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- 1 Summary
- 2 Who
- 3 Christmas kit
- 4 0xchristmas workshop
- 5 Pictures
A special edition christmas arduino workshop. We'll be using a new very small arduino clone called ["Trinket"].
We can make a christmas star/tree with sound effects.
Ardillo did some research and collected a list of parts which can be bought for a fair price.
research: Ardillo
Workshop: Fish_ && Ardillo
Christmas kit
The Trinket is one of the cheapest clone (unless you tinker around yourself).
We've made a DIY christmas kit which consists of the following:
Parts 0xchristmas
|trinket 5V Logic
|USB - mini USB cable
|[Farnell-usb cable]
|Piezo buzzer
|[Farnell-piezo buzzer]
|Light Dependant Resistor
|high power LED's
|red/green LED's
|Randomdata's own supply
|Randomdata's own supply
|splitted shipping costs
|Farnell & Floris.cc shipping divided by amount of kits
|aproximitly €20
The url's of Farnell are without tax, our price is with 21% tax.
trinket HowTo
During the workshop we tell about arduino's and why they are awesome.
The Trinket is a little different but still easy to work with. It is important to know that your trinket is a 5V Logic version (not the 3.3V). This important when connecting your trinket to sensors, they have to be of the same voltage as your trinket.
Adafruit made a good tutorial on how to use this trinket.
- introduction: http://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-trinket/introduction
- tutorials: https://www.adafruit.com/products/1501#Learn
- adjusting Arduino IDE: http://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-trinket/setting-up-with-arduino-ide
- Mac OSX arduino ide
- Windows arduino ide
- Linux <custom made... ask Ardillo>
0xchristmas workshop
So for making a Christmas tree/star with sound effects we made a guidance workshop where you are doing all the work and we are just helping.
For connecting everything together we need some jumper wires, there are a couple of ready-to-use cables available or you can make your own from some scrap electronics, especially solid core network cable works fine.
...more to come, still work in progress...
Components explained
source: [adafruit]
The Trinket is a smal microcomputer. It has a processor of the same family as the arduino The Trinket is designed by Adafruit. You can use a small computer like this for turn on LED's or make music with it. It's also possible to connect sensors to it, so you can for example monitor temperature.
source: [floris.cc]
A breadboard is a nifty thing for experimenting with electronic circuits. You can easily make a circuit without soldering, as long as you don't tinker around with high frequency's (like wifi) a breadboard will succeed. The holes in a breadboard are arranged in such a way that they are connected in groups of five.
This way we can connect other parts to each other without having to solder, but just to put the contacts in a hole which is grouped to the part you want it connected to.
source: [farnell]
Just an ordinary cable nothing more to say. One side has a USB connection for your laptop and the other side has te be connected on your trinket.
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Light Dependant Resistor
source: [farnell]
a Light Dependant Resistor is a special resistor. Its resistance is dependant on the amount of light that his sensor has. This component can be used in automatic lights, which turn on when it's getting dark.
Light Emitting Diode
source: [farnell]
Ligh Emitting Diodes or LED's as we call them are just lights. The more you have, the brighter and happier your project looks. A LED has a + and a - contact. So if you change the polarity the light will not work. So if it's not working, try to switch the legs. You can see the + and - if you look good at the picture. The + contact is always longer. and the - contact has a little flat side on the bottom of the LED bulb.
Piezo buzzer
source: [farnell
Piezo is a strange material which has the ability to transform a bit in shape when a current is going through it. While doing this it makes a specific sound. Therefor Piezo material can be used as a small speaker, or the other way around. Because when touching it Piezo material generates a small current.
...more to come, still work in progress...
What should it look like
For the christmastree look here: Tinkercad - project: 0xchristmastree
Image of breadboard with LED,s and piezo connected.
the arduino code for Candle:
/* Candle Turns on an LED randomly with values from 50 - 255. This gives a flame like effect. This example code is in the public domain. To upload to your Gemma or Trinket: 1) Select the proper board from the Tools->Board Menu 2) Select USBtinyISP from the Tools->Programmer 3) Plug in the Gemma/Trinket, make sure you see the green LED lit 4) For windows, install the USBtiny drivers 5) Press the button on the Gemma/Trinket - verify you see the red LED pulse. This means it is ready to receive data 6) Click the upload button above within 10 seconds */ int led1 = 0; // blink 'digital' pin 1 - AKA the built in red LED // the setup routine runs once when you press reset: void setup() { // initialize the digital pin as an output. pinMode(led1, OUTPUT); } // the loop routine runs over and over again forever: void loop() { analogWrite(led1, random(130)+40); delay(random(100)); }
The arduino code for Jingle Bells:
/** * Arduino playing 'Good Times' Bassline by Chic * Some code used and repurposed from: * http://rob.gubler.net/devel/ArduinoJingleBells/jinglebells.pde * * Hook up a Piezo Buzzer or small speaker's ground (-) to pin 13, and (+) to 5v * * Note frequencies courtesy of: * http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html * */ #define FREQ_C2 65.41 #define FREQ_CS2 69.30 #define FREQ_D2 73.42 #define FREQ_DS2 77.78 #define FREQ_E2 82.41 #define FREQ_F2 87.31 #define FREQ_FS2 92.5 #define FREQ_G2 98 #define FREQ_GS2 103.83 #define FREQ_A2 110.00 #define FREQ_B2 123.47 #define FREQ_C3 130.81 #define FREQ_CS3 138.59 #define FREQ_D3 146.83 #define FREQ_DS3 155.56 #define FREQ_E3 164.81 #define FREQ_F3 174.61 #define FREQ_FS3 185 #define FREQ_G3 196 #define FREQ_GS3 207.65 #define FREQ_A3 220.00 #define FREQ_AS3 233.08 #define FREQ_B3 246.94 #define FREQ_C4 261.63 //Middle C #define FREQ_CS4 277.18 #define FREQ_DF4 277.18 #define FREQ_D4 293.66 #define FREQ_DS4 311.13 #define FREQ_E4 329.63 #define FREQ_F4 349.23 #define FREQ_FS4 369.99 #define FREQ_G4 392.00 #define FREQ_GS4 415.30 #define FREQ_A4 440.00 #define FREQ_B4 493.88 #define FREQ_C5 523.25 #define FREQ_D5 587.33 #define WHOLE_NOTE_TIME 2000 #define OUTPIN 2 void setup() { } void loop() { /* char music[] = "ee eee eee q seeesfegeaebecedeEeae eae eae q saeasFsasGsasFeaeasbsesge e"; PlayMusicString(music,OUTPIN); */ //Jingle Bells translated from sheet music at char music[] = "D4" "D4b4a4g4" "D2 4D4" "D4b4a4g4" "e2 4e4" "e4c4b4a4" "f2 4d4" "d4d4c4a4" "b2g4D4" "D4b4a4g4" "D2 4D4" "D4b4a4g4" "e2 4e4" "e4c4b4a4" "d4d4d4d4" "e4d4c4a4" "g2g4 4" "b4b4b2" "b4b4b2" "b4d4g4a8" "b2" "c4c4c4c8" "c4b4b4b8b8" "b4a4a4b4" "a2d2" "b4b4b2" "b4b4b2" "b4d4g4a8" "b2 4" "c4c4" "c4b4b4b8b8" "d4d4c4a4" "g2"; PlayMusicString(music,OUTPIN); } void PlayMusicString(char* music, int outputPin){ int noteCount=strlen(music); float freq; int duration; for (int i=0; i < noteCount; i += 2) { switch(music[i]){ case ' ' : freq=0; break; case 'D' : freq=FREQ_D2; break; case 'e' : freq=FREQ_E2; break; case 'f' : freq=FREQ_FS2; break; case 'g' : freq=FREQ_G2; break; case 'a' : freq=FREQ_A2; break; case 'b' : freq=FREQ_B2; break; case 'c' : freq=FREQ_CS3; break; case 'd' : freq=FREQ_D3; break; case 'E' : freq=FREQ_E3; break; case 'F' : freq=FREQ_FS3; break; case 'G' : freq=FREQ_G3; break; } //Note Timing switch(music[i+1]){ case 'w' : duration=WHOLE_NOTE_TIME; break; case 'h' : duration=WHOLE_NOTE_TIME/2; break; case 'q' : duration=WHOLE_NOTE_TIME/4; break; case 'e' : duration=WHOLE_NOTE_TIME/8; break; case 's' : duration=WHOLE_NOTE_TIME/16; break; } Sound(freq,duration,outputPin); delay(WHOLE_NOTE_TIME/64); } } void Sound(float freq, int durationMS, int outputPin) { int halfPeriod; float period; int durationCycles; //Check for rest, 0 frequency is a rest for durationMS. if(freq==0.0) { //0 frequency so we stay quiet for duration delay (durationMS); } else { //Frequency is not zero so we have work to do // turn on output pin pinMode(outputPin, OUTPUT); //calculate the period or cycle time for the given frequency period=1/freq; //Take the reciprocal to get time in seconds period=period*1.0E6; //to covert seconds to uS. //divide that by 2 to get the 1/2 cycle time. convert to int at the same time halfPeriod = (int)(period/2.0) - 7; // subtract 7 us to make up for digitalWrite overhead // calculate cycles for duration. durationCycles = (int)(((float)durationMS*1000.0)/period); // play note for duration ms for (int i=0; i<durationCycles; i++){ digitalWrite(outputPin, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(halfPeriod); digitalWrite(outputPin, LOW); delayMicroseconds(halfPeriod - 1); // - 1 to make up for fractional microsecond in digitaWrite overhead } // shut off pin to avoid noise from other operations pinMode(outputPin, INPUT); } }


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Problem grooming cat
Hi everyone,
Roxy, my sister's cat, has matted fur on her...let's say behind. Last year my sister took her to a groomer to get them cut off. Roxy growled and wasn't happy about the whole thing but all in all, it wasn't so bad, my sister was proud of Roxy's behaviour (considering Roxy's personality ) and the mats were gone.
This year, same groomer but Roxy wasn't happy AT ALL She hissed, growled and scratched the groomer and my sister. My sister was told to get tranquillizers from the vet because it was impossible to trim her fur. Roxy only gets her bum trimmed because of the mats; the rest of her fur isn't trimmed. I know brushing is best to prevent mats but Roxy doesn't even like to be brushed She won't run and hide, she will turn on you, growl and swat you
Do you have any tips? My sister will call another groomer whose speciality is cats but maybe she will refuse to see Roxy after hearing about all this. My sister will also call the vet but frankly, the tranquillizer solution is a bit scary.
Also, is it a good thing for my sister to be there while the grooming is being done or is it best for her to leave the room?
I've never had this problem, my girls, Kira and Jadzia have short hair
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" Mahatma Gandhi
If it is just her butt that is matting couldn't she try to doing it herself? Maybe have a friend hold her and pet her while she trims the fur gently? If it is kept cut short on a regular basis then there shouldn't be an issue with the matting. It doesn't have to be done all at once. A bit at a time sometimes gets the job done faster. I know that doesn't make sense but it's true.
Assumptions do nothing but make an ass out of u and me.
We can stick our heads in the sand for only so long before it starts choking us. Face it folks. The pet population is bad ALL OVER THE WORLD!
I use the one and only groomer in my town that does cats, and she even says in her literature that she does the cat "only if it is willing"....by that she means not causing bodily harm to her or the cat.
She has always told me that if ALL the cats she did were as co-operative as the 2 Maine Coons she does for me, her life would be a breeze.
Right from the first time I used her, she advised against the use of any traquilizers before grooming because it could hide any real distress that may occur during the groom. She also told me that my guys behaviour is completely different when I am not in the room with them......less acting out and trying to get to mommy!
If all the kitty needs is the butt area trimmed, why not try what 14+ advises. When the cat is quiet and sitting in a favourite place, use small scissors (I have a pair about 2" long) and trim up just a bit at a time. Not enough to make kitty angry as you will lose ground that way...but just keep at it and once it is completely trimmed, it should be easy to keep it that way.
With heavy double coats on 3 of my guys, trimming the butt area is sometimes necessary after a messy trip to the litter box.
Good luck, and patience!!!!!
Thanks 14+kitties. She tried doing it herself when Roxy was eating or sleeping. It doesn't take long for Roxy to realize what is going on! Then the growls start... The mats are close to the skin so my sister can sometimes snip a little bit off but she is afraid of hurting Roxy by cutting near the skin. Little sis is also afraid OF Roxy when she acts up Once these ones are gone, I guess my sister should trim the fur regularly to prevent matts in the first place. I suggested catnip toys while she is being groomed; it might distract her but my sister doesn't think it will make a difference. My sister even brought treats but Roxy only had one thing on her mind: do not touch my butt !
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" Mahatma Gandhi
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" Mahatma Gandhi
Helene4, With a cat that is as cranky as Roxy, 14+K has the right idea. A little at a time usually works best.
Having said that, if the mats are reeally bad and as you say next to the skin, and you want to get rid of them all at once, a "stitch ripper" (available at a sewing or fabric store) is a great little tool to gently get a mat out. It has a tiny blade and by poking it into the mat and gently pulling it up toward you it gradually cuts the mat without any danger of cutting the skin. Sometimes a mat is so close to skin tho, that you do have to let it grow out a bit.
The secret to having no mats, is that once you've got them out, you really do have to groom a longhaired cat a minimum of once a day (twice is even better). It's a quick groom to run a grooming comb through the coat.
Here's an example of the type of comb that works well. I've found most cats prefer combing to a wire brush, and it works better.
If the fur is clean it is not as likely to mat. If Roxy really detests baths, you can freshen the coat with "cat wipes" (also great for people that have cat allergies)
If the mats are just in her breeches area, you could wrap her up in a towel like a mummy or newborn baby--- but with back end exposed, have someone hold her and her back legs still, and you remove the mats. This way you avoid being bitten or scratched---tho don't wrap her head.
I also agree that you should not use tranquillizers.
But do give her the yummiest treats after grooming, whatever she likes best, a bit of cheese, even ice-cream, cat treats. Don't give her treats at any other time. Hopefully, you can get her mind turned around that grooming is pleasurable or at least tolerable and treats are coming! Try to maintain your cool and speak to her in a gentle voice, telling her how beautiful she's going to look. Good luck!
For people that have or are considering a long haired cat, as part of their training, it's best to get them accustomed to being groomed every day, as kittens, even though their coats don't really need grooming, and always finish with a little treat. Believe me they will look forward to it and get excited when they see you coming with the grooming comb or calling them to come to you!
quincymycat, to keep your cat's breeches clean, trim back about 1-1/2" from around the anus. (blunt-nose or moustache scissors work well) This will help a lot.
"We humans are indeed fortunate if we happen to be chosen to be owned by a cat." -- Anonymous
Thank you catlover2, I will forward this info to my sister. Roxy was rescued as an adult (1 year old???) and I'm pretty sure she was never brushed when she was a kitten. I rescued her and kept her for 3 months, until I could get her spayed and my sister could take her. The only times I was able to brush her was when she was in heat (every 2 weeks ) At those times, she couldn't get enough belly rubs and she loved the brush! Anyway, my sister will try cutting a little at a time and always keep the area trimmed to prevent these mats.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" Mahatma Gandhi
I find using a salon quality scissors work the best on my himalayan. She gets very nasty when cutting her mats as it is painful. With the salon scissors, they cut cleanly and quickly through the mat without any pulling and is virtually pain free.
I have DH hold her, while I slowly cut through the mat. Once I am about 1/2 from the skin, I can gently brush out the rest of the fur.
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Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs)
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In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb
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another good kind of scissors are medical supply "bandage scissors". They can be quite short in blade length, have a curved handle to they are easy to use and best of all, have a blunt, almost rounded tip on the blades...made to prevent injury to a patient when running blade under said bandages. They can also be maintained very sharp with regular sharpening.
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I just read at Sir Steves Guide on Facebook that these have been found out at K-Mart stores now. Anyone here dare step foot in a K-Mart and find one yet?
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I've been told that the AT-ST Drivers may NOT have the same web gear seen at the SDCC preview... This would coincide with an early pic we saw of one of the new drivers.Not sure yet, but these may not have holsters, and instead will have just the original web harnesses seen on the Attack On Hoth set figure.
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2010 Viognier
Just sip one glass and you'll hear a tale. A tale of a tasteful trip. That started with this Viognier, aboard this winery ship. The mate was a mighty winemaker, the assistant brave and sure. The Twisted Few set sail that day for a winemaking tour, a winemaking tour. The weather started getting rough, the vineyard almost lost. If not for the courage of the cellar crew the flavors would be lost, the flavors would be lost. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah something something something isle, with apricots, and lilacs too. Taste apricots, citrus, pears. A racy kick, on the end, and Mary Ann, in this Twisted Oak Wine.
"This Viognier (one of my favorite varietals since it can pair with so many foods) is from the Sierra Foothills area in Calaveras County, California. It was barreled in neutral oak for five months and is made from 100% Viognier grapes. It had a medium yellow color and on the nose I found aromas of pear, green apple, apricots and a bit of floral scent. After a few sips, I enjoyed its green apple and stoned fruit taste with high acidity. The Twisted Oak Viognier gave a nice finish and 14% alcohol." - grape-experiences.com


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Snoop Dogg.
Yes, YouTube has been re-invented by the Doggfather.
Pay particular attention to (0:50) where Snoop Dogg innovates a sublime idea using differential calculus.
Didn't know he had it in him ... Didja?!
YouTube is going all out for the Dogg.
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Apple is the highest valued company in the world, and love them or hate them, everyone can learn from what got them there.
Like millions of people I was carried to work today in a comfortable metal box by the controlled explosion of 60 million year old dinosaur juice. (You call that petrol).
When I first started a business, I was 21, bald, and had the social confidence of an asthmatic field mouse.
You don't need qualifications, money, a planet-sized-brain or even a particularly good idea. All an entrepreneur ever does is create something that consistently makes money.
The organisation responsible for policing the UK cookie law has just announced that they will stop asking users for permission to set cookies on their own website.
Do you add a descriptive title attribute to your links? Did you know that you might be making your site even less accessible? Everything I thought I knew about the title attribute was proved wrong when I started using a screenreader.
I'm a full visually-able user and I love looking at websites. I know though, that not everyone experiences websites in the same way.
11 years ago I was an impoverished student about to graduate with £14k in debt. I did what any sensible person would do in this situation, and started my own business.
Dear ICO. On behalf of web developers everywhere, what the frolicking duck?
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (July 15, 2009) - Three Lady Buccaneer track and field student-athletes were recognized for their hard work on the track and in the classroom, as Nae-Nae Bailey (Statesville, N.C.), Heidi Dahl (Orem, Utah) and Judy Johnson (Knoxville, Tenn.) were named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I All-Academic Team earlier this week.
The three ETSU scholars joined a record total of 530 student-athletes, which represented 146 Division I institutions.
"These three young ladies truly represent what it means to be an ETSU student-athlete," commented Director of Academic Services Bob Baker. "We are honored to have them represent our program for succeeding in the classroom and on the track."
Bailey achieved a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.56 while obtaining her degree in radiology, while Dahl finished with a 3.59 GPA and Johnson's GPA was 3.44.
The USTFCCCA honors Division I individuals for their academic and athletic achievements during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
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This semi-circular shawl features a leafy cable and lace panel at center back and a leaf lace lower border sprinkled with beads.
Finished measurements: 26" / 66 cm long measured from top of neck to bottom of shawl at center back, after blocking
Yarn: 2 skeins The Schaefer Yarn Company Audrey (700 yds / 640 m per 4 oz / 113 g skein; 50% Merino Wool, 50% Cultivated Silk) in Spruce
Needles & Notions:Size 5 US / 3.75 mm circular needle 32" / 80 cm long296 Size 6/0 round seed beads inmetallic dark abalone, size 13 or 14 US / 0.6 or 0.75 mm crochet hook
Gauge: 19 ½ sts and 28 rows = 4" / 10 cm in reverse Stockinette stitch, after blocking
Construction Notes: This shawl begins at the neck edge with a garter stitch border. The beaded cable and lace panel at center back is flanked with segments of reverse stockinette stitch, which expand with lines of yarn over eyelets in the center of each segment. The shawl finishes with a leaf lace border. The cable and lace patterns are presented both in charts and in row-by-row instructions. The beads are placed with the crochet hook method.
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There's a lot of companies! I've got 26 companies I'll be contacting, and there will be plenty more I'll be adding to that as well. Not only that, I'll probably need to contact some game companies to try and get benchmarks done on those games (I'll need a lot of luck getting BF3 from EA/Origin, I'm sure).
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StormCraft Sets Out to Gather All Heroes of the Storm FansFor Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm we have built a new international fan page that caters to the needs of the game's burgeoning community. With our keen sense of what to look for in upcoming games, how to engage with their communities and our vast experience in the gaming industry, the concept for "StormCraft " was forged. It doesn't just offer classical tournament coverage, articles, livestreams, player interviews and match tickers, but also delivers unique features that enable the community to totally immerse themselves in the game universe. For the project lead we have committed the prominent commentator Thomas "Khaldor" Kilian, who himself emerged from the Freaks 4U Gaming talent pool.
To ensure that new players don't struggle to get into the game, we created the StormCraft "Player Search" function. This tool aims to connect players of similar skill levels, who also have complimentary class preferences, by their Battle.Net-IDs. Diehard followers of the scene also get a devoted "betting center" on StormCraft.
The peak of this innovative mountain of features is the website-based "Draft Tool", which we developed ourselves. This dedicated tool enables teams to start a pick and ban phase before the actual match commences – a service Blizzard does not yet offer. The StormCraft Draft Tool has already become an essential part of Heroes of the Storm tournaments hosted by the Electronic Sports League.


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Glee Review: Don't Dream It's OverMiranda Wicker at . Comments
A swan song is, by definition, a final public performance or a person's last performance before retirement. Why tonight's episode of Glee was titled "Swan Song" is anybody's guess.
Even if the New Directions did lose Sectionals, nothing about tonight said "the end." Tonight was about starting over. Regrouping. New beginnings.
We've debated in recent weeks what the point of Glee is exactly. Is this a show about high school? Or is it a show meant to follow its original cast into perpetuity?
It seemed like the writers were finally trying to tell us what they think Glee is all about.
Rachel: Finn, listen to me. You know, even if we, we never won our Sectionals, or Nationals had never happened, it still would have been worth it. I mean, glee, it's about the love of the music. It's about people like Puck and Artie not just singing together but actually being friends. It's about Brittany and Mike dancing just for fun when no one else is around. It's even about the romances. You know they come and go, but they're just as important. | permalink
Tonight Glee was about the characters. Which is why most of tonight's New York scenes didn't bug me. In fact, most of them reminded me what I love about Kurt and Rachel as individual characters and as friends.
I could have done without the Rachel-Cassie showdown of "All That Jazz." In fact, I'm getting to the point where I'm done with Cassie July altogether. I love Kate Hudson's chiseled abs and ascerbic remarks as much as the next person, but Rachel's not a dancer. (And truth be told, all of the "dance-offs" that have happened this season have sort of proven that point already, with tonight being no exception.)
She's never going to be a dancer and she knows it. Rachel Berry was born to belt out the ballads and belt she did.
Rachel Berry totally owned the NYADA Winter Showcase. I got chills while listening to her sing "O Holy Night."
But it was her speech to Brody beforehand that I loved the most about her performances tonight. Rachel, for all of her lack of confidence, has never lacked said confidence on stage. She has always known who she is when she's singing. That has always been clear.
Tonight felt like Rachel was reminded of that, or reminded herself of that. And using that confidence, she did what she does, which is blow everyone else out of the water.
She also loaned a little of that confidence to Kurt. He's always hidden behind his "careful assortment of bells and whistles" and tonight he showed his vulnerability at just the right moment. Doing so paid off as Kurt is now NYADA's newest student. Finally, something good for Kurt Hummel!
But not so much good happened for the New Directions back at McKinley. Unless you count Brittany and Sam.
They're a strange pair, really, and the set up has been only slightly more developed than that of Sam and Mercedes, but I don't hate it.
Their breaking of the fourth wall tonight to directly address the backlash the writers knew would come out of their pairing was well played. Love is love. And if anything, Brittany's character was always written as bisexual, so her decision to date Sam doesn't seem outside the scope of something her character would do. I can be Team Bam for as long as this lasts.
However, I'm irritated that the only mention we got of Marley's eating disorder came from Santana calling Kitty out and everyone ignoring it. Completely irritated. I don't know why I expected that more would happen with that, but I did. I hoped this would be the Big! Issue! that Glee got right.
I suppose there's still hope for the writers to revisit this in future episodes, but it bothers me that Kitty caused so much destruction and will see no repercussions. At this point, she's irredeemable for me.
After Marley's tumble at Sectionals, the New Directions lost when they fled the stage to take care of her as the judges declared the Warblers the winners. Better luck next year?
To be honest, I was kind of shocked by that turn of events. I expected one of the other girls to jump in, sing with Blaine and the New Directions would go on to a victory. It was interesting to me to see the possible collapse of the glee club thanks to a wonky set of rules and Sue's maneuvering.
But the glee club is kind of like The Goonies, and goonies never say die.
They'll regroup. They'll move forward from here. And Finn will help them do it.
What did you think of "Swan Song"? Are you Team Bam? Did Rachel blow you away with her ballad? Be sure to check out the rest of the Glee quotes (and the Glee music!) and I'll see you in the comments!
Miranda Wicker is a Staff Writer for TV Fanatic. Follow her on Twitter.


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I went fishing today at Crytal Springs and had a blast! Been so busy I hadn't been able to go fishing for just over a month, and it was so nice to get out. I love video taping my trips now with my Contour Roam. Hope you guys enjoy it. The fly of choice was a size 20 Snow Fly. Tied me some size 18 Snow Fly Kebari for my next go.
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There is some 'middleware' floating around. It gets very limited use at my company. It might be a growth area. Problem is it's hard to anticipate all the types of visualization problems that might pop up in engineering (a very broad field). The more general the 'middleware' is, the steeper the learning curve until you get to the point where it's almost as easy to learn GL (fixed pipeline).Either directly or by buying middleware written and supported by them.
Yes. I realize that. Gouraud shading from a single light source is usually good enough for our purposes (i.e. engineering, not architectural). Basic shadow casting is useful too, which we can do using fixed pipeline GL...you're not getting anything remotely like "accurate lighting" from fixed-function.


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Friday, February 17, 2012
Imitation of Christ Fall 2012
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That's it! I'm going to start to find some key red pieces for my closet. LOLReplyDelete
Ooh! I would definitely wear the black dress. However, since I'm branding out to other colors recently, I would try the bottom red too!ReplyDelete
I know it's an old joke that fashion models are just hungry, but seriously every model I've encountered this past week has scowled at me. I ask before I take pictures and I'm pretty friendly, so I think there may be true to the matter.ReplyDelete
- Diana TeodoroFebruary 19, 2012 at 11:40 AM
This is what happens when little girls try to look like fierce women. They just look angry! Youth is so overrated!ReplyDelete
Honestly, I would hate to meet that first girl in a dark alley. When I first saw her facial expression I couldn't help but think "Holy cow that is some serious anger management type stuff." If that's her idea of fierce instead of angry ...I don't think I want to see angry. It might be too frightening.ReplyDelete
Ok, what's with the scowling? I thought they were models because they enjoy having their pictures taken.ReplyDelete
I'm in love with red right now. Since the color red has the historical association of being the color for Mary Magdalene, I'm not sure what that says about me :D but I love it anyways.ReplyDelete
I'm thinking red is probably gorgeous on you Jen! If you get a piece you'll have to share pics of it with us :D!!ReplyDelete
No idea. They're models. They can do whatever I guess.ReplyDelete


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Aug 2013 10:27 UTC, submitted by l3v1
So. There we are. The foundation of Groklaw is over. I can't do Groklaw without your input. I was never exaggerating about that when we won awards. It really was a collaborative effort, and there is now no private way, evidently, to collaborate.
I'm really sorry that it's so. I loved doing Groklaw, and I believe we really made a significant contribution. But even that turns out to be less than we thought, or less than I hoped for, anyway. My hope was always to show you that there is beauty and safety in the rule of law, that civilization actually depends on it. How quaint.
Quaint indeed.
Groklaw is shutting down. A huge loss, as the site's contributions to various ridiculous lawsuits, like the SCO one about Linux, or the even crazier one from Oracle about Java, were invaluable. The reasons are sound, though - without secure, private communications, the collaborative effort that is Groklaw cannot function.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Sat 12th Jan 2008 22:22 UTC
It has been making waves on the net for a few days already, and I don't want to keep anyone deprived from this utter piece of brilliance. "Mommy, why is there a server in the house?", a children's book made by Microsoft to 'help your child understand the stay-at-home server'. "Big people have a server at the 'office'. The office is a big place where people go and do boring things." Not everybody will appreciate the twisted humour, but I sure do. Utterly brilliant, this. Update: There is more!


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Server virtualization made IT rock stars by improving uptime and saving the organization some serious dollars. So now it is time to look at how to leverage this expertise for the desktop.
When many shops initially set up their virtual infrastructure the tools for delivering a true virtual desktop experience to users -- say nothing of achieving ROI -- were woefully underdeveloped. The tools and systems today are a different story. They deliver a real desktop experience to both high-maintenance and regular users alike.
This means a zero client solution -- which unlike traditional thin clients, have no CPU, no memory, no operating system, no drivers, no software and no moving parts -- provides such a positive experience that virtual desktop users don't even realize their "computer" is living in the data center. Another piece of good news: For those with a robust virtual infrastructure in place, virtualizing the desktop can be as simple as purchasing a simple zero client solution that provides everything out of the box.
OUTLOOK: Virtual desktops are all the rage
Using existing storage, processor and memory, an enterprise deploying a zero client VDI solution has to migrate 20-25 physical desktops to start seeing ROI. After that, the returns start accelerating rapidly. The challenge is making the case for the first 20-25.
Here are five things to factor into the cost of switching from PCs to a zero client VDI solution:
1. Hardware failures: Physical desktops have components that will fail if deployed for long enough. An organization that deploys a zero client VDI solution can remove those headaches and costs from their budget. Some VDI devices use solid-state components instead of hard drives that can seize up, and don't have fans to fail or complex motherboards to short circuit. When migrating 25-plus desktops into a virtual environment, the man-hours and lost user productivity for warranty repairs become some serious dollars.
2. Upgrade costs: If you have spent any time administering a virtual environment, you know that upgrading the processor or memory on an existing virtual machine consists of a couple of mouse clicks (as long as you have the resources available on the hosts themselves), versus ordering upgrades and taking the time to go out to individual desktops. This cost can be significantly reduced in a VDI environment.
VIRTUALIZATION WARS: VMware vs. Hyper-V vs. XenServer vs. KVM
3. Managing and supporting end users: With VDI, the days of connecting to a physical desktop through a myriad of clients are gone. The way you administer your virtual servers is the way you administer your virtual desktops. Just open your hypervisor console and go! Admins can interact with the boot sequence of any desktop from the comfort of their office. Issues can be resolved in minutes rather than hours and frees up valuable cycles from your support staff. Take into account the cost for this time along with the tools for remote access to add to the ROI.
4. Scalability: Unless an organization has spare physical desktops lying around pre-loaded, deploying a setup for a new user can take hours if not days. Deploying a new virtual desktop is just a matter of deploying a template with all apps pre-loaded. Just rename, add to the environment and associate that VM with the zero client sitting on the desk and requests for a user desktop is done in under 60 minutes. For any kind of large scale deployments, IT can set up 80-plus virtual desktops in one day. Scaling for seasonal or temporary users no longer means having idle physical desktops becoming more obsolete by the passing day. That is a scalable environment that adapts based on the needs of the organization. Faster deployments translate into savings.
5. Speed and performance: With VDI, all substantial network traffic lives within the data center network. The only traffic to a zero client is I/O. That 1GB file a user opens on the file server? It all goes through the data center backbone. Users typically see a noticeable performance increase and network latency is usually greatly reduced. Since many hypervisors manage memory and processor resources much better than individual desktops, users see better performance with fewer resources.
Most organizations have, to one extent or another, bought into virtualization. With the server environment set up, it is now time to leverage that infrastructure out to the end users via VDI. We chose a zero client VDI solution from Pano Logic that brought a true desktop experience to our end users. IT decision makers are weighing all the options regarding their desktop environments, but once the key costs are considered, they will see that savings quickly add up.
Darren Schoen is a small-business technology evangelist, regional trainer for Spiceworks and the director of technology infrastructure at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Dec. 2, 2005
Cal State Fullerton has launched a yearlong, campuswide effort to study its athletics program as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program. Specific areas the study will cover are academic integrity, governance and commitment to rules compliance, as well as a commitment to equity and student-athlete welfare.
While academic accreditation is common in colleges and universities, this program focuses solely on certification of athletics programs. Following a pilot project, the Division I membership endorsed the program and its standards at the 1993 NCAA Convention.
Cal State Fullerton completed its first certification self-study in 1998. In 1997, the Division I membership voted to change the frequency of athletics certification from once every five years to once every 10 years and to require a five-year interim-status report. Thus, the current self-study will be the second in the certification process for Cal State Fullerton.
The certification program's purpose is to help ensure integrity in the university's athletics operations. It serves to further open up athletics to the rest of the university community and to the public. Institutions are expected to benefit by increasing campuswide awareness and knowledge of the athletics program, confirming its strengths and developing plans to improve areas of concern.
The committee responsible for the study includes CSUF President Milton A. Gordon, CSUF Executive Vice President Judith Anderson -- appointed by Gordon to chair a steering committee to oversee the effort -- and various members of the university faculty and staff, as well as Athletics Department personnel.
"We'll be doing a thorough review of our intercollegiate athletics program; one that invites input and feedback from the campus community," said Anderson.
A member of the NCAA membership services staff conducted a one-day orientation videoconference last week with the committee and its subcommittees.
Within each area to be studied by the committee, the program has standards, or operating principles, which were adopted by the association to serve as a "measuring stick" for the evaluation of all Division I members.
Once the university has concluded its study, an external team of reviewers will spend two or more days visiting the campus for an on-site evaluation. Those reviewers will be peers from other colleges, universities or conference offices. That team will report to the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification, another independent group.
The committee will then determine the institution's certification status and announce the decision publicly. For institutions that fail to conduct a comprehensive self-study or to correct problems, tough sanctions can be imposed.
The three options of certification status are: (a) certified, (b) certified with conditions, or (c) not certified. While institutions will have an opportunity to correct deficient areas, those that do not take corrective actions may be ruled ineligible for NCAA championships.
The NCAA is a membership organization of colleges and universities that participate in intercollegiate athletics. The primary purpose of the association is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body. Activities of the NCAA membership include formulating rules of play for NCAA sports, conducting national championships, adopting and enforcing standards of eligibility, and studying all phases of intercollegiate athletics.
Serving with Gordon and Anderson on the university's NCAA Athletics Certification Steering Committee as assistant chairs are Bill Barrett, associate vice president for administration, and Lee Gilbert, acting associate dean for administration in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Also serving on the steering committee are: Stephan Walk, associate professor of kinesiology and health science; Davida Hopkins-Parham, executive assistant to the vice president for academic affairs; Patti Laguna, associate professor of kinesiology and health science; Robert Ammann, assistant men's soccer coach; Patty Sexton, coordinator of athletics personnel; Erica Satterfield, assistant commissioner for compliance, Big West Conference; alumnus F. Michael Stone of F. Michael Stone Accountancy in Santa Ana; Brian Quinn, director of athletics; Allison Rich, senior associate director of athletics/senior woman administrator; Nancy Dority, assistant vice president for admissions and records; Mona Mohammadi, Associated Students president; Erica Pryor, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee chair; Sandra Rhoten, associate dean of student affairs for judicial affairs; Pam Jones-Tintle, director of development, University Advancement; and Sandra Sutphen, emeritus professor of political science.
Hopkins-Parham chairs the Subcommittee on Governance and Commitment to Rules Compliance. Walk chairs the Subcommittee on Academic Integrity; Laguna chairs the Subcommittee on Equity and Student-Athlete Welfare.


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One of the many goals of proper estate planning is to prevent family feuding. The idea is to ensure that the worry, stress and cost of these legal battles is avoided. But on top of that, if done right, avoiding costly disputes saves an immense amount of time.
One of the many goals of proper estate planning is to prevent family feuding. The idea is to ensure that the worry, stress and cost of these legal battles is avoided. But on top of that, if done right, avoiding costly disputes saves an immense amount of time.
The legal system often does not act swiftly. It is important not to underestimate the simple benefit of having property matters resolved right away after a passing, instead of making surviving loved ones wait months or even years, preventing them from obtaining necessary funds and moving on with their lives.
The possibility of prolonged resolution increases any time there is no estate planning or poor estate planning. The court proceeding called probate takes time. But the delay is especially pronounced where there is feuding resulting in court battles.
The will contest of painter Thomas Kinkade, also known as the "Painter of Light" will help illustrate my point. An estimated one in every 20 homes contains a copy of his works, best known for traditional scenes of gardens, cottages, streams and small town centers. Considering the mass marketing and popularity of his work, Kinkade was able to acquire a considerable fortune over the years. His estate is estimated at more than $60 million.
He died last April at the age of 54. Disagreement reigned in the resolution of his estate, but the matter was privately settled late last year.
Kinkade was married, but his wife filed for divorce two years before his death. He had four children with his wife. For the last year and a half before his death, he lived in his home with his girlfriend.
Kinkade's girlfriend had been feuding with his wife and children since his death. The dispute centered on two handwritten wills, called "holographic" wills, allegedly created in the months before his passing. Both wills were apparently in bad shape and barely legible.
The girlfriend argued that the wills left the home to her and established a $10 million museum at the studio next door. The girlfriend's lawyers claimed that Kinkade had a hand tremor as a result of alcohol withdrawal, which caused the legibility problems with the handwritten wills.
Kinkade's wife contested the will. The court would have decided the result of the battle if there had not been a settlement.
The Kinkade estate is a reminder that such disputes often drag out for years. Beyond avoiding the stress and uncertainty of a legal battle, proper estate planning also ensures timeliness. No matter how complex one's situation, there is nothing to gain from leaving matters in such a mess that survivors are forced to wait years before having them resolved or having to hire lawyers to force a settlement. The best remedy is to plan ahead and to regularly update your estate planning, especially when your situation and desires change.
Bonnie Kraham is an attorney practicing elder law estate planning with Ettinger Law Firm, 75 Crystal Run Road, Town of Wallkill. She can be reached at 692-8700, ext. 119 or at email@example.com. This column is intended to provide general information, not legal advice.


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Friday, June 18, 2010
In Loving Memory of My Uncle Bill Qualey
10 comments:
- Michelle said...
Thanks to the Cote family for always being there for dad when things have gotten rough. Also thanks for all the hunting memories that I will cherish of each of you and Uncle Bill. As I relive some of them I can't help but laugh. Many good times. Thanks again.
- June 18, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- Amanda said...
Bill was my farrier for the last couple of years, he was a kind heart and will be greatly missed.
- June 18, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Hank said...
Bill passed away at my farm. He was kind, patient, wonderful with horses and their owners. He spent an inordinate amount of time assesing my horses problems and corrected them. No more Bute! I am so grateful to him and we will miss him terribly. He was pure genius!
Brenda Henney
- June 19, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- CWirth said...
I am saddened by the loss of Bill. He was a complete original. He had that Jack Nicholson swagger and that great sense of humor.
My horse, Flax, just loved him. He used to lick his head when he'd shoe him. Bill would just
laugh. Flax had many issues and Bill was great with him. He spent so much time watching him move and did everything possible to help balance him. He
had such an incredible eye for the way a horse moves and how his foot lands. He was gifted that way. He really cared about his clients and their horses. I will never forget that he stopped by just to check in on Flax who I brought home after
many months of stall rest. Flax was thrilled to see him.
So many friends have called and are saddened at his passing. Many of us have known Bill for more years than we care to admit. We will all be missing him. You see, we got quite accustomed to seeing him every six weeks, give or take.
Bill, we are lucky to have known you. We will sorely miss you.
Carrie Wirth
- June 19, 2010 at 9:29 AM
I have known Bill since his early days of being a farrier. When I decided to go to shoeing school he was very generous with his time and resources. He lent me his text books to get a jump on reading before my class started, he made my anvil stand that I still use today, and we would practice turning shoes in my driveway. Whenever I would see him in various barns he would always have a kind word to say, or a story to tell.
My condolences to Dawn and his family. I will miss him and his laugh.
Godspeed, Bill.
- June 19, 2010 at 3:09 PM
- roy said...
Bill was the farrier for my beloved old schoolmaster Mendel. When I moved Mendel to my home farm Bill continued to care for him- driving almost an hour each way to trim one horse. When I offered to get someone local to trim him, Bill always said no, that he wanted to old guy to stay as sound as possible and he knew how to keep him comfortable. His knowledge and talent will be greatly missed in the dressage community.
Elise Whitehill
- June 20, 2010 at 5:50 AM
- lastingimprint said...
Bill and I used to have such wonderful chats while he was shoeing horses where I worked. He liked to talk about his family, his horses and dogs, the Army, hunting and Dawn, her gardens and cooking.
I will never forget his big laugh after one of his silly jokes. Bill was a big teddy bear who would do anything for anyone at anytime.
It is true, he was a master at his craft. He would spend hours thinking up a new shoe for my horse to make him comfortable. Thanks you for the loving care, Bill.
My sympathies to Dawn and his family. We have lost a wonderful friend but have so many happy memories to cherish. He will always be in our hearts.
Ann Bryant
- June 20, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- McFarm said...
Bill will be missed on the west side of town. He was a man of many talents even if it was to take time away from shoeing to helping put a new wash stall wall. He was always there no matter what you need help with.
Master Farrier doesn't even touch the talent the man had with taking on any horses problem. He was one of a kind.
Our prayers are with the whole family and especially Dawn we are here for you if you just need some one to talk to I am close by.
Love always,
Patti-Jo and Mike McClellan
April, Jessica, Laura and all the horses will miss you dearly.
- June 20, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- Anne Healy said...
Bill got a real kick out of my placing a framed picture of a stallion in my mare's stall when i was trying to breed her. He would say "That's all she's gonna get!" since the stallion was in Europe. He was really supportive of the foal.
Bill was the only farrier I knew that would watch each horse go before he made their shoes.
Thanks Bill, for taking good care of Faith all these years and for the great stories in the barn isle on a rainy day.
- June 21, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Meeka Andrews said...
Thanks for being the best Uncle any niece would ask for I miss you so much it has been really hard sense you past I love you
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GREENWOOD, S.C. – The Coker baseball team got their 2011 season off to a rocky start on Tuesday, as the Cobras took a hard 14-1 loss to the Lander University Bearcats in collegiate baseball action.
Lander, which pounded out 14 hits, opens the season at 1-0, while Coker starts at 0-1.
Cory Hopper (1-0) struck out four batters in 2.1 innings to earn the win for the Bearcats. Lander's pitching corps – Hopper, Brandon Farquhar, Brantley Blalock, Ross Davis and Darrin Tew – held the Cobras to three hits.
Coker's Matt Long (Florence, S.C.)(0-1) took the loss as he struck out one, walked two and allowed six runs (three earned) on three hits in 1.1 innings pitched.
For Lander, AJ Nunziato batted 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI, Alan Abreu went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs scored, Robert Skinner 2-for-3 with one double, two runs and one RBI, and Adam Davey 2-for-4 with one double, three runs and three RBI. Erik Lunde went 2-for-3 with three RBI and Patrick Grady added a grand slam in the seventh inning.
For Coker, Chad Nader (Rock Hill, S.C.) went 1-for-4 with one double, while Jake Frazier (Indian Harbor Beach, Fla.) batted 2-for-3 with an RBI.
The Bearcats took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Lunde's bases-loaded single that scored Abreu and Davey.
Lander then exploded for five runs in the second inning. With bases loaded, Nunziato bunted in Ryan McNulty, Davey's two-RBI double plated Abreu and Skinner, Nunziato then scored on a Coker error, and Davey went home on Lunde's sacrifice fly.
Coker scored its only run of the game in the fourth on Frazier's RBI single.
Lander stretched the lead to 8-1 in the sixth on Nunziato's RBI triple, then added six more runs in the seventh. In addition to Grady's grand slam, Abreu went home on Skinner's sacrifice fly and Davey's RBI single sent Abreu across the plate.
The Cobras will not have to wait long to redeem their loss as they return to the diamond to face St. Augustine's College on Wednesday in Hartsville. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Tom J. New Field.


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Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw opens its 126th season of intercollegiate football with the only non-conference game on the slate when it travels to Sewanee for a renewal of a series that started in 1999 when both were members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Kickoff from Sewanee's McGee Field is set for 1 p.m. CDT this afternoon.
DePauw is coming off a 2-8 season and a 1-6 mark in its first North Coast Athletic Conference season. Sewanee was 3-7 last year and 1-3 in its inaugural season of Southern Athletic Association competition.
The visiting Tigers not only return 37 lettermen including 14 starters from last year, but the they also welcome back former head coach Bill Lynch to the sideline. The former Indiana University head coach directed DePauw to an 8-2 record during the 2004 season.
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President Bashar Assad vow I will live and die in Syria
The bravado sounded familiar. Like the leaders of other countries swept away by Arab Spring uprisings, Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to never be forced into exile and to die in his homeland.
Assad dug in his heels even as world powers move to boost the opposition to Syria's civil war – he latest turn in a nearly 20-month-old crisis so overwhelming that even the Red Cross says it can no longer cope.
"I am not a puppet, I was not made by the West for me to go to the West or any other country," Assad said in an interview with Russia Today, which posted excerpts today on its website. "I am Syrian, I am made in Syria, and I will live and die in Syria."
The rare interview – in which the 47-year-old president spoke in English with his words translated into Arabic – was posted online two days after British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that Assad could be allowed safe passage out of Syria if that would guarantee an end to the civil war.
The full interview will be broadcast Friday (local time), the TV station said. It was not clear when or where it took place. Assad was seen in a gray suit and tie, casually talking and also walking with RT's reporter outside a house.
Assad has made only a few appearances public since the revolt began in March 2011. Last month, state TV showed him praying on the floor of a Damascus mosque for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
As the two sides battle for the upper hand, civilians are bearing the brunt of the crisis.
Peter Maurer, the head of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, said the civil war has been in a downward spiral for months.
"We can't cope with the worsening of the situation," Maurer said. "The seriousness of the crisis is deepening with every day and this trend has been uninterrupted since summer."
The Red Cross has improved its transportation and logistics, making it easier to bring in truckloads of food and medicine, but it has become overwhelmed by the dire need of hundreds of thousands of people struggling inside Syria, he said.
The daily death toll in the civil war has been averaging 100 or more recently, according to activists' accounts. The fighting pits rebels and troops, and the violence includes artillery shelling and regime airstrikes on rebel-held areas.
Assad's defiant vow to "live and die" in Syria echoed statements by Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and Moammar Gadhafi of Libya – two Arab dictators who said they would never leave their homelands before popular revolts swept them from power.
In February 2011, Mubarak vowed he would "die on Egyptian soil," and Gadhafi had said he was ready to die "a martyr" in Libya. But both men suffered humiliating downfalls. Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the violence that killed nearly 1,000 protesters. Gadhafi was captured and killed.
In the Russia Today interview, Assad also warned against foreign military intervention.
"I don't think the West is headed in this direction. But if it does, nobody can predict the consequences," he told the station.
Assad has made such warnings before, saying any attempt to meddle in the Syrian crisis would cause the entire region to burn.
But world powers have shown no appetite for military intervention, and there are fears that arming the fractious opposition could backfire, with powerful weapons falling into the hands of extremists.
Still, the West is taking steps to boost the Syrian opposition.
Britain on Wednesday called on the U.S. to do more to shape the Syrian opposition into a coherent force, saying the re-election of President Barack Obama is an opportunity for the world to take stronger action to end the deadlocked civil war.
Washington has been pressing for a new, more unified opposition leadership that will minimize the role of exiles and better represent those risking their lives on the front lines. The initiative was being discussed Thursday at an opposition conference in Doha, Qatar.
The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Qatar and Turkey, both leading backers of the Syrian rebels, as well as Western diplomats and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby.
On the table is a proposal to set up a new leadership team that would become the conduit for international support to rebel-held areas in Syria. The U.S. has suggested that the main group in exile, the Syrian National Council, can no longer claim a key leadership role and must make way for those representing activists inside Syria.
Under the plan, the SNC would receive 22 out 60 seats in the new group, while each of Syria's 14 districts would have one member. The author of the plan, Syrian dissident Riad Seif, and representatives of the SNC and other opposition groups met in a Doha hotel Thursday to try to hammer out an agreement.
Seif said after a day of negotiations that he expected a decision by Friday.
He said he was "very optimistic" it would win approval and that most Syrians would be satisfied with the new leadership. The council would form an executive body that would run rebel-held areas until the fall of the Assad regime.
In exchange for setting up the new body, the Syrian opposition can expect international recognition, billions of dollars in financial support and help in "protecting people against war planes and heavy weapons," he said.
Seif said that after a yes vote, the Friends of Syria, an alliance of countries supporting the uprising, would meet in Morocco at the end of November or beginning of December.
Further down the road, the international community hopes for negotiations on a political transition between the opposition and those in the Assad regime who were not involved in bloodshed and corruption. The opposition has agreed to such talks, in principle, but said it could take many more months of a war of attrition before Assad is ready to leave Syria.
Although Assad remains deeply isolated worldwide, Russia has remained one of Syria's most loyal and powerful allies, shielding Damascus from strong international action at the U.N. Security Council.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday criticized the West for supporting the opposition, saying foreign powers should try to force both sides to stop fighting.
"If their priority is, figuratively speaking, Assad's head, the supporters of such approach must realize that the price for that will be the lives of the Syrians, not their own lives," Lavrov said in remarks posted on his ministry's website. "Bashar Assad isn't going anywhere and will never leave, no matter what they say. He can't be persuaded to take that step."
The uprising began as mostly peaceful protests but quickly became a civil war. The fighting has taken on grim sectarian tones, with the predominantly Sunni rebels fighting government forces. Assad's regime is dominated by minority Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
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One year later, Facebook has figured out mobile, experts say.
The social networking giant may have had a rough patch after its IPO, but Facebook has quickly turned things around by cashing in on its users' obsession with mobile.
(Read More:Forget Facebook: Stocks, and IPOs, Are Just Fine )
"One of the big complaints at the company's IPO was that it doesn't make any money on mobile, and that was true and fair at the time," said Jason Stein, founder and president of the social media agency Laundry Service.
Facebook had zero revenue on its mobile-ad platform when it went public but posted $375 million on mobile in the first quarter, Stein said.
"It's amazing that a company was criticized for lacking any mobile presence was able to completely build a new app and monetize it as quickly as it was able to build it," Stein said.
(Read More: Facebook Shares One Year On—Time to Reconsider? )
Almost 70 percent of Facebook users are on the network's mobile platform, and about 30 percent of all ad revenue is generated via mobile—advertisers like that because they see huge growth opportunity, Stein said.
Eden Zoller, principal consumer analyst at Ovum, said its crucial that Facebook continue to expand into emerging markets.
"I think [ad revenue] will increase, and there's a real imperative for Facebook to continue that momentum," Zoller said. "More people are interacting with people on mobile phones, some of them on an exclusive basis. ... Facebook needs to ensure that the advertising dollars go with that migration."
(Read More:Facebook Makes Mobile Money, Though Earnings Miss by a Penny)


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2012 Tour Stop #10 - Safeway national Capital Barbecue BattleJune 25, 2012
After four years at the Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle, we finally hit the big time and graduated to being placed on Pennsylvania Avenue instead of 11th Street. It felt kind of like the coming of age when you finally get to sit at the adult table instead of the kid's card table at the holidays. Pennsylvania gave us non-stop crowds through the weekend! 11th street was deemed "legends" row housing BBQ Pitmasters' favorites -- Myron Mixon, Tuffy Stone and Johhny Trigg -- along with last year's champions, Heath Hall and Brett Thompson with Pork Barrel BBQ.
In front of us on Pennsylvania Avenue were some of the smaller tents and groups. One of them did not get their tent put up so Christine was nice enough to take over one of our extra 10 x 10 tents. This was a blessing and a curse because as I went down late Saturday night to drop the tent and load in the truck, I found a duffel bag under one of the tables unattended. Since we were in DC and had been told specifically to watch out for unattended bags, I notified the closest police officer and quickly walked the other way. The sky didn't light up and nothing went boom, so all was good for the night.
With this being a KCBS event, the organizer had sponsors for each of the categories along with a lamb category and Reser's® America's Best Potato Salad contest. Serial Grillers won the chicken category, Burning Hot Unknowns won the ribs category and Johnny and Trish of Smoking Triggers won pork, brisket, lamb and beef. Burning Hot Unknowns took home the Reserve Grand Champion trophy while the Firefighting BBQ Team won their hometown event. Only the winners had to climb the steps up to the stage; I think just so Johnny could get his exercise for the weekend…
I did have to chuckle as the HISTORY Cooking Team, representing the History Channel, showed up in a semi-truck with a huge mounted grill, which was probably the second largest grill there, after the Johnsonville Grill. I guess it just goes to show that bigger isn't always better as they took home 39th place at the contest.
All in all, it was another great weekend for the Great American BBQ Tour. We also got to stop by and see our grandson, Mason, on our trek across country towards Naperville and the Ribfest!


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He was about 8 or 9 years old when he
realized what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
After listening to his father, an
accomplished musician, play with his friends, he realized that was the life for
"I took after him from an early age,"
said Daniel Kalisher, a 2009 graduate from the University of North Florida's
Department of Music. "And I really haven't changed my life goal since I was
really young. I wanted to be a musician, play guitar and tour. Now I'm doing
what I saw myself doing when I was a kid. How crazy is that?"
Kalisher has played guitar and toured with the backing bands
for Drake Bell, the former star of
the Nickelodeon hit TV show "Drake and Josh," and "Glee" star Matthew Morrison.
The tour with Morrison took him across the United States and Canada while they opened
for multi-platinum boy bands New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys. He is
currently writing, producing and playing for several artists in Los Angeles.
Looking back on his rapid-fire career trajectory,
Kalisher said it wouldn't have been possible without his undergraduate
experience at UNF.
The South Florida native started playing the guitar in
elementary school and was continually pushing himself to get better. And when
he wanted to take his craft to the next level, he came to UNF's tremendous
Music Flagship Program.
"I wanted to move into this uncharted territory
and really challenge myself, so I decided to pursue jazz music," he said. "I went
to another school for my first year, but that wasn't really happening for me.
At the time, I kept hearing through the grapevine that UNF was amazing and
would be the place for me. So I checked it out."
Kalisher first saw a performance by jazz guitar
professor Barry Greene and had to pick his jaw up from the theater floor.
"I was awestruck," he said. "His skill was just
on another level. That's what made me realize that UNF was definitely the right
spot. If I could learn from him, then I'd be good."
He said the program's focus on giving
students hands-on learning experiences in the form of regional and national
performances helped push him to get better.
"You really improve when you're up there
in front of a ton of people," he said. "You get that rush of everyone watching
you, and you just relive all the times you've practiced. The faculty prepared
us well."
Greene said he remembers Kalisher fondly
as a skilled guitarist with the determination to go far.
"Daniel was always a fantastic student,
very disciplined and focused," Greene said. "His primary goal was to move to
Los Angeles and get on the road with some performing act, and he pulled it off
in less than a year. In the area of pop and rock music, he was always a standout.
We loved having him at UNF."
Kalisher said his priorities to become a better
musician and consistently challenge himself were met — and then some — at UNF.
And he appreciated that each of his professors allowed him to explore his
interests — pop and rock music — while making his way through the jazz studies
"They didn't try to put me in a box," he said.
"And I'm a more worldly musician because of it. The things I learned at UNF
helped me get to this point, whether it's standing in front of an audition room
or performing in front of a crowd. That practice — from working on the basic
mechanics of playing and reading music to playing with players who were better
than me — prepared me for everything.
was just such a humbling place for me. Everyone was so cool and so nice. No
matter where I go, I never want to forget where I came from."


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John Stamos is 50. Have mercy! Uncle Jesse is getting old.
The actor celebrated his half-century birthday Monday with his "Full House" castmates, who have kept in touch since their sitcom went off the air in 1995.
His on-screen wife Lori Loughlin and TV family posted all the details on Instagram for fan-viewing pleasure too.
"@bobsaget was the perfect emcee last night. Hysterically funny as always!" Loughlin wrote about costar and Tanner family patriarch Bob Saget.
PHOTOS: Family TV: Kid-tested, parent-approved
The party took place at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood, according to People. It was themed after Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin's Rat Pack, according to Candace Cameron Bure, who played Stamos' niece DJ in the sitcom.


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Family Events in March 2013
Free Family Day: Art of Asia!
- Saturday, March 2, 2013
- Museum of Art
Kids can decorate small fabric scrolls, make poetry collages and prints inspired by the art on view in the Collecting Art of Asia exhibition. Enjoy free snacks and a restful "book nook" reading area. Smith student volunteers, including a Spanish-speaking greeter staffing the information desk, will facilitate the event.
Projects designed for ages 4+ with adult. Family Days are free and open to all. Wheelchair and stroller accessible.
No registration required; drop-in anytime during Family Day hours (project areas close at 3PM, galleries will remain open until 4PM).
March 8 Second Friday
- Friday, March 8, 2013
- Museum of Art
4–6 PM Hands on! art-making for ages 4+ w/adult (while supplies last)
6–6:30 PM Open Eyes: An informal guided gallery conversation about an art object
Museum Shop open 10 AM–8 PM


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"Gnocchi and Panzanella"
Test cook Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make foolproof Gnocchi at Home. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her top pick for rotary graters. Then, Chris discusses with science expert Guy Crosby the science of soil and its effect on the taste of tomatoes. D
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Sex and the City LIVE! - Sunday, August 3, 2014 - $30
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Sex And The City: LIVE! features Heklina (Carrie Bradshaw) (Trannyshack / The Golden Girls) D'Arcy Drollinger (Samantha Jones) (Shit & Champagne), Lady Bear (Miranda Hobbs) (Roseanne) and Special Guest Alaska (Charlotte York) (Known to a wide national audience after being a star on Ru Paul's Drag Race – SEASON #5). The show is directed by D'Arcy Drollinger.
The "girls" are four young professional women in search of the perfect relationship and, of course, the perfect orgasm. Each episode features multiple storylines that tackled relevant and modern social issues including sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, safe sex, promiscuity, femininity and of course shoes - while exploring the difference between friendships and relationships.
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Governor Paul LePage has been pushing his plan to pay off the state's hospital debt with money from liquor sales from the start of this legislative session. Despite the Democrats coming up with a plan of their own, even Ethan agreed with an independent analysis that found LePage's proposal to pay hospitals through a revenue bond is the better financial deal for state.
And two weeks ago, the Governor let five bills become law because he said he didn't realize the deadline had arrived for vetoing. Now we learn that he actually wrote and sent five veto letters to the House and Senate, before recalling those letters 37 minutes later.
Our political analysts Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling break it all down.


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About mortal
I don't know if this will work, but I'm going to send a FOIA request to the USPS on any documents concerning Outbox. If enough of us do that maybe we could get some answers. Anyone like this idea? Also, does Outbox have a corporate address still?
Since the defendant gets to choose whether it is a trial before a jury or a judge, why didn't NewEgg choose a trial before a judge? Or do patent infringement trials have to go to juries?
On Black Friday I'm going to buy something at Newegg to support them in fighting the trolls. If they have a box to pay extra just to support the fight, I'd give an extra $20.
The problem is most people don't realize that DRM is an issue until it is too late. They find out the minute before that critical presentation or are in a deathmatch playing online and they get kicked off. We are the cliche frogs in the pot of water that is starting to boil.
Now Amazon says you have violated the terms of service if you take your rented textbook across state lines and they will bill you the full amount of the book if they find out.
I'm trying to compile a list of media and the companies that provide it and the location limitations they put on it. Such as not being to access Netflix out of the country or as above not being able to get your ebooks in Singapore. Anyone know if such a list exists?
Is there any new information from Kathy Wolfe and Wolfe Video's claims about how much they are spending fighting "infringement". I wish there was some more open dialog with the small production companies about these issues and how they can more effectively build their business models.
Did she ever get back to the author on this with more information? I think if she got into a dialogue with the community she could be helped to find a better alternative than paying so much to take down infringing content.
I just signed the petition. Have you?
Its easy to signup and sign. Follow the link to the White House.


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New apps need lovin' too, right? Every day there are thousands of new entries on the Google Play store, but many go unnoticed and never receive the attention they deserve. We have shown in the past that this community can discover great apps and launch them to new heights, so we're bringing back our weekly column for new apps with less than 100k installs. Browse our new Android app picks below and let us know which ones you enjoy.
Pitch: Prepare yourself for a happy mouth explosion. Gojee recommends top quality, hand curated FOOD and DRINK recipes from over 200 of the world's best bloggers. Recommendations are personalized to you – just tell us what you Crave, Have, or Dislike.
Pitch: Quora for Android makes it easy to get the information you need, wherever you are. With your Quora account, you can ask and answer questions, connect with friends, and follow topics to get updates in your feed.
Pitch: Simplify and secure your life with Dashlane, the most secure password manager and personal data vault available. All the data you store on Dashlane, be it on your Android phone or other synced devices, are locally encrypted with AES-256, a military-grade encryption that can only be unlocked with your master password, which isn't stored anywhere.
Pitch: Find a great TV show tonight! Discover and watch great TV, plus Netflix content. With Peel's newest release – Peel AllPlay TV – you can find the shows and movies you want to watch on Live TV and Netflix. Now you can see programs from your favorite sources, integrated in a single view. Finally, all the content you love in the palm of your hand!
Pitch: PopCorn Player is a minimalistic and simple pop up player for Phones and Tablets with Android 3.0 and above. Free pop up video player with realtime re-size (pinch and spread gestures), full screen, hover window, two multi-window play back.
Pitch: Via.Me lets you share your stories in pictures, video, sound and text. Use Via.Me to share with your friends on Facebook and Twitter, while hosting it all on your Via.Me social storyboard. It's never been easier to capture your most memorable moments and share them with all your friends.
Pitch: The RetailMeNot Coupons app features a huge variety of coupons, deals and special offers to the stores and restaurants you love most. It's never been easier to snag a free shipping code or to score an in-store coupon directly from your phone. Our mobile coupons app boasts the biggest arsenal of top coupon categories for use on the go or to save and use later.
Pitch: Pairin is a private social network designed for couples, families and friends. You can share your feelings with the person you love, using photos, comments, and Kimochi stamps (aka emoticon on steroids).
Pitch: Coach's Eye provides the most effective way for anyone to coach or learn form and technique. Improve your pitcher's fastball, straighten your golf swing, easily break down a volleyball serve, improve soccer skills, or even demonstrate weightlifting form.
Pitch: Magisto is a fun and easy way to share your video memories with your friends. Just shoot and upload your videos and Magisto turns them into beautifully edited movies, complete with music and effects, in minutes.


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Jeremy Schiffres has been the city editor at the Daily and Sunday Freeman in Kingston, N.Y., since late 1990. He joined the Freeman in early 1988 as a copy editor. A native of Rochester and a graduate of SUNY College at Buffalo, Schiffres' previous newspaper gigs were at The Niagara Gazette in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and The Saratogian in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. If you want to keep his attention, be sure to talk about Buffalo-area sports teams, the highs and lows of Elton John's music career or the finer points of making chili -- or just challenge him to a game of Scrabble. Schiffres, 50, lives in Kingston with his wife, Rhona. Their 19-year-old son, Marc, is a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Hanna Raskin of The Post and Courier has won two awards in the 2013 Association of Food Journalists' Awards Competition.
She earned both awards while writing for the Seattle Weekly, where she worked prior to joining The Post and Courier in August.
Raskin took second place for "Peaches and Dreams" as best story in the food policy or food issues category. Her story explored how the current generation of craft food producers is negotiating the meaning of artisanship and the ways in which depressed rural communities are leveraging the concept's popularity to reinvigorate their economies.
She shared third-place honors with Dan Person in the best food column category. The column consisted of a weekly culinary point-counterpoint blog post in which they sparred over the appropriateness of using chopsticks when eating Americanized Asian food; the merits of Hanukkah latkes; and whether "Top Chef: Seattle" was good for the city.
The awards were announced Sept. 19 at the association's conference in Park City, Utah. The competition recognized 53 winners in 16 categories of food writing and editing and received 290 entries worldwide. AFJ has sponsored the competition since 1986.