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BIG Entertainment Events
Minimum starting budget required is $500.00 as we work on mid-sized to larger events nationwide. Complete Full Service Event Planning for Corporate Events, Private Affairs, School Gatherings, Team Building Days, Tradeshows, Promotional Events, Mitzvahs, and more. DJ/MC/Dancer Teams, Complete Themed Events, Customizable Take Homes, Unique Photo Favors, Performing Acts, Casino Nights, Carnival Entertainment, Arcade Experiences, VR, Sports Games/VR, Game Shows, Money Machines, Trade Show Booths, Theme Decor, & much more
P.A.W.N Lasers - Laser light shows
Our event management team have produced stages at Woodstock 1994 and The Olympics 2008-2012. P.A.W.N. is one of the first 5 LASER companies in the USA, with over 25 years of experience. Our partners located in all corners of the globe lead to the many advances in technology, techniques, unique products, & event services that we have available to offer you
Minimum to hire: $ 4999.00
EE and E - Everything Events & Entertainment
Everything Events and Entertainment offers a full range of marketing communications, event and entertainment services developing and delivering brand-integrated solutions with On the Edge Entertainment as a vehicle for corporate branding and marketing. At EE and E, we bring your brand to life! Services - Strategic & creative development and design of...more (click above)
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Marianne's Rentals for Special Events
Oklahoma City, OklahomaServing Oklahoma with the state's largest and newest event and wedding rental inventory with over 150 tents of all sizes. If you find cheaper rental items there's probably a good reason. Like most things; with event rentals you get what you pay for. We offer reliable services, quality custom linen, the latest in placesetting designs and clean top quality tents, tables and chairs
Upscale Affairs
Little Rock, ArkansasUpscale Affairs is run by a group of friends whose ideas and professional style is out the box. We specialize in more couture events making minimum budgerts look like high dollar events.
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Unique Audio Visual Technologies
Our passion is seeing and hearing an extraordinary event! Our company assists churches, non-proft organizations, corporations/businesses, educational facilities, and entertainment venues with exceptional event planners, audio/visual gear and extraordinary service. Corporate Shows, Trade Shows, Sporting Events, Fundraisers, or any type of event it may be, UAV is your one stop shop
Event Eleven
Event eleven creates full-scale tailor made fantasies based on the specific needs of the client. With an inherent talent for aesthetically compelling design, Event Eleven has transcended traditional event-planning and eliminated conventional confines.
Minimum to hire: $ 24999.00
Double Exposure, Inc.
Double Exposure Inc. has been in business since 1986 offering advertising and public relations services to our clients which included events. We create unusual themes for corporate events, fundraisers and golf tournaments.
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Laser Maze Spring, Texas Laser Maze is known for providing entertainment for all ages in a fun, professional and safe manner. Specializing in interactive amusements like mechanical bulls, laser tag, mechanical surfboard and other fun filled rides.
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Chris Nordman Associates, Inc. Waterford, Michigan Chris Nordman Associates, Inc., also know as EVENTFUN RENTALS, provideS interactive and inflatable game rentals and entertainment production services Nationwide. We feature Mechanical Bulls, Mobile Laser Tag, Casino Equipment, Carnival Games, Rockwalls, Obstacle Courses, Kids Rides, Moonwalks, Trackless Trains, and much more. Over 30 years experience
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cherokee entertainment Farmington, Arkansas 15 years experience over 1300 songs in our library and constantly adding new music specialize in wedding, and proms
EPIC Entertainment Lakeway, Texas EPIC Entertainment is your one-stop shop of fun! Based in Austin, Texas, we provide fun, interactive performers and party rentals for public and private events in all cities throughout Texas. We specialize in motivational school assemblies, Gospel shows for churches, private parties, and corporate events. We offer fun for all ages! Reasons to book with...(more click link above)
Extraordinary Events Euless, Texas Extraordinary Events strives to bring your vision to life through creative and knowledgeable logistical management, while allowing you to have an extraordinary, memorable, and stress free event experience. In addition to traditional event planning services, we also offer event consultation, vendor management, event communication assistance, and various...(more click link above)
Firehouse Party Services Waco, Texas Firehouse Party Services offers first rate bartending services for any event big or small! With Firehouse Party Services you can expect to receive professional and courteous service that comes only with years of experience in the field. All of our bartenders are TABC certified and we are proud to say that we are the only bartending service in Waco that...(more click link above)
Everlast Productions Coconut Creek, Florida Unique designs attention to detail and professional expert staffing across the board sets Everlast Production on a higher plain from the rest.We think outside the box and blow clients away is how we rock a show.
Thw English Toastmaster Harvey, Louisiana Imagine this, it's your wedding day and everything is in place for a fabulous day, but in the back of your mind you are worried that if anything goes wrong, who is going to fix it ? The solution lies in engaging the English Toastmaster who will relieve you of the stress of the on-the-day organization, enabling you to enjoy the most memorable day of...(more click link above)
Glamour Avenue Parties Spring, Texas Glamour Avenue Parties offers chic and innovatively designed packages that include spa services such as all natural facials, manicures, and pedicures; themed, custom-printed party invitations; detailed and decorated party tables and chairs; use of high-quality spa robes and slippers; party favors; and themed birthday cakes.
Hendricks Brothers-JiMark O'Fallon, Illinois The Hendrick Brothers Staging Lighting Audio and Video with hundreds on large national productions to our credit would love to earn your business on your next large music event. Our sister company JiMark promotions allows us to provide turn key solutions for your concert.
Domestic Affairs Bar and Waitstaff Service Dallas, Texas Domestic Affairs is an Event/Party Staffing Service that provides Certified Bartenders and Professional Wait Staff/Party Servers for your event based in the Dallas and surrounding areas. We specialize in great service for creative and memorable affairs, ranging from small intimate settings, weddings, reunions, large groups to corporate events. Domestic...(more click link above)
Two Doves In The Sand Corpus Christi, Texas We are a wedding destination planning business that specializes in beach and outdoor events. Offering several packages to fit every budget.
Runway Images Models & Productions Decatur, Georgia We have Produced Fashion Shows and other Events for NBA All-Star Weekends for last 3 years. Also Production for Several other clients. We take your ideas and bring them to life.
Raisin's Sweet Weddings & Events New Waverly, Texas I'm awedding/event planner and also offer bridal supplies some of which are handmade.
Show Masters Production Logistics, Inc. Carrollton, Texas We are very organized. We operate on a system of high standards. We provide strong effective leadership carefully chosen and trained to carry out our standards of communication with clients and smooth organized management of our crews. Our personnel are rated and categorized based on work ethic talent and experience. Our system is designed to prevent invoice surprises
Event Production Services Austin, Texas Event Production Services has the experience, knowledge and passion to make your event the best it can be. Depending on your specific needs, our team of experienced event producers can customize a system that will help run your event more smoothly and professionally. We can also work directly with your staff to implement any of these options. Please...(more click link above)
LV Designs Petersburg, Virginia LV designs approaches each eventful experience as a unique, well executed process that provides for your every need. Our staff of professionals offers an array of talents, experience, and knowledge which has been exhibited for a myriad of celebrity,corporate,and destination events.Whether it is a wedding, gala charity, fundraiser, brandings,product...(more click link above)
Le'Noyle Dallas, Texas We don't just plan events we create lasting impressions.
CorporateoneTravel.com Little Rock Dallas Plano, Texas We plan your event, expo, wedding, receptions, corporate parties, lodging, and conferences for events. Wedding gifts and supplies available.
BreakroomDelivery.com Houston, Texas (website) delivers ALL your breakroom and special event needs at prices far below oue competitors. We deliver WHAT you want WHEN you want.
Applause Productions Dallas, Texas Applause Productions is DFW Texas leading event planning company with the finest suppliers and most dependable services available.
Rambiss Bowie, Maryland The Rambiss Organization was formed to provide services in the event planning and travel industries. The organization currently consists of two companies: Meeting Adjourned and Rambiss Travel. Our event planning company, Meeting Adjourned, manages and plans events for federal, state, and local government agencies, corporations, and associations. Rambiss Travel specializes in planning destination weddings and honeymoons
Desired Moments McKinney, Texas My event planning services encompass all of the following as well as any customized occasion: Banquets Church events Children affairs Reunions Receptions Weddings Personal & Business Celebrations PERSONAL: I will design, address and send out invitations, create themes,set-up and even video your affair. Catering is also available.
Midwest Video Production Kirbyville, Missouri Midwest Video Production has been a leader in Audio, print, and video production in Southwest Missouri and Northwestern Arkansas for years. We have just now started doing wedding videos after years of not doing them. We have been mainly busy doing paid
Added Flair Cedar Creek, Texas Added Flair is a exceptional wedding and event planning company. We're able to work with any budget to coordinate all of you details. We provide planning, catering, design and total production. Added Flair designs spectaular events and transform it into a
A VERY SPECIAL DAY Dallas, Texas Our company works hard to be the best we can in an industry flooded by amateurs. We strive daily to better our services and value each event and job as if it stood for us in whole. Every event is carefully planned from the smallest party to 3000 person fund raiser.
A Swank Affair Richmond, Texas At A Swank Affair we offer custom packages to suit all your wedding and corporate needs. We work with all budgets to plan the wedding of your dreams. For events with stlye it has to be SWANK!
Atmosphere Entertainment San Antonio, Texas Atmosphere Entertainment is San Antonios most comprehensive disc jockey DJ resource. We offer advice answer your questions and outline what activities will make your event extra special.
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The IBM Agile Information Governance Process
The IBM Agile Information Governance Process
As companies begin to leverage big data technologies to manage the volume, velocity, and variety of data and modernize their legacy infrastructures, information governance best practices are critical to the success of these initiatives.
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Where do scientists fit into Africa's science plans?
Defining an appropriate policy-making role for Africa's scientific community requires a careful balance between 'science push' and 'demand pull'.
What role should the scientific community play in the formulation of science and technology policy? Or, to put more crudely a question that lies at the heart of current debates over the future of science, technology and innovation in Africa: should scientists be on top, or on tap?
Those who support the idea that scientists should be 'on top' argue that scientists themselves should primarily determine research priorities, whether it is a question of pursuing basic or applied research.
But proponents of the alternative model argue that researchers involved in publicly funded science should see themselves as servants of the state. Under this model, the task of scientists is not to set research priorities, but to find the most effective way of meeting priorities set by the political system. As some have put it: "science is too important to be left to scientists".
A balancing act
The optimal solution, as so often, lies somewhere between the two. The creative spirit at the heart of scientific enterprise requires a certain degree of autonomy to flourish. But if this spirit is not harnessed to the goals and values of the society that supports it — which means in practice contributing to technological innovation for social and economic progress — such support is likely to evaporate.
The challenge is to define processes that balance 'science push' and 'demand pull'. This is one of the tasks that will face Africa's political leaders when they meet at the next summit meeting of the African Union (AU), due to be held in Addis Ababa in January.
It also needs to be high on the agenda of this week's preparatory meeting in Alexandria that seeks to bring together scientists and policymakers to map a way forward to present to the summit.
Over the past two months, contributors to a SciDev.Net discussion group have highlighted some of the topics needing debate. These include the need for knowledge management, Africa-centric solutions, information flow and a model law on biotechnology (see Key issues for the AU summit).
Policy developments
Each of these issues is important in its own way. And each requires input from two sides.
The scientific community is best placed to define the responses needed to maximise the production of useful knowledge. On the other hand, the political community can determine whether these responses — which can be as basic as the need to invest more heavily in building scientific capacity — are compatible with broader social priorities.
Both communities are already developing their perspectives on the science and technology policy issues facing Africa. On the political front, much of this is currently focused through the activities of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), working with the African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST).
Other policy developments are taking place both within the AU itself and other institutions, such as the African Development Bank. And this comes on top of the growing interest in science and technology in the finance and economics departments of individual African states, which see increased engagement in such activities as a way of joining the global knowledge economy.
Scientific responses
In parallel, there has been growing awareness in the scientific community of the need to get its act together in order to make the most of new funding opportunities.
One manifestation of this has been the strengthening of scientific academies across the continent. These have created the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) that is intended to give a voice to the scientific community and strengthen and coordinate the work of its members.
The International Council for Science (ICSU) may also help discuss scientific priorities and identify how the scientific community can help to achieve them (see International Council for Science opens Africa).
Over the past few months, for example, ICSU's Regional Office for Africa has published the results of four separate task forces set up to look at the challenges facing the African continent, and how the scientific community can best respond to them. These cover health and human wellbeing; hazards such as pollution and deforestation; sustainable energy; and global climate change.
On top of this, many African scientists in the United States are actively supporting the idea of creating a set of centres of excellence to tap into the skills and expertise of the African diaspora. Known as African Institutes of Science and Technology, these are intended to kick-start a technological revolution in Africa in the same way that, it is argued, India benefited from a similar set of institutes set up in 1947.
The need for dialogue
So far so good; it is clear that many of the necessary building blocks are in place for a scientific renaissance in Africa. But two challenges remain. One is sustainability — hence the importance of the debate around the planned African Science and Innovation Facility (see Funding African science – an invitation for ideas).
The second is coordination, which means in practice that the links between scientific and policy communities must allow for active dialogue, hopefully leading to a consensus on which goals to pursue, and how to achieve them.
The gap between these two communities may be narrowing. Recently, for example, NASAC was given observer status to AMCOST — a move that will, in the words of the president of the African Academy of Sciences, Mohamed Hassan, ensure that "scientists have a voice in policy debates".
Conversely ICSU has promised to look at ways of ensuring synergy between the research priorities identified by its four working groups, and the concrete projects outlined by NEPAD in its 'Consolidated Plan of Action' for African science and technology.
There is no guarantee that an active dialogue between the scientific and political communities will ensure a successful outcome to these negotiations. There is always a danger that one side will seek to take the upper hand, and that the required balance between science-push and demand-pull will fail to materialise.
But one thing is certain. If this dialogue fails to take place — for example, if Africa's scientific community feels it is being marginalised by the political process, or conversely if it seeks to impose science-led solutions with little consideration of their wider social impacts — then failure is certain. Hopefully the Alexandria meeting will help ensure this does not happen.
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P-I reporter Scott Gutierrez has been following what sheriff's investigators say is the worst case of child abuse they have handled.
A Carnation woman is accused of keeping kept food and water from her teenage stepdaughter for years, leaving her malnourished, dehydrated, and weighing less than 50 pounds when she was discovered.
On Monday, Rebecca A. Long, 44, and her husband, Jon E. Pomeroy, 44, were charged in King County Superior Court with first- and second-degree criminal mistreatment, both felonies.
Read the charging documents here.
If convicted, they face three to four years in prison, Prosecutor's Office spokesman Dan Donohoe said.
The details of the case are repulsive.
The 14-year-old stepdaughter told police her stepmother mostly fed her toast and restricted her water intake, giving her half a small Dixie cup of water each day as punishment for "behavioral problems."
Long allegedly monitored the girl as she took showers and wouldn't let her brush her teeth so she couldn't sneak any drinks, court documents say.
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The Machine
1994, Horror
In an effort to better understand the link between spirit and body, psychiatrist Marc Lacroix (Gérard Depardieu) constructs a device that can probe the brain of anyone attached to it. To test it, Marc recruits murderer Michel Zyto (Didier Bourdon) and connects them both to the machine -- but when their minds swap bodies during the process, the killer escapes. Worried his family is in danger, Marc sends his mistress, Marianne (Natalia Wörner), to warn his wife and child before it is too late.


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Also in this series: Wicked Appetite, Wicked Business
Series: Lizzy & Diesel #3
Published by Bantam on June 23rd 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Paranormal, Romance
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover
Lizzy and Diesel return once again in an all-new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Janet Evanovich and her co-author, Phoef Sutton!
Murdered and mummified more than ninety years ago, bootlegger Collier "Peg Leg" Dazzle once found and re-hid a famous pirate's treasure somewhere along the coast of New England. A vast collection of gold and silver coins and precious gems, the bounty also contains the Stone of Avarice — the very item reluctant treasure seeker, Lizzy Tucker, and her partner, Diesel, have been enlisted to find. While Lizzy would just like to live a quiet, semi-normal life, Diesel is all about the hunt. And this hunt is going to require a genuine treasure map and a ship worthy of sailing the seven seas . . . or at least getting them from Salem Harbor to Maine.
Greed is eternal and insatiable, and Lizzy and Diesel aren't the only ones searching for the lost pirate's chest. There are people who have dedicated their entire lives to finding it, and are willing to commit murder or make a deal with the devil, just to hold the fortune in their hands. One of those people may even be Wulf, Diesel's deceptively charming and enigmatic cousin. Wulf desires the Stone of Avarice. He also desires Lizzy. It's hard to say how far he's willing to go to gain either one.
It's a swashbuckling adventure full of raiders, monkeys, minions, and mayhem. Lizzy and Diesel are going to have to do everything they can to keep their heads above water and hope they are living a charmed life.
My take on this book: I can describe this book in two words: funny and awesome. Janet Evanovich has written another fabulous book with the help of Phoef Sutton. To me whenever the book has both Diesel and Carl the Monkey in it the book is going to be funny. No one even knows what to except to happen whenever Carl is there since he is a monkey that most definitely is not normal. Cat has a small part in this edition but I always smile when reading the Cat moments.
From the beginning to the end this book was just one funny and awesome adventure. A little bit crazy at times but that's what happens when you mess with something that is enchanted with Greed. I do feel bad for Lizzy though I wonder if that poor girl is ever going to sell that cookbook of hers.
This book was just a really good read and I am giving it five stars for a rating since it's that outstanding. If anyone asks me about this book for a recommendation I would totally say to read it but only if you have read the first two books. Well if you haven't read the first two books it wouldn't matter since it's still a good book and I'm pretty sure you don't need to read the first two. However, you should read them because they are pretty fabulous too.
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Here is a simple tutorial on how to customize font size of everything in Windows 8 screen. Well, yes… Windows 8 does facilitates you with customizing font size of everything in Windows 8 screen. However, in case you want to customize just the title bar then go ahead and read out our post on how to customize font size of title bar in Windows 8.
Now, without spending time on other irrelevant talks, let me quickly jump down to the tutorial.
How To Customize Font Size Of Everything In Windows 8 Screen:
- Start with pressing Windows Key+I. This will bring you the side bar from where you need to select "Change PC Settings" given at the bottom right-side.
- This will quickly take you to PC Settings window. Here, just move the mouse over the "Ease Of Access" category.
- Look at the right side of the screen, you will find an option "Make Everything On Your Screen Bigger". Just turn it on to enable the settings.
Yupp…you are all done. Now, if you want to switch onto the normal font size, just turn it off . Go ahead and follow easy above given steps to make everything bigger in Windows 8 screen.


text: Who would have thought that juices would become a trend? Onur Kece and Mark De Luca, from FOUND, have made it their mission to bring juice awareness to the world. Using new media, fashion and lifestyle blogs, they have helped push their purely organic, carbon neutral juices way out there. Respect.


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First Friday (Observed on the 2nd Friday of October)
Join LOT-EK at its office for drinks, informal conversation, and a behind the scenes look at recent and upcoming projects. This program is part of First Friday, a monthly opportunity for League members to visit the offices of leading design practices to see work on the boards and learn more about the offices' organization and design processes. These informal social gatherings feature happy hour drinks arranged by the host office.
LOT-EK is a design studio based in Naples and New York. Founded in 1993 by Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, the studio has been involved in residential, commercial, and institutional projects in the United States and abroad, as well as projects for major cultural institutions and museums, including MoMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the MAXXI in Rome. LOT-EK's work is most recognized within the fields of architecture, design, and art for its sustainable and innovative approach to construction, materials, and space through the upcycling of existing industrial objects, such as shipping containers, and systems not originally intended for architecture.
Notable works include Sanlitun North, a retail complex in Beijing; PUMA City, a transportable retail and event space installed in Tianjin, Boston, and Alicante, Spain; and Whitney Studio, an architectural installation for the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
Current projects include the Carroll House, a private residence in Brooklyn and STEELCASE, a commercial mixed-use building in Minneapolis.
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"If we open the door to the use of chemical weapons and let it go unresponded to, then I think that sends a signal to other people that want to use them, that they can do so with impunity." — Sen. John McCain at a town hall meeting where he confronted opposition to a military action against Syria for the use of chemical weapons.
"No civilized system of justice should have to depend on such flimsy evidence, quite possibly tainted by dishonesty or overzealousness, to decide whether to take someone's life or liberty." — Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, writing for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals when Debra Mike's conviction for having her 4-year-old son killed was overturned.
"I felt like we had to keep scoring because Baltimore can score at any time." — Quarterback Peyton Manning after tying the NFL record of seven touchdown throws in a game during the Broncos win over the Ravens.


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EPBP doubles up USA, 4-2
Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, September 20, 2007
PIGEON Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port's soccer squad got back to its winning ways here Thursday afternoon.
PIGEON Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port's soccer squad got back to its winning ways here Thursday afternoon.
After dropping a hard-fought decision to Bad Axe on Tuesday, the Lakers rebounded with a 4-2 win over Unionville-Sebewaing Area.
Adam Chiotti led the way with a hat trick. He got help from Shay Wruble, who also scored.
Assists came from Brent Osantoski, Nick Walsh, Cory Maust and Tyler Yoder. David Maust recorded seven saves in net for EPBP.
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CASS CITY Scott Hewens, Chris Paganini and Chris Auger all scored for Bad Axe in its 3-1 win over Cass City.
Assists were by Dan Stipanovich and Alec Lerash.
Pete Salens had the win in goal with seven saves.
Caseville picks up win
BROWN CITY Caseville brought home its first win of the season, netting a 3-1 win over Brown City.
Josh Cleaver scored first for Caseville with a long shot that bounced over the keeper's hands about midway through the first half.
Steven Stormzand scored from a corner kick around the 30 minute mark.
Stormzand found the back of the net again for Caseville's third goal around 15 minutes into the second half.
Brown City's Ron Halbert scored his team's only goal of the game about 10 minutes later.
Caseville is 1-3 in league play, 1-7 overall.
Harbor Beach 5, Sandusky 0
HARBOR BEACH Harbor Beach moved into first place at 3-0 in league play with a 5-0 blanking of Sandusky.
Harbor Beach controlled the play in the first half, keeping the Redskins' defense busy.
The Pirates tallied their first goal in the ninth minute when Tyler Guza took a well placed throw from Alex Talaski. He cut from the left side toward goal and fired a ground level shot to the near left corner of the goal.
In the 20th minute Jesse Grekowicz flipped a short pass ahead to Craig Lindner, who motored by the Sandusky defenders and sent a high hard shot from the right corner of the goal box.
With nine minutes left in the half, the Pirates scored again. This time Lindner headed a pass to Alex Talaski over on the left side. Talaski beat one defender and shot low from the left corner of the goal box.
In the second half, the Pirates added to their lead.
Jesse Grekowicz sent a perfect through pass to Talaski on the left side. Talaski quickly sent the ball across the goal box to an onrushing Scott Grekowicz, who passed the ball in the last few yards.
Later in the half, Zach Mazure sent a long direct free kick toward the left side of the goal. As the keeper prepared to catch the ball, Jeremy Booms leaped and headed the ball back to the right and out of the reach of the Sandusky keeper. Keepers Bob Irland for Sandusky and Christopher Hagedon for Harbor Beach played outstanding games for their teams.


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It's been almost a month since the IP 2014 was released. I downloaded it on the same day and installed it on the next day so, you might be wondering why this post took so long. Well, it was a combination of work overload and actually not being able to get IP 2014 to work. After the usual steps of downloading JAR, creating install image and going through the install process, I started getting below error.
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Simotas, Gianaris Fight For Voters' Rights
Due to the redistribution of voting polls, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and state Senator Michael Gianaris, are raising their concerns over the efficiency of this initiative.
Continuing their work to promote voters' rights as this fall's elections approach, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and state Senator Michael Gianaris are calling on the New York City Board of Elections to review the redistribution of polling sites, which have changed as a result of redistricting this year. Many residents, some of whom have been voting at the same location for decades, will now have to travel significant distances to unfamiliar polling sites in order to vote.
Simotas and Gianaris sent a letter to Board of Elections President Maria R. Guastella requesting a review of the effects of the poll site redistribution as well as a solution that will enable better access to poll sites for all New York voters.
"We must do everything we can to ensure Western Queens residents have the best possible access to the polling sites," Gianaris said. "Such a widescale redistribution of poll sites disenfranchises voters wanting to exercise this important right and could lead to lower voter turnout."
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JERUSALEM (Jul. 4)
Twelve scholars from Madrid University's department of Semitics arrived today for a two-week study tour, the first of its kind. They are guests of the Central Institute for Israel-Spain Relations.
Father Peral, leader of the group, stressed the need for the department's scholars to "keep in touch with the land and the people of the Hebrew language."


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What does tablecloth mean?
Definitions for tableclothˈteɪ bəlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ; -ˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word tablecloth.
Princeton's WordNet
a covering spread over a dining table
A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
Webster Dictionary
a cloth for covering a table, especially one with which a table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for meals
A tablecloth is a cloth used to cover a table. Some are mainly ornamental coverings, which may also help protect the table from scratches and stains. Other tablecloths are designed to be spread on a dining table before laying out tableware and food. Ornamental tablecloths can be made of almost any material, including delicate fabrics like embroidered silk. Dining cloths are typically made of cotton, a poly-cotton blend, or a PVC-coated material that can be wiped clean, but they can range from functional coverings to fine textiles, as long as they can be laundered. Some cloths are designed as part of an overall table setting, with coordinating napkins, placemats, or other decorative pieces. Special kinds of tablecloth include runners which overhang the table at two ends only and table protectors to provide a padded layer under a normal cloth.
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tablecloth in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tablecloth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Images & Illustrations of tablecloth
Translations for tablecloth
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- غطاء المائدةArabic
- ашъяулыҡBashkir
- настольнік, настольніца, абрусBelarusian
- покривкаBulgarian
- ubrusCzech
- lliain bord, lliain bwrddWelsh
- dugDanish
- TischdeckeGerman
- τραπεζομάντηλοGreek
- mantelSpanish
- laudlinaEstonian
- pöytäliinaFinnish
- dúkurFaroese
- nappeFrench
- scaraoidIrish
- anart-bùirdScottish Gaelic
- मेज़पोशHindi
- abrosz, asztalterítőHungarian
- սփռոցArmenian
- alas mejaIndonesian
- borðdúkurIcelandic
- tovagliaItalian
- テーブル掛け, テーブルクロスJapanese
- 食卓褓, 식탁보Korean
- سفرهKurdish
- lien moosCornish
- mensariumLatin
- Dëschelduch, NappLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- staltiesėLithuanian
- galdautsLatvian
- uwhi, uhi tēpu, uhi, uwhi tēpuMāori
- чаршавMacedonian
- alas mejaMalay
- tafelkleedDutch
- dukNorwegian
- obrusPolish
- toalha de mesaPortuguese
- față de masăRomanian
- скатертьRussian
- stolnjak, столњакSerbo-Croatian
- obrusSlovak
- prtSlovene
- bordsdukSwedish
- masa örtüsüTurkish
- скатерка, скатертьUkrainian
- khăn trải bànVietnamese
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We saw lots of other breeds, common and uncommon as we walked around. He enjoyed watching the dogs do a few jumps and he loved petting all kinds of dogs.
This big boy is not yet full grown and only 11 months! This lady said she has 3 Great Danes! Holy Cow...not sure my grocery budget could handle that!


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I sat outside with my bowl of cornflakes, enjoying a rare moment of peace in the early morning sunshine. In the uppermost branches of the tall conifer that overlooks our garden, were a multitude of Starlings. How many, I could not hazard a guess at, some were in full view while others were merely ghostly heads showing through the foliage.
Welcome and thankyou for visiting My Garden Birds. I would like to introduce you to some of the feathered friends that visit my small, English garden. They bring endless pleasure and sometimes a touch of humour too. Hope you enjoy.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Unusual Young House Sparrow
Here are a few pictures Of the unusual Young House Sparrow with white wing and tail feathers ( mentioned in previous post here )
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Labels: house sparrow, unusual house sparrow, white wings
Saturday, July 9, 2011
My Garden Birds | This Week
Looking back at the week with my Garden Birds.
It's been a funny old week - weatherwise that is - one minute it's sunshine, then heavy downpours of rain, then the next thing you know, out comes the sun again. But wind, rain or shine, nothing on the weather front stops the birds from visiting the garden.
Reflecting on the past week, it has been a rare moment indeed to look out on the back garden and not see a bird of some description.
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The Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival is a heartfelt, defiantly raw & 100% independent cinematic adventure.
- To inspire attendees, attract a global audience and celebrate independent film as a cultural force capable of impacting individuals and society as a whole.
- To strengthen filmmaking education through events, workshops, panels, Q&As, film challenges and youth film camps where like-minded creative individuals from around the world interact, share ideas, build relationships and collaborate.
- To provide exposure for artists, local musicians and winemakers to showcase their talents before a diverse audience.
- To boost economic growth in Verde Valley by showcasing local businesses, promoting tourism and increasing hotel occupancy.
- To culturally enrich the lives of the residents of Verde Valley and strengthen the community through the art of cinema.
- To educate festival attendees about the history of the region and further their appreciation through events that share such information by local historians.
- To provide Verde Valley high school and college students with an opportunity to enrich their lives with filmmaking knowledge and culture.


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Ceremony marks progress at Austintown racino
AUSTINTOWN — Iron workers, the future general manager of the racino and township trustees gathered Tuesday morning for a ceremony to mark the "topping off" of the final steel beams for the facility.
"I love [Penn National]," said Michael Galle, appointed general manager of the Austintown racino. "I love how it gets involved in the communities."
The iron workers from Beaver Excavating of Akron and Kelley's Steel Erectors Inc. of Cleveland were commended for getting the steel beams up ahead of schedule. About 10 percent of the outer walls are also in place along the structure. The goal is to get the roof on before winter .
The iron workers, township trustees and Penn National employees were invited to sign the final steel beam before it was placed.
Davis VanDusen, project superintendent, said the hiring of union iron workers was a solid decision that paid off.
"They gained about a week of time," said VanDusen.
Trustees Jim Davis and Lisa Oles were also in attendance at the ceremony. Both also signed the steel beam.
"I got goosebumps," Davis said.
Davis and Oles also met with the new general manager.
"We look forward to forming a relationship with him in the future," Oles said.
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February is the month of love, right? And in a few short days, stories of dreamy Valentine's Day engagements will be splattered across Google, Yahoo, and Bing. You know…those lovey-dovey, romantic stories filled with surprise and bliss. We'll hear about engagement rings being stashed in gourmet cupcakes, mid-air proposals on hot air balloons, and the "Will you marry me, Suzie?" displayed in bold flashing letters on the Jumbotron at next week's big game.
My engagement story is filled with wonder and surprise, too. Lo so many years ago, my husband and I had been dating for over a year when things started becoming serious. We'd talked about getting engaged and for some reason when we did, Ron thought it was really hilarious to utter the words, "Will you…mmmmmmarshmallow?" Never, "Will you marry me?" Always the side-splitting, knee slapping comedy act with the "marshmallow" thing. And of course, you can only imagine my jolly laughter every time he did this…
One weekend, just for fun we decided to go out and look at engagement rings. For some reason, I had my heart set on a marquis diamond, probably because everyone else I knew that had gotten engaged had chosen the standard round solitaire ring. We landed in a jewelry store and I began admiring a pretty marquis surrounded by some other little diamondy things (I don't know jewelry jargon so bear with me here).
We looked and I "oohed" and "aahhhed" but we left the store empty-handed. No biggy. Valentine's Day was two weeks away and I had an inkling that I'd be getting a little black velveteen box for the occasion.
The week rolled on and the following Saturday afternoon (the week before Valentine's Day) Ron and I were trying to decide how to spend the day. Being the shy person I am, I said, "Let's go back and look at that ring!" So, we hopped into the car and headed off to the store.
As we were driving down the highway, Ron pulled a little black box out of his pocket and handed it to me. I looked at it and fully expected to hear, "Will you mmmmmmmarshmallow?" but instead he said the actual words, "Will you marry me?"
Before I could say yes, I was thinking, "You gotta be kidding me. This is the best you could do? You asked me to marry you as we're driving down the highway on the way to the mall? This is the story of romance and excitement I'll be sharing with my children … and their children… for generations to come?"
Well, in case you didn't figure it out, I did say yes. But (again, being the shy person I am) I let him know I was ticked off and forced him reenact the proposal that evening after a lovely dinner down by the river.
And just to give him the benefit of the doubt, his explanation for the car proposal was that he was afraid to see my reaction if we walked into the jewelry store and the ring I had admired the week before was gone (I understood what he was saying. I've been known to punch in walls, kick down doors, and throw priceless vases when I'm angry). Or that the sales people there would recognize him and say, "Soo…how's that engagement thing working out for you?" despite him not having asked me yet.
Anyway, we're still married and there have been some quirks and awkward situations along the way but we just nod, roll our eyes, accept the bungle, and plod ahead. And honestly, it was a proposal like no other I've ever heard of and will most likely not be imitated. Now, are you jealous?
Do you have a romantic…or not so romantic engagement story? Please share!
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I love it! But I was sure you were going to say he hid the ring in a marshmallow! Truly that would've just sweetened the proposal.
My story is almost as romantic…but I couldn't get Jeff to even go near a jewelry store. He'd turn pale, break out into a sweat, have labored breathing if we ever got within 100 ft of a jewelry store! He was terrified that he would be challenged to show how much he loved me by the size of the diamond he'd be pressured to buy. So, alas, I went shopping on my own…sans proposal.
Window shopping one day I found 'the one', then I had to figure out how to discreetly let him know he could propose to me now. Pure class, huh? I had all the pertinent info on a business card and gave it to him with a comment like "If you're ever in the market for a diamond ring you might want to check this one out".
I walked past that window and gazed for the next several days. Then one day it was gone. I cried. I took it as a bad omen. Somebody else got that special ring. A few days later before we went out for dinner Jeff said he had a question to ask me…he asked if I could do some typing for him. I cried again. Then he said, "Oh, you didn't like that question…how about this…will you marry me?" He had the ring in his pocket. I cried tears of joy.
Ours was in the car too (how funny!) He just said, "So, I guess it's time to get you a ring". And I said "Okay". It will be our 25th this June 6!
I love this. Over the top proposals are so unncessary and if I were to do a study I bet I could confirm that the people who have the over the top proposals are also people who aren't together anymore. My favorite couples had nice sweet low key asks and accepts. Yay Happy Married People!
LOL – love the story !
That's great! I love those type of proposals…seems more real. Mine? Was…not the average proposal. My husband, God love him, was drunk on Easter when he proposed to me. Yep. I went out with friends for a cookout and hike on Easter, while HE went to his brother's to…get drunk I guess. Later that night, he found out that a guy hit on me while we were at the park…got so drunkenly jealous and said, "dammit, will you marry me?!". This was over the phone, mind you. I didn't even get a real face to face drunken proposal. I got an over the phone drunken proposal. I wasn't in the best of moods, so I said, "My name's not dammit, but I guess I'll marry you, you sot!". Yep. 4 months later, we got hitched…and here it is almost 12 years later. He's not been drunk in 11 years =)
"My Bizarre Family" AWESOME story!!
"You gotta be kidding me. This is the best you could do? You asked me to marry you as we're driving down the highway on the way to the mall? This is the story of romance and excitement I'll be sharing with my children … and their children… for generations to come?"
LOL!!! That would have totally been my reaction!!!


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About Salinerito
In the past four decades, the quaint village of Salinas de Guaranda (also known as Salinas de Bolivar, Salinas de Tomabela) 3550 m high at the Ecuadorian Andes has reached a significant development through the establishment of cooperative companies.
In the 1970s, the people of Salinas lived in extreme poverty. There was no main road, potable water, phone lines, and homes were humble houses made of dirt and hay. The only source of income was the salt mines nearby. Due to the motivation of the people of Salinas and the help of international organizations, Salinas developed into a lively center of entrepreneurship.
Read more about the history, development, and economic solidarity of Salinas de Guaranda.
Salinas today
Nowadays, Salinas is known for its high quality products and the brand "Salinerito". Making use of the raw materials available in the region, the village produces for example:
- Cheeses of different varieties, widely known around Ecuador
- Delicious chocolates and turrónes (nougats)
- Dried fruits for healthy snacks
- Exotic marmalades
- Organic dried mushrooms, excellent for pizzas, pastas, risottos, and other dishes
- Essential oils and natural cosmetics
- Herbal teas
- Yarn made of alpaca and lamb wool
- Intercut handcrafted products, such as unique hand-woven alpaca ponchos, sweaters and accessories.
Salinas de Guaranda follows the principles of economic solidarity, thus the profits are reinvested to the cooperative companies and used for the social support of the developing communities.
Exported products
In addition to the Salinerito products mentioned above, the Export Center of Salinas (Centro de Exportaciones) exports
- organic and conventional cacao
- organic and conventional café
- organic and conventional panela (unrefined sugar)
- white and brown sugar
- organic and conventional quinoa
Currently the products are exported to Italy, Germany, Japan, France, the United States, Mexico, and other countries.
If you are interested in knowing more about the products of Salinas, please contact us. Also, you are warmly welcome to visit Salinas!


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Michael does his usual nail-head-hitting:
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>>Karl Pentzlin scripsit:
>>> My argument was simply: Maybe it is not the optimal solution to *introduce*
>>> such polysemous use for new characters without compelling reason. Now, we
>>> *have* enough characters to avoid that.
>>The Mac has, in fact, introduced a polysemous use: hook-f-symbol is both
>>"folder symbol" and "florin symbol".
> No. The Mac put a "florin sign" into their code table, and users took
> advantage of it as an abbreviation for "folder" in directory names. Unicode
> unification of "florin sign" with "African f-hook" has given rise to the
> mapping 0xC4 -> U+0192.
I've never see Apple anywhere *recommend* the use of the florin sign for
"folder" in directory names. We ourselves tend to use the word "folder" (or
equivalent) or nothing. But it's a handy abbreviation and a lot of people
use it.
Similarly I've seen a lot of people use pi for "project" and so on. And
there were rumors that some people were using the old universal currency
sign as a field separator in databases before we had to pull it to make room
for the euro. These practice has grown up to take advantage of the symbols
in the code set. We have never defined the *meaning* of the symbols that
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2017 Leadership Series
Practical Tools for Everyday Ministry
We hear it often, "I need some practical ideas or tools; something I can do tomorrow." The 2017 Leadership series responds directly to that with its second seminar of the year. The Fall seminar focuses on leadership skills that build a sense of ownership and equip and empower congregants for life and ministry.
Fall Seminar –"Leading Through Questions—Empowerment in Ministry"
Leading through questions is an approach to leadership and congregational life that builds a sense of ownership, equips and empowers and results in an upsurge in energy and activity. This approach, sometimes called a "coaching approach", enables people to be more self-aware, more self-generating and to grow in leadership skills. A "coaching approach" in working through difficulties helps prevent conflict by bringing to the surface issues that often underlay the presenting issue.
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will. . .
• Have experience with practical skills to equip and empower others
• Know how to frame good questions in sensitive situations to ensure that persons take responsibility for their own actions and consequences
• Understand how to offer expertise without "Being the expert"
• Be able to apply learned skills in many aspects of their role as leaders – leading a change process, giving a sermon, mentoring, supervising, dealing with divisive issues, and performance issues
Application of the skills from this seminar can transform your ministry and the ministry of your congregation.
Leading Through Questions will be highly interactive, including two on-the-spot coaching demonstrations, question and answer time, and a free copy of the book, Ministry 3.0-How Today's Church Leaders are Using Coaching to Transform Ministry.
Seminar Details
Dates: Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 8:30-11:00 a.m. (8:00 light breakfast)
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 6:00-8:30 (5:30 light dinner)
Location: The Spiritual Center at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Lancaster
Facilitator: Seminar facilitator, Jen Williams, is an experienced pastor and coach. She received her coaching training through Coaching4Clergy and is working toward her certification as a Professional Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation.
Jen has developed and used a Leading Through Questions approach in her pastoral ministry, finding that it is applicable to all areas of ministry. Jen notes about herself: "I could never be confused for Pollyanna; I know there are dark places in the world because I have been there. I also know that God is real because He pulled me out of that darkness and gave me a whole new world and attitude. This knowledge and perspective spurs me on each day to try and follow Jesus more and more. I do believe God can transform our world and I attempt each day to do my part and work in God's Kingdom."
Jen currently is serving as executive pastor of CrossPoint Church, a United Methodist Community. She also is the author of one of the chapters in Ministry 3.0. Jen graduated from Duke Divinity School and has a background in social justice and a degree in political science from Temple University in Philadelphia.
For seminar details and to register, please click here.


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A CSR is a file containing your certificate application information, including your Public Key. Generate your CSR and then copy and paste the CSR file into the webform in the enrollment process. More information on OpenSSL and the most used OpenSSL commands are listed here.
To generate a pair of private key and public Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for a webserver, "server", use the following command :
[root@server cert]# openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout filename.key -out filename.csr
This creates two files. The file filename.key contains a private key; do not disclose this file to anyone. Carefully protect the private key.
You will now be asked to enter details into your CSR.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
For some fields there will be a default value, If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]: GB
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]: Yorks
Locality Name (eg, city) []: York
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]: MyCompany Ltd
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []: ICT
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []: www.networking4all.com
Email Address []:
Please enter the following 'extra' attributes to be sent with your certificate request
A challenge password []:
An optional company name []:
Use the name of the webserver as Common Name (CN). If the domain name is mydomain.com append the domain to the hostname (use the fully qualified domain name).
The fields email address, optional company name and challenge password can be left blank for a webserver certificate.
Your CSR will now have been created. Open the server.csr in a text editor and copy and paste the contents into the online enrollment form when requested.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIICCDCCAXECAQAwgccxCzAJBgNVBAYTAk5MMRYwFAYDVQQIEw1Ob29yZC1Cc YW50MRMwEQYDVQQHEwpSb29zZW5kYWFsMRwwGgYDVQQKExNOZXR3b3JraW5nN ................ IgxGL7Ev+RVknxVSvaJ7W1s5DZD6/Bsjfvjlda90/QoEWmPmLrK/2mIyWr6tQ JEnga5gjRROfJuBraHqrJmsKyeaqqfZjQzGPAz21d9mdyDUq4lfr3FfvWRc= -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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(Hall) is also installing an indoor farm to grow enough fish and vegetables to feed 70 people for as long as they need to stay inside and also stockpiling enough dry goods to feed them for five years."Doomsday shelters line Kansas missile silo" (AFP)
The top floor and an outside building above it will be for elaborate security. Other floors will be for a pool, a movie theater and a library, and when in lockdown mode there will be floors for a medical center and a school.
Complex life support systems provide energy supplies from sources of conventional power, as well as windmill power and generators. Giant underground water tanks will hold water pre-filtered through carbon and sand.
And, of course, an elaborate security system and staff will keep marauding hordes out.


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Hi Meltingpot Readers,
Clearly I'm not the only one trying to inject some innovation into the Black History Month 'celebrations.' So, I figured I'd link to some creative posts that take celebrating the contributions of Black people beyond the redundant and expected. Enjoy.
1. Over at The Eloquent Woman, a website meant to empower female public speakers, they've created a list of 14 Famous African-Women Speeches from Sojourner Truth to Michelle Obama. Inspirational and educational, it's worth a look.
2. So every day is a reason to celebrate Black history over at Ebony.com. They always have a "this day in Black history" nugget at the top of the page and a beautiful iconic Black History Photo of the Day that gets refreshed, well, every day. Clearly Ebony gets it. "It" being that we don't need to wait until February to celebrate the fact that Black people are awesome.
3. Finally, although this blogger isn't doing anything special for Black History Month, she's doing an amazing job celebrating Afro-Latinos in general and offers a dazzling array of articles, interviews, photos and videos. The fact that the editor and founder of the blog is a Black American, kind of makes this an interesting Black history moment. Don't you think?
Even if you're not interested in a daily dose of Blackness, all three of these sites have something interesting to offer. I'm curious if you've found any other blogs or websites who are doing something different for Black History Month. Don't keep it to yourself. Share.
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Maybe, just to cover yourself in case of a problem, you should explicitly discourage alcoholic beverages instead of implicitly encouraging them. It's everyone's personal decision to select an appropriate choice for the contents of their six-pack (can you even get soda in a six-pack anymore?) but it would suck to end up being the organizer of an event that's supposed to keep bicyclists safe and cap it with brightly glowing drunken idiots weaving through traffic.

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I'm tired of seeing world-class hackers riding around with no lights, or faint ones, or covered-up ones, like stupids. You guys are so magnificent, and you deserve a set of totally obnoxious lights, and also not to die because of such a silly little thing.

Join me this Friday at the space! Bring your bike and build yourself a set of integrated, water-resistant, low-profile, crazy bright, fully custom, simple, durable, cheap bike lights (www.alexglow.com/anti-love-bike-lights/). I give you my personal guarantee that they won't be stolen: my wheels got jacked yesterday, and a set of pedals before, and the lights were totally intact.

If you want them to blink, bring your own controller! I'mma try and work up a fun reactive circuit in advance, but the standard-issue kit will include only the materials for a static display. Which will look magnificent. I promise.

Friday, April 19 @ 7pm

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$10-15 suggested donation for materials

As proposed by the inimitable Mr. Sean Kolk, we shall perform a test run afterwards: a six-pack ride, wherein you bring a six-pack of whatever you want and we stop at six different parks. Feel free to join only for the beginning, or ride with us in solidarity if you already have lights you love. Let's celebrate!

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A second attempt to use the wire saw on the Agate Beach dock proved successful and contractors were able to detach a section of the structure late Thursday afternoon. The object was heavier than expected -- approximately 47 tons -- and was too massive for the flatbed semi-truck on hand. Instead of removing the first section from the beach right away, it will sit there overnight until a larger-capacity flatbed is delivered Friday morning. Crews will continue to work until dark Thursday, use the wire saw to cut the dock up all day Friday, and currently expect to finish cleaning the site sometime Saturday (a day later than originally planned).
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists Steve Rumrill and Mitch Vance inspected the bottom of the dock section and found evidence of non-native organisms, including pink Japanese acorn barnacles, but none were living and the debris will not require special containment before being removed from the beach. The dock section has been wrapped in plastic to prevent rigid foam from falling onto the beach overnight.


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The Long Range is located in Budleigh Salterton, in Devon, just a 5-minute walk from the Jurassic Coast and picturesque Otter Valley. It offers en suite accommodation, a bar, and a garden. Free Wi-Fi and free private parking are available.
Each room at The Long Range features a flat-screen TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Some rooms benefit from access to the garden and views over the Otter Valley.
Breakfast is prepared every morning, using fresh local ingredients. It includes home-made breads, marmalade, jams, a choice of fruits, and cooked dishes. Breakfast can also be served in the patio.
An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including horse riding and hiking.
Cafés, restaurants and shops can be found within a 10-minute walk from the property.
Budleigh Slaterton is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and an Area of Outstanding Beauty.
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The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is currently working a burglary investigation at Espling Jewelers in Jacksonville Beach. TC3.)
Surveillance footage shows an unknown white male suspect wearing a black hat, grey long sleeve shirt (black stripe on back), and black shorts make forced entry into the business. The suspect then stole merchandise from the display cases. Moments prior to the burglary, the video surveillance shows the unknown suspect casing the store in a grey short sleeved shirt.
Jewelry store burglary
In this footage the suspect appears to have an unknown tattoo on his left forearm and lower left calf/ankle area. Photos taken from the surveillance video are on page two of this release and have each been attached separately.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation or the identity of the suspect is asked to contact the Jacksonville Beach Police Department (904) 270-1667.


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Are Carbon Offsets Effective?
I love trees. Not for nothing am I called, on occasion, a tree hugger. But I got to wondering recently about the popular belief that planting trees will help save the environment; does planting urban trees really help? What about carbon offsets offered by many companies that offer to plant them elsewhere? I decided to do a little fact checking to find out more, because while I love trees, I don't love futile gestures!
First off, the claim: trees are good for the environment because they act as carbon sinks, utilizing carbon dioxide in their biochemical processes and releasing oxygen in exchange. In addition, they help to stabilize ambient temperatures, acting like thermostats to prevent wild temperature swings. As if that wasn't enough, trees can help retain topsoil with their tough root balls, and they offer habitat for both plants and animals that can't thrive in exposed environments.
So far, so good, right? But how does it break down when you start talking about tree-planting initiatives? For starters, are the trees being planted suitable to the environment? If trees won't thrive, require lots of water, or won't reach their full potential, they aren't good choices for planting — in a home garden, as part of an urban greenification movement, or in a larger-scale tree-planting project. Furthermore, are they being planted in groups, or in isolated islands? Trees do the most benefit when they grow in stands, clusters, and forests, where they offer contiguous habitat and create meaningful heat sinks.
That's why Central Park is great for New York City's environment, but a single tree growing in Brooklyn, well, honestly doesn't do that much. (Even if it's a very nice tree.)
Many of the trees being planted today are fast-growing, which on the surface is good news. It means they absorb carbon quickly and will continue to do so for up to 50 years, until they reach maturity. However, they aren't as good as preserving original forests. Why? Because original forests are their own complex ecosystems, with trees of varying ages and stages of development in addition to complex, diverse life forms relying on them for sustenance and a place to live. The best bang for your buck in terms of carbon reduction and helping the Earth is definitely a contribution to efforts to preserve existing forests.
There are also issues like sourcing young trees, buying land, and managing pests, drought, disease, and other problems. When you pay for a tree as part of a carbon offset, are you positive that tree will make it to adulthood or be replaced if it dies? If you aren't, your well-meant effort may not make a big difference for the environment.
Researchers have also taken a look at where planted trees do the most good, and they've found that tropical forests are our friends, but those at more extreme latitudes may not be. Research suggests trees in the tropics do the most good in terms of controlling temperatures and CO2 levels — and, of course, tropical forests are also under extreme pressure thanks to demands on land usage across the world's tropical reasons. Protecting existing forests in these areas should be a priority, followed by reforestation with appropriate tree species.
Bottom line? Plant a tree if you love trees and want one in the garden, but if you want to support the environment, put tropical conservation first, followed by reforestation in that region. While you're at it, make sure the organization(s) you support uses third party certification and other accountability measures so you can be assured your money is being well spent. Furthermore, confirm that your carpenter is using sustainable wood.
5 Ways to Show Trees the Love
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Katie Marks writes for Networx.com. This article originally appeared here.


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Discussion in 'Windows Desktop Systems' started by Bman, Sep 24, 2006.
What, and how do you read these files?
I think that's a Microsoft Works file if it is and you don't have Works then you will need a converter like this one to view it in word.
I don't understand that, thats part of office isn't it....or at least the same suite, why can word read it...
I found a viewer for it.....but it's called Corel Wordperfect viewer, will that work?
I don't know if the Corel Wordperfect viewer will view it or not. But Microsoft "Works suite" is different than what comes with Office "Word"… Works Suite…Office Word.
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Oh well thats weird, I tryed out the viewer and it dosen't work with it.
I'm downloading the converter now, Thanks.
open the file in a text editor - should be easy enought to see what will open it in the first chunks of readable text
Edit: though I believe its a wordperfect file, if I remember right works used .wks but its been 10 yesrs or so since Iused works suite
^^^^ .wks is actually a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet file, which will open in Excel without issue.
.wps is from Microsoft Works, which never was or will be part of the Office Suite. Basically it's a cheaper package than Office, comes pre-installed on many machinese these days. Either that or a useless 30-90 day trial of Office.
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New Orleans Arena. Photo courtesy of NewOrleansArena.com
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is reportedly extending its scope to the states of Utah, where they have never held a show before, and Louisana, where the UFC held six shows between 1998 and 2002.
According to the Shreveport Times, the UFC is currently in talks with Alvin Topham, chairman of the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission, regarding the possibility of holding a show at the New Orleans Arena later this year, likely in the summer:
"Louisiana and New Orleans is on our radar," UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner told The Times on Thursday from "rainy" Ireland, where UFC 93 takes place Saturday. "We've already had a couple of different dates, but had conflicts. We'll keep looking and find a date that works for everyone."
"We like to go to places we haven't been for a long time," Ratner said. "We have good pay-per-view numbers and TV ratings in Louisiana. We're very bullish and confident we would have a good crowd."
The UFC last came to Louisiana for UFC 37 in 2002. The show, which took place at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana drew a crowd of 7,200 and featured a main event of then-UFC middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante successfully defending his title against Matt Lindland.
Meanwhile, The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that the UFC has been in contact with the Utah Athletic Commission in hopes of putting on a smaller-size show in the Salt Lake City area, possibly a UFC Fight Night or WEC event, in the near future:
We have a big fandom in Utah and I'd like to do some kind of show there," said Marc Ratner, UFC vice president of regulatory affairs. "I can tell from the television ratings that there's a lot of interest. They watch our Spike [cable TV network] shows. Pay-per-view numbers, percentage wise, are very good there. And Salt Lake's a great sports town."
Bill Colbert, secretary for the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission, said the UFC has discussed a Utah event with the commission but has not filed for a promoter's license in the state.
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A Riverside native, Staff Sgt. Salvador Lara is being recognized for actions in Aprilia, Italy, on May 27-28, 1944.
During the first day of fighting, he led a rifle squad that neutralized many enemy strongholds.
On day two, he received a severe leg wound, declined treatment, engaged the enemy causing two mortar crews to abandon their weapons and forced 15 Germans to surrender.
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For some time now a misconception has been propagating on several several bulletin boards, but we never thought too much about it. Most comments we've seen simply say "use a Virtual Keyboard to bypass Keyloggers." Well, for the most part, this is simply false unfortunately.
Virtual keyboards inject keyboard messages into the queue pretty much the way your system's keyboard driver does. These messages should be seen by most any Keylogger, but we never were concerned with it, so we never were quite sure.
The inquiries got our curiosity up, so we tried a simple free Keylogger. It captured every character typed by both Click-N-Type and the XP virtual keyboard, as we expected.
Before I speak in absolutes, let me say there may be some keyloggers that intercept keyboard messages at a lower level (earlier in the queue) that would not see your keystrokes. But, these keyloggers would only work on NT4(SP3) or newer systems. In simpler words, a Keylogger would have to TRY to be that dumb.
There is a way to get info such as passwords past "some" keyloggers,
using our keyboard, but it's cumbersome and not very useful, and many
keyloggers now are monitoring the system clipboard as well.
following the following steps may fool those keyloggers that do not,
there's no way of knowing. We are not in the business of trying
fool keyloggers and hence do not endorse any tricks. It's up to
if you want some degree of safety from some keyloggers:
1) Have the password (or whatever) on a Macro.
2) Use the "Macro > Display Macro in Buffer..." menu.
3) Click the key with the correct Macro, so the password appears in the Buffer.
4) Release [Buffer] button to put the text on the Clipboard.
5) Paste it someplace, with either a "Right-Click > Paste" or a <Ctrl>+<V>.
Of course, you could do the same thing by copying and pasting text from a file.
We're sorry to have to break the news, but this page is our attempt
to explain what seems to have grown into an Urban Legend.
|You may also want to read this article http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1978513,00.asp by people who have studied this more than we have.


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|How Significant is the Value of Facilitation?
July 2013 - The FoCuSeD™ Facilitator eNewsletter
How Significant is the Value of Facilitation? | Gary Rush Facilitation
This past year, I was on the committee that developed the inaugural IAF Facilitation Impact Awards (FIA) program. I was also one of the evaluators for the submissions. We received 36 submissions and awarded 8 Silver Awards, 17 Gold Awards, and 7 Platinum Awards. First, I want to congratulate all of the award recipients. Award recipients and others familiar with the awards program have asked us, "How significant was the value of facilitation?" The combined financial impact (savings, cost avoidance, increased revenue, and increased outside investment) for these organizations not only was hundreds of millions of dollars, but more importantly, their culture shifted to be more engaged, empowered, and more creative in solving the organization's problems that contributed to the overall well being of the organization.
In 2012, the IAF initiated an award program, The IAF Facilitation Impact Awards (FIA) honoring excellence in facilitation and its positive impact on organizations around the world. The inaugural awards were presented at the IAFNA 2013 Conference in Orlando, FL on June 6, 2013 covering North America, South America, and the Caribbean. This was a non-competitive inclusive award program. The purpose was to demonstrate the value of facilitation by highlighting and celebrating organizations and Facilitators whose use of facilitation had significant, impact on their organization. Each submission was scored on a scale of 1 to 100 with scores of 91 and above receiving the Platinum award, 81 and above receiving the Gold award, and 71 and above receiving the Silver award.
In this article, I will focus on the Platinum Award recipients.
None of the organizations participated through a few selected members. Every organization engaged many, if not all, of the management and employees in facilitated workshops and most involved cross-functional areas as well. Numerous people within the organizations were trained in facilitation skills to help sustain the momentum and broaden the reach of the program. Creative tools, such as Lego towers to help indigenous people communicate, helped engagement, communication, and ideation. In every case, facilitation was used not as a quick fix to a problem but as a new way to approach problem solving and business in general moving forward. Facilitated workshops became a cultural change.
What is the real significance? Facilitated workshops have now been proven to deliver significant value to organizations. The millions of dollars saved by the Platinum Award recipients is small when you look at the overall savings achieved by all of the recipients combined. It proves that when organizations engage everyone and they learn to collaborate, the organizations thrive and grow.
The use of facilitated workshops has engaged, empowered, and motivated all levels of the organizations. Creative new ideas have been developed and significant financial savings have been realized. Most importantly, the cultures of the organizations have changed to become collaborative.
After reading what the award recipients gained, I can't help but wonder why every organization doesn't make facilitator and facilitation skills a core competency for every employee of their organization.


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When you think of the big winemaking regions, your first thoughts probably go to Napa Valley in California, the Bordeaux Region of France, and maybe not South-Central Indiana.
But as Jim Butler, the owner of Bloomington Indiana's Butler Winery, said at the fourth annual "Uncork the Uplands" event, that shouldn't be the case.
"People should think of Indiana, because the first successful commercial wine production in the country was in Indiana," he said. This production came from a group of Swiss Settlers who had the first successful growing of grapes in Vevay, Indiana in 1802.
Modern winemaking in Indiana Uplands region of South-central Indiana did not begin however until 1972, when the Farm Winery law was passed. Ever since then, winemakers have begun to notice what those Swiss settlers noticed back in 1802.
Last year, even the federal government recognized the distinct winemaking that's been happening in this region, when the Indiana Uplands was named an official American Viticultural Area, putting it on par with Napa Valley and other established regions of winemaking.
For the past four years, the nine wineries along the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail have gathered at the "Uncork the Uplands" to celebrate wine in the Indiana Uplands region. This year, it took place in August at the Creekbend vineyard of Oliver Winery.
Changing Tastes
Tim Huber, owner of Huber Orchard, Winery, and Vineyards in Starlight, Indiana mentioned at the event that "the Upland Area is completely different. The soils are different. Our climate is different."
He said that the soil and climate in this region has allowed him to grow different varieties of grapes, which has in turn allowed him to create different types of wine than most people in the state of Indiana can make.
Having the ability to grow different varieties has worked well, because Indiana wine makers have been able to adapt to changing tastes of Indiana wine drinkers.
Huber said that the customer base has changed dramatically since his winery began in 1978. "When we first started the winery, we had maybe 10 percent or 15 percent of our customers walking in the door [who] appreciated and drank drier style wines." Today, Huber makes more dry reds than all of their sweet wines combined.
All of this comes out of the unique topography of this land, which differs from the rest of Indiana's farming land.
Butler said that the lean, non-glaciated soils are more ideal for growing grapes. "You don't want to put grapes on good corn ground where it gets 200 bushels to acre. There's too much nitrogen. So, these poorer soils lend themselves to that."
It's not just the soil that makes the Uplands good for growing grapes, it's the weather too.
"We're not too far south and we're not too far north," Butler said. "We're in this zone where, you know, the summers are good, we have good heat in the summer, and it's not too cold in the winter."
Polar Vortex
Butler takes exception with the bitter cold of past winter.
According to Bernie Parker, the Vineyard Manager of Oliver's Creekbend Vineyard, the cold temperatures in January affected many of the crops in the midwest. However, the vineyards fared much better.
"The vines fared surprisingly well through the polar vortex," Parker said.
That's not to say some varieties of grapes, like the state grape of Indiana the Traminette, were not affected. While on a tour of the Vineyard during the "Uncork the Uplands" Parker said that the Traminette vines had about a quarter of the fruit on them this season than they otherwise normally would.
At Creekbend, Parker said that he had to replant 9000 new vines, covering each of them with a white tube.
But with so many varieties, all with different levels of cold-hardiness, it really wasn't that much of a loss overall for Indiana wines.
According to Huber, "a couple of varieties didn't do as well, and other varieties have done extraordinarily well. We're probably going to be somewhere like 85 to 90 percent of crop."
Indy International Wine Competition
This year's "Uncork the Uplands" event was particularly special because it was also cause for celebration. Just the day before, the wineries received the results from the 2014 Indy International Wine competition.
Every winery from the Indiana Uplands that participated won.
Jim Pfeiffer, the owner of Turtle Run Winery and the President of the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail, was particularly proud of the results. Not only did he point out that wineries leaned heavily on gold and silver medals in the competition, Pfeiffer also noticed that "a lot of this fruit is Indiana-grown. That's another strong positive. It makes you feel good when your wines are holding up to the best in the world."
You can chalk up much of the recent success of the Indiana Uplands wines to the winemakers' sense of community. Growing wine in this region is a shared enterprise.
"One of the neat things about the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail" Pfeiffer said, "is that when we have our meetings, a lot of times they spin out into wine quality, grape quality, not issues, but ideas. 'What are you doing?' Things like that."
Huber also cited the collaboration as an important part of the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail community. He said, "just about everything it takes to make a great grow in the vineyard, harvest it correctly, how to pursue it in the wine cellar, we work together."
Pfeiffer says that the sense of community may be one of the leading factors into the success of the Indiana Uplands wines.
"Something that I observe here, at my vineyard [Turtle Run], may help the Oliver's at this location, or vice versa," Pfeiffer said. "So with those shared thoughts, we're able to collectively grown our industry and stay on par. That's why we're able to get so many medals."


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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Fox Sparrow
Labels: ABC Wednesday, fox sparrow, Wild Bird Wednesday
8 comments:
- Roger Owen Green said...
What is this "spring you speak of?
- February 18, 2014 at 8:03 PM
- Kate said...
Lovely little creature that you photographed beautifully.
- February 18, 2014 at 8:07 PM
- Susan Moore said...
Your photos are superb! I don't see too many sparrows here in Austin but when I visit Calgary I see some, hopping about collecting seeds and enjoying the birdbath.
- February 18, 2014 at 8:30 PM
- Margaret Adamson said...
HI Jeff Lovely shots. I have never heard of the Fox Sparrow and it was lovely to be able to see it in your photographs. let's hope you adn the sparrow are right about the spring
- February 19, 2014 at 1:53 AM
- Joy said...
Beautiful plumage, who knew that brown could be so pretty.
Joy - ABC Team
- February 19, 2014 at 3:57 PM
- lindaakacraftygardener said...
that's a cute little sparrow
- February 19, 2014 at 4:33 PM
- The happy wanderer. said...
Beautiful photos of this form..
- February 19, 2014 at 9:58 PM
- Nydia said...
Beautiful shots! I love sparrows, we have so many of them here in Brazil! :)
- February 20, 2014 at 3:50 PM
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PRNewser, usually a reliable source for inside data on the PR biz, reports that Linden Lab has selected Edelman as its new PR agency of record, ending a months-long review process. The move, which the Lab would not verify, sends Lewis PR, who had previously managed the account, out the door. The business is valued at a million USD per year.
I suspect that the account will be assigned to Edelman's digital division which makes lots of nice noises about that crazy social media stuff and has blogged about trendy topics like augmented reality.
(I'd like to insert a rant here about this sudden distracted attention on augmented reality – there's something to be said for actually seeing stuff through instead of jumping onto the next hype cycle, but I'll leave that for a longer post).
Edelmen recently hired Kristin Mitchel, who was one of the chief contacts on the Lab's business when she was at Lewis. Whether her move to Edelman contributed to the decision, whether she'll work on the account under the new agency banner, or whether the idea of 'fresh blood' really means that remains to be seen.
Direct confirmation of the selection by Linden Lab will likely follow in the coming weeks.
(Oh…and for my own thoughts on what they should be doing, read my previous post on the PR selection process, which was supposed to be all hush-hush, but hey).