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By Diane Lunde for the Colorado Preservation Alliance
Last Updated: June 2003
One of the most common routines in any library is the shelving and reshelving of materials. The use of good procedures for the shelving of materials and book truck transportation is very important for the long term retention of libraries materials. Good practices will extend the life of materials, and poor practices can hasten the deterioration of materials in the form of torn covers and pages and misshapen text blocks. The following procedures outline the basic concepts in proper shelving and book truck use.
Shelving of Books
- Books should be shelved upright resting square on their bases. A book standing or leaning on one board of the cover weakens the book structure, especially the hinge of the book and may permanently alter the shape of the book.
- Volumes that are too tall for the shelf should be shelved with the spine down against the shelf, not with the spine up. When a book is shelved foreedge down, gravity will eventually pull the text block from the case at the hinge.
- The lower edge of the book spine should be aligned along the edge of the shelf to present an orderly appearance.
- Book ends should be used on partially filled shelves to ensure the books remain standing upright. Books should be shelved snug enough to stand up and support one another, but loose enough to be easily removed from the shelf. If the shelves are too full, there is friction when books are forced in or removed. If the books are not shelved tight enough, they will lean on one side or the other and become loose in their covers or deformed.
- To close the space left after removing books from the shelf, move the remaining books to fill in the space and then move the book end up snugly against the last book on the shelf. Do not use the book end to move the remaining books by sliding the whole mass along to fill in the open space.
- If a shelf is full or tight, do not force the book into the tight space; make space by rearranging the shelf or unit. Forcing a book onto a shelf can cause another book to pop out.
- Be careful when sliding books onto the shelf next to the book end or end of the shelf; if the book is jammed around the edge of the bookend or shelf divider, the book may be damaged with crumpled or torn pages.
- Do not lay a volume horizontally on top of a full shelf.
Removing Books from the Shelves
- Do not remove the book from the shelf by pulling at the headcaps or at the bottom of the spine. (See Diagrams A and B) Continual tugging will damage the spine of the book. Also do not grab the book just by sides of the spine. (See Diagram C) Push a few books toward the back of the shelf on either side of the book, leaving the book free to be grasped on each side and removed from the shelf. (See Diagram D) Adjust the book end, taking up the space left by the removed book.
- Do not pick up a book by only one cover as this puts great strain on the book's hinges and joints.
- Do not try to take a book off a shelf that is too high to reach easily. Use a kick stool placed directly under the book to be removed from the shelf and do not overreach while standing on the kick stool.
- Do not remove more books that can be held in one hand. It is safer to safely remove one book at a time, than to risk dropping any books. Use two hands to support a heavy book.
Use of Book Trucks for Transporting Books
- Use of a book truck is the preferred method of moving books. No more books than can be conveniently handled in one arm should be carried.
- Book trucks should be loaded with books standing upright and not protruding beyond the edge of the truck shelves. Oversize books should be laid horizontally on truck shelves. not on top of other books.
- The load on the truck should be centered to avoid spills.
- Book trucks should be loaded onto elevators at a right angle to the door. Pulling the truck on and off an elevator rather than pushing also helps to prevent spills.
- If a book truck does tip over, the books should be returned immediately to the truck. Any damaged volumes should be brought to the attention of the Preservation Lab so that they can be repaired as quickly as possible.
- Use both hands to push the book truck; do not carry books in one arm and try to push the book truck with the other hand.
- To help shelvers, use a piece of colored tape to indicate the right side of the book truck so that books being shelved always start at the same point.
Greenfield, Jane. "The care of fine books." New York : Nick Lyons Books, 1988. (Source of illustrations A-C)
Horton, Carolyn. "Cleaning and preserving bindings and related materials." 2d ed., rev. Chicago : Library Technology Program, American Library Association, 1969. (Source of illustration D)
Prepared by Diane B. Lunde, Colorado State University Libraries, 1993.


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Five weak explanations for National Socialism [Section 4 of Nietzsche and the Nazis]
[This is Section 4 of Nietzsche and the Nazis.]
4. Five weak explanations for National Socialism
a) A common explanation is that the Germans lost World War I. They were bitter over the loss and the harsh punitive measures the victors imposed in the Versailles Treaty. There is a grain of truth here, but this is a very weak explanation. One reason why it is weak is that many countries lose bitter wars, but they do not respond by electing Adolf Hitlers to power. Another reason is that Germany's losing the war does not explain Italy. In the 1920s Italy turned to Benito Mussolini and his fascist version of National Socialism. But Italy was on the winning side of World War I. So if one of the winners of World War I became fascist, and one of the losers also became fascist, then whether one lost or won the war is not the significant factor here.
b) Another explanation holds that Germany's economic troubles of the 1920s were the cause of National Socialism. Here again there is a grain of truth, but again this is a weak explanation. Many countries suffer economic malaise, but they do not turn to National Socialism for the solution. There is also the phenomenon of Nazi and neo-Nazi movements throughout the twentieth century in relatively prosperous countries. Very few countries suffering economic difficulties go Nazi, and there are plenty of Nazi-sympathizers in prosperous nations.
c) Another weak explanation suggests that there is something innately wrong with Germans, that history shows that they are inherently militaristic, bloodthirsty, and genocidal—and the Nazis merely tapped into and exaggerated innate German tendencies. This kind of explanation is an insult of course to the many Germans who were appalled by National Socialism, who opposed it and fought it vigorously. And it does not explain how National Socialism has appealed to people of many races and ethnicities. In 2005, Mein Kampf was a bestseller in the country of Turkey.[2] Do we want to suggest that the Turks are inherently bloodthirsty and genocidal? I do not think so.
d) Another weak explanation holds that Nazism is explained by the personal neuroses and psychoses of the Nazi leadership. The argument here is that Hitler was bitterly disappointed by being rejected for art school—or that he was a repressed homosexual—or that his right-hand man, Josef Goebbels was compensating for his below-average height and having a club foot. Again, this is a poor explanation. How many art-school rejects become Nazis? How many repressed homosexuals or handicapped men become Nazis? This explanation also ignores the large number of powerful Nazis who were neither homosexual nor short nor particularly interested in art.
e) Any of the above explanations can works together with a suggestion that the Nazis were a product of modern communications technologies—that as masters of rhetoric and propaganda the Nazis succeeded in fooling millions of Germans about their agenda and manipulated their way into power.
I have some sympathy for this way of thinking, for it is the kind of explanation that comes naturally to those of us raised in liberal democracies. When I first started learning about the Nazis, I thought they must have been insane. It is hard to imagine that such horror could be anything but the products of deranged minds manipulating the masses. But here I want to suggest two reasons why I think it is not a good idea to dismiss the Nazis merely as manipulators.
The first is that the Nazis achieved power though democratic and constitutional methods. When the party was formed in 1920, it was a small, fringe party. But it spoke to the beliefs and aspirations of millions of Germans. And in the 1920s, the Germans were, arguably, the most educated nation in the world with the highest levels of literacy, numbers of years of schooling, newspaper readership, political awareness, and so on. It was in an educated nation that the Nazis achieved increasing success in elections through the 1920s, spreading their message far and wide, until they made their major breakthroughs in the early 1930s. Millions of voters in a democracy may be wrong, but it is unlikely that they were all deluded. A better explanation is that they knew what they were voting for and thought it the best course of action. And that is what I will be arguing.
But millions of people do not decide spontaneously to vote for this party or that. A mass political movement requires that much cultural groundwork be done over the course of many years. And this is where intellectuals do their work. A culture's intellectuals develop and articulate a culture's ideals, its goals, its aspirations. In books, speeches, sermons, and radio broadcasts, intellectuals are a culture's opinion-shapers. It is intellectuals who write the opinion pieces in the mass newspapers, who are the professors at the universities, the universities where teachers and preachers are trained, where politicians and lawyers and scientists and physicians get their education.
This leads us to the other reason why it is a weak explanation to say the Nazis were simply deranged and lucked or manipulated their way into political power. Consider the following list of intellectuals who supported the Nazis long before they came to power. These intellectuals represent a "Who's Who" list of powerful minds and cultural leaders:
Philipp Lenard won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905.
Gerhart Hauptmann won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1912. Hauptmann once met Hitler and described their brief handshake as "the greatest moment of my life."
Johannes Stark won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1919.
That is three Nobel Prize winners.
Then there is Dr. Oswald Spengler, author of the historical bestseller The Decline of the West (1918). Spengler's books sold in the millions, and he was perhaps the most famous intellectual in Germany in the 1920s.
Then there is Moeller van den Bruck, another famous public intellectual of the 1920s. His book The Third Reich (1923) provided a theoretical rationale for National Socialism and was, like Spengler's books, a consistent best-seller throughout the 1920s.
Then there is Dr. Carl Schmitt (1888-1985), probably the sharpest legal and political mind of his generation. Schmitt's books are still widely read and discussed by political theoreticians of all stripes and are recognized as twentieth century classics.
And to round out this initial list, there is philosopher Martin Heidegger. Already in the 1920s Heidegger was being hailed as the brightest philosopher of his generation, which is especially significant in a philosophical nation such as Germany. That assessment has held over the course of the twentieth century. Ask professional philosophers of today to name the five most significant philosophers of the twentieth century and, whether they love him or loathe him, most will include Heidegger on the list.
These seven men are among the most intelligent and powerful minds in Germany in the decade before the Nazis came to power. They are leading figures in German intellectual culture, spanning the arts, science, history, law, politics, and philosophy.[3] All of them, to one degree or another, supported National Socialism. Was Hitler smart enough to fool all of these highly intelligent men? Or is it more likely that they knew what they believed and supported National Socialism because they thought it was true?[4]
[2] "Mein Kampf a Bestseller in Turkey," April 20, 2005. Windsofchange.net. Viewed August 24, 2009.
[3] Weinreich 1999 (pp. 13-16) gives a wide-ranging list of professors and intellectuals who supported Hitler prior to 1933. See also Rohkrämer 2005 for a clear discussion of the role of Heidegger and the many other philosophers who gave enthusiastic support to the Nazis. Earl Shorris (2007) describes Germany of the time as "a society richer in the knowledge of the humanities than perhaps any other in modern times. Among those people who rose to the top of the Nazi government were students of humanities, former scholars. Joseph Goebbels had studied history and literature at the University of Heidelberg. Reinhard (Hangman) Heydrich was the child of a pianist and an opera singer who founded a conservatory. Ernst Kaltenbrunner studied law at the University of Prague. More than a third of the members of the Vienna Philharmonic belonged to the Nazi Party. Albert Speer, who ran the business side of the Nazi war machine, was an architect." Gottlob Frege (1848-1925), the great logician and philosopher of mathematics, can be added to this list. Frege was an anti-Semite and later in life named Adolf Hitler as one of his heroes; see Reuben Hersh, What Is Mathematics, Really? (Oxford University Press, 1997), p. 241.
[4] Albert Speer described "the event that led me to [Hitler]," which was a speech Hitler gave to the College of Engineering in Berlin. Speer expected the talk to be "a bombastic harangue" but it turned out to be a "reasoned lecture" (quoted in Orlow 1969, p. 199).
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London - Prince William has revealed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is an "important" part of his life who gives him invaluable advice.
The 29-year-old royal - who is second in line to the British throne after his father Prince Charles - has a close relationship with the monarch and feels he can ask her any question.
As he has gotten older and his role as a member of the Royal Family has increased William - who married Kate Middleton in April - needs her advice more and more.
In an extract from new book Our Queen by Robert Hardman, he said: "My relationship with my grandmother has gone from strength to strength. As a shy, younger man it could be harder to talk about weighty matters. It was, 'This is my grandmother who is the queen, and these are serious historical subjects.'
"As I've got older, she's become an even more important part of my life, so it's much easier. And obviously, with the wedding, she was a massive help.
"There's no question you can't ask, and no point you can raise, that she won't already know about - and have a better opinion about."
The Duke of Cambridge has also revealed the 85-year-old monarch has always made it clear to him and his brother Prince Harry to treat her as their grandmother first and the queen second.
And although she is happy to offer advice to him, Elizabeth encourages William to work things out for himself first.
He explained: "I say to people, 'She's my grandmother to me first and then she's the queen.' Words that come from her, I take very personally and I really appreciate (...) It's very much the case that she won't necessarily force advice on you. She'll let you work it out for yourself. She's always there for a question or two, for whatever it is you might need ... But, just as she probably had to do, she feels that you have to work it out for yourself, that there are no set rules. You have to make it work. You have to do what you think is right."


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The popularity of knives is ageless. Edged implements have been a critical tool for mankind from the earliest fossil records. Knives in particular have found great popularity for their utility, portability, concealability, and lethality. However, edged chopping instruments like hatchets and tomahawks still provide valuable, yet often overlooked advantages over knives to both the survivalist and outdoorsman. The point of this article is not to suggest that one tool is superior, but rather to show the advantages inherit in edged chopping tools.
Looking at the earliest stone tools, we find both cutting and chopping tools side by side and for good reason. Anyone planning to survive in the wild needed both. Chopping tools allowed trees to be cut, wood to be split, shelter to be constructed, big game to be processed, and enemies and prey to be quie
tly killed with swift precision. In fact, a single blow from a sharp axe, hatchet, or tomahawk could easily sever limbs, decapitate, crush bone, or shatter a rib cage and slice through vital organs making it even more lethal than a knife. Further, many of these implements can be used at greater distance due to a long handle and the weighted head containing the cutting edge, which magnifies the force created in a swing. Also, with practice, these implements lend themselves well to being thrown. In fact, they are far easier to master than knives in respect to being thrown and can actually be finely tuned into an effective capability with minimal practice.
Today we also face prohibitions on weapons of all types whether carried concealed or in the open. Knives in particular endure an unfair stigma by the general population as a weapon vice tool. However, an axe or hatchet; albeit an incredibly effective weapon, tends to be seen as a tool vice a weapon. As such, law enforcement also tends to look at knives more harshly than an axe or hatchet. A person is able to carry "wood cutting" equipment in their vehicle and not draw unwanted scrutiny, which a person attempting to conceal a Bowie knife or even a small flip out folder in their pocket would generally receive.
Reliability is also a strong suite of chopping tools. They are simple and have almost nothing to fail or break. One only needs
to maintain the handle, which can be easily and repeatedly replaced with improvised materials even in austere conditions with the most basic of tools. The most common problem is the head slipping off the handle, which can be easily remedied by driving a wedge into the handle or purchasing a synthetic handle. These chopping implements also only require a utility edge, which is tough, easy to maintain, and easy to achieve unlike finely honed knife edges. This edge can be achieved with a rough stone, file, or grinder and doesn't require the use of high end sharpening equipment. Nonetheless, many axes and tomahawks are sharpened to a fine edge on par with any knife.
Chopping tools also lend themselves well for breaching and hammering tasks. Whether trapped inside or outside of a vehicle or structure, chopping tools are far superior to other tools. We tested hatchets on windshields and sheet metal and found they easily penetrated. We also found that they made short work of a variety of doors, drywall, and plywood. Well-constructed all steel implements made by Estwing in particular were also very adaptable to prying tasks. Finally, in a pinch, most of these tools could be used for a variety of hammering tasks depending on their design. We were able to effectively drive nails, smash open nuts, and drive stakes. None of these tasks were effectively performed by knives with the exception of windshields where some folding knives containing a "windshield punch" did an adequate job of spider webbing the window, but usually failed to completely
shatter and remove the coated glass (note that hatchets also provided superior protection to the user due to increased range from the glass shards).
We also were able to test out how well our tools penetrated armor and found them again to be far superior to knives. In fact, the tactical tomahawks ripped through steel helmets with ease and when sharp were able to also penetrate soft body armor. When tested against Kevlar helmets all implements delivered a strong enough strike to most likely knock the wearer unconscious and axes in particular proved to be an overmatch. Knives proved completely ineffective against both steel and Kevlar helmets, but did penetrate soft body armor. We also tested strike force against body armor containing both steel and ceramic plates and would not rate them as effective in penetrating the hard armor, but found the strike force of both axes and heavy hatchets enough to knock down and injure anyone wearing the armor. It is also worth noting that all implements tested have the ability to bypass any armor worn and still easily deliver a lethal strike with a single blow.
Finally, good hatchets, axes, and tomahawks are also very affordable. The demand for them does not command the prices that "tactical" folders and other "sexy" knives rate for price mark-ups. A used axe or hatchet can be found for as little as a few dollars and brand new items rarely cost more than fifty dollars.
After testing various implements our staff has come to some basic conclusions when it comes to selection and purchasing of chopping tools. First of all, it is best to buy items that don't draw attention like neon green "zombie apocalypse" warhawks. You can get the same items in neutral colors. Second, synthetic handles proved superior to wooden handles for both chopping an
d throwing tasks. Third, most steel in modern middle and low end axes and hatchets were of poor quality. We recommend buying from a reputable dealer and brand or finding "antique" hatchets and axes, which have far better steel. Finally, for throwing, double bla
ded implements are superior as they can stick on both the front and back spin.
When it comes to recommendations, we generally don't support one brand over another, but will provide you the facts from our field tests. We found that for fighting and throwing, SOG's Tactical Tomahawk Black / F01TN-CP ( http://www.sogknives.com/tactical-tomahawk-black.html ) is a well-designed lethal implement that when sheathed draws little more attention than a standard hatchet or axe. It is well balanced and a novice can stick this tomahawk at a broad range of rotation angles at about seven paces nearly every throw with a little practice. We threw our Tactical Tomahawks for weeks on end and thousands of times into trees, stu
mps, logs, plywood, steel drums, and slabs of pigs and found the tool held up and could be brought back to a very sharp edge with little effort or skill. However, the tomahawk is not well adapted for more mundane tasks such as chopping and splitting wood. If you are searching for an actual axe or hatchet for chopping and splitting we were impressed with the edge, quality of steel, durability, and performance of both Fiskars and Estwing. Fiskars provides tools with synthetic handles, which are lighter and still extremely rugged. This allowed for faster manipulation and ease of use. They also didn't seem to transmit shock to the user. Estwing provides all steel tools that are virtually indestructible, but at a tradeoff of being very heavy and slow to manipulate. Estwings will also wear you out if you use them all day due to the weight and shock translation through the handle. Depending on your needs and uses, all of the above brands we found to perform at or above standard.


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The Manly Sisters are Canberra and Melbourne based drag performers.
The team have performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK), GFEST in Western Australia, toured regional Victoria, performed for numerous community events and were stars of the high rating Channel 31 TV series "Drags Aloud".
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Minimum wage and college make getting by difficult
Humna Sharif
Staff Writer
The current minimum wage in the state of Illinois is $8.25 per hour for those who are 18 years of age or older. Minimum wage in Illinois is about $1.07 less than the highest minimum wage in the country, Washington State at $9.32.
The big question however is, can a person live off of minimum wage alone working a 40 hour work week?
A person being paid minimum wage would make about $330 per week working eight hours, five days a week. This would mean a monthly earning of about $1320.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, had the minimum wage kept pace with inflation since 1968, today it would be over $10.65 – more than $2 higher than today's minimum wage.
Sandy Spencer, Director of the Career Center, said that each semester Parkland College employs around 200 students at the rate of minimum wage. Every department at Parkland employs student workers in some capacity.
"Minimum wage is definitely not enough to pay bills or live on. A part-time student employment position can be helpful in supplementing income, to give students some extra spending money, but definitely not enough to live on," Spencer remarked.
Parkland College policy dictates that the maximum number of hours part-time workers can clock is 19 per week. Student workers at Parkland would typically be working another job as well if they are trying to meet the living costs.
"Sometimes their parents pay for bills, sometimes the students themselves are paying for everything, and the high costs of living do put many students in the position where they have to work a part time job, and a full time job. Sometimes they even have 3 jobs, which is too much if they are trying to be a full time student as well," Spencer said
This may be one of the reasons that Parkland is made up of almost 63 percent part-time students, as students can't afford to spend all that time studying when they need to be out there making money. At the end of the day that's what is going to pay the bills.
Most entry level jobs paying minimum wage to workers without any professional degrees actually create a barrier for the students working towards a college degree because they end up over working. There is data that shows that if students work over 20 hours a semester while going to school then it's often too much and it does affect their GPA in a negative way.
"On the other hand there is also data that shows that if students are working part-time, especially on campus, while going to school then it helps them increase their GPA. As this helps them stay more focused and connects them to college life," Spencer stated.
Annette Huss, Student Assistant in the Admissions Office, said she works 19 hours a week at Parkland, in addition to being a full time student with 14 credit hours.
"Minimum wage back in 1997, when I used to work at Colwell Systems, was about $5.35 per hour. It is more now but everything else is so much more expensive. I am fortunate enough to have a husband that makes good money, but I know people who have to work two full time jobs because they can't make enough money," Huss explained.
"It's either you work and you eat or you don't work and you don't eat. There is no one to help you if things don't work out. The whole state of Illinois is a mess," Huss continued. Huss believes that minimum wage being raised to $10.56 per hour would be a good thing and should be at least that much, although it would still be difficult for minimum wage earners to get by.
Kylie Michaels, student worker at the Parkland College Bookstore, is a Nursing major with a very tight schedule. Michaels work includes 40 hours a week spent at Christi Clinic, 19 hours at the bookstore, and seven credit hours of study on top of that. All that together makes for a really hectic week.
"I live on my own, pay all my bills; I obviously have two jobs so of course minimum wage for student workers isn't enough. As long as I manage my time well I can get by but there definitely is no time for myself," Michaels said.
Yet Michaels was of the opinion that minimum wage increasing wouldn't do anyone much good either because, in her opinion, everything else would go up instantly, and the cost of living would only increase more.
Where Huss expressed her dissatisfaction with the state programs like the Food Stamps, Medicaid, and TANF, Michaels stated that these programs do try to genuinely help low income families and workers, provided they are not abused and taken advantage of by people who don't actually qualify for the assistance.
Student worker, Justin Garbutt, works as the bookstore cashier at Parkland.
"I would definitely like to see the minimum wage increased. It would make the dollars add up a little faster. Something as small as two dollars can make a profound difference for minimum wage workers," Garbutt stated.
Students looking for jobs can take advantage of the resources provided by Parkland College. The Career Center is a great place for those who are undecided about their majors and can't figure out which road to embark on once their college education is complete.
Businesses from all over the town place job ads with the career center, and all Parkland College departments hiring student workers also post jobs in the career center. The jobs listings are updated every day and are also available online.
Spencer explained that the goal of the Career Center was to help students succeed later in life. That's why the office offers help with resume building, interview sills and job searches. According to Spencer, last year alone the Career Center posted over 2,000 job listings for students.
"We are helping students get the kind of skills they need in order to go out there and get a job and that eventually is what's going to pay for the living costs," Spencer explained.
Parkland College can't do much about increasing the minimum wage or making living standards better, what it does do however is provide a cordial and accommodating environment for student workers. By giving students the best possible chance and the resources to figure out what career path they want to take later in life, Parkland does it's part in making life better for many students.
If you would like more information on the Career Center, visit their office in U238, or go online to http://www.parkland.edu/careercenter/.


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If you'd like to sneak away for three or four days on a getaway that could include virtually every Maine summer delight and even a visit to another country, here's a suggestion that has been a tradition for our family several times a summer for more years than I care to count.
It includes, among other things, hiking, camping, kayaking, biking, golfing, puffin-spotting, whale watching and international travel — all within four hours of our midcoast Maine home.
Just head east on Route 1 until you reach tiny East Machias, where you'll turn right on Route 191 and follow the bay down to Cutler. There your getaway should start with a trip out to Machias Seal Island with Capt. Andrew Patterson of the Bold Coast Charter Co. to see the largest puffin colony on the Maine coast. You'll not only see these unusual birds, you'll see them up close — a special experience.
Once back on the road, you'll reach the parking lot for the Cutler Coast Unit of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, about halfway between East Machias and Lubec, for your first hike. This 12,000-acre paradise includes the best of everything you'd expect to find in Washington County: blueberry barrens, peat lands, forested ledges, thick woods, grasslands and meadows. But the real reason to try this hike is the steep, jagged cliffs that tower above the ocean along 4.5 miles of completely undeveloped coastline.
There are two loops, one 5.8 miles and 9.8 miles, both of which are great hikes, but you can experience the best of the area by following the trail for about a mile and a half right down to the cliffs, with a view of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, and return on the same trail back to your car. This is our customary choice, as there's so much more we want to cram into our short getaway. If you do the longer loop, you'll notice that there are three remote and primitive tent sites out on Fairy Head that you might consider for a future visit.
Once back on Route 191, keep your eye out for Boot Cove Road on your right. It will take you past the trailheads for several more delightful hikes in the network that make up the Cobscook Trails. Boot Head Preserve and Hamilton Cove Preserve are both rewarding short hikes. If you don't do them on your first visit, make a note to include them on your next.
Next, continue along to the famed red and white striped West Quoddy Head lighthouse, perched on America's easternmost point of land. There, in 532-acre Quoddy Head State Park, you'll find more trails leading along the bold outcroppings above the ocean and another view over Grand Manan Channel.
Then it's back through Lubec, a town experiencing a renaissance of sorts since the demise of the sardine canning industry that fueled its early growth, with new little shops, places to eat and other attractions. Here you'll embark on your international travels as you cross the short bridge and pass through Canadian customs — don't forget your passport or ID card! — onto Campobello Island, NB.
Enough off the beaten path that it never gets crowded, the island is perhaps most famous as the site of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt's cottage and the 2,800-acre Roosevelt Campobello International Park. The residence, a magnificent 34-room "cottage,' where FDR spent many summer vacations away from Washington, is the centerpiece of the park. It stands as both a memorial and a symbol of the close friendship between Canada and the United States, and both countries share in the funding, staffing and administration of the park.
Once on the island, head for Herring Cove Provincial Park to set up your camp in the quiet seclusion of one of the campgrounds 88 sites or, if the weather's bad, take one of the four "canopies," enclosed shelters with bunks. Over many years of camping there, we've never had a problem picking out just the right site.
Adding to the charm of the park is a crescent-shaped sand and pebble beach more than a mile long, where a dozen people constitute a crowd. And there are plenty of biking opportunities both in the park, all over the island and on the three carriage roads in the International Park. So be sure to bring along your bikes.
Bring your golf clubs too, if that's your game, as there's a manicured, Geoffrey Cornish-designed nine-hole track that gets about as crowded, in my experience, as the beach. In fact, I remember a round a couple of summers ago in the late evening — set your clocks back, it's Atlantic time there, so the sun sets at about 10 p.m. in June — when my wife and I were the only two people on the entire course. The view from the first tee is one you'll never forget.
And pack the kayaks as well. Although the tides and currents around the island can be a little intimidating, you'll find great paddling in Mill Cove near the north end of the island. And a special reward for a visit are sand dollars that seem to have a special affinity for the beach there.
You'll want to hike the variety of trails on the island, and my favorite is the 2.5-mile stretch between Raccoon Point and Liberty Point on the bold east shore in the International Park. Once at Liberty Point you may well spot whales offshore, and a pod of Minkes glided by us on a recent visit there.
At low tide, you'll want to head for the lighthouse at East Quoddy Head, as you can hike out to it only at low tide. But you have to include a visit there for both its beauty and the opportunity to spot more whales. Whale-watching tours are available out of Head Harbor, near the lighthouse, and on one of those you're virtually assured of sightings. And it's a great place to search for, and find, sea glass.
A special place to eat on the island is the year-round seafood institution called Family Fisheries. It's billed as a true maritime dining adventure, and I'll attest to that representation, proven on multiple visits there over the past 20 years. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are also served at the golf course club house, and there's another breakfast and lunch opportunity in a reopened bakery near the Herring Cove park, which makes a nice alternative to campsite breakfasts, especially after several days of camping.
Your getaway can best be concluded by picking the one alternate route off the island, the quirky M.V. Island Hopper ferry to Deer Island, NB. Eleven trips a day leave on the hour for a modest fare, car and all, and once on Deer Island, a drive to its north end takes you to the free government ferry to the mainland and the village of L'Etete, near St. George.
From there it's a short drive to scenic and historic St. Andrews, then a hop to St. Stephen and the border crossing back into Maine in Calais.
Believe me, you can cram more fun into three or four days there than almost anyplace I can think of, and it's not that far away.
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Man in animal costume shot after making bomb threat at Baltimore's FOX45 (4/28/16, WBFF-TV): This past Thursday, a major news story played out in front of a TV station's eyes … or, more accurately, its parking lot and lobby.
According to the story, a man wearing a panda costume set his car on fire in the parking lot of WBFF-TV, Baltimore's FOX affiliate. Then he demanded "the station air a story he brought with him on a flash drive" and "threatened to blow up the building after being denied entry to the station's lobby". The building was evacuated, police arrived, and the suspect was eventually shot but not killed by officers.
And the station's news department kept working.
The entire newsroom contributed to live coverage, even when they possessed no access to their building. Moreover, they produced compelling work while dealing with the uncertainty of a very real and likely scary situation. I give immense credit to all involved.


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Google's next android iteration may not be a huge leap that many were anticipating. Launching about six months ahead of ICS it grabs the opportunity not just as a minor numerical bump(4.1 from 4.0), but also a few new features to enjoy.
Slated to arrive in nexus devices by mid-July, its by and large an improved version of Ice Cream Sandwich. The major change in coding came in form of the PROJECT BUTTER. In words of Darren Murph
"Google has retooled Android to be even more responsive, so that it ramps up whatever power lies within the moment a finger touches the screen. The goal here is to achieve 60 frames per second across the board on modern hardware; that could mean bad news for older devices that may or may not get the update, but phones like the Galaxy Nexus seem to gain horsepower simply due to coding improvements."
The phone feels zippy and butter smooth. Chrome loads in an instant, voice search results are out in an instant. One could go on and on. Android is finally at a place where it feels completely buttoned up from silkiness point of view. One remembers, that in the past even quad core devices were not free from occasional lag while swiping between homescreens, owing mainly due to irregularities and inefficiencies in coding.
So here is exactly what is new:
Predictive Keyboard: Jelly Bean's keyboard looks very much like the stock keyboard on ICS. But start typing and you'll know the difference. Google didn't take too much time to point it out, but the new prediction algorithm tucked into Jelly Bean's factory keyboard is hugely noteworthy. Much like the third-party alternatives, like SwiftKey and Swype Google's version learns as you type and begins to make next-word recommendations based on familiar phrases you use.
Offline Maps: Google promised us earlier this month that its offline mapping solution would be coming soon, just in time for Apple to debut its own mapping solution for iOS 6. Right in line with Jelly Bean's launch, offline Maps is now a reality for Android smartphones. It's exactly what you probably assume it is: the same Maps you know and love, but with the ability to navigate sans a live data connection. The concept here is far from new; even in early 2010, a Nokia device was pulling top honors in our smartphone GPS shootout thanks to its ability to operate offline. Fast forward a few years, and the Lumia's Nokia Drive app still remains a phenomenal option due to — you guessed it — offline support.
Homescreen Tweeks: The homescreen hasn't changed much. Though now its easier to drag icons. The icons and widgets align themselves.
Google now: Quoting Darren Murph,
" Google Now can be activated by holding down the "Home" key and swiping up (or just swiping north from the lock screen). But unlike Siri, which simply requires you to start speaking, this action in Jelly Bean brings up an entirely new portal. Now unfolds, revealing a scrollable list of "Cards" that are just beautiful. (Unlike those from the webOS days, these scroll down rather than across, and don't swipe up or down as the images in the new Gallery do.) The fonts, textures and borders on these things are truly gorgeous. It's a fun place to fix your eyes within Android, because truthfully, it's lovely to look at. Beyond that, though, it's also highly informative. The cards that emerge will become better with time — assuming you opt into Now from the get-go. You see, Now makes no bones about how it gains intelligence: it watches you. It remembers what you frequently search for. It looks at your current location. It recalls which flights you've been searching for. It's kind of creepy, but honestly, that's what makes it wise. It's also worth noting just how natural the robotic voice is whenever you are lucky enough to ask Now something that it can reply to. It's entirely believable, unlike the very humanoid-y Siri."
Offline voice dictation: Voice input and dictation have always been hampered by internet connectivity. Finally, now you wont have to rely on a connection to use that feature. With Jelly Bean Google has woven voice recognition tools within the OS. Even in airplane mode, you can dictate emails and text messages with ease.
Jelly Bean may not be the quantum leap, but its the fine tuning of ICS that many had been waiting for. Its splendidly fast, the keyboard is stellar and Google now is brilliant. The primary problem, however, is availability. It's only hitting the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Motorola Xoom in mid-July, with every other Android device in that all-too-familiar wait-and-see mode. But all that will have to wait.
Do tell what you think of the latest android release and don't forget to leave you valuable comments below.
Blogtechnika would like to thank Mr. Ankur Jangra for his immense contribution towards this post.
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What an exciting night in Ballston Spa! Olympic Medallist Trevor Marsicano took over our town. People lined the streets waving their flags with pride.
As Trevor's car turned onto Front Street the crowds swarmed. The cameras surrounded him. Kids stared in amazement. A celebrity in our town.
The crowd cheered as Mayor Romano officially declared the week of May 9th Trevor Marsicano Week in the Town of Ballston Spa and presented him with the key to the village.
Angela McFarland, the person who made the parade a reality, used the phrase 'Ballston-Spa-onians' when referring to the pride in our town. Angela said it was the 'spirit of Ballston Spa' that really made this parade a reality.
Trevor told the crowd how it is awesome to win a medal but it is more important to inspire lives. He said, 'Always do the right thing. If you see someone in pain, reach your hand out and help out'. Trevor is an inspiration for all of our kids having overcome a tough road of depression and bullying in middle school.
It was a night of community pride in a our small town of Ballston Spa, a great night for all. This is what living in a small town is all about.


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Track athletes excel at Giegengack Invitational
February 7, 2011
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Despite the chilling weather and record snowfalls this winter throughout the Northeast, the Massachusetts men's and women's track and field squads were red-hot this weekend, as they competed against some of the best schools in the area at the Giegengack Invitational, hosted by Yale.
"Overall, I was very pleased with the way our team performed," UMass coach Ken O'Brien said. "We had some more guys qualify for [New England] and [IC4A] events and that's important when thinking about going even further."
The two-day event on Friday and Saturday proved to be successful for both UMass teams, as many have already secured a spot in both the New England Championships later this month and IC4A Regionals in early March.
Despite most events not coming until Saturday, Day One proved to be successful for the Minutemen and women that did perform.
Senior Kevin Spieler placed fifth in the weight throw, with a distance of 54-1.25. The Attleboro, Mass. native was coming off the Reebok Indoor Games the weekend before, where he placed third and set a personal-best with 54-2.75.
The duo of Zachary Koncki and Daniel Wu placed third and fourth, respectively, in the long jump, posting marks of 22-4.50 and 22-3.50.
With only six performances on the first day for the Minutewomen, some the representatives had impressive performances that set the stage for Day Two. Sophomore Rebecca Banker stood out, posting a high jump of 5-05.00, good enough to win the event and also rank fourth highest all-time in school history.
In the 5,000 meter event, junior Karen Roa joined Banker in the UMass record books. Roa ran a time of 17:30.77, placing third and posting the fifth-best time in school history for the event. Redshirt junior Colleen Wetherbee placed fifth in the same event with a time of 18:09.80. Both Roa and Wetherbee will represent UMass at the New England and ECAC Championships, as both performed well enough to qualify.
Saturday's performances built upon the already successful first day, as individuals qualified for future competitions. Others, who already qualified based on previous performances this season, continued their strong seasons.
Senior Sean Busch led the way for UMass, competing in the pole vault. Busch tied the indoor school record in the event, posting a height of 15 feet, 9 inches, which he already was tied for with former UMass star, Ken Schneider (2003). The Stow, Mass. native's performance Saturday earned him a trip to the IC4A Championships.
"Sean did a great job on building upon what he's done so far this season," O'Brien said. "[He has] already qualified for New England's and IC4A, I look for him to work out kinks next week, like footing on the mat and other things along those lines."
Already qualified to compete in the New England and IC4A Championships coming up, senior Tyler Cotto posted a time of 8.12 in the 60 meter hurdles, placing first in the event.
"[Tyler] is an extreme competitor, who, like Sean, we've relied on to perform every week and he delivers," O'Brien said.
The 500-meter sophomore tandem of Paul Grafov and Joe Doyle placed ninth and 10th, respectively, with times of 1:05.17 and 1:05.27. Doyle's time qualified him for the New England Championships in the event.
Four Minutewomen qualified for future competition with impressive performances on Saturday. Junior Chrissy Silvar successfully posted a height of 11-03.75 in the pole vault, placing second in the event and qualifying her for the NEC in the event. Silvar's mark was good enough for a new season high.
Other UMass women that qualified for the NEC were Elizabeth Fisk (mile, 5:05.93), Meghan Leahy (400 meters, 59.44), and Michelle Jenssen (500 meter, 1:18.05.) Senior Stephanie Aguguo won the triple jump over the weekend, posting a mark of 38-06.25.
Both squads will be back in action next weekend, competing at the Valentine Invitational in Boston. The event will prepare both squads before they head to North Kingston, R.I. to compete in the Atlantic 10 championships the weekend of Feb. 18.
Scott Cournoyer can be reached at [email protected]


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Research by investment bank Rabobank said consumers should brace for a 15% rise in food prices, as farmers struggle to cope with the soaring costs of animal feed and slaughter more of their stock.
The worst drought in the US for almost a century, combined with droughts in South America and Russia, have hit the production of crops used in animal feed - such as corn and soybeans - especially hard, the report said.
As a result farmers have begun slaughtering more pigs and cattle, temporarily increasing the meat supply - but causing a steep rise in the price of meat in the long-term as production slows.
"Farmers producing meat are simply not making enough money at the moment because of the high cost of feed," Nick Higgins, commodity analyst at Rabobank, told Sky News.
"As a result they will reduce their stock - both by slaughtering more animals and by not replacing them."
The "mass liquidation" of animals - which Rabobank said will pick up pace in the beginning of 2013 - will contribute to food prices hitting new highs.
The cost of pork is expected to rise at the fastest pace - by 31% by the end of June next year - while beef costs could increase by up to 8%.
"This record cost of meat and dairy will combine with already-high crop prices to increase food prices by 15% by the middle of next year," Mr Higgins added.
This would see food prices reach their highest level on record, up by 175% compared to the year 2000.
But the report stressed that the current situation is very different to the crisis of 2008 – in which food stables of the world's developing economies, like wheat and rice, were severely affected.
The bank's research follows official figures that showed inflation had slipped back to 2.5% in the UK - closer to the Bank of England's inflation target of 2%
But Mr Higgins warned that next year's food price rise could push inflation in the UK higher, and so further away from the Bank's target.
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At first glance, what Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato said this week about Virginia Tech was more cliche than bulletin-board material.
"They're a great defense," he told the Roanoke Times. "We're a great team and we're a great offense. May the best man win."
That, though, was all the ammunition Hokies defensive coordinator Bud Foster would need for a motivational ploy.
Whether it was true or not, Foster had already begun insinuating that his defense, ranked No. 2 in the nation after a dominating performance in Virginia Tech's 15-10 win over East Carolina, wasn't getting its due by the time he met with reporters Wednesday evening.
"I hope they respect our program. You got to go earn their respect, so we've got to go do that," Foster said. "I think they feel good about themselves offensively, and they should with the numbers."
Marshall represents the third straight spread offense Virginia Tech's defense has faced, but the Thundering Herd are the best one yet. Everything Marshall does on offense, Foster said, is a little more explosive and a little faster than what East Carolina did.
Last season, only Tulsa and UCLA averaged more plays per game than the Thundering Herd. Through three games this year, they are averaging more than 82 plays per game.
Cato, meanwhile, has matured since facing the Hokies as a true freshman two years ago. In that 30-10 Virginia Tech win, Cato threw an interception and was sacked five times. Foster expects a more grizzled signal-caller than the one the Hokies "rattled" in 2011. He's currently completing 63.6 percent of his passes and already has seven touchdowns.
"The game has slowed down for him. He knows where he's going now. He's getting rid of the ball quicker," Foster said. "He's got a lot of experience under his belt. You see a much more improved, polished guy."
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A balanced attack
Virginia Tech ran the ball with authority in its season-opening loss to Alabama and then threw it well in last week's win over East Carolina, but new offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler is still waiting for both facets to click in the same game. The Hokies expect Marshall to load the box to stop the run this week, although establishing tailback Trey Edmunds will still be a priority. But with sophomore J.C. Coleman out still nursing an ankle injury, it wouldn't be surprising if quarterback Logan Thomas is asked pace the offense with his arm for a second week in a row.
Slow down the Herd
Marshall is averaging more than 527 yards per game this year, and it's doing it in a multitude of ways. Quarterback Rakeem Cato is completing better than 63 percent of his passes, while four players -- including Cato -- are averaging more than four yards per rush. The good news is that Virginia Tech's defense has been dominant early this season and currently sits No. 2 in the nation. Two years ago, when Cato was a true freshman, the Hokies racked up five sacks and two turnovers in a 30-10 win in Huntington, W.Va.
Kick it straight
Virginia Tech place kicker Cody Journell had been fairly reliable for three years, and showed a penchant for clutch kicks last season. But the redshirt senior suffered through the worst performance of his career last week at East Carolina, missing an extra point and three field goals of under 40 yards (one was later negated by a penalty). Coach Frank Beamer isn't worried about the implosion, although Journell admitted this week his problems were both mental and mechanical. He hit 36 of his 44 career field goals attempts before last Saturday, so Journell can prove it was simply a one-week blip with a strong showing against Marshall.


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May 5, 1987 Yesterday representatives of the United States and the Soviet Union concluded 2 days of negotiations on the establishment of Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers. At these meetings the sides reached agreement on the establishment of such centers, which agreement will be referred for final approval to the leaders of both countries.
The delegations were headed by Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle and Special Assistant to the President Robert Linhard for the United States side and Ambassador Alexsei Obukhov for the Soviet side. Agreement to explore the establishment of such centers was reached at the summit between the President and General Secretary Gorbachev in Geneva, November 1985. Senators Sam Nunn and John Warner played a particularly helpful role in the deliberations that led to the President's proposal.
The administration welcomes this agreement as a practical measure that will reduce the risk of conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, particularly nuclear conflict that might result from accident, misinterpretation, or miscalculation. This agreement complements U.S. efforts in the nuclear and space talks to reach agreement on broad, deep, equitable, and effectively verifiable reductions in nuclear arms, as well as other U.S. efforts to achieve a more stable and secure international environment.


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An officer who sent emails to Marines in Afghanistan warning them to beware of an Afghan police chief with ties to the Taliban has been honorably discharged.
I love the Marine Corps but it seems they got this one wrong. A simple letter of reprimand would have sufficed for MAJ Brezler.
Major Jason Brezler was attempting to warn other Marines about Sarwar Jan, a child molester, who subsequently set up one of his "Tea Boys" named Aynoddin to gun down unarmed Marines in the FOB gym with Jan's own AK-47, as we reported here. Three Marines were killed, and one survived.
According to the Marine Times,
"Although Maj. Jason Brezler received support and endorsements from congressmen, a former assistant secretary of defense, and even Marine Corps generals at his board of inquiry, a panel of three officers recommended Thursday that he be separated from the Marine Corps with an honorable discharge".
"After three days of testimony and arguments and more than two hours of deliberation, the board found that Brezler, a Reserve officer and New York City firefighter, had demonstrated substandard conduct, misconduct or professional or moral dereliction, and conduct unbecoming an officer by failing to observe correct protocols for handling classified information. He doesn't deserve to stay in the Corps, they concluded.
The charges were brought against MAJ Brezler relating to events set in motion in 2012 when he received an urgent email from then-Capt. Andrew Terrell regarding Sarwar Jan, a corrupt Afghan police chief with known Taliban ties and a penchant for child sex abuse who had gained access to a Marine base.
Brezler was attending a graduate school seminar in Oklahoma at the time and subsequently fired off a classified briefing document about Jan from his Yahoo account. When another officer who received the email raised the alarm about sending the document over a nonsecure network, Brezler reported himself to his superiors and cooperated with a Naval Criminal Investigative Service probe into the classified material spillage.
Just seventeen days after Brezler sent the document about Sarwar Jan, three Marines were dead and one seriously wounded.
But the real question is, who was it that did not heed MAJ Brezler's warning? Therein lies where the real investigation should be aimed. It seems to me that "firing" MAJ Brezler who, albeit used a non-secure means, sought to do what we want leaders to do: protect our men and women in combat zones — and trust me, I have experience in this type of scenario.
My counsel to MAJ Brezler is this, you are a hero to many and you did what was right. You can always look at yourself in the mirror and know that you represent the finest traditions and values of your Marine Corps. I know it hurts right now and you feel betrayed and abandoned, but, ruck up, you are and shall always be one of The Few, The Proud, a United States Marine. Semper Fi, Ooh Rah! And Jason, always know, karma is a bitch.


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The world's first shockproof wireless charging case for iPhone 5/5s is now available in the US! Australian manufacturer Dog & Bone has meticulously designed and crafted the world's first shockproof wireless charging case military tested (MIL STD 810F) to withstand drops up to 4 feet (1.2 meters). The Dog & Bone Backbone is Made for iPhone (MFI) certified and sleekly durable with vibrant patterns and colors. Winner of the prestigious Australian Good Design Award, the Dog & Bone Backbone wireless charging case will keep your iPhone 5/5s protected with its shockproof rating, charged faster than a standard cable, and looking sleek and stylish in a variety of patterns and colors.
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During the period 1 – 20 December, 2016 two VSB-30 rockets are planned to be launched from Esrange Space Center. The launches will take place between 05:00 – 17:00 during this period.
VSB-30 is a two-stage rocket. The estimated impact point for the first stage of the rocket is in the A-zone and for the second stage in the B-zone.
In connection with the launching Radio Norrbotten will broadcast final announcements on the Kiruna FM-transmitter 102.7 MHz, at any of the following times:
06.58, 12.58, 17.58 and 21.58
or at a time given in the last announcement.
Within the impact area there are shelters and warning signs with maps and other relevant information.
Read more at; http://www.sscspace.com/safety


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Summary: if you but a new iPhone 5S or 6, you may want to transfer text messages from your old phone to the new iPhone. How? This article will tell you an easy solution.
"Hi, I bought a new iPhone 5S days ago, and want to transfer text messages from my old HTC One X to the iPhone, how to do that?I tried using iTunes, but failed and found it is too complicated for me. Is there any easy way to transfer text messages to new iPhone? "—Stefen
"How do I transfer text messages to new iPhone? I want to transfer text messages from my Nokia phone to iPhone 5S, how to do that?"—Lucas
When the new iPhone released, many people ask this question. Yes, iTunes is too complicated to transfer data between iOS device and Android device, and it does not support Nokia now. So, is there any tool can transfer text messages from other phones to iPhone without hassle? The answer is YES. The tool you need is a Mobile Transfer.
Mobile Transfer is an easy to use yet powerful program that can transfer data between different OS including iOS, Android, BlackBerry,and Nokia Sybian systems. With it, you can freely copy files such as text messages, videos, contacts, photos, and other files from one phone to another. Check the steps below to see how to use this program.
How to Transfer Text Messages to New iPhone
Step 1. Download and install the Mobile Transfer
Firstly, you need to download and install the Mobile Transfer to your computer. And then connect your phones to the computer. Run the software. In the main interface, select phone to phone transfer option.
Step 2. Select text messages to copy
After your devices are detected and connected, this software will show them in the window. In the middle window,. You can see a list of files that can be transferred. Check the box before the Messages.
Step 3. Start to transfer text messages to new iPhone
At last, click Start Copy button to transfer old text messages to your iPhone. The process will be complicated soon if did not select other files such as photos, videos, etc. to transfer.
Supported popular devices:
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Helpful tips:
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Song Title: It's Her Artist: Radio Racer Album: Crash The City Standard Tuning Ok so this is my first time to tab a song and I badly want to play this song so I tried to tab it. Comment on my tab if there are wrong parts to correct. :] Tha (guitaretab.com)


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Vote on the ballot listed to the left, and rate the ballot below.
Submitted by : fivenotes
Submitted on : Mar 29,2012 7:09:11 pm
ballot title:
Is it alright to deny someone something because of their families crimes?
ballot number:140092
kinda like blacks being mad cause they were once enslaved by all races and still have an issue with it
Voted : Yes
Some way Some how, they benefited from it. Off with their heads.
by passiveson [+]
Voted : No
But most people will assume you are guilty by association.
Yes, I denied George W. Bush my vote because of the crimes of his Father and his family.
by TheAntidote [+]
RWS, it's not an assumption, people are guilty by association. Here's a legal example, you are out at a bar with a freind who violently assaults someone as you're leaving. An hour later the Police find you and you get arrested for complicity (a charge like aiding and abetting, rendering criminal assistence, accessory during the fact, failure to report the crime or render assistance when an injury is involved, etc...), because you refuse to give a statement implicating your friend.
Even though you may not have actually commited the crime, you are still guilty by association.
The same is true if you drive to a convienence store and wait in the car while your companion goes in. Unbeknownst to you, your friend boosts a case of beer (or anything for that matter), gets in the car and you drive off. You get pulled over a few blocks away, and guess what? You both get charged with shoplifting.
Guilt by association. Even being ignorant of the facts is not a legitimate legal defense. So my approach is don't associate. That might be considered anti-social behavior, but I know I won't ever catch a social disease. lol
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The notion of polynomial time complexity has a great importance in KR (as well as many other fields of computer science), as problems that can be solved in polynomial time are to be considered easy, from a computational point of view.
The notion of polynomial many-one reducibility also has a very intuitive meaning when applied to KR: if there exists a polynomial many-one reduction from one formalism to another one, then the time complexity of reasoning in the two formalisms is comparable. This allows to say, e.g., that inference in PL is coNP-complete, i.e. it is one of the hardest problems among those in the complexity class coNP.
As a result, we have a formal tool for comparing the difficulty of reasoning in two formalisms. What is missing is a way for saying that one formalism is able to represent the same information in less space.
We consider again the lunch scenario of the previous example. We show that we can reduce the size of the representation using circumscription instead of Propositional Logic. In PL, the knowledge of the previous example was represented by the formula :
The set of models of this formula is , and the models of are exactly the minimal models of the formula defined as follows.
By the definition of circumscription [41] it holds that is equivalent to . Note that is shorter than . If this result can be proved to hold for arbitrary sets of models, we may conclude that circumscription is more space efficient than Propositional Logic in representing knowledge expressed as sets of models.
Our goal is to provide a formal way of talking about the relative ability of PKR formalisms to compactly represent information, where the information is either a set of models or a set of theorems. In particular, we would like to be able to say that a specific PKR formalism provides ``one of the most compact ways to represent models/theorems'' among the PKR formalisms of a specific class.


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Pointspread favors 76ers in battle with Pistons
Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers Odds
Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Detroit when they hit take on the 76ers on Monday in pro hoops betting action.
(Note: follow us on Twitter for line updates and injuries news). The 76ers currently sports a record of 11-9, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 10-10 ATS. The Pistons are 7-15 and 10-12 ATS. Betting totals have seen the 76ers post a 11-9 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Pistons have gone 10-12 against the number.
View Detroit vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
For bettors going with the 76ers in this one, they were listed earlier as 6.5-point favorites on the betting line at Bovada. Totals bettors have seen that number set at 184 for Monday at shops such as 5Dimes.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 25-rated 76ers and the No. 20-ranked Pistons, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 94-92 result in favor of the 76ers.
How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Philadelphia's No. 19-rated squad against Detroit's No. 20-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Philadelphia rates No. 19 in the league with 6.6 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 24 with 5.9 per outing.
Defensively, the Pistons feature the league's No. 14-rated defense on the road, giving up 98.4 points per game. Philadelphia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 25 in the league in scoring at home.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 104-97 winner as they battled the Cavaliers on the road. The Pistons covered in the match as a 1-point favorite, while 201 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Pistons got a 30-point performance from Brandon Knight as Detroit handed Cleveland a 104-97 defeat on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena.
Philadelphia was a 92-79 loser in its last match on the road against the Celtics. They failed to cover the 6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 171 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Thaddeus Young scored 22 points in a failed effort to lead the 76ers to victory (they lost 92-79 to Boston at TD Garden on Saturday).
Detroit Pistons Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Denver are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 2-8
After a win are 1-9
Philadelphia 76ers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Chicago are 6-4
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few Pistons at 76ers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Denver, Tuesday, December 11
Philadelphia home to Chicago, Wednesday, December 12


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Good Habits: Take a Break
(image source) Happy Friday dears! I have a very real urge to print this out and frame it in my home because I am definitely one of those people who have to remind myself that it's okay to relax. We all not only need to take breaks but we deserve them . So this weekend I've decided to treat myself to at least two of these breaks! How about you? View Post


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Skip to comments.Ghost of Freedom Past
Posted on 05/17/2009 3:30:30 PM PDT by MosesKnows
I had a dream the other night, I didn't understand
A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by the bed,
He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low, he said ...
We fought a revolution, to secure our liberty,
We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny,
For future generations, this legacy we gave,
In this, the land of the free and home of the brave.
The freedom we secured for you, we hoped you'd always keep,
But tyrants labored endlessly, while your parents were asleep.
Your freedom gone - your courage lost, you're no more than a slave
In this land of the free and home of the brave.
You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun,
Permits to start a business, or to build a place for one.
On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent,
Although you have no voice in choosing how the money's spent.
Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate.
Your Christian values can't be taught, according to the state.
You read about the current news, in a regulated press.
You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the I.R.S.
Your money is no longer made of silver or of gold.
You trade your wealth for paper, so your life can be controlled.
You pay for crimes that make our nation turn from God in shame,
You've taken Satan's number, as you've traded in your name.
You've given government control to those who do you harm,
So they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm
And keep the country deep in debt - put men of God in jail
Harass your fellow countrymen, while corrupted courts prevail.
Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they've sworn,
And your daughters visit doctors so their children won't be born.
Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores,
And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people's wars.
Can you regain freedom for which we fought and died?
Or don't you have the courage or the faith to stand with pride?
Are there no more values for which you'll fight to save?
Or do you wish your children to live in fear and be a slave?
I wish the Sons of the Republic, would arise and take a stand,
To Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land,
And Preserve our great republic, And each God-given right,
And pray to God to keep the torch of freedom burning bright .
As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from which he came.
His words were true, we are not free. We have ourselves to blame.
For even now as tyrants trample each God-given right,
We only watch and tremble, too afraid to stand and fight
If he stood by your bedside, in a dream while you're asleep,
And wondered what remains of our rights he fought to keep,
What would be your answer, if he called out from the grave?
Is this still the Land of the Free and the Home - of the Brave?
In lieu of that I feel sharing the text is something many Free Republic visitors will appreciate.
I do not know the author's name other than Molly. Thank you Molly for allowing me to share this.
In leiu of that I feel sharing the text is something many Free Republic visitors will appreciate.
I do not know the author's name other than Molly. Thank you Molly for allowing me to share this.
Thank you Molly.
The torch of Freedom sputters now, it is dim. The darkness of tyranny envelope our once bright land as many chose to close their eyes and ignore the ever present withing away of their rights. But, the spirit of 1776 is alive and well. The torch will flair once again. The land is crippled by its own successes and its own wealth. Con-men have sold the people on Political Correctness, global warming and multiculturalism. Heroes who gave their lives for America's Freedom are mocked by men who have never smelled the battle fray. Men who are not men are elevated to positions of power as they lie to make perversion seen "normal". Our land must tap again the spirit of 1776 and once again fight for our freedoms against a new form of tyranny.
ping. Your list might enjoy this.
Very relevant to today
Your response is almost poetry. I will pass on your thank you and I want to ask her if she has written more.
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Let's look into your background, Kieron. What have you been up to over the past 10 years?
Wow that's a big question! Well I started out in affiliate marketing roughly 10 years ago. It started out because I got made redundant from a job so wanted to teach myself a new skillset building websites. Remember this was before WordPress so you had to use MS Front Page. Anyway, I built a couple of sites and then though "what's next?" Monetisation, hence starting out in affiliate marketing. Over the years I've launched more sites than I can remember, some have been successful some not. I've also done some consultancy and of course I work on my blog at here.org.uk although not as often as I would like.
Over the last couple of years though I started work on ContentNow.co.uk which is a project with my business partner Simon. The idea was that as a website owner the 2 most important things you can do to help your site in the search engines is build links and write content. Both of which are time consuming and laborious. So the idea was born to launch a quality service to offer both these services, freeing up the site owners to develop their business and look at the important stuff like generating revenue.
My other big project which I launched 18 months ago is ShareMyPlaylists.com. It's a Spotify playlist sharing site and I'm pleased to say the largest out there. We've got investment from the Buy.at founders and are currently going from strength to strength. Next step is a USA launch along with Spotify.
As a Publisher yourself, why can others benefit from having content written for you and how can it benefit your SEO, listings and community aspects?
We all know that Google loves sites with fresh updated content, updated as often as possible. It's that simple. We recently launched a News service where we can deliver unique content relevant to your sector daily or up to 4 times a day, and this is proving a tremendous success. We've even helped some clients get featured in Google News, see http://www.here.org.uk/2010/02/getting-your-site-featured-in-google-news-with-case-studies.html Where clients have been included in Google News they've seen an increase in traffic of between 20% to 30% so definitely something to aim for.
The other benefit is that if you have an open comment system (which you should have) then by having lots of fresh news features, blog posts etc. then you will begin to engage your community and you will see users actively engaging with you and commenting on your posts.
For anyone who's interested in finding out more, have you an offer for any Affiliates4u members?
Sure, for anybody interested in taking up our News service just email me at email@example.com and we will give you a 10% discount off their first month. Unlike our competitors, we operate under a rolling 30 day contract, so no nasty long tie-ins either.
Let's move on to the a4uexpo. How do you find the a4uexpo experience?
I love it. For me Affiliates 4 U is a great community and the Expo gives everyone a chance to get together and network in the flesh. The sessions are second to none also, there is no other conference anywhere in the world like it. If you're involved in affiliate marketing in any way then you need to be there.
What session from this year's agenda are you most looking forward to?
Day 2 The Affiliate Virgin - From Hobby to Start-up with Michelle Dewberry – because I suggested the idea to Michelle and I think it will be great to hear from her on her journey from the Boardroom to Affiliate Marketing.
What would be your top tips for getting the best out of your time at the event?
Study the agenda beforehand, mark out the sessions you want to go to, as on the day it's very easy to get carried away with the networking and miss them. Also organise meeting with your networks, merchants and agencies, as they'll all be there. So get them to buy you lunch :)