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Jay Gruden wasted little time Thursday burying concerns over the demise of the read option in Washington, D.C.
Gruden's move from Cincy to Washington D.C. greatly impacts Robert Griffin III and Andy Dalton. READ
After being introduced as the new coach of the Redskins, Gruden told reporters of the read-option attack: "I love it. I think it's part of football now."
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported earlier in the day that Robert Griffin III was excited to play in a pro-style offense under Gruden, but there's no denying the quarterback's talents on the ground.
One major takeaway from Gruden's first grilling from reporters was that tangible hint of flexibility -- more than expected -- from a coach who opted for Andy Dalton over Colin Kaepernick because, as Gruden recently stated, he "wasn't really into the read-option stuff."
Here's what else we learned:
1. "I don't know what happened last year, I don't care what happened last year," Gruden said, before telling scribes: "I hear, but I don't really believe all the reports that you report."
Not the smoothest start to his first meeting with the Redskins press corps, but he drew plenty of chuckles here in the NFL Media newsroom with his smattering of Jon Gruden-esque lingo. "Alls they want to do is win," Jay said of the Redskins' brain trust. "Alls I care about is next year, moving forward."
2. "Robert's a great quarterback," Gruden said of Griffin. "I see a ton of talent. I see a guy that can run. I see a guy that can move and maneuver in the pocket. I see accuracy, I see long-ball accuracy, I see toughness ... and I see a strong leader. I see every trait that a quarterback has to have to be successful. I see Robert having all of those, so why wouldn't you want to coach a guy like that? I'm excited to coach (him) and hopefully he's excited to play here."
Gruden also acknowledged: "I have not talked to Robert. I look forward to it, though."
3. On Thursday's podcast, we questioned why Gruden, per reports, would keep Jim Haslett anchored as his defensive coordinator. Gruden ultimately refused to name anyone to the post. He told the room he planned to sit down with Mike Shanahan's retained assistants before deciding who stays and who goes.
4. Asked about tweets suggesting that tight ends coach Sean McVay had been elevated to offensive coordinator, Gruden quipped: "Nice. Good for Sean."
5. One positive indicator for Haslett? Gruden said the Redskins are built for the 3-4 defense and he'd "love" to keep that scheme considering the players in place.
6. General manager Bruce Allen confirmed that he'll hold final say over the roster -- calling it "my responsibility" -- but he described the process of picking players a "group effort."
7. Asked when it first sunk in that he'd finally become a head coach, Gruden said: "About now."
Welcome to the show, younger sibling of Chuckie.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" featured a very special in-studio visit from Bears star Brandon Marshall.


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Sheldon Adelson's Internet Jihad
The world's orneriest casino mogul is spending millions to stop online gaming. Why?
Sheldon Adelson, the most successful gambling entrepreneur in history, is terrified.
If web gaming is legalized, the self-made multibillionaire and mega-donor insists, big-name Silicon Valley companies will invest heavily in the business, eventually coming to dominate the market with their superior technology and global reach. States will smell money and levy taxes. And then it will happen: the apocalypse, sayeth the Cassandra of gaming soothsayers, who is putting his fortune where his crystal ball is.
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"Somebody like Google or Facebook, they've got a billion customers hitting them every day," marveled Adelson, who chairs Las Vegas Sands, which owns the Venetian and the Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip, in a lengthy recent interview. "They'll come in there, they'll squash the other guys like … you squash the little ant running across the table or the floor and that's going to be the end of all of it."
Is this man bluffing?
"I've been an entrepreneur for 68 years," the 80-year-old casino mogul told me as we sat in a conference room at his offices at the Venetian, a cavernous space with one entire wall festooned with magazine covers with his picture. He was surrounded the entire 75 minutes during this rare sitdown by two aides and his wife, Miriam, a success in her own right as a doctor who specializes in addiction. "I've never failed yet. And I'm telling you, the one characteristic of a successful entrepreneur is to have courage and belief in your own convictions."
If there's one thing Adelson believes in, it is himself. The octogenarian who parlayed a computer trade show into a billion dollars, sold it in 1995 and bought the place where the Rat Pack hung out, then erected the Venetian where the Sands once stood, knows not of equivocation. And if you listen to him talk about the dangers of web gaming, he does not vacillate, he does not doubt, he does not flinch.
Adelson has said he will spend whatever it takes— he is worth an estimated $37 billion and his earnings dwarf those of all other gaming companies—embarking last fall on what a rival calls a "jihad" to stop Internet wagering and threatening to use his ample political muscle as the country's largest GOP donor to stop what many think is unstoppable. Now, he's funded an anti-web gaming coalition, tapped former politicians as mouthpieces and vowed to go state by state to end the scourge.
He cannot be ignored. But despite his undeniable successes in the convention business and in the hard-knocks world of casinos, Adelson has mostly failed at the one business he needs to excel in to achieve his goals now: politics. From seeking to control local elected boards and defang unions to bankrolling pro-Israel groups opposed to Middle East peace talks to spending at least $100 million in 2012 to oust President Barack Obama, Adelson has given much and reaped little.
There are, of course, 37 billion reasons why Sheldon Adelson is still a force to be reckoned with. But this is a fight he just might not win.
Adelson's unlikely foe is the American Gaming Association, the industry's main lobbying shop, most of whose members—save Adelson—favor online gaming. After Adelson launched his Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling last month, the AGA mounted a counteroffensive, building its own coalition and hiring the likes of Obama guru Jim Messina.
Adelson has pushed back—hard. He derides his rival Caesars Entertainment, which is leading the AGA's online gaming push, as a debt-ridden, dead company trying to reanimate itself via the web and thereby threatening the future of the entire industry. "They're completely broke," Adelson said of Caesars, which stands $24 billion in debt. "You know, the old expression, 'If you're so smart, why ain't you rich? If they're so smart, why aren't they successful? I'll tell you the truth: I don't think they know what they're doing."
This is Subtle Sheldon at work, leveling a broadside at the second-largest gaming company in the world and specifically at Caesars CEO Gary Loveman, a wonkish, 53-year-old MIT Ph.D. who once taught at Harvard University. Many who watch the growing war over gambling's online future see the whole thing as mostly an Adelson vs. Loveman affair—and it is getting nasty.
"Since [Adelson] is an avowed non-computer user, an Internet virgin so far as I can tell, he does not know what he is talking about," Loveman told me. Loveman lieutenant Jan Jones Blackhurst, a former Las Vegas mayor, seems even more upset with Adelson, accusing him of "pandering to fear rather than using facts."
"Sheldon is not a stupid man," she said. "He's just stupid on this issue."
The history of Nevada's casino industry is one featuring titanic egos who often disagree but who generally have united in being Chicken Littles about emerging markets. First it was New Jersey in the late 1970s, then tribal resorts, then other domestic jurisdictions, then the Far East. But in every one of those cases, those who were crying wolf soon became the wolves, salivating over the money to be made in the new places and eagerly extending their tentacles to far-flung entrepôts like Singapore and Macau.

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Former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, arrested for his alleged role in air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case, was today denied bail by the Delhi High Court.
Justice Pratibha Rani dismissed Kanda's bail plea after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence counsel and said she would pass a detailed order later.
Appearing for Kanda, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi argued that several months have passed since his client's arrest on August 18, while the police too has filed the charge sheet in the case and "now my client is entitled to bail."
show "it is not a case of abetment of suicide but a case of infatuation."
He further argued that his client always encouraged the deceased, Geetika, to remain with him but he had no intention to "provoke her to commit suicide."
Opposing Kanda's bail plea, Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra said "we are in the process of further investigation in the case and he, being a politician and an influential person, may influence witnesses in the case."
During the argument, Justice Pratibha Rani also pulled up Kanda's counsel for not approaching the sessions court against denial of bail to him by the trial court.
Kanda had moved the high court on November 1 against the September 20 order of the trial court which had dismissed his bail plea on the ground for need of further probe due to a medical report that the victim was pregnant in March this year.
23-year-old Geetika was found dead on August 5 at her Ashok Vihar residence in North West Delhi. In her August 4 suicide note, Geetika had said she was ending her life due to "harassment" by Kanda and his aide Aruna Chaddah, co-accused in the case. They, however, had denied the charge.


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Royal Remembrance Sunday
The Royal Family was out yesterday to observe Remembrance Sunday. The Queen led the way, and Prince William laid a wreath (we'll get to Harry later), while his wife, the Princess Catherine, watched from a balcony above with the Countess of Wessex. That is a beautiful coat, and I wish we could see more of it. I wish we could see less of those curls. But I get it how this happens. Sometimes, no matter how much you brush out your hair after it's been curled, it always finds its way back into the set curl. One way to avoid this is to not curl all the way down to the bottom, so that it's not so much like a coil that springs back into shape. I prefer leaving the ends straight-ish because that way it's more of a beach wave and less ringlets. Even still, if it's been set too tight, they always end up clumping into curls. Or maybe that's how she wanted it in the first place. You know that Middleton style.
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Inspiration Monday: The Work of Eric Hopkins
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Are you familiar with the artist Eric Hopkins? His beautiful renderings of Maine's landscapes continue long tradition of artists being inspired by the sublime landscape there. This list includes Edward Hopper, Fairfield Porter, Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, Alex Katz, Winslow Homer and Neil Welliver. If you're lucky enough to be in Maine this summer, check out his gallery in Rockland (a stone's throw from The Farnsworth Museum) and/or his show at Isalos Fine Art in Stonington, Maine.
All images via Erichopkins.com, property of Eric Hopkins. All rights reserved.


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One lovely summer day, a mommy took her fearsome threesome to the library. They looked at books, chose books (the longer the better for Jakie, the shorter the better for Elisha, and all Nancy Drew for Shana), begged to use the computer (no, you can play computer at home, we are checking out books, not playing games), fought over who could use the scanner at the self checkout (yes, my library has self checkout. I feel like I'm at the grocery store), and we were on our way.
When we got to the car, I wanted to plug my phone in to charge it.
I looked around, checked my purse, etc. No phone.
We retraced our steps into the library. No phone.
We asked the librarians. No phone.
We searched the stacks. No phone.
harrassed asked the librarians to check again. No phone.
We called the phone. Went to voicemail.
It was incredibly bizarre, because the phone had been gone all of 5 minutes when I noticed it, so where on earth did my cell phone go from a nice suburban library? I figured some teenager must have found my phone and pocketed it.
I went home, called Benjie, and he told me that since I had insurance it wasn't a big deal, I'd just get a new one. So I called my phone company, and told them that it seemed that my phone was stolen from me and I needed to get a new one. They told me that since it was stolen and I didn't have a phone to trade in, I would have to pay the $50 deductible on it. But if I had dunked it in a pool of water and could GIVE them the broken phone, there would be no deductible. Well, anyone who knows me know that
I am incredibly cheap don't like to spend money needlessly. I was not pleased. My phone was STOLEN. It was not my fault, and they wanted to make me PAY! Largefightensued,endingwithmechangingphonecompanies
The whole time this went on, I was calling my phone periodically hoping that the person who >del> stole borrowed it would pick up. The calls kept getting sent to voicemail after a ring or two-obviously by someone.
So...I went to the new phone company to get my new FREE phone. Benjie met me there, because in my tizzy to the old company, heck, I switched both of us. So we went to get both our new phones (yes, I'm a spaz, but anyways, the new plan was $50 a month cheaper!). As we were signing up for the new phones, Benjie's cell rang.
My caller ID came up on the display...
I answered it.
A gruff voiced man informed me that he had my phone and I could come get it.
He gave an address not far from where we were.
I decided to go get it.
My very wise husband told me that no way was I going with 3 little children to a strange man's house to get my phone.
So he left me at the cell phone store.
It was a verrrrrrry good choice that he went.
My phone was in the possession of a very huge, very bearded, very tattooed, very smokey scented, very scary biker dude.
My little purple phone.
Benjie was parking his car and saw said gentleman.
He then saw him withdraw my innocent little phone from his biker vest and scroll about on it.
Benjie parked his car and went over to said man.
He requested said phone.
Scary man told him "it will cost you"
Benjie (I can't believe he was so chutzpadik to a man who could eat him for dinner) offered him $1.
Yes, ONE DOLLAR.
The man accepted said dollar and returned said innocent purple phone.
It STANK like smoke.
But no worries, I still switched cell phone providers.
Heck, I'm saving $50 a month!
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Latest Mental Health News
TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The monstrous tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday, killing dozens of adults and children, is a stunning example of violent weather that can affect a child's mental well-being.
But even thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds can be emotionally upsetting, too, health experts note.
Some anxiety in the face of violent weather is normal. But some children develop storm phobias that interfere with their everyday lives, said Stephen Whiteside, a psychologist and anxiety prevention expert at the Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester, Minn.
Worries about weather can make it hard for kids to concentrate in school, Whiteside said. Some will routinely check weather forecasts or become afraid to leave the house.
It's essential that parents not tell their anxious children they are being silly or otherwise dismiss their fears, he said.
"The important thing for parents is to remember to be warm and supportive of your child," Whiteside said in a Mayo news release. "If you get anxious or frustrated or upset, that's just going to make things worse. Try to stay calm and help your child gradually face their fears in a step-by-step fashion."
Mental health experts typically advise parents to shield their children from media coverage of natural disasters and to be available to those who need reassurance or comfort.
When talking to children about their weather-related worries, Whiteside recommends the following:
- Be calm and supportive. Tell children that things like thunder won't hurt them. Explain that storms are a normal part of nature.
- Talk about storms matter-of-factly. Some kids may seem afraid of storms, but are really interested in learning more about them.
- The same type of exposure-based behavioral therapy used to treat many worries and phobias works well with weather-related phobias. It boils down to helping children face their fears by gradually helping them learn they can handle a fear -- and other uncertainties of life -- on their own.
- If the anxiety doesn't diminish, or begins to create greater stress for the child or the parent, get the assistance of a mental health professional.
About 8 percent of teens ages 13 to 18 have an anxiety disorder, with symptoms commonly emerging around age 6, according to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health.
In Moore, search and rescue operations continued Tuesday with thunderstorms and heavy rainfall expected. Forecasters were predicting isolated tornadoes, golf-ball-sized hail and thunderstorms for other parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
-- Margaret Farley Steele
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Onslow County
Onslow County
Laptime for infants up to 23 months and their caregivers meets at the Main Branch every Wednesday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Time for Twos for 2 year olds and their caregivers meets at the Main Branch every Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Explorers meets every Tuesday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Main Library.
Preschool Storytime, for children ages 3 to 5 meets at the Sneads Ferry Branch every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and at the Richlands and Swansboro Branches every Thursday at 11 a.m.
Mother Goose Time for children up to age 3 and their caregivers meets at the Richlands Branch every Thursday at 10 a.m. and the Swansboro Branch every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.
Kids Creations, featuring theme-based stories and crafts for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, meets at the Richlands Branch the first Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
Legos at the Library for children ages kindergarten through 12th grade meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Main Library and the third Saturday of each month at the Swansboro Branch Library.
Free family film Friday
The Onslow County Public Library shows a free family-friendly movie the first Friday of each month at 4 p.m. at the Main Branch. Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon movie and free popcorn. For more information or to register, call 910-455-7350, ext. 231.
American Girl Club
American Girl Book Club for youth in grades two to five meets the third Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Main Library. The group discusses a different American Girl each month with snacks, crafts and activities relevant to different periods in history. Next meeting at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Main Library.
Friends� meeting
Jacksonville Friends of the Library meets at 4 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Main Library.
For more information on Onslow County Public Library services or programs, go to co.onslow.nc.us/library/ or call 910-455-7350.
Carteret County
Musical program
Friends of Carteret County Public Library presents �The Life and Music of Stephen Foster� at 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at Carteret Public Library. Admission $10 at door for adults; $1 for children.
Book wagon
Friends of the Carteret County Public Library�s book sales wagon is located at the corner of Turner and Front streets in Beaufort. Hardback books are $1 and paperbacks are 50 cents.
Children and youth programs
Carteret County Public Library�s storytime program for 3 to 5 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Time for Toddlers, ages 18 months to 3 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Fridays.
The Western Carteret children�s storytime with Ms. Anna for ages 3 to 5 years meets at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. �Bookends� meets Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Anime Club meets Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
Z-Factor Productions meets at 4:15 p.m. Thursdays.
Gaming meets at 3 p.m. Fridays.
Newport Public Library children�s library November is �American Indian Heritage� month. Crafts will be rain sticks, totem poles, feather headbands and dream catchers in honor of the rich culture of our Native American Indians. Book Worms Book Club meets Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Preschool �Read-to-Me� Storytime for ages 3 to 5 years meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Book Buddies Book Club for grades K-2 meets at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Bogue Banks Library�s preschool storytime �Happy Thanksgiving� meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays.
For more information on Carteret County Library services or programs, call 252-728-2050 or go to carteret.cpclib.org.
Camp Lejeune
Preschool Storytime meets every Wednesday at Tarawa Terrace Community Center at 10 a.m. and Midway Park Community Center at 10:30 a.m.
Storytime meets for theme-based stories and crafts on Thursdays at the base main library at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
For more information on events and programs at the base libraries, call 910-451-3026.


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834n wrote:Sorry this took so long, was a hard one then I got kinda distracted.
And welcome to the forums, Purple. Don't worry, we haven't eaten anyone in a while.
youngcoghill wrote:to all characters: do guns kill people or do people kill people?
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Multi-campus teams using collaboration workspaces
The Transforming Course Design teams in General Chemistry and Developmental Mathematics are using customized workspaces within Google Groups to support their work. Team members manage their individual tasks and interact with their team colleagues on Project workpages, and the Chancellor's Office support team is using Guide workpages to document the evolving process for collaboration across multiple campuses. There are 12 campuses working together in Developmental Math to create redesigned course formats, learning activities and resources for re-use and adaptation across the CSU, and 10 campuses working together in General Chemistry.
You can click here to get a roadmap of the collaboration workspaces .


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Do not edit this page. This page is the official process that Noisebridge has agreed by consensus. If you wish to modify it, you should bring up your desired changes at a weekly meeting.
Lets edit this page to make it right...
Lots of folks come to Noisebridge to hack and learn: you don't need to be a member for that. At Noisebridge, membership is something different: it means taking responsibility and committing to help to maintain, improve, and govern Noisebridge. As a member of Noisebridge, you don't just come here to hack and learn, you actively work to improve what you see around you, help to deal with problems, and make this community better than it is today.
Noisebridge members are the only folks in our community who are empowered to participate in Noisebridge's consensus process. This is a heady and awesome responsibility, and it is likewise an involved process to become a member. Here's how it goes
- Fill out top part of the membership application form. There should be blank forms in the membership binder, or you can print your own.
- Put your completed application form in the binder at the space.
- Persuade two current Noisebridge members to sponsor your application by signing your application form.
- Every meeting, there is a standing agenda item to read all the applications in the binder. You do not have to be present when your application is read.
- After you have hung out at Noisebridge for at least 4 weeks after filling out your application, and you have obtained two sponsors, you are up for approval.
- During that meeting you may request that Noisebridge consents to have you become a member, but you may put this off until the next meeting (or the next &c.). If you are unable to attend meetings, another member may proxy your request.
- During the meeting at which you request that Noisebridge consents to have you become a member, those present may ask you (or your proxy) questions.
- After those present are finished asking questions, you are asked to leave the room, and your application is discussed without you present. The meeting may then choose to agree to have you become a member of Noisebridge.
- Once Noisebridge has agreed to have you become a member, you pay the treasurer your dues, and give the secretary your application form.
- Until you pay the treasurer your dues, you are not a member of Noisebridge. If you have not arranged to pay your dues within thirty days of Noisebridge agreeing to have you as a member, you do not become a member, and must go through the joining process again.
Once Noisebridge has agreed to have you as a member you have two things to do:
- Fill out your contact information and give the secretary your application form.
- Make sure that your wiki user page is updated with the Category:Members.
Once you have done both these things, you are entitled to participation in Noisebridge's consensus process.
At any time, anyone can look in the binder and peruse the applications. If an existing member has any concerns with any of the applicants, they should take time during that month to try and resolve the problem. They may ask another member to be a proxy for them to either help resolve the problem (preferred) or to voice their objection at the approval meeting.
The membership form may be downloaded here. There are copies at the space (until we run out). If we are out of forms, you should print some more! The binder is located on the desk at the entrance, next to the donation bin. Note that these items might be relocated through the space over time.
Being a Member of Noisebridge
As a member of Noisebridge you are our ambassadors and advocates to the world, maintainers of our physical and digital infrastructure, and probably pretty cool. Here are some things that you should do.
- DO: Contribute to Noisebridge. Pay your dues to the treasurer at or before the first of the month, every month. If you are unable to pay your dues, please consider searching for sponsorship, or asking the treasurer about starving hacker rates. In addition to dues, help out in other ways!
- DO: Be excellent to everyone. Follow our community standards and anti-harassment policy, and teach others about them.
- DO: Represent Noisebridge. Go out into the world, visit other hackerspaces, make awesome projects, and tell everyone how great Noisebridge is.
- DO: Keep your contact info up to date. This also means ensuring that you wiki user page has the right categories.
Hiatus, Departure, and Suspension
Members can leave Noisebridge. If a member wishes to leave, they have to inform the treasurer and secretary. You can also delete your wiki account, but you don't have to.
Unless a member is on hiatus, after one month of not paying dues, the treasurer will attempt to contact the delinquent member to arrange for dues payment. If three months have passed since the not-on-hiatus member last paid their dues, and two months have passed since the treasurer attempted to contact them, and the member has not arranged with the treasurer to pay their dues, their membership shall expire.
In either case, once you leave, you need to go through the whole joining process to become a member again.
Noisebridge also allows members to go on Hiatus if they wish to temporarily suspend their membership. Hiatus may be used when a member will not be involved in Noisebridge for an extended period, such as if they are traveling. To go on hiatus, you merely have to notify the treasurer and secretary. You then don't pay dues, and are not able to block a consensus item. When you want to come back again (i.e. you got the job or returned to the country) you simply start paying dues again.
Noisebridge may also suspend someone's membership. A member is not entitled to participation in the consensus process around a proposal to suspend that person's membership. If a member has been suspended, they shall no longer be considered a member of Noisebridge for any purpose, including but not limited to, participation in the consensus process.


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Active Operations: All Hallows Eve Festival set in motion - demonic activity has increased by 75%. Guards and Angels are to be on Wall Watch for the entirety of the intiation.
Threats: Croats increasing numbers near Canaan, Caelum, and Mirabili. Demons are increasing their numbers surrounding Sanctus. Possible threat to the prophet. She is not to leave the city at all times.
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I have never played tennis on a team or competitively, I spent all of my time growing up playing softball, basketball, and volleyball. I took tennis lessons briefly in junior high, and learned the basics. I am a very athletic woman and can pick up any sport easily. I always wanted to play tennis, I just couldn't ever get away from softball long enough. I'd love to meet up to play casually just to get my ass moving a little bit.
I live in Creekstone, and there is a court there. (Mason/Highland Knolls.) I can play anywhere around Katy though.
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Hello Caitlin! I've been trying to get out on the courts, but my business keeps me very busy and, therefore, provides me with little time to play. However, should it fit your schedule, I am usually available on Fridays and Saturday evenings. On my end, I did play competitively (went to college on a tennis scholarship), but that was 30 years ago and this old man has put on some poundage! :-) Nevertheless, I do love the sport and would like to find people to just have fun and perhaps get a nice game of doubles going. Let me know what you think!
My contact number is: 281-773-8511.
I am looking for some play groups or players to playing some Tennis. I have usually played tennis as a hobby and was quite athletic. Recent times, I have been very rusty. I prefer playing during weekday evenings, though ocassional weekends can be managed.
Let me know, if you are still looking for a player. If not yet started playing, I am available to play during evening times.
Hello, My name is Lisa and I live in the katy area. I would like to meet up and play sometime. please call me at 303 9904945.
callme Caitlin
Yes woyld love to!! Please let me know!! Im in fulshear but across the street ftom katy /fry/ cinco blvd
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Competition among genealogical service providers?
So, do genealogical service providers compete in the same way car manufacturers (or TVs, or computers or whatever) compete? Hmm. An interesting question. From the Ancestry.com TV ads, you would think that they were like a car manufacturer competing against other genealogical service providers for your hard-earned genealogical dollars. But there are some significant differences. I am not aware of anywhere nearby that I can go to use a car for as long as I want for free. But I can go down to my local FamilySearch Center (remember the names have changed) and use Ancestry.com to my heart's content day after day, as long as I want to sit there in the center.
If Ancestry.com is competing with some other entity, who are they competing with? FamilySearch.org is free. (There is, of course, another discussion on the concept of "free" but that will have to wait). For example, MyHeritage.com's WorldVitalRecords.com is also free at FamilySearch Centers. So if Ancestry.com and WorldVitalRecords.com are both free, how can they compete? It seems there is a fundamental difference between genealogical service providers and other commercial entities who compete in the marketplace.
In addition, if I have a subscription to Ancestry.com (which I do), I am in no way disincentivized from subscribing to another service. My commitment to Ancestry.com could be as short as a one month's subscription or as long as a year and the amount of money I have invested is much, much less than the cost of a car, and even considerably less than the cost of a TV or even a computer. I might be thinking, should I purchase an iPad or subscribe to Ancestry.com, but that is not the same thing as deciding which model car to purchase.
But how do you account for the fact that most of the genealogical information in the world is available to those willing to spend time and sometimes money to acquire it? Doesn't that mean there has to be competition there somewhere? In a very general sense, all commercial enterprises compete with all other commercial enterprises. You have to decide whether to eat or do genealogy. You may elect to do both or one or the other.
Let's expand this idea a little more. Do the various genealogical conventions around the country compete with each other? This is a little more difficult to determine. Some of the very local conventions are "free" or free to members of the organization, but the larger conventions all have a cost associated with attendance. In addition, the genealogists usually have additional expenses of travel and accommodation. You may choose to go to one national convention a year or all of them, but the factors determining your attendance are decidedly more complex than simply looking at the different conventions as competitors. Personally, I would go to them all if I had the money and time. But I would soon get tired of living in hotels and eating out. I know a lot of genealogists who have never been to a convention and don't intend to go at all. So does the fact that RootsTech will be in March next year, exclude you from attending a local convention of your genealogical society? If you live in Australia, it might work the other way around because of the cost. You may not be excluded from attending all of the local conventions, but not an expensive one like RootsTech.
What about other genealogical services? Are they in competition with each other? If they are not, then should they cooperate?
It looks like this topic needs some more development. Look soon for part two or three or whatever.
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Pleased to see this topic presented in one or more of your blog articles. Perhaps a perspective worthy of consideration is that "competition" is about different interests (needs/motivations) among stakeholders = "competitive interests." From this perspective, the notion of competitive interests would not be limited to needs/motivations that are for profit (or not), or even private sector (or not). --GeneJReplyDelete
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- AnonymousAugust 25, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Good topic I look forward to the following topics. I guess it depends on each providers objectives and really the exposure a provider receives by providing Free services. Often free is an enticement as we often see and at some stage you pay for that record that is not available for free. ie when you are at home. Some smaller providers will compete at a niche level and interest, fortunately there are many societies and services providing their local knowledge and records, ultimately there will be cooperation or merging of collections as we are now seeing with many libraries closing.ReplyDelete
I find it odd, I make good money, but I am unwilling to spend 23 a month for their services. Probably because I am a casual user. It seems to me however, that if they hit different price points they could get lots of valuable data, and a lot more money, perhaps limiting the number of documents you can review a month or something smart like that. To bad, my casual interest just leads me to a blog that things they are all that, and claims of free are far from truth.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 9:44 AM
As far as I am concerned Ancestry cares little about customer service or any sort of meaningful service provision or response to customers. Beyond that, they seem to actually work against those who help to make their service better---the Ancestry DNA Helper app for Google Chrome is a prime example. Ancestry, instead of working with the app and its creator, seems to do all in its power to make the app stop working. I have ten DNA kits with Ancestry and without the Ancestry DNA Helper app, comparisons are almost impossible. Likewise the same is true for comparisons with others on the service. Most important discoveries I have made using DNA results have been a product of Gedmatch and the Ancestry DNA Helper App and nothing Ancestry itself has done. And as far as their research system---those hints are almost always incorrect and in many cases don't even make sense.ReplyDelete
What is the value of the DNA testing if you know your family heritage? From what I have read the DNA report isn't that helpful. Rather nonspecific. Is that true?ReplyDelete
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It is possible and not that rare, that DNA test reveal unknown family relationships, even close family relationships. In the case of relationships going back four to six generations, assuming you have other family members who are tested, you can determine relationships with a high degree of certainty. I recommend reading the background articles on the ISOGG website, http://isogg.org/Delete


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Five-star linebacker recruit Matthew Thomas will honour his commitment to Florida State and is set to report to campus on Saturday, according to ESPN sources.
Thomas reiterated his desire to play football with the Seminoles next season after rumours circulated suggesting he was considering switching his commitment to USC or Georgia.
But Thomas released a statement on Warchant.com this week re-affirming his pledge to play for Florida State.
On Monday, Thomas's father had revealed his son was keen to play for USC, while earlier reports in the Miami Herald quoted the player as saying he wanted to switch to USC or Georgia.
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Lexus Joins McDonald's, Craftsman, KFC As NFL Network 'TNF' Season Sponsor
By Barry Janoff
September 10, 2012: With its schedule for the season expanded from eight to 13 games, NFL Network is becoming more of a prime destination for marketers than in previous seasons. The latest example: Lexus has signed on as the title sponsor of the halftime show for NFL Network's Thursday Night Football.
NFL Network's Thursday Night Football debuts Sept. 13 with the Chicago Bears visiting the Green Bay Packers. It runs through Dec. 13 when the Cincinnati Bengals visit the Philadelphia Eagles.
According to NFL Network, the Lexus Halftime Show will originate live from inside each respective stadium for the entire season. Financial terms of the deal with Lexus were not disclosed.
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David Hill, 63, died Jan. 25, 2013, at his home. He was born April 29, 1949, in St. Louis, Mo., to Herold and Dorothy Hill.
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[THIS WEEK] No Room To Move has bleak analysis and occasional flashes of wit, writes James Pallister
Since setting up in 1994, Mute Magazine has dealt with 'culture and politics after the net'. Over the years its quarterly publication of essays and artwork has tackled hacking, electronic artwork, famine and surveillance.
Increasingly its online presence has provided a lively forum for long form writing on architecture and the city, with pieces on Zaha Hadid's Evelyn Grace Academy and Patrick Keiller's film Robinson in Ruins, recently reviewed in this column.
In recent years it has turned its steely eye to the role artists, NGOs, and governmental development agencies have played in shaping our cities, or as July 2009's issue of the magazine's editorial put it: how 'planners, developers, and their entrepreneurial service arm have debased the meaning of "creativity" to a shallow pretext for the further looting of cities and public wealth'.
In No Room to Move, a book published by Mute, authors Josephine Berry Slater and Anthony Isles, pick up from this statement. Five artist interviews follow an essay that traces the development of the 'creative city' as a nascent idea embedded in post-war development plans. The focus is on late 90s property developer-led gentrification in areas like London's Hoxton and New York's Lower East Side and the realisation that 'culture alone can't kick-start gentrification, let alone a national economy'. But as the authors point out, 'It is increasingly used as a place-holder for "real" economic activity'.
As well as the sometimes bleak analysis, there's some welcome flashes of wit. These lance the more absurd sides of 'hypercultural life': a state of affairs where 'even down-at-heel seaside refreshment stalls disguise a shit instant coffee as the more cosmopolitan cappuccino'.
No Room to Move: Radical Art and the Regenerate City features interviews with Alberto Duman, Freee, Nils Norman, Laura Oldfield Ford and Roman Vasseur
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Turmeric, a cousin to ginger, can be consumed as a dry spice, fresh or as a supplement.
Get some on fingers or a light-colored countertop, and the bright yellowish-orange color is difficult to remove. But turmeric's long-lasting nutritional effects are a positive — and experts from dietitians to chefs laud its benefits.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information offers that turmeric has been used for at least 4,000 years as a culinary spice. Though cultivated from the root of a perennial plant native to tropical South Asia, about 80 percent of the world's turmeric crop is currently derived from India.
New York City-based registered dietitian Jessica Cording teaches about the extensive health benefits of turmeric, which came across her radar when she shadowed a doctor for six months in an HIV clinic. Turmeric was incorporated into foods for patients. From that experience and others, Cording has witnessed turmeric's help in alleviating:
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Case No PAC-E-10-38, -39, -40, -41, -42, -43
December 2, 2010
Contact: Gene Fadness (208) 334-0339, 890-2712
Website: www.puc.idaho.gov
Idaho Power seeks approval for six wind projects
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is taking comments through Dec. 17 on an Idaho Power Company application to enter into 20-year sales agreements with six wind projects near Mountain Home. The San Francisco-based developer is the same for six projects with Maurice Miller and Glenn Ikemoto listed as project managers.
All six projects, if approved, would qualify for the commission's posted Avoided Cost Rate under the provisions of PURPA, the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act. PURPA requires that electric utilities offer to buy power produced from qualifying small power producers or cogenerators. The rate to be paid developers of cogeneration or small power producers is established by the commission and is to be equal to the cost the electric utility avoids if it would have had to generate the power itself or purchase it from another source.
The rate proposed for these projects is a non-levelized rate that increases through the 20-year life of the contract. In 2011, the rate for normal load hours during normal seasons of the year is $55.26 per megawatt-hour, escalating to $117.77 per MWh in 2021. The rate varies to account for heavy and light load hours of the day and heavy and light load seasons of the year.
The six projects are proposed to be online by Dec. 31, 2011 and in full operation by Dec. 31, 2012. Should the projects exceed 10 average megawatts per month, Idaho Power may accept the energy, but is not required to pay for it. The projects all include mechanical availability guarantees stating they will generate at full output during at least 85 percent of hours in the month. Failure to do so could result in the payment of liquidated damages by the developer. The developer agrees to work with Idaho Power's delivery business unit to ensure enough time and resources for the utility to build any necessary interconnection and transmission upgrades if necessary or be assessed delay damages. The agreements state that all projects will interconnect with the same 230-kV line in Elmore County.
Comments are accepted through Dec. 17 via e-mail by accessing the commission's homepage at www.puc.idaho.gov and clicking on "Comments & Questions About a Case." Fill in the case number for any of the six projects (IPC-E-10-38, 39, 40, 41, 42 or 43) and enter your comments. Comments can also be mailed to P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0074 or faxed to (208) 334-3762.
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In 1640, Stephen Day self-published the Bay Psalm Book, only 20 years after the pilgrims arrived in North America. Consider the self-publisher as the ultimate American underdog. Our history is pretty much filled with individuals who started publishing on their own, in somewhat obscure conditions, to become cultural and political leaders.
Ben Franklin self-published Poor Richard's Almanac in 1732, well before he became known for his politics and diplomacy. Thomas Paine self-published "Common Sense," a pamphlet that inspired the American revolution.
It makes sense that self-publishing would be a hotbed of interesting, radical ideas. If your ideas are truly radical and pushing the envelope, there's a good chance they'll scare off traditional publishers. We think this means you're doing something right.
Mark Twain self-published Huckleberry Finn in 1885, one of the first books to seriously tackle racism in America. Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, a seminal collection of poetry that has inspired countless American writers, was also self-published.
What is it about self-publishing that attracts some of the best and most influential talent America has to offer? Hemingway self-published his first work, Three Stories and Ten Poems, in 1923. Perhaps it has something to do with the vanguard-status of writers who self-publish. Because they are often ahead of their time, traditional publishers may not feel ready to take a gamble on them. Perhaps because they consider what they have to say more important than definite material reward, they self-publish with an urgency and passion that they wouldn't find at a publisher.
Thoreau, Stein, Crane… the list goes on. To consider self-publishing a new "trend" would be to ignore the very foundation of publishing and writing in America. In the Internet age, we're given even more of an opportunity to put our writing out there, to publish it ourselves, be it digitally or physically, to connect with our readers and to make a difference in our world without a publisher, without an advance, without a care in the world.
The history of the American writer is really always the story of an underdog. No one is born a best-seller. Everyone starts as an underdog. There's no bigger underdog than the self-publishing writer. And pretty consistently in America, the underdog makes a big difference.
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On Monday morning October 21st music fans in Colorado will have a new website and internet radio station to explore. KGNU Community Radio is set to launch AfterFM, an all music channel available at
"When you say After and FM together it sounds ominous doesn't it?" KGNU Music Director, John Schaefer ponders the thought with a laugh. "Indeed! In the post-apocalyptic front range of the Rockies, the radio stations are all gone and the zombies are heading west already halfway across Kansas!" Schaefer smiles, imagining the sci-fi landscape. "Actually its not like that at all. Its way better and a lot more useful."
AfterFM is a new all-music channel from KGNU. Accessible as an internet-only feed from afterfm.com, the station is a mix of the live music programming currently beaming out of the KGNU transmitters blended with new musical offerings that exist only online.
"People will still be able to hear the one-of-a-kind mix of creative music and essential news that has, I think, endeared the station to radio fans for the last 35 years." explains Schaefer, "The difference now is that if you only want music, we've created a space for you. I would encourage listeners to explore it all. Explore the wisdom of Alan Watts or the amazing information of Alternative Radio. But if you're really just looking for music, we have a place for you too."
The initial launch is only the start of what AfterFM hopes to bring listeners. However, the extra space in the weekly programming schedule is already being occupied by some unique offerings from some familiar hosts.
Dr. Martin was a KGNU favorite on Honky Tonk Heroes before a hectic work schedule pulled him away from his beloved Saturday morning time slot. AfterFM allows for his return to laptops and mobile gizmos across the globe with Dr. Martins Medicine Show a weekly Americana music adventure that makes its way onto AfterFM Sunday mornings following Roots & Branches.
Other homegrown favorites include Bayou Stomp a look at classic Cajun & Zydeco music from host Dan Willging. The Skavenger teams up T Valladeres and Sam Fuqua of local band The Mighty Twisters for an exploration of the world of Ska.
Many of the areas top club nights and musical collectives are joining in as well. The initial list of contributors reads like a who's who of the Denver and Boulder music scene: the classic and Northern Soul collective The Mile High Soul Club, local Dubstep advocates Sub.Mission, the beats and crate-digging gems of DJs K-Nee, Low Key, and Big Styles of the So What! crew, the Boulder electronic institution that is Communikey, the lost classics of The Denver Vintage Reggae Society. The list continues to grow each week.
"AfterFM is for music lovers, there's no doubt. Were extremely excited about launching it. But I'm even more excited to see how it grows and expands. Its a big opportunity to create a destination for everything that KGNU brings to the community in terms of music." Schaefer continues, "We're hoping to make it easier to discover the live recordings we've been broadcasting with local bands over the last three decades, as well as the live sessions we have with national artists like Calexico, Matmos, or the Budos Band."
"But really, the exciting thing for us is exploring the new possibilities that these kinds of projects bring to re-invent community radio. This is a bold move from KGNU to explore what might be next on the broadcast horizon."
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The Apostle's Creed
Although it was not written by the Apostles themselves, this ancient creed contains a brief summary of their teachings and sets forth the fundamental teaching of Scripture in beautiful simplicity.
We believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into death. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Acts 29 DiSTINCTIVES
Living Stones Church is a member of the Acts 29 Network, a family of church-planting churches that stands in the tradition of historic Evangelical confessionalism. As a member of Acts 29 our convictions align on the following five distinctive theological foundations:
We are passionate about Gospel centrality.
We enthusiastically embrace the sovereignty of God's grace in saving sinners.
We recognize and rest upon the necessity of the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit for all of life and ministry.
We are deeply committed to the fundamental spiritual and moral equality of male and female and to men as responsible servant-leaders in the home and church.
We embrace a missionary understanding of the local church and its role as the primary means by which God chooses to establish His kingdom on earth.


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