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- What characters are allowed in tags?
- Are tags case sensitive?
- Why can't I have spaces in my tags?
- How do I rename a tag?
- How do I delete a tag?
- Is there a way to have Pinboard auto-complete my tags?
- How can I see tag suggestions?
- Is there a way I can see results for multiple tags?
- Can I view only those bookmarks that don't contain a particular tag?
- What is an archival account?
- How much does archiving cost?
- Are there limits on how much I can archive?
- Will you archive all my bookmarks, or just new ones?
- Does archiving include my tweets?
- Can I download my archived bookmarks? What format are they in?
- Are there pages you can't archive?
- How long do I have to wait before I can search my bookmarks by content?
- I turned on delicious mirroring. Why don't I see all my delicious bookmarks?
- How far back does my Twitter archive go?
- Can you import bookmarks from private Twitter accounts?
- How often do you check outside feeds?
- Can I set Pinboard to automatically post to my weblog? To Twitter?
- How can I sync my toread list with Instapaper?
What is Pinboard?
Pinboard is a personal archive for things you find online. You save bookmarks to the site and can find and search them later from any computer. You can also set the site up to automatically import your links and tweets from a number of other services. I explain the purpose and history of the site in more detail on the about page.
Who runs this site?
My name is Maciej Cegłowski; I'm a computer guy based in San Francisco. I work on Pinboard full-time.
How can I get support?
The quickest way to get support is by emailing me at email@example.com or sending me a message on Twitter. I also lurk on an IRC channel (#pinboard) on freenode.
How do I report a bug?
Send email to firstname.lastname@example.com describing what you did, what you expected to happen, and what happened instead. Please include which browser (and version) you saw the error in, if that applies.
How do I suggest a feature?
Please post feature suggestions to the Pinboard Google group so that other users can comment.
Importing Bookmarks
Can I import bookmarks from my browser or another website?
You can import bookmarks from Delicious, Google Bookmarks, Safari, Firefox, Diigo, and most other online services that use the standard Netscape-style export format. You can also import from Instapaper in CSV format, and from Google Reader.
You'll find step-by-step instructions for each service on the the settings page.
Will I lose my tags when I import?
No. Pinboard will preserve all your tags during import, as well as other important bookmark metadata (creation time, privacy).
How long does import take?
You should see your imported bookmarks start to appear within thirty seconds of uploading them. Your tag cloud should update within a minute or two at most, and your bookmarks will be searchable within about five minutes.
If time has passed and your import seems stuck, please let me know!
Will my private bookmarks stay private when I import?
Yes. Pinboard honors privacy settings in your import file. Additionally, if you select 'add all bookmarks as private' in your user settings your imported bookmarks will be marked private without exception.
What happens if I import the same bookmarks twice?
Pinboard will ignore duplicates, with the following exceptions:
- If there are any new tags on the duplicate, they will be added.
- If a bookmark being imported has a description field where the existing version of the bookmark doesn't, Pinboard will add that description.
- If either the new or the old version of the bookmark is marked private, Pinboard will set the saved bookmark to private.
Can I automatically add a tag during import?
There's no way to do this now except by using the API.
My import failed, what do I do?
First, make sure your import file actually has bookmarks in it! A number of Delicious users have found that the site sometimes generates empty export files.
If everything seems to be in order with the import file, send an email with your username to firstname.lastname@example.com and attach your import file.
Saving Bookmarks
Why does the popup show about:blank in Chrome?
This is a bug in Chrome. To work around it, open a new tab in Chrome, click on the Google Search icon, and select 'remove'. Do the same for the YouTube icon.
How do I add bookmarks?
There are several ways! The most common is to use the Pinboard bookmarklet. This is a little link that you can drag into your browser toolbar (if you use IE, you'll have to right-click and choose 'add to favorites' instead of dragging).
You can find a bunch bookmarklets and more detailed instructions on how to use them on the howto page.
If you prefer, you can install one of the Pinboard browser extensions. These let you save just like the bookmarklets, but don't require you to keep the bookmarks bar visible.
You can also add bookmarks directly using the 'add URL' link on the homepage.
You can also add bookmarks via the API, or through one of the many third-party apps that support Pinboard, or by clicking the 'add URL' link on your user page and entering the URL directly.
How do I install a bookmarklet?
If you're using Safari or Chrome, make sure the bookmarks toolbar is visible and drag one of the bookmarklets from our howto page on to the toolbar. If you're using IE, right-click the bookmarklet and select 'add to favorites'.
Can I save a bookmark without filling out a web form?
Many of our users like the 'read later' bookmarklet, which saves pages to your unread list without requiring any further action on your part. We'll have a bookmarklet available soon that will let save regular bookmarks the same way (with optional tag).
Can I automatically add a tag every time I save a bookmark?
Viewing Bookmarks
How can I see all bookmarks from a specific source?
Bookmarks from outside sources (like Twitter or Instapaper) have a blue tag in the form "from:source". You can click on this to see all bookmarks from that source. You can also edit the URL directly - for example, http://pinboard.in/u:username/from:delicious/ will show you all your bookmarks from that service.
Can I filter my bookmarks by multiple tags?
You can filter your bookmarks by up to three tags. The syntax for this is http://pinboard.in/u:username/t:first/t:second/t:third/. The same syntax will work for RSS feeds and global tag pages. We're working on making this something you can do through the UI.
Can I sort my bookmarks by title?
Can I sort my bookmarks by title?
Yes. Right now the feature only works on user+tag pages, but it will be available on other parts of the site soon. To change the sort rder, click the .
Can I see a list of all my dead links?
Yes, if you have an archival account. Your profile page will show you how many bookmarks you have with various error codes, and you can click through to see a complete, editable list.
Editing Bookmarks
How do I delete all my bookmarks?
Use the 'edit' link at the top of your user page. Select 'all pages' and delete away.
How can I make changes to many bookmarks at once?
The 'edit' link at the top of your user page will let you add or remove tags, change unread status, and bulk delete your bookmarks.
Is there a faster way to tag my bookmarks than clicking 'edit' on each one?
Try the 'organize' link at the top of your homepage, or any one of your tag pages. It opens your bookmarks in a view designed for fast editing. You can turn on an optional preview of the bookmarked site in a separate frame.
Can I automatically remove all dead links?
If you have an archival account, you can view bookmarks that have errors and perform bulk operations on them, including deletion.
Can I include HTML in descriptions?
The only HTML element allowed in descriptions is <blockquote>, useful for displaying cited text. Any URLs in description text will be auto-hyperlinked.
Is there a length limit on descriptions?
The maximum description length is 64K. The maximum display length is a few hundred words - longer descriptions will be truncated in list views. You can still see the full description on the bookmark page.
What characters are allowed in tags?
Any characters except comma or whitespace are allowed.
Are tags case-sensitive?
Pinboard will display tags in the same case as they were entered, but tag search in Pinboard is not case-sensitive. Tags for 'apple', 'Apple' and 'APPLE' will all appear as the same tag. Tag auto-complete is case-aware (but should end up doing what you want).
Why can't I have spaces in my tags?
Multi-word tags pose special problems in formatting, editing, display and search. Rather than tackling these problems, we've chosen from the beginning to limit tags to non-whitespace characters only. If you have a use case that you feel requires multi-word tags, please talk to us.
How do I delete a tag?
Go to your page for that tag, click the 'edit' link at the top of the page, select 'all pages', and remove the tag. Once a tag has been removed from all your bookmarks it will disappear from your tag list, tag cloud and tag auto-complete.
How do I rename a tag?
Go to your page for bookmarks with the old tag, click the 'edit' link at the top of the page, select 'all pages', add the new tag, select 'all pages' again, and remove the old tag. Make sure you follow the steps in this order (add the new tag first, then remove the old).
Is there a way to have Pinboard auto-complete my tags?
You can turn tag auto-completion on or off on your settings page.
How can I get suggested tags?
Right now we have a simple algorithm for tag suggestions. When you bookmark a URL, we look at all the user tags for that URL and see if any overlap with tags you've already used. If so, we show those tags in the bookmark submission form.
Some users have asked for more extensive suggestions including tags they haven't already used. We're evaluating this for use on the site.
Can I see results for multiple tags?
Can I view only those bookmarks that don't contain a particular tag
There's no way to filter by tags in Pinboard. You can do this with our RSS feeds (as well as build more complicated tag queries) in Yahoo! Pipes.
What is an archival account?
When you upgrade to an archival account, Pinboard will crawl and save a copy of every bookmark in your account. This copy will persist even if the original server goes down. Archiving also turns on full-text search for your account. You'll be able to search any HTML, PDF or text document by content.
How much does archiving cost?
Archiving is $25/year. Your signup fee counts towards your first year of archiving, so if you paid $10 to join Pinboard, you'll only have to pay $15 to turn the feature on.
Are there limits on how much I can archive?
There are no hard limits on the feature. We reserve the right to disable archiving and refund your fee if we feel we don't have the resources to crawl all your links, but we have never had to do this.
Will you archive all my bookmarks, or just new ones?
We will crawl all the bookmarks in your account.
Does archiving include my tweets?
Twitter archiving is available to all our users, not just those who subscribe to the archival feature.
Can I download my archived bookmarks? What format are they in?
Right now you can download your archived bookmarks by special arrangement (in other words, you email me and I make you a tarball). The bookmarks are stored one per folder, with a top-level manifest HTML file that gives you links to each. We're working on completely automating this process so you can download your archived data whenever convenient.
Are there pages you can't archive?
There are a number of pages that we're not able to save right now. Any site behind a paywall is inaccessible to our crawler. YouTube and Flickr go to some lengths to block crawlers, and we are unable to save those links properly. That said, we are able to save the vast majority of sites and are the only archiving site that saves full page content.
How long do I have to wait before I can search my bookmarks by content?
It can take up to 48 hours to build the initial full-text index for your account. Subsequent updates should be much quicker. You can view the status of full-text indexing on your account page.
Outside Services
I turned on delicious mirroring. Why don't I see all my delicious bookmarks?
Delicious mirroring uses RSS feeds, so it is not retroactive. If you'd like all your delicious bookmarks added to your Pinboard account, you'll need to use the import feature.
How far back does my Twitter archive go?
We start crawling your tweets the moment you enable the feature, so we will typically retrieve the most recent 30 or so. We're working on a version of Twitter archiving that will fetch your entire history (up to the Twitter-imposed limit of 3200 tweets).
Can you import bookmarks from private Twitter accounts?
Not yet.
How often do you check outside feeds?
It depends on the service. You can see the time we last checked outside services, and what time we will check them again, on your account page.
Can I set up Pinboard to automatically post to my weblog? To Twitter?
We don't support any kind of automated posting to outside services.
How can I sync my toread list with Instapaper?
There's no easy way to do this right now. I'd encourage you to contact Marco at Instapaper requesting the feature.
What payment methods do you accept?
We support PayPal and Amazon Payments. We also send some invoices through Google Checkout. If you would like to sign up but have trouble paying through one or more of these services, please contact me.
How do I get a refund?
Pinboard accounts are fully refundable within three days of signup. Send me an email and I will issue a refund through the payment provider and close your account.
My payment failed, how can I redo it?
You can send me the balance due via PayPal or Amazon Payments. My address with both services is email@example.com. Include your username in the payment I'll make sure your account status gets updated appropriately.
How do I close my account?
Send me an email from the address we have on file for you and I'll be happy to close your account.
How can I change my username?
Send us an email with your current username, and what you would like it changed to.
How can I update my email address on file?
You can edit this and other personal information on your account page.
Can I buy a gift account for someone else?
Of course! Contact me and I'll be happy to send a pre-paid invitation in your name.
What does the search engine index?
For regular accounts, the search engine indexes all titles, tags, and descriptions. If you have an archival account, you can also search by content (by clicking the 'full-text search' checkbox).
Can I use Boolean operators in search?
We don't have support for that right now.
How often is the search engine updated?
The search index updates every three minutes. Fulltext search is updated nightly.
Will search work in Japanese, Chinese or Korean?
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Plantar fasciitis SUCKS.
Thursday - September 5
Wednesday - September 4
Tuesday - September 3
Trying to go back and back fill, but the memory fails. I've been lazy, that much I know for sure.
Starting a second round of the 21 Day Sugar Detox today. One month and two days out from the daughter's wedding, so I have the motivation.
Monday - September 2
Saturday - August 31
kelpeng's Training Log
Upcoming races
- September's totals
- August's totals
- 2014 totals
- 2013 totals
Run: 2h 20m 52s - 8.52 Mi
Strength: 10m
Elliptical Training: 35m
Softball: 3h 00m
Walking: 2h 00m
Swim: 08m 29s - 440 Yd
Bike: 5h 15m 12s - 74.5 Mi
Run: 3h 48m 55s - 10.52 Mi
HIIT: 35m
Softball: 2h 00m
Walking: 1h 20m
Swim: 1h 46m 26s - 5525.3 Yd
Bike: 16h 33m 35s - 229.13 Mi
Run: 17h 53m 59s - 48.01 Mi
Strength: 15m
Crossfit: 36m 47s
Elliptical Training: 45m
HIIT: 3h 19m
Home Improvement: 3h 00m
Kickboxing: 20m
Plyometrics: 3h 57m
Race Officiating: 5h 50m
Snow Shoveling: 30m
Softball: 9h 20m
Stationary Biking : 55m
Walking: 14h 55m 37s
Yard Work: 1h 30m
Swim: 1h 25m - 880 Yd
Bike: 18h 16m 47s - 278.47 Mi
Run: 17h 17m 35s - 40.12 Mi
Strength: 2h 47m
Boot Camp Conditioning: 2h 40m
Crossfit: 22m 45s
Elliptical Training: 3h 35m
Hiking: 20m
Home Improvement: 1h 00m
Kettlebell: 11h 25m
Plyometrics: 9h 03m
Race Officiating: 3h 30m 30s
Sledding: 30m
Snow Shoveling: 1h 00m
Snowmobiling: 30m
Softball: 3h 50m
Stationary Biking: 1h 20m
Stretching: 06m
Walking: 7h 42m
Yard Work: 30m
Yoga: 1h 40m

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NEW New Date for Smoke Signals
Hello Everyone,
We hope you are having a great summer. We just wanted to let you know that Smoke Signals will be sent out on the first Monday of each month. If you have any information you would like to share with the District, please send it to email@example.com
The deadline for submitting copy is the 3rd Monday of each month. Please make sure you have your contact information included in all submissions should the editorial team have any questions.
Yours in Scouting,
John Andrews, Al Nedrich, and Bill Kalbas
Apache District Marketing Team
NEW Please don't keep us a secret.
With all the new parents coming into our scouting family, please don't keep Smoke Signals, and the Apache District Webpage a secret. We welcome new subscribers and it is easy to do. Also please share our Apache District Website.
NEW Packing lists and gear guides for Cub Scout Families.
Scouting provides some wonderful opportunities for scouts and their families to go camping. BUT don't put a burden on your new parents by letting them know a week before a campout about what gear they will need. Please let them know as soon as their son joins scouts. Looking for a gear guide? We have a list and some other great information posted on the Apache District Resources and Downloads Page.
NEW Trail's End Popcorn
Good luck with the Trail's End popcorn sale. This year's sale promises to be the best yet. We appreciate you supporting the Mecklenburg County Council. Do you have POPCORN FEVER? CATCH IT!!! If you have any questions, please contact Kristi Pindall our District Popcorn Chairman at email@example.com.
NEW Cub Scout Fall Recruitment
School Night for Scouting is now in progress at all Charlotte Mecklenburg area schools. Plan on attending a couple and recruit new families in your unit. Call John Crapster @ 704.342.9324 if you would like to help with a Boy Talk rally at the school.
NEW "Scouter Success" Training Program
The date for our next "Scouter Success" training program has been set for Saturday, September 27th at the CPCC Levine South Campus. This is an exceptional training opportunity so please encourage all your unit leadership team to get trained in their respective areas of responsibility. Well trained units are successful units. And, although we understand that Commissioners are among the best trained resources in Scouting, you just might find a course to complement your many skills! Click here for more details!
Don't know who is who on the Apache District Committee?
We have updated our District Committee website. You will also find several vacancies. Interested in helping? Contact our District Chairman, Dr. Stuart Tucker. Click here to view committee and openings.
BSA Recharter Process Changes – Extremely Important!
Attention all Unit Leaders (COR; Committee Chairman; Cubmaster or Scoutmaster). BSA National is implementing a policy change that can have a tremendous impact on your unit if not address properly and timely. This new policy goes into effect on January 1, 2015. The policy states that all units MUST have their recharter process completed and submitted on or before their scheduled due date. Most Apache units have their recharter date due on January 31st. About 8 of the 80 units in our district have their recharter due date on March 31. Click Here For Further Details
Eagle Project
Looking for potential Eagle Service Projects? Check out this brand new one to help senior citizens and persons with disabilities, read more at "Around the Campfire"
World Scout Jamboree
Southern Region has 75 Scouts signed up. There is no maximum limit on the number of Scouts that can attend. Recruitment of youth is a high priority. There are also opportunities for youth and adults to attend as staff, officially, IST (International Service Team).
Limited BSA Scholarships may be available. For past World Jamborees, Scouts have helped to earn their own way with jobs at summer camp, fundraisers like pancake or spaghetti suppers, or sometimes grants from service clubs like the Lions Club, Rotary, Kiwanis, or Knights of Columbus.
USA troops will definitely be touring some in Japan, either before or after the Jamboree. The tour time will be 2 – 2.5 days. The tour agenda is pending. All tour sites will be youth friendly. Flights will be into Narita. Troops will take a bullet train from Tokyo to Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi City to get to the Jamboree.
Individual troop patches will be allowed this time, a change from 2011.
The BSA Southern Region is working to have a strong representation at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) in 2015. Early planning and preparation will be important for Scouts, families, and leaders to achieving that goal.
The recruitment of BSA youth participants has begun in earnest. A ll youth must be 14 to 17 years old. Youth birthdays must fall between July 27, 1997 and July 28, 2001 to be eligible. Boy Scouts and Venturers (male and female) may attend.
The cost for unit participants is $5,750. This includes airfare, duffel bag, day pack, and jamboree fees. The airfare is from the home airport of the participant.
More information about the WSJ is available at these sites:
The BSA registration web site is now open at http://www.scouting.org/worldjamboree.aspx
If you know of Scouts or Venturers who might be interested in learning more about a WSJ or attending the WSJ, please ask parents or leaders to check out the websites and/or contact Stuart Tucker, adult volunteer from Charlotte, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com
NEW Webelos to Arrow of Light transition gets a second option
The exciting changes to Cub Scouting are still a year away, but there's good news for leaders of Cub Scouts, especially second-year Webelos, to ease the transition process.
Cub Scouts who have earned the Webelos rank as of June 1, 2015, and are moving on to earning the Arrow of Light will now have two options for completing the Arrow of Light:
Option 1: He may continue to work out of the current handbook and complete the Arrow of Light requirements as stated.
Option 2: He may begin using the new Webelos Handbook and the Webelos Den Leader Guide for the Webelos adventures. If he chooses this option: Read more of this post
NEW Revised Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook
The revised Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927, was published electronically on the Advancement Resources webpage on May 20. Simultaneously, the previous workbook was removed and can no longer be accessed.
The revised workbook is not fundamentally different from its predecessor. It has been reorganized, some functionality has been improved, a few clarifications made, and a new document added for project beneficiaries. Click here for the key changes.
NEW Important Information about Eagle Service Projects
The Council Eagle Project Review Committee has been receiving an abundance of Eagle Scout projects to review just prior to the Eagle candidate's 18th birthday. This situation is causing a significant difficulty for both the candidate and the volunteer committee in reviewing and approving the project to accommodate the 18th birthday deadline. The Council Advancement Committee strongly recommends any projects to be reviewed should be submitted at least six months prior to the candidate's 18th birthday.
NEW Now there's a new, third way to wear Eagle Scout palms
In January of 2014, the BSA Awards and Insignia Committee approved a third place on the Scout uniform for wearing Eagle Palms. Traditionally, Eagle Palms were and are worn on the Eagle medal ribbon by youth and adults and on the Eagle Scout Square Knot or the National Eagle Scout Association Square Knot by adults. In 2014, youth may also wear Eagle Palms directly on their Eagle Scout oval cloth patches. Placement on the patches is not specified. Read more
NEW 6 improvements in the revised Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook
NEW Annual Popcorn Tailgate Kick-off Party.
The fall is approaching and it's Popcorn Sales time again! We're excited to invite all Scouts and their families to our annual Popcorn Tailgate Kick-off Party.
The event will be held on Wednesday, September 10 at Independence Park (located behind the Scout Center) 1410 E, 7th Street from 5:30-8:00pm.
Join us for (free food) refreshments, games, giveaways and much more as we celebrate the beginning of a super sale!
We'll have a live DJ, dance contests, celebrity guest appearances and lots of Popcorn giveaways!
Bring the whole family! Click here to RSVP your attendance or you can RSVP your Unit's attendance by sending an email to email@example.com
If your unit has not yet signed up to sell, email a point of contact to email@example.com. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you so much for all you do.
NEW 2014 Recruiting Roundup Materials
The NEW 2014 Roundup Guidebook and Marketing Resources are now available. Please click here for this important information.
Additionally, the Recruiting PowerPoint is also available - CLICK HERE for this document.
NEW Journey to Excellence
Our district is working on achieving the Journey to Excellence award for 2014. There are three levels of qualification, your Unit Commissioner will be visiting your unit by the end of November to go over your progress and level achieved. Then we will be recognizing your Unit at a future Roundtable. If you would like more information, please visit www.scouting.org. Go for the GOLD!
NEW Friends of Scouting Campaign Progress
Thank you everyone for participating this year in our Friends of Scouting Campaign. Our district goal for Friends of Scouting is $203,000. As of August, we were over 100% of goal. Great job everyone!!! A big thank you to Flint McNaughton for chairing this year's campaign. If you have not pledged your support for 2014, please do so.
NEW District Banquet
Mark your calendars for an exciting District Banquet. We are having our banquet on Thursday, December 11th at Myer's Park Presbyterian Church – Oxford Hall. Cost is $15 a person and we would like for every unit to be represented. Please make sure you nominate a deserving volunteer for Award of Merit or for some of the other 'leader of the year' awards. Check out our website for more details. Deadline to submit the nomination forms to the Scout Service Center is November 14th. We are having the event catered and the food should be delicious. Del Whittaker and Al Nedrich are again serving as our Annual Recognition Banquet Chairmen. Thanks Del and Al!!!
Key Apache District Dates:
Adult Leader Roundtables
All adult leaders should attend Roundtable at Providence United Methodist Church starting at 7:30pm on the following date: September 11, October 9, and November 13. Contact Al Nedrich, our District Roundtable Commissioner, if you have any questions or have an agenda item email to: email@example.com.
Powder Horn 2014
Friday-Monday, September 5-8, 2014
Powder Horn 2014 Is Almost Here - Sign Up Now!
Cost is $135 for adults, $95 for youth.
Please direct questions to Stuart Tucker, Course Director, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
NEW Apache Fall Cub-o-ree
The Cub-o-ree will take place at Belk Scout Camp on October 10th-12th. We are encouraging only our Tigers, Wolves and Bears to participate. We have a special Webelo-ree scheduled for our 4th and 5th graders at Camp Grimes, October 24th – 26th. This year's theme is "Cub Scout Fiesta". We still encourage family members to attend. Cost per participant is $12. Some of the activities to expect are shooting sling shoot, archery and BB's, crafts, games and more. Deadline to register your Pack at the Scout Office is September 26th.
NEW Webelo-ree
The event is scheduled for October 24_26 at Camp Grimes. The cost is $15 per participant which will include activities, lunch on Saturday, patch and a t-shirt. Natalie Kosakowski and her committee have a great event planned. Some activities to expect are camping, outdoorsman, shooting pellet guns & archery, craftsman, outdoor climbing and more. The theme is "Get Zombie Prepared". Cub Scout Pack registration is due by October 9th at the Scout Office or Roundtable. It is important to get your registration forms turned in on time or your scouts may not get a t-shirt. For more information, click here!
NEW October 10-12, 2014 Apache Fall Cuboree "Fiesta" for Tigers, Wolves and Bears - Belk Scout Camp Highlights include BB's, Archery, Sling Shots, Crafts, Games and more. Pack forms and registrations due by 9/26/14… $12 per person includes activities, lunch on Saturday, and souvenir patch and cup. For further details http://www.mccscouting.org/Districts/Apache/DistrictActivities/FallCubORee.aspx
NEW October 24-26, 2014 Apache Fall Camporee "Cook Your Buns Off" - Camp Grimes
Our Boy Scout Camporee will be October 24th – 26th at Camp Grimes. The theme of the Camporee is "Cook Your Buns Off". Everyone who attends are in for a great time, please encourage your unit to participate. Cost is $10 per participant. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Christopher Kubala at 704.614.4919 or firstname.lastname@example.com / For further details click here!
NEW Woodwork Merit Badge
November 1 and 8, 2014 (8:30 until 1:00 with open shop after that until 2:00 pm) Jackson Park Ministries Woodshop
Sessions will be offered again by Jim Emery of Troop 80 and the Charlotte Woodworkers Association. Both sessions are required to complete the merit badge. As with any merit badge, please read the merit badge pamphlet before coming to the session. Cost for the session is Free. Material costs, depending on your project. The cost will be up to the scout. The association will supply the pen kit.
Registration by Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Include Troop number, email address and contact phone number.
JPM Warehouse Facility, 4001-B Sentry Post Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208
NEW November 15, 2014 President James K. Polk Historic Site Grand Reopening Celebration: Polk Revisits Pineville.
Come and celebrate with the folks at the President James K. Polk Historic Site, as they reveal the newly renovated visitor center. Bring the whole family to take part in an array of fun activities. Shuck corn, dance a folksy jig, and snap pictures with none other than President Polk himself. You won't want to miss out on the celebration! Hours 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission: Free
Apache Web Site Helps:
Click here to view more resources and news
Brothers - A number of important dates remain on our 2014 calendar: Lodge Fall Fellowship - October 3-5 (Lodge and Chapter officer elections!); Monthly Chapter meetings - Sept. 11; October 9; November 13 and Catawba Lodge Annual Banquet - Friday / Dec. 12th @ Belk Scout Camp.
Next year, Catawba Lodge is hosting the Dixie Fellowship on the 100th Anniversary of the Order of the Arrow. The Planning committee would like all the help we can get, so if you would like to join a committee, please email the Chairman and he will give you all the information on how you can help. Click HERE for a list of available committees.
Our next Chapter meeting will be on Thursday, September 11th @ 7:30. Planning for the Fall Fellowship and discussing next year's Chapter officer requirements will be our primary activities during this gathering. We will meet in our usual location @: Providence United Methodist Church - 2810 Providence Road.
Catawba Lodge/Order of the Arrow Fall Fellowship
October 3-5 at Belk Scout Camp.
Click HERE for more Lodge information.


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Everyone woke up a bit later today and the big human didn't seem to be dressed ready to go and see 'work', I remember thinking he's not going to be happy if he's late! A bit later the big human started cooking eggs and bacon in the kitchen, wow that did smell good. Both Harvey and I were very good and didn't cadge so we were allowed to have a little bit, yummy!!
We went out for a quick walk with the big human then everybody went out. They didn't seem out for too long or maybe it was because I was asleep when they got back. As soon as they got back we went for a lovely long walk across the fields, it was lovely and sunny. Harvey was allowed to have his naughty face and lead off… maybe I will too one day!
I remember coming to this field before, it is where we went on the first day when I came to live here. All the smells were the same and it all looked the same, but something was different. Harvey seemed much happier this time and we played together in the long grass, even upside down! He is my best friend in the whole world now :)
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As if Cyndi Lauper didn't already have enough going on -- she's written the music for a new Broadway show and recently starred in her own reality series -- she's now planning a special tour. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Cyndi's breakthrough album She's So Unusual , and she'll celebrate by performing the album live in its entirety, song by song.
In a statement, Cyndi said, "It's been such an amazing year for me. When I realized it's also the anniversary of the album that started my solo career, I knew it was the perfect time to thank my fans for sticking with me through it all."
She added, "I'm so excited to perform She's So Unusual from beginning to end, song by song and I can't wait to see everyone!"
She's So Unusual, released in 1983, featured the hits "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "Time After Time," "She Bop," "All Through the Night" and "Money Changes Everything." The album was the first debut by a female artist to spin off four top-10 singles. It also won Cyndi the Grammy for Best New Artist and has gone on to sell over 16 million copies worldwide.
The She's So Unusual tour gets underway June 12 in San Diego, California, and is scheduled to wrap up July 13 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Tickets are on sale now. Here are the tour dates:
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6/13 -- Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre
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Canning arrives on the heels of "The Glades" pulling season high ratings during its season four finale this week, drawing 3.4 million total viewers in its Monday prime timeslot.
Campbell, the Florida-set crime drama debuted on A&E in July of 2010, averaging just under 4 million viewers during its frosh run. Series spent three seasons on A&E's Sunday night lineup before being bumped to Monday nights at 9 p.m. for its most recent run, where it averaged a little over 2.5 million viewers.
"The Glades" starred Matt Passmore and was produced by Fox TV Studios.
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PaidContent.org ranks the best performers based on online sales. Google tops the list, and Facebook is 10th. With video.
By Joseph Tartakoff, paidContent.org
There's no doubt that people are spending more time with digital media, on the Web and with mobile devices, and less time with traditional media, such as newspapers, magazines and radio. What's less clear is this: Which media companies are doing the best job of exploiting that shift?
Welcome to the paidContent 50, our inaugural list of the 50 most successful digital media companies in the U.S.
Our list is a ranking based on digital sales, which, in our minds, is a fair indicator of digital success. Where digital-sales figures were publicly available, we used them; in cases where they weren't, we estimated them using a variety of sources, including comments executives have made to the press, research reports and conversations with industry analysts. We also reached out directly to dozens of companies that don't report digital sales, although most -- including major media conglomerates that only a few years ago were trumpeting their digital revenue figures -- declined to provide that information to us. Our top 10 list is below:
- Google (GOOG): Google executives have long said that their company is not a media company and has no aspirations to produce content. There's no doubt, though, that Google has created a massive business off of others that do create content online. Its search engine culls billions of Web pages to return results, which it then sells ads against. AdSense is the largest ad network in the world and funds the operations of thousands of sites. And YouTube hosts videos that are played more than 2 billion times a day. U.S. digital revenue: $14.1 billion.
- Yahoo (YHOO): Yahoo's sites get a staggering 630 million unique visitors a month, according to comScore -- but that number flat-lined in 2010 as Facebook took off. Over the years, Yahoo has struggled to build a social-networking presence of its own and recently has moved to integrate Twitter and Facebook across its properties instead. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $4.4 billion.
- Apple (AAPL): By closely tying iTunes to all of its devices, Apple has had an enormous influence on the sale of digital content. It has about 70%of the (legal) digital music market. And its iOS apps have completely revolutionized how content is distributed to wireless devices, spawning the creation of me-too storefronts on platforms like Android, Symbian and even the Web itself, with, for example, the Chrome Web Store.U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $4.1 billion.
- Microsoft (MSFT): Under President Qi Lu, Microsoft's online services unit has made increasing traffic to the Bing search engine its top priority. A steady release of new features, an onslaught of advertising and distribution deals increased Bing's share of the search market to 12% at the end of the year, up from 8.4 percent in 2009, according to comScore. That's not counting Yahoo's 16% of the search market, which is now also powered by Microsoft's search engine. However, the company still has a very long way to go to catch up to Google, which controls 66.6% of the market. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $3.1 billion.
- Netflix (NFLX): Netflix went on a shopping spree last year by lining up an impressive range of deals for movie and TV content, including agreements with Disney and Relativity Media. That growth has kicked up combative words from the likes of Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, but Netflix founder Reed Hastings has bigger ambitions on the road ahead: Canada is the first stop on an international expansion, and there will be plenty of new personalization features, like Facebook integration, to serve the existing and rabid fan base. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $1.5 billion-plus.
- IAC (IACI): IAC says its network of sites, including Ask.com and Vimeo, reach nearly 250 million unique visitors a month. The business performed remarkably well in 2010, posting a 21% increase in overall sales after a down year in 2009. All of IAC's major units reported double-digit growth in revenue. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $1.36 billion.
- AOL (AOL): AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has been refining his company's content and ad sales strategy for more than a year, in part through a very aggressive series of acquisitions, but AOL to date has not been able to capitalize on the improving online ad market. Armstrong has told investors that he expects the company's display-ad revenue to grow in line with the overall market by mid-2011. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $1.28 billion.
- News Corp. (NWS): News Corp.'s digital presence, like its overall media footprint, is vast. Even at a time of fragmentation and waning influence for most mass-media moguls, Rupert Murdoch's empire remains a multimedia powerhouse. That's not to say that there aren't dogs in the portfolio: News Corp.'s 2005 purchase of MySpace has become a symbol of the media's inability to successfully buy into social networking, and, earlier this year, the company put the struggling business up for sale. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $1.2 billion-plus.
- AT&T (ATT): AT&T is trying hard to leverage its 5,000-person-strong local sales force to duplicate online the success of its now deteriorating print directory business. Its flagship site is YP.com (as in Yellow Pages), which gets more than 23 million unique visitors a month. Much of its strategy has been "me too." AT&T launched a Yelp copycat site in 2010 and earlier this month said it will soon offer daily deals in local markets. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $1.09 billion.
- Facebook: Facebook started off 2010 in disastrous fashion, with users raising very loud objections to a series of updates that limited the information they could keep private on the site. CEO Mark Zuckerberg eventually apologized and unveiled simpler privacy controls. That apparently was enough for users, who quickly forgot the uproar and kept on signing on. The number of Facebook users doubled in 2010, to nearly 600 million, while the company's valuation jumped to $75 billion from $14 billion. U.S. 2010 digital revenue: $1.07 billion-plus
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We're the first to admit that the list contains a fair amount of guesswork -- informed guesswork but guesswork nonetheless. It is meant to help kick off a deeper conversation about digital success.
Some high-level takeaways from our ranking: Businesses that generate digital revenue by selling ads dominate our list; companies that make most of their money selling online content or subscriptions took only 13 of the 50 spots. And while many traditional media companies may be struggling to grow their overall sales, they are generating significant revenue online. Twenty-one companies on our list have a substantial presence in non-online media, such as newspapers, phone books or TV. Finally, Google is, by far, the most successful digital media company in the U.S. Its revenue is more than three times that of the No. 2 company on the paidContent 50.
For the purposes of this list, we defined a digital media company as a business that is making money directly from the sale of online content or online advertising. So we didn't include companies like content-delivery networks, domain-name registration businesses or advertising agencies. Even with companies like Apple or Amazon -- both of which are on our list -- we didn't include revenue from the sales of devices like the iPad or Kindle. And in creating the paidContent 50, we decided to focus on consumer-facing companies, so you won't find any business-to-business content companies here.


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KIRA's ART TIPS:
- if you have to draw a hot chick, make it count (do it well/have an awesome concept)
- if you have to objectify someone, try to make it a comment on the inherent ugliness of doing just that. .
- if you are having trouble drawing something from life/photos because it bores you/is too easy/is too hard, think of something that's fun for you to draw, and try to fit it into the context of what you are observing.
- draw all the time. whenever you can. at work, on the toilet. whatever.
- if something is too hard, just like in a test, skip over it and do things you know how to do. if that hard part of the piece NEEDS to be that way, you'll come to that realization and have all the time in the world to hash it out on your own.
- 'save' your work by building up layers of fixative/varnish/spray for paintings. i 'save' every time i finish something I like a lot in a piece (and let it dry for at least an hour), which allows me to wipe the piece clean if I don't like what comes after.
- don't sweat the small stuff. if it can be fixed once it dries, work on something else while it does just that.
- squint to better see negative shapes; focusing on negative space makes it easier to render things so you don't get caught up in the details.


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Northeast begins digging out after snowstormBy JAY LINDSAY
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A man tries to shovel out his car in South Boston on Saturday after a noreaster slammed the region. Nearly 22 inches of snow fell in Boston and up to 38 inches buried parts of Connecticut.BOSTON A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners couldnt get their doors open.
More than 650,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity.
At least three deaths in the U.S. were blamed on the wind-whipped snowstorm, including that of a New York man killed when the tractor he was using to plow his driveway ran off the edge of the road.
More than 38 inches of snow fell in Milford, Conn., and an 82 mph gust was recorded in nearby Westport. Areas of southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire got at least 2 feet of snow, with more falling. Portland, Maine, received 29.3 inches, breaking the record set in 1979.
Roads in many places were impassable. Across much of New England, snowed-over cars looked like white blobs. Streets were mostly deserted save for snowplow crews and a few hardy souls walking dogs or venturing out to take pictures. In Bostons Financial District, the only sound was an army of snowblowers clearing sidewalks.
The digging-out went more smoothly in some places than in others.
A little more than 11 inches fell in New York, but the city dodged a bullet and was in great shape, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, predicting streets would be cleared by the end of the day. The New York regions three major airports LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark, N.J. were up and running again by late morning after shutting down the evening before.
But hundreds of motorists abandoned their vehicles on New Yorks Long Island, which got 2½ feet of snow, and even snowplows were getting stuck. Emergency workers used snowmobiles to try to reach stranded motorists, some of whom spent the night in their cars.
Richard Ebbrecht, a chiropractor, left his office in Brooklyn at 3 p.m. on Friday and headed for his home in Middle Island, N.Y., but got stuck six or seven times on the Long Island Expressway and other roads.
There was a bunch of us Long Islanders. We were all helping each other, shoveling, pushing, he said. He finally gave up and settled in for the night in his car just two miles from his destination. At 8 a.m., when it was light out, he walked home.
I could run my car and keep the heat on and listen to the radio a little bit, he said. It was very icy under my car. Thats why my car is still there.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut closed roads to all but essential traffic.
The Interstate 95 corridor from the New York metropolitan area to Boston, with a population of roughly 25 million, appeared to take the brunt of the storm.
One of hardest-hit places was Connecticut, where even emergency responders found themselves stuck on highways all night. In Fairfield, police and firefighters could not come in to work, so the overnight shift stayed on.
Several state police cars were also stuck in deep snow in Maine, where stranded drivers were warned to expect long waits for tow trucks.
Nearly 22 inches of snow fell in Boston and more was expected, closing in on the 2003 record of 27.6 inches. The archdiocese in the heavily Roman Catholic city reminded parishioners that under church law, the requirement to attend Sunday Mass does not apply when there is grave difficulty in fulfilling this obligation. Logan Airport was not expected to resume operations until late Saturday night.
Flooding fears along the Massachusetts coast led to the evacuation of two neighborhoods in Quincy, south of Boston, and of 20 to 30 people in oceanfront homes in Salisbury.
But around the New York metropolitan area, many victims of Superstorm Sandy were mercifully spared another round of flooding, property damage and power failures.
I was very lucky and I never even lost power, said Susan Kelly of Bayville on Long Island. We were dry as anything. My new roof was fantastic. Other than digging out, this storm was a nice storm. As for the shoveling, I got two hours of exercise.
The Postal Service closed post offices and suspended mail delivery Saturday in New England.
This is crazy. I mean its just nuts, Eileen OBrien said in blacked-out Sagamore Beach, Mass., as she cleared heavy snow from her deck for fear it might collapse.
As the pirate flag outside her door snapped and popped in gale-force winds Saturday, she said: My thermostat keeps dropping. Right now its 54 inside, and I dont have any wood. Theres nothing I can do to keep warm except maybe start the grill and make some coffee.
In South Windsor, Conn., Bill Tsoronis used a snowblower to carve paths through huge snowdrifts in his neighborhood.
I thought we might have 18 or 20 inches, but in some places its up to my waist. Its more than I expected, he said. Still, he said the storm was not much more than a nuisance, since the neighborhood still had power, and he said he might gather with neighbors for cocktails later in the day.
His neighbor Mike Schroder said as he brushed snow off cars in his driveway that the storm lived up to the hype.
This is finally one they got right, he said. He said the cleanup will take some time: When the snow is higher than the snowblower, youre in trouble.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK Worries about the outlook for growth in China and a slide in the price of oil pushed... Full StoryWASHINGTON Fewer Americans bought homes in August, as investors retreated from real estate and... Full StoryMONTPELIER Lets not call this a beer run. That has such a Friday night frat boy connotation. Full Story
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Around this time of year, gyms all around the globe are packed with passionate individuals bent on keeping the top New Year's resolutions of losing weight and getting in shape.
Gym rats shudder at the increased club traffic, parking problems, and lack of gym etiquette. But among those who enjoy the robust enthusiasm from these eager beavers are retailers who cater to these fervent guys and gals who clamor for the latest items to help them in their quest to slim down and shape up.
Looking around my gym I have noticed members looking a lot spiffier. Gone are the ripped, baggy sweats, faded T-shirts that pay homage to old rock bands and the basic and boring gray and black. These have been replaced with "matching outfits" in bright hues that are blushingly form fitting and eye-catching on many. People now aren't just trading workout tips; they are also sharing workout style tips. And since its long been know that the gym is a great pick-up place, looking good while working out is a top priority for many.
Ask the most stylish of the bunch where they got thier cute running top, chi-chi shorts, or fabulous yoga pants, and these fashionisats are apt to tell you they got their workout outfit from Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU). This upscale retailer of yoga and active gear has garnered a loyal following of mostly high-income, trendy women who are seemingly not affected by pricey prices or an economic downturn, evident during 2008 when Lululemon enjoyed strong sales growth despite an anemic economy.
The Canadian company has also reaped rewards from branching out since its inception in 1998, adding men's wear, stores, and an online site. Lululemon also added a cache of in-vogue accessories. Female customers take delight in carrying around the store's signature bags purchases come in.
The company went public July 26, 2007, in an offering of 18.2 million shares priced at $18 a share, well above the expected price range of $10 to $12 a share. Since then shares have soared, gaining more than 400%, hitting a high of $81.06. But over the last several weeks, Lululemon stock looks a lot like a lemon, down nearly 15% from its peak, and now trades closer to its 52-week low rather than its high.
The lunge, or plunge, has many questioning if shares are a "Buy," or if investors should just say bye bye. Sporting a P/E of 42.09, shares look cheaper than a lot of its expensive store offerings, but the ratio is high, and compared to competitors, Lululemon's stock looks questionably lofty.
Rival Nike (NYSE: NKE) is the "god of victory" of athletic shoes and apparel. Its brand name alone is valued at a whopping $10.7 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sport businesses. Its Oregon-based headquarters is in itself an empire. Nike's iconic "swoosh" logo, "Just Do It" motto, sponsorship of elite athletes, and team apparel have helped the company grow into a $48 billion-plus revered behemoth.
Also giving Lululemon a run for the money is Under Armor (NYSE: UA). The Baltimore-based athletic apparel maker just posted healthy Q4 results that spiked 51% from the same quarter a year ago. Gains came from all segments. The company guided higher for all of 2013, projecting gains up some 20%-21%.
Meanwhile, Lululemon has not shown much growth in capital returns over the last three years, with profit margins remaining flat over the same period. Revenue and growth rates have fallen precipitously since fiscal 2010. Growth estimates for the next two fiscal years also point downward.
So it looks like Lululemon is posed—er—poised for a rough couple quarters.
When life gives you lemons, the enterprising lot makes lemonade. But LULU's management has not yet addressed how it plans to the right the slide. As a result, shareholders may well remain thirsty for growth in the near future.
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You know that saying "time marches on"? Well I wish it would stop. Now. I have just been informed that cyber-bullying, that scourge of the Internet, has stretched into the kindergarten set.
Kids as young as 6 years old are being bullied online. Six! My kid is 6, and she can't even tie her shoes yet (I know, I know, we are working on it). And now I have to worry about somebody stealing her self-esteem?
Now I know what you're thinking.
You're betting I'm one of those lazy moms who let her 6-year-old set up a Facebook account and doesn't bother to check what her little computer wizard is up to online. You know the type -- they sue computer companies for "addicting" their kids to games instead of taking the gadget out of said kid's hand. Their kids are practically begging to get into some kind of bad situation online, aren't they?
Not my kid. We've had our issues, learned from our mistakes, and that laptop is loaded down with so many locks that the most common complaint from her desk is "It's moving so slooooow." She doesn't Facebook. She doesn't Tweet.
So I'm doing pretty much everything "they" tell you to do. Which is the problem. While we're all focusing on how great we are because we've kept the little ones away from social media, the bullies have found ways around us.
Here's what you DO need to know: if your kid has a cellphone, it turns out they're more likely to be getting mean messages via text. And if they don't have a cellphone (really, at 6? mine doesn't), the messages are coming through systems like the Nintendo DS (yes, my 6-year-old has one). And then there's FaceTime and iMessaging on their iPod. And it goes on.
They're even saying kids are at risk on the Kindle Fire. We can't even let them read without somebody coming to harass them!
Message for parents? No one's safe. Watch them like a hawk on EVERYTHING.
I know I've heard it loud and clear. How about you?
What kind of bullying has your child encountered?
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I'm going to have to go with MsRkg. We are a techie family, and my daughter (who will be 5 in August) has had access to an iPad for about a year and a half and my hubby and I have had smartphones for about 2 months. There has always been a PC in our house, and I have had a laptop for 2 years. My daughter has operated all of these, with parental controls and restrictions. It's quite simple really, and it gives our daughter the freedom to explore technology. As she gets older and learns the importance of online security and what information can not be given out on the internet, then we'll talk about allowing more freedoms.
Really folks, it comes down to being their parent, not their friend, not their prison warden.
There used to be a time when you could get away from bullying. But it's not that way anymore. For kids that are being bullied, it now follows them home and everywhere because so much of the bullying happens online. Lots of kids turn to drastic measures to either protect themselves or hurt themselves. It is so tragic. I talk about online bullying and suicide here:
I honestly didnt read any of the other comments, but I'm sure most of them were along the lines of "Cellphones? Ipads? Kindles?...For a kindergartener to use ALONE? PUH-LEAZ"
And I'd agree with them. My child uses our desktop computer from time to time, but nothing that would allow "other" people to interact with her and vice versa. This shouldnt even BE an issue...come on parents!! Geez..


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This came out a little better than I thought it would.
I would have liked to uploaded this as a mp4 format, because the orginal runs on 720p at 24 fps. This runs at 24fps still =) But it might be best to run at lower quality with the lights off.
Also, I wanted to submit this on robot day, but I am a ultra slow animator. Anyway, Enjoy. I've worked really hard on this.
Edit: 9-15-2012 I've taken off the subtitles. I added those purposely, I didn't really want them there, so then I tried to hide them. I accidently un hid them.
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Awesome, the animation was nice and smooth the only thing was it was hard to hear the voices but it was pretty SEXY.
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April 2011
Obama & Palin: The Script's the Same
Posted: Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:32am
Imagine how proudly gratified I was this week to scroll through my Twitter feed and discover that Barack Obama and Sarah Palin have so much in common.
Confidence, Conviction and Campaign 2012
Posted: Thu, 04/21/2011 - 5:01pm
I once covered a politician who was a very certain man.
He remained convinced throughout his public career that he knew best – certainly better than any naysayer, political opponent or reporter.
His certainty got things done, but you had to accept that his priorities and values were the correct ones. He acted first and accepted – but did not welcome -- questions later. He was a Democrat, but only because that's how you got elected in Baltimore. And he was unwavering.
The Bully Pulpit Advantage
Posted: Thu, 04/14/2011 - 3:49pm
Budgets, Deficits and 2012
A few weeks ago, I mused in this space about why anyone would want to be President. This week, I had an epiphany. And so did Rep. Paul Ryan.
To understand this, it helps to be a student of the orchestrated political rollout. That's when an individual carefully plots out in advance what he or she wants the next day's headline to read – and then pulls it off.
Ideology vs Idiocy: The Shutdown Showdown
Posted: Thu, 04/07/2011 - 6:49pm
As the shutdown showdown approached its third or fourth climax late this week, I found myself in Flint, Michigan, the former General Motors manufacturing powerhouse, where the unemployment rate still stands at nearly 12 percent and people can be forgiven for casting a skeptical eye on government.
But I was far enough away from Washington that I thought this would be a good time to test a pet hypothesis. The hysteria over the standoff threatening to cripple the national government was, I was convinced, a Washington obsession.
Iowa, I Hear You Calling
Posted: Fri, 04/01/2011 - 10:13am
AMES, Iowa -- I have this little theory that has long served me well. Everything, I believe, is politics.
Politics determines whether your children go to school or to jail; whether they eat or starve; whether their futures will improve on your past.
This is why I love politics and don't mind politicians. So it is with no small amount of anticipation that I look forward to the 2012 campaign.
I was reminded of this as I flew into Des Moines this week on my way to a campus visit at Iowa State University, an hour's drive north.


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New Sony Cybershot WX30 in Europe/Japan and W550 announced in Japan
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one two more! Sony Japan has announced the brand new Sony Cybershot WX30, a touch-screen multiple body color P&S camera with the usual assortment of features (16mp backlit, 25-125mm f2.6-6.3 eq lens, 3-inch touch-screen, etc). See the main specs at computer-translated DC Watch Impress. I do not know if this is a Japan-only or Japan-first model.
UPDATE: There's another new one announced in Japan, the Cybershot W550, with a 14mp 1/2.3" CCD sensor, and a modest 3x (26-105mm eq) optical zoom lens. Main specs at computer-translated DC Watch Impress.
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it doesn't say so on the package, but I believe you must charge the unit before using it. I bought 2 for a large gun safe. I am confident they will do the job! Good value for the money, and hey no maintenance and No wiring required!
Seems to be working well. I`m doing my best to protect my guns. Out of the box it had no color on the indicator, so I plugged it in for a few hours then installed in my gun cabinet. Beads are blue after 2 weeks, so I guess it`s dry in there.
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