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Discussion in 'Members Zone' started by Sarge, Aug 14, 2009.
Morning Pops and Zoners
Sarge - in court? Did you get another D&D?
Morning Pops. Morning Fellas and Kristie. Morning to all who stop in.
Well, good day yesterday. Thank you all, on behalf of my youngest Boy for the well wishes.
Little slow to get into it today but a couple more cups of coffee and I'm right there.
Everybody, have a great day!
Good morning, Cbz and the same to eerybody here. ABQ, which was the dish of choice at the birthday celebration? Sarge, I'm not sure what the policy re: moderators and bail money is, but I'm sure that we could take back your PBR empties and post bond. I take it you're not wearing cammo to court today.
We're celebrating up here today as we just watched (on live TV) while our women's soccer team beat France for the Bronze. Good luck in the Gold Medal game later.
Y'all work on having a great day.
Afternoon Pops ---afternoon everyone --lots of outside stuff to do before it got hot ---I am ready for rain and fall weather
lol - I am a licensed workers compensation hearing representative. I am in court 3 days per week on average. I essentially have the same rights and obligations as a lawyer but am limited to practicing workers compensation.
Commence the lawyer jokes.
No jokes from me ----I have to work with the sorry ,lying so and so s all the time.....But I'm Sarge is not like that
me too.
Morning Cbz. Morning everyone. TGIF!
Morning Pops, Leon and the rest of the whole Hee-Haw gang.
Rained all nite and man does it feel good this morning. In fact - it is supposed to rain all day too.
Well, the weekend is here. We are going to hang out for the day and head up to the cabin tomorrow am for a day of hiking/fishing/PBRing.
You folks have a great day/weekend ahead!
Morning Pops and Zoners
morning, everyone!!
Hey Phil, For the Birthday Boy, it was his Grandma's Bean and Potato Taco Pie. For me, Tuna Sandwich.
Morning Pops. Morning Fellas and Kristie. Morning to any who might stop in this way.
Lots to do before I can pack it in so best get at it.
Everybody, have a great Friday!
Afternoon Pops and everyone --been pickin and grinnin all morning --time for lunch
Morning Pops ,Morning everyone ,left the coffee on -yall enjoy
Morning Cbz40. Morning, Folks! We've finally got a relatively cool morning. 68 degrees right now and it feels real good. Welcome to the weekend, Y'all!!
Morning Pops. Morning Leon, and all who follow. Hope everyone has a great Saturday.
Morning Pops and all this Saturday morning. Glad to hear the "cooler" weather is visiting some of 'youns'. Stay safe!!!
Morning Pops and all. Have a Great Day. Much needed rain here.
Morning Pops. Morning to all of the regulars and to any new comers as well.
Sitting, enjoying a strong cup of coffee this morning. I can't imagine much that is any better then just being able to enjoy your own family in your own home. Drinking my coffee and just enjoying the day.
I hope all of you have a great day as well.
Take good care everybody.


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Video: Parrot Zik Bluetooth Headphones
Zak Billmeier grew up in southern Vermont and coastal Maine. After graduating from Mary Washington College with a Geography degree he still isn't sure quite what to do with, he eventually settled in the mountains of Central Virginia. He spends his free time chasing his daughter around, taking pictures, gardening and cooking. He joined Crutchfield's car A/V writing team in 2007 and is now a lead producer on our video team.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
You may not be familiar with Parrot, a French company that has quickly become a leader in wireless technology for cars. Now they have used their Bluetooth expertise to create a uniquely powerful set of headphones that have us very excited. The Parrot Zik are as stylish as they are versatile, offering more features than just about any headphone we've seen.
Naturally, the Zik offers wireless connection with your compatible Bluetooth phone for simple hands-free calls and music streaming. What makes the Zik unique is how you control those functions. The right earcup features a touch panel — no buttons, dials or knobs — so you can answer calls or skip tracks with the swipe of a finger. The touch panel offers the same functionality as an in-line remote, except with the same intuitive ease as your smartphone's touchscreen.
Video Transcript
So I had a chance to try out these new Zik headphones from Parrot. And you know Parrot as a Bluetooth company — they've made their name for themselves making Bluetooth products, and these are, indeed, a Bluetooth headphone. So they connect to your Smartphone or other Bluetooth device, no wires needed. You can roam around and listen at will. It's very nice. And they're comfortable.
They're well built, and they sound pretty good out of the box. But to really take them to the next level, I recommend downloading the free Parrot Audio Suite app. It lets you change settings in the headphones — for instance, turning on and off noise cancelation, which the Zik does very well, by the way. They have microphones on the bottom that analyze the ambient sound and help cancel out the noise, and do a great job of it.
But the most fun is, inside the app you have all these audio settings you can change. You have a seven-band equalizer which you can make your own preset or you can use one of the presets that's in there. There's also this really cool concert hall thing which lets you move these speakers around in a virtual room, and it changes the sound. You can really hear it separating or getting closer together.
One of the primary features I liked on the Zik headphones is that over your right ear the ear cup is a touch panel, so you can do certain basic functions just by tapping on here. For instance, swipe up for volume up, down for volume down, track over or track back. If you want to answer a call that comes in, just tap. If you don't want to answer that call, just press and hold for a couple seconds and it'll refuse the call. When you take the headphones off, your music will pause, or if you have a phone call going taking the headphones off will automatically shoot the call right over to your phone. So they're just so easy to use, and well thought out. I really like that about the Zik.
If you have any questions about the Zik headphones or Bluetooth headphones in general just give us a call.

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Groupon Is Replacing CEO Andrew Mason
It finally happened: Andrew Mason is out as Groupon CEO.
Groupon, the daily deals site, has begun looking for a new CEO, the company announced today.
Co-founder Eric Lefkofsky will join Ted Leonsis, vice chairman of the company, will serve as co-CEOs as an interim basis.
Mason was already in the hot seat late last year when reports emerged that the company explored the possibility of replacing him as CEO, but ultimately decided to keep him on board. It looks like Mason wasn't satisfying Groupon's needs, even while on a short leash.
The announcement comes after a disastrous fourth quarter report, where the company swung to a wide loss and missed analyst estimates significantly. The stock fell more than 20% after the report came out, but is now up more than 5% on the news that Mason will be replaced.
The following letter was tweeted from an account claiming to be Andrew Mason (though it isn't a verified account). We haven't verified that the letter actually came from him, but will update if we do find out:
People of Groupon,
After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I've decided that I'd like to spend more time with my family. Just kidding – I was fired today. If you're wondering why… you haven't been paying attention. From controversial metrics in our S1 to our material weakness to two quarters of missing our own expectations and a stock price that's hovering around one quarter of our listing price, the events of the last year and a half speak for themselves. As CEO, I am accountable.
You are doing amazing things at Groupon, and you deserve the outside world to give you a second chance. I'm getting in the way of that. A fresh CEO earns you that chance. The board is aligned behind the strategy we've shared over the last few months, and I've never seen you working together more effectively as a global company – it's time to give Groupon a relief valve from the public noise.
For those who are concerned about me, please don't be – I love Groupon, and I'm terribly proud of what we've created. I'm OK with having failed at this part of the journey. If Groupon was Battletoads, it would be like I made it all the way to the Terra Tubes without dying on my first ever play through. I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to take the company this far with all of you. I'll now take some time to decompress (FYI I'm looking for a good fat camp to lose my Groupon 40, if anyone has a suggestion), and then maybe I'll figure out how to channel this experience into something productive.
If there's one piece of wisdom that this simple pilgrim would like to impart upon you: have the courage to start with the customer. My biggest regrets are the moments that I let a lack of data override my intuition on what's best for our customers. This leadership change gives you some breathing room to break bad habits and deliver sustainable customer happiness – don't waste the opportunity!
I will miss you terribly.
Here's the full release:
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), the global leader in local commerce, today announced a leadership change in which Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis have been appointed to the newly created Office of the Chief Executive, effective immediately, replacing Andrew Mason. Lefkofsky and Leonsis will serve in this role on an interim basis. The Board has commenced a search for a new Chief Executive.
"On behalf of the entire Groupon Board, I want to thank Andrew for his leadership, his creativity and his deep loyalty to Groupon. As a founder, Andrew helped invent the daily deals space, leading Groupon to become one of the fastest growing companies in history," said Lefkofsky.
"Groupon will continue to invest in growth, and we are confident that with our deep management team and market-leading position, the company is well positioned for the future," said Leonsis.
The company's guidance for first quarter and full year 2013 outlined in yesterday's earnings announcement remains unchanged.


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R.I.P Craigos, you were a champion bloke. One of the best
R.I.P Fardin 'Bob' Qayyumi
Member of the Church of the Holy Glenn McGrath
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"There's more chance of SoC making a good post than Smith averaging 99.95." - Furball
"**** you're such a **** poster." - Furball
Full list of inductees
Not exactly an exclusive club, is it?
Some of the guys in there are not fit to clean McGrath's boots
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"The most unremarkable remarkable player ever."
No Tiger O'Reilly in the HoF a bit of a shock considering his old mucker Clarrie is there, btw.
Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
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You just set up your equipment for the first dive of your vacation in Saint Somewhere, as you pressurize your Scuba Regulator System you hear air leakage. As you examine you're rig you find that the source of the leak is your Scuba Pro Style QD Hose. The worst thing that can happen on a tropical vacation has just happen No Dive Regulator. Don't leave on a vacation without spare parts that can quickly and easily fix a problem.
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I am strong. Strong enough to have faith.
I am faithful. Faithful enough to believe.
I believe that I am able to be strong enough to have faith.
How is THAT for a Tuesday morning message? So. Perfect.
Thank you for sharing, friend!
So simple - yet so beautiful.
thank you for this gentri!
I like it!
How weird I was thinking about faith yesterday and today and questioning what I believed--very timely :)
I love this :)
Beautiful! A great reminder!!
I love this! The message, the photo. All beautiful!
This is so powerful I love it Gentri!!
love and NEEDED this today:)
Beautiful words & picture Gentri ! Great way to start Tuesday!
you are so powerful! How inspiring.
Way to rock my Tuesday. Seriously girl, thank you for this!
amen sista!
preach sister preach! :)
Needed to read this today.
Thank you <3.
xx. Jillian
I absolutely love this! And that picture is perfect! :)
This is lovely, thanks Gentri :)


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Spleen removal - open - adults - dischargeSplenectomy - adult - discharge; Spleen removal - adult - discharge
Your spleen was removed after you were given general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free).
Thesurgeon made an incision (cut) in the middle of your belly. Or the incision was madeon the left side of your belly just belowthe ribs. If you are being treated for cancer, the surgeon probably also removed the lymph nodes in your belly.
What to Expect at Home
Recovering from open spleen removal surgery takes 4 to 8 weeks. You may have some of these symptoms as you recover:
- Pain around the incision for 1to 2 weeks. This pain should lessen each day.
- Sore throat from your breathing tube. Sucking on ice chips or gargling mayhelp soothe your throat.
- Nausea and maybe throwing up. Your surgeon can write you a prescription for nausea medicine if you need it
- Bruising or skin redness around your wound. This will go away on its own.
- Trouble taking deep breaths
If your spleen was removed for a blood disorder or lymphoma, you may needmore treatments. Thisdepends on your medical disorder.
Plan to have someone drive you home from the hospital. Donot drive yourself home.
Make sure your home is safe as you are recovering. For example, remove throw rugs to prevent tripping and falling. To stay safe in the bathroom, installgrab bars to help you get in and out of the tub or shower.
You should be able to do most of your regular activities in 4 to 8 weeks. Before that:
- Do not lift anything heavier than 10 to 15 pounds until your doctor says it is okay.
- Avoid all strenuous activity. This includes heavy exercising, weightlifting, and other activities that make you breathe hard or strain.
- Short walks and using stairs are okay.
- Light housework is okay.
- Do not push yourself too hard.Gradually increase how much you are active.
Managing Pain
Your doctor will prescribe pain medicines for you to use at home. If you are taking pain pills 3 or 4 times a day, try taking them at the same times each day for 3 to 4 days. They may be more effective this way.
Try getting up and moving around if you are having pain in your belly. This may ease your pain.
Press a pillow over your incision when you cough or sneeze to ease discomfort and protect your incision.
Wound Care
Care for your incision as instructed. Change the dressing over your surgical incisiononce a day, or sooner if it gets wet or dirty. Your doctor will tell youwhen you can stop keeping yourincision covered. Keep theincision area clean by washing it with mild soap and water.
You may remove the dressings (bandages) and take showers if sutures (stitches), staples, or glue were used to close your skin.
If glue or strips of tape were used to close your incision:
- Coverthe incision with plastic wrap before showering for the first week.
- Do not try to wash off thetape or glue.It will fall off onits own in about a week.
Do not soak in a bathtub or hot tub or go swimming until your doctor tells you it is okay.
Preventing Infections
Most people live a normal active life without a spleen, but there is always a risk of getting an infection. This is because the spleen is part of the body's immune system, helping fight infections.
After your spleen is removed, you will be more likely to get infections:
- For the first week after surgery, check your temperature every day.
- Always tell your doctor if you have a fever, sore throat, headache, belly pain, or diarrhea, or an injury that breaks your skin.
Keeping up to date on your immunizations will be very important. Ask your doctor if you should have these vaccinations:
- Pneumonia vaccination
- Meningococcal vaccination
- Haemophilus vaccination
- Flu shot (every year)
You may need to take antibiotics every day for some time. Donot stop taking antibioticswithout checking with your doctor. Some people will need to take antibiotics every day for several years after surgery.
Things you can do to help prevent infections:
- Eat healthy foods to keep your immune system strong.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water. Ask family members to do the same.
- Get treated for any bites, especially dog bites, right away.
- Protect your skin when you are camping or hiking or doing other outdoor activities. Wear long sleeves and pants.
- Tell your doctor if you plan to travel out of the country.
- Tell all of your health care providers (dentist, doctors, nurses, or nurse practitioners) that you do not have a spleen.
- You can even buy and wear a bracelet that will tell all health care workers that you do not have a spleen.
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor or nurse if:
- Your temperature is above 101°F (38.3°C).
- Yourincisions are bleeding, are red or warm to the touch, or they have a thick, yellow, green, or milky drainage.
- You have pain that your pain medicines are not helping.
- It is hard to breathe.
- You have a cough that does not go away.
- You cannot drink or eat.
- You develop a skin rash and feel ill.
Cadili A, de Gara C. Complications of splenectomy. Am J Med. 2008;121:371-375.
Shelton J, Holzman MD. The spleen. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 57.
Review Date: 2/7/2013
Reviewed By: Matthew M. Cooper, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Cardiovascular Surgery, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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GSA Announces Changes to Assisted Acquisition Service
September 7, 2007
Contact: Viki Reath, 501-1231
WASHINGTON — The U.S. General Services Administration today announced a robust cost-recovery plan for the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Assisted Acquisitions Services (AAS) business line that will make it a more economically viable, protect the affected GSA employees, and deliver best value to taxpayers.
The Assisted Acquisition Service (AAS), within FAS, provides acquisition, technical and project management services for other federal agencies.
"Successful businesses know that to maintain a cycle of risk taking and entrepreneurialism, it is not enough to launch new programs, you have to also have the courage and willingness to modify programs that are not meeting expectations. Peter Drucker, the management guru, taught us that important lesson. Assisted Services is a work in progress, a strong business line whose services are very much in demand," said Administrator Lurita Doan. "However, we needed a plan to align AAS costs with actual and projected revenue. The steps we've outlined today are key to achieving our objective."
From a broader perspective, the Administrator said today's action "fulfills the promise I made during my confirmation hearing to bring fiscal discipline and entrepreneurial energy to all areas of GSA, pave the way for future financial stability and growth, and ensure GSA's place as the federal government's premier acquisition agency."
Administrator Doan, working with FAS Commissioner Jim Williams, has moved decisively, using best business practices and her respect for GSA employees, to balance the budget by realigning resources in AAS by moving approximately 250 of its workforce to other positions within FAS or other parts of the agency where they are needed. FAS is not planning to submit any early-out/buy-out request packages to OPM at this time, nor are Reductions in Force (RIFs) part of the AAS Cost Recovery Plan.
In addition, FAS is changing and adding to the types of services offered, expanding into new areas in professional services related acquisitions, implementing both pre-award and post-award acquisition services for agencies that are conducting internal acquisitions, and providing assistance to agencies with its new contracts: VETS GWAC, Networx, SATCOM-II, HSPD-12, Alliant, Alliant SB, and the IT Expanded Direct Delivery program.
"While AAS's revenues remain strong, our resources are not properly aligned with our current level of business," Williams stated. "With this in mind, we are taking steps to reduce our expenses. However, I assure our customers that our level of service will not be impacted. We will continue to offer value-added, customized acquisition, project management, and financial management services designed to ensure that our customers get the outcome they need when they need it."
AAS currently directs, and manages FAS' assisted acquisition solutions programs. It provides a variety of expert technical, acquisition, and project management support services to FAS customers.
Founded in 1949, GSA serves as a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,300 government-owned or leased buildings and 170,000 vehicles. GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 420 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services. GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and e-travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
Did You Know? FAS annual sales of $56 billion account for more than one-sixth of the entire federal procurement budget. FAS manages acquisition programs that include information technology, telecommunications, furniture, tools, office products and supply items, and all travel, motor vehicles and credit card services.


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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 24.0001 Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Date: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Subject: New Year's Greetings for 2013
Dear SHAKSPER Subscribers:
Happy New Year to all and welcome to volume 24 of SHAKSPER.
Ken Steele, then a graduate student at the University of Toronto, founded SHAKSPER on July 26, 1990: http://shaksper.net/archive/1990/25-july/22-10001-shaksper-initial-message. But volume numbers are associated with years, so SHAKSPER enters its 24th year of service today.
Many of you know the story; a few have even been around since the inception or near the list's commencement. Yet the story bears repeating.
I met Ken Steele at the 1990 Shakespeare Association of America annual meeting in Philadelphia where he shared with me his ideas about founding an electronic conference dedicated to Shakespeare on the model of HUMANIST, the prototype for all academic e-mail distribution lists. We were both members of a seminar on computing approaches to Shakespeare as were Michael Best (founder and Coordinating Editor, Internet Shakespeare Editions) and James L. Harner (World Shakespeare Bibliography Online).
About a dozen Shakespeareans including myself formed the core of founding members. On February 21, 1992, I became SHAKSPER's co-editor, at first being responsible for the file server. On March 25, I took over the editing of the daily submissions into the digests. On June 3, Ken decided to take a leave of absence from his graduate studies, and I became SHAKSPER's owner, editor, and moderator.
The list's more than 1,100 members have joined from 70ish countries. These members include prominent Shakespearean academics and theater practitioners, and students and teachers from across the educational spectrum as well as just interested participants.
The SHAKSPER homepage concisely describes the conference:
SHAKSPER, now in its twenty-fourth year of serving the academic community, is an edited and moderated, international, e-mail distribution list for discussion among Shakespearean scholars, researchers, instructors, students, and anyone sharing their academic interests and concerns. In addition to regular mailings to members, anyone can use the Internet to access the archives and other SHAKSPER materials from the SHAKSPER web site shaksper.net. SHAKSPER strives to emphasize the scholarly by providing the opportunity for the formal exchange of ideas through queries and responses regarding literary, critical, textual, theoretical, and performative topics and issues. For readers' convenience, these messages are lightly edited and grouped in separate digests according to topic, and then e-mailed to subscribers in a daily compilation digest with a table of contents for ease of reading. Announcements of conferences, of calls for papers, of seminars, of lectures, of symposia, of job openings, of the publication of books, of the availability of online and print articles, of Internet databases and resources, of journal contents, of festivals, and of academic programs of study are a regular features as are reviews of scholarly books, of past and present theatrical productions, and of Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired films—in addition to "popular" culture references to Shakespeare or his works. SHAKSPER also provides occasion for spontaneous informal discussion, eavesdropping, peer review, and a sense of belonging to a worldwide scholarly community. The SHAKSPER web site has a number of special features, including periodic Roundtable discussions, concentrating on significant topics derived from issues of current interest in the discipline. SBReviews, highlights book reviews of books vetted by the SHAKSPER Book Review Panel and reviewed by peers selected by the Panel. These reviews first are distributed as regular digests and then are mounted in the Scholarly Resources section of the SHAKSPER web site.
To the above, I would like to add that SHAKSPER's original web site was designed by Eric Luhrs; the current one, by Ron Severdia, founder of PlayShakespeare.com, which hosts SHAKSPER. My debt and gratitude to both these extraordinary individuals cannot adequately be measured.
My SHAKSPER's New Year's resolutions are to revise my "Selected Guide to Shakespeare on the Internet" (suggestions are welcome and will be judiciously considered) and to investigate the ongoing viability of the SBReviews and SHAKSPER Roundtables in their current configurations.
Organizations periodically require new members to re-energize themselves. If you find SHAKSPER useful, please recommend it to your colleagues, students, and friends. Information about subscribing can be found here: http://shaksper.net/contact. Further information about the list itself is here: http://shaksper.net/about/general-information.
Now for the REALLY hardcore fans, below is a Bibliography of three essays I have written about SHAKSPER and links to download pdf versions of those essays.
Cook, Hardy M. "Behind the Scenes with SHAKSPER: The Global Electronic Shakespeare Conference." College Literature 36, no. 1 (2009): 105-20. Available at Behind the Scenes with SHAKSPER.
---. "Shakespeare on the Internet. " Shakespeare in the Media: From the Globe Theatre to the World Wide Web. Second Edition.Eds. Stefani Brusberg-Kiermeier and Jörg Helbig. Berlin; Bern; Bruxelles; New York; Oxford; Wien: Peter Lang, 2009. (Second Edition online Shakespeare on the Internet (331.27 kB)).
---. "SHAKSPER: An Academic Discussion List."Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation. 2.2. Winter/Fall 2006. <http://lachesis.english.uga.edu/cocoon/borrowers/> Available at SHAKSPER Academic List
Best wishes for the New Year,
PS: Donations to support SHAKSPER can be made through the link on every page of the SHAKSPER web site: http://shaksper.net.
PPS: Below is a charming note I received that shows the often hidden value of SHAKSPER:
I just wanted to take the time to contact you and let you know that my classmates and I have really enjoyed using your page (http://shaksper.net/scholarly-resources/shakespeare-on-the-internet) for our Shakespeare projects and presentations. My tutor, Mrs. Walker, thought it would be nice if we wrote you a thank you note (using her email) to let you know that it's been such a great help :)
As a thank you, we all thought it would be nice send along another helpful resource that we came across during our project: http://www.theaterseatstore.com/shakespeare-king-of-theatre It has some helpful information and resources to learn all about Shakespeare and his works (biography, his tragedies, comedies, poems, etc). We thought it might help out other students too.
And if you decided to add it to you other resources, I'd love to show Mrs. Walker that the site was up to share with other students as well learning about William Shakespeare :)
But thank you! And I hope to hear back from you soon.
Emma Kendall (and the rest of Mrs. Walker's students!)
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'Dancing With The Stars' cast unveiled!
The cast for the new season of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" has been revealed.
Singer Christina Milian, NFL star Keyshawn Johnson, Bill Nye the Science Guy and "Rhoda" star Valerie Harper are all part of the 17th season of the show.
Harper tells "Good Morning America" doctors are delighted she's moving in the right direction after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her brain scans are looking better and better, and she's excited to get her dancing shoes on.
Bill Nye the Science Guy will also be part of the show. He says you never know if he might work in some science to his dance moves!
The show pairs celebrities with ballroom dance pros in a weeks-long competition for the coveted Mirror Ball trophy. The new season of "Dancing With The Stars" will begin on Monday, September 16th.
Check out how else will be dancing:
Valerie Harper
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Keyshawn Johnson
Leah Remini
Jack Osbourne
Christina Milian
Amber Riley
Bill Nye
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Corbin Bleu
Bill Engvall
Brant Daugherty
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A Toe in the Water
Right off our motorcycles, on a sultry day at Enders Falls, Granby, Connecticut, the Sue and Diane took off their riding boots and were eyeing the water. I just felt like a shot was going to happen, so I unpacked my DSLR and quickly set it for the conditions. By the time I had framed the ladies, they had taken this pose—oblivious to both me and the camera. It reminded me of something out of an impressionist painting, and I was lucky enough to be there.
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It's Yarn Along again!
I missed a couple of weeks there while I wasn't actually knitting anything!
It's amazing, but true.
This week I have been making a ballet sweater for the newest dancing 7-year-old in the house.
She started taking a ballet class last week and it's, by far, the highlight of her week!
I'm making this up as I go, I think I might pleat the sleeves, they're a little on the baggy side, and that might make it look intentional.
As for reading, the Elder and I just finished The Long Winter (thank goodness, what a downer) last week and we've started in on Little Town on the Prairie, but the most exciting book in my life arrived about 15 minutes ago in the mail: Here Be Drolleries, the sequel to Here Be Wyverns.
I can't wait to dive into the amazing alphabets and animals and oooh! I feel the knit nerd rising in me.
One other fun thing that I have been up to is making Limoncello.
I showed this before picture the other day -and I finished it yesterday.
I used this recipe from Food Network, and it tastes like lemon amazing.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
5 comments:
- Kerry said...
Lemon amazing... yum!
Wonderful that she is enjoying ballet. It's so fun to see them interested in different things!
- January 13, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- jenletts said...
Oooh, I'll bet I could make that with key limes!!! Yum!
- January 13, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- painted fish studio said...
i was wondering what was in that jar... sounds yummy!
- January 13, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- Rosina {Rosy ~ Posy} said...
Ooh YUM, limoncello is so delicious :) Your little ballet sweater turned out so cute in the finished photo above and I love the little gathered sleeves :) Have a wonderful weekend.
- January 14, 2011 at 5:36 PM
- ella@lifeologia said...
Looking good ;)
- November 29, 2011 at 3:15 PM
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ORACLE TEAM USA Meet n Greet
Macy's Union Square and Tag Heuer
Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 1:30 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Macy's & TAG Heuer invite you to come meet crew members of ORACLE TEAM USA, 34th America's Cup Defender, and receive autographed photos.*
Plus, with any TAG Heuer watch purchase, you can receive an official ORACLE TEAM USA racing jacket**.
TAG Heuer, the official chronograph of ORACLE TEAM USA unveils its latest water-resistant chronogaph, the AQUARACER 500M.
Event subject to change or cancellation. *While supplies last. No purchase necessary. **While supplies last. Qualifying purchases must be made at Macy's Union Square in the month of August
2013. Must present proof of purchase during event to redeem gift.
When & Where
Macy's Union Square, Fine Watches - Main Floor
170 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco,
Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 1:30 PM (PDT)
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Message Board
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Talk about the novels, new and used books that Moore has written!
Author Moore's Book Reviews
Constable's Run
Constable's Run Five Star, Oct 2002, 25.95, 318 pp. ISBN: 0786246413 After serving sixteen years as the elected Constable of Tarrant County, Texas, Jinx Porter has four years to go before he can retire with a pension. However, the fifty-year-old veteran law enforcement official has a competitor this time, a very well funded junior college student Rudy Castro who has no experience in the field at all. Jinx worries about losing but goes about hi...
Chance Meeting
Pocket, Oct 2001, 6.99, 423 pp. ISBN: 0671042939 In Lake Placid, New York, Ty Stannard always loved horseback riding because it was her only escape from a harsh demanding father who was never pleased by anything she did. Her hero since the fifth grade is the highly regarded equestrian superstar Steve Sheppard. Ty hopes to one day be as good as her champion, who she meets as a teen when she competes at a junior's event. Steve gives the enth...
In Your Eyes
Ivy, Jul 2004, 6.99 ISBN: 0804120056 Financial genius Alex Miller ends his relationship with Sydney Raines, who refuses to believe it is over. Though he was honest from the start, she thought they would marry. Now he regrets hiring her firm to oversee a gala he is throwing although she and her partner Harry Byrne are excellent at it. Instead, Alex looks forward to seeing �roller blades� skate in Central Park. Grace Miller hires artist Gen M...
Night Swimming
Ivy, May 2003, 6.99 ISBN: 0804120048 The first chance Lily Banyon could leave her hometown of Coral Beach, Florida she fled. It is several years later and she has become a highly regarded marine biologist renowned for her international work on coral reefs while working for the prestigious Marine Center in Massachusetts. Coral Beach is in the midst of a controversy between the environmental leaning Mayor Sean McDermott and the business develop...
Moore booklist
Ride A Dark Horse
Pocket, Mar 2001, 6.99, 439 pp. ISBN: 0671042920 In Five Oaks horse farm in Virginia, owner Hank Sawyer needs a rider for Orion. Hank and his partner, veterinarian Caleb Wells, believe Orion is a winner for the right rider. However, the special horse dumps everyone who tries to jump fences and obstacles. Besides finding a rider, both are concerned with the fact that Caleb's nasty ex-wife owns Orion, following a judge's decision at the divorce hea...


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Catching up with Aquinas grad Bronson Koenig
Seven short months after graduating from Aquinas, Bronson Koenig returned Friday as one of the Badgers' bright young stars.
"It's pretty surreal, I guess. It doesn't really feel like I'm playing on the fourth-ranked team in the nation. I just try not to really think about that and just get better every day," he said.
Head Coach Bo Ryan gave his 16-0 team a well-deserved break before traveling to Indiana Tuesday. The Badgers will go for the first 17-0 start in program history.
"I think we just gotta keep doing what we have been doing since June. Because we've been going since June now, so that's quite a while. Just keep working hard everyday and not let that ranking get to our heads and everything and just keep working hard."
Koenig is one of the first players off Bo Ryan's bench. He's averaging almost 17 minutes and four points a game.
"It's really exciting because not a lot of freshmen get to play, especially for Coach Ryan and everything. I'm just grateful for the opportunity that I get."
Koenig said he's handled the transition to college well since he left Aquinas seven months ago, both on and off the court.
"School was definitely a big transition but I got adjusted to that pretty well and I did well in school. Basketball-wise would probably just be the intensity everyday in practice. It's pretty much like a game every single day in practice and just have to go 100 percent all the time. And the game, just the speed of the game, everyone's a lot bigger, more athletic, more physical, but I feel like I've adjusted to it pretty well."
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I'm trying to get BT4 installed locally. I watched the video about using Ubiquity to do it. However, it appears that they lied. It said that they booted to the CD, and then just typed Ubiquity and it worked. Not true.
First, Ubiquity is not found on the ISO, in memory or anywhere else. You have to do an apt-get install to get Ubiquity working. Then of course, you run into the issue where Ubiquity crashes when it can't set the language.
(problem described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/189193 )
Now being a Linux/Ubuntu n00b I am having trouble in two areas. First, when you boot to the iso, there is no /media/cdrom mounted on a physical machine, or on a Virtual Box machine (tried VMWare and Virtual PC 07 as well, same results). So you can't just point Ubiquity to the source files it needs. Additionally I also can't fine the .../casper/filesystem.squashfs stuff to mount on /var/lib/ubiquity/source anywhere either.
Since one of the alternative ways to get Ubiquity to work is to run it from the cdrom rather than manually mount the above files, it would be good if Ubiquity was actually included on the bootable iso so you could run it from the cdrom.
Can anyone tell me how to either, find and mount the filesystem.squashfs, or magically run Ubiquity from the 'cdrom' iso?
Has anybody tried installing ubiquity?
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
Cool I'll try the PDF instructions. Can't wait for the release.
When I tried installing it using Ubiquity, I encountered this little problem. When I get to the part where I'm supposed to partition the disk, nothing shows up in the list at all Anyone familiar with this problem? It's kind of annoying, as I can't get past this point.
Or is this something I just have to wait for? I use the Beta version for now.
Btw, anyone know when the pre-final will be available to us "others"?
I had the same problem with pre-final this time. Installation was going to end and then crashed, i forgot to save logs but somewhere i found that problem may be hd. My solution was to install bt4 with ubiquity on different partition. Now it works fine. So check your disk under any live cd or win, try other parts of your disk and then run ubiquity. I also found and tried all tricks you wrote, but it didn't work at all.


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I couldn't believe Davie posted that, it's really not his style. Not sure if it was an attempt to call Dean out, or just having a swipe at him.
I'd love to see the fight, simply because it's two guys I've followed for a while and they are both big personalities. It's an interesting match-up, but would it be at 145lb, which I understand is a hell of a cut for Galbraith?
As for living in the gym...I've never been in the Griphouse when Dean wasn't there, he pretty much lives there anyway.


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WATCH: Chris Brown dances with Aaliyah hologram in new video
Listen to Chris Brown on iHeartRadio | Listen to Aaliyah on iHeartRadio
Move over Tupac. Aaliyah is the newest late-star who has been resurrected thanks to hologram special effects.
In Chris Brown's latest music video, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of Rihanna (or is it Karreuche?) brought Aaliyah's famous dance moves back to life as her vocals are featured on the track.
In the black and white (with a hint of red and blue) clip, C. Breezy hits the streets of Compton in L.A. in a low-rider before meeting up with a bunch of buddies around town.
Chris then shows off his dance moves alongside digitized holograms of Aaliyah, who dances around him in a dark room. Towards the end of the video is a written message that reads, "Dear Aaliyah, We love and miss you, thank you for inspiring all of us." At least he paid proper respects.
Peep the whole "Don't Think They Know" music video for yourself!


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(NNPA)—Lately, I have been stressing the importance of preserving the sanctity of the traditional family—mother, father, and children. There is not one example throughout the history of the world of a society prospering without an intact family unit. Susie can't have two moms nor can Jimmy have two dads.
Liberals would argue that is not the case and that society must "evolve" with the times we now live in. Nothing can be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, one need look no further than the words of MSNBC talk show host, Melissa Perry, a radical feminist of irrational proportions.
MSNBC has been running a series of promotional ads featuring their various TV hosts. Here is what Perry said in her most recent ad (I am not making this up), "We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a kind of private notion of children: Your kid is yours and totally your responsibility. We haven't had a very collective notion of these are our children. So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to their families, and recognize that kids belong to whole communities. Once it's everybody's responsibility and not just the households, then we start making better investments."
I want you to re-read carefully what she said. I have quoted her verbatim. I am still in shock that anyone with half a brain would make such a radical statement.
When asked to defend her comments, Perry said: "This isn't about me wanting to take your kids, and this isn't even about whether children are property. This is about whether we as a society, expressing our collective will through our public institutions, including our government, have a right to impinge on individual freedoms in order to advance a common good. And that is exactly the fight that we have been having for a couple hundred years." I will give anyone a dollar if they can explain to me what she just said.
So, please allow me to correct the record on one of Perry's main premises—"that we have never invested as much in public education as we should have." According to the latest OECD Education at a Glance Report, the U.S. spends more on education per student than every other country in the world. So, her very premise is based on a lie, but then again, isn't the essence of liberalism based on a lie that others know what's best for you and your life?


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Thread: Gender
10th August 2011 12:23 PM #1
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Hi everyone!
I have a potty shot from a 24 week u/s and just want to hear your opinons on the gender. I have been told what it is but have not been given 100%, which would make me feel better. Basically, I want to know...how definate do you think the gender is in this shot? Do you think there is any chance it could be the other?
10th August 2011 06:03 PM #2
Hi Jaymad - I am not expert at reading ultrasounds but my guess is a girl (and it is just a guess). Even expert ultrasongraphers get it wrong. I've know many baby's born thought to be one gender and found to be another. I read somewhere that the accuracy is about 95% at 20 weeks (so that is 5 in 100 they get wrong).


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Area residents and businesses are invited to the Customer Appreciation Day celebration on Friday, September 14th, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm, at the Findlay office located at 1995 Tiffin Avenue, Findlay. Free Arby's sandwiches, salads, chips and Pizza Hut dessert will be served. Attendees may enter to win a grand prize tailgate package, including a charcoal grill and deluxe grill set.
The celebration is a way for Citizens National Bank to thank Findlay and the surrounding area for their contribution to our success. "We truly enjoy working with the businesses and residents of Hancock County through our Findlay office. This celebration is just a small way for us to say thanks to those customers for trusting us to treat them right," says Rick Beverly, SPV/Findlay City President.
With offices in Bluffton, Celina, Elida, Findlay, Lima, Springfield, Van Wert and Defiance, Citizens National Bank has assets totaling more than $580 million and has been serving the communities of West Central Ohio since 1920.


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I'm trying to find a good usb wifi adapter, and it seems that the 1000mw isn't much more expensive than the 500mw.
Do you recommend the former?
Could you please suggest another one with similar capablities and price.
Are both BackTrack compatible?
Thank you.
The thing is that most modern linux distros (including Backtrack 4) come with regulatory domain checks included in the mac802.11 driver. This means you won't be able to set your transmit power past the regulation limit for your country unless you somehow manage to disable it. Just to let you know, disabling the limit and transmitting with a higher output is in most cases illegal.
I have the card in me head, but you have the memory problems?
FccRules < SVWUX < SVWUX
From what I have read, 1 watt is legal as long as your antenna doesn't exceed to gain limits set by the FCC. If it does, legally you are supposed to decrease transmitting power.
Keep this in mind though, TX power doesn't mean squat if you can't hear the other station. Being a ham radio operator, I see this all the time. New guy gets a 2M radio that can ouput 65W. Everyone can hear him, but b/c he is using a cheap mobile antenna, he can't hear them. It ends up causing more harm than good.
In other words, don't bother w/ a 1000mw if you don't have an antenna sensitive enough to RX packets from the device you are transmitting to.
"You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."
- Al Capone
Hi, Im using alfa networks AWUS036H 1000mw. It work just well as far as I know. I find it from deutch Ebay
What chipset is it using?
"You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."
- Al Capone
I believe it would be using the same chipset as the 500mW version of AWUS036H, which is Realtek RTL8187L
"You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."
- Al Capone
Yes it use RTL8187L chipset and it canf find networks really well, my laptos wlan adapter tells that our WLAN ap:s "signal strength" is 65, but AWUS036H adapter tells that it is 16.


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Briefly a game
After 20 minutes, the Penguins led 2-1 and it was a hockey game.
Then it wasn't.
Three unanswered goals in the second period chased Carey Price and sealed the deal.
The Penguins got two goals from Jussi Jokinen and singles by Sidney Crosby, Taylor Pyatt and the dominant Evgeni Malkin.
Fresh from his penance in the pressbox, Rene Bourque scored for the Canadiens.
Carey Price was beaten five times on 21 shots.
Peter Budaj stopped all 10 he faced.
The Canadiens had 24 shots on Marc-André Fleury
20 minutes of Garbage Time
At least we were spared a goalie fight.
Price chased
Carey Price was done 15 minutes into the period, after Evgeni Malkin breezed past Andrei Markov and tucked in Pittsburgh's fifth goal.
Jussi Jokinene and Sisney Crosby – on exquisite power-play passing – also scored for the home team.
Price surrendered five goals on 21 shots.
Pittsburgh had a 14-7 shot advantage.
Bourque bounces back
Exiled to the pressbox for a game, Rene Bourque played a strong first period and tapped home a Daniel Briere pass to reduce the Penguins' lead to one goal.
Bourque's first road POINT of the season required a video review.
Jussi Jokinen had opened the scoring after Evgeni Malkin skated past Andrei Markov and set up his linemate for an easy one.
The Penguins made it 2-0 when Taylor Pyatt, parked on the lip on Carey Price's crease, redirected a power-play point shot by Matt Niskanen.
Shots were 9-7 for the home team.
The Canadiens will begin the second period on a power play.
Angry Penguins
Sounds like a disaster movie, set in Antarctica.
This one, however, will unfold at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, where the Penguin's are still smarting from a 5-1 thumping at the unlikely hands of Florida Monday night.
The loss snapped a franchise-record home-ice winning streak that had hit 13 games before the Panthers hit town.
Sidney Crosby and friends will be looking to revive their winning ways against a Canadiens team that is playing .500 hockey and is tied, at 59 points, with the surging Leafs, who won their sixth straight in Colorado Tuesday night.
Two first-round draft choices – Louis Leblanc (18th overall in 2009) and Nathan Beaulieu (17th in 2011) – are expected to be in the Canadiens' lineup. Alexei Emelin and Raphael Diaz are healthy scratches.


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A child faces many new experiences while in the hospital. Child life specialists provide a supportive environment, helping children and teens cope with their stay. Our goal is to normalize the hospital experience for patients and their families through play, socialization, preparation and support during procedures. Distraction tools such as iPads, bubbles or music are used by child life specialists to help children relax and take their mind off their discomfort.
Preparation and support during a procedure also are important. Child life specialists provide information about an upcoming surgery or procedure based on each child's developmental level. Pictures, books and realistic medical equipment are used to help explain to a child what he or she will experience before, during and after the procedure. Child life specialists may also provide support, distraction and relaxation techniques during the procedure itself.
Research shows that children who are prepared are better able to understand their experiences.
Teaching patients how to manage their pain during procedures is an important role of child life specialists. Using distraction tools such as kaleidoscopes, bubbles or music child life specialists help children relax and take their mind off their discomfort.
Child Life specialists work closely with patients and their families on relaxation techniques to support children and help them manage their own pain.
Play is important. It's a form of communication for children. Within the hospital setting, play provides a sense of the familiar. Child life specialists use play to help reduce stress, allow children to express their feelings and to help them adjust to the hospital experience. We offer programs for teens whose needs and communication skills are different than young children.
Our child life specialists work one-on-one with children and often use role-playing to identify fears and concerns. With this method, children act out experiences they have had in the hospital and Child life specialists address any fears communicated during play.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has several playrooms filled with games, books, toys and art supplies. All the playrooms are considered "safe" rooms where no medical procedures can be performed. Child life specialists coordinate the activities of trained volunteers who supervise patient play activities in the play rooms and at the beside.
Group activities are scheduled regularly. Child life specialists plan events such as a family resource fair, State Fair and winter carnival as well as visits by special guests. Learn more about bringing your group to the hospital or how you can donate toys or create a project for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin patients.


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Pomeranz, Sky Sox flirt with no-hitter
Rockies prospect overcomes illness in best start as a pro
By Ashley Marshall / Special to MLB.com | June 19, 2012 9:44 PM ET
MLB.com's No. 19 prospect issued three walks over six innings Tuesday as Triple-A Colorado Springs fell two outs shy of the fifth no-hitter in team history, settling for an 8-2 win over Salt Lake.
Luis Jimenez broke up the Sky Sox's no-hit bid with one out in the ninth, blooping an RBI single to right field off reliever Zach Putnam.
"I was fighting back not [throwing up] the whole game. I just felt sick," Pomeranz said. "I tried to relax out there and hold down [vomit] the whole time. It might have taken my mind off things. I know there have been games in my life when I've not felt my best, like the time I had flu in high school, but not as a pro. This was strange.
"My stomach was hurting all night, and in the fifth inning it started to get to me and I felt exhausted. I felt sick the whole day, I'm not really sure why. It was a body ache, almost like flu symptoms, but I wasn't running a temperature."
Pomeranz (3-4) recorded eight strikeouts, one short of a career high, and lowered his ERA to 2.61 through eight Pacific Coast League starts. The win was his first in six outings since May 18.
The 23-year-old left-hander was rocked for a season-high eight runs -- six earned -- on a career-high 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings in his last start on June 13. Against the Bees, however, he struck out the side in the third inning and retired his first 12 batters.
In the fifth, Pomeranz issued consecutive walks to Jimenez and Hank Conger before a throwing error by first baseman Matt McBride loaded the bases. But the Major League veteran struck out Matt Long and got Alberto Rosario to bounce into an inning-ending double play to keep the no-hitter going.
Ed Lucas drew a two-out walk in the sixth against Colorado's No. 2 prospect, but he was stranded when Ryan Langerhans flied out to left field to end the inning.
"My arm felt good. I had some of my velocity back again and I was throwing my fastball where I wanted," said Pomeranz, who threw 62 of 103 pitches for strikes and faced three batters over the minimum.
"My fastball topped out at 95 mph and was constantly between 90-95, which is the hardest I've thrown for a while. I don't know if it was because I felt crappy, but I could put the ball where I wanted and I was staying in good counts."
Mike Ekstrom came on in the seventh and pitched a perfect inning and Putnam followed with a 1-2-3 eighth to leave the Sky Sox three outs away from history.
Kole Calhoun, the Angels' No. 13 prospect, reached second base on center fielder Tim Wheeler's dropped fly ball to open the ninth and took third on a wild pitch as Adam Heether drew a one-out walk.
Jimenez then flaired a single to right to break up the no-hitter and the shutout. Hank Conger delivered a run-scoring single up the middle to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.
Dustin Molleken replaced Putnam and needed only two pitches to end it, getting Efren Navarro to roll into a double play.
"It's baseball. If it's going to happen, it's going to happen," said Pomeranz, the fifth overall pick in the 2010 Draft out of the University of Mississippi. "I don't know if I've ever had one; this might have been the first one."
Acquired by the Rockies in the deal that sent right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez to Cleveland at the trade deadline last July, Pomeranz went 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA in five starts with the Rockies this season. In 2011, he was 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA in four big league appearances.
"I think [the Rockies] just wanted me to be more consistent with my delivery," said Pomeranz, who grabbed some ice and tried to rehydrate in the clubhouse. "That is what they want to see. I'm just starting to figure out some things down here with my mechanics and my body and getting back to how I used to throw. I got a little more of a turn and I picked my leg up a little higher. That gives me more time [in my delivery]."
The most recent of the Sky Sox's four no-hitters came on Aug. 18, 2009, when Jhoulys Chacin combined with Joel Peralta, Juan Rincon and Randy Flores on a 5-0 win over Oklahoma City.
Hernan Iribarren went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored and Andrew Brown collected two hits and drove in two runs for the Sky Sox.
Wheeler, the Rockies' sixth-ranked prospect, was 3-for-4 with an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.
Salt Lake starter Matt Shoemaker (5-7) took the loss after surrendering seven runs on 12 hits and two walks over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out five but had his ERA climb to 5.74.
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Some of the glasses will easily tip over when they have wine in them.
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Can not always go by the pictures versus product received!
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I have purchased 5 of these glass sets to give to friends as a novelty gift. Out of the 20 glasses purchased, only 2 actual look like the picture with a distinctive bent stem. The others are a big disapointment!
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I returned these wine glasses because the stems were too short, the bowl was too small and they didn't look as tipsy as I thought they would. They were to be a gag present, but just didn't hit the mark.
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from Calgary, Canada
Problem is some of the glasses are barely off centre - you have to look quite closely to even notice they're not regular glasses. We ordered four of them (2 sets) and 2 of the glasses look like the pictures and 2 are almost like regular wine glasses. We kept them anyway but would not recommend to others.
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The product doesn't look much like the advertised photographs. The stems on two glasses we bought weren't "tipsy" at all. We sent them back. Don't waste your money.
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Makes an amusing gift
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Jake Doyle had his private investigator's licence revoked earlier this year in New York.
That's where, says "Republic of Doyle" executive producer and star Allan Hawco, the show's production team decided Season 6 will be its last.
"I'm kinda getting a bit emotional even talking about it. Today is the day that it's kind of sinking in that it's real," said Hawco, speaking from Toronto, where the official announcement was made as part of CBC's preview for its upcoming programming season.
"Since last year, we were in plans to wrap it up, just for a number of reasons. No. 1, we wanted to make sure we went out on a note that we weren't over-extending our welcome, in terms of story."
Season 5 was originally planned to be a shortened run of 10 episodes, said Hawco, as Season 6 will be. "But last year, CBC needed us to bulk up our order to 16 for content purposes," he said. "Of course, I was going to do whatever was needed, so we did the 16, but it's a lot of strenuous work in my world and I was kind of burning out. … It got to the point where we felt we'd explored as many of the possibilities as we could with these characters, at least in a series context. We didn't want people to be looking at our show and thinking, 'Wow, when is this show going to be over?'"
Early on, said Hawco, the production team felt five seasons would be ideal, but when the fifth season came around, they felt they had more story to tell.
Recent budget cuts at the CBC blamed on a loss of hockey revenue were "absolutely not" a factor in the decision, says Hawco, but he acknowledged CBC might not have ordered a seventh season had the show decided to continue.
"CBC has not told us that they don't want to do 'Republic of Doyle' anymore," he said. "Maybe that would be a problem in Season 7, but I didn't want to wait around and see if that was the case."
Hawco — along with Take the Shot Productions co-producers Rob Blackie, Perry Chafe and John Vatcher — were in New York for an annual end-of-season retreat earlier this year to plan for the upcoming sixth season.
"CBC hadn't decided to order us for Season 6 yet, but we decided in that moment that if we went to a Season 6, that this would be our last," said Hawco, who said the decision wasn't made lightly, and he credited the work of the cast and crew, and the support of fans in Newfoundland and Labrador and across Canada, for the show's successful run.
"It's been the most glorious opportunity that I've ever had in my life. Professionally, it's the most satisfying thing that I've ever touched, and I don't regret a minute of it," he said. "But you can only sprint for so long. Eventually you just run out of steam."
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Season 6 final run for 'Republic of Doyle'
CBC is expected to announce later today that the next "Republic of Doyle" season will be its last.
Toronto-based television columnist Bill Brioux wrote on his blog today that the announcement will be made as part of CBC's preview of the 2014-15 season, later today in Toronto. According to Brioux, Season 6 of the show will be 10 episodes, down from 16 in Season 5. Brioux says he confirmed the final season with Allan Hawco, the show's executive producer and star, and said the show's ratings had slipped against stiff competition on other networks after a move to Sunday nights last season, but still remained a strong draw for CBC.
Recent budget cuts at the CBC in the wake of a permanent loss of hockey revenue have the national broadcaster moving away from series like "Republic of Doyle," suggests Brioux, who said Hawco and his production company will develop other projects to take advantage of the industry that has grown under the show.
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You probably know that Polaris--the North Star--remains stationary in the night sky, and all of the heavens rotate around it. If you could lie under a cloudless sky at night for several hours, you would see the stars spin around the sky like they were tracks on an old vinyl record. Perhaps it has occurred to you that this would also make a great photograph. In the past, I've told you about how to take other sorts of night photos, so this week let's see what it takes to shoot star trails.
The Beauty of Stars
I have to admit that I find star trail photography to be intoxicatingly beautiful. Not only do these photos capture the essence of motion in a still frame, but they also hint at the enormity of the galaxy we live in, and the mathematical precision of the universe.
The trick to capturing star trails, obviously, is to shoot a sufficiently long exposure to capture the motion stars make in the sky as the Earth rotates on its axis. (Yes, to be clear, star trails are formed by the relative motion of the Earth, not the stars. The stars are relatively fixed in space. But I digress.)
The Basic Tools
You can shoot star trails with any digital camera that allows you some measure of manual control over the shutter and aperture, so a digital SLR or an advanced point and shoot is best. You'll also need to set the camera on a tripod, of course--no hand-held shots for this particular project. I highly recommend having a way to remotely trigger the shutter. If you have to touch the camera to take a picture, you risk moving the camera, and as you'll see, moving it even a little can be a problem, depending upon the method you choose to capture the stars. See if you can get a remote trigger cord or a wireless remote control for your camera. Finally, since you'll be doing this outdoors, in the dark, bring a flashlight.
Once you've got all your basic supplies, pack it in the car. You probably won't be able to get very good results in your backyard, unless you live in a very remote area. You'll want to get far away from the light pollution caused by civilization. You'll get the best results well outside any city or town about 600 years ago. If your time machine is broken, then you'll have to settle for just being far away from city lights here in 2011.
Choosing a Shooting Method
There are generally two ways to shoot star trails: with a single long exposure, or by combining many shorter exposures and "stacking" the photos together on the PC afterwards.
Both methods have their pros and cons. Stacking is sort of like making a panorama or a high dynamic range photo, so it requires some additional software. And if you bump the camera even once in the middle of an evening of star trail shots, the whole series is ruined. Also, stacking works best on cloudless nights, because a single cloud wandering through your shot can ruin the final photo. But in my opinion, those difficulties are more than worth it, because the alternative method--a single long exposure--will generally suffer from too much digital noise and light bleed (unexpected light pollution "fogging" the scene) to be useful.
If you're just looking to get your feet wet, though, taking a single long exposure is an easy way to get started. Set up your camera, point it at the sky, and set the ISO as low as it will go to minimize the inevitable digital noise. Set a middling f-number (around f/8) and then expose the scene for about 15 minutes; you might get something like my photo on the left.
If you like what you see, and the noise isn't terrible, try a second exposure at around 30 minutes. Now you might see something more like my photo on the right.
Stacking Stars
Stacking a series of shorter exposures has a lot more potential for jaw-dropping photos. If you want to try this approach, increase the ISO to a much higher value--say, 400 or even 800--and open your camera's aperture to its largest f-number, such as f/4. Set your shutter speed to 30 seconds.
Now you're ready to take your raw footage. You'll want to take more or less continuous photos for the next 30-90 minutes (or however long you can muster the patience to babysit your camera in the dark, in the middle of nowhere). If you have a remote trigger for your camera, you can set the camera to its continuous shooting mode and "lock" the remote so it takes photos one right after the other. If you don't have a locking remote, then you will have to hold the button down for an hour, and that's no fun. Another option: check your camera's user guide to see if it has an "intervalometer" feature, which lets you program it to shoot a sequence of photos automatically.
When you have a hundred (or so) photos and you're ready to stack them, you'll need some stacking software. I have used StarStaX and Startrail--both are good programs, both are easy to use with handy tutorials, and both are free. Using either of these programs, you can make some impressive photos, like this one.
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Get published, get famous! Each week, we select our favorite reader-submitted photo based on creativity, originality, and technique.
Here's how to enter: Send us your photograph in JPEG format, at a resolution no higher than 800 by 600 pixels. Entries at higher resolutions will be immediately disqualified. If necessary, use an image editing program to reduce the file size of your image before e-mailing it to us. Include the title of your photo along with a short description and how you photographed it. Don't forget to send your name, e-mail address, and postal address. Before entering, please read the full description of the contest rules and regulations.
This week's Hot Pic: "Lazy Sea Lion" by Robert Berger, New Jersey
Robert writes: "I took this picture on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador. I used a Panasonic DMC-FZ18. The animals in the Galapagos are unafraid of humans, so they do as they please."
This week's runner-up: "Leiria Castle" by Tom Thompson, Hamilton, Ontario
Tom writes: "While on vacation, I took this picture from my hotel room, which overlooked a castle sitting above the town of Leiria, Portugal. I shot it with a Canon Rebel XTi and balanced the camera on the hand rail to minimize shake."
To see last month's winners, visit our August Hot Pics slide show. Visit the Hot Pics Flickr gallery to browse past winners.
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Morrissey releases 'Autobiography' & Lou Reed cover
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Morrissey fans in the U.S. can finally get their hands on the singer's bestselling "Autobiography."
The revealing book was released in the U.K. earlier this year, and is now available on this side of the Atlantic. An audio book version read by "Walking Dead" star David Morrissey is also expected to be released later this month.
But anyone looking for some Morrissey-related audio won't have to wait that long. The former Smiths frontman's cover of Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love" is available now as a digital download.
The recording of the late rock icon's classic comes from Morrissey's 2011 Las Vegas show. Special physical editions of the single will be released early next year along with additional live bonus tracks.
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Court Yard Hounds launching tour dates behind new album
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Court Yard Hounds are taking their new music on the road. The duo, featuring Dixie Chicks Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, has a series of dates over the next few months starting with a show in Fargo, North Dakota on Thursday.
The trek includes some festival appearances. The ladies will make a stop at St. Louis' LouFest in September and perform twice during October's Austin City Limits Music Festival. Court Yard Hounds are also on board for Lollapalooza in Chicago this weekend. In addition, they'll join Zac Brown Band for three shows later this month.
Court Yard Hounds are supporting their sophomore studio effort, Amelita, which is in stores now.
Court Yard Hounds Tour Dates:
August 1 - Fargo, North Dakota, at the Fargo Theatre
August 3 - Chicago, Illinois, at Grant Park at Lollapalooza
August 15 & 16 - Mansfield, Massachusetts, at the Comcast Center (with Zac Brown Band)
August 17 - Bethel, New York, at the Bethel Woods Center For The Arts (with Zac Brown Band)
September 8 - St. Louis, Missouri, at Forest Park at LouFest
October 4 & 11 - Austin, Texas, at Zilker Park at the Austin City Limits Music Festival
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Description: Every month Kids 'n Comedy presents a showcase of its best and brightest teenage stand-up grads at Gotham Comedy Club in Manhattan. We won't ask you to wear a tie. In fact, we hate ties. Nobody wearing a tie is allowed in. There, we've put our foot down. Come see the funniest young comedians in New York, and even get the chance to tell a joke yourself, live on stage. I mean, what else are you doing on a Sunday Also, if it's your birthday, we'll give you a shout out on stage, and do our best to make all of your friends really jealous. KIDS 'N COMEDY is a great place to bring a birthday party (just make sure you give us 3 weeks notice.) Appropriate for ages: 9yrs ? really, really old. Lunch menu is available and served during the show.


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LONG BEACH - The Long Beach Police SWAT Team was searching for a male suspected of robbing a pizza delivery man at gunpoint and shot at by an officer Sunday night, police officials said. | » POLICE NEWS
The suspect is believed contained inside a perimeter near downtown, a police sergeant said.
The armed robbery was reported at 7:52 p.m. near 10th Street and Atlantic Boulevard, according to Sgt. Aaron Eaton of the Long Beach Police Department.
The suspect, armed with a handgun, robbed the delivery man of his wallet, pizzas and cellphone then fled the scene on foot, Eaton said.
"Officers arrived on the scene and a foot pursuit followed," Eaton said. "During the pursuit an officer-involved shooting occurred."
Eaton said the suspect remained at large, and it was unknown if he was injured by the gunfire. The perimeter was bounded by Martin Luther King Boulevard on the east, Atlantic Boulevard on the west, 7th Street on the south and Anaheim Street on the north, Eaton said.
Although close to St. Mary Medical Center, the perimeter was not affecting hospital operations, he said.
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The Poem Stuck in My Head
John Berryman's "Dream Song #14"By Jana Prikryl
The poet is often taken to be a subspecies of the memoirist, stirred to write about her own experiences—the more intense or "authentic," the better. Thanks to the Romantics we believe that inwardness is truth, truth inwardness. This aesthetic can produce great lyric poetry, but it also tends to blanket many contemporary poems with a kind of fungus of the first person. Also of solemnity. A strong mid-century alkali to such mildew is John Berryman's long sequence, The Dream Songs. Its main character is Henry, a concoction of Berryman's own past, of his reading, and of American history. Henry gives utterance to a thousand shades of thought and feeling, of hesitations and inklings—the most intimate stuff of the inner voice—but he does this via verbal theatrics. He is constantly disputing himself, juggling his first, second, and third persons, and the result reads almost like an improvised vaudeville act. Henry's entanglement with language becomes the central drama of the sequence.
In "Dream Song #14," the drama, or antidrama, is Henry's boredom, a thing that is especially tricky to convey. I never tire of the comic-grave, drooping yet metrically perfectionist, repetitious thespian roundelays of this poem. "Ever to confess you're bored / means you have no // Inner Resources" is how Henry quotes his scolding mother. It's a maxim both wearily conceded and richly facetious. If the brunt of some of the best lyric poetry is that we must strip the costumes off our feelings and confess them truly, Henry is strewing his alternative propaganda that—honestly? dishonestly?—he has none just now. No gainful feelings. And the costumes are of greater interest.
This spirit of rebellion, or rapscallionism, that sparks through all 385 of The Dream Songs (and it pains me to leave out the other 384) may feel so vital because Berryman was, among other things, a serious scholar of Shakespeare, well equipped to gauge the tensile strength of a dramatic monologue. In an essay written around the time he published the last of The Dream Songs, Berryman isolates one of the things that makes an otherwise minor play, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, important: "The sudden endowing of a clown—against our expectation—with a voice of his own … A second clown comes onstage alone at II.iii.I and begins to talk to himself, or rather he begins to confide in the audience … Here we attend, for the first time in English comedy, to a definite and irresistible personality, absorbed in its delicious subject to the exclusion of all else; confused, and engaging." The same might be said of Henry, even when he seems most wearily disengaged. Read More


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Jake Owen juggles two sides: Living the wild life as a hubby and dad
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(Yahoo!) - For lack of a simpler way to put it: There's Jake Owen, and then there's Jake Owen.
How else to describe a musician who one day is racing go-karts against professional NASCAR drivers, getting in trouble with the cops the day before his wedding, and playing a show the same day doctors removed the tip of his finger (more on that later)...but at the same time, updates his social media with tons of shots of his adorable baby daughter, takes his family along on tour, and looks up to his mom and dad as role models.
I've always been the kind of person that's always, you know, I live on the wild side a little bit," Owen says with a grin. "I just like taking chances and living life to the fullest."
That he certainly has done in the past two years. Owen supercharged through 2012, not only with his musical career (he scored his second No. 1 on the country chart with "Alone With You" early in the year, followed by two more chart-toppers), but hitting a bunch of life milestones in quick succession. In April, he surprised girlfriend Lacey Buchanan — and delighted his audience — with an onstage proposal. One month later, the couple married in his Florida hometown. And then, on Thanksgiving Day, Owen became a proud papa to daughter Olive Pearl. From then it was straight back into the studio to work on his fourth album, Days of Gold, which released its title track lead single in August 2013.
Owen says this rapid-fire chain of events is just part of his nature. "I never felt like my life has gone by too quickly. If anything, I'm always pushing it to happen faster," he explains. "I want things to happen quicker. I'm just an impatient human being. I've learned that from my father...my dad was always impatient growing up, about everything, and I'm the same way. If I want something, I want it now. I get irritable if I don't have it."
Although to some it may appear that Owen rose to country-music fame almost overnight, the truth is he's been in the game for a while, and ironically his career is the life situation that has forced him to learn a modicum of patience.


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Offering a fresh take on beverage vending, the Fructomat postmix bag-in-box machine delivers custom-prepared, vitamin-enhanced fruit juice drinks at the touch of a button. The eco-friendly machine allows customers to use their own cups, reducing waste, and benefits the operator by eliminating labor and expenses associated with handling and storing finished packaged drinks. | SEE STORY
The original series of full-size and countertop Fructomat machines, manufactured in Austria, has been sold in 25 countries for more than 10 years.
The new U.S.-made model is manufactured in Carson, CA, by Fructomat USA. The company's president is Dmitry Sharin, who has 20 years' experience in the vending industry, both as an operator and a supplier. His partner, vice-president of marketing Howard Heller, has two decades of involvement in the office coffee service equipment industry.
Heller said a selling point for operators of the new Fructomat model is that it provides pure water and a selection of beverages for the same cost as or less than what they are paying for water alone from a conventional water cooler.
The countertop dispenser serves four different vitamin-enriched juice drink choices, along with filtered cold water. Users can also carbonate their selections for added variety and adjust their drink strength from "light" (less concentrate) to "long" (more concentrate). A password-protected electronic menu allows operators to adjust beverage sweetness, intensity and price, language settings and drink counters.
Equipped with a new pumping system, the countertop Fructomat can dispense more than 1,000 drinks before it requires refilling. It conserves energy by chilling only the amount of water needed for each drink at the time of preparation.
Fructomat machines can be plumbed into an existing water line or, if not available, water can be pumped into them from a water bottle. Drinks can be dispensed in free or vending modes; coin and bill payment mechanisms may be added. All Fructomat vending machines ship standard with MDB, executive and parallel payment systems communications protocols.
The machine's stainless steel front panel can be customized with the operator's choice of graphics or logos. Optional service bases are available.
Fructomat machines feature a telemetric system that automatically sends a text message to the operator's PC or mobile phone whenever a refill is needed, a malfunction has occurred, or sanitation maintenance is required.
Fructomat USA is currently appointing vending and OCS companies as master distributors, since they are familiar with the nuances of the industry and, thus, best equipped to market the novel machine to what the company sees as a wide-open marketplace.


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