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PARIS (Reuters) - The "Friends of Syria", an alliance of mainly Western and Gulf Arab countries who oppose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, urged opposition groups on Sunday to attend this month's peace talks, saying there was no other route to a political solution.
With 10 days to go until the first direct talks between the opposition and President Bashar al-Assad's government - set for January 22 in Switzerland and dubbed "Geneva 2" - Western backers have struggled to unify rebel groups.
The main political opposition body in exile, the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), has been plagued by internal bickering. It postponed a decision on whether to attend until next week after nearly a quarter of its 121 members threatened to resign following after the re-election of its Saudi-backed leader, Ahmad al-Jarba.
In a final statement, the 11 core Friends of Syria nations urged the SNC to attend the talks on the shores of Lake Geneva.
"We invite them to form, as soon as possible, a delegation of opposition forces to participate in the political process," the joint statement said.
"There is no other political solution," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. "There will be no political solution for Syria unless 'Geneva 2' meets."
Even SNC participation at Geneva 2 is no guarantee that there will be an interlocutor in the talks who can truly represent the armed rebellion.
Led from abroad, the SNC has limited influence over the fighters on the ground who are acceptable to the West, and none over the more radically Islamist rebels who have supplanted them on many fronts of the rebellion.
Speaking in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said attendance in Geneva was "a test of credibility".
"That's why I am confident they (the Coalition) will be there," he said.
Jarba, who attended the Paris meeting, did not say whether he believed the Coalition would go, but said he was reassured that the 11 nations had agreed that there could be no transition under Assad.
"We are all in agreement to say that Assad has no future in Syria," he said.
However, one of Geneva 2's main sponsors is Russia, which has shielded Assad from Western pressure on the U.N. Security Council and rejects the view that his departure is a necessary condition for a settlement.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was due to hold meetings in Paris on Monday with Kerry and Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N./Arab League envoy for Syria, to prepare for Geneva 2.
Lavrov met Jarba late on Sunday, Interfax news agency reported. "I understand that you are first of all concerned about the future of your homeland," Lavrov was quoted as saying. "We also care about the future of the Syrian people."
Syria plunged into civil war after an uprising against four decades of Assad family rule erupted in March 2011 and descended into an armed insurgency after the army cracked down on protests.
Assad's forces have recently been gaining ground against rebel fighters backed by the political opposition groups, and he faces little pressure to make concessions.
A Western diplomatic source said the SNC was right to debate whether it should attend Geneva as Damascus refuses to discuss Assad handing over powers.
"The attitude of the regime, which is sending a delegation to do everything but talk of a transition, endangers Geneva, as does the increase in violent bombardments in recent weeks," the source said.
"If Russia wants a serious Geneva, it must understand that there cannot be a disconnect between what is happening on the ground and the core diplomatic objective."
The source said the Paris talks had aimed to reassure Jarba that the 11 countries backed the opposition wholeheartedly, and that regional nations with links to fighters in Syria would encourage those fighters to support the SNC ahead of Geneva.
"The 11 agree that, whatever the constraints, provocations, refusals by the regime with regard to Geneva, we think it is important they go to Geneva. The illusion that the regime is willing to negotiate has to be broken."
Western powers have supported the opposition with rhetoric but have backed away from material aid as al Qaeda-linked groups take advantage of a power vacuum in rebel-held regions.
In their statement, the Friends of Syria, who include the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, said all armed groups had to respect democratic and pluralistic values, and recognise the political authority of the Coalition.
"Extremist groups play in the favor of the regime, damage the image of the democratic and legitimate Syrian opposition, and deprive them of local and international sympathy and support," the statement said.
Writing by John Irish; Editing by Kevin Liffey


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July 22, 2019, 12:14 pm
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July 22, 2019, 6:14 am
Camp Kuleshov, AICP's annual trailer competition for assistants, has issued its 2019 Call for Entries. Named for the Russian film theorist Lev Kuleshov, Camp Kuleshov is open to assistants, junior creatives, admin and entry-level employees at AICP member post production and production companies as well as freelancer assistants and support staff sponsored by member companies.
July 19, 2019, 6:15 am
Rob Legato, VFX supervisor for "The Lion King" and "The Addams Family" co-director Conrad Vernon added to View Conference speakers.
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All this week we've been featuring 3D artists as part of #3dartistsrock week. And, not unexpectedly, these have so far been of the CG kind. But one artist still working in '3D', just of the paper variety, is Megan Brain, a paper sculptor whose work has been seen in a number of music videos, commercials and in Kubo and the Two Strings.
July 19, 2019, 6:15 am
Earlier this year, I attended London's VidCon with Blackmagic to demonstrate Resolve to the passing youngsters — or as many companies view them, the customers of tomorrow. Both Adobe and Blackmagic had a presence at the convention to promote their software to the up-and-coming content creators. While many young creators care little about 12-bit footage and RAW, they do long for quirky text functions. As I hear every weekend from my ten-year-old nephew, "Uncle Lewis, can you make me an intro for my YouTube channel?"
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Wacom has launched the Cintiq 22, its new entry-level 21.5-inch pen display.
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DaVinci Resolve is probably the most widely used grading program on any platform, in part because it's free. Resolve Studio is a paid upgrade and includes some special features not available in the free version.
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When 3D artist Han Yang posted work in progress stills and then a trailer for his personal project, The Lander, he received much acclaim for the look of this Predator-inspired short. But, in addition, he captivated viewers by explaining his mix of V-Ray and Unreal Engine in lighting and rendering the film.
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The full extent of elder abuse is uncertain. There are few reliable national measures of elder abuse. This is partially because there is no uniform reporting system for elder abuse in the U.S. Additionally, the available national incidence and prevalence data from administrative records are unreliable because states have different definitions of elder and different reporting mechanisms.
An NIJ-funded, nationally representative study of more than 7,000 community-residing elders found that approximately one in 10 elders reported experiencing at least one form of elder mistreatment in the past year. See
Extent of Elder Abuse Among Community-Residing Elders for more from this study.
Other large-scale studies of elder abuse have been undertaken, but the data used in many of those studies make it difficult to confidently draw conclusions about the national picture of elder abuse.
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The NIJ-funded National Elder Mistreatment Study examined the prevalence of elder mistreatment and victimization among 7,000 elders living in the community[1]:
Read more about findings from the National Elder Mistreatment Study.
In an NIJ-funded study of reports of abuse in assisted living facilities, verbal and psychological abuse were the most common forms of abuse reported by direct care workers. Overall, resident abuse by staff was relatively uncommon, but the study's findings indicate that there is room for improvement, especially for verbal and psychological abuse.[2]
Researchers sent questionnaires to administrators and direct care workers at a random sample of 1,500 assisted living facilities across the U.S. The questionnaires asked workers about observations and reports of abuse and exploitation of residents in seven categories: verbal, physical, psychological, caregiving, medication, material and sexual. The researchers received 1,376 questionnaires back from administrators (a response rate of 84 percent) and 12,555 questionnaires back from direct care workers (81 percent).
Read an abstract and access the full report,
Examination of Resident Abuse in Assisted Living Facilities.
Researchers and caregivers are increasingly recognizing resident-to-resident elder mistreatment as a source of abuse in residential care facilities. In an NIJ-funded study, researchers found that staff reported higher rates of resident-on-resident abuse than was documented in reports and charts.[3],
The study sought to:
The study was carried out in 10 nursing homes with 1,846 residents. The researchers gathered information about resident-to-resident abuse from residents and staff, observation by researchers, incident and accident reports, and chart reviews within a two-week period.
Environmental factors. Environmental factors (i.e., loud noise or congestion in public spaces due to equipment, such as walkers) may contribute to resident-on-resident mistreatment.
Researchers concluded that the discrepancy between staff-reported rates of resident-to-resident mistreatment and rates recorded in reports and charts illustrated the need for better documentation practices. To improve reporting, documentation and management, the researchers suggest institutional support in the form of staff training and institutional guidelines setting out standard practices for how to address resident-to-resident mistreatment.
Read an abstract and access the full report,
Documentation of Resident to Resident Elder Mistreatment in Residential Care Facilities.
[note 1] Acierno, Ron, Melba Hernandez-Tejada, Wendy Muzzy and Kenneth Steve, "National Elder Mistreatment Study," Final report to the National Institute of Justice, grant number 2007-WG-BX-0009, March 2008, NCJ 226456.
[note 2] Castle, Nicholas, "Examination of Resident Abuse in Assisted Living Facilities," Final report to the National Institute of Justice, grant number 2010-IJ-CX-0023, March 2013, NCJ 241611.
[note 3] The NIJ-funded study was a companion award to a National Institute on Aging award. The findings presented here are attributed to the efforts of both awards.
[note 4] Lachs, Mark, Jeanne A. Teresi and Mildred Ramirez. "Documentation of Resident to Resident Elder Mistreatment in Residential Care Facilities," Final report to the National Institute of Justice, grant number 2009-IJ-CX-0001, March 2014, NCJ 246429.
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3 medium sized potatoes
1 onion
a couple slices of bacon
some bacon grease
some cheddar
Slice the potatoes and onion paper thin. Chop up the bacon and fry it in a medium sized pan. Once it's done, remove the bacon, set it aside, and leave the grease. Throw another spoon or so of bacon grease into the pan. Then, put in a layer of potatoes, followed by a layer of onion. Sprinkle some cheddar on. Repeat. When you get to the middle, put the bacon in with the cheddar. Also, work it such that the top layer is potato. Oh! and sprinkle some salt and pepper in there*. Drop a few spots of bacon grease onto the top potato layer. Cook until the bottom has gotten nice and crispy, then carefully slide it only a plate, then return it to the pan bottom side up. Or flip it in the pan, if you have that much faith in yourself. As you can discern from the photo, I managed to botch this part a bit. Cover and cook until it's done - if you've sliced the potatoes thin enough, the whole thing shouldn't take more than 20 minutes or so. Slice into wedges and serve.
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LINDEN — Linden Unified School District Superintendent Michael Gonzales was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday night, roughly two hours after the last Linden High graduate crossed the stage to mark the end of the 2012-13 school year.
LINDEN — Linden Unified School District Superintendent Michael Gonzales was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday night, roughly two hours after the last Linden High graduate crossed the stage to mark the end of the 2012-13 school year.
Gonzales, hired in 2011, has worked the past two months under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations and other complaints that he has created a hostile work environment and caused the district to miss crucial deadlines for needed federal money that helps fund the district's poorer school sites.
Board President Clay Titus read a brief statement indicating that Gonzales had been placed on leave.
"The board is not at liberty to provide further comment," Titus said.
The board will name an interim superintendent at a future meeting.
Members of the Linden community filled the district boardroom at the late-night meeting, a closed session that was scheduled for 9:30 p.m., right after the graduation ceremony. The meeting ended at 11:12 p.m.
The audience clapped when Titus announced a 6-1 vote. Trustee Diana Machado dissented.
"I think it is about eight weeks late, but it's a step in the right direction," parent David Jackson said.
The district's top educator came under fire in April after Waverly Elementary School Principal Lisa Pettis took medical leave citing stress from a "hostile work environment." Some Waverly parents pleaded with trustees for answers as to what conflict had prompted Pettis to take leave.
In early May, Pettis' lawyer, Warren Osgood, filed a complaint with the Department of Employment and Fair Housing, saying Gonzales had sexually harassed his client. Osgood cited unwelcome advances, some touching, and at least one graphic text message.
Osgood further produced a report showing that an independent attorney hired by trustees found that Gonzales did sexually harass Pettis. An arrangement made for Pettis to continue working outside of Gonzales' supervision was never enacted by trustees, Osgood said.
A second complaint filed against Gonzales with the Department of Employment and Fair Housing came from Linden Elementary Principal Sharon Womble, who complained her contract was not renewed for 2013-14 because she had reported sexual harassment against Gonzales on behalf of one of the teachers she supervised in 2011.
Four Waverly parents also filed Uniform Complaints with the Department of Education claiming the school had been unsafe without a full-time administrator after a student brought a gun to campus April 29, and that Gonzales does not have the required credentials to be a high-ranking educator.
Gonzales did not attend the meeting and did not return messages for comment.
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Freescale, Qualcomm mint smartbooks at Computex
ARM/Linux portables different than netbooks, they say
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EE Times
SAN JOSE, Calif. — What's bigger than a smart phone, smaller than a notebook and different than a netbook? That's the description of a smartbook, a term Freescale and Qualcomm are minting at Computex for the ARM- and Linux-based portables their customers are designing.
Intel popularized the term netbooks to refer to ultra small laptops, generally using its Atom processor and some version of Microsoft Windows. Compared to netbooks, smartbooks will be smaller, cheaper, and have longer battery life and instant-on capabilities, backers say.
"We are re-labeling this category smartbooks," said Glen Burchers, a consumer marketing director for Freescale.
Whatever you call them, mobile devices will be all the rage at Computex in Taipei where about 80 percent of the world's notebook computers are made. Chip makers including Broadcom, Nvidia and Sandisk are expected to make announcements at Computex about their activities around netbooks.
Several of Taiwan's contract design and manufacturing companies will show smartbooks at Computex based on Freescale's iMX51 processor, Burchers said. Branded OEM product launches are not expected until the fall.
Some of the new systems will use a notebook-like clamshell form factor but be about 20mm thick compared to 30mm for some Windows/x86 netbooks, Burchers said. In addition, the smartbooks will run an entire day on a single battery, thanks to the power-pinching ARM processors, he added.
Some of the ARM-based systems will sell for as little as $199. Atom-based notebooks typically sell for $399 to $599.
Taiwan's Pegatron and Wistron will both show clamshell smartbooks at Computex. Burchers said he believes the companies have deals to sell the designs to OEMs.
More than a dozen companies plan to be shipping smartbooks by this fall using chips from Freescale, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm, according to Will Strauss, principal of market watcher Forward Concepts (Tempe, Ariz.). "We believe that smartbooks could be a 40-million unit annual market by 2013," Strauss wrote in a newsletter released Sunday (May 31).
To drive the new concept forward, Freescale hired industrial designers from the Savannah College of Art and Design. They have researched the requirements of target users and developed concept physical and user interface designs to display at Computex.
Pictures of two of the new concept designs to be shown at Computex are displayed below.
The Freescale work mirrors efforts years ago by Intel to stage a fashion show to get PC makers to design more stylish desktop computers. "Taiwan doesn't have a lot of focus on industrial design," said Burchers.
He acknowledged two concerns for smartbooks are the lack of native support for Adobe Flash on ARM and the fragmentation of Linux application environments. However, he said solutions to both issues are in the works.
Some OEMs will use Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 in devices shipping this fall. The software is roughly equivalent to Adobe Flash 9 for desktop PCs and can handle video from the vast majority of popular Web sites, he said. A version of Flash 10 for ARM could be available by the end of the year, he added, though Adobe said the code may not be widely available until early 2010.
On the application front, Freescale is showing customers a prototype app store for Linux that aggregates as many as 6,000 Linux applications and tools. The company expects OEMs will develop their own online app stories for smartbooks just as Apple has done for the iPhone.
"One of the downsides of Linux is the fragmented nature of it," he said. "That's why so many designers are excited about Google's Android, because it's managed by a single entity," he added.
Android supports 320×480 pixel displays now and will support 800×480 in its next version called Donut. But work is going on to bring to Android support for 1280×1024 pixel resolutions as well as external USB peripherals, he added.


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OK Labs, ST-Ericsson, and the Mobile/Wireless Ecosystem
Two weeks ago, OK Labs and ST-Ericsson announced the selection of OK Labs as ST-Ericsson's mobile virtualization partner. To earn this coveted position, OK Labs prevailed in a rigorous evaluation and selection process, winning on the basis of our technology and leadership position in the dynamic and rapidly evolving global mobile marketplace. As a result of the partnership between OK Labs and ST-Ericsson, the OKL4 Microvisor platform will support ST-Ericsson multimedia chipsets (like the U8500 and beyond) - silicon targeted to power hundreds of millions of smartphones and featurephones from Nokia, LG and other Tier I handset manufacturers.
On the surface, this announcement appears to tout "just another reference design". Every week the trade press reports on Software Company X supporting Chipset Y. And OK Labs is indeed very proud to be able to support ST-Ericsson multimedia silicon platforms with OKL4, our advanced mobile virtualization solution. But the implications of the OK Labs / ST-Ericsson partnership go well beyond a simple ISV-semiconductor supplier relationship. In fact, the announcement is indicative of ongoing structural changes in the mobile/wireless ecosystem - changes that are reshaping how mobile devices are designed, manufactured, provisioned and ultimately provided to end-users.
The Mobile/Wireless Handset Supply Chain
Since its inception almost two decades ago, the mobile/wireless ecosystem has been characterized by a complex mix of players engaging in transactions that span the life-cycles of wireless handsets and the software and services deployed on them.


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Rimage Corporation, a provider of CD-R/DVD-R publishing systems for business applications, and YesVideo, Inc., a developer of automated digital media authoring, announced an interoperability partnership for the automated transfer of digital camera photo and video content to DVD. The companies will demonstrate their integrated solution for photo retailers at Rimage Booth #3163 and YesVideo Booth #2071/2073 at the PMA 2005 show from February 20-23 in Orlando, Florida.
Under this partnership, the companies have integrated YesVideo's proprietary YesDVD software application into Rimage's hardware platform. The resulting automated application converts digital photo and video content from flash memory cards directly to DVD.
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Foxboro, MA – The New England Patriots have claimed offensive tackle Kevin Haslam off waivers from the San Diego Chargers.
Haslam played the 2012 campaign in San Diego after spending his first two NFL seasons with Jacksonville. He has appeared in 10 career games and last year made three starts at left tackle for the Chargers.
The Patriots released offensive lineman R.J. Mattes, who signed as a rookie free agent earlier this month.


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Tuscaloosa Police Officer Lillie Leatherwood says that every day on the job is rewarding.
The director of the police department's Police Athletic League said it's even more rewarding when she visits with young adults who participated in the after-school program as kids.
Tuscaloosa Police Officer Lillie Leatherwood says that every day on the job is rewarding.
The director of the police department's Police Athletic League said it's even more rewarding when she visits with young adults who participated in the after-school program as kids.
"The older kids come back and visit from time to time. It's great to see what they're doing now," she said. "A lot of them are finishing school, some have gone to college. It's great hearing positive stories like that. That's why this is worth it."
Leatherwood has worked with the after-school enrichment program since 1995. She was named the director in October when longtime director Capt. Greg Kosloff retired.
"The PAL board and I felt Lillie was the ideal person to assume the position of director of the PAL program due to her many years of involvement with PAL, as well as her love, dedication and commitment to the children of the PAL program," Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson said.
It's a job that seems tailor-made for the 1984 Olympic gold medalist, who majored in social work at the University of Alabama before pursuing her dream of being police officer.
"This is perfect. I'm able to be an officer and do what I love — working with children and trying to make a difference," she said. "After competing in the Olympics, I want to make a difference in the community, and I feel like this program is doing that."
Leatherwood, 48, will mark her 20th anniversary with the police department in October. The Ralph native was a high school track star at Tuscaloosa County High School and UA after that. In 1984, she was a member of the U.S. Olympic team's 1,600-meter relay, where four members each ran 400 meters. The team won the gold at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, setting Olympic and American records in the process.
PAL is a nationwide juvenile crime prevention and mentoring program that pairs officers and children, ages 6-18, in an environment of structured athletic, cultural and educational activities. TPD's program has been robust since its creation in 1988 and was one of the programs that helped Tuscaloosa and Northport earn the National Civic League's All America City designation in 2002.
PAL activities are held in the gym at McKenzie Court in west Tuscaloosa. Between 50 and 70 kids show up after school dismisses and start their homework.
"Even if they don't have homework, we'll give them worksheets that we keep here or have them read," Leatherwood said. "The first thing that we emphasize is education."
Once the school work is out of the way, the kids will play basketball, kickball, softball or participate in another activity.
"They know and love basketball, but we also take them skating, to participate in the First Tee golf program and tennis," Leatherwood said. "We try to expose them to a variety of sports. They love playing tennis."
The city had planned to open a PAL gym in Alberta, but it was put on hold when the area was devastated by the April 27, 2011, tornado. Leatherwood said that she hopes that project will happen eventually. For now, she and assistant director Officer Tony Lucious will continue the popular program at McKenzie Court.
"I'm glad that they trusted me do to do this," Leatherwood said. "I'm getting a chance to do what I love."
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First, the bad news: You will be seeing an increasing abundance of produce in coming weeks. Salad and cooking greens, scallions, radishes, beets, carrots, parsnips, young and tender summer squash, baby zucchini, kohlrabi, and tomatoes are all entering their prime. and soon the booths at the market will be groaning under the weight of so much locally grown produce.
And now, the good news: There's a lot more than vegetables at the Farmers Market. For those who politely pretend to love vegetables, or who struggle with what to do with them once you get them home, or who enjoy the occasional veggie but balk at the sheer abundance and choice; or who see red at the sight of all that green on the plate, we are here to help. Think of this as the Meat Lover's edition of the Parsnippet.
That's right. Meat. On the bone. Off the bone. Already prepared. Still in the pasture. Protein-rich meat substitutes. There are options for the carnivore or the vegetable-compromised at the Farmers Market.
The meat tour
Take, for instance, the Black Goat crepe stand where owner Laura Getz stands behind her enormous crepe griddle and will prepare a custom crepe stuffed with ham, tomato, and Gruyere or with chicken, feta, red pepper, and pesto. She also offers a yummy creation which features sausage from Berto Farms, local eggs, and cheddar cheese served with salsa, green onions, and sour cream. All crepes are served with a 1000-watt smile. Getz is also experimenting with a vegan gluten-free crepe that she hopes to premier soon.
Unforgettable Foods also offers take-away food. Mary Davis, a familiar Farmer's Market face, makes fat breakfast burritos with your choice of bacon, sausage, chorizo or ham. Ask to have it smothered in green chile, or not, and you'll walk away satisfied. Don't forget the napkins.
The Pie Maker has fresh homemade bagels toasted and topped with smoked salmon and your choice of flavored cream cheese and toppings. Hot sandwiches with names like the Fisherman and the Farmer entice the growling stomach to feed itself. And, naturally, Shani has pies for dessert.
Stop by any of these stands and load up a fantastic healthy lunch on your way to your weekend adventure in the mountains, canyons, or rivers of southwest Colorado. Your lunch break will be memorable.
Bison at home
Cook at home? W Lazy D Bison Co. local ranchers Danny and Jeanie Wilkin raise buffalo, a flavorful and healthful alternative to beef. Choices include just about everything from ground bison and stew meat to top sirloins and tenderloins, to roasts, ribs and brisket. Patties in ½, ¹/3 and ¼ pound sizes are ready to slap on the grill. Even heart, tongue, and liver are available for the imaginative cook.
Buffalo ranchers are prohibited by the National Bison Association and the U.S.D.A. from using injectable antibiotics in their animals as well as from using growth hormones, making this a wholesome meat choice for your table. According to the National Bison Association, bison meat is lower in fat and cholesterol than beef or chicken and is higher in protein, iron, and vitamin B12 than beef. Because of this lower fat value, bison is easier to overcook than beef, therefore a meat thermometer is recommended. Use the cooked meat in the same way you would use a similar cut of beef.
With this column is a recipe for bison roast that can be used in tacos, enchiladas, burritos, carnitas, or barbecue sandwiches.
Back to the tour ...
Berto Farm has USDA-inspected and processed pork with boneless chops, breakfast patties, brats, shoulder roasts, hickory-smoked slab bacon, ground pork, chorizo, fresh ham steaks, sausage, spareribs, plus liver, heart, and kidney.
Battlerock Farm has pasture-raised eggs. Kestrel Farm of Mancos is pre-selling its grass-fed lamb, which will be available for pickup in the fall. Owner Kathryn Fulton is promoting her "happy lambs grazing on nutritious pasture in the Mancos Valley," and which will be processed at Sunnyside Processing Plant in Durango, a U.S.D.A. inspected and approved facility. .
Local chicken enthusiast Craig Feigenbaum is starting up his new poultry business, Mountain Pasture Meats, which features a line of meat birds, the Freedom Rangers, bred specifically for free-range pasture feeding. Talk to Craig for more than a couple minutes and you sense his passion and excitement for poultry and for sustainable land management practices utilizing these birds. Feigenbaum is teaming up with a friend, Brendon Bonds – a chef at a popular downtown Durango restaurant – who will assist in the butchering and processing of the meat. Whole birds and specific cuts will both be available. He is currently taking advance orders for his birds which will be ready beginning in mid-August.
Two generations of growers from Garden of Weedin' offer meat alternatives. Sisters Bessie White and Velma Hollen and first cousins Lee Hill and Cheryl Floyd have their usual abundance of produce. But also on their tables are calico bean soup mix alongside bags of Pleasant View popcorn and a variety of locally raised dryland beans like pinto, and of course Montezuma County's signature bean, the Anasazi. This variegated purple and white bean is a wonderful choice for a simple-to-use, delicious and nutritious meat substitute. Pair it with your favorite cut of pork from Berto Farms and accompany it with a simple salad for a satisfying meal.
Don't forget a doggy bag
And since this is the meat-lover's guide to the Farmer's Market, you won't want to forget your favorite meat lover: your dog.
Pick up a couple bags of Lee Hill's locally-acclaimed dog treats. Beef heart and beef liver jerky with no additives whatsoever are healthy, apparently delicious treats for your best friend.
Bite-size cheese nips and peanut butter treats with no junk in them are equally popular. Trust me on this: you can train your dogs to do just about anything using these morsels as incentive and reward.
Coming soon: a user's guide to the many objects, frivolous to functional, crafted by local artisans. And more produce. And plenty of it.
The Parsnippet and its roving palate will be appearing biweekly throughout the summer. It is meant to tantalize and motivate you into joining the parade of locals who love to eat and who congregate every Saturday morning in the name of homegrown food.


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This album is just so damn good - it hurts. Kuhn's tour de force and definitely his hardest to find - this deserves a huge audience and warrants a sorely needed reissue.
Beauty, depth and weight in equal measure. Monster washes of fender rhodes, tender and soulful lyricism supported by a heavyweight cast which includes pumping bass by none other than Ron Carter, funky but never overpowering drums by Billy Cobham - in fact I've never heard him play better and percussion by Airto Moreira. Add to this already mouth-watering line-up a small string section arranged by Gary McFarland and we have a very special LP indeed.
I believe this was Gary McFarland's final recording date before his untimely and mysterious death but what a way to go..! Saying that though, this is all about Steve Kuhn and it's plainly his show - a handful of his finest compositions delivered in definitive fashion. I envy your first listen.
1) Pearlie's Swine (aka The Zoo)
2) Silver
3) Time To Go (aka Tomorrow's Song)
4) The Heat Of The Moment
5) The Baby (aka Saharan)
6) Hold Out Your Hand (aka The Drinking Song)
7) The Meaning of Love
8) Ulla (aka Remembering Tomorrow)


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ABC Preschool in Ransomville received a visit recently from the Ransomville Volunteer Fire Department. October is Fire Safety month and the children have been learning what to do, who to call and how to stay safe if there is a fire.
For more information on the preschool, call 716-791-3971.


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The joke that's going around is that the Mayans got it wrong: The world is ending this year, not 2012.
Here's the lates sign of that.
A superbug is spreading around America, and has hit Southern California.
A dangerous drug-resistant bacterium has spread to patients in Southern California, according to a study by Los Angeles County public health officials.
More than 350 cases of the Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, or CRKP, have been reported at healthcare facilities in Los Angeles County, mostly among elderly patients at skilled-nursing and long-term care facilities, according to a study by Dr. Dawn Terashita, an epidemiologist with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
It was not clear from the study how many of the infections proved fatal, but other studies in the U.S. and Israel have shown that about 40% of patients with the infection die. Tereshita was not available for comment Thursday morning but was scheduled to speak about the study in the afternoon.
Here's a map from the CDC of states where it has been reported:
Don't miss: Citi details the eight shocks slamming the global economy right now >


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Superstar couple Beyonce and Jay Z got caught in the middle of a bust-up between Sean "Diddy" Combs and his rap pal J. Cole at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty on Sunday.
Combs and Cole clashed following a heated exchange of words at the bash at New York's Dream Hotel, and Jay Z had to intervene and pull the warring pair apart, according to the New York Daily News.
Cole, real name Jermaine Lamarr Cole, was escorted out of the building following the scuffle, but Combs later took to Twitter.com to play down the incident, dismissing it as a loud argument between two friends.
He writes, "I usually don't address rumors but I got too much respect for my bro J. Cole. We are friends. We just yell in public sometimes."
The red-and-black themed party was attended by a host of celebrities including Rita Ora, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am, Russell Simmons and Busta Rhymes.
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Bright Jeans, Sexy Models, and Muscle Cars. Need We Say More?
Australian denim brand ksubi produced a video featuring gorgeous Australian models including Bambi Northwood-Blyth, Cisco Gorrow, and Heidi Harrington-Johnson leaping '80s muscle cars while clad in highly flattering colored jeans and crop tops. If that isn't an argument to wear bright jeans this Summer, I don't know what is. Check out the cool video, directed by Daniel Askill, here. What do you think of the jeans? Is this a convincing argument to don bright jeans this Summer?
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Missing Person Policy
It is the policy of the University of Alaska Southeast to investigate any report of a missing student who lives in residential facilities.
If campus officials determine that a student for whom a missing person report has been filed has been missing for more than 24 hours, then within the next 24 hours they must:
- Notify the individual (in case of an emergency, please contact) to be contacted in case of an emergency.
- If the student is under 18 years old, notify a parent or guardian; and
- (in cases where the student is over 18 and has not identified a person to be contacted), notify appropriate law enforcement officials.


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Maxx Klaxon's AUTHORITARIAN IDOL 2012 at Warper
Thursday, October 25, 2012
This Thursday, Maxx Klaxon brings a new installment of AUTHORITARIAN IDOL 2012 to The Delancey! Maxx will perform the third show in this special series at the long-running Warper live electronica event.
Expect a sparkling set of trademark Klaxon electro… plus Maxx's interactive video interviews with digital avatars of the presidential contenders, speaking in their own remixed words.
It's a razor-sharp combination of satire and synthpop — and an all-too-accurate take on politics in the infotainment age.
(Check out a segment from the 2008 edition of AUTHORITARIAN IDOL here.)
NOTE: Maxx Klaxon's set will begin on the first-floor stage, at 11pm sharp!
WARPER featuring Maxx Klaxon's AUTHORITARIAN IDOL 2012
@ The Delancey
168 Delancey Street, Lower East Side, NYC
8pm-2am (Maxx's set at 11pm sharp)
Free / 21+


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Many of us have antique quilts tucked away — hopefully, rolled up safely in a cotton sheet or folded away, padded with acid-free tissue paper, in an acid-free box. The stories of those quilts — who made them, when they were sewn (by hand or by machine), where they originated, the kind of fabric used ( wool, silk, cotton or linen), its design (crazy, applique, pieced, art) what the batting is composed of — may be known or not. If known, it's a good idea to write that information down and keep it with the quilt so it will live on long after quilt owner is gone. Such information is invaluable to quilt historians and those who collect and write about quilts, and to future generations of the family to which the quilt belongs.
But one thing is certain, show your vintage quilt to an expert and its story will expand in ways you might not have expected. Indeed, some of what you think you know about your quilt may prove to be erroneous.
To aid in determining the true story of one's old quilts, The Bangor Museum and History Center will offer a Quilt Day noon-4 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Eastern Maine Development Corporation, 40 Harlow St. Special guest will be Pam Weeks, curator of the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Mass., who will talk about historic quilts, her quilt-related research in New England and her upcoming book on "potholder" quilts, made of squares that are batted, backed and the edges finished, then sewed together with blind stitches along each finished edge.
Weeks is a quilt historian and the author of "Civil War Quilts." She also is the co-author, with Lorie Chase, of a research paper about inscribed quilts, "A Blue Hills Quilt — To Miss Charlotte Hawkins," published in Uncoverings, a publication of the American Quilt Study Group in Lincoln, Neb. She is an expert quilter and fiber artist, and has been a state-juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen since 1993. Her quilts have been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Attendees will have the opportunity to have Weeks assess their quilts. The cost is $15.
In conjunction with the event, the Bangor museum will have on display, only for that day, some of the rarely viewed quilts from its collection, including a silk "potholder" quilt, which recently on display at the New England Quilt Museum, and a small crazy quilt that was part of a donation of Victorian clothing in 1979 from Ripley Farm in East Corinth, and had at one time been kept in a closet for 50 years at 101 Leighton St. in Bangor. Elizabeth O'Meara donated the quilt to the museum.
Advance registration for quilt assessment is encouraged.
Admission to the event is $10, $8 museum members. For information, got to bangormuseum.org.
A current exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum is "Silk! Luxurious and Contemporary Quilts" on display through July 7 at the museum. For information, go to nequiltmuseum.org.
Also, the Lowell Quilt Festival will take place Aug. 8-10 in Lowell, Mass. Those who wish to enter a quilt in the festival will find information at lowellquiltfestival.org.
For information about the American Quilt Study Group, 1610 L Street, Lincoln, NE 68508-2509, call 402-477-1181 or email email@example.com.
Another source for information about quilts, including antique and vintage, is the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at 1523 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503. Contact the center by calling 402-472-6549 or go to quiltstudy.org.
Create your own floor cloth 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Woodlawn in Ellsworth.
In the workshop, artist Patience Sampson will teach the technique for the decorative art popular in the 18th century. Participants will create their own 2-feet by 3-feet floor cloth made of canvas.
The cost is $110 Woodlawn members, $120 others and includes materials and lunch. Advance registration is required by calling Woodlawn at 667-8671.


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The term "hybrid course" (a term we use interchangeably with the term "blended learning") names a model of course design that combines traditional, face-to-face class time with online and out-of-class course work. For UW Bothell specifically, we define hybrid courses as those where 25% to 50% of the traditional face-to-face class time is replaced with online or out-of-class work. (See UCF Blended Learning Toolkit for an alternative definition of "blended learning.")
The replacement of 25% to 50% of in-class time with online and out-of-class work differentiates "hybrid courses" from "Web-enhanced courses," which continue to meet during the normal class hours and use the online component to supplement face-to-face time. (Allen et al. 2007)
For instance, a course that traditionally meets twice a week face-to-face would instead meet once a week face-to-face, with the rest of the course activities online.
UW Bothell faculty can replace up to 50% of face-to-face class time with online activities and work without needing to go through the curriculum review process.
There is a growing body of research that shows that hybrid learning can enhance student learning beyond traditional face-to-face courses and in fully online courses. One of the largest studies, done by the U.S. Department of Education, showed a significant improvement of learning in hybrid courses as compared to face-to-face and online (2009). This course format gives faculty and students greater flexibility in terms of scheduling their classes as well as increased student engagement.


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School Board policy perverts the law
Filed: April 11, 2000, Calhoun County.
Nature of Case: Four families have filed a suit for declaratory judgment regarding three home education policies of the school board. The policies challenged are as follows: 1) the right of the superintendent to reject narrative reviews from certified teachers, 2) the right to require an oral defense before the school board of the plan of instruction, and 3) the right to criminally prosecute parents whose notice to home school is rejected. During the course of the litigation, it was discovered that the district promulgated a document entitled "Home Instruction Guidelines," which contains half a dozen violations of state law. We moved the court for leave to amend the complaint to include the recent "Guidelines," and were given until Sept. 26th to file.
After the court appearance granting our motion to amend (September 6, 2000) and a letter to adverse counsel outlining the illegalities of the "Guidelines," opposing counsel responded by deleting a number of offensive provisions. What remained, however, was the requirement that home schoolers "describe how the West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives (IGO) will be addressed." Mike Farris called this a "declaration of war" and devoted considerable energy to developing a combat strategy. We considered a separate suit in federal court, as well as taking the depositions of several state board of education officials in the state case.
Opposing counsel then sent a letter to the court on August 7, 2001, advising that the state legislature's recent failure to amend a home school statute regarding the portfolio review provision is evidence that the legislature agrees with the superintendent in the case at bar. HSLDA responded by advising the court that it may be presumed that the legislature did not amend the statute because every other superintendent in the state is properly applying the rules of statutory construction and is not insisting upon the pre-approval of certified teachers for portfolio review.
HSLDA dismissed its complaint against the school's policy to criminally prosecute home schoolers who are not confirmed by the school board. Therefore, the only issue is whether the superintendent has the right to reject narrative reviews from certified teachers he has not agreed upon.
The court heard cross-motions for summary judgment on Friday, March 9, 2001.
Status: The judge granted our motion for summary judgment on April 29, 2002. He incorporated our statutory construction arguments into his opinion, agreeing that the county superintendent has no authority to reject narratives from certified teachers.
Last Updated: May 29, 2002.
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Iraqis, Lebanese blame unrest on internal issues, not Syria's war
Despite the presence of thousands of non-Syrians fighting on both sides of that country's civil war – and increasing rhetoric about a regional conflagration – the now contiguous conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon each arise from specific local grievances.
And as those local grievances grow more intense, the international presence inside Syria shows signs of getting smaller.
Syrian rebel groups report that as the violence grows worse in Iraq, the flow of both weapons and fighters from Iraq to Syria has dropped dramatically. And while the involvement of Lebanese fighters from the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah has received much attention, conversations in Lebanon often fall back on internal Lebanese issues to discuss the outbreak of violence there.
"There are no more Iraqis fighting, there are no more Iraqis going there," said an Iraqi Shiite who recently returned to Baghdad after 45 days of fighting in Damascus on the Syrian government's front lines. The man, fearing reprisals, asked that he be identified only his nom de guerre, Abu Ridha Mousawi.
Mousawi said he had traveled to Damascus, the Syrian capital, to defend the shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, which Shiite Muslims believe to be the burial place of a granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammad, and that he had taken part with other Iraqis to clear the area surrounding the shrine of encroaching rebel forces. The fighting, he said, was intense. "When we returned to Iraq, we brought two martyrs with us," he said.
Shiites, who make up a majority of Iraq's population, view descendants of Mohammad as sacred religious figures. Conservative Sunni Muslims consider worship of the prophet's family an act of apostasy, and some among the rebels, who are made up almost exclusively from Syria's Sunni majority, have threatened to destroy the shrine – recalling the 2006 bombing that destroyed much of the shrine of another Shiite saint in the city of Samara, Iraq, an act of destruction that ushered in a round of violence that nearly drove Sunnis entirely from Baghdad.
"They tried to use the religious and psychological tactics to provoke people to go," Mousawi said. "The (Syrian) government needs fighters."
But that rhetoric is no longer enough to draw Iraqis to the fighting in Syria. Instead, Iraqis are returning to Iraq and staying there, as a Sunni uprising against what it says is dictatorial rule by the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki leads to growing violence. More than 500 people have died so far this month in Iraq, and hundreds more have been wounded. This week alone, car bombings in Baghdad have claimed at least 100 lives.
"Even Asaib are not sending people anymore," said a friend of Mousawi's who is familiar with Iraq's Shiite militias and referred to Asaib al Haq, a Shiite militia that has sent Iraqis to fight in Syria and who many accuse of having close links to Iraq's government. "Now they are busy with the Iraq situation." The friend asked not to be identified because he feared he would face retribution.
Sunni Iraqis have a similar perspective.
"It's not the Syrian situation that is affecting us, it's that the people that we used to chase have come back," said Salih Fadhil, a former adviser to the Iraqi government in Fallujah who said that local grievances against the Shiite-led central government were to blame for the unrest, rather than the uprising in Syria. "One week ago al Qaida had a parade in Fallujah – they were not holding names and flags, but they were carrying weapons and RPGs. They have lots of support."
Both sides employ the rhetoric of victimhood, and both accuse the international community of conspiring to support their enemies. Shiites accuse the United States and its allies in Sunni Arab Persian Gulf countries of supporting al Qaida, and Sunnis frequently claim al Qaida takes direction from Iran and is a false flag movement intended to discredit them.
America's invasion of Iraq, which empowered Iran's allies in Baghdad, is their proof that the U.S. stands against Sunnis.
Lebanon, which was occupied by Syria for three decades, is harder to disentangle from the events occurring in its larger neighbor. But again the causes of violence predate the Syrian civil war by years.
Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group that has helped the Syrian government try to capture the town of Qusayr from rebel forces, has been sending fighters to Syria for months and also has helped train pro-government militia that are now supplementing the Syrian army's depleted ranks.
But while Hezbollah now controls much of the Lebanese government, its constituency, Lebanon's Shiites, traditionally had been an underclass that lacked much influence until the end of Lebanon's civil war in 1991. They are loath to give up the power they've gained, and for the moment at least, there is little sign of dissent within the Shiite community toward the decision of Hezbollah's leadership to send fighters to Syria.
Sunni Muslims in Lebanon have long chafed under the rising Hezbollah influence in their country. And Lebanese Shiites also have been fighting in Syria, on behalf of the rebels, for more than a year.
In Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, fighting between Sunnis and Alawites, a religious sect whose practices are often linked to Shiite Islam, has flared in the last year. The Lebanese army keeps the two sides, which occupy adjacent neighborhoods, apart.
"We would go into Jebal Mohsen if the army weren't there," said Omar Arish, who leads a group of Sunni fighters in Bab al Tabbeneh, the Sunni neighborhood, referring to the Alawite neighborhood up the hill.
Randa Slim, a scholar at the Middle East Institute, a think tank based in Washington, says the violence taking place in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon must be seen in a broader context than the Syrian conflict spreading elsewhere.
"We have to think of a two-level analysis. I think the leaders are manipulating the regional sectarian dimension of the war, which definitely exists," she said. "In Iraq, it's a lack of a national reconciliation process, and it's the same thing in Lebanon."
In both those countries, "there is not a national identity that transcends sect or ethnicity," Slim said. "It has roots in the historical conflict between Shiites and Sunnis, whether it is feelings of marginalization in Tripoli or Iraq."
That point is clear in the home of Rifat Eid, an Alawite political leader in Jebel Mohsen, where the talk is not about Syria, but about Lebanon – and the poverty that affects Tripoli, including both his neighborhood and Sunni Bab al Tabbeneh.
He, too, predicts more violence.
"The situation is very bad," Eid said. "Everyone is going to pay for what's happening in Tripoli."


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Just in time to capture all of those spring break memories, this could easily be the best tech deal you see until Black Friday 2018.
More importantly, at a time of year when so many people spend $350 or more GoPro, $30 may be all you need to spend.
The footage from this HD camera - upon which I am focusing my frugality today - was so good I shot my entire consumer report on it and aired it across the country on television.
Click the play button to see what aired.
If you have $350 burning a hole in your pocket, go buy a GoPro. You can use that to capture 4K video for Halloween, holiday and family memories.
If you simply want to score a deal on a top-performing waterproof alternate complete with accessories, I have found the best deal in the country today.
Comparing the footage side by side, the once $100 and now $29.99 Activeon camera we tested held its own against significantly more expensive cameras.
Features include:
- Captures beautiful full 1080 HD video at 30fps
- WiFi built into device
- Powerful rechargeable battery
- Waterproof up to 196 feet
- Accessories included
- Extremely durable
- Great for sporting events
- Ideal for family memories, road trips and travel
- Extremely compact
- LCD screen allows you to see the photos and video you capture
- 160-degree viewing perspective
- Single best HD camera deal of the entire holiday season
$70 Off Activeon CX Onyx HD Action Cam + Free Shipping
Was: $99.99
Now: $29.99 !!!!! (guaranteed to sell out quickly)
**Want to see more tech deals like this? Get on this list.
Matt Granite is a freelance consumer reporter who produces stories and video for this station, Amazon Live and others. Neither Matt nor this station are compensated by the brands featured here. Prices are subject to change at any time and products are expected to sell out.


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So, back in 2009, Counting Crows toured with Michael Franti & Spearhead, and I had the privilege of catching them. It was the most extraordinary concert experience I've ever had because the bands didn't open for one another; they just took the stage together and played each other's songs all night. It was unbelievable, and ever since then I've been trying to find quality recordings of one of their concerts, but all I can find are crappy youtube videos. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them.
Here's a promo video that gives you a sense of what the concert was like, if you're a fan of either band, you'll love it, and if you're a fan of both, it'll change your life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcnseOGH8MY
Counting Crows and Michael Franti
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Re: Counting Crows and Michael Franti
I've never heard of Michael Franti before, but I am a huge fan of Counting Crows.
Nothing to do with how cool Adam Duritz's hair is.
Nothing to do with how cool Adam Duritz's hair is.
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Mexico want to return to 2014 schedule
Mexico is planning to be on next year's F1 calendar.
Jose Abed, Mexico's representative at F1's governing FIA, has been quoted as saying the venue for the 2014 race will be the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, in Mexico City.
The track last hosted F1 in 1992, but Bernie Ecclestone has said it is not suitable for modern grands prix unless a major upgrade is done.
Abed is quoted by AS newspaper: "We have plans ready to improve the (circuit) and, after they finish the adjustments, we return to formula one in 2014."
He said the upgrade will cost $20 million, and the annual race sanctioning fee about $30 million.
McLaren's Sergio Perez, and Sauber newcomer Esteban Gutierrez, are both Mexican.
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For those looking for a great Twitter client with a little personality, you may want to give Tweet It! a go on your Windows Phone. We've talked about the app in the past and gave it high remarks.
Since then, the app has gone through numerous transformations and it is up to version 5.1 (with the 5.x marker designating Windows Phone 8 status). That's right, you can now get Notifications (Tile and/or Toast), Lockscreen notifications, doublewide Tile and fast resume all into a nifty little app.
What's more, Tweet It! is on sale for $0.99 (usual price is $2.99) for a limited time and we think you may want to at least trial the app, to see if it's to your liking.
Tweet It! brings some unique features to the table, features which we really like. We'll just spin off a few of them:
- Adjustable Font size
- Voice input for Tweet
- #nowplaying (Ability to one tap Tweet what you're listening to)
- Street Mode (background goes clear so you can read while walking)
- Bed Mode (orientation lock)
- Shake to refresh
- Photo uploading choices (re-sizing or not, takes into account Wi-Fi)
- Pinnable Tiles: New Tweet, #nowplaying, messages, drafts, search + trends, lists
- Rapid resume including type (normal or expert, the latter won't erase Tile history)
- Gestures e.g. 'two-finger tap' for a certain behavior
- Spellchecking to confirm before uploading of Tweet
- Pocket/Read it later support
As you can see, that's a heck of a lot of things wrapped into a nice, clean Metro UI Twitter client. It's one of our favorites for a reason and the developer, Тимур Хамидов, who's behind My Amazing Big Fork, has even more plans for the app. Indeed, we know that another update is coming next week with:
- Vine support (Twitter's new 6-second video service)
- Notifications based on location
Call us crazy but those are two features we haven't see very often in Windows Phone Twitter clients, so we're kind of excited for 'em. As previously mentioned, the app normally goes for a pricey $2.99 but at $0.99 the app is certainly worth a moment of your time.
For us, we're putting this in our top five, easyily (though we do wish for multiple account support).
Pick up Tweet It! for Windows Phone 7.x and Windows Phone 8 here in the Store with a free Trial. Highly Recommended.


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Oklahoma eGov News I New Online Services & Websites I Upcoming State Holidays I Upcoming Events I Share Your eGov Story I About OK.gov
Oklahoma eGov News
Third Annual Oklahoma Web and Communications Conference Slated for Oct. 7-8
Sept. 19, 2012 –Public sector web and communications professionals will convene Oct. 7-8 in Oklahoma City's Metro Technology Center for the Information Professionals for Oklahoma (IPro) 2013 Fall Conference. The conference will feature a keynote address by State of Oklahoma Chief Information Officer Alex Pettit and a Disaster Recovery Panel from those who were in the ditches during the May tornados this year.
Oklahoma Governor's Online Appointments Suite Wins National Award
September 11, 2013 – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin's Appointments Suite of Services was one of three recipients presented with the award for Driving Digital Government in the State government category by the Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA).
Innovating to Improve Disaster Response and Recovery
Last week, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) jointly challenged a group of over 80 top innovators from around the country to come up with ways to improve disaster response and recovery efforts. This diverse group of stakeholders, consisting of representatives from Zappos, Airbnb, Marriott International, the Parsons School of Design, AOL/Huffington Post's Social Impact, The Weather Channel, Twitter, Topix.com, Twilio, New York City, Google and the Red Cross, to name a few, spent an entire day at the White House collaborating on ideas for tools, products, services, programs, and apps that can assist disaster survivors and communities.
New Online Services & Websites
Oklahoma Board of Dentistry License Renewal
Oklahoma Wheat Commission Website
Monday, November 11
Thursday/Friday, November 28-29
State Capitol Blood Drive
HITS Running Festival- Oklahoma City
Share Your eGov Story
Have an Oklahoma eGovernment story to tell? Want to give us feedback?
Let us know
About OK.gov
OK.gov is the official website of the state of Oklahoma and a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) and Oklahoma Interactive, LLC to help Oklahoma government entities Web-enable their information services. OMES is responsible for OK.gov. Oklahoma Interactive operates, maintains, and markets OK.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC's (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
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The Urban Design Division is responsible for guiding the design and visualization of public policies developed by the City Planning Commission. The goal of the Division is to maintain and enhance the livability, human scale, and cultural resources of Philadelphia.
The staff of the Community Planning Division is responsible for district planning, neighborhood planning, urban renewal planning, citizen outreach, and transportation studies related to community development.
Deals with critical citywide policy issues and planning opportunities in the areas of housing and demographics, transportation, economic development, and public health and prepares the City's annual Capital Program and Budget.
Responsible for reviewing plans for new development, and examining the implications of such plans with respect to the Zoning Code, Land Subdivision Ordinance, federal and State environmental regulations, and other City and State land use controls.
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Fuel: Petrol
Body: Station Wagon
Trans: Manual
Front and rear power windows, ABS, Bluetooth phone integration system, PAS, Trip computer, Electric folding door mirrors, 6 speakers, Chrome door handles, Front fog lights, Pollen filter, Cloth upholstery...
Insurance groups range from 1 to 50 and dictates the cost of the vehicles insurance. The higher the group, the higher the insurance will be for the vehicle.
Insurance Group
BHP rates the engine performance of vehicles and stands for the brake horsepower.
Performance (BHP)
CO2 is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the vehicle in grams per kilometre travelled, the lower the CO2 emissions the cleaner the vehicle is for the environment.
CO2 (g/km)
The total number of seats in the vehicle.
Number Of Seats
Road Tax is based upon the CO2 emissions of the vehicle and is split into 13 bands from A to M. The higher the letter the greater the cost of tax paid to drive the vehicle on public roads. In addition to the road tax detailed below, any vehicle that had a manufacturers retail price in excess of �40,000 when first sold, attracts a road tax supplement of an additional �320 per year. This is charged until the vehicle is 6 years old.
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Key Standard Features*
- Solid - Chilli pepper
- Solid paint
- Cloth - Graphite
|Body Glass
|Front and rear power windows
|Rear privacy glass
|Automatic rain sensing wipers
|ESP + traction control
|EBD + Brake Assist
|Electronic parking brake
|Intelligent emergency braking with pedestrian recognition
|Bluetooth phone integration system
|Driver Aids
|Cruise control + speed limiter
|Lane departure warning system
|Front and rear parking sensors
|Hill hold assist
|Blind spot monitoring
|Attention assist
|Around View Monitor
|Traffic sign recognition
|Rear cross traffic alert
|Driver Information
|Trip computer
|Nissan connect sat nav system
|5" TFT driver information centre
|7" Touch screen navigation
|Driving Mirrors
|Electric folding door mirrors
|Body colour door mirrors
|Auto dimming rear view mirror
|Electric heated door mirrors
|6 speakers
|Audio remote control in steering wheel
|DAB Digital radio
|USB/aux input socket
|Smartphone apps
|Exterior Body Features
|Chrome door handles
|Chrome window surround
|Black honeycomb front grille
|Panoramic sunroof
|Shark fin antenna
|Shark fin roof aerial
|Exterior Lights
|Front fog lights
|Automatic headlights
|LED daytime running lights
|Pollen filter
|Dual zone climate control
|Interior Features
|Cloth upholstery
|Rear armrest
|Rake/reach adjustable steering wheel
|Front cupholders
|Leather steering wheel and gear knob
|Centre console storage box/armrest
|Individual rear reading lights
|Configurable luggage board system
|Front and rear door pockets with bottle holders
|Synthetic leather instrumental panel inserts
|Synthetic leather knee pad
|Driver and passenger airbags
|First aid kit
|Warning triangle
|Seatbelt warning
|3 point seatbelts on all seats
|Front and rear curtain airbags
|Tyre pressure monitoring system
|Child locks on rear doors
|Height adjustable front headrests
|Isofix child seat attachment
|3 rear headrests
|60/40 split rear bench seat
|Lumbar support
|Height adjustable driver/front passenger seats
|Remote central locking
|Wheels - Alloy
|17" alloy wheels
|Wheels - Spare
|Full size spare wheel
|Paint - Metallic
|Metallic - Gun metal
|Metallic - Universal Silver
|Metallic - Ebisu Black
|Metallic - Titanium olive
|Paint - Solid
|Solid - Chilli pepper
|Exterior Body Features
|Metallic paint
|Pearlescent paint
|Solid paint
|Special Metallic paint
|Paint - Pearlescent
|Pearl - Storm white
|Pearl - Monarch Orange
|Pearl - Picador brown
|Pearl - Palatial Ruby
|Paint - Special
|Premium metallic - Sapphire blue
|Trim - Cloth
|Cloth - Graphite
|Engine Power - BHP
|Engine Power - KW
|Engine Power - PS
|Engine Power - RPM
|Engine Torque - LBS.FT
|Engine Torque - MKG
|Engine Torque - NM
|Engine Torque - RPM
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Friday, May 06, 2011
Pyjama Surfing
The original English version of this piece is linked at the bottom of the article.
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Powerful text! I recall having somewhat romantic, or at least passionate, dreams lately, with such uncanny a loveobject as Yahweh. I saw him as a giant man, made of light, hovering upon a city (Jerusalem, perhaps), angry and tormenting as always. But the mood was one of peculiar, monstrously humorous and masochistic awe, full of madness, despair and brilliance. This feeling of mine is not so much a search for a leader, though, I didn't feel any urge to obey anyone. But the father-figure in its most abhorring form was there. (The vision perhaps had a slight homosexual aspect in it, but that wasn't the main point. I'm a straight male.) I'm not saying this has to have to do with the collective situation, though, it might be my personal psychology. I've always felt my mother as both more strong an authority and more agonizing figure than my father.
But I think the point I'm trying to make (if there is one) is that the one who seduces (at least us males) is more often than is understood the father or the "wise old man" figure, than the woman. (Not talking about actual individuals here, of course, but forces inside the poor protagonist's own psyche.) I think this comes out in Jung's Red Book. The one he is most entranced by is not his Soul, but Philemon. And perhaps the "father-seducer" is an apt concept when discussing the ongoing collective maturation, or whatever it is, of our human species.
To hell with this narcissistic speculative introspection of mine. Looking forward to your future columns!
- 12:22 pm, May 11, 2011
I'm really happy to see you blogging again! I hadn't checked in awhile. Made my day!
- 9:07 pm, May 11, 2011
- Jason Kephas said...
Did anyone else notice how my ID name was changed to "kibble" recently? Seems I have my very own hacker-stalker (possibly with the initials PC and a voice like Elvis).
Be warned that everything you see here may not be me!
WHO am I?
- 7:06 am, May 12, 2011
Personally I'd rather work with a shaman.
- 1:44 pm, May 13, 2011
I am guru-less. I prefer it that way.
- 5:07 pm, May 13, 2011
- .* said...
After that, i think i'm in love with you. Justkidding!
- 7:12 pm, June 02, 2011
"... it is almost unheard of for followers to surpass their guru in stature. What tends to happen, rather, is that at some point the guru is "exposed" in his humanness, and as a result loses his following, or a significant part of it."
You are certainly right that it tends to happen in most cases, but in the truly successful cases something entirely different happens: the Guru *is* the very archetype, a non-rivalrous model (!), of perfection for the disciples, see for example Jesus in Christianity, Mohammed in Islam, Moses in Judaism, Socrates in Stoicism. All the various philosophers, saints and prophets are non-rivalrous models of perfection, for example Abraham is the very model of philoxeny (good will toward strangers; hospitality) in Orthodoxy.
From a Platonic point of view, the various ideas of excellence, perfection, beauty etc. are the attributes of the true Guru, while the true Guru is not a human being (hence never a rival!) but Excellence, Perfection, Beauty etc. in Itself! (hence always THE model!)
(Divine) "Love" is here understood as the desire to become LIKE the model (as far as this is humanly possible)!
But of course, one man's ideal is another man's anathema.
And then there are human beings who TRULY embody the ideal;
a "father":
- 7:28 am, June 05, 2011
- Jason Kephas said...
I presume the last sentence is meant ironically?
maybe not. : /
- 10:12 am, June 05, 2011


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Web Server allows you to add CGI document directories using the administration console GUI.
To add a new CGI document directory, perform the following tasks:
Click Configurations tab and select the configuration from the configuration list.
Click Virtual Servers sub tab and select the virtual server from the virtual server list.
Click Content Handling sub tab and CGI sub tab.
Click New button to add a new CGI document directory.
Provide necessary values for fields described in . Click on OK button. You may need to click on Deploy button for the configuration if needed.
The following table describes the fields required while adding a new CGI document directory.Table 9–2 CGI Parameters
Type the URL prefix to use for this directory. That is, the text you type appears as the directory for the CGI programs in URLs.
For example, if you type cgi-bin as the URL prefix, then all URLs to these CGI programs have the following structure:
CGI Directory
In the CGI Directory text field, type the location of the directory as an absolute path. Note that this directory doesn't have to be under your document root. This is the reason that you need to specify a URL prefix.
Note –
The URL prefix you specify can be different from the real CGI directory.
Specify the name of the user to execute CGI programs as.
Specify the name of the group to execute the CGI programs as.
Specify the directory to chroot to before execution begins.
Specify a nice value, an increment that determines the CGI program's priority relative to the server.
Typically, the server is run with a nice value of 0 and the nice increment would be between 0 (the CGI program runs at same priority as server) and 19 (the CGI program runs at much lower priority than server). While it is possible to increase the priority of the CGI program above that of the server by specifying a nice increment of -1, this is not recommended.
To remove an existing CGI directory, select the CGI directory and click Delete button. To change the URL prefix or CGI directory of an existing directory, click on the directory link.
Copy your CGI programs into the directories you've specified. Remember that any files in those directories will be processed as CGI files, so do not put HTML files in your CGI directory.
For specifying CGI as a file type, perform the following tasks:
Click Configurations tab and select the configuration from the configuration list.
Click Virtual Servers sub tab and select the virtual server from the virtual server list.
Click Content Handling sub tab and CGI sub tab.
Click CGI as file type radio box enable.
The CGI files must have the file extensions .bat, .exe, or .cgi. Any non-CGI files with those extensions are processed by your server as CGI files, causing errors.
Using CLI
You can create a CGI directory that contains the CGI programs that will be processed by your server. CGI programs are in a certain file type such as .cgi, .exe, or .bat. The programs can be located in any directory in or under the document root directory.
To add a CGI directory through CLI execute the following command.
wadm> create-cgi-dir --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd --host=serverhost --port=8989 --config=config1 --vs=config1_vs_1 --uri-prefix=/config1_urlprefix --directory=/cgi-dir
See CLI Reference, create-cgi-dir(1).


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America is a land once held in awe and respected by other countries and their citizens.
To the editor:
America is a land once held in awe and respected by other countries and their citizens.
After World War II ended, the citizens of this great country � through their work ethic and love of America � made us a nation that the rest of the world looked up to. Our manufacturing was second to none; and workers in all occupations had a pride in performing their duties that is unmatched today.
Time went on and the war in Vietnam changed our citizens. Young men dodged the draft, burned the flag and marched in protest of our government�s policies while others marched off to war.
Returning veterans were denigrated and divisions arose between those who served their country and those who did not. I believe this is about the time that America started to lose its greatness and superiority over the rest of the world.
Politicians began to be elected that had neither served in the military nor had served this country in any other way. The views held by these individuals began to be more liberal and left-leaning as time went on. These same individuals began to see the personal benefits they could enjoy if they made politics a career.
Unions and other organizations were quick to see the power they could wield behind the scenes if they kept their favorite sons in office. Laws were passed and programs started that enabled those not able to work � but mostly those not wanting to work � to be supported by the government.
The government has no money of its own, only what it confiscates from working men and women.
Politics has become more and more corrupt and, as we arrive in the present, the country is nearly evenly divided by those who work and pay taxes and those who, in most cases, are milking the system. We have elected individuals who swore to uphold the Constitution and serve all of the citizens but in reality their only loyalty is to those enjoying the handouts because they will vote over and over to keep these politicians in office � the good of the entire country be damned.
Those who hate this country because of its shining heritage are taking great joy in watching America fall into the same abyss as countries like Spain, Greece and most of the other European countries. It�s not too late to rescue America but it will take the effort and votes of all concerned Americans to drain the swamp that is Washington, D.C.
Steve Rudolph
Sneads Ferry


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Donald White did not get many carries for Amador, but he made the most of hisopportunities.
Donald White did not get many carries for Amador, but he made the most of hisopportunities.
White scored four touchdowns on just eight carries, as the Thundering Herd trounced Sacramento-Natomas 49-0 on Friday in Sacramento. White totaled 128 yards rushing.
The senior running scored on runs of 47, 24, 1 and 34 yards, as undefeated Amador (4-0) built a 30-0 halftime lead.
Diego Bernal had two touchdowns for Amador, one on offense and another on defense. He scored on a 44-yard run and on a 5-yard interception return.
Natomas is 0-4.
At Riverbank, Bailey Wright and Colin Jacobs each scored two touchdowns as the Lions took control with a 27-point second quarter.
Wright scored on a 5-yard run and Linden (2-2) led 7-3 after the first quarter. Wright, who had 101 yards on 11 carries, had an 11-yard TD run and Jacobs scored two 8-yard runs in the second quarter.
Riverbank dropped to 2-2.
At San Andreas, the Redskins (2-1) scored all 13 points in the second quarter and improved to 2-1. Mike Sewell scored on a 4-yard run and Justyn Thornburg had a 1-yard TD run for Calaveras.
The Wildcats (0-3) tried to rally and scored on a 1-yard run by Andrew Nessi in the final quarter.
At Sacramento, Cameron Chew ran back the opening kickoff 98 yards for a score for the Knights (0-3). They also scored on Sacramento-Capital Christian (4-0) in the fourth quarter on a 90-yard blocked field goal return by Taylor McArn. Austin Caldroncompleted 11 passes for 91 yards and was picked off four times.
At Chavez, James Rankins had two rushing touchdowns and Darin Gentry had two receiving scores as the Titans (1-3) picked up their first win. Priest Jennings scored on a 50-yard run for Chavez, and Eddie Rosiles returned an interception for a touchdown against Kennedy (0-3).