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According to one of the most influential sources of hidden knowledge that secret societies and the occult cling to, astrology, the "Week of Manifestation" is coming up soon. Apr 25th - May 2nd. Seeing as "they" like to plan events on astrologically conducive (as well as historically and numerologically linked) dates, I'm thinking they're looking to the upcoming week as having the right "energy" - or whatever those satanic crystal licking tards call it.
So, here's what I think will happen.
As you know, Glenn Beck, that retired Lieutenant, and the fat carnival barker have all been calling foul on this Boston Bombing event. This is significant. Also, everyone has been watching the media try to put the puzzle peices together, and they fail miserably each time. The stories they construct seem to fall apart in under a day, and they have to keep changing the story to avoid looking like retards (though they still look like retards). I would think this kind of miserable reporting and the horrible explanations are being noticed by more than just CTs.
The FCB (fat carnival barker) is listened to by many in the CT world. He's the current godfather of half-informed CTs. He's more of the loose cannon/rage type. He is a pied piper/false protagonist. His purpose for the GOV is to leak 90% truth with 10% lies, while gathering more people together in the honeypot and creating rage inside of these people. He's getting them riled up and ready to react. What he says is mostly true though...
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The Lieutenant's video is of high production quality - well lit, good sound, and seemed pretty refined and prepared. This is unlike almost all CT videos out there, and it's especially odd that this is his first one - or one of the first ones. Why not just put out the info that urgently needs to get out? Why waste all the time with production quality? He's also toying with emotions. I do believe that what he's saying is mostly true though...
Then there's Beck. He is a complete fraud. He'll give us a lot of good intel, but he'll mix in plenty of lies and he won't venture down some obvious CT paths that lead to real bombshells. If you can recall, Beck's big draw for people was that he was a "Constitutionalist", he put a lot of importance on the original intent of the founding fathers, and he had one foot on solid "sane" ground and one in conspiracy land. He is the "respected" CT that the uninitiated toe-dippers on the Right look to. However, when you look at many of the obvious conspiracy theories out there, Beck's response to them makes me think he snorted a pile of Ajax and regressed to being a 5 year old name-caller. Also, think about this: For those who are intelligent, we know that Obama is not the president. He never has been, never will be -- never CAN be, Constitutionally speaking. Well the birther issue was right down his alley, being that Obama could be easily ousted by focusing on the Constitution, original intent, and outed Conspiracies. That was a Beck mega hit, had he not dismissed the conspiracy and called all the Birthers morons and idiots. He even admitted to blocking the flood of Birther calls to his show. He knew what he was doing, too. He was dumping at least 30% of his audience. After he took that stance, his viewership/listenership dropped greatly, and Fox soon got rid of him - most likely because of his numbers. Again, much of what Beck says is true, though...he just won't tell us the most important stuff.
Well, this is what the government is willing to do. They're willing to put men in our midst that will actually tell us most of the truth (because partial truths aren't good enough to stop them). By doing so, we will look to them later for answers. They become the go-to guys for most of the curious population. What they do though, is gain our trust and divert our attention from the real bombshell intel.
Their other purpose is more time & scenario specific...
FCB is to rile up and agitate, but no one will act directly just because he said to. The Lieutenant is to gain the trust of current and ex-military and those that respect a man like him and have had suspicions recently about what's really going on, but have been too sheepish to investigate further or take a stand. Beck is the valve. Again, he is the "respected" one, taken more seriously by the FOX zombies.
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Beck's current "threat" made to the government about Monday being the deadline for them to fess up, to me, shows that next week will be significant. Beck never takes a stance like this.
Also, keep in mind that the rest of the world is going crazy as well. Seems to not be settling down at all either...
I know that one of the things the GOV wants to "Manifest" is Martial Law. Once Beck releases his "intel", it will wake up many of the FOX (666) zombies, and they'll flock to places like GLP and other sites to investigate for themselves. They'll be enraged. AND, because we've already done so much work to show the existence of conspiracies in other recent stories like SH, Aurora, Obama's ineligiility, etc (easy-ass work as well, like they wanted those paying attention to notice these hoaxes and ffs..), they'll quickly be cast down the rabbit hole, and they'll lose their shit. They'll react in ways we've already promised ourselves we won't, because we know they want an excuse to lock us down and take more of our rights. Well, for this flood of CT newbies, enraged by our murderous overlords, Beck is the valve.
Also, many know the week of manifestation - or the dates roughly surrounding it (up to about 2 weeks I guess), as the "Week(s) of the Dictator", as sooo many dictators have been born during this time of the year: Apr (19th - 31st)-ish. Seems like a good time to implement martial law. (Might the anti-christ manifest then? Just a thought...)
So..anyway...I think during the upcoming week (starting Monday but becoming "manifest" sometime after Wednesday), we will see the SHTF. Not enough people will be paying attention to these CTs to be any kind of a real threat to the GOVs future plans, but many in the noob CT community will probably give the GOV and MSM all the reasons they need to convince outsiders that we (CTs) are a horrid bunch of traitors, that we are nutjobs and violent, etc, and that will excuse their actions against us and the lockdown on all of society. CTs will be viewed as criminals and the scum of the earth. Society will quickly change to disallow opinions that challenge the official narrative, and people will voluntarily self-censor themselves and their theories...and they'll most likely come for our guns too.
I'm not too sure how this "Week of Manifestation" might link to the other events in the world, like Swiss-miss Kim-Jong U.N., the massive earthquakes, the economy (probably very linked to the economy), Argentina, Italy, Cyprus, Gold, Comets, etc...but I think when the SHTF, we'll see the puzzle peices fall together.
I'll be glued to GLP for the next few weeks, it seems.
Lastly...I have a feeling about the 27th. It's my birthday, so it might just be that the number sticks out to me anyway, but...I really think the 27th might be a big GLP doomgasm party day.
What do you guys think?
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some tips are use bright colors that will stand out.Try to use permanent markers our cover you stickers with clear tape.
U can get good stickers from usps or dhl
a cheap way to make them not fade if puttin tape over them and put them in closed spaces
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ahaha but no, you can probably find it in stores, or even laminating paper at walmart, although im not sure if it would eventually peel off with that.. but yea if you clear coat that with some true block stickers then your laughing, the only thing youll have to look for is people ripping them
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get a perserve spray, or gloss spray- so it doesnt fade or anything.
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This is the packable Panama driving cap that unfolds back to its original shape when unpacked. It is made in Ecuador from bleached leaves of the Toquilla palm, the traditional plant fiber used to make Panama hats since they were first discovered by North Americans in the early 1900s during construction of the Panama Canal. Ideal for travel, it can be packed into suitcases or squeezed flat for between-seat storage; the fibers' unique Brisa weave pattern allows the cap to unfold back to its original shape with no warping. The weave also allows air to circulate, keeping you cool while driving while offering sun protection. Natural color. Sizes S (hat size 6 7/8-7; head circumference 22") and M (7-7 1/8; 22 1/4-22 3/8"). (1 oz.)
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Man Claims Google's Autocomplete Cost Him His Job
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Gmail Will Now Automatically Display Images
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Inching closer to her show's premiere, Katie Holmes headed into another afternoon of rehearsals for "Dead Accounts" on Wednesday (November 28).
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Miss Holmes didn't get to spend Thanksgiving with her daughter Suri Cruise, but new reports claim that it will be a different scenario for Christmas.
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Logitech knows a thing or two about making top-notch portable speakers, and scaling down the size hasn't diminished its skills. The 11.6cm-wide Boombox is a truly palm-sized speaker. Its nifty backlit touch control panel looks the part, but it can be a bit awkward in use, and it makes the Mini look like a '90s clock radio.
Its hands-free phone function, is fiendishly simple, though, and depending on how loud you like your music, it claims an impressive 10 hours of tunage
at a 10-metre range. This cranks out a loud and clear sound, handling bass so well that we were left wondering where it all comes from. If you're on a budget, this is the sonic champion by a mile. The Mini offers physics-defying ability at an amazingly low price.
Geneva Sound System Model XS
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If Gaudí, the father of modernist art, had a range of brainy Bluetooth groove tools to show off, they'd resemble this 15cm slab of sound. With Jawbone claiming a range of 10 metres and a hefty 85dB output, this 4W box is capable of a big noise, and for up to 10 hours. Despite being no bigger than a pack of custard creams, the Jambox is a potent portable: it roars out sound like nobody's business. It's not the subtlest delivery, but there's ample treble clarity and bass heft. Plus the wireless voice calling is handy. Great for that modernist-themed bash, but there's better at the price.
SoundWave SW50
No hands-free call function or apps here; this Geneva swaps it all for hi-fi pedigree. Looking like a 21st-century travel radio, the Model XS packs a 2.1-speaker set-up and a 12W amp into its solid snapcase. Its five-hour battery life is nothing special, but the red touch controls, allowing you to switch between Bluetooth, FM radio and the 3.5mm input, are dashing and very responsive.
Wireless music sounds remarkably clear, detailed and weighty for a device so small. The FM radio locks on to stations and sounds great once the aerial's extended. Overall, the XS is a class apart – and while you pay extra for that, what you get is worth every penny. Under that travel radio exterior is a brilliant Bluetooth speaker.
Bose tends to have its eyes on the high-end pocket, and the SoundLink looks designed to appeal to the traveller who considers business class a god-given right. The 24cm-long slab's (optional) smooth leather cover folds back to form the stand, and the chunky buttons up top are satisfyingly positive compared to namby-pamby touch-sensitive efforts. Inside is a weighty battery that'll keep it juiced for eight hours. It sounds much bigger, heavier and more expansive than the others. It will fill a room – or a decent garden – and deliver meaty bass that underpins great detail and clarity. Not for the SoundLink the frivolity of taking hands-free calls: this one's all about the music. So no feature frills, heavy and costly – but the sound is astonishing.
At just £30, the SW50 seems to be a bit of a steal. This 7cm-wide speaker – small enough to slip into Darth Vader's clutch bag – pairs with any Bluetooth A2DP device and deals with hands-free calls too. Battery life is a rather lacklustre three hours for music and four for calls, after whichyou'll need to charge it via micro USB.
It's small. And it sounds small. It does manage to avoid the 'drunken wasp in a can' noise beloved of smartphones, but don't expect to turn your park social into a P-Diddy bump and grind-a-thon, as bass is nigh-on absent. Still, it's a doddle to use and at least voices come through clearly. It's got price, style and features down, but the SW50's sound quality falls short.
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Hi all!
How do you decide when to take a pregnancy test? I am not sure about pregnancy tests and I would like to know your tips and recommendations.
Thanks in advance.
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28th February 2012 05:00 AM #2
Dear Patricia,
It is best to take a pregnancy test any day from the day your next period would be due. It is recommended to do the test first thing in the morning as the levels of hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin: this is what the test detects) will be most concentrated in your urine straight after you have been sleeping. Different home pregnancy tests have different sensitivities. But if you get a positive result (i.e. a result showing that you are pregnant) then this is highly accurate.
Does this help answer your questions?
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Yes. Thanks for your quick response.
I will keep in touch
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Home pregnancy tests range in sensitivity from highly sensitive (10 mIU/mL) to much less sensitive (100 mIU/mL). The lower the number, the earlier the test will pick up the "pregnancy hormone" hCG.
Here's a good page that discusses the best time to take an early pregnancy test.
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Hi Patricia - while many commercial pregnancy tests say that they can be used from the day your period is used. They are a lot more accurate if you wait a few days after your period is due. This ensures the pregnancy hormone reaches higher levels and are more easily detectable.


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Snow leopards belong to the family Felidae, which includes 36 species of cats.1 Snow leopards are distributed throughout the high mountains of Central Asia. They are found in 12 different countries over a million square-mile (2.6 million square-km) area.
Snow leopards live in alpine and sub-alpine areas. In summer months they range in high alpine meadows and rocky areas at elevations of 8,900-19,700 feet (2,715-6,009 m). During winter they follow prey to lower elevations. They usually sleep in rocky caves or crevices.
Adult length (including tail): 6-7.5 feet (1.8-2.3 m)
Adult height: 2 feet (.61m)
Adult weight 60-140 pounds (27-65 kg)
Life expectancy in the wild is unknown; 17-19 years in zoos.
In the wild: Bharal sheep, musk deer, marmots, pikas and occasionally domestic livestock such as sheep and goats.
At the zoo: Commercially prepared feline diet, mutton, beef knuckle bone, chicken, rabbits, beef heart, beef kidney, ground turkey and chicks.
Female snow leopards sexually mature at the age of 2 or 3. Males mature by age 4. The gestation period lasts from 90 to 103 days. Births occur in the wild and in zoos from April through June. Females can give birth to one to five cubs but usually two or three. Most often the mother gives birth in a rocky den lined with her soft fur.
Cubs are born with their eyes closed and it takes about seven days for them to open. They eat their first solid food after two months and follow their mother around at 3 months. Cubs hunt with their mother through at least the first winter. After about 18 months cubs leave their mother to live alone.
Snow leopards are essentially solitary mammals but male and female pairs have shown high sociability and bonding in zoos. In the wild a snow leopard may range across a 38 square-mile (99 sq.-km) area because of its prey's sparse distribution.
Different snow leopards' territories may overlap but the animals keep far apart. The only exception to this is when a mated pair occasionally shares a range. In its home area, a snow leopard prefers to stay on high cliffs and steep terrain because it can keep watch for prey or danger. Their huge furry paws are perfect for gripping and jumping on and over rocks and frozen ground. Also, their long tails are used for balance when moving around. Snow leopards, like many other big cats, mark their territory by spraying urine against objects such as rocky outcroppings, bushes or small trees. These cats spray at nose level so other cats can easily smell the markings.
The snow leopard has a thick, pale yellowish-gray coat with black rosettes, small black spots and a black broken stripe of spots along the spine. The belly and underparts are whitish. This coloring gives the snow leopard great camouflage in the snowy mountains and rocky slopes where it lives. Along with this camouflage, small numbers and secretive habits, the snow leopard is very hard to study in the wild. Also, in the wild, these animals are most active during the hours around dawn and dusk.
Woodland Park Zoo's snow leopard is located at the snow leopard exhibit along the Trail of Adaptations near the Australasia and Willawong Station exhibits. Other felines that can also be seen along the Trail of Adaptations are the Sumatran tiger, clouded leopard and cougar. When visiting the snow leopard at Woodland Park Zoo be very patient. These animals blend in easily with the rocks and vegetation in their exhibit and can be hard to see.
Snow leopards are an endangered species. Demand on the black market for the snow leopard's beautiful spotted coat is one of the main reasons it is in danger. Also, loss of natural habitat due to increasing human and domestic livestock populations is causing the numbers of wild snow leopards to decrease. When humans move into snow leopard territory they often scare away animals which the snow leopard preys on. Because the snow leopard is so elusive it is hard to estimate how many are left in the wild. The number might be as few as 4,000. As of December 1996, the International Species Inventory System listed 467 snow leopards in captivity and 96 percent were captive born.
Woodland Park Zoo has had snow leopards since 1972. The first pair came from the Soviet Union and is now deceased. The Association of Zoos & Aquariums' (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) for the snow leopard was initially coordinated by the zoo; cubs born here have been sent to Australia, Canada, England and throughout North America to diversify the captive population. Woodland Park Zoo collaborates with other zoos to research the snow leopard and improve reproductive techniques. The zoo also works to educate the public about this and other endangered species.
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Contact Woodland Park Zoo at email@example.com find out about ways you can support conservation programs at the zoo. Discover more about endangered snow leopards by contacting the Snow Leopard Trust (SLT) at 206.632.2421 or at their Web site www.snowleopard.org. Learn other ways you can help conserve wildlife and the habitats they require for survival by visiting our How You Can Help page.
Schaller, George B. 1980. Stones of Silence. Journeys in the Himalaya. The Viking Press, New York, NY. 292 p.
Hillard, Darla. 1989. Vanishing Tracks. Four Years Among the Snow Leopards of Nepal. Arbor House/William Morrow, New York, NY. 332 p.
Resnick, Jane P. 1994. Cats. Kidsbooks, Inc., Chicago, IL. 29 p.
Zoobooks. 1993. BigCats. Wildlife Education, Ltd., San Diego, CA. 16 p.
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Round 25: Daniel Renken, RHP, Cal State Fullerton. 6'4"/205#, junior.
Apparently Renken was a Baseball America 3rd-team All-American in 2009. Maybe coming off an injury?
I like the fact he Reds have drafted 2 switch hitting catcher Yasmani Gandal and 20th rounder Chris Berset a real gamer from Michigan.
Annnnd we're headed to round 26. Thought they were going to stop.
LHP Ty Stuckey, Houston. 6'1"/230#. Junior.
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By Theresa Goffredo Herald Writer
If you are ready to watch some dramatic storytelling, listen to a gorgeous score and engage emotionally, then you are ready for Village Theatre's new musical, "Trails."
"Trails" opens Friday night and it's not one of those musicals where you sit back in your seat and listen to the pretty music.
This story is going to make your heart work.
"It's a high stakes story of life and death and love and loss and best friends," said director Eric Ankrim in a phone interview. "It forces you to consume storytelling."
Ankrim said it's a simple story really, about the lives of three human beings and what happens "when we almost love too much."
These three human beings are Mike and Seth and Amy, childhood friends who have developed close bonds — maybe too close.
After one of the many dramatic twists in the plot, Mike and Seth go 10 years without speaking to each other. There is a reunion and a promise to fulfill, which takes the now 30-something men on a journey to hike the 2,175-mile-long Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.
Along the way, there are many flashbacks, rough patches and let's just say, lots of stuff goes down. It's a journey toward the rest of their lives, but the past has a stranglehold on Mike and Seth.
"I suspect it keeps the audience guessing and wishing and fighting for these characters and that's what makes great theater," Ankrim said.
Ankrim, who has been in and out of the chair as an actor and director at Village Theatre and the 5th Avenue Theatre where he recently directed "Elf," said this show is far removed from any piece he's done.
"I think of it as a straight play with a gorgeous musical score," Ankrim said. "It's something I haven't seen before."
Ankrim said there aren't gigantic chorus numbers. But there is spectacle enough in watching the "beauty of the human condition."
"There are so many forms of relationships broken apart and examined and told so sincerely," Ankrim said. "So if the audience comes willing to share their heart, they will really take something back with them."
Christy Hall wrote the book for "Trails." The music was done by Jeff Thomson with lyrics by Jordan Mann. Ankrim describes the score as having a true authentic folk feel — with acoustic guitar, cello and violin — while remaining contemporary and pop with even some rock influences.
And speaking of rock, the set is "pretty astounding" Ankrim said, having never seen a mini mountain built on a stage before. At one point in the show, the actors' heads are 19 feet off the stage floor.
"It makes the actors seem small but out in nature all of sudden you see really how small you are," Ankrim said.
This is a new musical so Everett audiences will be seeing the world premiere. This type of musical, a story with a musical score, may make audiences stretch their boundaries a bit regarding their definition of musical, but Ankrim said this show is good reason for people to "step outside what they are used to."
"These days, having that human connection is more and more difficult," Ankrim said. "We are searching for real connections and it's harder to access that kind of emotion, but we need to hold onto it. It's valuable."
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Kimberlin Marks hasn't eaten any solid food in two years.
Not a hamburger, pizza, cupcake or anything else teenagers enjoy.
She gets her nutrition in liquid form through a feeding tube.
"I miss Chinese food," the spunky 19-year-old said, managing a smile.
Since the beginning of 2012 Kimberlin has spent only 23 days in her home near Chino. The rest of the year she's spent in hospitals.
She suffers from several conditions including mitochondrial disease, gut failure (gastroparesis and chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction), chronic fatigue syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, autonomic failure (dysautonomia), bone marrow failure and myelodysplastic syndrome, once known as preleukemia.
"To survive into adulthood I'm told I need a multivisceral transplant and/or a bone marrow transplant," Kimberlin says.
A multivisceral transplant is one in which the intestines are replaced, along with the liver and/or spleen, and sometimes the stomach.
"I can chew gum," Kimberlin says with a grin. "I have all kinds: mint, ice-cream flavor, bubble-gum, chocolate."
Kimberlin is currently a patient at Rancho Cucamonga's Kindred Hospital.
In a small private room, under her bright pink Hello Kitty Blanket, Kimberlin's body is connected to oxygen, a pouch that serves as her stomach and a TPN, or total parenteral nutrition feeding tube.
With all she has to bear, Kimberlin's spirit is full of life, her smile is bright and her will is strong. She spoke frankly about the conditions that have plagued her since April 2008.
"My stomach was always upset after eating," said Kimberlin. "I was having pain, reflux and other common GI (gastrointestinal) ailments."
Kimberlin's long medical odyssey of doctors, hospital medical testing, blood transfusions and colon cleansing began. It would be years before medical professionals would be able to pinpoint the complicated diagnosis.
"I had so many intestinal issues and no one knew why," she said. "I was put on a strict diet -- lean meat, no dairy, few vegetables. It didn't make me any worse, but it didn't make me any better."
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In December 2009 Kimberlin had trouble keeping any food down. Two months later, she stood 5-feet-4 and weighed 79 pounds.
"I looked like the definition of anorexic," she said.
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In January 2011, after constant medical supervision, Kimberlin was still only 80 pounds.
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In April 2011, a geneticist was brought in and finally was able to diagnosis Kimberlin's mitochondrial disease.
That year she had 15 hospital stays, but with the initial diagnosis complete, subsequent conditions were able to be discovered.
However, by then, her illness had damaged much of her digestive system. Kimberlin's hopes for a normal life will involve multiple organ transplants, possibly including stomach, duodenum, small intestine, liver, pancreas, spleen and colon.
It's a sobering prospect in many ways.
"For me to get new organs, someone has to die, and that makes me feel bad," she said. "But I will take good care of the organs given to me, if I'm lucky enough to get them, and I will always feel special having a part of them inside me. It will be like a part of them is living on."
Kimberlin makes the best of her time in the hospital. She graduated from high school online -- and made the dean's list. She designed her room for when she returns home, has taken up scrapbooking and creates lengthy chains from her "Beads of Courage." It's a program in which children tell their story using colorful beads that commemorate milestones they have achieved along their unique treatment path.
There's something else that's at the heart of her passion to live: Helping others.
"She loves to do things for other patients and for the staff," said Joann Marks, Kimberlin's mother. "She did 'Christmas in July' for the other patients. She put bags of toiletries together for the other patients and handed them out."
Kimberlin also loves to buy things for the staff and, with the help of her laptop computer and parents, Joann and Tony, she can.
"The nurses are so great, they are my friends, they're my family when my family can't be here," Kimberlin said. "They stop by and make sure I'm OK and just talk to me. I want to grow up and be a nurse."
Mom gets teary-eyed listening to her daughter's plans.
"There is so much of herself she wants to give," Joann said. "She's our rock, what keeps us together. Every day she's here is a gift, one day closer to a cure and we are grateful for each day and live each day to the fullest. We don't take anything for granted. We just know there's a light at the end of this tunnel and we'll get there."
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Some of the most successful music to come out of Hawaii in recent times has been that of Hawaiian Style Band, founded by Wade Cambern and Bryan Kessler. With mega hits such as "Live A Little (Hawaiian Style)", "Love & Honesty" and "Let's Talk Story", Hawaiian Style Band shaped the music landscape of Hawaii.
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Rock Hill, S.C. - The Brevard softball team lost four seniors who contributed both on the field and on the mound last season in Kristin Tettemer, Amber Clontz, Lindsey Morgan, and Aimee Rogers, but Coach Britne' Stubbs is excited as to what this season will bring.
Having returned a group that gained valuable experience last year and adding a strong freshmen/transfer class to the mix, the Tornados will be looking to prove the naysayers wrong this year after being picked ninth in the South Atlantic Conference preseason poll.
The Tornados look to improve on their 13-27 record from the 2008 season as they embrace their first full season as South Atlantic Conference and NCAA Division II members.
Carson-Newman College is the favorite to win the 2009 South Atlantic Conference softball championship in a vote of the league's head coaches, the conference announced.
Carson-Newman is looking to build off of their regular season and Food Lion SAC Tournament title they won last year with a 49-8 record. The Eagles reached the NCAA South Atlantic Regional last year as well. They received five first place votes and 75 total points.
The Eagles placed four players on the preseason All-Conference first team, which was also announced.
Pitcher Stephanie Templeton, who finished last year with 170 strike outs, 25 wins, and a 1.25 ERA, was named to the first team. Catcher Amber Palmer, first baseman Sara Little, and outfielder Whitney Kee were selected to the second team.
Wingate University is picked to finish second. The Bulldogs, coming off of a 31-17 record last season, received 63 points.
The Bulldogs have four players on the preseason All-Conference team. Pitcher Brittany Blankenship, who had 159 strike outs, 37 wins, and a 1.70 ERA, and third baseman Hallie Pettigrew were named to the first team. Outfielders Heather Winchester and LoRonda McClain received second team honors.
Lenoir-Rhyne University is picked to finish third. They received two first place votes and 58 total points.
The Bears had three named to the preseason All-Conference first team. Second baseman Noel Belk returns after batting .383 last season. Joining Belk on the preseason All-Conference first team are shortstop Kat Rivers, who hit eight home runs last year, and outfielder Brittany Cherry, who had 70 hits and 17 doubles last season.
Mars Hill College is picked to finish fourth with 52 points.
The Lions have four players named to the the preseason All-Conference. Outfielder Natalie Haithcox, the 2008 SAC Freshman of the Year who had 74 hits and 11 home runs and first baseman Ashley Seawell, who hit nine home runs last season, were named to the first team. Pitchers Tiffany Farthing and Paige Brantley made second team. Farthing had 127 strike outs last season, while Brantley finished with 99.
Lincoln Memorial Univeristy is fifth in the preseason poll after receiving 43 points and finishing with a 32-16 record last year.
The Railsplitters have three players on the preseason All-Confernce team including third baseman Sara Henn, the reigning SAC Player of the Year. Henn had 74 hits, 50 runs, and led the league with 13 home runs last year. She is joined on the first team by outfielder Jackie Adams, who had 28 stolen bases last season. Utility player Mira McPeek received second team honors after hitting 14 doubles last year.
Catawba College is sixth in the preseason poll after receiving one first place vote and 39 total points. Catcher Ryann Baker, who finished last season with a .283 batting average and four home runs, was named to the first team.
Newberry College is picked to finish seventh after receiving one first place vote and 34 points. Second baseman Kat Hammond, who had 56 hits, nine home runs, and a .415 batting average last season, was named to the preseason All-Conference second team.
Tusculum College is eight after receiving 29 points in the preseason poll. Shortstop Ashley Basilicato, who finished last year with nine home runs and a .371 batting average, was named to the preseason All-Conference second team for the Pioneers.
Brevard College rounds out the preseason poll with 12 points. They are looking to improve on a 13-27 record last year after being a provisional member in conference play.
The 2009 softball season starts February 4 with a double header between Lander and Newberry at 2 and 4 pm in Newberry, S.C.
The 2009 Food Lion SAC Softball Tournament will be April 23-25 in Hickory, N.C.
Poll 1st
1. Carson-Newman 5 75
2. Wingate 63
3. Lenoir-Rhyne 2 58
4. Mars Hill 52
5. Lincoln Memorial 43
6. Catawba 1 39
7. Newberry 1 34
8. Tusculum 29
9. Brevard 12
Catcher - Ryann Baker, Catawba
Pitcher - Brittany Blankenship, Wingate
Pitcher - Stephanie Templeton, Carson-Newman
First Base - Ashley Seawell, Mars Hill
Second Base - Noel Belk, Lenoir-Rhyne
Shortstop - Kat Rivers, Lenoir-Rhyne
Third Base - Sara Henn, Lincoln Memorial
Third Base, Hallie Pettigrew, Wingate
Outfield - Natalie Haithcox, Mars Hill
Outfield - Brittany Cherry, Lenoir-Rhyne
Outfield - Jackie Adams, Lincoln Memorial
Utility - Sara Powell, Newberry
Catcher - Amber Palmer, Carson-Newman
Pitcher - Tiffany Farthing, Mars Hill
Pitcher - Paige Brantley, Mars Hill
First Base - Sara Little, Carson-Newman
Second Base - Kat Hammond, Newberry
Shortstop - Ashley Basilicato, Tusculum
Outfield - Whitney Kee, Carson-Newman
Outfield - Heather Winchester, Wingate
Outfield - LaRonda McClain, Wingate
Utility - Mira McPeek, Lincoln Memorial


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Lil JoJo : i really want rizal! 13:10
I dont think he's dead but who is the dude shooting? IRA beef?
Also, SamCros bond got revoked so they are SUPPOSED to be going back to jail.<--- saw that in the previews for the season.
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the first episodes has not been that good imo..I hope they will get better
could not believe what i was seeing. probably weakest episode so far, but still good. gonna be pissed if the abel thing lasts all season, or even 3/4.
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Fraser Kids Triathlon helps families afford sports fees
July 30, 2013
The 4th Annual Kids triathlon swim/bike/run held at the Grand Park Community Recreation Center and Grand Park Trails takes place on Sunday, Aug. 11. The recreation center has created a scholarship fund through the Fraser Valley Recreation Foundation called the Kids for Kids Scholarship, and all proceeds from the race will be donated directly to this scholarship fund. The race is designed to be a fun race for kids and to show them how they can participate in an event for a worthy cause. All of the proceeds of this race will be donated to the Kids for Kids Scholarship fund, which awards monies to youth in the county who need assistance paying their sports fees. Last year, the race generated $1,600 toward the cause. The goal this year is $2,000.
Those interested may sign up on active.com or by visiting the recreation center in Fraser.


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Armed St. Pete man shot by police after torching house
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA.com) - A 69-year-old Bay area man was wounded early Sunday morning following a standoff with officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department.
Paul Allen Sibley was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in fair condition. Once he is medically cleared charges of arson and attempted homicide are pending.
Three police officers will be placed on administrative duty pending a preliminary review of the shooting. They are officers Bradley Bryan, 48; Robert Peters, 42; and Matthew Hansell, 41.
According to a St. Petersburg Police Department report the incident began when firefighters responded to a call from 494 44th Ave. North at approximately 12:30 a.m. The residence was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived.
As firefighters worked to contain the blaze a neighbor noticed the resident of the burning home – Sibley – standing in her backyard armed with a handgun. Officers responded to the location and attempted to make contact with Sibley but the suspect fired his weapon in their direction.
The officers took cover and set up a perimeter around the suspect.
The department's Special Weapons and Tactics team was called to the scene and they attempted to establish communication with Sibley as he remained holed up in an alley behind a neighbor's home.
The report states that Sibley had recently been notified that he was being evicted from his home and in response he set the home on fire. The suspect's weapon was a semi-automatic handgun and he was in possession of several canisters of ammunition.
Photo Credit WFLA.com
CLICK HERE to read the full story on WFLA.com


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LEGO® Worlds
LEGO® City: Undercover
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™
LEGO® Batman™
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes
LEGO®  Batman™ 3: Beyond Gotham
LEGO® Jurassic World™
LEGO® Marvel's Avengers
LEGO® Ninjago™: Shadow of Ronin™
LEGO® Friends
LEGO® Harry Potter™ Years 1-4
LEGO® Harry Potter™ Years 5-7
LEGO® Indiana Jones™
LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2
LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™
LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes™
LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2™
LEGO® The Hobbit™
The LEGO® Movie
LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Complete Saga
LEGO® Star Wars™ III: The Clone Wars
LEGO® Batman™: Beyond Gotham for iOS
LEGO® Batman™: DC Super Heroes for iOS
LEGO® Jurassic World™
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™ App
LEGO® Movie iOS
LEGO® Friends iOS
LEGO® Harry Potter™ Years 5-7 for iOS
LEGO® Marvel Superheroes™ iOS
LEGO® Ninjago Nindroids
LEGO® Star Wars™: Microfighters
LEGO® Star Wars™ The Complete Saga iOS
So, are you interested in the car design in LEGO® City: Undercover and how we get them set up to work in game? Then read on....
There were over 200 vehicles in LEGO® City: Undercover and although half were based on the amazing original LEGO designs that you can buy in the shops, the other half of these were designed by our genius LEGO Designers here at TT-Fusion.
1) Vehicle List and Design
Firstly we had to decide on categories and make sure that there was a good spread of vehicles types throughout each category.
These included Aircraft, Farm Vehicles, Industrial Vehicles, Motorcycles, Naval Vehicles, Space Vehicles, Trains and Uber Vehicles amongst others. Even within just the cars category we had small cars, saloon cars, sports cars and muscle cars. Enough variety so that you would never get bored of discovering new ones!
Having decided on what types of vehicles we wanted, we then designed each vehicle, thinking about what would look really cool in game and give you lots of variety when you are playing. Once we were happy with the design, the vehicles then got built in a 3D software package called Maya.
We have a virtual LEGO library which contains 3D digital versions of every LEGO piece ever made, which really helps the designers in making their stunning creations.
Sometimes the designers actually build their ideas up using real LEGO Bricks, to make sure that the construction is solid enough, which is great because then we all get to see the real thing!
2) LEGO® Approval
Once we are happy with the digital versions of the vehicles, we send them to The LEGO Group for approval.
When The LEGO Group are reviewing the vehicles that we have created, they are checking that we are sticking to their guidelines to make sure that they can be made from LEGO bricks that you and I own.
As well as making sure that the vehicles can be made in the real world, we have to make sure we are using the official LEGO colours of bricks, (there's only around 50!) and we have to make sure that the scale of vehicles is correct... On LEGO® City: Undercover the vehicles had to be between 6 and 8 studs wide so that they fitted alongside all the other LEGO City vehicles.
On occasions we produce instructions, similar to the LEGO instruction manuals that you get with LEGO sets, as this helps us show LEGO how it was built.
3) Optimising, Rigging and Damage States
Once The LEGO Group have reviewed and approved the vehicle, we then start the tricky bit of getting it set up to work in game.
Firstly we have to optimise the model so that all the internal LEGO Bricks that never get seen are removed. This makes the model simpler which helps to make the game run faster.
We then set up a Rig inside the model so that it can be animated to move like a real vehicle. This is a bit like a skeleton inside the car. The wheels need to turn, the chassis have suspension and the doors need to open. And we also add Locators, so that the game knows where the seat is, so that Chase sits in the right position. We don't want him sitting on the windscreen!!
We also create Damage States to show how the model will look after it has been hit once, then twice, etc until it is totally destroyed.
4) Collision and Level of Detail
The next stage is to create a collision shape around the outside of the vehicle, for the game engine to know how big the vehicle is, so that it collides with other objects correctly.
We don't want objects intersecting with each other, nor do we want them colliding at a distance. It has to look as realistic as possible, whilst still being as simple as possible.
Next we create different versions of the vehicle so that they become more and more simplified the further away they are seen. This helps the game to run quicker too. From a distance you are not able to see all of the details, so we create very simplified versions.
5) Export and Play!
Finally the model is exported and set up by designers as a vehicle object in the game and hey presto you have a new vehicle to drive around in! :-)
As you probably already know, for the first time ever, The LEGO Group have designed a brand new set specifically for LEGO City Undercover – It's called High Speed Chase - 60007.
If you buy this set then you can use a code inside the box to unlock these vehicles and then actually play them in the game!
Now go and have fun discovering all 200 vehicles in LEGO® City: Undercover!
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There is nothing I like better than making and eating fresh spring rolls. They are tasty, they are healthy, they have delightful textures AND they are portable. But what I really, really, absolutely LOVE (as in a twirl my dress and spin around kind of giddiness-love) is the peanut dipping sauce. I could eat it by the bucketful. To tell you the truth, the spring rolls for me are sort of a Peanut Sauce delivery system. I have been known to eat the peanut sauce on ice cream (try it, you will love it, I promise), with apples and pears, even bananas. Sometimes, if I think nobody is watching, I will lick my plate of any residual peanut sauce (don't judge me). It is my "green eggs and ham"
Let's start with the recipe for the sauce:
Peanut Dipping Sauce
1 tbsp canola oil
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
½ inch piece of ginger grated
OR just one tablespoon of ginger garlic paste you've blended together
5 tbsp water or chicken broth—may add more as needed
5 tbsp hoisin sauce
½ cup peanut butter
1 tbsp Sirarcha sauce or Sambal Oelek
1 tbsp Palm sugar or brown sugar (Palm sugar adds a wonderful depth of flavor that is not to be missed)
Heat oil in a small pan and add the garlic and ginger. Saute until fragrant. Add in the hoisin sauce and water or broth and stir for a minute or two. Next add the peanut butter, Sriarcha or Sambal Oelek and Palm sugar and stir until well blended and sugar dissolves. Add additional water if needed. Sauce should be smooth but thick. Take off heat and top with additional crushed peanuts and diced Thai chili if desired or more Sambal Oelek.
To make this sauce Vegan or soy free:
1 Tbsp canola oil
2 cloves garlic
¼ inch piece of ginger grated
5 tbsp vegetable broth or stock
½ tsp salt
½ cup peanut butter
2 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp Sriarcha sauce or Sambal Oelek
1 Tbsp Palm Sugar
3– 4 tbsp of water
Heat oil in a small pan and add the garlic and ginger. Saute until fragrant. Add in all the remaining ingredients except for the water. Stir until well blended and heated through. Add the water (more or less depending on consistency). Sauce should be slightly thick and smooth. Top with additional crushed peanuts and diced Thai Chillis if desired.
Spring Rolls
Rice spring roll paper (12 sheets)
Warm tap water (several cups in a bowl to soften rice paper)
Romaine lettuce, thinly sliced
Cabbage, shredded
1/3 package of thin rice vermicelli noodles, cooked
cucumbers, thinly sliced horizontally
1 Shredded carrot
1 cup bean sprouts
twelve pieces of long chives
handful of Cilantro
handful of fresh mint (peppermint variety – found in Asian markets)
Cooked shrimp, deveined and sliced in half
Or you can use Chinese style BBQ pork (Char Shu)
Or chicken
Or use only vegetables without any proteins
Thoroughly wash all the vegetables and prepare them as listed above. Soak the rice vermicelli noodles for 6 to 10 minutes in hot water then rinse them under cool tap water. I buy the pre cooked shrimp that's already deveined and cleaned and then slice them in half (usually at Costco). I also buy all my produce at the Asian Market because they are a LOT cheaper.
There are a million brands of rice paper. Choose the cheapest one. They are pretty much the same.
Dip the paper in warm water, turning it in a circle as you dip and gently press in the middle to get the whole paper wet. Avoid sticking the whole paper in a bowl and letting it float around. It just needs to get wet – not soaking wet. Gently shake off excess water and place the sheet on a cutting board or plate in front of you. On the top third of the paper closest to you, place a small bundle of romaine lettuce and cabbage, next put the vermicelli noodles on top followed by the carrots, sprouts, cucumber, a few leaves of mint, one frond of chives and two small leaves of cilantro. Fold the paper closest to you over the vegetables and tuck tightly under. Once you've rolled one revolution, tuck the left and right side into the roll. There should be some paper still left in the front, place the shrimp cut side facing up (like inverted "u") next to the roll and finish rolling up the spring roll. You should be able to see the Shrimp from the outside . Serve with peanut dipping sauce. Serve at room temperature. Avoid making ahead and refrigerating since the rice paper dries out or gets too soggy. If you must take it somewhere to eat/serve it, wrap each roll in plastic wrap so they do not stick to each other and serve within 2-3 hours.


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Microsoft's 800-pound gorilla
Yes, I know LinuxCon has come and gone, and I think they've got the publicity thing covered, especially with the 20-year thing, the gala party, and with Linus being there and all. The buzz is still going, and that's good. But if you're going to a Linux show, make it the Ohio LinuxFest in September. Bradley Kuhn and Cathy Malmrose are keynoting, so you'll not want to miss that (especially Cathy — Go ZaReason!)
You might think from the title that this is a blog item about Steve Ballmer. Well, this blog item is about an 800-pound gorilla sitting in the middle of Microsoft's living room, but it's not that gorilla.
Microsoft fanboys and fangirls have been in a pants-wetting frenzy over the recent Microsoft 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in which Microsoft removed Linux as a threat in the document. The implication here to the uninitiated is that Microsoft is no longer worried about Linux or, even more misguided, that Microsoft has "won" its battle with the "cancer" they call Linux.
But as Paul Harvey might say, here's the rest of the story.
A corporation files a 10-K every year and, in it, outlines some of the pitfalls that the corporation may encounter during the course of the year. Not only is it law, but it's also clearly a cover-your-buttocks mechanism by which corporations can say to stockholders, "See? We told you there were risks, now that our stock tanked" (if that's indeed what happens).
In 2008, this was in Microsoft's 10-K report filed with the SEC:
"Our business model has been based upon customers paying a fee to license software that we developed and distributed . . . . In recent years, certain 'open source' software business models have evolved into a growing challenge to our license-based software model. Open source commonly refers to software whose source code is subject to a license allowing it to be modified, combined with other software and redistributed, subject to restrictions set forth in the license . . . . A prominent example of open source software is the Linux operating system. Although we believe our products provide customers with significant advantages in security, productivity and total cost of ownership, [blogger's note: OK, try not to laugh too hard here] the popularization of the open source software model continues to pose a significant challenge to our business model including continuing efforts by proponents of open source software to convince governments worldwide to mandate the use of open source software in their purchase and deployment of software products."
[As an aside, I wrote a blog item about this in 2008 and I have received multiple hits on that item every day ever since. Every day.]
For 2011, it seems the 10-K adds other factors that would hinder Microsoft. It removes the language that considers Linux a threat and replaces Linux and FOSS with Apple and Google, according to Brian Proffitt's article on the same issue, "Microsoft disregards Linux as threat. Big mistake." Brian's article has a red-lined version of this text, if you want to take a look.
Is it me, or is this a textbook frying-pan-into-the-fire situation? I mean, having to fight Linux and FOSS for market share is one thing — and Windows, um, advocates like to parade around the fact that Linux only has 1 percent of the desktop market, if that.
But now, with Microsoft having to face off with Apple (which is in far better financial straits than Microsoft) and Google (which is in the same excellent financial straits as Apple and far better financial straits than Microsoft), I have to ask: Are the happy-dancing Windows fanboys/fangirls who are so happy about Linux being "vanquished" really that stupid? Would you rather face two stronger adversaries than one smaller one?
With their most recent 10-K filing with the SEC, Microsoft has done the regulatory equivalent of sticking their fingers in their ears, closing their eyes and shouting, "La, la, la — I can't hear you."
As Brian points out in his article, Linux is not really out of the picture when it comes to affecting Microsoft's bottom line. Google's ChromeOS is Linux and . . . um, there something I'm forgetting about how Linux is trouncing Microsoft in an area where Microsoft can't get a foothold. Wait, it'll come to me.
Oh yeah: Android. Based on Linux, Android is cleaning everyone's clock in the mobile realm, including Apple, and is light years ahead of Microsoft in a category where Microsoft has yet to leave the proverbial runway. Need I say more?
So Microsoft can put a red line through Linux and FOSS and tell the SEC that Linux no longer matters, while Windows partisans pop their corks and chalk up another one for their side. Meanwhile, back on the planet Earth, the reality is much different.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
August 27, 2011 at 6:03 am
Great article, but lest we forget, take Linux out of the equation (it never happened) and there is no Google, there is no Bing.
Come to think of it, there is no all kinds of great things,
August 27, 2011 at 8:21 am
If you check e.g Wikimedia statistics you will found Linux marketshare about 3% and growing fast. W3schools are showing over 5% for Linux. However the global truth about Linux marketshare is more likely over 5%.
These "1% statistics" are nothing but per-per-click comercial statistics. Hardly any Linux-user are visiting these sites. Statscounter and Net Application numbers are just pure joke.
August 27, 2011 at 9:36 am
Sitting in the hall at Bubonicon: http://bubonicon.com/
Just listened to a bunch of very well known authors talk about
the possible bad side effects of the digital age. Loss of data,
loss of our mental abilities (as if we ever were really all that smart?)
loss of knowledge of how to do things, shoeing a horse or maybe
how to print a news paper. Horrible horrible outcomes were
covered, the apocalypse squared at least. But, and this is the
big butt, none of them want to go back to the old ways. w00t
ms says we, that is Linux, is not a problem, so we won?
Larry, tell me again about that world domination thing.
Peace, Bob
August 27, 2011 at 12:28 pm
The numbers of Linux users on the desktop might be one area where speculation on actual numbers is rife, however going back even just a few years, the description of "desktop" would not have included phones and probably not tablets either, yet here we are today quoting figures which do; in just five more short years, an individual's "desktop" may comprise something different. If one were to widen the field to encompass open-source software, a field in which MS is also a participant (possibly after much room-pacing and floor-furrowing), then the figures would explode. Limiting ourselves though to just Linux, but again widening the field to beyond a person's definition of "their desktop", the numbers will be much, much larger than >90% of individuals would perceive, and since Linux development has never really limited itself to the "desktop", the outcome is hardly surprising, and really just shows where the Linux development mindset is at.
August 28, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Does that mean that Microsoft doesn't care about the server market anymore? heh 😀
August 28, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Larry, You didn't actually read the filing, did you? Where, exactly, does it say Linux no longer matters?
It would have taken you less time to read read the filing than it did to write this silly post.
FUD is FUD. No matter which side it's coming from. (And, btw, you're not very good at it.)
August 29, 2011 at 4:52 am
If I was an investor in MSFT and had any IT awareness (as oxymoronic as those two conditions may seem), I would be incensed and, depending on the degree of investment, considering a call to an attorney. Given the growth of Linux' market penetration through tablets and, particularly, with Android as a vehicle, the threat to MS' business model ias increased substantially. How many handies use Win-7-phone versus Android? A 10k report is supposed to include market conditions summarized as accurately as possible; this is fraud, and anything but donkey-covering.
August 27, 2011 at 2:36 am
August 27, 2011 at 9:33 pm