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As efforts to avoid an unprecedented U.S. default entered crunch time Friday, President Obama faced growing tensions with senior congressional Democrats, who are angry at White House concessions to Republicans and at being left out of the talks.
With the clock ticking toward an Aug. 2 deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, Obama and the senior Republican in Congress, House Speaker John Boehner, worked toward a plan that could include up to $3 trillion in spending cuts but might leave tax reform for later, congressional aides said.
Friday is essentially the start of crunch time. The White House initially set a July 22 target for a deal that would leave enough time to get it through the legislative process. But it has backed off that timeframe in recent days with both sides still far apart on the issues.
If Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling in time, the United States would default on its obligations, possibly plunging the country back into recession and sparking a crisis in financial markets worldwide.
The main obstacle remained the issue of tax increases that Obama's Democrats demand and Republicans vehemently oppose.
There were conflicting accounts of how and when higher revenue might kick in, and the White House vowed there would be no deal without this.
Negotiations have seesawed between competing and even conflicting options, and leaders on both sides face resistance within their own ranks to some ideas now gaining traction.
But alarm was expressed most loudly Thursday by Democrats, who have complained about what they see as Obama's willingness to make concessions on social spending cuts. Democrats will also be unhappy if the president agrees to no immediate tax increases.
'Heated' party lunch Privately, top Democrats expressed their frustrations at White House budget director Jacob J. Lew during a "heated" party lunch, The New York Times reported.
According to The Washington Post, Sens. John F. Kerry (Mass.), Barbara A. Mikulski (Md.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.) and others demanded that Lew explain what the president was doing in his talks with Boehner.
Following the tense 45-minute meeting, Mikulski turned to her colleagues and said, "I haven't seen a meeting like this in my 35 years in Congress," the Post reported.
"The president always talked about balance: There had to be some fairness in this, this can't be all cuts," The New York Times quoted Sen. Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, as saying as he left the meeting with Lew. "The caucus agrees with that. I hope the president agrees with that, and I'm confident he will."
The budget talks dispute has brought long-simmering tensions between the White House and Capitol Hill Democrats to the surface.
"It would concern me greatly if these folks — the Tea Party group — have been able to convince the president to go along with a deal that basically gives them everything they want but yet still takes away from those who are our most vulnerable," Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (Md.), a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, told The Washington Post.
"The people that I'm talking about, when you're talking about Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security — and I'm sure they're all mixed up in there in this $3 trillion — those are people, a lot of whom are in my district, who have no alternatives," he told the Post. "They're not the guys who own the planes; they're not the ones who fly off to Paris for vacation."
The focus is on what congressional sources say is shaping up as a wide-ranging package of deficit cuts over 10 years, something many in Washington hope will help save America's triple-A credit rating.
Rating agencies have threatened a U.S. bond downgrade without a comprehensive deficit-cutting deal.
But confusion has grown amid a patchwork of proposals aimed at finding what a senior Democratic aide called the "magic formula" for resolving the crisis, which has dominated Washington's agenda for weeks.
"Frankly, we've looked at a half a dozen fallback plans, none of which are all that appetizing," Boehner — struggling with Tea Party lawmakers largely opposed to any compromise with Obama — told conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh.
General fears defense cuts Meanwhile, Obama's nominee for Army chief of staff, Gen. Raymond Odierno, cautioned lawmakers Thursday against slashing defense spending too deeply.
Odierno told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States has a history of shrinking its military too quickly after conflicts, only to have to rebuild later.
"We must avoid our historical pattern of drawing down too fast and getting too small," said Odierno, former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. "As we make difficult resource decisions, we must be thoughtful in understanding the risk we incur to our nation's future security."
Committee members expressed anxiety over the coming cutbacks, but generally agreed there was no avoiding them.
"We're the Armed Services Committee, so I suppose we understandably feel a special protectiveness of the military budget," Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. told Odierno and other nominees for key military posts. But he added, "Everybody has to give in this crisis."
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.) unveiled a deficit reduction plan earlier this week that included $1 trillion in defense cuts, much of it through changes to the military's healthcare system, reducing the nuclear weapons force structure and canceling or delaying arms programs.
Another package of proposed cuts, by the so-called Gang of Six senators, came under fire from the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Buck McKeon. The California Republican warned that it included $886 billion in national security cuts and said he opposed it.
Despite the gulf between the two sides, reports that negotiators were starting to close in a debt deal helped fuel a rally in U.S. and world stocks on Thursday.
"There will be plenty of haggling over the details of all these plans in the days ahead," Obama said in an appeal for compromise in a USA Today opinion piece. "But right now, we have the opportunity to do something big and meaningful."
But crucial to the success of any deal will be Obama's ability to retain the loyalty of his own party.
Asked by The Washington Post on Thursday whether she felt the White House was "working off the same page" as her, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., responded simply: "No."


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found an old sketch that I like CONCEPTUALLY but dag, I need to finish the story that comes before this scene!!
[lol spoilers]
[[this is in fact in an old Neopets sketchbook]]
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found an old sketch that I like CONCEPTUALLY but dag, I need to finish the story that comes before this scene!!
[lol spoilers]
[[this is in fact in an old Neopets sketchbook]]
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Holiday Week: Sabbath
Notes: EXODUS 20
8Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9Six days you shall labour and do all your work, I hope, vs. putting it off until the last minute, 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath, so you'd better not do any work—not you, not your kids, not your hired peeps, not your aminals, not the guy hiding in the cupboard under the stairs. 11For Creationists think that the universe was created in six days, which is why it's so important to keep the Sabbath, because—damn—that takes a lot of work to do in six bloody days, so respect that and don't work when I told you to rest already.
13Also, you shall not murder anyone, especially over a sketchy rule for the exclusive Leviticus club later in the book when you don't even keep the Sabbath. I mean, this is one of the Big Ten, actually My own words here, but how many of you appreciate that? Do you even know what Aramaic is?
13bRead the original script, d00ds. It's a whole lot better than that translated stuff you're reading now.
13cSee also MATTHEW 22:39: Don't be a dick.
Terra Fighters [Marvel vs. Capcom parody]: Team SGP vs. Team Square
This image concludes my first round of unofficial Sketch Bet submissions [I did not officially participate], though Sketch Bet formally ended Round 1 on 15 December. I have decided to keep going because it finishes out the sketchbook I used, plus it's nice having most of my artwork in one place, regularly updated.
While the next round of Sketch Bet is waiting to start, I will be posting coloured versions of the sketches I've done so far and/or other finished images I have done, so keep coming back! =)
Terra Fighters [Marvel vs. Capcom parody]: D17
partial model sheet of D17 of Back to Square One
sure do, I've tried my hand at generating sound from scratch in javacript a while ago. My goal was to make a full browser-based music composition...


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Gary's checking himself out in the mirror under gary glitter moose
Emmett did you feel comfortable in your game?
Dan the first time no.. the second time yeah.. cuz i had confidence on the second time
Andrew is complaining to Jillian that Dan is hanging out alot with Emmett ahh but everyone likes emmett.. oh well
Andrew is going to :poop:
Gary back from the :HT area
Production comes over and says DAN
Dan yes
Production: I hate to do this but please..
AND THEY CUT THE FEEDS!! :gaah:
if dan is gone when the feeds come back im taking a break from updating
Seems like Dan is gone and gary is depressed in the have not room
Jillian andrew and emmett are cracking up about how dan did his first speech in the house and how he was going to evict one of them
Andrew gary thinks im mean for mocking him
Jillian im a a complainer to emmett.. im typically not a whiner
Andrew we'll see when you get out
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CLEVELAND (WKZO) - Rick Porcello bounced back from a couple of rough starts to have a strong outing against the Cleveland Indians throwing seven shutout innings and recording the victory. Porcello (5-6) gave up five hits, struck out six, while walking two. Victor Martinez went 3-3 and recorded three RBIs in the victory.
The Tigers bats provided plenty of offense tonight. They started the scoring in the second inning as Ramon Santiago drove in two on a single to center. Miguel Cabrera added another run in the third inning as he drove in Andy Dirks on a single. The fifth inning in where the Tigers did the most damage as Martinez drove in Dirks and Prince Fielder on a single and later in the inning Jhonny Peralta drove in Fielder and Martinez with a double. Martinez added the final run in the seventh as he brought home Dirks with a single.
The bullpen closed it out for the Tigers as Al Alburquerque struck out the side in the eighth and Bruce Rondon finished it out in the ninth as he recored two stikeouts.
Detroit (47-38) is now 5-3 on their current road trip. Anibal Sanchez (6-5 2.76 ERA) is making the start tomorrow for Detroit. Cleveland sends Carlos Carrasco (0-3 8.17 ERA) to hill to face Detroit. Broadcast time on AM 590 WKZO is 3:40 pm.


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Fighting alongside the Corellian rebels, Han and Leia are locked in a war against their son Jacen, who grows more powerful and more dangerous with each passing day. Nothing can stop Jacens determination to bring peace with a glorious Galactic Alliance victory-whatever the price.
While Luke grieves the loss of his beloved wife and deals with his guilt over killing the wrong person in retaliation, Jaina, Jag, and Zekk hunt for the real assassin, unaware that the culprit commands Sith powers that can cloud their minds and misdirect their attacks-and even turn them back on themselves.
As Luke and Ben Skywalker struggle to find their place among the chaos, Jacen, shunned by friends and family, launches an invasion to rescue the only person still loyal to him. But with the battle raging on, and the galaxy growing more turbulent and riotous, theres no question that it is Jacen who is most wanted: dead or alive.
The hunt for Warlord Zsinj intensifies as Alliance officials realize he's a growing danger and threat to the Imperials. The hunt for his ship the Iron Fist is underway as Rogue Squadron and Wraith Squadron unite under Wedge's command for the first time. In scenes reminiscent of the hunt for the Nazi battleship Bismark, Alliance forces will eventually make an all-out assault on the Super Star Destroyer.
Die Gespensterstaffel gegen die Schergen der "Eisenfaust"! Ein Leckerbissen fur alle Star-Wars-Fans!
Kriegsherr Zsinj, Herr des Super-Sternenzerstorers "Eisenfaust," wird plotzlich zur groten Bedrohung der Neuen Republik. Wedge Antilles, der Kommandeur der Gespensterstaffel, schmiedet einen kuhnen Plan, den allerdings nur ein Mann durchfuhren kann, der ebenso gerissen ist wie Zsinj selbst: Han Solo, die lebende Legende aus dem Krieg gegen das Imperium. Doch als die morderische Schlacht beginnt, tauchen die Feinde aus vollig unerwarteter Richtung auf.
Fighting alongside the Corellian rebels, Han and Leia are locked in a war against their son Jacen, who grows more powerful and more dangerous each day. However, Jacens plans to take over the galaxy spin out of control, in the seventh installment of the epic Legacy of the Force series, featuring the heroes of the New Jedi Order. Original.
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Dear Parliamentarians, Senators, Ministers of government,
We believe that violence against women is INTOLERABLE. And yet a campaign to enforce an ambiguous law on decency has been launched, which has given rise to incessant complains of all types of violence on women carried out by officers enforcing the 'DRESS CODE' as per Section 263 of the Cameroon Penal Code.
The 'DRESS CODE' law which prohibits indecency is an ambiguous law that fails to define the problem it seeks to resolve and the enforcement mechanisms. We believe that all persons have the right to decide what to wear, and a right to exist without fear.
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As we all know, Barack Obama has made more than a few trips to Colorado since accepting the Democratic nomination for president here in 2008, with many of the most memorable moments coming at times when he's mixed with regular folks. The latest example? Obama's trip to the area on and near 15th Str ... More >>
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What are the hundred things everyone should do in Colorado before they die? We posed this question to our writers and editors, and we've been rolling out their answers across our blogs: Cafe Society, Backbeat, Show & Tell and The Latest Word. We've already shared Latest Word Bucket List picks 25-1 ... More >>
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Aqua Stone, a TeleBrands product, is a porous sphere that acts as a natural humidifier that doesn't require electricity or filters, plus it looks like a piece of decor in your home rather than a humidifier. Because it doesn't require electricity or a battery, you can place it anywhere with no hassle and it is also silent. It can apparently humidify a room for days at a time.
How Aqua Stone Works
Although the product website doesn't actually say what the Aqua Stone Humidifier is made from, it does say that the porous material draws water up from the bowl it sits in through capillary action and then humidifies the air through naturally occurring evaporation. All you have to do is fill the bowl with water and place it in the room you want to humidify.
Aqua Stone Pricing, Shipping & Return Policies
Aqua Stone sells for $19.95, plus an undisclosed amount for shipping and handling (calculated at checkout). For that, you receive an Aqua Stone and a mini Aqua Stone. You can also get a second Aqua Stone and a second mini Aqua Stone for paying additional shipping and handling. It is not clear if you are forced to take this second set or not. Technically, the mini Aqua Stone and the second set of Aqua Stones are "free."
Aqua Stone is covered by TeleBrands' generic 30-day money back guarantee. For that, you will receive your purchase price back, but not your shipping and handling, and you will also have to pay to ship the item back. To return your product, follow the return instructions that come with it. If you have questions, you can contact TeleBrands at 1-855-668-1655.
Bottom Line – Should you buy the Aqua Stone?
Aqua Stone doesn't appear to have any consumer reviews online yet, primarily because it just came on the market and their website was only registered on December 9th, 2013. Therefore it's difficult to say if it works as advertised or not. It certainly seems to be a good idea if it does work. However, one important thing to consider before you make the purchase is that the website does not mention anywhere as to how often you need to change the water in order to keep the Aqua Stone active as promised.
As the promotional video points out, electric humidifiers can be a tad on the bulky side and they can be a hassle to refill and clean (although not nearly as much of a hassle as the video makes it look). Electric humidifiers also generally cost $100 and up, as the video says. If the Aqua Stone appeals to you and you are willing to risk your shipping and handling fees to find out if it works, it might be a good purchase for you.


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La Crosse, WI (WXOW)-- Last night Governor Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett faced off in the final debate before Tuesdays election.
It's what we've heard for the last couple of months: Walker talking about the success of his record, and Barrett focusing on the John Doe Investigation
"What we got for the most part was well known talking points," said John McAdams, a political science professor at Marquette University. "With Barrett pounding on the John Doe and with Walker pounding on the deficit that he faced when he came in to office and how the deficit is largely reduced, largely gone."
"Politicians say the same thing all the time," said Julia Azari, a political science professor at Marquette University. "If they don't, they get hammered for flip-flopping and being inconsistent. And sometimes staying on message means staying on script."
But with the state so polarized do these debates even matter?
"I don't know if debates matter," Azari said. "It's kind of a ritual for people who are really in to politics. And most people who are really in to politics have a sense of how they're going to vote."
"The number of people who are undecided in polls, is very very small, 2 or 3 percent," McAdams said. "There aren't a lot of people out there open to being pushed one way or another."
So did either candidate come out a winner last night? Lazar says it was a draw.
"On the one hand, Barrett didn't have a lot of specifics for how he would resolve the deficit," Azari said. "He said he would sit down at the table with all the players and shared sacrifice. But he didn't in anyway roll out a day one plan. On the other hand, walker really evaded the divide and conquer question. And he also evaded a lot of the John Doe questions."
Both Azari and McAdams expect a big turnout Tuesday and say comes down to which party mobilizes voters and gets them to the polls.
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I had the title about 3 hours after I got on to start it and that was with a break for some breakfast. It seemed like a very easy achievement aside from trying to find female orcs, tauren, and trolls. Children's week looks like it will be back into the pain in the butt holiday achievements.


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A few months ago, the Call of Duty video game franchise introduced its latest incarnation, Call of Duty: Black Ops, much to the delight of the gamers all over the world. And while the release of the game was big news in the gaming world, people in the auto industry had another reason to enjoy the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
We touched on this before , but we only got a glimpse of the real thing until recently. If you've the faintest the idea of what we're talking about, Activision – the distributors of the video game – collaborated with Jeep to have a Jeep Wrangler featured on the game. Even better than that, that particular Jeep Wrangler that you'll see in the game also has a real version because Jeep created a limited edition 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition.
Take the game to the real world, so they say. Only this time, leave the guns in the virtual world.
Details on the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition after the jump.
Exterior and Interior
The special edition version of Jeep's most popular off-road vehicle comes in either a two-door model or a four-door Unlimited model and is based on the Wrangler's Rubicon trim. The special edition Wrangler was given a completely blacked-out exterior paint that goes well with a set of mineral gray allow wheels wrapped in some pretty intimidating 32-inch off-road tires. The vehicle also happens to have some Mopar influences on it, too, including Mopar tail lamp guards and a Mopar fuel door. Oh, and there's also a number of Call of Duty: Black Ops stickers adorned on the car.
Over at the interior, the highlights include a redesigned instrument panel and new storage areas that boast of improved ergonomics and upgraded materials. There's also a new lockable console and upgraded door armrest areas boast comfortable touch points, while a redesigned center stack is easier to reach and operate. Heated, power mirrors are also now available, while, at the same time, drivers and passengers will enjoy enhanced visibility courtesy of larger rear windows.
The Wrangler also comes with an all-new steering-wheel controls that allow the driver to operate the radio, cruise control, hands-free phone, and other vehicle functions while not having to take their hands off of the wheel. There's also a new USB interface that connects to storage devices that can be used with the vehicle's Media Center, which now includes streaming Bluetooth audio.
For all the upgrades done on the exterior, the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition retains the same powertrain in the form of a 3.8-Liter V6 sequential multi-port injection engine that produces 202 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 237 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm.
The two different models – the two-door and the four-door Unlimited - are priced at $30,625 and $33,500, respectively. Best get your funding straightened out because unlike the game that costs around $60, you're going to have to shell out a tad more money to be able to purchase the real-life Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition.
Tough to find one that can stand up to this, especially considering it's special edition nature. Having said that, Jeep's off-road SUV does have a rival model that can be considered a worthy competitor: Toyota's FJ Cruiser .
The FJ Cruiser is powered by a 4.0-liter V6 engine that produces 239-horsepower. The pronounced advantage of the FJ Cruiser's output is right in line with the higher price tag it comes with compared to the Wrangler. But since the Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition is a very special unit catered to hardcore fans of the hit video game, we doubt that these folks would trade this one for a standard FJ Cruiser.
- Menacing look adds intimidation factor
- It's a special edition that only a select few can boast of owning
- Video game version comes to life
- Limited quantity tilts the supply with the demand
- More 'video game' features would've been nice
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[i]You can easily keep all of your Tier 5 or better gear right up till you hit 80.[/i]
This is what's lame about the xpac's. Basically, the gear gap is so big, most people can just keep their gear all the way to 80.
That's just bad game design because you basically have now just removed any need to upgrade gear till endgame again while wasting developer time on models/item creation.
I wish the xpac required you to "regear" and have to drop most of your high end stuff by no later then 72.
I had friends in the BC that were in T3 and wore it to 70. They basically said it kinda sucked because they never had the "ohh...nice drop!!" feeling like you did leveling from 1-60.
To be honest, many people were annoyed with the fact that they had to trade in epics for greens immediately when TBC came out, especially if they worked hard for those epics.
Well whilst I don't like the idea of gear being replaced right at 70 - 71, but I can see your point when it comes to how bad it is to use the same items for another 10 levels, I don't really agree with you 100%
This is why I choose to have an army of alts instead of a dedicated raider. The most I've done is Kara but I'm okay with that because I get to see all the classes abilities as I level and constantly get gear upgrades. Some of the alts that have hit 70 are in honor gear epics but that's the farthest I will go with an alt.


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Members of the new GB Bouldering Team at Teeside University
UKC News, Oct 2011
© Nick Clement
The GB Bouldering Team is pleased to announce that the Team members for the 2012 competition season will comprise of:
Male Team Ā
Female Team
The Management Team will consist of:
The new Team met for their first Team training session at the Sports and Exercise Department of Teeside University on the 8th October where they completed a series of fitness tests. The day was organised by the Team's Sports Scientist Dominic White MSc who works at the University. Most of the tests were maximal in nature and included the following:
Jon Partridge completing the Maximal Finger Strength Test
UKC News, Oct 2011
© Nick Clement
The Team would like to express their sincere thanks to Teeside University for allowing them to use their facilities. They would also like to thank Dominic White MSc and all the staff involved for making the day a great success. Their support is greatly appreciated.
The GB Bouldering Team is supported by the BMC and their clothing sponsor Five Finger Thing.
The British Bouldering Championships will be held at Cliffhanger in Sheffield from 7 to 8 July 2012.


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April 18, 2012 by Michael DeStefano, Marketing Intern
It's not always easy to talk about, yet Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, affects more than 30 million people in the United States. Uncomfortable and oftentimes painful disorder, many of those who have, or may have, IBS, often suffer in silence and remain untreated.
There's no need to suffer in silence anymore. April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Month and Lake Norman Regional Medical Center's Senior Extra Program is urging you or your loved one to talk to your doctor about the pain and discomfort associated with this condition. The best way to identify if you have IBS is to visit with your doctor and discuss your symptoms.
IBS is a disorder that affects your colon. It commonly causes cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. It's also a disorder that persists over time, so an open dialogue with a knowledgeable and empathetic physician is very important.
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iPod Hearing Risks
If you own an iPod or a similar device, you might be interested in reading this recent article from Time magazine: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1881130,00.html
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Antarctica Bound, part 9
Points North, San Francisco 2/16/09
My month on the ice was up and now it was time to board the research icebreaker, the L.M. Gould, once again and begin the long journey home. While I was busy at Palmer Station, the Gould and her scientists and crew had been traveling around the Antarctic Peninsula collecting data on seawater, zooplankton, penguins, and more for the Long Term Ecological Research Network. (You can read about the Palmer LTER cruise and their research projects here. more
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Antarctica Bound, part 8
Last Adventures at Palmer
My final days at Palmer Station were jam-packed. By day, fellow grantee and art-boat co-captain Oona and I crammed in as many Zodiac excursions as possible. In the evenings when Oona was in for the night, I started going out on rec (recreational) boat trips with anyone else from the station who was game for a little post-dinner sally. I was determined to experience and accomplish all I could before leaving Antarctica. more
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Antarctica Bound, part 7
Expect the Unexpected
Palmer Station, Antarctica 1/31/09
Each day I set out with a plan: a list in my head of experiments I want to try, sounds that I am missing, locations I would like to explore. Often I never reach my original destination. Instead, my senses are hijacked by unforeseen wonders: a fur seal by the boat landing, color patterns on the rocks under my feet, the frenetic grace of an Antarctic tern — the list goes on and on. These derailments occur daily. Sometimes they take the form of a completely different subject matter that just happens along. In other situations a recording technique or sound I thought would be interesting yields nothing useful, but the situation offers up some other intriguing sound instead. Over the past month I have come to appreciate that these instances are not distractions from my work; they are my work.
Yesterday it was stormy, and wind and wet were keeping me indoors. Eventually I started feeling cooped up and decided to venture out to the glacier with my hydrophones to record some of the surface streams that drain the melting ice. I had barely passed the last building however, when I became entranced with the sound of the wind whistling through the cables holding up one of Palmerâs communications towers. I found a sheltered nook in the chaotic rocky contours of âThe Backyardâ? and set up to record the ebb and flow of the wind. Meanwhile the glacier began calving behind me and a lovely ominous duet ensued. Listening to this filled the rest of my afternoon. I didnât make it to the glacier at all that day, and that was just fine.
Today Oona and I, along with two members of Palmerâs GSAR (Glacier Search and Rescue) team journeyed up onto the glacier to explore the inside of a crevasse. We had tried this once previously, but it was so warm that day that the crack was full of dripping icicles. Not only did I feel like I was trying to record in a shower, but one of my cable connections got soaked and the phantom power to my mic shorted out. Fortunately my gear was uninjured and here we were trying again and hoping to find a wider, drier crevasse to enter.
Finally, some sounds just aren't what I'd expect, but are still fascinating. The other evening a giant (by Palmer standards) iceberg mysteriously appeared out behind Torgersen Island. After dinner three of us excitedly boated out to it. On one side the iceberg fanned out just under the surface of the water for quite a ways and I could hear big, bassy, slurpy, sloshing noises coming from there. Thinking I would pick up a mutated, filtered version of these sounds underwater I set my hydrophones out next to the iceberg. What I heard was not at all what I had anticipated — it was a busy, dense, complex texture, but I liked it all the more because it was not what I had imagined.
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New chain Encore FBO now has four bases, having purchased Business Aviation Services of Sioux Falls, S.D., late last year. Encore's other U.S. location is Addison, Texas, where it has a management agreement to operate facilities and provide fuel. In Europe, Encore FBO bought two FBOs, Euralair at Paris Le Bourget and FBO Dublin in Ireland. An Encore spokeswoman told AIN, "We're working on getting the fueling rights" in Dublin. Headquartered in Houston, Encore FBO is backed by private-equity firm Platform Partners.
The South Dakota FBO was purchased 11 years ago by Richard Smith and Dale Froelich, who built the facility from a small mom 'n' pop into a large FBO (annual revenues of $27 million and 220 employees) providing charter/management, aircraft sales, cargo charter and 10 million gallons of fuel annually delivered to airlines and general aviation operators.
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What are the odds that you still own the same relief pitchers you rostered in your fantasy baseball draft? KFFL.com's Fantasy Baseball Closer Hot Seat series gives you a no-nonsense perspective on performances, injuries and managerial decisions from MLB bullpens. Get your arm loose: Let's find fantasy baseball players who'll get saves in your rotisserie or head-to-head baseball league.
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If I had to name one organization that has had the biggest impact on my life, it's ATV, the student television station at AU. I learned so many skills and gained an incredible amount of experience at ATV, which directly impacted my career path. For me and for so many of my past and present colleagues, ATV has been more than a club; it's been a family of dedicated students working together and teaching each other how to make great news and entertainment television content for their university community.
ATV turns 35 years old later this year. But the life of ATV's studio equipment is fast approaching two decades–an eternity in the broadcast television industry. Professionals have told ATV that its equipment–dating from the 1990s or earlier–belongs in either a museum or a landfill. Equipment failures happen at the station on almost a monthly basis now because of its age. And it's hard for ATV to fulfill its mission of giving students practical studio television experience when its studio is more than two generations behind.
Last year, towards the end of my term as ATV's General Manager, we contracted for a professional estimate of the cost for a full HD renovation of ATV's studio. The estimated price tag for such an effort would be $230,000.
It will take a long time for ATV to achieve that goal, but there are smaller steps they can take along the way.
In partnership with American University, ATV is now working to raise $10,000 by April 25 in a "UFund" project, in order to purchase a new Blackmagic production video switcher–one of the key hardware requirements for their studio. It's only a small part of their long-term effort, but it's a start, that will itself have a big impact on the resources available to the station.
I have already proudly made my contribution to this fund, and I would ask you to join me in donating to this very important organization at American University that is making a real difference in the lives of so many young broadcast professionals like myself.
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I'm staying with my Mum in Buxton while this is on, but I think it might cause a diplomatic incident if I disappear to Manchester, much as I'd like to :D
I'm in the area for a wedding so will see if can come along :)
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I'm coming along Friday to look around as a punter/customer and running a Raspberry Pi workshop on Saturday at the Jamboree :)
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For The Foxes Stream New Song "We're Coming Up"
New Jersey natives, For The Foxes have announced their new song "We're Coming Up" and fans can stream it now only at the MTV Buzzworthy site! Stream "We're Coming Up": http://smarturl.it/ForTheFoxesStream The song will available for purchase on iTunes tomorrow, February 12. The band is about...February 11th, 2013 | Featured | Read More
Yellowcard Premiere New Video For "See Me Smiling" Acoustic
Yellowcard has premiered another video from their surprise release acoustic album of "When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes". The album is available for digital purchase now on iTunes and fans can grab a physical copies exclusively at independent record stores. Check out the video exclusivley...November 7th, 2011 | Uncategorized | Read More
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US seeks to protect parrotfish, reefs in USVI (Update)
U.S. officials are seeking to limit the number of parrotfish caught in federal waters off St. Croix to help protect the brightly colored species, as well as fragile Caribbean coral reefs.
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Scott Barber, Product Owner, Load Products at SmartBear Software, leading provider of quality and performance management solutions used by more than one million software development and operations professionals worldwide, is presenting, "Reduce Late-Stage Performance Application Surprises with Lifecycle Monitoring," at TestKIT - Testing and Test Automation Conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in Arlington, VA. On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Nick Olivo, Director of Pre-Sales Engineering at SmartBear, is presenting, "Tapping into Your AUT's Object Model." Taking place Monday, March 3 – Wednesday, March 5, 2014, TestKIT focuses on relevant software testing topics including security, techniques and methodologies, the cloud, test automation, mobile test automation, test tool implementations, open source solutions and more.
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Scott Barber shares his T4APM lifecycle monitoring and trending framework designed to both dramatically reduce the risk of late-stage performance surprises and to streamline late-lifecycle load testing. When it's critical to deliver a well-performing application on-time, the first time, the traditional process of load testing the release-candidate is simply too little, too late. Nick Olivo demonstrates how to tap into the native properties and methods of applications. When starting to create automated tests, many test automators realize, to their dismay, that some of the objects within the application aren't as easy to work with as expected – buttons on ribbons aren't easily recognized, there is difficulty in figuring out how to detect tree nodes or controls embedded within a grid. He also discusses automating certain actions outside your GUI.
Scott Barber is a well-respected leader in the advancement of software testing practices, industry activist and load testing celebrity of sorts. He is best known as one of the most energetic and entertaining speakers in the industry as well as a prolific author of several books including "Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications," "Beautiful Testing," "How to Reduce the Cost of Testing," and "Web Load Testing for Dummies" as well as the author of over 100 articles on his blog, "Peak Performance." Follow Scott Barber on Twitter @sbarber. As Director of Pre-Sales Engineering for SmartBear, Nick Olivo helps people decide on a daily basis what test automation tools are right for them. He held testing automation roles at Pragmatech Software and SkillSoft Corporation.
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Highly coveted Japanese outfit UNDERCOVER continues to produce a range of quirky pouches for Spring/Summer 2012, dubbed "Openstrings." Building on its preceding "MIRROR" line, the multipurpose pouches come in six different options, including a rabbit, wristwatch, green apple, light bulb, pistol and mirror aesthetic. If it's your cup of tea, availability is now offered through select UNDERCOVER stores and retail accounts.
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Tickets on Sale for Austin French Concert: Oct. 3 & 4
ABC's Rising Star finalist and first runner-up, Austin French, will perform live in ABAC's Howard Auditorium on October 3 and 4. Tickets are on sale now through www.purplepass.com. Concert goers have the opportunity to purchase "Golden Circle" tickets which not only provide the best seats in the house, but also come with a pass for a "Meet & Greet Session" prior to the show. Austin will not only be singing the covers that brought him great success on the show but also some of his personal favorites, which promises to be a very diverse and fun show for all. Austin will be accompanied by a live band that he has hand picked for this performance. You don't want to miss this opportunity to see this young star on the rise!
14th Annual Ag Classic Golf Tournament: October 6
Open to the first 100 golfers who register, the event will be a four-man scramble with a shotgun start. There is an entry fee of $125 per person or a $500 entry fee for each four-person team that includes lunch, cart, greens fees, and an embroidered golf shirt with tournament logo. A new addition to this year's Ag Classic will be the ball drop event. Individuals can purchase numbered golf balls for a small fee. Participants can purchase one golf ball for $5, three golf balls for $10, or seven golf balls for $20.


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Rapper Juvenile is in trouble with police again after he was arrested on suspicion of drug possession on Saturday, February 26. The hip-hop star, real name Terius Gray, was busted in Sterlington, Louisiana after cops discovered he was driving on a suspended license and allegedly found marijuana on his person. He was released on $750 bond, reports TMZ.com.
Juvenile's latest arrest comes just over six months after he pleaded guilty to a separate misdemeanor pot possession charge. He was handed a suspended three-month jail sentence, ordered to serve six months probation and pay fines.
Juvenile has been arrested at least five times on charges ranging from failure to pay child support to resisting an officer at a Florida mall in 1999. Most of the charges have been dismissed. In 2003, he was sentenced to community service for hitting a man on the head with a champagne bottle.


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- $100 Million Series E on September 12, 2014
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Company DetailsUpdate
Square is making commerce easy for everyone.
Starting with a free credit card reader for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, Square Reader allows anyone to accept credit cards anywhere, anytime, for a low transaction rate of 2.75 percent per swipe, with no hidden fees.
Square Register serves as a full point-of-sale system for businesses to accept payments, manage items, and share menu and location information.
Square Order lets people place orders for pickup from local shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Founded in 2009, and headquartered in San Francisco, Square is currently available in the United States, Canada, and Japan. More information is available at squareup.com.
Current Team (31)Update
Jack Dorsey
Co-Founder, CEO
Feb, 2009
Jim McKelvey
Feb, 2009
Sarah Friar
CFO and Operations Lead
Jul, 2012
Dash Victor
Manager, Accounting
Sep, 2012
Justin Lomax
Video Production Lead / Producer
Gokul Rajaram
Product Engineering Lead
Jun 27, 2013
Ben Adida
Director of Engineering
Andrew Borovsky
Director of Product
Oct, 2012
Past Team (25)Update
Buzz Andersen
Sep, 2009 - Feb 1, 2011
David Byttow
Wallet Lead
Jul 1, 2012 - May 1, 2013
Cheng-Tao Chu
Software Engineer
Feb, 2012 - Jun, 2013
Jared Fliesler
Vice President of User Acquisition and Business Operations
Sep, 2011 - Feb, 2013
Rishi Garg
Head of Corporate Development
Jan, 2012 - May, 2014
Bob Lee
2010 - Jan 1, 2014
Danny Leonard
Head of SMB Sales and Events
Oct, 2013 - Feb 1, 2014
Colleen Lindow
Director International Partner Development & Management
2012 - Jan, 2013
Funding Rounds (7) - $100MUpdate
Board Members and Advisors (10)Update
Benjamin Ling
Vinod Khosla
Boards of Directors
Roelof Botha
Board of Directors
Jan, 2011
Greg Kidd
Alyssa Milano
Ryan Gilbert
Ted Wang
Lawrence Summers
Boards of Directors
Products (5)Update
Square Analytics
Square Analytics, a free set of tools that tie in to its suite of register products.
Square Appointments
Square Appointments, an online appointment booking service.
Square Cash
Send and request money for free.
Square Order
Place orders for pickup from local shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Square Stand
Square Stand turns an iPad into a complete point of sale.
Acquisitions (6)Update
Caviar is a delivery solution for consumers to order food from local eateries with the ability to...Aug 4, 2014 -$90M in Stock
BookFresh is online scheduling and appointment booking software for small businesses.Feb 26, 2014 -price and terms unknown
Making payments enjoyableDec 11, 2013 -price and terms unknown
Share your memories with the people who help create them. Welcome to Viewfinder, a new platform...Dec 3, 2013 -price and terms unknown
80/20 was a digital product design studio based in New York. In October 2012, Square acquired...Oct 1, 2012 -price and terms unknown
Catapult Mediaworks, LLC
Catapult Mediaworks is a production company that creates compelling stories through videos.Sep 6, 2011 -price and terms unknown
Investors (33)Update
Morgan Stanley
Preeminent financial advisor
Goldman Sachs
Multinational investment banking firm
Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank works with technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private...
Barclays Capital
Global investment bank
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services provider that offers investment banking,...
Citi Ventures
Citi Ventures is Citi's global corporate venturing arm, chartered to collaborate with...
Rizvi Traverse Management
Rizvi Traverse Management provides capital, management resources, strategic direction, and merger...
Starbucks is an international chain of restaurants that retails handcrafted coffee, tea, and...
Offices/Locations (3)Update
Waterloo, ON
New York, NY
San Francisco
1455 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Competitors (15)Update
As of July 2014, Blockchain is the most-visited Bitcoin platform with approximately 2 million...
Mpowa was an e-commerce platform enabling sellers to accept credit and debit card payments using...
Hypercom delivers a suite of high security electronic payment products, software solutions and...
VeriFone develops secure e-payment solutions and services that provide transactions and...
Electronic transaction system solutions.
Dwolla is a free web-based software platform allowing users to send, receive, and request funds...
PayNearMe is a cash transaction network enabling consumers to pay cash for goods and services...
OpenCuro Inc.
OpenCuro is an online payment and money transfer service for individuals and online and offline...
News (208)Update
Fast Company | Business + Innovationfastcompany.com
Best Mobile Credit Card Processing: The Top 4 Options Compared -fitsmallbusiness.com


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Upcoming Events
- Phonographic Memory
- Wednesday, September 24, 2014Bernal Heights, Bernal Heights Meeting Room
- Classical Guitar Serenade
- Thursday, September 25, 2014Richmond/Senator Milton Marks, Richmond General Floor Area
- 2014 - 2015 Opera Preview Lecture
- Wednesday, October 1, 2014Main Library, Koret Auditorium
Upcoming Classes
- Destiny Arts-Capoira
- Tuesday, September 23, 2014Visitacion Valley, Visitacion Valley Meeting Room
- Zumba Basics
- Friday, September 26, 2014Main Library, Children's Storytelling Room
- Come Learn How to Salsa and Bachata!
- Tuesday, September 30, 2014Richmond/Senator Milton Marks, Richmond Meeting Room
*Funded by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.


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Dali JPA Tools Project (A subproject of WTP)
Welcome to the Dali project wiki home. These pages will be used to document our evolving project plans, and integration into the WTP.
- Project Plans
- Project Info