Shovelnose Ray
Glenoglossa wassi
Male Herring Cale
Rodless Anglerfish carrying eggs
John Lewis' images were just crying out to be the subject of an image gallery.
Snubnose Eel, Simenchelys parasitica
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Myanmar says president to make official US visit
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties.
Myanmar state television announced the U.S. visit Monday, saying it comes at the invitation of President Barack Obama. It gave no exact date, but congressional staffers in Washington who were briefed on the upcoming trip said Thein Sein would meet Obama May 20.
The last Myanmar leader to visit the White House was the late dictator Ne Win in 1966.
The United States has been a prime mover in urging Thein Sein to introduce reforms after five decades of repressive military rule that ended when he became an elected head of state in 2011.
Last November, Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar, a step in his administration's efforts to end decades of diplomatic isolation of the country also known as Burma and to reward its shift from authoritarian rule.
The U.S. applied political and economic sanctions against the previous military regime for its human rights abuses and undemocratic rule, but the Obama administration shifted its policy to engagement, gradually lifting most sanctions following reforms.
Sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other nations had throttled Myanmar's economic growth, so Thein Sein was eager to win Washington's favor by freeing political prisoners, changing laws to open the political field to the pro-democracy movement of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, and undertaking financial liberalization, among other measures.
The Obama administration has yet to announce Thein Sein's visit. The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, however, has already publicized that it and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host a dinner for the Myanmar leader in Washington next Monday night.
Thein Sein visited New York last September and met with then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, but did not travel to Washington.
A White House welcome for Thein Sein could stir criticism from some people that the administration is moving too quickly to grant him diplomatic rewards.
An explosion of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in western Rakhine state last year has spread in recent months to central Myanmar. Last year's attacks left hundreds dead and more than 100,000 displaced, while dozens more died in the more recent violence. Most of the victims have been minority Muslims.
While there's still broad bipartisan backing in Congress for the administration's efforts to support reformers like Thein Sein, the unrest, and Myanmar authorities' failure to prevent it, has deepened concern about the human rights situation in the country.
Associated Press writer Matthew Pennington in Washington contributed to this report.


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Marilyn Elizabeth Sailors
Marilyn Elizabeth Sailors, 85, of Walton, Ind., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 15, 2012, in Bradenton, Florida.
Born July 30, 1927, in Walton, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Thelma (Barnett) Bishop.
She was married February 6, 1948, in the Ninth St. Christian Church parsonage in Logansport, Ind., to John T. "J.T." Sailors; he preceded her in death May 29, 2012.
A 1946 graduate of Walton High School, Marilyn and her husband founded American Enterprises in Walton where she worked as the business office manager.
Marilyn was a member of Walton Christian Church. She had a beautiful voice and sang at many weddings and church services. "The Lord's Prayer" was her signature song and she could sing it like an angel. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Born and raised in the same house, she lived there her entire life except for the first six months following her marriage. She was an excellent cook who was well-known for her delicious pies. Marilyn was also gifted when it came to sewing and decorating. She was a patient teacher who passed on many of her skills to her children.
Marilyn's shining eyes and warm smile revealed a wonderful sense of humor and was pure joy to be around.
Among survivors are two daughters, Julia Grogg and her husband Larry of Decatur; Jacquelyn Wenger and her husband Greg of Russiaville, Ind.; son, Michael Sailors and his wife Carla of Walton; five sisters-in-law, Betty Bishop of Santa Cruz, Calif., Marjorie Sailors of Logansport, Mary Ann Downhour and Marlene Remley and her husband Charles, all of Walton, and Lorena Kay Harvey of Noblesville; eight grandchildren, Michael (Jill) Grogg, Ryan (Jane) Grogg, Nathan Grogg, Devin (Justine) Sailors, Kirsten Sailors, Erica (fiance, Paul Yerkes) Wenger and Olivia Wenger; and four great-grandchildren, David Grogg, Andrea Grogg, Eliana Grogg and Karina Grogg.
She was preceded in death by one son, John Timothy Sailors, and two brothers, William "Bill" Bishop and John Robert "Bob" Bishop.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Fisher Funeral Chapel Logansport.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, also at the funeral chapel, with Pastor Bill Collins officiating.
Burial will follow in the Walton IOOF Cemetery, Walton, IN.
Preferred memorials are to the Lewis Cass Marching Kings Band program, of which she was a devoted fan.
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NEW YORK — Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, spooked the stock market Wednesday afternoon.
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, spooked the stock market Wednesday afternoon.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 59 points, or 1.1 percent, to 15,276 as of 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time. The blue chips were dragged lower by Wal-Mart after news reports that the retailer was cutting product orders due to sluggish sales.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 3 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,694. The Nasdaq composite was down 3 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3,765.
Bloomberg News reported Wal-Mart was looking to order fewer products from its suppliers in the third and fourth quarters of this year. It's the latest sign that Wal-Mart's sales have been slow, following the company cutting its full-year sales forecast back in August.
A Wal-Mart spokesman called the report "completely false."
Shares of Wal-Mart fell $1.08, or 1.5 percent, to $74.67, taking the rest of the market with it.
Worries about the economy and the growing possibility of a government shutdown also continue to weigh on investors' minds.
The U.S. government will run out of funding on Sept. 30, unless Democrats and Republicans can agree to pass a temporary funding bill in the next few days. The Democratic-controlled Senate will vote Wednesday on the temporary measure, which will then likely head back to the Republican-led House of Representatives for debate. The funding fight is expected to go through the weekend.
The Dow and S&P 500 surged to all-time highs on Sept. 18, but have fallen four consecutive days on concerns that a government shutdown could harm the fragile U.S. economic recovery. The mood of investors has shifted from giddiness over more Federal Reserve stimulus to concern about Washington politicking.
"The action over the last few days has been far more tied to the intractably of Congress and the president than the concerns about what the Federal Reserve is going to do next," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank, which manages $66 billion in assets.
Ablin said investors have bad memories from August 2011, the last time Congress and President Obama fought over the debt ceiling and the budget, which ultimately led Standard & Poor's to downgrade the credit rating of the U.S.
While the U.S., and even Europe, are in better shape two years later, there are concerns about real damage to the economy if the budget battle turns ugly. U.S. economic growth slowed considerably in the third quarter of 2011, the same quarter as the downgrade. The slowdown was caused partly by a drop in non-defense-related spending.
The Dow went through nearly three weeks of triple-digit gains and losses during that month, a rough ride that made even hardened Wall Street traders nauseous.
"All we're doing now is worrying," Ablin said.
Wall Street is also looking to next Friday, Oct. 4, when investors get the September jobs report. If hiring is strong enough, the Fed could decide to start pulling back on economic stimulus at its two-day policy meeting later in the month.
At the end of its last meeting on Sept. 18, traders had expected a small cut in the Fed's $85 billion monthly bond purchases, which are aimed at keeping long-term interest rates low to encourage borrowing. When the Fed kept its bond-buying intact, stocks soared because the decision signaled that the central bank would keep borrowing rates as low as possible.
But the Fed's decision also left traders worried that the economy wasn't healthy enough to grow without the Fed's help.
Investors did get an unexpectedly positive August durable goods report on Wednesday. Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose 0.1 percent last month, following an 8.1 percent decline in July.
Among stocks making big moves:
JC Penney fell $1.62, or 14 percent, to $10.28, as more Wall Street analysts continued to downgrade the department store chain's outlook. An analyst at JPMorgan Chase said JC Penney might right out of cash by next year.
Mako Surgical soared $13.32, or 83 percent, to $29.49 after medical technology company Stryker said it would buy Mako for $1.65 billion, or $30 per share.
Ascena Retail Group shares jumped $2.81, or 16 percent, to $20.14. The parent company of Lane Bryant, Dressbarn and Maurices, reported results that were significantly better than financial analysts expected in its most recent quarter.


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If you are with Sprint and have horrible reception in your home it could be a living nightmare. You're kind of stuck in this cellular limbo it feels like. Not quite dead… but not quite living either. Well, if you think there's nothing you can do about it you're wrong. Dead wrong.
I recently found out about a device and service Sprint offers to its customers living in bad coverage areas and all you have to do it call in and request it. It's called the Sprint Airave and it can very well be the best thing that's ever happened to you.
The Sprint Airave connects to your broadband modem or wireless router and acts as a mini cell phone tower giving you full bars and top notch 3G data speeds. The beauty of it is if you work in a big office building or live up in the mountains there's no reason to suffer with poor carrier coverage.
I cannot tell you how awesome it would have been to have something like this on T-Mobile and I really think Sprint should offer some of their biggest accounts the Airave for free, instead of relying on its customers to request or threaten them for one.
Honestly my cellular life has just leveled up. In all my years living in my home the horrible reception was just a reality I had to live with and I honestly thought it would never change. I can't even begin to explain the impact this has had on me. I make more calls, send more texts and the battery life on my phone has literally DOUBLED.
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Panama girls make it to state title game
OKLAHOMA CITY — There's one group of people standing between the Panama Lady Razorbacks softball team and the Class 2A state championship — the Oktaha Lady Tigers.The Lady 'Backs and the Lady Tigers made it to the Class 2A State Tournament championship game Saturday afternoon."I went one time for the state title, and got the silver glove," Panama Coach Grant Ralls said. "This time, we want to go home with the gold glove. We have a shot at it. Oktaha beat us 1-0 with three starters gone. We're going to get after it. We're ready."The Lady Razorbacks nipped the Savanna Lady Bulldogs 1-0 in Friday afternoon's state semifinal, right after the Lady Tigers knocked off the Drumright Lady Tornadoes 9-2 in the other state semifinal.Panama pulled one out of the fire in Thursday's state quarterfinal against No. 1 Colbert. Trailing 2-0 with one out left in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Lady 'Backs rallied to tie the game to force extra innings, then won the game in the 11th 3-2 over the top-ranked Lady Leopards.


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LG enV3 Pictures
The LG enV3 keeps the design language of the enV2, but is a bit slimmer. It also adds a stylish round D-pad and a better external display. Once opened, the enV3 has a larger 2.6-inch main display in the same QVGA resolution. The QWERTY keyboard now has only one Space button. Other features include a 3MP camera with flash and a EV-DO connectivity.


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GamingUnion.net: "Dynasty Warriors or Shin Sangoku Musou as it's known in Japan, is about to release its 8th iteration in the series, when exclusion of Empires and XL versions is applied. Surprisingly Dynasty Warriors 8 is releasing on July the 16th & 19th in the USA and Europe respectively, which is mere months after the release of Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires. The real question posed by this is, will it be different enough?"
Honestly cannot wait for this, am really curious to see how the new officers look and play.
I hope it doesn't suck like the 7th did (imo)i hope they at the very least improved the engine a bit, the animations were glitchy in 7 and the graphics looked like a 2007 game
i dont know why they took out Custom created officer mode since DW4 and only added them on empires thats the only turn off for me but other than that cantwait


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