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Western Digital Blue SSD review: A solid SSD
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, PC / Laptop, Product Reviews, Storage,
For decades, Western Digital has been recognized as one of the very few leaders in the world of storage and hard drives. If you open up that pre-built computer you bought, there's a good chance that on the inside you'll find a Western Digital-branded drive. If you're building your own, you likely purchased (or at least considered) going with Western Digital for your internal storage solution.
Where this might now have been the case is if you wanted to be a part of the growing trend of users switching to solid state drives. SSDs allow for faster speeds, both in read and write times, as well as the benefit of having no moving parts. They are faster, quieter, and more durable. When they were first released, they were prohibitively expensive, but as time has gone on, prices have dropped substantially as they do with any new form of technology.
The problem that Western Digital had was that it's class-leading hard disk drive prowess didn't mean that it was prepared for the new age of SSDs, and it had nothing to offer customers who wanted to go this route. It's solution was to purchase SanDisk in March 2016, a company that excels at flash storage solutions, and 8 months later we have the first results in the Western Digital Blue SSD.
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Stop at Best Buy for that Back to School SanDisk flash storage
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, USB, Storage,
Summer is nearing an end, and back to school season is in full swing. As you shop for those notebooks, backpacks, pencils, and the like, be sure to keep in mind that we live in a digital world where students are expected to become comfortable with technology. Homework now involves the Internet and the usage of tablets and laptops to get the job done. When moving those items around, it'a always good to have a backup, even in the age of cloud storage. SanDisk is always up to the challenge, and I've relied on SanDisk digital storage for over a decade when it comes to photography, and external storage.
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Transporter Desktop 3.0 released with read-only shared folders, better Yosemite support
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Software, Storage,
Transporter Desktop 3.0 introduces includes several new features and enhancements designed to improve your private file sharing experience:
- Read-only Shared Folders: A Shared Folder owner can now assign read-only permissions on a per-user-per-folder basis.
- New Clearer Finder Icon Badges: Transporter Desktop icon badges have been updated for both Mac and Windows for better visibility and clarity.
- Enhanced OS X Yosemite Support: Transporter Desktop includes changes to fully support Yosemite at both a functional and aesthetic level. Visible changes include a new folder appearance that is exclusive to Yosemite users as well as Yosemite-style contextual menu integration.
- iOS 8 support: Transporter app for iOS now supports iOS 8, including authorization/options at Settings > Location Services and Settings > Notifications.
- Create a folder on mobile: You can now create a folder on your Transporter from your iOS or Android mobile device.
If you're unfamiliar with the Transporter, it's a private cloud that allows you to store, access, and share your files from anywhere. Since the device is iunder your control, you don't have to rely on the privacy policies of third-party services, and you can have as much storage as you'd like without the subscription fees. You can pick up the Transporter Sync on Amazon which allows you to hook up any USB hard drive, or get the original Transporter which uses internal drives.
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Fire Phone unlimited free photo storage only applies to smartphone images, doesn't include videos
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Storage,
You know how Amazon's Fire Phone includes the perk of unlimited photo storage in your Amazon Cloud Drive account? Well, it turns out there are a couple of caveats. Here's how it works:
- The free storage is applied to the account that the Fire Phone is registered under
- The phone will upload your pictures and videos, but only the pictures get unlimited free space. Videos uploaded will use your Amazon Cloud Drive storage allotment.
- Photos uploaded are in their original, full-resolution format
- The unlimited free storage only applies to photos taken and uploaded with the Fire Phone. If you sync over photos to the phone that weren't taken with it, those will count against your allotment. Similarly, if you upload photos taken with the Fire Phone from another device, they'll also count against your storage space.
- If you give away or sell your Fire Phone, all of your photos will remain in your Amazon Cloud Drive. If you then get a new Fire Phone in the future, the unlimited photo storage benefit will return to your account.
Some have been comparing Amazon's offering to what Apple will be including in iOS 8, and later, OS X Yosemite, where it will also allow you to store all of your photos and videos in iCloud. The difference is that Apple will allow you to automatically upload your entire photo library, regardless of where the images were taken, but there will be a fee if you go over 5GB. There's no unlimited option for images, and certainly not for video.
You can pre-order the Amazon Fire Phone now.
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Amazon Fire Phone owners get unlimited, free photo storage
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Hot Deals, Storage,
Amazon just announced its new Fire Phone, and one of the big value-adds is that owners will get unlimited photo storage on Amazon Cloud Drive. This comes just two weeks after Apple announced the new iCloud Photo Library option during its WWDC 2014 keynote, which allows you to store all of the photos and videos that you have, with the difference being that Apple only gives you the first 5GB of storage for free, and then you have to pay for additional tiers, which starts at $0.99 per month for 20GB. Amazon is providing unlimited photo storage (although they didn't specifically say that videos were included) right off the bat, a key differentiator. This means you can snap away without fear of using up all your local storage space, and it's one less backup you need to worry about as well.
The Amazon Fire Phone will sell for $199.99 on-contract, and is exclusive to AT&T. You can pre-order today, and it'll be released on July 25th. For a limited time, buyers will also receive a free year of Amazon Prime with purchase!
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Western Digital My Passport Pro Thunderbolt RAID drive announced
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, PC / Laptop, Storage,
Western Digital has announced its new My Passport Pro external Thunderbolt storage drive. The new device features two internal drives with user-selectable RAID functionality, making it perfect for those working with high-end graphics and video, and those who need more reliable mirroring.
On the inside, you'll find two 2.5-inch drives, with one model totaling 2 TB, and another providing 4 TB of storage. As the drive used Thunderbolt for connectivity, there's no separate power cable--the Thunderbolt cable is all you need to power the 233 MBps My Passport Pro. The 2 TB model sells for $299.99, while the 4 TB version is available for $429.99.
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2013 Holiday Gift Guide: Western Digital My Passport Slim
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, USB, PC / Laptop, Storage, Techies, Under $100, Under $250, Under $500,
If you know someone who needs some fast portable storage that also compact and portable, look no further than the My Passport Slim from Western Digital, our next featured item in our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide. I have one, and it does it's job at my desk where I typically work, but when I need the storage on the go, I can easily slip it into a bag or pocket, and I've got a terabyte at USB 3.0 with me. For the data hogs in your life.
You can pick up the WD My Passport Slim now from Amazon for $86.
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Transporter 2.0 improves user experience, brings iOS, Android apps
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: PC / Laptop, Software, Storage,
We're big fans of Connected Data's Transporter device, which basically gives you locally stored and protected cloud storage without having to upload your files to third-party services like Dropbox or Copy, with no subscription fee. Now, on the heels of the Connected Data & Drobo merger agreement, comes the announcement of Transporter 2.0, a big software update for the NAS. Version 2.0 of the Transporter software brings a host of welcome improvements like:
- Improved integration with the OS X Finder and Windows Explorer
- Custom right-click options and drag-and-drop functionality
- Share direct links to files and folders
- Choose how folders are synced (locally or remotely)
- Increased firewall support
Additionally, new Transporter iOS and Android apps will allow remote access and management of files stored on the device. Transporter v2.0 will be a free software upgrade for all existing customers. For new customers, Transporter starts at $199 without a hard drive, $299 for 1TB, and $399 for 2TB.
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Drobo and Connected Data to merge, we look forward to Transporter-like Drobos
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Storage,
Here at Gear Live, we're big fans of both Drobo and the Transporter, so excuse us if we're more than a little excited about the announcement that the two companies that entered into a merger agreement. We've covered the Transporter in the past, but to refresh your memory, it's a collaborative file-sharing device that offers Dropbox- or Copy-like functionality, but stored locally with no fees. Of course, Drobo makes fantastic external storage devices, many of which we've covered extensively. It will be great to see new Drobos that offer the Transporter file-sharing abilities. Nothing official has been announced, but we can dream.
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Why Do Broke Companies Still Give Out Bonuses?
Financially ailing companies such as Hostess Brands often pay bonuses and other compensation to executives and private-equity owners before filing for bankruptcy protection. Mike Spector reports on Markets Hub.
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From claiming the highest score to racking up the highest body count, the ASUS ROG G750JZ-DS71 will get you there without breaking a sweat. It's a gaming beast, powered by an Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M graphics, and 24GB of memory. Click to See Price
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Book Design and Layout
Nan Barnes
If you have finished writing and revising your memoir or family history book, you may imagine that completing your manuscript means you're done. But authors who self-publish have a a final critical step to take before publication – book design. Book design combines decisions about elements of the book, style, organization, illustrations, layout, and cover design. The choices you make about the design of your book will give it the unique character you wish to create.
Here are some of the things to consider when designing your book:
• Begin by making decisions about the physical size of the book. Should it be small (7" X 7"), standard (8" X 10") or large format? Should it be portrait or landscape?
• What about binding? Choose a sewn binding over mere glue if you want the book to last. Do you prefer hardback or soft cover?
• Next you might consider readability. The font you select can have a lot to do with the way your reader perceives the book. Do you want a large type format for easy reading? This will determine the size of the text and margins.
• What elements should your book include? Do you want a table of contents, acknowledgement, dedication, preface, epilogue? Should content be organized into sections or chapters?
• How do you want to illustrate your book? Do you want to use photographs, documents or memorabilia? Where should the illustrations be placed in the book?
• Which photographs do you want to feature (by making them large, or even giving them a full page)? Some illustrations may perfectly illustrate a story included in the text and should be placed near that story. But not every illustration is so literally connected to a specific story. To include more loosely related photos they might be grouped together between chapters. The illustrations make a nice break from the text.
• What should your cover look like? What do you want on the dust jacket? Which photographs do you want to use on the front and back covers? They should be in excellent condition and ideally are most powerful and symbolic of the stories you have to tell. What would be the most esthetically pleasing color scheme? What text do you want on the covers, spine and flaps of the dust jacket? What font will best complete your cover?
If you are sufficiently skilled, once you have made these decisions, you can carry them out using software like Adobe Creative Suite. However, you may want to seek help in designing your book. Many authors hire professional book designers to handle the design process.
At Stories To Tell, we offer custom book design services. Your Stories To Tell editor, who is familiar with the content and purpose of your book, can be an excellent guide as you make these design decisions.


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Looking For Olive Parich or Parish born in Minnesota 1858
My Great Grandmother was Olive Parich born 10-14-1858 in the area of Fairbault, Minnesota. My GreatGrandfather William Buler was born in Chicago, Illnois 4-29-1858. One of their children was my Grandmother, Mable who married Alden Hutchins and they lived in Powder River County Montana. My Mother was Florence Hazel Hutchins who then married Vern Joseph Casey.
I believe my GGGrandfather Peter Parich or Parish came from Le Harve, France. His wife's name was Harriet.
Looking for Casey's of County Cork and Mclaughlin's of County, Mayo and Tryone Ireland
Great Grandparents Patrick and Bridget from County Cork. They both died in 1904 in Hennipen County Minnesota. My Grandmother was Margaret Mclaughlin Egan who married my Grandfather Daniel W. Casey. I believe the Mclaughlin's are orginally from Tyrone, Ireland and County Mayo. Margaret's Father was Patrick Egan, her Mother Mary Margaret McLaughlin. Sailed out of Queenstown, Ireland. Settleing in Minnesota where they raised wheat. Relatives in Ontario by the name of Welch. In 1865 there was a Sister named Johanna Sullivan living in Cork City. My Father was Vern Joseph Casey the 4th child. It seemed the Egan's and Casey's all settled in Scott and Hennipen County, Minnesota. The last child of Bridget and Patrick died in 1938, her name was Julia.
Concerning Margaret R. Egan birthdate 1882 and date of death 1914. Margaret was born in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Margaret remarried after Daniel died in 1911 to a man by the name of John J. Reardon. John had a son by the name of Bernard from a previous marriage.
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As a growing number of lawmakers from both parties call for the resignation of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki, the retired general's fate is likely to be tied to his next meeting with President Obama, which could come as early as Friday.
At least five Senate Democrats, all up for reelection, have called for Shinseki to step down as bipartisan outrage builds on Capitol Hill after a scathing report from the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general's office Wednesday.
That interim report said systemic problems were found throughout the VA system network in scheduling veterans for medical care and manipulating records to hide long waits for appointments. Veterans at the Phoenix VA, which the report focused on, wait an average of 115 days for appointments.
The report also disclosed that the investigation has expanded to 42 sites, up from the 26 previously stated, although only three have been named publicly.
The department's inspector general is conducting a separate investigation into alleged falsification of records to hide long waits for medical appointments and has been in contact with the Justice Department, which could bring criminal charges.
Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mark Udall of Colorado, John Walsh of Montana and Al Franken of Minnesota have called for Shinseki to step down, as have Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Dan Dellinger, the commander of the 2.4-million-member American Legion, among others.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday said he would continue to reserve judgment on Shinseki.
"The question I ask myself is, is him resigning going to get us to the bottom of the problem? Is it going to help us find out what's really going on? And the answer I keep getting is no," Boehner said at his weekly news conference.
"The real issue here is that the president is the one who should be held accountable," he said.
Shinseki is scheduled to meet later Thursday with veterans' groups.
He also is expected to present to Obama as early as Friday the preliminary findings of a nationwide audit of major VA facilities designed "to ensure understanding of, and compliance with, our appointment policy."
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), asked about calls for Shinseki's resignation, said at her weekly news conference: "I think it rewards those who have been misleading the secretary to say he should go because they misled him."
Among California House members who have called for Shinseki's resignation are Democrats Raul Ruiz of Palm Desert, Jerry McNerney of Stockton and Scott Peters of La Jolla. Among Republican House members, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) and Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) have said Shinseki should step down.
"Secretary Shinseki is a distinguished Army general and Vietnam veteran that has served honorably," Ruiz said. "However, these reprehensible scheduling deficiencies occurred under his watch and ultimately he is accountable."
In the meantime, a veterans group has launched an ad campaign seeking to prod senators into swiftly passing legislation that would make it easier for the Veterans Affairs secretary to fire or demote senior employees, escalating a war of words between veterans groups and lawmakers over Congress' response to the broadening VA health scandal.
The House last week overwhelmingly approved the VA Management Accountability Act, but a recent effort to bring up the bill in the Senate was blocked.
The Senior Executives Assn., which represents federal workers affected by the proposed legislation, opposed the House bill, saying it "provides the pretense of action in the guise of legislation" and "would transform career senior executives at the VA into another layer of political appointees."
Concerned Veterans of America announced Wednesday that it is spending about $500,000 on Internet and TV ads targeting six Democratic senators.
"The VA is failing our veterans, and while our heroes are dying, Congress just keeps talking," a narrator says in one ad, showing headlines of reports about long waits for VA medical care. The ad, proclaiming "It's time to walk the walk," calls on the public to urge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) to bring the bill up for a vote.
The Senate Appropriations Committee last week added the accountability legislation to a VA spending bill headed to the Senate floor.
But Pete Hegseth, chief executive of Concerned Veterans of America, said, "We want the bill to stand alone and not be watered down by other legislation." He said the amendment also could still be stripped out.
"We want to ensure that Sen. Harry Reid and Sen. Bernie Sanders don't water down or indefinitely delay this legislation and we feel that by assembling a large bipartisan coalition of cosponsors, it will be more difficult for Senate leadership to ignore or gut this bill," Hegseth said.


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Rathmann necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 141 diseños de 45 diseñadores freelance.
Rathmann Auto Works, Inc.
A small automotive business mostly repairing, maintaining, and restoring Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, and Porsche brand vehicles. We also work on the higher end European "daily driver" types of vehicles such as Mercedes and BMW. We are located in the Southern California area in the USA, an area that has a significant car culture that is part of most residents daily lives. The majority owner and founder of the business has been a Master Mechanic for 20 years and has worked on exotic and classic cars for 8 years.
We are targeting European car collectors, exotic car enthusiasts, European racing fans (ie people who like Formula 1 more than NASCAR), and owners of modern European vehicles such as Mercedes and BMW that are generally available in the USA. Many of our customers, especially the collectors, like to go to various car shows that show off other collector vehicles. Example shows: Concourso Italiano in Monterey, California, Dana Point Concours d'Elegance, Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance, and La Jolla Concours d'Elegance.
The logo will ideally incorporate a graphical component and a textual component. The graphical component must be memorable and recognizable by itself without added letters or words. The textual component could be "Rathmann", "R A W", or "Rathmann Auto Works" as fits with the graphical component. There may be uses where we opt to use only the graphical component by itelf, but general usage would be with the textual component. It's possible that a mostly textual logo (eg the "VW" logo) could work for us, but we haven't seen anything yet that looks right for us.
The graphics and font(s) used should touch upon European styles, perhaps somehow combining Italian and German design influences. Something calling to classic European automobile logo designs but with a definite modern look.
The logo itself should look like something that could be on an automobile or automobile related components.
We want something new, so don't just outright copy existing logos from Ferrari, Porsche, BMW etc. Explore different shapes, different geometries, but keep those Euro car logos in mind.
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GUEST POST: Living in Unity
ByRyan McDermott
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I am increasingly convinced that one of the most powerful things a church can do in their area is live in complete unity with other churches.
We have all experienced moments where churches were anything but unified. Times when you instantly understand that we have somehow missed the point. I've also seen communities where churches do a decent job of being at peace with one another. As in, you do your thing and we'll do our thing and as long as your thing doesn't mess with our thing, then its all good. That is nice and all, but I do believe that it is possible to do more than just get along. I do believe it is possible to live in unity; joined together as one.
Here are four things I think will help you fight for unity among churches in your area.
Pray – Jesus prayed, in John 17:20-23, that the disciples would experience complete unity, so that the world would know the truth about God's love for them. We should pray for the same thing. Pray that God would break down the walls of territorialism amongst churches in your area. God, remind us that we are on the same team.
Celebrate the Wins – Often, it is easy to celebrate the success of a Church, or a Student Ministry, on the other side of the country, but what about the one across the street or down the block?
One thing that we do in our area is host Quarterly "All-Staff" Meetings. It is basically a collective staff meeting. Each time a different church will host as we come together for prayer, free breakfast (provided by the host church, or a local Chick-fil-A), worship, and teaching from the hosting Senior Pastor. It is absolutely beautiful. We celebrate everything that God is doing in our churches, in our region, and we remind ourselves that we are in it together as we attempt to minister to the 1.3 millionlost people in our County.
Youth Ministry "Network" meetings are another invaluable thing you can do in your area. Simply bring local Student Pastors together regularly for prayer. Consider hosting community-wide events together.
Ask the Hard Questions – How many students and/or families do you have that come to visit from other churches? What do you say when they tell you where they are from? Do you know the pastor's name? Do you know what is going on there? Can you encourage them, "Man, we love your church. Do you know Pastor Dave? He is a great friend of mine. Loved hearing about your Mission Trip last summer, were you a part of that?" As much as it depends on you, encourage students and families to bloom where they are planted.
Ask yourself: Is our ministry constantly welcoming Christians that we've traded with the place down the street, or are we consistently welcoming the lost? If you're doing a lot of trading, what you have to realize is that, at some point, for your ministry to "succeed" the one down the street has to fail. That's not right, and something has to change.
Guard Your Tongue – The extent to which we are prone to tear down brothers and sisters in Christ never ceases to amazes me. It happens in casual conversation, it happens on blogs, it happens in 140 characters or less… Very simply, there is no room in the Kingdom of God to bash other believers. Lovingly correct them? Yes. But that is done directly and privately before anything else.
I just wonder if it is time for people to know churches less by what divides us and more by what unites us. If the goal is to grow in the image and likeness of Jesus, and point others towards a saving knowledge of Him, then I'm in.
May our churches be marked by a spirit of unity.
Ryan McDermott is the Director of Student Ministries at the Royal Palm Campus of Christ Fellowship Church in South Florida. Follow him @ryanmcdermott and check out the church at gochristfellowship.com.


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Fluff and Bones to Appear on Next 'Feherty'
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THE NEXT EPISODE OF 'FEHERTY' on Golf Channel (Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET) will feature two of the best caddies in the game: Mike "Fluff" Cowan and Jim "Bones" Mackay.
David Feherty will chat with the two loopers about what it has been like to tote the bag for Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk during careers that have combined nearly a half century of heavy lifting and thousands of miles of walking the world's best golf courses.
With all that wear and tear, Feherty chose a spa setting for the shared interview, and does his best pampering with a hilarious pedicure scene.
Player-caddie relationships often last no more than a few years, but Mackay has been on Phil Mickelson's bag for nearly his entire career. Feherty finds out how the two became acquainted and what makes their relationship the exception to the rule.
Currently working for Jim Furyk, Cowan also has caddied for Peter Jacobsen and Tiger Woods. He talks about his experience as Tiger's caddie and explains how being a good friend with a player can lead to success.
The two caddies also talk about how often their bosses want to hear their opinions or just confirm their own; describe some of the best shots they have ever witnessed; show some caddie hand signals; and discuss what they think is right and wrong with the game.
'Feherty' debuted in June as Golf Channel's most-watched original series premiere in its history.
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- Charles Prokop said...
I've enjoyed all of Feherty's interviews this should be one of the best. Caddies are typically seen and not heard, as evidenced by all the attention Stevie drew when he got the opportunity to be interviewed.
Fluff and Bones are two of the best and don't have any axes to grind, at least as far as I know. It should be good.
2 guys anyone wanting to be a caddy should pattern 'emselves after.
You know they are doing a good job cuz unlike other caddies you hardly hear anything coming from 'em.
Some caddies on the other hand craves the limelight,they want to be more famous than the golfer.And now we have caddies bragging how many times they have won.
Yes UP is now DOWN which made me think has anyone ever tune in to TV coverage to see the caddy carry the clubs or they tune in to see the golfer smack a 2 iron 1ft from the pin ?perchem
- Dave said...
When push comes to shove, a caddie's primary goal is to maximize the confidence of his player. He isn't the one to swing the club, but he can certainly have a profound effect on what state of mind the player is when he does so ... and Fluff and Bones have done an admirable job of it over their careers.


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In April 2005, the College of Cardinals elected German-born Cardinal Joseph Alosius Ratzinger to become Pope Benedict XVI, the 265th head of the Catholic Church. Yesterday, the Pope, 85, stunned Catholics when he resigned, citing lack of vigor due to old age. His surprise resignation presents both an opportunity and a challenge.
The challenge comes from a situation the Church hasn't faced for centuries. A new Pope will reign while the former Pope yet lives. It's also an opportunity, since the Church remains in crisis. A new Pope willing to tackle unaddressed problems may inspire confidence.
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In Archangels: Rise of the Jesuits, my just-published fiction thriller, the Jesuits blackmail the fictional Pope into giving them the authority to clean up corruption in the Catholic Church. This is not the reason Pope Benedict XVI resigned. Yet the novel's backdrop of financial and sexual scandals in the Church is fact-based.
Here's one of the most famous examples of many. The late Archbishop Paul Marcinkus evaded indictment in a financial scandal and avoided questions in the investigation of the London hanging-murder of Roberto Calvi, former head of Banco Ambrosiano. Calvi's suspicious death was initially falsely ruled a suicide by British authorities.
Roberto Calvi was Catholic. Suicide is considered by many Catholics to be an unpardonable sin. Archbishop Marcinkus wasn't a suspect in the death, yet he didn't come forward to tell Italian investigators what he knew of the events preceding his colleague's "suicide." Pope John Paul II -- and later Pope Benedict XVI -- sheltered Archbishop Marcinkus and let him remain silent.
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Catholics in the United States were dismayed as scores of priests were accused of having sexually abused children over several decades.
Pope Benedict XVI's election didn't inspire confidence that sex abuse would be adequately addressed, but that lack of confidence was initially based only on rumor. As Cardinal Ratzinger in 1985, he thwarted an attempt to defrock a priest who was a convicted child molester, and in 2010, news was made public about his signed letter to that effect. As Pope Benedict XVI, he expressed a firm resolve to clean up the sex abuse and "filth" in the Catholic Church, yet cardinals and bishops who protected predators have not been held accountable in the eyes of many Catholics.
On May 8, 2002, Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston became the first cardinal in the history of the Catholic Church compelled to testify in a sexual abuse case for his role in "overseeing" priests. He was forced to resign as Archbishop of Boston. The Church hierarchy gave him a cushy landing. In 2004, he became Archpriest of Rome's beautiful Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Many U.S. Catholics stood in shocked disbelief when Cardinal Law was chosen to preside over Pope John Paul II's 2005 requiem mass. Catholic Money Disappears
The Vatican's financial scandals are ongoing. The Vatican Bank is currently mired in a scandal involving alleged money transfers and dodgy bank accounts. In the summer of 2012, Pope Benedict XVI's confidant and former Vatican Bank head Gotti Tedeschi was detained by Italy's military police in a corruption investigation involving an Italian subsidiary of Spain's Banco Santander. Tedeschi's files allegedly yielded evidence of Church complicity in circumventing European money-laundering rules.
In my novel, the Jesuits withhold funds to force cooperation in cleaning up corruption. In reality, U.S. Catholics are withholding funds. The Catholic Church has global annual expenses in excess of $100 billion. At least three U.S. archdioceses have been forced into bankruptcy in anticipation of future settlements of sex-abuse cases. U.S. Catholics now donate less than half as much per household as their Protestant counterparts, giving only around $6 billion per year.
The Catholic Church has lost followers partly due to frustration over the actions of its administration. It is in the grips of its worst crisis since the death of Christ more than 2000 years ago. But this crisis is a crisis of confidence. For many, the teachings of the Church still resonate, but its leadership has unabashedly failed to live up to those teachings, and unashamedly conspired to cover up those failings.
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is the Catholic Church's opportunity to send a strong signal to its remaining members by electing a new Pope committed to rooting out corruption in the Church.
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We've always thought if there were a mainstream sports breakthrough for a woman, a sport in which a woman could compete on the same field as men, it would be as a knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball. It doesn't require strength, and you need to be smart. And not just women can do it: Old men could too.
As a half-promotional, half-oh-what-the-hell gimmick, the St. Paul Saints have invited to camp a 53-year-old knuckleball pitcher named Jon Secrist.
"I really feel good, and I'll give it my best," Secrist said before it was eventually announced the weather was forcing the Saints to push the tryout until 9 a.m. today. "I'll be ecstatic if I make it. At my age, it's a one-in-a-million chance just to try out and a one-in-a-billion chance to make the club."
He'd received a sniff here and there from a scout or two, but never the call he's been waiting for. Until Saints part-owner Mike Veeck, who has contacts in Los Angeles, rang in December.
We don't understand why, if someone has perfected the knuckleball — and it's hardly clear that Secrist has — they couldn't pitch until they were 90. The knuckleball is the one thing in sports that can beat age, gender, all of it. Why isn't everyone trying to throw one?
Even At 53, Pitcher Ready To Give It A Go With Saints [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]


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Looking for any HILL People from St Albans Hertfordshire UK. My GGrandad was HARRY THOMAS HILL, he was born and christened in St. Albans, Married in Sutton Surrey 1903 to FLORENCE EDITH STREET, and died in 1929 in East Wickham Kent. Any information for this family would be really nice. Thank you.
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I am looking for FLORENCE EDITH STREET my GGrandmother, born between 1881-1883 married HARRY THOMAS HILL 1903 in Sutton Surrey UK, died 21 Jan 1921 East Wickham Kent UK, Somebody must have her in their family tree I am just really struggling with were she came from, all I have is her Dad's name JOHN STREET, and I am so stuck have been for months,and can't go back any further, Please somebody help, before I go completely daft!!!!
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Looking for information on my Grandad GEORGE "BARNEY" PEARSONS family. Mainly Coal Mining familys from Houghton Durham UK. His dad was called ROBERT GRAY PEARSON known as "BOB" He was born in 1885, he married JANE THOMPSON 1906, and he died roughly around the 1970s.
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The decision last week by both houses of Congress not to consider measures that would remove absolute control over the prosecution of sexual assault cases in the military from the chain of command sends a clear signal that preserving the system of power over that our military both depends upon and upholds is far more important than actually protecting the citizens of this country who serve in its ranks from attacks by those who supposedly have their backs. While disappointing, it is hardly surprising. After days of grueling hearings, in the end the congressional status quo effectively bitch slapped those who dared question how this country maintains its power structure.*
As Jason Easley writes,
The Senate Armed Services Committee had a chance to stand up for victims. They could have put our country on the path to joining allies Israel, Great Britain, Australia, Canada by investigating sexual assault cases outside of the military. They could have stood up the people who are victimized by sexual predators while serving their country. Seventeen senators could have, should have, but they didn't.Instead, Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) replaced Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's plan with his own. The Levin plan is back by Defense Secretary Hagel, and would keep the military in charge of prosecuting sexual assaults. Sen. Levin said, "We need to change some things. We can do some things much better. We have to. But I think we've got to be very careful when we talk about taking the command structure out of this process."
It doesn't seem to have occurred to Sen. Levin that many of these sexual assaults are being committed by people within his precious chain of command. It didn't matter to the Armed Services Committee that Gillibrand's legislation has bipartisan group of 27 cosponsors. For Sen. Levin and 16 other members of the committee, all that mattered was protecting the status quo. If they have to protect thousands of rapists within the military to do so, so be it.
If we are ever to truly stem this epidemic it is crucial to understand that sexual assault in our own ranks is not a stand alone issue, it is just one of many examples of military sexual trauma and abuse that has always taken place at the hands of military forces and continues to do so around the globe today. In a report for Women Under Siege, Kerry K. Patterson writes that,
Saran Keïta Diakité painted a dismal reality for women in Mali in a speech she gave to the UN Security Council in April. As Diakité, a lawyer and president of the Malian branch of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, explained: "The Islamists perform religious marriages in order to escape the clutches of international criminal justice."…
…"They carry out a form of 'marriage' so that, at night, you can be treated as a sexual slave," Diakité said. "During the day, you are there to serve tea to the men and attend to their every need. This is why I always say that what's happened in Mali is unprecedented."…
…Militant groups in many conflicts—among them Burma, Cambodia, Rwanda, Liberia, Uganda, and Sierra Leone —have practiced systemic sexual enslavement of women and girls under the guise of "marriage."…
…Beyond forced marriages, conflict also can lead to "survival marriages," which appear to be occurring in Syria and within refugee areas in surrounding countries.
The economic realities of life in the Syrian refugee camps and communities are such that parents are often complicit in the marriage of underage girls, literally selling their daughters into wedlock—sometimes to foreign men—in the hopes of protecting them from a worse fate, whether that is poverty or rape.
In addition, UNIFEM notes that women continue to be left out of the resolution of conflict and sexual trauma is rarely discussed in peace negotiations or addressed in treaties:
A thorough and systematic review of 585 peace agreements that have resulted from 102 peace processes in the last two decades, revealed that since 1990, only 92 peace agreements (16 percent) have contained at least one reference to women or gender…
…Ten years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), gender-blind peace agreements are still the norm, rather than the exception. Many peace accords include a general equality clause and non-specific references to human rights guarantees and international treaties, but rarely mention quotas or other special measures to reverse women's exclusion from decision-making, nor allocate responsibility to monitor that equality is indeed achieved. Sexual violence is also often absent from accords, even in conflicts where widespread sexual violence has been employed as a tactic of warfare.
As disheartening as it is that Congress is unlikely to stand up to challenging the sanctity of the concept of an inviolate chain of command, addressing these issues has been a powerful shift in the national dialog and that should give us hope because it opens up the possibility of finally addressing power over (embodied by the concept of chain of command and good order) and patriarchal structures that are the systemic root cause of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.
Feminist theologian Carol P. Christ points out that,
Rape is not something that "just happens" in the military. It is an inevitable product of military training. Unless and until we understand this and change the way soldiers are trained, we will never be able to stop rape in the US military or any other military system.
And offers this perspective on patriarchy and violent domination,
Patriarchy is a system of male dominance, rooted in the ethos of war which legitimates violence, sanctified by religious symbols, in which men dominate women through the control of female sexuality, with the intent of passing property to male heirs, and in which men who are heroes of war are told to kill men, and are permitted to rape women, to seize land and treasures, to exploit resources, and to own or otherwise dominate conquered people.*…
…The system I am defining as patriarchy is a system of domination enforced through violence and the threat of violence. It is a system developed and controlled by powerful men, in which women, children, other men, and nature itself are dominated. Let me say at the outset that I do not believe that it is in the "nature" of "men" to dominate through violence. Patriarchy is a system that originated in history, which means that it is neither eternal nor inevitable.
Despite years of lipservice and inaction, Congress has finally been challenged to confront our national complicity in perpetuating the patriarchal culture of impunity implicit in militarism that allows and depends on sexual violence and intimidation. And that is a huge accomplishment.
1. Lest there be any notion that the military truly understands that the system needs to change, there is a continuing, constant stream of evidence to the contrary.
As Stars and Stripes reported last week,
Two defendants in military sexual assault cases cannot be punitively discharged, if found guilty, because of "unlawful command influence" derived from comments made by President Barack Obama, a judge ruled in a Hawaii military court this week.
Navy Judge Cmdr. Marcus Fulton ruled during pretrial hearings in two sexual assault cases — U.S. vs. Johnson and U.S. vs. Fuentes — that comments made by Obama as commander in chief would unduly influence any potential sentencing, according to a court documents obtained by Stars and Stripes.
And last Thursday, as we learned that Congress would not stand up to the chain of command to defend sexual assault victims, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Elizabeth Robbins, a lieutenant colonel in the Army that squarely placed part of the blame for the epidemic of sexual assault on the victims for not properly taking precautions not to be attacked and suggesting that alcohol is to blame in large part for the problem in what she repeatedly refers to as the military "brotherhood".
This does not excuse perpetrators, nor does it mean that women in the military are destined to be victims. In most situations, warriors can avoid becoming sexual assault statistics by exercising good judgment. They can drink lightly or not at all. They can always attend social functions with a friend committed to look after them (and vice versa). Above all, they can avoid reaching a stage at which they may pass out.
Let's be very clear–if the military has an alcohol problem, they should deal with it and it may well be a contributing factor, but it is not the cause and victims should never be blamed. The notion of brotherhood that Robbins holds in such high regard is however at the root of this systemic problem. Also worth noting, the San Antonio Express-News points out that victim intimidation and shaming continue to be an integral part of the military's very broken system of prosecution.
2. The costs of the military's inability to bring the epidemic under control are high,
According to the Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), the VA spent nearly $872 million on treatment related to military sexual trauma in 2010 (the last year in which complete data is available). However, these are not the only costs associated with MST; there is a human cost as well.
More than 85,000 veterans sought treatment last year in connection with military sexual trauma, according to an article by the Associated Press. What this means is that above and beyond the cases reported this year or last year, thousands of veterans from decades past are still trying to come to grips with the abuse they suffered while serving…
…On the other end of the financial spectrum is the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program. With a rather paltry budget of just $14 million, this is the program that is supposed to prevent sexual assault in the military, but is clearly failing.
*The New York Times mirrored the slap down of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in particular, with these belittling and demeaning characterizations,
Mr. Levin's decision to support military brass in their resistance to Ms. Gillibrand's proposal sets up a confrontation between a long-serving chairman of the committee with strong ties to the armed forces and a relatively new female member — one of a record seven women serving on the committee — who has made sexual assault in the military a signature issue.
Ms. Gillibrand, who is among the most savvy of Senate Democrats in identifying attention-grabbing policy issues, attached herself to the effort last August and then oversaw in March the first Senate hearing in nearly a decade on the problem of sexual assaults in the military.


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Ashanti has still got it. The R&B singer and her co-star Ricky Rozay were caught getting rather cozy Thursday at The Bank Lounge in downtown Miami while shooting the music video for their collab "I Got It".
DJ Khaled and the song's producer, L.T. Hutton, also joined the lavish set as Ashanti showed off her sexy curves in a skimpy all-black corset. The record is set to appear on Ashanti's upcoming album BraveHeart. Look for that album to arrive sometime this year.
"It's something for women, just being empowering. This album is something very deep," Ashanti said. "I'm going places that I haven't gone on different albums."
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Not Your Grandma's Vanilla
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Consider me a vanillaphile. Sheer vanilla love. And it's easy to see why – over and over, fragrance studies mention vanilla as one of the most universally appealing scents. Depending on ancillary notes, vanilla-based perfumes can skew sweet or musky, innocent or sexy, sugary or floral. That little vanilla bean is just versatilely delicious.
Like any aficionado – or junkie, take your pick – I have brand-hopped far and wide to find my fixes. Laura Mercier's Vanile Gourmande, Kiehl's Vanilla Essence Oil, and the siren call of the Lavanila line have all captured my attention and my wallet. But the creativity and modernity of Jo Malone's Vanilla & Anise Cologne might just blow them all out of the fragrance-infused water.
Should you see a woman walking down the streets of New York City smelling her wrists, go ahead and assume it's me. I just can't stop. The musky vanilla sweetness is still there, but tempered by the anise it becomes cleaner, fresher, and more complicated. Far from smelling like licorice, Jo Malone's anise notes cut some of the sweetness and bring vanilla into the 21st Century. If Shalimar was the vanilla of the 1980s, then Jo Malone's Vanilla & Anise has updated it for today's woman – at once fresh and young but with the maturity of complex complimentary notes.
A scrolling gaze down the list of Jo Malone's colognes piques my interest even further. Lime Basil & Mandarin, Nectarine Blossom & Honey, White Jasmine & Mint, Blue Agava & Cacao, Nutmeg & Ginger, to name a few, sound like they may reinvent the very notion of perfumery. If nothing else, they give a fragrance hound entirely new pairings to consider – and nothing is more modern than innovation.


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Jenny is in perpetual search for easy, weeknight recipes to attempt to feed her family. When they balk, she just eats more.
Not sure how things are where you live, but the rhubarb season has been a sad affair, with low yields and not that much to speak of in the markets. With a pound of sad little stalks at the ready this Saturday, I abandoned all plans of compotes and jams, and decided, on a twist of lemons into lemonade, to make cocktails out of stalks.
This little drink is as delicate and lovely as it appears, but like so many things of beauty, packs a bit more of a wallop than you may have been expecting. Please reserve this experiment for the end of your day, when you have little else to do but sit on the porch and wonder how it is that you never noticed that you have a cowlick, or if a failing to water your blueberry bush is a form of moral turpitude.
(There is an urban version of this: stare out the window and try to recall if that snazzy Greek restaurant downstairs was once a Subway sandwich shop or a deli front for drug dealers and ponder whether or not to tell your across-the-street neighbor that her lack of window treatments is providing an interesting morning show for you and yours.)
First, you're cutting up your rhubarb, wondering precisely why it is you really need to use cheesecloth but doing so anyway and making yourself a sticky, delightful syrup that will freeze well for cocktails this winter. While that cooks down, consider dinner, because after one of these you may have only enough energy left to clumsily hack away at a hunk of nice cheese.
This is a cocktail that works best with a mis en place situation, because there is much going on. Here is the part where you will ask me if you need rose water. I don't think so. But if you do (or in my case, use rose syrup) it will make it a tiny bit more special.
Place all your ingredients save the ice in the cocktail shaker as requested and shake it hard. Really do it for 30 seconds. Count if you have to. Then, you add your ice, which helps everything to really froth and get nice and cold. Shake some more. You may at this point realize why bartenders keep thick towels at the ready. Strain into a glass, preferably tiny and thin, like the tall one pictured, and top with soda.
(You can make this without gin and a tad more syrup and soda. Teens and teetotalers alike will enjoy it.)
The drink is so lovely and pink and frothy it seems almost too sweet to mess with. Sip it slowly, taking in the late light of a summer evening. Think about ball gowns, and horse shows, and the things you thought you would be missing just sitting in the silence, which in fact is nothing at all.
Rhubarb and Rose Ramos Gin Fizz by The Dog's Breakfast
Serves 1
2 ounces London dry gin1/2 ounce lemon juice1/2 ounce lime juice2 ounces rhubarb syrup1 ounce heavy cream1 or 2 drops rosewater1 egg whiteicesoda water
See the full recipe (and save it and print it) here.
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A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match 'em through the week).
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The Highland Park funeral for Aaron Swartz was closed to the public. But his family has now released footage from the emotional service on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old internet genius was remembered as a whiz even as a baby, teaching himself to read by the age of 3-years-old.
His father did not mince words about the trial Swartz was set to face later this year for the alleged illegal downloading of academic journals at MIT.
Nearly a week after Swartz committed suicide at his New York apartment, there is still outrage all over the internet about the case. But the lead prosecutor in Massachusetts defended her department, claiming the charges were appropriate.
If convicted, the co-founder of Reddit and creator of RSS faced decades behind bars and millions in fines.
According to his girlfriend, Swartz worked hard to change and improve the world.
A California congresswoman is already working to introduce "Aaron's Law" to honor Swartz with changes to federal statutes.
Representation Zoe Lofgren announced her intention on Reddit and she is said to be working with the Swartz family.
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