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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced changes to help borrowers still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters.
As you may know, Small Business Development Centers all over the US are programs "hosted" by complimentary organizations. In Contra Costa, the host is the Workforce Development Board, a bureau of the Employment and Human Services Department, the county's social services agency.
Office of Economic and Workforce Development Issues Emergency Grants to Seven Businesses Impacted by the Fire in Chinatown
Funds to Provide Emergency Capital for Merchants & Employees to Resume Operations
SACRAMENTO – According to a recently completed annual report compiled by the California Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) from small business client surveys, small businesses experienced substantial growth opportunities due to increased financing in 2014.
ARCATA — After a lengthy and intense review process, the Norcal Small Business Development Lead Center has been reaccredited for its core business assistance program as well as distinguishing itself as the eleventh accredited SBDC technology program in the country.
PETALUMA— North Bay Area Small Business Development Center Advisor, John DeGaetano, has earned the national designation of being Northern California's State Star for his outstanding performance in assisting small businesses in 2013.
California Small Business Development Centers have a tremendous impact on the individual communities they serve, as well as the economy of California as a whole. In 2012, California SBDC's helped client businesses add more than 5,000 new jobs and retain more than 3,200 existing jobs.
Humboldt State University business senior Melanie Barnett has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Business Matchmaking, a California non-profit that links small business suppliers with state and federal buyers.


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The Fedora Project is a Red Hat sponsored and community-supported open source project. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products. It is not a supported product of Red Hat, Inc.
The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from free software. Development will be done in a public forum. The Red Hat engineering team will continue to participate in the building of Fedora and will invite and encourage more outside participation than was possible in Red Hat Linux. By using this more open process, The Fedora Linux project hopes to provide an operating system that uses free software development practices and is more appealing to the open source community.
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The Fedora Security Lab provides a safe test environment to work on security auditing, forensics, system rescue and teaching security testing methodologies in universities and other organizations.
The spin is maintained by a community of security testers and developers. It comes with the clean and fast LXDE Desktop Environment and a customized menu that provides all the instruments needed to follow a proper test path for security testing or to rescue a broken system. The Live image has been crafted to make it possible to install software while running, and if you are running it from a USB stick created with LiveUSB Creator using the overlay feature, you can install and update software and save your test results permanently.


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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Ph.D.
In a petition circulated online, change.org minced no words, "NAACP: Hire the First Woman President in the NAACP's 104 year History."
Seventy percent of the respondents agreed that it was time that the NAACP elected its first permanent woman president in its history to lead the organization. The petition, and the clamor for a woman president of the NAACP came virtually within moments after current NAACP President Ben Jealous announced that he was stepping down at the end of the year. This is hardly the first time that there's been a loud clamor, and an even louder criticism of the dearth of female leaders at the top of the major civil rights organizations.
The litany of civil rights groups past and present has been earmarked by two things. One is that throughout the history of the best known major civil rights organizations, the Urban League, SCLC, CORE, SNCC and of course the NAACP, there have been no women at the top spot in any of them. The sole exception was the SCLC, which in its markedly declining years finally elected its first woman head, Bernice King, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter, in 2009. But that breakthrough was short-lived when King could not reach agreement with the SCLC's male-dominated board regarding the terms of her presidency.
The second thing that has been an earmark of civil rights organizations has been the number of prominent Black women who played pivotal roles in the fight for justice and equality. They are well-known: Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Gloria Richardson, Dorothy Cotton, Septima Clark and Dr. Dorothy I. Height, to name a few. They had to wage two fights. One was for civil rights, and one was against the blatant sexism and male dominance among the rank and file and leadership of the civil rights organizations. The men frequently denigrated and minimized women's role and importance, or pigeon-holed them into so called women's roles—typists, receptionists, general gofers and just plain flunkies for the men.
In some cases, they sexually exploited and abused women. The most blatant example of this was Black Panther Party leader Eldridge Cleaver's frequent admonition that the only position for women in the movement was "prone." This ignited a firestorm of criticism and condemnation from female Panther members, and among women activists in various other civil rights organizations. Though Cleaver took much deserved heat for his insulting and outlandish digs at women, he reflected the quiet sentiment of far too many men that sans their view of women, were otherwise regarded as some of the most advanced, forward thinking, and progressive in their social views and activism.
The Achilles Heel of the civil rights organizations remained the quiet and destructive sexism within their ranks. This history burst into public view in the run-up to the 50th anniversary commemoration and celebration events of the March on Washington this past August. A number of Black women took dead aim at the 1963 MOW organizers for what they considered the deliberate exclusion of women from a major role in the planning, organizing and deliverance of any of the keynote speeches at the March. They didn't stop with a nostalgic glance over the shoulder critique of the events 50 years ago, but openly wondered how much had really changed within major civil rights organizations today.
Apart from the towering roles that women played in past civil rights battles as activists and organizers, radical women such as Kathleen Cleaver, Angela Davis and Hamer showed by their courage and example that they could more than hold their own—and even surpass most men, including men that were considered the movement leaders, in terms of vision, passion, energy and steel like dedication to the fight for economic and social justice. Yet, in spite of the power of their leadership and example, they still had to struggle against marginalization by male leaders.
Despite their prominence and name recognition, they constantly bumped up against the intrinsic and galling reality that when it came to leadership and decision-making in organizations, the hard edge of traditional and ingrained male domination and female marginalization continued to be the order of the day. While many applauded an Angela Davis, and rallied to her defense, she was still seen by many men as a woman first, second and often last, and not a Black leader. Even so, just as in the past, there were powerful examples of women as activists and leaders in the civil rights movement. There are even more women today who are fully capable of being not only the visible face of a major civil rights organization, but one of its leading decision and policy makers as well.
The NAACP has legions of women in local decision and policy making roles in their various chapters, any one of whom could step into the top presidential spot. There are also prominent women outside the organization that BlackAmericaweb.com named who could assume the president's mantle. They include: Stefanie Brown James, former NAACP youth and college director; Aisha Moodie-Mills, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and Sherrilyn Ifill, president and counsel-director, NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
The appointment of any one of them to head the organization would signal that the NAACP has shattered the glass ceiling at the top within this organization, and would send a powerful message that the fight for gender equality and against sexism is seen as just as potent and compelling as the historic and continuing fight for racial justice and equality. The NAACP has a golden opportunity to open the door of its male only room at the top, to women. It's an opportunity that it and no other civil rights organization that purports to call itself a champion of civil rights, should blow.
Originally published in the November 30th edition of The Chicago Defender/www.chicagodefender.com.
Chicago Defender columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Ph.D. is an author and political analyst. His newest ebook is America on Trial: The Slaying of Trayvon Martin (Amazon). He is an associate editor of New America Media, a weekly co-host of the "Al Sharpton Show" on American Urban Radio Networks" and he is host of the weekly Hutchinson Report on KTYM 1460 AM Radio Los Angeles, KPFK-Radio and the Pacifica Network. Follow Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Twitter: @earlhutchinson.


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Samsung - Over The Horizon 2018
Samsung partnered up with Pétur Jónsson for this year's version of 'Over The Horizon', the iconic ringtone and brand sound of Samsung Galaxy devices, originally composed by Joong-sam Yun.
Each generation of Samsung's Galaxy devices comes preloaded with a fresh new take on Over The Horizon, and this year, Pétur got to work on the 2018 version of what is arguably one of the most played music pieces in the world. You can watch it here:
If you want to know more, go to Pétur's own website for more information.


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Ben Franklin Place is located at 101 Centrepointe Drive in Ottawa's west end. It is a popular setting for special events, meetings and conferences with facility fees and capacities to suit various needs.
The Atrium is a popular location for special events. The space features abundant natural lighting during the day and can accommodate up to 500 guests. It is often rented in conjunction with The Chamber at Ben Franklin Place, or with Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, for use in pre- or post-event gatherings. Other uses include media announcements, product launches and other types of receptions. Caterers can operate in this area and tables or seating can be arranged within the space. (Please note: full-service 'sit-down' dinners are not supportable in Ben Franklin Place).
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The European Union has opened an investigation into licensing agreements between major US film studios and European pay-TV broadcasters, including BSkyB, saying they may break EU anti-trust rules.
The probe by the European Commission, the EU's anti-trust watchdog, will focus on agreements requiring films licensed by US studios to be shown exclusively in the EU member state where each broadcaster operates via satellite and the internet.
The Commission, in principle, is against services being offered in one of the EU's 28 member states without people in other member states being able to access them.
It will focus on agreements between studios including 21st Century Fox, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal and Paramount Pictures and European pay-TV broadcasters such as Britain's BSkyB, France's Canal Plus, Germany's Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia of Italy and DTS, which operates under the Canal Plus brand in Spain.
Films are licensed by US studios to pay-TV broadcasters on an exclusive and territorial basis, typically to a single pay-TV broadcaster in each EU member state.
The Commission, which set no deadline for completing its investigation, said the probe would focus on the broadcasting of movies and not of sports events.
Companies found to have broken EU anti-trust rules can be fined up to 10pc of their global revenues, which would be billions of dollars in the case of the studios and broadcasters.
Shares in BSkyB dipped 1pc after the news and were trading 0.4pc lower by early afternoon. Shares in Sky Deutschland were little changed.
EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said the Commission was "not calling into question the possibility to grant licenses on a territorial basis, or trying to oblige studios to sell rights on a pan-European basis".
He said the investigation, however, would focus on restrictions that prevented pay-TV firms from selling content to viewers in EU member states outside their home market, or to subscribers who travelled abroad.
"If you subscribe to a pay-TV service in Germany and you go to Italy for holidays, you may not be able to view the films offered by that service from your laptop during your holidays," Mr Almunia told a news conference. "If I live in Belgium and want to subscribe to a Spanish pay-TV service, I may not be able to subscribe at all," he said.
Mr Almunia cited a 2011 decision in which the European Court of Justice ruled against the English Premier League and BSkyB after pub landlady Karen Murphy was convicted for showing football matches live via a Greek network.
Europe's highest court ruled in that case that absolute territorial exclusivity given to a broadcaster may be anti-competitive if it eliminates all competition between broadcasters and leads to a partitioning of the EU's single market along national borders, Mr Almunia said.
The Commission would now look at whether the principles set out by the Court of Justice in the football case should also be applied to films licensed by the US studios, he said.
Asked why the Commission was not including football matches in its probe, Mr Almunia said exclusive territorial restrictions for the screening of football matches were being eliminated following the 2011 Court of Justice decision.


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Lindenwood University men's basketball Coach Brad Soderberg delivered an inspiring address as guest speaker during the 23rd Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on May 6 at the St. Charles Convention Center. Sponsored by the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce, the event coincided with the 2010 National Day of Prayer.
Soderberg discussed the need for Americans to re-connect with their spirituality. He shared the Bible story of Bartimeaus, who was healed by Jesus and then became His follower. Bartimeaus was rewarded for his faith and his dedication to the Lord.
Soderberg discussed a difficult time in his life during which he learned to listen to the Lord again. He entered the hospital during his tenure as men's basketball coach at Saint Louis University, citing flu-like symptoms and exhaustion.
"It wasn't true, I was stressed out, coaching had become everything, and I was far away from Jesus," Soderberg said. "I believe that happened because God was saying, 'get over here, sit down, and listen to me,'" he continued. "Now I make six appointments with Him each day, without fail."
Soderberg believes that the world is experiencing chaos because it is God's way of telling people to listen to Him. "God loves us beyond our comprehension, and once people start talking to Him again things will get better," he said. "Americans need to get on their knees and pray." An estimated 250 people attended the breakfast.


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Production explores three of the tensest months of 1961
�The Parchman Hour,� the songs and stories of the �61 Freedom Riders, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday at the Kinston-Lenoir County Performing Arts Center on the Kinston High School campus.
The performance is presented by the Community Council for the Arts. Admission is $5 for adults, free for students, with tickets available at the arts center, 400 N. Queen St.
Actor and playwright Mike Wiley has spent the last decade fulfilling his mission to bring educational theatre to young audiences and communities across the country.
He started his own production company to do so, and �The Parchman Hour� is one of his most recent plays, an ensemble production celebrating the bravery and determination of the Freedom Riders who risked their lives to desegregate.
In 1961, the original 13 riders boarded a bus in Washington, D.C., bound for New Orleans via Mississippi and Alabama. They barely made it out of Alabama alive.
Over the next three months, nearly 300 other riders took up the mantle and followed the path of those first brave few. Mobs brutally assaulted many. Others were arrested and, instead of posting bail, chose to serve sentences in one of the most brutal prisons in the South � Parchman Farm � proving the Freedom Riders and the movement to desegregate interstate travel would not be deterred.
Presented in the style of the variety shows of yesteryear, this production explores three of the tensest months of 1961. �The Parchman Hour� brings to the stage powerful oral histories and conversations from the Freedom Riders� most iconic protagonists and antagonists.
Wiley has a Master of Fine Arts from UNC and is the 2010 Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professor in Documentary Studies and American Studies at Duke University and UNC. He has presented numerous school and community performances; appeared on Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel and National Geographic Channel; and been featured in �Our State� magazine, on PBS� �North Carolina Now� and WUNC�s �The State of Things.�
For information, call the Community Council for the Arts at 252-527-2517.


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Hi all, like in my post title, how do i set an alternative currency to print out.
For example with the following program it is printing out in £ format. Im guessing this is to do with my Locale and the fact Im in the UK.
How would i print this out with the dollar sign then? without changing any settings.
// ask user how many quarters, dimes and nickels they have // print out how much money the user has, format the output to display currency symbol import java.util.Scanner; import java.text.NumberFormat; public class usaCurrencyAdd { public static void main(String[] args) { final double quarterValue = 0.25; final double dimeValue = 0.10; final double nickelValue = 0.05; int quartersQuantity, dimesQuantity, nickelsQuantity; double quartersTotal, dimesTotal, nickelTotal, grandTotal; Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("How many quarters do you have?"); quartersQuantity = scan.nextInt(); System.out.println("How many dimes do you have?"); dimesQuantity = scan.nextInt(); System.out.println("How many nickels do you have?"); nickelsQuantity = scan.nextInt(); quartersTotal = quarterValue * quartersQuantity; dimesTotal = dimeValue * dimesQuantity; nickelTotal = nickelValue * nickelsQuantity; grandTotal = quartersTotal + dimesTotal + nickelTotal; NumberFormat fmt = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(); System.out.println(fmt.format(grandTotal)); } }


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Tyler Perry scored awards at last night's 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film director's recent movie, "For Colored Girls," won three awards including outstanding motion picture. Perry's other projects in TV--including "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns"--won Image awards as well.
Other winners last night included Denzel Washington as outstanding actor in a motion picture "The Book of Eli"; Halle Berry as outstanding actress in a motion picture "Frankie and Alice"; Ice Cube as outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for "Are We There Yet"; Vanessa Williams as outstanding actress in a comedy series for "Desperate Housewives", Terrence Howard as outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for "Law and Order: Los Angeles"; and LL Cool J as outstanding actor in a drama series for "NCIS: Los Angeles."
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In music, Usher, Fantasia and Alicia Keys were honored. Authors Terry McMillan and former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice were awarded for their literary efforts.
Holly Robinson Peete and Wayne Brady co-hosted the event.
Selected Readings: The Hollywood Reporter, NAACP Image Awards site, The Associated Press


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Continuing his newly softened stance on state-based health exchanges, Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Friday. The letter is non-committal but conciliatory, asking top health officials to meet and discuss how to move forward in addressing the increasing cost of health care.
Scott was previously a staunch opponent of the exchanges, which require states to set up an online marketplace for the uninsured to buy private insurance. Scott's rhetoric became more flexible shortly after President Barack Obama was reelected, winning Florida.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, requires states to set up the exchanges or else the federal government will do it for them. The federal government has extended the deadline--which was supposed to have been today-- for the states to say whether they will lead their own programs.
Florida's Legislature sent a letter to Sebelius Thursday asking for more information before the state moves forward.
The letter is below.
Dear Madam Secretary:
As I travel the great State of Florida, families tell me they are concerned about their ability to follow their dreams by getting a great job and a quality education for their children and grandchildren and keeping their cost of living low. As we continue to work toward these goals, we have a responsibility to address the ever-increasing cost of health care and the need for better access to quality health care for all Florida families. However, we also have a responsibility to work toward these goals without making things worse for Florida families by driving up costs without doing anything to increase access or quality. The citizens of our state are hopeful that you will accept our offer to partner with you to work together on solutions that will address the ever-increasing cost of health care and the need for better access by all Florida families to quality health care. We would respectfully request a meeting to discuss possible solutions for Florida families at your earliest opportunity.
While I continue to be concerned with the unanswered questions regarding the implementation of PPACA, I know that we share the same goals when it comes to lowering the costs of health care and addressing the need for better access to quality health care for not only Floridians, but for all Americans. I am hopeful it is possible for us to work together to lower costs and improve access and quality. Under the current regulatory requirements and the information we have been provided, however, Florida does not have evidence that a PPACA exchange can accomplish these goals.
While I am appreciative of the additional time offered in your November 9, 2012 letter for states who wish to submit a blueprint for approval of state-based exchanges, I remain hopeful that the Department of Health and Human Services will be able to issue the critical guidance we need to make the necessary decisions by the deadlines set out in the PPACA. Current information available to us does not offer any indication that a PPACA exchange lowers health care costs for Floridians. As we continue to analyze what decision would be best for Florida families, estimates for Illinois, the state with the largest population after Florida, show
(s)tart-up costs for the Exchange from 2011 through 2013 are projected at $92.3 million. Operating costs for 2014 are projected to be between $32.1 million and $46.7 million (depending on enrollment). For 2015, costs are expected to increase along with enrollment to $57.4 million to $88.6 million.[1]
Moreover, we realize that the actual costs of most government health care programs prove to be greater than the early projections. For example, in 1966 the initial estimate for the cost of Medicare was $12 billion by 1990, but it actually cost $107 billion that year. The Congressional Budget Office already estimates that families will pay $2,100 more for their health insurance in the non-group market under PPACA because of the new rules[2], although many of those rules are still very unclear. Further, we continue to hear concerns from private insurers in Florida that the new federal requirements and taxes will force more and more costs onto families in the coming years. In weighing the benefits and risks to Florida families associated with PPACA, it is important that we can fully understand the impacts of the decisions facing our state. Florida families expect me to help them get a job and a great education for their children and grandchildren and keep our cost of living low.
Despite these challenges, there are many policies that we can pursue together that can have an immediate and positive impact on the costs that families must bear to afford health care coverage. First and foremost, we can attack the best way for families to overcome this obstacle-through employment. By controlling spending, reducing regulatory burdens and encouraging American businesses to grow and create jobs, we can help millions of hardworking families get jobs and access to the health care they need.
As a part of our meeting, I would also propose discussing ways that the administration in Washington can work in partnership with us to enact reforms that are proven to lower costs for families. For instance, through a Medicaid waiver, Florida has been providing innovative care to individuals through managed care. An evaluation of the project showed that consumers had choices and found improved access to care. Health plans scored higher on quality measures and improved their quality scores more rapidly, while allowing taxpayers to save money. Statewide Medicaid Managed Care is one way we can act immediately to encourage more competition in health care which would drive down costs and increase outcomes and services. We appreciate all the work your staff has done on the current Medicaid waiver request for Statewide Managed Care and look forward to your approval.
Together, we can also work to offer individuals the same tax benefits for buying insurance coverage as employers which will prevent individuals from losing their health insurance when changing jobs, along with price incentives for healthy behaviors like eating right, exercising and not smoking. I would also propose allowing individuals to have the flexibility to buy the coverage that is right for them, rather than requiring health care plans to cover services that Florida families do not desire. If we can enact a reform agenda that will increase competition and choices and incentivize personal responsibility for families, we can achieve our goal of lowering costs and increasing access to and quality of care, all for the benefit of Florida families.
I look forward to your response to my invitation. Thank you for your consideration.
Rick Scott
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There are two sides to every LEGO play session. The ecstacy (the playing!) and the agony (the cleanup). All those tiny pieces, all the ways they could get lost, or stuck in the carpet, ungh. So this LEGO scooper invention deserves as many design awards as its creator's shelves can hold.
It's so simple. Just a plastic contraption that's part dustpan-and-broom, part windshield scraper. You hold the "pan" on the ground, and scoop the LEGO right into it.
It was first released last year, the invention of a mum who used a shoebox to scoop up LEGO, a process that worked so well she took it to the market.
I mean, you could use it for anything, but it was born of LEGO, and it's LEGO that it'll surely get used for the most.


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The Art of Family Prayer
4/1/2013Robert Alzapiedi
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"The family that prays together stays together."
Popularized in the 1950s by Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, a Knight of Columbus, this famous slogan is still relevant and applicable today. For many families, though, saying grace before a holiday meal or attending Mass on Sunday may be their only experience with family prayer. Changing family habits and behaviors can be uncomfortable, especially if parents don't have a model to follow.
If we are not praying with our families, it is often a case of not knowing where and how to begin, or not having the tools and materials to lead our families in prayer. Fathers can be very private about praying, particularly as we share our weaknesses and concerns with God. Often, we want to be strong for our families and diminish any of their concerns about our struggles.
However, just as we grow in peace through regular private prayer, that same peace and positive spirit can unite a family that prays together. When families come together to pray and share their joys and struggles, they become unified in the petitions they put before God. Family prayer can bring a peace and closeness like no other experience. Sharing personal prayer intentions builds trust and allows family members to stand together in confidence before God.
As we strive to be models of faith to our families, let us remember to look first and foremost to Jesus Christ as our model. In his book A Community of Love (2007), David Thomas reminds us that Jesus taught his disciples a "family prayer" when they asked him how to pray. Thomas notes, "The familiar opening words, 'Our Father,' identify immediately that we are part of God's family."
Like any spiritual exercise, family prayer requires discipline. It may not be easy to turn away from televisions or computers, but our families are worth the sacrifice of shutting off all media for a brief time each day.
In his book Building Better Families (2008), Matthew Kelly shares his understanding for how praying as a family can be difficult to start, especially for those who did not grow up with such practices. "It may be hard enough to get your spouse to consent and participate, never mind the children," he writes. "If you have very young children you are at a distinct advantage. Begin the practice now as a couple, and invite them to join you as they get older. In the meantime, have some version of family prayer on a regular basis."
If you already pray together as a family, consider adding a new form of prayer to help your family grow deeper in the faith. There are many ways to pray together as a family (see sidebar).
If you and your family are new to praying together, keep it simple and start small. It may simply be starting with "grace" on those evenings that you do have a family meal together or a short discussion after the mealtime blessing, asking family members to share how God has been working in their lives.
The family rosary is also a way for families to reflect on their day and to help children see how they can model their lives after Jesus and Mary. As the mysteries are prayed, the children can share how they lived the mysteries in their day. Did I say "Yes" to God today as Mary did in the Annunciation? When visiting with family and friends today, was I as attentive to them as Mary was to her cousin Elizabeth? In this way, the family rosary can help our prayer come alive as we see how we are living the mysteries of the rosary every day.
However you pray now or decide to pray in the future, each experience of family prayer unites the family and strengthens the ties to each other and to God. For newcomers to family prayer, I think you will find it much easier than you expected and much more fulfilling than you could have imagined.
ROBERT ALZAPIEDI is the chief administrative officer of Holy Cross Family Ministries (HCFM.org), a worldwide ministry in 17 countries headquartered in North Easton, Mass. He is a member of Pope John Paul II Council 13764 in Bolton, Mass.
Copies of the family prayer card (item #10086), featuring a prayer composed by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, can be ordered through the Knights of Columbus Supply Department. There is a cost of $3 per 100 cards to cover shipping.


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With one week to go before voters must submit their final ballots, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is in the driver's seat to win the 2013 Heisman Trophy.
The redshirt freshman captured 7 of 10 first-place votes to lead the penultimate HeismanPundit Heisman Straw Poll of the season released on Tuesday (Nov. 3).
His 24 total points was six ahead of second place Jordan Lynch of Northern Illinois, who picked up the other three first-place votes in the weekly survey of Heisman voter sentiment. Lynch climbed from fourth place in last week's poll, when he tallied just seven points.
Both Winston and Lynch have games on Saturday, so there is still potential for movement in the race. With a legal investigation of Winston ongoing, many voters remain unsure about how their final ballots will look.
"This is the toughest vote I can recall," said one voter. "I'm going to wait until the 11th hour (to make my decision)."
Despite the doubts, Winston actually improved his standing from last week's poll, which he led while appearing on just six of 10 ballots for a total of 18 points. He appeared on nine of 10 ballots this time around. Lynch appeared on eight.
The biggest plunge in support since last week's poll took place with Boston College running back Andre Williams, who dropped from second place last week (with 16 points, just two points behind Winston) to a tie for seventh this week with one point.
Now in its eighth season, the HeismanPundit.com Heisman Straw Poll is the college football world's most trusted gauge of Heisman voter sentiment. It has been the most accurate Heisman poll in the country during the past seven seasons, with the final 2012 poll correctly picking the top five finishers and the final 2011 poll picking the top seven. This year's poll is made up of 10 anonymous Heisman voters from across the country. Each week during the season they will pick three players. Tabulations for the preseason poll are tabulated like a real Heisman ballot, with three points awarded for a first-place vote, two points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote.
Each week's poll is released on Tuesdays throughout the season at HeismanPundit.com. The final poll will come out next Monday, Dec. 9.
The HeismanPundit.com Heisman Straw Poll, 12/3/2013
Total Points (with first place votes in parentheses)
1. Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State — 24 (7)
2. Jordan Lynch, QB, Northern Illinois — 18 (3)
3. (tie) AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama — 4
Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State — 4
5. Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor — 3
6. (tie) Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon — 2
Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh — 2
7. (tie) Andre Williams, RB, Boston College — 1
Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville — 1
Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State — 1
Number of ballots
Winston — 9
Lynch — 8
McCarron — 4
Petty — 2
Miller — 2
The rest — 1 each


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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County Sheriff's Office is trying to find a man who cut off his GPS tracking device and vanished.
42-year-old Keith Weber is accused of a domestic violence attempted murder in Orange County back in 2001. The GPS device was tracking his every move, but investigators say on Thursday, Weber cut the device off then threw it into a lake near Cape Canaveral Hospital.
Deputies tell Local 6 they don't know if Wheeler has access to a weapon but that he should be considered dangerous. He was last seen in the area of the hospital riding an unknown colored bicycle.
Anyone who sees Weber or knows where he is should call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
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Dashboard Wiring Upgrade - A Dash Of Class
Updating The Hot Rod Hauler's Dash: Part 2
As part of the update to our Hot Rod Hauler we decided to deep-six the next-to-useless stock gauges (the only one that ever moved was the gas gauge), the aftermarket gauges mounted below the dash that were difficult to see, and the column mounted tach.
We had decided on Dakota Digital instruments and once we saw them in the original cluster, we were glad we did. However when we went to install them we discovered our truck had a pre-existing problem. It seems it's not uncommon for older Ford trucks to have damaged ignition switch plugs and ours was no exception. With age comes a certain amount of corrosion of the connector, which results in increased resistance that manifests itself in the form of heat. In some cases the ignition will get warm to the touch, in many cases it's not unusual for the ignition switch plug to be damaged—such was the case with ours.
To ensure Dakota Digital's instrument panel, the new HGM transmission control, as well as all the other electrical items in the truck operate properly, the wiring has to be in good shape. And that meant we needed a new ignition switch and plug—we got both from LMC Truck (in addition, we added a small fuse panel from Painless Performance to power the added components. See the transmission story in this issue).
With the wiring repaired and the Dakota Digital instrument panel installed it was simply a matter of following their instructions to calibrate them. As their explanation on what to do is clear and concise, there's no reason to repeat it here. However, we will add this: calibrating the speedometer can be done a number of ways, but the simplest and most accurate is to use a GPS.
The new instruments have certainly improved the looks of the dash as did the new instrument panel and glovebox trim from LMC. And having gauges that actually provide information is a treat. All the instruments, including the tach are easy to read. The oil pressure gauge will blink whenever it drops below 10 psi, however, that value is adjustable. Indicator lights for high beam and turn signals are incorporated into the speedometer, and others such as a "cruise engaged", a wait-to-start light for diesel engines, a gear position indicator (requires Dakota Digital sender GSS-1000/2000/50000), brake warning, and check engine can be activated.
Our Hot Rod Hauler is shaping up, but we've still got more to do, so it's back to the shop until next month when we'll have more to report. CCT


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Have you experienced some form of intimate partner violence and aren't quite sure what to do next? Project Safe offers a free and confidential walk in clinic weekly to provide survivors of domestic violence with face-to-face resources. Survivors will meet with a Project Safe advocate to identify immediate needs relating to a survivor's domestic violence situation and proceed from there with future appointments and services. Walk-In Clinic hours are: Mondays from 1 pm – 4 pm and on Thursdays from 3 pm – 6 pm.
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Let Them Eat: Chocolate Ginger Peach Icebox Cake
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I recently worked on a video shoot with Kate Kelley and John Lavall, making multiple Sacher tortes. Ingredients and snacks on set included apricot preserves, gingersnap cookies, and more bittersweet chocolate bars than Veruca Salt's father bought in search of the Wonka golden ticket. As I prepped, I assembled little gingersnap cookie sandwiches stuffed with chocolate and sticky with preserves. I told Kate I'd have to meld these ingredients in a cake.
The next day found me at the supermarket buying fresh ginger, gingersnaps, chocolate, and frozen peaches. I wasn't quite sure how everything would come together, and, well, the first experiment didn't go quite right when it came to assembly. I made a sheet cake, quartered it, and layered it with a delicious semifreddo that, sadly, gushed out inconsolably when I stacked the pieces of cake. I turned my back on the kitchen— a hideous crime scene of a cake carefully planned and botched.
The next morning I tackled the clean-up and a new and improved idea for the cake. It turned out wonderfully and is now placed in my "For Company" file. The cake is a chocolate sponge that's light and gently spiced with ginger. A peach and ginger semifreddo is sandwiched between the layers, this time carefully held together in the bodiced hold of a springform pan. Once set and frozen, the cake is released from the mold, coated in a dark chocolate glaze, and surrounded by gingersnap cookies. The flavors harmonize with perfect pitch, the chill of the peachy semifreddo and deep chocolate emboldened and refined with the heat of fresh ginger.
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In the early 1900s, FLBS founder Dr. Morton Elrod established Montana's first weather station in his backyard in Missoula. FLBS has been collecting weather data ever since, with daily manual readings at our Yellow Bay location for the National Weather Service going back to 1938.
In 2011, FLBS enhanced weather data collection and accessibility through the deployment of LakeNET, a telemetered network of environmental weather and water quality sensors. Weather sensors are mounted on land and buoy-based towers while water quality profilers are mounted below the buoys and travel from the bottom to near the surface of the lake multiple times each day.
Data from LakeNET's environmental sensors has greatly increased understanding of Flathead Lake's biological and physical processes and is currently being used in concert with our long-term physical and chemical measurements to drive a nutrient-food web model for Flathead Lake.
The National Weather Service routinely uses our data in their predictive models for Flathead Lake wind and wave conditions and their issuance of small craft advisories.
FLBS weather data is updated every 15 minutes. Water conditions are updated every 3 hours.
Flathead LakeWeather Sites
72.3°F at 1:15 PM on 8/5/2020
The Flathead Lake surface water temperature reading is measured at the end of Yellow Bay Point. As one of the measurements in the Flathead Lake environmental data suite, temperature is reported every 15 minutes.
Note that surface water temperature sensor readings are only available when the lake is at or near full pool (roughly May - September).
Today's lake level is: 2892.96 feet
The Flathead Lake water level value is provided by the US Geological
Survey, whose gauging station is located on Salish Point near Polson, MT. Data is read in RDB format.
"Se̓liš Ksanka Qĺispe̓" Dam (formerly Kerr Dam) sits at the lake outlet in Polson and regulates outflow to maintain Flathead Lake's level between 2,883 and 2,893 feet above sea level. If runoff conditions in the mountains don't warrant flood threats, the lake's level is brought to 2,890 feet by the end of May and to full pool by June 15.
The National Weather Service uses FLBS LakeNET data in its Lake Surface Conditions Forecast and predictive issuances of small craft advisories.


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A Look At Cleveland's Life Without Lebron James! "Queen James. I Dont Like The Man. As Far As Im Concerned. Your Out Of Here"
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The new value machines amongst the new iMacs are the Core 2 Duo 21.5" models unless you want a fast GPU. They are quite a bit smaller than the 27-inchers, but they can be more ergonomic, they are still full 1080p HD resolution, and just as importantly they have a much larger pixel size than the 27" models. The larger pixel size can be a significant advantage for a desktop, especially for an OS like Snow Leopard which is not resolution independent. In order of increasing pixel density (or smaller pixel size):
15" G4 iMac: 1024 / 12" = 85 ppi
24" iMac: 1920 / 20.4" = 94 ppi
20" iMac: 1680 / 17.1" = 98 ppi
17" iMac: 1440 / 14.4" = 100 ppi
21.5": 1920 / 18.7" = 102 ppi
27": 2560 / 23.5" = 109 ppi
13" MacBook Pro: 1280 / 11.3" = 113 ppi
12" G4 iBook: 1024 / 9" = 114 ppi
As I no longer have the eyes of a teenager, my favourite desktop pixel density for web surfing in Safari is somewhere around 90-100 pixels per inch (ppi). That includes the 20" and 24" iMacs, with the 21.5" coming in very close at 102 ppi. I had a chance to check out the 21.5" and 27" iMacs in person and I found the 21.5" more pleasant for general surfing than the 27" at normal desktop seating distances, at least with Safari. While it's true the 27" is still a lower pixel density than the laptops, people generally sit closer to laptop screens so the higher pixel density is less problematic for laptops than desktops. Luckily, while this is a problem for Safari, it's not as much of a problem with Mozilla Firefox, since Firefox is more easily adjustable. The 27" iMac might just be enough to push to me to Firefox as my primary web browser on the Mac.
We can only hope that the new 27" screen is a hint to full resolution independence to come in OS X 10.7.
Monday, November 02, 2009
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Thank you for publishing valuable information. It helped me to consider what iMac to choose
You're dividing horizontal pixel resolution into diagonal screen resolution, and your numbers are off as a result.
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No I'm not. I'm dividing the horizontal resolution by the horizontal width.
eg. A 12" iBook is 1024 pixels wide, and 9" wide, and therefore it is 113.8 pixels per inch.
Thanks to 21,5" and 27" pixel densities. looks like 21,5" is better to me even is still little small i prefer 1920x1080/1200 with 24" i think. currently i have 22" display with this resolution.
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Football, Deviled Eggs, Bloody Marys: NFL Week 2
Editor's note: Hey, look everybody, a new column from the Drinking the Bottom Shelf guy! This one's going to be about football, deviled eggs, and Bloody Marys. It'll run every Friday until the Super Bowl, at which point Will'll switch over to a column devoted to the Republican primaries, nachos, and prison wine. (Ha.) Until then, let's get on with the new matters at hand. —The Mgmt.
I don't suffer guilt over any of my pleasures. A lot of people try to make me feel bad about my displeasures—why do you insist that I have to like Radiohead and dogs and weird shit in my tacos?—and sometimes they succeed because I hate to be portrayed as negative, but that's a whole 'nother thing.
I don't have any guilty pleasures, because I'm not a Cowboys fan and I don't put ketchup on hot dogs, and I can't think of any other joy-source a man would have to apologize for in this great land of ours. Ben Franklin and them did not establish this home of the brave so I could run around defending my love of "Cops" and Slim Jims.
That said, I would like myself a little more if I liked football a little less. Part of that is pure snobbery and delusional self-image: I'd rather be the kind of guy who had more interesting interests.
But the larger share comes from a sort of paralyzed understanding that there are very many things wrong with liking football. First and foremost is the inherent savagery of the game. My hypothetical kid will never play a single down of tackle football. Any spawn of mine's not going to be born too many steps ahead of the brain game to begin with, so the last thing he needs to do is participate in a school-sponsored concussion orgy. People who abhor football for its violence are like vegetarians: I don't practice what they preach, but they make a good case and I won't argue with them.
But the biggest problem with being a football fan is that it takes forever to watch a game. How are you supposed to sit on the couch staring straight ahead for three and a half hours without excessive amounts of food and drink? Watching football is like being on a cross-country flight where you're not allowed to read or sleep. Snacks and booze are the only way to stay sane.
In theory, one could turn off the TV and go outside to look at leaves or pick apples or whatever it is interesting people do on Sundays in the fall. But that won't work in my house, because both Emily and I grew up watching football and we're hooked on it whether we like it or not.
So that's why we're going to talk about football: Because I like talking to you guys, and this time of year I don't have much else to say. And then deviled eggs come into it because this is a food site and because deviled eggs are spectacular and they are shaped like footballs.
See how much sense it makes when you spend three weeks trying to justify it to your editor? We'll round things out with Bloody Marys, because they're brunchy, like eggs and footballs, and because even though I'm not the world's biggest Bloody Mary fan, I am a very big fan of avoiding dirty looks when I drink in the early afternoon, and I've found that for some reason Bloody Marys are exempt from the "Schlitz for breakfast again?" eye roll.
Each week, I'll be providing you with alternative versions based on the standard SE-approved deviled egg and Bloody Mary recipes.
These twists will be themed to match the Patriots' upcoming opponent. Look, I know the Patriots are disgusting, but I'm from where I'm from, man. Get off me.
Last week, Tom Brady became the first man to throw for over 500 yards in a game during which he also shilled for Uggs. Yup, they make Uggs for men now, and as soon as you win a Super Bowl and marry a supermodel, you will be sufficiently taunt-proof to wear them, too.
This week, the Patriots will defeat the San Diego Chargers. The score will be 29 to 20, for those of you who happen to bet on football and think I know what I'm talking about (note: I do neither of those things).
For the Deviled Eggs
Apartment 604 is a mayonnaise-free zone. I'll get into that in a future column, but for now I'll just say that I will be substituting light (NOT FAT-FREE) sour cream for the mayo. I also like to use about half as many yolks as god intended, but for the cowardly reason that I don't want all the cholesterol.
Mayo is repulsive and easy to avoid, but I understand why the heartier among you like to go maximum yolk. Makes sense, and I'll allow it.
This week I have an easy yolk-reducer, because the Pats are playing San Diego, and San Diegans put avocado on everything, including oatmeal and each other. One avocado will cover for about six yolks. I garnished these with parsley but I debated telling you it was cilantro, because it should have been, but let's not start off on a dishonest foot. Could have squeezed a lime into the mix, too, come to think of it. Someone please try that and get back to me.
Get the basic Deviled Egg recipe here.
For the Bloody Mary
San Diego = Tijuana = tequila, duh. Replacing your vodka with tequila traditionally produces a Bloody Maria, but around here we refer to this drink as a Mexican Kenji.
See, when I opened his recipe, I thought, "Enough with the ¼ teaspoon of this and the 1/8 of a dash of that, why must that boy complicate everything?" but then I made the recipe to spec and hot damn if it isn't just about perfect. Do it his way.
It's worth the extra 14 seconds, no matter how stupid it makes you feel to measure soy sauce for a frigging Bloody Mary. As for this week's football-inspired alteration, it's 100 times better because tequila makes everything better.
I don't love many Bloody Marys because the vodka gets lost and it tastes like you're just drinking straight tomato juice, which no one likes to do, so then you put too much hot stuff in it, at which point you might as well just alternate shots of Tabasco and vodka with a tomato juice chaser. Tequila stands up to the juice and adds another layer of flavor.
Get the basic Bloody Mary recipe here.
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In last summer's first installment of Jerry Seinfeld's laugh-filled web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," the comic drank a cup of java as his contrarian "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David sipped tea – spurring a Jerry-and-George-like argument.
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There's no script for the web show, where the one-liners fly as fast as vintage car-lover Seinfeld drives. He's fortunate enough to have friends who operate at equally high-speed. We're fortunate enough to get taken along on the ride. Check out a preview below:
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Product Review: Toe Tape-It by Stick-Aid
Hi folks! Friend of the blog, Rob Cunning, is back with his latest installment of The Rob Report. In this edition, Rob takes a look at the Toe Tape-It, by Stick-Aid. It's a great time-saving product for hockey players out there that tape their toes, but are ready to ditch the scissors in the back they've been toting around for far too long. Have a look at what he thought!
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The "Toe Tape-It" by Stick-Aid
Christmas is just around the corner, and the folks at Stick-Aid have a fantastic little product for the hockey player on your list who you still need to find a stocking stuffer for.
If you are, or you know a player who is a habitual taper of the toe of your hockey stick blade, Stick-Aid's "Toe Tape-it" is for you.
The traditional toe tape job requires either a two or even three step process to complete – and some people even require a pair of scissors to be on hand to finish the job. Not exactly ideal variables when you need to re-tape mid game, are in a rush to get on the ice and are in desperate need of a new TJ, or are in any other scenario that is may result in the sacrifice of a fresh wrap on your blade. And who wants to dive into their bag and run the risk of getting stabbed by a pair of scissors anyway?
Toe Tape-it cuts the labor process of toe taping down to just one step: just stick the product on either the forehand, backhand, or both sides of the toe of your blade. That's it. You'll have to smooth over the edges and confirm you've aligned it properly, but this approach is no where near as labor intense as the old way, and it's every bit as effective. Way simpler, and faster. Boom. Win.
Watch the instructional video here (you'll need to use Internet Explorer to see it)
There are 12 TTI's per pack, so you'll be stocked for a good while with every pack you buy. TTI even comes in five colors (black, white, red, orange, blue), so you can customize your tape job to match your team's colors, or whatever you please, really. But if I were you, I'd just stick with good ol' black. If it was good enough for Wayne Gretzky, it's good enough for you too.
Potential Cons:
1) First off, if you don't tape your toe to begin with, this product probably isn't for you. Hockey players are creatures of habit, and very rarely stray from traditional/superstitious methodologies, but if you're willing to try something new, this could be a good catalyst towards a new approach to your tape job. Personally, I made the switch to taping my toe in college, and never looked back. It might be the way to go for you too, if you give it a chance.
2) You're gonna have to have a rounded toe stick blade – if you're a square toe guy or girl, this ain't gonna work for you. Unless you get out the scissors and customize further, but then that'd defeat the whole purpose of the product.
If you're game to give it a shot, here's a list of shops and dealers that can help you get your hands on Toe Tape-It: http://www.stick-aid.com/dealer_page.html
You can contact them via e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com , Telephone: (562) 760-3726 or visit their website www.stick-aid.com for more info. Check out their Facebook page too.


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This article provides you the information about common administration and troubleshooting tasks and tools associated with Group Policy in Windows 10/8/7.
Common tasks: These links will take you to additional information about the following tasks on the Microsoft Web site.
- Start the Group Policy Management Console
- Edit Group Policy objects
- Work with Group Policy objects
- Delegate Group Policy tasks
- Use security group filtering
- Use Group Policy management reports
- Edit registry-based policy settings
- Use scripts and command-line methods
Useful tools:
This section describes the Microsoft Web site downloads and tools associated with this version of Windows that help you configure and manage Group Policy.
1. Local Group Policy Editor: Local Group Policy Editor is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that you can use to edit local Group Policy objects (GPOs). Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap-in are available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
- You can find this MMC snap-in in the following location: %windir%\System32\gpedit.msc
- To open the Local Group Policy Editor, click Start, click Run and then type gpedit.msc.
2. Group Policy Management Console: To manage domain Group Policy across an enterprise, you must first install the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). The GPMC consists of a MMC snap-in and a set of scriptable interfaces for managing Group Policy. The GPMC is included with Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT), To download click here.
RSAT enables IT, administrators, to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 R2 from a computer that is running Windows 7. RSAT includes support for the remote management of computers that are running either a Server Core installation or the full installation option of Windows Server 2008 R2.
Note: Installing RSAT does not automatically install the GPMC. To install the GPMC after you install RSAT, follow these steps:
- Open Programs & Features in Control Panel and click Turn Windows features on or off.
- Expand Remote Server Administration Tools in Windows features list, expand Feature Administration Tools and select the Feature Administration Tools and Group Policy Management Tools checkboxes.
It may be necessary to run MMC with elevated privileges even if your account is in the Computer Administrators group. To open MMC with elevated privileges:
- Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and then point to Run as administrator.
- If Windows displays a security message asking your permission to run this program, click Allow.
- In the command prompt that opens, type mmc.exe to start MMC. In the console tree of MMC, click File, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then select Group Policy Object Editor and click Add.
3. Windows PowerShell Group Policy cmdlets: Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell and scripting language that you can use to automate many of the same tasks that you perform in the user interface by using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). To help you perform these tasks, Group Policy provides more than 25 cmdlets. Each cmdlet is a simple, single-function command-line tool. You can use the Group Policy cmdlets to perform the following tasks for domain-based Group Policy objects (GPOs):
- Maintaining GPOs: GPO creation, removal, backup, and import.
- Associating GPOs with Active Directory® containers: Group Policy link creation, update, and removal.
- Setting inheritance flags and permissions on Active Directory organizational units (OUs) and domains.
- Configuring registry-based policy settings and Group Policy Preferences Registry settings: Update, retrieval, and removal.
- Creating and editing Starter GPOs.
To use the Windows PowerShell Group Policy cmdlets, you must be running either Windows Server on a domain controller or on a member server that has the GPMC installed, or Windows with Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) installed. RSAT includes the GPMC and its cmdlets.
You must also use the Import-Module group policy command to import the Group Policy module before you use the cmdlets at the beginning of every script that uses them and at the beginning of every Windows PowerShell session.
You can use the GPRegistryValue cmdlets to change registry-based policy settings and the GPPrefRegistryValue cmdlets to change registry preference items. For information about the registry keys that are associated with registry-based policy settings, download this Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheet.
For more information about the Group Policy cmdlets, you can use the Get-Help<cmdlet-name> and Get-Help<cmdlet_name>-detailed cmdlets to display basic and detailed Help.
Downloads: For Group Policy downloads, go to the following resources on the Microsoft Web site:
- Windows Server Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows
- Group Policy Settings Reference
- Microsoft Download Center Web site
Deployment: For information about deploying Group Policy, go to the following resources on the Microsoft Web site.
- Planning and Deploying Group Policy with Windows Server
- Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide
Operations: For operational information about Group Policy, go to the following procedures on the Microsoft Web site.
- Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Multiple Local Group Policy Objects
- Step-by-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation Using Group Policy
- Your Guide to Group Policy Troubleshooting
Technical reference: For more information about Group Policy, go to the following technical references on the Microsoft Web site.
- Core Group Policy Technical Reference
- Group Policy Settings Reference
- Group Policy ADMX Syntax Reference Guide
Other Useful Links:
Sourced from Microsoft.
Go here to learn about Filter Options in Local Group Policy Editor in Windows.
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As a penance for my birthday indulgence last week, our theme this time was WALKING & RUNNING. 'Cause a little bit of exercise never hurt anyone, now did it? Still, I think painting the town red must have still been on my mind as we opened the program with Lou Reed's WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, from the 1972 album Transformer. It was produced by David Bowie who also sang backing vocals.
Here in Byron Bay, 'doing the lighthouse walk' is a daily excursion for some people. So, Kate Bush's RUNNING UP THAT HILL was dedicated to them. It's a great one to put on your iPod if you're one of those mad people who walk or run as your preferred form of exercise.
Now you all know I love my Motown. So, WALK AWAY RENEE, released in 1968 by the Four Tops, was a given. As was NOWHERE TO RUN, a signature tune for Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, that was released way back in 1965. Check out this video clip from the same year. What to say about the back up dancers? OMG, the outfits, the dance moves!!!
Annie Lennox contributed WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS (ouch!) and then it was another true classic: Johnny Cash singing I WALK THE LINE and to round out the triple play beautifully, it was Fats Domino with I'M WALKING. Although it's not the version we played on the show, take a look at this great clip of Fats Domino performing the song with Ricky Nelson. A great combination. And who is that saxophone player? Brilliant.
A little bit of UB40 followed with DON'T WALK ON THE GRASS and then it was Rufus Thomas with one of his biggest hits, WALKING THE DOG.
Empire of the Sun walked away with lots of awards for their debut album, WALKING ON A DREAM and the song of the same name was perfect for our show this week. As was Raphael Saadiq's very suggestive, LET'S TAKE A WALK. Believe it or not this video, (like the song) was created in 2008. I'm loving the retro feel.
One for all the sleepwalkers – the brilliant R&B voice of Berna Dean singing I WALK IN MY SLEEP. Then it was Jimmy Rogers with WALKING BY MYSELF and a request from Judi, listening in Cairns: Patsy Cline's I GO WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Did you know that John Lennon disowned the song RUN FOR YOUR LIFE from the Rubber Soul album? He eventually wrote a much more politically correct tune called JEALOUS GUY. But hey, we live dangerously at the Theme Park, so RUN FOR YOUR LIFE it was. We followed with Steve Winwood and the Spencer Davis Group's very appropriate, (if you were one of the Beatles' girlfriends anyway), KEEP ON RUNNING. Check out the very young Steve Winwood in this clip. So cute.
It's impossible NOT to sing along to WALKING ON SUNSHINE by Katrina and the Waves. It's such an optimistic, sunny song that suits the fabulous Summer weather we are having here in beautiful Byron Bay.
WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES by Joe South and The Believers is a great song as is WALK ON from, none other than, Mr Roy Orbison. Then it was the incorrigible Tom Waits with WALKING SPANISH from my favourite album of his, Rain Dogs.
More R&B was on the agenda with the great Sam Cooke and I'LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU. He would have been 79 this week (January 22). Sadly he died at 33 years of age, in a shooting incident. He is quite rightly considered one of the pioneers and founders of soul music.
A couple of ballads that couldn't be omitted from our show on WALKING & RUNNING are YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE by Gerry & The Pacemakers, (remember them?) and Dionne Warwick's WALK ON BY.
Jack, in Sydney, requested WALK THIS WAY, from Run DMC and Aerosmith. Excellent choice. Love the combination of hard rock and hip-hop. There should be more of it, I say.
Then it was time for some Blues: One of my favourites from last year's Byron Bay Blues Festival was Seasick Steve, so I was happy to play WALKING MAN from his album, I Started Out With Nothin' And I Still Got Most Of It Left. Then it was John Lee Hooker with RUN ON and James Taylor covering Jnr Walker and the Allstars' I'M A ROAD RUNNER.
Grace Jones is unique. She does an amazing version of WALKING IN THE RAIN, originally recorded by Australian band Flash and the Pan. You'll find it on her Nightclubbing album, released in 1981.
A show on WALKING & RUNNING wouldn't be the same without Creedence Clearwater Revival's hit, RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE. Or The Modern Lovers' ROADRUNNER. Or The Bangles' WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN. But my favourite from this week's show has to be an oldie but a goodie, Helen Shapiro's WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS. Can you believe that she was only 14 when she recorded this in 1961? Wow.
Next week, the show falls on Australia Day so I have no choice but to play some of my favourite Australian tracks. Tune in then if you like your music homegrown or are hoping for some appropriate tunes to compliment your Australia Day party.
And in signing off, I offer you this wonderful piece of graffiti that came to my attention this week: "Be happy today. Why wait?"
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The perfect gift or an essential Boxing Day condiment. You won't want your turkey leftovers to ever run out while this is in the fridge
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- carbs4g
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- fibre0g
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Heat the oil in a large, deep sauté pan, add the onion and fry for a few mins until starting to soften. Stir in the ginger and cook, stirring frequently, for about 8-10 mins until the onion is golden. Stir in all of the spices, except the turmeric, and fry until toasted.
Stir in the turmeric, add the apple and pour in 500ml water, then cover the pan and cook for 10 mins. Stir in the mango and chilli, then cover and cook for 20 mins more until the apple is pulpy and the mango is tender.
Pour in the vinegar, stir in the sugar and salt, then leave to simmer uncovered for 30 mins, stirring frequently (especially towards the end of the cooking time so that it doesn't stick) until the mixture is pulpy rather than watery. Spoon into sterilised jars.
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I remember when you first had Julianna bear and she really has grown to be a very cute little girl with loads of character to her! I remember all of these moments and seeing them in your vlogs and I really appreciate you sharing your life with all of us! I wish your family all the best of luck and happiness in the future, and I can't wait to see your two baby girls!ReplyDelete
This is so good that you guys get to look back on all this in years to come I swear I will be doing vlogs when I have children just to look back on.ReplyDelete
This is so precious. It's so strange that after watching your vlogs everyday for so long I've lost sight on her fast she's growing up. I guess tou only see how far youve gone when you start reflecting... I'm sure soon enough well be reflecting on Keira and Miyako's lives in a year's time too.ReplyDelete
I love this summary of moments! I remember them all and am so thankful you've brought us along for the journey. My best wishes to you and your beautiful family! ♡ReplyDelete
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Juliana Bear is going to be an amazing big sister for sure! She's such a well behaved little princess.. Judy & Benji, you both already did a great job with JB so far, and there's no doubt you will be just as good with the twins as well !!! I'm so exited for you guys! Stay blessed :)ReplyDelete
My husband and I have been watching you guys since you started your wedding series. The smile on Benji's face everytime he's around Julianna reminds me so much of the look on my husband's face when he's around our daughter. Thank you for allowing us all to have a glimpse into your lives. You guys are such wonderful parents and people... We're all so excited for this new chapter in your lives! God bless you all. =]ReplyDelete
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GCN LAB REVIEW: Input devices
The GCN Lab looks at the spectrum of input devices, from the not-so-lowly mouse to some high-end touch-screens
Innovative peripherals for input devices
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A mouse is a mouse is a mouse, right? That's what we thought when we started looking at input devices. What could possibly be so new and different about a piece of plastic that rolls along your desktop and points the cursor?
That depends on how you define input. Technology companies have found ways to harness the most basic form of input — your index finger — by creating devices such as a frame that can convert an LCD monitor into a touch screen, which becomes an input device. So we broadened our focus from the obvious — keyboards and mice — to include all types of input devices, such as digital pens, along with the more traditional input devices, which have come a long way from the basic gray desktop accessories.
Now, the once lowly mouse can glow in the dark, switch hit from a rightie to a leftie, and respond to the slightest push of a pinkie finger. And keyboards? Remember how in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" Scotty called a Mac Plus keyboard "quaint"? Well, we saw keyboards that would knock his tartan socks off.
Scrimp on having a sturdy, secure, comfortable keyboard and mouse duo at your peril by risking injury and loss of data and productivity. Input devices might seem like the lowest form of information technology, but they are the channels through which all else flows.
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Changes from 188.8.131.52 (Tech Preview 5) to 188.8.131.52 (Beta)
Undo and Undo History.
There is no particular limit on the number of actions that can be undone, except for available memory.
Painted Shader.
Allows you to paint masks or surface colours in the previews, including the 3D Preview. It is a colour shader which you can use just like any other surface shader for distributing populations, blend shaders, etc. To start painting, click the menu button labeled 'B' (the Paint menu button) at the top of a preview and select "Start painting shader". From that submenu you can create and paint a new shader or continue painting with an exiting Painted Shader. More options are available from the Paint menu button while in painting mode and on the Painted Shader's parameter window. Mouse and keyboard shortcuts can be found in Preferences or Help -> Mouse and Key Settings.
Improved cloud rendering speed in multi-threaded renders
by improving the memory handling for the cloud acceleration cache. Also slightly improved speed of the acceleration cache regardless of thread settings.
"Microvertex jittering" option in the renderer, which reduces the appearance of parallel lines in the subdivison pattern of surfaces. This was often a problem on water, for example.
"Detail jittering" option in the renderer.
6 pixel filters to choose from
, including Box, Tent, Narrow Cubic, Cubic B-Spline, Mitchell-Netravali, Catmull-Rom. "Box" gives the same results as previous versions.
Anti-aliasing bloom option
to reduce aliasing of pixels that are too bright to be handled by normal anti-aliasing techniques. It uses a combination of pixel and subpixel convolutions. Very bright points and edges appear to expand and are slightly softened with this option enabled. Enabled by default for new renderers except the default project's Quick Render.
Default value for detail blending is now 0, for faster renders. For animations you may wish to increase detail blending.
Fixed a ray tracing bug that could cause incorrect reflections close to recently traces shadows or vice versa.
Fixed a problem with the finish and display of renders
: Fixed a problem where the more renders you did in a session, the longer it would take between the render finishing and the final image being displayed in the render window. This might appear as the render window going blank for some time after a render finished. It also stops memory usage climbing when a render finishes, as well as potentially preventing a crash on render completion.
Surface layers now have an "Enable test colour" option
in the Colour tab. Checking the checkbox will cause the test colour to override the layer's colour or colour function. This should help with tweaking surface layers.
Rock object improvements:
* Can now be moved, scaled, rotated and populated properly. It now only appears as a bounding box in the 3D Preview, however.
* Normals can be smoothed.
* Rock supports "unique variations" when used in a populator. The number of unique variations is specified in the Rock object.
* No longer crashes when diameter is set to 0.
Fixed a bug in the Grass Clump that allowed its transform to be reset whenever the object was regenerated (e.g. after changing a parameter).
Fixed a bug in Compute Terrain and Compute Normal
that would cause incorrect displacement and normals when multiple Compute Terrain or Compute Normals nodes were used.
Image Map Shader fixes:
* If projection type is "Through Camera" and there is no camera specified, the shader will no longer crash when it is called in a non-render situation (e.g. preview calculating the height above the terrain, or population distribution). The shader will return without applying any changes to the state in this case.
* Flip x and Flip y parameters are now working.
Cloud Layer V2 improvements:
* A new option called "darker unresolved scattering". This causes the clouds to scatter less GI light at distances which are too short to be adequately resolved by the GI samples in the pre-pass. Without this option, light often blurs too far into the dark parts of clouds.
* Fixed a crash in the cloud layer acceleration cache.
* Cloud layer presets which use the 2D method set the acceleration cache to None. This avoids blocky shadows which are usually more apparent with 2D clouds.
Changed the default glow settings in Planet Atmosphere and Cloud Layer V2.
Filename sequences in the Image Map Shader now work in the GUI
(e.g. using %04d to represent the frame number). These images are reloaded whenever the frame number is changed in the timeline and while rendering an image sequence.
Other user interface fixes and improvements:
Preferences option to turn off special tooltips (3D Preview, Network View, Navigation Window), because these tooltips could cause crashes on some Windows systems.
Camera and Renderer lists now have node creation buttons (i.e. "Add Camera" button ).
The "Add Layer" and "Add Child Layer" menus on the Shaders list have been simplified by removing the unnecessary "Surface Shader" submenu.
Improved the selection behaviour of the node lists when new items are added.
Errors and Warnings window now reformats messages so they display on just one line. This was mainly an issue on Windows, and could cause problems such as only seeing part of a message.
Fixed a small memory leak in the 3D Preview navigation panel, which could also lead to GDI handles leaking on Windows.
Mac only: Tweaked the layout of controls underneath the certain node lists.
Customise Input Bindings window now supports restrictions on the type of binding (key/mouse/mouse wheel) you can apply to an action.
Fixed some problems with the custom input bindings system.
Windows only: Fixed a longstanding bug where opening param floaters from a choose node button (i.e. Surface shader button in OBJ reader node) would lead to the param floater not having correct floating behaviour. This could lead to it disappearing behind the main window when opened, for instance.
Mac only: Fixed a problem where opening a secondary view (new network view/3D preview) from a context menu in the network view or 3D preview would open the new window but then immediately move it behind the window being clicked in. This could give the impression the new window wasn't opened at all. Also stops a param floater being disabled when opened from a context click on a node.
Fixed a problem where the timeline slider wouldn't update fully if you set the current frame to a value outside its range.
Mac only: Key repeat now works, for example if you click in the 3D Preview and press the Increase Exposure key the exposure will increase until you release the key. Previously you would have had to press the key multiple times.
Fixed a bug where using custom input presets stopped shift-click multiple selection working in the network view.
Fixed a problem with the 3D Preview Location window, which appeared to be blank.
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Windows only: Fixed a bug which stopped navigation in the movement ring working correctly for nav panels in 3D Previews.
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The current version of the mod, v220, will crash if you try to run it on the latest Saga 1 build 2.55.40, possibly because this build has a different way of handing the credit sequence.
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Your college roommate. Your current roommate. Your book club. Your brunch crew. Your office secret Santa. Your cousins. Your siblings. Your parents. Your partner. Their parents. As your social circle
Your college roommate. Your current roommate. Your book club. Your brunch crew. Your office secret Santa. Your cousins. Your siblings. Your parents. Your partner. Their parents.
As your social circle expands, so does your holiday shopping list. But what happens when you can't afford to buy gifts for everyone?
One option: Cut back on gift exchanges.
Opt out of the office secret Santa. Don't give your child's day care provider a present. Tell your roommate/cousins/friends that you can't exchange gifts this year.
This move may seem harsh, but if the alternative is going into debt, it could be the best move.
Last year, 65% of millennial shoppers �bought gifts with their credit card. This year, roughly a third of them are still paying off that debt, according to an annual survey of holiday shoppers from NerdWallet.Consult your budget
Now is a good time to make a budget, if you don't already have one. Factor in your normal expenses " rent, electric bill and pallets of LaCroix " plus things like holiday travel. Now you know what you have to spend on gifts this year.
Your budget may allow for some gifts, but there's a good chance you'll need to make some cuts.WORK SECRET SANTA
This is a tricky one to navigate. One school of thought is to make the office exchange a priority.
'If there's a work setting where everybody's participating, you must participate,' says Jennifer Porter, a manners teacher and gift shop owner. 'It shows goodwill. These are your colleagues. Pony up for that and feel good about it.'
But office size and dynamics come into play. If your office is large enough, you may be able to opt out without anyone noticing. Just don't sign up. End of discussion.
It's harder to bow out in a smaller office or team, especially if the whole group gets together for the gift giving. If it's simply not in your budget, talk to the person organizing your office exchange.
'Let them know, so you don't have to make a campaign about it,' says Elaine Swann, an etiquette expert and founder of The Swann School of Protocol. You can spare them extra details, Swann says, and spare yourself the need to tell all of your office mates.
Another option: Consider regifting. (Fun fact: 82% of millennials regift holiday presents, according to the survey from NerdWallet.)Friend and family gift exchanges
Your immediate family is likely on your must-gift list, but extended family may not make the cut. The same is true for your closest friends versus your larger friend group " book club, brunch club, bros club and so forth. It's OK to ask to scale back things to fit your budget.
You don't need to put up a front with your nearest and dearest. Remember, these are the people who know you best.
'You can be a little more frank and transparent,' Swann says. 'If there's anyone who's going to understand, it will be those you have a close relationship with. They will understand and almost expect it.'Child's teacher, day care provider
In this instance, less is more. There's no need to tell the teacher they won't get a present from junior this year. A heartfelt note from you and your child will be cherished as much as another gift card or coffee mug, if not more.Having 'the talk'
If you decide to end or opt out of a gift exchange, be honest and considerate. You want to halt the presents, not the relationship.
Don't make up excuses or put off the conversation until a week before Christmas, Swann says.
'Be brutally honest, without being brutal,' she says. 'Frankly say, 'Thank you for thinking of me and wanting to include me, but I will not be able to participate.' Resist the urge to over explain.'
You'll likely find people understand �" they may even be relieved. But if they're not OK with it, give them space.
'Don't try to fix it in that instance. Allow that person to go through the process of being disappointed,' Swann says. 'Your role is not to get them over to your side. Your role is just to inform them of your intentions.'
This article was written by NerdWallet and was originally published by The Associated Press. �
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The article Millennial Money: How to Just Say No to Gift Exchanges originally appeared on NerdWallet.