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There is a way that researchers have found to bring happiness any time in the day. It starts with a little practice which involves remembering at least three points in the entire day to be grateful about. You can do it while you are on a bed and about to sleep. This practice is so effective that it changes your perspective of looking at every day's life. The major benefit is that you will be able to get happy almost immediately.
There are a few reasons for the effectiveness of this little technique.
- The first reason is that the state of gratitude is very similar to that of love. Scientists have noticed that when you show gratitude, you heartbeat gets into a healthy rhythm. When you ask meditators, they would say that gratitude opens your heart.
- The state of gratitude allows us to look at the positive things only. And when we are able to look at the positive things, the life becomes much better for us than the past. So, you need to take this fact into consideration that there is definitely something to be grateful and happy about even if there are more of the bad thing around us. This is what can make us feel better. And when it happens, we are naturally ready to face the toughest of challenges in our lives.
- This point is about the positive result which comes as a result of showing gratitude. When we are happy and grateful, we are basically programming our subconscious to find opportunities for being grateful. As a result, we get to find those opportunities in a better way.
Now, you can start practicing this method to bring happiness in your life. If you are a parent, you can make your kid's life better using this technique. Remember, the children can be happier and more obedient when you show them some gratitude. This way, they feel appreciated and understood. That's what a child primarily needs from his/her parents. And then, the kid will be motivated and more than happy to move in the right direction.
One thing worth noticing here is that your child doesn't have to show perfection in order to earn your appreciation. In fact, we need to accept our children with all of their shortcomings and behavioral gaps. Then, moving towards appreciating the children for good actions actually motivates them to move in the good direction.
Furthermore, your appreciation to the children shouldn't be limited to a few instances. You can appreciate your child for as many times as you can, but make sure that you are not losing enthusiasm at any of the instances especially when you are playing games with them such as power wheel. That will make your appreciation, somehow, fabricated and it fails to motivate children for good actions.
When you are successful in the process, you would be able to see the relationship and connection between you and your child blossom.


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Chip Pro is a $16 computer empowering makers to build IoT gadgets
Say you want to create the next generation of voice recognition-enabled, AI-ensmartened, buzzword-laden gadget. The fist thing you need to do is pick a platform. Arduino isn't powerful enough. The Raspberry Pi works great for prototyping, but going from Pi to production is a many-step process. Next Thing's Chip Pro is stepping up to fill the gap with a smart development kit for… Read More
National Science Foundation allots $1.5M to kid-focused maker projects
To celebrate 2016's Week of Making (don't tell me you forgot!), the National Science Foundation has awarded a total of $1.5 million to five small projects looking to get kids involved with STEM topics, creative play and generally making stuff. Read More
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Micromanufacturing the future
Micromanufacturing. As soon as I finish typing the word, my Grammarly spell checker promptly underscores it in red and suggests a replacement: "micro-manufacturing." But this new spelling is about to go mainstream. When I say micromanufacturing, I don't mean making tiny (micro-scale) components. There's another definition at work here: "Micromanufacturing is… Read More
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Cities drive the maker movement
Bringing back local industry to cities helps build strong local economies and strengthens our workforce. The maker movement is encouraging entrepreneurs to share ideas, and the city is the central place where it lives, breathes, and succeeds. Read More
Last week a 14-year-old boy brought a tech project to school setting off a wave of controversy. He is a Maker and he wanted to show his teacher a fun thing he put together. The resulting reaction was typical of today's Internet praise and outrage cycle. On one side the Maker community has banded together to show the boy that his desire to build was important. On the other side, some… Read More
14-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Bringing Homemade Clock To School
A 14-year-old boy in Irving, Texas named Ahmed Mohamed was taken into police custody after he brought a homemade clock to school. The boy, who, according to a piece in the Dallas Morning News, "makes his own radios and repairs his own go-kart," wanted to show his engineering teacher his handiwork. School officials originally thought his clock was a bomb and now are simply calling it… Read More
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Enabling Makers To Create "The Next Big Thing"
Makers have long been known as hobbyists or tinkers. However, with increased access to professional-grade tools, the maker movement is transforming business as usual. Through collaboration and connectivity, makers are inspiring innovation on a daily basis with the creation of smart gadgets, machines, robots and wearables. Read More
TC Makers: We Learn How MarkForged Prints Unbreakable Objects
We first met the folks at MarkForged at CES where they showed us their printer that could create nearly unbreakable objects. By weaving carbon fiber between layers of plastic, the team made some of the coolest 3D printed objects we've ever seen. I went to Boston where we met MarkForged's founder Greg Mark who walked us through his workshop from start to finish. There we saw… Read More
Why Don't Makers Have Higher Social Status?
Matt Burns wrote about a situation at his son's school last week that could have happened almost anywhere in the United States. The school had organized a career day, and his son, who is seven years old, told his teachers he wanted to be a video game designer one day. His teacher's response was not to be enthusiastic, but rather to dismiss the goal, saying that his son should… Read More
TC Makers: Your World-Changing Project Could Send You To Space
Usually on TC Makers we visit a team or factory building something incredible. Now, however, we're showcasing an incredible opportunity for you guys. The venerable Hackaday has announced what they are calling the Hackaday Prize. The goal is to get individuals or teams to work on projects that will change the world and the best one wins amazing trip: a space flight on the carrier of… Read More
TC Makers: We Sample The Goods At The Dogfish Head Brewery
Beer is my favorite food. That means I was especially excited to be able to visit the Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, DE, a palace dedicated to the production of some of the nicest beers around. Sam Calagione, founder of the company, wanted to make weird beers at his restaurant on the beach. As he got better – and bolder – he began experimenting with all sorts of amazing… Read More
TC Makers: Inside The IT Room Of A High-Tech Cruise Ship
In order to prevent electrical fires, cables on a ship can't be spliced. This means that a cable that starts at one end of the massive Quantum Of The Seas, Royal Caribbean's latest pleasure ship, has to be over 1,139 feet long to reach the other end. That's a lot of cable and it's a lot of cable management. Welcome to the world of on-ship IT, a discipline with its… Read More
TechCrunch Makers: Bonobos Headquarters Ramps Up For The Holidays
When I first approached Bonobos for an episode of TC Makers I was convinced I'd be able to visit a huge warehouse at the edge of town where a gaggle of monkeys was sewing together travel jeans and hipster flannel. Instead, I was invited into a relatively small New York office where designers, web folks, and customer service representatives were working on selling clothing on the… Read More
Designer Builds A 3D-Printable "Imura Revolver" In Honor Of Arrested Japanese Maker
When Japanese police arrested Yoshitomo Imura for printing his own revolvers, 3D printing advocates in some circles were up in arms. The guns, which only fired blanks, were simple test models called the Zig-Zag. Now, in honor of Imura's work in 3D printing, a CAD designer has created a newer, better gun that could be used to fire real bullets. The designer, who calls himself WarFairy… Read More
TC Makers: TechShop, The SF Workshop Where Hardware Is Born
I get to meet some amazing people during our TC Makers shoots and TechShop CEO Mark Hatch is no exception. A former Green Beret, Hatch is the kind of guy who can build a PCB in the morning and run a million-dollar network of amazing technology workshops in the afternoon. TechShop, which began in Menlo Park and expanded across the country, is a membership-based workshop where anyone can learn to… Read More
TC Makers: Making The Future With The Team At Formlabs
A few weeks ago I visited the headquarters of Formlabs in Somerville, Mass. where I had the pleasure of meeting the entire team in their small – but growing – workshop. There I saw a repair bay, research room, and even a molecular lab where materials scientists are hard at work making new solutions for the company's unique SLA printer. When I first met the guys from… Read More
Tindie, The Gadgets Marketplace For Makers, Ramps Up
I met Emile Petrone, the raffish owner of gadget marketplace Tindie, a few weeks ago and he told me that I would like his site. It turns out I really do. Part maker community and part amazing e-shop, Tindie is where good handcrafted gadgets go to become businesses. It's basically a cool place to find electronics projects for you and yours including sections for kids, musicians, and even… Read More

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After the bombshell allegations, Leah and Jeremy's families started duking it out on social media. First, there was this Facebook exchange between Leah's sister Victoria and Jeremy's cousin Christina:
Then, Jeremy and Leah's moms got into it on the Starcasm Facebook page, with Leah's mom saying Robbie wasn't even in town when the alleged hookup happened and Jeremy's mom accusing Leah's mom of lying to cover for her. You can read the whole exchange here.
The good news is that Leah's sister did a podcast interview over the weekend and said, "They're trying to work it out, just like any other married couple. I talked to Jeremy last night and he told me, 'I love Leah and I love the kids. I did post stuff on Twitter but I was upset.'"
Hopefully they will be able to work out. We really like Leah and Jeremy together and we're still hoping this was all just a big misunderstanding.
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Friday, October 6, 2006
"Diner's acquittal sparks debate: Is the customer always right? Yes. No. Maybe. It depends on who you ask, and how much food is left on the plate." This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times. My earlier post from yesterday on this subject was titled "Who says high-priced lawyers aren't worth it?"
Posted at 03:22 PM by Howard Bashman
"Post-Sept. 11 Death Benefits Disputed": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "As the World Trade Center burned, Glenn Winuk rushed to the scene from his law office to offer his skills as a veteran paramedic. He died with surgical gloves on and a medic's bag at his side. A card in his wallet identified him as a volunteer firefighter. 'He died a hero,' said his brother, Jay. Yet, in the eyes of the federal government, he did not die in the line of duty. In a decision sent to Winuk's parents days before the fifth anniversary of his death, the Justice Department rejected their application for a $250,000 benefit for public safety officers killed on the job."
Newsday reported last month that "Firefighter recognized locally but not by feds," while The Hill reported last month that "Family of fallen 9/11 rescuer fights DOJ." And in related coverage, The Journal News of Westchester, New York last month published an article headlined "P.R. exec mourns brother by creating 9/11 memorials."
Before he died trying to save the lives of others on September 11, 2001, Glenn Winuk was a partner at the law firm Holland & Knight LLP. Two recent relevant press releases from that law firm can be accessed here and here.
"Sanctioning Lawlessness": Law Professor David Cole has this essay online at The Nation.
Posted at 02:58 PM by Howard Bashman
"Judged Dred: What a new book on the Dred Scott case teaches us about scapegoating courts." Scott Lemieux has this essay online at The American Prospect.
The book in question is Mark A. Graber's "Dred Scott and the Problem of Constitutional Evil."
"The Constitution, Writ or Wrong: The habeas corpus debate illustrates a dangerous trend in legal ignorance." Adam J. White has this essay online at The Weekly Standard.
Posted at 02:50 PM by Howard Bashman
"Court grants two cases": Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog."
And The Associated Press reports that "Killer's Death Sentence Back in Court."
You can access today's U.S. Supreme Court Order List at this link.
In today's mail: The book "Saddam on Trial: Understanding and Debating the Iraqi High Tribunal," by Michael P. Scharf and Gregory S. McNeal. A letter in the package describes the book as "the first ever 'Blog-to-Book' initiative in academia."
Posted at 01:15 PM by Howard Bashman
"N.D. Officials Sue NCAA Over Nickname": The AP provides a report that begins, "State officials filed a lawsuit Friday against the NCAA to challenge its restrictions on the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname."
Posted at 12:25 PM by Howard Bashman
"Same-Sex Rite Stalls Judge Nomination": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A Republican senator is holding up a Michigan judge's nomination to the federal bench because she reportedly helped lead a commitment ceremony for a lesbian couple in Massachusetts four years ago."
You can access at this link the bio of Judge Janet T. Neff, who currently serves on the Michigan Court of Appeals, Third District.
Linda Greenhouse podcast: Available here, via "SCOTUSblog." I haven't yet listened to hear whether the latest kerfuffle is discussed.
Update: The podcast begins with discussion of Greenhouse's book, "Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey." I'm on the record as enjoying the book -- now available in paperback -- this past July while at the "beach" in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Second update: Tom Goldstein does ask Greenhouse about her Radcliffe College speech at about 12 minutes and 30 seconds into the podcast. My earlier coverage of that controversy can be found at this link. She adheres to her views expressed in that earlier speech and expresses surprise at the controversy that has arisen.
"Supreme Exposure: TV cameras are coming to the Supreme Court." Conor Clarke has this essay online today at The New Republic.
My earlier essay for law.com on this topic was headlined "Should Congress Mandate Supreme Court TV? Will original understanding go high-definition?"
On today's broadcast of NPR's "Morning Edition": The broadcast contained audio segments entitled "U.S. Refuses to Classify Alleged Bomber as Terrorist" and "NYSE Pay Trial Finally Going to Court" (RealPlayer required).
Posted at 10:11 AM by Howard Bashman
"Same-sex marriage ban upheld in ruling; Court says change can come only from voters or Legislature": Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.
The New York Times reports today that "California Court Upholds State's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage."
The Los Angeles Times reports that "Appeals Court Upholds State's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; Dissenting justice says the 2-1 ruling, which will go to the California Supreme Court, diminishes the 'humanity' of homosexuals."
Claire Cooper, legal affairs writer for The Sacramento Bee, reports that "Court upholds ban on gay marriage; State appellate ruling says the prohibition is not discriminatory."
In The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz has an article headlined "Another setback for gay unions; State appellate justices say legislature or voters should settle controversy."
And in The Oakland Tribune, Josh Richman reports that "Same-sex marriage handed a setback; Gay advocates vow to take case to state's top court after ban upheld."
My earlier coverage appears at this link.
"Judge Considering Constitutionality of Lethal Injection Posing Tough Questions; Prosecutors and defense attorneys are wary after being asked to suggest ways the manner of execution can be improved": Henry Weinstein has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.
Posted at 08:33 AM by Howard Bashman
"Bush cites authority to bypass FEMA law; Signing statement is employed again": Charlie Savage has this article today in The Boston Globe.
Posted at 08:25 AM by Howard Bashman
"Bush Policy Irks Judges in West; Rulings Criticize Agencies for Not Protecting the Environment": The Washington Post contains this article today.
Posted at 08:20 AM by Howard Bashman
"Preserving a Donor's Intent: The Daniels Fund is digitizing the late executive's business and personal correspondence to help make sure future board members understand his wishes." This article (free access) appears today in The Wall Street Journal. According to the article, "The fund's move reflects growing concern over 'donor intent' at charities -- whether later fund executives lose touch with the values and intentions of founders. In 2002, the Hershey Trust, under pressure from Pennsylvania authorities, scuttled the sale of Hershey Foods to William Wrigley after a storm of protest about whether the sale violated founding donor Milton S. Hershey's intent. Controversy also followed a court decision allowing the Barnes Foundation art collection to move to downtown Philadelphia from a suburb, which critics say violated the founder's will."
Posted at 08:02 AM by Howard Bashman
"Justices make points by questioning lawyers; High court may hint at views in oral arguments": Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.
Posted at 07:55 AM by Howard Bashman
"Panels debate laws on gays in military": This article appears today in The Yale Daily News.
Posted at 07:53 AM by Howard Bashman
"Law Profs Overhaul 1st Year Courses": The Harvard Crimson today contains an article that begins, "The Harvard Law faculty unanimously approved sweeping revisions to the school's first-year curriculum in a closed-door meeting yesterday afternoon, professors confirmed last night."
Posted at 07:50 AM by Howard Bashman
"Bonds' trainer freed from prison for now": Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.
And The New York Times reports today that "Bonds's Trainer Is Released From Prison."
"Voter-ID rules suspended; 9th Circuit blocks Arizona's Prop. 200": This article appears today in The Arizona Republic, along with articles headlined "Voter-ID action called victory for poor"; "What Valley residents have to say"; and "Proposition 200 at a glance."
And The Associated Press reports that "Appeals Court Blocks Ariz. Voter ID Law."
My earlier coverage appears at this link.


text: WHERE You Eat Can Cause Weight Gain! 4 Comments/in Nutrition /by Chris and Kara MohrIt's not just what we eat that matters. It's not just how much we eat that matters. But even WHERE we eat matters! A recent report came out showing that around 43% of total calories are from eating out! That's nearly half of all our calories being eaten outside of the home. Sad. Scary. And it's a quick fire way to gain some serious weight! We first wrote about the report that came out last year showing restaurant food labels are "wrong" in the sense that the calorie values aren't quite correct … the labels don't meet the actual values (sounds almost like Dietary Supplements!). Now, let's make it VERY clear that we definitely do not believe restaurants are the "cause" of the obesity epidemic, even if some of their more popular meals are packed with more calories than an adult should eat in an entire day (Cheesecake Factory, anyone?). It all boils down to personal responsibility, regardless of the outrageous calorie, fat, sugar and sodium counts at popular sit downs. Eating out at restaurants should be kept to a minimum anyhow — but of course there will be times when it's inevitable. That being said, it's estimated that on average, Americans get around 43% of total calories from restaurants! Crazy. Anyhow, recently many restaurants started sharing their nutrition information… …on their websites, at the restaurant itself, and sometimes even on the menu. In fact, a recent law went into effect in New York City that all chain restaurants must include the nutrition info front and center for customers to see. I know I've done a double take when traveling to NY — some of those numbers can really shock you! But what if they were ALL WRONG? Can we trust them? What if the companies we were putting our trust in to give us at least a little help were lying? On average, restaurant foods contained 18% more calories than stated, with some providing over twice as many calories than reported! *********************** TAKE HOME POINTS *********************** Eat out less often. We know those who eat out more often weigh more. Even when you make the better choices on the menu, it's still not the same as eating at home! Make Eating out a special event. Go to more expensive restaurants less frequently vs. less expensive restaurants more frequently. Even if Applebees, Chilis, or similar restaurants are less expensive, when visiting places like this almost half the days of the month (according to the previously mentioned study)…you'll be spending more anyhow! Stick to those few nutrition basics and others belly fat fighting strategies we've discussed — you'll be guaranteed to reach your physical goals! For more information on permanently losing belly fat, check out how your thoughts can help you lose weight .


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Pixi.js – HTML5 for Flash developers
Pixi.js is another javascript framework that attempts to recreate some of the features of Flash. It even replicates a lot of Flash components: MovieClip, Sprite, Stage, DisplayObject. It's an impressive javascript library. You can download the source and some examples from github. I spent a little time hacking around on the examples and picking through the source code. Here's a video introduction if you prefer that, or you can skip down to the text below the video…
Here's a quick primer on Pixi.js:
It's really comfortable for Flash/Actionscript developers. The folks who created Pixi.js are clearly very familiar with Flash and used a lot of Flash terminology in Pixi.js. It also feels like they worked hard to make it very easy to dig in and start creating cool stuff with minimal boilerplate code. I really appreciate that.
There is no built-in way to set a target frame rate in Pixi.js. Technically, there is no way to force a specific frame rate in javascript and it will only do the best it can, but Flash worked that way too and you could still give it an FPS target. The Pixi.js examples seem to rely on requestAnimationFrame() to run at 60 FPS. This is not reliable, so if you use Pixi.js, be sure to write some code to handle the rendering frame rate.
Pixi.js has a really clever renderer: It detects if your browser is WebGL enabled. If not, it falls back to an HTML5 canvas renderer. Not only is it cool that it handles this for you, but browsers with WebGL (Chrome, Safari) are hardware accelerated. This means that they can unload the rendering from the CPU to the GPU, making everything run much faster. Firefox also supposedly has WebGL capability, but from what I've read, the performance is questionable. The WebGL thing is going to be a big deal as it becomes more widespread. As usual, IE10 doesn't support it, but it does have hardware accelerated canvas.
As a side note, the hardware acceleration is all based on your browser and hardware configuration. So, if you have a relatively new device and an updated browser, it just kicks in automatically. iPhones and iPads all support hardware acceleration and many Android devices do too. Obviously, how you handle older browsers is the challenge. In most cases, a less full-featured backup may need to be served up. In a few cases, the user may need to have hardware acceleration to run your game or app at a reasonable frame rate. A smart way to handle this is to check the frame rate of the game and alert a user if it drops below a minimum threshold.
So grab the Pixi.js code and start building some HTML5 goodness.


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The most expensive states for car owners
The cost of owning a car varies widely around the country — and it's not just because of gas prices. Repair costs are different, too, thanks to variations in car parts and labor costs.
And you'll find huge differences in insurance premiums around the country. The average cost of an annual car insurance policy in Washington, D.C., for example, is $1,273. That's enough for two years of coverage in Iowa.
"The number of accidents, severity of those accidents, litigation costs, medical costs and repair costs would cause insurance to be more expensive in one state than another," says Jeanne Salvatore, spokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute.
So, all told, which states are the most expensive?
To find out, Bankrate ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia using three main criteria: repairs, insurance and gasoline. Labor and parts data were provided by CarMD.com, while gas spending was calculated with statistics from GasBuddy.com and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Insurance costs were compiled from National Association of Insurance Commissioners statistics.
Here are the five priciest states for car owners in ascending order.
No. 5: New Jersey
Annual cost: $2,421 per year (9 percent above the national average)
One reason drivers in the Garden State find themselves in the top five is they spend more than anyone else in the country on car repairs. New Jersey drivers pay an average of $393 on parts and labor, according to CarMD. That's 11 percent more than the national average. Although labor rates in New Jersey are among the cheapest in the nation, drivers in the state spent 18 percent more than the average on parts.
Insurance companies also expect New Jersey drivers to pay hefty premiums. Between 2007 and 2011, the state's car owners paid an average of $1,244 for auto insurance. That's 41 percent more expensive than the five-year national average of $884.
The state's gas pumps, at least, give drivers a break. Gasoline cost an average of $3.36 per gallon in New Jersey in 2013, well below prices seen in neighboring New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. People in New Jersey also drive less than most of their counterparts across the country. Cars in the Garden State typically cover 8,299 miles in a year. That's 18 percent less than the average U.S. driver.
No. 4: Mississippi
Cost: $2,487 per year (12 percent above the national average)
It's definitely not gas prices that have driven up the costs of owning a car in Mississippi. At an average of $3.27 per gallon, the state is second only to South Carolina for cheap gasoline.
But drivers in the state put a lot of miles on their vehicles each year. Mississippi drivers covered an average of 13,414 miles in their cars in 2010, according to the latest Bureau of Transportation Statistics data. That means vehicles there travel about 3,300 more miles than the average U.S. car or truck.
Compared with other states, the cost of repairing a car in Mississippi falls right in the middle. And insuring a vehicle in Mississippi is on par with the typical American driver. Mississippi drivers spend an average of $901 per year on car insurance, about $8 below the national average.
No. 3: Florida
Cost: $2,516 (13 percent above the national average)
Keep your eyes on the road in Florida: It's the 10th most expensive state in the U.S. for car repair costs. When Floridians take their car to the shop, they pay about 10 percent more for parts than the typical U.S. vehicle owner.
Insurance is also pricey in Florida. Drivers in the state paid an average of $1,124 for their policies between 2007 and 2011, according to data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. That's 27 percent more than the average U.S. vehicle owner paid over the same span of time.
No. 2: Louisiana
Cost: $2,555 (15 percent higher than the national average)
The Pelican State tops all others when it comes to pricey car insurance. The average Louisiana driver spent $1,277 on an annual policy between 2007 and 2011, according to data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. For that kind of money, a typical U.S. driver could pay for 16 months of coverage and have enough money left over to buy a full tank of gas.
However, the price of gas is one of the few measures by which Louisiana beats most other states in terms of affordability. Residents paid an average of $3.29 for a gallon of regular gasoline in 2013, 6 percent less than the national average. Car repair costs in Louisiana keep pace with the national average. In fact, at $354 per year, spending on repairs in Louisiana is only 15 cents more than what the typical U.S. driver pays.
No. 1: Wyoming
Cost: $2,705 (22 percent higher than the national average)
Car repairs, gas prices and insurance all rank below average in Wyoming. What makes it the most expensive has more to do with the extreme distances that drivers travel within the Cowboy State.
Wyoming drivers put an average of 16,948 miles on their vehicles in a year. That's a whopping 68 percent more miles than the typical car owner. Despite relatively low gas prices — they averaged $3.37 in 2013 — all those miles pushed the estimated amount spent on gas in a year up to $1,588, or 61 percent more than the typical U.S. driver.
The consolation prizes for Wyoming drivers: At an average of $792 per year, they pay 10 percent less in car insurance premiums than the typical U.S. driver. Car owners in Wyoming also pay below-average rates for labor and parts, making the average cost of repairs the seventh cheapest in the country.


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I don't know what's going on with me and my body. By body I mean my abdomen and the Crohn's disease that plagues it.
I've been in horrible pain for most of the last week. I take medication for the Crohn's and I take pain meds. Neither seems to be helping much at all.
I have pain all the time, but when it's really bad it seems to localize itself to my lower right side. The symptoms and pain levels are comparable to someone suffering from appendicitis. If you've ever had appendicitis you now know what I'm going through – all the time.
It's really hard to stay upbeat when you feel this bad.
I don't know how I've managed it, but I've been fairly positive in the more than 2.5 years that this Crohn's flare has been going on. I really try hard to not let it get to me and I keep my mind occupied with other things like my hobbies – gardening, photography, reading, blogging and so on … but if this horrid pain keeps up I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to stay positive.
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The GOP could use some adults
In an interview last week with National Journal's Major Garrett, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was asked what his priority would be for Republicans after their expected gains in Tuesday's election.
The possibilities were many: Balance the budget and pay down the debt? Fight the terrorists and reform entitlements? Support and defend the Constitution?
No, McConnell's priorities were elsewhere. "The single most important thing we want to achieve," he said, "is for President Obama to be a one-term president."
The single most important thing?
This bit of truth-telling, reminiscent of McConnell's lament in August that "I wish we had been able to obstruct more" of Obama's agenda, underscored a problem that will come to the fore if Republicans succeed in winning a majority on Tuesday: The party is sorely in need of grown-ups.
When Republicans gained control of Congress 16 years ago, the revolutionaries were eventually convinced by their leaders to cut deals with President Bill Clinton, leading to milestone achievements on the budget and welfare reform.
But there is no Bob Dole in the Republican leadership today; there isn't even a Newt Gingrich. There is nobody with the clout to tell Tea Party-inspired backbenchers when it's time to put down the grenades and negotiate. Rather, there are weak leaders who, frightened by the Tea Party radicals, have become unquestioning followers of a radical approach.
"This is not a time for compromise," House Republican leader John Boehner informed Sean Hannity on the radio on Wednesday. When Hannity mentioned that retiring Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) called it unwise to attempt a repeal of health-care reform, Boehner replied: "I love Judd Gregg, but maybe he doesn't get it. . . . We're going to do everything - and I mean everything - we can do, to kill it, stop it, slow it down."
After that bit of reasoned dialogue, Boehner resumed his planning to hold a rally with GOP House candidate Rich Iott, a Nazi reenactor.
The rest of Republican House leadership is no better. "Look, there will be no compromise on stopping runaway spending, deficits and debt," Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.), the No. 3 House Republican, told radio host Hugh Hewitt recently. "There will be no compromise on repealing Obamacare. There will be no compromise on stopping Democrats from growing government and raising taxes. And if I haven't been clear enough yet, let me say again: no compromise."
You were perfectly clear the first time, Congressman.
Compromise was not always a dirty word for conservatives. Ronald Reagan - so idolized by Pence that he has perfected a Reaganesque head-tilt while speaking - compromised with the Democrats on Social Security and taxes. American Democracy couldn't function without compromise.
But now there is nobody to stand up to the take-no-prisoners caucus, led by Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), who has floated the notion of impeaching Obama because she doesn't like his policies, and Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.), who threatens to leave the GOP if his colleagues don't pursue his biblical-law agenda.
When a blog reported that Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) had assured GOP donors that "crazier Republicans" would not repeal health-care reform because GOP leaders wouldn't allow it, Corker and McConnell both rushed out statements reassuring conservatives that they are devoted to repealing the law.
When former Senate Republican leader Trent Lott told The Post's Shailagh Murray that "we need to co-opt" the new Republicans because "we don't need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples," the furious reaction included a demand from Fox News's Glenn Beck: "I want people like Trent Lott to be shut down in the Republican Party."
And there isn't a single Republican leader, in Congress or among the party's 2012 hopefuls, who has the power to disobey an order from Beck - or Rush Limbaugh, O'Reilly or Hannity.
Last week, Chuck Todd and his NBC colleagues suggested that "the level of anger, disrespect and incivility seems to be at an all-time high right now." I doubt that's so. Yes, a MoveOn activist's head was stomped by a Rand Paul supporter in Kentucky, but my very first story for The Post, 10 years ago, was about fisticuffs between Bill Bradley and Al Gore supporters in New Hampshire.
The difference now is that, particularly on the Republican side, there are no authority figures to say "no" to the angry, the rude and the violent. With a House leader determined not to compromise, and a Senate leader whose top national priority is the defeat of the president, things won't get any better after Tuesday.


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Tasmanian skipper of 2 Unlimited Greg Prescott (Enzo) came into this event on a high after winning Hamilton Island Race Week and the Audi car. Greg gave the Audi to his mother, who is driving the streets of Hobart delivering her grand kids to Optimist training while Greg's racing in Sydney. Apparently she's a pretty cool grandma in their eyes driving a car with Audi Sailing down the side.
The 2 Unlimited team of Darren (Twirler) Jones, Michael Dunstan, Russel Ely, Mark Jeffery, Julian Sulter, Oliver Nicholas and James Corrie dominated day one of racing. In the heavier breeze they accelerated away from the fleet with great downwind speed and technique winning all three races. There is no shortage of knowledge and skill behind 2 unlimited performance. Michael Dunstan the London Olympics Australian Sailing Team's rules advisor and multiple match racing champion called tactics. Darren Jones returning from the Melges 32 Worlds to compete in the Championship brought valuable class knowledge.
Day two, things didn't all go the way of 2 Unlimited, in the lighter breeze, Simon Reffold The Business upset their plan and tactically picked the last shift on the run to win race four. In race five Barry Cuneo Envy Scooter's purple spinnaker lead until the last run and looked as though the win was secured, however, the 2 Unlimited teams experience in the boat gave them the gun. In a show of determination in the final race of the series Envy Scooters picked the first shift and sailed well to put a win on the board and end the regatta on a high.
Angus Reid Maxstar was the main rival on day one for 2 Unlimited. The Maxstar crew winners of the inaugural prestigious Melges 32 Asia Pacific Cup Series for 2011-2012 were drawing on their crew work and downwind speed attempting to close the distance. Murray Walters calling the shots and brothers Andrew and Richard Stanning were working the sheets.
New to the class Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron sailor Barry Cuneo Envy Scooters and his Queensland team including Mark Bradford (North Sails QLD) calling tactics and twinkle toes Gary Van Lunteren swinging it down on the rail were amongst a star studded crew. Envy Scooters enjoyed their first opportunity to rate themselves against a fleet of Melges 32's and looked like a professional outfit, one to keep an eye on at future events on the Cup Series. Barry enjoyed the 'short punchy racing format'. He was most impressed with the ease of the pack up commenting 'by the time the last boat was out of the water we were fully packed up mast down, covers on ready for the trip back to QLD'.
Martin Cross chartering Funnel Web stepped into the boat for the first time in this regatta and held their own. In race two they picked a good shift out of the left to lead around the top mark in the first rounding and planed downwind pulling off some good gybes to take the third to the Maxstar crew. Sailing with his wife Anna, Martin is an experienced One Design skipper, he thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and said he's looking forward to more of it in the future.'
James Corrie 2 Unlimited said it was the 'Best Race Format', off the dock at 11am go sailing for an afternoon of intensive racing, packed up and back to the club by about 4.30pm.
The East Coast Title with a convincing win went to Greg Prescott 2 Unlimited ten points ahead of Barry Cuneo Envy Scooters finishing on equal points but in second place on a count back to Angus Reid Maxstar not able to hang on for race six finishing in third place overall.
The next event on the Melges 32 calendar is the NSW States at Lake Macquarie, which was a great success last year and provides plenty of water for the Melges 32's followed in January by Geelong.


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FRANCE — Pamela Harriman, the U.S. Ambassador to France, suffered a massive stroke and is near death at a hospital in Paris, CNN reported Monday, quoting a senior administration official.
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After a weekend at J. Birney Crum for DCI's Eastern Classic, cool off by the river at Jersey Surf's second annual "Family Reunion" and Send-Off Brunch. Join fellow fans, friends, and alumni for a delicious brunch in Philadelphia before the corps departs for the DCI World Championships!
Dancing, dining, and a special performance from the Jersey Surf will take place below the Ben Franklin Bridge at Cavanaugh's River Deck beginning at 11 a.m. Frosty drinks and a gourmet brunch buffet will be served on the deck for family and friends to enjoy until 2 p.m.
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Tall wedding centerpieces are a quite popular wedding decorating choice. Tall centerpieces look grand and elegant. These centerpieces are not only stunning, but they can also help create the elegant atsmosphere that you are looking for.
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Here are a few examples of tall wedding centerpieces:
This is a nice example of a tall centerpiece. It is not the tallest that
you could have by any means, but it still looks nice and elegant. The stem is thin enough so it is not obstructing the view of your guests, but the flowers are close enough in height to the table for your guests to enjoy.
The above centerpiece is taller but gives your wedding guests a nice view of both the sunflowers towering over the table as well as other elements at eye level such as smaller sunflowers and candles.
Here is another nice example. This time the vase which holds them is not only thin, but clear. This is probably your best bet for a container. It is thin, cleat and it looks beautiful. You will also notice in this photo that to accentuate the color of the flowers they used matching colors nearby.


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There is a lot of cutting for this project but upon completion you will have a beautiful table that seats eight people. Featuring finished edges on the table top, meaning no end cuts. As well as a portable design that will allow you to remove the table top and separate the frame in two pieces for easier transportation. Full size drawings! Table top opposing sides: 55 inches, Table top point to point: 59.5 inches, Seat width: 17.4 inches, Seat height from ground: 17.5 inches, Table top height from the ground: 30.25 inches, Overall width: 81 inches.
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Travel Startups Incubator is pleased to announce our first investment in India with GoHero.ai. A standout among the growing number of Mobile Travel Chat (MTC) startups, smart personal travel concierge.
GoHero uses a combination of artificial and human intelligence to help travelers easily access a wide range of travel info and manage their bookings via text chat. The app is designed to make planning, booking, and managing travel easier than ever. GoHero provides a free, fun, user-friendly interface that saves travelers time and money. It also creates a traveler profile that allows it to provide recommendations and even price alerts for future trips.
The GoHero team includes co-founder and CEO Snehal Dhruve and co-founder and CFO Bineet Desai in Mumbai. GoHero was revamped to focus solely on the travel industry within weeks of its launch.
"After evaluating the business and considering various data points related to data availability, API access, profitability, turnover, and market size," Desai notes, "we came to the conclusion that it was best to focus on a mature segment like travel, given the pain points an ordinary traveler faces."
According to Dhruve, GoHero can help an Indian traveler "plan a holiday; buy trip essentials; order food; book a flight, cab, rail, or bus ticket…all through chat on an app."
Noting that he and Desai are "passionate travelers," Dhruve says their goal for GoHero is to help other Indian travelers get where they want to go without all the hassles most currently face. Just entering information about a planned trip on numerous travel websites in order to search for the best fares wastes considerable time, he points out, adding that even after all that effort, no personalization is provided on such sites.
"The travel customer experience is broken," he states. "We are innovating in the space with a simple solution that keeps it personal and delightful for the consumer so they can accomplish complex tasks through a natural dialogue."
Through its free, chat-based app, GoHero quickly and easily finds the best deals and books a selected itinerary for the user. In addition to comparing quotes from more than 1,000 travel websites for airfare, accommodations, and activities, the app also provides value-added services while a traveler is on the road that might include anything from booking a cab to providing information on regional cuisine or local restaurants. In short, GoHero.ai is an end-to-end personal travel manager designed to meet all of a traveler's needs in a manner that is as efficient and personalized as possible.
According to Matt Zito, Managing Partner at Travel Startups Incubator, "GoHero has got off to a fast start booking over $40,000 in gross bookings and 6,000 registered travelers including a recent pilot test deal to provide employees of a large corporation in India with business travel services. Mobile Travel Chat or Travel Concierge is the next big thing to enter the travel industry."
Mobile Travel Chat providers can provide more personalization and customization to travelers in real-time and can be "always on," so there is an opportunity if executed properly to sell into the traveler's entire trip cycle. This opportunity is the holly grail of the travel industry.
Lola, another MTC startup lead by ex. Kayak founders and a VC backed startup is leading the way in Mobile Travel Chat in the USA. GoHero.ai has a head start in India as one of the first MTC's. Each major country in the world is going to have a few winners in this new emerging space.


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11/7 hearing: Prosecution won't seek death for all convicts
Opening its arguments for the quantum of sentence in the 11/7 train blasts case, yesterday the prosecution said it might not seek the death penalty for all 12 convicts, and would seek to classify which of them deserved capital punishment
Opening its arguments for the quantum of sentence in the 11/7 train blasts case, yesterday the prosecution said it might not seek the death penalty for all 12 convicts, and would seek to classify which of them deserved capital punishment.
The prosecution began after its arguments for sentencing after the conclusion of the defence's arguments for the minimum sentence, which is a life term in this case. The defence had notably called 13/7 blasts accused Nadeem Akhtar, as well as activist Arun Ferreira — who was earlier held for alleged Maoist links — to vouch for the convicts.
During the hearing, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Raja Thakare mentioned that the case qualified as the rarest of the rare cases and told the Special MCOCA court, "The fact is that some of the offences are so outrageous that society insists for adequate punishment because the doers deserve it, irrespective of whether the punishment serves as a deterrent or not."
He argued that where the gravity of the offence and the principle of equality were concerned, all of the convicts should get the death penalty, but added, "However, I am not the kind of person to pray for death for all. I will endeavour to classify who should not be considered for anything less than the death penalty.
This offence is not against an individual and was not carried out under personal enmity; this offence is against the entire state, to strike terror into the community and disturb its even tempo, causing breach of public order. This act was motivated by the object of promoting insurgency."
He presented the details of the blasts, pointing out how powerful and well-planned they were. "In the commission of offence, special category RDX was used, which is capable of mass destruction. It is the special feature of this crime that 188 people lost their lives and 825 suffered serious injuries.
This is not the case of a single isolated incident, but systematic planning of seven powerful bombs in a diabolical manner, set in extreme preparation, which exploded in short span of five minutes, creating utter chaos," he told the court.
He further attempted to persuade the court that the accused knew what they were doing. "If you have heard the accused and the background they gave for themselves, it is apparent that they were otherwise settled in their lives and occupations.
None of themclaimed to be dragged in forcibly or for monetary reasons. In fact, most of the accused are very well-educated. At least, they are mature and know what is right and wrong," said Thakare.
He added, "Even if we consider the period of conspiracy, it becomes apparent how determined the accused were to cause the disaster without caring for the life and limb of innocent victims."
'Convicts were arrows, Cheema was archer'
Defence advocate Yug Chaudhry once again asked for minimum sentence for the convicts, saying they had only followed the instructions of the mastermind Azam Cheema, who is still absconding.
"Azam Cheema was the archer in this case, the accused here are just the arrows," he told the court. He also cited the convicts' remorse and cooperation as mitigating circumstances.
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Today I'm finishing up Leanne's Maternity photography session. It was SUCH a wonderful session, and so fun to photograph Leanne. Here Is just a taste of the fun things from this photo shoot. Leanne was looking for wall prints suitable for the nursery, this is one of my favorite edits so far. Enjoy!
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We are living in tremulous times where our destiny is mostly unknown. It is easy to cling to the idea that knowing your life-path is all you need to know in order to feel safe and secure. But most of the time the true gift is not knowing your destiny. When you attach yourself to outcomes it limits your life's possibilities.
Does this mean you should not create a life plan and just go through life not caring what happens?
No, it means that as you make choices in life to seek out your goals and dreams, watch carefully how things unfold. When you put forth your greatest efforts to achieve your goals and things do not happen the way you wanted them to, take time and observe the outcome, there are always lessons in life that we need to pay attention to. These lessons are more important than our attachments to the outcome of our goals.
Not-Knowing can be the doorway to true knowing. When you let go of attachments to things it opens up a space for news things to come into your life. There is great freedom in NOT getting caught up in the outcome you wanted to have happen, and instead seeing the gifts that life has given you.
There are 3 resources you can use to empower your life when you are not sure of your life-path.
Meditation– it the door way to seeing the greater picture of your life-path. When you practice meditation it opens your awareness and brings forth answers to your questions. It also brings peace to your mind and body. Doing a 10 minute meditation practice can empower your life in so many ways.
Journal– allows you to record your thoughts, feelings and life's events. This gives you freedom to express your thoughts and feelings that you may keep hidden from the outside world.
Exercise– can be a very powerful tool to empower yourself. Through exercise endorphins are released naturally into your blood stream which makes you feel good, strong and healthy. A simple yoga practice can empower your mind, body and spirit.
Not knowing your life path can make you feel lost and unsure of what your next move should be. But when you open yourself up to Not-Knowing it will lead you to the place of true knowing.
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Hi, I'm another blog frogger and moderator of the marriage, motherhood, and mental health community. I liked this post a lot and think your advice re coping strategies is right on target. I have actually done research on the effects of journaling on health. In a study I conducted with Stephen Lepore PhD at Temple University, we found journaling helped people obsess less about the breakup and have fewer physical symptoms. Journaling is a way of letting out emotions you might otherwise inhibit, leading to chronic stress. Exercising and working through the body is also essential in dealing with stress. The importance of nonattachment and nonjudgment are increasingly being recognized by therapists. Namaste and congrats on a fine post and blog.
I thoroughly enjoyed this post! I agree…attachments can limit and hinder our potential and it is a truly liberating experience to be freed from them!
Wonderful advice…thank you, I needed this this morning!
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Synthetic Wood Flooring
Like the look of wood floors instead of carpet? If so, don't rush into buying hardwood floors. Before making that decision, consider the advantages of synthetic hardwood flooring with the look of hardwood but more durability and easier maintenance and for less money. These materials have come a long way in recent years. It's reached the point where it's very hard to tell the difference between natural hardwood and a laminate.
There are several types of synthetic wood flooring on the market today that are worth considering. One of these is vinyl flooring. The manufacturing process for vinyl has changed dramatically to avoid the use of heavy metals and other environmentally-harmful substances. The coloring process uses more natural coloring to achieve a realistic wood-like finish, much better than in the past. Acoustical backing is available for wood-appearance vinyl that makes the flooring sound like wood when walked across, as well as looking like wood. Vinyl is very easy to maintain and clean, requiring no harmful chemicals, and is highly water-resistant, making it a good floor material for bathrooms and other areas where moisture is likely to be a common concern.
Another possibility is Pergo and similar brands of synthetic or laminate wood flooring. These products are particularly designed for do-it-yourselfers, being easier to install than natural hardwood. Laminate flooring is made mostly of resins and fiberboard, with a surface layer consisting of photographic appliqué under a protective coating. The flooring is usually made in planks that fit together with tongue-and-groove connections. Some versions require glue to attach them to the floor under layer, while others incorporate a glue backing into the pieces themselves. A foam or similar underlay provides cushioning, sound-reduction, and moisture-reduction properties.
In addition to being easy to install, laminate flooring is also easy to maintain. It's important to keep the floors clean of dust and moisture, but this is not difficult to do. Dust can over time and with repeated walking scuff the surface of the flooring (as it can the finish of natural hardwood), and water can damage the floor if it pools on it for long periods. Wiping up a water spill within a few hours is sufficient to protect the floor and a once-a-week mopping will keep the dust down adequately. This is an easier procedure than the mopping and waxing that should be used for maintenance of natural hardwood. Laminates are also available with a stone appearance rather than wood.
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To be sure, there is nothing exactly like the look of hardwood or the satisfaction of knowing that that's what you have under your feet. But for the practical-minded, consideration should be given to alternatives.


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Cissy Patterson
"Cissy Patterson–no one calls her Eleanor–is probably the most powerful woman in America. And perhaps the most hated.
To her closest friends she is an enigma; they have long since ceased trying to understand her. But on three things they will agree: Cissy is never dull, never happy and one of the greatest newspaper editors this country has produced."
—Collier's Weekly magazine, November 30, 1946
From the author of Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy ("Superb"—Michael Beschloss; "Remarkable"—Arthur Schlesinger), the galvanizing story of Eleanor Medill (Cissy) Patterson, celebrated debutante and socialite, scion of the Chicago Tribune empire, the twentieth century's first woman editor in chief and publisher of a major metropolitan daily newspaper, the Washington Times-Herald. She was called the most powerful woman in America, bypassing Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Clare Boothe Luce, and Dorothy Schiff.
Cissy Patterson was from old Republican stock. Her grandfather, Joseph Medill, firebrand abolitionist, future mayor of Chicago, editor in chief and principal owner of the Chicago Tribune, and one of the founders of the Republican Party who delivered the crucial Ohio delegation to Abraham Lincoln at the Convention of 1860.
Cissy Patterson's brother, Joe Medill Patterson, started the New York Daily News. Her pedigree notwithstanding, Cissy Patterson came to publishing shortly before her forty-ninth birthday, in 1930, with almost no practical journalistic or editorial experience and a life out of the pages of Edith Wharton and Henry James (or more likely the other way around: shades of Cissy are everywhere in the Countess Olenska and Isabel Archer).
Amanda Smith writes that in the summer of 1930, Cissy Patterson, educated at the turn of the century at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, for a vocation of marriage and motherhood and a place in society, took over William Randolph Hearst's foundering Washington Herald and began to learn what others believed she could never grasp—how to run and build up a newspaper. She vividly lived out the Medill family's editorial motto (at least in spirit): "When your grandmother gets raped, put it on the front page." Patterson soon bought from Hearst the Herald's evening sister paper, the Washington Times, merged the two and became editor, publisher, and sole proprietor of a big city newspaper, a position almost unprecedented in American history. The effect of the merger was "electric". . . By 1945, the Washington Times-Herald, with ten daily editions, was clearing an annual profit of more than $1 million.
Amanda Smith, in this huge, fascinating biography gives us the (infamous) life and monumental times of Cissy Patterson, scourge of liberals, advocate of appeasing Hitler, lover of poodles, and hater of FDR.
Here is her twentieth-century Washington: its politics and society, scandals and feuds, and at the center—the fierce newspaper wars that consumed and drove the country's press titans, as Patterson took the Washington Times-Herald from a chronic tail-ender in circulation and advertising, ranked fifth in the town, and made it into the most widely read round-the-clock daily in the nation's capital, deemed by many to be "the damndest newspaper to ever hit the streets."


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I have finally had a play with the chalkboard technique!
I am really pleased with the way this one turned out…..even if I did have to stamp my sentiments about 6 times before I finally got them straight!!
I followed Becky Roberts Chalkboard Card tutorial to make my card. Super easy!
With the Amazing Family stamp set, this card is easily made again for anyone!
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Cardstock: Soft Suede, Basic Black, Whisper White, Regals Patterns Stack DSP (retired)
Ink: Soft Suede, Versamark, Whisper White Craft Ink Pad
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Mini Silver Brads, Pennant Builder Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig


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The Disney Design Group and Disney Store have released a full list of Disney Store locations that either currently sell or will sell Vinylmation products. According to the entry on the Vinylmation blog, all the stores listed will carry Vinylmation items by the end of September 2010, but not all stores will carry all available Vinylmation items. The blog also alludes to the fact that Disney Store will soon be offering its own Vinylmations exclusive to Disney Store, as we first revealed on Twitter when we were told about select stores selling Vinylmation at a Disney Consumer Products event back in June.
Arrowhead Towne Center – Glendale
Del Amo Fashion Center – Torrance
Fashion Fair – Fresno
Fashion Valley – San Diego
Glendale Galleria – Glendale
Lakewood Center – Lakewood
Los Cerritos Shopping Center – Cerritos
Montebello Town Center – Montebello
Northridge Fashion Center – Northridge
Santa Monica Place – Santa Monica
The Shops at Mission Viejo – Mission Viejo
South Coast Plaza – Costa Mesa
Sunvalley Shopping Center – Concord
Westfield Culver City – Culver City
Westfield Santa Anita – Santa Anita
Westfield Valley Fair – Santa Clara
Westfield West Covina – West Covina
Westfarms Mall – Farmington
Aventura Mall – Aventura
Dadeland Mall – Miami
Miami International Mall – Miami
The Florida Mall – Orlando
International Plaza – Tampa
Pembroke Lakes Mall – Ft. Lauderdale
Ala Moana Center – Honolulu, O'ahu
North Michigan Avenue – Chicago
State Street – Chicago
Woodfield Mall – Schaumburg
Lakeside Shopping Center – Metairie
Mall of America – Bloomington
New Jersey
Newport Centre – Jersey City
Paramus Park – Paramus
Willowbrook Mall – Wayne
New York
Queens Center – Flushing
Roosevelt Field Mall – Garden City
Staten Island Mall – New York City
La Plaza Mall – McAllen
North Star Mall – San Antonio
Willowbrook Mall – Houston
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We are delighted to welcome you as you consider membership in our synagogue family. Our primary goal is to support and strengthen our Jewish identity, as well as continue to growth of our vibrant Jewish way of life for those in the Clear Lake community.
CSH is our place to meet, study, learn, and discuss Judaism and the Jewish community. We support both a Hebrew and a religious school to educate our children and provide two active youth groups. Our members participate in adult education classes and programs, support both an active Sisterhood and Men's Club, and participate in community service activities.
Our rabbi, Stuart Federow, and our board members are eager to share more information or answer your questions. Please feel free to call our office with any questions. We are a family and, as such, we value both your affiliation and your participation. Please come join us in making a strong Jewish presence in the Clear Lake area!


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Hsien-Wen Cheng and Lan-Rong Dung
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National Chiao Tung University
Hsinchu, 300 Taiwan
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This paper presents a novel power-aware motion estimation architecture for battery-
powered multimedia devices. As the battery status changes, the proposed architecture
adaptively performs graceful tradeoffs between power consumption and compression
quality. The tradeoffs are considered to be graceful in that the proposed architecture
is scalable with changing conditions and the compression quality is slightly degraded as
the available energy is depleted. The key to such tradeoffs lies in a content-based subsample
algorithm, first proposed in this paper. As the available energy decreases, the algorithm
raises the subsample rate for maximizing the battery lifetime. Differently from
the existing subsample algorithms, the content-based algorithm first extracts edge pixels
from a macro-block and then subsamples the remaining low-frequency part. By doing so,
we can alleviate the aliasing problem and, thus, limit the quality degradation as the subsample
rate increases. Given a power consumption mode, the proposed architecture first
performs edge extraction to generate a turn-off mask and then uses the turn-off mask to
reduce the switch activities of processing elements (PEs) in a semi-systolic array. The
reduction of switch activities results in significant power consumption savings. To
achieve a high degree of scalability and qualified power-awareness, we use an adaptive
control mechanism to set the threshold value for edge determination and make the reduction
of switch activities rather stationary. As shown by experimental results, the architecture
can dynamically operate in different power consumption modes with little quality
degradation according to the remaining capacity of the battery pack while the power
overhead of edge extraction is kept under 0.8%
Received February 9, 2004; revised July 6, 2004; accepted July 27, 2004.
Communicated by Pau-Choo Chung.
* This work was supported in part by the National Science Council of Taiwan, R.O.C., under grant No. NSC 92-2220-E-009-033.
Received February 9, 2004; revised July 6, 2004; accepted July 27, 2004.


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GeoBeagle: Geocaching - FREE
by Stephen Ng and the GeoBeagle community, Version: 1.4.15 , 521 KB Official Site
Package name: com.google.code.geobeagle , Last Update: 2012-08-31 02:38:05
2293 ratings (4.117 average)
>250,000 downloads
What's new in this version (1.4.15):
Fix bcache cancel and, compass jitter problems.
Store and wirelessly update thousands of geocaches, track them with the gps/map, and log with fieldnotes. Download caches directly using bcaching.com or import gpx files.
GeoBeagle is free and doesn't violate geocaching's TOS. PLEASE email if you have problems.
Supports Honeycomb!
Last comments from Android Market
Justin (**)
Might be decent, but doesn't let me just type in coordinates of a cache, and there wasn't a convenient alternative. Gave up: used another app.
Great app for the compass this part otherwise I use c geo
Ken (***)
I still prefer g:ceo for the ability of finding live caches at whatever location I'm at
dustin (*****)
Perfect, does exactly what we wanted it to do, we have had no problems with it at all!
Turtle (*****)
Wish it still had letterboxes
Damion (*)
Very difficult to load caches to the app. I tried for 3 days and was not successful. Doesn't give specific enough instructions. I switched to c:geo
André (***)
Clearly done with a lot of love to detail but the level of integration is way below of what c:geo offers. Doggie theme seems rather weird to me.
Andras (***)
Good app. 5* if it can be installed to sd.
Matthew (***)
I like my Garmin better, but works ok for unplanned caching adventures.
Scott (*****)
Works great


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Aquatic Centre
Aquatic Centre Parking Lot For Patrons Only
All parking stalls are reserved for aquatic centre patrons only. This lot is being monitored by Georgia Straight Towing and if you are not using the facility, you will be towed at your own expense. We appreciate your cooperation.
|Street Address
377 Lerwick Road, Courtenay
Tel: 250-334-2527
Customer service hours
Mailing Address
|Please note: customer service hours for the aquatic centre change on holidays, during spring/winter break and summer. Please check back for updates.
Facility Features
The Aquatic Centre, which is wheelchair accessible, includes a wave pool with 2 slides, an 8 lane 25-metre pool, fitness studio/weight room, sauna, whirlpool, steam room, meeting/multipurpose rooms and a swim shop.
Drop in to the Aquatic Centre for a leisurely swim, a length swim workout, a drop-in water fitness class, a fun time riding the slides and cravin the waves or register for wellness programs, swimming lessons or leadership courses.
Checkout the Recreation Guide for more information on our recreation programs and activities.
To register for activities and programs at the Aquatic Centre visit our registration page.
Please note:
Please no cell phones or cameras in the change rooms in order to prevent them being used to take and circulate photos. Video and photos may be taken on the pool deck only with participant permission. Signage is in place in the facilities and we appreciate your cooperation.
Hot Tub
The hot tub is available to those under 16 yrs. of age during these listed swims:
- Tots swim
- Everyone welcome swim & slide
- Super saver swim & slide
- Family swims
Wave Pool/Slides
To ride one of our two slides you must be 5 years of age or older or 48 inches tall for the blue slide, and 42 inches tall for our green slide. Children under the age of seven must be accompanied in the water and be within arm's reach at all times by a guardian 16 years or older.
Swimming Pool
There are two lanes open for length swimming at all times (except during special events and/or competitions). Age restrictions coincide with the swim session.
The facility schedules are subject to change. For daily schedules please call (250) 334-9622, ext 1.
Fees and Memberships
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First allow me to qualify my only beef with LW, and this is I will not be happy if they make it a prerequisite to a core spell. As long as it stays in the realm of optional than I don't care what they do with it, cause it wont really matter. Since they made it a prereq in previous beta builds however, LW grabbed the attention of most Priests, hence the large amount of LW threads.
Stay away from the "Well if people learned to use it!" arguments, they are invalid. The fact is that it CAN be misused. Not one of my other healing spells can be used incorrectly by other players. Why should I spend mana on a heal that might not heal?
LW has lots of potential, but you can't push a rope. Regardless of how great it is, if the masses don't like it than there isn't much you can do about it, and it's pretty obvious that the community as a whole hasn't really liked LW for a looooong time. Should & Could have no part in this, this is the entertainment industry. If you want to base things on potential then go play politics.


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FPUD honors Walker as employee of the year; other awards presented as well
Last updated 2/21/2013 at Noon
Ginny Walker was honored as the Fallbrook Public Utility District employee of the year for 2012 at FPUD's Jan. 28 board meeting.
"She's always got a great attitude," said FPUD general manager Brian Brady.
The employee of the year is picked from the four employee of the quarter recipients, although the November employee of the quarter is eligible for the following year's employee of the year award. Walker was selected for the November 2011 employee of the quarter honors. The FPUD employees vote on the employee of the year award.
Walker was hired by FPUD in February 2008 as the district's accounting/customer services assistant. "She's the one who processes payroll, so everybody interacts with Ginny," Brady said.
Walker was nominated for the employee of the quarter award by utility worker Sky Peterson, who noted her positive attitude and her ability to make co-workers happy regardless of how successful their day had been.
Walker was presented with a certificate of appreciation and a $500 check at the FPUD board meeting.
The January board meeting also included the recognition of two groups of FPUD employees who received Manager's Award recognition.
The Manager's Award recipients from FPUD's Customer Service and Accounting department were accountant Paula Clark, customer service specialist Diane Moore, customer service representative Faye Robinson, administrative office specialist Sheri Simmons, and accounting and customer service assistant Ginny Walker.
The field staff Manager's Award group was comprised of plant maintenance worker Antonio Campos, utility worker Josh Couveau, utility worker Jamison Davis, foreman Kyle Drake, utility technician Todd Golem, utility worker Chris Miller, system operator Mateo Morgan, utility technician Donald Parker, warehouse/purchasing specialist Debra Potter, safety and risk administrator Larry Ragsdale, temporary utility worker Giovanni Santana, backflow/cross-connection technician David Stagg, foreman Steve Stone, and utility worker Austin Wendt.
FPUD administrative services manager Marcie Eilers nominated the Customer Service and Accounting department staff members for Manager's Award distinction. FPUD operations manager David Horn recommended Manager's Award commendation for the field staff. Each Manager's Award recipient receives a letter from FPUD general manager Brian Brady, a certificate, and a $25 check.
The customer service and accounting staff was recommended for their Manager's Award honors due to their actions resulting from a Dec. 20 accident on Mission Road which deprived the FPUD office of electrical power from approximately 5 a.m. that day to approximately 2 a.m. Dec. 21. During that time all FPUD employees except Clark, Moore, Robinson, and Walker were sent home.
Dec. 20 was a bill payment due date. "The customer service people didn't want to close down the front, the cashier operation, because it was at the end of the billing cycle when we had a lot of people coming in," Brady said.
The four remaining employees used a portable Honda generator to operate the cash register while working without the benefit of lights. The accident also severed phone and Internet lines to the FPUD office building, and AT&T did not restore all phone and fax lines to operational status until more than a week later. FPUD has an answering service which is used primarily for service needs outside of business hours; Clark, Moore, Robinson, and Walker worked with the answering service to have calls taken by the answering service and relayed to them. Some of those calls were for major pipeline leaks.
Not only did the customer service and accounting department have the handicap of operating without FPUD's usual communications equipment, but the department was significantly understaffed due to unexpected absences. "The flu season hit our staff pretty hard," Brady said.
Clark, Moore, Robinson, Simmons, and Walker worked extra hours to ensure that customer bills were sent, that payroll was completed, and that the office was staffed at all times during regular hours. Robinson gave up her scheduled vacation over the holidays while Moore voluntarily came into the office on her day off. The five employees often arrived in the office at 6 a.m. and stayed as late at 6 p.m. to ensure that tasks were completed.
"They did a heck of a job for about a 2, 2 1/2 week period, Brady said, "They just went above and beyond plus."
The leaks also caused the field staff to work unexpected hours. "We had some major line breaks," Brady said.
Emergency repairs due to leaks were needed both on Stone Post Way and on Palomino Road. Campos, Couveau, Davis, Drake, Golem, Miller, Morgan, Parker, Potter, Ragsdale, Santana, Stagg, Stone, and Wendt worked on their days off in response to the leaks. "They either came off vacation or cancelled vacation," Brady said.
In some cases that involved working around the clock. "Those line breaks required basically working through the night," Brady said.


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What does echoless mean?
Definitions for echoless
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Princeton's WordNet
having or producing no echo
"the echoless darkness"
Without echo.
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without echo or response
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vmware has invented IRC! Totally cool! Count me in! This will be insanely great!
VMware has applied for a patent to bake an instant messaging client into servers so they can chat in real time with multiple human sysadmins. Patent application 20140173751, aka "System And Method for Chatting With Machines", points out that when a server has something to report to a control freak it usually fires off emails …
vmware has invented IRC! Totally cool! Count me in! This will be insanely great!
not sure why the downvote, I was going to post pretty much the same thing. How can this patent be revolutionary?
vmware has invented IRC! Totally cool! Count me in! This will be insanely great!
Quite. I did several implementations with ircd about a decade ago to do exactly that.
It was so obvious solution that I'm sure I have not been the only one.
Come to think of it must've been more like 20 years ago.
1. I had my servers talking to me via AIM (the only one with a decent perl module at the time) in 2006.
2. Arista has had that in production for 5 years or so for switches and router gear.
Indeed, even my QNAP NAS did this until some time ago*, still waiting for that functionality to return.
*it only supported MS Messenger and we all know where that went.
One could probably argue that this is just a cargo-cult version of SNMP anyway.
You can see a demo of at 3:05 of the front page video.
Seconding the prior art of Archipel.
The whole patent system is stupidity.
1. sending messages when something fails: standard practice
2. sending messages over XMPP: standard practice
But putting 1 + 2 together = patentable.
Dave: Server, please initiate a restart in 10 minutes alerting all users.
Server: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Dave: What's the problem?
Server: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
Server quits with Error Code 0x80000001
Is the problem that Dave keeps getting his knob out on the camera plugin?
Dirty bugger.
No. No-one.
Nagios has had a Jabber notification option since 2002, at least.
I assume that the patent is being applied for within the United States of America?
I'm not sure any other patent system would recognise such an obvious development.
NET send from DOS SMB stack in the '80s
+ Windows 3.11 and greater
Just f**k off VMWare
I haven't been inclined to read this actual patent so there may be more to it but it seems like it has plenty of prior art, if not obviousness. However NET SEND is not one of them. You could hardly equate NET SEND to a two way group chat client.
Ok, what about 2 net sends? One at either end?
You could even go crazy and use one of them new-fangled GUIs at the admin end so all messages show up in a handy window where you can scroll up and down through the messages. That would be great.
This sounds like the server will initiate connections to a chat server and allow "authorised" users to run privileged applications on the server. Does anybody else see a problem with this?
It is bad enough locking down a server, with all the crap that a supposed minimal system install ends up installing. Now the damned server itself will connect to the outside world and invite people to do things ("Hey Dave, I have a problem. Want to restart some services or maybe start some that have been disabled?"). You also have the problem that a bit of DNS poisoning or hijacking of a chat server could result in your system being compromised.
If you do indeed use DNS to connect to the chat server, are far more sensible method would be the chat server being sat inside a VPC and connecting to it directly on a private IP.
Using IP addresses when you just have a couple of servers doesn't cause many problems but when you have 100s of servers it can be an issue.
I've had to re-IP networks/servers in the past and when everything uses private DNS servers it is relatively easy although you often find at least one server running some obscure undocumented application with a hard-coded IP.
One of the issues with using DNS is, of course, that everything now depends on it running smoothly but there are steps you can take to mitigate the DNS servers failing.
Lovely. Another example of just how broken the USPTO really is. The fact that the USPTO hasn't laughed them out of the office right away is a sad, sad reminder that the whole blindingly stupid and greedy department should just be scrapped.
I can think of several ways this has been implemented in several different systems since the late 1970's. In one case using "cat > /dev/tty##" in an suid bash script (when such things didn't immediately result in the dismemberment of the perpetrator). But really it seems they're just trying to patent a fairly typical botnet "chat control" system where systems not only chat in a group account, but the group account can control the systems. No prior art there I guess, especially since the USPTO still seems to think computers still run using paper tape or something.
Hi I'm a 6 year old Dell Power Edge (but everyone says I look 4), female and in the datacenter. You?
There may well be prior art, but probably won't be enough to get it thrown out.
"Another example of just how broken the USPTO really is." Not really, broken implies it worked in the first place...
Loved it or hate it, but cPanel has used IM for years - ICQ and AIM, that's how old it is!
We've done this with Hubot for quite some time as a two way chat, and I'd imagine many other have as well.
I think (what they are claiming) makes this novel, is the user can IM back commands...
That sets off my every "OMGSecurity" bone in my body, but that's the idea.
I guess a lot of companies feel obliged to get themselves a bulging set of patents to look good to their shareholders but you have to wonder what kind of message this kind of thing is sending to the industry at large.
When you've got something interesting to say, I'm happy to listen, but on the other hand if all you have to say is bullshit, then it's better to keep it to oneself.
But the horses at the USPTO have a history of not drinking, at least from "the well of prior art".
Even if they receive a barrage of warnings from the public about the ridiculousness of VMware's claim of orginality here I doubt whether they'll fail to approve the application.
Because, well, that's just how they roll.
Time for someone (Google, AOL, the XMPP Foundation?) to file a declaratory judgment action to head this one off at the pass. Otherwise people are going to be in court a few years from now having to fight VMware's "well established" patent, diverting millions of dollars that could have been spent on real software development into the pockets of patent lawyers.
Archipel is a libvirt-based solution to manage and supervise virtual machines. It uses XMPP for all communication. There is no web service or custom protocol. You just need at least one XMPP server, like eJabberd, to start playing with it. This allows Archipel to work completely real time. You never have to refresh the user interface, you'll be notified as soon as something happens. You can even use your favorite chat clients to command your infrastructure. Isn't it great to be able to open a chat conversation with your virtual machine and say things like "How are you today?" or "Hey, please reboot"?


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Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Summer Songs
Picks include 'Boys of Summer,' 'Summertime Blues' and 'California Girls'
5. Mungo Jerry - 'In the Summertime'
What's that? You've never heard of Mungo Jerry and you don't know "In the Summertime?" Sure you do. You just don't realize it. Listen to the first five seconds of the song and it'll pop right into your head. "Oh yeah," you'll think. "That thing." The supremely catchy song was released in 1970 by the British pop band Mungo Jerry. It's their only big hit, but it was a doozy. It sold millions of copies and flew up the charts all over the world. The group still tours and is still fronted by "In the Summertime" singer and writer Ray Dorset. Check them out at the Hard Rock Café in Bucharest, Romania or at "Private Party" in Ringwood, England. Chances are good they'll play "In the Summertime."