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(Masterpieces of Fiction, Detective and Mystery Edition)
Although adept at creating original characters, John Gardner devoted much of his career to mysteries that developed the characters of other detective writers. Ian Fleming's James Bond ranks foremost among those that Gardner used for his own purposes. Bond plays the principal role in two of Gardner's series, the first using the name Boysie Oakes and the second explicitly continuing the original Bond novels. Another character Gardner adopted is Dr. Moriarty, the greatest antagonist of Sherlock Holmes. Not all Gardner's work, however, was variations on themes by other writers. He also wrote a number of espionage novels—one trilogy in particular earned wide recognition because of its detailed picture of life in England during World War II.
Ian Fleming's James Bond novels appealed to audiences in the 1950's in part because of their ruthless but suave and sophisticated hero. Although Fleming took Bond very seriously, certain elements of his stories readily lent themselves to parody. Gardner made apt use of these elements in his Boysie Oakes series, beginning with The Liquidator (1964).
The Boysie Oakes Series
In his first Boysie Oakes novel, Gardner paints an easily recognizable character. Oakes, also known as "L," works as a professional killer for the Department of Special Security. Unlike most members of his profession, he fears violence and hires others to do his killing for him. As if this were not enough, Oakes also cannot stand flying. In the Oakes series, which eventually numbered eight novels, the plot usually matches the principal character in absurdity. In Understrike (1965), Oakes—nervous, inept, and forgetful as always—goes on a mission to observe the test of a Russian submarine. The Russians quickly catch on and send a duplicate of Oakes, an agent of their own, to substitute for the real Oakes. As usual, Gardner's hero somehow muddles through.
Many of the Oakes novels illustrate a feature that appears often in Gardner's work. He depicts sexual scenes very graphically. In the Oakes novels, this subject becomes an occasion for humor: Oakes overcomes his habitual indolence for extended exercises in lechery, often with Miss Chicory Triplethrust.
A Complete State of Death
Readers who viewed Gardner as a skilled parodist and comic mystery writer soon learned that his talents extended far beyond this rather minor genre. In A Complete State of Death (1969), he introduced Inspector Derek Torry of Scotland Yard. Unlike Oakes, Torry is a very serious character. To him, crime stands as a personal enemy, and he is consumed by his hatred of it. Interrogations often end with Torry losing his temper and slugging his suspects. He does this not because he is cruel but because he becomes too involved. Torry, a conservative Roman Catholic, also finds himself troubled by religious doubts. Some people see in Torry a reflection of Gardner himself. Gardner, however, denied that Torry mirrored his own problems and viewed with hostility attempts to read his novels as autobiography.
Although Gardner intended A Complete State of Death and his other Torry novel, The Corner Men (1974), as comments on criminal violence and its malevolent effects, the author found his taste for the bizarrely humorous difficult to abandon. In the former novel, for example, the plot centers on a school for aspiring criminals run by a character whose manner resembles that of an English university teacher. The aristocratic head of the school is, for all of his apparent good breeding, an agent of the Crime Syndicate who operates with ruthless efficiency.
The Return of Moriarty
Gardner soon returned to novels featuring another writer's character. In The Return of Moriarty (1974), Gardner began a popular series that features the main antagonist of Sherlock Holmes. According to Gardner's series, Moriarty, like Holmes, survived their famous showdown at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. Moriarty, portrayed as a professor, has returned to London in an effort to control all crime in Europe.
Although the Moriarty novels do not boast the fine character portrayal of the Torry stories, they...
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Thank you for your answer, David.
I'm sorry bothering you again, but here are two other questions (which perhaps may be of some interest for others, too; and I don't know anybody else knowing the answer).
1) As the cardbus bridge in my laptop has obviously problems in delivering the interrupt properly, is the problem likely to appear with other network cards, too? I.e., only with 32bit cardbus cards or also with 16bit pc cards; of which type should my next card be?
2) Facing the fact that the d-link card works under windoze (windoze or the win driver (?) obviously not taking care of the delivery problems...), the following came to my mind: ok, you said that the driver is not the problem. I admit that, as long as one has "normal" hardware (cardbus bridge) that behaves correctly. Would it be theoretically possible to either modify the driver or the piece of code in any other program concerned with receiving the improperly delivered interrupt, so that the hardware bug is ignored?
Jochen Kirsch.

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Gnac is an easy-to-use audio conversion program for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to be powerful but simple. It provides easy audio file conversion between all GStreamer supported audio formats.
|Desktop Environment GNOME multimedia Sound/Audio Conversion
|GPL GPLv3
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|POSIX Linux
|French Czech Italian Romanian Swedish Brazilian Portuguese Danish Galician German Hebrew Spanish Hungarian Russian Turkish British English Chinese (China) Lithuanian Polish Slovenian Telugu Indonesian Norwegian Bokmal Serbian
Release Notes: This release supports ASX playlists.
Release Notes: This release has been ported from GTK2 to GTK3. New translations: British English, Lithuanian, Polish, and Telugu.
Release Notes: The ability to extract and convert audio from video was added. Other improvements include notifications on the completion of conversion and the migration from GConf to GSettings.
Release Notes: This version comes with a new file chooser specially designed to ease the use of file filters. More information, including track peak, track gain, and VBR bitrate, is shown in the properties dialog. The support for libunique, allowing only a single instance of Gnac, has been added. The debug and verbose outputs have been improved and a better handling of GStreamer's missing plugins installation has been implemented. Finally, many new translations have been added.
Release Notes: Custom rename patterns and folder hierarchy. The option to strip special characters in filenames, The ability to copy an existing profile. Improvements in the graphical user interface and the user-friendliness.
A Fluent OpenStack client API for Java.
A TWiki appliance that is easy to use and lightweight.


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Fields still sucks dick
God damn Melo's got moves!!!
Melo is a phucking God....he's on another level right now
p.s. Fields eats dick
Fields just needs to keep driving to the hoop, and he'll be fine.
Too much of D'Antoni's running and gunning **** out there...
I hope Woody gives Walker a shot instead of Fields...
im pretty sure he wont though
Bradley is the worst possible matchup for Baron Davis, a young guy that plays great defense. Hes very athletic and has plenty of energy. We're gonna have to play great defense if we wanna win this one, Carmelo will be worn out in the 4th. No hate but hes involved in almost every play on offense and hes playing defense too. Most players would get tired from that
Steimsa looks like an insurance company intern
Who do people cum in their pants over alley-oops?
Even when we do it, I could care less.
Its just some throwing up a ball and dunking...
Melo and JR love playing together, they've both come a long way from their days in Denver


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Vital Signs Chart: Fed's Balance Sheet Expands
The Federal Reserve's balance sheet continues to expand as the central bank prepares to tweak its bond-buying program at a two-day meeting starting today. The Fed's asset holdings reached $2.86 trillion in the week ended Dec. 5, up from $2.85 trillion a week earlier. Among the holdings are $1.65 trillion in U.S. Treasurys and $884 billion in mortgage-backed securities.


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Sheffield's status to become clear Saturday
If outfielder can play, he'll likely avoid joining DL contingent
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Sheffield, who hasn't played since July 18 with a right leg cramp, participated in an intense lower-body workout at Minute Maid Park on Friday -- his work for the day. Sheffield was not in the lineup and was not available to pinch-hit, because the Mets did not want to waste the four games this week in which he did not play -- which can be used as retroactive time on a disabled-list stint.
Yet both Sheffield and the Mets insist that he can return Saturday, which is why he is not already on the disabled list.
"It's pretty much a cramp," Sheffield said. "If I thought I pulled it, I probably would have been on the DL."
Sheffield originally pulled up lame in a game last Saturday in Atlanta, leaving in the fifth inning. And the recently punchless Mets have become even more naked without him, batting Jeff Francoeur fourth and Fernando Tatis fifth Friday evening against the Astros.
Originally scheduled to make a decision on Sheffield before the game Friday, the Mets deferred in the hope that his lower-body workout would provide more answers. And so Sheffield ran sprints and longer distances, ran laterally and pedaled a bike -- feeling fine afterward.
How Sheffield feels Saturday morning will determine whether or not he is the Mets' cleanup hitter or their newest DL assignee. Needing to clear room for Saturday's starting pitcher, Jon Niese, the Mets have incentive to make a decision before the game.
Should Sheffield feel pain, the Mets can simply swap him for Niese. But should he feel fine, they will need to ship someone else out prior to the game.
"I feel like I can play today," Sheffield said after his workout Friday. "But at the same time, we've got to make sure how I feel tomorrow after what I did today."
Anthony DiComo 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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Maine officials are seeking companies that have demonstrated a commitment to its employees, customers and community this year.
The Department of Economic and Community Development is accepting nominations for the 2014 Governor's Award for Business Excellence. Businesses can apply themselves or be nominated. Companies must have been in Maine at least five years to be considered.
Republican Gov. Paul LePage's administration says the award will go to a for-profit company that shows significant attention and dedication to excelling in manufacturing and service.
Nominations must be submitted by March 28.


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BERLIN — Residents irate at heavy flooding after storms in Berlin may see relief soon, as the Mayor and Council decided Monday to move forward with the process of establishing a dedicated stormwater utility for the town.
Flooding after rain events in Berlin has plagued residents for decades. Within the last few years, a push to mitigate the problem led the council to allow the University of Maryland's Environmental Finance Center (EFC) to conduct a stormwater feasibility study for Berlin.
The utility's purpose will be to oversee the construction and maintenance of a number of stormwater relief projects in the parts of town most vulnerable to flooding. One of the first things the council touched on with the new utility is how much it will cost.
Suggestions made by the EFC would have the town charge residential property owners $50 a year and non-residential $45 a year per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). An ERU represents how much impervious surface is on a property. The total funding from those fees would be $4,618,460 in a 10-year period.
However, Town Administrator Tony Carson told the council that public comments have been clearly in favor of a lower non-residential rate since it would represent a major expense for larger commercial entities in Berlin.
"That was one area where we have heard from in public meetings and we've heard just throughout the last month that the $45 per ERU is pretty significant for some of our larger area projects," he said.
For the largest non-residential properties, the $45 fee per ERU would equal between $5,000 and $9,000 annually.
The town came up with an alternative recommendation to what the EFC proposed, continued Carson. The second plan would call for the same residential rate but cut the non-residential to $25 per ERU. The discrepancy would then be made up with a $300,000 annual contribution from the town's general fund. The new method would actually result in higher 10-year revenue for the utility at $5,700,000.
Carson explained that the residential rate never changed between the two proposals because public comments seemed to support the idea that a flat $50 annual fee was tolerable.
"By and large, most of the residential customers felt that $4.17 a month was well worth it, if their stormwater needs would be addressed. So we feel that the $50 a year for the residential is fair and equitable," Carson said.
The second change between the EFC recommendations and the town's plan would be an increased timetable on several construction projects in Berlin. Carson acknowledged that many residents were worried that their flooding issues would not be addressed until a few years after the beginning of a utility. The town's new schedule would designate three priority construction projects in the first year and would include Nelson, Franklin and William streets as the first project; Flower and Showell streets as the second; and West Street and Abbey Lane as the third. The second year of construction would then encompass Henry Mill and Henry Green as the first project and Decatur Farms as the final.
Grant funding will play an important role, Carson added. But with a strong utility and plan in place, he was optimistic about Berlin's chances of receiving attention.
"We've already started the preliminary process of contacting these agencies to identify some possible funding sources throughout the next year-and-a-half to two years," he said.
After being briefed on the town's adapted stormwater recommendation, the council had a few questions, mostly involving finances.
"I think cutting the recommendation of the university almost in half is a little much," said Councilman Dean Burrell of the town's plan for non-residential fees.
Mayor Gee Williams responded, telling Burrell that many of the large non-residential operations in Berlin, which include non-profits like schools and hospitals, would feel burdened by a $45 per ERU fee. Instead, he felt that it was fair for the town to supply some of the money through the general fund.
Williams recommended tapping into resources in the town's contingency fund that would traditionally be given to the Berlin Fire Company (BFC). Over the summer, Berlin severed all funding with the BFC. Williams asserted that the money is only collecting dust at the moment and could be committed to a project like the stormwater utility.
"We'd be using some of the money that for a long, long time has been dedicated and granted to the fire company," he said. "Well, we've got a long ways to go to get back on track so I want to put the money to work. We've held it in reserve. I'm not optimistic that we're going to work something out soon."
The council motioned unanimously, with Councilman Troy Purnell absent, to move forward with the $25 non-residential rate and a $300,000 annual commitment from the general fund. The proposal will still need to be voted on officially at the next council meeting. If accepted, a public hearing on the utility will follow two weeks afterwards.


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SOMC Nurse On Keeping the Faith: Surviving Cancer in AppalachiaPosted on December 13, 2007
Delrita Gilliland, Registered Nurse at the Southern Ohio Medical Center, recently presented at The Science of Cancer Health Disparities Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Co-sponsored by the National Cancer Institute's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities in conjunction with the American Association for Cancer Research, this conference attracted more than 600 attendees including scientists, health professionals from academia, industry, government and the community. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the latest finding and to stimulate the development of new research in cancer health disparities.
At the plenary session on disparities in cancer survivorship, Gilliland shared insight about cancer survivorship issues in the Appalachian community through her "Keeping the Faith: Surviving Cancer in Appalachia" presentation.
Gilliland was asked to present because of her personal experience as a cancer survivor, along with her experience working with cancer survivors at SOMC and in the community. Since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1989, she has been a strong advocate for breast health as a Reach to Recovery volunteer, Special Touch instructor, Relay for Life committee member, and an American Cancer Society Board member.
In 1994, Ms. Gilliland became a charter member and has continuously served on the Fight Cancer, Save Lives Coalition, a community-based coalition formed by the Appalachia Leadership Initiative on Cancer.


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Pundits? Who needs them? If you're wondering who will be taking the oath of office for the presidency next January, economists say you can get a pretty good idea, not by following the politics so much as by following the markets. Not to mention that you can also sort of predict market behavior by what is going on in politics. Sound confusing? Read on.
David Kelly (left), chief market strategist for J.P. Morgan Funds, pointed out that the election this November will be about much more than which party ends up occupying the Oval Office. In a statement, he said it "will likely determine the pace of deficit reduction over the next few years with implications for both economic growth, in general, and the Treasury market in particular." He added, "In addition, who gets elected president will likely impact the mix of tax increases and spending cuts employed to achieve this deficit reduction."
But that's not all. Watching politics in the coming week, he said, could give investors a good idea of what might be in store for markets, as well, since the outcome of the Iowa caucuses and early primaries could indicate which way the wind might blow for Republicans.
Kelly said, "A drawn-out fight on the Republican side might require the candidates to placate the more extreme elements of the party, whereas an early putative nominee could put some pressure on Republican members to compromise in a year where the public has little patience left for intransigence." He continued, "This is particularly important given the 60-day deadline to come up with a year-long extension of the payroll tax cut and extended unemployment benefits."
While Kelly expected the first few indicators of 2012 to be positive–anticipating modest gains, he said, for both the ISM Manufacturing Index and the Non-Manufacturing Index, with light vehicle sales also showing a general up trend, the big numbers to watch are the unemployment figures and the jobs report. The former could fall back after last week's numbers, which were higher than expected. The latter is expected to show solid gains, based on demand, confidence and labor market indicators.
Still, if unemployment numbers are revised upward after last month's surprising drop, and should last month's numbers also be revised upward, that could tell a different story. And, of course, there are China and the eurozone crisis to consider–both weighing in on our economy as well.
So is the dog wagging the tail or the tail wagging the dog? Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist
But January could be the decider of how things will go for the rest of the year. Said Stovall in a statement, "If there's one thing presidential election years are good at, however, it's predictability. The January Barometer was correct eight of eight times in forecasting positive calendar-year performances, while the frequency with which the S&P 500 has risen during the presidential election year has been comforting at 75%. In addition, the market has been successful more than 85% of the time in predicting whether the party in power will remain in power or be replaced." If it goes up, it might mean good news for Obama.
He concluded, "Therefore, whatever the S&P 500 doesn't provide in absolute return this year, it will likely make up for in predictability."


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FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., August 12, 2009 - Oakley's 1242 Productions, in cooperation with Friday Productions announced today the upcoming release of Tracking Eero, a multi-media collaboration, which includes a television series, webisodes and a documentary video, all starring world renowned snowboarder Eero Ettala.
"Tracking Eero showcases the true depth of Eero's riding," says Chris Hotell, Tracking Eero Executive Producer and Oakley Sports Marketing Manager. "We took him out of his element and pushed him into new scenarios, including trips with athletes he never rides with. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him and we documented it."
From the producers of "Terje's Season Pass" and "Snowboard Diaries", "Tracking Eero" follows Eero Ettala as he explores urban jibs in grim Russian military zones, gets lost in the endless powder of the Hokkaido backcountry, heli boards in British Columbia and goes on a whirlwind Euro road trip searching for the best parks on the continent. Friends Nicolas Muller, Danny Kass, Eiki Helgason, Torstein Horgmo, Terje Haakonsen, Jake Blauvelt, Eric Botner and Kevin Pearce join Ettala as he travels to legendary snow locations.
"I wanted to do something different from my usual season filming a video part," says Ettala, who has been with Oakley for nine years. "The idea of a TV show, webisodes and a snowboard movie gave me the chance to go anywhere in the world, ride with whoever I wanted and really try some new things."
'Tracking Eero' will air on international television networks throughout the '09-'10 winter, including FUEL TV, NRK, MTV3 and Gaora Sports. Look for detailed air dates, times, webisodes and athlete blogs in future press release communication and on http://www.trackingeero.com.
Official Teaser Is Live: http://vimeo.com/5962649
About Friday 02 LTD:
Friday Productions is an independent production company specializing in action sports and youth lifestyle TV programming. Friday has a growing reputation for producing original TV programming that not only focuses on athletes and the riding, but also their compelling lifestyles. www.friday02.com
About Oakley, Inc.
The global leader in performance sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear, Oakley also offers technical and lifestyle apparel, footwear, watches and accessories. The company was created for athletes who see impossibility as just another challenge, and their dedication inspires Oakley to seek out problems, solve with innovation and wrap invention in art. Exceeding the limits of possibility for more than thirty years, Oakley serves the demands of world-class athletes with unbeatable technologies including High Definition Optics® (HDO®). Additional information is available at www.oakley.com.


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I have a small igloo pocket cooler that was left in the fridge in the first aid station at the rally. Your insulin is in it but, I highly doubt that it survived the high heat on the way home to Michigan. The cooler is still good and I just do not want you to be without it.
Feel free to PM me so I can get this returned to you!
Pat Carol
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He was born Nov. 30, 1954, in Martin, Tenn., and grew up in Effingham, Ill. He was employed at Taber Extrusions as a purchasing agent. He was a good man with a great sense of humor and he loved his family, his job and his life. He will be deeply missed.
He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. H.F. Webb; one brother, Danny Wade; and his granddaughter, Ashtin Lewis.
Survivors include his wife, Joann Batson Wade; his mother, Jean Webb of Effingham, Ill.; two sons, Zane Wade of the home and Nathan Wade of Knoxville, Tenn.; three daughters, Danielle Wade of LaGrange, Ky., Sunny Spicer of Russellville and Lyndsay Halliburton (Justin Cruse) of Hattieville; two grandchildren, Vanessa Wade and Johnas Cruse; and sisters, Pam (Larry) Molt of Effingham, Ill., and Kimberly Webb of Naperville, Fla.
Funeral service is 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Lemley Chapel with Bro. Charles Smith officiating. Burial is in Atkins City Cemetery. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. today at Lemley Chapel.
Pallbearers will be Corey Light, Allen Shavers, Alex Sanders, Dearl Tucker, Mark Wilcox and Mike McDonald.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Parents of Murdered Children Inc., Central Arkansas Chapter, P.O. Box 1885, North Little Rock, AR 72115 in memory of Ashtin Lewis.
Online obituary and condolences are available at www.lemleyfuneral.com.
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ArtsWatch: Small Publishers Say OK To YouTube
The Recording Academy actively represents the music community on such issues as intellectual property rights, music piracy, archiving and preservation, and censorship concerns. In pursuing its commitment to addressing these and other issues, The Recording Academy undertakes a variety of national initiatives. ArtsWatch is a key part of an agenda aimed at raising public awareness of and support for the rights of artists. To become more involved, visit Advocacy Action @ GRAMMY.com and sign up for Advocacy Action E-lerts.
On Aug. 17 the National Music Publishers' Association announced that all claims from its 2007 copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube had been resolved and that affected publishers will soon be able to receive licensing royalties from the site — including royalties for user-generated videos. NMPA President/CEO David Israelite said, "This is a positive conclusion for all parties and one that recognizes and compensates the work of songwriters and publishers going forward." The affected publishers do not include major publishers with major label affiliations given prior agreements as part of their labels' YouTube deals. The smaller publisher plaintiffs already lost a summary judgment ruling in U.S. District Court but had been appealing that judgment.
Mobile service customers subscribing to MetroPCS' $60 per month unlimited plan will also receive unlimited access to more than 12 million tracks from music service Rhapsody at no additional charge, the companies announced on Aug. 17. The deal is restricted to Android smart phones and does not yet include Warner Music Group content. Bundling can be an effective way to reach new customers. Because of MetroPCS' affordability and prepaid options, potential customers include many who might normally be shut out from Rhapsody because they do not have credit cards.
On Aug. 12 comScore released a study finding that 14 million mobile phone users scanned Quick Response codes during June — approximately 6 percent of wireless customers, mostly male and young, and more than one-third of them affluent. The square QR codes look like a checkerboard version of a bar code and can be scanned by a smart phone camera to connect users to a mobile Web address.
Industry organization Music Canada announced on Aug. 16 that more than 1,500 Canadian labels are joining in a collective licensing agreement with Stingray Digital to launch Galaxie Mobile, the country's first ad-free mobile streaming music service. Music Canada President Graham Henderson said, "We aggressively pursued this pioneering agreement because we understand how cumbersome our regulatory environment can be, and we want to help services better navigate it. We hope the Stingray agreement sets the stage for other online and mobile services, and signals to the marketplace that Canada is open for business."
On Aug. 10 the Mississippi Arts Commission and Mississippi Development Authority hosted a Creative Economy Summit and released a new study, "Realizing The Economic Potential Of Creativity In Mississippi." The study found that 61,000 of the state's 3 million residents work in creative industries. Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) delivered the keynote address, emphasizing the potential for small towns and the creative sector. "It hasn't always been that people saw the connection of the creative economy and the regular economy," said Barbour. "I'll confess I haven't always seen it."


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Seems it's been a while since we had any karma threads here.
I was looking through some CDs and DVDs looking for one in particular and came across not one, but two copies of the BMW Motorrad 30 Years of GS DVD. One is stil nicely shrink wrapped and has never been enjoyed and is feeling a bit neglected. So, I've decided to send it off to some lucky soul to allow it to fulfil it's destiny and to (hopefully) gain some karma in return.
If you want to get in, post a positive reply of some sort (be creative if you wish), all such replies will garner an entry into the draw to be done in two weeks time (September 19th). Lucky winner will get the DVD all expenses paid.


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Resilient Rockies hold on to even NLDS
Gonzalez sets tone with three hits, Torrealba goes deep
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
They turned the face of the National League Division Series upside down on Thursday afternoon.
With a 5-4 victory over the defending World Series champion Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, when they faced down a couple of rallies and another record crowd, the Rockies head home with the best-of-5 series tied at a game apiece.
"This is what you dream of -- to play very important games in a different city, with everybody against you," said left fielder Carlos Gonzalez, who had three hits, including a double, and has five hits in the first two games of the series.
The Phillies know better than most anyone how a series heading to Coors is a dangerous one. In 2007, the Rockies swept them in the NLDS, winning Game 3 at home.
For Saturday night's Game 3, the Rockies -- who looked listless against the Phillies' Cliff Lee in Wednesday afternoon's 5-1 loss in Game 1 -- will be in Coors Field, in front of their fans.
And if the weather report is correct, the Rockies will be playing in freezing temperatures and snow. But maybe they could do without the frightful weather.
"I don't think anybody likes playing in the cold that much, but hopefully it'll be a little bit of an advantage," said Rockies pitcher Aaron Cook, who pitched five strong innings before turning the game over to a bullpen that has become rock-solid even though much of it was constructed after the season began.
Of course, it gets cold and snowy in Philadelphia, too. And the Phillies have battled at times -- a team isn't the defending champion if it isn't battle-tested.
"Two teams have to play, and I've seen us play in cold weather here," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.
Gonzalez, who became an offensive leader during the second half, had two of the Rockies' six hits in Game 1, and went 3-for-5 Thursday. Rookie center fielder Dexter Fowler, who moved from leadoff in Game 1 to second in a swap with Gonzalez, drove in two runs on sacrifice flies.
A game like Thursday's is not complete without an unlikely standout. Catcher Yorvit Torrealba knocked his first home run in five months -- a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Phils ace Cole Hamels, who gave up four runs in five innings.
"I forgot when was the last time I hit a home run," quipped Torrealba, who went deep against the Giants' Randy Johnson way back on May 6 at Coors Field. "They [his teammates] don't even believe it. I don't believe it myself, I'm telling you."
The Rockies had to believe until the end. Jayson Werth homered off reliever Rafael Betancourt with two down in the eighth to make it one-run game. Finally, with two out and runners at first and second in the ninth, closer Huston Street worked Shane Victorino into a soft liner to second baseman Clint Barmes.
The Rockies made the most of their seven hits off Hamels, who struck out five. Gonzalez scratched out a first-inning run with a single, a steal of second, a Fowler sacrifice bunt and Todd Helton's fielder's choice chopper. Hamels fielded it, instead of taking a chance it would roll foul, but threw late to the plate.
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After Torrealba's surprising shot in the fourth, the Rockies manufactured a run in the fifth. Cook singled with one out, took third on Gonzalez's double, and scored on Fowler's fly ball.
"We had to come out and execute," said Fowler, whose one-out sac fly in the seventh scored Ryan Spilborghs, who had doubled to start the frame. "Some of the stuff we did in this game, we didn't do yesterday."
Cook gave up baserunners in each of the first five innings, but never had one advance beyond first base. He struck out four -- all with a runner on -- and forced two double plays. But to open the sixth, Victorino and Chase Utley singled, and Ryan Howard doubled for one run. Jose Contreras gave up Ibanez's two-run single, but escaped the inning.
Rockies reliever Matt Belisle, who spent most of the season in the Minors before earning a playoff roster spot with a strong final three weeks, threw a perfect seventh. Franklin Morales, who also spent time in the Minors, replaced Betancourt after the Werth homer and forced an Ibanez grounder.
Street walked his nemesis, Matt Stairs (4-for-8, two homers against Street career) with one out in the ninth, and gave up a two-out Jimmy Rollins single, but escaped when Victorino hit the ball softly to Barmes.
Street, who converted 35 of 37 save chances during the regular season, notched his third career postseason save, the first two with the Athletics before being traded to the Rockies last winter.
"There's home-field advantage for a reason, but you've still got to play good baseball," Street said.
Thomas Harding 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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High quality chia seeds. These are nice and fresh and chia seeds are a healthy supplement to my diet. I don't eat near as much fish as I should, so a spoonful in my breakfast, over a salad and in a smoothie takes care of that (apparently 3½ tablespoons of chia seeds contain as much omega-3s as a 32-ounce piece of salmon!).
These chia seeds are great. This pack is mainly black seeds and about 5-10% white seeds. White seeds are rarer but apparently black are just a bit better health wise. I don't really mind what color they as they are super healthy either way. I sprinkle them out of the bag on salads for crunch or mix with water (any liquid is good) and voila you have increased the seeds by 10 times their size to a nice gel which can be used for just about everything as the seeds just have a pleasant mild nutty taste.
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This cacao powder is very full on! Before this I used to by a run off the mill cheap powder from our local supermarket which tastes very different. Kinda like comparing cheap milk and sugar loaded chocolate with high % dark quality chocolate. I certainly wouldn't have it without anything sweet, it is very bitter indeed. I mix it with dextrose (glucose) for hot cocoa, little chocolates and chocolaty cakes as I don't eat refined sugar.
What can I say, they taste like almonds :) Well, really nice ones at that. We have been getting roasted and salted almonds from the supermarket self-serve for several years as this is our go-to snack. 2 things that set these apart: They are nice and hydrated (the ones we normally get are very dry and 'dusty' in your throat which we just got used to) and salted just right for my taste although some may want more salt than that + cheaper than our supermarket. Just got another 4 bags on order. Yum!
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Renteria closes out another series
For second straight year, shortstop makes final out
By Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com
After taking a first-pitch strike from fireball White Sox closer Bobby Jenks, the Red Sox shortstop chopped a grounder to the left of the pitcher's mound.
Tadahito Iguchi moved ever so slightly to his right, fielded the ball between his legs and threw onto Paul Konerko, beating Renteria, who was brought to Boston to help the Red Sox repeat their historic title of 2004, by two steps, beginning yet another celebration. This year though, it was the White Sox who were jubilant.
Ending a postseason series is nothing new for Renteria. In 1997, it was his line drive past the glove of Charles Nagy in Game 7 that delivered the first of two World Series titles to the Florida Marlins.
Last season is still fresh in the minds of fans everywhere, especially in St. Louis and Boston. Keith Foulke jumped in the air to grab a Renteria bouncer before flipping an underhand toss to Doug Mientkiewicz for the first Red Sox's title since 1918.
So there was sad irony among those same Boston fans in attendance at Fenway on Friday, watching White Sox fans celebrate on their turf much the same way Red Sox fans did in New York and St. Louis last year.
Renteria wasn't that interested as he turned away, dipped his head in disappointment and made his way to the Red Sox clubhouse, beginning an offseason likely spent hoping for a happier ending.
Mike Petraglia is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Anti-abortion activists who want to outlaw the procedure entirely have usually shied away from answering the question as to what punishment should be meted out to the women and doctors who get abortions anyway, since they know that there is not much support for putting such people in jail. Most people realize that people get abortions because they are desperate and should not be treated as criminals.
But some legislators in Iowa view abortion as a crime that should carry similar punishments to murder and have introduced a bill that goes even further, defining even a zygote as a person and arguing that the termination of any pregnancy that occurs under any circumstances, even rape, should be pursued by prosecutors in the same way as they would a murder.
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Arencibia pleased with new home-plate rule
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers catcher J.P. Arencibia was a player representative while with the Blue Jays and he has been in contact with Players Association executive director Tony Clark about possible new rules concerning collisions at home plate.
So when the new rules came out Monday, Arencibia was happy with the changes.
"I think it's great," Arencibia said. "It takes away malicious intent on plays at the plate."
The changes mean a catcher can no longer block the plate if he doesn't have the ball. It also means a runner can't run out of a direct line to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher, or any player, covering the plate.
"There are still going to be collisions at home plate," Arencibia said. "The runner doesn't always have to slide and the catcher still has the ability to block home plate if he has the ball. But this takes away hits that are not considered professional. It's pretty clear what you're able to do and what you're not able to do."
Harrison cleared to resume workouts soon
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison received a nerve-blocking injection Monday to relieve some stiffness in his neck. But he was also given a clean bill of health by Dr. Drew Dossett as far as his lower back and the go-ahead to begin a throwing program later this week.
The stiffness that Harrison experienced in his lower back last week has probably cost him a chance to be in the Opening Day rotation, but the Rangers were pleased with the results from Monday's examination in Dallas. There is a good chance that Harrison will miss no more than a couple of turns through the rotation at the beginning of the season after Dossett found no serious issues in the lower back.
"I'm happy I got a clean bill of health from the doc," Harrison said. "I'm excited there were no issues and just eager to get going again. He [Dossett] agreed it was the soft mattress."
Harrison, who missed almost all of last season with a herniated disk in his lower back, will return to Arizona on Tuesday and resume a light throwing program Wednesday. At that point, pitching coach Mike Maddux and the medical staff will map out a plan for the rest of the spring.
"I think we feel it puts him behind coming into the season but how far remains to be determined based on the throwing program," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "This is as good of news as we could have gotten and we're very optimistic."
Darvish, Hanson impress in intrasquad game
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Pitcher Yu Darvish and Tommy Hanson both pitched one scoreless inning for "Team Bogar" in the Rangers' intrasquad game Monday afternoon on the Nolan Ryan Field. "Team Buechele" prevailed in the affair with a 7-4 victory over 6 1/2 innings.
The game was all about the pitching and Darvish faced four batters in the first inning while throwing 13 pitches. He struck out one, and the only batter who reached base did so when Darvish dropped a throw at first base. Darvish had no flare-up of the back issues he felt at the end of last season.
"It has been awhile since I have been in game situations so I felt a little awkward," Darvish said. "But I'll get used to it little by little. I felt no pain or discomfort."
Hanson, who was signed just before camp opened and has been impressing people since he got here, faced three batters and struck out two.
"The command was good, I felt really good and I threw all of my pitches for strikes," Hanson said. "It was a good first one."
Rangers manager works on defense with Fielder
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder had his first defensive one-on-one session with manager Ron Washington on Monday. It won't be his last.
"I just want to get better at everything and I want to get as much information as I can get," Fielder said.
Fielder has never rated high in any of the metrics that rate defensive play. But Washington has always taken great pride in working with infielders on their defense. The lesson Monday was about being better and digging throws out of the dirt.
"It's about getting lower with the body and trusting your technique," Washington said. "I was showing him some techniques he really wasn't onto before. But the last 15, 20 balls came together the way we wanted it to. Bend the knees and get the body down. At the end, you could see how flexible he is. We want to make sure we use that flexibility."
Fielder's early work kept him out of Monday's intrasquad scrimmage. Third baseman Adrian Beltre also didn't play in the game.
Worth noting
• Outfielder Alex Rios, who has missed three straight workouts with a sore toe on his left foot, has been cleared to resume baseball activities.
• Infielder Kevin Kouzmanoff was scratched from Monday's intrasquad game with a sore back. He is day to day.
• Right-handed pitcher Daniel Bard, who underwent thoracic outlet syndrome surgery Jan. 2, has begun a light throwing program.
• Right-handed reliever Ben Rowen remains sidelined with biceps tendinitis and will not resume throwing for at least another week.
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we started organizing our own retreats. because the sponsored ones were too danged expensive. we can look for local facilities that are more affordable. because we are organizing them, the individual member that is sponsoring the retreat is responsible for securing the site, and more important, responsible for collecting the money and getting it to the facilities on time.
this is the reason we ask for money in advance and that the fees are non-refundable. to make sure the individual members aren't out of pocket a big expense, and so the price doesn't fluctuate between when you sign up and when you attend. this happened at the virginia beach retreat. we had to come up with more money, until nana said, "that's it" no refunds unless you find someone to replace yourself.
once a site is secured, a deposit has to be made to hold the space. if we have twenty members sign up and my share is $100, i can afford that and will commit. if half of the people drop out, that means my share goes up to $200 and i might not be able to afford it. it isn't fair to those folks that have followed through with their commitment, if others drop out and the remaining members have to pay more. this happened, i believe with sara. because she is so nice she didn't make an issue out of it. but there were a lot fewer attendees than those that said they were going. she let mary hold the retreat even though she didn't have the minimum number of people attend, and i don't believed she asked those who did attend to pay more.
also the member organizing the retreat can get stuck holding the bag if people don't follow through with their commiments to attend. the organizers do this for free. one of the reasons we can keep these affordable, is because there is no organizer taking a cut in the middle.
remember, this is a business for the places the retreats are held and they need to make money to be able to stay in business. so it is helpful to the organizers, for those of you wanting to go to one of the retreats to be reasonably sure you can attend before you commit.
having said all that, if you haven't attended one of our retreats, you are missing out on a great lot of fun. i hope to meet all of you one day. i can see myself becoming a serial retreater now that sam is unretired.
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Gini, thanks for that message I should have thought of that myself. . Barbara
I am going to try to get there. It is all about being able to take the time off, so it is up in the air and may be until closer time to come. LOL I can't wait, I am excited about it and I don't even know if I can come.
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Karen we will keep our fingers crossed , Maybe they will let you put in for an early vacation
one of the really nice things about retreats , check around your area ,see who is coming ,share rides , it really helps with cost of gas and food to share. Some of us have made road trips out of this and did mini shop hops as we drove to retreats. This is like a really nice vacation and one can have all kinds of fun along the way .


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Shark Week, we have your next host.
This indefatigable dachshund jumped the inflatable shark – and dragged it (kicking and screaming) into a pet carrier so it could be released elsewhere. Like say, the pool, which we believe to be its natural habitat.
We have no idea what the inflatable shark did to deserve this. We're going to assume it has something to do with bacon theft and/or unauthorized bone use.
Here's what we do know: Last year, voodoo sharks and megalodons were the talk of Discovery Channel's annual fin-fest. We predict Shark Demon Dachshund will be a superb ratings boost this summer.


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(PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.) June 13, 2014 — This summer, the Career Development Center at SUNY Plattsburgh welcomes a new director and career counselor/employer-relations specialist.
Dr. Julia Overton-Healy is the new director. She comes to SUNY Plattsburgh from Alfred University, where she served for the last five years as the director of the Beth Robinson Judson Leadership Center.
"She has a breadth of experience that will assist her in her new role as director," Vice President for Student Affairs Bryan Hartman said.
"Our Campus Plan has identified increased efforts to support students' career development and opportunities for experiential education," he said. Overton-Healy's time as a faculty member, multiple experiences in career centers and corporate recruiter position "will help her lead the center forward to meet those expectations.
"Julia's immediate priorities will be to work with our current staff to ensure we are ready to deliver our existing services; to transition a new online career-management system for use by students, faculty and staff; and to begin developing a plan for the future.
Overton-Healy takes the place of Tracy Cross-Baker who accepted another position last winter.
Meanwhile, Tobi Hay will take over as a career counselor and employer-relations specialist. She has a wide range of experience working in the higher education arena, private industry and not-for-profit sector, Hartman said.
"Tobi will connect easily with our students because of her extensive history in working with students in career centers, admissions offices and student advising. I believe Tobi is the right person to help the college and the CDC to enhance our outreach to employers and alumni," Hartman said. "This outreach is to create additional opportunities for students to get career guidance and/or experiential opportunities.
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North America to Reduce and Replace hydrofluorocarbons, Potent Greenhouse Gases
The US EPA announced that Canada and Mexico have joined the United States in proposing to expand the scope of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to fight climate change. The proposal would phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are a significant and rapidly growing contributor to climate change.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) led the analysis in the proposal, which demonstrates environmental benefits equal to removing greenhouse gas emissions from 59 million passenger cars each year through 2020, and 420 million cars each year through 2050. Reducing HFCs would help slow climate change and curb potential public health impacts.
During the phaseout of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) under the Montreal Protocol and the Clean Air Act, manufacturers of equipment such as car air conditioners and kitchen refrigerators substituted HFCs. The trilateral proposal would phase down HFCs, which are up to 14,000 times more damaging to the Earth's climate system than carbon dioxide.
Even though efforts over the past decade have reduced emissions, global atmospheric concentrations of HFCs continue to increase. Without this proposal, HFC use in developing countries is anticipated to grow substantially, driven both by increased demand for refrigeration and air-conditioning and because HFCs were developed as alternatives to ozone depleting substances.
Signed in 1987, the Montreal Protocol is a treaty with 196 countries to help restore the ozone layer by ending the production of ozone-depleting substances and now potentially phasing down HFCs.
EPA will propose four refrigerants as possible substitutes in U.S. household and commercial refrigerators and freezers. These hydrocarbon-based coolants would replace existing refrigerants that harm the stratospheric ozone layer and the climate system. The proposal lists isobutane, propane, HCR-188C, and HCR-188C1 as potentially acceptable substitutes for the ozone-depleting chemicals CFC-12 and HCFC-22.
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Dealing With Winter Thaw And Preparing Your Home For Springtime Pests
There's one more reason why many homeowners hate winter season, aside from the fact that winter can do some significant damage to your house. The strong winds and the amount of ice that winter brings can leave any strong house weaker. There are new cracks in the walls, openings in the roof, and tons of debris to deal with – the perfect welcome mat, really, for springtime pests such as ants, bees, flies, rodents, and a whole lot more.
Dealing with the damages caused by winter and winter thaw is hard and expensive enough. However, you can cut back on the expenses by preparing your home and protecting it against springtime pests. Below are some steps for home preparation.
Look for Damages and Have Them Repaired Immediately
As mentioned earlier, winter thaw can cause some damage to your house. It can knock off roof shingles; cause roofs to collapse, rip open window screens, clog gutters with debris, etc. If you don't have them repaired, it'll leave your home very vulnerable to pest infestation come the spring time. Pests could easily gain access into your home though the cracks in the walls, holes in the roof, or rips on the window screens. The clogged gutters serve not only as a breeding place but also as a source of food.
Don't give them any opportunity to invade your home, so look for damages after the winter thaw and have them repaired immediately. Replace missing shingles and damaged screens, repair damaged roof, and clean the gutters. Check the attic, crawlspace, and basement as well. Seal up any cracks and holes, and make sure that these places stay well-ventilated as well as dry. It's also important that you replace damaged weather-stripping.
Give Your Garden a Cleaning
It's also important that you give your garden a good cleaning. Winter thaw can leave behind tons of debris and mud, which increase the risk for accidents. You could easily slip on the slippery ground, causing injuries such as fracture, sprains, laceration, and bruises. In addition to increased accident risk, there are also the garden pests to contend with.
You can prevent both from happening by giving your garden a thorough cleaning. Remove debris and dispose of them properly. As for spring cleaning your garden, you need to wait until the soil's dry enough that you can't properly form a ball of soil when you roll them between your hands. Don't wait too long though before starting to cut the plants back. You don't want old growth mixing up with new growth. This'll double your efforts of cleaning the garden.
It's also important to prune back the bushes and tree branches. See to it that they're not in contact with any part of your house, particularly the roof and windows, as this can give pests easier access into your house. They can easily use the bushes and the tree branches as a sort of "bridge" and gain entrance into your home.
These steps can help keep pests away after winter thaw. However, if these are not enough and you suspect that pests have already found their way into your home, then don't hesitate to get in touch with a pest professional. They can give your property a thorough inspection and treat your home for any pest infestation.
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Jennifer Dallman writes for an Albuquerque pest control company. As a freelance content provider who specializes in pest and pest control, she hopes to teach readers how to protect their homes against pests after the winter thaw.
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galaxy 2006 1,9 tdi, 6speed gear box manual, My DMF has shattered and parts have punched a hole in the bell housing, my question is, can the damaged bell housing be replaced without disturbing and parts in the gear box, like is it a separate housing to the gearbox, plus where can if at all a replacement bell housing be bought.
Now the gearbox has been taken out, the damage that has been caused is from the DMF, the compression springs inside the DMF housing has snapped and the sharp loose end of the spring has worn away the steel outer cover of the DMF and has poked out into the bell housing to a degree that it has touched the inner wall of the bell housing and grooved it out severely and in places worn a slot about 25mm/ 180mm long.
Secong hand bell housing fitted £500, then end float found on the splined shaft that goes throught the clutch plate, so another £200 to machine and aluminium bush the shaft end to take back up the float,Hopfully this should be the end of the problem.
But the compression spring should have never snapped, it is this snapped spring that has caused all the damage, should have done an investigation when we first heard a rattle instead of driving for an additional 3 days.


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Looking at the alert log it shows every port (ip variation) being scanned and blocked. Is this perhaps a false reading that is found in zonealarm, or should this be considered a valid attempt at accessing my computer?
I am sorry for a naive questions, but have recently switched over from Avast to ZA, mostly due to the firewall, and have found this result. I was hoping to find out from others familiar with the program (free version) any thoughts they might have.
If this is indeed a true attempt at accessing my computer, 2 questions come to mind.
1. What next steps would be recommended?
2. If my computer may have been actively compromised prior to my switching to ZA, can I even trust the effectiveness of the program in total?
(I have frequently noticed what I would typically consider a remote lag when using my computer after being away from it for some time, such as the mouse lag common to remote access.)
Thanks so much for any thoughts and suggestions.


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Saturday, April third, 2010 -
Hello :)
It's been forever since I've updated this thing.
There's was a time when I was a very avid fanfiction writer, but alas, that time has passed. I do still write sporadically (VERY sporadically - I wrote my last fic, 'Looks' something like a year ago), but unfortunately, school makes writing on anything vaguely resembling a regular schedule impossible.
I would love to write some more during the summer, and I plan to. I'd especially love to continue 'Tamed' over the summer, becuase I'm afraid I've rather fallen in love with the pairing.
So, stay well you lot, and I suppose I'll see you all in summer '10!


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Online sales up, but still small fry
Australian retailers aren't expecting a boon of online sales this Christmas. More than 65 per cent of retailers think less than 2 per cent of their Christmas sales will come from online channels despite optimism that 2012 results will surpass those of 2011.
The results of the Deloitte Christmas Retailers' Survey also show that while online sales may be the talk of the town as a result of Click Frenzy and the GST debate, for the next 12 months 73 per cent of retailers expect to increase their physical store numbers and 33 per cent nominate new stores as their biggest growth driver.
While many observers focus on the tech failures surrounding Click Frenzy and the general ineptitude of many Australian retail online offerings, for most retailers (60 per cent) the biggest expected competition in the next 12 months is from both local and overseas bricks and mortar stores. Only 25 per cent see their greatest competition as coming from overseas online retailers and just 6 per cent nominate local online retail.
The Deloitte results contrast with an Ernst & Young survey of online shopping views that found Australians will do 35 per cent of their Christmas shopping online and about 25 per cent of us will increase that spend.
However, Ernst & Young also found that two thirds would rather go to a store than buy online and more than half sometimes won't shop online because of delivery times.
National Australia Bank's latest Online Retail Sales index shows this year's online sales had climbed to $12.3 billion by the end of October. The same index, however, found online sales still make up only 5.6 per cent of total spending.
So while everyone agrees that Australia's bricks and mortar retailers must develop a more reliable and engaging online presence, the retail landscape demands a broader focus, especially with regards to the technology supporting operations.
The fact that the retail sector – which according to IDC statistics spent close to $3.4 billion in 2012 on technology – still makes the vast majority of its revenue from in-store purchases and is growing, albeit laggardly and marginally, is often overlooked or played down due to the popularity of the online channel.
Indeed, Deloitte says while retailers should be investing in online and offline capabilities in the next 12 months with a strategic vision for 2020, they may only have a year or two before they suffer another digital disruption – and the next one may not be just about online stores.
"Australian retailers need to consider new ways to improve both their online capacity as well as their in-store consumer retail experience to meet demands in 2013 and beyond," the HP's enterprise security services chief technology officer, Stephen Singam, said. "Although the market has seen considerable growth in online retailing, forward-looking retailers recognise that consumers still want the option of an in-store experience and are now investing in omni-channel solutions to seamlessly unify the online, out-of-store and in-store shopping experience."
The omni-channel approach, however, demands a far greater information and communication technology (ICT) transformation – especially for large retailers with long-established systems and processes from the register to the suppliers' gate – than simply setting up an online shop front or "going to the cloud".
"The days of the linear buying process – where customers search, evaluate, buy, amend, receive and return a purchase all in a single channel, whether that is bricks and mortar, online, mobile, kiosk, catalogue – are well and truly over," Infosys Australia's retail practice associate vice president, Reggie George, said.
"The linear pattern has given way to a much more complex, intertwined pattern of touchpoints. Each touchpoint may not be completing the transaction but is enabling the sale in one way or the other.
"This shift has technology and larger organisational implications for retailers – online and offline. The store is no longer just a place of purchase but also a place to inform, engage, communicate and fulfil other channels."
PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Stuart Harker noted that major retailers in Australia were now rapidly trying to create a new omni-channel operating model towards 2020, resetting the volume of real estate they have, redefining sourcing models and merchandise propositions, and striving for greater customer insights.
Harker said "retailers will and are spending increasing amounts of money on IT to ensure they are relevant to their target customers".
"Capabilities such as digital interaction channels including web, mobile and social; integrated cross-channel digital production; customer centric marketing, and integrated cross-channel order management and fulfilment are the capabilities that need to be developed in the next 12-36 months as foundational elements to a 2020 strategic retail experience roadmap," IBM's retail and consumer products industry lead partner, Ian Wong, said.
Whether the retailers are spending enough and fast enough to get these capabilities, however, is yet to be seen.
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|A small lot of latest Cretaceous brittlestars from the Maastrichtian type area, contained in the Binkhorst [van den Binkhorst] Collection at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, is restudied and, in part, illustrated for the first time. Presumably, these thirteen specimens represent only a portion of the ophiuroid material referred to in two papers by Binkhorst van den Binkhorst, both published in 1859, because all are assignable to two species which are common only in the Nekum and Meerssen members of the type Maastrichtian, namely Felderophiura vanderhami Jagt, 1991, and Ophiomusium lux Jagt & Kutscher in Jagt, 2000. Brittlestar material from lower levels within the Maastricht Formation (i.e., Valkenburg, Gronsveld, Schiepersberg and Emael members) referred to by Binkhorst has not been traced. Alternatively, Binkhorst's original records could have been based on specimens contained in collections of his contemporaries, such as Joseph de Bosquet and Casimir Ubaghs. In most, if not all, of such cases, representatives of Ophiomusium gr. granulosum (Roemer, 1841) [sensu Jagt, 2000] are involved. Based on our own observations in the Maastricht area, Binkhorst's specimens of F. vanderhami and O. lux must have originated from the upper Meerssen Member where these two species are locally common. In fact, mostly isolated discs are preserved in the present lot, with only some retaining proximal arm portions, which suggests these were picked from sieving residues after bulk sample processing. More or less complete specimens of both species have also been collected recently, but these are confined to bedding planes. Although preservation is mediocre, diagnostic features of both F. vanderhami and O. lux are readily apparent.
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Colorful arrangements bring a grandfather's compositions to life
Cenobio Hernandez left Mexico at the end of the Mexican Revolution.
He came to Texas. He arrived in San Antonio with some family and the music within him.
Hernandez would write more than 100 compositions, many of them in the style of the orquestra tipica — a sort of musical hybrid in which composers took folk music of Mexico and set it to the higher style of a chamber orchestra. Cenobio died eight years before the birth of his grandson, two-time Grammy Award-winning Denton musician Cenobio "Bubba" Hernandez.
Local musicians will perform six of those songs, arranged by Denton musician and composer David J. Pierce, in a tribute to Cenobio Hernandez on Friday.
Another of Hernandez's grandchildren, Ricky Hernandez, will play about three of the composer's songs. The San Antonio pianist honored his grandfather with the 2002 release of Recuerdos Musica Para Piano por Cenobio Hernandez, interpreting 12 songs his grandfather wrote for piano.
"Recuerdos: A Tribute to Cenobio Hernandez" will also include performances by Bubba Hernandez, local dance company CholoRock Dance Theatre, and Denton's Mariachi Quetzal. The Greater Denton Arts Council presents Friday's event, which also includes an art exhibition with Latin-inspired work.
As with many projects in Denton, this one sprang from a couple of conversations. Pierce said Bubba Hernandez mentioned his grandfather's music to him.
"He and I were kind of visiting over different things — talking over music and art and talking about a couple of projects — and he brought up his grandfather. That entire family is very well versed on the impact their grandfather has done, as well they should be," Pierce said.
It took him a while to listen to the CD of Hernandez's music.
"Bubba gave me the CD and it sat around for a while. Then I finally put it in and played and that was it. I fell in love with the music," Pierce said. "Right about that time, I was working with this artist, Robert Hamilton. He wanted me to orchestrate this video short about these Mexican luchadors. That was right about the time I was digging into Hernandez's music."
Pierce said he started thinking about arrangements of the songs — many of which are melancholy.
"I thought it would help me grow as an artist," he said. "I thought it might be cool to reach out to all these. The council needed a spring fundraiser, and I couldn't help opening my big mouth. I told them about this music I'd been listening to, and how I'd been wanting to arrange it. They went for it. We had the pieces, and now we had a place to put on a concert."
Bubba Hernandez said his grandfather has come up in a number of his friendships with other Denton musicians.
"I've known [Denton guitarist and teacher] Thad Bonduris for years," Hernandez said. "It was in one of our alcohol-fueled conversations — we'd been talking for a while and the words were slurring — but Thad said, 'My grandfather opened the first silent movie theater in Texas, the Palace.' I was like, 'Thad, what did you say?'"
Bonduris repeated himself and Hernandez said he got a little more sober.
"I said something along the lines of 'Thad, we've known each other for how long and you're just now telling me this?'" Hernandez said. "And then I told him, 'Do you even know why I'm here? Do you know why I'm in this country? Your grandfather was my grandfather's boss.'
"It's true. My granddad played at the Palace in San Antonio because they needed someone to sight-read to play the music they sent from Hollywood."
Bubba Hernandez said he and his siblings (and his cousins) know the story well. Cenobio wanted to get out of Mexico to escape the revolution. News from the United States reached Mexico: There was work in the U.S. for musicians who could sit at the piano in the 1920s-era movie-house orchestra pits and play the music that underscored the action on screen.
By that time, though, "talkies" were replacing silent movies and displacing the musicians who performed live as the reels turned.
Cenobio Hernandez was one such displaced musician, and he was a 66-year-old father of seven when the Depression hit. His conservatory-trained hands were lent to the strawberry and cotton fields of the Southwest.
He returned to music 11 years later, after working at a furniture store where he transcribed the music of others. From 1942 to 1948, Cenobio Hernandez wrote 42 waltzes, 32 polkas, three one-steps, a schottische and a march, two danzas and one danzon. He also wrote two concertos for cello and piano.
Pierce put together a 15-piece orchestra to interpret six of the composer's songs, which include "Rosario," "Hortencia," "Decepciones Del Alma" and "Recuerdos." It's the kind of orchestra Pierce has used for his original Halloween musical, Cirque du Horror.
"The traditional set up for tipica music has got horns, reeds, violins, the bajo sexto, which is the Mexican 12-string guitar. It's a very cool, eclectic group," Pierce said. "I've tried to recreate that to a certain extent, but still put my twist on it."
Pierce said he tends to write for musicians he knows. He arranged "Rosario" around the talents of University of North Texas violinist and doctoral student Veronika Vassileva. For "Decepciones Del Alma," he thought of French horn player Brian Brown.
"When I heard that song, I immediately went, 'Wow, I can see this being a way to feature him in a big way,'" Pierce said.
He treated "No Me Abandones" as a danza, and his arrangement of "Hortencia" features the cello.
"A lot of the music is so melancholy and so chill," Pierce said. "There have been a lot of bands I've heard in the past who have used a couple of soprano clarinets with a bass clarinet and it's so blue-sounding, you know? And then that led to some music where I use two trumpets, which really brings out the mariachi sound."
Recuerdos' 12 songs betray both Cenobio Hernandez's light touch and his connection to Mexico. The music does have its moments of clear, Mexican folk styling. But the composer respects the rhythms he builds a song around.
Bubba Hernandez played with local Grammy-winning polka band Brave Combo for years. The band recorded "Recuerdos" on its 1993 album No No No Cha Cha Cha, performing it as a wry riff on lounge music before breaking out into a cha-cha full of attitude.
An Olympic skating coach fell hard for the song and used the arrangement for the 1994 Olympic routine by ice dancers Jerod Swallow and Elizabeth Punsalan.
"It's a weird position to be in, to be asked permission to have it used," Bubba Hernandez said. "David asked me if he could use it and I'm like, 'Yeah, knock yourself out!'
"I don't want to tell Pierce too much, because I want him to make of it what he makes of it," he said. "The respect paid to the charts as they were working on it was something. I'm supposed to be this consultant, and I'm there at rehearsals, hanging around, and I'm so ridiculously sheepish about it."
Hernandez said hearing the interpretations of his grandfather's songs has been intense.
"I'm like, 'Oh my God, I'm in a coloring book.' I always hear this in black and white because the pictures are in black and white. My memories of my grandfather are black and white because of those pictures. You know, I never met him," he said.
"Listening to what Pierce has done has been like watching The Wizard of Oz, and the door opens and there you are over the rainbow."
Recuerdos: A Tribute to Cenobio Hernandez
What: Greater Denton Arts Council presents a night of the arts honoring the Mexican-American composer. A Mexican buffet dinner will be followed by music and dancing.
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Festival Hall at the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St.
Details: Advance tickets purchased by today cost $30; tickets purchased at the door cost $35. For advance tickets, visit www.dentonarts.com .


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Treasurevault Mountain Climber's Log
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|With Mosquito and Kuss
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2016
|Nice fall day, dry, breezy, easy. Made sure 2 deer escaped fat hunters.
|Posted Oct 1, 2016 8:11 pm
|A Loop
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2014
|Started with Tweto and ended on Repeater.
|Posted Aug 22, 2014 6:29 pm
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|with Senad
Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2013
|together with Mosquito, Kuss, and London. Duchess did great!
|Posted Oct 13, 2013 10:04 pm
|Mosquito Loop
Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2013
|Together with some others 13ers in the range, great company, great mountains, great scenery and great weather.
|Posted Oct 13, 2013 8:52 pm
|Ridge Loop
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2013
|Hiked a loop starting on Mosquito Pass road. Peaks included Tweto, Arkansas, Treasurevault, and Mosquito.
|Posted Aug 7, 2013 10:43 am
|Nice Spring Snow Hike
Date Climbed: May 17, 2013
|Still lots of snow. Mosquito Pass Rd was snowed in from South London Mine turnoff. Did this with Mosquito Pk and Repeater Pk.
|Posted May 21, 2013 12:56 pm
Date Climbed: May 27, 2012
|Great holidays that I spent in the mountains. First day, I hiked Jacque Peak and Pennsylvania Mountain. It was very smoky that day, first glimpse on the fire season. View of Tenmiles are great. Second day I hiked Tweto, Mosquito, Treasurevault, Repeater, Evans B and London. Great and long trip.
|Posted Oct 24, 2012 5:30 pm
|Loop Hike
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2012
|Combined with Tweto, Mosquito & Repeater
|Posted Aug 28, 2012 10:22 pm
|Matt Lemke
|Peak number 9
Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2012
|in my Mosquito range traverse (Started at Horseshoe Peak via Leavick)
|Posted Apr 7, 2012 10:26 pm
|looped with 3 others
Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2012
|with Brian, Jon, and Aaron (and Okie). I was incredibly slow, but got this plus Tweto, Mosquito, and Repeater.
|Posted Jan 8, 2012 10:06 pm
|Route Climbed: 3 Peak Traverse
Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2010
|Not much to say about this hike, the 3 peaks took a few hours flat and I enjoyed the hiking.
|Posted Jan 16, 2011 9:58 pm
|Foxy Long Bottoms
|5 Peaks
Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2010
|London, Repeater, Mosquito, Treasurevault, Point 13 something and Tweto.
|Posted Oct 18, 2010 11:45 am
|From Mosquito
Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2009
|This little bump is a piece of cake in summer, but it was a different story in stiff winds! Combined it with London, Repeater, and Mosquito.
|Posted Dec 13, 2009 9:46 pm
|Windy December / Scorching March
Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2009
|12/12/09 - Hiked London Mountain, "Repeater Peak", Mosquito Peak and Treasurevault Mountain in lots of wind. Started near the London Mine.
3/15/15 - Started hiking at the winter closure near Paris Mill on the Kite Lake road. Lovelend -> Buckskin -> Tweto -> Treasurevault -> Mosquito -> Kuss -> London. Ended at Mosquito Pass winter closure (car shuttle). Scorching hot winter day.
|Posted Dec 12, 2009 11:21 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2009
|Traverse from Climax Mine across 5 peaks to Mosquito Pass and down to a second vehicle. Fun day.
|Posted Oct 12, 2009 11:08 pm
|Sarah Simon
|"Repeater", Mosquito & Treasurevault from Mosquito creek
Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
|Wow, it sure felt like winter this day. The winds were cold, but amazingly we did not get snowed on. Autumn colors all around. This was the last peak of the day. Partners: Deb & Eric.
|Posted Sep 7, 2009 10:01 pm
|Date Climbed: May, 1989
Date Climbed: May 27, 1989
|Posted Apr 27, 2009 11:34 pm
|summited on the same day as Mosquito
|Posted Apr 7, 2009 12:48 am
Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
|Dog and I. Fun trip, bit windy and cool, but did not see one person, the solitude was great!!
|Posted Dec 28, 2007 7:36 pm
|With Mosquito Peak
Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2006
|Didnt realize Treasure Vault had its own page. Climbed with Mosquito Peak back in Oct 2006. Fun day.
|Posted Nov 27, 2007 6:59 pm


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Got the Krogan Battlemaster in a Spectre pack and tried it out with Viridis yesterday. He and I were both Battlemasters; the other two players were non-Krogan Vanguards. It was hilarious. So much charging and meleeing. I don't know that I'd want to try it on Gold, but we rocked Silver geth and cerberus pretty hard.
You forgot to mention that all three objectives against Cerberus was "stand inside upload circle". That was painful.
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The investor group, which includes New China Trust, China Aviation Industrial Fund and P3 Investments Ltd, will acquire 80.1 percent of ILFC for approximately $4.23 billion, with an option for an additional 9.9 percent stake. AIG will keep at least 10 percent of the company.
ILFC will remain based in Los Angeles. The agreement needs approval from US and Chinese regulatory authorities.
New York-based AIG has been selling off subsidiaries to raise money to pay back its $182 billion bailout from the government during the economic meltdown. - Sapa-AP


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