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Use the VoiceOver rotor
First, if you haven't turned on VoiceOver, turn it on in Settings > General > Accessibility.
To use the rotor, rotate two fingers on your iOS device's screen as if you're turning a dial. VoiceOver will say the first rotor option. Keep rotating your fingers to hear more options. Lift your fingers to choose an option.
After you choose an option, flick your finger up or down on the screen to use it. For example, if you choose Words when a document is open, a flick down or up will move VoiceOver to the next or previous word.
Here's a list of rotor options and what they do.
Options for navigating
With all of these options, you can move from one item to the next by flicking on the screen from top to bottom with one finger. You can move VoiceOver to the previous item by flicking from bottom to top.
You can review text as you type with Characters, Words, and Lines:
- Characters: Reads one character at a time.
- Words: Reads one word at a time.
- Lines: Reads one line at a time.
Move through the organization of a page or screen with these options:
- Containers: Moves from one onscreen container to the next. The Dock and Home screen, for example, are containers.
- Headings: Moves from one heading to the next. Try using this rotor in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Landmarks: Moves between banners, navigation, and buttons in HTML content (such as a webpage or HTML email).
- Same Item: Moves from one item to the next item of the same kind. Try this with the links in the results of a Safari web search.
- Vertical Navigation: Moves up or down with one-finger vertical flicks. Try this on the Home screen.
- Static Text: Moves from one line of static HTML text to the next. Static text is the main text on the page—not links or button names, for example.
Move from link to link with these options:
- Links: Moves from one link to the next.
- Visited Links: Moves from one link to the next, but only those that you've already clicked.
- Non-visited Links: Moves from one link to the next, but only those that you haven't clicked yet.
- In-Page Links: Moves from one in-page link to the next on a webpage.
Here are more ways to move through a page:
- Tables: Moves the VoiceOver cursor to the start of a table on a webpage.
- Lists: Moves the VoiceOver cursor to the start of a list on a webpage.
- Buttons: Moves from one button to the next in HTML content.
- Form Controls: Moves between buttons and menus when using a form.
- Text Fields: Moves from one text field to the next in HTML content.
- Search Fields: Moves from one search field to the next in HTML content.
- Images: Moves to images.
Change how VoiceOver speaks, reads, and sounds
Speech Rate: Changes how fast VoiceOver speaks. Flick up or down with one finger to speak faster or slower. Changes by 5 percent with each flick.
Volume: Changes how loudly VoiceOver speaks. This is separate from the system volume. Flick up or down with one finger to speak louder or quieter. Changes by 5 percent with each flick.
Punctuation: Changes how VoiceOver reads punctuation. Flick up or down with one finger to switch between all, some, and no punctuation.
Sounds: Turns VoiceOver sound effects—clicks and cursor sounds—on or off. Flick up or down with one finger.
Hints: Turns VoiceOver Hints on or off. Flick up or down with one finger.
Audio Ducking: Lowers the volume of other audio content when VoiceOver speaks. Flick up or down with one finger.
Change how you type
Use the Typing Mode option to switch between Standard Typing, Touch Typing, and Direct Touch typing modes. Flick up or down with one finger to switch between modes.
Instead of using the rotor, you can go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Typing Style to choose a typing mode.
Here's how to use the typing modes:
Standard Typing
Select a key on the keyboard by swiping left or right, then double-tap to enter the character. Or move your finger around the keyboard to select a key and, while continuing to touch the key with one finger, tap the screen with another finger.
VoiceOver speaks the key when you select it and again when you enter the character.
Touch Typing
Touch a key on the keyboard to select it, then lift your finger to enter the character. If you touch the wrong key, slide your finger to the key you want.
VoiceOver speaks the character for each key when you touch it. VoiceOver enters a character when you lift your finger.
Direct Touch Typing
Type the same as when VoiceOver is off. This mode turns off VoiceOver for typing only.
Options for input, actions, and zoom
Handwriting: Lets you hand write text instead of typing with the keyboard.
Braille Screen Input: Turns on the onscreen braille keyboard.
Actions: Chooses what happens when you double-tap with one finger. For example, in Mail, this rotor chooses from Delete, Activate Item, Mark Read, Flag, and others.
Zoom: Zooms in and out. Flick with one finger from top to bottom, or from bottom to top. Try this with the Camera app. This doesn't control the Zoom Accessibility feature.
Choose your options
Some of the options above are on the rotor by default, and some are optional.
To choose your rotor options, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor. Then select the options you want to show up in the rotor.
Some options aren't always on the rotor. For example, Typing Mode is on the rotor only when there's a keyboard.


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That was us! We finally traded in that boat for a new car last year and felt a twinge as we handed over the keys. "Slade was in this car!"
That was a fun weekend. I think Rush and maybe Steve (Maryland Manson) were in the car with us. I remember the tour guide telling the story about how bodies were shipped to medical schools in barrels of rum and then the rum being drained off and sold to less reputable taverns. Slade snatched out his notebook and pen at that and said, "Wait, go back! Repeat that!" I keep waiting for it to appear in a SpecialX novel but nothing yet.

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Nearly 250,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. That could be your mother, sister, daughter, your wife, or even you. We hold Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks so anyone touched by breast cancer won't have to face their diagnosis alone. We do it to raise awareness and money to fund research, support services, and early detection. We hold Making Strides events to save lives.
Team leaders can really help make Making Strides events successful. The first thing to do is recruit friends, family, and anyone you want to spend a day with to be a part of your team. Then just set fundraising goals, organize fundraising activities, and, on the day of the event, lead your team through a fun walk day.
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Back to my favourite spot for lunch on a sunny afternoon. This Cafe is always a nice experience!
I was very pleased with my Lime-cured tuna ceviche salad with confit cherry tomatoes, Alto ligurian olives, fresh green beans and crushed chats (pictured above).
And there were agreeable "mmm's" from my fellow luncheon companion for her Fish of the day (Ocean Trout) served on a salad of shaved fennel, sugar snap peas and preserved lemon, dressed with an Orange Mountain verjus.
A little treat for Easter: Kennedy & Wilson's Dark Chocolate Egg. The smell of the chocolate is almost intoxicating. I will have to hide this until the end of the week.


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Several users have pointed out an issue where you assign a color label to an image in Lightroom and then view the same image in Bridge the label appears white instead of in the expected color.
The issue is Lightroom and Bridge assign labels as text and not as a specific color in the file metadata. The label text is associated with a specific color in Bridge's preferences and Lightroom's Color Label Set settings.
To make the labels you assign in Lightroom show up in the same colors in Bridge, go into Bridge preferences, choose "Labels," and then change the text string for each to simply the color ("Red" for red, "Yellow" for yellow, "Green" for green, "Blue" for blue, and "Purple" for purple).
Or if you prefer Bridge's label naming better, go into Lightroom and select Metadata>Color Label Set>Edit and the text string from Bridge for each ("Select" for red, "Second" for yellow, "Approved" for green, "Review" for blue, and "To Do" for purple). You can then "Save Current Settings as New Preset" from the Preset pop-up.
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Smaller crowd just as excited about second inauguration
The scenes from this year's inauguration could easily be mistaken for 2009, but fewer people attended this year's festivities.
WASHINGTON-- Thousands spilled into streets before sunrise. People stood shoulder to shoulder in front of jumbo screens. Long lines snaked down Metro station entrances.
The scenes from this year's inauguration could easily be mistaken for 2009. But fewer people attended this year's festivities, though the crowds surrounding the Capitol Building seemed just as dense.
"I think there's a lot more energy and passion behind this inauguration because we understand the struggles and obstacles President Obama had to endure and overcome," said Carla Campbell-Jackson, as she stood sandwiched between other inaugural goers on the back lawn of the Capitol.
Campbell-Jackson, a insurance company manager from Kalamazoo, Mich., came four years ago and said she thought crowds this year were about the same but that there was more excitement this time around.
As of 9 a.m. Monday, she had been up 24 hours attending the several balls with friends and family before the inauguration swearing in ceremony.
STORY: Smaller crowds, better planning make for smooth day
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"It's almost like a revival--the passion, the energy, the spirit," she said. "It's epic and historical, no matter your political affiliation."
About 600,000 to 800,000 people were expected to use rail services on inauguration day, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. About 1.1 million people took the rails on inauguration day 2009.
As of 2 p.m., 434,000 people had taken the Metro Monday---down 34 percent from the same time last inauguration. Officials expect to have final numbers by Tuesday.
Despite the drop in numbers, packed crowds made some people tire of being sandwiched among strangers and leave coveted areas open only to ticket holders. Most however continued to brave the cold and stood throughout the program.
Like in 2009, thousands began gathering in the dark, chilly predawn hours to see Monday's event. People filled street corners and stood in long lines all around the Capitol and surrounding neighborhoods. Blocks from where Obama was inaugurated, people shuffled down streets, snapping photos before sunrise. Many wore long coats, hats, scarfs, earmuffs and sequined Obama hats.
During the day, some people complained they felt claustrophobic as crowds made moving around difficult. Others were angry as they stood in lines for hours trying to get on the Metro after the ceremony.
In the chilly air of a January morning, scores of people took to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to witness President Barack Obama taking the oath of office, beginning a second term of his presidency. (Jan. 21) AP
Meanwhile, U.S. Capitol Police arrested at least one person after the inauguration. The man, taken into custody shortly after the swearing-in ceremony, climbed a tree nearby the Capitol and remained there for about five hours screaming phrases like "stop abortion," "stop Obama," and "abortion is a national sin."
In response, many in the large crowd of people beneath him yelled their support for abortion and sang God Bless America and Amazing Grace.
The drama didn't stop anyone from enjoying Obama's speech and the musical entertainment weaved throughout the ceremony.
Jimmy Spears, 69, of Browns Mill, N.J., came with his son Bryan Spears, 21, and stood nearby the protester but still managed to hear Obama's words.
Spears was pleased at President Obama's speech.
"He's just reiterating what he wanted to do and didn't do four years ago," Spears, a welding instructor, said. "He's still positive. He still believes in the American way. He still believes in the middle class and giving them the opportunity to be the best they can be."
Spears said he has faith Obama will accomplish his goals despite the obstacles he may face.
Jennifer Hunter, 44, of Phoenix, Ariz. agrees. She came using tickets from her state representative and was all smiles after the swearing-in ceremony.
"He has a good vision for the next four years," Hunter, an attorney, said. "He's right on that social security and those services aren't entitlements. They are things we need for our country."
She also supports Obama's stance on immigration and wants to see more people allowed to move and work in America, Hunter said.
For Ricky Rodriguez, his inauguration ticket meant a chance to experience the diversity of America.
Dressed in a black and white naval uniform, Rodriguez, 25, quietly stood admiring the sea of people surrounding him. He said he was happy to be part of the experience despite having little room to move.
"It's pretty awesome that there are so many different types of people all over the U.S.," Rodriguez, of Houston, Texas, said. "You get to see all the different personalities in the crowd."
He added that he was honored to be among the few people with tickets to the event despite the slight discomforts that came with the crowd.
"This is my boss," said Rodriguez, who is a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. "I pray for him and wish him the very best for the next four years."


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We have been wanting to visit Inn Paradiso in Paso Robles since its opening about 6 months ago. Mr. innkeeper and visionary, Steve Werndorf, has been stopping by Ruby Rose to visit and shop for this bed and breakfast and share stories on his way to and from L.A. Steve has wrapped up his career in L.A in the film biz. This is his second inn, the first being in Mexico.
We couldn't help but feel like we were a million miles away, although the inn is actually centrally located in Paso, minutes from downtown and minutes from wineries. Here, there is a shared love of wine and good food, a lot of which is grown on the premises. Just recently, an abundance of fruit trees were added for a spring harvest.
When we are out shopping, we will buy something and often say, "Steve will love this.". He has been a kindred spirit to our little store and we couldn't have been more excited to share the world he has worked so hard to create. Oh and did we mention his inn was the editors choice in the October issue of Sunset Magazine? Enjoy the photos!
Driving up to the inn.
Our greeters--Dawna Masterf (the lovely innkeeper/chef) and Steve.
The grounds.
All the items that have been perfectly selected.
A little peek into the the private quarters.
We didn't even show you the luxurious rooms! So we will go back and take more pictures in the spring when the surroundings are beautiful and there are endless blooms and greens. We can't wait! Thanks for having us, Steve!


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The Lipscomb Volleyball Team started off their season strong this morning with a 3-0 win against Western Kentucky in the Lady Vol Classic Tournament at the University of Tennessee.
With set scores of 25-23, 25-17, and 27-25, the Lady Bisons quickly showed a glimpse of the season to come.
"We have been preaching about doing things right and working hard," said coach Brandon Rosenthal, "To come out there against a quality team is reassuring. If the girls had an questions before, they are all gone now."
In set 1, the Lady Bisons jumped on the board first with 3 points. After letting the toppers come back to lead 6-5, the Bisons took control of the game and eventually closed out the first game with kills by senior Erin Pierce and newcomer Kaycee Green.
Set 2 saw Lipscomb on the board first once again. After a close game though 9 points, the Bisons went on a scoring rampage, first scoring 4 to take the lead, then outscoring their opponents 13-9 to secure the set.
The final set went back and forth and for a moment looked to be in Western Kentucky's favor as they led 10-5. But The Lady Bisons fought back hard to tie things up at 17. Lipscomb would eventually go on to win their first match of the season with a final set score of 27-25.
The Lady Bisons were led by Pierce with 10 kills and a .529 hitting percentage and junior Alex Kelly, the Atlantic Sun Preseason Player of the year, with 15 kills and a .433 hitting percentage.
"Alex and Erin played phenomenal, both offensively and defensively," said Rosenthal. "Even when we were down, it was those girls who got us a couple points. We have always said that that if we are going to win, Erin has to be involved. She did a great job sticking with it."
"The group as a whole did great," said Rosenthal. "It takes all 13 players and this was a great example."
The Lady Bisons next take on Tennessee Tech today at 4pm CT in the Atlanic Sun Game of the Week.
This story was written by Katie Haab, a student member of the athletics communications staff.


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Catching channel hoppers to boost sales
Using stores as showrooms for online purchases is the "new normal" for today's tech- and Internet-savvy shoppers. So how do retailers "catch" these channel-hopping customers and "keep" them buying within their own brand?
The Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) believes retailers can increase sales both in stores and online by creating "mashops" that combine immersive online content with engaging in-store experiences. This idea is backed up by Cisco IBSG's latest research, which revealed that digital content has reached a new level of influence.
Surprisingly, shoppers now prefer online sources to people when making buying decisions.
Sixty-eight percent of respondents named online reviews as the most important source of information when making a buying decision. This compares to just 41 percent of shoppers choosing friends and family and only 13 percent selecting in-store employees for the same purpose. This is dramatic shift from last year's Cisco IBSG survey, where friends and family topped the list at 60 percent.
We also learned that digital content triggered more than 50 percent of respondents to make a purchase by providing information about products and good deals, as well as helping them determine what to buy. Online buying guides, retailer recommendations, solution guides, and videos all emerged as digital winners, being recognized by shoppers as highly valued and helpful.
In our concept tests, consumers liked experiences with large and bold touch screens. They wanted to be inspired by receiving recommendations and advice; searching extended ranges; comparing and contrasting features, prices, and reviews; and having several buying and delivery options. Generation Y men and women (ages 18-29), baby boomers (ages 50-64), and Silver women (65 and over) led the demand for these types of experiences.
Leading retailers are actively developing and testing mashop experiences to differentiate and revitalize their stores and brands. So, given consumers' new channel-hopping behavior, what will you do to "catch 'em and keep 'em?"
Catch 'Em and Keep 'Em point of view paper can be downloaded here
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Brace yourselves: Researchers at University of Huntsville in Alabama say they are using "Dilithium Crystals" in a new fusion impulse engine that could cut the travel time to Mars down to as little as six weeks, not the six months it takes now.
Txchnologist, an online magazine sponsored by General Electric, talked to team member and aerospace engineering PH.D. candidate Ross Cortez, he said "The fusion fuel we're focusing on is deuterium [a stable isotope of hydrogen] and Li6 [a stable isotope of the metal lithium] in a crystal structure."
"That's basically dilithium crystals we're using," he said.
Trekkies everywhere shudder in delight.
The researchers say that this type of engine is what NASA needs to propel human beings outside low-Earth orbit, out to places like Mars and even beyond.
Not so fast though, the military will probably get first dibs.
The whole projects is only possible from repurposing military nuclear testing equipment, essentially stuff America used to test nuclear weapons.
From UHA Public Affairs:
[The team is] busy putting together a strange looking machine they're calling the "Charger-1 Pulsed Power Generator. The huge apparatus, known as the Decade Module Two (DM2) in its earlier life, was used on a contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) for research into the effects of nuclear weapons explosions.
Also, the sponsors of the fusion engine project have ties to military funding—the Aerophysics Research Center on Redstone Arsenal, UAHuntsville's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Boeing and Marshall Space Flight Center's Propulsion Engineering Lab.
The unit may cut down travel time from Earth to Mars, but it will also cut down travel time of a military payload to any particular spot on the planet.
There's still a few kinks to work out though, as CNET points out:
Plenty of obstacles will need to be overcome during the development process. The issue of harnessing fusion is prominent, but there is also the question of turning the power generated by fusion into thrust for an engine. The craft using the impulse drive would also need to be assembled in space, much like the International Space Station.
Finally, of course, the technology has applications far beyond military or space exploration.
"This has been the Holy Grail of energy propulsion technology. The massive payoff is that energy gain, where we get more energy out of the reaction than we put in. This is what everyone has pursued since the time we first started thinking about this," said Cortez.
He noted, however, that they are far from achieving a "break even" energy propulsion system.


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Is The Iphone 3g Your Next Zaurus?, just announced today, with gps, wifi, 3g and a sdk
Is The Iphone 3g Your Next Zaurus?, just announced today, with gps, wifi, 3g and a sdk
Jun 9 2008, 02:23 PM
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Uhm... every time i'm thinking more and more about getting one. I have resisted for a year, but I can feel some weakness inside of me and I may fall into buying one.
Are you also tempted to get one and definitely get rid of your Zaurus?
Jun 9 2008, 07:22 PM
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As an owner of an iPod Touch and several Zs, I think I have a bit of a Z specific outlook on what you are asking.
I really like my Touch but there is no way it can completely replace my Zs even with the new OS features announced today. Here are the reasons why the iPhone 3G or an upgraded Touch will not be fully replacing my Z.
1) only allow view (no editing) of office docs and only in the MobileMail app
2) not every app can rotate into landscape
3) typing on the virtual keyboard gets annoying after a while. It is fine for stuff like Calendar, URLS and a few contacts but it utterly sucks with you to do serious note taking
4) playing games in ScummVM is an exercise in frustration thanks to the small hot spots compared to the size of my finger tips
5) cellphone data plans are still too pricey in my neck of the woods
My iPod Touch has replaced my Zaurus for many functions though.
1) Mobile Web Browsing. Safari is renders nicely and quickly. Safari start up time is negligible unlike FireFox on my Z. The the two finger pinch and stretch zoom in and out feature is fast and a god send on a small screen.
2) Music listening. The coverflow interface and small form factor of the Touch made the switch a no brainer for me.
3) Movie watching. Handbrake on my Mac and my Touch made watching movies on my Z a thing of the past. No artifacts or audio and video sync problems any more. I used to spend more time fiddling with the encoding and decoding settings on my my PC and my Z than I did watching the results.
Anyway those are my thoughts on the subject.
Jun 10 2008, 02:03 AM
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I own an iPod Touch, Zaurus C3100 and other gadgets.
Each one has its specific area of use. None is "optimal" for everything.
I use the iPod for quickly looking for new mails, weather and stock info. And as a music player in my car.
I use the Zaurus to do "work" on the road, i.e. writing notes, collecting ideas, calendar etc. Here the mechanical location of VGA display and QWERTY keyboard are better than with the N810.
Buying an iPhone 3G? Probably yes, but only to get a new phone with increased capabilities. It will not make the iPod or Zaurus obsolete.
-- hns
Jun 10 2008, 04:01 AM
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Uhm... every time i'm thinking more and more about getting one. I have resisted for a year, but I can feel some weakness inside of me and I may fall into buying one.
Are you also tempted to get one and definitely get rid of your Zaurus?
As a former Newton owner (and therefore frustrated Apple user) I have a rather negative attitude about Apple devices.
When Apple canceled the Newton they have left completely alone an intact community of a rather sophisticated device. Since them they have failed to deliver something equivalent because they have also completely sold the knowhow.
So I expect from Apple a similar behavior for iPods and iPhones- those devices have a rather short product life cycle and the embedded and encapsulated character makes it rather difficult for a community to keep it updated.
This is what I like about the Zaurus- it can be kept up to date by using Angstrom or pdaXrom and still have a small state of the art computer (though with some functional limitations because the community has to keep up with developing- see web browser issues for Angstrom).
So my temptation to buy a mobile Apple appliance is rather limited.
Jun 10 2008, 09:41 AM
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I own an iPhone and for me it does not quite replace my Z, but I believe it soon will once the third party software starts coming out. Like HoloVector, I've found that I can't do some things on my iPhone that I did on the Z: read/edit various formats of docs; use it as a portable drive; ebook reader; wide variety of games. Other things I can do on the iPhone are by far the best you will get in a handheld: music; video; web browsing; ease of navigation.
Once the third party applications start rolling out to plug some of the holes, I believe it will easily replace the Z and with the SDK, those of you who are programmers should be able to produce some kick-butt applications that will easily be made available to all users of the iPhone/iPod touch through the 'App Store'.
Jun 10 2008, 05:19 PM
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In a word: No.
In a few more: The N810 may if Debian gets working (eg, WEP) well on it, but not some locked-down Apple product. The N810 is the only thing that's come CLOSE to the Z, IMO.
Jun 12 2008, 04:14 PM
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Not at all.
Possibly a pandora, but so far the Z does what I want it to. Honestly I don't think you can make something that is both a good phone and a good handheld, unless the emphasis is on the handheld, and the 'phone' was pretty much just awirelessly tethered earpiece, though some sort of discreet dialing gadget migh be handy, too. On that note, I'll go see how the neo is faring
Aug 7 2008, 12:05 PM
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I have both the iphone 3g (1 week old) and a few zaurii. The iphone does replace my zaurus for the main reason I bought a zaurus. It is now my primary PDA. It is the start of the convergeance device I have been waiting for. There is a telnet client for it, but I'm really waiting for an ssh/sftp client. I miss kdepim pi, but the iphone syncs with my macs easily.
The zaurus still has its uses. Just the other day I used it to minicom into a couple of MGE UPSes and I will keep bringing it into work, but I will no longer take it with me every where.
Aug 12 2008, 02:06 AM
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I've used Palms, a PocketPC (for a short while) and recently a phone with touch screen, and frankly, I sorely miss the qwerty kb on the C1000.
I've heard of how the kb made the major diff, but never really knew it was that great.
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This beautiful picture book is a favorite of my boys (3 and 4 1/2 years-old). With beautiful, dreamy artwork and a lovely story of one girl's big imagination and even bigger love for her father, it is a wonderful way to begin to explore the Arctic with your children. They will enjoy meeting polar bears, caribou, snowy oils and grey wolves with Polly and will share her joy when her father returns back home safely after working to help these amazing creatures. I think your children or students will love this book as much as my boys do. I recommend it for ages 2-6.
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|Claire Littleton
|Claire Littleton
| Tattoo and Piercing Artist
Fast Food Employee at "Fish N' Fry"
| Father - Christian Shephard
Mother - Carole Littleton
Aunt - Lindsey Littleton
Son - Aaron Littleton
Brother - Jack Shephard (Half)
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Claire Littleton was aboard Oceanic Flight 815 after a long ordeal with a psychic convinced her to put her baby up for adoption to a couple in Los Angeles. Claire was formerly employed as a tattoo and piercing artist, and later by a fast food restaurant. She was previously dating an artist named Thomas, and the two conceived a child together.
Life Before Flight 815
Claire was a teenager when she was involved in a car accident. Her mother became vegetative, and Claire blamed herself for this. Sometime soon after the crash, Christian Shephard showed up at the hospital where her mother was being helped, claiming he was Claire's father, and that he'd been paying for the medical bills. Later, Claire was maintaining her job at a tattoo parlor when Christian showed up again, taking her out to coffee. He suggested she let her mother die in order to take her out of her pain. Claire, however, did not listen to him and he disappeared from her life without her ever learning his name.
After realizing she was 6 weeks late, Claire and her boyfriend, Thomas, took a pregnancy test and it was revealed that the two had conceived a child. As the two ponder their dilemma, Thomas suggests that they go through with trying to start a family. When Claire's friend Rachel convinced her to visit a psychic named Richard Malkin to have some fun, she received a haunted look from him and finally he refused to proceed with the reading for her.
Thomas eventually left Claire claiming he was not ready to be a father and could not handle the responsibility. Claire visited Mr. Malkin in the hopes of obtaining some guidance as to exactly what it was she was supposed to do. He informed her that danger surrounded her child, and that she was to raise the child by her lonesome as her "goodness" was to be an influence in the development of the child.
Over the next few months, Mr. Malkin would proceed to call her in the middle of the night pleading with her to consider hearing his plan. Frightened and confused, Claire visited an adoption agency and prepared to place her child in the care of Arlene and Joseph Stewart, however when she attempted to sign the release forms two of the pens she tried to use did not function. She opted to visit Mr. Malkin once more and hear what his plan exactly entailed. He informed her that there was a good couple in Los Angeles who would serve as suitable parents for the child and he booked her on Oceanic Flight 815; certain it would crash which when it did it forced her to be the primary caregiver to the child.
While boarding Oceanic Flight 815, Arzt helped her put her bags up into the upper compartments. The flight would eventually crash after splitting apart in mid-flight.
On-Island Life
Season One
Claire is ignored and avoided by the other survivors after the crash. Claire claims it's because she's a ticking time bomb of responsibility. With the exception of Jack, who checks her physical condition, only Charlie approaches Claire frequently, and they become friends. She and Charlie are kidnapped by Ethan Rom. Charlie is found first, soon after the abduction, and Claire wanders back to the castaways two weeks later, still pregnant but with no memory of anything after the crash.
In Maternity Leave, we see in flashbacks what happens to Claire after she was kidnapped by Ethan. Claire is taken to a medical Dharma station, where she is given medication for the baby. She is often in a drugged state of mind. Ethan tells her that they are going to take the baby and return Claire to camp. She begins to trust Ethan with the decision to keep the baby. Ethan shows her the room where the baby will sleep once born, which contains various baby furniture. Among the furniture is the same Oceanic Airlines carousel she saw in her dream in Raised By Another that plays "Catch A Falling Star", which is the same song she requested the adoptive parents in Sydney play for the child. Then, when Claire is sleeping, she awakes to see a young girl, who tells her that they are going to cut the baby out of her and kill her. Claire panics and the girl uses chloroform on her. She wakes up in the jungle and sees Rousseau. Rousseau knocks her unconscious so the "Others" cannot find her, and then takes her back to camp.
She gives birth to a boy, Aaron. Kate has to deliver the baby because Jack is in the midst of trying to save Boone's life. Following the birth Claire has trouble trusting others with Aaron. Nonetheless, Charlie continues to remain ever-present, helping Claire with Aaron when she needs it. Claire wears a necklace with the Chinese character 愛 ("ai"), which means "love".
Season Two
When Mr. Eko, a tail-section survivor, learns of her son's name, he notes that the Biblical Aaron was the brother of Moses. He asks her why she named her son Aaron and she replies that she simply liked the name. When Eko sees some Virgin Mary statues that Charlie had been keeping, he reveals to Claire that it contains heroin. Soon after, Claire confronts Charlie about the drugs, saying that she remembers something about him being a drug addict. Claire asks Charlie to stay away from her and Aaron. Charlie believes that Aaron must be baptized and steals the baby. This causes Claire to trust him even less, but she asks Eko to baptize her and Aaron. She does not interact with Charlie much anymore, but is often seen with Locke who helps her with the baby.
When Aaron falls suddenly ill, Claire asks Libby (a clinical psychologist) to help her remember what happened to her when she was taken by Ethan. Claire begins to have frightening flashbacks of what happened to her. She sets off with Kate and finds the place she was taken to, a medical Dharma station. Afterward, she learns that the girl that saved her might have been Alexandra, Rousseau's daughter, who was abducted by the others at a young age.
Recently, Charlie brought Claire a case of vaccines and a pneumatic injector for her and her baby. At the funeral of Libby and Ana-Lucia, she clasps Charlie's hand, perhaps signifying a reconciliation between them. This is confirmed and furthered when she kisses Charlie at the end of "Live Together, Die Alone".
Season Three
When a mute Locke returns to camp the next day, Claire tells Charlie to find out where he's been. However, when he and Locke return later with a severely injured Eko, Claire is sent to get some towels to clean up the bloody mess. Later that day, Desmond approaches her and unsuccessfully convinces her to leave her shelter for the day. However, lightning strikes and, thanks to Desmond's lightning rod, it misses her shelter entirely, saving her, Aaron and Charlie.
The next day, Claire decides to go for a swim, and leaves Aaron in the care of Sun. Unfortunately, Claire is unexpectedly pulled under by the current and drifts out to sea. She is saved, however, when Desmond comes to the rescue, and revives her ("Flashes Before Your Eyes"). She approaches him later to thank him, unaware of his clairvoyant ability.
In "Par Avion", Claire notices a glint coming from a flock of seagulls and realizes that one must have a tracking bracelet, which scientists use to study migration. She comes up with a plan to capture the bird and tie a note to it telling about the fate of Oceanic Flight 815. Charlie, who had always been supportive of Claire, denounces the plan and does not take part in it, which upsets Claire deeply. Even more strange, Desmond seems to purposely ruin Claire's attempts at capturing the seagull (by "hunting" near the site where Claire, Sun, and Jin are about to drop the net on the birds). She decides to follow Desmond for answers since he seems tied to Charlie's change in attitude. He wanders off to a rocky shore and manages to easily capture the seagull himself. He reveals to Claire his clairvoyant ability and explains that Charlie is going to die. If Charlie had helped catch the seagull, he would have slipped on the sand and been hurt by the sharp rocks nearby. Desmond keeps warning Charlie away from the activities that could lead to his death, preferring to do things himself in order to keep Charlie alive. Claire later promises Charlie that he will not die. She ties a note to the seagull's tracking bracelet that explains the survivors' plight, asks Charlie his opinion of the letter, and releases it. Later in "Exposé", Claire attends Nikki and Paulo's funeral and burial. No one realizes that they are both just paralyzed.
That night, in "Left Behind", Claire is visited by Sawyer and, after an awkward conversation, is given a blanket as a kind gesture. She is again visited by Sawyer the next day, who converses more. Claire allows him to hold Aaron. In the episode "One Of Us" Claire doesen't hear Aaron crying so Charlie sees to him, Claire felt sick for the whole day and while Jack is arguing with everyone about Juliet Claire starts coughing out blood. Juliet tells Jack and Kate that she can help Claire because when Claire was kidnapped Juliet was the one who saved her from dying as every other pregnant woman on the island had died that was until Claire. Juliet later gets medicine from Ethan's stash and Claire is cured, however it was set to happen by Ben and Juliet and how they planned to make it happen so Jack and the other castaways would trust her.
In "The Man Behind the Curtain", Naomi explains the camp's situation from her perspective. Claire and Sun show outrage that the world has presumed them dead. However, when Sawyer plays the recorder, Jack and Juliet arrive to offer an explanation.
Jack and Juliet lead Claire and the others into the jungle, and reveal their plan to rid them of the Others permanently. Claire is shocked to learn that Charlie has accepted a dangerous mission, but he assures her that he will be fine. He then tells Aaron he loves him before leaving with Desmond. She walks with Hurley to the radio tower, along with the rest of the camp ("Greatest Hits"). That night, they witness Sayid's plan to detonate the dynamite, but after the plan backfires, they press on regardless. They eventually arrive at the radio tower, where Naomi tells Claire that Charlie has successfully unblocked the signal, unaware of his death. She witnesses her murder and Jack making contact with her ship ("Through the Looking Glass").
Season Four
In ("The Other Woman") Claire asks Locke if she can talk to Miles, and thinks that he may be less threatened By her instead of Locke. Locke thinks this is a bad idea and refuses to let Claire speak with him.
In ("The Shape of Things to Come") the mercenaries have arrived at "The Others" camp with the intent of finding Ben and killing the rest. With Locke, Ben, Hurley (with the baby) and Sawyer taking cover in Ben's house, Sawyer decides to try and save the rest of the survivors, especially Claire . Just as Sawyer is about to get to Claire's house one of the mercenaries launches a bomb at it and the house explodes. Sawyer runs into the house to find Claire semi-conscious. Sawyer gets her back to Ben's house. When Ben releases the monster on the mercenaries the group head to the forest in the other direction, here Sawyer to heads back to the beach which Claire with Aaron and Miles agree to go with him.
While on the trip back to the beach Sawyer gives Miles a "restraining order" to keep him away from Claire. On their way, Miles discovers the partially-buried bodies of Danielle Rousseau and Karl and encounter Frank Lapidus who saves their lives by instructing them to hide from a nearby Martin Keamy and the other mercenaries, who are on their way back to the helicopter to return to the freighter Kahana. They decide to set up camp as it becomes night. While Sawyer is asleep Miles watches Claire as she leaves with her deceased father Christian. Sawyer awakes the next morning to find Aaron alone in a nearby tree and calls out for Claire with no response. ("Something Nice Back Home").
As Locke, Ben and Hurley arrive at the Cabin Locke decides to head in to speak to Jacob. When he is inside, he is greeted by Christian, and is told what needs to be done. Christian is not alone, however, as his biological daughter Claire is there as well. Claire tells Locke that she is safe with Christian. Christian tells Locke that he is not to say to any one that he has seen Claire in the cabin. ("Cabin Fever")
Claire is later seen appearing to Kate in a dream after the Oceanic 6 leave the Island. She appears in Aaron's room, holding her child's hand, and warns Kate not to bring her son back to the island ("There's No Place Like Home").
Season Six
Claire was shown to be alive in season 6 in both timelines. Dogen declares to Jack that a darkness had taken over her in the reality where they were still on the island. She is also discovered by Jin, when she shoots the two others when they are returning back to the Temple.
Claire was also discovered in a cab at the airport when Kate jumped in trying to outrun the marshal in the "flash-sideways" timeline. They do not seem to know each other either and Claire is still pregnant, as it is 2004. Kate hijacks the cab and orders Claire to leave the vehicle without her possessions. Kate later returns to Claire to return her luggage and offer her a ride to wherever Claire was going.
When Claire arrives at the location of the people who were going to adopt the baby, they refuse suddenly and Claire goes into labor. Kate takes Claire to the hospital where Ethan Goodspeed (Ethan Rom) is the doctor that takes care of Claire. Claire elects not to have her baby tonight and wait. During a tense moment in the hospital where Ethan loses the heartbeat, Claire cries for her baby and calls him Aaron. Ethan announces that Aaron is completely healthy, and had just shifted in the womb.


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OCEAN CITY – A proposed change in state law to allow diners in many jurisdictions to bring their own bottles of wine into licensed establishments appears to be gaining some momentum, but the state's largest restaurant association remains staunchly opposed to the revised policy.
For years, many restaurants across the state, including many in the resort area, allowed diners to bring their own bottles of wine to dinner, but a change in state law a few years back prohibited the practice. Typically, diners would bring in a bottle of wine for a special occasion, or a particular bottle or vintage that wasn't included on the establishment's wine list.
The restaurants would often charge diners who brought their own bottles into the establishment a nominal corkage fee to help offset the loss of a sale of its own wine offerings, and to some degree the cost of its own employees handling, opening and serving the wine, but the practice was prohibited a few years back by state lawmakers.
However, a handful of bills have been introduced in the current General Assembly session, which, if passed, would allow diners to bring their own bottles of wine into licensed establishments under certain circumstances. The intent is to level the playing field for establishments bordering other jurisdictions where the practice is allowed, but it could have implications all over the state.
The Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) this week released a formal position statement in strong opposition to the proposed law change, citing a survey of its members, and the general public, that points to little demand for restoring the archaic custom.
"The survey shows that the majority of our restaurants do not want it, and the majority of our customers are not asking for it," the RAM statement reads. "The proposed wine corkage legislation seems to be more of a solution in search of a problem."
According to RAM, industry opposition to the idea was a lot stronger than the association anticipated. For example, 63 percent of the member restaurants surveyed opposed the wine corkage legislation, while 19 percent supported it and 13 percent were unsure.
Nearly 75 percent said customers "never" or "rarely" ask to bring in their own wine, while about 23 percent ask "occasionally" and only 3 percent said their customers ask to bring in their own wine "often."
RAM officials oppose the proposed legislation for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the potential loss of sales for the license holders. In addition, RAM officials fear allowing customers to bring in their own bottles of wine could lead to similar laws on other spirits.
"Our member restaurants fear that, as a result, the law change will decrease wine and beverage sales, create confusion about serving control and regulatory compliance, create potential customer relations issues for restaurants that choose to continue prohibiting the practice despite the law change, and lead to future law changes allowing customers to bring in other alcoholic beverages," the RAM statement reads. "Moreover, restaurants pay expensive liquor license fees and many believe that wine corkage will diminish the value of liquor licenses."
While the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association has not formed a formal position on the issue, Executive Director Susan Jones said this week the organization would likely follow RAM's lead.
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Chautauqua Institution Moves Forward With $98.2 Million Campaign
CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution looks to engage the public and move forward with a campaign to improve its buildings and programming.
The trustees of the institution, in a joint effort with the directors of the Chautauqua Foundation, endorsed the public phase of the Promise Campaign in 2010. Focused on making investments into all aspects of the Institution's programs, visitors and facilities, the campaign looks to raise $98.2 million - twice the amount raised by any previous fundraising endeavor at the Institution - by 2016.
Since the public phase of the fundraising began, nearly $60 million has been raised to date.
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Bellinger Hall is one of the various buildings that will be updated through funds raised by the Promise Campaign, endorsed by the Chautauqua Foundation and the trustees of Chautauqua Institution.
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Geof Follansbee, CEO of Chautauqua Foundation, said that all money raised through the campaign will be reinvested into programs and Chautauqua's grounds.
"Our hope is that overall, the campaign will lift the experience that people have when they come to the institution," he said. "What the campaign represents is an investment into the priorities identified by the board members."
In a recent article by The Chautauquan Daily, Promise Campaign co-chair and former institution board chair George Snyder explained the campaign's vision.
"Put simply, fulfilling the promise of Chautauqua means delivering an even better experience and inviting in more participants and program partners. To maintain our recent improvements and to strategically enhance the intellectual, spiritual, recreational and artistic experience of Chautauqua as we envision it will require additional resources," he said. "It also means continuing to get the word out about Chautauqua and what we offer."
The campaign is seeking to raise funds for various projects around the institution, including rehabilitating the Amphitheater, a $33.5 million project, and updating Bellinger Hall, a $5.5 million project.
"The Amphitheater rehabilitation project is the centerpiece of the efforts - it affects everyone," Follansbee noted. "Since the Amphitheater was built in 1893, the range of programming has significantly expanded."
Including modernizing the technology of the Ampitheater, the campaign looks to efficiently and effectively improve accessibility and reduce water runoff into Chautauqua Lake. In the Amphitheater, there will be a 10 percent increase in seating capacity - all seating will be under cover - and there are plans for a flat-floor symphony pit.
Backstage, the campaign is looking to improve dressing rooms and bring the Amphitheater up to the standards of a national institution - something Chautauqua will be proud of, according to Follansbee.
According to Follansbee, Bellinger Hall is a community resource for housing students - an invaluable asset to the Chautauqua community - and in the ninth week of the season, it serves as an affordable residence for seniors visiting the grounds. During the off-season, Bellinger serves as a location for retreats and a place local groups can meet for overnights.
The Bellinger Hall project will focus on updating the infrastructure and revitalizing the building.
The local community, including foundations, businesses and independent donors, have been generous to Chautauqua Institution, according to Follansbee.
"Growing the Chautauqua Fund is as important as anything we do," he said.
Along with the current fundraising goals, the Chautauqua Foundation is also looking to secure $3 million to $4 million in endowments to cover any future projects and facility upkeep - funds not counted in the campaign total but a necessary component to keeping the projects on the horizon sustainable.
The campaign is for anyone who believes in the vitality of Chautauqua Institution, according to Follansbee. The goal is to have the Amphitheater funding in place by late 2014, so that preparations can be made to begin the project in 2016.
The Chautauqua board of trustees adopted a strategic plan in 2010 that embodied five concepts the Institution represents: civil, sustainable, innovative, inclusive and engaged. The strategic plan is outlined through 2018.
For further information, visit www.chautauquafoundation.org.


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April 03, 2012New Agent Selected for Kingston License Office
JEFFERSON CITY - The Kingston License Office will soon re-open and have a new agent.
Janet K. Maloney of Hamilton, MO, will be the new agent for the license office. Maloney, who has experience in retail sales and corporate training, was chosen as part of a competitive bidding process that is used for all of Missouri's 182 local license offices.
The winning bid for the license office was one of two submitted. The office will stay at its current location in the Caldwell County Courthouse at 49 E. Main St. in Kingston. The office has been closed since Jan. 31 because of the resignation of the former agent for health reasons.
According to figures from Fiscal Year 2011, there were 12,207 transactions conducted at the office, and it generated $41,446 in agent processing fees.
Bidders have the option of returning part of the office revenues to the state. Maloney's winning bid includes a 1 percent ($414) return to state.
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- Spread batter evenly in an ungreased 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch baking pan (1 inch deep) and bake in middle of oven until top puffs slightly and sides pull away from edge of pan, 16 to 22 minutes. (Watch carefully toward end of baking; base can burn easily.)
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LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The euro zone wrestled on Monday with the question of who should pay for a clean-up of bust banks, as Franco-German divisions cast a cloud over efforts to seal a landmark reform and draw a line under the region's financial crisis.
As Spain and Ireland prepare to end their reliance on international aid that shored up their banks, finance ministers sought to devise a long-term action plan to deal with problems likely to be uncovered in bank health checks next year.
Issues remained over how much the euro zone's rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism, will be able to help, as well as over how to build a single banking framework for the bloc and resolve future problems together in a banking union.
"It is a priority, an essential project," France's Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici told reporters after the meeting in Luxembourg. "A weak banking union is not a banking union."
France is leading a group including Spain and Italy in demanding that the ESM, established to provide financial help to euro zone governments, act as a clear backstop for unstable banks in the euro area, in time for when the European Central Bank's health test results are announced some time in 2014.
Germany, Europe's largest economy, along with the Netherlands and Finland want conditions attached to any ESM involvement to prevent the clean-up costs being foisted on them.
"France defends the possibility of using the European Stability Mechanism as a backstop within the banking union," Moscovici said.
Bank health checks by the European Central Bank are a critical step in establishing a single banking framework for the euro zone, giving credibility to ECB supervision and paving the way for the bloc to cooperate on saving failing banks.
The divisions in the 17-nation currency area were underlined by Moscovici's blunt criticism of Germany before the meeting.
In a new book to be published this week, he accused Berlin of holding up progress on banking union to protect its own 'strange' financial system of regional banks that are "deeply intertwined ... with local political circles".
"What Germany fears ... is ... a loss of political control over its banks, which means in the final analysis a loss of sovereignty," Moscovici wrote in "Battles to resurrect France".
Germany's finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, was not present because of talks to form a new German government.
To complicate matters further, Britain, which is outside the euro zone, has repeatedly refused to sign off on the first pillar of banking union, the supervision.
London has demanded assurances that Britain will not face interference from the ECB-led banking union.
Asked to outline the hurdles that remain on banking union, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chaired the meeting of euro zone finance ministers, replied: "How much time do you have?" before listing a range of issues such as establishing a fund and agency to close or salvage troubled banks.
The acrimony between the euro zone's two largest economies, France and Germany, will complicate EU efforts to strike a deal by December on how to salvage failed banks, as set out by Europe's leaders to give time for the agreement to be signed into EU law in 2014.
A failure to do so would put the ECB out on a limb when it begins supervision of euro zone banks late next year, without any means to shut or save banks in trouble.
Although nobody knows the true scale of potential losses at Europe's banks, the International Monetary Fund hinted at the enormity of the problem this month, saying that Spanish and Italian banks face 230 billion euros (194 billion pounds) of losses alone on credit to companies in the next two years.
Dijsselbloem said ESM direct aid for banks would only be available under strict conditions, and could not say if this possibility would be ready in time for the bank health checks.
Ending their meeting, the ministers restated the urgent need for progress but acknowledged the breadth of differences that must be overcome. The debate continues on Tuesday when ministers from the wider European Union gather.
With the euro zone barely out of recession, a failure to put aside money to deal with the problems revealed could rattle fragile investor confidence and compound borrowing difficulties for companies, potentially killing off the meek recovery.
The discord helps explain why five years after the United States demanded its big banks take on new capital to reassure investors, Europe is still struggling to impose order on its financial system, having given emergency aid to five countries.
The debate also comes at a delicate moment for the euro zone, with Spain and Ireland planning to end their reliance on the aid that was given to save their banks. Question marks remain over both countries and the true health of their banks.
Ireland's banks, which nearly drove the country into bankruptcy three years ago, face further losses, with increasing numbers of homeowners falling behind in repaying their loans as the economy continues to stagnate.
Olli Rehn, the EU's Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner, sought to play down those concerns, however, saying: "Let's not jump the gun. Let's first establish the facts... And in the meantime, don't speak loosely."
Additional reporting by Paul Taylor in Paris and Martin Santa in Brussels; editing by Philippa Fletcher and Tom Pfeiffer


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Issue 55, The L-Tree
As if to prove the point of his industry, editor Bill Mac Donald has produced the Fall/Winter 2012 issue for the L-Tree, linked here and in the right column. Thank you, Bill and Merry Christmas!
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Grapes is handing out top marks to the NHL commissioner following Sunday's tentative end to the lockout.
Coach's Corner star Don Cherry was among those busy tweeting about the end of the NHL labour stalemate on Sunday morning, and he was quick to credit Gary Bettman for getting a deal done.
The Hockey Night In Canada commentator said through his @CoachsCornerCBC Twitter account: "For all you people that are going to watch NHL hockey this year, make no mistake about it, you're watching it because of Gary Bettman.
"Bettman was the guy that had to pull the trigger whether this was done or not. He saved the season."
The tentative deal was announced jointly by Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr shortly after 6 a.m. ET in New York City, following overnight bargaining sessions.
On Saturday, Cherry tweeted he felt that a deal was on the way.
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