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To map a network drive, perform the following steps:
This problem occurs when the file setup.exe on the Dell OpenManage Application (version 2.x) CD is launched from a CD shared over the network.
The setup file passes startup parameters to a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) runtime engine on the CD and relies on the CD having a drive letter assigned to work. When installing this application over the network, the CD share must have a drive letter mapped to it.
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SALT LAKE CITY, April 6 (UPI) -- Gordon Hayward gave Utah's playoff push a boost by scoring 23 points Friday and leading Utah to a 95-83 decision over New Orleans.
It was Utah's sixth win in seven games. The Jazz began the night a half game behind the Los Angeles Lakers in the battle for the final post-season berth in the Western Conference.
Utah built a 12-point lead early in the fourth period by scoring the first five points of the quarter.
Paul Millsap added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz and Al Jefferson finished with 14.
New Orleans, which lost its eighth straight road game, was paced by Anthony Davis with 24 points.
The Hornets have won just twice in their last 13 trips to Salt Lake City.

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The Lonesome West is a play running from September 3rd - September 21st in Melbourne Australia.
The Connor brothers fighting.
"The Connor brothers live modest lives, gleaning joy from simple pleasures: drinking, joking with the foulmouthed Girleen, tormenting Father Welsh, and fighting with each other…constantly and brutally. When, in an attempt to salvage their relationship they confess all to each other, the results are explosive."
This play has a lot of comedy and violence in it. One of the interesting technical aspects of the Tiny Dynamite production of it, has been coming up with ways to smash dozens of religious figurines, and blowing up an oven every show.
Foul mouthed Girleen.
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2011 Capital Spending Outlook: Benjamins for Bricks (and Mortar)
Our annual Capital Spending Report foresees a 20 percent increase.
For two years in a row, capital expenditures in the food processing sector have recovered … big time. Following a dismal 2009, in which a 15 percent drop in expenditures reflected the global economic crisis, companies budgeted 19.5 percent more for physical growth in 2010 (and actually spent 27 percent more) and have allocated a 20 percent increase for 2011.
To put a finer point on the recovery, our group of 33 companies rebounded last year with actual spending of nearly $14.7 billion, nearly $1 billion higher than they had budgeted. And for 2011, they're planning to spend 17.6 billion. In light of the $13.5 billion the same companies spent in 2008, this impressive bounce-back appears to be more than a mere rebound to pre-recession levels.
To be fair, we surveyed 32 companies in 2010 and 33 for 2011 (Pilgrim's Pride, in the midst of bankruptcy reorganization, did not respond last year). But even if we remove the $179 million Pilgrim's Pride spent in 2010, the remaining companies' actual expenditures total $14.48 billion, which is still 6 percent higher than what they budgeted.
While 33 companies is an admittedly small representation of the food & beverage industry, these are 33 of the largest companies in the U.S. and Canada. We look at the same group for this report each year.
Back to the future: The sustained levels of capital spending planned for 2011 almost perfectly match our Manufacturing Trends Survey report in January. That story, based on a survey held last fall, found that of those privy to their company's capital spending budget, 64 percent foresaw at least some increase in capital spending this year.
"Food processing is the biggest part of our manufacturing industry in Georgia, and we've seen an increase in the number of those companies seeking locations or expansions over the last three years and the jobs they're creating," says Chris Cummiskey, commissioner of the Georgia Dept. of Economic Development. "That's a good indication to us that the industry is in an expansion mode."
Capex as a cost-cutter
There are various reasons for the sustained, strong comeback of capital expenditures, or capex, in this low-margin industry. Some companies simply may need to update aging facilities, while others are closing plants to consolidate under fewer, newer roofs.
"Most projects being considered are those that have been 'pipelined' for quite some time," says Bob Graham, vice president of the food and consumer products group at The Austin Co. Those who delay past a certain point reach a point of "bottoming out" and can no longer put-off production, maintenance or other projects.
Graham says his firm has "a number of projects in the food/consumer products sector -- which we have worked on for site selection and preliminary engineering/cost estimating [but] have been on hold for 12, 18, 24 months -- which are now showing signs of life after a period of dormancy."
In domestic U.S. projects, Graham sees adaptive reuse or repurposing existing structures or facilities as the trend, winning out over ground-up greenfield projects. That's "due [in part] to a large inventory of empty structures available in the marketplace at present."
Since the 2009 dip, spending attention has decidedly turned from just getting by to investing in future savings and new revenues. It's impossible to ignore the strategic nature of multi-year initiatives to reduce waste and boost efficiency in a competitive, low-margin industry.
Such initiatives are most prevalent among the largest companies. Examples include Hershey's Project Next Century, General Mills' global Holistic Margin Management (HMM) initiative and Kraft's Integration Program related to its Cadbury acquisition. For every penny spent by a leading global company, there's a reason, and it's probably linked as closely to the CFO's office as it is to the conference room where goals and shared-values exercises are carried out.
"There's not a lot of growth in packaged foods at the end of the day," says Bryan Hunt, senior analyst covering the food industry for Wells Fargo Securities.
"So for these companies to show improvements in cash flow and shareholder value, one of the big mechanisms for generating increasing returns or at least stable cash flow is to extract efficiency gains, through capex either in manufacturing or technology."
Kraft Foods' $1.8 billion capital spending budget includes systems investments and its Integration Program focused on Cadbury, for which it paid $9.8 billion last year. Costs for that program were $657 million last year, and the company foresees "total integration charges of approximately $1.5 billion in the first three years following the acquisition to combine and integrate the two businesses." In exchange for the spending, the company expects cost savings of at least $750 million, accompanied by new revenues resulting from expected synergies.
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A photo released on Twitter by Chicago Fire Media shows a warehouse on fire on Jan. 22, 2013.
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Chicago firefighters battle a five-alarm blaze in single-digit temperatures at a warehouse on the city's South Side on Jan. 23, 2013.
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An ice-covered pair of gloves belonging to a Chicago firefighter stand on a railing behind him in single-digit temperatures during a five-alarm blaze in the city's Bridgeport neighborhood on Jan. 23, 2013.
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Icicles form on a fire hose from single digit temperatures as Chicago firefighters battle a five-alarm blaze in the city's South Side on Jan. 23, 2013.
By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News
A five-alarm fire ripped through a warehouse in Chicago's South Side Tuesday night.
"This is a major fire," the Chicago Fire Department posted on Twitter, adding that the scale of the response – five alarms plus two "special" calls for additional trucks -- was "extremely rare." About 170 firefighters were on the scene.
"This fire has about one-third of the city fire apparatus at this location," the department said on Twitter. Read the full story.
Related: Fire and ice: Icicles cover smoky remains of massive Chicago blaze
Firefighters in Chicago spent the night battling a five-alarm blaze in single-digit temperatures. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.


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"I love Gentoo, [but] I also hate it with a vengeance. I'm not talking small time peeves here, like the way Krispy Kremes icing gets all over your fingers (and by extension, clothes). I'm talking the type of frustration that is expressed in multitudes of expletives, some of which would make the profinsaurus cry. Why? Because, by definition and by nature, a source-based distribution is its own worst enemy."


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A look at the 2016 election reveals a bipartisan race to align campaign positions with the American public's opposition to current U.S. corporate-rigged trade pacts like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Over the course of the election season, both presidential candidates have announced their opposition to the TPP, and many in Congress have vowed to fight against the trade pact, fueling bipartisan expectations for trade reform.
The next president will need to develop a new approach to trade and globalization that fights for low- and middle-income families while enhancing labor and environmental standards around the world. A new report by Jared Bernstein and Lori Wallach, The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization provides an outline of what a new approach should look like.
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Today Sprint announced that integrated Google Voice services were coming to all of its CDMA phones. Google Voice was previously available to Sprint customers, but now they can set their existing Sprint wireless phone number as their Google Voice number and avoid the hassle and fees associated with porting their number.
Sprint is the first carrier to offer this new integrated Google Voice experience, so I'm guessing that Google made them a special deal for agreeing to launch the Nexus S 4G.
Google reports on their blog that the integrated Google Voice features will be available soon, but it does not specify an exact launch date. They also note that once it is launched, it will be rolled out gradually to all Google Voice users.
When you enable Google Voice on your Sprint phone, you'll get:
- One Number for all your phones – Pick the phones you want to ring (home, work, etc.) when your Sprint number is dialed, so you'll never miss a call.
- Online Voicemail – Check your messages by phone, email, or on the web and keep them for as long as you'd like. Plus, your messages will be converted into text and sent to you via text message or email.
- Customization, control & low-priced international calling – Create and assign personalized voicemail greetings based on who's calling you, block unwanted callers, mark telemarketers as spam and make international calls at very low rates.
To learn more, watch the video below and visit google.com/voice/sprint.
From Sprint: Google Voice makes it easy for people to manage and access most of their voice-based communication. It lets users manage up to six different devices through one phone number with intelligent call routing and advanced features like call screening, blocking and recording using the phone's dial pad. Sprint subscribers will be able to use their Sprint number across their office, home and wireless phones, and personalize settings so calls from friends ring their wireless device and home phone, while calls from the boss only ring at the office. Google Voice users can receive transcribed voicemails and read or listen to them online. They can also read, send and search text messages and call logs online.


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A Day to Remember
Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have served our country. Originally created to honor the soldiers that fell during the Civil War, over time, the holiday grew to commemorate all those who have fought in honor of the United States. With summer looming and temperatures warming up, the day is often spent with family and friends, watching parades, attending barbeques, and enjoying fireworks in the evening. What will you be doing this Memorial Day?
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CANTON — Charity (Rodefer) Hill, 72, of Canton, formerly of Malden, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Church of the Nazarene in Canton. Burial will be in White Chapel Memory Gardens, Canton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.Thursday at the Murphy-Sedgwick Memorial Home and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.


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LEGO Rock Band combines the multiplayer music experience of Rock Band with the fun, customization and humour of the LEGO videogame franchise packed with brilliant chart-topping songs and classic favourites suitable for younger audiences, including:LEGO Rock Band will support the use of the Rock Band controllers as well as other music game controllers. The game is scheduled to hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii sometime this year. A Nintendo DS version of LEGO Rock Band will also arrive, and is being developed by Backbone Entertainment.
Blur: "Song 2" Carl Douglas: "Kung Fu Fighting" Europe: "The Final Countdown" Good Charlotte: "Boys and Girls" Pink: "So What"
Players will become rockers as they embark on a journey to stardom that the whole family can enjoy as they work their way through local venues, stadiums and fantasy locations on Earth and beyond, that mimic the imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers.
Rock out with your block out.
Bryn says: This will be a winner in my household. My kid loves to watch me play Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and his personal favorite games are TT's LEGO titles... Talk about a match made in heaven.
The songs revealed appeal to me too!


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Microsoft continues its commitment to open source. We not only host projects on GitHub and support many open source projects, but we also create our own open-source projects that the community can improve and extend. In addition to Microsoft-supported open source projects, there are thousands of great open source projects, applications, and libraries that you can use with ASP.NET today. Here you'll find a few of our favorites. If you're looking for Samples, there's lots of samples here as well as on https://code.msdn.microsoft.com.
At its core Glimpse allows you to debug your web site or web service right in the browser. Glimpse allows you to "Glimpse" into what's going on in your web server. In other words what Firebug is to debugging your client side code, Glimpse is to debugging your server within the client.
Write regular CSS with your .NET apps, then add a few variables, mixins and nested rules. ".less" (pronounced dot-less) is a .NET port of the funky ruby LESS library.
DotNetOpenAuth is a well-established open source library that bring OpenID, OAuth, and ICard capabilities to the Microsoft .NET Framework.
The ASP.NET Sprite and Image Optimization framework is designed to decrease the amount of time required to request and display a page from a web server by performing a variety of optimizations on the page's images.
jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.
ELMAH (Error Logging Modules and Handlers) is an application-wide error logging facility that is completely pluggable. It can be dynamically added to a running ASP.NET web application, or even all ASP.NET web applications on a machine, without any need for re-compilation or re-deployment.
A simple but effective mini-profiler for ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET. It does not attach itself to every single method call. Instead, it provides: an ADO.NET profiler and a pragmatic Step instrumentation that you can add to code you want to explicitly profile.
Massive is a "wrapper" for your DB tables and uses System.Dynamic extensively. Drop the code file into your app and change it as you wish. It's a micro-ORM that hides some things and embraces others.
Dapper is a single file you can drop in to your project that will extend your IDbConnection interface. It's a "micro-ORM" for people who love SQL.
N2 is a lightweight CMS framework. With just a few strokes of your keyboard a strongly typed model emerges complete with a management UI.
Chirpy mashes, minifies, and validates your javascript, stylesheet, and dotless files, and can also auto-update T4MVC and other T4 templates.
A simple Model-View-Presenter framework for ASP.NET Web Forms to aid in building testable and maintainable ASP.NET projects.
The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit is a classic set of over 40 ASP.NET WebForms extensions including Accordion, AutoComplete, Calendar, ColorPicker and many more. DevExpress has taken over the maintenance and released version 15.1 that brings the product back to a dependable and usable state.
The ASP.NET Sprite Web Forms control allows you to use sprites and image inlining in ASP.NET 4 Web Forms projects.
CKEditor is a text editor to be used inside web pages. It's a WYSIWYG editor; the text being edited looks as similar as possible to the results users have when publishing it. It brings to the web common editing features found on desktop editing applications.
FreeTextBox is the most-used HTML editor for ASP.NET. It is compatible with IE on the PC, and Mozilla and Firefox on all platforms. It is used in major Open Source projects as well as excellent packages like Smarter Mail.
A set of libraries, tools, and utilities for .NET developers to secure their applications including site spam filtering services, CAPTCHA controls, malware & phishing filter, and customizable password generator.
NuGet.org has an extensive directory of open source libraries which you can easily add to your applications via the NuGet package management system.
Composite C1 is a developer friendly Web Content Mangement System (CMS) aimed at marketing & communication professionals who need to easily manage corporate website content with a consistent visual identity


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Yellow Headboards & Beds
We're beginning to think that yellow is becoming one of our favorite colors, next to white (of course!). Yellow is such a refreshing and even dramatic addition to subtle rooms. When we see a room with touches of bright yellow we are immediately filled with joy and want to jump through the computer screen and into that room!
One of our absolute favorite places for yellow is in the bedroom. While we've obviously professed our love for bright white bedrooms, we do admit that the subtle addition of a yellow bed or headboard is much appreciated. Yellow and white go hand in hand and yellow beds are seriously funky and down right chic.
The Daffodil Silk Headboard is absolutely to die for and is the front runner for our dream bed at the moment. Check out some other great yellow bed inspiration:
• Daffodil Silk Headboard, This Is Glamorous
• Alternative Headboards, The Cultivated Home
• Modern Yellow Bed, Richard Powers Photography
• Look!: Amy's Bright Yellow Bed, Apartment Therapy
• Before & After: Guest Bed Makeover
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David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, Scottish, Perth 1802 - 1870 Edinburgh; St. Andrews 1821 - 1848 St. Andrews
Mark Napier, c. 1845
Inscription in pencil upper right 1
Salted paper print from calotype negative on original mount
Image: 7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (200 x 145 mm)
Mount: 14 ¾ x 10 5/16 in. (375 x 262 mm)
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Photography Fund, 1994
This arresting calotype portrait was created during the earliest moments in the history of photography. One of perhaps three thousand photographs produced in Edinburgh by the short-lived partnership of Hill and Adamson, it represents their successful fusion of painterly convention and up-to-date technology.
In 1843 David Octavius Hill decided to paint a vast canvas recording "The First General Assembly of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland," with portraits taken from life of nearly five hundred delegates.2 A friend suggested that this daunting task might be significantly easier if Hill took advantage of a recent invention, Henry Fox Talbot's calotype, which could capture likenesses of people mechanically.3 Hill soon began working with Robert Adamson, who at twenty-one was one of the first to become experienced in the new process. In the next three years before Adamson's tragically early death, the two men created some three thousand images recording the leadership of Edinburgh and its surroundings at a moment of notable vitality in Scotland's history.
The Oberlin portrait depicts Mark Napier (1798-1879), a lawyer who became deputy sheriff of Dumfriesshire in 1844. His varied interests were characteristic of the intellectual energy found in Edinburgh at this time: he wrote legal treatises and historical biographies, and his fascination with the new art form of calotype is evident in his membership in Edinburgh's Calotype Club, and in the fact that he sat for a Hill and Adamson portrait.4
In the effort to capture the best possible likeness, Hill and Adamson would frequently make a number of portraits of a single sitter, varying the composition slightly in each. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, has five slightly different likenesses of Sheriff Napier, including both the Oberlin image and one taken two days later.5
The Hill and Adamson images were taken in the garden of Rock House on Calton Hill, somewhat beyond the smog of Edinburgh, so they could take full advantage of the sun as their primary light source. Since the exposure time was at least a minute in length, props were an important means of physical support for the sitter. These props, as well as the backgrounds, costumes, and figural poses, were arranged by Hill, who based the compositions on longstanding traditions in British portraiture. In the Oberlin work Mark Napier leans on large folios, revealed in another exposure to be copies of the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher and J. M. W. Turner's Liber Studiorum, of which the museum has many plates, and perhaps alluding to the sitter's interests in theater and art. Other Hill and Adamson works are clearly influenced by the work of such near-contemporary portraitists as Sir Thomas Lawrence and Henry Raeburn.
Whether these mechanically produced images could be considered as works of art remained a charged topic throughout Europe and the United States for many years. One contemporary critic wrote in The Quarterly Review that "to Mr. Fox Talbot the happy invention is owing, but the artistic application of it, which has brought these drawings to their present picturesque perfection, required the eye of an artist, and for this the public is indebted to Mr. D. O. Hill of Edinburgh, in conjunction with Mr. Adamson, a young chemist of distinguished ability."6 Hill himself wrote, "The rough and unequal texture throughout the paper is the main cause of the calotype failing in details before the Daguerreotype...and this is the very life of it. They look like the imperfect work of man...and not the much diminished perfect work of God."7
E. Turner
Hill was a leading figure in both Edinburgh society and artistic circles. He was the secretary of the Society of Artists and of its successor, the Royal Scottish Academy, until his death. Active as a painter, Hill created historical subjects, landscapes, and portraits. He is best known, however, for his partnership with Robert Adamson. Hill's vision as a painter was influenced by his experience with photography; similarly, his work as an artist made his calotypes into compelling pictures.
Adamson had a superb understanding of the potential of the camera and provided technical expertise with the chemical processing. Infirm from childhood, he was unable to pursue the engineering career planned for him. Naturally reclusive, he was quickly attracted by the technique of the calotype, which he learned from his brother John. Robert's career as a photographer was short-lived, since he died when he was only twenty-seven. Nonetheless, working with Hill, he created a distinguished body of work.
General References
Ford, Colin, and Roy Strong. An Early Victorian Album. New York, 1976.
Stevenson, Sara. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. Catalogue of Their Calotypes...in the Collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Edinburgh, 1981.
McEwan, Peter J. M. Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1995.
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (1840s-1975)
With Thackrey and Robertson, San Francisco
Collection Dr. Joseph Monsen, Seattle
With Charles Isaacs, Malvern, Penn., from whom purchased in 1994.
This Print
Stevenson, Sara. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. Edinburgh, 1981, p. 95, Mark Napier calotype a.
Technical Data
This photograph was taken from Adamson's Size 4 camera 8 and printed from a calotype negative on salted paper. There are several small areas of retouching, probably done by Hill, in water-soluble media. Overall it is in good condition, with some adhesive staining to the right of the figure. The Scottish Royal Academy collector's mark is stamped on the lower right recto (Lugt 2188 or 2189).
1. Inscription in pencil upper right: 5312 v[?] R/2/15; lower right in ligature: RSA.
2. In a dispute over clerical appointments, some 150 ministers withdrew from the traditional Church of Scotland and formed the Free Church. For more on their dramatic departure, see Sara Stevenson, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson (Edinburgh, 1981), pp. 6-10, where Hill's painting (completed in 1865; Edinburgh, Free Church Assembly Hall) is reproduced (fig. 4).
3. At first incredulous, Hill was soon convinced of the merits of the process, and, as reported to Fox Talbot, planned to enter "into a partnership with Mr. Adamson...to apply the Calotype to many other general purposes of a very popular kind, and especially representing diff. bodies and classes of individuals...[and]...fine groups of Picturesque personages." From letters from Sir David Brewster to Fox Talbot, 9 July and 18 November 1843, quoted by Sara Stevenson in David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson (Edinburgh, 1981), p. 10.
4. Heinrich Schwarz, David Octavius Hill: Master of Photography (New York, 1931), cat. no. 65, p. 64.
5. Sara Stevenson, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson [Edinburgh, 1981], p. 95. The Oberlin calotype is identical to Stevenson's calotype a; calotype b was taken on 19 May. A sixth pose is illustrated in Heinrich Schwarz, David Octavius Hill: Master of Photography (New York, 1931), pl. 65.
6. Sara Stevenson, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson (Edinburgh, 1981), p. 15.
7. Letter? from Hill to Mr. Bicknell, 17 January 1848, quoted by Colin Ford in An Early Victorian Album (New York, 1976), p. 30.
8. Sara Stevenson, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson (Edinburgh, 1981), p. 34.


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I've been working on a project to make multi touch on android more like "microsoft surface". I've decided to go open source with this project now.
Here's a video of what I've made:
Here's a video of my talk at CMU mobile apps club regarding this project.
For more about the project, go to : http://asimmittal.net/multitouch_contest.html


text: Bless Me Father, for I Have Sinned "Bless Me Father, for I Have Sinned" - Why We Confess Our Sins to a Priest Many outside the Church ask Catholics why we confess our sins to priests. Many inside the Church don't actually understand exactly why we do. Let's clear the air a bit and talk about where this practice originated, why it is important, and why anyone seeking Salvation should do it. Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son Biblical Foundation St. John tells us in the Gospel that the Lord commissioned His Apostles to preach the Gospel and to forgive sins in His name: "Jesus came and stood among them and said to them 'Peace be with you.' When he had said this he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.' And when he said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Gospel of St. John 20: 19-23 (See also the Gospel of St. Matthew 18:18) St. James tells us that it was and is part of the ministry of the Church to forgive sins and to anoint the sick among us: "Is any one among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let him call for the presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed." Letter of St. James 5: 13-16 Sacred Scripture establishes a foundation that the forgiveness of sins is part of the continuing ministry of the Church. Christ established the apostolic ministry to carry on His salvific work, in His name and with the power of the Holy Spirit, until He comes again at the close of the Age. The work of the Church, to preach the Gospel and the forgiveness of sins, continues the work of Christ. The Old Testament is full of many stories of the ritualized acts of confession, penance and reconciliation among the ancient Hebrew people – our ancestors in faith. It is through this background, so familiar to the earliest Christians, that the Lord speaks to His disciples on the subject. As Scott Hahn so aptly says in his book Lord, Have Mercy, "Jesus didn't merely conclude the Old Covenant. He fulfilled it. He invested the trappings of the Old Covenant with greater capacities. In a mysterious way, the Old Covenant is concluded by – and included in – the New Covenant." When we understand confession and forgiveness in this light, we begin to understand that Christ has established a new ritual of Confession through His Apostles and then on through the ministry of their successors, the bishops and priests. Christ established this ritual as THE Ritual for the Church to continue His ministry in forgiving the sins of man. Wisdom from the Saints and the Church St. Jerome, 4th century Doctor of the Church and the man who first translated the Scriptures from the Hebrew and Greek, said this about confessing one's sins to a priest "If the sick person is too ashamed to show his wound to the doctor, the medicine cannot heal what it doesn't know." Wise words. We may think of Christ's healing words of forgiveness as recorded in Scripture, but we can only hear them from a priest in the sacrament of Confession - "God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son, has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." There is another wisdom behind confessing our sins in the manner established by Christ and His Church. By confessing our sins to a priest, we benefit spiritually from his experience repeatedly administering the sacrament - he can offer us help to avoid sin in the future and to develop our Christian conscience in an ever more effective manner. Reconciling the World Christianity is not a speculative faith. It establishes the Truth which is Christ, He who said "I am the Way, Truth and Life." The fullness of revelation dwells in the Church which Christ has established on earth, the Church against which all the forces of Hell will not prevail. We confess Jesus as Lord and Savior and we live our lives in obedience to His teachings and as He established them in His Church on earth. From the earliest age, until this very day, the Church has continued to carry on the "ministry of reconciliation" which is Christ's ministry and which brings healing and forgiveness to a broken and suffering world. Christ commissioned the ministers of the Church to carry on in His name, with the power of the Holy Spirit. To this day, and on every day, the priest in this world, acting on behalf of Christ, forgives the sins of man and sets him once again on the road to Salvation. Pardon and Peace by Fr. Francis Randolph The Church Teaches The Catechism tells us "Only God forgives sins. Since he is the Son of God, Jesus says of himself, 'The Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins' and exercises this divine power: 'Your sins are forgiven.' Further, by virtue of his divine authority he gives this power to men to exercise in his name." CCC 1441. Saint Frances de Sales wrote of the sacrament of Confession, "In confession you not only receive absolution from the . . . sins you confess, but also great strength to avoid them in the future, light to see them clearly, and abundant grace to repair whatever damage you have incurred. You will also practice the virtues of humility, obedience, simplicity, and charity. In the single act of confession you will exercise more virtues than in any other act whatsoever." We confess our sins to a priest because it is the practice set forth in both Tradition and in Scripture. Christ Himself established it and sent forth His successors to carry His command into the world. Go In Peace by Fr. Mitch Pacwa


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Peterson undergoes sports hernia surgery
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Adrian Peterson's fairytale season just gained a final plot twist.
The Minnesota Vikings announced Peterson, the NFL's MVP after rushing for the second-highest, single-season total in league history, had surgery Thursday for a sports hernia. Peterson dealt with an abdominal injury during the final few weeks of a season in which he finished with 2,097 rushing yards in his comeback from major knee surgery.
Now, after Peterson finished eight yards shy of Eric Dickerson's single-season record, it's easy to wonder whether he would have broken that record if not for the injury.
Josina Anderson of ESPN reported Thursday that Peterson told her the injury occurred in the Vikings' Week 10 game at home against Detroit, the fourth of eight consecutive 100-plus-yard rushing games Peterson posted.
"I didn't know the extent I was hurt then," Peterson told Anderson, who tweeted quotes from her interaction. "I just remember getting twisted up pretty bad in an awkward position. My jersey never moves like that. I don't know if it was from a tackle or from me pulling away from someone. I just remember thinking when I saw my jersey like that, that I must've gotten twisted up pretty bad. That next day I felt very uncomfortable in my groin and abdominal area. I thought to myself I'll just wait until I recover, but I never did."
Peterson, who was coming back from tears to the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee, played every game in 2012 after surgery on Dec. 30, 2011. He was listed on Minnesota's injury report the first two weeks of the season because of the knee. He showed up on the injury report in Week 6 with an ankle injury and was listed the same way until Week 13, when he was listed with a shoulder injury. He was first listed with an abdominal injury on the Week 15 injury report and remained that way the rest of the season.
Peterson told Anderson that after the team's bye in Week 11 he was a limited participant in practices though he was listed as full participant until he showed up on the report with the abdominal injury. Over the final four weeks, including the playoffs, Peterson was listed as a full participant just once and was held out six times.
"After the bye week, I didn't truly practice not a week after that until the end of the season," Peterson told Anderson. "The only time I did do anything was pretty much on Fridays when I would just do a couple carries or so. Everybody knows that is our short day. I was getting rehab during this process. I knew I wasn't really practicing at all. I wasn't able to lift because of the strain that it would put on those muscles on an upper or lower body workout. That was too much.
"It was mind over matter. It was just about doing what I had to do to push myself every week. My body was sore from the game and the sports hernia every Monday, so I did what I had to do to recover and get my body right. I just played through the pain. I ran on adrenaline."
After showing up on the injury report with the abdominal injury, Peterson ran for 212 yards in what amounted to a must-win game for the Vikings, who earned the final wild-card spot with a 10-6 record. In Week 16, Peterson ceded carries to backup Toby Gerhart late in a 23-6 win at Houston and said he felt he was slowed by injuries and the team was better served with Gerhart in the game. Peterson finished with 25 carries for 86 yards in the only game over the final 10 regular-season weeks he was held under 100 yards.
"That was the first time that I really doubted myself and questioned whether I would be able to continue the season," Peterson told Anderson. "The pain was a 10 on a scale of 10. Put it like this, I developed a new respect for (Green Bay receiver) Greg Jennings who had the same type of injury. Initially I thought Greg was tripping and that he needed to be playing, but when I got it I was like I understand, bro. This is nothing to fool with."
Peterson reportedly received pain-relieving injections, the first before playing the Packers in the regular-season finale when he ran for 199 yards to lead Minnesota into the playoffs with the win.
"I never treated the pain until I had to go get a cortisone shot in the pelvic area," Peterson told Anderson. "I had swelling and inflammation that had built up. There was a lot of fluid that was causing me pain."
Peterson was ready for 16 games less than a year after knee surgery. Apparently a sports hernia – an injury that sidelines most athletes rather quickly — wasn't enough to even slow him for two months worth of action. He's left to think what might have been when it comes to his record-breaking season.
"It definitely impacted my play," Peterson told Anderson. "I wasn't 100 percent, but I wanted to win a championship. I wasn't going to stop or quit. I made a decision to keep going. I don't want to make it seem like the sports hernia made me miss it, I could have done it with the injury. All I can say is that I would have had better performances."
Peterson's surgery was performed by Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia, the nation's foremost sports hernia repair surgeon. The Vikings said the surgery was performed to repair his abdominal core muscle.
"We expect a speedy recovery with no long-term concerns," the team said in a release Thursday, which is not a surprise because recovery time after this surgery is usually four to six weeks. The fact Peterson was able to play so well while dealing with the injury, however, just adds more nuance to an amazing season.
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In the buzzy Coal Quay renewal area, this Cork restaurants a sister establishment to Padraig Frawley's highly regarded Cornstore in Limerick (see entry) is in a stylishly converted two-storey granite mill building.
Colourful Spanish tiles in the reception area lead to an expanse of polished wooden floors cleverly divided into areas of alcoves, flexible table and chair seating and more intimate booths, as well as a bar counter popular with singletons in for a quick drink or snack.
For sharing there is a freshly baked country loaf served with tapenade, olive oil, and pesto for dipping, chicken wings come with Crozier blue cheese dip or there's prawn pil pil, with extra virgin olive oil, roast garlic and chunky white bread. Other starters might include a skillet of 'Irish style' Kinsale mussels with black pudding and whiskey cream sauce
The mains offered are many and varied, but the pièce de résistance is The Cornstore's premium steaks (100% Irish beef, hung 21-28 days) offered in a table giving a range of five cuts (also fillet of Dromoland wild venison, in season) and five dishes, culminating in the Cornstore Chateaubriand which is carved for two (24.95 pp) with creamy mash, caramelised shallots, and market greens, with both pepper sauce and béarnaise sauce.
Not only are the Cornstore steaks well sourced and expertly cooked, but this innovative group has even got its own in-house ageing unit. Specially imported Himalayan salt is used to absorb humidity in the ageing unit over a period of up to 35 days with the aim of producing exceptionally tender, flavoursome meat from top quality beef sourced in the Golden Vale.
By contrast, vegetarians also do particularly well here, with five mains and a similar number of starters to choose from, and the Seafood section is also very strong, especially in summer.
A short but irresistible list of homemade desserts features treats like flourless chocolate cake with fresh cream or sticky toffee puddings with vanilla ice cream and a special dessert of the day.
A well-balanced wine list leans towards the New World, and it featurse over 20 wines by the glass (EUR4.50-EUR11.95); then there is their Cocktail selection, which they are proud of - and which has its own menu booklet, plus specials.
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As the region tries to bounce back from the lean years of recession, northern New Jersey continues to lag behind its neighbors in the rate of unemployment, said Rae Rosen, vice president and senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, during a presentation before New Jersey business executives Wednesday.
While New York City has recouped all the jobs lost during the recession and then some, New Jersey is still struggling to add jobs, she said.
"We have a very sharp growth rate in the tech sector in New York City. Everybody wants those kids to come work (for them), and nobody wants to leave New York City," Rosen said.
Rosen said there has been some spillover to other parts of the region.
"But it is harder to attract both companies that want to invest in tech, and kids who want to work in tech. It's hard to get people out of the city," she said.
Rosen outlined the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's regional economic outlook during a breakfast this morning hosted by the Newark Regional Business Partnership. Her remarks were followed by a panel discussion during which several local professionals discussed the importance of bringing those tech-savvy employees to New Jersey.
"My takeaway from (her remarks) is that I want to be in New York City, and I want to be a tech guy," said Dennis Bone, director of the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship at Montclair State University.
That tech talent is flocking to New York, rather than New Jersey, because there is an ecosystem in place in the Big Apple that supports technology and the wave of startups.
Startups need law firms to help them with intellectual property issues. They need funding, and they need marketing, among other specialized services, he said.
"We need to do a better job in New Jersey of creating (such an ecosystem)," Bone said.
Lyneir Richardson, CEO of Brick City Development Corp., said there has been a huge technology push in Newark in recent years, as part of an effort to show tech companies that Newark is a viable and positive alternative to New York.
Audible.com, for example, came to Newark with 125 employees and is expected to have roughly 600 by the end of the year, Richardson said.
"We'd like to find 10 other companies like (that)," he said.
To attract more companies like Audible, Richardson said the Brick City has been partnering with local universities and hosting tech meetups and happy hours to create a culture in the city that supports entrepreneurs. By doing that — and highlighting the benefits of Newark — Richardson said his organization is trying to lure tech companies across the Hudson River.
"This is a warm embrace," he said. "You can be a big fish in a small pond."
"There's momentum," he said. "We just really need the next mayor to focus on keeping the momentum going."


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Monday, 21 November 2011
ciao and slave
slave was borrowed from Old French esclave, which is related to the Latin sclavus. The Latin word was borrowed into English as Slav.
Further etymology of sclavus is uncertain. In my previous post I write that Slav and slave seem to be derived from Proto-Slavic *slovo "word" or *slava "fame, glory" but I think I was wrong. The OED says Old Slavic Slovēne is supposed to be derived from slovo, but is it really? The whole thing is a bit of a muddle.
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- Glen Gordon said...
I'd love to know the etymology of "slave" as well but it looks like time has erased many leads. It really is an interesting muddle.
- 23 November 2011 at 19:15
- Takis Konstantopoulos said...
Similar story in Swedish. The greetings `tja' or `tjena' is an abbreviation of `tjenare' which is a variant of `tjänare'in the phrase 'Jag förbliver Eder ödmjukaste tjänare' (I remain your most humble servant).
- 24 November 2011 at 18:48
- be_slayed said...
What makes you doubt the origin from *slovo "word" or *slava "fame, glory" ?
- 28 November 2011 at 11:06
- goofy said...
be_slayed: just because I haven't seen any clear statement to this effect. All the OED says is that Slovēne "is supposed to be derived from the stem of slovo word, sloviti to speak."
- 1 December 2011 at 16:42
I think you guys are on the right track. I never understood why the derivation of Common Slavic (CS) Slovēne from *k'lew- 'hear' was considered controversial. It seems the IE verb *klew- (attested in CS sly- > Proto-CS *ślū) is the origin of all the words in question:
CS *slovo 'word' > Proto-CS *ślavam
CS *slava 'fame' > Proto-CS *ślāvā cf. Indic śravas Greek klewos
CS *slověne 'Slavs (pl)' > Proto-CS *ślavēnai (?)
CS *slavitь 'glorifies' > Proto-CS *ślāviti =(?) Indic śrāvayati
It seems IE *e, inasmuch as it ever existed, must've merged with Proto-CS *a before labials sometime long ago.
Is it a question of which word exactly *slověne is derived from? Would that have archeaological implications? I'm wondering if the vowel lengths point to the answer. Input welcome. Ciao!
- 3 December 2011 at 06:45
- Glen Gordon said...
Hermeneuo: "It seems IE *e, inasmuch as it ever existed, [...]"
- 5 December 2011 at 06:04
Oh, I had assumed that to have phonemic status a sound had to appear in minimal pairs (e.g. bat : bet).
I haven't seen any examples of PIE *o and *e being in phonemic opposition. I'd appreciate any thoughts on whether they are distinct phonemes.
- 8 December 2011 at 08:26
Oh, I had assumed that to have phonemic status a sound had to appear in minimal pairs (e.g. bat : bet).
I haven't seen any examples of PIE *o and *e being in phonemic opposition. I'd appreciate any thoughts on whether they are distinct phonemes.
- 11 December 2011 at 23:55
- goofy said...
According to Fortson in Indo-European Language and Culture, *e and *o are distinct phonemes. I think I found a minimal pair in *krét-u-s "insight, intelligence", and the genitive form *krót-u-s.
- 19 December 2011 at 17:01
Great find. I think it's an example of IE apophony (cf Fortson 4.12; 4.16). The classic 'proof' of *e≠*o also involves apophony: Indic cakram=*kʷekʷlos=Greek kyklos, yet I fail to see what this actually proves beyond च≠क. As with the etymology of *slovene, on the surface *e:*o is an inconsequential chicken-and-egg trifle, yet entire 'historical narratives' might indeed hinge upon it. Interesting stuff, thanks for bringing it up.
- 20 December 2011 at 15:57
- goofy said...
Yes *krét-u-s / *krót-u-s is apophony, but it's still a minimal pair, isn't it?
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Egyptian spiny mouse, Cairo spiny mouse
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The Spiny Mouse is named for the quills on their backs, like hedgehog spines. Its fur is brown, grey, or beige on the upperparts, underparts are white.
Spiny mice reach a head-body-length of 10-13 cm, a tail length of 9-12 cm, and a body-weight of 30-35 g.
Spiny mice become sexually mature at 2-3 months. They produce 3-4 litters per year. In human care they can reach an age of up to 4 years.
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|Name (Scientific)
|Acomys cahirinus
|Name (English)
|Egyptian spiny mouse, Cairo spiny mouse
|Name (French)
|Souris épineuse, Rat épineux du Caire
|Name (German)
|Ägyptische Stachelmaus
|Name (Spanish)
|Ratón espinoso
|CITES Status
|Not listed
|CMS Status
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|North/North-East Africa and the Middle East: Djibouti, Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Sudan, Syria, Yemen
|In rocky habitats, deserts and savannas
|Wild population
|Unknown, but it widespread and abundant (Red List IUCN 2011)
|Zoo population
|616 reported to ISIS (2007)
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 81 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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The Egyptian spiny mouse is the most frequently kept of the about 18 Acomys species. Zoos keep spiny mice primarily for educational reasons, because it has a hedgehog-like fur and a reproductive biology, wich differs greatly from most other mice. Being small,diurnal, social and very active animals, spiny mice appeal particularly to children, and are an ideal species for awakening a positive attitude towards animals and nature.


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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
* Make Fall Leaves With Elmer's Glue and Chalk
Today's project is a classic "art teacher" project.
If you draw a picture with glue on construction paper
and let it dry, you can color over it with chalk or chalk pastels and
it will create a stained glass effect.
The girls and I decided to give it a fall twist
and make leaf pictures.
It's very pretty on dark paper
(think: black, navy blue, or purple) but you can do it on any color.
We split this project up into two different days
to allow the glue time to dry
and because that was just the way our schedule worked out.
You can use whatever kind of glue you have at home...
We made examples with Elmer's School "Gel" glue,
White School Glue, AND a Glue Gun.
The glue gun is nice if you're in a hurry because it's dry
immediately so you can color right away but it's hard to keep small
hands and fingers from getting burned while drawing with a glue gun.
You could ask kids to sketch their picture/design lightly in pencil or chalk
and let an adult trace over it with a glue gun.
For "C" (age 5) it was easiest for her to sketch her leaf on the paper first
with a crayon or pencil
(she actually used a white china marker because that's what was on my art table!)
Then, she traced over her drawing with glue.
It's hard work using all those little hand and finger muscles
to squeeze the big bottle of glue!
After the glue drawings were dry (a day later)
the girls got to work coloring in their leaves with chalk pastels.
** Note: This picture was taken as they worked after breakfast
on the weekend - pardon the PJs! **
You can wipe off any excess chalk from the glue lines with a bit of tissue
or a baby wipe.
"E"s beautiful Rainbow Oak Leaf!
"C"s beautiful Rainbow Leaf!
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Chrome Dev Summit 2018 is returning November 12-13 to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California.
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The Android App Bundle is Android's new app publishing format. It means a smaller app for your users and a streamlined, more efficient release process for you. The app bundle also introduces modularization so you can deliver dynamic features on demand and increase discovery with Google Play Instant.
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A History of Human Services, Universal Lessons, and Future Implications
Presented by Wolf Wolfensberger, Ph.D. and Susan Thomas, Training Coordinator
Day 2: Reflections on a Lifetime in Human Services
Part 6b: What is Still the Same, New Problems That Have Arisen, and Things That Have Gotten Worse: Part Three
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text: Use your favorite fabrics to create 18" decorator pillows. The pillow blocks are each based on a 9 patch block. One uses flying geese; another is a ladder pieced block. The other two pillows contain shoofly blocks and string piecing to create the large 18" 9 patch. The pattern has a no-zipper application method to make it easy to remove the pillow and wash the cover. This works well with fat quarter bundles as well as your scrap box. An 18" pillow form is required.


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Am 11.04.2013 10:11, schrieb plank.in.sequim at gmail.com: > I'm loving Paul Wellin's book "Programming with Mathematica: An Introduction" and am trying to diligently do all the exercises. Most of them have answers in the back but I'm stuck on Section 4.2, Exercise 2 and there's no answer given. It gives the following Mathematica code: > > z = 11; > a = 9; > z + 3 /. z -> a > > 14 > > So "z+3" is being evaluated to 14 and then the substitution has no effect. He asks how to "use the Hold function in the compound expression to obtain a value of 12". I don't seem to be able to get this to work. My original thought was to hold z+3, but then the z in the replacement part gets evaluated so the replacement is actually 11->3 which doesn't match in the held z+3 expression. In fact, if you replace "z+3" with Hold[11+3] then you'll end up with Hold[9+3]. Curiously, this works differently if you use replace. > > In: Replace[Hold[11+3],11->9] > Out: Replace[Hold[11+3],11->9] > > In: Hold[11+3]/.11->9 > out: Hold[9+3] > > I thought these two were supposed to be equivalent so I'm a bit confused here. > > In any event, I've tried all the commonsense ideas I've had and then spent some time flailing about randomly with Hold's but nothing seems to work correctly. Can anybody help me understand this? Thanks! > > Darrell > Hi Darrell, maybe you're looking for Hold[z + 3] /. HoldPattern[z] -> a % // ReleaseHold ? Peter


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The grand tradition of the gap year: that glorious time between school and work when young people take an extended break to see the world, explore their options and, perhaps, get a better sense of how they want to live the rest of their lives. These days, more people facing middle age are wondering why young people should have all the fun.


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With rumors that a follow up to the successful Nexus 7 will be announced at a Google held event July 24, Android Central has just posted the first pictures of what they are calling the new Nexus 7.
Leaked by a source who wants to remain anonymous, the new Nexus 7, or the ASUS ME571K_PR1_SKU2 as it's labeled, looks to be exactly what we expected. The back has been reworked, gone is the driving glove texture from the first generation Nexus 7, and there's said to be a spec bump in nearly every area. There are now two cameras, a 1.2MP front-facing camera and a 5MP rear, as well as a 7-inch LCD display, Snapdragon S4 Pro, 4GB of DDR3, Android 4.3 and either 16 or 32GB of storage. All of these specs could change at any time, we've already heard rumors and seen certifications that are different, but don't expect anything radical.
Other than the specs and redesigned back, there's not a whole lot else that's changed. The button placement is the same, it uses a micro USB port and looks to be about the same thickness as the original Nexus 7. Google has essentially taken the original Nexus 7, and made it better. Which is certainly not a bad thing. There is the strange addition of a phone dialer (which looks like it could just be the pin unlock widget), feel free to let your mind wander with that one.
If this is the new Nexus 7, what do you think? Only a week left until we know for sure.


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ADDISON COUNTY — The severe thunderstorm that rolled through Vermont last Wednesday caused extensive damage, leaving 1,500 Addison County residents temporarily without power and toppling five utility poles.
Crews from Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) worked around the clock to restore power to homes in Middlebury, East Middlebury and Weybridge, where the majority of the damage took place.
Christine Rivers of CVPS said the storm was highly localized, hitting certain areas extremely hard, but missing others entirely.


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John Hodgman explains the end of the world to you
John Hodgman is the world's foremost expert on all things canny and uncanny, and everything in between. And today marks the release of Ragnarok, his one-hour comedy special about the apocalypse, via Netflix. To celebrate, we talked to him about the meaning of apocalyptic stories, and why he doesn't love zombies.


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One more time: Hang the DJ, hang the DJ, hang... oh you get the idea.
There's still no word on the release date or price point, but we fully expect to get more information around the time of E3 2009, which takes place in Los Angeles in June. The game will hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.
Bryn says: It looks pretty cool and minimalist. Now we just need to get fed some details on how players will use the device in-game, along with what kinds of tracks might be offered. FreeStyleGames has supported downloadable content in the past for the Guitar Hero games, so it's a safe bet that it'll be doing something similar for DJ Hero.
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Local citizens of all ages are invited to participate in this year's "Flames Through Lewiston" program, which will coincide with the unveiling of the new Tuscarora Heroes Monument on Thursday, Dec. 19. Prizes will be awarded to the actors who best portray the citizens who ran for their lives when the British invaded and turned Lewiston into a pile of ashes exactly 200 years ago to the day.
The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Eighth and Center streets in the Village of Lewiston. The re-enactment will take place regardless of the weather.
Re-enactors are asked to dress in clothes resembling early 18th century styles.
"Most people just put their pajamas on and cover themselves with a blanket," said Claudia Carnes, an event organizer.
The actual attacked occurred at 6 in the morning. Many Lewiston citizens were dressed in their nightclothes and ran through the snow and mud in their bare feet trying to escape. In the past, some re-enactment participants have brought along props such as old wagons and carts. Last year, one of the actors ran down the street carrying a goat.
"We will have prizes for the re-enactors who look terrified," said volunteer director Lee Simonson. "If you know someone who is good at crying and screaming, this could be the opportunity they're looking for."
At least two Lewiston-Porter classes will participate in the re-enactment this year. A parent or teacher should accompany actors under age 12.
This will be highly photographed event, and there will also be prizes for the best still and video photography. If weather permits, video will be taken from a drone helicopter flying over the ceremony.
Those interested in registering to become a part of this historic event are asked to email [email protected] with their name and phone number or contact Carnes at 245-1308 for registration or wardrobe and clothing information. Additional information will be emailed to you as the event draws near.
The Tuscarora Heroes Monument will be unveiled during the re-enactment, which is expected to attract dozens of volunteer actors and more than 2,000 spectators. Center Street between Eighth Street and Portage Road will be closed to traffic for the event.


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[3] Dum differtur vita transcurrit. Omnia, Lucili, aliena sunt, tempus tantum nostrum est; in huius rei unius fugacis ac lubricae possessionem natura nos misit, ex qua expellit quicumque vult. Et tanta stultitia mortalium est ut quae minima et vilissima sunt, certe reparabilia, imputari sibi cum impetravere patiantur, nemo se iudicet quicquam debere qui tempus accepit, cum interim hoc unum est quod ne gratus quidem potest reddere.
I'm thinking "And such is the stupidity of mortal men that those things which are smallest and most worthless, and certainly replaceable, when they [mortals] have acquired them, they [the things] are allowed to be attributed to one's self, [although] nobody would judge himself to owe anything who takes/passes time, when this is the one thing which he cannot happily restore."
The subjunctives for "patiantur" and "iudicet" are tripping me up. As are a number of constructions like "imputari sibi" and "tempus accepit." Also, I'm not sure what to make of "gratus" in this context. Is it functioning adverbially?


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This is a superb and welcoming villa enjoying a great position within La Manga Club. Hacienda del Golf is a popular community with plenty of outside space. Inside the property is large and offers superb accommodation across three floors, making it ideal for families or small groups who want to make the most of the La Manga Club facilities, most of which are within just a few minutes walk. There is easy access to the gardens and community pool, which is within view of the villa. Please note that whilst children are welcome it is not possible to place a stairgate within the property due to wide staircases.
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Living / Dining Room with A/C, sofas, coffee table, large flatscreen TV, DVD player, iPod dock, dining table and chairs, with access to outside patio with table and chairs and sun loungers.
Kitchen, fully equipped, oven, hob, dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer, coffee machine etc, with access to outside patio.
Master Bedroom with double bed, A/C, bedside cabinets and built in wardrobes, flat screen TV and access to terrace.
Bathroom with bath, shower over, shower, WC and washbasins and hairdryer.
Terrace Area has gas BBQ, ample seating and views towards the shared pool area.
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Bedroom Two with double bed (can be made into 2 x single beds),A/C, bedside cabinets, built in wardrobes, Flat screen TV, plus Ensuite bathroom with bath with overhead shower, WC and washbasins and hairdryer.
Bedroom Three with twin beds, A/C, bedside cabinets, built in wardrobe, flatscreen T, ipod dock and Ensuite Bathroom with shower, WC and washbasin adn hairdryer.
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Solarium with great views.
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Bedroom Four with twin beds, A/C unit, bedside cabinets, built in wardrobes plus flatscreen TV. Ensuite bathroom with shower, WC, twin basins and hairdryer.
Games Room with A/C unit, dart board, flatscreen TV.
Utility Room with washing machine.
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2013 Honda CR-V: New Car Review
Pros: Honda reliability; comfortable driving position; big interior space
Cons: Outdated powertrain; uninspired looks
What's New: Unchanged for 2013 model year
The 2013 Honda CR-V is a compact, 5-passenger crossover vehicle that builds on the success of its predecessors. The CR-V was an early player among crossovers, arriving in the U.S. in 1995. The 2012 model introduced the current, fourth-generation version of the CR-V, and the 2013 model is unchanged.
The latest CR-V still offers shoppers more than it did when it arrived as a 2012 model. It's now rated five stars for safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federal agency that handles vehicle crash tests.
The 2013 CR-V is available in LX and EX versions with various available options, including full-time all-wheel drive, leather and navigation. The fourth-generation CR-V uses an updated version of the 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine and 5-speed automatic transmission found in the third-generation model.
Comfort & Utility
The CR-V's interior is not much like that of any other crossover on the market. Other small crossovers' interiors replicate the space and utility of larger SUVs, but the CR-V's interior is more like that of a three-quarter-scale Honda Odyssey minivan. Front passengers enjoy a tall seating position yet have plenty of headroom. The gearshift juts out from the center of the dash much like the minivan, and beneath it Honda includes several storage spaces. Between the two front seats is a large center console storage unit with sliding top, which, again, is just like the Odyssey.
In the back, the CR-V resembles a more conventional crossover and features a 60/40 split rear seat that folds almost flat. With the rear seats up, the CR-V provides 37.2 cu ft of storage space. With the rear seats folded, that space is increased to a substantial 70.9 cu ft.
The fourth-generation CR-V LX model has more standard equipment, including air conditioning, cruise control, Bluetooth, an intelligent Multi-Information Display, remote entry, a multi-angle rearview camera, a 160-watt, 4-speaker audio system and motion-adaptive electric power steering.
The CR-V EX has an upgraded 6-speaker audio system, power moonroof and 17-inch alloy wheels.
The CR-V EX-L adds a leather-trimmed interior, 10-way power driver's seat, dual-zone climate control and 328-watt 7-speaker audio system with XM satellite radio. Available features for the CR-V EX-L include the Honda satellite navigation with voice recognition and traffic features or a rear DVD system. Oddly, you can't have both navigation and rear entertainment in the CR-V, however.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The 2.4-liter inline-4 engine in the 2012 CR-V produces 185 horsepower and 163 lb-ft of torque. Although these power output numbers are higher than for the third generation, fuel economy has actually improved slightly. A selectable Econ mode changes the way the CR-V accelerates to make it more efficient. Honda's Eco Assist feature is also included. It uses "green" visual cues around the speedometer to indicate when the vehicle is being driven most efficiently. The EPA-estimated fuel economy rating for the front-wheel-drive CR-V is 23 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway. The all-wheel drive CR-V is rated at 22 mpg city/30 mpg highway.
Every 2013 CR-V has standard electronic stability control, ABS with brake assist, side curtain and front side airbags. There is also an occupant position detection system on the passenger's side, and the front seats help reduce injury severity in case of an accident.
Both 2- and 4-wheel-drive versions of the 2013 CR-V earned a top 5-star rating in government crash tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) also rated the 2013 CR-V a Top Safety Pick for the highest possible scores in each of its crash tests.
Driving Impressions
With significant size and weight but only modest, 4-cylinder power, the CR-V may not sound equipped to deliver a thrilling driving experience. And because it's a popular seller, it may not turn heads in a valet stand like a premium brand vehicle. But the CR-V isn't intended to be either a performance or luxury model. Instead, it delivers reasonably peppy acceleration, good handling and a pleasurable ride. From the driver's seat, it feels both spacious and solid, and, especially with 4-wheel drive, the CR-V delivers confidence in virtually any weather.
Other Cars to Consider
Mazda CX-5: Starting at $20,695, the 2013 CX-5 is the newest addition to the crossover market. The base CX-5 features Mazda's 2.0-liter SKYACTIV 4-cylinder engine and a 6-speed manual transmission. Impressively, the CX-5 is rated at 35 mpg on the highway.
Ford Escape: Starting at $22,470, the Escape is another redesigned-for-2013 compact crossover and a best-seller in the category. Ford also offers a hybrid version of the Escape and high-tech extras like an automatic parallel parking feature.
Chevrolet Equinox: Starting at $25,015, the Chevrolet Equinox is a surprise contender on the compact crossover game. The Equinox is bigger than the CR-V but just as fuel efficient thanks to its 6-speed automatic transmission. For those that prefer more power, Chevy offers a V6.
AutoTrader Recommends
Customers who are looking for a roomy, fuel-efficient crossover with proven reliability will be happy with the CR-V, which starts at $22,695. We recommend upgrading to the better-equipped EX-L, priced at $27,545, to get features like leather, a moonroof, automatic climate control and upgraded audio. We'd stick with the 2-wheel-drive version, but opt for the rear entertainment system over navigation. So equipped, our 2013 Honda CR-V EX-L would have a window sticker price of $28,245.


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EIA's January Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts Brent crude oil to average $60 per barrel (b) in 2018 and $61/b in 2019, slightly higher than the $54/b average in 2017. In both 2018 and 2019, EIA expects total global crude oil production to be slightly greater than global consumption, with U.S. crude oil production increasing more than any other country.
Because crude oil prices are expected to be relatively flat through 2019, U.S. gasoline prices are also expected to remain near current levels. EIA forecasts the U.S. average regular retail gasoline price will average $2.57/gallon (gal) in 2018 and $2.58/gal in 2019, slightly higher than the $2.42/gal average in 2017.
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Headline crude prices for the week beginning 5 November 2018 – Brent: US$72/b; WTI: US$62/b
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It is a well-known fact that the oil and gas industry has a lot to offer in terms of opportunities - paycheck, lifestyle, and work-life balance. However, like everything else in life, it has a flip side as well. If you are planning to make a career in oil and gas industry, it is important to know the cons as well. Here is a list of risks associated with working in oil and gas industry that you must know to make an informed decision.
Highly competitive: survival of the fittest
Oil and gas industry is highly competitive and dynamic in nature. The job requires high level of expertise and productivity. With digitization and automation of the industry, the work functions are changing rapidly. The employees who cannot cope up and upskill with changing time and need will be automatically pushed out of the system. The foremost challenge in oil and gas industry is to stay relevant and keep upskilling.
Long work hours
Some job functions in oil industry like offshore rig workers have to work in 12-hours shift, seven days a week and for seven to 28 days in one stretch. Sometimes, overtime is also expected due to emergency or to manage the project deadlines. However, the oil companies do give equal amount of resting period to the rig workers to compensate for the long working hours. Even then, the continuous long hours is strenuous for the workforce.
The accident-prone work environment
Although rigorous safety trainings are provided to the workforce along with numerous safety measures and laws in place; accidents do occur. Sometimes, these accidents can be life-threatening. Here is quick overview of the possible accidents that you might encounter:
Risk of confined space and fall- The line workers in oil and gas industry sometimes work in confined spaces like mud pits, reserve pits, storage tanks, sand storage, and other excavated areas, where they are exposed to potential risk of ignition of inflammable vapors, exposure to harmful chemicals, and asphyxiation. Additionally, these kinds of workplaces involve risk of falls, slips and trips too which can cause severe injuries and can even turn fatal. Though the companies are extremely careful and take all safety precautions, but the risk cannot be ruled out.
Additionally, frequent exposure to chemicals used in refineries and drilling operations can impact long-term health. To offset these dangers, oil and gas companies provide comprehensive training to employees to ensure safety protocols and site-specific features.
Working in remote location
The oil and gas professionals have to work on remote location for exploration, offshore duties, pumping stations, gas plants and more. The workers in remote location often feel isolated and they are on their own to cope up with numerous work-related accidents and health hazards.
Working in oil and gas industry is extremely rewarding in terms of career growth, travelling opportunities and compensation. However, the above points must also be considered before stepping into this industry. It is important to mention here that majority of oil and gas companies are aware of the risks associated and thus have sound safety measures in place to avoid any contingency. Moreover, the government and regulatory bodies also impose strict regulations for safety and security of the workforce. Therefore, in many cases, the risk associated is considerably reduced. So, before you accept any offer from any oil and gas companies, you must carefully verify the safety measures and policies of the company. Once, you are assured, your career in oil and gas will be highly rewarding.
If you are looking for relevant opportunities, check out NrgEdge.com to kickstart your career in oil and gas industry.
Due to shortage or limited availability of oil and gas, companies today are evaluating how they can harness alternative energy sources. The alternate fuel market is targeting hydro and thermal power plants, however solar and wind are catching up fast as preferred energy sources. There are still reservations about nuclear energy considering the risk of nuclear waste or manufacturing of nuclear weapons. However, strategies are shaping up to minimize the risk and maximize the profitability potential. Until then, sources such as solar and wind are being focused upon more and new sources like biofuels are explored extensively.
How will the shift towards alternate energy impact traditional oil and gas market?
There have been huge investments in the different alternate energy avenues by most of the big oil majors. These heavy investments on various alternate technologies by big oil majors and other oil companies around the world indicates a positive outlook towards the scope of clean fuel energy. However, the feasibility of its application is still questionable. Whether or not it will be able to meet the energy needs of the world while upholding its profitability is a question that is bothering the world.
Let us understand what the shift means for the companies in the energy sector.
Rate of employment
Among all renewable energy sources that have been studied, bio energy has been most influential. The fuel is created and transported within a confined space. The work is extremely labor-intensive and hence scope of employment increases. Hydropower and wind power will generate job opportunities during construction and project development phase. However, once the unit is commissioned only few operational staff will be required to perform the operational work.
Enhanced cost-efficiency
Traditional energy is more expensive than renewable energy. If renewable energy can be produced on large scale, it can eliminate the gas shortage. Even other forms of renewable energy are much cheaper in comparison to traditional oil and gas sector. The cost benefits will be transferred to the consumers and they'll be able save considerable amount on utility bills.
Improved Brand Image
It makes good business sense to make a move from traditional energy resources to renewable ones. The environmentalists have been arguing about the negative impacts of using and overusing the non-renewable source of energy. The shift towards alternate energy will boost the brand image of the traditional oil and gas company.
Higher market penetration and Mass access to energy
Due to dependence on fossil fuels which are non-renewable sources and expensive, a significant number of people in the world have no access to power. A chunk of people in Asian and Sub-Saharan Africa area are still using traditional biomass for cooking. However, if the alternate energy can completely replace the traditional oil and gas then it will have a deeper penetration into the market and majority of people will have access to it.
Ethical Investment Avenue
Renewable sector is considered as an attractive and ethical investment avenue for the ones who wish to invest outside traditional channels and are futuristic in outlook. The rising investment on alternate energy is impacting the job creation and community cohesion, which is again a positive move.
How the alternate energy is transitioning the oil and gas?
Big oil companies and other oil companies are making practical, well-researched, and steady approach towards renewable energy spanning from solar panels to genetically engineered algae. However, there are still many companies which are in research/experimentation phase and do have a concrete plan in place.
The pathway to clean fuel technology that operates with efficiency and profitability is getting paved. More than 100 countries in developing as well as developed nations have set a clean fuel target and are working towards it. The European Union has set a goal to meet its 20% energy requirements via renewable sources by 2020.
The world has acknowledged climate change and are working together to shift from carbon-intensive to carbon-neutral environment which might pave the way for generations to come.


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Wallkill, NY
Natalie G. McBride Christian of Wallkill, NY, a former teacher in the Newburgh School District, passed away on March 28, 2013 at Elant at Newburgh Nursing Home. She was 84. The daughter of the late George Eager and Christine Frechem McBride, she was born on May 12, 1928 in Walden, NY. She was a former member of the Walden United Methodist Church.
Natalie is survived by a daughter, Melanie DeLorenzo and her husband, Neil of Wallkill; a son, George Martin Christian and his wife, Laurie Joan of Oley, PA; four grandchildren: Dana, Megan, Benjamin and Sarah Ann; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by three sisters: Gertrude Boat, Clara Schaefer and Barbara Blume.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 1st from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard St., Walden, NY. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Hamptonburgh Cemetery, Hamptonburgh.
Arrangements are by the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Inc. Walden, NY 845-778-3811, www.gridleyhoran.com.


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Android 4.0 for the HTC Vivid is finally here. We've already seen what the Android 4.0 update for the phone looks like with last week's dialer trick, but now AT&T has announced that Vivid uses can officially download the Android 4.0 update with HTC Sense 3.6.
To initiate the download, press Menu > Settings > AT&T Software Updates > Check for updates and follow the instructions to download and install the new build. For now, the HTC Vivid's Android 4.0 can only be donwloaded over Wi-Fi.
As with the other Android 4.0 updates that HTC has been rolling out, users should expect quite a few new features in Ice Cream Sandwich with improvements to to multi-tasking, face unlock, new browser capabilities, and access to Google's Chrome browser.
Below are some of the other new features or improvement which AT&T and HTC have included in the update.
- Notification and user interface enhancements.
- Advanced voice input for optimized for faster text input.
- Security enhacements
- Data network and Wi-Fi data monitoring to easily track usage.
- Wi-Fi Direct for transferring files between devices without being in WiFi Hotspot
Honestly, we're a little surprised that AT&T is pushing out the update for the HTC Vivid so soon. We were expecting HTC to deliver the HTC Sensation 4G's Android 4.0 update (expected before the end of March) before AT&T officially released the Vivid update.
If you had to rate HTC with a score between 1 and 10, how would you rate their Android 4.0 update track record so far?