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Few warbirds carry the mystique of the P-38 Lightning®. In addition to being a potent weapons platform, it was also one of the most capable reconnaissance aircraft in the Allied arsenal. Recon Lightnings were stripped of their armament to save weight and make room for camera equipment. Their speed and maneuverability allowed their pilots to fly deep behind enemy lines without escort, often at scrub brush level, to obtain vital battlefield intelligence. E-flite's stunning replica is based on an F-5 variant of a recon Lightning that served in the European theater during the invasion of Normandy.
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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - A one-year-old child is safe and sound after being the victim of an early-morning carjacking in Jackson.
Police say it all started on Fortification Street in Belhaven around 7:15. The driver of a Ford Ranger pickup truck went inside the Hallmark Cleaners there with his keys in the car and the door unlocked.
That's when officers say Johnny Vincent, 28, and another man who police aren't identifying jumped into the truck and drove off. The pair headed to a business on Raymond Road and Shady Lane, where police say one of them jumped out of the pickup truck and into a silver Chevrolet Impala.
The Impala had a baby inside. The baby's mother and a good Samaritan followed the criminals who soon abandoned the Impala at the intersection of Claiborne and St. Charles avenues.
The duo then drove the pick-up truck and dumped it near the campus of Jackson State University and fled on foot.
Police found Vincent on Pittsburg Avenue, where an officer subdued him with gunfire.
"The suspect was located underneath a house," said Assistant Chief Lee Vance of the Jackson Police Department. "He was hiding underneath a house in the 1200 block of Pittsburg Street. The officer saw him, tried to arrest him. He refused to be handcuffed. He got into a fight with the officer. The officer drew his handgun and fired at the suspect, striking him in the foot."
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (NEWS RELEASE) -- The Indiana Department of Correction, (IDOC), donated $8,419.00 to the Kilo Memorial Fund. The donation will be used to support the Indiana State Police's K-9 Section. The funds were raised by both staff and offenders through various prison programs and fundraising events. IDOC Deputy Commissioners, James Basinger and Amanda Copeland, presented Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter with a check on Monday, Sept. 23.
Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner, Bruce Lemmon said, "As partners in public safety, the IDOC jumped at the opportunity to support the Indiana State Police's K-9 program. Our staff and offenders give back to a lot of important causes throughout the year, and we will always step up to help our fellow law enforcement agencies protect and serve our communities."
Indiana State Police K-9, "Kilo", was killed in the line of duty on June 24, 2013 while searching for an armed suspect in Sellersburg, Ind. The Indiana State Police Alliance set up a memorial fund in honor of the slain K-9 hero. The funds being raised will be used to support the Indiana State Police K-9 program.


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HSBC formed a double top in February, which broke down at the start of this month. The double top, formed by two swing highs that hit resistance at the same level, is a common sign that a change-in-trend is about to occur for a stock that's been performing well. That said, I wouldn't recommend being short HBC here. Shares have already reached their downside objective last week, and I think sideways churning is a more likely outcome. The breakdown level at $55 and change is likely to remain an important resistance price for shares in March.
With the broad market continuing to make new highs, you won't want to short this stock here, but I wouldn't recommend buying it either.To see this week's trades in action, check out this week's Must-See Charts portfolio on Stockpickr. -- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
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The ARLC on Tuesday accepted a recommendation to outlaw the shoulder charge - a decision which has split the rugby league community, with some fearing the game is losing its toughness.
The often brutal hit is a staple of any highlights reel and was a feature of the past two television commercials under the previous NRL administration.
But with the tactic wiped out by the ARLC, advertising campaigns showcasing tackles such as Tony Williams' bone-jarring hit on a hapless North Queensland runner used in last season's commercial are a thing of the past.
"We don't use illegal play in our ads," an ARLC spokesman said.
"Going forward, it (the shoulder charge) would be an illegal play so we would not be promoting it."
Opinion as to the merits of the ban was divided amongst current and former players, while NRL coaches seem to be of the belief that limiting the number of interchanges to eight would be a better method of controlling the force of collisions in the game.
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"A good mate of mine Josh Miller had to retire this year because of too many head knocks."
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Monday, November 21, 2005
Best Intentions: Sun Drops
Name: Sun Drops - Plain Milk & Peanut
Here's a perfectly good idea gone awry. There's no reason there can't be good, tasty, "natural" chocolate candies (I think that's been proven more recently with things like Equal Exchange, Green & Black, Newman's Own, etc.). This is an example of a weak candy line. Here's why: First, the colors are dull and unappealing. They're not colors that I want to eat (except for the yellow, they look like old-lady lipstick colors). They're not strong or clean, they're muddy looking and uneven. A grainy looking outside does not bode well for the inside.
The ingredients are basically sugar (natural with unsulfured molasses, blah, blah) then milk powder, then the chocolate ... that's a long way down the list. And it shows in the final product. The addition of molasses is a little odd. It gives the whole thing a rather toasty burnt flavor, which I enjoy with my oatmeal but not in my chocolate. In fact, I can taste everything in these drops except for the chocolate. The powdered milk, overly sweet sugar and slightly grainy chocolate just combine for a depressing treat. The crunchy shell is too tough and again adds sweet without flavor and further distances me from any chocolately goodness. If it's possible, the peanut ones tasted more like burnt sugar and milk powder.
With the same number of calories and fat as M&Ms, why am I eating these? I gave them to Amy to try and after much cajoling (because the package, colors and list of ingredients scared her off - and she was the one that wanted to go to Wild Oats on Saturday!) she did put one in her mouth. She chewed a couple of times and then spit it out in my trash can.
If you are a parent trying to find a wholesome treat for the kids, this isn't it. It sets them up for a lifetime of disappointments, now that's spoiling them. Just let them have some M&Ms in moderation (the Almond ones are actually not bad for you since the bulk of the candy is actually a very healthy nut). Or just let them have plain old semi-sweet chocolate chips. Dark chocolate really isn't that bad as a food. Raisinettes? Really, anything but this. Don't tease the poor kids by telling them this is candy.
Rating: 2 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:39 am Candy • Review • Sunspire • Chocolate • Peanuts • 2-Appalling • United States • Comments (41)
Friday, November 18, 2005
York Chocolate Mint Truffle Pattie
Name: York Chocolate Mint Truffle Pattie
I have no idea how long these limited editions last. But I'm still seeing the Whopper's bars in the 7-11 (I picked up three on this trip and I'm considering checking out CostCo to buy a whole box of them). York did a limited edition Pink Pattie this year too, but that wasn't really a taste change, as they only made the center of the patties pink instead of white.
This is a different product.
First, I have to say that the Pattie that I got at the 7-11 was exceptionally fresh. The chocolate on the outside was smooth and glossy, the smell was minty with a hint of chocolately promise to it. The center of a York is usually a bit more crumbly, like fudge than it is like a truffle cream. The chocolate truffle pattie is no different. More mint than chocolate, it was much more mild than the traditional mint pattie center. Not quite chocolately, but a nice mellow taste to it. Almost like a brown sugar instead of a sweet white confectioners feel to it.
If you can get past to the promise of a truffle inside, it's actually a really nice bar. The calorie count per ounce is pretty low for a chocolate candy, so if you're on a diet and looking for a little treat, this might be very satisfying.
As for the difference from the regular pattie, well, it's not substantial. If they stick around for a while, I'll continue buying them. They're a little creamier, a little mellower than a regular York.
Rating: 8 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:30 am Review • Hershey's • Chocolate • Discontinued • Limited Edition • Mints • 8-Tasty • United States • Comments (13)
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Name: Nutrageous
Again I'm trying another Reese's candy bar. I'm not sure why. I think Reese's cups are pretty darn close to candy perfection. The Nutrageous bar adds whole nuts and caramel to that.
The bar, as the photo shows, is a center of peanut butter (which is more crumbly than creamy), which has a caramel stripe under it, then the whole thing is rolled in nuts and covered in milk chocolate. It's a really satisfying, meaty bar. Not too sweet, a good hint of salt to it and some good textures. I don't know why I haven't tried this bar sooner. I prefer it far and away over a Snickers bar, which is a little too sticky sweet for me.
It's still not a "go to" bar for me. I'll still pick up a packet of Reese's cups before this, unless I was really looking for a calorie charge with more protein in it. (Reese's cups has 4 grams of protein, the Nutrageous has 6 grams.)
Rating - 7 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:12 am Review • Hershey's • Caramel • Chocolate • Peanuts • 7-Worth It • United States • Comments (17)
Monday, November 14, 2005
Snickers Cruncher
Name: Snickers Cruncher
I thought this was going to be a different bar. I was expecting it to be a regular Snickers bar but instead of just a chocolate enrobing, I thought that it would have crisped rice mixed in with the chocolate. (I didn't really read the wrapper.) It's not quite like that, as you can see from the photo.
Instead it's a completely different bar. It's crisped rice mixed with crunchy peanuts with a stripe of caramel on the top and then covered in sweet milk chocolate. Think a Hershey's Whatchamacallit, only with whole peanuts in it.
It's definitely crunchier and less sweet than a Snickers bar. It has an overall toffee taste to it because of the caramel and the nuts are very good (not gamey tasting like I've found in some cheap candy bars from time to time). It's not as filling as a regular Snickers (you know they're all about that "satisfying" thing). It felt lighter and left me wanting more (could be that it has 50 fewer calories). In fact, I'm probably more likely to buy this one than a regular Snickers in the future.
Rating - 8 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:07 am Review • Snickers • Mars • Caramel • Chocolate • Discontinued • Nuts • 8-Tasty • United States •
Friday, November 11, 2005
Tom's Coconut Slice
Name: Coconut Slice
I've seen this a few times while in the 99 Cent Only store. My neighbor, Robin, won $99 worth of gift certificates to the store, so on our recent shopping trip I was a lot more adventurous with my choices (cuz it was really free).
The first think I have to say about these is that they're really pretty. Some foods I just like because they'd make a nice sweater, scarf or piece of jewelry.
This candy is basically a coconut slab, kind of like a fruit rollup ... call it coconut leather. The different colored strips might actually be flavored. I detected a little bit of raspberry in the red stripe, but really couldn't tell the difference between the yellow one and the white one.
The coconut is chewy and not too sweet. If you like coconut and don't want to bother with all that other stuff like nuts and chocolate, this is the stuff for you. Two grams of fiber in each bar but it does contain about 5 grams of saturated fat (that's the coconut oil).
Tom's isn't really known for their candies, more for their nuts and snacks. They seem like rather a niche company (based in Georgia) and I don't often see their products here on the West Coast except for the nuts, and those are usually at convenience stores on the highway.
Rating: 6 out of 10
POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:22 am Candy • Review • Coconut • 6-Tempting • United States • 99 Cent Only Store • Comments (15)
Monday, November 7, 2005
Reese's Sticks
Name: Reese's Sticks
Years ago Hershey's made an incredibly good candy bar that I miss very much called Bar None. That has very little to do with this candy bar, but I'd been meaning to mention it. It also had wafers. My grief over the loss of that bar kept me from trying this one for more than five years. (Okay, I really didn't notice it until about a year ago.)
This package contains two wafer sticks with peanut butter cream filling then covered in milk chocolate. Another really pleasant surprise was that the candy looked EXACTLY like it was shown on the package. The wafers are crisp and substantial and the salty hit of peanut butter is immediate. These are not like a peanut butter KitKat at all, if that's what you were thinking. The wafers are thicker and crunchier (instead of being crisp). The peanut butter filling is just peanut butter, no fancy creamy stuff and I'm not sure if there's even any sugar at it (most of the sugar in the bar seems to be in the chocolate).
The crunch is nice and the twin bars are a nice, ample size. The paper tray keeps them intact (I really abuse my candy inside the package before I eat it). It's very filling and the variation in textures (creamy sweet milk chocolate, crunchy wafers and salty smooth peanut butter) is really satisfying. There are four grams of protein in this candy.
Rating - 8 out of 10
Friday, November 4, 2005
Head to Head: Target vs Trader Joe's
Everyone's talking about Choxie. Probably half of you reading this right now are here because of a Google search for Choxie. Under a huge marketing blitz, Target is running national commercials that feature go-go dancers extolling "Cha-cha-cha Choxie. Chocolate with Moxie!" They're having free tastings this weekend (Sunday, November 6th from 1-5 PM at all locations).
A couple of weeks ago my husband picked up some new candy at Trader Joe's called "Slate of Bliss." Very cool, I thought. Then I went to Target and saw the SAME thing under their Choxie label called simply "Thin." As Trader Joe's is well known for their repackaging of food under its own label, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. The Choxie is $2.50 a package, the Trader Joe's is $1.99 ... a 20% savings. The biggest question is who makes the candy for both Target and Trader Joe's? Actually, the biggest question is ... is it any good?
Since the packaging is identical (a clear cellophane inner wrapper and a matte cardboard box) and the sizes (2.5 ounces) and flavors are similar (Trader Joe's carries only two flavors, both are included in the Choxie line, but Target has added selection on top of that) I'm going to treat them all the same.
Slate of Bliss - Espresso and Milk Chocolate: I'm not sure why I'm starting with this one, because I was most disappointed with it. The milk chocolate base is sweet (32% cocoa solids) and has that European milk chocolate taste. On top are crushed Arabica espresso beans. The beans are crunchy and of course taste like coffee. They're not bitter, but definitely have a lingering taste to them and oodles of caffeine. 7 out of 10.
Choxie - Toffee Ginger Thin: I'm a ginger nut, and I love toffee too, so I had high hopes for this. I was a little leery of the milk chocolate base though from the description, as I thought the sweet toffee and crystallized ginger would be set off better by semi-sweet chocolate. The label does not say how much cocoa solids are in the chocolate, and it's definitely a different chocolate blend than the espresso Slate of Bliss. The milk chocolate is not as dairy smooth, but very sweet and lacks a chocolate punch. The toffee is nice, but I didn't think there were enough bits on it and the ginger chunks were few and far between (when breaking the whole thing into 8 pieces, two ended up without ginger). 7 out of 10.
Slate of Bliss - Cacao Nibs and Dark Chocolate: I've had a few premium bars this year that have cacao nibs in them, and I really enjoy them. They're like nuts, only chocolate! This bar has a wonderful cocoa aroma to it. Smoky and roasted with a slightly fruity fragrance. The chocolate here is only 54% cocoa solids, but instead of being overly sweet, it has a wonderful creamy cocoa butter melt. The chocolate is smooth with no hints of grainyness and the nibs give it a punch to highlight the nice apricot and cherry notes to the chocolate. 9 out of 10.
Choxie - Peppermint Marbled Crunch Thin: The sassiest of all the packages, this one is exactly what you'd expect from looking at it. A rich semi-sweet chocolate with a little marbling of white chocolate on top and some crushed peppermint candies. There's no indication of the cocoa solids on this one, but with Sugar as the first ingredient of the chocolate, I suspect it's less than 50%. The chocolate is slightly more astringent than the chocolate in the Slate of Bliss Cacao Nib one, but the light bitter/dry finish helps to buoy the lighter note of the mint. Though the bar smells mostly minty, it's definitely chocolatey on the tongue. 9 out of 10.
Now, there's been some talk in the comments section of this blog about BruCo being one of the company's that's making Choxie (I suspect that Choxie is made by several different candy manufacturers to Target's standards). I don't know BruCo well enough to comment on that. The two BruCo bars I've tried were not at all similar to anything that I've seen as part of the Choxie line. I've also heard that Vosges is making some of the candy (specifically the chocolate bars and some of the truffles - especially since the flavor of Vosges' Red Fire Bar is similar to the Choxie Hot Chocolate Bar), but again, I have no confirmation on that. No matter who makes the stuff and my opinions on the flavor combinations, it's all good quality with fresh and real ingredients.
UPDATE (11/15/05): I got an email from a very helpful reader that pointed me to Veritas Chocolatier who makes something called True Flats which looks EXACTLY like the Trader Joe's Slate of Bliss packaging shape and of course the flavors.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Reese's Fast Break
Name: Fast Break
I've mentioned brand extension before. Mars has done this with M&Ms beautifully in the past ten years with the introduction of Almond, Crispy, Mint, Peanut Butter and now Megas. Reese's is no exception (part of the Hershey family). The base of the Reese's brand is Peanut Butter. You can't make a Reese's product without it, as far as I know.
I bought four of these new candy bars, this is the first of the reviews of them. The Fast Break. Yes, it's like Breakfast, only backwards and two words. I')m eating it for lunch. Hey! It does have a lot of protein in it for a candy bar! (5 grams.)
I'm a nut fan, as many of you know (except for walnuts, to which I'm sadly allergic) so Reese's have always been a huge favorite of mine. The Fast Break bar package says that it has milk chocolate, peanut butter (duh) and soft nougats.
The soft nougats part confused me. Nougats? More than one? Apparently. The center of the bar is a crumbly log of salted peanut butter. Good roasted flavor and not too creamy so that it sets off the other textures well. The bottom of the bar is soft, bland, light colored nougat that might have a hint of cinnamon flavor in it (though it didn't say so on the ingredients). Plain old vanilla nougat. The peanut butter log is on top of that, and then there's a thin layer (you can't see it in the photo) of a caramelly nougat that drapes over the two before the chocolate enrobement (I just like saying that word). It gives the whole thing a nice texture that things mix up well when you chew it. It has a little chocolately/caramelized taste to it.
It's a good bar, really. I like the roasted flavors and how it isn't too cloyingly sweet like a Snickers or Mars bar can be. It's a good snack because of the salty taste, like a Payday bar is.
Rating - 8 out of 10
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I'm a 60 yr old former English major and grad student. It's been fascinating revisiting the books I studied in my 20s, read aloud to me.
"Revisiting Faulkner"
Like many others, I read this novel and other Faulkner novels as an English major in my teens and early 20's. I'm 58 now and on an impulse clicked on Light in August as one of my monthly credits a couple of weeks ago. As when I heard Moby Dick on Audible a year or two ago, I am amazed and haunted by the writing, the symbolism, and the themes these writers expressed. What geniuses! As a teenager and very young adult, I really just had no clue what I was reading. I remembered these were "hard" novels. Will Patton's narration of Light in August made all the difference. He's an actor and a Southerner born and bred, and his voice and delivery reflect his roots as well as make this one of the most powerful "reading" experiences I've had in a lifetime of reading (and a few years of listening, via Audible, to classics I've been revisiting now in later middle age). The stories in this novel are hard to take; they are violent, cruel, barbarous. As another reviewer said, there's no one to "root for" because all the characters are flawed, to say the least. The racism is extraordinarily cruel and almost unbelievable today, except for the newsreels we've all seen of Mississippi and Alabama during the civil rights era. It's hard to fathom that anyone ever believed that having even a drop of Negro blood (the novel's words) somehow damned you, made you an outcast, even a monster, for life. And in this novel, the "tainted" blood is just a rumor, even to the guy that supposedly is "cursed" with it. But that rumor is enough, and the boy, then the man, never lives a moment in peace. Faulkner's living breathing descriptions of nature, seasons, woods, weather, wind, moonlight, dew in the mornings, the splintered wood of old cabins and old handbuilt furniture are filmlike in intensity. I can readily believe he spent time in Hollywood as a screenwriter, since he naturally writes in dense, filmlike images full of mystery and foreboding. Superb production in every way
"Not a sentence which could be improved"
I have kept a running stockpile of unlistened-to books in my library lately. "Light in August" somehow kept dropping to the bottom of the pile while new purchases were flowing in. As often happens the book I had been trying so carefully to avoid turned out to be the best of the lot. And not by a narrow margin either.
The novel is set in the American South in the 19th century or possibly early 20th. The central strand of the plot is the story of Joe Christmas who has some "n-word blood" in him that dooms him from the start in the society he is born into. And one day there is a big fire and his life is about to take yet another turn...
For me, it was even more about how it was written. I was especially impressed by the language. So vidid, so natural, so simple yet so beautiful. Much of the credit should go to the narrator for the interpretation. This was much more than simply reading. The accents were so melodious like these people were almost singing.
I would not say that this book was especially challenging. You do have to keep a minimum level of concentration though. It is not one of those books you can tune out of and then jump right back in at any time. The characters that were introduced by name at the beginning of a chapter may be referred to only as "he" or "she" for the rest of the chapter.
"The master, well rendered by Mr. Patton"
A great novel and a great production. I could barely stop listening to work and sleep.
"Exquisite in all respects...rediscover this book!"
I was transfixed by this Faulkner/Patton collaboration.... it was truly a delight to rediscover the gorgeous emotional and descriptive landscape of this great book, to enjoy again what a 'page-turner it is, and to revel in Patton's pitch-perfect performance.
Highly recommend!!!
"I agree with w. Reich earlier"
Not sure how this could be a better rated book. I found it dragging and hard to follow. Also my first Faulkner and probably my last. Hardest book to finish ever!
About the same as the rest of the book, oh hum.
Always like will Patton 's readings. Great voice
"Call it 'The Patton Light in August'"
Patton's performance is comparable to a master performance of, say, a Beethoven symphony. Some of the best narration I've listened to, and I've heard a lot. (Arguing whether or not the book, a twentieth century classic, is good is ridiculous. If you don't like it, there's something missing in you, not the book.)
"Light on a interesting time in history"
One of the best I've listened to
I loved Will Patton as a narrator. He did an excellent job with all the chracters
The names of the characters are so wonderful and unusual.
All the characters are well developed by Faulkner
I thought this book was boring and all of the characters were dysfunctional. It seemed just a rambling of words with no plot.
"Light in August"
I hated it. Wish I didn't pick it and did not finished it and I wasted my money.:(


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so, every now and then i like to back away from the strangeness of l.a and take pictures of houses and things that are just simple and nice.
like this house.
i drive by it almost every day, and it always strikes me as a perfect little hill-perched mid-century house with awesome little dr seuss plants in it's tiny driveway.
someday my hope is that i'll actually get invited in to one of these houses so that i won't just feel like some creepy house stalker.
most of the houses in the hollywood hills present fairly tough phalanx-like facades to the street, but they open up with walls of glass to the gigantic views.
but as i'm a creepy house stalker i usually only get to take pictures of the phalanx-like facades.
granted, they're nice facades, but someday maybe someone will let me into their house to actually take pictures of the parts of the houses that don't look like bunkers.
but as for this house: as i said, i drive by it almost every day and i think it's a perfect little mid-century house.
more than that i can't say (or, well, write).
like, per usual: i don't know who designed it, nor do i know if it has an amazing, storied past.
although as this is the land of make-believe let's pretend it was designed by pierre koenig and that jimi hendrix and aldous huxley used to live here together in a late 60's acid fueled version of the odd couple.
oh, and have a good weekend.
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Delicious, and great next day, too. Have to make sure your cholesterol budget is under control (270 mg) before you have this one, though. Took me a lot longer to get the shrimp cooked, almost twenty minutes; must have an inefficient steamer setup.
Coconut-Curry Shrimp over Rice
RottenGuatemaln Posted: 08/01/09
claudiadaze Posted: 03/12/12
We made this tonight and it needs a few adjustments. It was considerably underspiced. We added a serrano pepper and a bit more curry powder (probably 1 tbsp), and if I made it again I would add more coconut milk (maybe 1/3-1/2 total) and more curry powder still. Like the other commentator it took us a little longer to cook probably around 20 minutes and the set up is tricky...you will need a big wok for it to work right. Ours kept tipping over. That said, the dish was still delicious! great for a regular dinner and with these adjustments maybe even a fancy one too!
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Navigating the more than 200 known varieties of the Szechuan dollar can be intimidating; the erudition required makes the Szechuen 7 mace and 2 candareens the darling of sophisticated Chinese coins collectors. As the number of advanced collectors increase and knowledge about the rarest varieties becomes more widespread, their value have dramatically increased in the past two years and Szechuan dollars in desirable condition have already all but vanished from the market. The Szechuan Narrow Face Dragon, with a doubled die error on the obverse (see below), is one of the hottest varieties.
I had mentionned in an earlier post that this type had even rarer subvarieties, one of which I recently acquired an interesting specimen graded by PCGS. At first glance, both coins look very similar. The gaunt dragon has the same ragged one-eyed face that makes its charm, the doubling on the English legend characteristic of this type is still there as well.
The difference is indeed on the reverse side of the coin (see below). The attentive reader will notice that the top the "庫" character on the reverse is very different, as if the brush of the calligrapher let out an ink blot drawing it. The bottom "省" character is also maculated with a similar silver ink blotch. The full name of this very rare variety is 剑毛龙无头车花心点粘笔庫, or literally "Sharp spines dragon with decapitated Chē, rosette with dot, and smudged Kù" in English; what a nice demonstration of the compactness and expressivity of the Chinese language!
The image of a gauche scribe making ink blots is more romantic than the hard, mechanical reality: this kind of filling is called a "die chip" error. Damage to a small portion of the die or weakness in its design can lead to raised, unstruck surfaces, which often manifest as plugged letters or dates. A more concise English name for this variety could therefore be "Narrow face dragon with doubled die on the obverse and die chip on the reverse".
The die crack on the left of the 造 character on the reverse, present on both varieties, implies both types were struck from the same die. This means that the die chip error coins were minted last and their number is only a fraction of the total population for this variety. It is very likely indeed that this die was scrapped as soon as the mint found out that the coins were "stained" by the very silver ink blots that now make them unique and valuable…
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure to travel back to the Szechuan province to pay an overdue visit to an old friend. Between enjoying the wonderful food in Nanchong and sipping tea by the Jialing river in Langzhong, I asked my friend to show me the antique market where the year before she had impulsively bought a lot of sixty fake coins. It was an excellent excuse for a stroll and I was curious to see if there would be anything genuine there. After walking through the crowded streets of the old Nanchong, we reached the market and went from shop to shop. There was indeed nothing of value, and I was ready to leave when a seller in a 旮旮旯旯 (pronounced kakagogo'r) corner of the market told me that he could show me interesting Chinese coins if I came back tomorrow.
Szechuan dollar Y-238 L&M 345 Doubled Die Obverse
The seller kept his word and indeed presented me genuine coins the next day. One of them caught my attention: it was one of the famous Szechuan three musketeers (四川三剑客). The Sān jiàn kè is a trio of rare and famous varieties of the Szechuan dollar, particularly coveted by Chinese coin collectors. These varieties are very difficult to find in good shape, some having been struck with badly duplicated dies, like the one I just found.
The coin I had in front of me was a 剑毛龙 (sharp spines dragon), with a misshapen 庫 character on the reverse: the top of the vertical stroke of 車, which normally should connect to the 广, was missing. The full name of this rare variety: "Sharp Spines Dragon, with a decapitated Chē and a rosette with dot" (剑毛龙无头车(花心带点)) sounds like a dish from a French restaurant menu but it is necessary to precisely identify this particular type amongst more than two hundred recensed varieties of the Szechuan dollar.
This variety is famous for the doubling of the English legend, especially on the word PROVINCE. The weak strike on the dragon scales and right eye are also normal for this particular type, most likely from trying to duplicate an already damaged die. If we had to draw a parallel with the Three Musketeers from Alexandre Dumas, this dragon burdened with a doubled die may be Aramis, struggling to reconcile the double life of an aspiring abbot become soldier…
The 7 Mace and 3 Candareens error Szechuan dollar
The coin I got in Nanchong is only second in rarity to the 7 mace and 3 candareens Szechuan dollar. That error coin is very hard to obtain in good condition, with most specimen available only in VF grade or less. The Chinese name of the variety is 尖角龙七三误书, or Pointed Horns Dragon with 7.3 lettering error. Despite its stated weight of 7 mace and 3 candareens in English on the obverse, the coin has a Chinese face value of 7 mace and 2 candareens, and a regular size and weight, contrary to the early Kwang-Tung dollar of same denomination that actually had a higher silver content. This rare error coin is affectuously called 三剑客老大 by Szechuan dollar collectors: the beloved elder of the Szechuan three Musketeers. I guess this rare and fierce dragon could be compared to Athos, the stern fatherly figure which is also the last to make its appearance in the book.
Szechuan dollar Y-243 L&M 352
The third musketeer is conversely the easiest to find of the trio. Called 大折金珍珠龙 in Chinese, or Pearl-scaled dragon with Crooked Gold, its particularity resides in the bold bottom stroke of the 金 part of the character 錢, which features an extravagant hook.
The Pearl-scaled dragon is one of the most beautiful varieties of the Szechuan dollar: most collectors will only seek it in higher grade, with all its scales still visible (全龙鳞), rejecting lesser condition coins (somewhat harshly called 垃圾龙, dragon-trash). Porthos, the elegant musketeer from Dumas' epic, would likely have most fancied this last variety.
A reader from Germany contacted me recently about an enigmatic coin he bought on the flea market for 5 Euros. While not a coin collector, he loves curiosities and was profundly intrigued by this unusual Dragon Dollar…
… a beautiful Almond Eyed Dragon from the Peiyang Arsenal mint, one of the rarest variety of an already scarce type. It was obviously handled with great care; the dragon had kept all its scales, his fierce eyes still as piercing as a hundred years ago, when it first went out of the Peiyang Arsenal.
Without the mounting marks at 4 and 8 o'clock, this coin would be worth at least 4,000 Euros!
The design of the early Peiyang dragons is interesting as it is very strictly conforming to the traditional nine anatomical attributes of the Chinese Dragon:
- Deer horns
- Camel head
- Demon eyes
- Bull ears
- Snake neck
- Sea-serpent (蜃) belly
- Carp scales
- Eagle claws
- Tiger soles
Additionally, the Chinese dragon has a growth on his forehead, the Chĭ Mù (尺木), without which it is unable to ascend to the sky (龙无尺木,无以升天).
The depiction of the dragon on the coins issued in the 23rd year of Guāng Xù has been altered multiple times, with most changes related to the dragon's eyes – probably due to the difficulty in finding a Demon to pose and capture its gaze…
The Evil-eyed Dragon (三角眼)
The dragon engraved on this first variety has evil, sightless "Triangle Eyes", not unlike the 1896 test piece. It had most likely a high mintage, since it is only slightly scarcer than the most common variety for this year, the Beady Eyed Dragon, but it is hard to find in good condition nonetheless. Most of the surviving coins are worn out and damaged. There exists two additional variations of the "Evil Eyed Dragon", both extremely rare:
The Almond-eyed Dragon (过渡眼三角眼)
This beautiful die variation can seem superficially very similar to the Evil Eyed Dragon, with only the addition of irides to the previously blind triangle eyes. However, by looking carefully, one can see clearly that this variety is not a mere modification of the original "Evil Eyed Dragon" but a whole revision of the initial pattern. The shape of the clouds surrounding the dragon is different, more intricate. The thigh of the dragon is now shorter. Five dots disposed in a cross pattern were also added to the pearl of wisdom. This type is only second in rarity to the mysterious Hidden Cross and Hidden Rose varieties.
The Beady-eyed Dragon (圆眼龙)
The Beady Eyed Dragon (which is the most common variant of the 1897 Peiyang dollar) has rounded eyes, contrary to the all the previous dies made that year. Like the Almond Eyed Dragon, it is a complete redesign, with the surrounding clouds and the shape of the eyes being modified. The change from a triangular to a rounded shape will persist in all the subsequent issues of the Peiyang mint.
The Dog-headed Dragon (狗头龙)
This very rare type is the last one minted in the 23rd year of Kwang Hsü. The dragon's head has been completely redesigned, with short horns and a much bigger Chĭ Mù (尺木) on his forehead. The shape and style of the clouds has also been refined. This coin likely served as the prototype for the 24th year of Guāng Xù dollar, which keeps most of the new cloud details and the same Dragon face, although engraved in a crude fashion. The very striking difference in style makes me wonder if the Dog Headed Dragon dies could have been commissioned from another mint, but there is no conclusive evidence to support this theory.
All these dragon dollars are hard to find nowadays, due to the initial unpopularity of these coins: they were the first Chinese coinage denominated in Yuan (圆) and Jiao (角), while the whole country was still using the traditional monetary system based on weight. Their rejection caused most of them to be melted in order to mint new coins denominated in Mace and Candareens.
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Erin has practiced yoga since 1996 and been teaching YogAlign since her teacher training in 2009. A massage therapist, big wave surfer, and Kona Ironman and Molokai crossing finisher, Erin brings her expertise in sports, wellness, and fitness to the YogAlign program.
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Nikki Weaver finds peace and joy through the beauty, grace and power of coordinating movement and breath through her physical yoga practice. She is a playful and nurturing teacher, bringing her creative energy to her flow.
Nikki discovered yoga and massage while running at a National level for Australia. It was part of her weekly self-care, along with stretching and pilates. After running in the 2000 Sydney Olympic trials she slowly began to expand her knowledge on how the body worked. First, she became a certified trainer which led to more yoga. Soon she was running less and standing on her head more.
In 2005, Nikki completed her 200 hour Kripalu yoga teacher training. She is certified in power, children's, and pre/post natal yoga. She has taught yoga around the globe, including Jamaica, Iceland, and Australia. In 2007, she began her career in massage after her training at The Muscular Therapy Institute in Boston,MA specializing in sports massage. Nikki can be found working at Trainer's Club in Lake, Oswego as a yoga teacher and LMT. On stage, you might find her at Portland Playhouse, a company started by her husband and brother in-law. Check it out: www.portlandplayhouse.org
She holds a BA in Performing Arts from The Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts and a Master's Degree from The George Washington University: Classical Theatre.
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"Shakti" Sharon designs her classes to honor each student needs and the group as a whole by drawing upon her experience and knowledge of yoga, which is deeply rooted in the Raja tradition—the Eightfold Path. She skillfully choreographs her classes with postures to develop core strength, flexibility, and purification for the muscles, skeleton, and visceral body. She incorporates breath work in all her classes to facilitate purification and energy and advocates focus and intention to create discipline of the mind, leading to change and empowerment.
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Carol Prentice has a passion for working with and helping others heal themselves. If given the right tools, she believes that you can heal and transform your own life. At a very young age, she experienced a traumatic back injury and was forced to rely on the western ways of surgery and medication to ease her pain. This experience led her to a lifelong pursuit of healing herself and in teaching the Alexander Technique, Ayurveda, and Yoga. Carol graduated from Alexander Training Institute in San Francisco under the direction of Frank Ottiwell in 1986; she furthered her studies with first generation Alexander Teachers Marjorie Barstow, Walter & Dilly's Carrington, and Marjory Barlow. Carol is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Pancha Karma Specialist (Ayurveda Body Therapies) and a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda, where she is currently a faculty member. Carol has been a student of yoga since the early 80's, but it wasn't until she met Mr. TKV Desikachar in 2009, that she experienced the true healing side of yoga. She is a graduate of the Healing Yoga Foundation in S.F., a 500-hour teacher-training program in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya. As Ayurveda and Yoga are the sister sciences to each other, Carol along with her Alexander training has developed a hands-on approach to working with these 3 systems of learning to help empower people in their own process of healing. www.carolpprentice.com or www.HandsOn-Retreats.com
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Chase Bossart, M.A. is a longtime personal student of Mr. T.K.V. Desikachar. A daily-life practitioner with deep theoretical understanding and a clear, warm and engaging presentation style, Chase uses humor and practical examples to make the teaching experiential and accessible. He has extensive experience in the therapeutic application of yoga in the tradition of S'ri T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar. Chase is the former Director of Therapy & Education at the non-profit Healing Yoga Foundation (www.HealingYoga.org) in San Francisco. He gives frequent workshops on a broad range of yoga topics throughout the U.S. and especially loves to lead experiential workshops demonstrating yoga philosophy's practical applications in daily life. More can be found on his website www.ChaseBossart.com.
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Elizabeth Cunningham Bossart holds a Masters Degree in Ayurvedic Medicine from Mt. Madonna Institute. She completed the 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training through Healing Yoga Foundation. Elizabeth has a private practice, Sukha Wellness, located on Union St. in San Francisco. She is currently a Teacher Intern for Mount Madonna institute. With a decade of teaching experience, Elizabeth leads and co-leads talks, workshops and retreats in the Bay Area and around the US. More can be found on her website at: www.sukhawellness.com
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Michael Frederick is an internationally recognized teacher in the field of Psycho-physical Re-education. He trained as an Alexander Teacher in England with Walter Carrington and in America with Marjorie Barstow, both master teachers trained by F. M. Alexander. Michael studied in the U.S. and Israel as a Feldenkrais Practitioner. Since 1974, Michael as extensive Yoga training in both the U.S. and India with the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar. He is the founding director of the first three International Congresses on the Alexander Technique and has organized over 150 workshops in the U.S. and Europe since 1978. Michael was voted best Alexander Teacher in Los Angeles magazine's "Best of LA". www.alexandertechniqueworkshops.com
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Jarviswabi said...
It sounds like perhaps a lack of preparation/communication before the fights. If your raid warning was the first he'd been told to kite the guy, then you didn't prepare him sufficiently. Our raid leaders do an excellent job of reviewing each boss fight before we start and giving people a chance to say if they don't understand something. We're a T5/T6 guild, but we STILL ask people if they know the Kara fights when we're doing gear/badge runs, since everybody is new at some point.
You cannot fairly expect someone to properly execute a boss fight based on in-the-moment instructions. It's the duty of the raid leaders to review the strat at the start and ask everyone if they get it. If everyone says yes and THEN fucks up, then you have an issue to deal with, but even then, there are legit reasons for something going pear-shaped.
The best raid leaders/officers are the ones with patience who remember when they had no idea what was going on, and allow the guild members to make mistakes and learn from them. The only time you should boot someone is when they say they understand something and they really don't, or when they're simply not paying attention.


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GUESTBREAKER: You Wear Ugg Boots
Someone once said that your clothes should be fashionable or beautiful and those, my friend, are neither.
I know, I know, it's snowing. Sure, they're warm but think about it: it's snowing! You're wearing outdoor slippers. Why you're surprised when your toes get wet is anyone's guess.
No you may not borrow my shoes even though I have tiny girl-feet because you need to learn.
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The Bright and Dark Side of Cooperation for Regional Innovation Performance
AbstractStudies analyzing the importance of intra- and inter-regional cooperation for regional innovation performance are mainly of qualitative nature and focus strongly on the positive effects that high levels of cooperation can yield. For the case of the German labor market regions and the Electrics & Electronics industry the paper provides a quantitative-empirical analysis taking into account the possibility of negative effects related to regional lock-in, lock-out, and cooperation overload situations. Using conditional nonparametric frontier techniques and cooperation behavior measures we find positive as well as substantial negative effects of cooperation with the latter being induced by excessive and unbalanced cooperation behavior.
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Date of creation: Jun 2008
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Related researchKeywords: regional innovation performance; cooperation; lock-out; lock-in; cooperation overload;
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- Tom Broekel & Andreas Meder, 2008. "The Bright and Dark Side of Cooperation for Regional Innovation Performance," Jena Economic Research Papers 2008-053, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics.
- Tom Broekel & Andreas Meder, 2008. "The Bright and Dark Side of Cooperation for Regional Innovation Performance," DRUID Working Papers 08-12, DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies.
- R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
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- Anja Dettmann & Sidonia von Proff & Thomas Brenner, 2012. "Co-operation over Distance? The Spatial Dimension of Inter-organisational Innovation Collaboration," Working Papers on Innovation and Space 2012-03, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography.
- Tom Broekel & Thomas Brenner, 2009.
"Regional Factors and Innovativeness - An Empirical Analysis of Four German Industries,"
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0917, Utrecht University, Section of Economic Geography, revised Oct 2009.
- Tom Broekel & Thomas Brenner, 2011. "Regional factors and innovativeness: an empirical analysis of four German industries," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer, Springer, vol. 47(1), pages 169-194, August.
- Stoetzer, Matthias-Wolfgang & Pfeil, Silko & Kaps, Katharina & Sauer, Thomas, 2011. "Regional dispersion of cooperation activities as success factor of innovation oriented SME," Jena Contributions to Economic Research 2011,4, University of Applied Sciences Jena, Department of Business Administration.
- Matthias Bürger, 2011. "Dynamics of Collaborative Invention Tracking Growth of Cooperative and Total Patents in the Region," Jena Economic Research Papers 2011-045, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics.
- De Witte, Kristof & Mika, Kortelainen, 2009. "Blaming the exogenous environment? Conditional efficiency estimation with continuous and discrete exogenous variables," MPRA Paper 14034, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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A list of online games for division and long division
This is an annotated and hand-picked list of online games, tools, worksheets, and activities that you can use to help your children or students to learn division facts or long division. I have tried to gather a variety of websites and have personally checked out each resource, to make sure it is truly useful for my site visitors!
Division facts practice
A+ math games
Practice all four basic operations with math bingo (matho), hidden picture games, or concentration games.
Math Magician games
Flashcard problems in all 4 operations. Answer 20 questions in 1 minute.
Division Practice at AAAMath
Learn or practice basic division facts, and more.
Math Mammoth Division 1
A self-teaching worktext for 3rd grade that covers division concept, division & multiplication fact families, word problems, division facts, remainder, zero and one in division, and more.Download ($3.70). Also available as a printed copy.
=> Learn more and see the free samples!
DigitWhiz is an online, games-based program aligned to the Common Core that guides kids ages 8+ to master key foundational skills in five areas: multiplication · division · integer operations · like terms · solving equations
Cross the Swamp
Help Little Ron move from log to log across the swamp and practice multiplication/division or addition/subtraction.
Math Car Racing
Keep ahead of the computer car by thinking logically, and practice any of the four operations. http://www.funbrain.com/osa/index.html
Primary Games
A collection of games. The following links open the evaluation versions of some division-related games. The game collections themselves are sold at PrimaryGames.com site.
- Eggs on Legs
- Division Divers
- Sum Sense - Division
Division worksheets
Free, printable worksheets for division topics, including division facts and long division (grades 3-5).
Long division
MathFrog Dividerama!
Interactive long division practice. Guided help available optionally.
Snork's Long Division Game
Interactive and guided long division practice that only accepts correct answers and truly guides the student step-by-step through long division problems.
Mr. Martini's Classroom: Long Division
An interactive long division tool.
Short Division
A page that explains short division in detail. Short division is the same algorithm as long division, but some steps are only done in one's head, not written down.
How to teach long division
My own article, explaining a step-by-step method for learning long division. The video below shows the same method.
Math Mammoth Division 2
A self-teaching worktext for 4th grade that covers long division, finding fractional parts with division, word problems, remainder, average, and divisibility.
Download ($5.10). Also available as a printed copy.
Learn more and see the free samples!
Long Division Worksheets
A free download of 40 worksheets. They are partially filled in, thus helping the student memorize the steps and fostering confidence.
Long Division Woes
A compendium of postings related to several threads on long division struggles posted on the LivingMathForum email list.


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You did the right thing in refusing to provide your bank account information. A scam like the one you describe has been reported to be occurring around the country. Callers impersonate a company offering a free emergency medical alert system, but they're really just scammers trying to get you to provide your credit card or bank account information so they can take your money.
You should report such calls to the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") by visiting ftc.gov or calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). You should also contact your phone company to request that calls from that number be blocked.
To avoid unwanted telemarketing calls, a lot of people choose to register their phone numbers with the National "Do Not Call" Registry (www.donotcall.gov). While this is a good idea, it will only keep your number out of the hands of legitimate telemarketers. Scammers tend not to honor that registry. However, being on the Do Not Call list can make it easier for you to spot a scam since you will know that any solicitation from a company that you do not have an existing business relationship with, and that is not a charitable or political organization, is not a reputable business.
Remember - free means you don't have to pay anything. So if someone calls and offers you something for free in exchange for your banking information, hang up the phone.
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Another avenue worth exploring is attempting to recover your money from Green Dot MoneyPak. As the seller of prepaid cards, Green Dot MoneyPak is required to include the terms of use in the packaging that accompanies the cards at the time of purchase, as well as making such terms available upon request. Green Dot MoneyPak features the following disclosure on its website, moneypak.com: "Green Dot is not responsible for paying you back. Your MoneyPak is not a bank account. The funds are not insured against loss." MoneyPak suggests that its customers treat the money on the MoneyPak like cash—once the MoneyPak is lost, there is no way to trace and recover the money. If Green Dot did not display the required disclosures clearly and conspicuously, then it may have violated the law. If the required disclosures accompanied the card at the time you purchased it, then you will likely not be able to recover your money from Green Dot MoneyPak. You may want to consult an attorney for legal advice. While this will not assist you in retrieving your money in this instance, you should take the following steps in the future when attempting to obtain a loan:
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A man who cashed checks for three women involved in a pair of real estate scams that ripped off 15 victims recently pleaded guilty to 13 felony counts of racketeering, grand theft, and uttering a forged instrument. For his crimes, Johnny Bou Nassar will get two years of house arrest plus 15 years. H ... More >>
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Two years ago, Miami New Times was the first media outlet to report on a crew of scammers who swindled $2.4 million out of 15 real estate investors who believed they were getting sweetheart deals on foreclosed properties. The Miami-Dade Inspector General's Office busted the delinquents last February ... More >>
Galata Inc., a Homestead social service agency that received a no-questions-asked $500,000 county grant in 2008 to pay off a mortgage, is now seeking private donations to help pay down another loan. In January, the Miami-Dade Inspector General's Office criticized Galata officials for misusing $99,00 ... More >>
Back in 2008, Galata Inc., a social service agency that assists minorities and low income residents in Homestead, was one of 37 local non-profit organizations that received a no-questions-asked Miami-Dade County grant. Galata got $500,000 from a $30 million pot that was part of the county's Building ... More >>
A Miami-Dade Water & Sewer employee who purchased more than $1,700 in tools on the taxpayer's dime and then took the instruments to his house has cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid any jail time. Last July, after the Miami-Dade Inspector General's Office found the tools at Donald Richa ... More >>
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Intel and Yahoo Widget Channel STB based on OpenGL 2.0 technology
Oct 27, 2008
IDF in Taipei showed first working demo of Intel's and Yahoo's efforts on the Widget Channel front. On display during the keynote was a set-top-box made by GIGABYTE. This box is capable of playing back both 720p and 1080p video with its onboard H.264, VC-1 and MPEG2 hardware decoder. Its GUI is based on OpenGL ES 2.0 technology.
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