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Rudy comes ... Raps go 4-2 (losing to the Heat and Boston is nothing to feel bad about), Rudy gets 2 game winning shots. I actually heard reporters talking Toronto, other players and coaches are taking note.
If we somehow trade a few players, get some cap space, and we are willing to go into the taxes to get players will players actually want to come here without having to get overpaid???
I personally think with the team we have now we are a playoff team (no this year ... too big a hole), top 5 or 6 in the east next year.
Don't forget:
- Rudy will have more time with the team.
- Big Val and Ross will only improve.
- DeRozan is getting more space.
- If Bargnani stays he will be an above average 6th man.
- This is a young team that has a Ton of room to grow.
Will Free agents actually want to come to T.O???

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The National Organization for Marriage launched a boycott of Starbucks because the company's leaders supported marriage equality legislation that recently passed in Washington. NOM recruited about 28,000 to "Dump Starbucks," but a counterprotest to "Thank Starbucks" grabbed the attention of 640,000 marriage equality supporters.
The pro-Starbucks effort was organized by SumOfUs.org, MoveOn.org, and Washington United for Marriage, which submitted a card with 640,000 signatures at Starbucks' main corporate offices Wednesday.
"We've been stunned by the passionate response to 'Thank Starbucks' – our most viral campaign ever," Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman, executive director for SumofUs.org, said in a statement. "We've seen in our campaigns that consumers expect corporations to do right by their workers and by their community. We hope that this overwhelming show of support for Starbucks for supporting gay rights will inspire other corporations to keep making similar public statements."
James Olsen, Starbucks' vice president of global corporate communications, thanked customers for their support.
"We are long-standing supporters of a culture of diversity, and inclusion and equality for everybody, and I'll share this with our fellow leaders," he said. "Thank you very much."
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Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Drago-Kazov, Oct 12, 2012.
Is it any good?
I would really llike to read it.
Do anyof the characters show up anywhere else?
I enjoyed it. One of the relationships in the story near the end left me uncomfortable, though.
Spoiler: bit icky
One character develops feelings for another, who although alien and much older, has the appearence of a 12-year-old.
I don't recall if it's contradicted anywhere. Certainly no more than the episodes and movies contradict themselves.
The characters haven't shown up again, AFAIK.
That was an interesting book, with some relevant cameo appearances from Picard, Jadzia etc.
I hope Boothby had a significant role. He had to have one.
Yeah, that is definitely very..... odd.
I really enjoyed this book. Give it a read
Definitely worth a read.
What if we said it was excellent and worth reading even though it had major contradictions?
It doesn't, but if you're curious, read it. I enjoyed it very much. And I have no doubt that some pf the characters will pop up one day. All it takes is for an author who is passionate about those characters and sees an opportunity to make good use of one, or some, and there you go.
I have been pleasantly surprised, over the decades, to see Ingrit Thomson and Mahase and Naraht and Lori Ciana and Moron/Bernie (as Kobry) and Pava and Moves-with-Burning-Grace and numerous other original, non canonical, characters pop up in novels written by others.
He appears once, giving advice to one of the cadets.
Too bad, i will probably still check it out.
I would not read it. I am a canonista.
So, how do you cope with TV/film Trek and it's many continuity errors? Click the two youtube video links in my sig for just a few examples. They're a match for any contradictions in the books.
Are there any so glaring that they cannot be retconed or ignored?
See for yourself:
I think of the new one as alternate reality. Like the ones that appear in the Worf mind screw episode.
Every field has its wonks.
I've never understood this mentality to be honest?
Just seems silly to reject a story because it doesn't match up exactly with another story. But, different strokes for different folks.
Ditto. And fans in the 80s who'd say of each movie novelization, "But it has scenes that weren't in the movie!"
Its like sports or politics. Some people care about details some don't.
Why don't you see the books in the same way then - and view them as an alternative reality rather then incompatable because of continuity issues?
I like to say that if Trek canon is "history," tie-ins are historical fiction. You don't have to accept them as "true" events, just as entertaining works of make-believe set against the backdrop of the Trek universe, or as explorations of what might have been. (Especially since the "true" events of canon are every bit as imaginary to begin with.)
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Harrington last won in 2008 at the PGA Championship. The 39-year-old was making his debut in the event.It was Harrington's third Asian Tour title after previous wins in Taipei and Hong Kong."Two years is a long time, especially when you're reminded every week you play," Harrington said. "It's nice and very important for me to win. It's somewhat a monkey off your back."* Excerpts taken from an Associated Press story
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Quote:What would you say to practicing XYZ say a dozen more times versus pushups, or other PE class exercises in terms of corrective behavior?
Quote: here is one tactic I've seen effective: A very qualified sensei was teaching class one time, and a couple senior students were goofing off and not paying attention. The sensei bowed to the class and calmly told everyone while looking at the senior students, to give him a call at home when they were ready to learn...then he just left. lol
Quote:when we talk about 'punishment' we are really talking about spirit (not the soul-spirit kind, the fighting-spirit kind).Everyone seems to have different learning methods that work well for them, but not as well for others. The trick is matching how you learn best to an instructor that teaches that way.everyone knows the stereotypical 'negative' instructors...from the nightmarish to obscene to the rediculous. image: kobra-kai.but here are some of the different positive teaching methods I've been a part of and exposed to:There are 'militant' style instructors, when attention to detail, show of spirited respect and 'can do' attitude is what they try to foster. not much time for thinking in class, it's just 'do this and do it EXACTLY this way'. later (after class) you can ask why. during class there are no questions and no talking. dicipline is strict but not unfair. you get hit during class, but not excessive and not out of masocism. sparing is hard and spirit is encouraged over skill/technique.This learning method is good in the strength and spirit development, but lacking in the mind/tactics/meaning development. In that regard, it's a bit shallow and only a surface of the Art. IMO.Another type of teaching/learning method is by allowing students to dicipline themselves. The ones who don't show a desire to learn or don't show respect or completely lack self-discipline get less attention and eventually drop out from boredom. This kind of class is a 'lead by example' model as oppossed to 'drill seargent'. It's not passive or less spirited, but the spirit comes from a different place. the drill seargent draws your spirit out by using your fear. The 'lead by example' instructor draws your spirit out with your admiration.Another type is passive-agressive. The type that don't dicipline by giving tasks (pushups,etc) or yell or embarrass, etc. They can dicipline with a look or a few words of disapproval. even with a firm 'suggestion' you are doing something wrong can snap you into never repeating that mistake again. This attitude in the students can only come from an instructor that has the respect of the student. so the student feels he/she doesn't want to 'disappoint' their teacher. The spirit which can be drawn from this is the greater of the other two I mentioned. again, IMO. but for young pre/teenage years, sometimes the drill seargent can be a perfect fit....and later as the student develops and matures, a more 'think and feel for yourself' approach is best.just from my point of view.p.s. does anyone object to me moving this thread to 'Teaching and Learning' ?
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This text is taken from the Exchange Journal. ©2003 by Mark Wiley.
While it has often been argued, it is nonetheless worth keeping in mind that the most important function of assessment is to use it as a major means for continuous improvement in our teaching and in the instructional programs we offer on our respective campuses. None of the various assessment activities we conduct are particularly useful if they do not help faculty be more effective in the classroom. Consequently, whatever resistance faculty may exhibit (whether overtly or covertly) toward "doing assessment" might be misinterpreted by administrators and assessment leaders as faculty refusing to do additional work or as an intrusion into faculty members' private classroom spaces. Administrators may not see that faculty resistance can also indicate that effective teachers perceive assessment activities to be disconnected from the real work of the classroom--advancing student learning--work that brings genuine pleasure to them. Deep divisions can therefore develop on our campuses if those responsible for assessment mistake means for ends.
By keeping in mind the primary purpose of assessment, we can avoid the sort of rhetoric that may cast it as a policing function designed to make sure faculty are doing a good job in the classroom or as another version of institutional bean-counting that reduces what is most important about teaching to numbers, charts, graphs, and spread sheets of various kinds. We especially need to steer clear of rhetoric that frames assessment as something that faculty must now do in addition to everything else they already do. Instead, we need to present it as what effective teachers normally do--or could do more self-consciously--to discover whether the means they use to share their love and knowledge of their disciplines and the subjects they teach are helping their students actually discover for themselves why their teachers "get so excited by this stuff."
I have only been working in faculty development for a little over a year, but I previously directed a large composition program for eight years. From these experiences working with dozens of faculty, I have found that when faculty complain about their students or about problems they are experiencing in their classrooms, usually they also express their dismay that their students don't share the same enthusiasm for their subjects. In the worst cases, the faculty members themselves have fallen out of love with what they teach and simply have not recognized this fact. This sort of "burn-out" is much more difficult to deal with because losing the passion for what one teaches is tremendously hard to admit, let alone accept. One's entire career could be in jeopardy of seeming irrelevance with this admission.
It is, then, this passion that faculty feel about the subjects they teach that motivates and directs their attention to what their students are learning. It is also this passion that can make assessment attractive to these instructors as a means to improve continually what and how they teach. Assessment is used optimally when it becomes a form of inquiry, an inquiry into how what is done in the classroom either opens up or shuts down that psychological space into which students must enter if they are ever to glimpse the beautiful logic and symmetry of a mathematical formula or of a Gothic cathedral, of a cogent philosophical argument or of an elegant solution, that comes in sudden insight after many long hours of hard work on a difficult problem.
I don't think we have to reflect very long to recognize that some of our best moments in teaching occur when a student says, "Ah, now I see what you have been talking about all along. It all makes perfect sense!" Or consider the genuine pleasure we feel when one of our struggling students--one who we feared might fail--smiles for the first time all semester and we have the opportunity to say honestly to him or her, "That essay was much improved over the last draft you wrote. Well done!"
The real joy of teaching emerges when teachers find that their love for the subjects they teach is reciprocated in their students' learning, a sharing of our disciplines in a way both teacher and student can recognize. This joy motivates us each semester to return to the classroom with renewed energy. It inspires us to discard previous lecture notes, to try out new approaches to a seemingly tired topic, and to adapt old approaches better to teach new knowledge.
We therefore forget at our own peril that our love for the subject and for sharing it is a fundamental source of our joy in being a good teacher. Perhaps because it is so simple and obvious, this source is often overlooked, or it is disguised as one among several other components of effective teaching. Consider the list that Mary Allen published in a recent "Viewpoints" column. Allen offered her list based on a survey of faculty participants at the 2002 CSU Teacher-Scholar Summer Institute. Faculty were asked to "identify one characteristic of the best teacher" they ever had. The characteristics most noted were teachers who were "enthusiastic" in the classroom "and who demonstrated respect and support for students through their encouragement, compassion, and acceptance of student effort."
"Enthusiasm" also tops the list of Maryellen Weimer's 1993 monograph, Improving Your Classroom Teaching, a review of research in the area of teaching effectiveness. She identified the following five elements of effective classroom teaching and used them to organize her book:
Besides enthusiasm, which is an admittedly difficult phenomenon to define and measure, I suspect the items on this list come as no surprise to faculty who have been teaching awhile. Yet these lists do not show us any relationships between and among items. For example, what is the connection between the first and last items on the list? I have been arguing that a love of content is essential for creating the kind of enthusiasm that students can recognize. I would also argue that the other four items follow naturally from knowledge and love of content.
Because effective teachers love the subjects they teach, they express this love primarily through some show of enthusiasm, a form that fits individual teaching styles and personalities. Moreover, this love and the desire to share their knowledge with their students lead teachers regularly to consider how they might better organize their courses and present course content in clear and engaging ways.
I hope it is understood that by "love" I do not mean a teacher's attention extended toward students in a way that is manipulative. Using students to satisfy one's personal ego is never acceptable. Rather, the love I mean is actually impersonal. It includes a love of content but is also much broader. We communicate as best we can because we firmly believe that the knowledge we share with our students will be inherently good for them. This love extended to our students likewise reflects our respect for and recognition of them as individuals who have the right to learn and who vary in their particular pedagogical needs and styles of learning. Consequently, in sharing what we know with our students, in trying to engage them in the subject matter, we are continually looking for confirmation through evidence of some kind that they have understood. That sign of students' recognition spurs teachers' further efforts to help students go deeper into the subject matter, to explore its complexity and connectedness to other phenomena.
Effective teachers, then, are always "assessing" their students. They are continually "tuned in" to them to see if what has been taught in the classroom (real or virtual) has engaged the students in their charge. This "tuning in" I consider a form of what the educator Max van Manen calls "pedagogical thoughtfulness." It is a thoughtfulness that involves a continuous re-thinking of how we present the subjects we love to the diverse students who appear in our classrooms, and it is the basis of the tactfulness we utilize in interacting with our students who, if teaching is to be truly successful, must trust and rely on our judgments. Consequently, if assessment can serve us in this continuous process of re-thinking the what and the how of our classroom actions--if, as a form of inquiry, it can help us become more pedagogically thoughtful--then assessment truly will become a normal and essential element of the effective teacher's repertoire of sound classroom strategies.


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I really wish I could have done a lot more for the Palo Alto Bowl; I really wish that more people would have cared enough at the time. If you are not already aware, I founded a campaign to preserve Palo Alto Bowl -- a true, authentic and Americana bowling alley from the early 1950s. An alley that was extremely popular, not only with locals but with people the world over. And one that Palo Alto's government demolished, despite overwhelming public support for the hallowed structure. In fact, the fake "hearing" began with the mayor instructing his council to ignore everything that had and would be said/written in support of Palo Alto Bowl. The council as a whole acted very childishly. Rolling their eyes, and acting as if they did not want to be there. And despite the fact that Palo Alto's ice rink -- two years newer than Palo Alto Bowl -- was dubbed a historic landmark, according to the council, landmark status could not be given to the bowling alley. Despite the owner's willingness to do so. Why? A council member is responsible for the skating rink getting preservation status. He fought for it. "While still on the council!" Talk about conflict of interests. Talk about contradiction. Talk about favoring the rich.
I wonder how much of a payoff they received from Barry Swenson?
With the demolition of Palo Alto Bowl, they have set off a huge bomb in the disabled community; at the time, losing what little respect this council may have had and making us feel utterly useless.
I am disabled. Physically disabled, to be exact. Rachel Maddow said something interesting right before accepting the John Steinbeck Award at San Jose State University. She said that if one is, say, disabled, and if one fights for a particular issue, and if that cause is lost, then "that" one -- that person -- is to blame for the outcome. And this is because he or she is a minority (and the disabled being the most discriminated against group in existence today certainly helps). And this unfortunate fact most certainly has hateful repercussions, for all it does is guarantee hardly any public backlash for developers. In this case, perhaps it is the stereotype that all disabled people are naive, lack intelligence, and do not know what they are doing.
Special education in this state is shameful when compared to the level it once saw. We are getting rid of and hurting people -- teachers, aides, therapists -- who saw the intelligence of all disabled people. Who were willing to see the fight and the hurt in their eyes. Facets which, sadly, most people were unwilling, or not able, to see.
And it is sad when a city has a government that ignores not only the historical status of a popular landmark, but also that landmark's crucial significance to a minority community (in the case of Palo Alto Bowl, since the 1970s). And it is sad when we have a rich developer like Barry Swenson who never seemed to give one damn, and who is able to use his wealth to pursue legal action if he does not get his way. And because of all this, Palo Alto is severely lacking in services for the disabled and the youth.
Despite what others might believe, discrimination remains very much alive.
Why even have a city council if they can just be paid off by the 1% and tell us to -- to be frank -- go to hell? If Palo Alto City Hall truly cares about their city, they are not showing it.
El Camino here is extremely pathetic; it is bombarded with hotels and motels. Most of which have a ton of vacancy. And why is a large hotel -- at the bowling alley site -- being constructed across from another large hotel?
I will tell you the reason why: Barry Swenson is filthy rich. Cities can tax hotels, no matter how much -- or how little -- they are filled.
And we, the people, do not matter.
Fortunately, I have not given up. Fortunately, ADA lawyers do exist.
And "fortunately," we have opened numerous eyes over the past few years.
The new, currently-barren CA Avenue. The demolition of Palo Alto Bowl, a long-time recreational staple for the disabled community. The widely-opposed destruction of Lytton Plaza, robbing the once protest-friendly square of any and all character; what was once a great extension of Stanford University is now a pathetic wasteland; a gigantic waste of money. Crap inherited from the Burt administration, and the mayor before him.
Why doesn't the council actually make a great effort to gather public imput, and to do what the majority of us want? Or that might take too much time... To the council: please, guys. You are here for a reason. You became politicians for a reason. At least, initially. We need leaders who care about people; not so-called politicians who sleep with insanely rich developers and then in turn receive metaphorical kickbacks to destroy Palo Alto.
You have already destroyed so much. No more, guys. Please. Take a stand. Become a government.
As long as I am living on earth, I will never be hesitant to relay anything and everything that you have pulled. To tell stories of how "better" Palo Alto used to be.
BTW, I use a blue walker and wear gold-colored glasses. If you see me around, say hi. I'd love to get to know you.


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OCEAN CITY — After three seasons of bringing innovative theatre to the Eastern Shore, Brown Box Theatre Project has announced it will be returning to Ocean City with its upcoming production of Steven Dietz's The Nina Variations.
Director of Free Shakespeare at the Beach and local talent, Kyler Taustin will take the helm to bring to life this relentless twist on Chekov's modern classic, The Seagull.
The new Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street will host the Nina Variations on June 8-11 at 7:30 p.m.
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The Nina Variations explores a relationship cursed by unrequited and complicated love in 42 variations of how the love story of Nina and Treplev could have ended. Dietz pits these lovers' vibrant wit and soaring passions against one another in a fast-paced tour de force of romantic entanglement.
Since its foundation in 2009, Brown Box Theatre Project has been producing quality theatre up and down the East Coast, including venues in Boston, New York, Maryland, and Delaware. This season marks the expansion of the company's presence on the shore. The Nina Variations will be the first of three productions touring the area followed by the 3rd Annual Free Shakespeare at the Beach: A Midsummer Night's Dream and a new work, Ashes, by British playwright, Ali Muriel.


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Students Projects - Theory of atoms and molecules: introduction course Andrea C. Navas Calixto | added on May 15, 2011 | Colombia Students proyects to celebrate IYC 2011. We present the videos and educational materials for dissemination on topics such as atomic models, history of chemistry and quantum chemistry. Student projects were made in class theory of atoms and molecules in Chemistry program at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá - Colombia
Distinguished Women in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering Janet Bryant | added on May 14, 2011 | United States The symposium is planned for August 2, 2011 at the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress in Puerto Rico, and will also inlcude the award presentation to the 23 Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, and a public event, a re-enactment play of Marie Curie by professional actress, Susan Frontczak.
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Website for Polymer Education Christopher Ober | added on May 10, 2011 | United States A web site designed to provide information on polymer chemistry, videos on famous polymer scientists and links of educational content related to polymers. http://www.iupac.org/polyedu/
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Chemical Week in Paraguay Lourdes Gisella Duarte Pereira | added on May 02, 2011 | Paraguay This events it's going to take place during the week of May -from the 3rd to 9th-. This event organize the: Master Coordination, Department of Chemistry of FaCEN (Exact and Natural Sciences) – AEQPP (Student Asociation of Pure Chemistry of Paraguay) and CQP (College of Chemist of Paraguay)
ECS 220th Meeting and Electrochemical Energy Summit Karen Ornstein | added on Apr 26, 2011 | United States The ECS 220th Meeting and First Electrochemical Energy Summit (Boston, MA, USA, October 9-14, 2011) provide a forum for exchanging information on the latest scientific and technical developments in the fields of electrochemical and solid-state science and technology, and includes ECS's first Electrochemical Energy Summit.


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On Thursday morning, the Houston Dynamo locker room was divided publically for one of the first times ever.
The entire team turned on Dominic Oduro and Sammy Appiah regarding the upcoming World Cup match between the United States and Oduro and Appiah's home country, Ghana.
WATCH: Oduro and Cruz offer a USA - Ghana preview
"It's a friendly rivalry, and it's funny: This morning, it's the whole team for the U.S. and those two for Ghana," said Dynamo midfielder and former U.S. youth international Danny Cruz. "It's definitely good banter."
Despite being outnumbered, Oduro can hold his own in trash talking.
"Obviously, the U.S. should be scared of Ghana," said Oduro. "We have all of Africa behind us, hopefully, and it should be a great game. We both have struggled to qualify, so we're both underdogs, but Ghana should have the advantage with all of Africa behind us. It should be a good game, and hopefully [Ghana] will get the magic out of this game."
While Oduro and Cruz anticipate coming up with a wager for the match, Appiah doesn't feel quite as confident as Oduro.
"[The home-field advantage] shouldn't affect the U.S. that much; they are professionals and should be able to handle it, as it is nothing new to them," noted Appiah. "I'm holding onto my money. The U.S. is playing well and scoring [in the run of play], so I am going to hold on to my money right now."
Cruz and his roommate Mike Chabala anticipate relaxing and watching the match quietly at home. Oduro, though, hopes to crash the party.
"I'm trying to go to one of the guys' houses and talk some trash," said Oduro. "We have a bet with Danny, but he's not ready for it. He looks scared, so we'll probably go to [Chabala's] … and talk trash while the game is on."
It definitely helps Oduro's trash talk that Ghana defeated the U.S. in the 2006 World Cup. Appiah believes that result will fuel the U.S. fire this year.
"It happened four years ago, and the U.S. is going to come out for revenge," said Appiah. "Hopefully Ghana can score, as I think we've struggled doing that. So if we can find the back of the net, we will be fine."
The rooting interests for both sides believe that if their countries can play like they did in their last group games, their team will come out on top.
"We have to play like we did against Germany," noted Oduro. "We have to hold the ball well and just finish our chances. We had some good chances against Germany and couldn't put the ball in the net. The next round is the knockout stage, so we have to give it our all."
"If the U.S. plays the same way they played [against Algeria], they can make a [deep] run," said Cruz. "It's going to be exciting."
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The election is over and we as a community and a nation are moving forward. That's a good thing.
The rhetoric got pretty deep in the national and state elections, but hopefully, all will get back to some semblance of normality in our lives. There will still be plenty of people telling everyone what is wrong and how bad some elected official is, and there will be much debate on various issues and topics. That has always been the case.
But I believe the truth is that most people don't care so much about those debates, or all the talk that goes on in places like Little Rock or Washington. I think most people just want our elected leaders to take care of the people's business, figure out what the right thing is, and then get it done. That's true of folks on both sides of the aisle.
That requires everyone working together. Remember, compromise isn't a sin, but often it is the necessary component to make things work. That's what I expect from my government — for our elected members to come together and do the right things for the people. And I believe that is generally the goal of those who seek public office.
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For those interested, my old lab, King, is in his final days. His heart issues are causing much havoc in our lives.
Whenever he gets excited, he loses his breath and then has trouble breathing for a bit. We've had a number of episodes in recent days, and I tend to think we're getting much closer to the end of this great dog's life.
King takes a couple of prescribed meds and an over-the-counter product that helps greatly, most of the time. But even with the medicine, he keeps having these spells from time to time when he acts like a young lab.
Some of you read my columns about my own heart issues, getting two stents installed and having a minor heart attack in the past couple of months. I've noted to myself at least a few times that old dogs and old guys often have similar issues.
We have adopted a puppy we've named Daisy who was being fostered by friends. I'm not sure of the breed. She has some sort of hound, or maybe beagle, in her. She's pretty smart, friendly and fun-loving. She torments King a great deal. We work to make the little dog leave the big dog alone, but the pup seems to adore King, so it is a constant thing.
Daisy is our first puppy since 1997. We have pretty much have always adopted (or been adopted) by older dogs. We had a few litters of lab pups over the years, but they eventually found new homes. Having a baby in the house is a challenge for all of us, but especially for the old dog.


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I'm familiar with using XHTML Mobile doctype for making mobile-only sites.
I am working on a site that currently relies heavily on tables and I am rewriting the markup. I was planning on using HTML 4.01 Transitional, but it's not currently a mobile-friendly site and I'd like to make it so. It will, however, primarily be for desktop/laptop users.
I'd like to know if there is any advantage to use a normal XHTML doctype (strict or transitional) if I plan on incorporating a mobile stylesheet later on.
The only doctype currently worth using is HTML 4.01 strict as that one is the current standard.
Hmm, XHTML-MP is pretty much specific to mobile devices so you'd probably be better off with XHTML Basic (prohibits nested tables).
The CSS is pretty much separate from markup anyway so it is basically irrelevant whether you use the full XHTML 1.1 or not. You are basically looking at it from the wrong angle. Though if you try to restrict yourself to; 1.1 none presentational Elements. Thus don't use (e.g. b, big, hr, i, small, sub, sup and tt) and presentational attributes it should make it easier.
I used XHTML MP for the mobile only site and I figured maybe a non-mobile XHTML would be read by more mobile devices than HTML 4.01.
Though I guess imparting a little reason, I doubt it will. I close my <p> and <li> tags in HTML, why should the device worry about having the slash at the end of an input or link tag.
If you use the XHTML 1.0 strict doctype but serve the page as HTML then as far as web browsers are concerned it is HTML 4.01 strict with a few extra slashes added where they can be ignored.
If you serve it as XHTML then anyone using Internet Explorer can't view the page and it will be offered for download instead.
OK, It's time I deal with some major misconceptions here... firstly, it's a bad idea for you to use the XHTML Mobile Doctype full stop. As it currently stands, I don't know of a SINGLE mobile handset that actually either uses or acknowledges it, and as well intentioned as the W3C were, they built that Doctype back in the days where mobile devices were being weaned off of WML before the likes of the iPhone brought desktop browsing to the smartphone market and revolutionised the whole industry. Mobile XHTML is a dead horse and should be kept that way, it's just a restrictive incarnation of XHTML intended for a market that no longer exists.
Why you should use a separate design rather than having a stylesheet for mobile users is simple, like no mobile handset supports XHTML Mobile, very few devices support the "handheld" CSS at rule, and even worse, there's conflicting implementations as some use screen alone (like desktop browsers), some use handheld alone, some use screen AND handheld and some use CSS3 media types. All this along with the millions of different handsets with their own META headers make detection and redirection an impossible task, so just do your visitors a favour and offer the two different formats as their choice - it'll save you headaches trying to hack around it.
What I will say is the key to mobile design is to offer a separate version of your website with all these combined efforts into keeping things as flexible as possible on a subdomain or something like m.yoursite.com, this means mobile users can choose between the fully fledged main website or your mobile friendly one
This is optimal, but also a major pain in the ass. I have no central CMS controlling most of these pages and that aspect of the site is beyond my control. Most of the pages are static HTML with server side include files controlling the header and footer.
What I'm running is similar to a dating site: the main part of the site is a signup form and an inbox/message center, and the secondary part is articles designed to drive traffic to the signup form. We did a separate version of the signup form in XHTML Mobile and ignored the rest of the site. I figured there might be a way to serve the secondary articles with a handheld stylesheet, but I suppose that's not happening unless I can detect if it's a mobile user and serve them a different SSI header file.
To be honest, I didn't notice any change at all between XHTML Mobile and XHTML 1.1 apart from the DOCTYPE. Is it going to hurt anything to leave it as it is? I haven't received any negative feedback from the testers.
I understand the iphone is the go to platform but the idea is to reach as many users as possible. Will more devices bother with HTML than XHTML? Is there anywhere I can do more reading on this? All the articles I read were from around 2006 so I can understand where I got the wrong idea.
Yes it will "hurt them", if you didn't notice what I said... I stated explicitly that no mobile devices even acknowledge that DTD, what that means is that no mobile device on earth will even be able to render that page properly (without potentially encountering severe rendering issues). I know it's a pain in the ass and I know you would prefer (like all of us) to simply use a handheld stylesheet (or even to detect the mobile user and send them a different header) but alas there's nothing you can do in that respect. The only way to have a truly mobile friendly website is to simply have a separate version of the site (slimmed down)... mobile stylesheets aren't well supported, detection and redirection (like you mentioned) is impossible due to the sheer number of devices, and XHTML Mobile is effectively abandoned. While the iPhone does hold a majority share of the market, new smartphones have decent browsers like Opera or the new Fennec (by Mozilla) so things will soon change. Honestly it's worth making a separate mobile design purely out of the fact that in 5 years time, mobile Internet browsing is likely to increase anything up to 1000% - At the moment around 1% of all internet traffic is on mobile devices... a scary statistic if you don't have such a version of the site.
PS: In terms of mobile stuff you can read, unfortunately there's not much out there because few people recognise mobile as a legitimate market (due to how long it takes people to catch onto new trends), there's not many mobile specialists and because the market is changing on a literal monthly basis, its moving to fast to gain any meaningful data from (the best thing we can do till things balance out is to just make things as easy and universal as possible - hence the separate design).
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I'd like to see some kind of source on this. Google's mobile site uses XHTML MP 1.0., as does ESPN. Many sites use no DTD and twitter & facebook use no Doctype at all. Google Maps just says <!DOCTYPE html>.
These are some of the most popular sites on the web and Google users are not experiencing "severe rendering issues," or else it would've changed by now.
As far as authority sites go, A List Apart uses MP 1.2.
If the tiny company I work for acknowledges mobile as a legitimate market, I'm sure plenty of others do.
I think I should clarify my statement a bit as it seems to have been misinterpreted. In the XHTML specification (especially in 1.0) there are two ways in which a document can be rendered... either through text/html (which is what all browsers can read) and application/xhtml+xml ... the one which Internet Explorer and most of the mobile browsers have an issue with. The thing is that 99% of people using XHTML use it incorrectly and don't assign it the correct XHTML MIME type which is required to take advantage of XHTML's true functionality. Thereby using XHTML Mobile in text/html (which works for everyone) will only function at the same level as HTML 4.01 (with a bit stricter syntax recommendations). Therefore there is no actual benefit to using XHTML Mobile over conventional HTML as you're literally outputting the same thing only using a syntax language which wasn't intended to be used in that way. I can say for sure that if you did use the XHTML MP as specified by the W3C, it wouldn't render at all in Internet Explorer, IEMobile and a few other browsers.
PS: Google Maps by using "<!DOCTYPE html>" are using HTML5. No browser uses the DTD, they just use them to determine strict or standards mode.
I found this thread in a google search, I don't know where you are getting your facts from but all mobile browsers from at least 2006 and forward supports at least XHTML Mobile Profile 1.0, most support MP 1.1
Some browsers do require the correct doctype, certainly for features being correctly toggled the doctype is important otherwise the browser will default to something.
It is however important to remember that mobile browsers add features ontop of standards, the best approach is to develop with XHTML MP 1.1 and then check any never features, i.e you are not limited jsut because you decide on a mobile profile, older browsers will ignore tags not supported and all you loose is that any validation will fail since that will read the doctype and use that strict version.
It is completely the wrong approach to just write html and hope it works, you can do that if all you want to target is the absolutely newest devices, you may be happy with that but most are not.
XHTML MP is what you should develop in if you target mobile devices, test for any extra features on top of that.
but all mobile browsers from at least 2006 and forward supports at least XHTML Mobile Profile 1.0, most support MP 1.1
If XHTML MObile Profile requires (as XHTML does) to be served as application xhtml+xml MIME type, then no IE-based browsers will work with it, like no desktop-based version of IE will work with it.
If you just mean fake XHTML being sent as text/html then sure, why not. Except you do have tag soup (not that any browser really cares either way).
According to specs it can be served as any of application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml, application/xhtml+xml or text/html
If you wan to make sure it renders on both mobile and dekstop then check the HTTP_ACCEPT on the serverside and check those mime types in that order and then output the mime type the browser can handle.
Anyway, it seemed like the previous answers was to not follow any mobile standards at all but to use html 4 or html 5 and just hope it works, you cover more (older) mobile units by using the mobile profiles that are for that purpose and then using server side scripts and client side scripts to detect newer features that can be used.
I think it's worth providing an update here, I recently undertook a massive study on mobile websites and among the results I analysed the prolification of XHTML MP within handheld devices (and from this I'll retract my statement about MP's not being used). While it's true that many smartphones are now acknowledging the mobile profiles, in EVERY single case where the mobile profile was supported the FULL HTML or XHTML 1.0 specification (served as text/html) was also supported (this was tested using every major device manufacturers OS). Among device testing I encountered a number of devices which did NOT support the mobile profile and only supported conventional HTML or XHTML (and of course there are still some low end devices which still only support WML). Therefore, not only are your claims that from 2006 all devices support the MP 1.0 totally untrue, in every instance I could find the equivalent (x)HTML support was also found thereby making the use of mobile profiles utterly obsolete (as why anyone would use the diet edition rather than the equally supported "full fat" edition, I'll never know).
Awesome thread. Exactly the kind of information about about developing mobile website that I was after.
6 months down the track do these principles still stand?
Scoopy, I provided an update just previous to your post which explains the only things that have really changed.
Check out this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHTML_Mobile_Profile#DOCTYPE which I found about Doctype for web and mobile.
^ and it says right there:
Note that a series of revisions have been issued to correct technical errors in the above DTDs, and the DTD format is more complex and less widely supported than that of standard HTML
I have no reason to use something more complex and less supported.
And which works perfectly well for the intended purpose all by itself with no fancy dancy add ons other than an extra style sheet or two.


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Chamberlain threw a bullpen session on Friday at Yankee Stadium in front of the Yankees' coaching staff and said he may enter in mid-inning when he pitches against the Harrisburg Senators at Trenton's Waterfront Park. Chamberlain said he has been clocked between 94 and 100 mph in his rehab appearances and feels close to joining New York's bullpen.
"I never had any doubt whatsoever," Chamberlain said. "Obviously the surgery is only a third of it; the rehab is two-thirds. I've never been one to shy away from hard work and prove people wrong. It's going to be awesome to put this uniform on again and pitch for this team."
Chamberlain is returning from Tommy John surgery performed last June and an open dislocation of his right ankle suffered this spring. He has allowed one earned run and three hits over eight Minor League innings (1.12 ERA) spanning six games -- three with the Gulf Coast Yankees and three with Class A Tampa. The 26-year-old has walked one and struck out seven.
"I got challenged every day," Chamberlain said. "They never gave me more than two weeks in advance, because they knew if they gave me more, I'd probably try to skip a week. I know how my body is; I know how to push myself. My ankle is strong, and I've got to continue to work and not let up on anything we've done to this point."
Swisher sits again, available to pinch-hit
NEW YORK -- Nick Swisher, who participated in batting practice and ran the bases before Friday night's series opener vs. the Red Sox, was out of the Yankees' starting lineup but was available as a pinch-hitter, said manager Joe Girardi.
Girardi hadn't received the test results on Swisher's mild left hip flexor strain from head athletic trainer Steve Donohue before his pregame news conference, but the skipper said he's had conversations about the outfielder returning to action Saturday vs. the Red Sox.
"I think a lot of it depends on how he feels tomorrow," Girardi said.
The Yankees don't want to rush Swisher back before he's completely healed to avoid the possibility of another strain. Girardi said he didn't think the organization was being too cautious with the injury, and Swisher is not ready to come back in a complete role just yet.
"We're making sure he's as close to 100 percent as possible," Girardi said. "When you have slight strains, you have to make sure that you don't necessarily have a setback."
Swisher will play in his regular position in right field when he returns. Friday's starting right fielder, recently acquired outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, will move to left field, allowing the 40-year-old Raul Ibanez to be used more as a designated hitter -- the role he was initially signed to fill in the offseason.
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Chavez was drilled in the eighth inning by Red Sox reliever Mark Melancon and fell to the ground before remaining in the game to run the bases, but he was replaced by Jayson Nix at third base for the top of the ninth inning.
X-rays were negative, Chavez said, and he left the stadium wearing a tight wrap. He said Melancon's 92-mph cutter hit him in the top part of his ankle.
"It's fine. It's a lot better than it looks like," Chavez said. "It's just a bruise that got me in a good spot and made it tough for me to walk. They just put the wrap on there to make sure it didn't swell up going to my foot."
The Yankees are already short-handed at third base after Alex Rodriguez broke his left hand on Tuesday in Seattle. Nix will likely start at third base on Saturday against left-hander Jon Lester, and Chavez wasn't sure if he'd be available to pinch-hit if needed.
"I don't know. I'll just come in tomorrow and see how it feels," he said.
Bombers bits
Alex Rodriguez, who turned 37 on Friday, will undergo another X-ray on his left hand in New York, according to manager Joe Girardi. There is no timetable for the third baseman to return, and it will depend on how quickly the non-displaced fracture on the fifth metacarpal in his left hand can heal. The initial diagnosis was that A-Rod could miss six to eight weeks, after Felix Hernandez hit him with an 88-mph fastball.
The Olympics began Friday in London, and infielder Jayson Nix is the owner of a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic baseball team in 2008 in Beijing.
On this date in 1988, Tommy John committed three errors on a single play in the fourth inning of a 16-3 Yankees win against Milwaukee. The left-hander, who has 288 career victories but is more well known for the surgery named after him to repair a damaged elbow ligament, committed an error on a ground ball hit by Jeffrey Leonard, then made two throwing errors. He pitched eight innings and allowed three runs -- two earned -- in his eighth win of the season.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. Steven Miller and Ethan Asofsky are associate reporters for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pilot program runs from May 15th to June 1st, encourages participants to join global reading of eBook
May 20, 2013 – Canaan Town Library invites the public to take part in the Big Library Read, a pilot program in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their cardholders. The program is designed to unite library patrons from all around the world.
From May 15th to June 1, 2013, anyone with a valid Canaan Town Library card can borrow the eBook The Four Corners of the Sky by New York Times bestselling author Michael Malone for free from the Library's website (www.canaanlibrary.org) and read on all major devices, including Kindle® (in the US) and iPad®.
Over 7,500 libraries in 10 countries from five continents are participating. Readers are invited to join the book discussion on Twitter using #BigLibraryRead.
For more information about the Big Library Read, please visit http://www.overdrive.com/big-library-read/.


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Don't You Ever Ever Ever Stop Discussing Lena Dunham's Sex Life
Did you know that, a couple weeks ago, creator of Girls and voice of her or a generation Lena Dunham recounted to fashion wunderkind Tavi Gevinson's website, Rookie, the story of how she lost her virginity?
The tale was posted as part of a feature called Absolute Beginners, which implores some of Rookie's "favorite grown women" to discuss their first sexual encounters. Other ladies swapping tales of cherries popped include comedian Sarah Silverman, musician Liz Phair, and famous rock & roll groupie Pamela Des Barres.
Dunham's story mentions a childhood predilection for liver paté in the first paragraph, which, be honest, you were kind of hoping for. Also name-checked: Angela Chase and a slip skirt— remember the nineties?
It's a short post but, if you're pressed for time: Sophomore year; Oberlin; later recreated almost word-for-word in Dunham's film, Creative Nonfiction.
The most important thing to remember is that you need to call your friends up immediately to discuss this development. It is a rare gift to be able to come at Lena Dunham's sex life from a fresh angle.
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Hi! I'm in Yr 8 at my school in England. I'm half Catalan (don't get me started on Catalonia) and um, mad. I have a cat called Gracie, which is completely irrelevant to anything at the moment. I was on another fanfiction site, but now they have a new look and I pretty much died on the spot when I went to their site and saw it.
Music I like: Beyonce, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Martina McBride, Queen, Leona Lewis, Mika, pretty much anything that has some sort of tune and isn't heavy metal.
Books I like: Harry Potter (obviously), The Woman In Black, The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Jane Eyre, and well, everything. That is, except for Lord of The Flies by William Golding ,and Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. They're great books but they left me in a really bad mood.
Generally great stuff: Monty Python, books, music, horses, Spain, and everything and life and general wonderfullness.
So that's me in a sort of not-really-very-interesting-but-I read-it-anyway profile.
Actually, it's called a biography, which makes me think I should be writing my life story, but it's not very interesting so I won't.


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Mattress Sizes
Measure a Bed for Sheets and Bedding
Knowing the right way to measure a bad can make all the difference when it comes to getting the perfect bedding set. However, knowing exactly how to measure correctly can be a challenge. Below you will find some tips, helping you to obtain an accurate measure of your bed skirt and fitted sheet.
Tips for Measuring for a Bed Skirt
- Remember that skirts are designed to fit the box spring, not the mattress.
- Measure bed from below your box spring to make sure in conforms to conventional sizes.
- To order a bed skirt, you will need the drop measurement, which is length from the floor to the top of the box spring.
- Take into consideration how different types of floor surfaces and carpeting can affect this measurement.
- Standard drop length of a bed is 14", while 18" and 21" are considered specialty sizes. ShopBedding.com stocks all these hard-to-find lengths.
Tip! In order to shorten any length for a custom fit, simply get the next size larger and tuck the skirt with pins to create the perfect drop length to fit your bed measure.
- Bed skirts come with either continuous corners, no split at the foot end corners, or with split corners, to accommodate beds with a footboard or other bed frame.
- Even if the bed skirt you fall in love with doesn't come ready-made with split corners, ShopBedding.com provides custom corner splitting so you get exactly the look you want.
Tips for Measuring for Fitted Sheets and Mattress Covers
Fitted sheets and mattress covers are designed to fit securely over a mattress. With stitched gussets, as well as elastic at the corners and around the edge of the sheet, they provide a snug fit without bunching and shifting. When sheets are fitted correctly to the mattress pad, there will be no mattress bowing due to shortness in the gusset nor will there be too much looseness due to excess length in the gusset.
Below are tips for an accurate way to measure a bed for your fitted sheets or mattress cover order:
- Measure the length and width of the mattress. Don't guess or estimate!
- Most mattresses are constructed with a thick corded piping around the top and bottom of the mattress. Do not measure from cord to cord. Instead, use your tape measure to begin your measurement at the top of the box spring. Then, place your hand on the mattress top and measure bed to it.
- Round up depth measurements to the nearest inch.
- Measurements include the size of the bed and the mattress depth, including any mattress pads, foam toppers, or other enhancers.
- Keep in mind the fitted sheets will actually be slightly deeper than the mattress measurement you provide in order to give enough return under the mattress.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jaguars introduced new general manager David Caldwell at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
"This is where I want to be," he said. "I know we can be successful here."
Owner Shad Khan said Caldwell was on the top of his list of candidates since he chose to fire Gene Smith last week.
"We have a great opportunity and a great obligation here to be the first -- to be the first to bring a Super Bowl championship to Jacksonville," Caldwell said. "I believe we can do this, and I promise moving forward we will do this and we will get better day-by-day and give the Jacksonville fans everything they deserve, and that is the best."
Fresh start across the board
Caldwell was hired Tuesday, and as one of his first acts Thursday morning he fired head coach Mike Mularkey. He said he felt like the team needed a fresh start across the board and a change in atmosphere.
Caldwell and Mularkey spent four years together in Atlanta, getting to know each other well enough that Caldwell didn't need a sit down with Mularkey after he got the GM job Tuesday.
Caldwell said he already has a potential list of coaching candidates in mind and has started the process of hiring the next head man. He said prior head coaching experience isn't necessary, citing former Jaguars defensive coordinator and Falcons current head coach Mike Smith as the winningest coach in Atlanta history.
Potential replacements for Mularkey include former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith, Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman.
Schottenheimer was up for the Jacksonville job last season, and Roman has been linked to the Jaguars since Caldwell became the leading candidate to replace Smith.
Roman and Caldwell were teammates and roommates in the 1990's while attending John Carroll University.
'No scenerio' for Tim Tebow to become a Jaguar
As for the quarterback situation next season, Caldwell said there will be an open competition, and the Jaguars will acquire QBs whether through the draft or free agency to compete with Chad Henne and Blaine Gabbert.
Caldwell also silenced the rumors regarding hometown hero Tim Tebow.
"I can't imagine a scenario where he would be a Jacksonville Jaguar, even if he's released," he said.
Caldwell said one thing is for sure, he's not looking in the past and is moving the Jaguars forward.
"I've learned a lot about Shad's automobile industry here, and I know one thing out of the thousands of parts he makes, he doesn't make rear-view mirrors," he said.
Copyright 2013 by News4Jax.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Im working on a program that will esentially open a file read it and output the info on a new file. The contents of the file is simply an array...so i start by declaring the array however when i want the C: window to display my output
instead of getting my array i get 0012FF34..what gives?
is it throwing me a random value instead of displaying my array or is it
giving me the address
thanx in advance
im a newbie to C++ so please cope with my lack of knowledge
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
int jane[4][3]= {{0,0,0},{0,1,1}, {1,0,1}, {1,1,0} };
cout << "the matrix is:\t" << jane << endl;
return 0;


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Little Owls Growth Chart
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Keep track of your daughter's growth, inch by inch, with this beautiful canvas reproduction growth chart, featuring little owls and birdies relaxing in tree. Grommets are placed in each corner for easy hanging, and with the the decorative nail or screw covers you get a complete look. Add her name for an extra special keep sake, that will be treasured for years.
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Do you get a thrill from spotting your favorite celebrities 20 years younger and with a lot more hair? Introducing your new favorite YouTube channel -- That Looks Like...
Some hard-working soul has edited down more than 200 clips of your favorite screen-stars before you knew who they were -- think Sarah Jessica Parkerbefore "Flight of the Navigator," or Dustin Hoffman pre-"The Graduate."
It's been out for more than a year and you can thank Urlesque for tipping us off.
Sarah Jessica Parker: A young SJP in the 1983 movie "Somewhere, Tomorrow"
Dustin Hoffman: Skip to :42 to see the young actor hold up a diner at gun point in a 1963 episode of "Naked City."
Jason Alexander: Yes, you're seeing that right -- George Costanza in short-shorts. We couldn't help but share Alexander in his first on-screen role as Dave in the 1981 film "The Burning."


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12 Apr, 2011
Marvel Unveils DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN Polybags
Posted by Midtown Comics in: Blog|News|Previews | Comments Off on Marvel Unveils DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN Polybags
First it was FANTASTIC FOUR #587 and the death of Johnny Storm. Now it's ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #160 and the possible death of Peter Parker. Are polybags are the new variant? In this case they're both!


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Spirit of the Springs Award Presentation by Mayor Bach
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Mayor Steve Bach will present the Spirit of the Springs Award to Haleigh Washington, a Doherty High School student on Tuesday, July 16th at 3:00 p.m.
Haleigh was named as The Gazette's 2012-2013 Girls' Athlete of the Year. She helped lead Doherty to a 29-0 season, winning the 5A State title for Volleyball. Haleigh also plays for the 2012 U.S. Junior National Volleyball Team, and was recognized as the Gatorade Player of the Year for Colorado.
The award will be presented at Colorado Springs District 11 located at 1115 N. El Paso St., Colorado Springs 80903.


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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program announced an important solicitation, making available $4 billion in loan guarantee funding to leverage private sector investment in emerging technologies that will support the scale up of the U.S. renewable energy market. Todd Foley, ACORE's Senior Vice President for Policy and Government Relations stated that, "Wind, solar, hydro, waste-to-energy, biomass and other renewable energy technologies have proved themselves in the marketplace and this solicitation will help further drive commercialization of complementary grid integration, storage, energy efficiency and other technologies which can support even greater renewable energy deployment. DOE made sure to listen to private industry for this solicitation and as a result we see that application fees have been significantly reduced and DOE remains open to considering other good ideas that advance lower carbon clean energy solutions."
The DOE Loan Guarantee Program was established by Congress in 2005 with bipartisan support. Foley added, "Those on both sides of the aisle have recognized that government has an important role to play in helping fill market gaps, in this case, helping address the finance "Valley of Death" where emerging technologies proven in the lab or even in the pilot phase have trouble securing private sector financing because they haven't yet reached commercial scale." The DOE Loan Guarantee Program was enacted to address this market issue.
About ACORE:
ACORE, a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization, is dedicated to building a secure and prosperous America with clean, renewable energy. ACORE seeks to advance renewable energy through finance, policy, technology, and market development and is concentrating its member focus in 2013 on National Defense & Security, Power Generation & Infrastructure, and Transportation. Additional information is available at www.acore.org.
Media Contact:
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She was born Aug. 16, 1936, at Oklahoma to the late Elmer and Dora Jenkins Turner. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Plainview. Gladys loved gardening, writing poems, getting to go to the casino to play penny slots and going on road trips with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Johnny T. Moore; one son, David Joseph Moore; two grandsons, John Tom "J.T." Storment and Matthew A. Moore; three brothers; and two sisters.
Survivors include three daughters, Kay Harris of Louisiana, Anne Storment of Ola and Vickie Allsopp and husband Charles of Etna; one son, Michael Moore and wife Melinda of Texas; 10 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild; her best friend, Melva "MEB" Martin of Plainview; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Ola with Joe Harrison officiating. Burial will be private in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be conducted from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service.
Pallbearers will be Aaron Rhoades, Charles Allsopp, Clay Allsopp and Jamie Storment. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jonathan Harris, Glen Biddle, Doug Biddle and Brad Rose.
Arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle. Online Guest Book and Condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.


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by Tom Taulli | November 26, 2012 10:34 am
[1]While smartphones continue to grow at a rapid clip, many companies are still having a tough time with monetization on mobile devices. Even large players like Facebook (NASDAQ:FB[2]) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG[3]) are struggling to find ways to make advertising work.
Unfortunately, the situation may get worse because of a product called AdBlock Plus, which is backed by start-up Eyeo. The software, which has been extremely popular in eliminating Web-based ads (attracting over 40 million users), will soon be unleashed on mobile ads[4].
However, AdBlock Plus eliminates only ads that are "intrusive." For example, it still allows messages from respected companies like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN[5]).
What's more, it's not necessarily inevitable that AdBlock Plus will get much traction on mobile platforms. If anything, it takes a while for an app to become widespread, which should provide some comfort for operators that are still trying to figure out ad strategies that work on mobile devices.
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPOPlaybook[6], a site dedicated to the hottest news and rumors about initial public offerings. He is also the author of "How to Create the Next Facebook.[7]" Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli[8]. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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OCEAN CITY – Led by State Comptroller Peter Franchot, who was decidedly frank about his strong views on the subject, a handful of resort business leaders gathered at Harrison's Harborwatch on Monday to rally in opposition to slots in Maryland in general and Worcester County specifically as the statewide referendum on November draws closer.
Franchot and his staff met with resort business owners and Chamber of Commerce officials to begin organizing a concerted effort to defeat slots during a statewide referendum on the issue in November. Voters will decide whether to amend the state's constitution to allow as many as 15,000 slot machines, or video lottery terminals (VLTs), at five locations spelled out in the bill including 2,500 at Worcester County's Ocean Downs, just a few miles from the Boardwalk location where the anti-slots meeting was held on Monday.
Franchot has become the front man for a group called Marylanders United to Stop Slots and its most vocal supporter, at least publicly. The group is counting on a groundswell of opposition to slots in Maryland and is organizing opponents in every corner of the state including Ocean City, where many among the local business community share grave concerns about the impacts of the gaming devices.
Franchot and members of his staff made a tour stop in Ocean City this week to garner support of the local business community in opposition to slots, which he characterized as "corrosive." The state comptroller all but guaranteed victory for the anti-slots side in the referendum in November and praised resort business leaders for taking a stand on the issue.
"Ocean City business leaders have been terrific in their opposition to slots and it takes some grit to stand up to the political machine in Annapolis," he said. "I promise we'll prevail in November. There is a big bubble over Annapolis, but when you get outside that bubble, the opposition to slots is strong."
The purpose of Monday's meeting, in part, was to brainstorm on ideas about how to get the message out, including advertising campaigns, posters, bumper stickers, billboards and other media. However, Franchot did not waste the opportunity to remind resort business leaders the effort will likely take a significant amount of funding and urged them to open their wallets for the cause.
"The money issue is going to be David versus Goliath," he said. "They're going to spend $15 million to our $1 million, but we're going to spend our money efficiently, effectively and professionally."
The comptroller said the November referendum represents a watershed moment in Maryland.
"This is one of those points in Maryland history where we're going to go in one direction or the other," he said. "There will be no turning back. There will be no re-do."
Franchot said one only needs to look at communities in neighboring states where slots and gambling are legal to see the potential devastating effects the gaming devices have had. He warned of the potential for a similar fallout if slots are approved at Ocean Downs.
"If you have any question about what slots at Ocean Downs would bring, go to Atlantic City and see for yourself," he said. "It's a real threat to the family image of Ocean City."
Unfortunately, according to the comptroller, residents in the five communities targeted for slots might have their votes watered down in November. The referendum will pass or fail on a simple majority of the voters of the state regardless of where they head to the polls, with no weight given to communities where the sites are proposed.
"The Eastern Shore can vote 90 percent to 10 percent in opposition to slots, but a majority of the state will carry the day," he said. "It's inherently unfair. People in the communities targeted for slots won't necessarily determine their own fate."
One of the pillars of the pro-slots side has been the number of Marylanders who travel to slots venues in nearby Delaware and other states to play the gaming devices. In a report prepared by the governor's office last year, researchers traveled to slots venues in Delaware and other states to count the number of Maryland license plates in the parking lots, but Franchot pointed out on Monday the research is flawed.
"They go to Delaware and count Maryland license plates," he said. "What they should do instead is take a close look at the cars in the parking lots. They're the most beat up, run down old cars. The people are poor. They're trying to gamble to pay the bills."
Franchot told resort business leaders to remain firm in their commitment to the anti-slots cause despite pressure from some factions of the state government in Annapolis.
"I wouldn't be bashful about speaking out on your opposition," he said. "There is strong skepticism out there for turning over the economic future of our state to out of town gambling interests."
Scott Arceneaux, senior advisor for Marylanders United to Stop Slots, was also on hand for Monday's meeting with resort business leaders. He delivered a similar message, although it lacked the fire and brimstone extolled by Franchot. Arceneaux said the grassroots effort against slots is gaining a foothold across the state and urged Ocean City leaders to continue to lead the effort.
"We know what we're up against," he said. "We're going against the political machine in Annapolis, but we're taking a grassroots approach. We're going neighbor to neighbor and business leader to business leader to get the word out slots are bad for Maryland."
Arceneaux said the campaign is making progress already. He said early polls showed around 60 percent of Marylanders were in favor of slots in the beginning, but that figure has since dropped into the mid-50s.
"I've been pleasantly surprised everywhere we go," he said. "People want their voice heard. The message is consistent- please don't put slots in our community. The pro-slots people aren't out there saying why they want them. Nobody is out there arguing for them."