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Software bypass allows third-party 'apps'
The iPhone can teach its users how to perform CPR or mix a White Russian, and allows them to identify any song playing on the radio.
But for some owners of Apple's touch-screen device, the more than 35,000 applications lining the digital shelves of Apple's App Store aren't enough. If you want to use your iPhone as a video camera, send a photo message or hook it up to your laptop to connect to the Internet, there's no "app" for that.
Or at least no official app.
Thanks to the efforts of developers and hobbyists, the Web is teeming with unauthorized applications for the iPhone and the iPod Touch – which does everything that the iPhone does except make phone calls and incur a monthly bill from AT&T – and there are even some independent, online application stores.
In order to use these programs, iPhone owners have to "jailbreak" the device – downloading a bit of software that bypasses Apple's restrictions and allows the installation of unsanctioned, third-party programs.
The growing popularity of jailbreaking has set up a legal battle between Apple, which says it has the right to regulate what can go on an iPhone, and the users and developers who want to customize their phones as they see fit.
Jailbreaking is different from unlocking an iPhone, in which users modify the software so the phone can be used on unauthorized wireless carriers. For some iPhone hobbyists, like Mark Janke, jailbreaking is akin to customizing a fancy car – it simply allows owners to personalize the look of their devices, turning each phone into a brag-worthy accessory and status symbol.
"You can modify your phone and say, 'Hey, look what I did,' " said Janke, who runs a forum called Hack That Phone, which walks iPhone owners through the jailbreaking process in several languages, including Swedish and Persian. "It opens up an amazing world of goodies."
According to Apple, jailbreaking is illegal and a breach of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
"These modifications not only violate the warranty, they also cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably," said Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for Apple.
In a legal filing with the U.S. Copyright Office last year, Apple says jailbroken iPhones rely on modified versions of Apple's operating software that infringe on its copyrights. In addition, the company says jailbreaking encourages the piracy of sanctioned iPhone applications and is an expensive burden.
"Apple's iPhone support department has received literally millions of reported incidents of software that crashes on jailbroken iPhones," the document says.
Apple filed its brief in response to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's request that the Copyright Office recognize an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that would permit jailbreaking of iPhones and other devices. The Copyright Office is expected to rule on the issue by October.
Jailbreaking one's iPhone doesn't infringe on any copyright, and the tools that help iPhone owners modify their devices don't distribute anything that belongs to Apple, said Fred von Lohmann, a senior staff lawyer with the EFF, a nonprofit group that advocates for more openness on the Internet.
"In our view, consumers are allowed to adapt software for their own personal use," von Lohmann said.
For developers, bypassing Apple's lengthy and opaque approval process allows them to get their software out quickly and on their own terms. Most iPhone owners who jailbreak their phones do so to change the interface of the iPhone or add simple features and functions that aren't available through official channels, said Jay Freeman, who operates Cydia, a popular repository for thousands of third-party iPhone applications and modifications.


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Homes in ski towns with well-established winter-sports schools and plenty of family activities
BEAVER CREEK, Colo.
$1.38 million
1,500-square-foot condo with three bedrooms, two baths, powder room, underground parking.
DETAILS: In a five-story complex built in 1991, this furnished ski-in/ski-out condominium sleeps eight people and can be rented. A chairlift starts near the building. There's a fitness center and outdoor pool.
SKI SCHOOL AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES: Beaver Creek this season adds to its ski and snowboard school a new 4,000-square-foot on-mountain learning center called "The Ranch."
WALKING DISTANCE: Beaver Creek Village (restaurants, stores, etc.)
CAFFEINE FIX: The village has a Starbucks.
WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 10 A.M.: Cloudy, 25 degrees
SOURCE: Happy Power, Slifer, Smith & Frampton Real Estate, 970-479-5767
DEER VALLEY, Utah
$1.5 million
1,400-square-foot condo, with three bedrooms and three baths.
DETAILS: Across the street is the Deer Valley Resort & Ski School. (It's one of the few resorts that still bans snowboarding.) This rustic condo, midmountain in Silver Lake Village, was built in 1999. There's valet parking.
SKI SCHOOL AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES: Multilingual ski instructors are available to teach children as young as 3 years old. The resort gives pagers to parents with kids in child care.
WALKING DISTANCE: Silver Lake Village, which features a full-service day spa and French bistro.
CAFFEINE FIX: Ralph's Espresso in Silver Lake Lodge
WEATHER WEDNESDAY AT 10 A.M.: Cloudy, 35 degrees
SOURCE: Chin MacQuoid Fleming Harris, Prudential Utah Real Estate, 435-647-8035, www.deervalleyrealestate.com
GRYON, Switzerland
$1.6 million
1,800-square-foot Swiss chalet with four bedrooms and two bathrooms on a quarter acre.
DETAILS: About 70 miles east of Geneva in the Alpine village of Gryon, this 1970 chalet was remodeled this year, with electrical and heating systems updated.
SKI SCHOOL: Gryon's ski and snowboarding school is more than 75 years old and caters to skiers as young as 3. The chalet is a five-minute drive to a cable car for the Villars Ski Resort.
WALKING DISTANCE: Gryon's center, less than 10 minutes away, has a grocery store, butcher and cheese shop.
CAFFEINE FIX: Chez Charlet, known for its cream cakes as well.
WEATHER WEDNESDAY at 10 A.M.: Partly cloudy, 28 degrees
SOURCE: Robyn Kohli, +41-79-292-90-70, www.swisschaletsales.com

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Donna Kugler Martin - August 10, 2012
Donna Kugler Martin, age 82 of Ogallala, Neb. passed away on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 at the Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant, Neb.
Donna was born June 14, 1930 at Maywood, Neb. the daughter of Clare and LaVada (White) Shirley. Donna was employed as a bookkeeper at Bullock's Chevrolet in Grant, Bystrom Auto Parts in North Platte, Neb. and at Nye Furniture and Haggard Well Drilling in Ogallala. Her hobbies included gardening, activities with her grandchildren, Nebraska football and volleyball, baking, canning and camping.
She was a member of the United Church of Christ, First Congregational Church, the Women's Fellowship and volunteered at the Jumble Shop and assisted in delivering Meals on Wheels. She also belonged to the 40 & 8 La Femmes, the Mrs. Jaycees and the XYZ Extension Club.
Survivors include two sons, Donald and wife Becky Kugler of Gering, Neb. and Ronald and wife Michele Kugler of Ogallala; one daughter, Mary and husband Terry Kauk of Alma, Neb.; three sisters, Devona Allen and Lucille Long of Grant, and Norma Jean and husband Tom Summers of Fallbrook, Calif.; two brothers, Lolen Shirley of Grant and Gordon and wife Olivia Shirley of Tustin, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Doris Kugler of Broomfield, Colo. and Alice Mae Kugler of Cross Timbers, Mo.; brother-in-law, George Kugler of Springfield, Mo.; six grandchildren, Jacob and wife Cassandra Kugler, Jennifer and husband Travis Schmidt, David Kugler, Beth Kugler, Nicole Kauk and Dillon Kauk; great-grandchildren, Maverick Kugler, Lexus Kugler, Dylan Kugler, Bradley Schmidt and Logan Schmidt.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clare and LaVada Shirley; mother- and father-in-law, Henry and Nannie Kugler; her husbands, Albert Kugler and Ray Martin; brothers-in-law, Charles Brown, Kenneth Long, Lafayette Kugler, William Kugler, Henry Kugler, Jack Allen, Alvin Kugler and Jack Kugler; sisters-in-law, Mary Alice Jenkins, Betty Shirley, Vivian Kugler and Patricia Kugler.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, (today) at the United Church of Christ, First Congregational Church in Ogallala with Pastor Lauran Heidenreich officiating.
Committal services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery south of Maxwell, Neb.
Online condolences may be sent to gubserfuneralhome.com.
A memorial has been established in her memory.
Gubser Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.


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It took countless 911 calls, two police raids and more than a dozen sworn affidavits from fed-up neighbors to finally rid the Pritchard Beach neighborhood of a notorious drug house.
It took countless 911 calls, two police raids and more than a dozen sworn affidavits from fed-up neighbors to finally rid the Pritchard Beach neighborhood of a notorious drug house.
On Tuesday evening, as part of the 28th annual "National Night Out," residents of the Southeast Seattle neighborhood overlooking Pritchard Beach gathered on their street to celebrate the power of neighbors united in a single cause.
"This house should have been closed down 20 years ago," said Jesse Jones, 73, who lived across the street from the drug house and was at the front lines for witnessing the incessant drug traffic and criminal activity centered at his neighbor's place. "It's about time."
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With the boarded-up light-blue home at 8433 55th Ave. S. as a backdrop, residents saluted the effort that drove out the unwanted neighbors, 38 of whom called the property home, who had transformed their middle-class neighborhood into a crime-plagued street for years. At that same time, the residents offered thanks to Seattle police and the Seattle City Attorney's Office.
In a rarely used move, the city of Seattle used its drug-abatement authority in June to shutter the 41-year drug operation run out of felon Sharon Louise Stone's two-story home. This after appeals by neighbors, who had closely documented the comings and goings of residents of the home and even distributed "BOLO" — "be on the lookout" — alerts for felons known to frequent the home.
The city's abatement of the property is only good for one year, and neighbors say that isn't enough. They're trying to get Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes to permanently seize Stone's property.
Neale Frothingham, 44, who heads the neighborhood Block Watch, is leading that charge. He has lived a block and a half from Stone's home for nine years and says the influx of drug traffic has made his life a nightmare.
The city had barred Stone from the home once before, in 1992, but that abatement also lasted for only a year. Once Stone returned, according to neighbors and the city, so did the constant drug traffic, prostitutes, burglaries, car prowls and the resulting detritus of needles, used condoms and overdosed addicts, said Frothingham.
People trampled through his property en route to the drug house, scaring his wife and two children, ages 10 and 13. Since trying to get Stone evicted from her house, Frothingham had to take out restraining orders on two of the residents of the house after they threatened to kill him, he said.
Jim Anderson, who lives three houses north of the drug house, said that naked prostitutes would urinate in his well-manicured back lawn, leaving a trail of used condoms and needles scattered around his flower garden.
Anderson said that the gravel alley behind Stone's house was like a "drive-thru" with a nonstop stream of cars and drug addicts going to and from the house day and night.
Frothingham and his neighbors decided they had had enough. He organized a neighborhood petition to urge Holmes to again boot Stone and the home's other occupants — the city estimated there were as many as 38 — from the neighborhood. In a short time 120 people signed the petition.
"People were literally lined up on my front door waiting to sign," he said.
At the Night Out event, Frothingham introduced Holmes, saying "Mr. City Attorney, tear down this house!"
Holmes told residents to "stay tuned" as to what was to be done with the house, noting that it was a desirable piece of property, but promised that "the house will never revert back to what it was."
"No neighborhood should have to experience this," he said.
Police have twice served narcotics warrants at the home since 2008. Both times police found drugs in Stone's bedroom, according to the city. Police also had confidential informants buy drugs from occupants of the home.
In June, King County Superior Court granted the city of Seattle's request to close down the house for one year.
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According to the city, Stone, 71, bought the property in 1970. In her 41 years in the Pritchard Beach neighborhood she has been convicted of drug dealing, burglary, felon in possession of a firearm, and welfare fraud, according to court records.
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It's Monday, so it's time for part 4. The forthiest part so far.
1.) While Heaven Wept- Fear Of Infinity
While looking at the band title, many at first glance will picture this band as Christian Emo band. That is not the case. While Heaven Wept does something that was nearly thought impossible, be a Power Doom Metal band. As much fast double bass Power Metal is shown, so is Doom Metal (with Clean vocals). This band really took me surprise when I found about them. The music keeps your interest and never lets go. This is one of the bands I really hopes breaks through this year, they deserve it.
2.) Ocoai- The Electric Hand
It's been a while since I heard a Post Metal band really capture my interest through a whole album. Ocoai managed to accomplish that with The Electric Hand. There is elements of Pelican, Isis, Mastodon, Torche all over but making it all fit in their own unique way. It's not the stereotypical Droney Post Metal, there is much more substance and dynamics. If you are looking to get into Post Metal, this is a great starter album, it will capture you're interest from start to finish.
3.) Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
I've been an on again off again Foo Fighters fan for years. For me, They haven't released an album that had more then 4 good songs since The Colour And The Shape. They FINALLY made an album that accomplish that with Wasting Light. From the Rush style of Rope, to the Moterhead style of White Limo. All the wile still keeping a fresh, catchy Rock vibe. I'm glad to see the Foo Fighters are still capable of doing that in more then just a EP's worth of good songs.
4.) Onslaught- Sounds Of Violence
Another great Thrash band on the list. Their 5th album, Sounds Of Violence is another great spin on bringing classic Thrash with a 2011 filter. It brings references of Slayer, Warbringer and Death Angel all over in their own brand. It's great to see Thrash bands who were dead come back to life to bring such great music to the table. Onslaught more then followed through on this album.
5.) Beardfish- Mammoth
Beardfish is one of the greatest underrated/under-appreciated Progressive Rock bands going right now. Their blend of 60's/70's Progressive Rock with a bit of a modern tinge is exactly what Prog Rock needs right now. Mammoth definitely delivers that and then some. The album varies all over with hints of Zappa, Rush, Yes, while mixed a bit with modern prog like Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree and a tad bit of Opeth. This definitely has my vote for the best Progressive Rock album of 2011. It covers everything a genuine Prog fan wants.
6.) Liturgy- Asthethica
This is a very strange Black Metal band. It's almost as if they take a Noise Rock/Alternative Metal project, added some Prog to it, then layered Black Metal vocals and Blast beats over it. Another comparison is if Krallice and Nachtmystium and Hella started a project. It's a bit jarring a first to listen to. a real "WHAT THE FUCK" kinda band. I oddly like it because it is so strange and different, after a couple listens things start to make more sense. This own't end up in my top 20, or even lower, but it is a good excuse to trying something completely different.
7.) Boris- Heavy Rocks
The fourth and Final Boris album on this list (at least until I hear they are writing and releasing more music this year). Heavy Rocks brings back the sound that made me get into Boris, Psychedelic Punk, Stoner, Metal. While not as heavy as their original albums, Heavy Rocks still stands as an absolutely badass album. For a great Brutal album (clean vocals by the way) with a 60's rock tinge. Pick up Heavy Rocks.
8.) TesseracT- One
I believe this is the only Djent band on my list. For those who don't follow Djent, the way I describe it is "Meshuggah with Melody." Tesseract is a phenomenal band that takes Djent and gives is a better Progressive Metal flavor to it. Much more clean vocals then other bands and bit more ambient and electronic at times. A very outerspace feel through out. One is one of the finest debut albums I have heard from any band. For those looking for a new band of a "trend" that is actually starting their own trend out of it, check out TesseracT's One.
9.) Deicide- To Hell With God
Classic Death Metal, Deicide always keeps their Death Metal/"I Hate Christianity" aspect on every album. Obviously, To Hell With God, is no different. Straight pull no punches Death Metal with some great solos and songwriting over Glen Benton's Patoned voice. Not the best Death Metal album this year, that still goes to Autopsy until something else comes out this year, but To Hell With God easily takes 2nd place.
10.) A Storm Of Light- As The Valley Of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade
A very great Isis/Mastodon-esque Post Metal band, A Storm Of Light brings a very heavy, grungey spin on Post Metal. While the album is pretty much straight forward Post Metal, it's dynamics, changes, and overall songwriting keeps you interested not wanting to change to the next track. Overall, just a really damn good, heavy Post Metal album.
11.) Hate Eternal- Phoenix Among The Ashes
I never liked a full Hate Eternal album until now. Pure Brutal Death Metal the way it is meant to be played. Every song is just as brutal as the next. When you are pissed off, it's a great album to unleash your aggression. Now a days in 2011, that is becoming more and more. Check this out!
12.) Scale The Summit- The Collective
The perfect Instrumental Progressive Metal album. So much talented songwriting, amazing Melodies and Harmonies, overall perfection in my eyes. It is a march darker album then their two previous albums, but it adds a whole new element that I know they have been dying to show off. To me that is what makes a band better is by showcasing all of your skill and creativity. Scale The Summit pulled it off Flawlessly with The Collective. BUY IT NOW!
13.) VYGR- Hypersleep
Pronounced (Voyager), VYGR is another great spacey Post Metal band. As if someone combined Isis and Cynic. Their album is an outstanding example of what happens when you really put your time into an album. It is so atmospheric and heavy. Its the perfect music to listen to when you are looking up into space at night. Like bands like Alcest, it sends you into a whole new world. If this is what happens on a debut album, expect HUGE things on their next release. Absolutely stellar!
14.) Last Chance To Reason- Level 2
Video Game Metal. Not like Power Glove. It's original Technical, Progressive Death Metal. As if Cynic wrote a soundtrack to Halo. Their previous work I had a bit of a hard time getting into because of all the Deathcore elements, but Level 2 to is much more Proggy and focused. These guys are going to be a force to be reckon with, they will prove this on the upcoming Animals As Leaders tour.
15.) Polkadot Cadaver- Sex Offender
Polkadot Cadaver came from the Ashes of one of the best Avant Garde Metal bands of the 90's/2000's, Dog Fashion Disco. Their second release, Sex Offender, carries off where the debut left off. Very electronic, but even more Dog Fashion Disco sounding then before. Every song is simply catchy, whether it is heavy, or electronica sounding. I one day hope Dog Fashion Disco can get back together and tour once again, until that day, I hope Polkadot cadaver can actually tour.
16.) Enslaved- The Sleeping Gods
This FREE EP has everything an Enslaved fan could want. 2 classic Enslaved songs, an eerie atmospheric instrumental, A classic Prog sounding song, and a doomy heavy closer. Tied with Between The Buried And Me's newest EP, this is EP of the year for me. And I couldn't be happier they are taking Alcest and Ghost with them on their upcoming North American Tour. I can't miss it.
17.) Times Of Grace- Hymn Of The Broken Man
The best Killswitch Engage album never made. It is really Killswitch Engage with a bit of Post Rock added. 3/5 of the original KSE are in the touring lineup of Times Of Grace, and I can honestly say it sounds better then anything KSE has done in the past. I have always dug Jesse's vocals, to me they are better then Howard Jones, sorry....they are! I'd love to see these guys live, even if they don't throw a KSE cover in.
18.) Alter Of Plagues- Mammal
I really hate saying this, but Alter Of Plagues really disappointed me with this one. Their previous work is mindblowing, Mammal feels...boring. Of course like in any Post Black Metal band it does have its moments of impact, but this doesn't nearly have enough. It's very Droney and subdued in a unemotional way. Maybe after a another listen or two I can maybe dig it more, but as of now, it's too uninspired for my taste.
19.) Mogwai- Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
The way I feel about Mogwai, when they are on, THEY ARE ON. But when they are off, they are really off. To me, this album has both of that. Some of their best work and some of their worst. I guess you can say this is an average album for Mogwai overall because the Ying and Yang are equal. It's a shame considering I love their last album, The Hawk is Howling. Not to say there isn't some great music on here, there is, but the bad songs overshadow it by far. Also their 22 minute bonus track, is pure atmospheric, not bad if it's not long, but 22 MINUTES? no thanks.
20.) Hotel Of The Laughing Tree- Terror And Everything After
One of the most original sounding rock bands I have heard in a long time. And my token Non-Metal album of the year. Every song is pure excitement and enjoyment. Catchy as hell and inspired. Something very hard to find in a Indie Rock band now a days. It does have some heavy moments, but I prefer this album for it's original style and going out of the norm. I would love to see these guys live someday if they ever hit Minnesota. But until then, if you are a fan of great overall music, check this one out for sure.
That concludes part 4. Part 5 (which may end up the last part until the end of the year) will be coming up tomorrow. until then ENJOY!
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i've always stuck with cheap for my commuting and touring drive parts; cheap cassette, chainrings, and chain. However with my new, and slightly more involved touring bike build, i must look at it more carefully, yet still left with the question; do you pay for anything besides weight savings and ultra slick shifting in this department?


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I've been watching C-List like a hawk for the past few weeks trying to find an old trek to build. I really wanted a smooth commuter that could do light overnighters, take a rack and fenders with at least 700x28 tires. I live just out of Seattle, so the market is super hot and several hundred bikes get listed each day. Spotted this one as soon as it popped up and dialed the number in the add without hesitation and was surprised to be the first caller(getting a good deal on a bike is like winning concert tickets around here). It was completely original except for the missing front wheel, was mounted to a trainer(which I'll flip for what I paid for the whole package) and the guy selling it said it had never even been ridden outside(upon further inspection there is some brake wear on the rear wheel that would speak otherwise). I happily handed him the $100 he was asking and loaded it up. This is how it sits after attaching a front wheel. The paint is beautiful, with 5 or 6 small nicks and some rash on one of the rear stays, no rust or corrosion on anything!
I'd like to do a modern build on this with brifters and a triple, and I think black stem/bars/seatpost/rims/cranks would look hot on this one.
My only concern is weather I'll be able to run fenders with the 28's, it looks like a tight fit. Anyone have any experience? Also, since I'll be stripping most of the OG components, does anyone want 'em? Open to trades.
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Google has purchased social games company SocialDeck Inc., the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions and investments aimed at helping the world's #1 search engine break into the social networking space and compete with the likes of Facebook. The deal was announced via SocialDeck's website, but financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company has created a number of games for the iPhone, Blackberry and Facebook — which makes it an even better fit for Google, who also has its hooks into the mobile phone market.
Last week Google snapped up Angstro, a Facebook app developer whose claim to fame is a program that finds new photos on Facebook and creates a real-time social address book for users. Add to that Google's ongoing talks with companies including Playdom, EA's Playfish and Zynga to bring their games to its future social network, and Google has what it hopes is the perfect storm to take the fight to Facebook.
While there is no denying that it has its work cut out for it, former combatants like Yahoo can attest to the fact that Google has a way of surprising everyone.


text: Football News Posted by Roy Nemer Saturday, July 19, 2014 Go To Comments Roberto PEREYRA close to joining Juventus Reports coming out of Italy are that Juventus are close to signing Roberto PEREYRA from Udinese. The signing would be on a 1 year loan deal with the option for Juventus to buy him at 12 million Euro's at the end of the season. Comments You must be logged in to add a comment. Click Here to log in. If you dont have an account and would like to join Mundo's community, Register Here El Coronel (Brazil) Posted on 7/20/2014 at 8:44 PM 0 Although nobody knows me, I'm back. I want to participate more often in discussions here, because I'm extremely fan of Argentina and soon now that the World Cup was played here, but I have trouble with English xD Anyway I will participate to the extent possible. About the topic, Pereyra arose at the time of Lamela, a sub-20 where Eric has always had more name, however, Pereyra was doing the basic work so well made and constant obviously it will substitute but I think he is too versatile to not get good chances to play, I see plenty of room for him in the argentina squad and the kid seems to have been well underway since always been very regular and first think when you play on the team but not without the typical technical skill of the Argentine player. Ayr18 (United States) Posted on 7/20/2014 at 3:00 PM 0 Paredes will learn from totti ;) ddr1123 (United States) Posted on 7/20/2014 at 10:21 AM 0 OFFICIAL: AS Roma have signed 20 year-old Argentine forward Leandro Paredes on a season-long loan from Boca Juniors. Messi4Ever (Bangladesh) Posted on 7/20/2014 at 5:49 AM 1 Brasil is looking as they are learning from Argentina. They are appointing Dunga again, who made the best Brasil of last 2 decades 'defensively'. Honestly saying: Brasil 2010 + Messi = Argentina 2014 arg2014 (Canada) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 11:52 PM 0 @SulaV: Pastore is the kind of player that doesn't improve much....He didn't play well for the NT in 2010....also what I noticed about him when playing for both his club or the NT, he has no personality or fighting spirit for whatsoever. I first thought he's had a potential, but now I wouldn't gamble on him. He's also made of glass. arg2014 (Canada) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 11:48 PM 0 so now, we will have to go back to Barca/R.Madrid cat and mouse fight all over again....I feel sick watching Ronaldo again doing his matador dance after scoring: "look at me, here I am bigger than legends". Nothing tops the world cup.I also heard that Luis Enrigue will use Messi in a deeper role behind Neymar and Suarez. I honestly don't like this change as we know Messi won't score much in this position or on the right wing. Messi as a center forward upfront can be a scoring machine, and nothing works for him better. Bad move from Enrique if he wants to keep Messi with Barca. Also, since both Neymar and Suarez won't be available for a while now, all the work will be expected to come from Messi, so that could be hectic for the FIFA best player. SulaV (Canada) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 11:19 PM 0 If lamela icardi iturbe and pastore live up to their potential then no one can stop us form conquering russia.. arg2014 (Canada) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 9:30 PM 0 If we take Pereyra to WC 2018, he would spend all time in tattoo stores in Moscow since they are very cheap over there between $50-70. He can take Osvaldo and Lavezzi with him. PastoreTheBallerina (United States) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 6:20 PM 0 look at the German players and Spanish players, even Dutch players..You'll never see a bunch of them pasting their entire body with Tattoos..The ink is getting to the brains of these Argentine players, they need to quit with these punk rock tattoo crap all over their bodies..Seem as soon as these guys get a pay check they go under the ink..Tattoo businesses in Argentina must be doing really great!!! claudio cruz (Argentina) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 6:15 PM 0 Humberto Grondona is corrupt as his father claudio cruz (Argentina) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 6:14 PM 0 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2681008/Humberto-Grondona-FIFA-vice-presidents-son-admits-selling-tickets.htmlHumberto Grondona, FIFA vice-president's son, admits selling on World Cup ticketsJulio Grondona is senior FIFA vice-presidentHumberto works for the organisation as a technical adviserHe admitted selling on some of his tickets having paid over £5,000 for 24 matchesFIFA do not allow employees to sell on tickets11 people have been arrested by Brazilian police in touting investigationSome World Cup tickets have been sold at eight-times their valueThe son of the second most powerful man in world football has become embroiled in a World Cup ticket scandal.Humberto Grondona, son of Argentina's senior FIFA vice-president Julio Grondona, has admitted to selling on tickets to a friend contrary to FIFA's regulations.The tickets are among those seized by Brazilian police as part of investigations into ticket touting which has seen 11 people arrested. Pictures of one of the tickets seized with Humberto Grondona's name on it has been circulated.The disclosure that Grondona's son has been involved is a huge embarrassment to FIFA - he has a post as a technical adviser to the world governing body. His father has been a FIFA executive committee member since 1988 and is also chairman of FIFA's powerful finance committee.Grondona junior told Argentinian TV station TYC he spent more than 9,000 US dollars (£5,244) on 24 category one tickets for group games and knock-out matches including a semi-final and final and had sold some on to a friend.He said: 'I bought all of them for more than 9,000 dollars, I have a friend that is someone very well known in Argentina who wanted to come and I sold to him some of these tickets.'He on his part gave the tickets to another friend, what they then did with the tickets I have no idea.'Asked for the identity of the person he sold the tickets to, Grondona junior added: 'I cannot tell you. 'But do you think I would dirty my hands for 220 dollars (£128)? The truth is that I have no idea where these tickets went to.'FIFA emailed all employees and everyone on the World Cup delegation list before the tournament warning them not to sell on tickets, which have an electronic chip which makes them traceable back to the person who purchased the.Delia Fischer, FIFA's head of media, would not comment on the investigation but said if anyone was found to have breached regulations they would face disciplinary action.She told a news conference in Rio: 'We cannot comment on ongoing investigations but anyone who has violated the regulations will be sanctioned.'I cannot go into specific cases but we need to see the source of the original tickets and how the tickets ended up somewhere.'Even where you have specific names you cannot always jump to conclusions.'Fischer confirmed that anyone found having breached the regulations can have their tickets for any future games removed.She added: 'If someone is violating something then tickets can be cancelled accordingly but we need to see who is involved, which tickets they are and then we can take necessary action.'Grondona junior is not the FIFA official at the heart of the multi-million pound ticket scandal uncovered by Operation Jules Rimet, however, according to police. His ticket was seized by Sao Paulo police from touts in that city.Fabio Barucke, the police investigator in charge of the Rio investigation, said a FIFA official who was a source of the tickets had access to FIFA offices and stadiums and match tickets.Some tickets have been re-sold for eight times their face value.Barucke said the ticketing ring aimed to make up to £60million by illegally re-selling tickets and that the group had operated at previous World Cups.The suspected ringleader has been named as Mohamadou Lamine Fofana, an Algerian man who was previously staying at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio, where all the FIFA top executives are staying.Barucke believes Fofana was the middleman and that the ticket source was 'someone higher up' the chain. Chainsaw (Iran) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 5:26 PM 0 What in the bloody hell are you guys even talking about??!! guled (United States) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 3:44 PM 0 chalz, messi has few tattoos,argentina reached the world cup final with messi and almost won it,he can win copa and next world cup, it is not impossible to do it,also don,t compare overrated british player to messi Chalz (Australia) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 3:09 PM 0 Tattoo destroyed Messi????? .Yes .Who r u to destroy the body God has blessed u with.... Pride pulled u down. .I dont care what u write against me regarding this but ..... Messi Needs to pray moreIf he Needs to win a world cup..... Otherwise he will be Just a club wonder like George Best. arg2014 (Canada) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 1:55 PM 1 Oh man, another tattoo man !!! Tattoo guys don't much for us. Chainsaw (Iran) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 1:12 PM 0 Oh no! theAbNormalOne (India) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 12:02 PM 0 Wrong time,Conte leaving.Conte was going to convert to 4-3-3 and probably he was going to play in the right side of the attack.A chance for Di Maria replica wasted...And I am saying after seeing his play a lot of times. msi2 (France) Posted on 7/19/2014 at 11:32 AM 0 About Messi ups and downs:https://twitter.com/DianaKristinne/status/489887990341468160/photo/1


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|Text and pictures taken from the St. Peter's Cathedral Adelaide booklet "Inspired Windows"
Cedar Prest, a pioneer of the Architectural Glass Movement in Australia, has devoted herself for the past 30 years to the development of a distinctively Australian glass style.
She began her training in the art of ecclesiastical glass under the post-Coventry masters, Patrick Reyntiens and Lawrence Lee, in England in the mid sixties. In 1973, assisted by an Australia Council grant, Prest went on to study with the leaders of the modern movement in Germany.
Prest has consistently challenged the limitations of flat glass, developing techniques whereby light is concentrated in blown, fused, moulded or rolled glasses, so that line and image are achieved through the varied interplay of light and glass as well as through the varying thickness of lead. Her designs manipulate the light in a particular setting to provide an atmosphere appropriate to the use of the building and to utilise its dramatic potential.
Each of Prests projects is "a celebration of being Australian where we are". The inspiration for her designs comes largely from the land and its plants, and each project evolves over a period of intensive interaction with the local landscape and community, during which an authentic sense of place and purpose is developed.
In 1987 Cedar Prest was awarded the Order of Australia medal for services to stained glass; she was elected to the British Society of Master Glass Painters in 1968 and is a Foundation Member of the Crafts Council of South Australia; she was Chair of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council from 1980 to 1983 and has directed eight community projects in glass in regional areas. Her most recent commissions include Sydney International Airport Foyer (1992), Daw Park Repatriation Hospital Chapel, Adelaide (1990-1992) and St. Lukes Mosman Park, Perth (1991).
In 1991, Cedar Prest was commissioned to create a new set of clerestory windows for St. Peters Cathedral, Adelaide. Three beautiful examples have been taken from the ten clerestory windows:
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The new settlers' journey towards the promise of industrial and agricultural prosperity even as Moses journeyed towards the promised land.
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Here's what I do. Buy a piece of aluminum from your local Metal Supermarket, I went today for a 3"x20"x0.5" piece and they had an offcut piece lying around for which they charged me $15 cash. I angled my table saw blade to 30 degrees and cut on the right hand side of the blade to end up with 60 degree bevels. To prevent kickback I screwed a piece of wood on the fence to trap the piece of aluminum and fed it with a long dowel. Kinda dangerous but short of the blade shattering I can't think of anymore precautions I could take. Oh and do it outside on your driveway and wear a hoodie since the amount of metal shavings is unbelievable. I'm lucky that it is December and I can still do ATM on my snow free driveway in Toronto.
Don't forget to sand and file down the razor sharp edges and corners.


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FAC 21 is a general purpose auditorium scheduled by the U.T. Office of the Registrar and managed by Liberal Arts ITS.
This Auditorium has two data projectors, with split-screen capabilities—different content sources may be displayed at the same time. The room is equipped to use the Lectures Online service. For more information about recording your presentation visit our Lectures Online website .
It has a lavelier microphone. By special arrangement an additional hand-held microphone can be provided.
The media suite has the normal complement of A-V equipment:
a Windows Computer, an OS-X computer, a document camera, a VHS player, USB connections, laptop connections, and auxiliary composite-video inputs.
Please consult the Common Questions About Technology Classroom Operation for answers about using "smart classrooms". Although there are several variations of classroom technology deployed, across the College of Liberal Arts, you'll find them intuitively similar.
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Setting up PySide
From Qt Wiki
Before you can work with PySide, download and install the following:
Note: PySide is not yet compatible with Qt 5.x. Please use Qt 4.8 instead.
Verify PySide Installation
To check if PySide is installed correctly, launch a python console and type:
import PySide
If no error is returned, you have successfully installed PySide, and can start developing with Qt and Python. You can also check the version of your PySide installation:
import PySide print(PySide.__version__)
The result should be something like 1.0.0.
Verify Qt Installation
To check what version of Qt is used to compile PySide, launch a python console and type:
import PySide.QtCore print(PySide.QtCore.__version__)
The result should be something like 4.7.4.
Since the Qt version used to compile PySide may differ from the one used to run it, you might also want to check the current running version of Qt:


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Hi everyone,
I tried to search into the forums, but I got a lot of results, therefore I am not completely sure that this question wasn't asked. So, sorry in advance!
I was wondering if there is a way to understand to which folders of other users a certain user could have access to.
To be more explicit, I would like to write a zimlet that helps a user to list his rights on shared folders of other users, and to mount them without using the email notifications.
Do you think this is possible in both version 5 and 6?


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Yesterday, the Obama administration and the Democrat party, in general, took what many in the press are calling a "victory lap" in celebration of reaching their goal of 7 million Obamacare signups prior to the midnight 3/31/14 deadline. As I saw this unfold, my immediate question was, "Whose victory is being celebrated here?" Since the "Hollywood elite" are most often found alongside Obama, cheering every | Read More »


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While the latest and greatest issue of Stamp It! Cards has proven to be as inspiring as ever, so, too, are your challenge entries for our Stamp It! Cards Week promotional challenges. I know I say this every time, but it's true. It becomes increasingly difficult to narrow down my choices to two winners in every category. And so, as I did with our last promotional week challenge, the Card Creations Week Challenge I'm also linking to three moxie notables in each category as well.
We've got a lot of ground to cover today, so let's just jump right in, shall we?
The winners of the Thank You Card Challenge in Stamp It! Cards Week are:
Winners (that is, those of you whose pictured cards were featured), please send me your address in an email to email@example.com and I'll set you up with your "I'm Moxie Fab" challenge winning buttons for your blogs as well as a copy of Stamp It! Cards, Volume 9.
If you'd like to leave some love for these ladies before you go today, I'll send two random luckies a copy of Stamp It! Cards just for taking the time to do so. Just be sure your comment is registered by midnight EDT on Sunday, July 29.
I am so stinkin' inspired!
PS Now that this challenge has wrapped up, it's time to turn your attentions to our Hooked on Hexagons Challenge. I mean seriously, how much more fun does it ever get? Entries are due at midnight on Monday.


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Nice stuff. Perfect for Mechanus...just add Modrons!
This one was done for Coliseum Morpheuon by Rite Publishing and is now out as a map pack in my Fantastic Maps line.
It was an interesting challenge to create a clockwork map that looked good without making me go totally mad intersecting all the gears Inthe end I creatd a library of fully rendered gears, placed them with variation in size and colour and then did the shadowing and highlighting once all the shapes were in place. The map needed a lot of layers! The map pack has all the cogs in it too - and they're free to be used in your own work if you pick up the map pack.
The map pack can be found here.
This is a commercial map so it is rights reserved in contrast to the general license in my sig.
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Nice stuff. Perfect for Mechanus...just add Modrons!
Interesting concept. I'd consider buying that just to get the cogs.
Royal: I'm very sorry for your loss, your mother was a terribly attractive woman.
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You're right! Now I need a modron pack... Thanks guys
Alas, the Modrons are off on some eternal march through the multiverse...never to be seen again. We've got Formians though! Whatever...
What on earth are Modrons?
Btw Torstan... you made this map for a commission yet sell this in your own map pack? Is it because you retain the rights to the map that you are able to do this? Just interested to know.
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More maps viewable at my DeviantArt page: Ramah-Palmer DeviantArt
Yep, Rite publishing commissioned the map. As part of the agreed price I retain the rights to sell the map packs of the map - though in reality I do so in partnership with Rite. It's sold through their RPGNow and Paizo sites and they do a lot of the web marketing. However I do all the pdf creation, cover, maptool campaign file creation. It woulds out pretty well - but yes, its a specific contract worked out with those guys. In the map pack it has a line saying that the map is © Rite Publishing and that it's used with permission.
Oh, and Google Images modron (don't worry, it should be safe for work ). They're an old D&D race - one of the weirder ones.
Kudos for having the patience to think up different styles of gears and then not clump them together. Looks nice, man.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
For reference I googled Steampunk - my word, but there are a lot of images of gears on the internet! I could probably have gone for a few more variations, but after this many I felt I had enough. If I do another I'll spend a bit more time adding a few more variations into the mix.
Horray! Modron! Anyone else here ever play Planescape: Torment?


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Vicki Gunvalson's Son-in-Law, Ryan Culberson, Getting Help For Post-Traumatic Stress
On Season 8 of Real Housewives of Orange County, we saw the pain that Vicki Gunvalson and daughter Briana experience every time Briana's husband, Ryan Culberson, ships out for a tour of duty with the Marines. Now, Ryan is going public about his struggles with post-traumatic stress.
Ryan — who lashed out verbally last season at Lydia McLaughlin's mom for putting her feet up on the couch — is participating in Save a Warrior this month, which is a five-day program geared toward helping war veterans. The program will be filmed for a documentary and is likely to air on CNN. Meanwhile, Briana is currently pregnant with the couple's second child.
"I've had issues for years that I have left unresolved," says Ryan, who returned from his fifth combat deployment in October 2013. "I just really want other Marines to be aware of programs like Save A Warrior and know that it's OK to seek help."
Ryan makes it clear that Bravo hadn't asked him to seek treatment. "This is something I choose to do 100 percent on my own — I didn't even feel the show needed to know anything about it," he explains. "But ... the scrutiny of being in the public eye hasn't made dealing with [the issues] any easier." He adds that he no longer drinks or take anti-depressants and has started meditating twice a day.
We admire Ryan for being so open with his struggle, and we wish him and his family all the best.
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This festival brings together a juried outdoor art showcase with 200 artists and craftspersons from 30 states. Don't think you have to break the bank just because you're in downtown Aspen—prices for pieces range from $25 to $30,000. Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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The shortest distance between two points is two lines
This is a map of the route my package took to arrive via FedEx:
I never would have guessed that the best way to get something from Pennsylvania to Boston is through Tennessee. But then, geography was never my strong point.
(Memphis must be FedEx City.)


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The only thing standing between the Sheridan softball team and the program's first state championship since Arkansas' own Bill Clinton roamed the White House is a date with Benton on Friday.
There are no secrets between the 7A/6A-South Conference rivals. The only question is whether that's a good or bad thing.
"We know every kid on their team," Sheridan coach Eddie Woodall said. "They know all of ours, too. The girls play together all the time during the summer.
"We know Benton will be tough and we know they will be well-coached."
Woodall downplayed the familiarity factor, but seniors Sydney Bonner and Hunter Clark think it will make a difference when the 6A championship game begins at 4:30 p.m. at Bogle Park in Fayetteville.
"It's weird playing against them," Bonner said. "We know most of them and know how good they are, and they know most of us and how good we are."
Clark agreed.
"It's a good thing and a bad thing," she said. "You don't want to be nervous, but it will be fine.
"We know we'll play our best and we know they'll play their best."
To play their best, Sheridan (28-1) will look to Bonner as she tries to improve to 15-0 on the season.
Woodall said the confidence his team has in the pitch-to-contact righty is key to Bonner's success.
"I think that makes all the difference," he said. "She could strikeout more, but we don't need her to. She just makes them hit it where we want it and with this defense that's good enough.
"She's the all-time winningest pitcher in Sheridan history. She has 45 wins, and she could have three times that many if I didn't use two pitchers every year.
"She'll do a good job for us on Friday. She won't give them anything, she'll make them work for it."
Bonner admitted Friday's game would be the biggest one she's pitched in, but added that she'd keep the same approach.
"As long as I hit my spots," she said, "they'll hit it where we want it.
"If I'm hitting my spots, they'll hit it to second base a lot. Our second baseman (Madison Crosby) is a great fielder and she almost always makes the play."
Bonner said the stellar play of her defense makes her job easier.
"I just know they'll have my back," she said. "We just work well as a team together."
Bonner pitched both times when the Lady Jackets played Benton (20-5) this year — an 8-1 win at Benton and a 3-1 win in Sheridan. She tossed complete games in both contests allowing just one earned run and eight hits with four strikeouts over the two games.
Despite the oft-used phrase about beating a team three times, Woodall said he prefers the position his team is in as they try and win their first state title since 1999.
"I don't think that matters," he said. "We actually almost played them three times. We got rained out halfway thorough a tournament game with them.
"But anytime I've been in this situation, I'd much rather be in the position I'm in now having won the first two games."
Benton enters Friday's game with five losses, but all have come against teams playing this weekend for a state title. Aside from the losses to Sheridan, the Lady Panthers lost once to 5A Vilonia, once to 7A Bentonville, and once to 7A North Little Rock, which they also beat once.
"They play a great schedule," Woodall said. "They always play a tough schedule.
"Every time we play, we know it's going to be a fight."
Clark said the most important thing the Lady Jackets can do as they look to finish the year on a 29-game winning streak is treat Friday's contest like every one before it.
"We're not trying to look at it as a championship," she said. "You just have to do everything the same way you normally would.
"Put your shoes on the same way, fix your hair the same way, and then play how we need to play."


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Just in time for Veterans Day, our Fold3 team has launched The Honor Wall, an online memorial for the many millions of men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces over the past 200+ years.
Family, friends and loved ones will be able to pay homage to their heroes by developing a special page with historical military records, letters, stories, photographs, or any other memorabilia to share more about their veterans life, and their service.
If you are a veteran, please add your story directly so we may honor you!
As of launch, The Honor Wall has over 20 million personalized online pages already created. The unique virtual memorial will continue to grow and evolve as new pages are contributed by visitors to The Honor Wall, and those already existing are supplemented by additional user content.
The Honor Wall will also serve as a source of education on the lives of U.S. men and women in conflicts and in times of peace, whether serving at home or abroad. This is done via historical records already populated on many of The Honor Wall pages from the National Archives and Record Administration, Fold3, Ancestry.com and TogetherWeServed.com.
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I have already created several military pages for relatives on my Ancestry.com tree. It would be great if:
1) I could easily access those pages (maybe via a link from my family tree home page to a list of Military pages I've created?)
2) I could easily share those pages I've already created with Fold3 by clicking a share button. I see there is a button to share from Fold3 to Ancestry.com but not the other way around. Otherwise, I'll have to go hunting through the family pages I already have in order to locate the military family members, the duplicate the work I have already done in creating their pages and linking their records.
I do have info on my father, his brothers from WW2. A cousin who served during Vietnam, but was stationed in Iceland. All have the last name Morris.
Q: is it true that the mormons convert people to theirway, and take away what religion people actually where?
A question, should not offend, that's how we find answers, in search of truth.
I wonder how well this all works when ones grandparents are from Greece, because country was NOT listed.


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To the editor:
In response to Fran Pierce�s May 16 letter to the editor headlined, �Commisioners have to make tough calls�: If you can�t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
As for her comments about taxes spent for schools, money is being wasted or spent someplace else other than how it was intended � an example, the N.C. Education Lottery.
I feel that senior citizens shouldn�t pay for schools or any activity concerning schools as we have paid our dues. Many of us are on fixed incomes and can�t make ends meet or buy needed medications; yet, we are made to pay taxes to build schools.
It�s not right, it�s not fair, and it makes no sense.
What one likes or dislikes should be evaluated carefully in all things; and if one is elected to any office they should be prepared to take the good with the bad. They should also be honest and upfront, not hiding anything from the people that they took office to serve.
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If you've never seen rival gangs bust out the jazz hands at a dance-off to prove their turf dominion, you really need to check out West Side Story. (This kind of thing definitely doesn't go down on The Wire.) A revival of the hoodlum-rumbling, game-changing 1957 musical about a lower-class Romeo and a Puerto Rican Juliet in New York City comes to San Francisco with all the verve - if not quite the shock - of the original.
"American Idiot" is Gorgeous Rock, Not Plot
Berkeley Rep's Green Day rock-opera "American Idiot"- which world premiered last night at Berkeley Rep - is a hugely ambitious project that bombards with sound, vision and thrashing emotion. It looks, smells and sounds like teen spirit.
The plot takes a familiar path that goes like this: the anti-hero leaves home, lives in squalor, becomes disillusioned, rocks, rages against the machine, takes drugs, angsts more, rocks more and does more drugs. The end point is either death or redemption. And that's pretty much it.
The Best of This Season's Broadway Offerings
The menu for the 2009-2010 theater season features some of the most buzzed about direct-from Broadway shows. Plays opening in San Francisco in the coming months include Tony-winning musicals, some old chestnuts and at least one high-profile flop. Two of the hottest Broadway shows - a new revival of West Side Story and In the Heights - reflect a newfound attention to racial and cultural diversity, specifically Latino culture.
Here's what's on our radar.
After the Heatwave: Sizzling Winter theater from Broadway
It's September. Which means the new arts season is just around the corner. Best of Broadway is shaping up to live up to its name for the upcoming theater season. The menu for the 2009-2010 theater season features some of the most buzzed about direct-from Broadway shows.
Rent the Non-PC West Side Story, and the LSD-iest Hair (instead of the Tony-nominees)
The Tony Awards broadcast isn't really a must-TiVo event. Watching TV about theater might not be exactly like dancing about architecture but its pretty off-the-mark too. After all, the theater may be not dead yet, but it ain't as popular as Netflix.
Movicals vs. Movies Smackdown as "Billy Elliot" and "9-to-5" nab Tonys
The nominations for the 63rd annual Tony Awards were just announced and even if you had seen most of the nominated plays -- and gave a fig -- the Tonys broadcast is not exactly must-see TV. (It's June 7, if you must know.)
A not half bad alternative: rent the movie versions! This year, some of the top Broadway nominees are actually movicals – stage musicals based on movies.


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A few years ago I bought a new stem for my MTB. Thinking it would be a pretty straight forward process to make the switch, I went ahead and loosened the headest cap bolt and removed it. I then loosened the stem bolts and took off the old stem and replaced it. My problem is this - when I went to tighten it back up I had no issue. I put the headset cap back on and the bolt and tightened it back down. Here's where my problem began. For some reason I couldn't get the cap to tighten down and stay in place. So, is there a specific order or process to follow when re-tightening these? I'd like to flip the stem on my road bike this weekend but I don't want to end up in the LBS again asking for help.
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text: Home Culture Kanye Tweets 'I Don't Mess With Matt Lauer or the Today Show' This dude is involved in more media battles than rap battles. What's wrong with this picture? By: Nsenga Burton Posted: Nov. 11 2010 8:51 AM 0 Embattled rapper Kanye West (Getty Images) Kanye West is hopping mad yet again. This time his target is Matt Lauer of the Today show, who interviewed West about his comments about Bush during Hurricane Katrina. You may recall that Kanye shouted during a telethon that "George Bush doesn't like black people." In case you've been asleep at the wheel, W. has embarked on a tour to promote his memoir and was interviewed by Lauer earlier this week. During the interview, Bush identified Kanye's comments as the lowest point of his presidency. We thought it might have been 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, declaring war based on false data or the record deficit. Instead it was Kanye labeling him a "racist." Kanye went on the Today show with the intention of addressing the issue. Mistake number one. You don't address foolish statements. Bush claiming to lose sleep over Kanye's comments is sheer and utter foolishness. Kanye should have left well enough alone but didn't. Now, instead of Bush looking crazy, Kanye looks crazy and is back at it with the media. Kanye also insists that Lauer was "brutal" and trying to "force" the answers he wanted out of Kanye. To Kanye we say, more rap battles and less media battles. Read more at Ballerstatus.com. Watch the video of the interview on the Today show. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre 0


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the damage is 6000$ on the front of my ford pick up and 5000$ on a show bike we where on our way to show in Daytona bike week
a car lost control on the I 4 and smashed us
the police report show we had zero fault in this and the driver admitted all his fault ,even the insurance told me they would settle but they are doing nothing
I have a police report from Orlando patrol ,there is police report numbers that describe all that happened .
the exact date would be on the report but it was in march for the daytona bike week
what the insurance told me
the girl meredith had 10,000,00 liability only and my damage alone where 6000 on the truck and 5000 on the bike on its way to be shown
they had told me they would only spend 10,000 on this accident and there was a 3 rd partie involved that got hit just before us
so between the 3 of us we would split 10k
but they never offered me anything
I think they just hope i will give up
I have given them estimate from Gananoque chevrolet dealership and a estimate from harley davidson in kingston
the insurance told me usually they want the estimate done where they prefer but in my case being driving by ,it was easier to get it done back home .
they sent a appraiser for the bike from state farm and he when over the estimate from harley davidson in kingston and approved it all .
they never sent anyone to look at the truck wich had the most damage .
would it help to send you all the estimate and email exchange with them ?
first question ,am I wasting my time or do I have a legit shot at something back ?
I would have taken any offer over nothing
my truck has a smashed front end now
I don't mind paying or even splitting with a lawyer ,i just hate that they flush me off with out any explanation
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January 9, 2014
Climate Cycle Report 2
This week on the Climate Cycle Report, we will look at how to identify different patterns that result during climate change.
First, looking at the image, we identify the solid black line that is moving from lower left to upper right. This is the Average Global Temperature. So, as you can see, we are leaving an Ice Age and heading into a warming period on the earth. This warming period is associated with a Post-Glaciation period. This line is what you hear about on the news all the time, that man-made CO2 is the reason this line is moving upwards. That can't be proven, so that is why you always hear me say man-made CO2 is not the reason. However, if you were to look back at the earth's climate history, you can see that this solid black line would look very familiar multiple times throughout the earth's climate. That is because the earth has always gone from Ice Age to Post Glaciation eras. We just happen to be living on the earth now as we are going into the overall warming pattern of the earth, the "non-man-made CO" warming era.
Now, if we look at the red line going across from left to right, we can see that this represents a mini warm period, known as a warm cycle. During this time period it is not uncommon to see stronger warming of the earth than the average rate. Along with this time period, we note that warm weather events can be stronger and have higher frequencies (such as Tropical Weather, Severe Weather, Droughts, Heat Waves). So, if you look most recently in the 2000's, we were in one of those red temp lines, meaning we were set to see this type of pattern occur and it certainly did.
Now, take a look at the blue lines. These represent when the earth is actually cooler than the average post glaciation temp rise, meaning the average earth's air temp could be cooling briefly. This would support stronger cold weather events, with higher frequencies (such as Blizzards, Nor'Easters, Polar Vortex Outbreaks, Cold Air Outbreaks, Flooding events – the colder group of events).
But do remember that no matter if we are in the colder cycle or the warmer cycle, each event can take place when the weather parameters are in the right place. That being said, you can have strong Hurricanes in cold cycles ( like Hurricane Camille along with Hurricane Andrew); you can also have strong Hurricanes in the warm cycle ( anduch as Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy). Just like cold events can take place during the warm cycle, during the winter of 2009-10 we recorded snow in all 50 states at the same time.
The biggest thing to remember is that the next time you hear the words Global Warming being used, watch how it's being used. The earth is warming out of the past Ice Age, so yes the globe is warming, but that is all part of the larger Climate Cycles. Is it being created by man-made CO2? That is almost impossible to prove, so that should be the part to withhold from and not accept.
So, for all you global warmers out there, yes, your globe is warming away from the past Ice Age. However, make sure you state the proper science behind it, not use false facts. For you global coolers out there, yes, there are periods when it's cooler; the pocket of time we are entering now will support that.
My personal belief as a Degreed Meteorologist is it's impossible to point to man-made CO2 as the culprit of global warming, when more of the science supports the earth is just rising at a normal POST ICE AGE rate.
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (November 15 2011) Yodil, Inc., a provider of business intelligence (BI), data analytics, and management reporting to the insurance industry, has been endorsed by Frank Sentner, President of Soulware Ltd. Sentner also serves as VP of Business Development for The Insurance Exchange Trust and Director of Strategic Technology for The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB).
"BI vendors imply that business users can effectively employ their tools to extract meaningful intelligence from their systems", said Sentner. "So, agencies spend time and money on tools and training, and typically end up as confused and uninformed as they were at the start because they haven't derived the appropriate intelligence. In my 35 years of experience, I've seen many attempts made to solve this challenge without success. For the first time, I believe there is a company that has the right team, the right experience, and the right platform to address the BI challenge. That company is Yodil. The Yodil platform is the means, not the end. Yodil enables agencies to spend less money and time to get the business intelligence they need to run their businesses successfully. It's the better mouse trap, operated by better people, with better results."
Yodil gives its clients the opportunity to work with trained and capable insurance, BI, and technological professionals/consultants to structure the appropriate questions, to derive the corresponding analytics, and to deliver business-improving intelligence. Technology and reports are delivered as a service, not as a tool.
"One of the most significant problems facing agents and brokers is the inability to get data from their systems," said Fred Waite, CEO of Yodil. "They want tools to extract the BI buried in their data. But their understanding of that data might not be adequate to appropriately structure it, to understand the meaningful relationships between particular data points, or to derive constructive results. We give them the help they want to get the BI they need."
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In the pilot episode, we learn of Lucy's origins. The Special Fathers have a bad flight, but some really good cocoa. Lucy goes on a blind date with one of her father's minions, but only has eyes for the DJ. Her father is not happy.
The Devil buys a chain of restaurants called Tequila Sally's. He coxes Lucy into working there, as well DJ Jesús to run the karaoke.
Learning that civilization will collapse if humans, specifically women, masturbate 8% more, Satan launches Sinsperations!, a sex toy manufacturing operation.
DJ Jesus and Satan attend the infamous Burning Man Festival.
Things heat up in hell when Satan removes a teratoma from his armpit and brings it home to live with him. However, things take a turn for the worse when the teratoma, which is named Terry, falls for the devil's advocate and plots to murder DJ Jesus.
When Senator Whitehead launches his presidential campaign, he must make a pact with the devil, as all presidential candidates must do. However, when he discovers that he needs a human sacrifice, things become somewhat complicated.
In order to help Senator Whitehead's campaign, Satan helps Tad, the senator's son get a job as a busboy at Tequila Sally's. However, Tad is a registered sex offender and he soon does something that could put his father's campaign in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Satan is intrigued by the national sex offender registry, as he believes it may have an extra purpose.
Vampire choir and alter boys are preying on priests throughout the city. The Archbishop of San Fransisco asks the Special Fathers for help while the Special Sisters get a crash course in vampire hunting. But will she be ready for the terrifying and unholy Vampire Communion?
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It's off to an old abandoned Catholic boarding school for DJ Jesus, so he can work on his re-mix in peace. But little does he know that it was the site of a grisly murder 30 years earlier. Soon the school is filled with school girl ghosts along with an irritating disco tune.
San Fransisco is being attacked nightly by a monster, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Satan, DJ Jesus, Senator Whitehead and even the Pope are strangely compelled to assist in the confrontations with the beast.


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Cheryl Cole has turned to her cheating ex-husband Ashley Cole for help and it has emerged the couple are "talking or texting every day".
Girls Aloud star Cheryl is apparently feeling "vulnerable" now that her career has stalled and she has turned to Ashley for reassurance despite his former cheating ways.
According to Closer magazine, a source said: "They're talking or texting every day.
"She usually texts him first thing in the morning and they'll normally call each other during the day. She saw him just before Christmas and they're making plans for a weekend break together in February."
Cheryl - what are you thinking?! Have you completely forgotten all of Ashley's previous naughtiness? You can do better!
However, it seems that Cheryl is feeling unsure of her career situation at the moment and despite the couple's differences, Promise singer Cheryl feels that Ashley understands her best.
The source said: "Her career has reached a crossroads.
"She let Ashley get close to her again - she's always said he's the only one who 'understands' her."
"She's told Ashley he must survive six months, until her birthday on June 30, without dating or bedding other girls if she's ever to trust him again."
Three words, Cheryl - No, no and no!
Brad Pitt has always denied cheating on Jennifer Aniston, but he was heavily rumoured to have been hooking up with Angelina Jolie while they filmed Mr and Mrs Smith together. Photo: bauergriffinonline.com
David Letterman confessed to a string of affairs with female colleagues after he became the victim of an alleged blackmail attempt in September 2009. Photo: AP
Gareth Gates was alleged to have been conducting an affair with his young 'Les Miserables' co-star Katie Hall, while his wife Suzanne was at home looking after their young child. Photo: Getty Images
Hugh Grant stunned us all when he cheated on then girlfriend Liz Hurley with Los Angeles street prostitute Divine Brown in 1995. Unfortunately for him, he was busted by the police as well as by Liz. Photo: Getty Images
Chelsea footballer John Terry lost the England captaincy after it emerged he'd cheated on his wife Toni with the partner of his former team-mate Wayne Bridge. Photo: AP
Jude Law was exposed as cheating on Sienna Miller when Daisy Wright sold her story to the press. He got dumped for his troubles, but still Sienna took him back a few years later. Photo: bauergriffinonline.com
Take That star Mark Owen has confessed to having affairs with 10 women since he began seeing his wife - almost putting him on par with Tiger Woods in the infidelity stakes. Photo: Getty Images
Golfing legend Tiger hit the headlines in spectacular fashion in 2009 when a string of women came forward claiming to have had affairs with him. Photo: AP
Vernon Kay has confessed to sending sexy texts to a number of different women, leaving wife Tess Daly furious but still standing by him. Photo: AP
Footballers these days seem virtually unable to keep their trousers zipped up. Wayne Rooney allegedly paid hooker Juicy Jenny £1200-a-night, meeting up for a rumoured seven or more romps, all while wife Coleen was pregnant with baby Kai. Photo: Getty Images


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Apparel giant H&M, a long time holdout, announced this morning that they'd be opening their long awaited online store in August, according to an official tweet from the company. Innumerable accounts responded positively to the news, celebrating the soon-to-come online store, and ecstatic that they'd be able to use online payment processing to shop at their favorite store without ever having to leave the house.
But H&M isn't the only large-scale retailer augmenting and improving their e-commerce options. Earlier this week, Daily Finance reported that Amazon is currently building new distribution centers in areas that feature large concentrations of their customers – which will both lower their shipping costs, and increase the convenience factor that's already inherent in online shopping options. The news source also reports that Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and other retailers are experimenting with shipping out online orders from brick-and-mortar retailers, as opposed to from their warehouses, for the same purpose.
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