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'The Rangers would take a two goal lead as the Sabres turned over the puck in their own zone that left Brendan Shanahan alone in front. Shanahan out-waited Ryan Miller to make it 2-0. But Buffalo would come right back as Ales Kotalik pounded home a one-timer just 33 seconds later. Late in the third with the Buffalo net empty, Daniel Briere would appear to get the puck across the line with 17 seconds left but was not called a goal on the ice. After a review it was deemed inconclusive which would give the Rangers the 2-1 victory.'
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iPhone 5 Nano SIM card photographed in Europe
0. phoneArena posted on 04 Sep 2012, 07:17
Well, what do you know: wireless carriers have Nano SIM cards in stock – Nano SIM cards meant to be used with the "latest generation of smartphones that come in the near future on the market." Can you think of a smartphone that is likely to be the first one to use a Nano SIM card? That's right – the upcoming iPhone 5 (or the new iPhone, whatever you call it), which is expected to be unveiled on September 12...
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1. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
This will annoy a lot of customers again. One of the biggest banes of the iPhone 4 was when customers came back with faults,dropping calls and DOA claims was having to get their number and details transfered back to normal sims from micro sims.
We heard many a time "what do you mean my apple sim card won't work in a loan phone" ! With micro sims being the normal for most of the smart phones now its not as bad for faulty iPhone 4s,however the iPhone with nano sim will restart this trouble.
Quite often customers use the iPhone as for leisure time and use a cheap tough phone in work especially heavy labour workers etc. Having to do constant sim changes will anoy
4. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
"Quite often customers use the iPhone as for leisure time and use a cheap tough phone in work especially heavy labour workers etc."
How often does this happen because I've not once heard this to be a major issue. You're really blowing this up. But then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from you.
5. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
It happens quite a bit actually,iphones don't do well in situations like building sites,factory work,painters,mechanics,carpenters etc. Otterbox has created a whole businerss for itself from the iphone commuter and defender cases alone for instance. No smoke without fire.
6. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
Ok so problem solved? If you're afraid of damage, buy an Otterbox case, just like you've suggested. And consumers always have the option NOT to buy the iPhone. Crazy huh!
2. takay0 (Posts: 144; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
i dont get it... why the SIM wasn't from the begining in that size... all it read its that gold (aluminum) part... why to waste all that place with the normal SIM?!
3. ftyler223 (Posts: 140; Member since: 06 Aug 2012)
andro its really not as serious as you try to make it sound. Samsung could do the same thing and you would have a million great things to say about it in their favor. shut up. who cares. the iphone 5 will do just fine, then will come the galaxy s4 to do better. then the iphone 5s will come and take the crown again. its history repeating it self.
7. mahony (Posts: 15; Member since: 04 Apr 2012)
The 4s did not take a crown. The Galaxy s2 was released before the iphone 4s. So Samsung took the crown and kept it. Galaxy s2 was 'smartphone of the year' last year.
9. ftyler223 (Posts: 140; Member since: 06 Aug 2012)
mahony...the s2 isnt a better phone at all. the 4 and 4s where both better handsets. and the fact that they put every phone up against the iphone just proves that apple is the crowned champ. shut up. more iphones where sold than s2's your irrelevant.

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Rumor: Apple to replace 30-pin iPhone, iPod, iPad connector with smaller alternative
Date: Friday, February 24th, 2012, 07:10
Category: Hardware, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Rumor
It's a rumor, but it involves replacing the classic 30-pin connector you know, love and are readily familiar with on your iPod, iPhone, and iPad with something new, so proceed to panic.
Also, begin hoarding food, as this means the apocalypse is well nigh.
An unsubstantiated rumor claims that Apple is looking to replace the venerable 30-pin iPhone, iPad and iPod dock connector with a smaller, space-saving successor that will possibly make a debut in the company's next generation iPhone.
According to the iMore blog, unnamed sources have stated that the iPhone maker found a way to make the connector smaller in 2010 to help accommodate for the iPhone 4's larger battery.
Another factor is the connector's role in data transfer. With the advent of iCloud, AirPlay and the energy-sipping Bluetooth 4.0, a future iPhone may only need a cable for charging purposes.
It is unclear what would become of the huge ecosystem of existing "Made for iDevice" products, which is a lucrative business for both Apple and third-party companies, as it would be made obsolete by a redesigned connector.
Details remain scarce at this time, but check back and we'll get information up as soon as it becomes available.


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Our family loves Chex Party Mix, but the regular recipe doesn't last long in our family of 10. That's why we quadruple the recipe when we make it.
If you are wondering how I make that much at one time, I use one of these, a 22-quart roaster oven
This sucker can roast a whole turkey, so you know it can hold a lot of Chex party mix!
And since we have a gluten free eater, I have modified the original Chex party mix recipe to make it gluten free.
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- 18 Cups Corn Chex
- 18 Cups Rice Chex
- 4 Cups mixed nuts
- 3 sticks of butter
- 1/2 Cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tablespoons seasoned salt
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
1. Turn roaster on 250. Put in butter, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings.
2. Stir occasionally until butter is melted.
3. Pour in Rice Chex, Corn Chex, and nuts.
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Check out http://www.willvillebikecamp.com/. That is if you like to camp.
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'You can say what you want about the South, but I almost never hear of anyone wanting to retire to the North.
I appreciate the feedback so far...especially the places to see, eat, and stay...I'm taking lots of notes,
OK...looks like my riding partner is in and we've locked down 20June as our departure date. My goal is to to leave Massachusetts early and make it to Front Royal on the first day...or somewhere close to the start of the Skyline Drive through Shenandoah N.P.
Anybody with a recommendation for a nice place to stay in that area? I don't think we're going to camp as I'm expecting a late arrival after 500 miles or so.
Route 66 and Route 522/340 Exit 6 there is a Hampton Inn. Across 66 there is a Cracker Barrel, Applebee's, Subway, Starbuck's, TGI Friday's, Ledo Pizza, Target and Walmart. Stay on 340 and it will take you right to the Skyline Drive.
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When you find a big kettle of crazy, it?s best not to stir it.
I do like Cracker Barrel
The first night in Shenandoah National Park on the BRP I stayed at Big Meadows Campground and Lodge about 50 miles from Front Royal I believe. I camped, but they have a huge lodge with a restaurant and great facilities for a price. It was a great place to camp, very quiet, great showers and easy to get ice and an onsite laundry room, etc. One of the things that was very cool about Big Meadows Campground is that there were deer all over the place and they didn't seem too freaked out by the presence of people. I was sitting at the picnic table of my camp site drinking my morning coffee and a big buck walked right into my camp site and stood probably 25-30 feet away from me for about 5 minutes......he was magnificent. Naturally when I moved to reach for my camera, he left immediately. Have a great trip. Don
If your bikes run into a mechanical problem, there is an independent BMW shop in Charlottesville, VA, about 1/2 hour from the northern terminus of the BRB and the southern terminus of the Skyline.
The guy who owns it writes tech articles for the RA.
'You can say what you want about the South, but I almost never hear of anyone wanting to retire to the North.
OsbornK...nice signature line...23 degrees in my part of the "north" this morning...what's not to love?
a few weeks ago there was a post about a riding seminar on the blue ridge. A lady who was a former racer was the host.... Anyone know where that post went or any details about the rider seminar? thanks
"Wer reitet so spaet durch nacht und wind -es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind" -- Goethe
About five miles north of Hwy 276 in NC (about 60 miles out of Cherokee) you will come across NC state highway 151. It only runs to the north of the BRP. It is steeper and twistier than the dragon. Ride it down, then turn around and ride it back. It's about 4 or 5 miles. I ran into it two years ago when there was a detour on the parkway. Now it's a must ride for me when I'm in the area.
My father-in-law asked me yesterday what I was going to do on this trip. I felt like we were speaking different languages.
"So I hear your riding down south. Where ya goling?"
"We're going to ride the Blue Ridge Parkway from end to end"
"Yeah, but what are you going to do down there?"
"We're going to ride our motorcycles the length of the parkway...Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park"
"OK, but where are you going to?"
"Ummm...we're riding"
"Sure, but you must be going somewhere...what are you going to see?"
"We're going to see the scenery"
"You don't have a destination?!"
"Yeah, the parkway is the destination"
"No...you're not understanding the question...where are you going to on this trip?"
"Ummm...we're going to The Tail of the Dragon"
"Oh..OK...sure...what's that? An amusement park?"
"No...it's a road"
And off we go again. He just doesn't get it at all. He can't conceive that I'm riding for the sake of riding. I must surely have a destination...a park...a bar...a museum...a drunken Rally...something other than riding.
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They all have talent. Obviously they havent displayed all of it yet. VD displayed some great playmaking skills in several games. Lawson was a beast in coverage but a major dissapointment in pass rush (2.5 sacks..come on, lawson is better than that)
Smith played efficient, and although his stats arent the greatest, very few of his INT's were of mental error. He also went through stages. He played good at times and awful at other times.
I see no reason to see why they are not building blocks. They have talent, and have displayed some of it, but have not been consistent. They could all bust horribly and i could be wrong or they could all be all-pros. But i count them as building blocks because they have only improved with each game.
I also never brought up "the player we will draft at 11". Im not counting that until i see the player we draft in TC.


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Sebelius: Yep, ObamaCare is raising insurance costs ! Who saw this coming?
I been telling y'all for sometime obama care is not a good thing. And now Sebellius has admitted it WILL raise your insurance cost. Well DUH!!!!!!
Here is what Sebellius said:"These folks will be moving into a really fully insured product for the first time, and so there may be a higher cost associated with getting into that market," she said. "But we feel pretty strongly that with subsidies available to a lot of that population that they are really going to see much better benefit for the money that they're spending." Hmmm! Maybe I should get a job that pays at poverty level or less! Then and only then I feel PRETTY STRONGLY MAYBE I will get the benefits. HA!!!! It's a 'I told you so"!!!!


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HOUSTON, June 8 (UPI) -- Oil giant Shell plans to open liquefied natural gas stations across the United States for fueling heavy-duty trucks, the company said.
Under a pending agreement with TravelCenters of America LLC, the largest full-service truck stop chain in the United States, Shell will construct more than 200 LNG fuel lanes at about 100 TA sites and Petro Stopping Centers throughout the U.S. interstate highway system.
The agreement marks the second such LNG fueling move for Shell. Last year, the company announced it would sell LNG to heavy-duty fleet customers at select Flying J truck stops in Alberta, Canada beginning this year.
"Using natural gas for transport gives truck fleet operators a new strong advantage because it's abundant and affordable and a viable alternative to diesel," Elen Phillips, vice president, Shell Fuels Sales and Marketing North America, said in a statement.
"This potential alliance with TA would enable Shell to deliver LNG fuel to customers who want a competitively priced fuel option to help them meet increasingly stringent air quality emission standards."
If a final agreement is reached, the first LNG fuel lanes would begin operating in 2013.
The plan will "create the infrastructure necessary to offer TA's trucking company customers an alternative fuel choice," Thomas M. O'Brien, president and chief executive officer of Westlake, Ohio's TA, said in a statement.
"TA is especially pleased to be helping ensure America's energy independence."
Shell says that it supplies, along with its global partners, more than 30 percent of the world's LNG.
Prompted by rising fuel costs and the shale gas revolution which has slashed the price of natural gas by about 45 percent over the last year, truck fleet operators are more closely considering making the switch to cheaper natural gas.
Waste Management, for example, says 80 percent of the trucks purchased during the next five years will be fueled by natural gas, The Wall Street Journal reports. Last year, the company charges customers an extra $169 million because of rising fuel costs.
While the natural gas-fueled trucks cost about $30,000 more than diesel models, Waste Management said it expects to save about $27,000 in fuel per truck.
In a survey of 100 trucking company executives by PLS Logistics Services Inc., nearly one-third said they were actively researching LNG for their fleets. While 8-in-10 said LNG has potential for highway use, 54 percent said current refueling infrastructure is inadequate.


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(a) National water resources planning policy
It is the policy of the United States that all water resources projects should reflect national priorities, encourage economic development, and protect the environment by—
(2) seeking to avoid the unwise use of floodplains and flood-prone areas and minimizing adverse impacts and vulnerabilities in any case in which a floodplain or flood-prone area must be used; and
(b) Principles and guidelines
(1) Principles and guidelines defined
In this subsection, the term "principles and guidelines" means the principles and guidelines contained in the document prepared by the Water Resources Council pursuant to section 1962a–2 of this title, entitled "Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies", and dated March 10, 1983.
(2) In general
Not later than 2 years after November 8, 2007, the Secretary shall issue revisions, consistent with paragraph (3), to the principles and guidelines for use by the Secretary in the formulation, evaluation, and implementation of water resources projects.
(3) Considerations
In developing revisions to the principles and guidelines under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall evaluate the consistency of the principles and guidelines with, and ensure that the principles and guidelines address, the following:
(A) The use of best available economic principles and analytical techniques, including techniques in risk and uncertainty analysis.
(B) The assessment and incorporation of public safety in the formulation of alternatives and recommended plans.
(C) Assessment methods that reflect the value of projects for low-income communities and projects that use nonstructural approaches to water resources development and management.
(D) The assessment and evaluation of the interaction of a project with other water resources projects and programs within a region or watershed.
(E) The use of contemporary water resources paradigms, including integrated water resources management and adaptive management.
(4) Consultation and public participation
In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—
(A) consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Council on Environmental Quality; and
(5) Publication
The Secretary shall—
(A) submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives copies of—
(6) Effect
Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the principles and guidelines as revised under this subsection shall apply to water resources projects carried out by the Secretary instead of the principles and guidelines for such projects in effect on the day before November 8, 2007.
(7) Applicability
After the date of issuance of the revisions to the principles and guidelines, the revisions shall apply—
(A) to all water resources projects carried out by the Secretary, other than projects for which the Secretary has commenced a feasibility study before the date of such issuance;
(B) at the request of a non-Federal interest, to a water resources project for which the Secretary has commenced a feasibility study before the date of such issuance; and
(8) Existing studies
Revisions to the principles and guidelines issued under paragraph (2) shall not affect the validity of any completed study of a water resources project.
(9) Recommendation
Upon completion of the revisions to the principles and guidelines for use by the Secretary, the Secretary shall make a recommendation to Congress as to the advisability of repealing subsections (a) and (b) ofsection 1962d–17 of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 110–114, title II, § 2031,Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1082.)
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, and not as part of the Water Resources Planning Act which comprises this chapter.
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OCEAN CITY – A 2-percent increase in Ocean City's business license fee has been discussed by the City Council for a few years now and it appears to be a reality now.
According to Finance Administrator Martha Lucey, the purpose of the increase is to cover the administration, oversight and inspection of licensed facilities and those who request to be licensed.
In January of 2009, the council was presented with the proposal to raise business license fees. At that time, the 2-percent increase option was tabled because the council thought the price hike should only be passed if absolutely necessary.
During the 2009 discussion, City Manager Dennis Dare said that the fees are necessary to compensate for fluctuating operational costs.
"We are probably only collecting 80 percent of what we are spending in administration fees. This year, we project that the fees collected will not cover the operating expenses," said Dare at the time.
In May of 2010, the subject crossed the council's agenda again and it was approved, resulting in an estimated $36,000 in revenue. The increase will be applied to business licenses this spring if passed through to resolution.
"One of the things that have been bothering me is there is a lot of businesses that do business within our town and utilize our services and our streets and aren't required at this point in time to have a business license," Councilman Doug Cymek said.
Cymek proposed city staff and the council begin a review of such businesses that currently aren't required to pay a license fee.
This observation was also made during May of 2010's discussion when it was pointed out that beach stand franchises do not pay business license fees.
Lucey's presentation this week also indicated a number of unnecessary business licenses that she recommended be eliminating, or combined with the other shops, stores, stands or other businesses.
City Solicitor Guy Ayres supported Lucey's recommendation in that many of the categories of businesses could be consolidated.
"License fees and permits fees are used to cover the costs of the regulatory seams," Ayres said. "If you start using it as a revenue enhancer, then you run into the danger that it is considered a tax."
The council voted unanimously to move the 2-percent increase of business license fees toward resolution next Monday night and the decided to remand the discussion on simplifying the list of business licenses to a later date.


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MP3: Macaroni
Wednesday night brings a smorgasbord of rock 'n roll sounds to Ace of Cups. Among them is Chicago's Bobby Conn, whose latest album Macaroni was released on May 1st. Macaroni sees Conn and his band, the Burglars, covering a bevy of relevant topics over a backdrop of mutant pop-rock flavored by various stylistic influences. "Govt" parodies the political viewpoints of the masses hypnotized by TV while becoming a low-key funk jam. "The Truth" utilizes "a beat stolen from Fela" to address society's fears of the realities of life, and "Can't Stop Th' War" describes the feeling of carrying on while war continues around the world while conjuring up both Jon Spencer and Slayer. The broad palette used here helps the messages come across in different ways, and usually effectively. While this collage has the potential to become incoherent, one aspect that connects the material is the searing violin of Conn's wife Monica Boubou, which certainly gives a unique spin to the results.
On this tour, Conn and the Burglars play second fiddle (sorry) to Sonny Vincent and the Bad Reactions. To quote the press release, "Sonny Vincent has been contributing stellar Rock 'n' Roll for over 30 years now with the legendary TESTORS as well as his solo work. Sonny is making his first trip back to the states to tour since 2003, and features members of Ex Humans, Carbonas, and Sorrows." Opening is Starring, who look pretty darn interesting themselves.
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SNOW HILL — At the request of the Worcester County Commissioners, the Sheriff's Department was able to slash its original $1.7 million school safety plan to just over $600,000, but some on the commission still believe there's some room to lower the figure even further.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">
The original proposal called for full-time armed deputies with vehicles to be placed at every public school facility. After feedback from the commissioners, Chief Deputy Dale Smack explained that his office made significant cost reductions.
"As [Sheriff Reggie Mason] said, we spent countless hours cutting the original proposal for the school security deputies from $1.7 million to about $604,000," said Smack. "Now in the savings we cut vehicles, which was $355,000, vehicle equipment for the 13 vehicles for $301,000, uniforms and other equipment another $37,000. With salary savings and so forth a reduction of $817,057."
The commissioners showed unanimous approval for the reductions, but several felt the $604,000 figure could be dropped further.
"We need to get it lower than the amount that was presented to us," said Commissioner Jim Bunting.
Though he is willing to support 13 part-time deputies that would only work during the school year like Smack outlined, Bunting questioned the benefits those deputies should receive.
"[Sheriff Mason] had 25 percent for benefits but it was always my understanding that these jobs, other than the required benefits such as Social Security and workman's comp, it would be a job without benefits," said Bunting.
There might be other avenues for efficiency, he added, including reducing the 13 deputies to 11. While there are 14 public schools in the county, two of those schools share a building, leading the Sheriff's Department to believe that one deputy could serve both schools. Bunting went a little further, pointing out that in both Snow Hill and Pocomoke there are separate schools that are built across the street from each other and might be served by splitting a single officer between them.
"I'd also like them to consider in Snow Hill you have the elementary school and the middle school right across the street from each other. I would like them to consider just one deputy for that site instead of two," he said later. "It's kind of ridiculous to have two deputies, one sitting in the one school and one sitting in the other school which is on one side of the road from the other and the same thing at Pocomoke."
Before the budget is passed, Bunting explained that he would like to see the cost drop below $500,000 for the initial year and around $450,000 per year afterwards. One other option, he added, might be to implement some of the safety improvements like entry systems and additional cameras suggested by the Board of Education before taking the leap and placing officers in every school. However, Bunting agreed that he sees a need for armed security in schools and won't oppose adding deputies should the cost be reasonable.
"I'm not going to oppose putting security in schools; I think it's something everybody is going to go to eventually," he said. "But I still believe it's a feel good measure. If somebody wants to do something, they're still going to do it."
There was also discussion over the equipment the part-time deputies will need. The $604,000 plan calls for all officers to have breathalyzers in schools.
"You have kids coming into school and drinking," explained Mason.
Commissioner Merrill Lockfaw didn't dispute that fact but wondered if it might be cheaper just to have deputies in school call for backup and a breathalyzer than to equip so many part-timers with the devices. According to Lt. Ed Schreier, however, the Sheriff's office supply of such devices is "pretty much obsolete" and should be replaced. Mason promised that his department would further examine the equipment and benefits situation.
The most important thing right now, he added, is getting the ball rolling on finding officers if the county hopes to have deputies in schools by September.
"Our biggest concern is recruiting … if we expect to have this in place by September we'll need to know way before a July budget if there's somewhere we can start," Mason said.
Surrounding counties also have their eye on armed school security, he explained, which will result in the draw for additional personnel to be more competitive.
"They're all discussing it so we'll have competition," Mason told the commission.
While Bunting is hoping for a sub-$500,000 cost, Lockfaw said that he doesn't have a particular number in mind but is attentive of the county's bottom line, especially with the school board's safety requests to consider.
"We don't have any specific numbers yet, one reason being we know the Board of Education is going to come back to us with some other security measures and there'll be a price tag on that," he said.
Between armed security, additional surveillance and entry control, Commissioner Judy Boggs asserted that the county is on a tightrope trying to balance costs with providing total safety in schools. Whatever the commission approves, however, she felt that it will be a multi-year program to phase everything into place.
"I don't think it's doable in one year," she said.
That doesn't mean that schools won't see some immediate safety improvements, though, added Boggs.


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My wife and I are entertainers, and travel the country in Show Business. We asked the locals in Wellington Ohio for the best place to stay when we were in town for a big Birthday Party for a well known and loved local resident. Much to our delight we found out about the Wellington Country Inn, a wonderful turn-of-the-century gem in the middle of town, only a few hundred feet from our gig! Our hosts could not have been more accommodating, and the room was spacious, clean and quite comfortable for the weary travelers that we were after a long drive to arrive, and a late evening at the gig. The gracious breakfast offered the next day, cooked to order, was the perfect sendoff to a memorable stay. Suffice it to say, we heartily recommend this hospitality to anyone , and will definitely stay there again the next time our schedule permits. Thanks, Gene and Evelyn! Sincerely, Matt and Patti Snow "Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe"
5 sur juin 06, 2012
Gene and Evelyn are the sweetest couple ever! The rooms were beautiful and very clean. And we couldn't ask for a better breakfast spread! Thanks so much!
5 sur août 25, 2011
Everything is historic and immaculately clean! The owners are wonderful and the continental breakfast was amazing. Quiet and quaint with all the amenities. I can't say enough and would recommend this bed and breakfast to anyone. Each room has it's own bathroom, loaded with soft, huge towels. Bed was the most comfortable I've ever slept in and all linens brand new.
5 sur juin 28, 2011
Hi, Myself Thomas Simon Raj, I am from India, I stayed in "Bed & Breakfast" during my Business trip to Wellington. I gave the above rating based on my stay in B&B. Gene & Evelyn are very good ,Helpfull & well organized people. I love staying in Bed & Breakfast. Thanks Thomas Simon Raj


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Tonight, in my ED, nothing happened.
Oh, there were plenty of patients, and there was plenty of work to do, but it was one of those nights when circumstances conspired to insure nothing got done, at least not like it should have.
The biggest culprit was the shut-down of the 'computers', a misnomer as all our computers continued to work but the network went down. This means that all the orders have to be done with paper requests, then later have to get entered into the network (when it's a network again), thereby more than doubling the work needed to get every single test done, and adding to the delay(s) every single time. Oh, and the results don't come in the normal way, either.
My biggest irritant was the xray system, converted to digital radiography for the convenience of the radiology department about 2 years ago. When the network collapses, they keep shooting xrays, but we cannot get to them normally, the backup procedures we have been assured would be there aren't, so we have to stop the rad techs and have them find and pull up the films we need to see (all of them). For some reason, network problems don't happen when the People In Ties, who are all smiles and assurances about 'we've got it covered' aren't there when the backup scheme needs to work, and doesn't.
And, since this has devolved into a generally unfocued rant, this is my biggest concern about an Electronic Medical Record (EMR), which is one of those things that will absolutely stop us dead when the system goes down. It's bad enough when the orders don't happen quickly and the xrays cannot be viewed; what happens when we can't even start or finish a chart?
Anyway, a frustrating eve, which should have been over quickly due to the time change, but was made interminable Waiting on Things to Get Done.


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The code library, ORBX.js, can be thought of as a cloud-based alternative to Google's Native Client technology. It permits Linux, OS X and Windows applications to run on remote servers and to be presented in a Web browser.
With ORBX.js and a cloud service provider, you could conceivably run Value's PC Steam client on an Apple iMac or Google Chromebook. You could run Autodesk 3DS Max 2014 on an Android Nexus 7 tablet. You could run a big budget, graphically demanding game title like Left 4 Dead 2 in a Web browser, without any plugins, Flash, Java, NaCL or other supporting technology.
[ Read Google Glass: First Impressions. ]
Other companies have tried this and failed, notably OnLive, which streamed online games all the way to bankruptcy. At a press event held on Friday at Autodesk's office in San Francisco, Calif., Jeff Kowalski, CTO of Autodesk, said the difference between OnLive's technology and Otoy's is, "This one works, it doesn't require any specialized hardware, runs in the browser. It's so much easier to deploy. "
Autodesk invested in Otoy in 2011 and has integrated Otoy technology into its own software. The company also invested in OnLive, so has some awareness of what works and what doesn't in terms of streaming.
Perhaps the most important feature of ORBX.js is that, as a Web technology, it cannot easily be banned.
Why would anyone want to ban it? Because streaming apps challenge existing business models and revenue streams. Apple refused to approve OnLive's iOS client app, presumably because it saw OnLive's ability to deliver and sell games to iOS users without paying a 30% fee as a threat to the iTunes App Store.
What's more, the ability to stream virtualized applications and games to Web browsers removes much of the incentive for upgrading computer hardware. "We want you to be able to downgrade your hardware," explained Kowalski, who reasons that his company's clients would be thrilled to stream Autodesk software to a $500 tablet instead of buying, installing and maintaining the software on a much more expensive workstation.
Using ORBX.js, you could run Android apps in Firefox on a Mac or Office for Windows in Chrome on a Chromebook. Operating system distinctions vanish in the cloud.
Google has been thinking along similar lines with Chrome OS. But Chrome OS adoption has been hindered by its inability to run popular Windows applications, like Microsoft Office. Google has been working to resolve this problem through the QuickOffice software it acquired, which should soon run in Chrome using NaCL, Google's technology for presenting native code in the browser.
The thing about the Web is that it has no gatekeeper. If you publish a game that runs in a Web browser, you don't have to pay Apple, Google, Microsoft, or any app store owner. You don't have to seek approval if the content is controversial.
Writing polished, commercially viable games using Web technologies like JavaScript has proven to be a challenge and in recent years developers have tended to favor native code for games because of the maturity of native development tools, industry habit and the marketing advantages of established online stores. Those advantages, however, are eroding, though efforts to advance Web technology and as a result of the proliferation of native apps, which have become so abundant that standing out in an app store is as difficult as standing out on the open Web.
Apple has perpetuated the disparity between native apps and Web apps by not swiftly moving to implement technologies that would make Web apps perform better. For example, it doesn't yet support WebGL by default in desktop versions of Safari and doesn't support it at all in mobile Safari, except for its iAds service. It also continues to limit access to its Nitro JavaScript engine, ostensibly for security reasons. This has the effect of making third-party native apps that invoke the Web using a UIWebView control or Web apps saved to the iOS homescreen perform less well than Apple apps or Web apps opened in mobile Safari.
"Apple has done everything they can to cripple the Web, so that you'll do native apps," said Urbach.
The Web as a platform, meanwhile, continues to recover from letdowns following the initial hype cycle — Google's 2009 declaration that the Web has won — and the shift of companies like Google and Facebook from Web apps to native apps on mobile devices.
By working with Mozilla, which has an interest in assuring that Web apps remains competitive with native apps, Otoy (and Autodesk) has a chance to make streaming far more important for software delivery and to make locally installed software and hardware far less important.
It's too early still to say how ORBX.js and associated technology will be licensed or made publicly available, but Urbach suggested software companies might be able to use an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) create a virtual machine running on Amazon EC2 to deliver an experience with the visual fidelity of Microsoft's Xbox at a cost of as little as $0.10 per GPU hour. Otoy's higher-end rendering service sells for $1 per GPU hour and Urbach suggested pricing of around $0.50 to $0.75 per GPU hour might be appropriate for high-quality streaming.
It's unlikely that streamed applications will ever totally replace the need for local computing resources. People do still work offline or in situations where network connectivity is constrained. But streaming content has undeniable appeal to large content providers because it can be watermarked to discourage unauthorized distribution. And streamed apps can't be copied, because the apps don't exist locally. As far as businesses are concerned, streamed apps are easier to manage than local ones .
"The ability to move things into the cloud has always been disruptive," said Urbach, demonstrating an Autodesk graphics application streamed to an iPad. "With what we're showing here, I think we're at a point where you just don't need to have a Windows PC anymore."
That's not the sort of sentiment that Apple or Microsoft are likely to let go unchallenged.


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Words by Mr Tom M Ford
"Someone Purer"
Mystery Jets
Ever since they formed in 2004 on Eel Pie Island, a quaint landmass on the River Thames in London, Mystery Jets have produced a stream of irresistible indie tracks. New record Radlands represents a more mature direction for the four-piece, a concept album owing much of an Americana sound to its creation in an old house on the banks of the Colorado River. Currently on an international tour, Bohemian singer Mr Blaine Harrison took some time to tell us about the tracks that inspire him.
"What a Fool Believes"
The Doobie Brothers
"The Doobies were a big influence on our new record, Radlands, and this song is a total country disco smash. When we were living out in Texas pretty much all we listened to were cokey country records from the 1970s or whatever cab drivers would play us."
Neil Young
"I was a real latecomer to Neil Young because I had only heard his more rocky stadium stuff, which sounds kind of like Bon Jovi. "Birds" always makes me feel like crying. He does a thing in the chorus where he skips a beat in the bar, you don't really notice it but it creates this subconscious tension."
"I Drink"
Mary Gauthier
"Something about this song reminds me of Marianne Faithfull, maybe the way her voice sounds like damaged goods. And there's great pedal steel on it. We have a pedal steel player touring with us - it's like this wash of colour that makes everything glow."
"Follow Baby"
"These guys are from Birmingham and are supporting us at the moment on tour. They're kind of like an old 1990s baggy band and are all shamefully talented and young. This track sounds like the Mondays crossed with Soundgarden."
"I Found You"
Alabama Shakes
"I went to see them play a couple of weeks ago and they totally smashed it. They have all these songs that could be huge hits in some kind of parallel universe where the charts aren't full of David Guetta spin-offs and lame X Factor fodder."
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I was looking at these models because cabelas has the 450t and 550t on sale. It looks like the only really difference is the 550 has a camera and 450 does not and the 650 camera is better than the 550 and 650 can store more points. Any other real differences? Anyone have experience comparing the different models?
I am looking to get it for a mule deer trip in Wyoming this October.


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The economy in WoW has some interesting nuances. Players spend oodles of WoW gold on their crafting professions, and sometimes manage to turn a tidy profit. I'm often surprised to see some items that are strongly in-demand, like Light Feathers. Shrewd players use the auction house to build their bankrolls. Lomentari of EU-Draenor is exasperated with people who fail to use the auction house "properly."
She is angry that other crafters are selling the same product she creates for several gold lower than her preferred price. The items are placed on the auction house en masse at the low low rate, which the original poster blames on Leather Workers skilling up. She feels powerless to do anything about her "massive money loss." The original poster is willing to accept small cuts in pricing, but has a hard time deal with steep declines in prices.


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London Calling: The curious incident of the EDA dog food
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Some similes and metaphors capture the imagination and resonate for years after they were first uttered.
A few months ago my colleague Brian Fuller wrote lyrically about some of the outspoken characters of the semiconductor industry from yesteryear. While we mourn the passing of some, others are not gone and nor are they forgotten.
Brian specifically mentioned Joe Costello, who was the charismatic CEO of Cadence for a ten-year period from 1987 to 1997. And Brian could not refrain from referencing "the dog food line."
It is remarkable how an apparently harmless metaphor about the EDA industry has endured so.
"What is the dog food line?" I hear some of you ask.
For those that don't remember; back in the last century it was the tradition that a CEO panel discussion was held every year in front of a large audience at the Design Automation Conference. And in June 1995 Costello was on that panel and spoke about the need for EDA companies to draw down more of the value they enabled customers to create. As I remember it, he likened the three market leaders in EDA which were then as now Cadence, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys to three dogs hovering over one bowl of dog food. I think it was Aart de Geus, then CEO of Synopsys, who came back with the quick response that if Costello thought his company was a dog it deserved to feed on dog food.
I am sure Costello was trying to make a valid point about EDA companies needing to grow the market that they live on, rather than fighting each other over one fixed pie, but the connotations of the word dog immediately overshadowed the intellectual arguments. Referring to yourself and your peers as dogs is one thing but the implication that the business that comes your way from customers is dog food is probably worse.
Costello had been some kind of EDA wunderkind up until that point. Thereafter he continued to perform well and received praise from Chief Executive magazine as the top performing CEO in North America in 1997. Nonetheless, Costello left Cadence in 1997.
But Costello is not one of Fuller's "lost voices" and is still in business as president and CEO of a company called Orb Networks and he is still in the EDA business as a member of the board of directors of Oasys Design Systems.
If you are based in California and you want to ask him about the dog food incident or other aspects of marketing, technology business and entrepreneurship, there is an opportunity coming up at an evening event being organized by the EDA Consortium at Cadence's offices in Seely Avenue, San Jose, on Wednesday, May 1.
Costello will be in conversation with long-time EDA executive and investor Jim Hogan and sharing secrets on how to communicate a compelling company story. There will be a question and answer session after about an hour-long interview. It could be interesting and you never know; some pearls of wisdom revealed there might resonate for another 18 years, just as the dog-food reference has done.
Related links and articles:
News articles:
Silicon Valley Nation: Lost voices
Costello is keynote speaker at DAC
Costello's analog automation pioneer, Barcelona, to fold


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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - Street Hunting - Mirek Hodbod - GONZO
Street Hunting - Mirek Hodbod - GONZO
Mirek Hodbod is a great looking guy. But we don't see him at first as the Gonzo cameramen is pitching to passers-by hoping to hook someone who will get naked for the camera. He doesn't succeed though and eventually comes across Mirek. After a chat he gives Mirek some money to take off his shirt. Mirek then explains that he has to leave. So the cameraman offers him more more to get naked in public. Directed by the cameraman Mirek walks off to a secluded spot and after taking more money he strips off completely. The cameraman immediately starts to touch Mirek, but is told to stop. So more money comes out and the touching can proceed. The cameraman starts to wank on Mirek's cock but Mirek is a bit concerned about being caught so they have to move to another location. Once there the cameraman gets his cock out, persuading Mirek, on the promise of more money, to wank him. That cock is nice and hard as Mirek wanks it and soon he is persuaded to suck on it too. He takes the head in his mouth and begins to suck. Next his gets his cock out again too, and it is hard. He wanks himself and continues sucking the cameraman. Soon, on the promise of even more money Mirek is presenting his ass for fucking. That big cock slides in that the fucks him nice and deep, really stretching the hole. The cameraman builds up very nicely until he needs to shoot and dumps his load over Mirek's chest. It is then time for Mirek to cum too and he wanks himself to a big, creamy load, all over himself. A very nice model in a great shoot.
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MIAMI - The Archbishop of Miami says he was shocked when he heard Pope Benedict XVI was resigning.
"I think people are surprised because I think the pope was able to do this and scoop the world because none of the media found out about it," said Thomas Wenski. "There were no rumors leading up to this."
The pope said he will resign at the end of the month "because of advanced age."
"Strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me," the pope said, according to the Vatican.
Wenski last met with Benedict during a visit to Vatican City in May 2012.
"He was very alert and he was also very frail. You can see that. Again, I can appreciate the reason why he made that decision," Wenski said.
Benedict selected Wenski to lead the Archdiocese of Miami about three years ago.
"I'm grateful for his confidence in me," Wenski added.
The pair also went to Cuba together in March 2012, where Benedict met with Fidel and Raul Castro.
"He encouraged the Cubans and those in authority in Cuba to make Cuba a home where all Cubans can actually feel at home at for that he underlined the need for greater freedom," said Wenski, who said Mass in Havana during the trip.
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Cardinals will meet to choose Benedict's successor sometime after his official resignation on February 28, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said at a news conference.
"Before Easter, we will have the new pope," he said.
Benedict won't be involved in the decision, Lombardi said. But his influence will undoubtedly be felt. Benedict appointed 67 the 118 cardinals who will make the decision.
It's the first time a pope has stepped down in nearly 600 years.
President, Rubio issue statement on Benedict's resignation
President Obama issued a statement Monday on Benedict's resignation, saying: "On behalf of Americans everywhere, Michelle and I wish to extend our appreciation and prayers to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Michelle and I warmly remember our meeting with the Holy Father in 2009, and I have appreciated our work together over these last four years. The Church plays a critical role in the United States and the world, and I wish the best to those who will soon gather to choose His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI's successor."
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio also issued a statement, saying: "Today Pope Benedict XVI displayed the qualities of an excellent leader and a true man of God by putting the interests of the Vatican and the Catholic Church over his own papacy. Since becoming Pope in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI has served the Church honorably, particularly through his work promoting charity across the globe. I wish him well in the future and, as a Catholic, I thank him for his service to God and the Church. I also look with optimism toward the future of the Catholic Church as it prepares to welcome a new leader and as it continues to spread God's message of faith, hope and love to all the corners of the world."
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You'll Take Your Rebuttal, and You'll Like It
Dave Winer wanted to smackdown David Carr's "cockamamie" columns; Liz Hanks was cajoled over her "breakup;" and a Wired editor demanded better excuses. The Twitterati have answers for you, but you're not going to like them.
Sometimes, Wired's Joe Brown prefers writers who fabricate.
Author and former HuffPo writer Liz Hanks does not want to be interrogated about her angry departure from the American Left. We imagine one such grilling will be forthcoming from father Tom, and sufficient.
Blog pioneer and soon-to-be NYU visiting scholar Dave Winer proposed an online revenue model for the New York Times. Our revenue model: We'll pay to see Winer and Carr fight. Or at least yell at one another.
Former New York Times writer Jennifer 8. Lee is definitely up to something, and this time it does not appear to involve Chinese food. Programming, maybe.
New York's Mark Graham wants answers, goddammit, not excuses about whatever obsolete ritualistic crypto-pagan holiday the coroner's office celebrates in the last two weeks of December.
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Cruz aiming for consistency in bid to make Dodgers
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Hanley Ramirez drove in a run Sunday, which is his favorite part of playing baseball and why he gets the big bucks.
Luis Cruz homered for the other Dodgers run Sunday, which is exactly what he needs to do to alleviate concern about whether he can duplicate a solid second half last season after a career stuck in the Minor Leagues.
"I'm just trying to get the timing right," said Cruz, who struggled offensively while sick during the Mexican Winter League and is a week away from leaving for Team Mexico and the World Baseball Classic.
"It's most important for me to be ready for the season, but the WBC will help me a lot to get ready."
The incumbent starting third baseman who displaced Juan Uribe, a year ago Cruz was a non-roster invitee headed back to Triple-A.
"It's a big difference, but I have to come to Spring Training trying to make the team," he said. "I've got to compete. A lot of guys want to win a spot. I have to keep showing consistency."
Greinke, Ryu as advertised in first Dodgers action
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers got their first game looks Sunday at their $200 million pitching purchases.
Zack Greinke looked like Zack Greinke with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts, and he was followed with one scoreless inning from Korean lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu, who overcame a two-out triple by Dewayne Wise on a hanging curveball, a pitch two days earlier he worked on with Sandy Koufax.
"It didn't really work today," said Ryu. "I'll continue practicing."
Ryu showed a sneaky fastball and a big-time changeup that caught Gordon Beckham looking for a called third strike.
"He looked pretty good, really," manager Don Mattingly said of Ryu.
Ryu pitched only one inning because the staff is easing him into a five-day routine coming from Korea, where he pitched every six days. He and Greinke will start split-squad games on Friday. Both threw an additional inning in the bullpen after they left the game.
Rookie catcher Tim Federowicz, who doubled and scored the Dodgers' first run, said both pitchers had solid fastball command. Federowicz said Greinke made life easy with a spot-on pregame scouting report on White Sox hitters.
"He knows what he's doing," Mattingly said, comparing Greinke to Clayton Kershaw in his spring approach.
Federowicz praised Ryu for his "laid-back" presence on the mound and quick adjustment following a high fastball.
Ryu said he got through the inning without a walk, "so I guess I succeeded. The ball felt extra slick for some reason. I need to get used to it."
The game was played on a cold and windy day, but Ryu appeared comfortable during and after the game, until he was asked about his weight, which is now listed at 255 pounds after 215 originally. He said he's lost 11 pounds since arriving in Arizona, but wouldn't confirm his current weight.
"Only I know how much I weigh," he said. "That's my No. 1 secret."
When told his weight was restated for the roster, he said: "If that's the case, I think a lot of players have to change, too."
Herrera feels OK after plunking scare
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers utility man Elian Herrera narrowly escaped injury Sunday when White Sox pitcher Jake Petricka grazed his helmet with a fastball.
"If I didn't move, maybe I die right now," said Herrera. "It was coming right at my face. Not good."
Herrera remained in the game until the Dodgers' half of the inning ended, then was removed for precautionary purposes, but said he was fine.
Herrera, a nine-year Minor Leaguer, suddenly stepped in at second base last year when Mark Ellis was injured. He's in a tough competition to make the club this spring with utility roles virtually assured for Jerry Hairston, Skip Schumaker and Nick Punto.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Zuma slates signs of change
03 Dec 2012 07:22 | Sapa
Zuma said on Sunday in Mgababa, south of Durban, that those who wanted change should explain what was wrong within the organisation, and what was better to come.
He demonstrated the change sign used in soccer saying the change of leadership was not the same as replacing players in a soccer match, saying leadership should be nominated according to what it can achieve.
Zuma warned against a "new culture" of people nominating themselves to lead the ANC."The organisation should nominate ... I should not nominate myself. If we don't fix this, it will ruin the organisation," he said.
The decision on party leadership, to be made at its elective conference in Mangaung this month, would then be accepted by all ANC members, Zuma said.
"No one is bigger than the ANC, whoever says they are bigger than the ANC is crazy, that person needs help."
He said reports that there was in-fighting within the ruling party ahead of the Mangaung conference came from people who do not understand the ANC.
The ANC was a democratic organisation and allowed its members to nominate leaders according to programmes and policies they supported, he added. – Sapa
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My, how Lyoto Machida's fortunes changed in a matter of days.
While Machida (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) initially was told his light-heavyweight bout didn't have title implications at UFC on FOX 4, UFC President Dana White later opened it up to the former champ and his opponent, Ryan Bader (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Machida capitalized in a big way.
Full fight video highlights are now available of the bout.
UFC on FOX 4 took place at Los Angeles' Staples Center, and Machida vs. Bader co-headlined the FOX-televised main card following prelims on FUEL TV.
While stuck in a 1-3 rut, the Machida of old made his return at UFC on FOX 4. The karate specialist was elusive and proved a hard-to-hit target for Bader, who struggled to close the distance to get the fight to the mat. His desperation attempt in the second round was met with Machida's right hand, and the bout was over.
Afterward, White confirmed Machida, not main-event winner Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, will be next in line for the winner of UFC 151's headliner between light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger Dan Henderson.
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EU looking into Google's Android licensing, asks makers if they were forced to delay competing devices
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1. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
Every android manufacturer is blackmailed by Microsoft so they are forced a little to use another OS!
It's the attack against open source!
Please to all, DON'T pay a penny to Microsoft to have a better world for living!
Microsoft is not able to compete so abuses legal action........ every one fill a complaint against Microsoft to EU commission!
I have done! You have to fight for your freedom :)
3. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
Here you can fill a complaint about
1) patent abuse by Microsoft
2) uncompetitive abusing dominance of Windows
3) blackmailing android manufacturers
4) corrupting almost every gov in the world
ec.europa "dot" eu/eu_law/your_rights/your_rights_forms_en.htm
10. Henrik (Posts: 141; Member since: 18 Feb 2012)
A 10 year old kid writing misinformed, simplified and uneducated letters to the politicians, is cute and understandable. A grown man doing the same, is just pathetic. I'm sure they'll listen to you.
25. blazee (Posts: 414; Member since: 02 Jan 2012)
What is he misinformed about? And if you think that's childish then must also think miscrosoft and Nokia are a bunch of sour children.
31. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
Please, write about facts not about yourself ;-)
20. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Not too mention Apple how they FORCE HTC for delaying their phones
27. oister85 (Posts: 501; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Where do you heard that.?
2. mousesports (Posts: 284; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
let them fight , is theyr money .. And if microsoft have right why not ? We have to be corect and dont steal from others ... noobs
4. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
Really don't get this one, yes android is free to use but no one is forced to use it. Plus you can use it and do whatever you want and not use Google apps ie like Amazon tablets or the old nook tablets.. you have the option to be either part of the open alliance which has its rule and if you don't agree with that you have the option to do your own thing.. Am pretty sure nothing will come of this.
6. SIGPRO (Posts: 2116; Member since: 03 Oct 2012)
Android is not free, manufacturers needs to buy licenses!
8. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
You sure? I thought android aosp was free to use which why things like paranoid android an cm exist.. Do you know what they need to licence? I know Samsung HTC etc pay Microsoft for certain patents but other than that I summer it was free top use android cause amazon didn't have to pay Google am sure.
9. SIGPRO (Posts: 2116; Member since: 03 Oct 2012)
Like EXkurogane says Android is open source and not free.
Google did it smart, they lowered the license cost's so companies paid less license cost's for Android. That's why it got so big, if microsoft did the same with WP Android share would be a lot smaller now. it's just monopoly, now it's Google with Android after a few years it will be another company....this is how these companies role it's only about the money!
12. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
So can I ask what it is OEMS have to licence? Cause for years I been reading comments and article that the only reason android is popular is because it's "free".
15. roscuthiii (Posts: 2333; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
Android is free... it's when you want acces to Google's services like the Play Store that must be licensed.
17. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
That I knew... which is why don't see anything wrong here, if you don't agree with Google you can still use android like Amazon is.
7. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
Since when android is free? It's only open source but not free.
13. duder52 (Posts: 27; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
Can you explain where you are getting your information from that it's not free? It states in the AOSP that manufactures must get licensed/certified to use android and the play store. It then says that the cost of licensing is free. Furthermore, a cnet article explaining this lawsuit also says android is free for manufacturers to use, which is part of the reason why there are lawsuits. Free is considered "below cost". The only costs I'm aware of is a $5 fee certain manufacturers like HTC I believe must pay to microsoft to use android due to patent licensing issues.
18. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
Android is a Free and open-source software.
In the context of free and open-source software, "free" refers to the freedom to copy and re-use the software, not in terms of price. A license is still needed if implemented in products.
14. sprockkets (Posts: 1612; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
So how much do I pay to download it from google's server?
There are no licensing costs for Android, period. Anyone who says otherwise is pulling it out of their ass.
19. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
Read comment 18 - you are FREE to copy and re-use the software, But when you mass produce it as a product, you need a license in order to have access to Google's services like the Play Store. Go read up on Free and open source software in wikipedia, or any other source.
So, indirectly, you still need to pay for to license Android if you are making products with that OS. It is not free in terms of price. Even those cheap $100 Chinese phones can access google Play, which means they still paid for the license.
21. MartyK (Posts: 998; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
19. EXkurogane --Read comment 18 - you are FREE to copy and re-use the software...
you need a license in order to have access to Google's services like the Play Store.
OKAY you just SAID it is free!! now if you want to use GOOGLE services you need to license...
Android= Free.. ..Google Services = License..
22. duder52 (Posts: 27; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
Android is free mass produced or not. CNET confirmed this that it's all free for manufacturers to use. The problem is microsoft and nokia are upset because google is giving it away below cost I.E. FREE. Please back up your claim with more substance and correct me where I may be wrong, but I don't see anything anywhere about licensing fees. Nothing on wiki, nothing in the aosp. The only place I see anything about google play costing any money for a manufacturer to use is from you. All I see is a manufacturer must get licensed if they want to include the play store with the OS, and a license can be free. I see nothing about a licensing cost, everything points to free. I think the other part of this lawsuit is google is not granting licenses for google play unless manufacturer's do the things that are mentioned in the lawsuit. Perhaps phonearena can clear up if there are any licensing fees.
23. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
according to your way of thinking the amazon kindle and the nook tablets should be paying for android services... android is free but Google services are not... is that so hard?
26. sprockkets (Posts: 1612; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
Good. Now point out how much people pay for Google services when I can download gapps for any ROM and have it work without paying Google.
The part where people have to *pay* is still out of their asses. You have to meet certain guidelines and such, but no one has any proof it costs *money*.
5. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
Gawd, android fanboys are going to defend Google, as if Google is innocent. Both Microsoft and Google are screwed up in some ways.
I'll let the results of these investigations speak for themselves.
11. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
I know all these companies are corrupt one way or another.. I just personally can't see anything wrong here unless some things come out later on that we don't know about.. At the moment with what I know which is of you use android you can do what Amazon did and cut out Google or still use Google apps but pay licence fee to Microsoft for certain patents that android uses of Microsoft.. Like I said ATM I don't see Google in any trouble but who knows maybe things will come out in the future that will change that.
16. roscuthiii (Posts: 2333; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
Don't get your knickers in a twist. Posts in reply to yours are just correcting misonformation up to this point. Not to say some fanboy won't come in sputtering a diatribe defending his brand o' choice at some later point though.
24. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
28. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
Not really. If Google is manipulating the licensing fees for whatever reason, they need to pay the consequences. If this is just more of the "Scroogled" smear campaign of Microsoft, they need to pay as well for false accusations. Courts will have to figure this one out.
30. moroninc (Posts: 193; Member since: 14 Jul 2012)
most of these "android fanboys" like open source... so when you say license fee, ofcourse we are naturally curious. I just think Google is more friendly than the rest of the pack, they all have flaws but Microsoft is just a plain old grouch and Apple is just bitter


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To me (and I think I am not alone in this) the line between breakfast and dessert is a little blurry. Why are sweet sticky pancakes and waffles considered breakfast foods while lovely fruit pies and puddings are not?
The only thing I am quite clear on is chocolate. I love it but I don't need that much of a jolt first thing in the morning! Although I will make exception for a lovely steaming frothy mug of hot chocolate. The other thing I know is that I want my desserts to be sinful and my breakfast not quite so much so. This is one of the reasons I have never been a fan of Panna Cotta…for dessert. It's lovely, especially when the consistency is so smooth and silky that a feather could cut through it. But for dessert, no thanks. After all it's just milk and sugar with a little gelatin. Add some cornflakes and there you go, a bowl of cereal!
But for breakfast? Hmmm. Could be wonderful. James took me to Fig for my birthday and I after tasting their PC I was hooked. So I set out to perfect the Panna Cotta. And it's interesting how something so simple could take some work to get right. The real issue was aforementioned consistency.
Too much gelatin and it's becomes "milk jello". Too little gelatin and you get a soupy mess when you unmold it. As always I started out making it exactly as the recipe said, with one teaspoon of gelatin. Soupy. It was alright in the dish but you couldn't unmold it. James ate it anyway. So next I tried 2 teaspoons of gelatin. Not good. It was like the blocks of jello they used to cut into dice for our school lunches. But I ate it anyway. Obviously the next thing to try was one and a half teaspoons of gelatin. Once again, it was not quite right, just a little runny. (We ate it anyway). Finally, after eating a lot of Panna Cotta, we settled on one and three-quarter teaspoons for the perfect consistency. .To be absolutely sure of the amount, I plan to weigh it and go by weight in the future. I just keep forgetting to do so.
One more word about gelatin and then I will stop: the recipe says to put the gelatin in a small bowl and pour a tablespoon of water over it so it will soften. Actually you need to stir the water into the gelatin or you will end up with soft gelatin on top and undiluted gelatin powder on the bottom. Whatever you do, don't add the undissolved gelatin directly to the panna cotta. You will get lumps that won't dissolve. The picture on top is of the gelatin powder. The second picture is the softened gelatin.
It really couldn't be easier after you get the gelling right. Heat your milk and flavourings to a simmer, cool slightly, add the gelatin and stir to dissolve, strain it if needed and pour into small ramekins. Be sure to butter or spray the ramekins so it's easy to unmold the Panna Cotta later. Then it's into the fridge and let it sit for at least four hours or overnight.
While that's happening, you might want to think about what to serve with the panna cotta. This particular recipe is for "orange infused" panna cotta (hence the need to strain out the orange peel !) So I decided to make an orange compote, which is just one step away from orange marmelade (think breakfast!)
After thinly slicing the peel and oranges, I simmered them along with some sugar until the orange pieces collapsed down on themselves.
Then I took some strawberries, cooked them in just little sugar and then whirred them in the food processor to make a coulis.
And here it is, sort of. I forgot to take a picture before I sent it out of the kitchen and all I had left was one which had broken when I unmolded it so it doesn't look very elegant. And I strongly suggest you not use a blue plate to serve it on because the coulis looks like ketchup! But the guests liked it.
I do want to give you the recipe but it is getting late so tomorrow I will post "Orange Infused Panna Cotta Carolina Style" for you. Promise!


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Usually, if you play video games for over 100 hours straight, people call you an addict, and ship you off to a rehab center. But for the past three years, three guys from Indiana have gotten away with just such an event (without being institutionalized) -- all in the name of charity. Once a year, Brian Brinegar, John Groth and Chris Deckard take up residence in front of a TV, and play through every Mario game they can find in order to raise funds for Child's Play, a group that sends video games, movies and toys to children in hospitals around the country. The event is even streamed live on USTREAM (in case you're the type that considers video games a spectator sport).
This year, the three charitable gaming junkies behind the Mario Marathon played for well over 100 hours, and managed to raise an impressive $81,310. What's more impressive is how the event has grown. Each year, it has more than doubled the amount raised the year prior, and has become a "Platinum Sponsor" of Child's Play -- an honor reserved only for the highest donors, like PopCap and Amazon. Perhaps next year, they can double the amount raised, and the charity will have to create a new level of sponsorship just for the Mario-mad miracle workers. [From: Mario Marathon, via: Fidgit]
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As some of you may or may not know, I coach a local rec-league soccer team here in Lake City. Chris, my assistant coach this season, felt like fishing with his sons- I was more than happy to oblige. We decided on the 3rd of April as a day that worked for everyone, and for once, mother nature cooperated.
The inshore seas were super-calm this morning and remained as such all day, the breeze was just enough to keep the heat from getting to you, and kept the bimini top down all day in spite of equipping it expecting a 90+ degree scorcher... When it got too toasty, we got up on plane and cooled off with some ice-cold dye-free Gatorades that really hit the spot. Now this was a great day to take kids fishing.
We hooked up all day and managed quite a few trout in the 16-17" range, and had a nice flounder to boot. Hooked into an undersized spanish mack and some smaller rat-sized black drum- which were fun, as it was the first time I'd found one. We grabbed quite a few ladyfish, which the kids loved seeing jump.
I spent most of the day taking photos, as you can see here - it was not a bad use of my time. Although, the keepers were in-fact caught by myself shortly after the tide started flowing out, but Chris did help out with one of the larger trout and the flounder. I think most of that success-rate was related to cast-distance from the boat. The kids didn't care, they caught fish all day, watched a movie they hadn't seen on the way, and topped it all off with a stop at dairy queen.
We fished L-rack and the "fingers" on the way to Suwannee mostly; used white gulps on jigs most of the day- although I did let the kids pick colors at one point, so I didn't keep track of what was really producing.
Water temps ranged from 75-77. All-in-all a perfect spring day with friends and kids.
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There are times when David Wright seems like a man stranded on a desert island with no provisions to keep him going, no help on the way and no reason to hope conditions will change anytime soon.
Wright is the last piece of the New York Mets core still in place, surrounded by a platoon of replacement players, fill-ins for casualties of a season that has sent nine Mets to the disabled list, enough players to field a team -- if they weren't all hurt.
Most prominent among the injured are first baseman Carlos Delgado (right hip surgery), shortstop Jose Reyes (torn right hamstring tendon) and center fielder Carlos Beltran (right knee bone bruise). When they're healthy, those three and Wright gave the Mets a formidable lineup, well equipped to make a run for the playoffs. Now Wright is the last one standing, surrounded by a roster which includes 40-year-old Gary Sheffield, playing left field on a gimpy right knee after a cortisone shot, and shortstop Alex Cora, playing with a torn tendon in his hand that will require surgery after the season.
Wright has very little protection in the lineup, but the Mets All-Star third baseman continues to lead the National League in hitting as he tries to keep his MASH unit of a baseball team afloat.
Typical was the first game after Beltran joined Reyes and Delgado on the DL. Wright reached base in his first three at-bats, a kind of statement that he is still a presence in the lineup, a player who can do some damage. Two days later, he went 4-for-4 for the second time in June. And the Mets took three of four from first place St. Louis. Wright sounded hopeful about the Mets' condition.
"I think we can win games," he said. "We're capable of doing that with the players we have, but we're going to have to play mistake-free. We have to play near flawless baseball."
That's a tall order for any team, but Wright was quick to point out that despite a dreary June when his teammates were going down almost daily, the Mets were still in the hunt, close to the top of the National League East.
The goal is to tread water, stay within range until some of the injured players make their way back to the roster to join Wright. For Reyes and Beltran, that's almost certainly not before the All-Star Game. For Delgado, the target month for a return is August.
That means Wright must carry the load in what has been a strange year for him. Three months into the season, he was among the National League leaders with a .326 batting average and yet he had just five home runs. He has a .346 batting average on the road but has hit just two home run away from home. This from a guy who hit 30 home runs two years ago and 33 last season.
"It's nice hitting home runs," Wright said. "It's fun hitting home runs. But home runs aren't what I live and die by. I want to win ball games."
And that has been no simple task for the Mets as they limp along, bending under the burden of that lengthy disabled list.
Hal Bock is a freelance writer based in New York.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.