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Moot go to hell!
In memory victims of criminals Anonymous
Children, youngs, women...
If you don't have anything to die, not worth living
Fight! One Ethical: Defender Children
If you are really Anonymous, then combat CP!
In 4chan.org, Anonymous believe they'll push the button to start World War III,
meanwhile the bastards are having fun with innocent and naive people,
specially children: child porn, suicides, fear, terrorism, Sexual Violations
Confidential Report: Anonymous is the same 4chan.org/b/
◘ The Plot against Google+
Theirs tentacles ranging from murderers, rapists, child pornographers, grooming and scammers to advertising services like Adsense.
ANONYMOUS does not evolve, ANONYMOUS has degenerated in TROLL HANDLED THAT ALMOST EVERYONE for sex life, they're the hyenas of the Internet, they live to eat carrion
Rules in 4chan.org1. All women or girls are whores
2. Child pornography is essential like the air
3. All boys are potential suicide & stimulatable
3. Girls and boys are potential "objects of sexual pleasure"
4. To destroy lives in Facebook is national sport
5. To destroy young talents or funny child in youtube is orgasmic (fapping)
6. It's legal to scam Adsense (taliban guys), illegal is to be honest
7. An hero is who uploading pics, gif or links killing or violating children
8. Anonymous is a perfect deformation of bastard, nothing was before
9. Today Anonymous is shameful, it's the worts of the bad
10. Yesterday Anonymous was respectable, today negligible
11. Tomorrow ridiculous and criminalized
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Ref: the wikipedia garbage about 4chan
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They devour their flesh rotting
They are in constant orgie with child porn images
They shit in their mouths every second of their misery
They are zombies looking for a decent life in a landfill
Their laughter, as the pseudo-penis is equal to intelligence vomited
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Haha! I found the remnants of an old Casio SK-1 Motherboard and decided to see what would happen if I popped the ROM from that into my K3, the results are interesting to say the least;
The First waveform seems to be a nice 8 bit Saw kind of "Cheap Toy Piano" type sound, the second working waveform is a nice mellower bassy wave, the 3rd working waveform is kind of an aliased lead, the 4th sounds like a ring modulated Saw, preset 17 sounds aaaalmost like some sort of FM noise! Preset 33 sounds like noise overlaid with a saw wave
Oddly, with No Roms installed, Preset 32 always works. I'm guessing its probably the user waveform storage.
Video Soon
Here is me fiddling with this SK-1 ROM

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Freezing temperatures hit Stockton
Some commuters dread the start of winter
Freezing temperatures hit Stockton
Some commuters dread the start of winter
STOCKTON, Calif. (KCRA) —
On Thursday, residents in Stockton woke up to freezing temperatures.
On Country Club Boulevard, people stopping by the 76 gas station were bundled up.
Many who got out to pump gas put on extra layers of clothing.
Some drivers had steam coming out of their nose and mouth.
Michael Vickers told KCRA 3 he is not looking forward to winter, and said it was too cold outside.
Driver Greg Pimentel wore shorts in the freezing temperatures.
He said he trained in Korea for his military career, and that it felt good out.
Police said with the cold comes more car thefts.
People who leave their cars running are targets because the exhaust is made more visible in the cold, and alerts thieves to the often-unlocked car.


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KDE Wiki Gains New Host and Sponsor
I'm pleased to announce that the KDE Wiki has been moved to
Thanks to Jason, we now have a dedicated server for the Wiki which
I am thrilled with the new arrangements, and would again like to thank
Wonderful wiki site... Thanks.
By Asif Ali Rizwaan at Tue, 2005/03/08 - 6:00am
I'd love to see KDE wiki use MediaWiki. It's look and feel, and with this the whole *user-experience* is *a lot* better. The current one always looks ugly to me.
Yes: I know - what counts is the *content*, but the appearance alone already scares off users, I fear :(
I fear a switch from tikiwiki to mediawiki isn't that easy, so it probably will not happen - just my 2ct... :)
By unknown at Tue, 2005/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
The look could certainly be better.
You don't have to switch to MediaWiki to change the look though.
By ca at Tue, 2005/03/08 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
well, you would need to in order to get the wiki-syntax people are used to. Granted, transfering would probably be more work then benefit.
amaroK has a relatively new mediawiki at http://amarok.kde.org/wiki
By Ian Monroe at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
The benefits could be greater actually.
Just compare the "Stay Informed about KDE Applications !"
Oh yes, and we could borrow information from wikipedia
By jmfayard at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
> with media wiki, people would feel "at home" and would probably contribute more than what we currently have.
Can you please elaborate this thesis so that I have a chance to understand it?
Re: MediaWiki?
Not sure what the previous poster meant exactly, but for me the current KDE wiki (twiki?) looks much more confusing than the average mediawiki equivalent. Currently it looks like a combination of a forum / discussion board and a place to write about KDE. Additionally there are polls, number of online users and so on. In short: the current start page looks completely overloaded.
Also note that the syntax differs from the mediawiki syntax. Mediawiki, the software used for Wikipedia is probably by far the most known wiki syntax. This means that most persons who edit a wiki probably know the mediawiki syntax and it would make it a lot easier for them if they do not have to relearn a new syntax. Last time I checked I even had problems finding the "watchlist" equivalent of mediawiki. Furthermore I am not sure what support the current wiki engine has for multiple languages. The mediawiki engine is designed to support more than one language and allows interlanguage links.
Despite the critics a big thanks to Luci for his work!
By MK at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki? -- a job for konq?
It would be nice to have an option in Konq to have a wsiwyg replacement for textarea. For example, we could specify that a textarea of a certain name, on a certain domain, is for editing media-wiki style, and have the wysiwyg editor accordingly. (have it working for the most popular ones: BBcode, MediaWiki, TWiki etc...)
I believe the textarea is the most frustrating HTML widget, it would be nice to have option to make it more useable. (ie, the wisywig editor, kgpg integration for webmail, etc...)
By ac at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki? -- a job for konq?
Support in Konqi for the features required by http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/example.php?example=true would be very cool, too (not wiki-related, but still wysiwyg). I don't know the details why this doesn't work in Konqi at the moment, it currently only works with the usual suspects: Mozilla, MSIE and FireFox.
By cm at Fri, 2005/03/11 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
Even easier would be to disable the "double click to edit" misfeature which is a usability nightmare.
By charles samuels at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
My comparison of MediaWiki and Twiki, for use for a corporate knowledgebase.
By Geek Head at Sat, 2006/10/28 - 5:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
@GeekHead FYI your link is open to invited readers only
By Anonymous at Tue, 2008/05/27 - 5:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
agreed.. there has been a mass exodus from tikiwiki to mediawiki simply because of the L&F of Mediawiki. However, it IS possible to pair down tikiwiki. See freedesktop.org for example.
By anon at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
freedesktop.org uses MoinMoin
RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
So I see the majority doesn't like the current state, and many are used to how mediawiki works.
Q: Can we switch?
- Maybe have tikiwiki and mediawiki both parallel for a time and move the content step by step? Then, I'd even care to add contents then... :)
By unknown at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
If we are taking a vote, mine would be for switching to mediawiki.
Also, can I be assured that my content is "safe" on the new wiki machine?
I guess we won't be able to measure the reliability of the new machine
By Allen at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
Yeah, the two services Dot and Wiki were really bogging the original machine down. It's a relief to now have separate hosting solutions for the two.
I think the backup situation is pretty good for the Wiki. It's taken care of by the hosting company asmallorange, as far as I know. Luci and Jason will know more.
I wouldn't expect the Wiki to be switching to MediaWiki any time soon, if ever, if I were you guys. Not having used TikiWiki myself, what's so bad about it? The look is something that can be solved I assume, so that really shouldn't be a big deal.
By Navindra Umanee at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
The problem is not the look IMHO. Twiki is a pain to edit. MediaWiki feels simpler, and most people are used to it (since it is more popular, and used on wikipedia.org)
By ac at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
>Also, can I be assured that my content is "safe" on the new wiki machine?
Yes you can, I'm not even attempting to managing the hosting myself but let the experts at http://asmallorange.com take care of what they are good at. They have:
# Dual Xeon servers with 2GB of RAM and SCSI hard drives (presumably with RAID5 as they don't skimp on anything else)
And just to make you feel extra warm and fuzzy you can read about their drool inducing data center:
"A Small Orange hosts all our clients in a state of the art datacenter facility located in Dallas, Texas which offers complete redundancy in power, HVAC, fire suppression, network connectivity, and security. The datacenter facility sits atop multiple power grids driven by TXU electric, with PowerWare UPS battery backup power and dual power generators onsite. The HVAC systems are a combination of glycol, chilled water, and condenser units by Data Aire to provide redundancy in cooling coupled with 8 managed backbone providers. Twelve more third party backbone providers are available in the building via cross connect. Fire suppression includes a pre-action dry pipe system including VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) with over 600 smoke detectors. Needless to say, with these sorts of facilities, you can rest assured that your website is in good hands."
By Jaseone at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
Warm, Fuzzy.
By Allen at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
> Are the drives RAID5? Are there tape backups? all that good stuff?
Funny that you are requesting that for the Wiki when it doesn't exist for more important KDE servers like cvs.kde.org afaik.
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
If we were discussing other KDE servers I'd voice the appropriate concern.
In the case of the CVS server I'm not as concerned because of the
By Allen at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
> So I see the majority doesn't like the current state
The Wiki will for sure not change its software because of some random (did you contribute, will you ever?) and anonymous postings of MediaWiki fanboys to the dot.
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
What about a poll on the kde-wiki then?
It would be interesting what the majority of the existing editors says about a change. I have edited kde-wiki in the past, but stopped mostly because it looks too confusing for me and because I am not happy with the syntax--I sometimes edit wikipedia articles (from time to time even the KDE ones). IIRC Luci is a tikiwiki developer thus convincing him to switch would be kind of hard ;-)
By MK at Wed, 2005/03/09 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
> IIRC Luci is a tikiwiki developer thus convincing him to switch would be kind of hard ;-)
So you would prefer to fire him and find a new Wiki admin?
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
No, I suggested allowing a vote on the current wiki to let the editors decide. I just pointed out that in case of a majority voting for mediawiki this would probably not please Luci for obvious reasons. This discussion is just about the wiki engine _not_ about persons. And to make this very clear (again): Luci is doing a great job -- thanks a lot!
By MK at Thu, 2005/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: RFC: switch to MediaWiki!
I can assure you that Luci and Navindra are doing a fabulous job to keep this stuff up and running for us all.
By David at Thu, 2005/03/10 - 6:00am
Re: MediaWiki?
Well, my only complaint with the wiki engine behind the site is in the editing page. Syntax: not a problem. Final display: easy to change. The editor: uh-uh.
The editor has, along the top, smiley buttons. Smiley. Buttons. This isn't a forum. This isn't a chat client. The last thing we want in the KDE wiki are lots of animated faces making the entire product look like it was thrown together by twelve-year-olds.
And the buttons for the other editing options? They're along the left edge. Hidden. And, once they are unhidden, they spill out in a bit of a jumble.
So, yeah, remove the smiley options and move the side buttons to the top, unhidden.
However, and I want to emphasize this, those are just little nitpicks about an overall good site. Thanks for putting the site together and keeping it running.
By jameth at Thu, 2005/03/10 - 6:00am


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Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
A chef holds the head of a bluefin tuna after cutting its meat at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2012. The 269-kilogram (593 lbs) tuna caught off the coast of northern Japan, was sold at a record of 56.49 million yen ($736,234) in the country's first fish auction of the year.
Franck Robichon / EPA
The record-breaking fish on display at Tsukiji market.
msnbc.com staff and news services report from TOKYO:
This tuna is worth savoring: It cost nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.
A bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000, Thursday in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market.
The price for the 593-pound tuna beat last year's record of 32.49 million yen or about $416,000.
A Sushi-Zanmai shop in Tsujiki was selling fatty tuna sushi from the prized fish for 418 yen ($5.45) apiece Thursday.
"It's superb. I can do nothing but smile. I am very happy," said Kosuke Shimogawara, a 51-year-old customer, who pointed out that if sold at cost, each piece of sushi could cost as much as 8,000 yen ($96). Read the full story.
Shizuo Kambayashi / AP
Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., center left, cuts the bluefin at his Sushi Zanmai restaurant.
Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
A chef holds part of the fish after cutting.
Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP - Getty Images
A customer eats sushi freshly sliced up from the bluefin.
A 593-pound tuna fetches a record breaking price that makes it the world's most expensive tuna fish. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.


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IUCN and AFD, the French Agency for Development, recently signed an agreement for EUR 2.6 million (CHF 3.18 million). The funds will contribute to the implementation of three thematic programmes chosen to reflect France's international priorities in conservation.
The three programmes include biodiversity conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa, protection and restoration of oceans, islands and European Overseas territories and support to the global governance of biodiversity.
As part of the agreement, IUCN and AFD will collaborate to reinforce the efficiency of the network of protected areas in Africa, a goal which requires some capacity building for protected area managers. The two partners will, in particular, continue supporting the two degrees they developed within the Senghor University in Alexandria, Egypt: a Master's degree and a shorter two-year university qualification.
On oceans, IUCN and AFD will collaborate with the European Commission to create a fund dedicated to the preservation of overseas biodiversity. In terms of governance, they will collaborate with the network of financial institutions dedicated to development, such as the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), as well as the African Development Bank, to create a common instrument in order to measure the biodiversity footprint of investment projects.
These collaborative projects are part of the larger partnership between France and IUCN, which includes three French Ministries: Foreign Affairs, Environment, and Overseas. The partnership started in 2005 and was renewed for another four years in June 2013. Its overarching aim is to provide French and francophone expertise in the pursuit of the commitments made by the international community as part of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
AFD: The French Agency for Development is one of IUCN's nine framework donors. AFD is committed to investing 160 Million Euros (CHF 195 Million) per year on biodiversity projects and has developed a biodiversity strategy applicable to all projects.


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@ The Little Red Dot
Stay with us and you will enjoy discounted attraction tickets and airport transfers. We are a fully licensed city hostel with the Singapore Tourism Board. We are a short walking distance from the train/ subway station.
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Candice Glover spent more time on season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album.
The 23-year-old, who won the Fox singing series last week after competing for four months, is set to release "Music Speaks" on July 16.
Past "Idol" champs released their debut albums in the fall after winning the contest in the spring, but Glover said she's ready to capitalize on the insta-fame "Idol" has given her.
"I've built a fan base being on this show, and my fan base is interested in me now and they won't see me every Wednesday and Thursday anymore to admire my singing, so I think it's a good thing it's coming out this summer," she said in an interview this week.
"It's crazy that I'm even talking about an album because last year I was working at a resort," she added, laughing.
"Music Speaks" was available on pre-order the day after she won the "American Idol" crown, beating out country singer Kree Harrison. Glover's debut single, the inspirational pop ballad "I Am Beautiful," sold 48,000 tracks in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The St. Helena Island, S.C., native, who auditioned but didn't make the cut in seasons nine and 11, said the "American Idol" experience has made her more confident.
She said taking risks on the show — like performing Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" and Drake's "Find Your Love" — is helping her find her true voice.
"(From) day one I was still in the mind-set of pleasing people. In season 11, I was all about pleasing people. ... This year I took more chances because I didn't care anymore," she said. "I didn't always have that confidence. I was insecure about how I looked and people would tell me all the time, 'You don't look the part.' And this year I kind of stopped caring about that and just did me."
Glover said she's heading to Los Angeles this week to begin work on her album.
"My album will most likely be R&B, soul and a little bit of jazz, almost like a Jazmine Sullivan vibe because I love her. She's my favorite singer of all time," Glover said of the Grammy-nominated songstress whose R&B hits include "Need U Bad" and "Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)."
When asked what producers and songwriters she would be working with, she said: "I have no idea."
Glover, who is also influenced by Christina Aguilera, said she wants her album to be full of positive messages, much like her first single.
"I was in school for psychology because I wanted to counsel teenage girls that had those insecurity problems, and I'm glad my music has that connection with people because that's really what I wanted to do whether I was singing or not," she said.
The top 11 contestants on "Idol" will kick off a 40-show concert tour June 29 in St. Louis, Miss.
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Work presented by Michael Wong, associate professor of surgery at UC Davis Health System, was honored for Best Overall Paper at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, which was held recently in San Diego. Wong's presentation earned the top award from among a field of almost 70 other scientific abstracts from around the state.
Wong presented the results of a prospective, randomized, multicenter, international clinical trial, which evaluated bony healing and pain following fixed rigid plates versus traditional wire closures in patients who had a median sternotomy -- an incision in the center of the chest that splits the breastbone (sternum) to give surgeons access to the heart.
UC Davis Medical Center was one of the clinical sites and the leading enroller in the United States for the prospective trial. Wong tested whether using rigid plates affixed with screws rather than a conventional wire closure would enable a better union of the breastbone and decrease pain for patients following heart surgery. He and his research team found that those patients who received the plate closure did experience better bony healing of their sternums and reported less pain.
"I'm honored and humbled to be recognized by the California Society of Plastic Surgeons," said Wong, "because there were so many excellent research papers presented at this conference. I think our study stood out because it is a prospective, randomized clinical trial with a clear message. Patients with high-risk sternotomies can expect to have better bony healing and less pain if they receive more rigid sternal fixation compared to traditional wire closure."
Wong says he and his colleagues have submitted their findings for publication in the coming year.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an effort to capitalize on its strong North American growth, Papa John's is offering Canadian franchisees an enticing package of incentives to grow within or join the Papa John's family. Under the company's 2013 Canadian Development Incentive Program announced today, qualifying restaurants opening in Canada in 2013 will pay no opening fees ($25,000 value), and receive up to 30 months of reduced royalty payments.
"Our brand is poised for continued growth in 2013," said John Schnatter, Papa John's Founder, Chairman and CEO. "We are proud to offer this Development Incentive Program to help our franchisees grow with us and deliver our 'Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.' to an increasing number of consumers throughout Canada."
The program is generally available for new Canadian unit development agreements signed by qualifying franchisees through August 30, 2013, for new restaurant openings on or before December 29, 2013. The incentives are subject to the complete rules and eligibility requirements of the program at the time of signing a development agreement. Full program details are available upon completion and review of a Franchise Application accessible at www.papajohns.com.
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third largest pizza company. For 11 of the past 13 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John's also earned the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Pizza Brand of the Year. Papa John's is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl XLVII. For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com.


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Dsouza.alan necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 23 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
We are a SEO services firm based out of Bangalore, India. We are looking to design a very creative and bold design for our brand. The name of our website is MySEOPandit.com.
The target audience are people who are specifically looking to partner, outsource work or hire an SEO Agency. The design should very clearly have easy access to available SEO plans and should comply to good UX standards.
The design needs to contain an identity for our brand. The name of our brand is MySEOPandit.com. The idea is to portray our organization as a pandit in SEO services. Probably, the designer could use the pandit in our logo as an identity to help in the walk through. Preferred colours in the design are red and grey.
The design should have a minimal scroll and best utilization of space. The plans and more information needs to appear on the home page. Probably, the designer can use his creativity in displaying the right things in the home page.
The menus and the footer areas also need to be designed very creatively.
The second page is the inner page. The page that is visited when someone looks for details. We will be using this design for all the other pages other than the homepage. This page can have some amount of scroll. However, the page should have some space for pictures/slideshows, nice way of displaying headings, neat footers and a beautiful menus.
We do not have an existing website. The only thing that we have is a newly designed logo.
I do not have links regarding specific websites here. However, I really liked the way psdchimp.com is designed. The way they have used the chimp for site navigation is just brilliant.


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Alissa & Leela of Bright Designlab
How do people live green in their everyday life? What motivates and inspires them? In Re-Nest's new column, Creative People, Living Green, I interview interesting people I meet to find out their habits, thoughts, creative pursuits, business ventures, and green living wisdom.
Alissa and Leela, co-founders of Bright Designlab, are interior and graphic designers who have recently launched an upcycled furniture line. Inspired by bold graphics, color and the reclaimed wood found at various local sites, their unique pieces are visually striking and very practical. A perfect marriage of fashion and function!! More photos below:
Bright Designlab shares a space with Hammer and Hand, a green remodeling company. This partnership enables Bright Designlab to dream up pieces, while Hammer and Hand produces the furniture. Alissa and Leela's talent for in seeing potential in materials such as old lockers, barnyard wood, industrial metals and school bleachers is uncanny. To think that such sleek, graphic, contemporary pieces come from such a cacophony of disparate elements, it's inspiring.
Their shelves and tables can be found in local shops and restaurants, creating a dynamic flow and style within each unique space. Their furniture is inventive, artistic and refreshingly different — in an era where farm house tables are so popular, it's wonderful to see reclaimed wood and interesting materials being spun into something more modern. It's also encouraging to see that treading lightly on the Earth, working with materials destined for landfills and junkyards and spinning what already exists into exquisite furniture and concepts.
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Alissa Pulcrano, principal - bright designlab, design princess, minutiae coordinator, big mouth relations, optimist
Leela Brightenburg, principal - bright designlab, interior + graphic soothsayer, magic photographer, practicality maestro
What does a typical day look like?
Early morning: wrap up all current communications from the day before (still in PJ's) Mid morning: head for the retail studio, have office meeting with my cohort, make sure studio is in order, smooth skirt, sit up straight and wait. Okay, not really, there is not much waiting going on! Most of the day: Meld brains with Leela on ongoing projects, meet with new clients, and often, photographing finished projects for other designers. All the time: Think of new ways to propel.
The term "green living" can be so generic. What does it mean to you?
Living life thoughtfully, and teaching the next generation.
What inspires you?
Life. Feeding people, both in stomach and in mind.
The one thing you can't live without:
Cheese. Steel. Wanderlust. Thesaurus. Oh wait that's 4.
Favorite quote or personal mantra you live by?
"Work hard and be nice to people" - Anthony Burrill... followed by "you never know."
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Nobu - Mayfair
15 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DY
Nobu Berkeley ST is located at 15 Berkeley Street in the heart of Mayfair. The critically acclaimed Nobu Berkeley ST is now one of London's most fashionable restaurants and has also been the venue for some of the capitals most high profile parties.
Located over two floors, Nobu Berkeley St which was designed by celebrated designer David Collins is open for lunch and dinner and houses a suitably glamorous 200 cover restaurant and a stylish, yet relaxed lounge bar with a licence until 2am.
Nobu Matsuhisa and executive chef Mark Edwards have created a menu, which includes the Nobu classic dishes, but with many new items, some of which are cooked in a Japanese wood-burning oven. At one side of the restaurant there is a 12 seater sushi bar and on the opposite side is the Hibachi table, available for parties of twelve people.


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Why Fining People Can Actually Increase That Activity... An Economics Lesson
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In fact, Clive Thompson points us to a study that highlights this in a really strong way. It's a series of studies that show that when people overestimate the monetary benefits (or costs) and underestimate the nonmonetary ones, they often set up really bad incentives.
For example, they've found that fewer people give blood when they're paid for it. For someone who thinks only in terms of the monetary benefits, this would make no sense. Why would giving people money lead to less of the activity. But the reasoning is that the real marginal benefit that people get from giving blood is the belief that they're doing good in the world and helping to save lives. Getting paid for it, actually hinders that feeling, by making the whole thing feel like a transaction. And the money paid is apparently a lot less than the decreased "good feelings" from the marginal benefit.
On the flip side, other experiments showed that fining people over certain actions (such as picking up their kids from daycare too late), actually increased the number of tardy parents. Again, if you think of this solely in monetary terms, this makes no sense. It now costs more, monetarily, to be late to pick up a kid. But, in making it a monetary transaction, it removed non-monetary costs -- such as the "guilt" of being late. As the article notes:
The fine seems to have reduced their ethical obligation to avoid inconveniencing the teachers and led them to think of lateness as simply a commodity they could purchase.This is really fascinating stuff that is important for people to understand in setting up any sort of incentive structure. Money -- either on the cost or benefit side -- is not the only incentive. And thinking that it is often leads to miscalculating a series of other, potentially more important, costs and benefits. That doesn't mean that economics is wrong. It can handle all of that. The problem is when people assume that it's only the direct monetary costs and benefits that go into the equation. It is, unfortunately, a common problem, and leads to all sorts of confused thinking both about business models, but also about the economics profession itself.


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Sapphire HD4850 Review
Are you looking for a new video card to add to your new build or maybe it's about time to upgrade your GPU again? Have you been waiting for something new to hit the market, see what ATI is going to launch to put up a fight against nVidia? Well now is the time. Sapphire recently launched the HD4850 video card built around the ATI RV770 GPU that takes advantage of the 55nm manufacturing process. There has been much hype about this card throughout the online computer forums, I wonder if the wait is going to pay off. I am extremely curious to see how the Sapphire HD4850 is going to compare when it comes to other cards that are out on the market, especially thinking back to when the HD3850 was released and how the card did.
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From the first look at the Sapphire HD4850 package, you are going to begin to want this card, this is because of the sheer design of the package. There are a ton of badges on the front of the Sapphire HD4850's package, including ATI Radeon Maximum Graphics badge, ATI CrossFire X, and Microsoft Windows Vista. There is also a large picture of Ruby, ATI's mascot, however she is in a different position, she looks to be praying; maybe praying to the ATI Gods? There are a list of some of the main features to the Sapphire HD4850 at the bottom edge of the package as well as a large oval badge letting you know that there is 512MB of GDDR3 installed on the card. There is also a new slogan in the middle of the package, saying "Prepare to Dominate...." implying that the HD4850 is going to perform extremely well. When you take a look at the back, you are able to see nice long list of the main features of the Sapphire HD4850. Ruby is also on the back of the package, however this time she has a sword, like she is about to go into battle. On the right hand side, there is a Product Highlights paragraph describing the HD4850. One one of the ends, you are going to find a System Requirements list, which says "...you need one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board are required" meaning there needs to be two CrossFireX bridges installed.
When you open up the packaging for the Sapphire HD4850, you are going to find a brown box that is holding everything in place as well as keeping it protected and when opened up, you will find more protection; not only is the HD4850 wrapped in an anti-static bag, it is also wrapped up in a thick foam piece to keep it from being damaged during the shipping process. Under the foam is where you are going to find all of the included accessories. There is also a nice user manual to help you with the installation of your new Sapphire HD4850.
The included accessories are, one S-Video out converter, one DVI to Analog dongle, one DVI to HDMI dongle, a 4-pin molex to PCI-E power cable, a S video to RCA cable, one CrossFireX bridge, one 2GB Sapphire USB card, and a bunch of CDs. The included CDs are 3DMark06, Power DVD, DVD Suite, Ruby ROM Volume 1.1, and the Sapphire Driver installation CD.
Now that we know what the packaging for the Sapphire HD4850 looks like, I know that I am ready to take a look at the actual video card and see what it looks like.


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A Business cum leisure resort with its own distinctive character; The WelcomHotel Rama International is a unique way to experience Aurangabad, one of India's most vibrant and exotic destinations.
Recreating the magnificence of Ajanta and Ellora caves, in a beautiful setting; The Rama International is set in 13 acres of landscaped gardens with recreational facilities and beautiful interiors that create the architectural marvels of the Ajanta and Ellora caves. The rooms and suites set against lush greenery and the minute attention to detail creates a soothing blend of warm, effortless service and harmonious spaces.
A visit to Aurangabad unfolds with private excursions to its many closely proximate exotic destinations; Bibi-Ka-Maqbara, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Daulatabad Fort, holy shrine of Shirdi Sai Baba and Panchakki Dam. The WelcomHotel Rama International is the perfect setting from which to begin and end your journey.


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Onslow County is constructing a furlough plan in case the partial federal government shutdown continues into November.
Onslow County is constructing a furlough plan in case the partial federal government shutdown continues into November.
County Manager Jeff Hudson told the Onslow County Board of Commissioners during a Tuesday special meeting that county staff is nearly complete with a first draft of the plan and hopes to finalize it during a Thursday staff meeting. The plan would then be presented to the Commissioners during an upcoming meeting.
The plan, which would include how the county would handle furloughing employees as a result of the loss of federal funding for salaries, would be enacted in November if needed, Hudson said.
Late Monday, Onslow County saw its Work First funding cut. Work First is a welfare program that allows families to receive one-time cash benefits for up to three months. Parents who register with an employment assistance program and sign an agreement are able to receive the benefits for up to 24 months if they keep working, get training or perform community service.
October cash payments have already been transmitted to those eligible for the program, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services so benefits won�t be missed unless the shutdown extends into November.
Work First Family Assistance applications are still being accepted; however, NCDHHS has disallowed processing those applications until federal funds become available.
The state is working to implement a process to provide Medicaid benefits while Work First Cash Assistance is suspended, according to NCDHHS.
Assistant County Manager Sheri Slater said that 350 Onslow County families are affected by the Work First cuts.
According to Slater, there won�t be any cash assistance for November through the program.
The Maternity and Child Health block grant, which is a $300,000 grant, is not currently available to be reimbursed though Slater said that is not an immediate concern because in September the program�s revenues exceeded its expenses and there are additional funding sources available for the program.
The grant is one funding source for the Women�s Health, Family Planning and Child Health programs at the health department. Slater said that if funding were not available for the program, the county would be able to fund the program for only three months through its fund balance.
Onslow County has also seen childcare subsidies cut for October, though the Onslow County Partnership for Children funded the childcare for children enrolled who are not old enough for school. Several after-school programs also stepped up to the plate ensuring that children needing after-school care received the care they need.
If the childcare subsidies are cut again in November, the county will again need to consider its options for funding the subsidies.
The Women, Infant and Children program had two days last week where vouchers were not able to be issued until the NCDHHS found a way to fund the program.
The county�s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative social worker received a stop-work order for the grant-funded program. The initiative is one funding source for the Adolescent Parenting Program administered through the PEERS Family Development Center. According to Slater, remaining program staff is supporting program participants but new applicants are being placed on a waiting list.
Other programs affected by the cuts are the Guardianship program, which has more than 40 active cases in Onslow County; foster care, which includes 204 children; and the family reunification programs. The county will not be reimbursed for the services provided in September.
Slater said that DSS reimbursement in September was reduced by about $300,000 and the county is not yet sure what the full impact will be in October.
So far, Onslow County Senior Services has not been impacted.
The next big step, Slater said, will be ensuring that a furlough plan is in place for November.
Slater said that so far, Onslow County employees who would have been furloughed have been moved into vacant positions. Five employees who handle childcare subsidies and four who work with Work First were reassigned to other positions within the Department of Social Services that they were qualified for.
�It filled a need for the county and it certainly met a need for our employees,� she said.
Slater told The Daily News that as long as there are vacancies to move the employees to, �We�re going to make every effort to do that.�
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White and black embellished evening dress.
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White and black A line evening dress, size 10. Here are the details about the materials I used:
Bodice: made of white taffeta, with straight neckline in front and deep neckline at the back.
Belt: made of black satin, with hand-embellished Miyuki glass beads and sequins.
Skirt part: made of fine stretch cotton, with handmade black organza flowers, stitched with Miyuki glass beads and sequins. The flowers are bigger at the hem and smaller toward the waistline.
The dress is fully lined with white and black anti-static lining and it has zip fastening at the back.
I used the Burda pattern, but I took out the sleeves and I made a lower back.
This product is for sale
By Cristina Staicu at Facebook
Material Notes
All the fowers are handmade: each petal has been cut, burned at the edges, handstitched into flowers with beads and sequins.
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Sep 18, 2012, 01.30 PMby jothur
This is an amazing piece. Well done.
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Sep 18, 2012, 02.41 PMby Cristina Staicu
Thank you, I appreciate it :)
Sep 13, 2012, 09.01 AMby krice
Amazing! I love the contrasts in both colour and fabric, such a beauty!
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Sep 13, 2012, 02.51 PMby Cristina Staicu
Thank you very much :**
Sep 6, 2012, 05.59 PMby Luiza Grooks
wow! I love the skirt! I can't immagine how much effort you put in…
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Sep 6, 2012, 06.01 PMby Luiza Grooks
ps: I wish I would have nerves to do it. Btw, for how long were you making flowers?
Sep 6, 2012, 07.48 PMby Cristina Staicu
Thank you :) I started making the flowers before cutting and sewing the dress, as it was the most nerv-challenging part :)) I think it took me 1 week for cutting and burning the edges, and about 3 weeks in sewing them by hand. So, yes, you are right, it was an effort, but I like spending time into something that you can't find in a high street shop. That's why I like this website :)
Aug 27, 2012, 12.26 PMby Redsonia
You are so talented, thanks for posting your projects, as they can be a great inspiration for many. Do you have a blog?
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Aug 27, 2012, 12.39 PMby Cristina Staicu
Thank you very much for your positive feedback :) I don't have a blog, but I have a Facebook page. Please find the link below. You can see there my collections and fashion illustrations. Hope you'll enjoy :) xx
Aug 26, 2012, 08.31 PMby Trudy McGrath
I can't even begin t think what hell of a job it must have been but the result is absolutely amazing…
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Aug 26, 2012, 09.42 PMby Cristina Staicu
Thank you, Trudy :) Yes, it was a challenge , but i enjoy making theese kind of 3D embellishments. xx
Aug 26, 2012, 07.11 PMby Mary Athey
Gorgeous dress. love.it x
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Aug 26, 2012, 09.42 PMby Cristina Staicu
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Vornado Realty Trust and a partner have agreed to sell a Washington, D.C., mall for $272.5 million, the Washington Business Journal reported earlier this month.
An unnamed buyer will acquire The Shops at Georgetown Park from Paramus-based Vornado and Angelo, Gordon & Co., the Aug. 5 report said. The price tag equates to about $893 per square foot for the 305,000-square-foot shopping center, which Vornado and Angelo, Gordon had renovated from an indoor mall into a series of larger-format stores.
Vornado purchased the retail center for $61 million at a 2010 foreclosure auction, the Washington Business Journal said, later adding Angelo, Gordon as a 50 percent partner in the joint venture.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Thu 29th Sep 2011 19:31 UTC, submitted by Hiev
GNOME 3.2 has been released. It's basically a collection of relatively small updates, improvements, and bug fixes. As whole, it's a pretty big upgrade, but there's nothing really that stands out to me - probably because I don't use GNOME3 myself so I really have no idea where it's lacking (if at all). Any GNOME3 users care to shine a light on this one?


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It has been a long time since I've written about notebooks since I've been busy looking at desktop hardware, but I finally had the time to dedicate to one very nice notebook. What I have here today is the Dell XPS M1730 gaming notebook, which is hands down the fastest notebook I have ever laid my hands on. The Dell XPS M1730 has been around since October 2007, so I won't bore you with a review on a notebook that is now over half a year old. What we are looking at today is the new 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 processor that you have the option to purchase when you pick up one of beasts. When the Dell M1730 first came out it was offered with an Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 at 2.8GHz. What is the difference then you ask? The Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 is built with a 65nm process and has an L2 cache size of 4MB, while the recently released Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 uses a newer 45nm process technology and has an L2 cache size of 6MB. What stands out the most about the transition though is the power savings. The X7900 has a TDP of 44W, while the new X9000 has a TDP of just 35W. Intel has managed to add cache and manage an impressive power reduction thanks to the die shrink. This processor is hands down Intel's fastest notebook CPU for the performance enthusiast, gaming, and multimedia markets. If you crave speed and don't mind Desktop Replacement (DTR) sized notebooks then you are in luck.
The Dell XPS M1730 is the perfect system to test the out the Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 processor as it has all the latest technology stuffed under the hood. The Dell XPS M1730 offers support of the highest-end components available today, Intel Core 2 Extreme processors, Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX SLI graphics, the first mobile PhysX processor, and two SATA hard drives. Our test system (pictured above) came with a pair of NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX graphics cards in SLI, a pair of 250GB Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9250421ASG hard drives in RAID, 4GB (only 3GB available) of DDR2 667MHz memory and of course the Intel Core 2 Extreme Mobile X9000 Processor.
Before we jump into the testing, I wanted to show how cool the keyboard illumination looks when computing in the dark. This is ideal for gamers that like to play with the lights off. The Dell XPS M1730 laptop also incorporates a built-in Logitech GamePanel LCD display above the keyboard; four buttons beneath the LCD let you navigate menus to toggle between system status, in-game statistics, and other vital information on the 0.8-inch-high screen. My Dell XPS 1710 is starting to look a little dated!
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It's Here (Or Is It?) - Duke Nukem Forever
Today's the day. Today is the day. The day that over a decade of abject silliness is finally resolved: Duke Nukem Forever has been released. Good grief! It's actually happened. It's available in shops, whatever they are, right now, and also on Steam. Unfortunately, a number of players, myself included, are experiencing a problem wherein over 100 game files – including the main .exe – are not downloaded, thus preventing access to the game. (Yes, I've tried validating and redownloading; no, it didn't work). Graaaaaaaah! A final, cosmic joke perhaps? I hope you're not prey to it, but it does mean my plans to run an as-I-play liveblog have been denied for the time being.
So, anyone fired it up yet? How's it seem? And how does it feel, to be playing this game of such infamy?


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Feb. 11, 2007
The Lipscomb Bisons tennis team beat Alabama A&M Saturday, sweeping the match 7-0.
Mike Sherman, Jeff West, Colten Jones and Josh Cummings all won their singles matches. Alabama A&M forfeited the fifth and sixth singles matches.
Cummings is 3-1 this season in singles matches.
In doubles play David Carrillo and Hangstefer won 8-1 and West and Andy Mizell teamed to win 8-0. Alabama A&M forfeited the third match.
No.1 Carrillo-Hangstefer (LU) def. Turner-Rodgers (AL) 8-1
No.2 West-Mizell (LU) def. Gray-McKinney (AL) 8-0
No.3 Forfeit Alabama A&M
No. 1 Mike Sherman (LU) def. Jamal Truner (AL) 6-1. 6-0
No. 2 Jeff West (LU) def. Amante Gray (AL) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Colten Jones (LU) def. Greg Rodgers (AL) 8-0
No. 4 Josh Cummings (LU) def. West McKinney (AL) 8-0
No. 5 Forfeit Alabama A & M
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Quick & Easy Green Living Tips: 15 of Our Favorite Posts
We are always on the lookout for new ways to help streamline eco-friendly living, and this year we featured an abundance of great ideas that are easy to incorporate into daily routines and flexible enough to customize. Check out some of our favorite easy tips for sustainable living.
•1 25 Green Cleaning Recipes For the Whole House
•2 How To Clean Burnt Pans with Vinegar and Baking Soda
•3 Hot Tip: Entertain with Style. No More Disposable Cups!
•4 A Guide To Encouraging Recycling At Your Party
•5 Throwing A Garden Party: Best Eco-Friendly Tips and Tricks
•6 10 Things You Can Do To Start Living Greener
•7 10 Easy Ways To Conserve Water
•8 12 Tips to Save Money By Cutting Waste
•9 10 Tips To Manage Rubbish Without Plastic Bags
•10 Prevent Food Waste and Save Money
•11 Attention List Lovers: Essential Checklists For A Healthy, Eco-Friendly Home
•12 Tips and Tricks: The Art of Doing Laundry
•13 Weed Control: Safe, Non-Toxic and Easy Tips
•14 Hot Tip: Reverse Your Ceiling Fan And Save Energy
•15 8 Tips For A Cool Night's Sleep Without The AC
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Last night I drifted off to sleep next to an open window. The head of my bed, just below the window sill, afforded me the sight of a clear night's sky under which to drift off. A gentle breeze kept the air moving in my room; I'd left the window wide open, because otherwise the hot temperatures would've made sleep impossible.
This morning (Saturday) I woke up to the sound of lawnmowers mowing, birds chirping and a window filled with the deep blue from a clear sky. The sun was already high in the sky and the world had been awake a few hours. I'd slept in; ah the joys of freelancing. I checked the morning news on phone and it promised a heatwave for the next few days. Brilliant.
I had just quit my job in favour of the pen. A decent night's kip and good weather was exactly what I needed to get the creative juices flowing.
What I didn't need was to find myself, only moments after this blissful awakening, on my knees cradling the remnants of my Android phone. I also didn't need my dog Jessie and most likely (although I didn't care to notice at the time) a few neighbours starring at me puzzled.


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Washington and Jefferson ran its first offensive play in a missing man formation, putting just 10 players on the field in memory of their fallen teammate, Tim McNerney. The Presidents never got the offense in gear, falling at Thomas More 54-18.
Thomas More scored the first 27 points of the game and never looked back in the win, with Adam Rauch running for 181 yards and a 91-yard touchdown.
Lake Forest knocked out Illinois College's star quarterback and then when he came back, kept him off the field with an 8-minute fourth-quarter drive to rally past the Blueboys 35-28. The loss is the first of the season for Illinois College, which started the year 4-0 after a surprise run to the playoffs in 2011.
Augsburg has a two-game winning streak against St. John's for the first time since the 1927-29 seasons as the Auggies rolled past the Johnnies 48-17. It's the first time the Johnnies have lost four games in a row in a single season since 1930.
Willamette outscored Northwest Conference rival Whitworth 24-7 in the second half to rally from a 17-14 halftime deficit and defeat the Pirates 38-24 in a battle of unbeatens. Heidelberg remained unbeaten as well, holding Capital under 200 yards of total offense in a 45-10 victory.
Castleton State got the Sap Bucket from Norwich for the first time with a 35-27 win, as the two Division III schools in the state of Vermont (other than Middlebury) squared off in a recent rivalry game. Middlebury and Norwich used to meet for the trophy before the NESCAC cut itself off from the rest of college football. Middlebury got a win of its own, however, defeating Amherst 24-3 behind 12 catches and two TDs from tight end Billy Chapman.
Hampden-Sydney handed Bridgewater its first loss of the season, as Nash Nance bounced back from last week's struggles at Catholic to complete 23 of 32 passes for 291 yards and two scores in a 24-7 win. Catholic, who was without star quarterback Greg Cordivari, fell to Randolph-Macon 45-12 on Friday night.
A.J. Springer averaged nearly 20 yards per completion and threw for six touchdowns as Sul Ross State sprinted past Mississippi College 75-42. The future Division II school fell to 1-4. Trine scored twice in the first three minutes as quarterback Ryan Hargraves got loose for an 83-yard run and Myron Puryear returned a fumble 79 yards in a 27-22 win against Albion. Adrian is also 2-0 in the MIAA after rolling over Alma 27-3.
Mass-Dartmouth led early but Salve Regina rolled in the final three quarters to defeat the Corsairs 57-21 and remain unbeaten. Chuck Beckwith had another career day for Alfred as the Saxons handed Ithaca its first loss, 31-7. Utica scored 30 fourth-quarter points as Utica rallied past Buffalo State 51-44.
Northwestern (Minn.) snapped St. Scholastica's 17-game UMAC winning streak, winning 14-13 in Duluth. Brian Lecheler, who you read about in Kickoff, returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown to get things started for the Eagles, who stand alone in first place in the conference.
After two scoreless overtimes, Bluffton finally got a field goal in the third to defeat Rose-Hulman 37-34. Pacific put up its most points since 1930 in a 62-21 win against Puget Sound. The Loggers' only two wins in the past four years have come against Pacific, but the third-year program has won the past two meetings.


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THE SERIES: This is the third meeting between the two teams. The Lady Bisons are 1-0-1 in the series with both games being played on the road at Pine Bluff. Last season the two teams battled to a 2-2 tie Sept. 19. In 2006 the Lady Bisons beat Pine Bluff 6-0.
WELCOME HOME: The Lady Bisons are back home after a three-game road trip that started with a 2-0 loss at UT-Martin, a 1-0 win at Troy and a 2-0 loss at Chattanooga Friday night.
The game is being played on the practice field next to Cofer's Chapel at 3915 Franklin Pike while work is being completed on the turf on the main soccer field on campus.
The Lady Bisons get a chance to rest a little this next week. They will not play again until Sunday (Sept.13) when Central Arkansas visits.
BY THE NUMBERS: The Lady Bisons two victories have been 1-0 decisions. The two losses have been 2-0 outcomes.
MORE TALENTED BY THE DOZEN: The Lady Bisons are young, but they are talented thanks to the addition of 12 freshmen _ goalkeepers Erin Zerio and Ally Marler; defenders Katie Wood, Kameron Stilwell, Andie Thornton, Ashley Duggins, Courtney Williams and Katie Wood; forwards Emily Longden, Amber Evaniuk and Hope Proffitt and midfielder Martika Powe.
NET CHALLENGE: With the departure of Katie Shelton through graduation the goalkeepers spot is being held down by two freshmen. Coach Jon Ireland is splitting playing time each game between Erin Zerio and Ally Marler.
The pair have teamed for two shutouts, stopping Austin Peay 1-0 and Troy 1-0.
SCORING LEADERS RETURN: Junior forward Kate Spellman, with four goals and six assists, returns this season along with senior forward/midfielder Brandi Besheres with four goals and two assists.
IN THE POLLS: The Lady Bisons were picked to finish 10th in the Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll. The conference coaches voted the Lady Bisons one point ahead of USC Upstate which was ranked 11th.


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What can I do while connected to the library's wireless network?
The wireless network provides access to the Internet via the World Wide Web.
Patrons can browse the web, check email, and perform other actions that require an Internet connection. Printing from the wireless network is not currently supported.
How do I connect to the wireless network?
In most cases your device should automatically pick up the SSID (service set identifier). You will connect to the SSID 'Library-g'.
Set your connection to obtain an IP Address and DNS server automatically.
Disable all encryption (WEP or WPA).
Accessing the Internet.
Once your device connects to the access point and you open a web browser, you will be directed to a page requiring a user name and password. Currently the library's wireless network can support 10 wireless users at a time.
Is the wireless network secure or private?
WiFi is less secure than wired access. WiFi users need to educate themselves about the security risks, and take steps to secure their


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From AlsaProject
Hardware support multiple opens and mixes streams in hardware
Some available cards with the HWMIX tag
This is from a search of the matrix, and online stores.
Creative Labs cards using the emu10k1 drivers
Take care to check models and chips before buying. Wikipedia might help
SB Live! cards, elderly and used.
Audigy 4 cards
Audigy 2 ZS notebook cards
Audigy 2 cards.
Echo Corporation cards using the mia drivers
A new Mia Midi
Various TerraTec cards
Various Guillemot cards
Various AudioScience cards
Various Aureal cards
Various Labway cards
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Stone speaker at Friday Forum Club
The Sun City Forum Club is having Duffie Stone, solicitor for the 14th Judicial District, as its speaker at 9 a.m. Friday in Magnolia Hall and the meeting is open to all residents.
Stone will provide information on identity theft and some update on new programs affecting the community. Coffee and danish will be served at 8:20 a.m.
AARP meeting
The local chapter of the AARP will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Community Room of the Bluffton/Okatie Outpatient Building. The speaker will be Nancy Burkr of the Heritage Library on Hilton Head. The 1940 census is available and Burkr will show ways of using the information to seek your roots.
For more information, call Chris Olsen at 705-5978.
'A Conversation with Clara Barton' set for Nov. 8
The Friends of Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry presents, "A Conversation with Clara Barton" at 3 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Community Room at Palmetto Electric Cooperative building on Mathews Drive. Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross visited Hilton Head twice in her life. Dramatist Rosemary Staples will perform as Barton to discuss her visits here during the Civil War and in 1893 after a major hurricane killed 2,000 residents of the Lowcountry.
The event is free and open to the public.
For information about the meeting or becoming a Friend of Literacy, please respond by Nov. 5 at 815-6616 or go to www.lowcountryliteracy.org.
Literacy Volunteers plan information session
Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry is seeking volunteers interested in becoming adult literacy tutors at the Bluffton or Hilton Head Learning Centers.
An afternoon information session will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Hilton Head Learning Center, 4 Oak Park Drive. Tutor training will begin Tuesday.
Following the information session, prospective volunteers may sign up for training workshops or online training. For information, call 815-6616.
Free rounds of golf
for veterans
The Hampton Hall Golf Club in conjunction with three other local golf clubs are teaming up for the sixth annual Military Veterans Golf Week, Nov. 12-16.
Active duty, retired military personnel and disabled veterans are invited for a complimentary round of golf on the Pete Dye signature course at Hampton Hall.
In addition, free rounds of golf will also be available at Dolphin Head, Callawassie, and Belfair. Food and beverages will also be provided.
A $25 cart fee applies. Space is limited and military or veterans service identification will be required.
To book a tee time, call Tuesday through Sunday at 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For Hampton Hall, call 815-8720; Callawassie at 987-2161, Belfair 757-0715, Dolphin Head 681-5550, Ext. 227.
Princess Warriors mission trip benefit event
A benefit event supporting the Princess Warriors mission trip to Tanzania is from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Nov. 3 at First Baptist Church in Bluffton.
A tax deductible donation of any amount over $20 secures a seat. There is limited seating for the first 100 women.
Speakers will be Melissa Jones, Lisa Lovette and Danielle Roback and live worship will be with Ken and Patrice Cox of Central Church.
To reserve a seat, call Coco Jozic at 843-290-9201 or email email@example.com.
Collection of worn flags
The first collection will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7-8. The association will continue conducting a ceremonial burning of tattered, old flags June 14, Flag Day. Contact Dan Peters at email@example.com.
In an effort to ensure the Sun City Veterans Association is collecting only residential worn flags, the association recently decided to collect twice a year, two days in May and November at Pinckney Hall.
All About Art Club fall art show and sale
The All About Art Club annual fall art show and sale at the Yemassee Craft Center is Nov. 8-11.
A wine and cheese reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 8th. Gallery showings and sales will continue Nov. 9-10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Nov. 11 from noon to 3 p.m.
For more information, call Karol Fenner at 705-9456, or Linda Grady by email email@example.com or at 705-4875.
RBC Heritage Golf tournament needs volunteers
The volunteer recruitment for the 2013 RBC Heritage Golf tournament will be held in the May River Room of Pinckney Hall on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. The sessions are open to all Lowcountry residents.
Town Square walking trail work
Work to repair and smooth out the 1-mile walking path around Town Square is underway. Workers will cut roots and patch areas, and new asphalt will then be applied to the entire trail. Residents may still use the path during this work, but use caution when approaching repair zones.
'Protect Yourself and Your Assets' seminar
The Public Safety Committee will present "Protect Yourself and Your Assets: Identify, Report and Prevent Senior Abuse" seminar at 2 p.m. today in Pinckney Hall. Topics include abuse, neglect, abandonment and fraud.
Indoor children's pool hours added
From Nov. 1 through April 30, there will be children's pool hours from 4-6 p.m. daily in the Purrysburg Indoor Pool.
Share holiday traditions with SunSations
SunSations is looking for your unique holiday traditions to include in the December issue. Have you started a new holiday tradition since you moved to Sun City? Does your family do something unique during the holiday season? Share it with the community. Submissions should be no longer than 250 words. Please include a picture, if available. Send your submission to email@example.com by Nov. 1.
Daily weather forecast new to Sun City TV
Tune into Sun City TV news for Sun City's daily weather forecast. John Wetherbee from WTOC in Savannah will give you the latest update on sunny skies, temperatures and more on Sun City TV news at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. every day. A new weather report will air at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The weekend weather report is updated every Friday afternoon.
Community directory added to website
Building hours and Community Association staff contact information, similar to the directory page in SunSations Magazine, has been added to Sun City's website. To find the Community Directory, visit www.suncityhiltonhead.org and enter your login information. The Community Directory link is located in the yellow sub-navigation bar.
Hidden Cypress overseeding, pro
shop sale
The Hidden Cypress Golf Course will close for overseeding Nov. 6-8. A three-day golf sale will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 6-8 while the course is closed.
New Year's Eve ticket sale procedure
Due to the popularity of the New Year's Eve dance, ticket sales on Nov. 1 will follow the lottery format used for Star Entertainment ticket sales. Tickets will be sold at 8 a.m. in the Broad and Chechessee River rooms in Pinckney Hall. Numbers will be given to everyone in the room starting at 8 a.m. At 8:15 a.m., one number will be drawn. The person with that number will be the first person to purchase tickets, and then tickets will be sold in numerical order using the numbers that were handed out. There is a limit of eight tickets (one full table) per household.
'Iron Jawed Angels' showing for free in Magnolia Hall
"Iron Jawed Angels," an HBO historical docudrama, will show for free at 2 p.m. today and 7 p.m. Nov. 5 in Magnolia Hall. The film is about the lengths women went through in order to get the right to vote and stars Hilary Swank, Anjelica Huston and Patrick Dempsey. There will be no charge to see this movie.
Total Body Stretch returns
After a summer hiatus, the Total Body Stretch class with Jennifer is back at 1 p.m. every Thursday at the Purrysburg Fitness Center.
Mark your calendar
The Annual Membership Meeting of the Sun City Hilton Head Community Association, Inc. will be held from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 14 in Magnolia Hall. This meeting will include a presentation and recommendation from the Finance Committee of the 2013 Budget and Annual Homeowner Assessment, as well as a vote on Revenue Ruling 70-604, which deals with how the "Excess Membership Income" is handled for the 2012 income tax return.
• The Board of Directors of Sun City Hilton Head Community Association, Inc. will hold a Special Meeting 10 minutes after the adjournment of the Annual Meeting of the Membership on Nov. 14 at Magnolia Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on the 2013 Budget and Annual Homeowner Assessment, as recommended by the Finance Committee.
Fitness Boot Camp
Trainer John Hock is enlisting new and returning recruits by Nov. 1 for the next Health & Wellness Boot Camp slated to run Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 6 through Dec. 18 from 7-8 a.m. Sign up at the Lakehouse Fitness Center. Cost is $64 for the six-week program. An orientation session will be held from 1-2 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Lakehouse.
'Protect Yourself and Your Assets' seminar
The public safety committee will present "Protect Yourself and Your Assets: Identify, Report and Prevent Senior Abuse" seminar at 2 p.m. on Thursday in Pinckney Hall.


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It was 17 years ago today ... when Cathy Freeman stopped the nation
Imagine 112,524 people in a sporting arena at one time.
Imagine the majority of them holding their breath.
That's exactly what happened – for the best part of a minute – when Cathy Freeman won Olympic gold at Olympic Park in 2000.
Now, 17 years later, enjoy Cathy Freeman burning off Jamaica's Lorraine Graham and Katharine Merry, of Great Britain, to win the 400m gold medal.


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Profile: American Decorator Billy Baldwin
Billy Baldwin (not the actor) is a design legend with taste that's pulled together and buttoned up. Much like his rooms, I imagine Billy's suits were always perfectly tailored and well pressed. Just don't call him an "Interior Designer." He hates that.
Like most of us, Billy realized the first function of furniture is to be comfortable. And for Billy, comfort and quality went hand in hand. Even though he was the master of mixing and matching different styles and eras, he knew quality was the key in bringing it all together.
Billy on quality: "If you spend most of your decorating money on a Chippendale table or a Chinese lacquer screen, don't fill in the gaps with mediocrity. Forget the gaps for a while; just have simple slipcover in one pretty color. Then, as you can, acquire other good pieces that are compatible in one pretty color. Let the room grow slowly to maturity."
When it came to clients, Billy worked with them on a very personal level. He liked using key pieces someone already owned, building off their style instead of starting with a blank canvas.
Billy on decorating: "Decorators should never insist on throwing out everything the client has. Even when they are far from perfect, loved possessions add personality."
And when it was time to paint, Billy was a pioneer when it came to darker shades. His choices in the bold in the beautiful stand up to the test of time and will continue to inspire Decorators and Designers for years to come.
Billy on color: "When you want to transform a room into an entirely different animal, change the color."
For more inspirational Billy quotes head here.
Images 1,2,3,4 The Peak of Chic; 5 Material Girls; 6 The JHU Gazette; 7 Where The Wild Things Are; 8 Style Court


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U.S. Stocks Resume Rally After Fake Tweet
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, recouping after an erroneous tweet pushed equities down 1% in seconds. Kaitlyn Kiernan breaks down the big moves of the day on The News Hub.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Environment Protection Activities
Preservation of ecological system
A part of Fukushima site premise was turned to a biotope, "Clarion ECO Garden", to contribute to measures for preservation of biodiversity.
As a part of environmental joint activities of Eco-Factory Subcommittee, we took part in Clean-up Actions of Funatsuhama Beach on Saturday, June 23, 2012, and Collection Actions of Drifted Waterweeds on Tenjin Beach on Saturday, October 13 both on Inawashiro Lake in Fukushima to collect and remove waterweeds and wastes which cause deterioration of water quality. Clarion actively promotes activities for improvement of water quality and preservation of ecological systems of Inawashiro Lake.
Tree Planting Activities in Mexico / Activities of Planting of Mangrovetrees in Thailand
Preventing Global Warming
Clarion promoted "Operation Green Curtain"again in the fiscal year 2012.
Environment Group of CSR Promotion Office distributed seeds of Goya (kind of bitter melon) and morning glories to employees who wanted to grow them at home in an effort to save electricity with their effects of "green curtains".
Further, in order to raise awareness of "electricity saving", Clarion's liquid crystal thermometers were widely used.
The Hitachi Group is striving to achieve an energy use reduction target: 15% per unit of production (against fiscal 2005). The total energy consumed by the Clarion Group in fiscal 2012 in terms of CO2 emission was 8,021t- CO2 . This increase was due to higher index of power consumption vs. CO2 emission influenced by the stoppage of nuclear power plants. With the index for 2011, the figure would have been 5,788t- CO2 .
● CO2 Emissions (Total Energy) ∗ With last year's index of power consumption vs. CO2 emission
At the occasion of anti-earthquake reinforcement works of the office buildings of CMS, they installed various energy-saving equipment such as heat-pump multiple air conditioners and LED lightings. Up to then, air conditioning was done with absorption cool/hot water generator using kerosene as fuel. The CO2 emission of this system was larger and the environmental impacts was heavier. With the installation of the new system, Clarion expects to reduce CO2 emission by 64 tons per year, which will contribute to mitigating of environmental impacts.
Changing air conditioning from cool/hot water generator with kerosene fuel to heat pump multiple air conditioning / Installation of LED lightings
DCOE achieved energy-saving through supplying hot water in the employee dormitory using heat generated by the compressor used in the production processes. With this improvement, they could reduce consumption of electricity by 120MWh, and of light oil by 44 KL (each per year) which contributed to reduction of CO2 emission by 205 ton/year.
Clarion started new approach for more consideration to the environment through deployment of international air transport services with CO2 credit. As we use international air transport services, we procure CO2 credit, following the Kyoto Mechanism, and transfer it to redemption account of the Japanese government. The procurement of CO2 credit, at the same time, contributes to social infrastructure of the State of Karnataka, India, where the project is located from which we procure the credit.
Type: Kyoto Mechanism Credit/CER
Project: Wind Power Project, Karnakata, India [NSL27.65MW]Wind Power Project in Karnataka, INDIA Registration No. 0998, UN CDM Board
Effective Use of Resources
Clarion endeavors to reduce the total amount of waste generated by its business activities and further promote recycling activities. Clarion defines "zero waste output" as "reducing the amount of final disposal at the sites to be less than 0.5%, by recycling more than 99.5%" and we are working to achieve this goal. At the same time, we promote material recycling through improvement of production processes and disassembling of waste.
Through efforts of waste separation patrol and promotion of education/ training, we recycled 99.9% of output in fiscal 2012. We shall address this issue of further reduction of environmental impact through promotion of higher level recycling and technology for re-input of waste in product resource.
Chemical Substance Management Activities
Clarion conducts thorough chemical substance management through ongoing awareness education and training activities. Moreover, we strive to reduce the output of chemical substances used in production by switching these to ones with lower environmental impact. Currently we work primarily to reduce solder, waste oil and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) of which we have higher usage, eventually, waste output.
Clarion runs a system that tracks the amounts of chemical substances used and their waste output, even if they are used only in smaller amounts below the levels subject to report under the PRTR. In fiscal 2012, although as a whole Clarion domestic operations handled 703kg of chemical substances, the amount itself was below that required to be reported under the PRTR Law.
We are also striving to reduce the amount of usage and waste output of chemical substances that are not subject to the PRTR Law.


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VideoLanToday, the VideoLAN project is based almost exclusively on a community of developers throughout the world that work on various applications in their free time.
The VLC multimedia player has gained international recognition thanks to its simplicity, light footprint, integration with various codecs and its universality.
VLC is simultaneously a player, encoder, converter, and a broadcaster of multimedia content, both over networks and on personal computers.
Used by many professionals and by the general public alike, VLC counts 4 million downloads per month and runs on nearly as many platforms.
VideoLAN has become an French non-profit association, with the goal of supporting VideoLAN projects such as VLC, though also x264 and libmpeg2, and improving the research and development of freeware and multimedia applications. Back to the list


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Style # 201543
Off Shoulder Faux Fur Wrap is rated out of 5 by 1.
Rated 3 out of 5 by BellaItaliaFlaGatorGirl from Average Even with my 30% off, the item isn't worth $50. It's made of a very cheap material. It isn't warm at all, and it's not like I'm expecting much. I have this type of clothing everywhere, and This one is cheap. I bought it for One event and I will only use it for that night. Disappointed but...
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NCC president urges more budget authority NATIONAL Council officials say they are not far enough along in their consensus-building process to make specific recommendations for the next farm bill. But, they have arrived at one conclusion:
Congress needs to provide more budget authority for agriculture in the next few years if it wants the farm sector to remain a viable part of the U.S. economy.
Speaking at the NCC's fall board of directors meeting in Memphis, Tenn., Council President Robert McLendon said his organization has been trying to stress two points in its contacts with congressional leaders.
"First, we cannot develop effective agricultural policy in the next farm bill without adequate budget authority," he noted. "The budget baseline for all program crops upon expiration of the 1996 FAIR Act is about $4 billion for direct income payments. This is clearly inadequate given recent spending levels."
While cotton producers are grateful for the assistance provided by the federal government, the NCC believes that Congress must re-establish agriculture's priority in the country's budget process.
"The emergency legislation that we have seen for the last three years has been the lifeblood of our industry," said McLendon. "But, we need a policy that provides a decent level of income protection without having to rely on year-to-year passage of special assistance."
The second point: Congress should re-evaluate its discriminatory policies against commercial-sized farming operations.
"Limitations on marketing loan gains are making a bad situation worse," said McLendon, referring to Congress' imposition of a $75,000 per person per year cap on the amount of marketing loan or loan deficiency payments a producer may receive.
He said that when he testified before the House Agriculture Committee last summer, he pointed out that "I started farming in 1974, and I made a good living on 600 acres of land. Now, I have to have 3,000 acres to have the same standard of living. I did not choose to get big because I didn't want to go fishing. I had to get big to survive."
Two things are happening in Washington concerning payment limitations, according to McLendon.
"The Office of Management and Budget has stressed means testing more than ever in the last years of the Clinton administration," he noted. "We understand that virtually every program that advances through OMB these days is subjected to a means-testing debate. As a result, the members of the House Agriculture Committee appear very sensitive to this issue. They are concerned about a political backlash.
"At the same time, more agricultural groups are calling for increases in the marketing loan gain limit. Corn producers are expecting to be severely affected by the limit this marketing year, and for the first time in my memory, they have openly called for an easing of this limitation."
McLendon noted that Reps. Marion Berry, D-Ark., and Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., have introduced legislation raising the limit on marketing loan gains from $75,000 to $150,000 for consideration before Congress' scheduled adjournment Oct. 6.
"The Council is staying on top of this effort and providing assistance wherever we can," he said. "But, we must be diligent to ensure that this effort does not jeopardize marketing certificates for loan redemption purposes. Marketing certificates are crucial to our ability to manage the limit."
He said he also stressed the importance of the marketing loan program and the Council's Three-Step Competitive-ness program.
The Council has set up a farm policy committee that has met to begin formulating recommendations for the next farm bill. "It hasn't been as active as I anticipate it will be next year when the debate on the 2002 farm bill begins in earnest," said McLendon.
"The American Cotton Producers also has its own committee that is reviewing farm policy issues as well. We will not be caught unprepared when the debate begins in Washington."
The Council president noted that several Cotton Belt states are suffering through severe drought conditions, and that yields are being adversely affected.
"The Secretary of Agriculture recently visited Texas to see first hand the serious drought and insect conditions that exist in several parts of that state," he said. "The Southeast has had a dry year, and the Mid-South has just gone through record high temperatures, along with very dry conditions."
McLendon noted that the agricultural appropriations bill passed by the Senate contains $450 million in disaster assistance. "This will not cover all anticipated losses," he said. "However, that amount is on top of more than $5 billion already provided this year in additional AMTA payments.
"And, although it does not go into effect until next year, some in Congress will only remember that they spend a significant amount on crop insurance earlier this year."
In its executive session, the Council's board of directors passed a resolution urging Congress and the administration to work to "provide appropriate financial assistance to those producers who will harvest a 2000 crop of cotton."


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The Persistence of the Facebook Smartphone Myth
Jul 28, 2012 5:00 AM PT
On Facebook's earnings call Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg seemed to deny that the company would be developing its own branded smartphone, presumably an effort to put to rest growing speculation -- mostly attributed to unnamed sources -- about a Facebook phone under development at HTC.
Building a smartphone, said Zuckerberg on the call, "wouldn't really make much sense for us to do."
As nitpickers will hasten to point out, that's not exactly a denial.
"Our mobile strategy is simple: We think every mobile device is better if it is deeply social," says an unnamed Facebook spokesperson in a statement provided to TechNewsWorld by Ana Brekalo of The Outcast Agency.
"We're working across the entire mobile industry, with operators, hardware manufacturers, OS providers, and application developers to bring powerful social experiences to more people around the world," adds the spokesperson.
While it's certainly not a confirmation, that statement also doesn't flat out deny that a Facebook phone is in the works.
Face Value?
If Zuckerberg's comments can be taken at face value, then there's simply no phone. End of story.
"Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook isn't making its own phone, choosing instead to focus on integrating with other OS platforms," Avi Greengart, research director for consumer devices with Current Analysis, told TechNewsWorld. "I'm inclined to take Zuckerberg's word over rumors from 'people with knowledge of the matter' -- but that's just me."
However, Zuckerberg would not be the first chief to play coy about a project under development that his company was not yet ready to announce.
"I think there are people out there working on a Facebook-branded phone," technology consultant Eric Brown told TechNewsWorld. "It may not be Facebook [itself] and may not be 'approved' by Facebook, but I believe a manufacturer -- HTC, Kyocera, LG, etc. -- might be working on something like this to try to sell the idea to Facebook."
A Good Idea
A Facebook phone could be a boon for a company that has emphasized the importance of the mobile sphere to its business model.
"I think it would be a good idea," said Brown. "Facebook already has brand recognition. Why not parlay that into a device that is Facebook-centric?"
Having its own smartphone, however, might require Facebook to do some fundamental rethinking, restructuring and reorganizing.
"Were Facebook to develop a phone, they would need to acknowledge it is a far different business model than their core and create organizational space to accommodate it," Kevin R. Bolen, a partner with the consulting firm Innosight, told TechNewsWorld.
"Dealing with manufacturing, suppliers, distributors, returns, inventory, seasonal sales cycles -- these are all concepts that are presently foreign to a social network management firm selling advertising," he explained. "Embracing these differences and building a dedicated environment and experienced leadership team to support the new business would be critical to their success."
What Facebook Would Have to Do
For a Facebook smartphone to succeed, according to Brown, it would have to be feature-rich and provide something truly new to the marketplace.
"To succeed long-term, any Facebook-branded phone would need to be a smartphone first and Facebook device second," he said. "To be successful, the device would need to invisibly integrate all the smartphone features with [the] Facebook system -- email, photo sharing, check-ins, etc."
In other words, it would have to go beyond other smartphones in its ability to leverage the strengths of Facebook's social platform.
"The standard features found in smartphones today are key, but I suspect Facebook would want to twist everything to tie into the Facebook ecosystem," said Brown. "The email/calendar/contact apps would most likely be tied into Facebook. A 'chat' and 'videochat' app would most likely be included as well -- both using the Facebook ecosystem."
There's plenty of competition in the smartphone marketplace, so a Facebook phone would have to stand out from the pack and be truly innovative in order to be able to capture any significant market share.
"Facebook's challenge will be to look beyond our current expectations and show us something unexpectedly valuable and exceed what we can get already with the Facebook app on an iPhone," said Bolen.
"Could they look at what else we carry every day and find a way to integrate it the way Apple has with cameras, music, [and] gaming?" he wondered. "Could a Facebook phone replace my wallet?"


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NORTHWICH has been named as one of the best places to live in the UK and after the Guardian's report on the accolade last week, the state of the town has been a huge talking point with residents.
The town was named on the Sunday Times' 101 top places to live in Britain and was also recognised in the top 10 places to live in the north west.
The Guardian took to the town centre streets to find out exactly what is being made of the honour.
- Patrick Crowe, 74, from Wincham, said: "I couldn't be happier here so I think it completely justifies a place in the top 10.
"I lived in Altrincham most of my life and then moved to Northwich and I must say I prefer it here because the people are so friendly and there's always entertainment and things going on in the town centre."
- Beverley Bumby, 50, from Rudheath, said: "I think the town's slowly getting better, especially with the lifestyle centre hopefully opening soon, but I still don't quite agree with it being called one of the best places to live.
"There just isn't anything for the younger generation to do, they have to go to Manchester or Liverpool to socialise.
"If we had a picture house in the town it would be a lot better."
- James Gradwell, 21, from Kingsmead, said: "I think it's a nice place to live for older people but for my age group there isn't anything going on.
"All the shops in Northwich are small independent ones, which is a good thing in some ways but we do need more high street chains and bigger shops."
- John Greenwood, 29, from Lostock, said: "I love living in Northwich but it's all I know because I've never lived anywhere else.
"There are a lot of new things being built which is promising and hopefully it will get even better but it's frustrating at times when new developments are announced and nothing comes of it."
- Chris De La Bastide, 20, from Rudheath, said: "It's great news that the town is being recognised as a good place to live."
"Some people might not like how small and confined Northwich is but I think it gives it more of a community feel and everyone knows each other here."


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High School Students
At Lipscomb University our goal is to offer high school students a variety of opportunities to engage in our learning community and to enrich their academic, social, spiritual, and physical self. We accomplish this goal through our Summer Scholars program, dual enrollment courses, and summer programs and camps. You can learn more about each of these opportunities by clicking on the links below.