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Library Policies
Library Card
General use of the Library is open to any person with special consideration to residents of Morning Sun, Iowa, and then Louisa County. Library cards will be issued to residents of Morning Sun and the surrounding county unincorporated areas roughly matching the Morning Sun School Board District. The following information is required when filling out a library card: name, address, phone number, sex, birthdate for persons under the age of majority, driver's license number,children's names, and parent's signature if applicant is under fourteen. There are no fees to obtain a library card; however, fees will be set by the Board of Trustees for overdue fines and for special use materials. Library privileges may be revoked by the Library Director and/or the Board if payment is not made in a timely manner and, if so deemed, the patron shall be dropped from the rolls and thereupon forfeit all rights and privileges at the Library.
Check out times
The following check out times apply to Library materials:
Books, Audio cassettes and
Audio CDs - three weeks
- Magazines - one week
- VHS/DVDs - two days
No more than 3 VHS/DVDs may be checked out by any one patron at a time.
Library card will be suspended after sixty (60) days of the first notice of overdue materials. During that sixty days, contact will be made by phone and by letter, if necessary, alerting the patron that materials are overdue. The patron will be able to use the library in-house while the card is suspended, but no materials may leave the library until the overdue materials have been returned/replaced and the fine paid in full, either by money or in service to the Library. Once the situation has been rectified, the patron will be allowed to re-establish the borrower relationship by borrowing a limited number of items until responsibility has been shown.
Unattended Children
To provide for the general welfare of all persons using the Mellinger Memorial Library and to provide for the general safety of children using the Library, the Board has established the following:
1. Children five and younger must be accompanied by an adult at all times. This means that s/he remains with the child during the entire library visit.
2. Library staff members are not responsible for children in any area of the Library at any time.
3. A written copy of the policy will be given to individuals who do not observe this policy as a reinforcement of the importance of following the rules for their own child's safety.
Confidentiality Policy
It is the policy of the Mellinger Memorial Public Library not to release information that would reveal the identity of a library patron who checked out or used certain materials or services or requested an item of information from the library. Information concerning the account of a patron will be released to that person only. However, the library will release information to the parent or guardian of a minor child for the purposes of recovering overdue material and settling accounts for late, lost, or damaged material, and for other matters related to the recovery of material or charges incurred by minor children for which a parent or guardian may be considered liable. Information will not be provided to parents or guardians who are merely attempting to determine what library materials their minor children are using.
Requests for release of confidential patron records will be honored if submitted in writing and accompanied by an order from the court as outlined in Chapter 22.7 of the Iowa Code.
Parents should be aware that as provided in Section 22.7 (13) of the Code of Iowa, they cannot have access to records of what their child checks out. This Code states that libraries may not reveal to another party any titles checked out by an individual. This law includes materials borrowed by children and requests by parents for information. All borrowers, including children, may request this information from their own borrowing records. Parents of young children may wish to check out materials for their child on a parent's card to facilitate access to this information.
Patrons can receive information about their account at the Mellinger Memorial Public Library by phone. This includes information on overdue items, fines, and titles of checked-out items. Your library card number is required when calling as no information on a patron's record will be released without that number.


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tmpfiles.d is a service provided by both systemd and upstart for managing temporary files and directories. In this guideline we mainly oncentrate on how it is used to populate
/var/run and
/var/lock. In Fedora 15 and above,
/var/run and
/var/lock are tmpfs filesystems. As such, they are created empty on every reboot. For files intended to be placed into those directories, this should normally not pose any problems. For directories, however, we often need to create the directories ahead of time. This is best done using the tmpfiles.d mechanism that both upstart and systemd share.
tmpfiles.d configuration
Configuring tmpfiles.d just involves dropping a file into
%{_sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d/ that tells the init system what directories need to be created.
For example, the httpd package needs a few directories to be created in
/var/run in order for apache to run. The packager needs to create a file named
apache.conf that is installed as
%{_sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d/apache.conf. The file has the following lines:
d /var/run/httpd 0710 root apache 1s
The format of the line is as follows:
dspecifies that a directory is to be created if it doesn't exist
/var/run/httpdis the filesystem path to create
0710are the permissions to apply to the directory when it is created
rootis the owner of the directory
apacheis the group that owns the directory
1sthe last field is for age which specifies to delete some files in the directory automatically in regular intervals. This is mostly useful for directories such as /tmp and is seldom used by packages.
Information on other options is available on the tmpfiles.d man page should you need to do something more advanced.
Example spec file
In the spec file, the packager needs to install the tmpfiles.d conf file and also make sure the directory is included in the rpm.
# tmpfiles.d configuration for apache's /var/run directory Source1: httpd.conf Requires: initscripts [...] %install mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d install -m 0644 %{source1} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d/ # The next two lines may not be needed if the upstream's install script creates them mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/run/ install -d -m 0710 %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/run/httpd/ [...] %files %defattr(0644, root, root, 0755) %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/httpd/ %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d/httpd.conf
Files that the program places directly into
/var/run or
/var/lock or into subdirectories of those may be listed in the %files section as
%ghost but this is not required as the files will be cleaned up on every reboot.
Why not create the directories with XXXXXX instead?
There are multiple ways to try creating the directories but most suffer some disadvantage that tmpfiles.d addresses:
Have the daemon create the directory when it starts up
Many times, daemons run as an unprivileged user who would not be allowed to create new directories directly into
/var/run or
Have the init script create the directory when it starts up the daemon
Since the init script is run by root, before the daemon drops privileges, why not create the directories there?
- This code would need to be implemented in every init script packaged. Since both upstart and systemd support tmpfiles.d, we can cut down on the number of places we have to put code like this.
- Having to add the mkdir to the systemd unit files when tmpfiles.d is already in place introduces the need to run shell code for that init script. Systemd is no longer able to handle starting the daemon by itself which slows things down. The shell code also introduces imperative constructs into the otherwise declarative structure which is nice to avoid.
- Properly labelling the created directories is done automatically by the tmpfiles.d mechanism but would have to be manually done by the init script.

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Amelia Earhart wanted to fly around the world because she wanted to be famous. She took off on July 1, 1937. First she was in California, then she went to Miami. After that she went to Brazil. Then she went to Africa. Then she went to India. Finally, she went to New Guinea. She was lost and everybody worried a lot.
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The fate of the rock formation will be sealed with a decision soon.
The Kansas Department of Transportation is expected to make a decision regarding the Point of Rocks within the next two to four weeks, said southwest district KDOT spokesperson Kirk Hutchinson.
The decision will come after almost two years of KDOT soliciting input from the affected communities and other stakeholders along the $69 million U.S. 50 project that will double the number of lanes and add a median between Dodge City and Cimarron.
As the discussion has progressed, KDOT has modified the original plan based on that input.
Most notably, KDOT found ways to reduce the impact of the expansion on the historical Soule's Canal and Santa Fe Trail Ruts. It also developed two options that would partially preserve the Point of Rocks west of Dodge City, a rock formation that was used as a navigational aid for cattlemen and settlers in the 1800s.
More recently, KDOT met with members of the western heritage groups Santa Fe Trail Association and Great Western Cattle Trail Association and elected officials from Ford County and Dodge City, including local legislators, to discuss two options for the Point of Rocks.
One option would widen the road for a 16-foot median between the lanes, though KDOT engineers would prefer to add a 60-foot grass median as will be present along the rest of the expressway.
Both options would cut into the rocks, but to a lesser extent than originally proposed, and cover the rock face with a retaining wall styled in a way to resemble the sandstone formation.
The trail associations have urged local elected officials to back the 16-foot option. The Ford County Commission is expected to pass a resolution to that effect soon after voicing its support to KDOT in a work session.
Though the Point of Rocks is not listed as an official historical place due to modifications made to the rock when the railroad and road were constructed, Bill Bunyan, the president of the local Santa Fe Trail Association chapter, points to a photograph nearly 100 years old that shows the rock being similar to today.
Even if the rock had been broken up by rail construction, he said, the Daughters of the American Revolution placed a historical marker on the formation afterward. That marker now sits on Wyatt Earp Boulevard across from Dodge House.
Bunyan also points to petitions online where almost 2,500 people have signed to "save the rocks."
The landowner who owns the rock formation, Jack Fox, told the Dodge City Commission he would not renew the lease with the city to keep the cowboy silhouette sign on his land if the 60-foot median is selected.
The Dodge City Commission unanimously sided with KDOT's recommendation, citing safety concerns.
If the 60-foot median is constructed, the Commission said it would support the creation of a rest area and historical marker next to the point. If the 16-foot median is chosen, commissioners said they would not support such a plan.
Rep. Ron Ryckman, Sr., said he supports the 16-foot median, but thinks the most important issue is that the road is constructed.
Ryckman, like the other elected officials, has received many calls, emails and letters on the issue, and all but one, he said, were in support of the 16-foot median.
He said he understands KDOT's point of view, but thinks that engineers tend to err on the side of safety.
"I could live with the 60 foot," he said, but the biggest issue is that "we need to get the four-lane built" and keep the money in the area.
He said he's been happy with how the KDOT has responded to the public's input and came up with a way to preserve the rocks.


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My Great Outdoors: Erin's Edible Balcony
Name: Erin
Location: Ames, IA
Type of space: Balcony
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I wish I could live out here constantly! Most of the balcony taken up by the plants, but we squeezed in a couple chairs and the grill, which gets fired up almost every night during the summer. The planters are overflowing with vegetables, edible flowers and herbs. I use something from out here with almost every meal I cook. I love tending the plants, trying new arrangements, and watching them grow. It takes a bit of time to keep it all maintained – on average, a couple hours per day – but it's very meditative and therapeutic. Sometimes I just sit and stare; even from inside the apartment the view is stunning.
How did you create it? We lived in a basement apartment before we moved here late last summer. The view is pretty nice to begin with – a boxelder tree is just outside, and across the access drive and a few garages is a greenway with a creek and bike trail – all very green and peaceful. When we moved, I was so excited to have an outdoor space! Over the winter I perused several balcony gardening blogs, read container gardening books and ordered plants/seeds. I gradually added planters this spring. Most were purchased, a few are cheap dishpans, and one big box I built from mis-cut lumber. When planning what I wanted on my 6x8' balcony, I thought I'd limit myself to vegetables, fruits, herbs and edible flowers. Although most of my plants fit this original scheme I added a few ornamentals along the way. I recorded the process in my blog:
Recommended store, site, product or resource? McGee & Stuckey's: The Bountiful Container was invaluable for planning and planting. I can't recommend it enough.


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2014 Mazda6: New Car Review - Video
The 2014 Mazda6 midsize sedan may be all-new, but in a way it's a return to its original sporty personality of a decade ago. Performance and handling are back with a lighter, more aerodynamic feel, unlike most family sedans. In short, the Mazda6 is really fun to drive, whether you go with the base Sport model or the up-level Grand Touring trim.
Inside the 6
The 6's cabin is no slouch either. Inside you'll find a beefy steering wheel with paddle shifters and loads of controls, well-bolstered front seats, a roomy second row and plenty of high-tech bells and whistles. These include such features as standard push-button start and USB connectivity, and available blind spot warning, lane-departure warning and radar-based cruise control. On the downside, we don't like the available TomTom navigation system. It's slow on the draw, not very easy to use and antiquated.
Newly Refined Performance
The new, lighter Mazda6's 2.5-liter inline 4-cylinder cranks out a respectable 184 horsepower, but it's the 185 lb-ft of low-end torque that boosts the fun meter on this family sedan. Both the standard and paddle-shifted automatic transmissions are smooth and responsive, but some drivers may find the ride a little harsh. To achieve better handling, the Mazda6 had to give up some of that cushy sedan ride.
Regarding fuel economy, with Mazda's Skyactiv Technology mileage estimates jump by more than 20 percent over the previous generation Mazda6. Environmental Protection Agency estimates are 25 miles per gallon city/37 mpg hwy with the 6-speed manual gearbox and 26 mpg city/38 mpg hwy with the 6-speed automatic transmission.
Affordable Fun
With a base MSRP of just over $20,000, the Mazda6 delivers a lot of car for the buck. Especially when matched up against pricier competitors such as the Ford Fusion, Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
The Verdict
The 2014 Mazda6 has returned to its performance roots while not abandoning those looking for practicality and comfort. Aside from a few complaints about the TomTom nav and the firm performance ride, Mazda made some excellent moves with its long-standing family sedan.


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I've been working on my rice cooking technique; we don't have a rice cooker (and I don't want one, we have too many appliances already.) We have a good quality electric cooktop and I've been able to get improve my onigigi rice cooking to turn out a really good result. We also cook basmati rice and brown rice on the same cooktop with good results.
But when I try to store the onigiri rice in the refridgerator after about 2 days the rice turns hard and it won't hold together when I try to make onigiri. The brand of rice I've been using is Rice Select and the type is "American Koshihikari". Its grown in the US.
Is this a storage problem or a cooking problem?
I can't imagine trying to make onigiri with rice that's been in a refrigerator, never mind for two days. It's just something I'd never attempt.
I eat onigiri all the time but I've only ever made them from freshly cooked hot rice. It's only now, after years of not using a rice cooker, that I feel able to make onigiri 12 hours later or so as the rice stays warm in the appliance.
Phyllis, refrigerated rice will always harden up. You've got to restore the moisture to the grains if your want to eat stored rice. Sprinkle the rice with water and reheat in a pot or microwave. The amount of water depends on the the volume of rice.
Best choice for onigiri, however, is to make your onigiri when the rice is fresh, still moist, and hot. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze. Reheat in microwave before eating.
I've been using Maki's technique for making onigiri in a plastic wrapped lined bowl; then when I want to serve it, I have the right size for an ochawan (rice bowl).
It's a storage issue. The refrigerator is probably the driest place in your house. It's like a cold desert in there! So I recommend never storing rice in the fridge, unless you want separate grains (e.g. to make fried rice or something). For onigiri you want moist, plump grains. If you must store rice or onigiri for later, wrap it up in plastic wrap while it's still a bit warm (the condensation that forms inside the plastic keeps the rice moist) then warm it up a bit in the microwave before proceeding. However, rice stored like this does not keep well, so be sure to eat it within a day.
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I see - thank you everyone! I really did look carefully at all of the rice/onigiri tips on Just Bento and of course I mised seeing this information until you all pointed it out to me. So think the key is to make small quanitities of rice the night before, wrap it carefully tokeep it moist and use it up in onigiri the next morning.
not quite- make a small amount of onigiri in the evening, wrap them up, put them in the fridge/freezer and just put them in the box the next morning!
the onigiri are best made from warm, directly cooked rice. hydrated starch congeals or sets in the fridge (like glue or starch-bound custards), even if you manage to keep the rice moist. it needs to be warm to be formed properly and stick together nicely, without mushing up the grains.
If you are going to all the work of washing and cooking your rice, why not make a big batch and then freeze the excess? Biggie over at http://lunchinabox.net/ writes about making rice every ten days for her family of three. She also writes about freezing to fit your bento box. http://lunchinabox.net/2007/02/26/speed-bento-technique-freezing-rice-to...
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Leanne Crow is a sexy woman who comes from Great Britain and her body makes men everywhere stop and stare.
With a figure measuring 34H-27-39 it's no wonder and her brown hair and eyes bring the whole package neatly together. In her mid twenties, she is a head turner and when she walks into a room everyone pauses just to look at her 5 foot 7 inch figure.
Performing in a DDF Busty scene called "This nurse inspires heart attacks" she breaks out of her shiny black nurses costume and puts a few old men in the hospital with heart trouble. When she unzips her uniform in the front it almost seems like her big tits are watermelons that are about to fall to the ground. Her bra can hardly handle all of that breast meat and when she poses it's almost as if there is no position where the tits don't steal focus. After she is finally completely naked, Leanne does some posing on her back while lying on the examination room table. Her breasts seem to have minds of their own and it's all she can do to keep them under control with her hands and arms.
Her amazing big bust aside, Miss Crow has some great qualities that make her a member favorite including her genuine smile and her always happy personality.


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|ACS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 26
2MASS: Two Micron All Sky Survey.ABMAG: –2.5 log (Fν) – 48.60 where Fν is the flux from the source in erg cm–2 sec–1 Hz–1.ABν: Correction to ABMAG to account for the fact that the source spectrum is not constant in Fν (ABMAG=V+ABν).ACS: Advanced Camera for Surveys.ACS-R: Repaired ACS from SM4.ADC: Analog to digital converter.Aladin: Interactive sky atlas (http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr).APT: Astronomer's Proposal Tool.ASIC: Application-Specific Integrated Circuit in CEB-R.AstroConda: Software package and management system that provides the tools and utilities required to process and analyze HST data.aXe: Spectroscopic Data Extraction Software.BOP: Bright Object Protection.BOT: Bright Object Tools for SBC proposing.calacs: ACS calibration pipeline software.CCD: Charge Coupled Device. Solid-state, light detecting device.CDS: Correlated Double Sampling mode in CEB-R (dual-slope integration or clamp-and-sample).CEB: CCD Electronics Box.CEB-R: New CCD Electronics Box installed during SM4.CMD: Color Magnitude Diagram.CP: Call for Proposals.CR: Cosmic ray.CR-SPLIT: Division of a CCD exposure into shorter exposures to be used for cosmic ray rejection.CS: Contact Scientist for a HST proposal.CTE: Charge transfer efficiency.CVZ: Continuous viewing zone.DN: Data number.DSI: Dual-Slope Integrator.DSS: Digital Sky Survey.ETC: Exposure Time Calculator. ETCs are Web-based tools which can be accessed through the ACS webpages.ERO: Early release observations.FGS: Fine Guidance Sensors.FOS: Faint Object Spectrograph.FOV: Field of view.FTP: File Transfer Protocol. Basic tool used to retrieve files from a remote system. Ask your system manager for information about using FTP.FUV: Far ultraviolet (~912 to 2000 Å).FWHM: Full width at half maximum.GALEX: Galaxy Evolution Explorer.GHRS: Goddard High-Resolution Spectrograph.GO: General Observer.GSC: Guide Star Catalog.GSC2: Guide Star Catalog II.GTO: Guaranteed Time Observer.Help Desk: Facility for getting help on HST related topics via e-mail. email@example.com: High Resolution Channel.HST: Hubble Space Telescope.IDT: Investigation Definition Team.IR: Infrared.IRAF: Image Reduction and Analysis System. The environment in which STSDAS operates.ISR: Instrument Science ReportIUE: International Ultraviolet Explorer SatelliteK: Degree Kelvin.L-flats: Low Frequency Variations Flats.LMC: Large Magellanic Cloud.LVPS-R: replacement Low Voltage Power Supply.MAMA: Multi-Anode Microchannel Array.MAST: STScI Multi-mission Archive.MCP: Microchannel Plate.MPP: Multi Pinned Phased, a CCD mode that reduces dark current rate.NICMOS: Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrograph.NIR: Near infrared.NUV: Near ultraviolet (~2000 to 4000 Å).OTA: Optical Telescope Assembly.OTFR: On-the-fly re-calibration pipeline that has the ability to select the most up-to-date reference files for science images at the time of request.PASP: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.PC: Program Coordinator.Phase I proposal: A proposal for observing time on HST.Phase II program: An approved HST program; includes precise detail of how program is to be executed.PI: Principal investigator.P-flats: pixel-to-pixel high-frequency flats.POS TARG: POSition TARGet is used to move the sky in the FOV of the camera.PRF: Pixel Response Function.PSF: Point-spread function.PyRAF: version of IRAF implemented in the Python language.pysynphot: simulates photometric data and spectra as they are observed with HST.QE: Quantum Efficiency.QEH: Quantum Efficiency Hysteresis.Quadrant: Section of detector that is read out by an amplifier. For WFC, there are 4 amplifiers, two for each detector, so each amplifier reads one 2048 x 2048 pixel quadrant.RA: Right Ascension.RAS: HST simulator used in ground tests to accurately simulate the full field OTA illumination, and is used to calibrate HST instruments. Also know as RAS/HOMS, the Refractive Aberrated Simulator/Hubble Opto-Mechanical Simulator.reference file: data file containing ACS parameters or calibration information which is used by the calibration pipeline.rms: Root mean square.RQE: Responsive Quantum Efficiency.SAA: South Atlantic anomaly.SBC: Solar-Blind Channel.SDSS: Sloan Digital Sky Survey.SIDECAR: System Image, Digitizing, Enhancing, Controlling, And Retrieving.SITe: Scientific Image Technologies; company that designed the ACS CCDs.SLIM: Slitless Spectroscopy Simulator.SM4: Servicing Mission 4 to HST in May 2009.SMOV: Servicing Mission Observatory Verification.S/N: signal-to-noise ratio.SNAPSHOT: Short exposures taken during unused blocks of telescope time.SSDR: Solid state data recorders.ST-ECF: Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility.STAN: Space Telescope Analysis Newsletter.STIS: Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph.STScI: Space Telescope Science Institute.STSDAS: Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System. The complete suite of IRAF data analysis and calibration routines used to process HST data.TAC: Telescope Allocation Committee.TECs: Thermal Electric Coolers.Tiny Tim: PSF simulation software developed by John Krist & Richard Hook.TIR: Technical Instrument Report.URL: Uniform resource locator. Address for WWW.UV: Ultraviolet.UVIS: Ultraviolet and Visual (CCD channel of WFC3).WFC: Wide-Field Channel.WFC3: Wide Field Camera 3, new instrument installed during SM4.WFPC2: Wide Field Planetary Camera-2. Replacement for WF/PC installed during first servicing mission of December 1993.WWW: World Wide Web. Hypertext-oriented method for finding and retrieving information over the Internet.


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|Tutorial Series
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|Handle Resource Metadata with Nepomuk
|Further Reading
Reading or setting simple metadata in your own application can be very easy. But keep in mind that the process described here does not make much sense in terms of performance when changing a lot of metadata. We will now take a look at a simple way to access a resource's metadata.
Let's get the metadata for a file. Imagine the URL or the file is stored in uri.
Nepomuk::Resource res( uri );
QHash<QString, Variant> properties = res.allProperties();
That gives us all properties assigned to the file.
We can now use Nepomuk to get human readable labels for the properties and display the properties in a generic way:
for( QHash<QString, Variant>::const_iterator it = properties.constBegin();
it != properties.constEnd(); ++it ) { QUrl propertyUri = it.key(); Variant value = it.value();
Nepomuk::Types::Class propertyType( propertyUri );
someList->appendItem( propertyType.label() + ": " + value.toString() );
Again uri is the URL of the file we want to set some metadata for. This time we want to set a tag and a comment and will do this in two slightly different ways:
Let's start with the tag and use the easy Nepomukish way:
Nepomuk::Tag tag( "This is my nice tag name" );
Nepomuk::Resource res( uri );
res.addTag( tag );
Simple! Actually if the tag already exists it will be reused.
Now let's set a comment for the file without the use of the convenience methods in Nepomuk:
Nepomuk::Resource res( uri );
QString comment = getFancyFileComment();
res.setProperty( Soprano::Vocabulary::NAO::description(), comment );
That's all. The comment is saved and will now be searchable via Nepomuk.


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There's a lot of talk on the boards about doing spirit rescue / release for earthbound souls, especially groups of souls from natural disasters, wars, and catastrophes, in particular 9/11.
This reminded me of a prayer meeting held at our local Unitarian Universalist fellowship on the day of the attack. I'm not the prayer group type of person, but attended to be with other people because at the time I lived alone. This was westcentral Illinois, far removed from the epicenter of disaster, but we all cared about what was going on and needed to reach out. The meeting was called on short notice so the group was small, about 10 people, mostly women. We talked openly about any friends and family who were directly affected by the attack and what we could do to reach out to the Islamic center and students on campus.
So there was a new geeky guy from the fellowship at the meeting. From previous times talking with him, I knew he was extremely intelligent, if not a bit arrogant, and pretty much knew everything about religion, the occult, magic, energy healing (he was a Reiki practitioner), psychic phenomena, governement experiments, and conspiracy theories, pretty much everything one would hear on an Art Bell program. Know the type? (I apologize for stereotyping people.) In his defense, I'll admit he was very nice and had kind intentions, but could have used a few social skills.
Ok, back to the prayer meeting. As you might well know, UUs are a diverse bunch of people, and UU services tend to be a bit freer and lack the dogma that other religious groups practice. Basically our pastor said a few words, and we sat in silent meditation for about 15 minutes. At the end of it, the geeky guy let out this loud sigh and opened his eyes. He said, "I just helped hundreds of souls cross over." He explained that while he was meditating and sending healing energy, he was drawn to GZ in the astral realm and helped hold open a portal so souls could cross over. Those aren't his exact words, but it's the best explanation I can give. I also practiced Reiki, and also sent healing energy to the victims and their families in meditation. My experience was far less heroic than this guy had.
My initial response to his declaration after the prayer was "Jeez, this guy is an arrogant BAD_WORD." I was so mad at him being a drama queen at the meeting. Seriously, how could one person claim such bold actions to have personally helped hundreds of souls cross over? It blew my mind. The people I practiced Reiki with were cautious about selfcenteredness and spiritual materialism, so that kind of behavior was way out there. I didn't say anything. Maybe I misdunderstood him. I figured I was just peevish because his personality simply rubbed me the wrong way, I had major problems at my job, and generally it was a BAD_WORD day. I don't doubt his compassion and his intention. I am sure he did help people, as did everyone who prayed and meditated that day and forever after.
What's my point? I'm not exactly sure.
In learning about Reiki healing and other forms of meditation, I learned it's possible to pracitce healing at a distance through focusing attention on a recipient. Prayer groups have been documented to help sick people. All kinds of phenomenal actions are possible through astral travel. So this concept isn't new. What I do not entirely understand (but do not doubt or discredit) is how soul rescue / release works at a distance, especially when people are hundreds of miles away.
Maybe this is similar to psychic detectives who can work on cases far away and help police solve crimes. Maybe this is similar to remote viewing. Maybe it's astral travel.
In working with our ghost team, we have done crossover work for earthbound spirits. I never work alone in this, always with one or more members of the team and always with assistance from spirits on the other side.
Some experts in paranormal investigations, shamans, and psychics disagree with this approach. They argue that crossover work does not work and ghosts eventually come back. One friend explained to me that he thinks we are interfering with the karma or spiritual development of an earthbound ghost if we help it cross over. He is also convinced ghosts always come back. I argued back that perhaps it is our karma to help these souls cross over so they can continue their spiritual path.
I've come to have mixed feelings about crossover work. I am not absolutely certain about the effectiveness of it. I do believe we are helping. Even if spirits choose not to cross over, at least these souls have been reminded of their situation and their free will to stay or to leave.
There is one case where the homeowners do not want us to return to their house. They don't want us to make their ghost leave. What they don't understand is that we can't make him do anything he doesn't want to do. He's like a member of the family or a superantural pet that does amazing tricks. He's their claim to fame. He's happier in death than in life. He's the invisible man. He's a magician. He's a suicide who realized the afterlife is fun.
I want to talk to him. I want to tell him how meeting him affected me personally. In my mind I have tried to reach out to him and communicate. I don't know if he hears me. If this spirit release business works at a distance, maybe then he could be helped. Truth be told, he doesn't want "help." He still has free will to stay with the living, but should know he has a choice.
Ok, that's my 99 cent value menu's worth. Discuss.
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About Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends has released 10 albums and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends' songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Arends has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards' Songwriter of the Year.
Carolyn's newest project, Love Was Here First, features 10 new Carolyn originals and a reinterpretation of the classic gospel tune "Standing in the Need of Prayer." New musical twists like vocals from the 3-man gospel group The Sojourners and a crackling horn section surprise and delight, but what's really on display here is the lyrical prowess of a master songwriter passionate about her subject–the encompassing love of God.
Carolyn explains, "The title, Love Was Here First, comes from the song "The Last Word," and that song sums up the story I'm trying to tell right now–with my album and I hope with my life. I heard a theologian say that we tend to be dualists–we imagine God and Satan as virtually equal opponents in an epic battle–but that in reality Satan and all the power of evil wouldn't cover the head of a pin in comparison to the largeness of God's love and his power. I love that idea–that however messed up this world is, it was God's love that brought us into being, and there isn't any doubt that God's love is going to win in the end."
Arends graduated from Trinity Western University in Langley, BC with a degree in psychology and English. She lives in Surrey, BC with her husband Mark, and their two children, Benjamin and Bethany. In addition to her busy concert and speaking schedule, she is an instructor at Pacific Life Bible College, writes a bi-monthly column for Christianity Today, and is pursuing a master's degree in theology at Regent College.
See more at: http://carolynarends.com
Faith Talks 2014
- Part 1 - Wrestling with Doubt: Expect Some Turbulence
- Part 2 - Wrestling with Doubt: Keep Up the Conversation
- Part 3 - Wrestline with Doubt: Stay in The Story
Speaker: Carolyn Arends
Chapel Date: Tuesday January 21, 2014
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text: Hard to believe you can poo poo that video. You may be tired of seeing huge loops on your computer but Incan guarantee that for those who are there to see it in person it must be a spectacle. Big air is by far the most exciting thing in our sport from a spectators perspective. And to have the courage to go that big in that kind of wind is not something we see in many other riders. Only a handful of us will do that. Show some respect by biting your tongue. That video makes me laugh out loud at how ridiculous it is. Sorry you are "bored" with it. Your response was kind of doushy.


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I'd like to put long text in tree nodes (like a paragraph) and have it all displayed, rather than cut off at the end of one line. Is there a way to allow nodes to wrap text and take up as much vertical space as they need?
I'd like to put long text in tree nodes (like a paragraph) and have it all displayed, rather than cut off at the end of one line. Is there a way to allow nodes to wrap text and take up as much vertical space as they need?
You can inspect the DOM To play with the CSS rules to make it wrap.
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I've tried. I've changed white-space to normal (it is set to nowrap by default), clip is auto (which means no clipping), I've adjusted the line heights to see if that was limiting the box from growing, I've set overflow to visible... Running out of ideas. Any thoughts?
Here is the firebug "Computed" output for one row of the tree after applying my custom css (not all changes I tried are repsented here, since when some didn't do anything I reverted them):
font-family tahoma,arial,verdana,sans-serif font-size 11px font-weight 400 font-style normal font-size-adjust none color #FF0000 text-transform none text-decoration none letter-spacing normal word-spacing line-height 16px text-align left vertical-align middle direction ltr text-overflow ellipsis
background-color transparent background-image none background-repeat repeat background-position 0 0 background-attachment scroll opacity 1
Box Model
width 486px height 18px top auto right auto bottom auto left auto margin-top margin-right margin-bottom margin-left padding-top padding-right padding-bottom padding-left border-top-width border-right-width border-bottom-width border-left-width border-top-color #FF0000 border-right-color #FF0000 border-bottom-color #FF0000 border-left-color #FF0000 border-top-style none border-right-style none border-bottom-style none border-left-style none box-shadow none
position static display block visibility visible z-index auto overflow-x visible overflow-y visible white-space normal clip auto float none clear none
cursor pointer list-style-image none list-style-position outside list-style-type disc marker-offset auto
Never mind -- it is the "line-height" tag on x-grid-cell-inner. I'll post the change when I find an elegant one, since I've seen this question asked before.
Here is the solution, for those who do not wish to change things programmatically (which might be cleaner in terms of making sure nothing else is inadvertently targeted). This requires nothing but CSS.
Code:/* tree_wrap should be set as the cls for your TreePanel, under Ext.AbstractComponent However, this will place tree-wrap several div's up the heirarchy from the actual element you are targeting. So, x-grid-cell-inner is used with a descendent selector to be more precise. Hopefully, the combination will avoid applying the styles to anything unintended. Only the height and white-space are actually needed. The other lines make it pretty. */ div[class~="tree_wrap"] div[class~="x-grid-cell-inner"] { height: auto !important; white-space: normal !important; text-indent: -3.3em !important; padding-left: 3.3em !important; padding-right: 1em !important; }
Very very nice work!!!
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OK I am missing something
I added the css, added cls:"tree_wrap" to my tree panel, and still no wrap.
What am I missing? Thanks!
I hate to say this because it's so common as to be trite, but it's true: Firebug is your friend. That's the only way I figured this out, and it's probably how to tell what's wrong in your case. Is the style being applied where you think it is? If you can't find the problem and can post a working version of your code somewhere, I'd be happy to take a look.


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Wayne County News this week came into possession of a most intimate momento of the Civil War- -a letter written by a Wayne county soldier to his family back home in July 1864.
The letter was written by Benjamin Dean to his wife Nancy Dean, and has been preserved by Mrs. A. G. Toney, of Wayne, a daughter of Benjamin Dean.
It should be explained that Benjamin Dean had one of the most unusual service records of any Wayne county man who served in the great conflict of 1861-1864. He served for the full four years of the war and engaged in thirty-seven battles, but lived to return to his family after Lee's memorable surrender.
He was born at what is now the V. H. Dean farm, about two miles South of Wayne, and he lived on Wilson's Creek. His brothers were Wm., John, Joseph, Wayne and Lindsey Dean. His sisters were Sarah Wilson, Rebecca Huff, Elizabeth Workman, Cynthia Bartram and Emily Osburn. Lindsey was killed in the Civil War on the old James River Turnpike near what is now Westmoreland in this county. Lonzo Booth, a brother of Jim Booth, of Wayne, was killed at the same time. During his four full years of service Benjamin Dean had but few furloughs home and at one time was away from home and in constant battles and raids for eleven months.
He married Nancy Booth, and they had two children: Will Dean, now deceased, and Mrs. A. G. Toney, who now lives at Wayne. The following letter is addressed to his wife. The paper on which it is written is yellowed with age, but it is still legible despite the fact that it was written sixty-two years ago.
The letter reads as follows:
In Camp Near
Winchester, Va.
July the 19th, 1864
Dear Wife:
I embrace the opportunity of writing you a few lines to let you know I am alive, and I am hoping when these few lines come to hand they may find you all well.
We are under General McCaslin. We have been on a raid ever since the 11th day of May. We started at Lynchburg, from there back to the Valley of Virginia to Winchester, from there to Maryland to Frederick City. We fought 25,000 there. Lieut. T. S. Walker was wounded, his jaw was broken. Lieut. Harris was wounded and captured. Hiram Grizzle's thigh was broken. Abraham Vaughan was shot through his body.
I had two holes shot through my clothes in this battle, one through my pocket and one through my shirt sleeve.
We went near the city of Washington. We came back through East Virginia. I am near Winchester today. We marched all night. We have had a mighty hard raid this Spring and Summer.
Nancy, I am very poor and feeble. And, Nancy, I want to see you and William and Lummy once more. I now want to see you worse than I ever did in my life. Nancy, I haven't had a clean shirt for over five weeks. We manage to get enough to eat. We hook the Yanks at every point we can.
Tell my father and mother that I would like to see them again before we are all swept into Eternity. Tell Father Booth and Mother Booth that there is not a day but what I think about them and long to see them once more.
We have been commanded by Col. Graham. He does nothing but drink and curse, and if Colonel Ferguson isn't exchanged by next season, I never expect to make another raid in this war.
Nancy, tell Mate I would like to see him but not in any war. Nancy, do the best you can, for at best you now have a hard way of getting along.
Nancy, tell Charity that Enoch Bartram has fallen in love with her and says she is the prettiest girl he has ever seen. He asked me to come and see her for him. He says he is going to write her. We left Enoch Bartram at North Mountain with Hiram Grizzle, who was wounded. Enoch is a fine young man.
Nancy, when I return I want to see you fat and well, but war is very uncertain and I may never be able to see you again. I haven't drawn any money yet since I wrote last.
Tell William and Lummy to be good children until I come home, and the Lord will bless them. I have got two mighty fine horses and if Peace was only made sometime soon I would bring them back. I am worried sick to think I can't enjoy my home and the thought that I am banished from my wife and two little children grieves me daily. Tell Lummy and William to save me some apples to eat after I get back home from this war.
So no more at present. I remain your affection husband until death.
Benjamin F. Dean
NOTE: Mr. Dean lived to make it back home.
Following is a list of names of veterans of the Civil War still living in Wayne County. These have been received since the publication of the names of sixteen veterans in last week's paper.
JAMES WARD, a Union soldier, who lives on Big Branch in this county.
ALLEN CHRISTIAN, Union, of Pyles Branch.
ISOM NOBLE, of Fort Gay Route 1. Mr. Noble was a Confederate soldier in Company E, 10th Ky. Regiment, volunteer cavalry, and was born in Breathet County, Ky., in 1845, but he has lived in this county since 1866 and is 81 years old.
SAM MAYNARD, age about 88. Mr. Maynard is at present in Logan County, but he is a native Wayne Countian, having lived in the vicinity of McComas Creek. He was a Union soldier.
CALVIN MOORE, Confederate, age 87, of Whites Creek, Wayne Route 1.
GEORGE W. MOORE, Confederate, age 80, of Wilsons Creek, Wayne Route 2.
ALBERT SMITH, Confederate, age 86, of Wayne Route 2. Mr. Smith lives with his daughter, Mrs. Tom Mills.
ED FERGUSON, Confederate, age 82, of Louisa, Kentucky. Mr. Ferguson now makes his home in Louisa, but formerly lived in Wayne County.
MARION STONE, Confederate, of Louisa, Kentucky, who formerly lived in Wayne County.
ANDY PERRY, age 82, who lives in McComas Creek, Dunlow, Route 1. He was a Union soldier.
REV. JOSEPH M. MARCUM, age 78, of Dunlow, Route 1, a Confederate veteran.
BILL BRADLEY, who lives at the head of Moses Fork, on Dunlow Route 1, a Confederate veteran. Mr. Bradley participated in the famous battle of Saltville.
TOM MUNCY, of the head of Moses Fork, Dunlow Route 1, a Union veteran.
SAM SPAULDING, who lives at the head of Missouri Branch, a Union veteran.
REV. MAT SMITH, of Dunlow, a Union soldier. Mr. Smith is the father of Luke Smith, Dunlow postmaster.
JOHN "MUCK" MAYNARD, who lives with his son Charley Maynard near Stiltner. He was a Union soldier.
SAM FERGUSON, who lives on Tick Ridge, Dunlow, Route 1.
This brings the total of old soldiers in Wayne County who have been reported to this paper up to 33, including both Confederate and Union veterans.
Following is a list of the officers elected by Wayne Chapter No. 18, Royal Arch Masons, for the coming year, last Saturday night:
Clyde Scraggs, High Priest; M. N. Lester, E. K.; W. R. May, E. S.; C. E. Walker, Treasurer; P. P. Lester, Secretary; B. Mosser, C. of H.; E. F. Walker, P. S.; F. M. Curnutte, R. A. C.; G. T. Saunders, Master 3rd Vale; Isaac Ball, Master 2nd Vale; H. B. Booton, Master 1st Vale; W. J. W. Ferguson, Sentinel.
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Carl Zimmer is a blogger and writer for both The New York Times and Discover Magazine, which also hosts his blog, The Loom. Zimmer writes on a wide range of scientific topics. He is the author of 12 books, the most recent of which is Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed. When Zimmer asked on his blog how many scientists out there had tattoos, he was inundated with photo submissions and commentary, which he has collected into the neat book you can see and order below. It's our pleasure to share some of them…
Neil writes,
I got the tattoo shortly after SJ Gould's death. I had settled on the design before he died so it's not quite an homage but I did lift the picture from Wonderful Life. The original figure is by Marianne Collins, I believe. The Cambrian "C" was added later, my long-range plan was/is for a whole Paleozoic sleeve but I ran out of funding soon. I'd also like to get more 'stem' taxa one of these days.
Click here to buy his book: Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed.


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HARRISON, NJ. – Chicago Fire forward Sherjill MacDonald was still looking back on Saturday after the Fire took control of second place in the Eastern Conference with a 2-0 win in New York.
The Fire were jubilant after one of their biggest wins of the season, but Chicago's 3-1 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday still loomed in back of the striker's head.
"Today I have mixed feelings," MacDonald told MLSsoccer.com, "because you see the last game against Philadelphia and you see the way we played today, I think we should have played the same was as today against Philadelphia, and we would have won easily."
OPTA CHALKBOARD: Red Bulls create chances, Fire finish them
MacDonald was certainly content with his two-goal performance, but the Fire would like to make games like Saturday's pivotal win the standard rather than an outlier.
Make no mistake, the victory was certainly a deviation from the norm for Chicago. It was their first road win against a team currently in playoff position since a June 29 victory over Sporting Kansas City, their first shutout in 13 games and their first win in their last three.
"We've got to work on the defensive shape of the team, and we did that very good today," MacDonald said. "I think because we kept them, for a long time, at 0-0, it opened up space for us at the end of the game for the attackers."
MacDonald's two goals came on breakaways after picture-perfect through balls from Chris Rolfe and Daniel Paladini sprung him for breakaways. The Dutch forward's speed allowed him to break free each time, and he poked shots just past New York goalkeeper Luis Robles in the 65th and 78th minutes.
"I just think today, we had a better team performance, and that made it better for everybody," MacDonald said. "We're very happy, but at the same time we're very focused, because we know there are other games where we'll have to come out the same way."


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Jared Harris is going to be playing Ulysses S. Grant in Spielberg's Lincoln, according to Empire. I'm not really familiar with Harris. Apparently he's in Mad Men, a show I've never watched.
I've always said that if somebody put me in charge of casting a Civil War movie and gave me an unlimited budget, I'd want Russell Crowe to play Grant. He's a dead ringer.
If you're going to cast an A-list actor like Crowe, though, it would probably be in a starring role, meaning you'd need some Grant-centric subject matter. So who's up for a Shiloh movie?


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Chinese State Media Prompts Amazon to Close Store
Mar 21, 2014 10:32 AM PT
China's state media seems to have the ear of U.S. tech companies.
Amazon's China unit closed down a third-party store after state media criticized Amazon for selling fake cosmetics. Amazon's China unit took the accusations seriously, it said, promising to "strengthen the process of scrutiny."
The fake-product accusations were floated on China Central Television, which is the same outlet that railed against Apple a year ago. (For that hit job, CCTV also appeared to have hired celebrities to pimp their report on social media and join in the Apple-bashing.)
Within a few weeks, Apple had issued an apology to all Chinese consumers and vowed to do better.
[Source: Reuters]
Turkey's Social Media Crackdown Intensifies
Turkey reportedly has restricted access to Twitter, as people attempting to access the site are greeted not with 140-character snippets but rather a message from the nation's telecommunications regulator.
The block presumably stems from Prime Minister's Recep Tayyip Erdogan's avid hatred of social media. In the past, he has referred to Twitter as a "scourge," and declared that he would "not allow this nation to be devoured by YouTube, Facebook or whatever."
The rhetoric hasn't gotten much more civil: "I don't care what the international community says at all. Everyone will see the power of the Turkish Republic," Erdogan said Thursday.
While Erdogan is a card-carrying hater of Twitter, Turkey's president, Abdullag Gul, is not. Earlier this month, he said that blocking social media was "out of the question." Not so, apparently.
[Source: BBC]
Mt. Gox Saga Weirdens
Mt. Gox claims to have found 200,000 bitcoins.
Once the world's largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox recently shuttered because of what it claimed was a massive cybertheft. More than US$400 million worth of bitcoins were in Mt. Gox's coffers at the time of the alleged theft, which left more than a few people fuming over their losses -- and wondering what exactly happened to their cyberdough. (One such person inspired a U.S. judge to freeze the assets of Mt. Gox headman Mark Karpeles.)
The reappearing bitcoins were discovered in e-wallets that had been set up before June 2011, according to Mt. Gox.
The discovery of these 200,000 bitcoins means that Mt. Gox lost only about $375 million.
[Source: BBC via Tech In Asia]
Kim Dotcom Loses Bid to See Evidence
New Zealand's Supreme Court ruled that U.S. prosecutors do not have to provide defendants full copies of documents related to their extradition request of Kim Dotcom and three of his Megaupload colleagues.
As part of its extradition request, U.S. authorities must summarize evidence that lends credence to its case against Megaupload, the since-seized file-sharing site founded by Dotcom. The Supreme Court Ruling ensures that the U.S. can submit only the summaries, and isn't compelled to provide "copies of all documents it summarizes."
A New Zealand District Court had granted the Megaupload team's request to see said documents; that ruling subsequently was upheld by the High Court. The Court of Appeal, however, reversed the decision, and the Supreme Court now has upheld that reversal.
The U.S. claims Megaupload cost copyright holders hundreds of millions -- and pocketed $175 million himself -- as the platform became ground zero for online file-sharing. Dotcom never condoned file-sharing, he maintained, and therefore isn't culpable for what mischievous file-sharers did on Megaupload.
[Source: PC World]


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The Best How-to Tips On Saving Money In Your Home
We really like saving money and helping our readers save money. Times are tough, and every dollar saved is a dollar that you can use somewhere else. In this post, our editors at Unplggd have put together their list of the best ways to save money around your home. Read on to find out more!
Row 1:
1 10 DIY Projects That Will Save You Money And Space
2 DIY: How to Make an Ergonomic Laptop Stand From a Coat Hanger
3 How to Make Your Own Sun Jar And Save Money
4 How to Recycle Your Old Gadgets For Quick Money
5 Money Saving Tip: Share WiFi With Neighbors
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6 Do Motion Sensor Lights Save Energy And Money?
7 Are You Wasting Money On Printer Ink?
8 Money Saving Apps And HD Calibration
9 Eco-Friendly Steam Dishwasher Saves Water And Power
10 The Share TV Could Save Marriages
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Then I couldn't get anything to make a sound. I've looked at the volume settings on all the above mentioned items, I've also checked the hardware "Mute" button on the keyboard, nope.
Anyplace else obvious (or not so obvious) I should look to turn the sound on? I'm guessing something got written by the machine and now isn't getting un-wrote, is all. But really, I'm just a driver, and not much of a mechanic.
If it helps, here's the output of
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inxi -Fx
Thanks in advance, as always.System: Host zora_neale Kernel 3.2.0-3-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Distro Linux Mint Xfce Edition
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5-2430M (-HT-MCP-) cache 3072 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips 9577.38
Clock Speeds: (1) 800.00 MHz (2) 800.00 MHz (3) 800.00 MHz (4) 800.00 MHz
Graphics: Card-1 Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller Card-2 NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 520M] X.Org 220.127.116.112 Res: firstname.lastname@example.com
GLX Renderer Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile GLX Version 3.0 Mesa 8.0.3 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio: Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller driver snd_hda_intel BusID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.24
Network: Card-1 Broadcom BCM43227 802.11b/g/n driver wl BusID: 03:00.0
Card-2 Broadcom NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver tg3 v: 3.121 BusID: 02:00.0
Disks: HDD Total Size: 640.1GB (1.7% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD6400BPVT 640.1GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 87G used: 8.1G (10%) fs: rootfs ID:/ size: 87G used: 8.1G (10%) fs: ext4
ID:swap-1 size: 12.70GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes 147 Uptime 41 min Memory 421.5/5840.0MB Runlevel 2 Client Shell inxi 1.4.23


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May 15, 2012 -
By REP. SCOTT GARRETT
Investor's Business Daily
Posted 05/14/2012 06:14 PM ET
Are you fed up with our lackluster recovery and stubbornly high unemployment? Do you wonder why, three years after we officially pulled out of the Great Recession, we still haven't hit our economic stride? Look no further than the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The reason economic growth is stuck in neutral is because the Obama administration is determined to regulate risk out of our capital markets. Put another way, President Obama believes that state-controlled capitalism is the best path to economic prosperity.
As a free-market capitalist, I couldn't disagree more with President Obama's vision for America's economy. I believe that market-driven capitalism fueled by free ideas, free people and the freedom to take risk is what creates economic prosperity.
Robust economic growth requires healthy and dynamic capital markets, the ability to access credit and some good old-fashioned competition. In the past, policies mindful of basic economics allowed our capital markets to become the deepest and most liquid in the world.
In fact, our capital markets became the envy of the world specifically because government got out of the way so that they could flourish and grow.
Unfortunately, the story has changed dramatically over the last few years. Because of laws like Dodd-Frank and the tidal wave of regulations that are drowning our capital markets, pools of private capital have dried up, jobs creation has been placed on life support, and the global supremacy of our capital markets is now in jeopardy.
In the wake of Dodd-Frank, government control over every facet of our capital markets seems limitless. In particular, the Obama administration's policies have green-lighted the heavy hand of government to micromanage capital market liquidity; to dictate to banks and issuers what to do, how to do it and when to do it; to subordinate investor rights whenever government planners deem it politically expedient; and to impose new regulations that seek more government control over farming, manufacturing, and small businesses in the name of "financial reform."
Our financial system has become increasingly controlled by government regulators who inevitably fail. And what happens when they fail? They blame the private sector, and insist they could have done better if they had more power; which is exactly what they have done.
Emboldened by Dodd-Frank, safety and soundness regulators are now competing with capital markets regulators to see who can regulate the risk out of capital markets first. It's clear to anyone who is paying attention that the freedom of the U.S. capital markets is under attack.
In defense of this attack on our financial markets, we are told that Dodd-Frank is necessary to keep the financial system safe from future crises. If that's the stated goal, why are there so many glaring holes?
Dodd-Frank doesn't end the "too big to fail" doctrine; it doesn't address the banking system's ability to withstand "common shocks" to widely held assets; it doesn't change capital rules that treat sovereign debt as risk free; it doesn't end the failure of government-subsidized homeownership and the crony capitalism that comes along with it; and it doesn't end the worst example of subsidized central planning in U.S. history: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The Obama White House has justified its interventionist policies by blaming unregulated capitalistic forces for causing the financial crisis. In reality, though, the actual cause of the financial crisis and the breakdown in market-driven capitalism was the injection of government subsidies into the market and the failure of regulators to do their job, not capitalist risk-taking that Obama-appointed regulators are determined to wipe off the face of the earth.
For market-driven capitalism to work, you must have risk — period. The capital markets, by their very nature, are innovative and dynamic, with the assumption that a level of risk always exists.
If the goal of this administration's regulators is to eliminate all risk from our markets, no one will prosper — except perhaps the government. This is very dangerous, and it will have lasting implications on the competitiveness of our markets and on our economy unless we change course.
Economic prosperity does not come by allowing central planners to micromanage the U.S. financial system. Rather, economic prosperity requires respect for investor rights, honoring the sanctity of private contracts and sound money.
It also requires tearing down the barriers to capital formation, removing the burdens on small banks so they can lend to small businesses, and eliminating the subsidies that continue to create dislocations in market pricing.
The main function of the U.S. capital markets is to facilitate the flow of capital from those who have it to those who need it. President Obama's policies have disrupted that basic function. It's time for him to embrace risk-taking as a fundamental ingredient to free markets, job creation and economic prosperity.
• Garrett, a Republican who represents New Jersey's 5th congressional district, is chairman of the House financial services subcommittee on capital markets and government-sponsored enterprises.
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MELBOURNE, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has built a 5.2 percent stake in Australian takeover target GrainCorp in recent months, a move that could pay off handsomely as the target's shares have soared and could climb even higher if rival bids appear.
U.S. agriculture giant Archer Daniels Midland bid $2.8 billion for GrainCorp this week, sending shares in Australia's last remaining independent grains handler soaring to record highs.
Australian Stock Exchange filings show Deutsche Bank acquired a 5.2 percent stake in GrainCorp through a range of funds and units since June, suggesting the purchases were for investment rather than on behalf of a rival bidder.
Deutsche Bank declined to comment further on the shareholding notice.
Many analysts have argued the Archer Daniels' bid, even at a 33 percent premium to its pre-offer price, undervalues GrainCorp based on past deals and expect either a sweetened offer from ADM or another suitor to emerge.
U.S. industry bankers told Reuters that Bunge and Cargill were no doubt evaluating rival bids.
``It wouldn't surprise me to see Cargill take a good hard look along with Bunge, to see if the economics of the acquisition of GrainCorp work, the company is in play,'' said a banker who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak with the media.
``There have been a number of consolidations in the (agricultural) sector and ADM hasn't participated,'' the banker said. ``I think they're determined to win this and obviously they've taken a very aggressive approach here.''
Cargill and Bunge declined to comment on whether they had any interest in GrainCorp.
``It's still in play. Anything's possible,'' said Paul Xiradis, chief executive at fund manager Ausbil Dexia, which owns shares in the Australian grains group.
ADM's bid comes at a time of consolidation in the global grains sector as fast-developing countries seek food security.
Australia is a coveted market with a stable policy regime and good links to Asia. After a string of deals, GrainCorp is the last available asset, which can give full access to the world's second-biggest wheat exporter. Cargill and GrainCorp have a joint venture in their ownership of Allied Mills, a flour producer in Australia.
GrainCorp has said it was reviewing the offer by ADM, which has a 14.9 percent stake in the firm now.
GrainCorp operates seven of the eight bulk grain elevators in eastern Australia, handling as much as 60 percent of the region's wheat, barley, canola, chickpea and sorghum crops.
Credit Suisse and Greenhill are advising GrainCorp.
Aside from Cargill and Bunge, analysts have named potential rival bidders including China's Bright Foods, Singapore's Wilmar and commodities trader Louis Dreyfus.
GrainCorp shares last traded at A$12.17, compared with the A$11.75 a share bid from ADM.


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WC - One of the biggest overlooked pieces of information dropped by last week's blowout was that for the first time ever, Grand Theft Auto will be getting its own original musical score. Historically, Rockstar Games have an exemplary record when it comes to implementing music into their games: whether it's Shawn Lee's expert percussion work from Bully or Bill Elm & Woody Jackson's marvellous atmospheric composition for Red Dead Redemption, they know how to hit the right notes. And this is never more palpable than when it comes to their iconic radio stations.
imma be perfectly honest there should be less radio stations in GTA V than GTA IV. there was just too many radio stations that were filled with mediocre tunes that i didn't find myself listening to at all. 9-11 radio station are perfect for GTA V. its more in line with GTA III, Vice City, & San Andrea's. which each radio stations in those games are memorable.
Lips 106 of course ^^
And Flashback FM,
Radio X not bad too.
Wouldn't it be cool if they streamed a radio channel through the game if you had it online? Pricey to do but could be very profitable :P
K Rose and Flash FM
Doing drivebys while listening to Queen of Hearts, All my Exes, Rainy Night, Video killed the radio star was amazing


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Two weeks into their preseason training camp, the San Jose Earthquakes are slowly building up to their season opener in mid-March. And among the unsigned players hoping to make the cut and find a place on the team's 30-man roster is a trio of rookies that just might have what it takes.
The Quakes top three selections in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft — JJ Koval, Joe Sofia, and A.J. Corrado — celebrated solid college careers before making the jump to the professional ranks, but none of them seems fazed by the challenge in front of them. After all, poise is a trait they all possess in spades, as is the confidence gained from their collegiate experiences. But most of all, Koval, Sofia, and Corrado display the type of character that goes a long way with the Earthquakes technical staff.
"First and foremost, they were good players," said head coach Mark Watson of the Quakes draft picks. "They were certainly drafted for positions we needed to deepen our roster. But character is part of the equation and something that is really important to us."
General manager John Doyle echoed his coach's comments, adding that displaying good character makes a big difference in which college players the team scouts, and which prospective draft picks move beyond a cursory evaluation.
"A huge component," said Doyle. "We look to see if the player is fast, the player is skillful, the player is tactically aware, and then at what they are — their character. Those four considerations are equal for us. You have got to have good character."
Character is often qualified as an intangible when it comes to rating players, but it no doubt deserves its place in the list of qualities that makes for a great professional. For collegiate players, character takes its place alongside community, classroom, and competition as the four prized attributes recognized by the annual CLASS awards given to an exclusive group of senior NCAA Division I scholar-athletes.
And in no coincidence to the factors that go into the Earthquakes draft day decisions, Koval, Sofia, and Corrado were among the 30 NCAA men's soccer players nominated for the award last year. In voting results announced at the College Cup, Sofia was named to the CLASS first team and Corrado to the CLASS second team. The recognition received by all three Quakes rookies only bolstered their credentials as potential professional players.
"Many people like to say that it is an advantage to forego college and become a pro," continued Doyle, "but when you get a chance to interview the kids at the MLS Combine that went to school for four years, you sense their maturity. And even though there is a learning curve for them once they do join MLS, they are mentally and physically prepared for it."
Koval was a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic team selection during his four year career at Stanford University. And when he wasn't captaining the Cardinal during his senior season, playing his way into an All-Pac-12 first team selection, the human biology major maintained a 3.41 GPA and made time to volunteer at the nearby Lucille Packard Children's Hospital.
Sofia was a starter at center back for his entire four year career at UCLA and earned All-Pac-12 honors in each of his last three seasons. In 2013, the communications studies major, carrying a 3.95 cumulative GPA that was the highest of all UCLA student-athletes, was named the Pac-12 Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. Sofia was active in service advocating for his fellow Bruin athletes as well as in community outreach efforts to introduce local middle school students to what college has to offer.
Corrado was a major component of Indiana University's 2012 NCAA championship team and All-Big-Ten selection in his junior and senior years. A pre-dentistry major with a 3.60 GPA, the defense midfielder rounded out his time as a Hoosier with volunteer efforts aimed at providing direct health care in impoverished countries. In his just completed senior season, Corrado was a teammate of Earthquakes homegrown player signing Tommy Thompson.
"JJ spent four years at Stanford, got great grades, and is clearly smart," said Doyle. "You talk to him and realize he's a good fit and wants to be here and is excited to be a part of Major League Soccer. Sofia and Corrado have very similar stories."
So far in the Earthquakes preseason, the SuperDraft trio has appeared in each of the team's two matches, playing for a half against the Seattle Sounders and a half against the Houston Dynamo. All three players made solid contributions in their first Quakes appearances, and by all accounts have settled in nicely with the rest of the team, just as Watson expected.
"Much of the homework we do during the college season is watching the games and seeing what they can do," said Watson, "but we also ask a lot of questions about how they are off the field, what kind of people they are. On all those guys we got consistently positive responses."
The Earthquakes have been blessed with a very stable locker room since the club's return to MLS in 2008, and bringing aboard talented players that also display character becoming of a professional goes a long way to ensuring that won't change. In Koval, Sofia, and Corrado, San Jose has three rookies that make the grade in more ways than one.
"It might sound corny," said Doyle, "but they are really good kids, and you'd be proud to call them your own."
Robert Jonas is a writer for CenterLineSoccer.com and SJEarthquakes.com. Send him feedback on Twitter: @RobertJonas


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Through the JPMorgan Chase's Technology for Social Good program, a team of highly skilled individuals has been organized to help digitize more than 1 million documents. The team consists of imaging and archival experts, as well as students from Morehouse and Spelman Colleges, the King family's alma maters and US Veterans from the US Veterans Curation Program.
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|2008-10-13, 19:14
|Link #1
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Monterrey
Otoyome-Gatari, new manga from Kaoru Mori
From Anime News Network: Emma's Kaoru Mori Launches Otoyome-Gatari Manga
"Historical work about horse-riding, arrow-shooting princess on Asia's Silk Road
Kaoru Mori, the creator of the award-winning Victorian-era Emma manga, announced on her personal blog this month that she is starting a new manga in the inaugural issue of Enterbrain's Fellows! magazine on October 14. An advertisement in the September 25 issue of the free Toradayo magazine further revealed that the new work is a historical manga set on the Silk Road that connected Asia with Europe before the modern times. The story will center around a princess who knows archery and horsemanship. According to a flyer for Fellows! magazine, the manga is tentatively titled Otoyome-Gatari, and the princess is named Amiru.
Fellows! was originally the name of a spinoff publication to Enterbrain's Comic Beam magazine. Mori drew Emma in Comic Beam, and she later drew Shirley, a manga set in Edwardian England, in the Comic Beam Fellows! publication. CMX Manga publishes Emma and Shirley in North America.
Source: Kuroi no Tenshi no Blog via dormcat's cubicle
Update: Mori revealed in her blog on October 4 that her new manga title is pronounced "Otoyome-Gatari.""
If you visit Ms. Mori's Blog (entry 122) you will see a couple of pictures from his new manga and the attention she pays to the characters' cloths is amazing. I hope the story is as good as the art.
|2008-11-26, 15:35
|Link #3
noch einmal?
Join Date: Mar 2008
Age: 31
I remembered hearing about this a while ago and got all excited because I loved Emma so much. I just read the first chapter and really enjoyed it, bunny killings aside. I was a little shocked at Karluk's age (I actually read that page three times to make sure I wasn't hallucinating, lol) but it's not really a big deal. The art is absolutely gorgeous. I don't know that I've ever seen such extreme detail in clothing; everything about it is beautiful. I'll definitely keep following this one. Looking forward to the next chapter.
|2009-01-03, 16:49
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Join Date: Dec 2005
I remember hearing about this, but didn't know the first chapter was out at all until I saw the 2nd chapter being discussed - I guess I don't think the manga section often enough.
I love the art. Amira is awesome so far. It's a bit more "slice of life" than I expected (not a complaint, just an observation), particularly given the forewarning of future drama at the end of the first chapter.
Definitely one to follow!
|2009-01-03, 20:52
|Link #11
With this I'm Invincible!
I'm amazed by the artwork. Amira is really pretty, though I think her underaged (? lol) husband gets enough screentime.
I'll see where this goes in the coming months, but for now, I'm just reveling in the awesome.
|2009-01-04, 00:28
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sweden
Age: 38
Agreed, the art was truly amazing. Some of the best I've ever seen. Couldn't care much for the story though. The set-up is something you've would normally see in an more "explicit" manga, so to speak. I'll read a couple of more chapters when they are out to see where this is going, only to see that awe inspiring art if nothing else.
|2009-01-04, 00:35
|Link #14
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
For someone who's supposed to have never even set foot on England, her portrayal of the Victorian world was absolutely convincing. True, this story doesn't seem to be reliant on a well established theme like Emma's and a portrayal of Turkic (?) culture in the 19th century is going to be a lot harder than Victorian culture, but that's part of the challenge that makes this project of hers so exciting. Like you I can't see at all where this will go, but that makes the journey doubly interesting, no?
|2009-01-04, 00:47
|Link #15
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
I didn't read Emma, but I stumbled upon this a few days back.
I agree about the story being 'average' and generic. It portrays how a Turkic soceity back then in the 19th century and the remains of horse archery. Turks, being originally nomads, practices horse archery since ancient times, being known to the west during the Crusades.
But needlesly to say, that I was completely blown away by the beauty and detail of the art. I mean just look how freakingly well detailed the clothes they wear, not to mention the wood-arts. It's just simply amazing.
I eagerly await for the next chapter only to see the art, but the story is also a plus, but just seems shotaish to me, maybe it's Turkic culture. I wonder how will the author portrays Islamic culture as it is an inseperable part of the Turkic soceity back then.
|2009-03-21, 20:15
|Link #18
noch einmal?
Join Date: Mar 2008
Age: 31
Why so delicious, artwork.
|2010-03-22, 14:53
|Link #19
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: USA
Age: 32
Otoyomegatari by MORI Kaoru
Well, this was recommended to me by Zwei and it is a great series. The art is phenomenal. I can't begin to imagine how long it takes each panel to be drawn.
Spoiler for Up to Chapter 10:
EDIT: I really wish the same name would be used everywhere for consistency. -_-
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Jan. 20, 2006
In a rivlary filled with historical and magical moments this was one for the ages.
Known as the "Battle of the Boulevard" the meetings between Lipscomb and Belmont are always hard fought affairs. Friday night's edition was no exception as the Lipscomb Bisons prevailed in overtime by the score of 97-85 in front of 5,028 fans, the largest crowd ever in Allen Arena.
"The fan support is what makes this game so special for me," said senior guard James Poindexter. "To come out there at 5:30 and have the fans cheering you on while you warm up and then have them be as loud as they can be when you come out on the court to play the game is what I like. This is my last time to play Belmont in this arena. The crowd is what I am going to miss."
The Bisons, 11-6 overall, 7-2 in the Atlantic Sun Conference, won their fifth straight game and take over sole possession of third place. The Bruins ended a four-game winning streak and slip to 8-8, 6-3 in the conference.
The game had been billed as a clash of styles with the defensive-minded Bisons taking on the offensive-minded Bruins. Sanderson stressed he never thought it was that clear cut.
"Somebody asked me earlier if it was our defense against their offense," said Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson. "I told them, no, because I think we are pretty good offensively too."
Sanderson also thinks that the hard lessons learned at Kentucky, Auburn and Tennessee in non-conference play this season prepared his Bisons to be able to embrace and overcome adversity.
"We battled back and battled back," said Sanderson. "We made plays. You have to have been there before. Playing at Kentucky, Tennessee and those types of arenas has hardened our team. They are expecting to win. It doesn't mean they are going to win them all;, but they have a confidence about them."
Belmont set the tempo for much of the first half as both teams traded baskets. A jump shot by Matthew Dotson gave the Bruins at 19-17 lead with 10:05 left to play in the first half. The Bisons took an eight-point lead at 32-24 with 6:15 left on a 3-pointer by Poindexter,
The Bisons held their advantage until 2:35 when Justin Hare connected for a 3-pointer to give the Bruins a 36-35 advantage. The Bisons, sparked by free throws from Poindexter and sophomore forward Eddie Ard, took over at 39-36 with 1:24 left until intermission.
The Bruins then scored back-to-back 3-pointers. Andy Wicke tied the game with 47 seconds on the clock. Hare found the net at the buzzer to give Belmont a 42-39 edge at intermission. "We never got into a frenzy in the first half," said Sanderson. "The pace of the game was to Belmont's liking. They beat us to every loose ball. They got every offensive rebound. At halftime we had to make sure we understood what was going on.
"They out-rebounded us by eight and shot 54 percent. And that was not us. We have been out-rebounding teams by eight and having them shoot 40 percent."
The second half was more of the same with both teams trading shots and leads. A 3-pointer by Hare with 2:36 left to play gave the Bruins a 5-point lead at 77-72.
But the Bisons refused to give in closing out regulation with a 7-2 scoring run on a 3-pointer by Poindexter, a lay-up by senior forward Cameron Robinson and a jumper by junior guard Brian Fisk for a 79-79 tie.
"We clamped down in the second half and Eddie, Brian and James made some tough shots," said Sanderson.
With four seconds left in the game Fisk missed a 3-point shot. Robinson came down with rebound and was fouled. He went to the free throw line with 0.7 seconds and missed the first of a one-and-one.
"When Cameron stepped up to the line and missed that shot he kind of put his head down after that," said Ard. "The whole team saw the look in his eyes. We said we had to get this one for him and for the whole team. We kind of stepped up the intensity to another level."
In overtime the Bisons controlled from the start, as junior guard Trey Williams scored on the first possession. Backed by the shooting of Ard and Poindexter the Bisons pulled ahead by eight points (91-83) with 44 seconds left.
"Our coaches did a great job of telling us we still had five minutes to win the game," said Ard. "That helped bring us over the hump."
A lay-up by Fisk put the Bisons up by 10 at 95-85. Williams hit a pair of free throws with 19 seconds left to close out the scoring.
Ard scored a career high and season high 25 points to lead all scorers, hitting 6-of-13 shots from the field, including 2-of-4 3-point attempts and 11-of-12 free throws. He also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. It was also his fifth time to score 20 or more points in a game and his second consecutive game he has scored 20 or more points.
Poindexter scored a season-high 24 points, his first time this season to score in the 20s. Poindexter hit 6-of-13 shots from the field, including 3-of-6 3-pointers and was 9-of-11 from the free throw line.
"I have been struggling a lot this season," said Poindexter. "A lot of guys on this team have given me a lot of confidence. They have encouraged me to keep my head up. For that reason I just felt like I was in the zone a little bit."
Also in double figures for the Bisons were Fisk with 16 points and freshman guard Michael Lusk with 12.
Robinson came off the bench to haul down eight rebounds, the second best on the team.
"I can't say enough about Cam and James," said Sanderson. "Their roles changed about a month ago. Both of those guys have accepted their roles off of the bench and have been humongous factors for us. As most everyone knows that is very difficult for seniors to do. Cam misses that free throw and you would have thought he was Superman in overtime the way he was hustling."
The Bruins also placed four players in double figures with Hare leading with 20 followed by Boomer Herndon with 16 and both Brian Collins and Andrew Preston with 12.
Collins and Hare each had 10 rebounds for double-doubles as the Bruins held the advantage on the boards 42-39.
The Bisons shot 42.5 percent from the field while Belmont shot 47.5 percent. In the overtime the Bisons hit 50 percent of their shots (4-of-8) with the Bruins hitting only 25 percent (2-of-8).
The Bisons have little time to enjoy this victory. A road trip to Florida Atlantic Tuesday night is next on the agenda followed by a visit from Florida Atlantic on Jan. 29 and a trip to Belmont on Jan. 31.
"This game is a confidence booster and gives us some momentum going into the Florida Atlantic games," said Ard.


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Perfectly Clear ($2.99 for iOS and $1.99 for Android)
What it is: an app with 12 automatic corrections to improve photos shot with a smartphone. The iOS version costs more because it includes noise removal and other features. When the Android version is updated with these tweaks, it will also cost $2.99.
How it works: The app applies scientific formulas to make photos resemble images the way we actually see them, because the camera filters light differently than the human eye does. The app automatically overcomes 12 ways in which the camera can distort an image, including color, depth and vibrancy. You can shoot photos within the app or correct photos that were previously shot.
Why it's great: Even when I think I've taken a fantastic shot, the app improves it by automatically brightening the image, improving exposure, etc. A three-bar menu button adjusts settings, such as Exposure and Sharpen, but I have discovered that the one-step Automatic Correction is the best fix. The app is a great tool to use before using another app to create a collage or special effects.
Why you might hesitate: It adds a square frame to rounded borders, but this quibble is irrelevant if I clean up an image in Perfectly Clear before using an app with borders such as Diptic.
Diptic (99 cents for iOS)
What it is: an app that allows you to create a collage with as many as nine images.
How it works: After launching Diptic, you choose from 160 layouts and then select photos for each frame in the collage. You can adjust the dimensions of each frame by moving the joints. A filter can be added and characteristics, including brightness and hue, can be adjusted. You even can alter the border width, color or round its edges. While the collage is being uploaded to Twitter, Facebook, email, etc., the app indicates it's working with messages, including "It's rock and roll time."
Why it's great: After photographing a meal with another travel writer, I walked away with app envy after I saw him create a collage of our appetizer, cocktails, entree and dessert with Diptic, while I had four stand-alone images. I downloaded the app that night and have been enjoying it nonstop, whether I want to memorialize a meal, zip lining or a day in the life of my cats.
Why you might hesitate: No reason to hesitate unless you hate collages.
ReelDirector ($1.99 for iOS)
What it is: an app that allows you to edit and create compilation videos shot with your iPhone and/or iPad.
How it works: You launch the app, create opening and closing credits, and then add videos and stills from your device's photo library or from your iCloud photo stream. You then choose among 28 available transitions between clips or scenes. Transitions include fade through black, fade through white, cross-dissolve, etc. Voice-overs and music can be added, including songs from iTunes.
Why it's great: It's easy to use and enables you to improve the pace or enhance your footage with stills and sound, especially because music can often make or break a movie. ReelDirector allows me to trim videos to the right length to work with other video apps such as Viddy, which produces only 15-second videos.
Why you might hesitate: No undo feature to go back a step. The app grabs a song only from the beginning, so you can't select a particular segment or refrain. You also can't preview the entire movie before you render it. But you can re-edit after rendering, so this isn't a deal breaker.