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After helping the Nets relocate from New Jersey to his hometown of Brooklyn, rapper and entrepreneur Shawn Carter — better known as Jay-Z — has officially confirmed reports that he is dropping his stake in the franchise so that he can pursue a future representing NBA players as an agent.
Carter issued a statement on his website, LifeAndTimes.com, on Thursday.
Being a member of the Nets organization surpassed some of my greatest ambitions. It was never about an investment; it was about the NETS and Brooklyn. My job as an owner is over but as a fan it has just begun. I'm a Brooklyn Net forever. It's been an honor to work with Mikhail Prokhorov, Dmitry Razumov, Christophe Charlier, ONEXIM Sports and Entertainment, Brett Yormark and all the wonderful people involved in making the Nets first class. My sincerest thanks goes to Bruce Ratner, who first introduced the idea of moving the Nets to Brooklyn. A thank you and deepest appreciation goes to the fans. You are the lifeblood of any team.
The Nets have made their mark on the NBA and as they enter a new era, Roc Nation does as well; as we embark on Roc Nation Sports. Our newest endeavor is committed to building the brands of professional athletes as we have done for some of today's top music artists. For Roc Nation Sports to function at its full potential, NBA rules stipulate that I relinquish my ownership in the Brooklyn Nets. It was a tough decision but as I stated earlier, it's not about ownership. Congratulations to The Nets on a great season and making the playoffs! I will always be a Brooklyn Net.
It was first reported that Carter would pursue a career as an NBA agent earlier this month. Carter then released a rap song, "Open Letter," which appeared to confirm the reports a few days after they first surfaced.
"I would have brought the Nets to Brooklyn for free, except I made millions off of you [expletive] dweebs," Carter rapped. "I still own the building, I'm still keeping my seats. If you buy that [expletive], you better keep your receipts."
A Yahoo! Sports report indicated that Carter's Roc Nation Sports business will partner with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) on his new venture.
The face of the franchise as it relocated from New Jersey to his hometown of Brooklyn, Carter owned less than one percent of the Nets, but has spoken proudly of that stake. During a concert in October that helped open Brooklyn's Barclays Center, the Nets' new home, Carter slammed media reports that he thought had attempted to "diminish" his role with the franchise, which began in 2003.
"That's their way of diminishing our accomplishments. Don't let anyone diminish your accomplishments. ... [I'm] a young black African male who was raised in a single-parent home in low-income housing and I stand before you as an owner of the Brooklyn Nets. ... Don't let anyone diminish your accomplishments. You don't have to be inspired by me, be inspired by Barack Obama if you choose to. Latinos in here, be the first Latino president. Ladies in here, be the first female president."
Carter, 43, has previously rapped about owning the Nets.
"The Nets could go 0-for-82 and I'd look at you like this [expletive] is gravy," he joked on "N----- in Paris," a 2011 song with Kanye West.
Forbes reported earlier this month that Carter and CAA signed a deal to represent New York Yankees star second baseman Robinson Cano in upcoming negotiations on a contract that is expected to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Nets will face the Bulls in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series which opens on Saturday. Brooklyn finished 49-33 to qualify for the playoffs as the East's No. 4 seed.Hat tip: TheBrooklynGame.com


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Atlanta's Historic Fourth Ward Park, located in Council District 2, was recently named "Project of the Year" by the Urban Land Institute Atlanta and named a "Frontline Park" by City Parks Alliance, a national urban park advocacy organization.
The park, which opened in 2011, is an example of how municipalities can creatively solve stormwater drainage issues in urban neighborhoods while adding twenty-first century greenspace amenities for residents and families."These are great recognitions of all that we have been achieving in the Old Fourth Ward since we first convened the community in 2007 to envision the future," said Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall, who represents that area. "Despite a national recession, Historic Fourth Ward Park has served as the catalyst for extraordinary residential, retail, and greenspace projects in the heart of the city."
Historic Fourth Ward Park is just south of Ponce City Market. Its 17 acres touch the Atlanta BeltLine's Eastside Trail and include a popular playground, open playing field, and the city's first skatepark.
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Sizemore shows his stuff at Futures Game
Tigers representative goes 1-for-2 and scores a run
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
"Pretty slim, I've got to say," Scott Sizemore said Sunday morning from Busch Stadium.
The odds of Sizemore and Brandon Inge being in Detroit at the same time wouldn't seem to be much better. But they're looking pretty good in the not-too-distant future.
Considering Sizemore was at home a year ago at this time, recovering from surgery on a fractured left wrist, the 24-year-old second baseman has a pretty good appreciation for getting to show his talents on this big of a stage. But to him, the bigger sign of his progress was his promotion to Triple-A Toledo a month ago. It's two steps higher than where he was in his abbreviated 2008 season at high Class A Lakeland, and it's one step shy of Detroit.
That's the future Sizemore wants to look at.
"The Futures Game is great and everything. It's good to get recognized," he said. "But to move up through the organization, that's really what your main goal is as a player. This is just the cherry on top."
It's is pretty good topping, though. A reserve on the U.S. roster, Sizemore entered as a pinch-hitter and singled to extend the fifth inning for Daryl Jones' ensuing single and Jason Castro's eventual go-ahead homer. He came back up in the sixth and struck out before the World Team scored four in the seventh to take the rain-shortened game, 7-5.
His single ended up the kind of at-bat that has characterized his game. He has a little bit of punch and a good amount of fight.
Sizemore earned his promotion to the Mud Hens by batting .307 at Double-A Erie with 17 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 33 RBIs in 59 games. Add in 35 walks, and his .307 batting average turned into a .402 on-base percentage and .937 OPS.
Since arriving at Toledo, Sizemore has a .281 average and .805 OPS with six doubles, two homers and eight RBIs in 89 at-bats. He's again making the quick adjustment that allowed him to start the season so well at Erie despite coming off surgery and a promotion.
"The pitching is a little better [at Triple-A]," Sizemore said. "You have to really fine-tune your approach. You have to take what the pitcher gives you. You can't always be looking for a pitch to really drive. Sometimes you've just got to scrap, try to get a knock whenever you can."
That was his approach Sunday, waiting for Blue Jays left-hander Luis Perez to leave a changeup for him to pull into left field.
He has made impressions since his arrival, including on U.S. Futures Game manager and former Tigers infielder Torey Lovullo. He saw a good dose of Sizemore earlier this month during a five-game home-and-home set between Toledo and Columbus, going 4-for-12 over three games.
Sizemore doesn't cite any major adjustments, more like a tweak with help in Spring Training from Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon. By keeping his hands close to his body instead of too far out, he said, he's able to do more with pitches.
Both the numbers and the approach sound a little like the Tigers' current second baseman, Placido Polanco, though Sizemore is a little more prone to strikeouts. With Polanco in the final season of his four-year contract and no negotiations expected until season's end, it isn't hard to envision Sizemore starting at second in Detroit next season. Before that, he appears to be a strong candidate for a September callup as an extra infielder when rosters expand.
His next step is a strong second half, of which his health is no small role. His left wrist has flared up at times since arriving at Toledo, but he said it's nothing that ice and Tylenol don't settle down. He wrapped it well before stepping to the plate Sunday.
Considering how much time he missed last summer, though, it could be a lot worse.
"I came back from injury and performed pretty well, so I'm just happy with the way things are going," he said. "Really, I can't ask for much more."
Jason Beck 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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He was born Aug. 12, 1934, in Griffin Flat, near Atkins, to the late Emmett and Lela Ashmore Bower. He attended Calvary Temple Assembly of God in Russellville. He loved to fish, hunt, camp, visit with friends and family, but most of all, he loved going to church and serving the Lord. He was self-employed for many years and most recently worked for his son, Billy, at Bower Marine in Russellville.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Patsy Price and Francis Smith.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Judy Bower and Bobby and Cathy Bower; four granddaughters, Stacy Killingsworth and her husband, Aaron, Sheena Harrison and her husband, Jeremy, Brooke Southard and her husband Cameron, and Michelle Perea; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary Silva and Martha and Darrell Flory; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, March 8, 2013, at Calvary Temple Assembly of God officiated by the Rev. Devoe Campbell. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Atkins under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service. The family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Temple Assembly of God, 3345 SR 124, Russellville, AR 72802.
The online obituary and guest book are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.


text: Have you begun to transition your farm to the next generation and plan the transfer of your estate? Estate planning is often pushed aside until it is too late. However, the process of creating a plan for transfer of property from one generation to another is a critical step to avoid hefty taxes, maintain family unity and ease anxiety after the death of a family member. Estate tax laws have been changing, land values have been escalating, and family needs may have been altered so thinking through the best options has become crucial for many farmers. To get you started, the University of Maryland Extension is conducting a Farm Transition and Estate Planning Workshop. This three session workshop will help farm families understand and begin to complete a succession and estate plan for their farms. The sessions will be conducted on Tuesdays, March 13, 20, and 27 from 9:30 am-12:30 pm. They will be televised from College Park to University of Maryland Extension Offices in Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, and Carroll Counties. Each week the entire family will participate and be assigned homework to help them set goals and begin to organize their materials to prepare them to meet with a lawyer and other professionals that will help them complete their succession & estate plan. Two topics will be presented each week. Cost is $25 per farm/couple. To reserve a seat call the Carroll County Extension office before noon, March 12. March 13 Preparing to Transfer the Farm Business A good plan takes into consideration the goals of the individual, the family and farm business(es). They serve as the primary guiding principles for the farm transition and estate plan. Begin the process of discovering your family's goals. Major Tax Considerations When Transferring Assets Learn about the major tax issues to consider - basis, stepped up basis, loss of stepped up basis, capital gains tax, state and federal taxes, gift tax, and special use valuations. March 20 Overview of Farm Transfer Strategies Gain an understanding of transfer strategies such as partnerships, corporations, LLP and LLC, as well as transfer techniques like gifting and installment sales. Financial Consideration in Transferring the Farm Success of the plan hinges on financial stability and whether the business(es) can generate enough income for both the retiring generation and the succession generation. Or can additional activities be added to help with the transition? March 27 Treatment of Heirs and Available Financial Assistance Gain an understanding of fair and equitable treatment of heirs that want to farm and those that won't be active farm participants, as well as strategies such as buy-out provisions to ensure the farm business can survive. Estate Planning and the Transfer Process Learn about all the tools of estate planning such as wills, trusts, life estate, power-of-attorney, health care directives, life insurance and a number of other strategies. 03.07.2012


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- Summary
The classic Parisian café chair gets an update in all-weather materials that look just like traditional bent wood and rattan. Like the originals, it's lightweight and sturdy, with a comfortable woven seat and back. A black finish highlights the iconic silhouette and enables this chair to work with any table.
- 18 1/2"W x 21 1/2"D x 35"H.
- Handcrafted from woven HDPE resin, for the look of classic bent wood and wicker with all-weather durability.
- Powder-coated aluminum frame is strong and rustproof
- In-home delivery with White Glove service.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Overall: 18.5"W x 21.5"D x 35"H.
- Seat height: 17.5".
- Seat depth: 16".
- Seat back height: 20".
- Maximum weight capacity: 300 lb.
- Product weight: 9 lb. 4 oz.
- 100% high-density polypropylene wicker.
- Made in China.
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- Wipe with a soft dry or damp cloth.
- Avoid the use of harsh cleaners and abrasives.
- Store indoors during long periods of inclement weather.
- Make sure furniture is completely dry before storage.
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Users report losing Wi-Fi signal strength after updating to iOS 5.0, 5.0.1
Date: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011, 05:35
Category: iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, News, Software
Because software updates are either a great thing or a terrible thing.
Per Engadget, a number of users have reported losing Wi-Fi after updating to iOS 5.0 and beyond in the Apple discussion boards.The majority of replies mention intermittent connectivity and/or a significant loss in signal strength. The issue remains unconfirmed by Apple, but it appears to span across a number of devices, including the iPhone 4S, 4 and 3GS, along with the iPad (and possibly, the iPod Touch).
Through troubleshooting, one user was able to resolve the problem by reverting to iOS 4.3, then cause it to manifest — once again — by upgrading to iOS 5. The recent iOS 5.0.1 update failed to fix the matter as well.
Apple has yet to offer an official reply regarding this issue.
If you've seen this issue on your end, please let us know.


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Apologies if I am not using the forum correctly as this is the first time I have ever used one.
I have been running ZoneAlarm V7 for some time now with no problems but after upgrading to V8 the pc became unusable. The pc took 20min+ to boot up and as for trying to run any program... well a ZX81 was quicker.
I had installed Microsoft Service Pack 3 at the same time and thought that might have been the problem so I uninstalled it but the problem still persisted. I then uninstalled/re-installed V8 but no change, I uninstalled again I tried for a clean install rather than an upgrade but I was not given the option to do so again. I have had to revert back to V7, any advice please (I have found it very difficult to report the problem to Zonelabs online)
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
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Australian broadcast journalist Tracey Spicer wrote an open letter to Mr Misogynist to thank him for all he's taught her over the years.
There was the sage advice
from a radio boss during a job interview some years ago.
He put it simply yet eloquently: "There's a reason why you don't hear women on commercial talkback radio," he said. "No one wants to hear the whiny sound of a female voice. Us blokes get enough nagging at home!"
Yeeah. And blokes are the only people who listen to radio, and all of them "get nagging at home," and all female voices are whiny, and and and.
On another occasion,
"Anyway Trace. You're getting a bit long in the tooth. Why don't you give some of the younger girls an opportunity?"
Suddenly, all the lights went on. And it was so bright – it made your light look like a limp insipid flicker.
This is difficult for me to put into words but if I had to, it would sound a bit like this: Fuck you.
There are, predictably, comments saying that's not misogyny. Yes it is. It's contemptuous and dismissive, and that's misogyny.
The letter went viral.


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I am guessing that the refill contains the product with the propane.
ThermaCELL uses revolutionary, patented technology to dispense a small amount of repellent into the air over a long period of time. ThermaCELL is powered by a butane cartridge which provides the cordless, portable heat necessary to operate the device (batteries are not needed). It directs the heat to a metal grill. A mat saturated with Allethrin, a copy of a naturally occurring insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers, is placed on top of the metal grill. The heat generated by the butane cartridge vaporizes the repellent allowing it to rise into the air, creating a 15 x 15 ft (225 sq ft) Mosquito-Free-Zone in minutes. The repellent is very unpleasant to mosquitoes, but when used as directed, will not harm humans or pets.
Cool, wish you would got one of there compact models so you could tell me what you think of it.
I don't have the compact unit, but have been thinking of purchasing one.
I sense another fabulous AJ give-a-way
Cool, wish you would got one of there compact models so you could tell me what you think of it.http://www.mosquitorepellent.com/compact-appliance.aspMy walmart only had the olive appliances, but I was looking at there website and the compact model looks like it could be handy to have too.
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The election may be settled, but investors' fears are not. After Obama was elected, the market plunged on worries of the looming fiscal cliff and European concerns. Budget negotiations began on Capitol Hill, optimism returned and the market responded. Is it a stock market, or a yo-yo? Looking at this CNN Money chart might lead you to believe that "yo-yo" is the more appropriate term:
Fear & Greed Index
Where's the Market Going from Here?In one form or another, I get the question daily, "What do you think of the market? Where's it headed?" Normally, I politely respond as expected, but occasionally I will startle the person with a reply like, "I don't know. For me it really doesn't matter much." My investing goals are not defined by movements in the market.
Many people define the market broadly as the S&P 500. Very little of my total portfolio is in an S&P 500 index. Its movements up or down have minimal effect on my goals. As a value-based investor in dividend growth stocks, it is in my best interest to have stocks depressed and yields high, at least for the short term. This provides a choice between worthy investments, unlike the market boom years when it was a struggle to find fairly priced stocks.
Focus on Solid Dividend Stocks, Not the MarketInstead of looking at the market and its direction, investors in dividend growth stocks should focus on quality, price and ultimate value. Below are several quality dividend stocks selling below their calculated fair value:
Walgreen Co. (WAG) is the largest U.S. retail drug chain in terms of revenues, this company operates more than 8,000 drug stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
- Calculated Fair Value: $54.67
- Recent Price: $34.29
- Yield: 3.2%
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) provides supplemental health and life insurance in Japan (80% of earnings) and the U.S. Products are marketed at work sites and help fill gaps in primary coverage.
- Calculated Fair Value: $61.44
- Recent Price: $52.95
- Yield: 2.6%
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM), formed through the merger of Exxon and Mobil in late 1999, is the world's largest publicly owned integrated oil company.
- Calculated Fair Value: $108.42
- Recent Price: $87.54
- Yield: 2.6%
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), the world's largest software company, develops PC software, including the Windows operating system and the Office application suite.
- Calculated Fair Value: $31.36
- Recent Price: $26.48
- Yield: 3.5%
General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) is the world's fifth largest military contractor and also one of the world's biggest makers of corporate jets.
- Calculated Fair Value: $70.71
- Recent Price: $65.76
- Yield: 3.1%
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is the world's largest manufacturer of microprocessors, the central processing units of PCs, and also produces other semiconductor products.
- Calculated Fair Value: $29.89
- Recent Price: $19.51
- Yield: 4.6%
IBM's (NYSE:IBM) global capabilities include information technology services, software, computer hardware equipment, fundamental research, and related financing.
- Calculated Fair Value: $198.68
- Recent Price: $189.17
- Yield: 1.8%
Markets go up. Markets go down. Over time they tend to drift higher. Recently we have enjoyed some lower stock prices. The time will come at some time in the future where we once again struggle to fairly priced stocks. At that point, we will likely look back and regret not buying more when we had the opportunity.
Full Disclosure: Long AFL, MSFT, GD, INTC in My Dividend Growth Portfolio. See a list of all my dividend growth holdings here.
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JSC2012-E-238679 (28 Nov. 2012) --- The next trio of residents that will launch to the International Space Station fielded questions from reporters at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia Nov. 28, 2012 during the second of two days of flight qualification exams. Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn (right) are scheduled to launch Dec. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA


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Cheap, Easy DIY Website Design
Jun 29, 2012 5:00 AM PT
All businesses can't afford pricey website designers, which is why Shanti Sosienski was inspired to start DIY Websites Now, a company that teaches people how to build their own.
"Basically, we are a collective of designers, programmers and project managers who saw the need to service those potential clients who couldn't afford a US$2,000 site," Sosienski told the E-Commerce Times. "So what we offer with DIY Websites Now is the ability for people to sign up with us in a class that takes three hours, and by the end they can set up their own basic websites."
Small businesses and individuals learn to build their own websites on WordPress, using Thesis. The class, which costs $199, lasts for two to four hours, depending on the number of students.
"Within two hours, you will be able to build your own site," said Sosienski. "Whether you build your own site or not, by the end you will be able to work on your own WordPress site -- even if you have a custom site."
Businesses should not have to rely on an external Web designer, he cautioned.
"It's super important for small businesses to be able to control their own website and change things at a moment's notice if need be and not have to wait for a Web person," Sosienski said. "Also, by understanding how websites work, you can help other businesses around you get started in building their own."
DIY Websites Now has helped clients like freelance writer Sheila Eldred, event marketing firm AGENTS 99, and massage therapist Ada Boje build their own websites.
Template City
Another option for businesses looking to make their own sites is to rely on the many templates available. FreeWebTemplates.com, for instance, has hundreds of free templates from which to choose, all created by a variety of Web designers.
"Designers just submit their template and theme designs, and we review them to ensure they're up to our standards," the site's founder, Doni Ronquillo, told the E-Commerce Times. "If they're approved, they immediately go online and become available for our visitors to demo and download."
Because many designers contribute templates, the site offers an assortment of themes, styles and approaches to Web design.
"Since we're open to submissions from most anyone -- including competing sites, some of whom submit new designs on a regular basis -- we have a very diverse collection of designs that span a variety of styles and categories," said Ronquillo. "On top of that, we take time to properly screen every incoming submission to make sure we only offer the very best to our visitors."
For businesses that want a custom site, Ronquillo also offers premium templates, themes and custom design services through FreeWebTemplate.com's sister site, 4Templates.
Business websites should be easy to navigate and free from distracting special effects, Ronquillo recommends.
"Your website is probably the first experience a new customer will have with your business, so an effective website is one that's built with this in mind," he said.
Hybrid Offerings
Some companies provide a range of services, from basic hosting to custom designing. One of the first companies in the DIY Web creation space, GoDaddy offers Website Tonight, a low-cost template and hosting option, as well as Dream Design Team Services, a more comprehensive Web design option. GoDaddy's Website Tonight offers hundreds of templates and simple design tools.
"It's all cloud-based, so you don't have to download it to your computer," said Tom Guza, senior manager of GoDaddy's Dream Design Team. "It's a very friendly, easy-to-use interface."
Though they're templates, they can be customized by users to make them unique to their businesses, Guza emphasized.
"A template is really just a layout," he said. "What makes it unique is the content on top of the template -- the pictures, the theme and the writing. We have lots of types for industry types. They don't really look like templates."
A comprehensive range of services designed to help businesses establish an online presence can also be found at Intuit Websites.
"Intuit provides a wide range of online tools and services that help small businesses establish their online presence and get customers," Craig Zarmer, group product manager for Intuit Websites, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Each Intuit Websites package gives users access to hundreds of template designs and over 250,000 free images," he said, "allowing users to easily create a tailored website that fits their business."
In addition to the templates and images, Intuit Websites offers tools to help businesses develop and maintain their sites.
"Intuit Websites helps small businesses gain visibility and acquire new customers in a variety of ways," explained Zarmer. "From search engine optimization tools to e-commerce capabilities, Intuit Websites makes it simple to establish a professional presence that will best serve the business."
Similarly, 1&1 MyWebsite, a design tool from 1&1 Internet, is specifically developed for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
"The benefit with MyWebsite is in the customizable designs it offers for at least 200 industries and the guidance users have through the entire creative process," Lauren Whitson, spokesperson for 1&1 Internet, told the E-Commerce Times.
"For those with more advanced knowledge of things like coding and HTML, we offer different classic hosting solutions," she said. "This means that building a website is a much more in-depth process and requires at least a moderate understanding of website infrastructure."
The company specializes in growing with a business, providing different levels of service as its Web needs evolve.
"Because 1&1 offers so much as a single provider, our users' hosting experience is akin to a 'one-stop-shop,'" said Whitson. "Businesses have the flexibility to meld their IT needs within 1&1 as the company itself grows, which helps them to stay efficient and manageable over time."
A website is a portal into e-commerce, she emphasized, and the better the design, the more business it will generate.
"I always make sure to offer this bit of insight: Your website visually represents your business; make it count towards a positive first impression," said Whitson. "Time spent on it now can lead to lasting business-customer relationships down the line."


text: Right now I have an m-fil 300, and I had my first practice for the school team last night. But I noticed that everyone has light sticks. One varsity player had an n6.1, but everyone else had granny sticks. I think the nuber two player uses a lm4. I am wondering that since I would only be on jv, if it would help to switch to something larger. If I do switch, I will be more consistant, but I do love my m-fil. But I just hit shots off-center more than I would like. so should I make a switch to something like the m-fil 500 or the prince shark for example?


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The launch was truly an intriguing global
The lines were shorter than the original iPhone release at Apple's 5th Avenue
store in New York, according to initial reports, but the crowd exuded a much
stronger sense of desperation. Apple employees were on hand to start wild
rounds of cheering, whipping the crowd of Apple lovers into a frenzy.
In New Zealand, first to get the iPhone due to time zone mechanics, huge crowds
formed. The typically sedate Kiwis went wild, some of them camping out,
forming crowds as the moment approached. Japan was among the next to get
the phone, with even larger crowds of up to 1,000 forming. Reporters
spotted many of the ever-studious Japanese youth reviewing textbooks while they
Across Europe, in Sweden, the Netherlands and elsewhere, similar excitement was
seen. In Europe iPhones were delivered by armored car and handed off to
the store manager.
The exception seemed to be Canada. In the normally busy city of Calgary,
the Canadians seemed somewhat apathetic towards the launch, perhaps due to
recent dissatisfaction with Rogers, Canada's leading service provider who
picked up the cell phone. Or perhaps it was the hailing storm that pelted
the city overnight. Nonetheless, citizens reported small crowds camping
out over the course of the night. Quebec was similarly quiet.
One curious phenomena that arose was the iPhone EDGE model fire sale.
Patrons of the iPhone were offering their obsolete models for as little as $50
to would be buyers. While some might be wary, it seems that it might be a
fair deal for some, living
outside AT&T's more limited 3G coverage, but within the EDGE network
Finally getting their sweaty palms on the new iPhone, Apple fans were perhaps a
bit surprised to discover it looked amazing like... their old
iPhone. Perhaps among the cuts
that dropped the price from $399 to $199 was the removal of
the chic aluminum casing. In its place is a shiny black (or white,
optional on the 16GB model) plastic, a magnet for fingerprints. The move to
plastic may also have been made to deal with Apple's ever growing list of radio
frequencies supported -- GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS.
In the end, the phone still looks pretty much like an iPhone, and people report
the plastic to feel solid, and not at all flimsy. The phone is now
curved, fatter at the center and thinner at the edge, a popular design trick to
give the illusion of thinness. Unfortunately, this means that when tapping
out an email on a table, the phone rocks back and forth.
In a move that angered some, Apple replaced the old dock, which is no longer
compatible with the iPhone. After Apple "sells" customers on
the iPhone, they are in its clutches and it slams them with a $30 fee for their
new phone. Another minor gripe is that the phone does not automatically
detect GSM or 3G networks, the user must configure it themselves.
The new phone sports noticeably better quality on 3G and GSM, according
to early adopters. Battery life weighs in close to expectations from
Apple with 10 / 5 hours talk on GSM / 3G (respectively), 5 hours 3G data, 6
hours WiFi, 24 hours music and 7 hours video. The camera is reported to
be slightly sharper, but unimpressive, overall.
Music fans will be happy -- the iPhone now has a flush 3.5mm jack. This
will allow normal headphones to be used. The speaker, which many
complained was too quiet, has also been pumped up.
IPhone tests have showed it to be a speedy performer, with data rates of 300 -
500Kbps in the U.S. and 700-800Kbps on faster foreign networks. The GPS
is also very fast, supplementing satellite acquisition with cell phone tower
triangulation. Also the GPS uses Skyhook's proprietary WiFi-based location
system, the only known phone on the market to do so. Microsoft Exchange,
now supported, works well for email, but can only support personal/corporate
coexisting accounts, not personal/enterprise. PowerPoint presentations
now can open automatically on the phone as well.
In other iPhone related news, the 2.0
Firmware for the iPhone/iPod Touch which enables the new
Apps feature and such goodies as Nike+Apple was leaked
for free. It has now been officially released for $9.99, but it is still
floating around for free. There have been some reports of problems with
the free version. Expect a
rapid crackdown from Apple as well.
All in all it was a busy day for Apple worldwide. No real surprises, no
riots, but still the iPhone launch was an impressive display by Apple of
its market


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Deck might be stacked against Tigers
After loss in Game 1 at home, Detroit facing three tough hurlers
By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
DETROIT -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland had a week to set up his pitching rotation for the World Series, while Cardinals manager Tony La Russa had just one day. But after Detroit's Justin Verlander washed out against the Cards' unexpectedly potent Anthony Reyes in a Game 1 battle of rookie right-handers on Saturday night, St. Louis may have the decided edge in pitching matchups through at least the next three games of the best-of-seven series. "Now we have our pitching veterans starting the next three games," said Cards pitching coach Dave Duncan after the Redbirds wiped out the Tigers, 7-2. "Well, I'm glad that we do. Does it gives us an advantage? Only if we go out there and execute the way we need to execute, because Detroit is a good offensive ballclub." Since the Cardinals wrapped up their National League Championship Series against the Mets on Thursday night in New York, La Russa had no choice except to stack up his rotation behind Reyes with veterans Jeff Weaver, Chris Carpenter and Jeff Suppan. Leyland, whose team finished its demolition of the A's on Oct. 14, decided to tinker with the rotations that pushed him quickly through the first two rounds in eight games -- Nate Robertson, Verlander, Kenny Rogers and Jeremy Bonderman. Instead, he moved up Verlander a notch and dropped Robertson back two slots. The Tigers skipper had his reasons and wasn't backing down at all after Verlander was lifted in the sixth inning, having allowed seven runs on six hits, including homers to Scott Rolen and Albert Pujols. "We made a decision that if we played the Cardinals, Justin would start [the series] and Kenny would be in [Game 2]," Leyland said. "And the reason is, we want Kenny to pitch both games at home. I felt comfortable with Verlander, Robertson third and Bonderman fourth. "Had we played the Mets, we were going to start Robertson and follow him with Rogers and throw Verlander the third game, but with the Cardinals, we decided to go with Verlander the first game." That makes Sunday night's Game 2 fairly pivotal for the Tigers if they hope to get two starts out of Rogers, who is slated to go against Weaver. Both of the veteran pitchers have been lights out so far this postseason.
Taking it two steps further, in Game 3 on Tuesday night in St. Louis, Robertson has to face Carpenter, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, and in Wednesday night's Game 4, Bonderman goes against Suppan, who allowed only one run on five hits in 15-plus innings over two starts against the Mets and was named the NLCS MVP for his efforts."That doesn't mean it's a sign of bad things to come," Robertson said. "Our guys have backed each other up many times this season." La Russa had no control over what might happen to Reyes, who left his bullpen short in last Sunday's Game 4 of the NLCS against the Mets in St. Louis, when he threw 86 pitches and came out after four innings in a game the Cardinals lost, 12-5. Reyes threw only 90 pitches on Saturday night and lasted until the ninth inning, allowing just two runs on four hits. "I hope the next three pitch as good as the first one," said La Russa, referring to the unexpected stellar outing from Reyes. "If we were going to win a game in New York, it would've been nice to win Game 6 [to wrap it up]. Anthony Reyes against Verlander in Detroit? "You play the game, and that's the beauty of it. There's no script, and some day this might happen. But we thought we'd take a shot. Now we're not going to take anything for granted. We still know who we're playing and who we have to hit against the next three days." Looking back to gaze forward, Robertson was shellacked by the Yankees in Game 1 of their American League Division Series. But Verlander, Rogers and Bonderman came up big in the series, as the Tigers came back to win in four games. Verlander said on Saturday night he expects more of the same from his other three pitching mates. And if that happens, he'll be out there again in Game 5 against Reyes at Busch Stadium on Thursday. "With the four starters we have, if one guys goes down, we have three others behind you who can pick up your back and do a great job," Verlander said. "That's the beauty of our team. We've done it all year -- our starting pitchers picking somebody up the day after." If they don't, Leyland may rue his decision not to leave well enough alone and go with the rotation that got him here.
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I've see no mention of this on this forum so here goes ...
Here's the link ... http://www.matousec.com/projects/fir...ewalls-ratings
Note that ZA Pro 7.0.462.000 was used in this test so maybe some of the identified vulnerabilities have been corrected(?).
Anyway, ZA fared poorly on this test ('not recommended' recommendation) and I'm surprised there's not been a response from Zonelabs (as of this posting) re the test results.
Comments? Anyone?
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
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A player can become a "rookie of the year" in the community as well as on the field.
After winning the National League Rookie of the Year honor from the Baseball Writers Association of America in 2004, Jason Bay was able to choose a charity to receive a grant for $20,000 as part of the award.
Bay, who has come a long way since growing up in Trail, British Columbia, had 26 homers, 82 RBIs and a .282 average playing outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004. He boosted the numbers to 32 homers, 101 RBIs and .306 the following year, then hit 35 homers and drove in 109 runs with a .286 average last year. He's a star in the Steel City, and his impact is growing with his stature and production. That means needed support is coming for the Ronald McDonald House in Pittsburgh.
Bay applied the $20,000 grant for his top-rookie honors to Ronald McDonald -- only the beginning of his involvement.
"I had just been in Pittsburgh for that one year so we asked ourselves, what can we get involved with locally?" he said. "My wife's (Kristen) family is very involved in the Ronald McDonald House charities in the Seattle area. My wife had volunteered in the McDonald House."
Bay had another personal connection to Ronald McDonald House. A cousin afflicted with Crohn's disease went to the Vancouver facility.
"The key is individuality and what's close to you," Bay said.
Ronald McDonald House has been set up in cities across North America for families with special needs for their children. Jason and Kristen Bay set their sights on the Pittsburgh facility.
"We called them up and said, 'We have a grant for you.' They were thrilled," Bay said.
That was the beginning of the Jason Bay Family Fund.
"In Pittsburgh, Ronald McDonald House is for kids with kidney ailments, where families can stay while the kids get treatment," Bay said. "Sometimes it's months at a time. It costs a certain amount of money, although a lot less than a hotel. The fund we set up, the money goes for their stay. That got us started."
Bay continued fund-raising for Ronald McDonald House through an association with U.S. Steel. The additional programs netted another $35,000. Then Jason and Kristen added their personal touch. They catered a dinner for 55 who had lived in Ronald McDonald House.
"It was nice," he said.
Ronald McDonald House, though, is one of a myriad of organizations and causes that need help in Pittsburgh. Bay can't help everybody. Sometimes a learned skill is the ability to say "no."
"It comes with part of the territory," he said. "We've adopted this. You learn how to decline gracefully. You can set up certain things that down the road can contribute even more."
One of a special group of Canadians in the majors, Bay has acquitted himself as an ambassador for all north of the border. Younger sister Lauren was a pitcher on the 2004 Canadian Olympic softball team. The members of the Bay family certainly know how to extend themselves, competitively, geographically and with their hearts and minds.
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I'm in Fort Wayne, IN. Chicago, Indy, Detroit, Columbus OH are all within a day. In general, most places in MI, KY, IL and OH are within a day.With the cooler weather upon us, I was thinking that a loaf of cheese in a zipper lock bag along with a couple frozen bottles of water might be sufficient. I wouldn't pack it until minutes before UPS would pick it up.Just got an estimate from the UPS sight. Shipping to places such as Chicago or even Pittsburgh is about $11.00 for one loaf and $12.50 for two.If people would feel better, I could setup an E-bay auction, but this would add about 13% to the price.
I live in central Ohio. I may be willing to go in on part of a case.If you're not aware, a case of shredded or diced may be easier for you to split up, as I believe these cases weigh 30 lbs (six 5-lb bags), rather than 48 lbs (eight 6-lb loaves).
I have frozen Grande bags of shredded many times and it is fine. Loaves freeze even better. This is very nice of you to offer lakebilly and I'd be happy to pay a 'lil handling fee to you. It is no secret that I have quit those thieves at Penn Mac...I'd love to be able to get anywhere from 1 to 50 lbs.. Don't want to wear out your generosity though.... ,


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Elkhorn Mountains (OR) > Gunsight Mountain > Climber's Log
Gunsight Mountain Climber's Log
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|Brian Jenkins
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011
|First one of the day, came up the west ridge cross country and then on to Angell.
|Posted Aug 8, 2017 10:31 pm
|I Honor of Jim
Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2014
|Returned to climb this one again 20 years later, in honor of my first climbing partner Jim. He will be greatly missed. Thanks for getting me started Jim.
|Posted Dec 8, 2014 2:11 am
|found a knife on top of this one
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2013
|This was a great mountain to climb with my brother Jerrod early in the summer. There was a little rock scrambling to the top but the view was awesome. Green everywhere you look. We found a pocket knife up here but decided to leave it for the next lucky summiter.
|Posted Apr 21, 2014 4:48 pm
|South Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2013
|Josh and I hiked the south ridge from Angell peak. We dubbed this one "butterfly peak" because there were about 5 of them enjoying the summit views with us.
|Posted Apr 19, 2014 5:34 pm
|Up the west ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011
|Scrambled up the west ridge, mountain goats were milling about down low, nice warm september hike.
|Posted Sep 5, 2011 11:43 am
Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2011
|splattski and I had a good snowshoe up this. It is fairly steep but quick. We went up the south ridge and down the west ridge a ways before dropping down the north face
|Posted Jan 24, 2011 11:29 pm
|Southwest "Face"
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2009
|Climbed up the South Ridge because we were hiking with dogs and wanted to keep it as easy as possible for them. Descended via the Southwest "face" which was much more open, much easier, more straightforward climbing. I would recommend that as an ascent route over either of the other ridges.
|Posted Aug 14, 2009 2:11 am
|Good scramble
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2008
|Started from Anthony Lake, hiked past Lilypad Lake, the up the NE ridge. Steeper than expected, which was good for the two 12-year old boys I took. Rico actually led quite a bit and once I caught up with him it was too late to mention his route was too steep.
|Posted Aug 14, 2008 8:11 pm
|South Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008
|Climbed in conjunction with Angle, Lee and Lookout. Was a great day and a crazy view down the shoot.
|Posted Jul 20, 2008 6:34 pm
|Toe test
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008
|I attempted to climb this soon after I had toe surgery. I choose it due to it's apparent easy access from Anthony Lake, and beautiful aspect, but apparently it was too soon to after my operation and I wasn't able to make it very far before I had to turn around due to toe trouble. A beautiful area though to be sure and well worth a side trip if you're in the general area and are looking for a nice diversion.
|Posted Jul 20, 2008 10:42 am
|My First Winter Climb
Date Climbed: Dec 3, 1994
|This was the first time I had ever climbed in the winter. My friend Jim and I picked it because of the easy access. It was a graet little climb, couldn't see much due to the snow. It snowed 18 inches in the 8 hours we were up there. Still fun!
|Posted May 11, 2007 6:50 pm
|Route Climbed: Out of Hoffer Basin Date Climbed: June 2000
|Been to the top of Gunsight many times with Troop 514 out of La Grande, OR. Beautiful day-hike that only takes two-three hours. Hiked up out of Hoffer Basin and scrambled up into the notch of Gunsight for lunch. Did some exploring up top looking down toward Angel Basin, but returned the way I had arrived. Great weather, Anthony Lakes were bustling with activity of early-summer enthuasists but out of Hoffer Basin only saw one hiker.
|Posted Dec 6, 2005 2:13 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: July 1, 2005
|Climbed the west ridge on a brisk morning and then scrambled across the peaks to the south before dropping down to the trail. From there I went east and south to Cunningham Saddle, then back over Angel Saddle and down the 73 trail to Anthony Lake. A great day it was.
|Posted Sep 20, 2005 3:29 pm
|Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: September 14, 2005
|I did this one as part of a 4-day trip to the Elkhorns. After camping at Summit Lake, I hiked back to the Elkhorn Crest trailhead on Forest Road 73, and still had 5 or 6 hours of daylight left so I gave this one a shot. It was hands down the most fun of the whole 50 miles covered. Fun, but not too dangerous scramble, and I still had enough time to hike The Lakes Lookout afterwards. This was certainly a little different scenery than the rest of Oregon. I hope to be back soon!
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All the very best with your ambition for August! If you're having difficulty with some distractions then it might be best to put them in a cupboard for a while. Also, be kind to yourself if you miss your daily routine. The important thing after a stumble is to return to your practice.FaceaceRAWR wrote:This is my goal for at LEAST the rest of August [my birthday month].
Ace's Meditation Goal:
15 minutes - 30 minutes of Vipassana as I awake...
...At least 30 minutes of Vipassana by itself during the day.
Lately I've been forgetting my meditation during the day because I get caught up in activities [ie: wasting time on the internet, playing games on the Xbox 360, ect.].
Wish me luck!
Wishing you every success!


text: The theatrical biopic HITCHCOCK, which specifically revolves around the making of PSYCHO, is being released several months earlier than expected. Now it's scheduled for late November. It's based on a non-fiction book written by Stephen Rebello, who I spoke with on Tom Snyder's radio show during the 1990s. HITCHCOCK stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role. The first pics of him have the body-size down right, but facially he doesn't resemble Hitchcock----or even himself. Spooky. Lesser known actors will portray Martin Balsam and John Gavin, who co-starred in the 1960 film. Jessica Biel, who was her usual boring self in the garbage-dump TOTAL RECALL remake, will play the somewhat less boring Vera Miles, who played the film's surviving sister. Even Hitchcock was unenthusiastic when casting Gavin and Miles, but Miles is far less listless than Biel. Oh, well. Here are the kickers: Helen Mirren will play Mrs. Hitchcock.....Michael Wincott, who usually a psycho in movies anyway, will play Ed Gein, the real-life murderer whom Norman Bates is lifted from, and Scarlett Johannsen herself will star as Janet Leigh. I met Leigh at a 2000 Virginia convention. Also there was her PSYCHO co-star Patricia Hitchcock. I never talked to her. In retrospect that was one of the dumbest decisions I ever made celebrity-wise. (Neither Patricia nor Simon Oakland are expected to be portrayed in the new film either.) Still, opening the movie in November should increase its Oscar chances. Many recent Oscar winners got the trophy for playing real people, including other actors. All I can say is..... ''Oh, YEAH.''


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By Radio.com Staff
The National Endowment for the Arts is one of several independent agencies supported by government dollars on the chopping block in President Trump's newly proposed budget (via CBS News).
Related: President Trump Takes Aim at Snoop Dogg's 'Lavender' Video
Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy issued a response this afternoon calling the proposed defunding "shortsighted and alarming." Read the full statement below.
Love of music and the arts brings us together, and celebrates the richness of American culture and our spirit of curiosity and creativity. Music and art serve as one of America's greatest exports, and support jobs for creators in cities, towns and rural areas across the country. The White House proposal to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts is shortsighted and alarming. The modest support that we provide to music and the arts is returned many times over, whether measured in jobs and economic impact, or sheer cultural enrichment and introspection. The Recording Academy will ask Congress to maintain funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and renew our commitment to America's creators."
Neil Portnow
The Recording Academy


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BEAUFORT, SC – The American Diabetes Association estimates that 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—have diabetes. Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and many more are unaware they are at high risk.
However, there is good news for those who have diabetes or may be at risk, according to Beaufort Memorial Hospital internal medicine specialist M. Randy Dalbow, MD.
"We have made great strides in understanding diabetes over the past 20 years," said Dr. Dalbow, who treats patients at Beaufort Memorial Lady's Island Internal Medicine. "Physicians now have many resources that can save our patients from the complications that plagued the generations before us."
Dr. Dalbow will present a free seminar "Everything You Wanted to Know About Diabetes (and Don't be Afraid to Ask)," on Thursday, Jan. 31 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at The Quality Inn at Town Center in Beaufort. A light, continental breakfast will be served. Seating is limited and registration is required.
The hospital will also be offering free glucose screenings prior to the seminar from 7 to 8 a.m.
The seminar will focus primarily on type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease. Dr. Dalbow will explore the symptoms, causes and treatments for type 2 diabetes, including:
Dr. Dalbow moved to Beaufort last year from Pennsylvania, where he was associated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Prior to joining UPMC, he was in a solo internal medicine practice in Wexford, PA and was also Medical Director at Mariner Healthcare, a sub-acute facility for post-hospitalization and long-term care nursing home patients. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine.
The lecture is part of the "Life, Lived Better" community series hosted by Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness Services. Series lectures focus on overall wellness, prevention, and health improvements for the best quality of life, and will be held throughout the year.
To register for "Everything You Wanted to Know About Diabetes" call the Beaufort Memorial Hospital registration line at 843-522-5585, or toll-free at 888-522-5585, by Friday, Jan. 25. The Quality Inn at Town Center is located at 2001 Boundary Street in Beaufort.
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Bonjour, my fellow AGEUPers. It's Abby! For those of you who weren't there last Friday, you're probably wondering what happened during our session right? Right. So, here's the scoop:
As the aroma of the food filled the building, all the first and second years filled into one room while the coaches stayed in the other. The table was filled with three pans of lasagna (two meat and one vegetarian), broccoli, and apple juice. We can't deny that it tasted great!
Oh yeah, the amazing cooking team surprised Tiffany, Claire, and I with some yummy cookies with vanilla ice cream on top to celebrate our birthdays. It was so delic, you guys are the best. Thanks!
When our stomachs were satisfied, Lani and Soriya began the session. We started off with reminding ourselves with our community agreement then moved on to the topic of the week. Socioeconomics.
Through activities, they talked about what is was and how it affects us in our community. The first one was where we all had a piece of bright green paper and marker.
Both Lani and Soriya alternated turns saying a statement and we would either add or minus a point. Some of the statements were:
- "I grew up with a nanny." Minus a point.
- "A family members has recently been laid off." Add a point.
- "I have a family member that's a doctor, lawyer, or other professional." Minus a point.
- "I live in a single parent house hold." Add a point.
We then added our total score with the points that applied to us and wrote it on a sticky note. While our awesome facilitators gathered our post-it notes and arranged them from the lowest number to the highest, we all found a partner as we waited.
When we looked at the spectrum, we saw a variation. We talked amongst ourselves by making observations on how this number line made us feel. Some of us said:
- "It made me feel like when we added a point, it was bad and when we minus a point, it was a benefit."
- "There was a cluster in the middle and I think of the middle class, as for when you move left it's people who are more fortunate."
Afterwards, we were passed another half sheet of paper to write a statement pertaining to socioeconomics with sentence starters of "I am thankful for…" or "I wish…" All of us read each others and it got pretty emotional to the point where we all wanted to cry.
Our one word check out was our last activity and words like "Blessed", "Emotional", "Thankful" filled the room.
The last thing we did was hug each other. What better way could we end the session? Then, it was time to have more fun and play ULTIMATE.
Thank God we don't have to run to Mercer anymore. We ran, stretched, did the dishy drill, then broke up into 3 groups. Two groups played "Shtick" while the others did jumping exercises outside. At the end we played one huge game all together and ended the day with a one word check out before we cheered one loud "ALL GIRL EVERYTHING".


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UFC 135 officially drew 16,344 attendees for a live gate of $2,089,575.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today obtained the official figures from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' Office of Boxing.
UFC 135 took place this past Saturday, Sept. 24, at Denver's Pepsi Center. It was the UFC's first event in Denver since "UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 1995" (UFC 7.5) in 1995.
Of the UFC's 18 events in 2011, UFC 135 ranked third in attendance only to UFC 129, the UFC's first-ever stadium show, and UFC 127 (18,186) in Sydney. The April UFC 129 event shattered UFC and North American MMA attendance (55,724) and gate ($12,075,000) records.
As MMAjunkie.com previously reported, UFC officials initially announced an estimated 16,344 attendees and a $2 million gate.
Of the 16,344 attendees, according to the commission, 2,097 received complimentary tickets. Therefore, the average paid ticket price was $146.67.
UFC 135 saw UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones defend his belt with a fourth-round submission victory over Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, and Josh Koscheck scored a first-round TKO victory over Matt Hughes. Mark Hunt, Travis Browne and Nate Diaz also picked up victories on the pay-per-view main card, which followed prelims on Facebook and Spike TV.
For the latest on UFC 135, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.
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I don't have a very big front yard, though it can be considered generous for the yard of a three-decker tenement house. It's fenced in, surrounded by the traditionally unlovely silver chain link.
I don't have a very big front yard, though it can be considered generous for the yard of a three-decker tenement house. It's fenced in, surrounded by the traditionally unlovely silver chain link.
There's a concrete Buddha in the front yard, flowers, a garden gnome named "Joseph." There's a small plot of tomatoes on the west side of the house, a resin table and chairs. The usual.
And sometimes, a visitor.
Some fur-faced vagrant, some skulker of the alleys, some slinker beneath parked cars, some torn-eared, skinny mooch looking for food.
Soft-hearted, my wife and mother-in-law and, so, the cat gets fed and learns to regard our yard as home.
I come home and there, he/she is, draped bonelessly across the top step up to our sun porch, belly full of unearned cat food, asleep in the sun, glad of the chain link fence that keeps him/her safe.
The city's public works department says there are 100,000 such weary, whiskered wanderers in Fall River, a number doubted by many, neither provable nor unprovable.
Even if the public works department is wrong, hugely wrong, horribly wrong by maybe 80,000 cats, that would still mean 20,000 cats loose in the city. Do you think the city's number is off by 80,000? I don't. Let's say the number they give out is double the real number. That's still 50,000 cats loose in the city.
There has already been bitter argument about the number of homeless cats in Fall River. Argument is what Fall River does best.
If you want to seem as though you're hard to fool and a political insider, tell your friends the city is overestimating the number of cats to distract people from the "real problems."
They've had all kinds of names, the furry, footsore felines who come through our yard. Fluffernutter. Rosie. Little Miss.
My wife, Deborah, names them, or her mother does. I sometimes call them by different names.
The furry beggar currently hanging out in our yard is black in color, so wife and mother-in-law call him "Blackie."
I call him "Eep," because his "meow" is strangely shortened. His eyes are weeping, too, one of them nearly shut with thick, almost-tears running down his face and he's very skinny, though we're stuffing him with food.
It's obvious that Eep used to be somebody's house cat because he'd rather have petting than food. Little Miss seemed terrified to be outside, desperate to be in someone's lap. Once we started feeding and petting her, she never left our yard. At night she slept under a shrub in our front yard.
Little Miss went to the shelter, along with a cash contribution. Same thing with Rosie. Deborah owns a cat trap.
Deborah had been saving up for a "Roku," some kind of device to stream movies on your television screen. But that money went to the shelter with Rosie.
Rosie lived in our yard for three days. Then, she lived in a cage on our porch for another three days, until the shelter.
It's not like we're doing so much, either. We let the homeless guy have the bottles in our recycling bin, too. It's small scale charity.
On Rosie's last Saturday loose in our yard, I took a book, my pipe and a bottle of beer out into the front yard and sat in a chair next to the concrete Buddha, trying to read while she walked around on my lap, purring.
Last weekend, I came home from my ma's house to find Eep in our yard. I got the small bag of cat treats off the porch, lit my pipe and the two of us, man and cat, spent a comradely, nutritious half hour on the steps up to my sun porch.
Nobody hired me to count the homeless cats in Fall River.
Nobody ever will.
What I can tell you is that, if you put food and water out in your yard, you'll get three or four cats. Fast.
Maybe that's as good a way to count as any.
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In come my Blackhawks!...on a 9 game losing streak
Personally, I am enamored with Rick Nash. A large physical presence with a scoring touch. Columbus may be willing to move him in a bargain due to his large salary. Put him on a line with someone who can get him the puck (Richie) and we could see dramatic improvements on both the PP and even strength.
I think you need to add another scorer despite liking this core very much. Lundy is playing great in net and Gabby usually good to great in the regular season but his play tends to shrink in the playoffs under tighter checking. Adding another scorer may give Gabby some more room (just a thought)
In come my Blackhawks!...on a 9 game losing streak
Carter would come much cheaper. He's been hit with injuries this season but before that, he's only missed 10 games in the previous 4 years.
As for last night, wow, what a bad start to a game. Haven't seen that all season. I could not believe all of the breakaways! And what's with Biron lately? Showing the 5 hole. Daring players to shoot there and then not closing it up. So guess what? They are shooting there and scoring at will! Wow.
So Sather was willing to part with Dubinsky, Erixon, J.T. Miller, Christian Thomas, a #1 pick and supposedly, at the last minute even offered Del Zotto for Rick Nash and his $7.8M cap hit??? Seriously??? And Hagelin's name was also involved somewhere as well.
I don't know who's crazier. Sather for making that offer or Howson for not accepting it.
Jesus, Sather has been doing SO well since the lockout. I'm hoping he isn't reverting back to his old incompetent ways.
Howson was like "chill, Columbus. I got this" Then he goes on the podium and literally says "Rick came to us and asked to explore a trade" and then he goes on to say something like I put a really high price tag on him and the price tag will stay that high in the summer. He was really spiteful and stupid to not take the Rangers offer. Im pretty sure he was trying to get Dubinsky, McDonagh, Krieder, Miller and a 1st. With the news that he actually wants to leave, the price on him is going to drop hard.
Nash is only willing to go to 5 or 6 teams and the Leafs and Rangers seems to be the only 2 of those that actually want him.
Come June, the Rangers can either A.) sign Parise. I dont think they will but you know theres going to be rumors about it. or B.) Sign Krieder and hope for the best.
They may not nearly be as in on Nash as they were now which knocks another one of Nashs teams off the list. He may have to revise his list if CBJ is going to get anything of good value for him.
Another thought on Howson. I believe his chances of staying are nil. I had forgotten that Craig Patrick was hired in Decemeber as a "senior advisor." I'd be shocked if Patrick wasn't named interim GM. The guy is 65 years old now but he's heads and tails sharper than Howson.
Great win yesterday. 10 point division lead and 10 point conference league.
Tough road trip coming up. 2 of 3 would be nice.
Anybody here go to the game tonight? Might be the last time to see the greatest player in the league...
Jeez, I know the Rangers have some injury issues, are they just burned out? I'm getting a little worried with the Penguins on an 11 game winning streak, and the Rangers still haven't clinched a playoff spot .....
Big win last night. Needed the two points. Pittsburgh has to slow down sometime right?
Anyway, I'm loving Zuccarello on this team. What a difference the PP is with him instead of Stepan.
By the way, am I the only Rangers fan who's not enamored with Stepan?
He's not fast, he's not a very good stickhandler, he's weak along the boards and his shot is mediocre. He's a good passer, although I'm not seeing much from him since Gabby has gone to Richards' line. I think he's no better than a #3 center on a good team. And we're a good team.
I feel so bad for Zuccarello.
He was playing so well. I really was liking his games.
Has anyone heard what his timetable is?
Read today that Zuccarello had surgery on his broken wrist yesterday. F*** me.
I hope that BC loses and the Rangers can get Krieder into the lineup (the first chance will be the season finale against the Caps).
Stepan completely slows down the PP. I can't stand seeing him on the ice. I'd rather see Hagelin out there.
Back to back on the road vs Winnepeg
Down 2-0 in the second
Roar back srarting with a SH goal to win 4-2
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Last night was a nice comeback. The mometum really did shift after Del Zotto's goal.
Anyone kind of scared of the Sabres? Very hot team right now...


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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake kicks off its participation in the 100th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tourney, hosting the NASL Atlanta Silverbacks in a third-round match at Rio Tinto Stadium at 7:30 p.m. MT tomorrow, May 28. The May 28 U.S. Open Cup match is included in the Real Salt Lake 2013 season ticket package as Bonus Game A. RSL "PRIDE" Season Ticket Holders can purchase additional seats to the match for $10. Tickets to the general public are currently on sale and can be purchased at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, online at www.RealSaltLake.com/Tickets or over the phone at 801-727-2700. Visit www.RealSaltLake.com/Tickets for more details on the special pricing for tickets to the match.
A year ago, RSL was bounced out of the Open Cup in the third round, losing 3-1 to the NASL's Minnesota Stars in front of a record-setting crowd of 17,212 at Rio Tinto Stadium on May 29, 2012, in what RSL Head Coach Jason Kreis has called the organization's "most embarrassing moment." The Claret-and-Cobalt's best Open Cup finishes came in 2006 and 2011, when the Utah side advanced to the Quarterfinals of the tournament.
Real Salt Lake enters this year's tourney 5-8-0 all-time in U.S. Open Cup play, scoring 21 goals and conceding 27 in the tournament. RSL is 2-2-0 against lower division teams in Open Cup action, with both losses coming against Minnesota. Members of the Claret-and-Cobalt have had success in the Open Cup away from RSL, with two players – MF Ned Grabavoy (LA 2005) and DF Kenny Mansally (NE 2007) – and five members of the technical staff (GM Garth Lagerwey, Head Coach Jason Kreis, Assistant Coach Jeff Cassar, all with the 1997 Dallas Burn; four-time winner Assistant Coach C.J. Brown and Head Scout Andy Williams, both with the Chicago Fire) lifting the Dewar Cup a combined 10 times while with other teams.
A week ago, Atlanta defeated the NPSL Georgia Revolution, 3-2, as the Silverbacks – led by Head Coach Brian Haynes, a teammate of Lagerwey, Kreis and Cassar on that 1997 Open Cup champion Dallas Burn team – rode the efforts of former MLS players Mike Randolph (LA Galaxy) and Ruben Luna (FC Dallas) to victory. The Technical Director and Assistant Coach for Atlanta is U.S. Soccer legend Eric Wynalda, author of the first-ever goal in MLS history, the second-leading scorer in U.S. Men's National Team history and currently the outspoken analyst for Fox Soccer.
The winner of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will be granted a berth in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League tournament. Real Salt Lake competed in the 2010-11 and the 2012-13 editions of the CCL, becoming the first – and still only – MLS club to reach the final in 2011 before falling out of the continental tournament in the Group Stage last October. Participation in MLS Cup 2013 and claiming the MLS Supporters' Shield as the regular season points leader would provide alternate routes for qualification into the 2014-15 CCL.
Now in its 100th year of competition, the Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup is an annual, single-elimination competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. This year's tournament proper kicked off on Tuesday with 15 first-round matches contested across the country, with 11 of those games won by the home side. The tournament's 16 winners from tonight and Wednesday, May 22 are set to meet the 16 American MLS sides in the third-round next week, on May 28 and 29. The U.S. Open Cup fourth-round will be held on June 12, followed by the Quarterfinals on June 26, the Semifinals on Aug. 7 or 21 and the Final on Oct. 1 or 2.
Along with a berth into the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League, the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup winner will receive a $250,000 cash prize from U.S. Soccer. The runner-up will collect $60,000 and the team that advances the furthest from each lower division league will win $15,000.
For more information on the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, including a full list of all third-round matchups and possible fourth-round pairings, visit www.USsoccer.com or www.TheCup.us.
Real Salt Lake (6-5-3, 21 points, West #3) hosts Atlanta in the midst of a critical four-game MLS homestand spanning May 25 – June 22, which began with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Chicago on Saturday. RSL hosts a trio of Western Conference rivals in the coming weeks, starting this Saturday with the 2012 MLS Supporters Shield-winning San Jose Earthquakes and continuing June 8 against Landon Donovan, Robbie Rogers and the Los Angeles Galaxy. The crucial home stretch ends on Sat., June 22 with the second 2013 visit by the team RSL faced in both the 2011 and 2012 MLS Western Conference Semifinals, Seattle Sounders FC.
Should RSL advance past Atlanta on Tuesday, it will host another Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match on Wednesday, June 12, this time in the Round of 32 against tomorrow's winner of the San Jose (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL PRO).
Rio Tinto Stadium will also host a critical United States Men's National Team World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday, June 18, the U.S. and RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando welcoming Honduras to Utah. That match sold out a month ago in less than 24 hours, but fans who are shut out are lucky to live in the shadow of Rio Tinto Stadium, as the venue is the lone one to host the U.S. twice this season, with Jurgen Klinsmann and the USMNT coming back on Sat., July 13 in a Gold Cup group match against Cuba, the first leg of a same-day doubleheader also featuring RSL FW Alvaro Saborio's Costa Rica side against Belize.


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Rays expect to have Keppinger back on Friday
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Keppinger went on the 15-day disabled list with a broken big toe on his right foot on May 21. He went 3-for-4 with a double as the designated hitter in Triple-A Durham's 14-8 win over Rochester on Thursday.
Keppinger's return should give the offense a boost, as he was hitting .295 in 29 games, with two home runs and eight RBIs.
Joyce sits again with tightness in back
WASHINGTON -- A lingering back problem kept Matt Joyce from the starting lineup again on Thursday.
Joyce has not played since Tuesday, when he left the game in the bottom of the fifth with tightness in the left side of his back.
"It's kind of in a tricky spot; you rotate and feel it," Joyce said. "[It's] just one of those things where you don't want to swing hard and be back to square one."
Andrew Friedman, the Rays' executive vice president of baseball operations, addressed the prospect of Joyce going on the disabled list.
"Can't say no, can't say yes yet," Friedman said. "With Matt we're going to keep playing it out and see how he responds and if he gets significantly better every day. It hasn't happened to date. We'll definitely take it into tomorrow and see how he feels, and then make a decision from there."
Scott feels good after batting practice
WASHINGTON -- Luke Scott took batting practice on Thursday, facing hitting coach Derek Shelton.
Scott obviously felt good and even teased that he hit the ball so hard against Shelton that the noise was deafening.
The plan calls for Scott to be activated from the disabled list when the team arrives in Kansas City on Monday to start a three-game series with the Royals.
"I'll be ready physically," Scott said.
The slugger said that he now needs to ratchet up his hitting program by working against a pitching machine and facing higher speeds than those reached by Shelton.
"Something that can simulate 90, 95 [mph]," he said.
Bill Chastain 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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This wouldn't be so confusing if I had thought about what specialists and general practitioners are each supposed to do. But I have no such a priori understanding. I send a patient to a specialist, and my thought is something like this:
"Gee, I hope they pursue a self-limited course of diagnosis and treatment based on the clinical question I have in mind!"
And the patient, on the other hand, thinks something like:
"Dr. Berger wants Dr. Gutskener to figure out why my belly hurts."
Dr. Gutskener, on the other hand, possesses a treasure of expertise around the gastrointestinal tract, and doesn't generally feel his role to be limited in the sense Dr. Berger (me) is thinking of. He takes "limited" to mean "within a given subspecialty" – he does GI, not neurology or cardiology. But within GI, he is taking care of the patient referred to him as best he knows how, and that does not mean a minimal approach.
At some point, telling a specialist not to further test and treat a patient is like Ronald Reagan trying to recall a missile that has already been launched by submarine. But I have had patients where I would like to email the specialist and say, politely, Stop!


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Hi all. I just got into this site about a month ago. What a nice surprise! I really love how the people here are into aesthetic as well as the analytical type maps.
I just got my GIS cert from American River College, and now am gainfully employed as a GIS/CAD technician. One thing I noticed being in the real world, is the amount of software that is available to the mapping world. ARC college is definitely ARCGis, however since I been working for about a year now, I use AUTOCAD Map just as much(which they don't teach at the GIS curriculum) and use photoshop/illustrator about 10% of the rest.
Thanks all
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ByTanyanika Samuels
When it was her turn to perform on a recent Sunday, Kasuni Navinna took center stage in the dance studio at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten Island.
As nine other dancers sat serenely behind her, she swayed and whirled and stomped rhythmically, fine-tuning the intricate moves of a Kandyan dance, a traditional art form from Sri Lanka.
They were movements Ms. Navinna, 23 years old, had been practicing for years for a once-in-a-lifetime performance called a Pahim Path Mangalya, a dance recital that also acts as a rite of passage for Kandyan dancers.
When she and the other members of the National Women's Dance Troupe of Sri Lanka perform on Aug. 9, the dance will take on an even greater significance—it is believed by the organizers to be the first documented public performance of a Pahim Path Mangalya in the U.S.
"It is very rare to see something like this outside of Sri Lanka," said troupe founder Tanya DeSilva. "It is only because we have these very good teachers. Without the proper teachers, there is no way you can do something like this."
The show, slated for next month at the College of Staten Island Center for the Arts, is also an opportunity to promote a point of national pride.
"Some people think Sri Lanka is India, that we are the same," said the troupe's master choreographer Dilhan Pinnagoda through an interpreter. "This is a big opportunity for us to show the local people that we have a big tradition in Sri Lanka."
Kandyan dance is one of three traditional dances in the island nation of about 21 million people located off the southeastern tip of India. The centuries-old dance from the central hill region of Kandy is derived from a collective healing ritual called kohomba kankariya.
Traditionally an all-male dance, women started performing the art form in the 1940s, adding gentler, more fluid movements to the intense choreography.
Susan A. Reed, associate professor of women's and gender studies and anthropology at Bucknell University, said that the dance form is ubiquitous in Sri Lanka, where it is performed in schools and at government ceremonies.
"It is a little bit unusual to have a Kandyan dance troupe in the U.S.," she said noting that she knows of only a handful across the country. "I will say that while you can see lots of Indian dancing in New York, it is extremely rare to see Kandyan dancing."
The blending of styles was on display during a recent rehearsal. Dressed in black leotards and sarongs, the barefoot dancers, who range in age from 15 to 25, combined gentle swaying and twists of the wrists with powerful stomping and acrobatic leaps to the sound of geta drums.
Ms. Navinna has been studying Kandyan dance for more than 15 years. She emigrated from Sri Lanka with her family at just 11 months old. Her mother enrolled her in Ms. DeSilva's classes at age 6.
"I was so little. I don't know if I took it seriously," she said. "As I grew older, I really valued how much it helped me get back to my own Sri Lankan roots. It's a rewarding feeling to know that I can do something that touches my heritage."
Sachindara Navinna, 16, grew up watching her older sister dancing and started formal lessons when she was five years old.
"I love that it's so special," she said. "I feel like anyone can say they're a tap dancer. But how many people in this country can say they're a traditional Kandyan dancer?"
The sisters are admittedly intimidated by the coming performance, for which they must flawlessly execute nine elaborate routines.
"I've always loved performing and being on stage, but I'm usually never this nervous," the younger Navinna sister said, then added, "but it's a good nervous."
Said her older sister, "It's a lot to be able to recall all of it and put everything into every dance. It's a little scary but really exciting at the same time."
The troupe has been practicing every weekend since last October, with a typical rehearsal lasting about six hours. The preparation, however, goes beyond the studio for the dancers, most of whom live in Staten Island, home to one of the largest Sri Lankan communities in the U.S.
On the Sunday when they rehearsed at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the troupe also visited the Staten Island Buddhist Vihara and the Church of Our Lady of Pity, where they said prayers and dedicated themselves to the performance.
The dancers pledged to become temporary vegetarians until after their performance, for which they will be festooned in hand-sewn costumes made in Sri Lanka. Also on that day, during a ritual ceremony, their mothers will adorn them with ornate headdresses.
"They are getting a treasure," Ms. DeSilva said. "So they have to be pure and clean."


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The hero is reasonably wealthy and in UK his family have house-elves. However, I'm wondering if there's an Italian eqivalent to an 'elf' which is a British type of mythical creature.
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Foster the People: Pumped Up Hits
For several months in 2011, the radio hit "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People was the song we couldn't get out of our heads. For Mark Foster, who wrote the song, getting it out of his head — and into a demo — was no problem at all. Using Logic Pro, and playing all the instruments himself, Foster was able to write and record the single in just a day and a half. After the demo went viral on the web, the song climbed the charts and eventually became a kind of fan anthem at the band's typically sold-out concerts.
Following a decade working dead-end jobs in Los Angeles while trying to make it as a songwriter and musician, a career-launching hit was more than Foster could reasonably have hoped for. But "Pumped Up Kicks" has sold more than four million copies. The group's debut album Torches reached the Top 10 on the Billboard 200, a notable feat for a two-year-old band. And Foster the People have since become concert headliners, selling out impressive venues like Central Park SummerStage, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and Gibson Amphitheatre, as well as drawing record crowds at Lollapalooza, Coachella, and South by Southwest. The band also performed on Saturday Night Live and at the Grammy Awards — where they received two nominations and played with The Beach Boys.
Foster credits much of his songwriting success to years of work with Logic Pro, which, by the time he wrote "Pumped Up Kicks," had become his main creative instrument. "When I switched over to Logic, my songwriting changed drastically because it opened my eyes to being able to do a lot of things in one place," he says. "Not just play piano, but put the bass part in. Not just lay in the bass, but put a drum pattern in. It also allowed me to learn various producer tricks that don't have much to do with songwriting but really affect the overall listening experience."
Chasing the Dream
Those opportunities for rich composition and control were a revelation to Foster, who grew up near Cleveland, Ohio, writing music from an early age. Inspired by a Beach Boys tape he received from his dad when he was six, Foster became a multi-instrumentalist, playing drums, piano, and guitar in various bands. "I guess that was the intro to songwriting for me, writing for many different kinds of musicians and styles of music," he says.
After graduating from high school, Foster followed his musical interests to Los Angeles, but his efforts left him discouraged. "I hit a ceiling with songwriting on acoustic guitar," he says. "I realized that if I had no money to pay a producer for studio time, and didn't know how to do it on my own, I was just going to continue to flounder. So I decided to get my own system and learn how to produce, because I didn't want to rely on anybody else."
But Foster's first experiments with PC-based sound tools were frustrating. "After I worked a little while, my PC just turned to Swiss cheese. I remember being in a really good groove creatively, writing tons of songs, while my computer was crashing every 10 seconds. I'd start it up, make a couple of moves, and save them really quick. I would do that for hours. It was all I could do."
During short-term production stints at various studios around Los Angeles, Foster came to see how he might do more. "Working in sessions with producers like Greg Kurstin and Switch, I saw how powerful Logic was. It seemed more intuitive and a better creative tool for a songwriter than Pro Tools. I knew I wanted Logic."
Deep Logic
When he made his first decent paycheck for scoring a friend's movie, Foster used it to buy a MacBook Pro and Logic. Having an application, operating system, and hardware all designed by Apple made for better stability and performance. "They're made to run smoothly together," he says. "Logic felt so intuitive, as if a musician had created it. It really sped up my workflow while letting me stay creative. I didn't have to be a sound engineer to work the program, so I could just be a songwriter."
The transition was sweetened by the useful tools that came with the application: "I loved the amount of control that Logic gave me, as well as all the instrument and effect plug-ins it came with, especially the EXS24 sampler and Space Designer reverb. And I use the Tape Delay and Compressor plug-ins all the time. As a rookie switching over, it was good to have these things at my fingertips and not have to buy a hundred outsourced plug-ins."
With his growing Logic skills, Foster was finally able to land a musical day job. "My songwriting and producing in Logic continued to get better as I went deeper into the program," he says. "I became so familiar with it that I was offered a full-time job as a composer scoring commercials at a company called Mophonics."
Forming the Band
While working at Mophonics, Foster was encouraged to pursue his outside songwriting aspirations. Those efforts, which had ranged widely across genres, found real traction in 2009 when Foster (handling lead vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, and percussion) joined drummer Mark Pontius and bassist Cubbie Fink to form Foster the People. After the success of "Pumped Up Kicks," which Foster wrote at the Mophonics studio, the band followed up with an EP called Foster the People and their first album, Torches.
With a goal of creating 10 great, no-compromise songs for Torches, the band worked with accomplished producers Greg Kurstin, Rich Costey, and Paul Epworth. Foster brought to the studio fully developed versions of each song for the producers to hear. "I pretty much had all the songs demoed out in Logic myself," he says. "As we looked at my sessions, it was easy to add stuff and integrate it with what I'd already done in Logic."
New Direction
On a recent break from touring, Foster and the band were at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood writing material for their next album — tentatively scheduled for a 2013 release. For the new album, Foster is using the capabilities of Logic Pro to support a whole new creative approach. Moving away from the solo songwriting efforts by Foster that shaped their first album, this time the writing is coming from the band. Backing Foster, Fink, and Pontius in the studio, as they do on stage, are guitarist Sean Cimino and Isom Innis (keyboard, synthesizer, piano, programming, percussion, and background vocals).


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This mystifies me! You mean BC doesnt care why for 6 years AB could not be the best player or more "effective" he could be and not correct deficiencies in his game that most of the fan base could clearly see? WTF.You might say it was the system, you might say it was the coach motivating him, Colangelo said. Bottom line, he was better, he was more effective for us. Dont really care why he was.
Wasn't that wasting the talents of the #1 pick for way too long? And mostly it seems because of bad coaching (interaction between player and coach it now seems).


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I love the new colors and the paint job on the walkways from El Camino Real to downtown Palo Alto. Hopefully, the job is not finished. The automobile tunnel should be painted to match, plus the whole structure needs to be made safer with improved lighting and video cameras. As a minimum, replace the burnt-out bulbs. Let the downtown merchants and the city council know if you agree with me.
Carol Gilbert
Byron Street
Palo Alto
Cart in front of horse
Councilperson Karen Holman said "the process (for 27 University Ave.) has been somewhat upside down." I would say it is totally upside down, putting the cart of project design firmly ahead of the horse of needs definition and analysis. It is advancing a solution without first agreeing on the problem to be solved.
The city should break the process into two steps. First, create a statement with public support defining the needs the project is to satisfy and the adverse impacts it is to avoid. Then and only then, open the door to multiple proposals, to be evaluated against established criteria of need satisfaction and impact avoidance.
Doing it this way might redeem the city staff and city council of the sins they have committed by carrying this project forward in an inept and secretive manner.
William H. Cutler
Park Boulevard
Palo Alto
City lacks transparency
Most Palo Alto citizens were amazed and upset by the revelations related in the Palo Alto Weekly about the secret meetings and negotiations between city staff and the Arrillaga 27 University project. The fact that more than 100 citizens attended the City Council meeting was a vivid display of community concern, not only about the project, but about the secrecy and lack of transparency of the process.
Unfortunately, this isn't the only example of a lack of transparency with respect to major city development policies. For those of us impacted by the commercial employee invasion of our neighborhoods, on both sides of University Avenue, the close relationship of city staff to downtown development interests, and lack of transparency in their relationship, has become very clear.
Among the more blatant examples are the monthly Downtown Parking Committee meetings between downtown development interests and City Economic Development, Planning and Transportation staff. There are no published agendas, nor minutes of the discussion, and all of the meetings are closed to the public. This group sets parking policy for the city — all to their own benefit with no concern for the surrounding neighborhoods that must pay for this corporate subsidy.
And City Council apparently supports this approach.
Ken Alsman
Ramona Street
Palo Alto
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