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Many people were quick to see the writing on the wall for the real estate listings that Google was posting. Brian McClendon who is the VP of Google Earth and Maps made a statement about that functionality and said, "In part due to low usage, the proliferation of excellent property-search tools on real estate websites, and the infrastructure challenge posed by the impending retirement of the Google Base API (used by listing providers to submit listings), we've decided to discontinue the real estate feature within Google Maps on February 10, 2011."
But in case you missed it, he said, "the impending retirement of the Google Base API". For those not familiar with Google Base, thousands of businesses use this to upload their product databases of what could be thousands of products into Google's databases. Those products then would show up in Google Base searches, Froogle and even in some cases product listings in normal Google searches when a search was product related, i.e. someone searching for Tickle me Elmo or Shammy 12 packs (or any search that is obviously a searcher looking for a product).
Many speculated over a year ago that Google Base would die anyway with the fast approaching "Google Merchant Center", but until now it has been just that. Speculation. If your business does truly rely on Google Base as part of its online strategy, make sure that you read up on the new changes. And definitely make sure you check your messages area when you log in. Some users are already reporting messages from Google informing them of changes that directly affect them such as attribute alterations to their datafeeds. You have been warned. Again…


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Khalsa College claims preeminence not only for its glorious past, but also because of its visionary outlook towards the future. It finds inspiration in the lofty ideals of the Great Gurus who h ave always advocated a progressive attitude of mind, giving up all that is dogmatic, according due value to intelligence and logic.The college is visualized as a place of learning that would strive towards higher degree of excellence in development of the mind and spirit. Khalsa College prides itself in associating with and nurturing highly intelligent, inspired and hard working personalities. Progress is our watch word and academic achievement our measure of success. The eminence of its teaching faculty and fascination of its well-stocked library, high-tech laboratories, extensive playing fields and recently renovated hostels are its main attractions. A sense of grandeur and beauty pervades the campus.

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In this episode of our video series, we return to the 2009 New York State Sheep and Wool festival in Rhinebeck, where we chatted with knitting designer Kristen Rengren. Kristen tells us a bit about collecting and knitting vintage patterns and also how she chose from the thousands of vintage patterns, which ones to put into this book.
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- In Rhinebeck: Icelandic Lopi sweater Number 4 from Ístex Lopi No. 23 knitted in Lopi in colors B 0051 White, MC – 0008 Lt. Denim, C 0098 Cadet Blue, A 009 Med. Denim
- In the chair: FiddlesticksKnitting Whisper Scarf in Cherry Tree Hill Suri Alpaca in Peacock colorway on size US 2 needles. Completed Spring 2004.
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Tales of Symphonia Chronicles—which packs HD versions of Tales of Symphonia and its sequel, Dawn of the New World—arrives in North America and Europe this coming week. Those of you picking up the North American collector's edition can get a peek at its contents thanks to Namco Bandai's recently posted unboxing video.
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles hits PlayStation 3 in North America on February 25, followed by Europe on February 28.
Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. His blog can be found at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter at @Moldilox.


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Lemon tart with seasonal fruits
I am comming back! Not really, because I have not gone anywhere 🙂 but I wish that I will appease you with a bit of sweetenes
uh! I am back! I know, I know it was a wile, but I had so much work to do, that I neglected you. No, no I have not stopped cooking, nither saving them. I still do that, so be prepared for another series of new recipies, because I have a lot of them so far. Today I am comming back with wonderful lemon tart perfect for Fathers Day! I will not tell any more, but you can find all newest dishes on my Instagram (veggetoncom), there is always everyting updated! Those who are following me, know that I am still alive and I am still cooking. Although I have to admit that, because of all those hot days I eat only fruits such as half of watermelon for breakfast :3
1 1/2 cup wheat flour
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup water
2 – 3 tbsp maple syrup
3 tbsp grounded flax meal
1 cup cooked millet
3/4 cup plant milk
1/4 cup xylitolu or brown sugar
1/2 squeezed lemon
1 lemon grated skin
1 – 2 tbsp oil
to decorate:
strawberries, raspberries, mint leave
- In big bowl combine flour and grounded flax meal. In cup combine oil, water and syrup. Pour cup content into bowl. Knead the batter. If needed add some more flour or water. Batter should be flexible. Grate it on grated and place in form. Knead into the form. Do some whole with fork.
- Bake 20 minutes in previously heated oven on 180*C.
- When tart is baking, blend all ingredients for filling.
- Pour blended filling into cooled tart. Let it cool down. Decorate with seasonal fruits such as raspberries, strawberries and mint leaves.


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New York Knicks Eyeing Trade for Timberwolves Guard Luke Ridnour
The Minnesota Timberwolves Luke Ridnour is on the trading block ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline and speculation is the New York Knicks are the leading contender to land the point guard.
Ridnour is part of a crowded Timberwolves' backcourt that also features Ricky Rubio and J.J. Barea. Team officials would like to move either Ridnour or Barea, ideally as part of a larger package that would include future first-round draft picks in exchange for an established top-level NBA talent. Other Timberwolves are also on the trading block, according to reports.
Ridnour is putting together a solid campaign—he is averaging 31 minutes a game and 13.7 points with three rebounds—but interest has reportedly been limited to the Knicks. The Timberwolves are hoping to make a splash prior to the trade deadline largely as an effort to appease its top star, Kevin Love.
Minnesota has struggled again this season and the lack of winning is apparently wearing thin on Love. He has already voiced his displeasure with the situation in Minnesota with owner Glen Taylor and apparently Taylor has gotten the message. It remains unclear who the Timberwolves are targeting or who they could possibly get in return from the Knicks, but they are actively seeking a trade partner. In fact, Ridnour told the local media that he has already "mentally prepared" to be traded.
For those looking at it from an NBA betting angle, a big trade would certainly shake things up for a Timberwolves team that is 21-27-2 against the spread this season. It's certainly obvious Minnesota is lacking in talent and needs to upgrade its roster. A dynamic wing player with the ability to get to the basket and jump the T'Wolves anemic offense, which ranks 21st in the NBA in scoring, would be a good launching point.


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Fragile Future III by Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta
Developed in collaboration with the Carpenters Workshop Gallery and is part of various private collections.
Materials: Phosphor Bronze, real dandelions and LED's. Each creation (except commisions) are limited to 8 pieces and 2 Artist Proofs
FRAGILE FUTURE III tells the story about the amalgamation of nature and technology. In the distant future these two extremes have made a pact to survive. FRAGILE FUTURE III combines an electrical system with real dandelions in a light sculpture that is predestined to overgrow a surface.
"Think of the transience of a dandelion – one blow and it has gone. It is a plant familiar to every country and every culture, yet nobody really stops to look at it. In our increasingly technological world, I wanted to create something that could only be made by putting so much time and care into it; something that was not designed to be replaced by something else. The LED light seems a total contradiction, but in fact it is the same size as the normal dandelion stem and matches it perfectly. People said to use real dandelions was not possible and not practical, but the change of context makes people look again and see the plant in all its beauty for the first time."
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text: On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 at 21:35 GMT, Fernando Perez wrote: > Kristoffer Erlandsson wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am writing an application that, among other things, should monitor the >> CPU usage. However, this seems impossible to do in a platform >> independant way. I have browsed the source from some C-programs which do >> this and they all seem to depend on very different ways depending on >> what OS the program is running on. Many of the ways use system specific >> system calls (which I can't find Python functions for). The only >> solution I have come up with so far is to extend python with some C-code >> which get the CPU usage for me. But this is of course more tedious than >> I'd like it to be. So I'm wondering if a module implementing this >> allready exists? I've had a date with google for this one, but no luck. >> If it doesn't exist, do anyone have a better idea than to write/rip the >> C-code implementing this for different OS:es? I'm only interested in >> doing it for *nix OS:es. >> >> I'm very grateful for any help on this. >> >> Regards, >> Kristoffer Erlandsson > > As long as you are using *nix, why not use resource.getrusage? > > http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/node275.html I'm sorry, I maybe was a bit unclear in my first post. I want to monitor the _system wide_ cpu usage, as found for example in /proc/stat on some systems. resource.getrusage doesn't seem to help me do that. Thank you for your reply, and sorry for my unclearness. Regards, Kristoffer Erlandsson


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Businesswoman Karen de Montbrun died yesterday morning after a two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. She was 63 years old.
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death, according to the Washington, DC-based ALS Association's website, alsa.org.
De Montbrun was a prominent member of the local business community, most notably as the first—and, so far, only—woman president of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association, a position she held for two terms in 2007 and 2008.
She was also regional logistics manager at biscuit company Bermudez until her retirement. Prior to that, she worked at the Canadian High Commission, and as a teacher at her alma mater—St Joseph's Convent, Port of Spain. She also served as a member of the Business Development Company (now ExporTT).
De Montbrun's death left a significant void at the TTMA, and she will be deeply missed as someone not easily replaced, TTMA chief executive officer Ramesh Ramdeen said yesterday. "She was very lovable, caring, compassionate, appreciative and understanding. She has given tremendous service, not only to manufacturing and business, but also to the country. She was all about the development of human capacity of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. She was a mother to us all; she was integral to promoting staff training, and even when she left the presidency she was always willing to help the organisation in any way.
"She gave a voice to the TTMA as a representative of its members for a number of national concerns, like procurement and trade facilitation. She was all about trade promotion—an 'integrationalist'. She advocated links and the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME), free trade and a framework for trade," Ramdeen told the Express in a phone interview.
"It's a great loss. I have worked with her as part of the group for many years and she will be missed," added Paul Quesnel, who was president of the TTMA immediately before de Montbrun.
Chief executive officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce Catherine Kumar said de Montbrun was a "champion for manufacturers".
"She was a woman of fire and determination to succeed in all that she did," Kumar said.
She said she had worked with de Montbrun as a member of the Council for Competitiveness and Innovation.
"What impressed me is she would always give her opinion in a manner that would open up the matter for discussion and critical thinking from members. She will definitely be missed as someone in the business community and to me personally, and I send my condolences to her family, who must be grieving at this time," Kumar said.


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ZE:A Kwang Hee Plays Paparazzi with Himself "Hollywood's Dignity, Yo Baby" / Credit: Twitter
ZE:A member Kwang Hee plays paparazzi on his Twitter.
On July 3, Kwang Hee retweeted on his Twitter "ZE:A's comeback! Please support us everyone!! Hollywood's dignity? Hmm?? Kwang Hee has gotten into playing Hollywood paparazzi yo baby", retweeting the post and photo originally uploaded by an associate from his agency.
In the photo, Kwang Hee is wearing sunglasses that cover half of his face, holding a baby with one arm like Hollywood stars in paparazzi photos. His chic yet easy going all black outfit makes him look more like a Hollywood star.
Those who saw the photo commented "This looks pretty real", "Trying to look natural when it's set up, it's cute," and "He must have seen a lot of paparazzi photos."
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Premiere: Conway, 'Big Talk' EP
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Kassia Conway, doing business as Conway, debuted in February with the prickly single "Big Talk," which cast a larger light on the singer-songwriter who previously had fronted the indie-rock outfit All Wrong and the Plans Change. It turns out Conway is more than just talk – her "Big Talk" EP, featuring the single and three more songs, comes out Sept. 24 on Columbia. The EP offers up a healthy dose of Conway's electro-charged attitude in a seductive, lyrically smart package. Comparisons to Karen O or Bat for Lashes might apply here, but if you were situate her among newer artists, you might think a less angsty Meg Myers or not-so-over-the-top Kitten. As somebody who bears the scars of a little dues-paying, Conway is not so deadly serious that she can't laugh at herself, or you, for that matter, and between her stylistic dalliances in pop, hip-hop and R&B, you might find a punchline or two that applies.
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From guests to casino workers, everyone was taking pictures a the Texas Patriots Casino Night fundraiser event. There was even an awesome custom sofa built from a classic car which the guests sat on to take their pictures!
"we booked shutterQube for our Casino Night fundraiser and it was the hit of the party!!! Everyone, including the casino workers were getting multiple pictures taken and wearing all of the fun props!!! It was awesome and I will for sure use them again!" – Robin E. Katy, TX


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THE FINE PRINT: Would you say your Polish origins influence your work in any way?
GOSIA WALTON: For many years I rejected my background and never felt particularly patriotic towards or inspired by Poland. I'm not really sure why, perhaps I wasn't around other artists and didn't really explore that side of my interest. Now I often look at my work and think: where is this coming from? Why do I stare at machines for hours? Why do I film laser cutter and printer in action? Why do 18 layers of shapes and lines suddenly make sense when I look at it? It must come from somewhere… When I was little I remember drawing pipes, pages and pages of them, connecting weirdly, passing fluids to each other. I wish I had kept that sketchbook! I spent a lot of time with my father, who would work in a small workshop under our flat. Playing with tools and watching him building things has certainly had an impact on how my mind works when I make art.
Now, I often visit Warsaw, where my best friend lives and writes books. We always do an intense cultural catch up and I am often blown away with the standard of Polish art and culture. I definitely pay attention to the Polish art scene and I follow my fellow artists such as Konrad Wyrebek, Radek Szlaga or Natalia Mleczak.
TFP: You've studied interior architecture and contemporary art practice at the Edinburgh College of Art. While they are both fascinating subjects, you must have a preference. How have these two fields of study affected your aesthetic?
GW: I think all my interior colleagues would collectively agree that I am a not the best at practical design! I was interested in installation art ,and I convinced myself that I would be a better artists once I developed a sense of spatial awareness and knowledge behind the making.
Studying Architectural Design was really life changing for me. I'm a classic example of someone who was in search of a mentor, someone who could bring all the weirdness out of me, and let me experiment and push the boundaries of design. I think at some point I wanted to create God as my final project! Ed Hollis (Deputy Director of Research at ECA) is really the one who made me realise that I need to make art. During 3 years of studying design I was obsessed with creating spaces in 3D, technical drawings, software that allows you to create and manipulate spaces and objects with such detail. I never cared much about the actual projects we were assigned to, but the visuals I can make for the assignments. People still often say that they can see the architectural influence in my work.
TFP: You currently work a lot with laser cuts on acrylic, which are mostly fluorescent and sometimes bended into forms. Why do you like working with this material? What would you say is the hardest part about using it?
GW: The hardest part is definitely managing the cost of my materials. I feel unhappy and uncomfortable working in small scale, and a large piece costs over £100 per sheet. It's just so exciting to work with fluorescent acrylic. I can assure you that Picasso or Warhol would be using it, if only they could! I started working with acrylic at the end of my MFA degree and I felt overwhelmed with the possibilities of using the material. I worked on a couple of pieces that I bent with a heat gun, but at the moment it doesn't feel right to manipulate this material, in that way. The work becomes an organic sculpture and the drawing less important, which is not what I want. My practice is and always will be drawing, regardless of the material.
TFP: With all that being said, what's in your toolbox? Is there a new technology or tool you are looking forward to working with?
GW: So many things I want, but can't afford! I'd love to work more with laser cutters, 3D printers and 3D scanners. For a while I was working with eye tracking software, to see what it looks like to draw directly with eyes. Using this technology was exhilarating in allowing me to explore new drawing methods. I recorded my eye movements while looking at images, and in this way seeing became drawing, opening up a new way of visual mapping and record taking.
At the moment I use more affordable software like Illustrator, AutoCAD and SketchUp. My tutor Torsten Lauschmann introduced me do Max6, a powerful tool for digital art making through simple patching. https://cycling74.com/max7/
TFP: Could you guide us through your artistic process when creating a new piece? Is there usually a main concept behind a series?
GW: I spend long periods of time in my studio, thinking and looking at old, half-way or nearly finished pieces, running errands, checking social media, etc. and usually, if I get through all this then after about 6 hours I start actually creating something. They say that you don't choose the work, but that the work chooses you; so when I begin working on a new piece, I am trying to follow my obsessions not the trend at the moment. Laser cutting and printing are very different when it comes to execution, but both processes bounce off each other and I'm always interested in finding new ideas that can be applied to either machine, with hopes that the final visual effect is interesting.
I usually start with a digital file, drawing simple 2D shapes and making quick marks on a touchpad, sometimes using keyboard symbols. I need to keep this process as simple and basic as possible because I get bored the minute my drawings starts to act as a representation. I spend long hours exporting and manipulating those shapes in 3D until I get to the point where to move forward, I need to print or laser cut. Laser cutting for me is particularly exhausting as I make decisions while the machine is on, so I usually have about 2 hours to experiment. During each session I manipulate the file and focus of the laser, depending on what I'm seeing, until I get a satisfying variety of etched or cut marks. I'm only happy when something visually interesting happens.
With the HP printer, it's the opposite, the printing itself takes such a long time so I spend long hours thinking of ways to trick the machine and make it perform in ways that are not conventional. At the moment I am trying out same colour saturation and overprinting to see what happens.
I wish I had a big concept behind my work, a particular effect that I would be able to imagine and work towards that particular visual idea. It would have been less exhausting to have that point of reference, but I find it quite exciting not having any reference point. Not knowing, or the element of surprise, plays a huge part in my work. I use machines to experiment with hopes to create a painting or a drawing that is timeless and unique to me and my practice. I'm pretty sure I haven't managed that yet, but I'll keep trying.
TFP: You also use printing, which enables you to create layered imageries. Please tell me more about this kind of artwork.
GW: I think it's fair to say that I am obsessed with my printer. I purchased an HP DesignJet Series C7780B a couple of years ago, and I spend a lot of time just looking at and listening to it working. I often film it printing, feeding paper, trimming edges, recording the sound – it fascinates me how regardless conditions it always takes about 5 -10 minutes to adjust itself and get ready to perform. I only upload a small number of videos on Instagram because I think people would find it boring but believe me, it's nothing compared to my personal collection. For a long time I haven't made anything particularly exciting with the printer. I'm not interested in just producing images in high resolution or making digital copies of my work. It took me over 2 years to get familiar with how the printer works, to realise that it has simple but strong pallet (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) and that pretty exciting things can happen when you learn the mechanism and routine of a particular machine. However well designed, composed and interesting a digital file is, somewhere halfway through printing, the machine will challenge and guide me to use its functions, and make something interesting happen while working on a particular drawing. At the moment I am working on a series of multilayered prints, where it would be impossible to distinguish the start and end point of printing process. I decided to use the same composition and content of drawings that I'm layer cutting on acrylic, to explore possibilities of an experiment.
TFP: Are you currently working on a new series or special project you'd like to share with us?
GW: I am working towards two exhibitions at the moment. I was invited by Visual Arts Scotland to take part in the next annual show at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh in early 2016. I am really excited to be a part of CONVERGE as it supports emerging artist whose work exemplifies the fresh and dynamic approach to contemporary, applied and fine arts. I will be showing a couple of large laser cut drawings as well as a new piece, specifically made for this show. I'm working with the staff at VAS, in challenging ways to display my work in a dark space.
Simultaneously, I am working on a series of large scale drawings made with my HP inkjet printer. 2016 will be pretty bloody exciting.
Find me on Instagram @gosiawalton for more news and information.
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Venkatesh is all set to rock in his new avatar in Meher Ramesh's upcoming film Shadow. Those who have seen the film's first look can't stop raving about Venkatesh and the stylish action sequences in the film. "Shadow 1min trailer is just kevv keka . com .. Venky rocks in his new macho stylish action look. Wait for few more days. :)," Gopimohan, one of the writers, posted on Twitter. The film is currently being shot in Hyderabad and after a long time Taapsee has joined the film unit for another major schedule. Meher Ramesh is extremely excited about how the film is shaping up and buzz is that it's going to be the most stylish action entertainer in Venkatesh's career. Srikanth and Madhurima Banerjee are also playing important roles in the film. Paruchuri Kireeti is producing the film. Thaman has scored the music. The film will release in January, 2013.
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It's official: Mitt Romney is the momentum candidate in the presidential race.
The Gallup daily tracking polling has shown him up three and five points on President Obama over the last two days. A CBS/New York Times survey released this morning showed the race tied at 46 percent. And a Pew Research Center poll pegged Obama's lead over Romney at four points, down from a 12-point bulge last month.
Here's the trend line of head-to-head polling conducted since the summer of 2011 (courtesy of Huffington Post):
It's clear from that chart that Obama's numbers peaked — at least in relation to a matchup with Romney — in mid-February and have been declining steadily ever since then. What's less obvious is why.
Not surprisingly, we have a few pet theories.
The most obvious reason for the Romney bump seems to be that the Republican primary is now totally behind him.
Obama's numbers vis a vis Romney were at their acme in the heat of a primary that saw the former Massachusetts governor struggle to prove his conservative bona fides and take a series of hits over whether he was underperforming given his financial and organizational advantages.
Now that Romney is the nominee, there's increasing evidence that while many in the party would have preferred a different candidate, they are perfectly comfortable backing Romney in a head to head matchup with President Obama.
In the Pew poll, 88 percent of those who backed someone other than Romney in the GOP primary say they will support him in the general election including 78 percent who say there is no chance they will change their minds.
"Most of it is GOPers and independents who are essentially GOPers behaviorally all aligning behind Romney now that he's the nominee," said Chris Wilson, a Republican pollster, when asked to explain the tightening race.
Bob Honold, a GOP strategist, added that the "first trimester of the campaign is now over" and that "it took conclusion of the primary to begin bringing the vast assortment of anti-Obama voters together."
Another reason for Romney's rise (or Obama's fall) is the willingness on behalf of the general public to give the former Massachusetts governor a second look now that he is the GOP nominee.
In the CNN poll, a majority (53 percent) of people said they plan to give Romney a "second look" when the primary season officially ends. Romney already appears to be benefiting somewhat from that second look; his favorable number improved by 10 points while his unfavorable rating dropped by 11 points from a mid-February CNN survey.
This second-look phenomenon is common in presidential politics. Winning a primary fight — no matter how contentious — tends to embiggen (thank you Jebediah Springfield!) the nominee. Romney might have looked like a flip-flopping, politician's politician during the primary season but now — or, at least for the moment — he's the victor, the man who fought for the right to face President Obama in the fall and won.
Romney is the fresh(er) face in the presidential political world right now and he's getting coverage commensurate with that status. That of course, won't last.
"Obama really has not yet begun to fight, so these numbers don't reflect the view of Romney that will be shaped by a tough general election campaign," predicted Democratic strategist Matt Bennett, a veteran of the Clinton White House.
The final reason that gets at why Romney and Obama are now running closer in polling is that the electoral dynamics over the past several years have always pointed to a narrow victory or defeat for the incumbent this fall.
The continuing struggles of the economy coupled with the overriding belief that the country is still headed off in the wrong direction virtually ensures that any credible Republican candidate — and Romney qualifies — will run within a point or two of Obama nationally.
Given that reality, Romney's stock was slightly undervalued during the tail end of the primary season and is now bouncing back to its fair market value.
Here's the deal: Whatever reason you believe has led to the tightening between Obama and Romney — and it's probably a little of all three things we outlined above — the race seems likely to stay right around where this latest string of polls suggest it is. Romney may bump up a few points or Obama may take a 3-5 point lead. But, for the next seven months, the narrowness of the head to head matchup is the new political reality.


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Jonas Brodin left Sweden for the United States on Sept. 3, intent on making the Wild roster as a rookie defenseman.
On Friday, Sept. 28, Brodin joined 36 other players at the Xcel Energy Center for the beginning of training camp. But this was camp for the American Hockey League Houston Aeros; the Wild and 29 other NHL teams are locked out.
"Of course I'm disappointed," Brodin said. "But now I'm looking forward to the first game in the AHL and just working with these guys."
No one at the X seemed willing to exhibit too much disappointment as American professional hockey kicked off for the 2012-13 season, even if this represented a souped-up version of minor league hockey.
Missing from the ice were Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise, Dany Heatley, Niklas Backstrom, Cal Clutterbuck and the remainder of the veterans on Minnesota's NHL team.
Forward Mikael Granlund acknowledged that with a shrug.
"I'd love to be here in training camp with the Wild," he said, "but that's the way it goes. Now we are here with the Aeros, and that's good, you know? I'm really excited to be here."
Granlund, Minnesota's top pick in the 2010 NHL draft who has been an all-star in Finland, was joined on a top line at one of two Aeros workouts Friday by 2011 first-round pick Charlie Coyle and 2010 second-round pick Jason Zucker. Also participating one day before the Aeros play their first of two free scrimmages at the X were Matt Hackett, Tyler Cuma, Brett Bulmer, Jonas Larsson, Zack Phillips and numerous other players expected to someday be playing for the Wild.
Just before the lockout began Sept. 16, NHL organizations stocked the AHL with young talent.
Granlund, a 5-foot-10 forward who is starting out as a center in the Minnesota system, stepped off the ice Friday and commented about the talent on the Aeros as well as the talent throughout the AHL.
"It might be the best league in the world," he said.
Brodin, a mobile 6-foot-1, 172-pounder from Karlstad, Sweden, was Minnesota's first-round pick in the 2011 NHL draft and worked out hard over the summer, preparing for his attempt to make the Wild.
Then the lockout occurred.
All he can do, he says, is try to make the best of it.
"It's bittersweet," Wild defenseman Marco Scandella said. "You train all summer to come to NHL camp, but I have an opportunity to play and improve myself. It's way better than sitting on the couch."
Coyle, whose rights were acquired from the San Jose Sharks in the deal that sent Brent Burns to San Jose, stood just outside the Wild locker room and commented about how close and yet how far away it was.
"Maybe one day when the NHL gets going again," he said. "For now, I'm just focused on the Houston Aeros and having a good year."
Agreed, said Zucker, a former University of Denver star.
"Really, all we're doing is putting on a different jersey right now," he said.
The Aeros play their first exhibition game in Austin, Texas, next week and begin their season against the Charlotte Checkers on Oct. 13. They are scheduled to play intrasquad scrimmages that are free and open to the public at 11 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday at the X before departing for Houston.


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Today, the House is considering the rule for the three percent withholding bill. Since Republicans still don't have a jobs plan, they are touting the repeal as a jobs bill, but we disagree that repealing their own policy before it went into effect has any impact on jobs. And we aren't the only ones.
A Talking Points Memo article highlights how the three percent withholding rule is a GOP policy:
"The Cantor tweet and subsequent Boehner release also are a bit puzzling because President Obama has long made clear his support for getting rid of the 3 percent withholding tax, and turns out, Republicans were the first to try to impose the tax burden on government contractors in May 2006, although it's been delayed ever since by both the 2009 Stimulus Act and the IRS."
"In May of that 2006, 229 House Republicans, including GOP leaders John Boehner (R-OH) and Eric Cantor (R-VA), voted to implement the withholding tax on government contractors, as well as Medicare and farm payments, as a way to ensure that some tax-cheat contractors paid their fair share."
"That bill extended about $70 billion in tax cuts over a five-year period, including reduced tax rates on capital gains and dividends through 2010 and a patch for the alternative minimum tax, but the 3 percent withholding tax on government contractors was also tucked into the final version of the bill with Republican support."
And an article in today's Washington Post points out the policy they are repealing is not currently in effect and would therefore have no impact on jobs:
"In fact, in the real world it wouldn't actually do anything at all. Instead, it would repeal a tax provision enacted in 2006 that has not taken effect. Delayed twice, it is now scheduled to go into effect in January 2013."
"Zandi said that the withholding repeal would ultimately be approved, even though he regards it as such a minor provision that he did not include it as part of his analysis of the president's jobs plan, which he concluded would create 1.9 million positions."
"'I don't think it's meaningful in terms of jobs,' he said. 'It's more trying to clean up something that needs cleaning up.'"
While Democrats support repealing this policy, this bill alone is not a jobs plan. Democrats continue to urge Republicans to take action on the rest of the American Jobs Act – it's fully paid for, includes bipartisan ideas and will create jobs now. As the President has said, we can't wait – it's time for House Republicans to get serious about job creation.


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Hello, It's MeCaitlin 2017-02-11T20:59:10+00:00
It's been a while, huh?
Here's a basic breakdown of events:
August 2012
moved to New York
January 2013
worked as an editor at Gurl.com
September 2014
moved back to Atlanta
August 2015
left Gurl.com
August 2015-present
traveled, lived, wrote a book, hung out with my dog
I've gotten a lot of questions from friends, family, acquaintances, and strangers on the internet about why I left my job and what I'm doing with my life. I don't owe it to anyone to answer said questions, really. But resigning from your job which provides you with a stable income at 25 is not common. It's frowned upon, actually.
We're raised to go to college, graduate, get a job, and have a career.
No one tells you how messy that will be. No one tells you about the soul-crushing anxiety you might experience. No one tells you about the imposter syndrome you'll have. No one tells you how horrible it is to really have adult expenses.
No one tells you that no one has any damn idea what they're doing.
But, most importantly, no one tells you that it's okay to take a break and change the course of your life.
I had a wonderful job where I got to write every day for an incredible audience of over 6 million viewers per month. I was part of a closely-knit team, surrounded by strong women whom I admired. I had a tremendous amounts of flexibility and freedom. I was in New York City! I was living the dream. I was happy.
Except that I wasn't.
New York is one of my favorite places in the world. But it is not one of my favorite places to live. Crippling rent aside, I was drowning in fear, self-doubt, depression, anxiety, and stress. I was exhausted and nearly became an alcoholic to cope. There's a reason most people look miserable in the city: because they're miserable.
Yes, I had fun and experienced so much magic and wonder and awe. But I wasn't happy.
So I left.
I came home to my loving family and set up shop back in my childhood bedroom, which is quite weird when you've been on your own for a while. Fortunately, I have great parents who love and support me and who missed me enough to invite me back to the house! I was working remotely. I got a puppy! I didn't have to get on the subway. I was in a new relationship. I was happy.
Except that I wasn't.
I was happy-ish. I got out of said relationship, which ended up being a blessing. At that point, I started reevaluating my life again. I thought that coming home would solve my problems, but it didn't. It certainly helped, but it didn't magically make anything perfect. I realized I wasn't doing what I wanted to do. I love to write, but I was just going through the motions. I wasn't putting out my best work or writing things I actually wanted to.
So I left.
Resigning from a job is scary, but I was relieved. For the first time in three years, I was able to just breathe. I took time off to rest, travel, go to yoga, sleep, work on a book, paint, hang out with my dog, and do all of the things I didn't have time to do before. I recharged my batteries. I'm happy.
Some people looked at me like I was batshit insane when I said I left my job without having another job lined up. But that was the plan. At 25, I was so stressed out that I wasn't enjoying my life. My plan was to not have a plan. For someone who used to plan out every hour of every day, it feels pretty damn good to go with the flow for once.
I don't know what I'm doing next, and that's okay. It's awesome, even, because I've had time to really figure out what I want in my career and my life. What's the point if you're just going through the motions of something you think you're supposed to do?
At the end of the day, you have to look at yourself in the mirror and be able to sleep at night. If you're not happy with how things are going in your life, you're the only one who can make changes. Don't worry about what everyone else is doing because we're all just fumbling around trying to figure shit out.


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Nowadays, a Web application requires interaction with different types of users with different types of Web interfaces to fulfill the need of users. A Web application may require presenting an HTML View to a Web user, a WML View to a wireless user, and a Form View to the administrator, as shown in Fig. ASP-a:
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When there is a requirement to support only one type of client with one type of interface, it is always a good idea to combine client-specific data and business logic with the interface-specific logic. If Web applications require interaction with multiple types of clients, different applications are required to support each type of client. This leads to the repetition of non interface-specific code in each interface-specific code, which further leads to increased effort in designing, debugging, and maintenance of an application.
The solution of the aforementioned problem is the use of MVC architecture while designing an application. The idea behind the MVC architecture is to separate the core business Model functionality of the Web application from the presentation and control logic of the interface-specific application. With this sort of arrangement, it is possible to see multiple Views of the same data Model of the Web application. Under this architecture, data (Model) and user interface (View) are separated from each other so that any change in the user interfaces does not affect the data in the database and vice versa. The three components of MVC—the Model, the View, and the Controller—must communicate with each other if the application needs to manage a coherent interaction with the user. The View and the Controller communicates with each other directly because these two components are specifically designed to work together. However, the Model communicates whenever it is required by the Controller.
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Watching the superb film "Lincoln" by Steven Spielberg, I discovered a very important fact about our 16th President that I wasn't really aware of. He was a great storyteller. I knew he was strong in his speechmaking (having memorized the Gettysburg Address in Grade School, along with […]Read more →
Have you ever been driving down a street, and noticed, from the corner of your eye, one of those giant "Wiggly Men'? You know what I'm talking about-those 15' tall inflatables that wiggle their arms about, hoping to get you to pull into their place of business. […]Read more →
Strolling along the web looking at advertising, you hear a lot of entrepreneurs and business leaders mention that they have "passion" for what they do-"I'm passionate about selling insurance" or "doing my job well is my passion". But when you read or watch the rest of their […]Read more →
Have you ever read some marketing copy for a business that made you wonder what world they live in? You know the kind of copy I'm talking about-full of exaggerated claims, hyperbole filled descriptions, or too good to be true offers. It turns you off, doesn't it? […]Read more →
There has been a lot said in the press the last few years about the power of storytelling, and why businesses need to jump on the bandwagon. But to stand out, to get traction with your story, to have greater impact, you might want to think about […]Read more →
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I saw some interesting Facebook stats today–55% of consumers who have "liked" a page later decided they didn't want to see posts from the company, 43% go to the company's page and "unlike" them. Do you think your company is included in this exodus away from your […]Read more →
Everyday you see stories about the importance of social media-get your business on Facebook, Tweet your way to success, and on and on and on. It kinda makes you feel like a bit of a loser if your businesses is NOT taking advantage of these free tools, […]Read more →


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Before Buenos Aires, I was in Chile. Click here for my Chilean adventure recap!
I didn't plan to go to Buenos Aires.
No, I planned to go to Mendoza, a town that was a 6-7 hour bus ride away from Santiago. The bus was supposed to take us up the Andes and through the border crossing to Argentina. Mendoza was the first big city over the border and famous for its wine. L and I were looking forward to a few days of kicking back, visiting wineries, and indulging in one of Argentina's more famous exports.
Instead, when we got to the bus station on the morning of our departure, we were informed that the border was closed.
"CLOSED?!" I cried.
Oh. Right. I kept forgetting it was winter.
The border could be closed for up to five days, we were told. Sometimes, buses along the border would get stuck during the journey and people would have to camp out at designated shelters along the route. There was nothing to do in those shelters but to wait it out and hope that the snow would clear sooner rather than later.
Well, I didn't have an extra five days to spare and the last thing I wanted was to be stuck in a shelter in the Andes Mountains and miss my flight home. So, my friend L and I had to form a backup plan. We could have stayed in Santiago, but we both had our hearts set on Argentina — me in particular, seeing as I had already paid the $160USD reciprocity fee Argentina charges for Americans and I was going to be damned if I didn't get to cross that border and make use of my fee.
After a few whirlwind searches in a nearby internet cafe, L and I bought tickets for a flight to Buenos Aires later that day.
Just like that, I was going to Buenos Aires.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BUENOS AIRES. There are no words. I had the time of my life, met some AMAZING people, and was fortunate enough to become friends with another American girl so that we could ring in the Fourth of July together. The hostel we stayed at even put on a little Fourth of July party and offered hot dogs. We knew that they would be nothing like the hot dogs back home, but man, that stuff was weird. Possibly the oddest hot dog I've ever had. The potato salad and sauerkraut it was served with, however, were most excellent.
Actually, L and I were fortunate to be put in a shared hostel room with these two other cool girls that we had the best time with and that I already miss <3 I attended an AWESOME show, Fuerza Bruta. I've never seen anything like it before and am so glad i got to see it and would pay to see it again in a heartbeat. So damn cool. I shopped at little stores along the busy main streets of Buenos Aires. I ate some pretty damn good empanadas and was served a plate of meat THE SIZE OF MY HEAD, which, while delicious, was also an overwhelming undertaking. I went through the gringa ritual of being ripped off by a cab driver with some counterfeit pesos. (Damn those crafty bastards and my non-existent Spanish language skills.) I was out dancing till dawn with my girlfriends and many a cute boy, which, if you know anything about me at all, pleased me to no end and is probably why I love Buenos Aires so much. I also only took one picture the entirety of my time in the Argentine capital, because I'm bad at the whole touristy thing but also the whole not-wanting-to-be-an-optimal-target-for-pickpockets thing.
Till next time, Buenos Aires and Argentina. I'm definitely coming back. For a city I never planned to be in, I had the time of my life.


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A lovely work of art has been hanging on the wall in our home for
26 years, since the birth of my first son, Ryan. It is a replica
of the Windsor Church Street storefront home of Nell Gwynne,
"pretty, witty Nell," mistress of King Charles II of
England. The manner in which it picks up angles of light gives it
One day, I decided to search the Internet for Nell Gwynne. I
examined the artwork and saw a sign over the entrance, which
says,"Ye Old Nell Gywnne's House," while a brown
crooked sign on the sidewalk by the entrance informs the visitor
of the year of her birth: "A.D. 1640" and tells us,
"There She Lived." Who was she? The Internet quickly
revealed the answer.
Nell Gwynne was born in 1650 and died in 1687. She once sold
oranges on the street until she got her first acting break in
theater. At 19, Nell became mistress to King Charles II, and was
the most popular of his long line of mistresses -- not only with
Charles, but with the public as well, partly thanks to her acting
career. Nell bore the King two sons and died at 37.
chose the Church Street locale -- or perhaps Charles chose it for
her -- for its obvious convenience. Charles II lived from 1630 to
1685, and his reign was known as the time of Merry Olde England.
Charles was a patron of the arts, and is remembered for being the
king who restored the monarchy, retrieving it back from Oliver
Cromwell. He also dallied with at least 13 mistresses (that
history has recorded), and fathered many children.
The tour guide says the street where Nell lived hasn't changed
much, with a pub from the 1500s still in operation. In my picture
of Nell's house, antiques are being sold in her residence while
accoutrements preserve the landmark that it is. Today, the house
is actually an Internet café on the still charming street.
The painting of her image still hangs above the doorway. Gone
are the santiques and flowers and crooked sign on the sidewalk
near the entrance. But the bow window, white façade and
upper brickwork remain intact. Ironically, today, I can sit
inside and browse the web and read all about Nell and the abode
in which she once dwelled.
My husband bought that framed painting of Nell's house long ago
from a street vendor on a corner in downtown Brooklyn, New York.
Who knew that one day we would step 'inside' that work on my wall
at home, and that it would come alive for me on a quiet street in
Medieval Windsor?
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Since spending eight weeks in alcohol rehab, Kerry Collins has grown to love life off the field.
By RICK STROUD
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 23, 2001
"I'm very, very proud to be sitting here at the Super Bowl as the quarterback for one of the teams," Collins said Monday night during a 30-minute news conference outside the team hotel. "I'm more proud of things I do day in and day out that make my life what it is today.
"I think I'm a better success story off the field."
With honesty and humility, Collins addressed his series of well-documented off-field incidents and alcohol abuse that stained his career before he joined the Giants.
His addiction to alcohol resulted in his eventual release from the Carolina Panthers and a failed stint with the New Orleans Saints. But Collins traced his problems to his pursuit of a football career at age 14 that split his family and caused his self worth to depend on success on the field.
"I had a hard time separating between Kerry Collins the quarterback and Kerry Collins the person," he said. "That distinction wasn't very clear until I realized I needed take care of myself before I could do anything on the football field."
Collins ran down a list of embarrassing episodes that have defined his career. All of them were related to alcohol, which he began drinking at age 13.
"When I'd drink, I didn't stop. I never had one beer," Collins said.
"Certainly, alcohol was a big part of the problems I had in Charlotte. It caused me to act in an erratic way. As everybody saw, the confusion, the angst, the anger all came to the fore. Alcohol fueled it. I was described as a lost soul, and I think that's true."
On his racial slur while joking with black Carolina teammates after a night of drinking as training camp broke in 1997:
"In my polluted mind, I felt in some sort of way it would bring forth some sense of camaraderie," Collins said. "That incident, unfortunately, gave me a tag I don't believe that I'm all about."
On the October morning he walked into coach Dom Capers office and begged out of the lineup, saying he didn't have the heart to lead the Panthers after an 0-4 start in '98:
"I never wanted to quit on that team," he said. "If I wanted to quit, I wouldn't be standing here today. But I'll say this, I was at a point in my life when I was confused about a lot of things."
On his arrest for drunken driving a day after he was booed when his Saints returned to Charlotte, N.C., to play the Panthers:
Collins said he realized, "I can't control alcohol. Unless I realize that or apply that in my daily life, alcohol will eventually kill me or I'll wind up in jail."
Collins said the NFL ordering him to spend eight weeks in a rehab center before signing with the Giants that changed his life.
"When I entered rehab, I checked Kerry Collins the football player at the door. I took a look at the person," he said.
Collins said he has rebuilt his relationship with his divorced parents and his family will attend Sunday's game. But he encouraged parents to let their children choose their own paths.
"The message it sent was football is more important than anything. The second message it gave me was if everything worked out with football, then everything would be okay," Collins said. "I'm kind of living proof that's not the case."


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It's Waste Reduction Week and we'd like to share some incredible results from our new composting/recycling/waste station initiative at the 2014 Folk Fest.
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Chillax, Ino!
Chapter 76- The Encounter! The Chase! The Proposal at Midnight! The Grand Finale!
"Ino! Ino, please come back to me, Ino!"
Shikamaru got tired of driving his car, so now he's looking for Ino on the streets, walking. Things didn't go very smoothly; every time he'd see a girl with long, blonde hair, he'd call her and think she was Ino. So many long-haired blondes were on the street, but sadly, none of them was the girl he was looking for. Desperate and tired, Shikamaru sat on a park bench with his feet aching.
"Darn… How troublesome…" he said, "It's December 24 and it's already 11:50 p.m.
"I'll never find her in time!"
Then, he grasped the parcel wrapped handsomely in red paper. "Ino…" he sighed, "Please… At least let me see you open this present…"
He sighed as he looked up at the starry night sky. "For everybody else, this is a great night… But for me, it's a proposal turned into a disaster.
"I lost the girl of my dreams and now, I'm sitting on this park bench alone."
He sighed again. "When I was a kid, I used to wish Ino were gone. But now, I wish she was always right beside me.
"Oh God. Please. Give me another chance!"
Suddenly, a very strong wind blew against him. "What on earth…"
Then, he gasped when he saw a very familiar-looking woman walked into the park. She looked as if she was about to hit someone hard on the head. His heart beat with excitement and he stood up quickly to go to her.
"Ino!" he called out.
Ino looked at him and ran as soon as she saw him running to her.
"Ino! Wait! You're getting the wrong idea about me and Temari!" he said as he chased her across the place.
"Shut up!" Ino replied, "I don't know you! Please stop chasing me!"
"It's me, Shikamaru!"
"Shikamaru's long gone in my memories!" Ino cried out, "I hate him!"
"Wait, Ino!" Shikamaru called out, "Come back! I can explain!"
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!!! You're irritating!" Ino answered, "I don't wanna see that face of yours anymore so please! If you don't mind, just forget about me already!"
This chase between love and hate caught attention of so much people. They dashed across the streets, yelling and screaming at one another. It went on for minutes until a huge bright light shone over Ino, thus creating a shadow on the ground.
"Now's my chance." Shikamaru said. He performed his clan's hand seal and yelled, "Kage Mane no Jutsu!"
Being tired and worn out, Ino didn't have a chance to run and avoid his jutsu. Once his shadow bound with hers, she completely lost control of her body and stayed still as Shikamaru walked closer and closer to her, making her walk closer and closer to him as well. And when they were finally as close as possible, Shikamaru stretched out his arms and held Ino tight to make sure she wouldn't run off.
"What do you want with me!?" Ino said angrily, "You've ruined my life enough already!"
"Ino, just listen to my simple request!" Shikamaru replied, "Please,"
"If I listen to you, will you stop running after me already!?" Ino answered, "I'm tired of seeing you!"
"That depends…" Shikamaru replied as he slowly let go of Ino and reached into his pocket. Then, he flashed her a gift that was wrapped in red paper.
"What is that?" Ino asked.
"This… is my request." Shikamaru replied. "All I want from you now is to open this. What happens after will decide things."
"If I open this…" Ino began as she reached out to get the present, "Will you stop bothering me?"
"I said whatever happens next will decide things." Shikamaru replied. "Now, open it."
Carefully, she untied the golden ribbon that was around the small package. Then, she slowly ripped off the red paper that wrapped a small black leather box. Ino's heart beat nervously as she held the tiny box in her hands. "What could this be?" she asked herself.
And in an instant, the clock tower rang. It was finally twelve midnight, December 25.
"Shikamaru! I…"
Ino was speechless after opening the small box. Because inside was a shiny, diamond ring that probably cost thousands of Ryo.
"I needed some courting tips from Temari so I'd know how to propose to you." Shikamaru said nervously as he scratched his head, "That picture you saw… Yeah… We met at Ichiraku a few days ago so I could ask her for some marriage proposal tips…
"Nothing happened between Temari and me. You're the only one for me, Ino."
"Shikamaru… I… I'm sorry." Ino replied. "How can I repay you for the horrible things I've said?"
Shikamaru smiled and answered, "You can repay me by answering this very simple question, actually!"
Gently, he took the box from Ino's hand, knelt down and said…
"Yamanaka Ino…
"Will you marry me?"
Fireworks exploded in the dark sky as these two lovers, brought back together by fate (and by this wonderful author) stood close to each other. Ino was speechless, but her heart started to beat once again. Now that she knew why Shikamaru and Temari were together, there was only one answer to this marriage proposal.
Shikamaru smiled triumphantly and placed the ring on Ino's finger. "It looks good on you." He said, "It matches you, as my bright star in the night sky."
Then, he stood up and held his lover tight. The two of them watched the fireworks that night, sure of better days coming up ahead. Then, with love and affection they passionately kissed as a sign of reconciliation and hopes for new beginnings.
The End.
Well, I hope you liked that! If you still want more, don't you worry about a thing! I'll come up with a continuation of this story after taking a SHORT break from writing ShikaIno fics. Slut's sequel is coming soon, with a different title, of course! I'll also be working on a compilation of my Akatsuki commercials if you liked them. Thanks for supporting! ;-) SK


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( #Philadelphia, #TourDePhilly, #JosePistolas )
My friend Tom started the Tour De Philly in 2004. We were young, single, and (mostly) ready to mingle. Over the years, the tours has reflected the changes in our lives. Girlfriends and wives (and husbands) became part of the team and those favorite old college bars started to get replaced with Center City bars. Regardless of the location and the people, a good time was always had. The 2010 edition of the TDP was no different: good friends came out and we had an excellent time, but as I clicked glasses filled with various compounds, I knew the era of the Tour De Philly was coming to a close (for us).
Before we even started the tour, the decision was made to reduce the number of bars. The last few years, the constant jumping made it hard for those falling behind to catch up and it was really hard to get drinks unless you stayed a while. So I made the executive decision to cut it down to three core bars (McGillins, Ladder 15, Jose Pistolas). This year was extraordinarily hot and the Philadelphia bars struggled to keep their businesses cool for the masses; this made the crew eager to jump to the next place, which had the effect shorting the duration of the tour.
While mostly everyone was pleased to start a McGillins, once the call for car bombs was made and the waitress informed us that they didn't serve Guinness, the crowd wanted to move on. Ladder 15 wasn't crowded and had plenty of seats. It was nice in there for about 30 minutes, but then the place started to fill up (and get warm) with people younger than I wearing flip-flops. One of the bar employees asked my friend who was wearing a jeff cap and a kilt to take off his hat (it was okay for kids to wear sandals and baseball caps, but Ladder 15 was too cool for the guy in the kilt). I was ready to leave.
We made a detour into Fado and it was packed. I left anyone who wanted to stay in there and made my way over to Jose Pistolas. Even though the AC wasn't at 100%, Joses is always worth the sweat. Universally beloved (by my entire social circle) Buddy was working the bar on the main floor and I enjoyed a brief conversation and a good drink. As the Fado slackers started to shuffle in, they took over the 2nd floor of the bar. I stayed downstairs with Buddy until he told me the AC worked better up there. My friends ended their night eating and drinking, the way all TDPs should.
Sounds like a pretty good night right? Yup. But the passion is gone. The tours have been ending earlier every year and getting home via train and other safe means is becoming a headache. Additionally, who the hell wants to drink themselves into oblivion and feel like crap for the next 3 days. You are witnessing forced maturity boys and girls. It's time for a new crop of young people with disposable income to run around the city getting completely trashed, I am too old for this shit and got stuff to do the next morning.
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Anchoring a new breakfast radio show is the latest challenge for Garry Lyon, reports Michael Winkler.
Garry Lyon is halfway out the door when he stops and says, "Don't die wondering, mate. I hope it works (his radio show). If it doesn't work, we'll try something else." Then he heads off to face the rest of his day.
It's 10am and Lyon has been up for close to six hours. Three of them have been spent on air anchoring the show Morning Glory at Melbourne's newest radio station, 1116 SEN. He looks tired.
At 10-past-eight the night before, he wished his three sons goodnight. They protested that they were allowed to stay up until 8:30. "I told them, 'It's not your bedtime, it's mine'," Lyon says. "Doing breakfast has flipped my lifestyle upside down. You've just got to make some changes, be a bit more selective."
Lyon stands alongside Robert Flower as Melbourne's best footballer since Ron Barassi. His 226 league games were characterised by elevated levels of courage and skill, despite a serious back condition that hampered the second half of his career.
It is one of the vagaries of our culture that we tend to hang onto the words of men who were once good at kicking leather balls. The likelihood that good footballers will say something worth listening to is not particularly high. Why should someone be expected to shine in one area just because they are gifted in a completely different part of life?
Lyon, however, has succeeded on both sides of the fence. He had "future captain" stamped on his brow from the moment he arrived in town from Kyabram as a 16-year-old. A natural leader, he wasn't afraid to speak his mind on issues that mattered to him when he was a player. Since trading the mouthguard for the microphone, he has been successful on television and radio.
In the past decade he has worked for 3AW and NOVA. Now he faces his sternest radio test. Breakfast is the hottest slot on the airwaves, and leading the team (he is flanked by Tim Watson and Bill Brownless) on a new station is no small ask. A bit like threading a drop-punt through the goals from a half-back flank at the MCG.
"Radio is a pretty competitive environment," he says. "Throw yourself into this market and you're biting off a fair bit. Whatever I jump into, I want to succeed at. A lot of people talk about stuff: 'I reckon this could happen'; 'I've got this idea for a show'. But they don't do anything. There are knockers out there. People bag you: 'Stupid idea'; 'It's not going to work'. I just laugh at them and say, 'When have you ever followed through on one of your ideas?'
"The biggest thing footy taught me was discipline. If you commit to something you have to follow it through, regardless of the challenges that get thrown up. You've got to relinquish some responsibility, trust other people, rely on teammates. And you've got to back up what you say you're going to do."
The good news for those whose heart beats true for men in red and blue is that the eyes of the former Demons skipper haven't changed. Advancing age (he's all of 36), too little sleep and too much responsibility haven't dulled his peepers. When he was a footballer, Lyon's black eyes glimmered as if he was permanently on the verge of laughter. Along with the bowstring shape his body made when he launched a long kick at goal, it was his trademark. He's not a kid playing a game any more, but there is enough of a sparkle to suggest he can still enjoy himself.
"We have a lot of fun on our show, and the feedback has been really positive." Lyon was integral in assembling the station's programming with business partner Rod Law, something he calls, "a monumental experience. I can't remember a precedent. Organisations take over stations, but they've always had product in place. It's been a bit of an unknown, but we couldn't be happier."
The new station - and Lyon's show - debuted just hours after David Hookes was taken to hospital. "I got out of bed early, pumped up and excited. I was driving in and heard on the news that Hookesy had been involved in a hotel incident. I didn't understand the gravity of the situation. I thought he'd just been in a bit of a barney. We'd talk to him, try to get him to come across and join us here (at SEN). It was a massive downer. I felt like turning around and driving home. It just smashed us."
Talking about sport rather than playing it hasn't made Lyon bitter. "I've never once felt short-changed (about retiring from football). When I retired I couldn't have squeezed another game out. I was done, dusted, gone and ready to move on."
In the intervening time he has coached Australia in several International Rules series against Ireland. He has also collaborated with schoolmate Felice Arena on the wildly successful Specky Magee kids books. The first one sold more than 50,000 copies and the third will appear soon.
There is no success without the risk of failure. Lyon played in a grand-final side and a wooden-spoon team. SEN could go belly-up. Morning Glory could flop. But Lyon is likely to retain a certain golden hue for footy-mad Melburnians.
"All these players come out of footy and say 'I want to be in the media', then they set about trying to be something they're not. I'm a country boy, I've got an inquiring mind, I like to have a laugh. I don't only read the back pages, I like to keep up to speed with what's happening around the world, but sport is what I love most. I just try to be who I am."
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Is DAISY evolving or is DAISY, the best way to read and publish, a revolution? Work on the Standard has begun in earnest, as summarized in this month's first feature article DAISY Standards Update, with the requirements of the DAISY community and other groups having been gathered and compiled. To ensure that DAISY remains the most widely adopted accessible reading format in the world and to facilitate its adoption in other communities and environments (such as the commercial publishing industry) the Standard must remain current, vibrant and viable. In addition, two Save As DAISY developments, Microsoft's Save As DAISY XML and the Open Document to DAISY DTBook Translator from Open Office are bringing DAISY content to an ever-increasing audience and introducing DAISY to tens of thousands more.
2008 has been a 'bumper' year for awards for the DAISY Consortium. It was recently announced that for its development of the AMIS software (an open source, free DAISY player), the Consortium has been named by the Tech Museum of Innovation as a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate. One Laureate in each category will be announced at the annual Awards Gala on November 12th. The continued acknowledgement of the efforts of the DAISY Consortium fuels our efforts and the efforts of our membership.
An update on the 2008 Adaptive Content Processing Conference (ACP08) is provided in this issue of the DAISY Planet. It is a pleasure to note that Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium, will be a keynote speaker, and that George Kerscher, Secretary General, will chair one of the thematic sessions.
Two new Friends, Code Factory and Activated Content have joined the Consortium recently. Please visit the DAISY Marketplace to learn about the products these companies have to offer the DAISY community. I would like to thank Evan Hill, CTO of Activated Content for submitting the article Audio Watermarking which appears in this issue of the DAISY Planet.
Changing what it means to be blind is a new multimedia publication produced by RNIB and available for purchase online from anywhere in the world. DAISY is of course one of the many formats available on the CD which accompanies the book. Thanks to the RNIB team for providing the information about this truly accessible publication.
In this issue Penny Hartin the first Chief Executive Officer of the WBU International office, shares her story, describing some of the challenges she has faced throughout her life and how she has used the opportunities presented to her to further her career. Penny is an advocate for the rights of those of us who are blind or low vision, and her story is most definitely a success story.
On the lighter side of things I'd like to briefly mention the Victor Reader Stream Online Birthday Party that took place this past Saturday (September 27) in celebration of the Stream's first year on the market. 200 'party goers' joined the fun and were given the opportunity to hear from and pose questions to the HumanWare behind the scenes team in customer support and software development. A couple of HumanWare's partners, Tom Pile from Audible.com and Mike Calvo CEO of Seroteck.com, also joined the discussion and Q & A. There were lots of prizes and everyone received a take away party prize: a VR Stream audio ring tone for cell phones, courtesy of Terry Kelly Canadian singer songwriter and Victor Stream user. Fun was had by all.
If you or someone in your organization or company would like to contribute an article or provide input into an upcoming issue of the DAISY Planet, please submit it using the Contact Us form (Newsletter category). You can also use the Contact Us form to tell us about your new or updated product or service for inclusion in the DAISY Marketplace.
The following links are to new or recently updated DAISY Products and Services from our Members and Friends. Marketplace entries also appear on our home page.
The following links are to announcements of recently updated DAISY Products and Services from our Members and Friends. Marketplace entries also appear on our home page.
Formal work on the revision of the DAISY 3 Standard, officially the ANSI/NISO Z39.86 specifications for the Digital Talking Book, began at a meeting held on the Google Campus, September 16 - 18, 2008. Twenty-two people representing organizations and companies from Asia, Europe, North American and the UK were in attendance.
The 18 month timeframe for this major revision is aggressive, with drafts of the Standard available for testing and usage before the 2010 completion date. To facilitate a revision of this magnitude, focused working groups have been formed. A small working group to address the Authoring & Interchange portion of the Standard was identified. In addition three groups were established to conduct research in preparation for the further work on the distribution portion of the Standard. Work on this is expected to begin in the first half of 2009.
The members of this group will be proposed to NISO as the official participants for the revision to a portion of the standard that addresses Authoring & Interchange. This group will define an extensible mechanism for the encoding of XML documents, which is in line with the single source concept so familiar to those who have been involved with the DAISY Standards and DAISY production. NISO has advised the Advisory Committee to keep the working group small so that work can move forward efficiently.
The members of the group will contribute a defined percentage of their time to this work. Group members are: Markus Gylling - TPB (Sweden) and DAISY Consortium (lead), Kenny Johar - Vision Australia, Ole Holst Andersen - DBB (Denmark), Marisa DeMeglio - DAISY Consortium, Stephen Phippen - RNIB (UK), Per Sennels - Huseby Kompetansesenter (Norway), Boris Goldowsky - CAST (USA), and Matt Garrish - CNIB (Canada).
The Goal of the Authoring & Interchange working group is to deliver a draft standard for test use in approximately six months. The project plans for the Authoring & Interchange working group are published on the DAISY Web site.
Three research committees were established to assist in the development of the Distribution portion of the Standard. These committees are: Lightweight Audio, CODEC, and Container.
The Lightweight Audio Research committee will focus on issues related to playback on hand held devices which have minimal resources. Committee members are: Dominic Labbé - Humanware (Canada) (lead), Lloyd Rasmussen - LOC/NLS (USA), Hiromitsu Fujimori - Plextor (Japan), Colin Garnham - RNIB (UK), Marc-André Hébert - Humanware (Canada).
The CODEC Research committee will focus on audio encoding and decoding and possible specifications that would be considered. This committee is made up of the same individuals as are in the Lightweight Audio Research committee.
The Container Research committee will focus on examining the potential applicability of existing standards for use with DAISY files (DAISY fileset). These standards are used to contain multiple files in a single (zip-like) container. Committee members are: Reuben Firmin - Bookshare.org (USA) (lead), Dominic Labbé - Humanware (Canada), Lloyd Rasmussen - LOC/NLS (USA), Hiromitsu Fujimori - Plextor (Japan), Nick Williamson - RNIB (UK), and John Brugge - Bookshare.org (USA).
Minutes of Standard revision meetings will be published and available to the public. The minutes of this DAISY Standards meeting held September 16 - 18 are available on the DAISY Web site.
Digital Rights Management, Watermarking, Copy Protection…there are many technologies which address the security of audio content, but it isn't always clear exactly what each one really does and how it can help content producers and distributors, or what impact, if any, there may be on the people who use the content. This article is about digital audio watermarking and its role in the distribution of widely accessible content.
Audio watermarking hearkens back to the concept of putting a faint background image on a piece of paper that is inextricably part of the content that gets printed on that piece of paper. This is a vivid analogy, but not really a precise one. Audio watermarking is the process of embedding inaudible, unique machine-readable codes into digital audio. Unlike the text on paper example, the codes are actually woven inextricably into the audio itself. They aren't part of the file header, they are actually part of the audio, but the modification is so minimal that the human ear cannot perceive an acoustic difference. If you play a watermarked audio file over a set of loudspeakers and record the analog with a microphone, the watermark cannot be heard, but it can still be detected by software designed for this purpose. If you take the original watermarked source and play it side by side with the unwatermarked source in a high quality listening environment, only the most perceptive of human listeners could detect a difference. They would not, however, be able to tell you which of the two was watermarked, they would just be aware that they were somehow different.
These hidden but robustly present watermark codes open up a whole range of applications. One of the most common applications of audio watermarking is security through the embedding of copyright and/or recipient information. There are many ways that this can be implemented, but the most common is to insert a code unique to the recipient into the file that they receive. For example, in distributed audio books, a John Smith code could be added into the copy that went to John, and a Jane Doe code into the copy of the exact same book that went to Jane. These audio books would sound the same to the recipients, but if John made his copy available on the Internet, the distributor would be able to tell that the copy came from John and not from Jane. Although this is a passive deterrent, it has proven to be quite an effective security measure when coupled with appropriate user education about the presence of the mark and how it relates to them.
The huge benefit of watermarking over other audio protection technologies such as Digital Rights Management and Copy Protection is that it doesn't pose any technical barriers to legitimate recipients. There are no security keys involved and there are no added limitations in terms of the device or platform used to access the content. For example, it is possible to distribute content as MP3 files that can be played on any device that supports MP3 playback, but still satisfy security requirements by uniquely watermarking the content distributed to each recipient. Because of its platform agnosticism, audio watermarking is the only security measure for audio files that does not negatively affect or inhibit accessibility. In addition, those exact same watermarks can be used to activate other features, such as related content links, advertising placement, and usage reporting.
Audio watermarking provides content security without compromising accessibility. Organizations or companies which are required to implement security measures in the DAISY books (with audio) which they distribute may find that audio watermarking provides the solution which best meets their customers' needs.
The 2008 Adaptive Content Processing Conference (ACP08) organizing committee is very pleased to announce that Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium, will give a keynote speech entitled Mainstreaming Adaptive Information Processing: achievements and lessons of the DAISY for All Project. Refining and development of the conference programme is underway. An updated version of the programme will be available on the ACP08 Web site October 1st.
Some of the ACP08 thematic sessions will be:
Adaptive publishing for people with print impairments will be chaired and introduced by George Kerscher, Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium.
The focal point of the second day of the Conference will be the afternoon round table discussion centered on the Green Paper: Copyright in the knowledge economy - Latest developments around legislation, digital delivery to and scanning for libraries. Participants in this discussion will include representatives from the publishing industry, specialist organisations and the DAISY Consortium.
The programme will be both interesting and varied, with something of interest for everyone interested in accessible/adaptive publishing. The final date for registration is Saturday November 1, 2008.
Changing what it means to be blind: Reflections on the first 25 years of the World Blind Union will be of interest to people all over the world who are passionate about blindness, disability and equality. This recently released multimedia book which has been produced by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) on behalf of the World Blind Union (WBU) is available in English, French and Spanish. The clear print book is accompanied by a CD containing DAISY formatted audio, braille, clear print PDF, and text files. The book is also available in English Grade 1 and Grade 2 braille.
A celebration of the WBU's Silver Jubilee in 2009, the book offers fascinating insight into an organization representing 180 million blind and partially sighted people around the globe. This book describes how the WBU has fulfilled its founder's dreams of firmly establishing blindness and disability rights as global issues.
Changing what it means to be blind reflects the differing styles of the seven people who led WBU through its first 25 years. These memoirs of the six presidents, and of the long serving Secretary General, give the reader a flavour of the workings of an important non-governmental organization which has continued to focus its efforts on firmly establishing blindness and disability rights as global issues.
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I've just received an email with rather exciting news and wanted to share it with the readers of the DAISY Planet. In the Mozilla Wiki Weekly Update for September 22, it was announced that the Mozilla Foundation has made a $25,000 grant to Benetech to support the development of a DAISY reader for Firefox.
Dipendra Manocha, DAISY Consortium
Dear DAISY,
I produce CDs for the blind on a voluntary basis. I currently use production software that is far too complicated with 100s of keystrokes to cancel the defaults associated with the electronic voicing.
I am a sighted person producing MP3 recordings, using my own voice. These files are then assembled in computer file order and converted to DAISY format. I need a program that ensures that the title is announced when the disk is inserted by the person reading the CDs and it must be possible to create [the structure] with at least two levels.
My recording and audio editing are done on Macintosh but, for the time being, I have to produce the DAISY files on a PC since the software I'm using is for PC only. Could you point me towards something more suited to my needs?
Dear R.P.
At this time there is one DAISY authoring software for production with Mac that we know of - the DTBMaker. This is an open source development and is available at no cost. There is a brief description of this software on the DAISY Web site along with a link to the site where it can be downloaded
If you have not been validating your completed DAISY productions, it is strongly recommend that you do so. The DAISY validators are available at no cost and can be downloaded via the DAISY Web site. Both of these tools are PC rather than Mac based (so you should not give your PC away yet).
There are other DAISY software production/authoring options. Please visit the pages Products and Services on the DAISY site for a list and links.
Editor's Note: If you know of additional DAISY production or conversion tools that can be used with a Mac, please let us know using the Contact Us form (Newsletter category).
W3C Public News is published weekly on the W3C Web site and is also available through email subscription. The W3C Q & A Blog, information about upcoming meetings and talks, calls for review and more are included.


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