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A key feature of the maker movement is a desire to share knowledge. Where once the ability to create something may have been a jealously-guarded secret, nowadays - helped in no small part by the ease of communication afford by the Internet - it's possible to jump from watching a master craftsman walk you through creating a dovetail joint to downloading the printed circuit board design files for an Arduino in mere seconds.
A new entry in the ever-growing library of publicly accessible projects is OpenGarage, the latest from Ray of US-based rayshobby.net. As the name suggests OpenGarage is an open hardware project designed to make a motorised garage door more user-friendly, providing everything from status notifications as to whether the door is open or closed to the ability to toggle the state from a smartphone or tablet.
Based on the ESP8266 microcontroller, much-loved for its low cost and built-in Wi-Fi networking capabilities, OpenGarage uses an HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor to measure the gap between the ceiling-mounted device and the ground. When the door opens, the distance drops dramatically and the device knows the door's current status; once closed, the distance increases again. If the positioning of the sensor places it over where the car parks, it's even possible to detect whether or not the garage is occupied.
A relay is provided for connection to the door motor, which allows the user to open or close the door from a Blynk-powered smartphone interface. For more secure door systems that use a wireless remote based on a handshake algorithm, Ray has a workaround to integrate OpenGarage: using a spare remote and wiring the relay into its button to trigger the secure signal. The design even breaks out additional IO pins from the ESP8266, allowing for future expansion.
All Ray's design files and software are available now from the OpenGarage GitHub repository, while the first production run of circuit boards will be shipping from Ray's web shop in two weeks' time.
I am very excited to introduce you to OpenGarage — an open-source, universal garage door opener built using the ESP8266 Wi-Fi chip and the Blynk app. I've wanted to finish this project for a while, as there have been multiple occasions where I left the house in a hurry and forgot to close my garage door, or locked myself out of the house, or had to let a friend or handyman in while I was away. Having a WiFi-based garage door opener (which I can access remotely using my mobile phone) would be super convenient.


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Police say 52-year-old Lynn Benson drove a bulldozer through an auction house Monday night. Authorities reportedly said Benson waiting for the auction house to close, grabbed his keys then drove the bulldozer through his boss' front office, KHOU reported.
Benson was charged with felony criminal mischief, and is currently behind bars on a $50,000 bond.


text: Egor Dmitrenkov wrote: > Hello! > I'm a really newbie to NetBSD but I used FreeBSD for years and I'm > trying to understand > if I will have serious problems using NetBSD. But for the first I want > to ask experienced users > about the actual state of amd64 support, I've EPOX 8kda3j motherboard > with nForce3 250Gb set, > and it worked partialy on FBSD 5.4R, network driver didn't work at > all. Will it work on NetBSD? Hi Egor, The nForce3 network driver won't work out of the box. There's a seperate package for it, which reportedly does work. Recent FreeBSD code has that driver in the source tree, with an object file containing the "secret" code. I've looked at the license for those files, and I know that FreeBSD has permission for that driver, but the license is bad nonetheless.. I won't recommended committing it to NetBSD. In other words, when it comes to driver support, NetBSD won't help you much more in this case if you're looking for nforce3 network support. - Frank


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DroidDash FREE - FREE
by Phr00t, Version: 1.2 , 5584 KB Official Site
Package name: org.me.droiddashfree , Last Update: 2012-09-29 19:40:23
292 ratings (3.336 average)
50,000-250,000 downloads
What's new in this version (1.2):
* Added more descriptive icon and market graphics
Level packs now available on the market! Check it out :)
DroidDash is a running action game similar to "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Line Rider" and "Fancy pants Adventure" for your Android phone.
DroidDash also supports custom levels that can be drawn with your favorite image editor.
Level packs are now available on the market! Check it out :)
Please see DroidDash's homepage for additional levels and the level creation guide. Please e-mail me any levels you make! I'd like to post them on my site (dd.phr00t.com) :)
This FREE version will only load 2 level packs and up to 2 levels for each pack (for a total of 4 levels). You can remove installed packs to play other level packs. Buying the FULL version removes this restriction (and includes more levels).
Level packs are handled by folders on your external memory (a /droiddash/ folder will be created to store packs).
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Images from: Mike Raby (rabesphoto)
Keywords: droid dash, 2d platformer, run and jump, jazz jackrabbit
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This game rocks now that controller problem is fixed. Thank you! Very fun and challenging!!
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I like it.. good sound effects too. Short on levels though.. gotta download or buy for more
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Dev Answer: Comes with tutorial and challenging level. Free level packs are on the market. Gameplay and controls are like Sonic; not original but fun!
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Jared (***)
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Dominic (*)
This is the most disappointing app iv installed so far!! Avoid.
Asgher (*)
It lags big time on my motorola cliq
Jordan (**)
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text: Dear fellow scientists European Journal of Neurology is the official journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and is available online from: http://www.ejneurology.com The full contents listing of the European Journal of Neurology is now available by email completely free of charge, from: http://www.chapmanhall.com/ne/subscrib.htm The e-mail alert service will provide advance contents listings for European Journal of Neurology. You will receive the complete contents listing, including paper titles, authors and page numbers, up to eight weeks ahead of publication. Please visit the journal web site at http://www.ejneurology.com for further editorial or subscription information. The site also provides a link to the European Federation of Neurological Societies web page at http://www.efns.org and a free electronic sample issue of European Journal of Neurology is available to view. The Internet site for Thomson Science neurosciences list has been recently redesigned to facilitate faster navigation and searching. Please go to http://www.neurosite.com for free electronic sample issues of NeuroReport, Alzheimer's Research, European Journal of Neurology, Current Opinion in Neurology, Journal of Neurocytology, Clinical Autonomic Research and International Clinical Psychopharmacology. Please contact Sarah Findlay, Assistant Editor, European Journal of Neurology at sarah.findlay at rapidcom.co.uk for further information. We hope that you find this service useful, and our apologies if this message is of no interest to you. Best regards NeuroPsychoPharmacology Team Thomson Science


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How do I create a "Custom Domain Analytics" report?
To create a custom Domain Analytics report please follow the steps below:
- Go to the "Domain Analytics" page in the "Portfolio" area of your account.
- Click on "Create new report/template". The page will reload with a number of reporting options.
- Click the radio button for "Custom Domain Analytics" and the page will expand with more options.
- Choose whether you would like to include all domains or use a subset of domains.
- If you choose to use a subset of your domains use the domain filters or watchlist drop-down menu to choose these domains.
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Kentucky Speedway 2010 IndyCar Series Race Set for Sept. 4
Kentucky Speedway will celebrate the 2010 Labor Day holiday weekend with Marco Andretti, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Danica Patrick and an international field of IndyCar Series racing stars.
Officials solidified dates on the previously announced IndyCar Series schedule today. The 17-race 2010 IndyCar Seiries campaign will include a season-opening race in Brazil, home to drivers Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, Raphael Matos and Vitor Meira, as well as a stop at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala. The Indianapolis 500 will be contested on May 30.
Kentucky Speedway's 300-mile event will begin the final three-race stretch of the 2010 docket and be in a position to play a pivotal role in deciding the series champion while giving fans in the Greater Cincinnati, Lexington, Ky., and Louisville, Ky., a unique way to enjoy their holiday weekend.
"We're thrilled with the history we've had with the IndyCar Series. We've had some exciting moments such as Ryan Bricoe's 0.0162 of a second victory over Ed Carpenter earlier this month that represents the second-closest finish in our track's history. Those types of memories stack up.
"We think we can take this race and make it even better, so we were happy the holiday weekend date was available. With the investment we've made and will make in amenities such as camping, we think our event will make an excellent destination weekend," Kentucky Speedway General Manager Mark Simendinger said.
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) also will play host to a primetime event at Texas Motor Speedway on June 12 where the IndyCar Series will race under the lights for the first time in the facility's history.
The complete 2010 IndyCar Series schedule will be:
Date Location Venue Sunday, March 14 Brazil TBA Sunday, March 28 Streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. 1.8-mile street course Sunday, April 11 Barber Motorsports Park 2.38-mile road course Sunday, April 18 Streets of Long Beach, Calif. 1.968-mile street course Saturday, May 1 Kansas Speedway 1.5-mile oval Sunday, May 30 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval Saturday, June 5* Texas Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval Sunday, June 20 Iowa Speedway .875-mile oval Sunday, July 4 Watkins Glen International 3.37-mile road course Sunday, July 18 Streets of Toronto 1.721-mile street course Sunday, July 25 Edmonton City Centre Airport 1.973-mile airport course Sunday, August 8 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.258-mile road course Sunday, August 22 Infineon Raceway 2.245-mile road course Saturday, August 28* Chicagoland Speedway 1.5-mile oval Saturday, Sept. 4* Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile oval Sunday, Sept. 19 Twin Ring Motegi 1.5-mile oval Saturday, October 2 Homestead-Miami Speedway 1.5-mile oval
* Denotes night race - Schedule Subject to Change
Story by Mike Schmaltz
~Kentucky Speedway ~


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How is it almost 5 already! More apps.
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"Why am I between his legs?" - Flip
Last week: I tanked the lava on Heroic Rag in P4. (like a boss)
This week: I solo healed Heroic Rag in P4. (like Dubsy would have)
Good times.
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Random fact: Actor Tommy Lee Jones and former vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.
8/8H alt run! Saviors of Azeroth in blues!
Ewww mornings
Random fact: Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.
Selling Heroic Madness mount, title and gear tonight! Hit me up on Real ID for more info: [email protected]
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The discovery of a backpack belonging to a missing 10-year-old girl gives police their first break in the case. Watch our team coverage recorded Sunday night at 10 p.m. with Don Champion and Jaclyn Allen.
FBI Agent Dave Joly discusses the discovery of a backpack belonging to a missing 10-year-old Westminster girl. Watch the entire news conference, recorded at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
More than 800 volunteers helped search a large area in Westminster where a 10-year-old girl vanished without a trace while walking to school on Friday. Lindsey Sablan filed this report Saturday night.
Hundreds of volunteers came to Westminster to help in the search for a missing 10-year-old girl. Lindsey Sablan has their story.
Westminster police say they have no leads to go on in the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in Westminster. Don Champion filed this report at 5 p.m.
Westminster police gather in the Rock Creek subdivision where a water bottle was found with Jessica Ridgeway's name on it. The water bottle was in a backpack.
A map showing where Jessica Ridgeway disappeared and where her backback was found three days later.
Three photos showing Jessica Ridgeway.
This image provided by the Westminster Police Department shows 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. An Amber Alert has been issued.
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The search for a missing 10-year-old Westminster girl shifts to Superior after a backpack and water bottle were found. The water bottle had her name on it.
7NEWS reporter Don Champion said police and the FBI are actively pursuing several leads including a report from a neighbor in Jessica's neighborhood that a suspicious van was seen in the area Friday morning.
The discovery of the backpack and water bottle came three days after 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway vanished on her way to school in Westminster.
A Superior resident sent a listserv e-mail to residents in the town of Superior with the subject line of "backpack found" that said: "Found this morning on the side walk at Andrew Drive and Alpha Court. Water bottle has 'Jessica Ridgeway' name on it. If this is yours come and get it." The resident apparently didn't connect the name to the missing girl and had put out the message to let the owner know where it was.
Another person on the same listserv recognized the name and messaged the poster to call 911.
When police arrived, the backpack was placed in a large paper bag to protect it for later analysis.
An FBI source told Champion that they are trying to narrow down timeline of when backpack was dropped off in the neighborhood. It was apparently sometime overnight Saturday.
The area where the discovery was made is 6.4 miles from where Jessica Ridgeway disappeared.
"The backpack is directly associated with this case," said Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso, at a 5:30 p.m. news conference. "We believe the backpack to be Jessica's."
Materasso said anyone with information about Jessica's disappearance should call the Tip Line at 303-658-4336 or email email@example.com.
Police closed off streets in the Rock Creek subdivision so they could bring in a search dog and control traffic in the area. Materasso said a "substantial number" of law enforcement officers would be in the neighborhood Sunday evening.
Checkpoints were set up at the intersections of Andrews Way and Christenson Avenue, Indiana and Bristol streets, and Indiana Street and Eldorado Drive.
"If you live in the Rock Creek subdivision, please do not disturb any items that you may find. Police are currently using bloodhounds and ask that if you have a dog to keep him/her indoors as long as possible," said Materasso. "We also ask that you stay out of the area as long as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and understand we are asking for a great amount of cooperation."
He asked parents in the area where the backpack was found to ask their children if they saw anything suspicious in the neighborhood, with relation to the backpack.
Christine Wiedinmyer told the (Boulder) Daily Camera that the original tip was e-mailed by one of her neighbors, and she, too, saw the backpack on the sidewalk around 8:15 Sunday morning as she was headed out. She said it didn't really strike her at first because there often are children's bikes or toys left about in the neighborhood.
"It's horrifying," Wiedinmyer told the newspaper, as she waited in a line of cars to get into the subdivision. "I want to get home. My daughters are so worried."
The backpack is the first solid lead police have had since Jessica vanished.
In this type of investigation, a forensic examination of the backpack and contents would be likely conducted to look for possible fingerprints, hair, fibers and DNA that doesn't belong to Jessica.
Police said officers would remain out overnight Sunday, searching for Jessica. They don't anticipate using volunteers on Monday.
Sunday's Search Fruitless
Police said Jessica was last seen walking to Chelsea Park in the area of 107th Avenue and Moore Street around 8:30 a.m. Friday where she was to meet several friends before walking to Witt Elementary School. Jessica's mother stood in the front yard of their home at 10768 Moore St. until her daughter was out of sight.
Jessica never showed up at the park or at school.
On Monday, Witt Elementary will prepare for a very emotional day.
"They're going to have extra counselors there for support of the staff and the students, and they're going to try to make it as normal a school day as possible. But understanding that everybody's hearts are very heavy and worried and taking that into consideration as well. When something like this happens it is just devastating for a staff and they're very emotional about it," said Jefferson County Public Schools spokeswoman Lynn Setzer. "Our emphasis right now is taking care of the students and staff at the school and assisting the police department in any way we can and focusing on getting Jessica back with her family."
Sunday police brought in a new team of search dogs to help look for clues.
Police said they will not be using volunteers to help look for Ridgeway Sunday. About 800 people showed up to help with the search Saturday, said Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso.
"This morning I really expected maybe a hundred people, so to have that many, it was just amazing," Materasso said. "I watched one gentleman putting plastic bags on his feet because his feet were soaked through, his shoes were soaked through and he was going back out again."
Buses of volunteers were sent to open spaces in Mayfair, Countryside, Ketner and Chelsea as well as the Westminster Hills Dog Park and Standley Lake.
"It was really emotional because you're looking in ditches and you're looking in culverts and you're looking through sewer drainage pipes. On the one hand again, you're hoping you might find a boot with a pom pom and on the other hand, you're hoping you don't," said volunteer Marsha Orr. "My 7-year old son is such an amazing gift to me. To not know where he was spending a cold night, it would rip my heart out."
A dive team searched Ketner Reservoir Saturday afternoon. The search was "done as a search tool to rule out the lake," police said.
The search area covered on Saturday was from 92nd Avenue to 112th Avenue and from Indiana Street to Wadsworth Boulevard.
Materasso said police will follow up on more than 100 tips.
Authorities have said they don't think Jessica was abducted by an acquaintance or relative. The girl's father lives in Missouri and has been accounted for there.
Jessica's great-grandmother, Donna Moss, said police were at her home where the father was staying Friday night. They asked to search the home and were given permission, she said.
"We'd do anything to get her back, safely alive," Moss said. "We want her back as soon as we can get her."
Westminster police also said they don't think Jessica ran away because she is emotionally stable.
Members of the FBI as well as the Center for Missing and Exploited Children have joined the search.
Police investigators and volunteers collected socks and other clothing items around Chelsea Park on Saturday, police spokesman Trevor Materasso said. The socks were placed in evidence bags to be checked further.
"We can't say at this point whether these are or are not related," Materasso said.
Police also checked every registered sex offender in the area.
Jessica is 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 80 pounds. She has blonde, shoulder-length hair with blue eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, black boots with pom poms, a black puffy jacket and pink and purple glasses. She also had a black and pink backpack with a Disney character on it.
Anyone with information on the possible whereabouts of Jessica is asked to call Westminster police at 303- 658-4336 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com


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I do a lot of computer shopping at this website. If I need a hard drive, video card, a new mouse, etc. etc. etc. this site is great! I almost always buy stuff on rebate (those are the best deals by far). I got a 4GB flash drive for $9.99 a while back. When my friend and I built my wife a new computer I bought quite a bit of stuff then.
Just want to make everyone aware of this site if you're looking to upgrade anything on your computer (might want to watch for some deals). Shipping is fast too!
Anyone else use this site besides me?


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The University of Southern Mississippi School of Human Performance and Recreation will offer its annual summer Learn to Drive Program June 3-21 on the Hattiesburg campus. Students can choose between morning and afternoon sessions, 8-11 a.m. and noon-3 p.m.
Mississippi Home of Your Own (HOYO) will sponsor a free, one-day homebuyer education workshop Saturday, June 1, for residents with and without disabilities in Oktibbeha and surrounding counties.
The Children's Center for Communication and Development at The University of Southern Mississippi held its 2013 Spring Graduation ceremony on Friday, May 17 on the Hattiesburg campus.
Dr. Mike Forster, dean of the Southern Miss College of Health, handed out the graduation certificates.
(Photo by Van Arnold, University Communications)
Sarah Case-Price began her affiliation with The Children's Center for Communication and Development at The University of Southern Mississippi more than a dozen years ago as a student worker. On July 1, she will take over the reins as director.
Each year, The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Recreational Sports honors outstanding student staff members and graduating seniors at the Student Staff Appreciation and Awards night. Southern Miss Rec Sports held the 2013 awards night at the end of the spring semester at the Southern Miss Payne Center.
The Cedar Point teaching site of the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) will be the location of the second annual Shifting Baselines Stewardship Summit May 17-18.
Former students and colleagues of Dr. Ronald Marquardt, a professor emeritus and chairman of The University of Southern Mississippi's Department of Political Science, remember him as a model teacher, faculty member and administrator.
Dr. Marquardt died Wednesday, May 15 at his home in Hattiesburg following a lengthy illness. He was 73.
The annual Mississippi Association of Campus Student Affairs Professionals (MACSAP) conference will be held on The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg campus May 20-21. This year marks the third time Southern Miss has hosted the event, which is the annual conference for student affairs professionals at institutions of higher education across the state.


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Nature Centers
Visit one of Massachusetts' many nature centers, and you'll learn about the fascinating world around you.
Bristol County Natural History Center, south of Boston, enjoy live exhibits, ponds, wetlands, beaches, meadows and forest displays. The EcoTarium in Worcester is an indoor/outdoor museum dedicated to exploring the natural world, with three floors of interactive exhibits, wildlife exhibits, nature trails, ponds and award-winning meadows, planetarium and train ride. The Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Western Massachusetts provides nature trails, field trips, an environmental and natural history library, games, educational activities and more.
For something out of the ordinary, Davis' Farmland and MegaMaze in Central Massachusetts has lots of child-friendly farm animals, and, in late fall, a corn-stalk maze with three miles of pathways and bridges over eight acres.
Love clams? Sign up with Cape Cod Clamming Trips in Brewster, and dig for your own tasty bivalves.
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Outdoor adventure: It's all here
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Red Sky in Morning, by Paul Lynch
An intriguing debut novel reflects its author's past as a film critic, as well as showing off his love of language
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Red Sky in Morning
Paul Lynch
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Paul Lynch has worked as a film critic, so it shouldn't be too surprising that his first novel seems to be inspired by cinema as much as by literature. Or that to describe Red Sky in Morning I find myself couching it in movie terms: Famine in the style of Pulp Fiction crossed with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, say. Hapless tenantry, coffin ships, gratuitous killings and cowboy-style vendettas all have parts to play.
And some brooding nature documentary on steroids would have to be thrown in for atmosphere. Although, that said, nature in this novel does more than merely evoke atmosphere. Lynch forefronts it, like a character in its own right, one that is bigger than the human characters who move under its lurid skies and through the wildernesses of its morasses and waters and virgin wastes.
Set in the early 1800s, the era in Ireland of callous landlords and easy evictions and in the United States of the callous march of civilisation, this is a novel that belongs, in principle, to the historical genre. The story is rooted in recognisable, even familiar, historical events. But it has a quality of the fantastical and a blithe uninterest in fidelity to historical detail and nuance that liberate it from such a categorisation.
On a blood-red morning in Inishowen, Coll Coyle and his family are facing the horror of imminent eviction. Why the young landlord, Hamilton, has taken a whim to put them out of their house and fields the Coyles have no idea – the reason is revealed only in the final pages. In a frenzy of despair and rage, Coll murders Hamilton and has to go on the run.
The foreman, Faller, takes it on himself to hunt Coll down. It is soon plain that he will follow him to the ends of the earth. Why he is so fixed on avenging Hamilton isn't satisfactorily explored, but anyway the chase is on. Lurching and stumbling through the wilds of Co Donegal, Coll evades Faller by the skin of his teeth. At length he makes his way to Derry, where he robs the wherewithal to board a ship bound for New York. Behind him there's death and mayhem as Faller wreaks revenge on his associates.
For Coll, while he's safe for the time being, there is no let-up in the grim struggle for survival. Between the majesty of sea and sky the ship is an impressively wrought arena of watching your back, of disease and dying.
Arrived in New York, Coll falls for the big-talking promises of a flash entrepreneur, a man called Duffy who is hiring his fellow Irish to cut the new railroad. Coll and his shipboard friend, the Cutter, fetch up at Duffy's Cut, the scene of the infamous real-life tragedy in which numbers of men died of cholera and others of violent assault. Coll grimly labours, dreaming of home and trying to keep disillusion and disease at bay.
But Faller is on his trail. Here the story quickens into suspense. Will he track his quarry down? There are more narrow escapes, in which Faller plays the role of the monster in a thriller movie, appearing with his enigmatic smile at every turn. He has been a mysterious character, but now he becomes nothing more than a psychotic gunman, morphing into that horseman, familiar from Westerns, who rides gimlet-eyed across ridges and ravines, killing as he goes.
The narrative seems to shift eras as well. Maybe it's the transition from the wet and drear and bushy (and, surely ahistorically, sparsely populated) land of Donegal to the brown earth and thriving red-roofed farms of Pennsylvania, but here the novel assumes a mood that seems to belong to a time decades later.
Coll, the good guy, is more rounded. He is given the natural sentiments of love and grief and loyalty. There's another nice cinematic touch (Citizen Kane's Rosebud?) in his sole memento of home, which he treasures: a ribbon that belonged to the little daughter he has had to leave behind. But merging as he does into the archetypal crowd of humanity and the powerful landscapes that surround him, he needs more individuality to truly come alive.
For all its thriller components this is an intensely literary novel, depending on atmosphere and evocation for its effect. Above anything else the author has an ardour for language, not only for what it can describe but also for describing things freshly. This is an admirable ambition, and very often he does it with striking and admirable success. Sometimes he does it wonderfully.
At the same time, though, it's a way of writing that draws attention to itself at the expense of everything else. The inversion of nouns and adjectives ("the road narrow") becomes intrusive, as do showy alternatives – coats are not put on but are sleeved, the sun is coffined and evenings complete rather than end – when they're repeated again and again. Swerving between a kind of Kiltartan picturesque and the incongruously modern, it's a style that is burdened by too blatant an anxiety to be different.
That I wasn't quite taken by Red Sky in Morning does not mean, however, that it's not an intriguing debut. It has more than enough ambition and verve to make it that. Seeing what Paul Lynch does in the future is going to be interesting.
Anne Haverty's most recent novel is The Free and Easy.


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File downloader - FREE
by acquariusoft, Version: 0.3.0 , 44 KB Official Site
Package name: acquariusoft.FileDownloader , Last Update: 2013-05-29 16:16:40
268 ratings (2.981 average)
50,000-250,000 downloads
With this app you can download more file from http server. With the plus version (available soon) you can download file with megaupload account
- bugfix
- Add file from clipboard
- Version plus available!!!
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morr (****)
Does what it says.
Daniel (*)
What happen to the plus version??? Bought it last month and now it disappeared!
alx (**)
Idk how2 use it
kristx (****)
Good job, works for me.
Peter (****)
Works for .pdf and the like. Can't download torrent files for some reason... weird. Works well over all though. Does what I need! :)
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Can't download really large files. Emailed developer, no response.
Jasmine (****)
Does what it says and without any problems. Only thing losing a star is you have to manually put the link in.
Aldi Wendo (****)
good. needs to support more filehosting sites
Reaperx14 (**)
Why it only download when screen is on?
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Can't get it 2 work...


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Brian Sweeney: The New Zealand Story
Brian Sweeney is the New York-based Chairman of SweeneyVesty, a global corporate communications company founded in Wellington, New Zealand in 1987 with Jane Vesty, an international leader in Public Relations. He is dedicated to the idea of New Zealand exporting its services, innovation and creativity, and to the related positioning and communications New Zealand must […]
Diana Keough: Life Story
Diana Keough is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated Medical Journalist who is one of the few journalists to have won national awards for work in print and radio. As editor-in-chief at ShareWIK, she combines story-telling with expert opinion to create high quality health and wellness content that educates and engages users. ShareWIK literally means "Share What I […]
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Free agency is basically over so teams looking to improve must resort to the trading block. That's why our A Walk Around The Block series will take a look at different aspects of the trading block, from players likely to move and teams that might make moves to reasons why these trades may happen and some fun trade proposals of our own. Today we look at the reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Jamal Crawford.
Boasting a career average of 15.5 points per game and zero playoff games per year, Jamal's misery was finally alleviated when he was traded to the Hawks in the summer of 2009. After years of doubt and with his fifth different team, Jamal finally gave us every reason to believe that so far, he has simply been a victim of circumstance, finally playing for a team with higher aspirations than "let's not lose all of our games, K?"
The Hawks asked Jamal to come off the bench every night and do what he's good at (take the ball, shoot a lot, make a decent percentage), not what he's bad at (virtually everything else). The result was Jamal taking the ball, shooting a lot and making those shots at the best percentage of his career.
How convenient.
Last season, Jamal posted a career high true shooting percentage (57.3%) to go with the best FG% and 3PT% since his second year in the league (45% and 38.2%, respectively). Fully embracing the sixth man role for which he is tailor made, he showed that he can be a major contributor to a playoff squad, and was rewarded with the Sixth Man of the Year award.
How wonderful — a much maligned player finally gets the monkey off his back, mere seconds before the Oxford dictionary officially inserted his picture next to the definition of "selfish high usage scorer on teams that go nowhere." A real-life Hollywood film.
Or was it?
Other than the record attributed to his team, how different was 09-10 Jamal from 03-09 Jamal? Let's take a look, shall we?
Jamal had the least assists per 40 minutes in his career at 3.9, beating his previous mark of 4.6. His assist ratio was similarly low at 14.7. This, despite a career-high usage rate of 24.4. His turnover rate was a career best at 8.5, though from a per-minute stand point he was only slightly under career averages (1.7 in 31.1 minutes last year, 2.1 in 32.4 minutes for his career). His rebounding was right around those career averages as well, at 2.5 a night, meaning that his shockingly bad rebounding rate remained just that (4.8. Come on, Jamal, jump). And let's just not discuss defense, because you know where this is going.
So basically, Jamal was pretty much the same as always, only sharing the ball less and scoring more efficiently. Much more efficiently, to be sure, but not the sort of incredible turnaround it would seem at first glance.
The truth is, despite the great story that was Jamal's 09-10 campaign, he's still pretty much the same guy. He is a player with a limited skill set who can be very good in situations where that skill set is needed and just as detrimental when that skill set is not needed and/or when he is asked to do things that skill set does not include.
And that skill set is one of a high-volume shooter. How effective he is as one is arguable, but whether you play him as one or not, that's the only thing he can do at an above average level. That's what he does. He is at his best when shooting a high-volume of shots. When the volume of his shooting is high. He requires a high shooting volume. Shooting. Volume. High.
And in Atlanta, Jamal was free to shoot that high volume he loves so much. Whether the Hawks planned this in advance or just caught a lucky break with Mike Woodson's isolation heavy offense, Jamal isoed and isoed and took long jumper after long jumper and made more than he ever did before. The lack of assists can easily be dismissed as "they didn't ask him to pass, they asked him to score. He's just filling his role." And the career-best shooting is hailed as "he's a new player.".
Well, he isn't. The incomparable Kelly Dwyer said it best:
Now, before we start to treat Jamal as this league's ultimate martyr, understand that a whole lot of Crawford's 2010-11 run screamed "fluke." Sure, he was acting and playing as he always has, but his success rate at doing what he's always done was way, way higher that it's ever been in his 10-year career. Because the shots go in, and because he's working his way toward those shots in the same way you've seen him try it for a decade, it's hard to notice that these makes seem a bit disproportionate given his past.
So it's more than likely, at age 30 (and hitting 31 in March), that Jamal will slunk back down to earth slightly in 2010-11. The guy's been right around 41 percent shooting (35 percent from deep) his entire career, so for him to make 45 percent and 38 percent last year sends all sorts of warning signals to fans that know that shooting percentages, ahead of just about everything else, are the flukiest stats to behold. Beware the guys that see those numbers jump up for a year. And welcome, with open arms, those who saw their percentages dip unexpectedly the year before. Because they'll bounce back.
So yes, Jamal's turnaround last season was a joy to behold. Nobody can be mad at a guy who finally gets it – Zach Randolph and Josh Smith had me bouncing in my seat all season – but please note that it wasn't as turnaround-y as it was an extremely fortunate set of circumstances.
While the optimist in me wants to believe that from now and until he retires, we'll see the 09-10 Jamal, it must be said that if those shooting percentages drop back the way statistics dictate, the new saint-like Jamal could be short lived.
Will He Be Traded? Should He Be Traded?
Much like Carmelo Anthony, Crawford has asked the Hawks to trade him so he can get an extension before the frightening 2011 free agency period (Crawford has one year left on his deal for $10 million). The main difference here (besides the caliber of the player) is that Crawford is reportedly all for staying with Atlanta long term – he just wasn't offered the chance.
This means that even if, to the naked eye, trading for Jamal poses some Meloesque risks (giving up assets for someone who could bolt), chances are, if you offer Jamal money to stay, he will stay. (Does not apply to Minnesota.) Throw in Jamal's value as an expiring deal, and trading for him makes sense.
Of course, if you're Atlanta, trading him makes even more sense. Though locking in your core has it's value, the Hawks already signed Joe Johnson (their third best player, by the way) to a ridiculous $120 million extension. Combine that with Josh Smith's eight-figure deal, Al Horford's upcoming extension, Marvin Williams' remaining $32 million over four years and Atlanta's history of reluctance to spend, and you have quite a financial pickle. Especially while remembering that Crawford's current yearly salary of $10 million a year is way too much for what he can give you.
Atlanta's situation is tricky basketball wise, as well.
Though they have established themselves as a top four team in the East the past two seasons, they are now in danger of being knocked back to first round fodder by the still strong Magic and Celtics, the new-look Heat, and the ever improving Bulls and Bucks. The roster still has major holes – no big man depth, a corpse starting at point guard, stuff like that. By drafting Jordan Crawford, the Hawks have what they hope is an adequate replacement for Jamal in the "scorer named J. Crawford coming off the bench" role. To improve the rest of their roster, Jamal is pretty much their only asset.
And if we're already looking for reasons why Jamal can be redundant, let's throw out new coach Larry Drew. Mike Woodson's Hawks were famous leaguewide for playing the most iso-ball this side of Lebron James. The main beneficiaries were Joe Johnson and Crawford, who were given the ball and told to score.
Drew, however, is promising a balanced offense with more ball movement and less standing around watching. Whether this actually happens remains to be seen, but there is no doubt that the Hawks would be better off letting Horford and Smith create some offense (if not all of it) with their great post and passing skills than watching various shooting guards go one on one.
Mix all of these together, and you have a plethora of reasons Jamal's Atlanta stay should end. Considering Jamal's successful 09-10 season and entire career so far have been, as we said, greatly affected by circumstances, perhaps the abundance of now negative circumstances should be a strong hint.
The Asking Price
As it always is with Jamal, every zig has a zag, this one being that Jamal is still an integral part of this Hawks squad. This means that even if the Hawks are intent on moving him rather than paying him, they would (should?) expect to get back pieces to bolster their rotation. No Jamal Crawford for Sasha Vujacic and Luke Walton, thank you very much.
However, we then zig back to the Hawks' payroll. As much as they'd want to get back rotation players for Jamal, they probably don't want to be paying them big money in the long term. Not extending a 30 year old shooting guard to acquire another 34 year old point guard with 3 years on his deal isn't what Atlanta is looking for.
In a perfect situation, the Hawks can move Jamal for a combination of cap relief and cheap-yet-legit rotation players. Teams that are under the cap and can thus absorb more salary than they give back could have an advantage here, but since most of those teams are in the midst of rebuilding processes, it's probably too much to ask for.
The Fits
As has already been mentioned, Crawford is very effective when inserted into the right niche. It's highly unlikely that he will be as good as he was last year, but he can still help a team in need of a perimeter creator off the bench. This means that any potential suitor must have that need for a deal to make any sense at all.
Of course, even then, the team must be willing to invest in a aging shoot-first guard with one good year on his resume. Seeing how Jamal is reportedly sick of Atlanta because they won't pay him, one must assume that he will treat any team he goes to the same way. So teams looking to acquire a one-year rental will probably get a very angry one-year rental. And when Jamal is angry, he kills your team from the inside. All of this creates an absurd situation where the Sixth Man of the Year has very few good fits.
There is one team for whom Jamal is a very good fit as far as style of play, although him moving there is as unrealistic as it gets: the Orlando Magic.
While I am a true believer in Jameer Nelson and I despise the voices that cry out "Orlando needs a true clutch player," I do think they could use another player who can create his own shot from the outside. Vince Carter was brought in last season to fill just that role, and while, again, I think the massive criticism against him has been too harsh, it's hard to state that he's delivered.
Jamal can fill that roll for Orlando.
On the other hand, this is a pretty bad fit for several reasons. First, if the Magic bring in Jamal, they must move either Vince or JJ Reddick. And I wouldn't move Reddick for Crawford (he's too good an all-around player and too young to move for an aging one-trick pony), and I doubt Atlanta wants Vince.
Even if Vince is moved, that's still a lot of players vying for back court minutes. Jameer and Chris Duhon have point guard locked up, and small forward is so stuffed with the likes of Pietrus, Q-Rich, and occasional spot duty by Ryan Anderson and Rashard Lewis, that either Pietrus or Q could see minutes at shooting guard as well. And of course, Atlanta would probably rather not help a division rival.
So while the fit makes sense on some levels, it probably doesn't pan out.
Looking through other teams, the Mavs always seem to have a need for a high usage two-guard as well, but with Jason Terry and Caron Butler on board, I don't think Jamal will be worth the price they will have to pay. Last year's Bucks could have used Jamal's scoring, but he's not as good a fit as trade acquisition Corey Maggette since he doesn't get to the line as much, and I don't think you want those two on the same team again. Chicago needs shooters, but not of the high-volume, questionable-efficiency kind.
The best fit I see for Jamal is the Charlotte Bobcats.
The Bobcats are desperate for offense, and could play Jamal at point while letting Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw run the offense. It's not ideal, but since the team's starting point guard is DJ Augustin, they aren't getting much play-making from that position any way (although I'm a big fan of the Shaun Livingston signing as a back-up point). They can also offer Atlanta the big man they need – either Erick Dampier or Nazr Mohammed. If Larry Brown, for whatever reason, talks himself into taking Mike Bibby, they might be able to dump his dead weight deal as well.
All in all, though, you can see that the options aren't great, which should tell you how even though Jamal supposedly turned it around, he still has many problems to his game (again, basically everything that isn't high volume shooting).
Final Verdict
Atlanta seems to have good reason both to keep Jamal and to move him. Conversely, despite his fine play last season, any team acquiring Jamal will be taking a major risk while doing so.
Usually, situations like these mean that the player is staying put. But Jamal is, as always, a special case.
With Atlanta probably knowing that he is the piece they can best utilize to acquire new, key components, and with Crawford coming off such a strong season, there may be one or two teams that can talk themselves into bringing him off the bench for 30 minutes and 14 shots a night. Then again, the Hawks could also talk themselves into paying Jamal more than he is worth to stay on their squad.
Either way, I doubt Jamal doesn't get paid.
Despite the progress made in evaluating players, scoring is still the stat that is overrated the most, and a strong scorer like Jamal will always find a suitor. Whether he can live up to that billing for another year is yet to be seen.


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ALERT: Your organization's brand image is no longer in your control.
Not that it ever entirely was, but once upon a time you had more say in convincing people what to think about your company, its products and services than you do today.
Now your brand and what it represents is largely shaped by social forces that fall outside the influence of traditional advertising and public relations. It's no longer a "top-down" world. But what's exciting is that today you have more opportunities to win hearts and minds than ever before.
Brent Heatley says it best in his op-ed "The brand control delusion," which appeared this past December in the Australian publication AdNews: "Building and evolving brand strategies from the customer perspective is a smarter way of gaining permission to connect, adding value and, ultimately, of winning hearts and minds. Marketers who persist in imposing their top-down processes are likely to end up with brand strategies that are little more than wishful thinking."
Build a brand strategy from the customer's perspective
So how do you build and evolve a brand strategy from the customer's perspective? Short answer: start by researching and monitoring social media. It is no longer optional to ignore social media conversations about your industry, your company and its competitors. Insight into relevant conversations on social sites like Twitter, blogs and industry forums will help you shape successful business decisions and strategies in today's new world.
But what if you don't have the time, tools or resources to analyze or monitor social media activity? Or you haven't perfected the skills to generate and deliver a professional social media report and/or presentation? In these situations, you may want to consider having social media analytical reports created for you.
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Below is a competitive overview of mentions collected for all Smartphones industry conversations, compared to Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Phone from June 1 to August 31, 2012.
The following graphs represent the total share of voice for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone and Windows Phone within generic smartphone conversations. The "Non-Branded" portion represents mentions that do not include a reference to any of these four brands (but may reference others).
- The iPhone continues to dominate the smartphone conversations.
- While overall BlackBerry received the second greatest number of mentions of all the smartphone brands analyzed when we removed all the conversations where people also talked about their competitors, they fell down to having the second fewest mentions.
- BlackBerry phones get talked about most often when people compare their products to the other phones in the market. If we also factor in their low favorability rating from the dashboard we can conclude that people talk about BlackBerry in terms of needing to catch up with the other smartphone brands.
- Within the competitive landscape of smartphones, all brands lose a significant amount of conversation when they are not being compared to or talked about with their competitors.
- The iPhone gets mentioned more than twice as much on average as the next most talked-about smartphone, both overall and on a monthly average.
- After the iPhone, the BlackBerry gets the second greatest volume of talk, but a lot of that chatter is coming from outside of the United States. For all the smartphones, the United States has the greatest number of conversations, but BlackBerrys seem to be talked about more outside of the United States as well.
- Both Android and BlackBerry phones seem to be more popular on a worldwide basis as the United States seems to talk about them less than the other phones on a share-of-voice per-country volume.
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This summer, why not grow your own popcorn? And not just any popcorn either. We're talking untreated, organic and non-GMO popcorn, which is getting harder and harder to find in grocery stores … and seed catalogs.
Seasonal Wisdom teamed up with Angie's Popcorn and Fiskars to make it easier for you to grow popcorn in your own garden this year. We're giving away TWO garden prize packages with untreated, non-GMO Boomchickapop™ popcorn seeds, Fiskars garden tools and more. You'll be popping your own homegrown corn before you know it! Hurry — This random drawing ends at midnight on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Congratulations to Cindy from Virginia and David from Pennsylvania for winning this random drawing.
What's Going On?
When Angie's Popcorn approached me recently about participating in their summer-long "Grow Some Boom" campaign, I was already familiar with the products. I first bought their popcorn, because of a relatively small logo on their packaging that said they didn't use GMO corn.
Finding non-GMO popcorn in your stores isn't easy these days. It's getting more difficult to find non-GMO corn seeds for your garden too, according to the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company.
What's a GMO? Basically, this term stands for genetically modified organisms, and is commonly used by the public to talk about foods that have been genetically engineered.
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"With genetic engineering, genes from completely different species can be inserted into one another," writes the website. "Scientists in Taiwan have successfully inserted jellyfish genes into pigs in order to make them glow in the dark."
Now I don't know about you, but I don't want my pork glowing in the dark. And I don't want my corn and my popcorn genetically engineered either.
Unfortunately, approximately 88 percent of corn grown in the United States is now genetically engineered.
"The majority of genetically engineered crops grown today are engineered to be resistant to pesticides and/or herbicides," writes Sustainable Table, "so that they can withstand being sprayed with weed killer while the rest of the plants in the field die."
Sadly, the United States does not require genetically altered foods to be labeled, although 64 + other countries (including China and Russia) do require labeling, according to Just Label It!
Last week, the state of Vermont took steps to start requiring mandatory labeling on GMO ingredients by July 1, 2016. Definitely a move in the right direction for those who want to know what is in their food. Here's more from Treehugger.
Grow Some Boom
So to make a long story short, you can see why the timing could not be better to grow your own organic, non-GMO popcorn. Besides, the weather is finally warming up after a long winter, and corn seeds should be planted after the last frost date in your area.
Here's what we're giving away in this random drawing … TWO Grow Some Boom Packages with:
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Before midnight on April 30, 2014, enter to win this Grow Some Boom drawing by using the Rafflecopter device below. It's easy to participate, and you have multiple chances to win.
This random drawing is limited to residents in the United States. Please check your spam folders to see whether you're one of the two winners! Congratulations to Cindy from Virginia and David from Pennsylvania for winning this random drawing.
Good luck all, and happy gardening!
Disclosure: If you read this blog often, you probably know already I'm a paid writer on Fiskars' national Garden Experts Team. The Fiskars products were provided at no charge for this random drawing, but I was not paid by the company to conduct this promotion. Angies' Popcorn packages also were provided at no charge, and I was compensated by this company for the promotion. But my opinions are always my own.
More Help to Grow Your Own Popcorn
Grow Some Boom and Boomchickapop Facebook Page have growing tips and photos from gardeners around the nation.
Popcorn growing tips from Utah State Extension
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Mourinho proves a point with a blinder from the dugout
Even for the return of the feted, homecomings can be hard, as difficult as they are poignant. But as he stood in the pouring rain on the final whistle, Jose Mourinho embraced members of the Porto opposition who were once his people and he at least appeared tranquil. There are likely to have been feelings swirling around the Portuguese but he could not be triumphant, nor did he need to be meek in defeat. Mourinho had come back to the club that forged him as a manager and left with his reputation intact.
That repute, of course, takes in more than mere tactical prowess and trophy-snaffling. Afterwards the stand-out words he used were "cool" about himself and the club's increasing injuries, and "pragmatic" about the Chelsea performance. But "emotional" also received a mention. That is what Mourinho is, too, and that type of display is what he wanted from his team.
It was not to be. Although there were kind words for Andriy Shevchenko and a near-papal touch on the cheek for the Ukrainian as he was substituted late on, Mourinho had restrained himself after a period in the first half when he was as animated as the most ardent fan in the stadium. There were moments then when it seemed as though he would become physically involved, such was his desire to see Porto players closed down.
With Porto's winger Ricardo Quaresma beginning to have a worrying influence on events, Mourinho could be seen on the edge of his technical area, itself a yard at most from the touchline, imploring Lassana Diarra to get tighter to Quaresma.
The young winger must have felt sandwiched and he probably knew of Mourinho's form in this department: the manager once grabbed at a Lazio player to deny him a throw-in from a good position during the semi-final of the Uefa Cup in the season that Porto would eventually win it by beating Celtic in Seville.
Mourinho was banished to the stands for the second leg against Lazio but he had made his point and he would soon start to make his name as a continental force. Another year and Porto would be champions of Europe, not forgetting the domestic trophies, but then Chelsea came calling and soon he was on one of Roman Abramovich's yachts setting out his policy for European domination. It has not worked out like that - yet - and last night's injury to John Terry may prove the most telling aspect of this occasion.
Mourinho was jeered by the supporters who once rose to acclaim his management as he tried to reorganise Chelsea with Terry on the far wing receiving treatment. The ever-impressive Michael Essien stepped back but Porto scored and, though he would never admit to panic, Mourinho must have feared momentarily what might occur. At such times the worth of Petr Cech grows from an already substantial amount.
Mourinho had Mikel John Obi stripped and awaiting his chance as Porto went ahead. Mikel went back to his seat and on came Arjen Robben; 4-4-2 became 4-3-3. One swift Dutch shimmy and pass and Shevchenko had levelled the tie. "I made the right decisions on the pitch," Mourinho said.
But then Robben was injured and Mikel had his introduction. Half-time brought space for fresh instruction and it was effective. Porto are not brilliant but they had been dangerous in that opening spell; in the second half they were restricted. Chelsea were not flamboyant by any means but they had quelled trouble. Mourinho had once again proved himself.
Porto had him here as a 30-year-old translator for Bobby Robson, then again as a breakthrough coach. A sense of what Mourinho meant here could be seen in the fact that Porto are on to successor No5 since his departure. He had been back before, only six months after leaving, but last night meant more - to Mourinho, to Porto, to Terry and, possibly, to Arsenal.
It may be harder to be cool about being pragmatic in Cardiff on Sunday.


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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Why Peter Williams Does Not Believe in the Septuagint
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- Anonymous5/21/2015 5:11 pm
Presumably on this basis Pete Williams does not believe in the Old Testament, the New Testament, or the Bible.ReplyDelete
Anonymous, you should probably watch the video. The title intends to draw one in and once you are in you will see that Pete has a twofold sense of the word Septuagint which he is explaining.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5/22/2015 10:20 am
I still don't get it. Just clever sounding nonsense to me. You can't magic away something by definition and obfuscation. I don't suppose there can be any supporting bibliography on something that doesn't exist. But if you could recommend something to read in support of this case that would be helpful.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ok. I thought similar when I first heard it. But there are two issues here: 1) how moderns use the term LXX or Septuagint and 2) how the ancients referred to Greek Old Testament Scripture. All Pete is saying is these are not the same and moderns need to be more accurate, that is, more historical, in the terminology they use to describe the Greek Scriptures. The point is made quite easily by noting that the NT authors cite what we know to be different versions of the Greek Scriptures. This means that they probably would not align with the later position of the 2nd century apologists who claimed only the version of the 70-2. The fluidity in terminology for the 70-2 is also a problem for anyone who would claim that this version was a stable corpus by the 1st century. I have a question for those interested. Many of these Septuagint scholars who claim LXX over MT believe that the LXX is a stable text by the first century even though it has only been around since maybe 100 BC at the earliest. Why can't the Hebrew Bible be a stable text by the same century since it has been in existence for hundreds of years before the LXX? Just pondering the contrary logic...Delete
- Jeremiah Coogan5/22/2015 9:34 pm
Well, the very simple answer to your question is that the antiquity of a textual tradition in a language has no direct bearing on the stability of that tradition. There's no problem in the logic to argue that a translation reached a stable textual form before an older (but still developing) source text.Delete
This a question that needs to be solved by careful consideration of the evidence for textual variation and pluriformity in both traditions—and what you discover is a good deal of continuing fluidity in both Hebrew and Greek.
There's also a certain degree of sleight of hand in Prof. Williams' argument. Yes, there were multiple recensions and continuing revisions in the Greek translations of Jewish Scripture (just like there's continuing development in the details of the HB, especially in terms of spelling, reading tradition, and segmentation). But there's no direct correlation between this undisputed point and the polemical assertion that therefore there is no consistency to the biblical text in Greek or that there was no sense of corpus. It's rather like saying that there is no Bible in English because we have the KJV, the RSV, the NRSV, and so forth.
Prof. Williams is absolutely correct to challenge a simplistic view of 'the Septuagint' as a simple and utterly consistent entity. But it's just as problematic to deny the sense of corpus that's attested in the reception of the Greek translations of Scripture by at least the mid-first century CE.
I'm not against the idea of a unity of a corpus of pre-Christian Greek translations. My point is that this needs to be demonstrated rather than assumed. I currently have not seen any compelling reason to suppose that a first century Christian (for instance) would have certainly thought that the Greek version of Isaiah used in his or her synagogue was part of a unified translation corpus with the Pentateuch.ReplyDelete
I think it would be good for both Williams and Ross to write position papers and rejoinders and co-rejoinders for "open access" at ETC. Then once the dust has cleared, then allow clarifying questions from other scholars. Of course, most of this is probably more of a "philosophical" debate, but.....ReplyDelete


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Why We Hate the "Chicken Dance"
If you've ever been to a wedding reception, a party, or basically any event with a DJ you know about the unfortunate cycle that inevitably pops up. If you stay around long enough, you will start to feel as though you are having de ja vu. Don't worry, though, it isn't your mind playing tricks on you- it's just the terrible disk jockey that was hired playing the same tired songs over and over again. Just like a song on the radio gets overplayed to the point where a previously enjoyable tune becomes an absolute nightmare, a bad DJ working your wedding reception can manage to annoy your guests away.
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How to Make Your Wedding Grand Entrance GRAND
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Huntsville, AR
A self taught artist and writer since age 16.
Sandra has a passion to show there is beauty in everything you see.
Living in Colorado most of her life has given her that wonderful country pride, which she includes in many of her works.
"I just want to have others enjoy my work as much as I enjoy creating it"
A special person once told me "When God gives you a gift to share with others, you should use it or you will loose it" I hold those words dear to my heart.


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What was needed in our upstairs hallway were 2 pieces of large-scale graphic art. (What really was needed was clean laundry, but …) We mounted a collage of black & white photo prints onto pieces of plywood for an economical solution for bare walls.
Building the Base: I wanted to use materials that we had on hand. Mary Jean had some smooth plywood sheets left over from her kitchen remodel. Using a skilsaw, we cut 2 squares, 32″ each. We sanded the edges to remove the rough bits.
Creating the Illusion of Mass: So that the prints would look more substantial and 3-dimensional, we built up the back of the plywood by cutting, gluing, and attaching additional strips of plywood to the edges.
- Measured and marked 1″ strips on plywood.
- Clamping and cutting wood strips.
- Wood strip, before sanding.
- Sanding the edges of the strips.
- Wood strip with nice clean edge, after sanding.
- Finished cutting (finally).
- Applying wood glue to wood strip.
- Layering 2 strips together.
- Taping 2 strips so they stay together and edges are flush.
- Clamping the bundle of taped strips to stabilize while they dry.
- Attaching the doubled-up strips to the back of the plywood by gluing and clamping. In addition, we secured the top with screws for additional strength for hanging.
Images: My daughter took a great photo of black-eyed susans on our vacation last summer. I converted it to black/white, increased the contrast, and added a "film grain" filter in photoshop. I enlarged it, cropped it 2 different ways, then printed it out in 8.5″ square sections on a white cover stock. (I tried photo paper at first, but the regular cover stock worked better, and was less expensive.) I printed the entire image slightly larger than 32″ square so the edges could overlap slightly, leaving no gaps.
Mounting the Prints to the Plywood: After printing the 2 sets of images, we trimmed them out with an exacto knife and used Mod Podge ® to attach them to the board.
- Lay out the black/white copies. (It is a good idea to label the backs.)
- Trim copies.
- Position trimmed copies onto plywood.
- Mod Podge ®, tray, foam brush, brayer.
- Starting in one corner, spread Mod Podge ® onto board.
- Spread Mod Podge ® onto back of paper.
- Spread Mod Podge ® onto top of paper.
- Position paper, and use brayer/roller to press paper down securely onto board, squeezing out excess Mod Podge ®, working from the center of the paper out to the edges. Do not continue going over the same area with the brayer or the paper will break apart and lift off.
- Working row by row, continue attaching each piece of paper. We slightly overlapped them, leaving no gaps.
- Completed top and bottom rows. Continue until entire collage is attached to board. Allow to dry.
- Apply second coat of Mod Podge ® after 1st coat has dried. Roll over with brayer while wet for a nice stippled texture.
All Done! We located the studs and drew a pencil line on the wall with a level. We attached nails into 2 studs and hung the prints on the nails.
See more of Heidi's artwork at Old Stuff. New Stories.
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