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With next Thursday in mind, we were looking through the very fragile pages of a cookbook owned by Debbie Ryng entitled "The Metropolitan Life Cook Book" that was published in 1918. In the poultry section, it explained that to roast a turkey we must follow the directions for roasting a chicken. They are to place the chicken on a dripping pan or on thin slices of salt pork fat or chicken fat in a pan. Rub the entire surface with salt and chicken fat or other fat and three tablespoons of flour. When the flour is well browned, baste every 10 minutes.
To accompany the turkey there are recipes for chestnut or prune and apple stuffings.
Up front, the book explains that to be well fed you must spend one third of your money on bread or cereal foods. "It pays to buy clean food from clean stores. It pays to go to market, buy for cash, and carry home the foods that are bought. Food in package form is more expensive than that of bulk. If milk is purchased in bottles, the bottle should be carefully washed and wiped before putting it in the refrigerator. The top of the milk should be used for breakfast cereal, beverages and puddings. Eggs should be washed before using. Egg shells may be used for clearing coffee or soups. The white of the egg clinging to the shell does the work."
The book recommends that the outside coarser parts of salad green may be used in making soups and sauces. The inner finer parts should be used for salads.
The recipes were varied and simple. Some brought back wonderful memories like chicken fricassee that my mom cooked often and I loved, and apple John. Refl ecting on the year the book was published, there was a cake called a War Cake.
And, in our current economic climate we might take to heart some advice from this 90-year-old publication. "Food must be kept clean and sweet. A variety of food from day to day rather than a great variety at one meal, will not only keep the cost of food down, but also lessen labor, to say nothing of its good effect on the body."
Things were simpler in those days.
This week's poser is from B.J. Whitehouse:
In a tree by the brook
There's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
(See below for second clue.)
Welcome Pearl to the island. She is a 7-year-old white cat with one blue and one yellow eye, adopted by Karen Coffman from the Potter League for Animals. Pearl joins two other cats, Lucius and Miss Kitty and two canines, Arthur, 5, and Lola, 2, both sharpeis. Karen says Pearl seems very happy and perches herself on the windowsill checking out the bird feeder.
Kudos to islander Bill Burgin and his Burgin Lambert Architects recognized for design excellence for its work on the new Jamestown Town Hall. The award was presented by the 2008 New England region American Institute of Architects Design Awards program. It was the only one given to a Rhode Island project and the only Rhode Island company to receive an award from the regional organization.
An event the children will love this Thanksgiving season is a recreation of the first Thanksgiving hosted by The Friends of the Jamestown Library Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to 4:15. Children can come to the library in costume if they like (Pilgrim or Native American), enjoy a pot luck feast, make holiday decorations to bring home for their own Thanksgiving, hear some great stories and watch Charlie Brown and his friends' version of that day. Bring a simple item for the feast and a non-perishable food donation for the Jamestown food pantry to help others less fortunate. The program is free and open to all ages. Pre-register at the desk or call 423-7280.
Only one response to last week's poser. David Reilly from the Pell Bridge wrote, "Lyrics containing 'Who knows what the fates have in store' are from 'Something's Gotta Give' with lyrics by Johnny Mercer." David also knows that the previous week's poser was Eric Burdon and the Animals' version of "The House of the Rising Sun."
"Who loves ya, baby?' was often voiced by Telly Savalas as Kojak says Marlene Murphy, Leslie B. vanBeuren and Betty Kinder. Betty noted that Kojak was a "handsome, bald-headed, lollipopeating detective."
We've stopped listening to drive-time radio. Can't handle Christmas music in early November.
We are pleased to read that, with the economic recession, people have once more turned to Spam, opening up to countless millions the delight of our favorite delicacy. It's great fried, too.
What does U.N.C.L.E mean in "The Man From U.N.C.L.E?"
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AGER Group's Boston Studio won an Excellence Award its concept for the Kaohsiung Port Station Urban Design competition initiated by the Urban Development Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government in Taiwan. The 15.42 hectare site is located between the Hamasen and Yenchen historic commercial centres of the 1920's and 40's, and at the intersection of three of Kaohsiung's thriving neighbourhoods home of the recent Maritime Music Center and Port Terminal competitions.
The competition's dual goals of cultural preservation and urban development are achieved in AGER's proposal through a three phased development. AGER studied the economic trends of domestic consumer market growth, office and retail demand, housing demand, and the expected growth of Taiwan's tourism industry to propose a financially feasible design. Integrated in the study, was consideration of the brownfield soil conditions, building re-use, and disaster resilience to help form a sustainable strategy for the project over time.
Instead of developing a master plan with a predetermined end result for the project, AGER's phased strategy for the re-use of the existing rail infrastructure used a variety of components (rail, walk, wall, ramp, plaza, building, program platform/ stage, landform, planting) to direct and capture the diverse forces and flows within the site to create flexible conditions for future events and program.
The seamless relationship between landscape, architecture, and infrastructure allows for an increased level of habitation, protected circulation, and incremental response to a variety of weather conditions. In particular the park corridor, the central network for movement in the project, is designed to encourage communication, exchange, and thus be adaptable over time based on behaviour and performance. From the point of view of the visitor this is a constantly shifting layered experience coordinated with their own movement.


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"It's important to partnership in a healthy community," says Moberly Regional Medical Center CEO Chris Jones, right. Jones and Assistant CEO John Ballard, left, met with Randolph Area YMCA Executive Director Lee Boggess to present an $18,000 donation to the YMCA. Boggess said new equipment was purchased last year and this donation will help fund that purchase, plus replace some strengthening equipment and fund some YMCA scholarships as needed. This is the second year in a row MRMC has made an $18,000 donation. CEO Chris Jones feels it is important to support the YMCA, as they are a nice facility and are important to the community.


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Former city manager Marianne Elfert was seeking financial damages as part of her failed lawsuit against the city. But as things have turned out, she will be digging into her own pocket.
The District Court of Carter County awarded the city $1,593.25 for court costs on Dec. 11. The amount represents $1,428.50 for the Elfert's deposition transcript, $114.75 for preparing the transcript for appeal and $50 for costs for filing the motion for summary judgment together with judgment interest thereon at the statutory rate until paid.
City officials had no comment on the matter.
Elfert filed suit after she lost her job in June 2010. Her lawsuit claimed that city failed to follow the open meeting act when she was suspended with pay during a meeting in May 2010.
Elfert's new financial obligation was one of several items discussed during the monthly meeting Monday night. The council approved a rezoning resolution, which will transform 21.29 acres located on the east side of north Newport and south of Lindale Road to a residential zone. The resolution was approved for development of a residential subdivision. The council will also host a public hearing Jan. 22, on a rezoning request to develop a residential subdivision on 15 acres on the east side of North Evergreen beginning at Oak Street and running north 993 feet.
The council also approved the awarding of two grants. The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office has awarded $4,000 to the police department. The Southern Oklahoma Development Association also awarded the city a $50,000 grant with a $15,000 match by the city. The grant will be used for patching and resurfacing road materials.
City Manager Ian O'Neal said a list of roads in need of repair would be developed for the project.
The city also accepted a bid of $10.031 from Worth Hydrochem of Norman for a telemetry system for both city water towers. The bid includes all equipment, installation, programming and setup. O'Neal said a grant of $5,000 would go toward the purchase of the system. The system will allow the city to monitor how much water is in the towers.
"We lose a lot of water because the towers overflow when we fill them up," he said. "This will save the city from losing water."


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Home printers are no longer ugly beige boxes that sit in the corner and jam up at the worst possible moment. These days printers can produce brilliant photos and professional-looking documents, scan and e-mail at a touch, and even back up the contents of your memory card or USB flash drive. There are plenty of printers to choose from, but not all are suitable for students. When purchasing a printer, make sure think about what you plan to use it for, the connections you will need and your budget.
While many multifunction printers are veritable Swiss army knives, it is vital to think about your actual needs. For instance, if you only need to print black and white text documents, a monochrome laser printer is by far the most economical option; they are cheap to buy and run, and they also produce professional-looking documents. In fact, printers like the Brother HL-2140 make excellent companions to inkjet multifunctions — you won't have to use up precious ink printing off text-only assignments.
For $200-400, a mid- to high-end inkjet multifunction printer will produce good quality photos and might even print directly to CDs and DVDs, which is always useful when you want to archive discs. Cheaper printers will give you some of these features, but they will be less convenient to use and the results will be lower quality. It is usually best to choose a multifunction designed for the home like HP's Photosmart Premium rather than an office-focused machine like the Epson Stylus Office TX510FN, since you don't want to pay for features you may never use. Business inkjet multifunctions do have advantages, such as automatic document feeders for scanning and automatic duplexers for printing on both sides of a page. However, these multifunctions often lack consumer-focussed features like memory card readers, and may print poor quality photos.
It is also important to consider what connections you might need. If you only need to print from one computer then a single USB port will suffice, but if you're sharing a printer between multiple computers then an Ethernet port or wireless connectivity will make life a lot easier. Many inkjet multifunction printers designed for use at home have multi-card readers and PictBridge-capable USB ports, which allow you to print directly from a memory card or a digital camera. Some multifunctions can even print from USB flash drives, though often this only works with a limited range of file types; check with the manufacturer or user guides before purchasing.
Printers are plagued by hidden consumable costs. To ensure you are getting your money's worth, calculate the running cost by dividing each cartridge's cost by its claimed A4 page yield. Poor value printers will cost 25-30c per page, while better value multifunctions cost between 15c and 20c per page to run. Some monochrome laser printers have a cost per page as low as 4c.
Although it may be tempting to simply pick the cheapest printer in a store, a considered choice will ensure you end up with a printer that is easy to use, reliable and relatively inexpensive in the long run.
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The overall admission capacity for bifocal courses this year is 5,525 seats. 10% of these seats are reserved for management quota, while seats are also reserved at the 15 minority-run institutions. Thus the remaining bifocal seats available for table admissions are 4,647.
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Williams was among first black students at CMA
The first African-American students to attend Culver Academies enrolled in 1965, when a student from Gary, Ind., and a gifted scholarship student from Watts (Los Angeles) enrolled as a sophomore and freshman, respectively.
Then-superintendent Gen. Delmar T. Spivey, according to an article in the summer, 1987 Culver Alumni magazine on the school's black student history, had said prior to the 1965 school year, "Our policy has always been that when a qualified black student applies, he will be admitted," and without fanfare, added the superintendent -- which was just what happened.
Being a trail blazer didn't bother one of those first two black students (and the only of the two to graduate), Alexander Williams. Knowing he wanted to be a dentist from childhood, Williams saw the Academy as a good chance to prepare for college.
At CMA, he played the saxophone in the band, excelling at academics and athletics (he played varsity baseball).
In 1967, Williams was joined on campus by six other black students, including his younger brother Charles.
The following year, Williams made history without headlines by being the first black student to step through the school's famed Iron Gate.
From Culver, Williams went to Indiana University, where he majored in pre-dentistry. He then attended Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., which graduates 70 percent of the country's black dentists, later opening dental practices in Gary and Chicago Heights. His brother Charles went on to become a surgeon in Merrillville, Ind.
A number of Culver Academis' black graduates left their mark at Culver and post-graduation. Arnold Turner, class of '70, was the first black artillery battalion commander at the school, while Eddie Nowlin ('87) served as regimental commander during the first acting period of the 1986-87 school year. Thomas Mayo ('75, today director of the Culver Fund in the school's Development department) and Timika Shafeek ('86) both won the prestigious Morehead Scholarship to North Carolina University at Chapel Hill. And present occupations among those surveyed include lawyers, doctors, college administrators, and bankers.
Recognition has ranged from winning Culver's Mary Frances England Humanitarian award for concern towards others (Tamela Flowers, class of '85 and Kathy Martin '87) and the Van Zandt Key for moral and spiritual influence (Stuart Dunnings '70) to serving on the board of directors of the Community Renewal Society in Chicago (Mayo '75).
Despite the racial tension that was flaring around the country in the late- '60s and early-'70s, incidents at Culver such as mutterings under the breath and name-calling were minor and infrequent. Survey results indicated that seventy-three percent of the black students felt accepted and part of the group while at Culver. None who responded felt out of place or unaccepted . Sixty-four percent found teachers and administrators encouraging and supportive.
Ray Stingley, a 1969 CMA graduate and then a regional sales manager for a division of E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc., was featured prominently in a March, 1987 Newsweek article titled, "Brothers: A Vivid Portrait of Black Men in America."
"All my experiences at Culver were positive," said Stingley. "I never had any sleepless nights or anything like that."
Roscoe Howard, class of '70 and former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, agrees: "Sure, there were times when I was standing in ranks at 7 a.m. and it was pitch black, with the wind whistling off Lake Maxinkuckee, that I'd think, 'What the hell am I doing here?' But I really liked the place..."
And, some special scholarships at Culver Academies are earmarked to provide financial assistance to qualified black applicants, such as the Charles and Lela M. Dickerson Scholarship Fund, given by Charles and Susanne Shuler in memory of the black couple's seventy-three years of service to the Academy. (Dickerson served as head waiter in the dining hall for 43 years, then managing the Alumni House for 20 more).
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Citizens First Bank has added Vander J. "V.J. Murray of Oliver Springs and Larry D. "Tubby" Williams of Lancing to its board of directors.
The two will be assets to the bank's board and management, said Billy M. Rice, Citizens First president and CEO.
"Both men are very well known and know many citizens in the communities being served by the bank," Rice said. "Also, both men and their families are very active in serving the communities by being members and supporting social groups and activities in the area."
Love is in the air at Kingston's Whitestone Country Inn.
The inn, at 1200 Paint Rock Road, and its 360 picturesque acres along Watts Bar Lake make it an easy choice for those wanting to make an escape with a special someone.
Now, Whitestone has an official place among the nation's most romantic settings.
American Historic Inns and its iLoveInns.com website have named Whitestone as one of its "10 most romantic" inns in 2014.
Representatives of Kingston's Daniels, Uselton and Clay, P.C. have signed a merger agreement with Collinsworth, Bright and Co., P.C., of Nashville.
The accounting firms will now operate as Uselton, Clay and Bright, P.C. — or UC&B.
UC&B is a full-service accounting firm able to provide comprehensive tax, accounting and financial services that encompass nearly every aspect of business and personal finance, including taxation, accounting and auditing, valuation, business management and other such services.
Roane County maintained a 7.2-percent unemployment rate through November and December, according to statistics released late last month by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
That's down from the 7.5-percent rate the county registered in December 2012.
The latest figures show that 24,500 in the county's 26,410-strong workforce were employed during December.
The state rate, at 7.3 percent, and the national 6.5-percent national rate fell 0.1 percent during the month.
Food City stores in Harriman, Kingston and Oliver Springs recently recognized employees through the supermarket chain's Claude P. Varney Volunteer Recognition Program.
Charles Tyler Morris of the Harriman store was honored for his work with fire departments in Harriman, Midtown and Rockwood; as well as volunteering with Operation REACH, Baptist Collegiate Ministries and Roane County Rescue Squad.
The Kingston store applauded Devan Franklin for her work with Lenoir City First Baptist Church and South Harriman Baptist Church.
"I drove 12,000 miles to enjoy my fourth time to eat at China New Buffet in Rockwood," Bobbi Abbey said.
"I've been so impressed with the food and prices."
Bobbi grew up in Rockwood and now lives in Wisconsin.
On our recent "Out to Lunch" adventure, she and her parents, Bob and Jonell Cundiff of Rockwood, were seated in a booth across the aisle from my wife, Carol and me.
Bob is a retired salesman, who called on East Tennessee auto body shops for their replacement parts needs.
Proceeds from Oak Ridge Utility District's special Valentine's Day gifts help area families stay warm.
ORUD's annual "Have a Heart, Heat a Home" program raises funds for Project SAFE, which helps low-income families struggling to pay their winter heating bills and facing the loss of energy service.
Through the program, ORUD offers a selection of Valentine's Day gifts. All proceeds from the purchase of those gifts go to Project SAFE.
Darla Jones, nursing supervisor of the Nursing Administration Department at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge (MMC), has been named the 2013 MMCer of the Year.
Hospital employees cast their votes for MMCer of the Year among candidates who received MMCer of the Month during the year.
Jones, who lives in Kingston, was December MMCer of the Month and received the greatest number of votes to earn this special distinction.
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text: Monitorize III 5 Report post Posted August 6, 2013 Because troubleshooting system problems is a complex process, and hardware and software configurations can vary greatly, there are many approaches you can take to fixing problems that might prevent Windows from starting (booting) correctly. Here are some tools you can use and strategies you can try:Try System RestoreSystem Restore can return your system files to a point in time before you noticed a problem, without affecting documents, photos, or other personal files. If System Restore doesn't fix the problem, you can undo the restore operation and choose another restore point. For more information, see What is System Restore?Determine if the problem is hardware-related Memory. Memory errors might be caused by faulty random access memory (RAM). To scan your computer's memory for errors, see How do I know if my computer has a memory problem? Hard disks. Hard disk problems can be caused by corrupted system files or by physical errors on the disk itself. To scan your computer's hard disk for errors, see Check your hard disk for errors. Devices and drivers. If you installed a new device, video card, or other hardware item that is causing problems, the driver for the device might be incompatible with Windows. For more information, see Tips for fixing common driver problems. If uninstalling or restoring the driver back to a previous version does not fix the problem, try uninstalling or removing the hardware, and then restarting your computer. Determine if the problem is software-related Compatibility. Most programs written for Windows XP also work in this version of Windows, but some older programs might run poorly or not at all. If a program written for an earlier version of Windows doesn't run correctly, use the Program Compatibility Wizard to change the compatibility settings for the program, or use the program's Compatibility tab to change the settings manually. For more information, see Make older programs run in this version of Windows. Uninstalling. If you cannot uninstall the program, try using System Restore to restore your system to a point in time when it worked correctly. For more information, see What is System Restore? Options to try if Windows starts but runs erratically or slowly System Restore. System Restore can return your system files to a point in time before you noticed a problem. System Restore works without affecting documents, photos, or other personal files. For more information, see What is System Restore? Multiboot order. If you have more than one operating system installed on your computer (a multiboot configuration), you can choose which one starts when you turn on your computer. For more information, see Change the default operating system for start-up (multiboot). Safe mode. You can use safe mode to temporarily disable programs that start themselves when Windows starts. If one of these programs is causing a problem, you can start your computer in safe mode and then uninstall the program before it starts. For more information about safe mode, see Advanced start-up options (including safe mode).If your computer will only start in safe mode, recently installed hardware or programs might be causing the problem. Try uninstalling recent programs or recent hardware and see if that fixes the problem. For more information, see Troubleshooting problems while in safe mode. Options to try if Windows does not start at all Startup Repair. Start-up Repair is a Windows recovery tool that can fix certain problems, such as missing or damaged system files, that might prevent Windows from starting. Start-up Repair is located on the System Recovery Options menu, which is on the Windows Vista installation disc. If your computer has pre-installed recovery options, it might also be stored on your computer's hard disk. For more information, see Start-up Repair: frequently asked questions and What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista? If your computer does not include Start-up Repair, your computer manufacturer might have customized or replaced the tool. Check the information that came with your computer or go to the manufacturer's website. Change restart settings in safe mode. If your computer is stuck in a loop where Windows fails, attempts to restart, and then fails again repeatedly, restart your computer in safe mode and select the Disable automatic restart on system failure check-box. For more information, see Advanced start-up options (including safe mode). Reinstall. If no other options have solved the problem, and you are sure that your computer's hardware is functioning normally, you might need to re-install Windows. A custom (clean) installation of Windows will permanently delete all of the files on your computer and re-install Windows, so only use this option if all other recovery options have been unsuccessful. After the installation, you will need to re-install your programs and restore your files from backup copies. For more information, see Installing and re-installing Windows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Every Successful New Technology Has Created Panic From Those It Disrupts
from the well-said dept
Through our long history of improvement, every upgrade and every shift from old to new inspired panic. The biggest panic typically comes from the producers themselves who resent the way the market process destabilizes their business model.Tucker includes other examples, but then explains the reality of innovation and profits. Profits are a temporary thing: because copycats do come along. But that's a good thing, because it forces greater innovation, as others seek to collect profits. You profit by being unique and different, and you encourage that to continue by letting others copy. That leads to more incentives to keep innovating and keeping make the world a better place. But, of course, that's hard, and companies want to keep their profits. So they move away from free market capitalism, towards crony capitalism:
It was said that the radio would end live performance. No one would learn music anymore. Everything would be performed one time, and recorded for all time, and that would be the end.
Of course that didn't happen. Then there was another panic when records came out, on the belief that this would destroy radio. Then tapes were next and everyone predicted doom for recorded music since music could be so easily duplicated ("Home Taping is Killing Music"). It was the same with digital music: surely this would be the death of all music!
And think back to the mass ownership of books in the 19th century. Many people predicted that these would destroy new authors because people would just buy books by old authors that were cheap and affordable. New authors would starve and no one would write anymore.
There is a pattern here. Every new technology that becomes profitable causes people to scream about the plight of existing producers. Then it turns out over time that the sector itself thrives as never before but in ways that no one really expected.
This is why business is always running to government for protection. Kill this crazy new technology! Stop these imports! Raise the costs on the competition! Give us a patent so that we can clobber the other guys! Impose antitrust law! Protect me with a copyright! Regulate the newcomers out of existence! Give us a bailout!And, of course, the public often accepts the moral panic story. Hell, I'd bet that even the companies making those claims -- completely out of self-interest -- believe the horrible things they're predicting from these new technologies. Jack Valenti was being sincere when he thought the VCR would destroy Hollywood. He was wrong. They're always wrong.
Here is a striking fact about the human mind: we have great difficulty imagining solutions that have yet to present themselves. It doesn't matter how often the market resolves seemingly intractable problems, we still can't become accustomed to this reality. Our minds think in terms of existing conditions, and then we predict all kinds of doom. We too often fail to consistently expect the unexpected.The full piece is absolutely worth reading.
This poses a serious problem for the market economy, which is all about the ability of the system to inspire discovery of new ideas and new solutions to prevailing the problems. The problems posed by change are obvious enough; but the solutions are "crowd sourced" and emerge from places, people, and institutions that cannot be seen in advance.
Capitalism is not for wimps who don't want to improve. If you want guaranteed profits for the few rather than prosperity and abundance for the many, socialism and fascism really are better systems.


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"Without Mathematica, my performance would suffer."
A contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense called on Bruce Colletti to develop a geo-positioning application for precision targeting.
Colleti used Mathematica to develop the application. Mathematica is the only software available that he could use to combine the vast technical and programmatic functions from his research with an interactive report-building feature to illustrate his application.
Colletti says, "If it hadn't been for Mathematica, I might still be working on that project, but I was able to dispatch it in four to five months.... Every analyst needs a well-equipped toolbox, and Mathematica belongs in there."


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Kitten Cannon is a simple game produced by Hands-On Mobile and sold on the Android Market for $0.99. The goal of Kitten Cannon is to launch a kitten, puppy, or baby monkey out of a cannon the longest distance you can by any means possible. After launching your animal of choice, you will notice small TNT packages, trampolines, Venus fly traps, and death spikes. TNT and trampolines propel your animal longer distance while death spikes and Venus fly traps stop you in your tracks.
The cannon has a power meter that goes up and down. The more "full" it is, the further your initial shot goes. You also pick the level of the cannon for your shot as well. Of course the large part of the game is to hit the TNT and trampolines which are randomly placed along the trajectory of your cannon. For added difficulty, they are not placed in same spot every shot, meaning that no two shots are the same. This adds a great re-playability to the game, as you cannot simply find a certain power and angle to shoot to get the best distance. Instead, you must experiment and have a bit of luck to succeed.
- Added Facebook and Twitter support for posting scores.
- Scoreboard
- $.99 price
- More than one option for projectile
- Currently the only sound effects are for the Kitten. For a game as polished and well known as this, I would expect to have sound effects for all options, not just one.
- No Baby Seal choice
Final Verdict
Like many games for your cellphone, you want something quick and fun that will keep you occupied and keep you interested. With the recent update slowing the power meter to a more reasonable speed and the addition of Facebook and Twitter support, this game has been taken to a new level. If support is added for better sound effects and more animals, this game would be a solid 10. Until then, rest assured that it is well worth the $.99 and will keep you, your friends, and/or kids well occupied.
Note: This review was submitted by Adam Litke as part of our app review contest.


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Thanh Mai is very unique, like a refreshing tropical beverage on a hot summer day. Thanh Mai always brings a smile to one's face and warms the heart. Thanh Mai is very small but makes one feel as safe as can be and provides as an excellent patron for cuddling. If you ever meet a Thanh Mai consider yourself extraordinarily fortunate. Thanh Mai will always be a loyal friend no matter what the circumstances. Thanh Mai is extreme intelligence and gifted in all areas from sports (especially soccer) to music, but mostly is academically smart. Although Thanh Mai's super smartness can be frustrating they always make it ok by being super awesome. Thanh Mai always is the most adorable and loveable. Thanh Mai is respected by all friends for individuality and quiet yet out going nature. Knowing Thanh Mai can be a double edged sword but everything always balances out alright. Thanh Mai is confusing to comprehend at times but at the end of the day you know you've made the right choices if you ever end up with Thanh Mai.
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Talk time up to 21 hours. Watch movies 2.5x longer than you can on Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Browse 93% longer than you can on the HTC Rezound.
This week Motorola is releasing a series of videos to show how the RAZR MAXX is besting the competition. They placed the RAZR MAXX against the iPhone 4S and LG Spectrum to show how the devices stacked up when using turn-by-turn navigation. To no surprise, both competing devices died within hours, while the RAZR MAXX still had 40% battery left at the end of the trip.
HTC says consumers would rather have thin phones, but Motorola managed to stuff a 3,300 mAh battery inside a phone that measures only 8.99 mm thick.
The battery life on the Droid RAZR MAXX is freaking amazing, so why haven't more handset makers copied Motorola?


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Enrollment is underway for LeTourneau University's 2014 Summer Camps for students entering grades K-12. Academic camps include acting, art, robotics, science, fun and skills. Sports camps include camps for a variety of levels of skill in baseball, volleyball, basketball, tennis and soccer.
The weekly camps schedule is online and registration is available at www.letu.edu/camps. For questions call LeTourneau University's Conference and Event Services at (903) 233-3090.
Week-long academic camps will run through Friday, June 27, and athletic camps will run through Friday, July 17. These camps are designed to help students enjoy hands-on learning and skill development opportunities throughout the summer.
"Our pre-camp enrollment is going great and we have already filled several camps," said Marty Lane, LETU director of Conference and Event Services. "The ever-popular robotics camps are already beginning to fill up."
LEGO Robotics camps allow campers to build and program LEGO robots guided by Janice Park and Paula Hjorth, both professional teachers of robotics.
Several camps are offered for both the new and experienced camper, ranging from "LEGO Beginners" for grades 2-4 to "LEGO Engineers Pumped Up" for grades 5-12.
Acting camps include the drama and cinema camps taught by Doris Collier: "Stage Struck" June 23-27, "Camp's Got Talent" June 16-20, "Movie Makers" June 9-13 and "Stage Fun" June 16-20. Collier has been leading popular summer campus at LETU for many years for grades K-12.
Art camps include "The Painting Party" June 23-27, "3D Art" June 16-20, "Tape Art" June 9-13, "Cool Creations" June 16-20, "Wild World of Arts & Crafts" June 9-13, "Adventures in Art" June 9-13, "Cartoon & Comic Club" June 16-20 and "Artsy Animals" June 23-27.
A few science and space camps will be taught by returning camp instructor Lee Wilkinson: "LeTourneau Space Camp" June 16-20, "Slime Ka-Boom" June 16-20 and "Incredible Stuff" June 9-13 and June 23-27. Wilkinson is an Illinois-based professional camp director who travels the world entertaining and educating children grades 2-8.
Lance Homeniuk, a science teacher for 25 years, will teach "Insane Science" June 23-27 and "Jr. Engineers" June 16-20. Tammy Baker teaches science camps to younger campers which include "Super Science" June 9-13 and "Super Science 2" June 23-27.
Professional manners expert Amy Riestenberg will teach the skills camp "Say 'No Thank you' to Bad Manners!" June 16-20. "Police Academy" is offered June 9-13 and "Police Academy 2" June 23-27.
Other skill camps include: "Reading Rocks!" June 16-20, "Basic First Aid and Survival Skills" June 9-13, "Survival Skills (Level 2)" June 16-20 and "Creative Writing" June 9-13.
For those interested in airplanes, flight camps include "Flight: Pre-Flight" June 9-13 and "Flight: Pilot" June 16-20. For the younger flight enthusiasts, "Airplane Camp" is offered on June 23-27 for grades 3-6.
Returning history camps include "Medieval Times" June 16-20 and "Ancient Roman Adventures" June 9-13. Other fun camps include "Smorgasbord" June 23-27, "Camp Wackypalooza" June 9-13, "Just Like Me!" June 16-20, and "Kid's Architecture" June 23-27.
Athletic camps for various ages and skill levels will be directed and taught by LETU coaches and student-athletes in baseball, volleyball, basketball, tennis and soccer. Sports camps offer basic skill development and extend to teach the finer points of the games, depending upon the skill levels of the campers.
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Ugly Online Debate Over Giffords
The unreasoned and intemperate Web commentary on the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords is shameful and embarrassing, says the L.A. Times.
The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is, of course, both heartbreaking and depressing. It's been years since our country has been through the trauma of a political assassination attempt, and it's no wonder that even the suggestion of one puts us on edge and stokes our fears. Nevertheless, the sane and rational approach to such an event is to stop, take a deep breath, listen to the facts—and above all, to condemn violence in the harshest possible terms. That, however, was not the immediate reaction of many Americans, as anyone who was surfing the news Saturday morning is aware.
Scientists find a horrible new way cocaine can damage your brain
Swiss researchers identify new dangers of modern cocaine.
- Cocaine cut with anti-worming adulterant levamisole may cause brain damage.
- Levamisole can thin out the prefrontal cortex and affect cognitive skills.
- Government health programs should encourage testing of cocaine for purity.
Bespoke suicide pods now available for death in style
Sarco assisted suicide pods come in three different styles, and allow you to die quickly and painlessly. They're even quite beautiful to look at.
Death: it happens to everyone (except, apparently, Keanu Reeves). But while the impoverished and lower-class people of the world die in the same ol' ways—cancer, heart disease, and so forth—the upper classes can choose hip and cool new ways to die. Now, there's an assisted-suicide pod so chic and so stylin' that peeps (young people still say peeps, right?) are calling it the "Tesla" of death... it's called... the Sarco!
Three recent studies may hold the key to preserving free expression
Political division is nothing new. Throughout American history there have been numerous flare ups in which the political arena was more than just tense but incideniary. In a letter addressed to William Hamilton in 1800, Thomas Jefferson once lamented about how an emotional fervor had swept over the populace in regards to a certain political issue at the time. It disturbed him greatly to see how these political issues seemed to seep into every area of life and even affect people's interpersonal relationships. At one point in the letter he states:
"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."
Today, we Americans find ourselves in a similar situation, with our political environment even more splintered due to a number of factors. The advent of mass digital media, siloed identity-driven political groups, and a societal lack of understanding of basic discursive fundamentals all contribute to the problem.
Civil discourse has fallen to an all time low.
The question that the American populace needs to ask itself now is: how do we fix it?
Discursive fundamentals need to be taught to preserve free expression
In a 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey by Cato, it was found that 71% of Americans believe that political correctness had silenced important discussions necessary to our society. Many have pointed to draconian university policies regarding political correctness as a contributing factor to this phenomenon.
It's a great irony that, colleges, once true bastions of free-speech, counterculture and progressiveness, have now devolved into reactionary tribal politics.
Many years ago, one could count on the fact that universities would be the first places where you could espouse and debate any controversial idea without consequence. The decline of staple subjects that deal with the wisdom of the ancients, historical reference points, and civic discourse could be to blame for this exaggerated partisanship boiling on campuses.
Young people seeking an education are given a disservice when fed biased ideology, even if such ideology is presented with the best of intentions. Politics are but one small sliver for society and the human condition at large. Universities would do well to instead teach the principles of healthy discourse and engagement across the ideological spectrum.
The fundamentals of logic, debate and the rich artistic heritage of western civilization need to be the central focus of an education. They help to create a well-rounded citizen that can deal with controversial political issues.
It has been found that in the abstract, college students generally support and endorse the first amendment, but there's a catch when it comes to actually practicing it. This was explored in a Gallup survey titled: Free Expression on Campus: What college students think about First amendment issues.
In their findings the authors state:
"The vast majority say free speech is important to democracy and favor an open learning environment that promotes the airing of a wide variety of ideas. However, the actions of some students in recent years — from milder actions such as claiming to be threatened by messages written in chalk promoting Trump's candidacy to the most extreme acts of engaging in violence to stop attempted speeches — raise issues of just how committed college students are to
upholding First Amendment ideals.
Most college students do not condone more aggressive actions to squelch speech, like violence and shouting down speakers, although there are some who do. However, students do support many policies or actions that place limits on speech, including free speech zones, speech codes and campus prohibitions on hate speech, suggesting that their commitment to free speech has limits. As one example, barely a majority think handing out literature on controversial issues is "always acceptable."
With this in mind, the problems seen on college campuses are also being seen on a whole through other pockets of society and regular everyday civic discourse. Look no further than the dreaded and cliche prospect of political discussion at Thanksgiving dinner.
Talking politics at Thanksgiving dinner
As a result of this increased tribalization of views, it's becoming increasingly more difficult to engage in polite conversation with people possessing opposing viewpoints. The authors of a recent Hidden Tribes study broke down the political "tribes" in which many find themselves in:
- Progressive Activists: younger, highly engaged, secular, cosmopolitan, angry.
- Traditional Liberals: older, retired, open to compromise, rational, cautious.
- Passive Liberals: unhappy, insecure, distrustful, disillusioned.
- Politically Disengaged: young, low income, distrustful, detached, patriotic, conspiratorial
- Moderates: engaged, civic-minded, middle-of-the-road, pessimistic, Protestant.
- Traditional Conservatives: religious, middle class, patriotic, moralistic.
- Devoted Conservatives: white, retired, highly engaged, uncompromising,
Understanding these different viewpoints and the hidden tribes we may belong to will be essential in having conversations with those we disagree with. This might just come to a head when it's Thanksgiving and you have a mix of many different personalities, ages, and viewpoints.
It's interesting to note the authors found that:
"Tribe membership shows strong reliability in predicting views across different political topics."
You'll find that depending on what group you identify with, that nearly 100 percent of the time you'll believe in the same way the rest of your group constituents do.
Here are some statistics on differing viewpoints according to political party:
- 51% of staunch liberals say it's "morally acceptable" to punch Nazis.
- 53% of Republicans favor stripping U.S. citizenship from people who burn the American flag.
- 51% of Democrats support a law that requires Americans use transgender people's preferred gender pronouns.
- 65% of Republicans say NFL players should be fired if they refuse to stand for the anthem.
- 58% of Democrats say employers should punish employees for offensive Facebook posts.
- 47% of Republicans favor bans on building new mosques.
Understanding the fact that tribal membership indicates what you believe, can help you return to the fundamentals for proper political engagement
Here are some guidelines for civic discourse that might come in handy:
- Avoid logical fallacies. Essentially at the core, a logical fallacy is anything that detracts from the debate and seeks to attack the person rather than the idea and stray from the topic at hand.
- Practice inclusion and listen to who you're speaking to.
- Have the idea that there is nothing out of bounds for inquiry or conversation once you get down to an even stronger or new perspective of whatever you were discussing.
- Keep in mind the maxim of : Do not listen with the intent to reply. But with the intent to understand.
- We're not trying to proselytize nor shout others down with our rhetoric, but come to understand one another again.
- If we're tied too closely to some in-group we no longer become an individual but a clone of someone else's ideology.
Civic discourse in the divisive age
Debate and civic discourse is inherently messy. Add into the mix an ignorance of history, rabid politicization and debased political discourse, you can see that it will be very difficult in mending this discursive staple of a functional civilization.
There is still hope that this great divide can be mended, because it has to be. The Hidden Tribes authors at one point state:
"In the era of social media and partisan news outlets, America's differences have become
dangerously tribal, fueled by a culture of outrage and taking offense. For the combatants,
the other side can no longer be tolerated, and no price is too high to defeat them.
These tensions are poisoning personal relationships, consuming our politics and
putting our democracy in peril.
Once a country has become tribalized, debates about contested issues from
immigration and trade to economic management, climate change and national security,
become shaped by larger tribal identities. Policy debate gives way to tribal conflicts.
Polarization and tribalism are self-reinforcing and will likely continue to accelerate.
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We need to start teaching people how to approach subjects from less of an emotional or baseless educational bias or identity, especially in the event that the subject matter could be construed to be controversial or uncomfortable.
This will be the beginning of a new era of understanding, inclusion and the defeat of regressive philosophies that threaten the core of our nation and civilization.
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look at those tits!
Chinky chink chink
I don't like Chink-Chow China people.
The first pic is a Jap
I want some fresh off the boat Asian who is just happy that I can keep her supplied with warmth and all the rice and vegetables she can eat.
Not one of these Americanized uppity Asian broads.
Jap, Korean, China, Vietnam, etc. etc. etc.
They are ALL Chink-Chow China people.
I want one of them redonkulous hotties from Russia. I mean, whoa. Those bitches are super-hot.
Don't be an asshole ignant white trash libatard
Oh fuck yes!!!! I concur!!!!
who the fuck is that?
you scoundrel!
Rucy Riu is the finest of fine Asian cuisine, but in general, I tend to go for the Nips or Vietnamese as top shelf......all the other ones are next in order, with Koreans at the bottom rung. They seem to always have very round faces, not my thing.... I'm sure I can be proven wrong......
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Brig. Gen. John M. Cho was suspended, effective immediately, pending the outcome of what it calls an "inquiry centered on the command climate of the organization," said Sharon Ayala, a spokeswoman with the Western Regional Medical Command located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.
Cho is a cardiac surgeon who took the job less than a year ago.
He was suspended by the Army surgeon general.
Through Ayala, Cho declined to make a statement or grant an interview.
Cho will be assigned to the office of the Army surgeon general with duty assignment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Ayala said.
She declined to discuss details related to the suspension, citing the ongoing inquiry.
An Army official said that the inquiry in question is an Army inspector general investigation. This official spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to provide details not included in the public announcement.
The Army has named Maj. Gen. Thomas Tempel Jr. as Cho's replacement, Ayala said.
Cho is the first active-duty soldier of Korean descent to achieve the rank of brigadier general, the Army said in a news release last year.
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Rethinking the Traditional Performance Review
by Melany Gallant | Posted | Performance Management
A recent Globe and Mail article is one of many that discuss why traditional performance reviews are flawed. I would argue this point should come as no surprise to any person young or old who has experienced one.
Because they are flawed. There is little to no value in waiting an entire year before sitting down with your manager to hear feedback about your performance.
An effective performance management process focuses on aligning your workforce, improving employee performance, supporting employee development and driving better business results — all year round.
Does any of the below sound familiar?
- You need to demonstrate to managers and other leaders that your organization's performance management process is meaningful.
- You need to improve communication and collaboration between employees and teams across your organization.
- You need to improve the leadership skills of your managers for an improved employee experience.
- You need your employees to have improved self-awareness and understanding of others.
The traditional performance review doesn't make any of the above easy to accomplish. Which is why performance management can't be a once-a-year (or even an optional) activity. Your employees need coaching, performance feedback, direction and development. All. Year. Round.
Who hasn't heard the adage that "your organization's most important asset is its people?" Of course you have.
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How to make performance management an ongoing practice
Here are some tips:
1. Train managers on how to give and record effective feedback and deal with conflict. This step can't be reinforced enough. Everyone deserves to work for a great leader. So help your managers think about feedback as a constructive way to improve performance, and get into the habit of capturing performance feedback from multiple sources in a performance journal or log.
They'll be able to avoid the "recency" effect that comes from writing a review that only recalls the last month's worth of performance! And you'll help cultivate a culture of coaching and continuous improvement. These feedback and coaching templates might help.
2. Arrange for a strong goal setting process and ensure check-ins are ongoing. Are your front line managers meeting regularly with their direct reports? How are they setting goals and tracking goal achievement quarterly or annually? Do they have a way to make ongoing notes on goals and action items as part of their routine meetings?
3. When it comes to the review process more specifically: streamline it to make it more effective. When conducting the actual performance appraisal process, make a form or a discussion guide easy to follow, ensure you're collecting the right information and giving managers access to everything they need to write a thorough review. And don't be shy about eliminating any steps or sections that don't provide value!
4. Engage employees by giving them help on writing self-appraisals. It's not just a matter of doing them. It's about ensuring their self-appraisals are an honest and accurate reflection of their performance and areas for future development.
5. Shift the focus away from ratings to alignment and development. This gives employees context for their work and ensures development is a key focus of the performance management process. If there's a gap in reaching a goal or a successful level of competence, then ensure your managers are assigning development plans to support their teams.
6. Communicate your use of the information to the organization. Help employees see value in the performance management process by sharing how your organization will use that data. For example, ensure organizational alignment of goals, support fair compensation adjustments, and identify learning and development needs, to name a few.
Then your managers can use the performance review process as a way to summarize all the awesome ongoing, two-way dialogue managers and employees have been engaging in all year long.
Looking for best practice resources to support year-round performance management? These appraisal checklists for HR, managers and employees can help make your next performance review cycle a whole lot better.
Your turn: What steps or tips would you add about rethinking the traditional performance review?


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#61 2005-04-12 20:24:00
Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
Another quick update. I've incorporated the fix described above. And bsl_audioscrobbler has a new attribute:
preventcaching, which adds a parameter to the request to the audioscrobbler server to prevent caching of the response. I have a feeling that
preventcaching should be used with restraint (ie only when your audioscrobbler feed doesn't update, which is what was happening on my home connection).
#62 2005-05-11 19:42:37
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Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
Everytime I try to use any version of this plugin I get the following:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: curl_init() in /home/hearth/public_html/textpattern/publish.php(767) : eval()'d code on line 374
I am using RC1.
No cache, just trying to start out with a really basic working installation.
Any ideas? Thanks.
#63 2005-05-12 10:56:25
Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
I had the same problem on a windows box. I hadn't activated the CURL extension. Open your php.ini file and change the following line:
restart Apache and your problem should be fixed.
#64 2005-05-15 07:13:51
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Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
All mine ever says is "not listening to music" :(
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#65 2005-06-22 19:17:50
Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
Mine does not return authors using <txp:author /> as described in the documentation
#66 2005-06-25 17:08:44
Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
Eh… forget that last post…
I have a feature request for this…
Instead of returning the notlisteningmessage, I wish there was a "not listening image" or were able to output a different form if there was no music playing.
#67 2005-06-29 21:04:52
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Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
Okay, I've searched everywhere for the reason why paularms retracted his post about the authors tag not working. I can't get it to work either. What did you do that made it work? I've tried changing the form to all kinds of types. It should be on article though, right?
#68 2005-06-29 22:02:58
Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
Try this, see if it helps (change your username and cache options)
Here is the call from the page template:
<txp:rmc_audioscrobbler username="USERNAME" cachepath="as_cache" cacheage="1" limit="10" form="audio_center" notlisteningmessage="Either Audioscrobbler is sucking or I'm not listening to music right now." notworkingmessage="Audioscrobbler is sucking at the moment. Please refresh the page." />
This is my form (type = misc)

<txp:as_link><txp:author /> – <txp:title /></txp:as_link>

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#69 2005-06-30 16:32:24
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Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
Still nothing. Are you using the other audioscrobbler plugin?
#70 2005-07-03 01:13:24
Re: [archived] bsl_audioscrobbler
RSL: paularms is using my other audioscrobbler plugin. I've just noticed a bug in the documentation, where is says that txp:link should be used you should use txp:permlink instead. My bad, sorry. Try using this:
In your page template:
<txp:bsl_audioscrobbler username="USERNAME" form="audioscrobbler" cachepath="./as_cache" />
And your audioscrobbler form:

<txp:permlink><txp:title /> by <txp:author /></txp:permlink>

Paul: your wish is my command :p I've updated both audioscrobbler plugins, they now both support the attributes notlisteningform and notworkingform. You can get them from my website
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