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In years gone by, Volvos were known as boxy, square lumps -- reliable and safe, perhaps, but never styling trendsetters. The Swedes finally joined the styling parade in the late '90s with the introduction of the slightly more curvaceous Volvo C70. Available as a coupe or convertible, the two-door C70 shared much of its underlying hardware with the S70 sedan of the time. Detail improvements through the years -- including trim level and color changes, and minor engine upgrades with low- and high-output turbo options -- kept the first-generation C70 fresh enough for its relatively low volume of customers.
A fully redesigned Volvo C70 debuted for 2006, and it was a whole new ball game. Rather than offering separate coupe and convertible models, Volvo decided to join the herd again and offer a handsome new retractable hardtop that opens and closes at the touch of a button. Fortunately, the attractive shape of the first C70 has largely carried over to the second. The C70 is no sports car, but it should appeal to those who want style and comfort in a luxury convertible.
Current Volvo C70
The 2012 Volvo C70 is a four-passenger luxury convertible with a retractable hardtop. It comes in a single trim level. Standard highlights include 17-inch alloy wheels, dual-zone automatic climate control, leather upholstery, eight-way power front seats, Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, and an eight-speaker sound system with a CD player, satellite radio, HD radio, an iPod/USB audio interface and an auxiliary audio jack. A couple of option packages are available that add items such as rear parking sensors, keyless ignition/entry, a navigation system, an upgraded audio system, heated front seats, 18-inch alloy wheels and adaptive bi-xenon headlights.
The Volvo C70 is based on the same platform used for the recently discontinued compact S40 sedan and V50 wagon. For power, the C70 relies on a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine developing 227 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque. Power is sent to the front wheels through a five-speed automatic with manual shift control. When the C70's steel roof is up, it gives the car coupelike styling, added rigidity and better noise isolation than a soft top. When the roof is powered down, the C70's dual-hinged trunk lid opens in a reverse motion and the roof pieces arc backward and stack inside the trunk. Overall, the process is seamless and takes about 30 seconds to complete.
Though acceleration is certainly not blistering, the turbocharged engine provides enough low-end torque to get the C70 moving briskly from a stop and to allow easy passing and merging at highway speeds. If you're looking for sports car handling you're bound to be disappointed, as the steering feels a bit numb and the suspension allows a good deal of body roll when pushing the car hard on a curvy stretch of asphalt. However, most convertible shoppers will likely find the C70 to be a pleasant experience, as it feels solid and provides a compliant ride over the bumps and ruts. With the top up, the cabin is luxury car quiet, and the breeze is well-controlled with the top down.
Our editors agree that consumers interested in a comfortable four-passenger convertible should take a close look at the Volvo C70 T5. Though it may not be quite as fun to drive as its European and Japanese competitors, a strong case can still be made for the C70 given its attractive design, lower price, long list of safety equipment and comfortable ergonomics.
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The present second-generation C70 debuted in 2006. Notable changes since then include a slight power bump in '08 from 218 hp to 227. Prior to '09, Bluetooth was unavailable, and the C70's optional navigation system was not hard-drive-based and lacked some of the current system's features. Volvo also offered a six-speed manual transmission from 2006-'10.
The first-generation C70 appeared in 1998 as part of Volvo's effort to polish its brand image with a bit of style and desirability. Two models, a two-door coupe and a two-door convertible with a traditional soft top, were initially available. This first C70 was comfortable and competent, with attractive and elegant styling, but we found its uninspiring underpinnings made it a rather bland car to drive, particularly in comparison to hotter European coupes or convertibles. For power, Volvo installed either a 236-hp turbocharged inline five-cylinder engine or a less powerful 190-hp version.
Minor equipment changes carried the Volvo C70 through its first few years. The 190-hp engine was originally available on the coupe but then dropped in 2001. The high-output engine wasn't available on the convertible until 2000. In 2003, Volvo discontinued the C70 coupe; convertible production ended after 2004. At the time, we found the C70 to be generally desirable, though its dated underpinnings put it at an increasing disadvantage against fresher competitors as the years went on, especially in terms of handling performance.


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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Central Connecticut State coach Howie Dickenman expected to endure a rough Saturday night in Bloomington.
He never dreamed it would go quite this way.
On a night that the nation's top scorer was held to just seven points, Matt Hunter finished with 40 - becoming the first player from outside the Big Ten to score 40 points in a game at Assembly Hall, albeit in a 100-69 loss to No. 1 Indiana.
``When you have the leading scorer coming in and you're Indiana, you're going to make sure he doesn't get anything, OK?'' Dickenman said, referring to sophomore guard Kyle Vinales. ``He really had some bad looks, got a little frustrated, took a couple of questionable shots. But his roommate from Detroit, Hunter, threw in 40. We never thought he'd get 40, we thought Kyle might get 40.''
The turnabout was a huge surprise.
Vinales had been more proficient, shooting 46 percent from the field and averaging 25.9 points - including at least 20 in six straight games. With Victor Oladipo defending him, Vinales went just 3 of 15 from the field and 0 for 4 on 3-pointers, finishing with seven points.
Hunter, meanwhile, came into the game shooting just 42 percent from the field and was just 2 of 18 from beyond the arc. Against the Hoosiers, he made 6 of 11 3-pointers, 13 of 25 from the field and joined Michigan State's Shawn Respert (1995) and Terry Furlow (1976) as the only visiting players to score 40 in Assembly Hall. It wasn't enough to prevent the Blue Devils (4-4) from losing their 12th in a row against the Big Ten.
``Quite frankly, it's Indiana, and it's in Assembly Hall and the tradition they had, we had some kids that we thought were a bit nervous coming in,'' Dickenman acknowledged, calling it a learning experience.
Indiana learned a few things, too, like what they must do better the next time they face dual scorer's.
But overall, the Hoosiers (9-0) were up to their old tricks.
Christian Watford scored 21 points, Cody Zeller dominated inside with 19 points and 19 rebounds, and Oladipo had another solid all-around game with 15 points and his defense on Vinales.
``I think we're playing well, but again I don't think we've even scratched the surface on how good we can be at both ends of the floor,'' Oladipo said. ``I think if we keep (getting better), we'll continue to play at a high level.''
Indiana is playing pretty well right now, opening with nine wins for the second straight season. The Hoosiers have won 13 straight at Assembly Hall and 27 in a row at home against non-conference foes. This was their third-most lopsided victory of the season, and they seem to be getting more dominant with each game.
Indiana shot 54.2 percent from the field while holding the Blue Devils to just 33.3 percent. Oladipo also had nine rebounds, five steals, three blocks, two assists and repeatedly whipped the crowd into a frenzy with highlight-reel dunks and big plays.
The matchup was supposed to be an intriguing shootout between two strong offensive teams.
Instead, Indiana took advantage of one full week to prepare for the game and took control during one six-minute stretch in the first half.
The Hoosiers had only two real concerns all night.
They lost sophomore forward Austin Etherington with a left knee injury that coach Tom Crean described as ``significant'' even before the official diagnosis was in.
Etherington was surrounded by his teammates and coaches as he was lifted onto a stretcher and then wheeled off the court late in the first half. It's another blow for a team that is still missing senior forward Derek Elston (knee surgery) and isn't sure how quickly freshmen Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin will get up to speed after serving the last game of a nine-game suspension imposed by the NCAA.
``I know they were really concerned about their friend and teammate,'' Crean said, referring to Etherington's injury. ``It was important they continued to play well and they did.''
Central Connecticut State led only once - after the first basket - and hung around for about six minutes.
Then the Hoosiers dominated.
Ferrell started the decisive 22-2 run with a spinning 2-footer, Hulls followed with a 3, Zeller posted up for a layup, Maurice Creek hit another 3 and Zeller posted up for another layup. Oladipo closed the run three minutes later with a thunderous one-handed dunk that he turned into a three-point play, giving Indiana a 37-16 lead.
``Bottom line is there's a lot of room for improvement in our team, that will never go away,'' Crean said. ``We can get better, we will get better.''


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Most weekends in fall, I pick a mountain to hike near my home in Portland, Ore. "How did that little guy get all the way up here?" someone will ask. "She's a she," I'll say, "and she does it all the time." Chuckie, my Miniature Dachshund, will prance around like it's no big deal, which it isn't. But I'm often surprised by the attention we get. There's no reason to leave the outdoors to larger breeds. Little dogs deserve to hike, too, and like all dogs, they need exercise to stay healthy.
Of course, you should check your trail's rules to see if dogs are allowed, and if they must be kept on a leash. It's smart to leash your small dog anyway, with a harness, to better manage encounters with other hikers and their dogs, mountain bikers, equestrians, wild animals, and so on. Your pet should have her flea-and-tick treatment up-to-date and should wear a collar with her ID tags and your cell number. Clean up after your dog just like you would anywhere else, and don't leave any baggies along the trail. Gift-wrapped or not, that's a present nobody wants to receive.
Dr. Kristin Sulis of Mt. Tabor Veterinary Care says, "Remember that your little dog has to work twice as hard on the trail, so plan accordingly. With small dogs, you want to be sure to bring plenty of snacks for energy, and water." I use a BPA-free Nalgene bottle to give Chuckie small drinks of water every half-hour, and the cap serves as a little bowl. It's small enough that she won't slurp up too much at once and make herself sick. Small dogs' calorie requirements can double on hike days, so Chuckie also gets a little snack at every break. I bring her favorite treats so I know she won't refuse to eat.
"Another thing to remember about small dogs is that they won't self-limit the way larger ones will," says Michelle Fredette, owner of Portland's dog-trekking service Wag Masters. Your little one might run herself into trouble, exhausting herself or overheating if you don't help her take it easy. If your dog is new to hiking, it's best to check with your vet and then start small, with short hikes on easy trails. Watch to see that she's not excessively panting, wobbly on her legs or plain pooped out. If there's a difficult stretch of trail or if she gets too tired, be ready to lead her an easier way, or carry her. You might find a small pouch or backpack to use as a carrier if you'll be hiking farther than, say, one mile per pound your dog weighs.
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Other health concerns for the trail include poison ivy and paw maintenance. Poison ivy and poison oak rarely cause rashes on dogs — the plants' irritating oil urushiol must work its way through their fur down to skin level — but it is possible for your dog to pick up the oil on her coat and inadvertently transfer it to you. Learn these plants and keep away. Check the pads of your dog's feet for wounds from thorns or sharp rocks, especially if she's stopping to lick or gnaw at her paws. Consider booties for extra-delicate feet.
Finally, keep a towel or blanket in your vehicle if you'll be driving home after your hike. Reward your dog with a bath, check her for ticks and bristles, and thank yourself for giving her a great day. Trust me on this: Your Labrador-owning friends will raise their eyebrows and say, "Wait, you did what?"


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SANFORD — Dog licenses for 2013 are now available at the city clerk's office at Sanford City Hall.
Each owner or keeper of a dog that is six months old or older technically has until Jan. 1 of each year to obtain a license. However, owners and keepers have until the end of this month to renew or obtain a dog license before having to pay a late fee.
The owner or keeper must have the following documentation in order to obtain a license: a current rabies vaccination certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian; an accurate description of the dog, including the dog's name, breed, sex, color and date of birth; and, if applicable, a written statement from the veterinarian that clearly states the dog is neutered or spayed (a rabies certificate that clearly states that will be accepted).
The licensing fee is $11 for unaltered fertile dogs and $6 for a spayed or neutered dog.
Licenses can be obtained in the city clerk's office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Owners and keepers also can get a license through the mail by mailing copies of documentation and payment to the City of Sanford to 919 Main Street in Sanford. A tag will be sent in the mail.
Licenses also can be obtained online at www.sanfordmaine.org, now through Jan. 31. Tags will be mailed 7 to 10 days from the date of transaction.
A $25 late fee (on top of the license fee) will go into effect on Feb. 1 for any dogs not licensed for 2013.


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Who Sang That Real? Oddisee
Release Date: 2012-6-25
length: 3:41
[Verse 1: Oddisee]
Before I knew what I was doing, I was trying to do something
That's the definition, listen, of a know-it-all young'n
Hard headed, hardly headed, in directions I intended
Where I ended wasn't deaded, like no exit except the entrance
Now I'm making my entrance as if I'm hopping the fences
Thinking I'm being careful, but really I'm just an infant
Adolescent at best, had a lesson at livin'
Given to me the stress, inherited with the vision
Wool over my eyes, blue, say is the sky
Gray is the true color, but who sayeth the why?
So do that make me pessimistic
If I fill up my head with the best of this shit?
Niggas say I'm cool, shorties say I'm their lipstick
On the tip of their tongue is my lyrics they're whisperin'
Let's make it apply, right place and the time
Tight space and the vibe is right for lacing a rhyme
Might say I'm in prime, light laced in the lime
Bittersweet is the beat and together taste is divine
Lemonade in my shine, dimmer shade in the blind
Spots in my mirror, forward never rewind
Plot's vividly clearer, not saying that I'm
Knowing just what I'm doin', but got faith in my grind
So stop, haters, you're lying, if you say that you can get it how I get it
Swab test; you failed, can't spit it how I spit it
[Hook: Oliver Daysoul]
One of these days, baby, I hope to be
Whatever they be is all that I hope to be
One of these days, baby, I hope to be
[Verse 2: Oddisee]
They're saying "oh, bring that real shit, something you can feel shit"
Numb to that dumb it down spun overkill shit
Run over hills shit, dated like the fifth wheel
Hate it when they made it but they praise it just to get deals
Me, never that, Man: that's never happening
See, I be rapping for that feeling I got back when
I was riding on a big wheel
When friends owing me a dollar was a big deal
Sunday night, grandmama would cook a big meal
Meaning that I do it for the innocence in it, still
And if I'm naive, fuck it then, shit will
Seems better even though the weather seem chill
Spleen chills at the idea seeming fake
Even though imitation makes mean bills
I mean, innovation will get you recognition
But "keep it real" is really code for when the check is missin'
And that's cool, cause me, I'm a realist
Optimistically drinking from the glass of the pessimistic
Hey, check it, listen
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Man arrested for fly swatter assault | Crime
Brooksville, Florida -- Hernando deputies say they've arrested a Brooksville man for attacking his roommate with a fly swatter.
According to the arrest report, Dale Barr was sitting a recliner on Saturday when 66-year-old Jack Henderson Coston Jr. approached him and began to slap him gently with the plastic end of the fly swatter.
Coston then allegedly turned the fly swatter around and struck Barr with the metal handle, leaving a small cut next to Barr's right eye.
Barr ran to his bedroom, where he awaited law enforcement.
Arriving deputies arrested Coston one count of battery. He is currently in jail on $500 bond.
It's not clear why Coston mistook his roommate for a household pest.


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At heart of fears, extremists returning home
WASHINGTON — The case of Mehdi Nemmouche haunts U.S. intelligence officials.
Nemmouche is a Frenchman who authorities say spent 11 months fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria before returning to Europe to act out his rage.
On May 24, prosecutors say, he methodically shot four people at the Jewish Museum in central Brussels. Three died instantly, one afterward. Nemmouche was arrested later, apparently by chance.
For U.S. and European counterterrorism officials, that 90-second spasm of violence is the kind of attack they fear from thousands of Europeans and up to 100 Americans who have gone to fight for extremist armies in Syria and now Iraq.
The Obama administration has offered a wide range of assessments of the threat to U.S. national security posed by the extremists who say they've established a caliphate, or Islamic state, in an area straddling eastern Syrian and northern and western Iraq, and whose actions include last week's beheading of American journalist James Foley.
Some officials say the group is more dangerous than al-Qaida. Yet intelligence assessments say it currently couldn't pull off a complex, 9-11-style attack on the U.S. or Europe.
However, there is broad agreement across intelligence and law enforcement agencies of the immediate threat from radicalized Europeans and Americans who could come home to conduct lone-wolf operations.
Such plots are difficult to detect because they don't require large conspiracies of people whose emails or phone calls can be intercepted.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombings were like that, carried out by radicalized American brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev acting on their own.
So was the 2010 attempt to bomb New York's Times Square by Faisal Shahzad, who received training and direction in Pakistan but operated alone in the United States.
The U.S. didn't elevate its national terrorist threat level, though White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the administration was closely monitoring the situation.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Friday that U.S. authorities aren't aware of any "specific, credible" threats to the U.S. homeland from the group.
So far, Nemmouche is the only foreign fighter affiliated with the Islamic State group who authorities say returned from the battlefield to carry out violence, and some scholars argue the danger is overstated.
However, nearly every senior national security official in the U.S. government — including the attorney general, FBI director, homeland security secretary and leaders of key intelligence and military agencies — has called foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq their top terrorism worry.
"While we have worked hard over the last year and a half to detect Westerners who have gone to Syria, no one knows for sure whether there are those who have gone there undetected," said John Cohen, who stepped down in July as the Homeland Security Department's counterterrorism coordinator.
An American from California, Douglas McAuthur McCain, was killed this week in Syria, where, officials say, he was fighting with the Islamic State. The U.S. is investigating whether a second American also was killed.


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Purchased this to use on my Windows 10 computer at home. Works like a charm. Using it in RAID 0 mode for video editing. Spins up very quickly. Very quiet too, not hearing any high-pitched noise from the fan that some people are reporting. Using the eSATA connection via a SATA-eSATA bracket which allows me to connect directly to the motherboard's SATA port. Read/write speeds are very good, much better than USB 3.
Only complaint I have, which others have as well, is that the lights are WAY too bright. I plan on opening the case up and taping some ND gel to the inside in front of the lights to darken them a bit.
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People often ask me, "How do you think of so many things to write about?" After more than five years of writing here at Our Little Acre, you might think I'd run out of things to say. Those of you who know me personally are snickering and muttering, "Fat chance!"
Though there are times when it seems that subject matter is at a lower level, there's always something, to paraphrase Roseanne Roseannadanna. Usually, just spending a short time in the garden inspires me to expound on something or another and yesterday was just such a day.
I've often said that I know nearly every inch of the property here intimately. I keep my eyes and ears open at all times and have discovered wondrous things this way. I also find not so wondrous things going on. As I went out to move the sprinkler in the vegetable garden last evening, I took a lap through the flower garden and noticed something had been eating the leaves on the Baptisia. A closer look revealed these - LOTS of these:
|Genista Broom Moth (Uresiphita reversalis) caterpillar
on Baptisia x variicolor Twilite Prairieblues™
Some research revealed the caterpillar to be that of the Genista Broom Moth. The caterpillar isn't a particularly beneficial insect; they can certainly wreak havoc on a Baptisia (as well as Genista, Sophora and Lupinus) and it doesn't take very long for them to do it either. So I spent over an hour cutting them and the webs they'd formed off.
I thought maybe the chickens would like them as a treat. They like grubs and worms, so why not a caterpillar? I called them to the fence in my best falsetto, "Heeeere, chick chick chicks! I've got a treat for youuuuuuuuu!" That always gets them running to me, because they know I've got goodies.
They are not fans of the fuzzy caterpillars.
It's interesting that of the three baptisias I have, so far only two of them are infested. Of the two largest, which are also quite close to each other (6 or 7 feet apart), only the Twilite Prairieblues™ had the caterpillars. The straight species Baptisia australis did not. Yet, a much smaller B. australis that I grew from seed several years ago, and 40 feet away, had a pretty heavy infestation.
|Baptisia x variicolor Twilite Prairieblues™ in bloom - May 2012
Other than manual removal such as I did, you can use Bacillus thuringiensis to control these pests. It wasn't hard to cut the ends of the branches off, which is where the caterpillars were (they like the tender new growth) so I prefer that method. Older established plants may survive the defoliation they cause if left uncontrolled, but younger plants likely won't. I'll check each day for cats that I missed and remove those as I find them.


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At least one of the massive tornadoes that killed hundreds across the South was a devastating EF-5 storm, and the National Weather Service expects to determine later today that "many more" also were the worst of the worst.
After the first day of assessing storm damage, the weather service said the tornado that hit Smithville, Miss., at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday was an EF-5 storm. That's the highest rating given to assess a tornado's wind speed, and is based in part on damage caused by the storm.
The weather service said the half-mile wide Smithville tornado had peak winds of 205 mph and was on the ground for close to three miles, killing 14 and injuring 40.
It was the first EF-5 tornado to hit Mississippi since 1966, and the first EF-5 tornado in the United States since a May 25, 2008, storm in Parkersburg, Iowa.
Meteorologist Jim LaDue at the weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said he expects "many more" of the tornadoes that killed at least 297 people during Wednesday's brutal outbreak of severe weather will be rated EF-5 later Friday.
The weather service also is sending assessment teams back out to review more damage in several states, including Mississippi and Alabama. The assessments are preliminary, and are based on photos taken during the ground surveys and consultation with experts. They will be confirmed later this year.
The Smithville tornado rated EF-5 destroyed 18 homes, which the weather service said were well-built, less than 10 years old and bolted to their foundation.
The plumbing systems and appliances in the worst part of the storm's damage path were either shredded or missing entirely, as was a 1965 Chevrolet pickup truck that was parked in front of one of the destroyed homes.


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text: Melissa Cowan became the iconic image for Season 1 of AMC's "The Walking Dead" by crawling through a park, without legs, as the Bicycle Girl zombie. I caught up with the Atlanta actress at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con on Aug. 13 and we did this quick interview. By the way, she played other zombies in Season 1 and hopes to return for Season 2, which currently is filming in Atlanta and will premiere on AMC Oct. 16.


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Links I Like is a collection of blogs, articles and books I've come across recently and thought they were worth sharing. Click here for past Links I Like.
Charles Stone on 8 ways pastors can refresh their tired souls.
The degree to which you love yourself corresponds to the degree to which you love others. Caring for ourselves was difficult for us to do without feeling guilty. We unwittingly thought that dying to ourselves for the sake of the gospel meant dying to marital intimacy and joy in life. We had died to something God had never intended we die to.
J.D. Greear on 4 things you should pray for your pastor.
One of the greatest joys in my life is serving as pastor. But ministry can be both messy and exhausting. That's why I am so thankful for the prayer warriors in our congregation. I truly believe that one of the main reasons the Summit has grown is simply that God has answered the bold prayers of those in our congregation. The most important ministry anyone in our church can be involved in is that of prayer.
Why most churches are not reaching unchurched 20-something's.
We want to ask questions.
Voice our doubts.
Explain our struggles.
Confess our sins.
Confide our fears.
And we want the church to do it with us.
Ryan Huguley on Sweat your sermon intro.
The first pastor who really taught me about preaching once told me, "If you open strong, close strong, and hit your transitions, your sermon will take care of itself." While it's a bit more complicated than that, he was largely correct. Many sermons fall apart before they even start, crash and burn because of an inability to "land the plane", or lack clarity due to confusion in transition.
David Murray on The 10 types of church leaders.
When it comes to friendship, quality matters more than quantity.
Peter Leithart on Are Christians obsessed with Sex?
Are Christians obsessed with sex? I would ask, "Compared to whom?" Peter Leithart argues, "Faced with these charges, we get defensive and protest that we are equally concerned with other things – with economic evils, with militaristic violence, with the degradation of the environment. We shouldn't be defensive. We should say that we're concerned about sexual behavior and norms precisely because of the effect they have on the poor, the way sexual immorality is linked with violence. We should say that we guard God's commandments regarding sex because violation of those commandments will produce social chaos. Sexual behavior and sexual norms are a key barometer of social health. If things are disordered in our bedrooms, they will be disordered in boardrooms and cabinet offices."


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You are very welcome to my small corner of the internet. My name is Malavika. I am a 26 year old girl & recently qualified doctor. I have spent the last 6 years of my life studying medicine in Ireland, the emerald isle, and have now moved back to Canada to do doctor things, wife things and life things. Not in that order.
The word "spiritual" is such a buzzword these days, and I know that it can mean different things to different people. This is what it means to me:
I define spirituality as your relationship with your internal life, that is, your relationship with everything that is going on within you.
Firstly, there is nothing in your life that is not spiritual. Anything can become a spiritual process when you do it with involvement. What I want for myself is to make more activities in my day and in my life a spiritual process, until that spiritual process becomes me.
I believe that when you do certain things, and live in a certain way, you can create the right conditions and the right environment for the relationship with your inner self to happen.
I have come to understand that spirituality is not an activity that you do a few times a week. It is not a product that I can sell you. What spirituality is to me is a certain atmosphere in life.
Yoga, meditation and Kriya are just some of the tools that I have found help create this atmosphere for me.
So my wish in life is to bloom in every way possible. I want to live from the inside out. I want to live knowing that what happens inside me is more important than what happens outside of me. I want to live well and happily. And since I do not live in an ashram, I am slowly learning how to make my "ordinary" life with all the responsibilities it brings, into something spiritual. If this is something that you connect with, then this you might find something valuable in reading this blog!
What this blog is:
"My life is ordinary in many ways, and extraordinary in some others. But I believe that life may be lived in many ways, and each life is important. Every story is worth telling, and every life , no matter how big or small it may be, deserves to be lived with conviction and purpose."
That was a passage from my dairy.
So I write about the many small stories that weave together to make the fabric of my life.
Pure Joy
Spiritual practice has created a happiness within me that I have never had access to before. It made me realize that it is such a shame that I have lived in such a way where I felt that I could only have that intense happiness only when something great was about to happen, or had just happened, and that ecstasy is fleeting, and that as you grow up, it becomes rarer and rarer. I am coming to learn that this is not true..
And that there are other ways to live.
I have come to understand that there is a type of deep happiness that is available to us to experience all the time.
So I write about joy and happiness and how to find ecstacy in every day life.
Wild Life
The only way to know life is to be completely involved in it. This means living wildly. When I say wild, I don't mean living recklessly. I mean living in an uninhibited way, going on adventures, embracing and living in nature and exploring earth.
So I write about my adventures and secrets of the earth.
I believe in transformation. I believe in re-assessing all the different aspects of my life and making changes. I believe in learning from mistakes and living with courage.
So I write about my transformations, the ache and the explosion of it.
Magic of the Mundane
I celebrate the magic of the mundane. I believe deeply in the moments between the moments. I find beauty in the small acts that make up our days, because that is where life lives. I adore peaceful mornings, holding hands with my husband, picking flowers for my home, drinking hot water from my favourite mug, organizing my things, handwriting, minimalistic living, baking, reading novels, writing poetry, laughter, beautiful dresses, and conversations with friends.
So I share the ordinary moments of my life through the written word and images.
Poetry & Prose
I love to write. I have kept diaries, written (unfinished) stories and poetry since I was a little girl. Words are delicious and I love piecing together beautiful sentences. Life is poetry, the way each moment just melts into the next. Some of the most beautiful and profound things that have happened to me in my life are expressed best as poetry.
So I write for love. I write for what is within me.
So I share with you my journey, my adventures, my transformations, and my realizations in this golden life.
It is my hope that this blog serves as a reminder of your magnificent inner journey. Thank you for walking with me.
Now that is more than enough about me, I want to know you. Who are you? What do you do? What is your life? Who are you becoming? Share yourself with us in the comments, or you can write to me or e-mail me.
All my love to all of you,


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The 'Yes, but...' of our Seller's Market
06/21/16 by Jo-ell Carson
There is more to selling your home than collecting the money. Stark News Nuggets is here to give you information and advice for a confident decision on whether moving in today's market is good for you and your family. Read part one of our upcoming series to help buyers and sellers in this unprecedented and dynamic market.


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BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) have cheered a caravan of vehicles carrying the Boston Marathon bombing suspect to his arraignment.
A four-vehicle motorcade that included a van, Humvee and a state police car have arrived at the federal courthouse in Boston.
A group of about a dozen Tsarnaev supporters cheered as the motorcade arrived. The demonstrators yelled "Justice for Jahar," as Tsarnaev is known. One woman held a sign that said "Free Jahar."
Tsarnaev is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 260. He could face the death penalty.
Bombing survivors will be watching the court hearing. It's the suspect's first appearance since he was found bleeding and hiding in a boat days after the April 15 explosion.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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We have a unicode VNC viewer what works with uvnc and x11vnc servers great.
But if we send a greek alpha char "α" with "a" key on keyboard
we get the right "α" on linux and macos but nothing on Windows, only a message in log:
"keysym 0x7e1ignoring unknown keysym 2017"
For cross platforming it would be very nice if uvnc server could understand the unicode keysyms too.
We have C source for unicode=keysym pairing if it helps.


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Officially established on 20 November 1989, Universal Children's Day marks the day on which the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that addresses the rights of children and youth under the age of 18.
The Convention' s 54 articles recognizes the basic human rights of children and gives them additional rights to protect them from harm.
Universal Children's Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly as a day of celebration of the state of welfare of children.
The aim of Universal Children's Day is to put public initiatives and campaigns in place to rasie awareness of children's rights worldwide, awareness of their situation in life, problems, wishes, needs and longings as well as to enable exchanges and meetings between them.
Those in positions of political responsibility should, in particular, be reminded that it is very much up to them to act in the interests of children. It is up to them to act in family and social politics with laws that explicitly protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse of all kinds, in educational politics, in measures for ensuring the safety of children in wad and conflict situation, etc.
Additional links:
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 788 8484 / Fax: 32 2 788 8485


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Secret no-fly evidence rejected by judge
A federal judge in San Francisco has indignantly rejected an attempt by the Obama administration to use secret evidence to derail a former Stanford student's challenge to her apparent inclusion on the government's no-fly list.
The government must halt its "persistent and stubborn refusal" to follow the applicable laws, said U.S. District Judge William Alsup.
Rahinah Ibrahim's name on the confidential no-fly list has barred her and one of her four children from returning to the United States for nearly eight years. She was a Stanford graduate student in January 2005 when she was first stopped at San Francisco International Airport and prevented from boarding a flight to her native Malaysia.
She was arrested and jailed briefly by San Francisco police but was allowed to take the flight the next day, with her 14-year-old daughter. When Ibrahim tried to return two months later, however, she was again stopped and told she was subject to arrest. The U.S. Consulate later said her student visa had been revoked under a terrorism law.
Ibrahim, now 47, eventually earned her Stanford doctorate from abroad and is a university professor in Malaysia. She settled claims against police and others involved in her arrest for $225,000 in 2009, but is still challenging her inclusion on the no-fly list.
'Hard to swallow'
In the latest development, President Obama's Justice Department privately contacted Alsup last fall and said an agent would arrive shortly carrying evidence for dismissal of the suit. According to the judge's description of the phone call, the agent would then retrieve the evidence and take it back to headquarters while Alsup wrote his ruling, all without notice to Ibrahim's lawyers.
Alsup, who had dismissed the suit twice before and had been overruled both times by a federal appeals court, said the government's actions this time were "too hard to swallow."
Legal precedents "favor maintenance of our traditional system of fair play in which both sides have notice of the arguments and evidence being used against them," Alsup said in a ruling dated Dec. 20.
He also criticized the Justice Department for arguing that Ibrahim's lawyers couldn't be "trusted to handle sensitive information," noting that federal agencies had cleared the lawyers to review confidential material in the case years ago.
Alsup said he had refused to look at the department's secret evidence. "It is time to resolve this case on the merits," he concluded. Ibrahim's lead attorney, James McManis, said the judge has scheduled the trial for December of this year.
The Justice Department's approach to Alsup "smacks of secret government and star-chamber proceedings," McManis said.
Thousands on list
The Department of Homeland Security maintains lists of hundreds of thousands of passengers who allegedly pose a risk of terrorism or air piracy, information it shares with airlines. Those on the no-fly list are barred from boarding. Those on a larger "selectee" list can fly but are subject to additional searches.
Government audits since the lists were established a decade ago have acknowledged thousands of errors. After receiving complaints of mistaken listings, however, Homeland Security officials respond with letters that refuse to disclose a complainant's status and merely declare that any errors have now been corrected, said an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer who has sued the department.
"It doesn't make anyone safer for innocent people not to be allowed to fly," attorney Nusrat Choudhury said Tuesday. She said the ACLU suit, pending before a federal judge in Oregon, was filed on behalf of 15 Americans who suddenly found themselves barred from flying in 2009 or 2010 and in some cases have been stranded overseas.
In response to Alsup's ruling, the Justice Department filed papers Jan. 3 that again sought to dismiss Ibrahim's suit while declining to say whether she was on the no-fly list or to discuss criteria for placing or removing names from the list.
"Disclosing this information would reveal or tend to reveal information that is classified," government lawyers wrote.
Bob Egelko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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This brings up an interesting question. Will same-sex participants in a "civil union" be able to file as "Married Filing Joint" on the NJ-1040? Or will the fact that they are not technically "married" preclude this status? I have not done a Massachusetts state income tax return since before same-sex marriages were allowed, so I don't know how it is treated there. Perhaps someone out there can tell me. As for NJ – we will have to wait and see.
Irregardless of how New Jersey, or Massachusetts, treats the issue on the state tax return, same-sex partners will not be able to file as Married Filing Joint or Separate on the 1040 (or 1040A). Congress "just said no" to the idea of same-sex marriage by passing a federal law during the Clinton years that limits the definition of marriage for federal purposes to the union of one man and one woman.
While voting on same-sex unions, the NJ legislature failed to act on much-needed property tax reform.


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Relative Truth Degree of Logic Formulas and Graded Fuzzy Logic
The concept of logic proposition induced functions is proposed in the present paper, then the concept of relative truth degree of propositions with respect to a logic theory is introduced by means of infinite product of evenly distributed probability spaces and integrated semantics respectively w.r.t. discrete and continuous situations, and a graded approximate reasoning theory is established. Next, theory of consistency degrees of finite logic theories is also proposed. Finally, the simple application of graded fuzzy logic in fuzzy inference is given by examples.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
16 weeks, players.
this week has suh-ucked. the kids got a weird bug that included throwing up and diarreah. this would be fine if we didn't have to get our passports this week.my fabulous in-laws are taking us to mexico next month. that means, all 4 of us have to go to the post office..together. this is halfway my fault because i procrastinated. but i've also been sick. so whatever. anyway, here's a tidbit of what happened at the post office:
-layne laid on the dirty P.O. floor while we got the paperwork together.
-after paperwork was signed, daddy had to leave...me with both sick children to finish up important paperwork. what a dream! how could anything go wrong?
-layne sharted (diarreah squirt) in his pants immediately following daddy walking out the door.how many times do i have to tell that guy that if you think it's a toot, when you're sick...there's no safe tooting.
-layne yelled, ohhhhhhh, i pooped in my pants again! daddy's gonna be so mad...he's gonna spank me! (this is in front of, OH, 25 people in line). for the record, layne has never been spanked for pooping in his pants. so we look like abusive parents...
-grand total for expediting 3 passports, including some delicious photos ,where i look like a crack whore, for the passport: $581. merry christmas children, looks like you get a passport wrapped up real pretty-like on christmas morn. dammit to hell. that doesn't include the $60 i had to pay for new birth certificates for myself and lila.
-we walk out the door and stop to look at a store front window. layne wants to look at the dinonsaur inside...i say ok. he knows we aren't buying it. when we leave the store, on a busy sidewalk...layne yells...i pooooooooped again mom. it's squishy in my pants! 5 people are staring at me. i'm all...HA, silly guy...let's get in the car and go home(literally 1 minute away). layne's like, i can't sit in my poop! people are staring at me. but i had no other options. he sat in his poop until we got home. where i spanked him for accidentally pooping in his pants. not really!
the day before, lila threw up twice in the car when we went to the DMV. we smelled like banana throwup. nato lost his wallet in the crack in the desk where you take pictures. we got it back though...after 15 minutes of sticking things in the freaking crack. anyway, i thought i had covered up(with makeup?) the fact that i hadn't slept in the past 3 nights b/c of the sickly children. but no, when i got my picture taken, it surely showed up in all it's glory. luckily the picture is super small. and i get to keep it for 4 long years. boo.
i leave you with this picture: we can watch how large but butt gets during this pregnancy. fun!
44 comments:
Why are you so funny? Really, I want to know.ReplyDelete
wow that take the cake for super crappy day! hope those kids get better and on the bright side you are cute pregnant.ReplyDelete
and btw your house can't be that messy your bed is made in all the pics! :)
i'm so sorry. now i'm no longer mad at you for being m.i.a. :)
no really, i'm truly sorry you had to deal with all of that. not fun.
hopefully the trip to mexico will be worth it and you won't bring home "montazuma's revenge"...
also you're belly is awesome. your photos made me laugh, especially the one with your leg hiked up on the bed and the thumbs up. i do that pose all the time, thought i was the only one...
your belly has grown since i saw you like two days ago. sucker! i wish i could've been there to see layne yell those things. of course i would've pretended that i didn't know you. i would've thrown horrendous glares your way along with every other old lady there.ReplyDelete
Jami. Holy crap. I love your stories. Why do children insist on LAYING on disgusting public floors? Mine prefer the post office floor as well. Sick. You may look like a crack whore in your passport photo but I look like a stoner in mine...then again it was taken in college... ;) Thanks for the baby bump photos, they're just your style. :) And you still look adorable even though you tried not to. ;)ReplyDelete
i must apologize for laughing at your trauma. also, huge thanks for knowing that i needed a day brightener like this one :)ReplyDelete
i don't even know what to say to that. holy freakin' moly. you need a drink...oh wait, you don't drink. oh wait you're pregnant. you need some m&m's.ReplyDelete
1) Your bump is crazy adorable.ReplyDelete
2) I'm laughing so hard I almost sharted. Totally kidding & gross.
3)Viva Mexico!
Hope everyone is back to normal real soon!
sharted? wow i had absolutely no idea there was a word for that. can i just say i have never had to resist the urge to stalk someone so badly. seriously you had me at your halloween post.. which i think was the first one i read. it's not stalking if i show up in your town and wait to accidentaly bump into you right? preferably on a day your kid doesn't crap his pants. okay thanks. :)ReplyDelete
ughhhhh. let's hope next week's better then this one. :) this is a story you'll have to tell layne's girlfriend someday, definitely.ReplyDelete
you probably went to the post office on 63rd, right? I go there every. single. day. well, work day. anyways, the other day I was checking our po box and there was a lady in line who I THOUGHT could seriously maybe possibly be you, PLUS she had a little girl with her! I stalkerishly walked over to check it out... wasn't you. obviously.
or maybe it was the day layne was pooping and I figured it would be better to ignore you, that's also a possibility. KIDDING. :)
i am so sorry layne and lila were puking and pooping everywhere. but, it made for some super funny stories…
your baby bump pictures are to die for. i can't decide if i like the squatting one or the butt one better. i think i'm gonna go with the butt one, yes…definitely the butt one.
and quit spanking your kids when they poop their pants!
Thank you for making me laugh... not at you, but with you, only because I've SO been there many times myself. In fact I'm pretty sure I was there all last week! :) Hopfully all of your bad luck is behind you, and you can enjoy Mexico with smooth sailing!ReplyDelete
wow...yet another hilarious mom moment. still laughing, but i'm allowed. been there done that. my lovely experience was in the grocery store with a new born explosion. I had to grab a box i found on the aisle and hold it under my little bundle of joy. geh-tto! I left my cart and ran for the car. can we say clean up on aisle 5???ReplyDelete
Oh no! Good things he's young, pooping your pants just gets worse the older you get.ReplyDelete
You are such a trooper Jami and that baby bump is the freaking cutest thing ever. Ever.
today hasn't been my day, but doesn't sound quite as bad as that. you win :o). hope everyone gets to feeling great soon!ReplyDelete
Oh You look super cute~ReplyDelete
bwhahaha oh this post is definitely one of my favorites. I love your stories. and that is a ridiculous amount of money for freakin passports! crazzzy!! it will be worth it though when you're laying on the beach. Promise!ReplyDelete
Oh, and you look so stinkin cute with your little belly. LOve it!
I feel bad for laughing at this post because I would have been cussing (in my head of course) and angry if it was me.ReplyDelete
Passports are awful, It's kind of weird to me though that you say yours is only for 4 years. Mine is for 10...and now that you have a passport you can come to Peru and visit. (after little nato is born of course) think how fun that would be!
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I stumbled across your blog after reading a comment that you had left on my sister's blog, (Kelsey Kautzi, make way for the awesome kid :)) and dang. you're funny. i seriously laughed out loud more than a few times reading this particular entry. i love it. you have yourself a dedicated blog reader in this girl. (provided you don't mind randos reading your blog)
Wow, this was a fantastic post! Real life Jami, I love it. I don't love it that you had that kind of a day. But I love it that you tell about real life and put off trying to be perfect and have fun with pics. You are the coolest, and I can't believe I haven't seen you and now we live closer, ugh!ReplyDelete
so, my husband didn't think it was as funny, but I laughed pretty hard.ReplyDelete
you're a hoot.ReplyDelete
At least your misfortunes make for very entertaining blogging. :) So sorry for you! But you look super cute in those pictures.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, December 09, 2010
Holy crap. I haven't laughed that hard in a reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaally long time. You stinkin' kill me. You really know how to keep it real, my friend:)ReplyDelete
Is it bad that I thought your horrible day made me laugh out loud? No, actually, it's not because it's not fair that you look that cute at 16 weeks pregnant. I guess we can call it even.ReplyDelete
(i hope your brood is feeling better asap!)
kids screaming they pooped their pants is always hysterical...except when it's yours, i guess. cute bump!ReplyDelete
aw, that sounds like some true craziness!ReplyDelete
It's nice to know that there are other mothers out there suffering from the things their kids say in public.ReplyDelete
Love the bump!
Jami...after a long day with my kids (well, one kid especially)...this made me both want to laugh and cry at the same time. There's something about reading another person's misery and craziness that makes me feel such strong emotios. You look cute by the way...and in some odd way it makes me want another baby....what??? Anyway, I love you butt picture...that is totally what I need to do next time. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFriday, December 10, 2010
Oh NO! I'm laughing so hard....and feeling so thankful it didn't happen to me!ReplyDelete
Laughing silently with tears b/c there is a sleeping baby on my boob. Yeah I said it.ReplyDelete
I FINALLY found those flippin' birds you posted about from Michael's today and as I am checking out my mom says I could make them out of cereal boxes. Well MOM I am buying them b/c that funny girl on her blog made some cute stuff with them and I am too.
That's all for now. I'll be sure to share whatever I make whenever I do.
hope everyone is feeling better!! Love your photos and the funny writing!! :)ReplyDelete
I made the mistake of reading this at work today...I was laughing out loud when I should have been pretending to work. It was definitely a dull day in the office until I read your post, so thank you for having the ability to make me laugh. You are awesome!ReplyDelete
Brian and I laughed so hard reading this because we totally picture it and can hear Layne. What else can you do but laugh. Isnt it great that us moms always get stuck with the kids in public acting up!ReplyDelete
Love this. So brutal, but so, so true. I may or may not have been puked on last night(my son was laying on top of me)...in my face mind you, caked into my hair, down my shirt, wrapped into the little crevices of my scarf...it was also super fab. Gotta love the sickness.ReplyDelete
You are the best. Seriously.
I jumped here because Emily recommended you. I'm sorry I was laughing hysterically at your misfortune. You should blame Emily - she linked your blog! Hope everything is better soon.ReplyDelete
omg. that was hilarious! great baby bump pics, too!ReplyDelete
Found you thru Emily's blog :)))) SO happy I did!! Happy Monday!ReplyDelete
I laughed so hard that my husband had to get in on it too, then the baby started clapping. Also, I am jealous that you look so cute at 16 weeks. I looked like the Creature from some Lagoon starting at week 4 on. I only managed to try to keep it together once a week for church. Bleh sickness (no motivation) and 45 lbs in 5 months (oh em gee. nothing fits). Excited for you!ReplyDelete
This is sooooo funny! We've had the flu bug here too, but no family trips to the post office.ReplyDelete
What? You're preggers. I didn't know. Darn that Bethany for not informing me of this. OK just so you know I was laughing out loud at the ummm, let's call them "squatting" pictures. What was up with that? Practice for labor?! Hilarious! And just so you know, if I was as cute and as skinny as you while preggers, I would have had a fourth. Keep those preggo pictures coming...ok, maybe no more squatting pictures though. That could get a little uncomfortable the further along you get.ReplyDelete
- missy kolanderWednesday, January 19, 2011
Oh my goodness, Rylee is sleeping and Im shooting yogart out my nose laughing trying not to be loud and wake her. You crack my happy a double hocky sticks up! I loved your latest about being honest. Thanks for that too.ReplyDelete
You are hysterical! I talk like you in my head...but somehow it doesn't translate as funny on my blog...boo!ReplyDelete


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Take a Security Checkup on Safer Internet Day
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Online security is on everyone's mind these days. According to a recent Gallup poll, more people are worried about their online accounts being hacked than having their home broken into.
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Oklahoma's Grand Casino Hotel & Resort King of the Swing
Event Dates
From: Saturday, May 17, 2014
To: Sunday, May 25, 2014
Host Center
FireLake Bowling Center
40945 Hardesty Rd.
Shawnee, OK 74801-8695
Tickets at FireLake Bowling Center
Pro-Ams at FireLake Bowling Center
Tournament Schedule
Prize Fund
*See Tournament Notes below for Prize Fund details.
Tournament Notes
Click here for the complete Summer Swing schedule.
Entries have been reserved for use by the host center and a "win a spot" tournament has been scheduled at FireLake Bowling Center with four (4) Summer Swing entries up for grabs:
When: April 27, 2014
Time: Noon
Entry Fee: $150
Please contact the host center for more details:
FireLake Bowling Center
41107 Hardesty Road
Shawnee, OK 748018695
(405) 275-0404
There is a full-service RV park with all hook-ups directly across the parking lot from the bowling center at the Summer Swing. If you would like to make a reservation, please contact Chris Skillings directly, (405) 275-0404 ext. 0, and he will arrange it for you.


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Rep. Cole Named to House Rules Committee (Jan 03, 2013)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - U.S. Rep. Tom Cole has been appointed by House Speaker John Boehner to serve on the powerful House Rules Committee.
Cole says his appointment was approved Wednesday night by the House Republican Conference.
The nine Republican members on the panel are personally selected by the speaker and is part of the House leadership. The committee is the first to consider all House measures and works with the speaker and majority leader to schedule bills for debate.
Cole will continue as a member of the House Budget Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.
The Republican from Moore says his top priority for the coming session is to enact ``responsible spending cuts and entitlement reform.''
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Imagination Technologies has long been known for its mobile graphics processors—designs from Imagination have shown up in everything from Apple's iPhones and iPads to Sony's PlayStation Vita. Today, the company announced that it would be extending its CPU lineup with a new architecture called "Warrior" that is aimed at both "compute-intense enterprise environments" and "energy efficient mobile platforms" like smartphones and tablets.
Unlike most phone and tablet chips we see these days, the Warrior architecture isn't based on the prevalent ARM instruction set but on Imagination's own low-power MIPS architecture. This follows Imagination's acquisition of MIPS Technologies Inc. at the end of last year. Warrior CPUs will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit variants, will support hardware virtualization, and will include "MIPS hardware multi-threading technology" among other features.
Imagination's Warrior CPUs will be fighting an uphill battle against ARM, whose architectures and instruction sets are in the vast majority of tablets and smartphones today. They'll also have to contend with Intel, a much larger company that is trying very hard to get its Core- and Atom-branded CPUs into Windows 8 and Android tablets. However, the company's prowess in graphics shouldn't be ignored here, especially since Forbes reports that Imagination will be "open" to offering GPU licensees steep discounts on its MIPS CPUs.
The Warrior CPU will be available later this year. Imagination has also announced a handful of new products in its Aptiv family of processors, which commonly show up in routers, Blu-ray players, and other embedded devices.


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Anyone else old enough to remember the SWL Confidential Frequency list??
I remember having to buy my first copy back in about 1980 from America, as it could not be sold legally in the UK..
It was a log of military, embassy etc etc frequencies.
nickjaxe wrote:So have I...uk version.
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Gateway toll could rise to fund upgrade
COMMUTERS could be slugged with another toll on the Gateway Motorway if the Commonwealth does not step up funding, the Newman Government warns.
The State Government has confirmed they would consider enforcing additional tolling on the commuter-heavy motorway if funding could not be sourced to support the upgrade of the section between Nudgee and the Bruce Highway.
Currently, car motorists are slugged with a $4 toll if they travel over the Gateway Bridges.
Main Roads and Transport Minister Scott Emerson said most of the Gateway Motorway was privatised under the former Labor Government except for the Gateway North section.
"Ironically, it happens to be the section that needs a taxpayer-funded upgrade," he said.
Mr Emerson conceded the federal Coalition had already promised to commit $1 billion to the road's upgrade if elected in 2013.
But if Labor held on to its reign and failed to commit to funding, the project would not go ahead.
"If funding isn't committed by the Federal Government to the section north of Nudgee then we would need to consider delaying the project several years or tolling - neither of which is likely to be supported by up to 100,000 motorists who use that stretch of road each day," Mr Emerson said.
Acting Opposition Leader Tim Mulherin accused the government of engaging in "Canberra bashings" to justify its own shortcomings.
"This is a government that has not funded a single new Main Roads project, in fact it has slashed Queensland's Transport and Main Roads rolling capital works budget by $1.6 billion," Mr Mulherin said.
"This is a government that now plans to slug motorists when they promised to lower the cost of living.
"The simple truth is this: The planned Gateway upgrade is going through the correct processes for consideration by the Federal Government's Infrastructure Australia.
"To impose a new toll while that process is in train is simply jumping the gun."
Plans for the upgrade include widening the road to six lanes from Nudgee to the Deagon deviation.
The Deagon deviation would also be widened between Depot Rd and Bracken Ridge Rd.
More than 100,000 vehicles use the Gateway bridges each day, according to Queensland Motorways.


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