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Uncle Julio's - Loudoun
Uncle Julio's menu also includes Tex-Mex classics such as tacos, enchiladas & tamales all with a selection of sauces made daily. Insider tip: order the tableside guacamole. It's prepared for you at your table; if you like it spicy kick it up a notch with fresh chopped jalapenos.
Uncle Julio's has a vast drink selection. Try our fresh margarita of the day, made to order with fresh fruit. If you prefer a frozen drink then the Swirl is definitely the perfect choice. The Swirl is frozen sangria & frozen margarita layered together dating back to 1987.
For reservations, please allow up to 15 minutes for us to prepare your table.
We were celebrating a birthday and everything was perfect
I love the Reston, Fairfax, and Arlington stores, but live near the Loudoun store and really want it to be great, but it has so many shortcomings! I've tried this store at least a dozen times and never been satisfied. The chef seems not to follow the standard recipes. The salsa is almost burned numerous times, sort of blackish instead of reddish with charred bits like other stores. My husband and I asked for salsa carne as sauce for our Juanita's platters and the request was ignored. My husband decided to go ahead and keep his but I requested mine to be returned to fix it. Then, almost 15 minutes later after my husband was finished eating, they finally brought mine. Nothing like going to dinner together and both eating alone! As well, the ground beef recipe was totally different than other stores. It was more boiled than browned and it was very watery/full of dripping juice, so much so that my plate was full of liquid and my enchiladas were soggy. I would love to love this store because I live very close to it, but you are making it really hard. Please fix it!
The restaurant was great but they do not respect the Open Table Reservation time, it was a 30 min wait for a table.
Wonderful location
Server was overwhelmed I think with many tables. Ran out of chips and salsa and asked for refill of both but never got the salsa. My hubby and son drink cups were empty for awhile with no offer of refill. Food was great as always
Loved the outdoor experience!
The service is great...I just don't prefer the place...it is loud, the food is Ok and it is overpriced for what you get...
The sever was fantastic in accommodating a large party. Timing of food was good and making my friend feel special on her birthday was an added bonus. Everyone loved the chocolate piñata dessert. Will definitely return.
There is something wrong with this Uncle Julio's. Service was extremely slow - food was sub par - chicken fajitas were oily and under cooked. Been going to Uncle Julio's in Bethesda and Reston for over 25 years. This one has a problem.
I wondering if their chef/recipes have changed. The salsa and regular entrees were not like what we've experienced before and we go frequently.
Uncle Julio's is my favorite Mexican restaurant when it comes to chains. Their food is delicious and their chips are addictive. I love how everything is made in house and practically right in front of you. It is on the pricier side but it's excellent for celebrating and special occasions. We celebrated my birthday here and was sure to get the chocolate piñata which is my fav part. Staff was friendly and pleasant I always have a good time when I come here! I usually choose the fajitas or the chicken fajita quesadilla. Their entire menu is delicious so you can't really make a bad choice. Worth coming to check out if not to at least celebrate at!
The food was excellent and the waitress got all of our special requests down correctly. Was just a bit noisy because our table was close to the bar/kitchen area.
I actually introduced uncle Julio's to my family and friends. My coworkers. I the evening I came I brought a new girlfriend so she'll be back with her family. Great food and great service. Excellent value point.
Great food
Great service
Our server, Sawyer, was great! We never had to wait for a refill, our food came out quickly, and everything was exactly as we ordered. We'll definitely be back (and will request the same server).
Colin was a great server, my water was filled without asking and our orders were quick and correct.
- Prompt waitress
- Flavorful cocktails (blood orange margaritas)
- Took a long time to get our cocktails (over 15 minutes, the food beat out our drinks)
- Restaurant was not very clean: glasses were cloudy with stuck on food particles and floors needed sweeping
- Guacamole was brown
Great service, great food, great atmosphere! First time, but won't be last time..!
Great food and fantastic waitress with exceptional customer service.
We enjoyed our dinner and dining experience.
Very accommodating for a large party, service and food was great!
Good tastes amazingly good from crisp home made chips to perfectly sizzled meat
Waited over 30 minutes with a reservation. Many groups that came in after us were seated. Spoke to hostess and there must have been some mistake as she seated us but offered no apology or explanation. Waited at table for 5-10 min before waitress showed up. She put chips and salsa in front of us and disappeared for 15 min. Finally shows up. By this time we are dying from eating salsa with nothing to drink! She takes our drink order and disappears again for 10 minutes! I did order a frozen margarita which may have gotten held up at the bar but the water and lemonade should have been brought to us very quickly. We asked for more chips and salsa at that time and she brought back a bowl of chips that were glistening with grease! Inedible. We finally got to order. Food came out in good time but my sons quesadilla had big hunks of steak in it and he ordered beef. Flagged down a passing hostess and she got manager. Manager said that's how beef quesadillas came. Which is strange because he had ordered the same thing before and it was served with ground beef. I told him about the greasy chips which he could plainly see and his reply was he would tell his kitchen staff. He never asked if we would like another basket. He did have my sons quesadilla remade and it came out just fine but when the bill came the waitress had charged us for 2! This experience is not typical of other uncle Julio's we have been to. It just seemed that no one in that restaurant cared about anything. :(((
The tableside guacamole is delicious. The chocolate pinata (classic) is also delicious. The rest of the food is pretty good. The music is always very loud there, like they are aiming for a fun bar atmosphere rather than a restaurant as it is hard to talk when there are more than 2 of you there.
We went on Valentines Day. The place was PACKED but the staff handled it with grace. Our service was fast, the food was AMAZING. I wish they had some kind of chocolate desert besides the pinata. I've only been twice, but I can't wait to go again.
As always, food was excellent. The chicken is always nice an moist.
Really friendly staff!!! The food was really good. The location was clean
As usual a great experience
The service was the best we have had at this location. Unfortunately the restaurant did not seem to honor our reservation. We had to keep reminding them that we had made a reservation.
The food was great and the waiter was very friendly and helpful. My only problem was the hostess. She was talking with an attitude and on top of that even though we came ten minutes earlier than our reservation, we had to wait for 30 minutes more to get our reserved table. I don't see the point of reservation of a table if we still get to wait. I wouldn't recommend this to a friend who has a surprise party like we had because it took forever and I have zero trust now in that restaurant that it'd get the table on time. All the maanger said was that "he cannot kick the customers out for us".He obviously poor planned the seating and let people in when he shouldn't have. I'm very upset because it's one of my favorite restaurants and i live near by. I'd definitely not come back.
We had a great time celebrating my mom's 70th birthday with you! Thank you for the excellent service!
Ryan our server was exceptional, excellent atmosphere and food was very good , service was fast and we enjoyed our dining experience. Will definitely be back
Our server was very pleasant, but spoke very rapidly. I had to ask several times to have him repeat what he had said. The food was fantastic. Overall experience was very good. But, I'm glad that we arrived early on Friday evening. The tables quickly filled up and it became very, very noisy.
Table we were seated at was not clean. We had to ask two different people to wipe it off which they did but it was still dirty. Chairs also had old food still on them.
Food portions were very skimpy! Chicken casadias had very little filling in them. Restaurant very noisy during lunch! We were seated in front of a door in back room and it was very drafty.
Would not recommend this restaurant☹
The waiter made the experience! The staff here is always super friendly and accommodating!
This was my 3rd time at this restaurant over the past few years. We had a party of 6 that included two children. I was extremely disappointed by the food and service provided. Out of the four adults, none of us ate more than half of our meal. Both of my children didn't like their kids meals, and we asked multiple times for a spoon for my 5 year old daughter because she wanted it to eat her beans with and we never received one. The initial delivery of food was wrong, the second time they got it right enough that we didn't want to wait for a 3rd try. At least the pinata was good!
Also, my mother took my 5 year old to the bathroom, and was confused as to why two servers were in the same stall together.
We left and noted that we had never had a bad experience at Matchbox.
The manager Ilham was exceptional!!!!! She accommodated our party and made my daughter feel extra special! She went out of her way to make sure everything was perfect!!
Ilham, thank you so much for EVERYTHING you did!!
The food was below average and the service was so bad.
Food came out cold. Had to ask 3x to re-heat the food. Last time it came hot but with meat overcooked. Very disappointing.
It was very busy which put us behind on our reservation, but Travis (the manager) and staff made our evening spectacular! Kudos to them all. I always love the restaurant and this experience just made me love it more.
Even though they were very crowded we had great service and the food came very quickly. Great place to eat and lots of fun!


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Pregnancy Nutrition
Though you should maintain a healthy diet throughout your pregnancy, nutrition is especially important during the third trimester.
By Susan Dahlheimer, PhD, RD, FADA, and Diane Wagoner, MS, RD, LDN
In your last months of pregnancy, nutrition should be a consideration at every meal. Right now, as your baby is preparing to live outside of your body, she's developing at a rapid pace: Her lungs and kidneys are growing stronger so that they can take over the functions that yours are now performing, and her brain is quickly maturing. At the same time, your body is preparing to produce milk, so you can continue to nurture your baby when breastfeeding in the coming months. The food choices you make now will help ensure a healthy start for your baby and positive eating habits for your growing family.
In 2010, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion released new dietary guidelines. Called MyPlate, the new design emphasizes healthy food choices (such as switching to skim or 1% milk and filling your plate at least halfway with fruits and vegetables); cutting back on foods high in solid fats (such as butter and vegetable shortening), added sugars, and salt; and eating the right amount of calories for you. Guidelines for pregnancy and breastfeeding are also included.
Start with Energy
In the last trimester, babies typically gain about a quarter to a half-pound each week. To ensure this steady growth pattern, you must eat enough to gain about a pound per week, which will require about 300 extra calories a day. Your extra energy consumption also helps your blood volume increase, so it can supply enough nutrients to the baby, prepare your breasts for milk production and build strong muscles to support labor. Never try to lose weight or restrict your calories during pregnancy. If you do, you are likely to feel depressed, anxious and stressed, and your baby is more likely to be born early, small and less prepared for life outside the womb.
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Protein's importance in your diet is second only to caloric intake. During pregnancy, you need about 20 percent more protein than normal for increased fetal growth, uterus and breast development, and preparation for breastfeeding. If your diet meets the pyramid's recommendations of five to seven ounces of protein foods and three cups of milk a day, you probably are already consuming enough protein to meet your needs and those of your growing baby.
Focus now on your source of protein: Fish, meat, poultry, eggs and dairy should be a big part of your diet. Because dangerous mercury levels in some fish can impair a baby's brain development, the FDA recommends that you avoid eating large predator fish such as swordfish and king mackerel. However, it is safe to eat up to 12 ounces a week of more commonly consumed fish such as cod, salmon and canned light tuna. If your fish comes from a local water source, do a check to make sure it is free of pollutants and safe to eat.
Lacto-ovo vegetarians - those who eat dairy and eggs but not meat - should increase their consumption of dairy products and supplement their diet with protein from beans, seeds and nuts. Vegans - those who eliminate all animal products, including dairy, fish and eggs - should be sure to get enough enriched soy milk, tofu, cooked beans, nuts and nut butters. A vegan diet lacks the vitamin B12 from meat and dairy foods that is vital for red blood cell production, brain development and metabolism, so vegans will need to compensate with fortified soy products or supplements.
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During pregnancy, nutrition requirements increase across the board: Your need for folic acid, iron and vitamin B6 rises by about 50 percent because these nutrients promote the formation of healthy red blood cells and reduce your risk of developing anemia during pregnancy and birth. In addition to helping supply oxygen to all tissues, these nutrients participate in cell division and protein synthesis, making them especially important during this time of rapid fetal growth.
Folacin, or folic acid, is contained in leafy dark green vegetables (such as spinach and romaine lettuce), legumes and citrus fruit. However, because most people consume relatively low amounts of folacin, it is also added to many grain products that are designated "fortified," such as cereal, bread, pasta and flour. To get enough iron, choose fortified cereals that supply 100 percent of the FDA's recommended daily value of 27 milligrams per day for pregnant woman. Eat foods rich in vitamin C (citrus fruits, tomatoes and green peppers) with iron-rich ones (fortified grain products) to enhance your ability to absorb iron. Lean meats also provide an excellent source of iron that is easily absorbed without the addition of vitamin C. Vitamin B6 is found in whole grains and fortified cereals, meat, poultry, fish and beans.
Drink Enough Fluids
During the last trimester, several changes in your body increase your need for fluids. By this time, your blood volume has risen by about 50 percent so that nutrients can easily be transported to the placenta. Also, food is now passing more slowly through your intestines, increasing the chance of constipation. So keep the fluids coming: You'll need them to maintain the extra blood supply, and adequate fluids combined with dietary fiber can help prevent constipation.
You may also notice that you get more tired if you are dehydrated - and you need all the energy you can muster these days. Drink at least eight to 10 cups of water or milk daily. You may also substitute some of your fruit and vegetable servings with juice, although it lacks the fiber found in whole fruits and vegetables. Try to get an extra serving of milk each day to help your baby grow strong bones and reduce your risk of osteoporosis later in life.
Relieve Heartburn
Heartburn is a common pregnancy complaint. It occurs because the growing baby puts increased pressure on your stomach, while hormones relax the muscles that close the esophagus, allowing stomach acid to rise. To prevent or reduce heartburn, try to relax and eat slowly. Eat small meals when you're hungry, even if that is six or more times a day. Gravity can help keep the acids settled in your stomach, so sit up while you eat, and avoid lying down for at least an hour after a meal or snack. You may find that very spicy or greasy foods increase heartburn, so try to avoid them late in the day.
Listen to Your Body
To gauge your caloric needs, pay attention to your hunger cues: That way you'll follow a naturally healthy weight-gain pattern. Don't wait until you're ravenous. If you do, you're more likely to eat large amounts of unhealthy foods.
Maintaining a nutritious diet during these last important months before birth will impact your health and that of your baby. For most women, food tastes better than ever at this time in pregnancy. That's why it's an ideal time to enjoy eating as you anticipate your new arrival.
Additional pregnancy tips:
- Taking Care of Your Body
- Do's and Don'ts
- Bonding with Baby Now
- Mom-to-Be Nutrition Infographic
- Nutrition by Trimester Handout
For More Information:
- USA Nutritional support for low-income mothers (WIC)
- Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
- Pregnancy healthy weight gain calculator
- Learn more about the food groups
- Heartburn and Indigestion in Pregnancy[TB1]


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Today in Lufkin and Nacogdoches we have the chance of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms, but the situation doesn't appear to be anything like what North Texas saw last night.
As many as ten possible tornadoes ripped through areas west of Dallas-Fort Worth Wednesday night, and left 250 people homeless, 100 injured, and 6 dead. Changes to those numbers could come today as emergency responders fully assess the damage.
Hood, Ellis, and Johnson counties suffered the most damage. A twister destroyed most of a Habitat for Humanity subdivision in Granbury. The NBC affiliate in Dallas says "about 50 people gathered in the Oak Wood Elementary School after nightfall Wednesday to have their injured children examined by paramedics. Five were taken away by ambulance."
The number of damaged homes is expected to increase quickly today with the daylight, covering homes that have been totally destroyed, and those that only suffered roof damage.
As our chance of thunderstorms continues today in East Texas, if you want to help those in North Texas affected by last night's storms, you can donate to the American Red Cross. They've set up shelters to help those who have been displaced. It's also a great time to donate blood.


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If you thought HP couldn't top last year in terms of the amount of drama and intrigue generated, you'd have been surprised by what has transpired over the past year. Financial struggles were first and foremost, as industry headwinds in HP's core businesses added up to headaches for investors.
CEO Meg Whitman sought to put her own distinctive stamp on HP, vowing to be a channel advocate and reorganizing HP business units to make them run more efficiently. Those efforts may yet bear fruit, but industry watchers see more changes ahead for HP as it continues to try to steady the ship.
As the dust settles on another tumultuous year for HP, CRN looks at 10 HP stories that surprised, shocked or simply had folks scratching their heads in bemusement.


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The value of farmland in Arkansas has soared in recent years, buoyed by the high prices developers are willing to pay for agricultural land.
"Many factors affect farmland values, but I suspect that non-agricultural uses of pasture land, such as urban sprawl and desire to live in rural areas, are causing pasture land values to increase faster than other types of farmland," said Terry Griffin, assistant professor/economist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
This is especially true in northwest Arkansas where an economic boom has expanded from cities into the countryside.
Rising farmland value has been the trend over the last 60 years in Arkansas, with a few exceptions along the way. During the 1970s, farmland values increased by nearly 200 percent. But that was followed, from 1982 to 1987, by a 34 percent decrease from the highest point. Over the decade of the 1980s, values were down 13 percent.
It wasn't until 1998 that the previous Arkansas farmland value high — set in 1982 — was reached again, Griffin said.
Since the lowest farmland values were set in 1987, farmland has increased 218 percent. This long-term trend in Arkansas farmland values is not unusual.
Farmland values in many other states followed similar trends of increased values during the 1970s, followed by similar decreased values in the 1980s, with a steady increase since the mid to late 1980s.
"With only two minor exceptions in 1990 and 1992, Arkansas farmland values have been on the rise since 1987."
For the last four years, farmland values have increased at, or above, 10 percent and have increased at least 5 percent since 2001.
All types of farmland values are rising: farm real estate, cropland, irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture land.
"The most notable increase has been in pasture land relative to cropland, whether irrigated or non-irrigated," Griffin said. "Pasture land values have been increasing at a faster rate than the other types of farmland and have surpassed the value of cropland."
In 2007, the value of pastureland surpassed that of irrigated cropland and is approaching the per-acre value of farm real estate, which includes buildings and facilities. This trend in pastureland values has also been documented in surrounding states.
Griffin said farmers are right to be alarmed by the trend of rising values as land is gobbled up around them and high land values make it difficult for them to buy new land for expansion.
He said the USDA reports the increase in farm real estate values continues to be driven by a combination of many factors, including strong commodity prices and farm programs, outside investments, favorable interest rates and tax incentives and continued commercial and residential development. The USDA said it's uncertain if farmland values will continue to increase in value, remain steady, or begin to decline.
You can read Griffin's agricultural economics newsletter by going to www.uaex.edu and selecting Agriculture, Newsletters and Farm Management and Marketing. The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the U of A Division of Agriculture.
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Eight is great: Nadal extends French Open reign
Paris, France – Rafael Nadal captured an unprecedented eighth French Open title on Sunday with a straight-set win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
Nadal used a combination of superior range and power to post a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory on the famed red clay at Stade Roland Garros. The No. 3 seed became the only man with eight titles at any Grand Slam tournament.
"Eight times here is a lot," Nadal remarked. "I never thought about that. But I will keep practicing with the same passion and intensity to bring my tennis to the highest level possible."
Rain periodically fell, intensifying at some points, throughout the match, but the weather didn't interrupt play. However, the final was briefly halted late in the second set when a protester jumped onto Court Chatrier with a flare as Nadal prepared to serve in the seventh game. The individual was swiftly subdued by security and the flare extinguished.
The unsettling moment likely rattled Nadal and Ferrer as both players followed with erratic service games. Nadal was broken at 15, while Ferrer failed to win a point as Nadal closed out the set.
Nadal broke three times in each of the first two sets and then won the first two games of the third. Ferrer rallied with the help of a break to even the set at 3-all and had a chance to seize the lead with a break point in the seventh game. Nadal, though, was able to hold after a trio of Ferrer shots strayed long.
A Ferrer double fault gave Nadal a 5-3 edge and he fittingly completed the match with a blistering forehand winner.
"I think the score is much easier than what the match was today," Nadal stated. "I think for moments I played great. I think a few moments in the match, I played at very, very high level."
The 27-year-old clay king is now 59-1 all-time at the French Open, the most wins in the tournament's illustrious history. His lone setback came against Robin Soderling in the round of 16 in 2009.
Since returning in February from a left knee injury that sidelined him for seven months, Nadal has gone 43-2 and reached the finals of all nine tournaments he's entered, winning seven of them.
The mighty Mallorcan claimed his 12th Grand Slam title to move into a tie for third place with Roy Emerson on the all-time list behind Roger Federer's 17 and Pete Sampras' 14.
Nadal now owns 57 career titles, including 42 on clay. Only Guillermo Vilas has more clay court titles in the Open Era with 46.
Ferrer, the fourth seed and a first-time Grand Slam finalist, consolidated a break with a hold to go up 3-2 in the first set.
Nadal then took control by winning seven straight games. He saved a break point before firing an ace to grab a 5-3 lead, and the opening set concluded when Ferrer sent a backhander into the net to get broken.
Ferrer squandered a break point to begin the second set. Nadal didn't on his countryman's next service game as he sprinted across the court from behind the baseline and secured the break with another tremendous forehand winner. A hold at love gave Nadal a 3-0 lead before Ferrer fought off two break points and held when Nadal found the net with a backhand.
Nadal grinded out a lengthy fifth game, saving four break points. He then converted a fourth break point with a bludgeoned forehand to go up 5-1 before play was momentarily stopped because of the person wielding a flare.
Ferrer, 31, had not dropped a set en route to his first major final.
"To beat Rafael [on a] clay court, I need to play more aggressive," Ferrer admitted. "I need to finish the points at the net and play my best tennis to beat him."
Despite losing his ninth straight match to Nadal, Ferrer will climb over him to the No. 4 spot in the world rankings. Nadal will slide down to No. 5.
Sunday's final marked the fourth all-Spanish matchup in Grand Slam history, with all coming at Roland Garros.


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VP9, MC H.264, x264, Apple H.264, Sorenson MPEG-4, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DV (DV25), VP8, MOV, Motion JPEG A, JPEG2000, Animation, Cinepak, DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO HD, H.261, HDV, IMX, MJPEG A/B, YUV, Pixlet (Mac only), Sorenson Video 3 (SV3), Sorenson Spark, H.263, WM Screen V9 (PC only), WMV 7 – 9 Advanced (PC only), VC-1, WMV-Bluray HD
Supported Video Formats
3GPP, AVI, DV, FLV, M4V, M2V, MOV, MP4, MPG, MTS, MKV, SWF (output), VC1, WebM, WMV
Adaptive Bitrate Standards
Multi-Rate Bundling, MPEG DASH, Apple HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), Microsoft Smooth Streaming (H.264) and Adobe Flash Dynamic Streaming
Supported Audio Codecs
AC3, AAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG Layer 1, MPEG Layer 2, LPCM, Windows Media Audio
Supported Audio Formats
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Windows Requirements
- Windows 8 or 10
- 1 gigahertz (GHz)* or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
- 2 GB of RAM
- 200 MB of available hard-disk space
- QuickTime 7.2 or later
- DirectX 9.0b or later
Macintosh Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.10 or greater
- 2 GB of RAM
- 200 MB of available hard-disk space
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- Expanded 4k & UHD Support (64 bit processing): As 4K and UHD video becomes more and more common in our everyday video workflows, we find increasing importance for 64bit processing and system memory usage. In Squeeze Desktop 11 we have expanded our 64bit support to help your system handle the increased memory needs for processing content of these new frame sizes and data rates. 64bit encoding will slow down the encode time so it should only be used when necessary if you are worried about a job's throughput, but when you are doing the heavy lifting, working with 4K and UHD content, 64bit is the only way to go.
- Updated Codecs (x.264, h.264, VP9, x.265/HEVC): At Sorenson Media we always strive to provide our customers with the latest and greatest in encoding technology, Squeeze Desktop 11 is no different. We have updated the codecs that you already know and love, to bring you faster and more efficient encoding.
- High Bit-Depth Dithering Filter: Squeeze Desktop is the tool for anybody that needs to encode video and one of the features new to Squeeze Desktop 11 is High Bit-Depth Dithering. Dithering is required when you are working with High Bit-Depth Color, such as 10-bit color, and exporting as 8bit color. Dithering will automatically smooth over the color variations and banding that occurs during this color conversion, resulting in a great looking output file. Our new Dithering Filter helps you get the job done. To add even more flexibility to your encoding choices, you will find three different dithering methods to solve your dithering needs; truncate, triangular and bayer ordered. All three of these dithering methods do a great job and work fast, the choice often comes down to personal preference for your individual job.
- Text Watermark: New to Squeeze 11 is the Text Watermark filter, giving you a simple way to quickly watermark your output content and make sure viewers know who encoded or created the file.
- Avid ISIS Support
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Despite being pretty advanced online, The Guardian's mobile site is well behind the times, and the newspaper has now
hired a consultant
to improve its mobile strategy.
The mobile edition doesn't match up to the web version and, with this in mind, I've been taking a closer look at the Guardian's and some other newspaper's mobile sites…
Guardian mobile
Annoyingly, to get The Guardian's mobile version, you first have to register with AvantGo, rather than just going straight to the site or being diverted to the mobile version when accessing the site.
This means having to enter your email address, along with a couple of other details, which isn't always the easiest thing to do on a mobile phone.
Then, before being sent to the actual site, you have to get past this intro; hopefully your mobile data tariff is reasonable, otherwise you're paying more for looking at this:
Once there, while the site does a decent job of giving users the top stories in each section, the look and feel of the site is basic, with no images or graphics to break up the text, while he range content on offer is also limited.
The Telegraph mobile site, like the Guardian's, has a limited range of content on offer, about ten articles in each of four sections; news, sport, finance and travel.
It has been laid out better though, and the headlines and articles are easier to scan than on the Guardian, while no lengthy registration process is required. Good for keeping up with the latest headlines, but even the enhanced mobile version is fairly basic.
The Times has done a slightly better job than its UK rivals here, providing a decent, though still limited, range of stories on its mobile site and provides live football scores, which can be useful.
There are a couple of problems though; the articles are split over several pages which makes for a slower browsing experience, and it doesn't offer an enhanced version for smartphones.
It has produced an 'experimental visual widget' for the iPhone though, which provides a visual method of browsing through stories on the site. Clicking on a picture will take you to the web version of the article:
This is nice to look at, but you are better off pointing your mobile's browser at the standard Times website.
New York Times
The UK newspaper mobile sites I looked at were pretty basic, so I looked at the New York Times' mobile site for a comparison, and there is a big improvement.
First of all, the basic mobile site gives you access to a much wider range of the newspaper's content, providing access to several sections, including its blogs, podcasts and videos, and is a much more advanced mobile site all round.
It has also produced an excellent iPhone app, which makes it very easy to browse through the site:
The Safari browser on the iPhone is excellent for viewing normal websites, but newspaper sites tend to be cluttered; there is a lot of scrolling to do, links to click on, and much zooming in is required to actually read anything.
The iPhone app simplifies the navigation, and produces the best mobile experience I have so far managed to find for a newspaper.
It seems the Guardian will be looking to improve its own mobile offering; it (and the other newspapers mentioned here) would be wise to check out the NYT site and iPhone app for some ideas of how it should be done.
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The Krystal Co. has paid $575,000 for the fast food restaurant site at 7073 Winchester Road in Southeast Memphis.
Dunwoody, Ga.-based Krystal bought the 2,953-square-foot restaurant in a July 2 special warranty deed from Lightman Majestic Retail Co. LLC, an affiliate of Memphis-based Michael Lightman Realty Co.
Company principal Michael A. Lightman in May quitclaimed the property to the related limited liability company.
Built in 1998, the restaurant, which formerly housed a Back Yard Burgers locale, sits on 0.6 acres along the south wide of Winchester. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 appraisal is $523,000.
No financing was associated with the transaction.
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– Daily News staff
Bass Pro Shops is ready to share its latest sign and design ideas for The Pyramid.
The Downtown Memphis Commission has called a special meeting of its Design Review Board for Tuesday, July 16, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Commission Development Projects Manager Brett Roler said Friday, July 12, that the meeting would be "an information session only."
"The DRB will not be asked to take any action or vote on the proposal at this time," said Roller in announcing the meeting. "The project's local representatives will bring the appropriate application(s) back to the DRB for a vote at a future meeting."
In March, the DRB approved exterior plans – minus the signage – the Springfield, Mo.-based retailer proposed, but a vote on signage was delayed after board members and community members raised questions about Bass Pro's proposal that called for large lit signs featuring the company's logo.
DRB members asked that Bass Pro reconsider its proposal for internally illuminated, 66-foot-high by 90-foot-wide signs on all four sides of The Pyramid.
– Amos Maki
Memphis metal building manufacturer Spirco Manufacturing has been recognized for outstanding safety measures.
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association recently awarded Spirco a 2012 Improved Safety Award in the category of 20 percent reduction in OSHA work case occurrences and restricted duty cases.
Each year, the association recognizes metal building systems manufacturers who show exceptional commitment to assuring workplace safety.
Spirco was one of only 10 companies across the nation to win an acknowledgement in its category.
– Andy Meek
Glazer's Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire majority control of Memphis-based Star Distributing Co.
Glazer president and CEO Sheldon Stein said the company's strategy is to "aggressively expand" its footprint in beverage distribution, and the deal announced will give it a significant presence in Memphis.
His company is one of the largest distributors of wine, spirits and malt beverage products in the U.S.
Star distributes wine, spirits and specialty items in Memphis for national suppliers including Bacardi, Sazerac, Moet Hennessy USA and Beam, among others.
Pianist and vocalist DiAnne Price, who died in March, will be honored with a brass note on Beale Street's Walk of Fame, Sunday, July 21.
Price's unique blues phrasings and her extensive songbook were featured at Memphis Sunday brunches as well as music festivals.
The ceremony honoring her will be at B.B. King's Blues Club on Beale at 3 p.m.
Meanwhile, Knox Phillips of Phillips Recording Studio was honored with a brass note that was presented to him Saturday at the Levitt Shell before the last live concert of the summer season in Overton Park.
– Bill Dries
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, who backed a new law allowing handgun carry permit holders to keep weapons in their vehicles at work, says the law needs clarifying.
Employers point to an opinion by Attorney General Robert Cooper in saying their policies banning weapons from their property have not changed.
"I hate that the attorney general has muddied the waters on this," Ramsey told the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Cooper said Tennessee employers can terminate workers "at will," for any reason or no reason. In an opinion he delivered in May, Cooper said the new statute would have no impact on companies' ability to terminate workers.
Ramsey said he would "probably" support an anticipated push to clarify the statute in the next legislative session. The expected change would be to state that an employer could not discharge a carry permit holder solely for having a handgun in a locked vehicle.
Such a revisiting of the statute would run counter to Gov. Bill Haslam's stated wish that there be no gun legislation in the 2014 session.
Among employers who have declared they have not changed their ban on weapons in vehicles parked on their property is the University of Tennessee. A spokeswoman for the Tennessee Board of Regents says the same policy is in effect at the Regents universities and colleges.
Eastman Chemical spokeswoman Kristin Sturgill says the company reviewed the statute and the attorney general's opinion and "concluded our policy did not require amendment in light of the new legislation."
Ramsey says Cooper's opinion is wrong, citing a Tennessee Supreme Court decision that found there is an exception to the "at will" doctrine when an employee is following an established, legally defined public policy. Ramsey said the new law established a clear public policy on handguns in locked vehicles.
He later inserted into the official legislative record a statement that defines the "legislative intent" of the law.
– The Associated Press
U.S. businesses increased their stockpiles only slightly in May, despite a solid sales increase. The figures suggest economic growth has slowed but could pick up in the second half of the year.
The Commerce Department said Monday that business stockpiles rose just 0.1 percent in May from April, half the previous month's increase.
Sales increased 1.1 percent in May after being flat in April. That's the best gain since February.
Slower restocking could weigh on economic growth in the April-June quarter because it means companies ordered fewer factory goods. But the strong sales gain suggests companies may have to order more goods in the coming months to keep up with demand. That could drive more economic growth in the second half of the year.
Many analysts think economic growth has slowed to an annual rate of around 1 percent or even less in the April-June quarter. That would be lower than the subpar 1.8 percent annual rate from January through March.
Economists expect growth should rebound in the second half of the year to a roughly 2.5 percent annual rate as the effects of federal tax hikes and government spending cuts fade.
The May increase brought total stockpiles to a seasonally adjusted $1.66 trillion. That's up just 3.8 percent from May 2012.
Wholesalers cut their stockpiles 0.5 percent, while manufacturers' inventories were unchanged in May. Retail stockpiles rose 0.6 percent.
Sales at the wholesale level rose 1.6 percent to lead all categories. Sales at manufacturers and retailers increased slightly below that level.
A separate report Monday showed that retail sales slowed to a modest 0.4 percent increase in June.
The brighter second half outlook is bolstered by steady job growth, which has kept consumers spending. Employers have added 202,000 jobs a month through the first six months of this year. That's up from 180,000 in the previous six months.
The increase in hiring has helped overall income grow, offsetting some of the drag from higher taxes.
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Call it the Great Salt Shortage of 2014.
Connecticut has declared a state of emergency, requesting help from the federal government in the hunt for salt. Georgia officials have lobbed accusations of rock salt price gouging. New Jersey is using an unusual substitute to keep its roads ice-free: pickle juice.
Though Massachusetts has kept road salt in stock, some municipalities have said their supply is running low.
"We haven't gotten to the point where there's absolutely nothing in the yard," said Joe Foti, director of public works in Chelsea. "But we've had to be more stingy in the last couple of storms, more cautious on where we're putting the salt down and how we're putting it down."
This winter's relentless series of snowfalls has made de-icing salt a hot commodity for public works agencies, and suppliers around the country are struggling to keep up.
"The demand on the salt industry has been very, very heavy," said Paul Lamb, terminal manager at Chelsea-based Eastern Salt Co. "We do the best we can to keep customers in supply."
At the company dock, that has meant nearly constant shipments. One arrived Monday night and another Tuesday afternoon, both from suppliers in Mexico. Next Monday will bring another shipment, probably from the company's salt mines in Chile.
Even though each ship carries 50,000 to 65,000 tons of salt, he said, the salt goes fast.
Lamb estimates that Eastern Salt supplies about 45 percent of the cities and towns in the state, including the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the city of Boston. This winter, the company has received calls from as far away as Maryland from municipalities desperately seeking salt and willing to pick it up.
But Lamb is not taking on any new customers now, as he wants to ensure that all his regulars are getting what they need.
"We do turn people down, because we've got to be able to take care of our own customers," he said.
Compared with other state agencies, MassDOT is sitting pretty: The department has 80,000 to 100,000 tons of salt on hand, including a large shipment that arrived over the weekend, spokesman Mike Verseckes said.
But other cities and towns have not fared as well.
"We have a little bit of a shortage," said Jay D'Ambrosil, Department of Public Works supervisor in Revere.
'Our shed is pretty much empty, so we have to fill it up.'
"Our shed is pretty much empty, so we have to fill it up," he added.
In Chelsea, Foti said his department has had to use salt sparingly, concentrating its pretreating efforts on hills and inclines, but leaving flat stretches of road with only thin layers of salt or no salt at all. It has also abandoned salting efforts during storms, because much of the precious crystals will be promptly pushed aside by snowplows.
"We've really pretreated just the hills and dangerous areas," Foti said.
Foti said the DPW has also been going through salt so swiftly that staff cannot employ their usual salt-saving methods. For example, it has recently started working with a liquid de-icing agent, a chemical that looks like molasses and, once sprayed onto salt, allows it to better stick to the road, so less is used. But with the quick succession of recent snowstorms, Foti said, employees have not had time to treat the salt piles.
"Once the salt comes in, we're getting it out," Foti said.
Foti said there is no risk that Chelsea will have to treat its streets with pickle brine, the salt substitute of choice in New Jersey as officials wait for a relief salt shipment to arrive.
"That's an interesting one," Foti said. "All this time, I've been throwing the pickle juice away. I should have been saving it."
There is relief in sight for those short on salt. Forecasts for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday have highs near the 50s.
Surprisingly, no one is more excited for warmer temperatures than Lamb.
His customers are exhausted, he said, and so is his staff, who manage round-the-clock deliveries.
Sure, he admitted, the past six weeks of winter have been good for business.
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|Pack Committee Chairperson
Every Cub Scout pack is under the supervision of a Pack Committee. This committee consists of a minimum of three registered adult members, one of whom will be the Pack Committee Chairperson.
The pack committee chair's job is to:
- Maintain a close relationship with the Chartered Organization Representative, keeping this key person informed of the needs of the pack that must be brought to the attention of the organization or the district.
- Report to the Chartered Organization to cultivate harmonious relations.
- Confer with the Cubmaster on policy matters relating to Cub Scouting and the chartered organization.
- Supervise pack committee operation by
- Calling and presiding at pack leaders' meetings.
- Assigning duties to committee members.
- Planning for pack charter review, roundup, and reregistration.
- Approving bills before payment by the pack treasurer.
- Conduct the annual pack program planning conference and pack leaders' meetings.
- Complete pack committee Fast Start Training and Basic Leader Training for the position.
- Ask the committee to assist with recommendations for Cubmaster, Assistant Cubmasters, Tiger Cub Den Leaders, Cub Scout Den Leaders, and Webelos Den Leaders, as needed.
- Recognize the need for more dens, and see that new dens are formed as needed.
- Work with the chartered organization representative to provide adequate and safe facilities for pack meetings.
- Cooperate with the Cubmaster on council-approved money-earning projects so the pack can earn money for materials and equipment.
- Manage finances through adequate financial records.
- Maintain adequate pack records and take care of pack property.
- If the Cubmaster is unable to serve, assume active direction of the pack until a successor is recruited and registered.
- Appoint a committee member or other registered adult to be responsible for Youth Protection training.
- Provide a training program for adult family members.
- Develop and maintain strong pack-troop relationships, sharing with the troop committee the need for graduations into the troop.
- Work closely with the unit commissioner and other pack and troop leaders in bringing about a smooth transition of Webelos Scouts into the troop.
- Help bring families together at joint activities for Webelos dens (or packs) and Boy Scout troops.
- Support the policies of the BSA.
- Is at least 21 years old, subscribes to the Declaration of Religious Principle, and agrees to abide by the Scout Oath or Promise and the Scout Law. Possesses the moral, educational, and emotional qualities that the Boy Scouts of America deems necessary to afford positive leadership to youth. Is appointed by the chartered organization and registered as an adult leader of the BSA. Is a person of good character, familiar with organization procedures, with a deep concern for the pack's success. Preferably is a member of the chartered organization, respected in the community, who shows the willingness and ability to be the Cubmaster's chief adviser.
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- Den Meeting Plans: Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos Program: Webelos I, Webelos II
- Leader Awards: Cub Scout Den Leader Award (Tiger/Wolf/Bear/Webelos), Scouter's Training Award (basically all adult leaders but Den Leaders), Scouter's Key (Cubmaster), Den Chief Service Award (Den Chief)
- Program Helps: Recruiting, & CubTrax Spreadsheets
- Activities: Day Camp, Resident Camp, Whittling Chip, Guide to Safe Scouting
- Training: Youth Protection, New Leader, BALOO, Webelos Outdoor, Wood Badge, Philmont, Den Chief Training
- Fundraising, Popcorn, and the importance of Individual Youth Accounts
- Nameplates: Official BSA Name plates for your uniforms
See the Cub Scout Leader Resources for the Pack Organization Chart and much more.
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Opinion: Is the U.S. Cutting Off Egypt?
WSJ Bartley fellow Ahmed Feteha on the U.S.'s decision to delay F-16 shipments to Egypt. Photos: Associated Press
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Hunters Trace LLC has financed Hunters Trace Apartments through CBRE Capital Markets Inc. for $10.9 million.
On the day of the financing, the borrower changed its name from G&I V Hunters Trace – an entity comprised of New York-based DRA Advisors LLC and Memphis-based Fogelman Management Group – which bought the complex in 2007.
Hunters Trace is a 192-unit, two-story, Class B complex built in 1986. It sits on 11.7 acres on the east side of Quail Hollow Road north of Great Oaks Road. The site is more generally northeast of Poplar Avenue and Kirby Parkway.
The Shelby County Register of Deeds, which lists the address as 6790 Great Oaks, appraised it in 2011 at $8.8 million.
Hunters Trace Apartments was one of two that sold at the same time to related entities in 2007. G&I V Hunters Trace bought this complex from Hunter's Trace-Memphis LLC for $11.6 million, while G&I V Dogwood Creek LLC bought the Collierville complex from Dogwood Creek-Memphis LLC for $24.2 million.
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The law firm of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC has announced four new partners: Ashley Cleek, Adam Crider, Jonathan Stewart and J.V. Thompson.
Cleek, a member of the firm's malpractice defense group, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he served as senior editor of the Tennessee Law Review.
Crider, also a UT College of Law graduate, is a member of the Rainey Kizer business law group. He is an associate member of the American Inns of Court, Howell Edmunds Jackson Chapter.
Stewart, a member of the firm's tort and insurance group, earned his law degree with honors at the University of Memphis. While in law school, he was a member of the Tennessee Journal of Practice and Procedure. He is a past president of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division; an associate member of the American Inns of Court, Howell Edmunds Jackson Chapter; a member of the Defense Research Institute; and a Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association member.
Thompson, another U of M graduate, served on the editorial board of its Law Review and was national chairman of the National Conference of Law Review. A member of the firm's tort and insurance and employment law and civil rights practice groups, he is an associate member of the American Inns of Court, Howell Edmunds Jackson Chapter.
– Andy Meek
As Sullivan Branding moves to its new Downtown location in Toyota Center, it will be donating the remaining furniture to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.
The donation will allow the nonprofit to save on furniture costs and put the allocated funds back into scholarships, including its First Chance Scholarship program.
Sullivan Branding principal Brian Sullivan and other executives will donate the furniture Tuesday, March 6, at 10 a.m., at the advertising firm's former location, 400 Union Ave.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis representatives – including Vice President of Operations Charles Griffin – will make the pickup and share the organization's gratitude.
The event is being held in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis and to raise awareness of how local businesses can give back to charities in ways that benefit both parties.
– Sarah Baker
Beginning this fall, the University of Memphis will offer a degree minor in social commerce through the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management in the Fogelman College of Business & Economics.
Students will learn how to engage consumers effectively through technology-centric channels. Concepts include online listening, online influence, virtual trust, social principles, digital currency, e-engagement, adoption drivers and e-value chain.
A key focus of the minor will be a required internship or practicum. Courses will include principles of marketing, principles of social commerce, social commerce and analytics, consumer behavior, advertising and sales promotion and website development.
– Taylor Shoptaw
Employment help for military members and veterans moves to the Memphis area this week.
An employment workshop and job fair will be Tuesday through Thursday, March 6-8, at the NSA Pat Thompson Conference Center in Millington.
The free event is open to National Guard members, reservists and all vets and military spouses.
It is the 21st such job fair and workshop held across the state in the past 15 months.
The first 2 1/2 days are workshops, followed by a job fair Thursday afternoon.
– The Associated Press
The Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County will host Vaccination Station, a free pet vaccination event for low-income residents of ZIP code 38126, on March 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 795 Walnut St.
Vaccination Station is held in partnership with the New Covenant Development Corp., which serves South Memphis through outreach efforts to enhance residents' quality of life. Financial support for the vaccinations is provided by Hollywood Feed, Memphis' largest independent retailer of natural and holistic pet food and supplies, which is active in companion animal rescue efforts.
Vaccination Station applicants must show proof of residence in the 38126 ZIP code, as well as participation in a needs-based public assistance program. Dogs are required to be on a leash, and cats must be in cat carriers.
– Aisling Maki
Memphis-based apartment-only real estate investment trust MAA announced Monday, March 5, the closing of a $150 million unsecured term loan agreement with a five-year term. Proceeds from the term loan will be used to repay outstanding balances on a secured line of credit.
On the term loan, Keybank National Association and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as joint lead arrangers; Keybank National Association served as administrative agent; JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. served as syndication agent; and Regions Bank, UBS Loan Finance LLC and Bank of Montreal acted as co-documentation agents. Other lenders included Fifth Third Bank, PNC Bank National Association and First Tennessee Bank National Association.
Executive vice president and chief financial officer Al Campbell said in a statement that the unsecured loan is an important element of MAA's long-term financing goals – supporting acquisition and development funding while also allowing the company to build its unencumbered asset portfolio.
Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Monday, March 5, its monthly revenue from stores open at least a year slipped again in February, as a split with Express Scripts Inc. and a weak flu season continued to hurt business.
The Deerfield, Ill., company said pharmacy revenue at stores open at least a year tumbled 8.6 percent, while revenue from the rest of the store, increased 2 percent. Overall, the largest U.S. drugstore chain said revenue from stores open at least a year fell 4.6 percent, the same drop it experienced in January.
The February figures do not include the month's extra day due to leap year.
The performance mostly fell below Wall Street expectations. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected, on average, revenue from stores open at least a year to fall 3.9 percent, with a 7.2 percent drop in pharmacy sales countered by a 1.8 percent gain in the rest of the store.
Revenue at stores open at least a year is a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes the impact of recently opened or closed stores.
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Still leaves room to drift south to St. Paul for the Ducks game too.
Picked up 2 tickets, Pens vs. Sabers on 4/2. Not low seats, but still cost $200... That's why I don't get to many Pens games. I got mid-ice though which is nice.
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I have been troubled with the notion that skateboarding shoes need much improvement. I am realizing that a good skateboard obsession requires new skate shoes just about as often as you need a new deck. What's up with skateboard shoes lately? I have seen others try all kinds of different shoes but at the end of the day the sport wears out your shoes faster than Fred Flintstone's feet wear out from braking in his floorless car.
There has been much improvement in terms of skateboard technology such as lighter and more reliable decks, polyurethane wheels, and frictionless bearings, but where are we with grip tape and shoes?
I spoke with my sons who are competitive skaters and I suggested that I develop a pair of shoes that came with the grip tape on the sole (imagine this on a wood top board – the grip on the shoes, not on the deck?)
I'm sure the combination of gritty sand on your soles and braking after doing tricks is the main cause for premature sole wear but what about other wear and tear on other parts of the shoe? (see photo below)?
I'm sure Vans, DC, and now Nike can come up with a winning formula for making better skateboard shoes. Oh yeah almost forgot to mention that we don't see the problem of worn skateboarding shoes with longboarders, only with those who skate short decks.


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Blake Griffin Scores Internship at Funny or Die Website During NBA Lockout
It's no joke — Blake Griffin will be waiting out the NBA lockout as an intern for Funny or Die.
The NBA's reigning Rookie of the Year started his stint at the Will Ferrell-founded comedy website this week. Griffin, who's a big fan of the site, hopes he will learn more about filmaking during his internship.
According to Funny or Die's president of production, Mike Farah, the slam dunk contest champion will be treated like any other intern. "We're going to put him to work," Farah said. "He's shooting a series of videos, and he's also coming to meetings. He's basically doing everything that an intern does."
Griffin isn't the first pro athlete to join the ranks of intern. Back in 2008, New York Rangers star Sean Avery raised eyebrows when he took on an internship with Vogue magazine.
Griffin does know a little something about comedy, too, having shot a funny mock-infomercial with Kevin Love and other NBA players for the ESPY awards. Check that out, below.


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HOMETIME Video Library
At HOMETIME we not only construct homes and remodel spaces; we've built a library of nearly 700 television programs over the past 27 years. In other words, we've tackled just about repair, renovation and remodel possible.
Our video library showcases some of the most popular home improvement skills, products and design ideas we've pulled from all of our shows.
Pick one of the video topics from the menu above or check out one of step-by-step How-To Articles.


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Full registration form using androidemplois
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Need to direct a registration page that is already in place to another subdomain. Exmaple: [se connecter pour voir l'URL] (subdomain not yet created) to direct to [se connecter pour voir l'URL]
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We are looking for several experts to help our clients to handle the VAT registration and return filings for the France, Germany, and Italy. Most of our clients are Amazon sellers, you should have rich experience on that. Since we have new clients every month, we prefer to build a long-term business relationship with you. For France and Italy VAT, due
We have a website where we want to add an event registration form and payment processing system. Everything else is set up already, therefore, this is the only part we need you to do. We can give you our backend access once we award you the project.
...like to enhance our webmail system with registration. The user data must be stored to the Roundcube DB and via an API to the Interspire Email Marketer. All registrations must be confirmed through a small Paypal charge or via SMS. The SMS Gateway documentation and full project description with detailed registration data will provided. Some more details
Our Client runs a Wordpress-based Website. The Website will itself stay untouched. Integrated into the Website via Link is a "User Registration & Quote Application". The Application contains several Pages, that was "badly" HTML/JS/CSS-coded by the Application Developer. It did not fit the Original Design and need as well some Improvement. See attached
Hello! We have three websites. We need someone to come in and: - Make sure our DNS is set properly - Make sure our SSL is set properly. A bonus for someone who does web design. Must be US based.
I need a couple of items added to my registration form (Uploading Photo and Date of discharge). THIS IS NOT WITHIN A PLUGIN!! This is attached to a theme and I do not want a registration plugin added. My website is [se connecter pour voir l'URL] if you want to check it out.
Hello, I want the user to -> choose a plan -> create an account and pay with PayPal (recurring payment) -> after payment user has to be redirected back to his account where he will be able to input some fields (every field that user inputs will be stored in my database). I know you can do this with a couple of plugins and you don't have to code anything. I don't have time to d...
...Oath -Create new Mysql table for "Invite Code", making site "Invite Only". - Admin and existing users can generate invite codes. - Invite code required for registration - Add new section for user to add legal name, address and setup 2 factor SMS option. - Admin can "verify" account after user submits this extra information I need
Hello, We are looking to build a new wordpress theme for domain name registration with few hosting package For more info please check the example here [se connecter pour voir l'URL] Please check the exemple before post your offer
Hi, We are a group of freelancers and need a 2d payment gateway that do not require business registration and documents for business registration.. means we do not have a company we're only freelancers and need to accept online payments.. if you know such a service that you are sure of or worked with it before please tell us about it so we'd sign up
We own a dance school ...information will be in the word doc attached. We would like a front and back flyer. the front having eye catching photos a few details like the days, times and locations of the registration day and the back having general studio information that is contained in the attched word document. Our website is [se connecter pour voir l'URL]
I need a HTML landing page (NO WordPress) with a registration form. Registration form must be built using Arengu Forms: [se connecter pour voir l'URL], so please make sure you check the platform and feel confortable with it. Landing page is really simple: - First block with the form and title + subtitle - Second block with 3 column + icons + descri...
I need a realtime build in [se connecter pour voir l'URL] fast and flexible and working in all soort of screens hour activity application
Hello, I am looking for someone who is able to create and design a consulting website where I can sell my picks. The most important thing is I want to be able for people to register after buying my service and me being able to post my picks for my clients to be able to see. I want it looking very professional and premium-like website. Contact me if you have any questions or if you are interested...
i have a website by html and I want a person who can upload that site on my online server and set the automail system when user sign up in my website the password will send on the user mail entered by him.
...funnel to assist movers. The form asks registrants Where are you moving from? To? When? How Big? How Much? With Whom? and collects and confirms email + mobile phone. You must have very strong css design experience. This is a quick project that requires co-browsing to get from start to finish in 2 hours. The form needs to be mobile first, with
PLEASE ONLY SEND THE OFFER AFTER READING AND UNDERSTANDING THE PROJECT FULLY. I need to create a tenant registration form using the "Multi-Step Form PHP Form Ajax Multipurpose PHP" [se connecter pour voir l'URL] THE INSTRUCTIONS ON STAGES AND FIELDS OF INFORMATION, AND A VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE END OF THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU WILL NEED TO ...
...encouraged by an integrated registrated form (which is provided by the theme) and my problem is that everytime a user attemps to register their shop when they press submit the time for it to be submitted and go to the "Preview" (next) level it is too long. This means that the time it takes to submit the registration is too long and people do not know whether
...mortgage site and I need social registration & login via google, LinkedIn and FB attached so the courses can be accessed, progress saved and revisited. Also looking for a little general advice because the LMS is not the main function but rather a overbuilt resources section. I have ultimate membership pro which as a registration built in or I am open to
Hello I need to develop a registration form on Drupal, so that it takes the fields from the Profile2 model, as follows: First Name Last Name Specialization (we use widget SHS) Mobile number (You can only give me the way to do that/or model)
Hello Freelancer, We are an Information Technology Business Process Outsourcing company. We would like an experience website designer to prepare for us a website with an attractive look, and optimize it for google such Engine. The main menus include: About us, Our Services, and Contact Us. The sub-menus under services include: Data analytics, Digital solutions, Business and advisory services, Net...
...access information - this is to protect both parties). I am computer literate, but am not expert enough with PHP, JS, CSS or HTML to do this work. What needs doing: - During registration process, two additional fields required: Both dropdowns. Dropdown "A" determines the list of Dropdown "B" e.g. "A" {"Town", "City", "County"}:...
Hello Freelanccer, I have one registration form in my website which is based in HTML. There are 12 fields in that. You need to implement that using rest API. I have my another website which us in PHP. Thanks
...) a registration process which works with this plugin ( [se connecter pour voir l'URL] ) I need someone who can do the following work: 1. when a signed-in user is working on the different registration forms, I need all the info to be saved once he fills in the information and submits - meaning, I need this info to show on the registration form on user
Simple on line student registration application for short courses. Page : for students registration, page for administration, pages for finance, report to show student in each course, print recipient of payment slip. Prefer use WordPress.. Regards
...profile fill in complete details as asked in registration form along with supporting documents like colured photo, pancard, both side of aadhar card, quotation, cancelled cheque of professional on this link [se connecter pour voir l'URL] You have to get this registration done at your end and submit the details of
I need small app that have registration screen from which even owner can register the visitor with small amount of information. It does not required lot of screen, registration + otp confirmation. i also need admin panel from which i can see all register user and download them in csv file. I need native andorid and ios app + web admin panel in laravel
Hello there. We need new registration forms for our advert site. about 4-6 new forms. with 15-25 points on each. Also with picture and video upload. Phone number and so on. (phone number ned dropdown with country phone codes) we already haw the first 5 forms to work from the registration forms are now in dropdowns. maybe we can make something better
We are searching for continuous support in webdesign and are keen to hire 2-3 freelancers full-time. We will do this little contest to see your skills and if your designs can fit our ideas and CI. The contest will be to redesign one little page which is used by members of our homepage to add or create a destination within their profile. I am happy
Hi there, this competition is for 4x page designs for client registration for a client site. I have attached some example steps - as well as the logo that will be used. Please be creative, the colours and feel is important. Step 1 We want the user to authorize login via Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft Step 2 We want the user to edit their
Build me a registration plugin for WordPress site who support paid membership subscription with profile view /update feature and user search from front end
Building a web game, and I need a user registration & login using Python to the MYSQL database. Project requirements: User landing page with a login box. User signup page Form Info: Desired Username (unique) Create Password First Name Last Name City State Country Email Note: I am separating all the steps of the website construction process. If you
We need a one page baseball registration flyer to be distributed both online and via hard copy. The flyer should capture the attention of young families and entice them to enroll in Little League or Connie Mac depending on their son's age. An organization logo info will be provided. A fast turn-around is necessary.
drag puzzle captcha like [se connecter pour voir l'URL], needed for login registration form
Adds student delete update and fees collection admin login. Make this system online or offline If anyone have already this sytem then its so good
...com/recaptcha/docs/v3 3. Fix Registration email not received so registrant can't confirm registration PLEASE code it so it does not go into the spam folder. Milestone B TASKS 4. Code Catering Form ==> [se connecter pour voir l'URL] :: FORM DOES NOT WORK It does not store data, it does not email client :: clean up messy codes in form :: create ...
I have 2000 users in wordpress and I need to change the registration date of each one. I need some automatic process that will change this date to one I desire for each one. I have a excel with the email of the existing user and in a second column the correct registration date. I need something to update this, it could be a plugin or a QUERY in PHPMYADMIN
i need web programmer who can create announcement from pdf format to digital with option uploading documents for companies registration will be sending to our clients by - mail - social media - also on our coming soon e-commerce page NOTE: our website: • Web UI: Angular 5 • Development Tools: JAVA • Database: My SQL • Design: AI
I'm looking for someone who is able to register 3D scanning data with Leica Cyclone software. Cyclone software should be version 9.3.
So this is a simple email validation functionality needed for a login/registration form. 1. The login/registration form is given to you (Yes :D for free :D, if i decide to hire you) 2. You have to add email validation functionality to this form. 3. You need to know POSTGRESQL and php. More details in task description.
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I need some help with my business to registering the company.


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Justin Whitford is a web developer based in Sydney, Australia.
Having worked in the Internet industry since 2000, Justin has a wealth of commercial experience. Justin's approach to web development is characterised by forward thinking and technical flair, tempered by the pragmatism that results from solid business experience
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Is my foreskin supposed to go back like that?
Hollie replies:So, I just had sex for the first time last night and I guess my foreskin went back and it kinda hurt. Is it normal that my foreskin should go back like that? Also, I never had an orgasm last night and I woke up this morning and my foreskin was still pulled back. Is THAT normal? -Confused
The foreskin is supposed to be able to be pulled back over the head of the penis, compeletely, without any pain or discomfort. You don't want to leave it like that though -- Leaving your foreskin pulled up over the head of the penis can lead to paraphimosis. Paraphimosis is when the foreskin is no longer able to retract back down over the head of the penis due to swelling of the foreskin. If you're unable to pull the foreskin down over the head of your penis, you need to see a doctor as soon as possible.
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Innies & Outies: The Penis, Testes, and More


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Brown Blasts EPA For Betraying Public Trust
LOS ANGELES--California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today attacked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for betraying its "sacred mission" to protect the environment and called upon Congress to require the agency's top staff to explain, under oath, their flawed and illegal decision-making process.
"Charged with protecting the environmental trust, the EPA has instead betrayed its sacred mission," Attorney General Brown told members of the Senator Barbara Boxer's Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works at a briefing in Los Angeles. "The agency's top staff should explain, under oath, why they sabotaged the groundbreaking effort by California and fourteen other states to reduce dangerous greenhouse gases emitted by motor vehicles."
Brown sued the EPA last week after the agency broke forty years of precedent by denying California's request for a waiver, which would have allowed the state to cut tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2016. It was the first denial since the Clean Air Act was established in 1967.
EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson's rejection decision, outlined in a two-page letter, contained no supporting technical or legal analysis. Brown's lawsuit charged the EPA with not following the criteria for reviewing waiver requests, as set forth in Clean Air Act section 209, and failing to provide any facts to support its decision.
The EPA stated that California failed to demonstrate "compelling and extraordinary conditions," as required by the Clean Air Act. This not only contradicted forty years of agency practice but it also ignored the dangerous consequences of global warming to the State of California. California's unique topography and its high human and vehicular population have already caused higher ozone concentrations than other parts of the country. Global warming also threatens California's coastline, levees, and Sierra mountain snow pack which provides one-third of the state's drinking water.
For decades, EPA has agreed that California needs its own emissions program to meet these "compelling and extraordinary conditions." In a 1975 waiver determination, EPA said that the waiver process is meant to ensure "that the Federal government would not second-guess the wisdom of state policy" and "that no 'Federal bureaucrat' would be able to tell the people of California what auto emission standards were good for them, as long as they were stricter than Federal standards."
Administrator Johnson incorrectly asserted that the federal energy bill, which raises gas mileage to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, rendered California's greenhouse gas emissions standards unnecessary. An analysis by the California Air Resources Board confirms that California's emissions rules cut twice the level of greenhouse gases compared with federal program. The California program will also result in fuel efficiency—44 miles per gallon by 2020—that is far better than the federal standard.
14 other states, representing 44% of the nation's population, have adopted California's regulations: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Four other states, Utah, Colorado, Illinois and Delaware are in the process of adopting the standards.
The EPA was established in 1970 under President Nixon to set and enforce environmental protection standards, conduct research on pollution, and recommend policies to the President for the protection of the environment. In 2005, President Bush appointed Stephen Johnson as the agency's 11th administrator.
Under Johnson, the EPA has also failed to set greenhouse gas emissions standards for aircraft and ocean-going vessels, both major worldwide contributors to global warming. The agency has also weakened the Toxic Release Inventory, a program which requires facilities to report annual quantities of toxic chemicals that are emitted, prompting Attorney General Brown to file a lawsuit in November 2007.
For more information on climate disruption please visit: www.ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/


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Without a doubt, one of the iPhone 4S's most lauded features has been its double duty as a point-and-shoot camera. It quickly rose to the top of Flickr's most popular cameras and has become a major threat to digital pocket cam manufacturers. So it's only fitting that Apple carry on the tradition with the iPhone 5.
How does the latest iteration improve on its predecessor? Allow us to quickly break it down for you, starting with what's exactly the same.
Been there, done that
- The iPhone 5 has an 8-megapixel sensor – same as the iPhone 4S
- The new camera will capture images at a 3264 x 2448 resolution – same as the iPhone 4S
- Backside illuminated sensor – same as the iPhone 4S
- Five-element lens with F2.4 aperture – same as the iPhone 4S
- Like the 4S, the 5 will shoot video using the rear-facing camera at 1080p…
New features
- …But the front-facing camera will also now be able to shoot video (for Facetime purposes) at 720p.
- There's a new dynamic low light mode.
- Better processing power thanks to the A6 chip, which should translate to improved noise reduction, image stabilization, face detection, faster shooting (40 percent faster), and, as mentioned above, better low light shooting capabilities. You can also now take pictures while shooting video.
- The sapphire crystal lens: Apple says the material is renowned for being "hard and crystal clear." It's an attention-getting phrase, for sure, but for the record this really just means better protection for the lens. It's a really resistant material, so you shouldn't have to worry about damaging your iPhone 5's camera very easily.
- There's a built-in panoramic stitch capability — which can shoot images up to 28 megapixels in size) — with an auto-stabilizer for those with shaky hands.
- As expected, shareable Photo Streams are also now available (this is an iCloud and iOS 6 feature).
Obviously, the iPhone 5 is smaller and thinner than the last iteration, which is generally bad news for shooting capabilities. The iPhone 5's camera is smaller, 25 percent smaller in fact, and there's plenty here that's similar to what we currently have in the 4S… but Apple's still doing what it can to remain on top of the smartphone-as-pocket-cam game.


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Auto burglary, animal control issues
7:50 a.m. – Burglary - auto. Burglary to vehicle parked in alley in 500 block of Warren St. Report taken.
8:11 a.m. – Animal control – 315 San Emidio St. cat in trap. Animal pickup.
9:31 a.m. – Animal control – Officer initiated activity at Albertson's, 1044 Kern. Flagged down. Medium size dark brown with cropped tail. Animal pickup.
12:04 p.m. – Animal control. White chihuahua in 500 block of Front Street. Animal pickup.
12:13 p.m. – Taft City ordinances. Large travel trailer obstructing view. Incident location was 300 Pine Drive. Contacted owner, will be moving vehicle today.
3:09 p.m. – Assist other departments. Incident location was 208 ½ Main Street. Completed.
3:48 p.m. Animal Control – Incident location was 108 Center Street. Animal Pickup. Completed.
7:41 p.m. – Petty theft. Incident location was 424 Woodrow. Completed.