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Nowadays, you would think having a network device like a TV box accessing data from your unix-based system easy going. I mean, we have NFS, Samba all-right, how hard could that be to devise an interface to access at least one of the many network shares, provided a user/password or based on it's IP?
But no, it won't work that way. It's supposedly too complex, so instead, people promotes zeroconf and such, stuff supposed to work out-of-the-box that actually may not work at all. For instance, to access movies/music from your computer with your Freebox HD (TV box) v5, and I assume it's the same with many similar boxes from others ISP, you can forget about using NFS/SMB/http or whatever protocol you already had working or think easy to put in motion. No, you'll have to use UPnP, standing for Universal Plug and Play, words that truly often refers to Plug and Pray instead.
So, let's go getting our hands dirty. The setup I'm working with is quite simple: a Freebox HD v5, a single computer with a single user having some videos, some with subtitles (mostly .srt), and audio files. It's basic but it took me a while to figure it out.
I did test plenty of UPnP servers. I tried Mediatomb but it did not work – plus the gothic interface seemed weird. I tried XBMC and it worked nicely but only to show empty folders, and no obvious way to have it up without the CPU consuming interface. Then I installed MythTV and I did not even understood how it is supposed to work in regard of UPnP.
So I tried minidlna, the lightweight one I avoided from the start because it's not known to properly support subtitles files. And, tada!, it actually works almost out-of-the-box. Yeah, almost. That's the funny thing, even if you claim to aim zeroconf, when it comes to share files, at some point you're still in need to list what you actually wanna share. Whatever. So I did apt-got minidlna. Then I edited /etc/default/minidlna:
START_DAEMON="yes" USER="thisguy" GROUP="thisguy"
As there's only one legit user on this box, I wanted the daemon to be able to access his files with no specific consideration for privileges/ownership. I implied doing then:
chown thisguy.thisguy /var/lib/minidlna -Rv
Then I modified /etc/minidlna.conf as follows:
media_dir=V,/home/thisguy/Films media_dir=A,/home/thisguy/Musique media_dir=P,/home/thisguy/Photos log_level=info network_interface=eth0 friendly_name=thisserver inotify=yes
I restarted the daemon (and made sure it's included in /etc/rc2.d). And that's all (I modified also the firewall setup but I'm not sure that's relevant considering that UPnP implies that it advertises itself to other devices when it's up and not the other way around – so firewall is an issue only if you have one that blocks connections from the inside to the outside).
By that's all, I meant: it was enough to get access to movies on the Freebox HD for the first time; but not with the subtitles.
I googled around: the minidlna version I had was supposed to properly give access to .srt along with videos. The Freebox HD itself supports .srt files with the same name of the video, when you access video over an USB device. But apparently plenty of implementations of UPnP have no consideration for subtitle files and the Freebox's one is probably one such. So having separate .srt or .sub or whatever is a no-go.
Then, I gave a try to Matroska files (.mkv) despite the fact that I always had bad experience with it. Most notably, I usually implies videos costing tons of CPU time to decode and render and videos players usually fail to properly keep video in sync with audio – yeah, that's really nasty. But Matroska allows to embed subtitles in the file without touching the video stream, which is neat. So I did that. Long story short, Matroska files, 9 times out of 10, freeze the Freebox HD: and I'm talking about Matroska files that are not bigger than the original .avi that run well on the very same Freebox, and I'm talking about Matroska files that run well on the computer with VLC or mplayer. So that's a no-go too.
So I ended with the worse solution: altering original files, with mencoder to incrust subtitles within. Yeah, it's kind of definitive and if you don't want to spend hours of CPU time to do it, it implies quality loss. But, at least, it works. So here it goes, I wrote the following script to ease the process, assuming that video files along with .srt where originally on an USB device called HERMES and then copied to thisguys home:
#!/bin/bash DEST=/home/thisguy/Films ORIG=/media/HERMES # go thru the list of videos find $ORIG -name "*.avi" -or -name "*.mpg" -or -name "*.mp4" | while read video; do # find out basename basename=${video%.*} format=${video##*.} endname=`basename "$basename"`-WS.$format echo $endname # use french subtitles in priority over english subtitle=0 if [ -r "$basename"_en.srt ]; then subtitle="$basename"_en.srt; fi if [ -r "$basename"_fr.srt ]; then subtitle="$basename"_fr.srt; fi if [ -r "$basename".srt ]; then subtitle="$basename".srt; fi # no valid subtitle found at this point? skip the video if [ ! -r "$subtitle" ]; then continue; fi # now create to relevant directory if missing enddir=`dirname "$basename" | sed "s@${ORIG}@${DEST}@g;"` if [ ! -d "$enddir" ]; then mkdir -pv "$enddir"; fi # proceed only if the file is missing if [ -r "$enddir/$endname" ]; then continue; fi # if we reach this, go for it mencoder "$video" -subpos 92 -sub "$subtitle" -o "$enddir/$endname" -oac copy -ovc lavc done # EOF
Yeah. Plug and play my ass.


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What's the best way to browse the network you are on in GhostBSD? I finally have GhostBSD4 RC1 up and running on a machine dedicated to GhostBSD. I installed most of the programs that I will be using on a regular basis on the machine. Now I want to be able to access data from other Windows and OSX computers on my network.
I launched Caja and clicked on the Browse Network icon and I get 'Unable to Mount location'.
I am trying 'mount_smbfs' command but haven't been successful yet in getting the proper string entered.
Is there a Network Browser for FreeBSD that I can install and use? I didn't look into SAMBA as I figured this shouldn't be that big of a deal to browse my local network.
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I use sftp and ssh for all my computers but I only run on BSD, MacOSX and sometime Ubuntu, I don't use windows, but it is possible using Samba. I have Google drive where I put my important work, in which I use Grive on GhostBSD/FreeBSD. In the future we might have a Samba system to do all those thing easily.
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Where to Drink Coffee in New York's Financial District
It can be hard out there on the mean streets of New York City. And in the seemingly small, compact, twisty streets of the Financial District, you wouldn't think it would be so hard to find your liquid assets in the form of a delicious cup of coffee. And yet, the world of culinary sophisticates and fixie riders that tend to bring this wave of tightly-foamed milk and slowly dripped microlots have not but dipped their toes on these shores. So if you're a trader in need of a treat, or a venture capitalist in search of an adventurous cappuccino, we offer a brief survival guide.
Bluestone Lane
Australian espresso bars in New York City are like Spanish missions in California: it's a biological, philosophical imperative to bring one of the world's strongest coffee cultures to our faraway region. Bluestone Lane, which opened its first shop in midtown earlier this year, opened this fall in a repurposed art deco vestibule on Broad Street (though you won't be able to enter on that side unless you work in the building). Ever had a Sightglass-roasted Flat White while seated in what used to be a revolving door? No? Why, now you can. Probably serving up the highest quality espresso and brewed drinks in the neighborhood, Bluestone Lane is a warm, welcome, eccentric newcomer to the FiDi coffee landscape. Food options include jam cookies as well as the essential avo-smash toastie. Fight your way through the legions of trading-tourists taking photos of the NYSE with their iPads and pay a visit to Bluestone Lane—it's worth it.
Bluestone Lane: 30 West Broad Street (enter on New Street), New York, NY 10004 (map) 646-684-3771; bluestonelane.com
If Australia's not your thing, how about Scandinavia? The lower Manhattan outpost of this Nordic-themed chocolatier and cafe offers a sleek respite from the comingled confusion of Stone Street tourism and the bustle of the stock world. They check all the boxes—locally roasted coffee, Synesso espresso machine, and a beautifully modern shop—but there's something a tiny bit off here (maybe it's the pervasive smell of dill, or the soup of the day.) That said, Fika does a competent job in a tough landscape, and though the cappuccino we tried was a bit thin, it paired well with a lingonberry-chili truffle, and we can see a jar of the house blueberry-rosemary spread making a nice gift for your hedge fund manager. Just saying.
Fika: 66 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004 (map) 646-837-6588; fikanyc.com
Blue Spoon
The original location of Blue Spoon Coffee was one of the very first cafes in the city to use Chicago's Intelligentsia, attempting sophisticated coffee preparation in a tiny space on Chambers Street maybe a few years before New Yorkers were even really ready. The Chambers shop has endured and has been joined by a newer, more spacious location on William Street, serving Balthazar and Ceci-Cela pastries, big ol' salads, bagels, and all the usual lunch fare, along with—and this loyalty is rare in coffee nowadays—Intelligentsia coffee, on pourover brew bar as well as espresso machine. A respectable place ready to meet your many FiDi needs.
Blue Spoon:90 William Street, New York, NY 10038 (map) 646-449-8747; bluespooncoffee.com
If you're unable to get to one of these cafes in an emergency situation, we also recommend a stop at Financier. They're a bit more focused on baking than craft coffee, but they sport a three-group La Marzocco amid the array of macarons. Got a long lunch hour? Venture up to Soho and visit Everyman Espresso, or—for another few months—Box Kite, a wee little pop-up serving fine coffees inside Maslow 6.
All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy.


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Sometimes the seeds of young Lowriders are sewn within their own family's garden, and such was the case of Sean Hodges of Whittier, CA. Having grown up with an uncle who was a member of New Life Car Club, Sean is no stranger to the Lowrider scene. By the time Sean was old enough to drive he picked up a mini truck, and soon after, joined a Lowrider mini truck club that helped him learn the structure and the basic rules of the car club scene. Once he was ready, he stepped up his commitments and joined Lifestyle. After learning the Lifestyle way, Sean built a '66 impala SS, but eventually had to sell it due to a divorce. After taking a break, Sean is definitely back at it with his 1984 Cadillac named "Us & Them."
"I know the level of commitment it takes to build a car for Lifestyle CC," Sean explains. "After a couple of years off and a new marriage, I bought a house and a couple of daily drivers, but there was one thing missing in the garage; my Low-Low. I sat down with my wife one day after a Super Bowl party that I attended with the club, and I told her that I wanted to build another car," he says. "I had accomplished most of my short term goals in life, but there's a hole in my heart without a plaque in my rear view mirror. I explained to her the level of commitment the club demands from their members, and also the time and money that it will take to build a car for the club. She paused for a minute and said, 'if that's what you really want to do I'm behind you 100%.' So, with the green light from the wife and some money put away, I was ready to start hunting for my next Lowrider," Sean says emphatically.
Again, the family background that Sean experienced would sway his building desires. "There were a couple of cars I have always wanted to build, but I knew that once I picked one, there was no turning back," he says. "I could always remember back in the days driving around East Los Angeles in my grandfather's old 1964 Cadillac." "I remember the good times I had in it," Sean says wistfully. "Then I stumbled on to this Cadillac and the rest is history. I purchased the car and made sure that it ran well, especially because I didn't want to deal with the California smog laws. Once it passed with flying colors, I invested into the project," he says.
Sean went back to the friends that had helped him in the past, and he began work on the project. Sean hooked up with WildChild Customs, who pointed him in the right direction. The car was taken to Sunroof Performers, where their expert crew blew out a hole in the roof and installed a 42-inch glass moonroof. The car was then taken to Luis of House of Pain customs, who shaved the door handles and molded up the trunk. Once the metal work was done, the Euro conversion was done by Joaquin Duarte, who worked on the car for about a month, taking the car down to the metal and building up the body work, ultimately swapping out the front fenders and header panel. The car then sat for a few months to make sure that the body work didn't come back up. The car was then given a final block by Candy Connection of Chatsworth, who left the car ready for paint.
With a show date as a deadline, Sean's car was dropped off to Danny D, who laid out the teals and mixed several colors. Danny started off by jamming the car to make sure that Sean was going to be happy with the overall color of the car. Once Sean agreed on the color, Danny went to work spraying the panels that he envisioned while he had the car on his infamous death row. A week from starting the work, Sean's car was painted and stripped to what you see today. We can't imagine what goes on in the mind of an artist like Danny D, but at least he did let us in on Sean's paint job.
With the paint being a major focus point on the car the interior was going to be important, but not in a way so as to be more dominate than the exterior of the car. Sean trusted car club brother Tattoo Tony, who hooked him up with Armando's Custom Interiors of Hemet. Armando's dropped in a neutral peanut butter tone interior, which featured blue/turquoise metallic inserts. They also built a center console and dropped in bucket seats that were accented with the leather wrapped floor. The headliner also received a touch of leather, as the design was spread through out the interior. The interior was accented with chrome and Clayton Machine Work accessories.
By this point the build was in the home stretch for Sean, who took the car to Richard of Evergreen Hydraulics, to set up the car for the hydraulics. Sean then ordered a custom setup from Black Magic, which was installed by his club brothers John Hererra and Albert Gonzales. With it being crunch time before the show, Sean's house looked like a GM assembly plant, as everybody that was able to help or support came by to assist. Ziggy helped with wiring the NOS head lights and trim, and Frank and Gil Melendez built the custom clips to hang the side Euro trim and rocker moldings, which were polished and plated by Victor of Best Polishing and Chrome of Pomona.
With Coker tires and Dayton Wire Wheels in hand, and several barbecues hosted by the Barbecue Mafia, the long journey to completing this build was finally finished, as this car made the Super Show. People had told Sean that it couldn't be done, and that actually helped to drive him towards the perfect name for his car; "Us & Them." Sean said, "There is "Us & Them." US/the ones who will sacrifice and do what it takes to fly a Lifestyle plaque, and THEM/everyone else who cant handle the pressure of building a car like this.'" We couldn't agree more.
Us & Them
Owner: Sean Hodges
Vehicle: 1984 Cadillac Coupe Deville
Club: Lifestyle, Los Angeles
Ctity/State: Whittier, California
Body/Paint: Danny D painted the car in a House of Kolor Candy teal, and it was pinstriped and silver leafed.
Engine: Stock 4.4 liter engine.
Sound System: John Wilson of Skunk Worx Customs installed the sound system, which featured two amplifiers that powes the midrange and subwoofers.
Interior: Armando's Rod & Customs Interior added the full leather interior and modernized the Cadillac seats, which were stitched in two different tones of leather..
Hydraulics: Two Aluminum Black Magic pumps, dressed with custom tanks, four dumps plumbed and hard-lined, powered by four Optima batteries.
Wheels: 14×7 100-spoke all- chrome Dayton Wire Wheels
Tires: Coker 5.20's


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BottlesUp's glass water bottles are fun and safe to drink from—glass is the purest and healthiest material to use for beverages. You get clean taste without metal or plastic flavors or lingering odors.
it's green.
With 75% recycled glass, food-grade silicone caps and rings, and no plastic in the product or the packaging, we believe that BottlesUp glass water bottles have the lowest carbon footprint in the industry.
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Bowsers has doubled up on all the features of their best selling dog bed design with the Double Dounut Bed! The upper bolster is finished off with piping to create an elegant, sofa look to rival many pet furniture options. The removable orthopaedic foam insert and top tufted cushion provide the ultimate in support and comfort. Zippered covers for easy, fully machine washable bed care.
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On Being the Being
Why do we exist, what are we and why does it matter? As creatures of logic and reason it seems unreasonable to say that every thought, desire and event in the entire universe has a direct association with the individual. This physical manifestation called you, whether fathomable in its entirety or not is who you are! A negative reaction to the statement that you have created everything in your world; body, mind, personality, dreams and shortcomings exemplifies the fact that you see your conscious mind as a sole power broker. Ironically, whether you believe you have self-created this individual called you or not, you would be right in both cases. You the conscious thinker or ego has not, but the larger 'you' the intuitive mind within has.
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A fascinating compendium of stories, essays, thoughts and poetry from one woman's life. The daughter of a Pan Am pilot, she grew up overseas, spending time in Turkey and attending school at Châtelard in Les Avants, Switzerland, before moving on to Elmira College. Her recollections are illuminating, often poignant, and always interesting. A book the reader will come back to time and again.
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The warm-hearted story of Louis Armstrong and 12-year-old Fred, who learns about jazz—and life—from the great musician himself.
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As the anti-Vietnam War movement
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re-imagines his early years with Marge Piercy in a series of chronologically
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With the brazen candor of Toby
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Mick Carlon
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Nine-year-old Danny stows away on a Georgia train—the train of Duke Ellington. Through Danny's eyes, we meet some of America's finest musicians as he accompanies them on their 1939 European tour, when the train was briefly held in Nazi Germany. Says Nat Hentoff, "I knew Duke Ellington for 25 years. The Ellington in this book is the man I knew."
"Duke used to say that the individual sound of a musician revealed his soul. Mick Carlon is a 'soul' storyteller." —Nat Hentoff
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Stories by Joan Connor
The author's stories explore the vagaries and vicissitudes of love and lust, of loneliness and loss. Tonally they range from the dark to the darkly comic, from the optimistic to the outright silly. Geographically they wander from Greece to Maine, from Vermont to the fictional Hobson's Choice, somewhere near Troy, NY. The title story is a mock self-help manual on how to fall out of love; "Men in Brown" is a rollicking account of a woman infatuated with her UPS man. Wherever Connor's characters find themselves, whether lucky or unlucky in love, whether in their teens or middle age, they cling tenaciously to the belief that the quest for love is self-validating, that love is yet possible.
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So Venus Williams got some negative press from the black lacy outfit that she wore on the court at the French Open today. The tennis outfit was made from black lace (transparent except on the bust) with red trim and a flirty ruffle on her short skirt.
It was called "racy" and stated that if she didn't win the Open that "perhaps she can find some work at the famous Parisian Moulin Rouge." Whatever. Not only did she win the French Open, she rocked that dress up an down the court as I hoped she would, me wishing she was mentally telling all the reporters where they can go.
I don't care if she wants to wear a cocktail dress and 5 inch heels on the court; She'll still kill it and send her competitor running home to Mama. From the reaction this tennis outfit received, you would have thought she forgot to put the shorts on underneath. But hey, she fashionably kicked it up a notch and to me, that's more than admirable.


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AppleScript Programming
Apple has an excellent online documentation library for AppleScript programming. This can be found at The Apple Developer Connection.
Learning the LanguageEdit
Command ListsEdit
Sample ProgramsEdit
- Mail alert
- Archive selected mail
- Run QuickTime in full screen
- Converter for temperatures
- Letter Replacer
- Calculator
- Safari Quit Warning
- Create new Word doc and insert text and format text
- Create a unique email address
- Guess The Character Game
Tip: If you can't find help for a problem from here, you can try searching with Google. For example, if you are searching information about how to use command repeat, write into the text field words "
applescript repeat" (without quotes). Usually there should be helpful page amongst the first ten results.
See the Wikipedia article AppleScript for more info


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Brooke Shields, Paulina Porizkova-Ocasek, Patti Hansen, and Yasmin Le Bon may be supermodels with supergenes—it's hard to believe they're all age 45 and older. We asked them how they've maintained their looks (and their outlooks) with diet, exercise, beauty rituals, lifestyle changes, and attitude adjustments. For more from each of these models-turned-role-models, check out our April issue.
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Olson Wire Products Co., Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations at its Baltimore Facility
Release Date: 10/02/2012
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PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2012) -- Olson Wire Products Co. has agreed to pay a $80,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its manufacturing facility located at 4100 Benson Ave., in Baltimore, Md., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
EPA cited Olson Wire, which manufactures steel wire shelving and fabricated wire products, for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law governing the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA is designed to protect public health and the environment, and avoid costly cleanups, by requiring the safe, environmentally sound storage and disposal of hazardous waste.
Following an inspection by on May 25, 2011 EPA cited the company for violations of federally authorized state regulations involving hazardous waste stored at the facility, including wastewater treatment sludge from the electroplating operations, spent lead anode rods from plating processes and used aerosol cans containing an enamel-based product that is sprayed onto metal parts in preparation for powder coating.
The alleged violations included the failure to make required hazardous waste determinations, storage of hazardous waste for periods greater than 90 days without a permit, failure to properly label and keep containers of hazardous waste closed during storage, offering hazardous waste for off-site transport and disposal without preparing approved manifest forms and through parties not authorized to transport or receive hazardous waste, failure to maintain training records of personnel having hazardous waste management responsibilities and failing to prepare and submit a biennial report concerning hazardous waste activities at the facility in calendar year 2009.
The settlement penalty reflects the company's compliance efforts, and its cooperation with EPA in the resolution of this matter. As part of the settlement, Olsen Wire has neither admitted nor denied liability for the alleged violations, but has certified its compliance with applicable RCRA requirements.
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text: Notary Bulletin Tennessee Bill Requiring Loan Signings To Be Handled By Attorneys Fails By NNA Staff on March 20, 2012 in Signing Professionals A bill before the Tennessee General Assembly that would have barred Notary Signing Agents from handling the signings of some home loans has been withdrawn by its sponsor, preserving the role of Notaries in the real estate loan signing process. HB 68, introduced by Rep. G.A. Hardaway of Memphis, sought to amend the Tennessee Home Loan Protection Act (THLPA) to require the closing of certain types of home loans, such as refinances and home equity loans, to be supervised by an attorney. Hardaway did not disclose the reason for his withdrawal. The legislation potentially could have opened the door to making Tennessee an attorney-only closing state in those transactions covered under the THLPA. Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Vermont and West Virginia have banned nonattorney real estate closings. A recent North Carolina State Bar revision reaffirmed the role that Notary Signing Agents play in the state's real estate loan signings. Email Share Leave a Comment Required * Name * Email *(for verfication purposes only) Comment * Enter the text shown in this image *(text is case sensitive)All comments are reviewed and if approved, will display.


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It's time for a new installment of Deadspin's college football rankings. As always, the teams are ranked according to the logic and values of college football, no matter how bizarre or contradictory they may be.
1. Alabama (1-0) Previous rank: 1
Still the champs.
2. USC (1-0) Previous rank: 2
The Trojans won by 39 and got demoted in the AP poll. Deadspin's rankings may be capricious—college football is capricious—but good gravy. One week ago, the AP voters believed USC was better than the defending national champions. Now, after one game, they've reversed it. What, they were surprised that Alabama won a home game? Why should everyone else pretend the AP poll means anything if the AP voters don't even believe in it?
3. [vacant] Previous rank: 3
When the national playoff comes, the question of who the third-best team in the country is will matter.
4. South Carolina (1-0) Previous rank: 4
5. Oklahoma State (1-0) Previous rank: 5
"We play the games that are scheduled," coach Mike Gundy said, after beating Savannah State, 84-0.
6. Oregon (1-0) Previous rank: 6
7. Michigan State (1-0) Previous rank: 7
Forget about keeping them tied with Michigan. Michigan lost. After one game, every team is either a winner or a loser. Losers don't belong alongside winners.
8. Ohio State (1-0) Previously unranked
Fifty-six points against an intrastate patsy. The Buckeyes are getting their old outlaw swagger back.
9. TCU (0-0) Previous rank: 9
10. (tie) Georgia (1-0)Previous rank: 12
10. Arkansas (1-0) Previous rank: 12
The Bullrazors beat Jackalo State, 47 to 23.5.
12. LSU (1-0) Previous rank: 14
Rushed for 316 yards and won by 27 points, got demoted in the USA Today poll.
13. Kansas State (1-0) Previous rank: 15
Used a 35-point fourth quarter to hold off Missouri State, 51-9.
14. West Virginia (1-0) Previous rank: 17
15. Clemson (1-0) Previous rank: 18
16. Oklahoma (1-0) Previous rank: 20
17. Texas (1-0) Previous rank: 21
18. Florida (1-0) Previous rank: 22
19. South Florida (1-0) Previous rank: 23
20. Florida State (1-0) Previous rank: 24
21. (tie) Stanford (1-0) Previous rank: 12
21. (tie) Wisconsin (1-0) Previously unranked
Last year's twin red-and-white fraudulent powerhouses can hang out here together until one of them does something that's not boring. The Cardinal beat San Jose State by 3, the Badgers beat Northern Iowa by 5.
23. New Mexico (1-0) Previously unranked
Congratulations to the teams that used their tune-up games to crash the national scoring leaderboard. Up first, the Lobos, who scored 66 points. Against whom? Don't pry.
24. Arizona State (1-0) Previously unranked
25. Missouri (1-0) Previously unranked
26. North Carolina (1-0) Previously unranked
120. Boise State (0-1) Previous rank: 9
So much for the undefeated-and-underrated alt-football act. Defeated and rated.


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Fire department training has evolved. With shortages in staffing and the inability to send personnel to conferences or to out-of-state training, departments need to look at another avenue to facilitate their training. Several learning management systems (LMSs) exist, but which one is right for your department?
We've all been to trade shows and have seen what many companies have to offer, but is the training they are providing useful for your department? All of the platforms out there will make it easy to deliver and track the course material your training bureau puts out there. More than 500 LMSs are now available to the fire service industry by subscription ($50 to $120 per member). However, the content these LMSs provide may not meet your department's standards.
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In the end, all LMSs pretty much do the same thing: deliver, track, and report the delivery of your online content. An LMS is basically an electronic tracking system for managing your employees' training. Running reports is an important requirement, and it's the primary reason people change their LMSs and their vendors. With all of these choices, it's hard to know where to start and the differences among them.
An LMS can solve the most common problem of tracking your employee training by running reports. If your training is still "old school," the data are still tracked by hand. An LMS allows you to quickly run reports showing who took the training; it automatically deploys the courses. In many LMSs, you can run reports sorting departments, shifts, or rankings with just a few clicks of the mouse. If you are not on an LMS, it is very tedious to gather this information. As you start to look for your LMS, you must think about the training and the content you will house within the platform. Who will be your authors? Who will be your subject matter experts (SMEs)? Does your department have online content you can transfer into the system, or does the system come with a content library? Remember, this training happens 24/7/365 from the comfort of your home or firehouse. So if you need to deliver training fast, choose an LMS with the eLearning content that is right for you!
As you start to look at vendors, costs might seem high, but consider the balance online training has to offer. When you look at the price, consider what you spend for your current training. An LMS will give your current training uniformity and will dramatically reduce your training costs since you don't have to send your employees to out-of-state or out-of-city training. It can eliminate the need to bring in outside trainers to facilitate your programs and free your instructors to build an eLearning library. This will keep the information fresh and updated for your department. Incorporating an LMS will enable you to better monitor your training and to measure specific competencies. As an administrative user, you will be able to see when members have logged into your training system and how many times they have taken a course. You can also monitor the grades the learners receive and the learners' activity and progress.
First, establish a committee or team and develop a list of training needs. Make sure that each team member plays an essential part in choosing the right LMS. Next, meet with your information technology department and see if your fire stations' computers can handle the training the LMS will deliver. Do you have good Internet speed, a sound card, adequate memory, speakers, and graphic cards? Below are the areas to consider in choosing an LMS.
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MADRID - Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas is expected to be sidelined for two to three months following an operation on his broken left hand.
After operating on Casillas on Friday, Dr. Miguel del Cerro told Spanish media that Casillas will be out "for eight to 12 weeks, with anything less than 12 being a success."
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That means Casillas will miss Madrid's Copa del Rey semifinal against Barcelona and its Champions League clash with Manchester United on Feb. 13 and March 5.
He will also likely miss two World Cup qualifiers for Spain against Finland on March 22 and France three days later.
Del Cerro said two screws were inserted into Casillas' hand and that the operation "went better than expected."
Casillas was injured during a game at Valencia on Wednesday when teammate Alvaro Arbeloa kicked his hand while clearing a ball from Madrid's area. After being examined by team doctors on the pitch, Casillas walked off grimacing.
Following its Spanish league match with Getafe on Sunday, Madrid hosts Barcelona on Wednesday in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal. The two meet again in the second leg in the last week in February.
"Iker will be out two months, and he is a fundamental piece of Madrid and the national team," said Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez. "For Madrid, his absence will be very important, but they have other players and I am sure they will still compete."
Casillas will most likely be replaced by Adan Garrido, who has shared starts recently with his more veteran counterpart in a highly criticized move by coach Jose Mourinho.


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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Dwight Howard scored 19 points and Kobe Bryant added just four points and nine assists in the Los Angeles Lakers 91-85 win over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday.
Bryant did not score a field goal in the first half and did not even score a point until he grabbed a rebound and rattled in a jump shot with 2:10 to play in the game.
It was the first time the high-flying Bryant had not scored in double figures this season.
Metta World Peace picked up the slack with 17 points for the Lakers. Earl Clark scored 11 and Antwan Jamison roared off the bench to score 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Michael Beasley led Phoenix with 18 points. The Suns lost their fourth consecutive game.


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All professional education content courses leading to certification shall include teaching and assessment of the Wisconsin Content Standards in the content area.
In this column, list the Wisconsin Content Standards that are included in this course. The Standards for each content area are found in the Wisconsin Content Standards document.
In this column, indicate the nature of the performance assessments used in this course to evaluate student proficiency in each standard.
The structures within the discipline, the historical roots and evolving nature of mathematics, and the interaction between technology and the discipline.
As a research course students will produce a paper on their research results. Depending on the research topic selected, the paper may include structures within mathematics, the history of an area of mathematics, the evolution of mathematics or how mathematics interacts with a particular technology.
Facilitating the building of student conceptual and procedural understanding.
The paper written by the student will allow assessment of the student's understanding of the concepts and procedures related to the research topic.
Helping all students build understanding of the discipline including:
. Confidence in their abilities to utilize mathematical knowledge.
. Awareness of the usefulness of mathematics.
. The economic implications of fine mathematical preparation.
The paper written on the research results will showcase the student's skill in using the mathematics they have learned. Since the research usually includes working with a company on an applied mathematics topic, the paper normally includes a discussion of how mathematics is used in the solution of a real-world problem and the economic impact this has on the company.
Exploring, conjecturing, examining and testing all aspects of problem solving.
The research project paper will have the student describe alternatives explored, conjectures made and tested, and what conclusions they drew.
Formulating and posing worthwhile mathematical tasks, solving problems using several strategies, evaluating results, generalizing solutions, using problem solving approaches effectively, and applying mathematical modeling to real-world situations.
Depending on the research done, students may need to consider alternative strategies, may need to develop mathematical models and may need to go from specific to general solutions. The paper would explore what was considered here how the alternatives were evaluated.
Making convincing mathematical arguments, framing mathematical questions and conjectures, formulating counter-examples, constructing and evaluating arguments, and using intuitive, informal exploration and formal proof.
The student will need to formulate appropriate mathematical questions as part of their research. They will need to make conjectures and prove or disprove them. The paper should list the conjectures made, the counter-examples constructed and the proofs constructued as part of this research.
Expressing ideas orally, in writing, and visually-, using mathematical language, notation, and symbolism; translating mathematical ideas between and among contexts.
Students may give an oral report on their research in addition to the written report.
Connecting the concepts and procedures of mathematics, drawing connections between mathematical strands, between mathematics and other disciplines, and with daily life.
Depending on the topic studied, the research may connect mathematical concepts with their use in other disciplines. The paper would include these connections.
Selecting appropriate representations to facilitate mathematical problem solving and translating between and among representations to explicate problem-solving situations.
As a research project, the solution of the problem may require selecting the appropriate representation or may require converting among representations to complete the research. The paper will discuss these representations and conversions.
Mathematical processes including:
. Problem solving.
. Communication.
. Reasoning and formal and informal argument.
. Mathematical connections.
. Representations.
. Technology.
The research project would normally include problem solving techniques and communication as well as perhaps the other mathematical processes. The paper would discuss the processes used.
Number operations and relationships from both abstract and concrete perspectives identifying real world applications, and representing and connecting mathematical concepts and procedures including:
. Number sense.
. Set theory.
. Number and operation.
. Composition and decomposition of numbers, including place value, primes, factors, multiples, inverses, and the extension of these concepts throughout mathematics.
. Number systems through the real numbers, their properties and relations.
. Computational procedures.
. Proportional reasoning.
. Number theory.
Depending on the research subject, the use of number operations and relationships would be included in the paper.
Mathematical concepts and procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level number operations and relationships including:
. Advanced counting procedures, including union and intersection of sets, and parenthetical operations.
. Algebraic and transcendental numbers.
. The complex number system, including polar coordinates.
. Approximation techniques as a basis for numerical integration, fractals, and numerical-based proofs.
. Situations in which numerical arguments presented in a variety of classroom and real-world situations (e.g., political, economic, scientific, social) can be created and critically evaluated.
. Opportunities in which acceptable limits of error can be assessed (e.g., evaluating strategies, testing the reasonableness of results, and using technology to carry out computations).
If a teaching number operations and relationships is selected for the research topic, the paper would cover one or more of these areas.
Geometry and measurement from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and mathematical concepts, procedures and connections among them including:
. Formal and informal argument.
. Names, properties, and relationships of two- and three-dimensional shapes.
. Spatial sense.
. Spatial reasoning and the use of geometric models to represent, visualize, and solve problems.
. Transformations and the ways in which rotation, reflection, and translation of shapes can illustrate concepts, properties, and relationships.
. Coordinate geometry systems including relations between coordinate and synthetic geometry, and generalizing geometric principles from a two-dimensional system to a three-dimensional system.
. Concepts of measurement, including measurable attributes, standard and non-standard units, precision and accuracy, and use of appropriate tools.
. The structure of systems of measurement, including the development and use of measurement systems and the relationships among different systems. Measurement including length, area, volume, size of angles, weight and mass, time, temperature, and money.
. Measuring, estimating, and using measurement to describe and compare geometric phenomena.
. Indirect measurement and its uses, including developing formulas and procedures for determining measure to solve problems.
If a geometry topic is selected for the research topic, the paper would cover one or more of these areas.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level geometry and measurement including:
. Systems of geometry, including Euclidean, non-Euclidean, coordinate, transformational, and projective geometry.
. Transformations, coordinates, and vectors and their use in problem solving. Three-dimensional geometry and its generalization to other dimensions. Topology, including topological properties and transformations.
. Opportunities to present convincing arguments by means of demonstration, informal proof, counter-examples, or other logical means to show the truth of statements and/or generalizations.
If a teaching geometry is selected for research the paper would cover one or more of these areas.
Statistics and probability from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections between them including:
. Use of data to explore real-world issues.
. The process of investigation including formulation of a problem, designing a data collection plan, and collecting, recording, and organizing data.
. Data representation through graphs, tables, and summary statistics to describe data distributions, central tendency, and variance.
. Analysis and interpretation of data.
. Randomness, sampling, and inference.
. Probability as a way to describe chances or risk in simple and compound events.
. Outcome prediction based on experimentation or theoretical probabilities.
The paper would include a discussion of one or more of these areas if a topic that includes statistics or probability is selected for research.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level statistics and probability including:
. Use of the random variable in the generation and interpretation of probability distributions.
. Descriptive and inferential statistics, measures of disbursement, including validity and reliability, and correlation.
. Probability theory and its link to inferential statistics.
. Discrete and continuous probability distributions as bases for inference.
. Situations in which students can analyze, evaluate, and critique the methods and conclusions of statistical experiments reported in journals, magazines, news media, advertising, etc.
The paper would include one or more of these areas if teaching statistics or probability is the research topic.
Functions, algebra, and basic concepts underlying calculus from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Patterns.
. Functions as used to describe relations and to model real world situations.
. Representations of situations that involve variable quantities with expressions, equations and inequalities and that include algebraic and geometric relationships.
. Multiple representations of relations, the strengths and limitations of each representation, and conversion from one representation to another.
. Attributes of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, algebraic, and exponential functions.
. Operations on expressions and solution of equations, systems of equations and inequalities using concrete, informal, and formal methods.
. Underlying concepts of calculus, including rate of change, limits, and approximations for irregular areas.
Depending on the research selected, the paper may include these topics.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level functions, algebra, and concepts of calculus including:
. Concepts of calculus, including limits (epsilon-delta) and tangents, derivatives, integrals, and sequences and series.
. Modeling to solve problems.
. Calculus techniques including finding limits, derivatives, integrals, and using special rules.
. Calculus applications including modeling, optimization, velocity and acceleration, area, volume, and center of mass.
. Numerical and approximation techniques including Simpson's rule, trapezoidal rule, Newton's Approximation, and linearization.
. Multivariate calculus.
. Differential equations.
If the research involved teaching these subjects, this material would be included in the paper.
Discrete processes from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Counting techniques.
. Representation and analysis of discrete mathematics problems using sequences, graph theory, arrays, and networks.
. Iteration and recursion.
If the research involves the use of discrete mathematics, the paper would include a discussion of how discrete processes were used.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level discrete mathematics including:
. Topics, including symbolic logic, induction, linear programming, and finite graphs.
. Matrices as a mathematical system, and matrices and matrix operations as tools for recording information and for solving problems.
. Developing and analyzing algorithms.
If the research involves how discrete mathematics is taught, the paper would discuss how this was done.


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Crew is getting a lot more fun these days (Well, minus his colic issues that is). He is smiling, cooing, batting at his toys, making spit bubbles. . . You get the drift. I don't think either of us knew how hard this was going to be! One of Chris's friends who has a baby about the same age was over and saw I had the book, What to Expect the First Year. He said, "what it should say is, 'in the first three months I will give you HE-double hockey sticks, and a little bit of joy'." Maybe it was the sleep deprivation but I thought that was HILARIOUS!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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5 comments:
- Jaina said...
I completely agree about the HE-double hockey stick part for the first three months. But it does get better, I promise! Until, in Noah's case at 18 months when it all goes down hill again.
- December 17, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- LUCKY7 said...
Oh Johnna! i'm sorry your dealing with colic!!! oh no! I have been too busy to think lately but I still need to come see you guys. How about you let me and Rob watch him one night so you guys can have a date. How about the first weekend in january? Let me know :)
- December 17, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Francie said...
what a sweet sweet beautiful baby you have! some days you just have to say..."kid, its a good thing your so cute!"
- December 17, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- JoHanna said...
Ok that second picture has Grandpa Walker written all over it so so cute! I to agree about the first three months but it only gets better and then you will want to go back and have the joy moments again ..... they grow up way to fast!
- December 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Heather said...
Amen Sister! It's SO hard, but so rewarding too! I think Heavenly Father has us serve to love more...so being a parent is the highest form of serving FOR SURE! You're doing great Johnna!
- December 17, 2009 at 9:45 PM


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One year agoone of pro wrestling's greatest tag teams provided some of the greatest road stories in the history of shoot interviews. One year later,and here'sa brand new interview with the great Nasty Boys.
If you thought you heard it all in the first interview, you haven't heard anything yet. This interview is full of more road stories and rib stories than any other shoot interview inshoot history. The Nasty Boys start in the AWA and take all over the world as they recount their years of fun, madness, and debauchery. The Nasty Boys also answer the tough questions about some of wrestling's urban legends. Nothing is off-limits in this interview with Knobbs and Saggs.
You will hear a ton of stories about the Midnight Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. All four men lived and traveled together for almost a decade. From the AWA to Memphis, to the WWE, there are stories from all time periods. From falling asleep on the road to a lot of drinking stories, the Nasty Boys tell them all. What veteran shockingly called out the Nastys on their behavior in the AWA? You will be surprised by the irony of this answer and the Nastys response.
Nobody is safe here in Nasty Boys history. Stories about everyone from Molly Hatchet, to Hulk Hogan, the Road Warriors, the Steiners, and the Ultimate Warrior are recounted about both Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs. The Nasty Boys recount a great story about the night Jerry Saggs was set up by the office for a beating in the AWA. There are a lot of classic Curt Hennig ribs retold in this classic shoot interview.
The Nasty Boys also discuss more aspects of their career which weren't touched on in the first interview. The Nasty Boys give side of their story as to what went wrong with their now infamous last WWE appearance. The Nasty Boys also talk about incidents with Jim Herd, Jerry Lawler, Nick Bockwinkel, the Steiners, Mick Foley, and more.
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A peptic esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophageal lumen) is one of the late complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease and occurs in 1 to 5 percent of patients who develop esophagitis (irritation and inflammation of the lining of the esophagus). It is one of the most difficult complications of gastroesophageal disease to manage.
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Peptic esophageal stricture is caused by severe gastroesophageal reflux disease and continuous damage of the lining of the esophagus by the stomach acid refluxing into the esophagus, resulting in scar and narrowing of the lumen of the esophagus.
Patients may present with both typical (common) and atypical (uncommon) symptoms of reflux, but dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and regurgitation of food after eating are the main symptoms.
Many patients succeed in relieving most if not all the symptoms of GERD by making lifestyle and diet changes. Other patients require medications to control symptoms.
Other procedures used to treat peptic esophageal stricture include:
The stricture can be dilated by using esophageal dilators, using bougies (plastic tubes that are passed from the mouth into the esophagus to dilate the esophagus) or balloon dilators during an upper endoscopy. The procedure may need to be repeated multiple times. The complete control of gastroesophageal reflux will help healing of the stricture. Aggressive acid suppression therapy with proton pump inhibitors has reduced the incidence of strictures. Despite this advance in therapy, 30 percent of patients with strictures require a repeat dilation within one year.
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Esophageal stents are a relatively safe and effective method of palliation (improvement of symptoms) and treatment of peptic esophageal strictures.
In patients who do not respond to medications and multiple esophageal dilation, surgery should be considered. The most efficient method of treating a reflux stricture has been dilation followed by an antireflux procedure to obtain complete control of gastroesophageal reflux. The aim of the surgical treatment is to restore the function of the lower esophageal sphincter (the valve between the esophagus and the stomach), to prevent the reflux of acid and bile (non-acidic juice) from the stomach into the esophagus and help healing of the stricture. The most common procedure to restore the function of the lower esophageal sphincter and prevent the gastroesophageal reflux is a minimally invasive procedure called laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
Strictures associated with severe esophageal dysmotility (non functional esophagus) are extremely difficult to manage. In some extreme cases, esophagectomy (esophageal replacement) may be needed.


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Former Matt Tolmach Productions svp of production Robert Kessel has joined Participant Media in the same role.
Kessel reports to Participant evp of production Jonathan King and will help manage the development, production, and acquisition of narrative features.
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Karen where my tribe resides is close to VA. our community was like a sanctuary during the removal for the indians that got away and hid thats why we have many different tribes mixed in I thought that was pretty cool .
and when I sit or walk along Mayo lake It is easy to imagine the indians paddling in their cannoes fishing we borrowed a kyack this year when my son was using it I could see our ancesters in him proud people .the cherokees and powtans and all the other s whe I was in it Snake would walk the shore line an follow me it was awsome to see the natural dog he is and soooooo faithful yes Im a proud MaMa LOL
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Hello everyone I must say I am very honored to have one of Lukas pups Thats my snake he looks like Luka the first year I had him and went to
my tribal homecoming in NC I was very proud especially when the Chief gave him free access to run the tribal center he did not but it was an honor I actually started cring when I found out that Luka's Bloodline was from the trail of tears I told Snake Im taking u home he loves it there when we go back like he knows this is where our ancesters are from .
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Abby is an ancestor of Tayamni.
I know what you mean about connections. My Uncle found a location in southern Illinois that was on the Trail of TEARS and that's where we had our annual ceremony for years. It helped honor those people and now I am honored with Tayamni.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have given up hope that Kevin Kolb will return this season, placing the only quarterback who had success with the team this season on injured reserve and naming rookie Ryan Lindley as starter for Sunday's game against Detroit.
Kolb led the team to a 4-0 start to the season, but went down with a rib injury in Week 6 and has not played since. The team placed him on injured reserve Wednesday, two days after claiming quarterback Brian Hoyer on waivers from Pittsburgh.
``I just think in talking with the doctors and where he is physically, just being able to take a hit was the biggest concern,'' coach Ken Whisenhunt said, ``and what kind of effect that would have on him.''
Lindley will be back running an offense that ranks last in the NFL on a team that has lost nine straight and is coming off the most one-sided loss in franchise history, 58-0 at Seattle.
Not exactly a quarterback's dream job.
``We're going to go with Ryan this week,'' Whisenhunt said after Wednesday's practice. ``That's where we ended the game last week. He's gotten experience and you'd like to think that we can progress from those experiences, and hopefully he'll play well in this game.''
Lindley said he wants to show he's better than his disappointing performance two weeks ago in a 7-6 loss to the New York Jets, when he completed 10 of 31 passes for 72 yards. The Cardinals had five first downs in that game, tying a franchise worst, and were 0 for 15 on third-down conversions.
``I just kind of knew after that game there was a lot of improvement I needed to do,'' the sixth-round draft pick from San Diego State said. ``I needed to show I can play better than that. Getting another opportunity, that's exactly what it is, an opportunity to go out and play.''
Lindley had started two games but was benched in favor of John Skelton for last week's game in Seattle. Skelton got the hook after throwing four interceptions and losing a fumble against the Seahawks.
There's no doubt that Whisenhunt would much prefer to turn to Kolb, but the freak rib injury ruined that idea.
Kolb said he looks forward to coming back next year , although the Cardinals may balk at paying him the $11 million - $9 million in salary and a $2 million roster bonus - that he is due.
``If that time comes, we'll have the discussion,'' he said, ``but hopefully it won't and hopefully they see what they have and we can move forward and get to a good offseason.''
Kolb was injured in a broken play when he fell hard on his chest on a tackle. Pieces of cartilage were torn from the top of his rib cage and became lodged behind the sternum, slowing the healing process.
``Really what happened is I kind of hit a wall with my rehab,'' Kolb said.
It's just another setback in Kolb's rocky two seasons in the desert.
The Cardinals thought Kolb would be their franchise quarterback when they acquired him just before the start of the 2011 season from Philadelphia in exchange for cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round draft pick. But Arizona started 1-6 and Kolb struggled with Whisenhunt's offense as well as with injuries, first a turf toe, then a concussion that prematurely ended his season.
Kolb lost the starting job to Skelton this preseason. But when Skelton was hurt late in the opener against Seattle, Kolb came on to direct the game-winning touchdown drive.
He completed just under 60 percent of his passes, throwing for eight touchdowns with three interceptions. By contrast, Skelton and Lindley have combined for two touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
Despite a fierce pass rush that resulted in him being sacked 17 times in consecutive games against Miami and St. Louis, Kolb said he felt that he was jelling with the offense.
``We really had a good thing going and we got decimated by injuries,'' Kolb said. ``We really did.''
Whisenhunt, if he returns next season, said he would be comfortable building off what Kolb has shown.
``You like to be able to build off of something and that at least is a positive,'' Whisenhunt said.
Kolb said he'd like to know his status with the organization early in the offseason.
``I would like for it to be settled for my sake and my family's sake,'' he said. ``It's been a hot topic for about three offseasons in a row. Hopefully, we'll have some conversations and, like I said, I made a commitment to this team. I want to be around for a long time. I'd like to do very big things here and I have confidence in what we have here.''
He said he knows there will be changes in the offseason, but he doesn't want to be among them.
``Obviously, we're going to have to make adjustments. We all know that. It's not good for anybody to be in this position,'' Kolb said. ``But my focus is being part of this team for a long time, and being the best player that I can be and getting this place back to an elite level. I'm going to work my tail off to make sure we get there.''
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Data that smart phones represented 45% of all new U.S. mobile device purchases in November coupled with the fact that smart phone users now make up 31% of the total U.S. mobile subscriber segment got me thinking – did femtocells just lose their relevance for capacity augment? Let's revisit the business proposition for femtocells – smart phones generate a lot of data at home/office/airport/doctor visit/shopping mall yada yada …Femtocells can offload the data away from the macro network, went the reasoning. But does this argument hold if every smart phone being shipped came with WiFi? According to a report from ABI Research, it will be difficult to buy a new smart phone that does not have built-in WiFi in the next few years. Currently, about half the smart phones sold have WiFi. By 2014, the forecast goes, about 90 percent of smart phones will have built-in WiFi.
While most cell phones today use WiFi technology based on older standards, the newer specification called 802.11n is gaining traction. And by 2012 ABI says it will become the predominant WiFi technology used in mobile handsets. The benefit of using 802.11n is that it offers up to five times the download speed of 802.11g. The newer 802.11n also doubles the range of a Wi-Fi hot spot from about 100 meters to about 200 meters. It also has a few other features built into the specification that will improve the experience for mobile users. For example, since data transmissions are more efficient with 802.11n, battery life lasts longer than with other forms of 802.11 technology.
To summarize, all the principal data guzzlers – smart phones, tablets, laptops – will support WiFi – the question then is do we really need a femtocell for data?


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The horror genre hasn't exactly been on fire lately with great new releases. Other than Scream 4, I can't remember the last time I really enjoyed a recent horror film. When I heard the director of Saw had made a PG-13 thriller about a possessed child, I dismissed Insidious as an inevitable stinker ripe to join the long line of bad horror films. But when the film started making money, I dug a little deeper and discovered that two of my favorite actors, Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne, were in the film and that reviews were surprisingly good. When the Blu-ray finally arrived in my mailbox, I was excited to see where all the creepy images from the film's "Insidious is..." marketing fit into the story. Perhaps I was starved for decent horror, but I found Insidious to be not only an impressive mix of dread, jolts and camp but a hell of a lot of fun, too.
Josh and Renai Lambert (Wilson and Byrne) move into a new house with their two young sons, Dalton (Ty Simpkins) and Foster (Andrew Astor). Dalton is frightened by something unseen in the attic and falls from a ladder. His injuries are minor, so Renai sends him to bed with a kiss, but when Josh tries to wake Dalton the next morning he is unresponsive. Doctors cannot explain Dalton's comatose state, and the film jumps forward in time three months to when the Lamberts hire a nurse to care for Dalton. As expected, unnatural things start happening around the house. Renai hears whispering from the baby monitor placed in Dalton's room that climaxes in harsh, demonic yelling. Human-like shadows appear on walls, doors close on their own and Renai finds a bloody handprint on Dalton's sheets. This supernatural onslaught proves too much for Renai, who convinces Josh to move again.
With Insidious, Director James Wan has created a three-part chiller that begins as Vincent Price haunted house horror before exploring the realm of demonic possession and finally concluding as rollicking camp. When their move fails to end the disturbances, the Lamberts call paranormal expert Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) for help. After she tours their home, Elise tells the Lamberts that it's not the house that is haunted but Dalton. Apparently Dalton can astral project, which basically means he has out-of-body experiences, and has gotten stuck in a dark realm called "the Further."
Above all else, a horror movie must be scary. Wan proves himself competent at building tension, and Insidious makes the most mundane objects malevolent. I watched the first half of Insidious with various objects in front of my face. There are a number of jump scares, but more effective are the shocks that don't hit you until you notice something off about the setting or character in play. Aside from the jolts, Insidious pays homage to haunted-house classics with visual cues like the roaring boiler. Wilson and Byrne do good work here, and I liked their characters' reactions to the situation. Renai is scared as hell and gets out of the first house as quickly as possible. Josh can barely focus at work and spends all day worrying about his sons and wife. When Renai accuses him of not believing her about the disturbances, Josh says the reality is quite the opposite, as he packed up and moved for her without argument.
Things do get a bit silly toward the end of Insidious. At first I was disappointed that the film gave my nerves a break, but I quickly warmed to the new tone, the humor of which reminded me a lot of Drag Me to Hell. Everything comes full circle for Dalton and his family, and, while the intense images are still there, Wan releases the steam and turns Insidious into a macabre funhouse in the final reel. Speaking of Wan, I'm glad to see he's evolving as a director. Saw is an accomplished but flawed film that kicked off the torture porn craze. The Kevin Bacon-starring Death Sentence is an entertaining B-movie, but Wan took three giant steps backward with Dead Silence, a poorly developed thriller about the ghost of a murdered ventriloquist. Insidious is easily Wan's most accomplished film. His shots are more confident, and he gets solid, grounded performances from all the actors, including nine-year-old Simpkins. Insidious throws a lot at you, but it makes for excellent midnight entertainment in the home theater.
Sony Pictures picks up the Blu-ray distribution for Insidious, which receives an excellent 2.40:1/1080p/AVC-encoded transfer. Shot with the RED digital camera system, Insidious is a crisp, highly detailed film. Although backgrounds are not especially deep, detail and texture are abundant for faces and objects in range. Wan sucks most of the color out of the image, giving the film a cold, sharp appearance disturbed only by violent reds and oranges, and color saturation is spot-on. Insidious is a dark film, but each observable shock remains visible in the inky surroundings. There is nice contrast between the dark void and the actors caught within, and digital banding is only a minor issue. Insidious retains a nice film-like appearance despite being shot digitally, and I observed no instances of digital manipulation.
The film's 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track is also excellent. Sound design is very important in a horror film, and Wan knows how to layer effects to maximize the chills. The bumps, creaks and screams of terror reverberate throughout the sound field, and the track is full of directional sound effects. The sweeping orchestral soundtrack is rich and appropriately overpowering, and things get downright deafening during the film's earth-shattering convergence with the spirit world. Effects and score never overwhelm dialogue, which is always crisp and clean. English, English SDH and Spanish subtitles are available.
Insidious arrives on Blu-ray as a single-disc offering housed in a standard blue case. Sony's double-sided artwork replicates the film's poster and one of its creepier images.
Extras include Horror 101: The Exclusive Seminar (10:27), in which director Wan and writer Leigh Whannell discuss the different types of horror films that inspired Insidious. Both are clearly passionate about the genre, and I enjoyed their remarks on authentic scares, production design and updating the haunted-house thriller. On Set With Insidious (8:15) is a short vérité piece about the production, and Insidious Entities (6:32) discusses the film's ghostly characters. Some bonus previews and a BD-Live portal are also included.
An effective horror concoction comprised of haunted-house jolts, demonic possession malevolence and campy fun, Insidious is a rare winner for the oft-maligned genre. Director James Wan builds the tension, and reliable actors Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne give strong performances as the parents of a child lost in a dark realm. Sony's Blu-ray features excellent picture and sound and some interesting extras. Highly Recommended.
William lives in Burlington, North Carolina, and looks forward to a Friday-afternoon matinee.
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The LG Optimus Vu is coming to Verizon Wireless under a new moniker, "LG Intuition," Verizon announced in a press release Tuesday. The 5-inch phone fills the new "phablet" niche that has sat empty for the carrier while the 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note sold millions worldwide, including on carriers like AT&T.
The LG Intuition has a 5-inch display with an unusual 4:3 aspect ratio and 768x1024 resolution. An 8 megapixel camera that can record 1080p video sits on the back and there's a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front. Inside, the phone has a 1.5GHz dual-core Scorpion processor, Adreno 220 GPU, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The phone comes with a "Rubberdium" pen for use with the screen, and a QuickMemo app for notes or drawings that is accessible with a hardware key. The Intuition is also capable of NFC, and will include two "Tag+" stickers in the box which users can use to customize the NFC reactions (turn off WiFi, turn volume up, and so on). The phone will be available on Verizon starting September 10 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.


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Report of Aksion Plus on Study visit in Estonia
The National Network of community Services for Alternative sentences in Albania organized a study visit in Estonia, with a focus on the Probation Service of Estonia and the implementation of the alternative sentences within the framework of the project "Network of Community Services for Alternative Sentence" supported by the European Union from 11 to 15 February 2012. The participants of this visit included:
- Arben Sefgjini - General Director of Probation Service
- Abdyl Spahiu - Director of Tirana (capital city) Regional office
- Spartak Mitrushi - Director of Fier (one of the biggest cities in Albania) Regional office
- Florian Arapi - Director of Elbasan (one of the biggest cities in Albania) Regional office
- Marinela Sota - Refraction Association Director, Lector of Social Work in Justice System / Tirana University
- Enkelejda Ngjelina - Aksion Plus Association, Assistant manager
The visit started on 13 February with the meeting at the Ministry of Justice with different advisers who coordinate the probation services and the prisons social work. The first contact was with Mrs. Anne Kruusement, Advisor of Social Rehabilitation Division Prison Department, Ministry of Justice, who made a presentation on the history of probation services in Estonia. Estonia is a small country with 1.4 million residents. In 1991, the government initiated a penal reform and developed in 1993 the first vision about probation services and in 1998 started the work of probation services, firstly with 110 officers and 2000 offenders. In 2009, the number of offenders reached 8000. She informed us about the electronic monitoring system in Estonia. After her presentation, Mrs. Marin Kulper provided information about the social program as one of the activities of the sentence time. For reducing crimonogenic trendencies they used different social programs such as anger management, social skills training, sex-offenders programs, rehabilitation programs for dependent people, one-to-one rehabilitation programs, etc. There was also a presentation for each program from different advisors.
The visit continued with meetings in two different places in Convictus Estonia, a non-governmental organization. Convictus Estonia offers psychosocial help and consultations for HIV-positive and/or drug dependent people. Convictus have a good cooperation partner for probation and prison. We visited their site work where they distribute needles and syringes.
The Albanian group also visited the Kristiine Social Center – a governmental organization that is the cooperation partner for probation. Kristiine Social Center functions as a day center and they offer a variety of social and health promotion and culture events and activities. From 2003 to 2005 Kristiine Social Center developed a program in which the elderly and people with subsistence difficulties were offered welfare services (laundry, shower, food and other supporting services) based on a set price list. They also offered different uplifting and involving activities and services for people of all ages. After the presentation of the probation services, we had a last visit in Tallinn prison. We met Mr. Rait Kuuse, director of Tallinn prison, Erik Rüütel, manager of Social work and Probation, and Asta Vaks, Leader of Social work Division. The main topic of this meeting was to get an overview of the Tallinn Prison, an overview of the social work and social programs offered to people in probation and in prison.
Hearing session at the special Parliamentary Committee on Law
On 15 February, Aksion Plus Association was invited by the Parliamentary Committee in the framework of Criminal Code reform according to the drug use law. This initiative has been possible as a result of a widespread understanding on the decriminalization politics, rehabilitation issues, the elimination of recidivism, negative health consequences and the avoidance of prison financial cost. In this session, the main approach propounded was minimal sentences for less serious crimes. In the first place, Aksion Plus asked for a reassessment and reclassification of narcotic substances taking in consideration that the last classification had been made in 1971. On the other hand, Aksion Plus proposed the individualization of sentences referring the specific quantity possession of narcotic substances. Regarding drugs such as cannabis, the subjects should receive immediate medical treatment avoiding the legal procedures. Finally, Aksion Plus asked an expert assessment on heroin's effect in mental health and criminal responsibility.
In the framework of the Network Community Services for the Offenders Project has been published several newsletters. In the eighth number were included these issues, The National Conference of Probation Service that was attended by the main actors that works in this field and was made possible the presentation of the achievements and future challenges regarding Alternative Sentence Surveillance in the community. The last activity was the Conference held by Aksion Plus in Kristal University where Professors and Students participated actively in the drug abuse, drug policy and legislative issues.


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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Human Rights Watch urged Malaysia's government Wednesday to rescind a ban on an annual gay arts festival and amend criminal laws that it said discriminated against homosexuals.
The "Sexual Independence" festival was launched in 2008 to promote gay rights in the Muslim-majority nation and was held without interference for three years. But it drew growing criticism this year from politicians and religious leaders after awareness of the event became widespread.
This year's festival was due to start Wednesday, but police banned it last week on grounds of national security after several Muslim groups threatened to launch protests against the event.
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said police showed no evidence that the five-day event, to be held in a private art center, would disturb public order.
"The banning of this festival violates basic rights to freedom of association and expression guaranteed by international human rights law and the Malaysian constitution," the group said in a letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak.
The ban contradicted Najib's call to promote unity in diversity and indicated that a "discriminatory, homophobic agenda persists" within the government, the group said. It urged Malaysia to overturn a decades-old law that makes sexual relations between same-sex adults punishable by 20 years in prison.
Najib and his aides couldn't be reached immediately for comments. Gay rights activists had said the festival was meant to counter widespread homophobia in this socially conservative Muslim-majority nation, where a young gay man received death threats last year after posting a YouTube clip defending his sexuality.
The agenda for this year's festival, themed "Queer Without Fear," included talks on sexuality, an art exhibition and a makeup workshop by a drag queen.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, currently on trial for sodomy, earlier this week joined the public outcry over the ban and said he supported the movement's right to free expression.


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Looking into the IL – IronPigs: Can Brown pass Triple-A
Get the word: Jon Schaffer is the third year Lehigh Valley radio broadcaster.
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The burning question still out there:
Questions? Not too many with the Phils. The roster is pretty well established with major investment (upwards of $150 million payroll) attached to the players holding those positions. The main two concerns are injuries sustained to Brad Lidge and JC Romero, both will be stuck in Florida when the season's first pitch is thrown.
Since Jason Werth is in the final year of his contract and potentially rewarded mega-bucks, you have to wonder if the Phillies will preview young talent as a potential replacement or, at the very least, provide some sort of a measuring stick to those players. Dominic Brown maybe the next player to get that chance and even force Philadelphia to make room, as they did for Ryan Howard just a few years ago when Jim Thome was traded. Highly regarded by the organization, he has the front office raving for his ceiling, development and pure talent and the greater Philly is anxious to see what the 2010 season will bring.
The other question from Mayor Pawlowski's office: will the IronPigs finally get a .500+ record? Start 1-0 or be 65-64, they don't care. The franchise has never, at any point in any of the first two years, had a winning record.
IronPigs Quick Hits:
Most free agents signed by the Phillies this offseason knew that they were fighting for spots outside the big league roster. Despite being primarily a veteran club each of the first two seasons in Allentown, PA this could be the most senior club the community has seen. An area deprived of affiliated baseball for nearly a half century has quickly beloved Andy Tracey, who has adopted his role as mentor but not faulted production. The 'Pigs first basemen hit 26 homers and drove in 96 last year before his promotion to Philly, where he went 5-12 at the plate.
Dominic Brown is the next big thing Phils fans are waiting on to arrive. Despite being selected in the 20th round of the 2006 draft, Baseball America tabbed the 22-year old as the top prospect in the system the past two years. Of course, this comes the year after the publication saw nine of the top 30 drop out of the current rankings and six of the ten from the previous year traded away. The five-tool player is expected to being the year in AA Reading before facing International League competition.
The Bisons play the IronPigs:
As far as IL division opponents go, meeting for the first time May 22 is a little odd as Buffalo opens a four-game series on a Saturday night. The May trip is one of three the Herd will make, following with a two-game set August 9 & 10 and during the final road trip of the year, September 3 & 4 before heading to Rochester to close out the regular season. Home dates versus the IronPigs include a pair of four-gamers: June 12-15 and July 31- August 3 (both starting on a Sat. night).
Last year head-to-head:
The Bisons went 6-10 versus LHV last season, including a split of the eight home games. The most notable performances happened in August for the Bisons, including August 14; Six Bisons have a multi-hit game, including three apiece from Argenis Reyes and Andy Green. August 15; Nick Evans hits a three run homer and a solo shot from Chip Ambres help the Herd to a 7-5 win while Argenis Reyes extends his hit streak to 14 games, with a third straight three hit game. August 16; Tobi Stoner fires six scoreless innings leading the Bisons to a shutout win. August 17; Down 4-1 in the eighth, Buffalo explodes for eight runs in the inning to beat LHV 9-4 in monster come from behind fashion. Twelve batters came to the plate during the rally.