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Every Mac comes equipped with assistive technologies to help students with special needs experience the power and simplicity of OS X. With features like an advanced screen reader, FaceTime and Photo Booth, OS X helps a wide range of learners get more from their Mac.
The Mac has several features designed to help students with cognitive and learning disabilities get organised, stay focused and learn in ways that fit their unique capabilities.
Simple Finder
Using parental controls, the Mac can be set up to provide a greatly simplified experience that may be better for students with cognitive and learning disabilities. Simple Finder reduces the Dock to just three folders. Limit the list of apps a student can open to only the ones you choose, so students can stay focused. Files, folders and apps are displayed in a single window of neatly arranged icons so everything is easier to find.
Safari Reader
For some students, navigating the web can be a sensory overload. Safari Reader reduces the visual clutter on a web page by removing distractions. It strips away ads, buttons and navigation bars, allowing students to focus on just the content they want. And Safari Reader works with Text to Speech and VoiceOver, so students with print disabilities or vision impairments can get auditory feedback.
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Text to Speech
We all learn in different ways. Some of us learn better when more than one sense is engaged simultaneously. With Text to Speech, students can have the word or a paragraph read aloud as they're reading it onscreen. Choose Alex — the voice of Mac — or other male or female voices to do the reading. Students can also adjust the speaking rate and select from over 20 built-in languages.
Stumbling across unfamiliar words is bound to happen when reading new texts or learning new subjects. With the Dictionary app, students have quick access to definitions and synonyms to help with grammar, spelling and pronunciation — even if they're offline.
Word Completion
Word completion in OS X can help students who have print disabilities or cognitive challenges or are learning English improve their vocabulary and word-building skills. After typing just a few letters, press the Escape key and OS X suggests words. Students can see the list of all the words that start with certain letters so they can pick the right word. This helps highlight correct word usage and can turn spelling into a more positive experience.
Dictation can help students with disabilities like dyslexia or dysgraphia by letting them speak what they need to write. They can reply to an email, search the web or even write an entire report using just their voice. Students can navigate to any text field, activate Dictation and start talking. Dictation converts their words into text.
Looking at a densely written page can be overwhelming. To help keep the attention of students who tend to lose focus, Summarize condenses long passages into shorter, more easily digestible segments. Select Summarize in TextEdit or Pages, and a panel pops up that allows the student or teacher to summarise the text to a more manageable length — even all the way down to one sentence — so the student can understand the main concepts.
Add to iTunes as a Spoken Track
Add to iTunes as a Spoken Track converts text to spoken audio and allows students to download tracks to any iOS device. So students who benefit from hearing text rather than reading it can listen to assignments in their own time. And because it's a service built into the operating system, creating the file takes only three simple steps — so there's no need for teachers to spend time recording audio.
Photo Booth
Students can use Photo Booth to take snapshots and make short videos, giving them another way to communicate. For instance, students who struggle with personal interaction — like answering a direct question — may find it easier to see their own face on the screen in order to begin communicating. And because Photo Booth is integrated with the built-in FaceTime HD camera, it displays photos and videos the moment they're captured. Students can record a short video with one click, then share it with a second click. And therapists can use Photo Booth to model speech, motor skills or other forms of therapy.
With Calendar, students can get pop-up reminders so they know when their next band practice is or when their next maths assignment is due. Alerts can help busy students keep on track and stay organised.
Photos and iMovie
For students who have a hard time communicating their thoughts in written words, Photos and iMovie allow them to express themselves through multimedia. With a digital camera and Photos, many aspects of learning that are traditionally print oriented can be captured in a concrete, visual way. This can help students who are struggling readers or learning English. And teachers can create photo books to teach social situations and life skills or model appropriate behaviour, so students can refer to these stories for future use.
With iMovie, students may find the process of writing both the visual and the audio elements of a script — and the overall excitement of making a movie — more engaging than other kinds of narrative writing assignments. iMovie can also help strengthen sequential ordering skills, and give students the chance to use visual-spatial strengths and develop their storytelling skills. And both Photos and iMovie come as standard on every new Mac.
File structures can be confusing. Spotlight gives students an easy way to track down files, assignments or email. It's a lightning-fast search technology built into OS X that students can use to quickly pull up what they're looking for. As students start typing in the Spotlight search field, they get instant results. Spotlight not only finds files, folders and documents, but also contacts, calendars, apps and even dictionary definitions. Students can search other computers on their network too, making it simple to share projects and homework in class.
FaceTime can be a window into the classroom. It lets students who are house or hospital bound engage with the rest of the class. Or allows a therapist to observe a student in action without disrupting the teacher's lesson. Thanks to its high-quality video and fast frame rate, FaceTime is also ideal for students who communicate using sign language. Every gesture and facial expression shows in crystal-clear detail. And because FaceTime comes as standard on the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, students can use it to communicate with other OS X or iOS users.*
Students who have difficulty with expressive speech can benefit from the assistive features in OS X. FaceTime lets students communicate visually — through sign language, gestures or facial expressions.* iMessage lets students chat with classmates about homework via text. And Text to Speech lets them hear words read aloud to help with speech development; it can even communicate for them by speaking the words they type.
For blind or low-vision students, OS X comes with a variety of assistive technologies — such as a built-in screen reader, screen magnification and Dictation — to help them get the most out of their Mac.
VoiceOver is a remarkable screen reader that comes as standard with every Mac. More than just a text-to-speech tool, VoiceOver tells students exactly what's happening on their Mac, and lets them navigate it using gestures, a keyboard or a braille display. And it uses Alex, the voice of Mac, who speaks the way people naturally talk. Learn more about VoiceOver
Zoom is a built-in magnifier that enlarges anything on the screen up to 20 times. Students can use it full screen or picture-in-picture, which allows them to see the zoomed area in a separate window while keeping the rest of the screen at its native size. So students can better read an essay, view a diagram or focus in on maps. Activate it in a variety of ways, from a keyboard command to a trackpad gesture. And Zoom works with VoiceOver, so students can better see — and hear — what's happening on their screen.
Dictation lets students talk where they would type. They can reply to an email, make a note, search the web or write a report using just their voice. Click the microphone button and Dictation converts words (and numbers and characters) into text.
Invert Colours
If a higher contrast helps students better see what's on the screen, OS X lets them change display settings. They can invert colours, increase and decrease contrast, or switch to greyscale. Once the colours are set, the settings apply throughout the system, so students get the same view in every app.
Braille Displays for OS X
The Mac provides true plug-and-play support for over 40 USB and Bluetooth refreshable braille displays — no additional software needed. You can even connect multiple braille displays to a single Mac so many students can follow a lesson at the same time. Learn more about OS X–compatible braille displays
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing can take advantage of all that the Mac has to offer. FaceTime and iMessage allow for easy communication with teachers and classmates, and captions help students use videos and enhance their learning experience.
Thanks to its high-quality video and fast frame rate, FaceTime is ideal for students who communicate using sign language. Every gesture and facial expression is in crystal-clear detail. And because FaceTime comes as standard on the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, students can talk to OS X or iOS users in a classroom down the hall — or halfway round the world. As if they're face to face.*
Mono Audio
Stereo recordings usually have distinct left- and right-channel audio tracks. So students who are deaf or hard of hearing in one ear may miss some of the audio contained in that channel. OS X can help by playing both audio channels in both ears, and lets students adjust the balance for greater volume in either ear — so they can experience all the audio in a lecture, educational video or musical composition.
GarageBand may help improve auditory comprehension among deaf and hard of hearing students — particularly those adjusting to new cochlear implants. Teachers can create podcasts of conversational speech and download them to a Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Students use the podcasts to learn inflection and how to differentiate one voice from another. GarageBand comes as standard on every new Mac and is great for speech therapy, learning tonal languages like Chinese, or helping deaf students gain an understanding of how loud things sound with an audio wave file.
For students who have difficulties using the keyboard, mouse or trackpad, OS X technologies help them make keystrokes and mouse gestures. Or students can convert words to text simply by speaking.
Multi-Touch Trackpad
The Multi-Touch trackpad is built into every Mac notebook. And the Magic Trackpad is designed to work with Mac desktop computers. These trackpads allow students to tap, scroll, pinch and swipe their way through their Mac. And because Multi-Touch gestures are so precise, it's the most fluid, natural and intuitive way to control what's on the screen or zoom in on text and objects.
Dictation lets students talk where they would type. They can reply to an email, search the web or write a report using just their voice. Students can activate Dictation when their cursor is in any text field, then speak what they want to write. Dictation converts words into text with minimal physical touch.
Slow Keys
Slow Keys adjusts the sensitivity of the keyboard to process only the keystrokes students mean to make. It builds in a delay between when a key is pressed and when it's entered. Students can adjust the delay and choose to have a sound play when a key is entered.
Sticky Keys
For students who struggle with pressing keys simultaneously when entering key commands, Sticky Keys combines students' keystrokes by letting them press keys one at a time. They can enter key combinations — such as Command-S (for Save) — and OS X displays each pressed key, accompanied by a sound effect, so students can make sure the right keys are entered.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Using keyboard shortcuts (or key combinations), students can quickly perform a wide range of tasks — such as capturing a screen (Command-Shift-4) or zooming in (Command-Option-+) — without touching a mouse or opening menus. In addition to using many preset shortcuts, students can create their own. Shortcuts can be made to work system-wide or only in specific applications.
With Automator, complex repetitive tasks — like renaming files or resizing images — that might overwhelm a student who has trouble using a mouse or trackpad can be executed with a single click. Students simply tell Automator which actions to perform and in which order by dragging them into a workflow, and Automator performs the task as often as they want. Or Automator can record actions as students do them and save them to use later.
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Thomas Moule was a writer on heraldry and antiquities born in 1784 at St Marylebone in London. He carried on business as a bookseller in Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, from about 1816 until 1823, when he became Inspector of 'blind' letters in the General Post Office, his principal duties being the deciphering of such addresses as were illegible to the ordinary clerks. He also held, for many years, the office of Chamber-keeper in the Lord Chamberlain's Department which entitled him to an official residence in the Stable Yard of St James's Palace, where he died on 14 January 1851.
The well-known series of County Maps which are known as 'Moules' were first published in separate sections for each county in 1830-32 and they were then published in collected form in a two-volume work: The English Counties Delineated: or a Topographical Description of England: Illustrated by a Complete Series of County Maps by Thomas Moule: London: Published by George Virtue 1836. Further editions were brought out by Virtue (some with original hand-colouring of the maps) until about 1839. In 1841 the maps appeared in a publication entitled Barclays Complete and Universal English Dictionary with additions to the original plates showing the railways which had been constructed. Normally maps which come from this work are very close trimmed, often into the printed surface, as the format of the dictionary was slightly smaller than the original publication. They are the last series of decorative county maps to be published.
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The Dish Rag caught up with the Jonas Brothers — Joe, Nick and Kevin — to talk about their new movie "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" that opens in theaters TODAY!
Watch the lads talk about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the concert film, the involvement of hundreds of real fans, and their choices of costumes.
Now go see the movie a few times.
Poor Joe Jonas. Is Taylor Swift doing the Gloat Dance right about now?
Why is Taylor Swift in Jonas Bros new movie? "She sells a lot of records."
Joe Jonas hurt Taylor Swift deeply
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A nine-strong contingent from the Wanganui Swimming Club start their campaign today at the National Age Group Swimming Championships.
Being held at the Kilbirnie Pool in Wellington, the age-group meet will see more than 600 swimmers from across the country compete.
There will be 10 sessions over five days, finishing on Saturday.
Wanganui coach Jane Lowe said six of their team have qualified in the top 10 of their events.
"However, with just a few seconds between swimmers, all will be striving to reach the finals and to produce personal bests."
The 14-year-old girls are Elena Forlong (50m, 200m backstroke), Nina Eades (50m, 100m and 200m backstroke) and Laura O'Keeffe (50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 50m and 100m backstroke, and 200 medley).
In the 14-year-old boys events are Sam Miller (50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, 50m and 200m freestyle) and Fergus Smith (50m, 100m backstroke, 50m, 100m butterfly, 50m freestyle and 200m medley).
Entering the 15-year-old age group is Jacob Smith (50m, 200m breaststroke) and Sophie Couper (50m, 100m and 200m backstroke).
In the 16-year-old age group is Zoe Groves (50m, 100m and 200m backstroke).
And Thomas Ireton will enter the 17-year-old grade (50m, 100m, and 200m butterfly, 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, 400m medley and 50m freestyle).


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Date: 8/30/2013
Number: 13-038
Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state health officer, today warned consumers with milk, soy, and/or wheat allergies not to eat four flavors of Williams-Sonoma brand sauces: Meyer Lemon Braising Base, 40-Clove Braising Base, Tagine Sauce, and Artichoke Pecorino Sauce, due to undeclared allergen ingredients. Premier Foods, LLC of Santa Fe Springs, CA is voluntarily recalling the sauces that were sold exclusively at Williams-Sonoma stores. The recall was initiated after CDPH identified the labeling omission during a routine inspection. No illnesses have been reported at this time.
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Looks like everyone's loving on Justin Timberlake again. And that includes the world of K-pop. Lydia Paek who used to be part of the dance crew Questcrew has been known for her vocal talents covering everyone from Beyonce to Usher. In addition to that, she has now joined YG Entertainment as a producer and talent. The K-pop world would be familiar with her work on 2NE1's "I Love You."
Well, this time around she teamed up with K-pop veteran Tablo (former member of Epik High and now a current producer for YG Entertainment) to produce their own cover of Justin Timberlake's comeback song "Suit & Tie." Using her sultry warm vocals, the cover almost sounds Beyonce-esque and Tablo drops his own verse on the track. If anything it shows just how much K-pop has stemmed from American pop.
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I'm a little slow for the big ROTS movie and only saw it this evening. I feel like such a lame SW fan.
One thing that really jumped out at me is the number of different clone troopers that ROTS has in it. It seems like there were at least 3 unique generations of Clone Trooper armor visible not to mention the different versions of each for pilots, soldiers, scouts, etc. Personally I really liked that there were so many different versions used as it gave a real sense of time passage as well as an impression of significant technology advances.
My 2 favorite Clone Troopers from ROTS were the Jungle Troopers from the Wookie battle and the newest generation Troopers (those that look the closest to the OT Stormtroopers).
On the Jungle Troopers I really liked the camo on the armor as well as the green reflective eye lenses. The Biker Scout version was a nice touch as well and looked good in the green. They really fit into the look of the battle. Too bad the Empire got real stupid and opted to send bright white Stormtroopers to Endor.
I think the newest generation troopers were cool because they looked the closest to the OT Stormtroopers. The paint job their armor had really set them off though. Those that were looking for Yoda in the Senate Arena looked really awesome with the Red/White paint job. They also had the reflective lenses which I think really improved their look.
The worst Troopers had to be the new Pilot Troopers seen in the space battle. They had an armor similar to the OT Tie Fighter Pilots albeit white and yellow but they had an open face plate. Ugh. I really wish they would have stuck with a traditional Trooper helmet rather than opted to go with an open face version. These looked like the ugly A-Wing or B-Wing helmets.


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The Phi Delta Kappa - ECU Chapter's Educational Foundation annually awards scholarships to prospective educators. Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors intending to major in education and attend East Carolina University; graduate students who are currently pursuing a masters degree in education (must be members of PDK); and doctoral students who are currently pursuing a doctorate in education (must be members of PDK).PDK–ECU chapter also awards a professional development scholarship to a currently employed, licensed, public education teacher who is a current PDK member.
The PDK-ECU holds an annual silent auction to fund scholarships, so the amounts of the awards and the number of applicants who qualify are dependent on the success of the auction. Scholarships are guaranteed to be $400 per scholarship award, but may be higher. The executive board of the PDK–ECU chapter will review all applications and determine the recipients based on academic standing, written essay, letters of recommendation, and leadership activities. Graduating high school senior PDK-ECU scholarship recipients applications will be forwarded to Phi Delta Kappa International to compete for available scholarships at that level.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is playing down the risk of infantry and other combat arms troops causing problems if "don't ask, don't tell" is overturned.
In a first-of-its-kind survey released this week, the Pentagon found that two-thirds of the overall force predicted little impact on the military's ability to fight if gays were allowed to serve openly.
But among those who did care, most were troops performing combat arms duties. Nearly 60 percent of those in the Marine Corps and in Army combat units said they thought repealing the law would hurt their units' ability to fight on the battlefield.
Opponents of repeal, led by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., were expected to use these findings to argue that Congress shouldn't reverse the law at a time of two wars. The military's service chiefs have expressed similar concerns and are expected to testify Friday.
But Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, said Wednesday that with a majority of Americans now supportive of gays serving in the military, "the final question was 'will it work' — will somehow repealing don't ask don't tell compromise military effectiveness?"
"And the study ... says no, it will not," Lieberman said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program. "So I hope that means we can get this done this year."
The study suggests an "abundance of care and preparation" is needed before changing personnel policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. But he told reporters the concerns expressed by combat troops "do not present an insurmountable barrier to successful repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell.'"
"This can be done and should be done without posing a serious risk to military readiness," he added.
Senate Democrats plan to force a vote this month. But there was no indication that Democrats could overcome GOP objections with just a few weeks left in the lame-duck session despite the study's upbeat assessment of how repeal could be done without hurting the force.
McCain was still reviewing the findings Tuesday, spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said.
President Barack Obama has called it a top priority to repeal the 1993 law that bans openly gay service. But gay rights groups have complained that he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have done little to see it through, focusing their efforts instead on tax cuts and a nuclear arms treaty with Russia.
Advocates for repeal say opposition in small pockets of the force shouldn't keep the military from moving forward.
A gay Air Force officer who runs a support group called "Outserve" and uses the pseudonym "JD Smith" said resistance within combat arms groups is likely higher because of older commanders.
"Leadership sets the tone, and you see that (attitude) reflected throughout the unit," Smith said. If unit commanders are asked to change, opposition will drop, Smith predicted.
1 comment on this storyThe survey of some 400,000 troops found a strong correlation between a person's experience with gays and their acceptance of open service. The study found that of those who believe they have served alongside a gay person, 92 percent said their unit was able to work together.
When asking that same question of Marines who have worked with a gay person, 84 percent said they thought unit morale and cohesion hadn't been affected.
"At the end of the day, whatever the decision of our elected leaders may be, we in uniform have an obligation to follow orders," said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Associated Press writer Pauline Jelinek in Washington contributed to this report.


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eFORMAT has been designed to make it easy for you to know exactly what information you need to provide and to guide you through the process. Once your application has been submitted you will receive the results of your eligibility instantly.
eFORMAT is an easy, secure and convenient way to apply for free or reduced meals.
Paper applications will still be available in each of our school buildings.
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CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - The nation's basketball-fan-in-chief appeared to enjoy the first college hoops game on an active aircraft carrier.
President Barack Obama sat courtside and watched No. 1 North Carolina beat Michigan State 67-55 on Friday night in the Carrier Classic on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.
Harrison Barnes scored 17 points and John Henson had 12 points and a career-high nine blocked shots as the Tar Heels put their size advantage to good use. Michigan State's Draymond Green had a career-high 18 rebounds.
Obama watched intently, chatted with wife Michelle and service members seated near him, and at one point appeared to check his BlackBerry. When the game ended, he applauded and then shook hands with coaches Roy Williams and Tom Izzo.
"He said, `Good luck.' I told him, `Good luck.' He's got some pretty important things coming up in the next year, also," said Williams, the Tar Heels' coach.
Williams said it was nice that there wasn't a crisis that kept Obama away.
"I like a president who loves sports, loves athletics, loves college basketball," Williams said. "Don't take this wrong and I'm not being disrespectful, but he's a basketball junkie."
Said Izzo: "I thanked him. He thanked us. We're all trying to thank somebody. That damn military starts thanking you, and it's killing me because they do so much for us and they're thanking us. They're the most humble group I've ever met.
"We played the No. 1 team in the country and in front of the No. 1 team in the world," the Michigan State coach added.
Both coaches said the Carrier Classic worked.
"I absolutely loved it," Williams said. "We had some scary moments. We were worried about the weather for the last week, but it worked and I thought it was great."
Izzo "absolutely loved it. The military was so good on this whole deal, from when we got here to when we're leaving. I thought it was awesome," he said.
The Carl Vinson conducted Osama bin Laden's burial at sea after he was killed by Navy SEALs in a raid ordered by Obama.
Fitting with the Veterans Day theme, the Tar Heels and Spartans had U.S.A. rather than their names on the back of their jerseys, which had a camouflage design. At dusk, the game was paused for the lowering of the American flag. When the game ended, the players gave their jerseys to servicemen.
In a nod to the troops, Williams and his staff wore combat boots and cargo pants.
The Carrier Classic featured slam dunks and fast breaks on a court plopped down where jet fighters normally scream into flight.
"It took a while, but at some point you didn't even realize you were outside until the play slowed down," Henson said. "It was fun. My excuse was sometimes I felt like the boat moved a little bit when I shot," Henson joked. "That's why I missed."
North Carolina led by double digits from late in the first half on, including 36-25 after Kendall Marshall made two free throws with 44.8 seconds left before halftime.
This game turned out as have recent matchups between the schools. North Carolina has beaten Michigan State six straight times, including in the 2009 national championship game.
The Tar Heels' biggest lead was 59-38 with 10:42 left before Michigan State closed within 10 points with 5:43 left.
Dexter Strickland had 10 points for North Carolina.
Green scored 13 points and had an unbelievable game on the boards, including 11 defensive rebounds. Michigan State outrebounded the Tar Heels 49-34 but made only 2 of 20 3-pointers.
Branden Dawson and Adreian Payne scored 10 points each for the Spartans.
Green said it was great getting to play in front of the president.
"That was phenomenal," he said. "It's not every day anyone gets to do that."


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Pixel Battle Siege pits two sharp minds in a battle of thought. It's all about strategy in this turn-based board-game reminiscent of chess, but with a bigger board and longer turns. Classic mode gives both players the same army and an unlimited time to think their moves (each turn grants a total of 5 actions, be it moving or attacking, so choose wisely!). On the other hand, advanced mode will allow players to build their own army, and you better get comfortable with it, as turns will be limited to roughly 1 minute!
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In the past year and a half, there's been a small explosion of club nights in Boston devoted to bass-centric genres first spawned in the clubs of London: bassline, 2-step, and (most famously) dubstep. One of the most stylistically eclectic of these is the OPERATION UNDERGROUND monthly at Good Life. Run by JAM-2 (Jamal Kirk), the party's lineage extends back to 2002, when dubstep was still in its infancy.
By comparison with Bassic, its sister night at Good Life (whose cracking sound system makes it the local epicenter for dubstep), Operation Underground has a slightly more ebullient, eclectic vibe. "Producers like TRG, Martyn, 2562, Starkey, DJ C, and others are ushering in a bouncy, more-upbeat style of dubstep," Kirk explains, "and this is what Operation Underground is most known for: mixing up the different subgenres and keeping the dance-floor energy high, with a continuous mix of up-tempo, vocal, and half-tempo styles to keep things moving."
This Wednesday, Operation Underground kicks off its "Home Grown Sessions," a series of parties spotlighting DJs and producers from the thriving local scene. The first of these features DJ FLACK (Tony Flackett), who runs the Beat Research weekly at Enormous Room. And Flack is thrilled to play Operation Underground: "They have those wicked subs that are made for bass-heavy music, and when you can feel the music in your chest, it's easier to get your feet and booty moving. It's also great having an enthusiastic audience that is geared up for the type of music that I've become obsessed with lately." Listen to a recent mix by DJ Flack at Spannered Radio.
DJ FLACK + JAM-2 AT OPERATION UNDERGROUND | Good Life, 28 Kingston St, Boston | September 10 at 10 pm | 617.451.2622 or www.goodlifebar.com
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It's not easy to shake-off the wholesome teen heartthrob image to transition into a "serious actor" but generally, young thesps try (and often fail) to do something gritty to prove their skills. Just look at the kids in the "Twilight" series. Kristen Stewart has arguably done better than the rest of her co-stars, playing a young prostitute in "Welcome To The Rileys" and Joan Jett in "The Runaways," while Robert Pattinson missed with the weepie "Remember Me" and will try again by fucking Juliette Binoche in a limo in David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis." But the biggest whiff goes to Taylor Lautner whose Bourne-style action thriller "Abduction" tanked and at the same time kiboshed any chance he had of leading "Stretch Armstrong." He's now going to take a role in "Grown Ups 2." Well, now another young actor is hoping to step into the big time and he's taken a page from the dubious Lautner playbook.
Jaden Smith, who had a box office hit with "The Karate Kid" and is currently shooting the sci-fi flick "After Earth" with director M. Night Shyamalan, co-starring with his Dad Big Willie, is getting the action vehicle "Boy Nobody" developed for him by Sony. Basically the concept is a direct ripoff of Bourne or "Hanna," with the story centering on a brainwashed teen assassin who starts to feel feelings. The project is based off the book by Allen Zadoff which is — of course — the first in a trilogy, and this literary masterwork will hit bookstores and Kindles or whatever next spring.
We understand that Jaden Smith probably feels he needs to show a bit of range as his acting career evolves, we get that, but to choose something so nakedly uninspired as this is the least exciting way to go about it. Will anyone want to see a teen-oriented Bourne with the guy who is Will Smith's son? Guess we'll find out soon enough. And hey, there's always "Grown Ups 3." [Variety]


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"I can't think of a more fundamentally useful, basic tool in existence today than a good quality knife."
"I whole-heartedly endorse the work of Knife Rights and support their mission! Join Knife Rights today."
"It isnt about the size of the knife or the type of knife, it is about freedom. I support Knife Rights!"
"Knife Rights is the Second Front in Defense of the Second Amendment. They are the premier grassroots organization protecting our right to own knives. Those who love freedom need Knife Rights, so please join me in supporting their mission."
"Whether in town or on a hunt, a knife earns its place at my side as an essential tool. I am a knife user and proud to be one."
"Leave my knives alone! Knife Rights is standing up for our freedom. Join me in this fight; join Knife Rights today!"
Knife Rights is making a difference TODAY!
Become a member and help make a difference!
Invest a modest sum in a Sharper Future™to protect your tools and rights.
May 13, 2013: Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed HB1563 which repeals the state's irrational ban on switchblade knives. The new law takes effect on July 1, 2013.
Please note that this repeal did not include Knife Law Preemption, we're going to see about that next time around, so any local laws banning switchblades are still in effect.
Thanks again to Senators Jim Tomes and Johnny Nugent for their tireless efforts working with Knife Rights to pass this repeal.
April 25, 2013: After two years of effort by Knife Rights and our sponsors, the Indiana legislature has repealed the state's irrational ban on switchblade knives. Senator Jim Tomes and Senator Johnny Nugent have worked tirelessly with Knife Rights to pass this repeal.
Initially passed unanimously by the Indiana Senate, passage of the bill has been thwarted two years in a row by a single House committee chairman who refused to hear the bill. Senators Tomes and Nugent were able to bypass the obstinate chairman by adding the repeal language to a Conference Committee Report on HB1563 dealing with related matters. This Report was passed by the Indiana House 78-19 on Wednesday and the Indiana Senate 50-0 today.
HB1563 with the included Switchblade Ban Repeal language now goes to Governor Mike Pence. Please contact Governor Pence and ask him to sign HB1563.
His phone is: 317-232-4567 To email him, you must use the online form at: http://www.in.gov/gov/2333.htm
When you call and email, keep it polite, short and to the point. Simply ask Governor Pence to please sign HB1563. That's it!
March 28, 2013: The Indiana Knife Rights bill, SB181, that would repeal the state's ban on switchblades, and which passed the Senate unanimously, has stalled in the House Public Policy Committee where Chairman Rep. Bill Davis has not scheduled the bill for a hearing.
If you live , work or travel in Indiana, please call and then follow-up email Rep. Davis and politely request that he move SB181 to a vote as soon as the calendar allows. Call: 1-800-382-9842 and ask for Chairman Davis' office. Email him at: firstname.lastname@example.com
When you call and email, keep it short and to the point, as noted above.
January 24, 2013: By a unanimous 47-0 vote, the Indiana Senate has passed Senate Bill SB181, a Knife Rights requested bill that would repeal Indiana's antiquated and irrational ban on the sale and possession of automatic knives.
SB181 now moves to the House where it is sponsored by Representative Jud McMillin and co-sponsored by Representatives Sean Eberhart and Jim Baird. We sincerely thank Senate sponsor Senator Jim Tomes and co-authors Senators Steele, Nugent, Arnold, Hume, Randolph and Taylo for their successful efforts to pass the bill in the Senate.
If you live, work or travel in Indiana, please contact your Representative and ask them to support SB181. Click here to locate your Representative, and/or the Representative who represents where you work or travel.
January 12, 2013: Indiana State Senator Jim Tomes has presented us with a welcome start to the new year, Senate Bill SB181, a Knife Rights requested bill that would repeal Indiana's antiquated and irrational ban on the sale and possession of automatic knives. The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Brent Steele, Chair of the Corrections, Criminal and Civil Matters Committee that will hear the bill, and Senator Johnny Nugent.
SB181 is identical to the bill that was passed overwhelmingly last session in the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 46-1. That bill got wrapped up in election year politics and was never heard by the Indiana House. We have high expectations that it will fare better this year.
SB 181 represents the first of a number of Knife Rights legislative initiatives that you can expect to hear about in the coming weeks and months. These difficult times only make these efforts to protect our knives all the more important. Please support Knife Rights as we fight for a Sharper Future for all Americans.


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Rose::DB::Cache - A mod_perl-aware cache for Rose::DB objects.
# Usage package My::DB; use base 'Rose::DB'; ... $cache = My::DB->db_cache; $db = $cache->get_db(...); $cache->set_db($db); $cache->clear; # Subclassing package My::DB::Cache; use Rose::DB::Cache; our @ISA = qw(Rose::DB::Cache); # Override methods as desired sub get_db { ... } sub set_db { ... } sub prepare_db { ... } sub build_cache_key { ... } sub clear { ... } ...
Rose::DB::Cache provides both an API and a default implementation of a caching system for Rose::DB objects. Each Rose::DB-derived class references a Rose::DB::Cache-derived object to which it delegates cache-related activities. See the new_or_cached method for an example.
The default implementation caches and returns Rose::DB objects using the combination of their type and domain as the cache key. There is no cache expiration or other cache cleaning.
The only sophistication in the default implementation is that it is mod_perl- and Apache::DBI-aware. When running under mod_perl, with or without Apache::DBI, the dbh attribute of each cached Rose::DB object is set to undef
at the end of each request. Additionally, any db connections made in a pre-fork parent apache process are not cached.
When running under Apache::DBI, the behavior described above will ensure that Apache::DBI's "ping" and rollback features work as expected, keeping the DBI database handles contained within each Rose::DB object connected and alive.
When running under mod_perl without Apache::DBI, the behavior described above will use a single DBI database connection per cached Rose::DB object per request, but will discard these connections at the end of each request.
Both mod_perl 1.x and 2.x are supported. Under mod_perl 2.x, you should load Rose::DB on server startup (e.g., in your startup.pl
file). If this is not possible, then you must explicitly tell Rose::DB::Cache that apache has started up already by setting apache_has_started to a true value.
Subclasses can override any and all methods described below in order to implement their own caching strategy.
Get or set a boolean value indicating whether or not apache has completed its startup process. If this value is not set explicitly, a best guess as to the answer will be returned.
Given the name/value pairs PARAMS, return a string representing the corresponding cache key. Calls to this method from within Rose::DB::Cache will include at least type
and domain
parameters, but you may pass any parameters if you override all methods that call this method in your subclass.
Get or set a boolean value that determines the default value of the use_cache_during_apache_startup object attribute. The default value is false. See the use_cache_during_apache_startup documentation for more information.
Get or set the name of the Rose::DB::Cache::Entry-derived class used to store cached Rose::DB objects on behalf of this class. The default value is Rose::DB::Cache::Entry.
Constructs a new Rose::DB::Cache object based on PARAMS, where PARAMS are name/value pairs. Any object method is a valid parameter name.
Clear the cache entirely.
Returns a list (in list context) or reference to an array (in scalar context) of cache entries for each cached db object.
Returns a list (in list context) or reference to an array (in scalar context) of keys for each L <cache entries|Rose::DB::Cache::Entry>.
Return the cached Rose::DB-derived object corresponding to the name/value pairs passed in PARAMS. PARAMS are passed to the build_cache_key method, and the key returned is used to look up the cached object.
If a cached object is found, the prepare_db method is called, passing the cached db object and its corresponding Rose::DB::Cache::Entry object as arguments. The cached db object is then returned.
If no such object exists in the cache, undef is returned.
Prepares the cache for the initial fork of the apache parent process by disconnect()ing all database handles and deleting all cache entries that were created during apache startup. This call is only necessary if running under mod_perl and use_cache_during_apache_startup set set to true. See the use_cache_during_apache_startup documentation for more information.
Prepare the cached Rose::DB-derived object DB for usage. The cached's db object's Rose::DB::Cache::Entry object, ENTRY, is also passed.
When NOT running under mod_perl, this method does nothing.
When running under mod_perl (version 1.x or 2.x), this method will do the following:
. This will cause DBI->connect to be called the next time a dbh is requested from a cached Rose::DB object, which in turn will trigger Apache::DBI's ping mechanism to ensure that the database handle is fresh.Putting all the pieces together, the following implementation of the init_db method in your Rose::DB::Object-derived common base class will ensure that database connections are shared and fresh under mod_perl and (optionally) Apache::DBI, but unshared elsewhere:
package My::DB::Object; use base 'Rose::DB::Object'; use My::DB; # isa Rose::DB ... BEGIN: { if($ENV{'MOD_PERL'}) { *init_db = sub { My::DB->new_or_cached }; } else # act "normally" when not under mod_perl { *init_db = sub { My::DB->new }; } }
Add the Rose::DB-derived object DB to the cache. The DB's domain, type, and the db object itself (under the parameter name db
) are all are passed to the build_cache_key method and the DB object is stored under the key returned.
If running under mod_perl and the apache server is starting up and use_cache_during_apache_startup is set to true, then the DB object is not added to the cache, but merely returned.
Get or set a boolean value that determines whether or not to cache database objects during the apache server startup process. The default value is determined by the default_use_cache_during_apache_startup class method.
DBI database handles created in the parent apache process cannot be used in child apache processes. Furthermore, in the case of at least one one DBI driver class, you must also ensure that any database handles created in the apache parent process during server startup are properly disconnect()ed before you fork off the first apache child. Failure to do so may cause segmentation faults(!) in child apache processes.
The upshot is that if use_cache_during_apache_startup is set to true, you should call prepare_for_apache_fork at the very end of the apache startup process (i.e., once all other Perl modules have been loaded and all other Perl code has run). This is usually done by placing a call at the bottom of the traditional startup.pl
file. Assuming My::DB
is your Rose::DB-derived class:
A convenience method exists in Rose::DB as well, which simply translates into call shown above:
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Copyright (c) 2010 by John C. Siracusa. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


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A 34-year-old man is accused of pulling up to fast food windows in Westborough while wearing nothing but a jacket over his legs.
Rosildo C. Santos, Jr., of Hudson, was charged with open and gross lewdness early Sunday morning for allegedly being naked while pulling through the Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's drive-throughs, according to Westborough police.
An officer was interviewing employees about the incident at the Rte. 9 Dunkin' Donuts when Santos allegedly pulled up naked for the second time, according to the report.
Police followed him to a nearby McDonald's, which was closed, and arrested him down the road. Police claim Santos was indeed in the buff. He is due in court Tuesday.
A clinical psychiatrist recently spoke to Metro Boston about exhibitionism. Read more on that story here.
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New Delhi: May 20, 2013
Reports in the media have revealed that S Sreesanth, who was arrested in the early hours of Thursday for spot-fixing, had been sacked by Rajasthan Royals team management. The former India pacer was released from the squad on disciplinary grounds.
Sreesanth is known for his antics on and off the field and Rajasthan captain Rahul Dravid did not want the bowler to play the match against Kings XI Punjab on May 9 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013, as reported by NDTV.
This is the same match that is in question by the Delhi police for alleged spot-fixing. It is in this match that Sreesanth bowled with a towel tucked in his pants in an over to indicate to the bookies.
It is reported that by the time the match against Mumbai Indians on May 15 came about, Sreesanth had been informed to leave the team and a large sum of the financial commitments had been sorted out. He did not stay in the team hotel in Mumbai, but was in the city.
He along with teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested a day after the match at Wankhede stadium. The trio were then flown to Delhi and have been kept in police custody.
Rajasthan announced on Sunday that they will file an official complaint against the players, who are facing charges for spot-fixing in three different IPL matches.


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San Diegans Attend a Hot Health Care Forum
Monday, August 31, 2009
Aired 8/31/09
The last and the biggest health care town hall meeting in San Diego County took place in this past weekend. It was in a gym, next to the Spring Valley Library.
SAN DIEGO The last and the biggest health care town hall meeting in San Diego County took place in this past weekend. It was in a gym, next to the Spring Valley Library.
"One thing we know, this is the only event of its kind in San Diego county," said Democratic representative Susan Davis.
Davis made opening remarks in the biggest health care forum San Diego has seen. More than 1,000 voters filled a Spring Valley gym on a very hot day that brought plenty of heated comments. There was a lot of political theater. Signs, held aloft said "Keep USA free. No socialism." Another said "I'll keep my health care. You keep the change." One group of people dressed up like rich folks in tiaras, top hats and yachting jackets. They held sarcastic signs that said things like "Don't tax my face lift." After the crowd started chanting "health care for all" they began chanting "wealth care for us."
Once the floor was open for comments from the audience, the political divide among people became clear. One woman, named Dixie, said she didn't like communism. She said her Canadian in-laws told her government-financed health care was not a good idea.
"You're fine with health care until you get sick and old and you're expendable at that point!" said Dixie.
Bob Barrett of Rancho San Diego said health care legislation, being discussed in Washington, is unaffordable.
"We are owing $11.7 trillion for our national debt. Everybody in here and in America throughout is owed $38,000 a piece, whether you know it or not. We can't afford any more bills," he said.
On the other side of the debate, Patricia Law, of South Park, said government funded health care would be the best choice.
"I am for single payer health insurance and I think it would be the most cost-effective way for us to get insurance for everybody," said Law. "Every other industrialized county on the planet has health insurance and it's time we kept up with them."
Another supporter of government health care was Marty Kroopkin.
"We don't need a parasitic, vulture private health care insurance industry. Abolish that. It's a waste of money and it's criminal," says Kroopkin. "And I have something to say to those people who say that everything socialized is bad. Here's what I have to say to you. If you drove your car here on a public road, walk home!" he said.
The sheriff's department staffed the event with 40 deputies. But for all its heat, the meeting ended in a civil manner. People on both sides applauded Susan Davis and her staff for hosting the meeting. Comments like that of Michael Reen, of Pacific Beach, were typical.
"This is the beauty of Democracy that everyone can come out and yell and give direct input to their elected leaders. This is how things are supposed to run," said Reen.
Congress reconvenes in a week, and health care reform still poses many unanswered questions. Representative Susan Davis says the end result needs to be right for this country.
"I believe we are trying to create a uniquely American system here," said Davis. "To have people who have private insurance keep it, still having all of those choices. But we know if we're ever going to address even the deficit in this country, we have to begin to bring health care costs down. We are at the beginning of this process, and we have, really, a long way to go."
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david_t | August 31, 2009 at 5:43 p.m. ― 7 years, 7 months ago
There's been a lot of interest and attention given lately to the Canadian health care model. Below is the URL to a site that has some excellent articles on universal health care and the Canadian experience.
This is interesting and balanced because it looks at both sides of the coin, from the longer delays sometimes experienced in Canada, to the peace of mind that comes with never having to worry about being uninsured.


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Samurai Jack Intro - Remake Latino
Samurai Jack Opening remake by latin animators
4.39 / 5.00 7,334 ViewsIt's been awhile hasn't it? Well don't worry I haven't stopped making videos, I've just been off doing other things for Youtube and other websites. Been working with Jason Steele (of Charlie the unicorn) on a couple things. I'm also working on a live action feature film as well. If you wanna see what ive been up to then just go to my site knoxskorner.com.
I think it's about time I come back to Newgrounds, I actually made this video 2 months ago and haven't got around to uploading it here until now. I have a few other things to upload here as well. So stay tuned you guys!
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Partners of the Heart
At the height of segregation in the United States, an unlikely alliance between a black medical genius and a white surgeon led to some of the 20th century's pioneering medical breakthroughs.
Patriots Day (no website available)
In 1775, local American militias routed the British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord -- but 65 men of His Majesty's 10th Regiment and 67 American rebels are still fighting today.
Pearl Harbor -- Surprise And Remembrance (no website available)
A minute-by-minute account, on both sides of the Pacific, leading up to the surprise attack that Sunday morning.
The Pill
The story behind the development of the drug that put women in control of birth control.
Public Enemy #1
The legendary outlaw John Dillinger.


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BOSTON (AP) — Actor David Hasselhoff flashes a dreamy smile and displays a lean tank top-clad torso in giant photo cutouts that his fans apparently can't leave alone.
About 550 of the cutouts were stolen from outside Cumberland Farms convenience stores in recent weeks.
Cumberland brand strategy specialist Kate Ngo says only about 20 remain for the roughly 570 stores in New England and Florida.
The company is using the cutouts in an advertising campaign to sell iced coffee.
Ngo says Cumberland is flattered by the attention its ads featuring "the Hoff" are drawing. She's just asks anyone with a Hasselhoff to keep it safe.
Sixty-year-old Hasselhoff is best known in the U.S. for his work alongside a talking car in the TV show "Knight Rider" and as a lifeguard in "Baywatch."
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Haha, that's hilarious…. great pic!!
Hilarious. Happy WW! Thanks for linking up.
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OMG! That is toooo funny!!! I love it!
Ha! I wish I could do that… maybe that'll be the next april fools for my dad…
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Ok, that's just cool. You would never ahve to clean the garage again!
Hahaha that is such a creative way! Just brilliant!
How cool! I could sure use a mural like that to hide our cluttered garage!
That's funny http://harrietandfriends.com/2010/06/aw-isnt-th…
now, all I need is a garage!
That is just too cool. Thanks for the laugh.
LOL! I almost couldn't tell the different too.
I so wish I could do that!!! At least a picture of my sparkly clean garage would be great!!!! :o)
OMG! Love it!!! Happy WW and thanks for linking up with me!
My neighbors would never believe it…of me.And it makes it look like better stuff to steal.
That is hilarious.
that would make a cool joke/prank on someone! and for once our garage would appear to be clean! LOL!My first visit have a great week!
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Good point!
Thanks for stopping by! I checked out your blog … love the design!
I remember the days of downtown, urban living with no garage. Perks: less area to keep clean. Downside: nightmare trying to find parking.
Now THAT I can afford!@lonestarliferPaula
If we had a garage I would TOTALLY do that
hahahahah love it!
What a riot!!! That is likely the only way I would ever have a clean garage!!!
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Haha! I need one of those. That's great! Love the photo. Thanks for stopping by and linking up. Sorry for stopping by a day late. Have a good one…
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The two-and-half-year-long saga of Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel's fall from power hit a bizarre note this week. The former chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee walked out of his ethics trial claiming he was being denied the right to an attorney. It was Rangel's latest ploy in an ego-driven effort to preserve his political clout and what he called his 50-year legacy of public service.
I'm not suggesting that Rangel's antics are the beginning and end of unethical congressional conduct. Lord knows, there's more than enough of that to keep the edthics committee busy into the next millenium, were it so inclined to seriously pursue such matters. But Charlie's plight is a textbook example of what happens when a politician stays in office too long, and comes to view himself as above the rules.


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Reba - TV Shows
I've always thought Reba was a MILF (and her breasts look quite a bit larger on this show than they ever did in the 90s) and even that's not enough to make me want to watch this lame sitcom depicting a white trash family disguised as lower middle class. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on June 22, 2009, 7:47 pm
Lexx - TV Shows
Okay, so the whole "Fire and Water planets" thing was a dropoff but I could live with it. But then they reached Earth and the series boned the fish so thoroughly they went straight to the marrow, as Lexx became as trashy as reality TV? Stanley becomes a fluffer for a porn flick??? And then somehow the villains from the old universe (which had been DESTROYED) start conveniently showing up on Earth??? What??? -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on June 22, 2009, 7:25 pm
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Remember when he played that smug, snarky superhero in that movie with Charlize Theron? I now believe he was basically playing himself. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on June 20, 2009, 5:09 pm
Jessica Alba - Celebrities
How can anyone want to play a stripper and then say they're NOT getting naked? You're a STRIPPER!!! It's not as if she was being asked to do a gratuitous nude scene out of nowhere that didn't even fit the movie.
Plus I actually saw the one episode of "Punk'd" she was on and let's just say she made Leona Helmsley look like Mother Teresa. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on June 20, 2009, 5:04 pm
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One great big EFF you was how I and clearly many others interpreted it.
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Youtube has officially Boned The Fish!!!
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Desperate Housewives - TV Shows
I don't know any males who watch it that's for sure.
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If I haven't spoken to or seen people from high school in nearly 20 years, why the hell would I sign up to Facebook and look for them now? All my real friends keep in contact with me on a regular basis. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on June 12, 2009, 6:41 pm
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A Delicate Balance
Michael Toscano • Washington, DC • Feb 13, 2009
As always, the breakdown of the old order is part of Albee's story, but the focus here is squarely on the play's framework -- in which a couple of wealthy, old-line suburbanites are forced by sinister insecurity to doubt the ties of family and companionship. Agnes (Kathleen Chalfant) and Tobias (Terry Beaver), who should be enjoying their retirement years in quietude in their elegant suburban home, instead end up with a house full of interlopers, including Agnes' flamboyant, alcoholic sister Claire (Ellen McLaughlin) and their immature and ill-disciplined daughter Julia (Carla Harting), home again between marriages at age 36. Adding combustion to the unwieldy mix is the unexpected arrival of Agnes and Tobias's best friends, Harry (James Slaughter) and Edna (Helen Hedman), who have fled their own home in unexplained, unexamined terror.
The nameless cloud of fear that permeates this house lends itself easily to metaphor, whether one sees it as the "cold war" of the 1960s, the terror attacks that inaugurated this century, or the current economic breakdown that has infiltrated -- and destroyed -- many formerly comfortable lives. (Indeed, Albee has removed a mocking reference to the stock market crashing, fearing it would generate inappropriate laughs.)
But for the play to succeed as more than metaphor requires top-notch acting. Fortunately, Chalfant and Beaver provide searing portraits of people who have allowed their inner lives and their relationship to become desiccated. Beaver exudes an air of languid resignation, which contrasts neatly against Chalfant, whose Agnes is a woman whose regal bearing does not completely hide her fraying sense of emotional security, even as she fires off one pithy aphorism after another. MacKinnon wisely gives these two veterans the space they need to robustly explore their characters' self-imposed limitations and regrets.
That's a daunting task when a character as colorful and caustic as the inebriated Claire shares the stage, and McLaughlin is certainly vibrant in the role, while never crossing the line into comic caricature. Because Henry and Edna lack any sense of self-awareness, they are also apt to generate laughter; but some of those chuckles come because Hedman and Slaughter occasionally play the frightened friends as excessively deadpan and clueless.
The opulent, highly detailed setting from designer Todd Rosenthal is a perfect backdrop for the ritualized social affectations, the formal dress, and the polite smiles of WASP culture -- obscuring the fact that for these people, intimacy has become a nuisance. For the audience, however, becoming intimate with Albee's characters is a completely fascinating experience.
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I have recently got a new Blackberry Curve device from the Vodafone store. They have attempted to link it to my hotmail email address but cannot do so as they are being asked for a Blackberry password and username which I do not have.
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It is quite sad that the seller of both your device and your services is so untrained as to be unable to do this. Very sad.
Please clarify exactly what credentials are being requested...there are several possibilities, and I cannot tell from what you've said which is correct for your situation. The choices, as I can see them, are:
So, with those, which exactly is being prompted for? Please be very explicit, with the complete and exact content of whatever is on the screen when these credentials are requested. Also, if you try to put something in the fields, the exact and complete result, error message, or whatever happens when you do that.
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It says Enterprise Activation - enter details provided by your system administrator in the fields below. Email and Activation Password.
I want to link up my hotmail address but when I enter my hotmail address and password and then press Activate it says Activation request failed.a service connection is unavailable.
Unless you are on corporate/BES, you should not be anywhere near the Enterprise settings. If all is correct, then you should also see on that initial screen Personal or Internet email, which is where you configure non-BES email accounts.
But, to use the proprietary BB services (including Push email capability, BBM, etc.), you must have an adequate data plan from your carrier. The carriers host BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) for their BB users. Typically, BIS is not available via generic data plans. Many carriers call what is necessary The Blackberry Data Plan. Whatever they call it, it is the carrier who delivers BIS to their BB users -- contact them for assistance. Once you have a Push-email enabled BIS-capable data plan on your BB (at whatever fees your carrier will charge, btw), your BB-proprietary services will function (e.g., you will have Personal/Internet Email added to the email setup wizard, your BBM will function, etc)
You need to talk to Vodafone again...but this time, find someone who actually understands how BBs work. They can do it, you just need to find the right person.
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Hi I have tried again at Vodafone and the problem is with the BlackBerry ID. The phone is asking me for credentials to link the BB to the users BB ID account. As far as I know, I do not have a username and password for blackberry. The guy in the shop attempted to reset the password and used by email address as ID and this did not work either.
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Earlier this week, TheFeed reported that Bungie was tripling their servers for the influx of Halo 3 players. We posed the question: "Is three-times the server capacity enough, or will there still be lag and other problems with online when Halo 3 launches?"
If you bet on "There will be problems," pat yourself on the back; a winnar is you! Posters on Xbox.come reported a variety of problems with Live last night, from friends lists not working, to slowdowns, to error messages. (Warning: The board is very, very whiny.)
We're not sure how widespread the problem was, and we understand this "evidence" is highly anecdotal and suspect, but either way, everything seems to be working fine this morning. And the short interruption of service could hardly be considered unexpected. Honestly,we thought it would be much worse--the fact that the whole thing hasn't crashed completely under the weight of millions of new players is testament to planning and strong infrastructure.
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The initial collections displayed Cambodian menu photo rejects and paper found in copy machines.
Forget the guest list, the price tag, the menu—the wedding detail everyone wants to know is who'll design her gown.
The head banquet man at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City started serving the concoction as a menu staple in 1938.
Others will scrutinize the menu, the décor, and the floral arrangements.
Right now, my menu has a lamb belly BLT because I think both lamb and goat are underappreciated and delicious.
To read the menu cards it was hard to believe we were in France, and that this was the second year of the war.
If he gave a dinner, his menu won the respect of the waiter.
Unless the menu is planned for a special occasion, the cost of the various dishes should be made to balance.
I can shut my eyes and remember the words and music of every menu that ever was printed.
Hunger attacked her, and she lunched at Claremont, thrilling with excitement, and careless of prices upon the menu.
1837, from French menu de repas "list of what is served at a meal," from Middle French menu (adj.) "small, detailed" (11c.), from Latin minutus "small," literally "made smaller," past participle of minuere "to diminish," from root of minus "to diminish" (see minus). Computer usage is from 1967, from expanded sense of "any detailed list," first attested 1889.
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Menus are very convenient for beginners because they show what commands are available and make experimentating with a new program easy, often reducing the need for user documentation. Experienced users however, often prefer keyboard commands, especially for frequently user operations, because they are faster to use. In situations such as text entry where the keyboard must be used anyway, having to move your hand to the mouse to invoke a menu operation is slow.
There are many different ways of presenting menus but the most common are the menu bar (with pull-down menus) and the context-sensitive menu.
The term "menu" tends to be reserved for a list of actions or global options, whereas a "list box" or other graphical widget might present any kind of choice.
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Baumgardner brings past battles to the Senate in 2013
January 30, 2013
Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series examining the issues Summit County's lawmakers, Sen. Randy Baumgardner (R – Hot Sulphur Springs) and Rep. Millie Hamner (D – Dillon) will be addressing during the 2013 legislative session.
DENVER – Settled into a new chamber at the state Capitol this month, Republican Randy Baumgardner is resuming his work on bills that didn't survive during his last term.
Among them is SB-003, a measure that would extend the state renewable energy tax credit to projects that capture methane, a greenhouse gas estimated to be approximately 23 times more potent than carbon, from coal mines to generate electricity.
"This was a win-win for the state of Colorado," Baumgardner said.
In 2012, the bill encountered opposition from environmentalists and Democrats, who said methane didn't qualify as a renewable-energy source.
The measure garnered support in the House last year, but was postponed repeatedly when it went to the Democratically controlled Senate and died on the calendar.
For Baumgardner, who introduced a new version of the bill early this session, the argument against methane as a renewable resource isn't valid. He argues opponents were concerned it would pull tax credits away from wind and solar projects.
"I'm supportive of wind, I'm supportive of solar, but I'm also supportive of new technology that's coming along," Baumgardner said. "That's what this bill is. All it's about is new technology."
The measure is in line with Baumgardner's position throughout the campaign season. He stated publicly several times his belief that incentives for renewable-energy projects should be distributed fairly among various energy sources.
A project in the North Fork Valley showed methane vented from mines there can generate enough electricity to power hundreds of average American homes.
Baumgardner is also renewing his efforts to reduce fees for drivers who are overdue on their vehicle registration, although he's admittedly less than optimistic about the bill's prospects this session.
"My constituents request every year that I run it, and I do run it," he said. "I know it's going to die in committee."
The bill, if it did pass, would overhaul a fee increase secured in legislation carried by Summit County Commissioner Dan Gibbs when he was a state Senator in 2009. Revenue from the increased late charges – the rate for tardy registration was raised from nothing or $10 depending on the county, to $25 per month with a cap of $100 – is dedicated to improving state roads and bridges in Colorado.
But Gibbs defended the current fee structure, saying Colorado roads need the funding.
"Right now, we are funding our state transportation needs at only half of what it takes just to continue our current system quality," he said. "That doesn't even account for the huge population growth we have in our state. With half of our roads in poor and failing condition, this bill significantly shortchanges what little dollars we have left to make needed safety improvements for our state and local roads and bridges."
The money, earmarked under the title Funding Advancement for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery (FASTER), was tapped in 2011 to provide emergency culvert repairs on Highway 9 in Blue River when the road, a central thoroughfare of the town and its only reasonable connection to Breckenridge and the rest of the county, flooded during the spring runoff.
Baumgardner is also sponsoring legislation requiring annual fire department inspections of marijuana cultivation buildings and leading a resolution encouraging the U.S. Forest Service not to limit the water available to ski areas to make snow.
The Denver Post contributed to the reporting of this story.