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Welcome to Local 6 Theme World
December 20, 2013
Plotting Potter's Premiere
Universal's marketing wizards are at it again. They are doing a masterful job of releasing new details by dribs and drabs to build up excitement for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley -- opening at Universal Studios by next Summer.
Just two days ago -- they released this teaser trailer showing how empty all other attractions will be when Potter 2.0 opens with a wave of the wand (more on the wand part later)
Now today -- a Second trailer popped up on YouTube and Facebook -- this one giving a tantalizing glimpse at the new attractions and experiences.
Last week, during the big announcement about CityWalk's expansion, they also released a few Potter nuggets including this video talking about the detail of London, Diagon Alley, The Leaky Cauldron & The Hogwarts Express.
We are supposed to learn a lot more during a January 23rd webcast. I have it on pretty good authority the Universal Creative team has really topped Potter 1.0, though they will be very different in feel. Look for several other experiences, probably including some of the darker side of the Potterverse, along with a MUCH bigger Olivander's wand shop. The "real" shop in the books and movies IS in Diagon Alley afterall. The one in Hogsmede was invented by Universal Creative as a "branch store" for the purposes of having it at Islands of Adventure's original land.
Universal is also building up excitement just by following the progress of the buildings.
Here's a look at the whole land from across the waterfront I took about a week ago.
Already a lot more has been done in just the week since I was there. The scale and level of detail of the new land is vast.
The idea is that muggle London buildings will be hiding the "secret world" of Diagon Alley.
From the side nearest Men In Black, though, you can see the pointy, crooked details of Diagon Alley.
The big, grey building on the right is the show building for the Gringott's Bank coaster ride.
Construction is moving fast, and in these photos you can't even see the Hogwarts Express ride.
One final way Universal is trying to build up excitement is a Potter Celebration offered for free with park admission January 24-26 of next year, complete with three popular supporting players.
Universal's press release is below. There is more on ClickO from Universal today, including a slideshow of photos I took of Universal's Holiday celebration events. This year. the tagline is Naughty Vs Nice, which sums up Grinchmas & Macy's well.
Here's a link to the slideshow.
More from Theme World next week, including a review of what may very well be CityWalk's best value.
Keep your emails, questions, tips and comments coming! I always appreciate the feedback.
You can always find all of my blog entries at www.clickorlando.com/themeparks
Here's Universal's Potter Celebration Press Release:
From January 24 - 26, 2014, Universal Orlando and Warner Bros will host "A Celebration of Harry Potter" - a special event that will celebrate all of Harry's adventures, from the beloved books to the feature films. Just announced to appear at the event will be "Harry Potter" film stars James Phelps (Fred Weasley), Oliver Phelps (George Weasley) and Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood).
The celebration takes place just one day after the recently-announced webcast that will reveal new details about the Diagon Alley expansion of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. While in town, the Phelps twins and Lynch are likely to be involved in that big reveal.
Lynch was just at Universal Orlando a few weeks ago for the unveiling of the latest "Harry Potter" stamps from the United States Postal Service. A big Potter fan herself, she's always eager to take part in special events and meet with fans.
Included in the special 3-day event will be a variety of experiences, such as a Harry Potter Tribute on Friday night, a Harry Potter Expo, panel discussions with film talent and crew, and more.
Creative talent set to appear includes Kazu Kibuishi, the award-winning artist who recently re-imagined the Harry Potter book covers, and Eduardo Lima and Miraphora Mina of MinaLima, who established the visual graphic style of the Harry Potter films.
Access to "A Celebration of Harry Potter" is included with regular theme park admission or with an annual pass. Those without an annual pass can experience the full offering with a 3-day park-to-park ticket. Admission into panel events will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Event details are below:
The panels will be held in a theater-style setting and will include discussions and Q&A's with Harry Potter film talent and crew. Admission into the theaters will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Specific panel times will be released at a later date.
Panel descriptions are below:
A Harry Potter Tribute
"A Celebration of Harry Potter" will kick off with a special evening event starring several cast members of the Harry Potter film series and award-winning artist Kazu Kibuishi, who recently re-imagined the Harry Potter book covers for Scholastic and beautifully captured pivotal scenes from the enchanting Harry Potter stories. Guests will enjoy film clips, Q&A sessions with cast members, and get a glimpse of new details about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley, opening summer 2014.
My Life on the Harry Potter Film Set: Talent Q&A's
Actors from the Harry Potter films share what it's like to work on a major motion picture and be part of film history.
Duelling Demonstration & Wand Combat Masterclass with Paul Harris
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter will present a spellbinding masterclass with the world's only Wand Combat Choreographer, Paul Harris. Paul choreographed the epic battle scene in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and will be on hand to teach you the technique behind wielding a wand.
Graphic Design for the Harry Potter Films with MinaLima
Graphic designers Eduardo Lima and Miraphora Mina from the studio MinaLima will discuss their ten-year involvement in establishing the visual graphic style on the film productions of Harry Potter and present some of the iconic props they created for the films, including the Marauder's Map, the Daily Prophet and The Quibbler.
Bringing the Harry Potter Films to the Theme Park - Set and Prop Design of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Harry Potter film and theme park Set Designer Alan Gilmore and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Prop Master Eric Baker will present a look at how ideas move from the books to screen, and then become real-life theme park experiences.
Go Behind the Scenes of Pottermore.com from J.K. Rowling
Pottermore's Creative Director gives an exclusive insight into the creation of Moment artwork for Pottermore.com, and a look at the next installment of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Plus, get ready for an exclusive reveal as he shares his favorite upcoming new entry from J.K. Rowling.
The Harry Potter Expo will be held inside a Universal Orlando soundstage and will be open to guests throughout the weekend. The expo will include booths and exhibits that will give guests deeper insight into the various manifestations of the Harry Potter series.
Expo booth descriptions are below:
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Guests will get an up-close look at the artistry and craftsmanship that went into creating the iconic costumes that have appeared throughout the Harry Potter film series. They will also have the opportunity to get sorted into Hogwarts houses during a Sorting Hat experience.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
This interactive experience will feature a duelling presentation by the world's only Wand Combat Choreographer, Paul Harris.
Limited edition artworks and reproductions based on original prop designs will be on display, including iconic pieces, such as the Marauder's Map and the Daily Prophet. A selection of original graphic props from the films will also be on display, and on-hand to meet guests will be Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima.
Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
Go behind the scenes of Pottermore.com from J.K. Rowling. Find out how Moments from Harry's story are created from the first sketch to the final splash of color, get an exclusive look at artwork that has not yet been released, and experience Pottermore.com for yourself - defeat your opponent in a wizard's duel or try your hand at brewing magical draughts and potions.
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and share your message about what Harry Potter means to you. Award-winning artist Kazu Kibuishi, who recently reimagined the Harry Potter book covers, will be signing posters at limited times throughout the weekend.
United States Postal Service
Guests can check out the limited-edition Harry Potter collection of 20 new Forever stamps, featuring images of Harry Potter, the extraordinary boy wizard, and the adventures he encounters with the friends, heroes, villains and creatures that make up his world. Also, see collectible products featuring the stamps, meet the stamp art director, and get special cancellation postmarks commemorating this celebration.
For more information about the event and tickets, visit www.universalorlando.com/celebration.
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Rattlesnake Ledge > East Peak - Rattlesnake Mtn > Climber's Log
East Peak - Rattlesnake Mtn Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Ledges Trail
Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2007
|Stopped at the Ledges for the nice view. There was snow covering the summit area.
|Posted Jul 15, 2012 12:08 am
Date Climbed: May 4, 2006
|I've been to the ledge many times but to the true summit just once.
|Posted Apr 24, 2011 4:59 pm
|West to East Traverse
Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2011
|Hiked from Snoqualmie Point to the Lake. Deep snow along the top!
|Posted Apr 10, 2011 11:42 pm
|Pass'n through.
Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2010
|Through hike west to east.
|Posted Apr 21, 2010 8:49 pm
|Good Snowshoe
Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2009
|While there was snow in the parking lot, we didn't hit good snowshoeing conditions until just above the highest ledge. Plenty of powder to spare by the top. The few views to be had were clear. Not bad for March.
|Posted Mar 27, 2009 3:33 pm
|Cascade Scrambler
|Can't see much
Date Climbed: Feb 20, 2009
|I was the only one on top today. The forest is really making a comeback. Hit snow right around the first abandoned road, but no gear was needed. I was a bit surprised the first time the radio inside the locked shed started crackling to life.
|Posted Feb 20, 2009 8:32 pm
|Had to do the traverse
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008
|Being the author of this page, I felt bad that I had only gotten to the summit of East Peak via the Ledge. When the opportunity came, I went with a group to do the entire traverse. Despite a 90 degree day there was still snow on the trail.
|Posted Jul 13, 2008 5:54 am
|Cold, wet & windy
Date Climbed: Apr 17, 1998
|Hiked it with a couple girlfriends who didn't hike. The weather was crappy. Views, boring. Minimal exercise.
|Posted Jun 26, 2008 8:10 pm
|This Rattlesnake Had A Bite!!!
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008
|A "frostbite", that is... After approximately halfway between Rattlesnake Ledge and the East Peak summit, snow covered the ground from that point forward. I was not amazed at finding snow there, just at the depth of it. At least it was still walkable in my hiking shoes, without sinking. Other people were also making the snowy trek up the mountain, as well.
|Posted Jun 8, 2008 7:26 pm
|Lonely at the top
Date Climbed: May 26, 2007
|While there were tons of people down at the Ledge area, I was the only one at the East Peak summit area for quite awhile before two more hikers made it to where the wooden benches were set up. I did pass three others on the way down. Below the lowest ledge, I passed hundreds of people. Hundreds.....
|Posted May 28, 2007 8:42 pm

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There are millions of people who wish they could hobnob with their fave celebs, and then there's Vanessa Sky Ellis: a 25-year-old woman who spends nearly every waking moment (that she's not bartending) combing the streets of New York City stalking celebrities. Not in the Thomas Brodnicki way (he threatened to kill "Spring Breakers" star Selena Gomez), the Livia Bistriceanu way (she believed Leo DiCaprio was her husband), or the Greg Broussard way (he thought Halle Berry was stalking him… in his actual dreams). Ellis just really, really wants to meet you -- if you're famous.
As revealed in this clip from the upcoming episode of TLC's "My Crazy Obsession," she has more than 10,000 pictures of herself with the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, and Nicolas Cage; many of these shots double as wallpaper for her apartment. And she's not shy: If she thinks you might be famous, she's going to ask -- as evidenced by her approaching a guy on the street whom she thought was in One Direction; he seemed less than flattered by the inquiry.
[Related: Ho, Ho, No! A Woman Shows Off Collection of Snowmen on 'My Crazy Obsession']
"I'll go after whoever, whenever," Ellis says about her vice. (That's comforting.) It's not all creepy though: When she runs into comedian and "Sex and the City" star Mario Cantone, she politely asks if she can take a picture, does so, and then moves on.
Does she have a favorite celebrity? "To me, there's no such thing as a celebrity being an A-lister or a B-lister or a C-lister. They're all celebrities," she says, flashing pics of herself with Zac Efron, Alan Cummings, Al Sharpton, and Jason Tam (she has numerous shots with the soap star).
[Related: 'My Strange Addiction': Texas Woman Smells, Eats, Drinks Vapor Rub Daily]
Her Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages tell a different story, though. The story being that she's "Jersey Shores Real Pauly D stalker!" as it reads in her Twitter bio, along with "@djpaulyd #1 fan Pauly Ds in my basement djing for me." (She must not be obsessed with apostrophes.) Her Facebook wall also has numerous references to Pauly D.
In fact, if you watched the hit MTV reality show, you might remember her as the fan slinking around Seaside Heights in a Pauly D hat during Season 5, trying to meet the DJ. MTV even reported that she tried to crash the "Jersey Shore" premiere party, but was turned away despite flashing pics of herself with Johnny Depp and Nicki Minaj.
Hey, look on the bright side -- she could translate this obsession into a lucrative career as a paparazzo.
To learn more about Ellis and her celebrity-stalking ways, tune in to "My Crazy Obsession" on Wednesday, 4/3 at 10 PM on TLC.


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Plant to relocate entire operation into one building
Precision. Everything done in the Mayday Manufacturing headquarters in Denton is precise.
The aerospace materials created in the plant can be required to be within .001 inch of specifications outlined by major original equipment manufacturers around the world, with more than 100,000 types of parts produced in the company's nearly 50-year history.
"If we made a car with these specifications, number one it would never die, and number two it would be a $3 [million] to $4 million car," said Gus Whiteman, aerospace sales manager.
Now the company is taking precision one step further. To maximize efficiency and streamline how the materials are made, the company is moving its headquarters to a new location in Denton, with plans to open the new facility in March.
Company President Dan Caine said the new space will help accommodate the rapidly expanding businesses. Mayday and its sister company, Hi-Tech Metal Finishing, have grown up to 12 percent a year recently, and they expect the company to do the same in 2014. Both companies were purchased by Tailwind Technologies in 2009.
"This positions both Mayday and Hi-Tech to grow with the aerospace market much nicer than we were previously," Caine said. "We've made a strategic decision to stay here in Denton and our owners, Tailwind Technologies, on behalf of Mayday and Hi-Tech, made a strategic decision to stay in Denton. It's a great place for our business."
The company is best known for its precision bushings, which are components used between more expensive parts that would otherwise rub together when in use. It also makes sleeves, pins and other components for planes and helicopters, and other plane parts.
The current facilities are in two buildings along Interstate 35W, with about 56,000 square feet that hold both Mayday Manufacturing and Hi-Tech Metal Finishing, which is co-owned by Mayday, Whiteman said. One building holds a machine shop and some offices; the other holds more offices, more machinery and Hi-Tech Metal Finishing, which basically coats and seals many of the parts made at Mayday to prevent erosion.
Drivers can frequently see golf carts moving between the two buildings to transport the unfinished products, Whiteman said.
"We quickly realized a year and a half ago that ... we would meet our capacity in this building. We're out of room," he said. "We needed more machines. We don't even have a sufficient-sized parking lot."
With the move, everything will be housed under one roof on Jim Christal Road in a building that is approximately 130,000 square feet.
"It helps from the standpoint of putting two companies under one roof again," said Doug Wulf, vice president of manufacturing for Mayday. "We're looking for a lot of efficiency increases with transportation and communication, reducing our lead times to our customers and other cost efficiencies because of our close proximity."
Mayday acquired the new facility about a year ago, and hired a local construction company to do some demolition and remodeling, including adding 15,000 square feet of office space in the front of the building, Wulf said.
The company kicked off the move on Thursday, by transporting some of the machines over to the new facility. In February, it expects to move the rest of the manufacturing components as well as the processing facilities for Hi-Tech. During the first week of March, the offices and anything left is scheduled to move, Wulf said.
By having most steps of the manufacturing in the same building, Mayday can complete an emergency order in a day if necessary, something its competitors can rarely, if ever, do, Whiteman said.
"Part of Mayday's success has been that we're a bushing company, and we're going to stay a bushing company," Whiteman said.
JENNA DUNCAN can be reached at 940-566-6889 and via Twitter at @JennaFDuncan.


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Survey sheds light on users' perception of SSD performance
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) conducted a survey that yielded interesting user insights into the attributes of solid state drives (SSDs) such as endurance expectations and reception to built-in encryption features.
Paul Wassenberg, chair of SNIA's Solid State Storage Initiative (SSSI) said the results of the survey will be used to guide the group's education activities around the capabilities and features of SSDs. The call for input began last fall. Initial results, comprising 75 per cent of the ultimate total of participants, were presented at the Storage Visions Conference earlier this year.
The survey identified respondents in four market segments, namely the mobile, desktop, server, and storage sub-system segments. Within each segment, SSD uses were broken down based on applications as well as interfaces being used. Overall, the highest use of SSDs is in storage sub-systems—by approximately 33 per cent, with servers at roughly 27 per cent, and mobile at around 21 per cent. Desktop use of SSDs was about 8 per cent. The majority, approximately 65 per cent, were using the using the 2.5in form factor, 19 per cent were using PCIe cards, and less than 5 per cent were using mSATA. Capacity-wise, about 33 per cent of respondents were using SSDs greater than 500GB, followed closely by about 31 per cent using between 301GB and 500GB.
The SSSI survey focused on five key attributes of SSDs—performance, power, endurance, data integrity, and data encryption. While the ratings varied depending on the segment and uses, across all segments performance was fairly important, with IOPS and latency favoured over throughput. Power was fairly important, but power management received only middling ratings.
Wassenberg said endurance was most important of all attributes for users, who consistently ranked it above all else. Data integrity and encryption were rated as fairly important, but the latter less so than anticipated. Wassenberg said this was notable, since comments from the survey revealed some outdated data ideas that encryption can reduce performance. That isn't true, he said, because recent generations of self-encrypting drives (SEDs) do not measurably impact SSD performance.
Key management is also a concern in larger systems with multiple drives, the survey found. Wassenberg said mobile devices, such as notebooks PCs, are particularly vulnerable to theft, and encryption would prevent the data from being accessed. Many SSDs being shipped today have data protection and encryption features built in, but often those abilities are not being switched on by OEMs.
Samsung, for example, recently added new security features to its self-encrypting drive (SED), the 840 EVO SSD, making it compatible with professional security software employed by enterprise organisations. In addition, there are a number of third-party vendors such as WinMagic and Wave Systems that offer tools to make SEDs easier for IT departments to deploy and manage while not degrading the performance of SSDs and or complicating the user experience.
Wassenberg said educating users on encryption technologies for SSDs and the benefits will be a focus for the SSSI going forward. Another area of education will be performance, he said, and the importance of preconditioning drives so that users have better expectations of how a drive performs over time. An SSD's performance is higher fresh out of the box, but it will drop after several writes, and then give a more realistic indication of how it will likely perform over time.
The SSSI offers test specification, specifications and software that allow users to test workloads and maintain industry-standard methodology for pre-conditioning and steady state determination for SSDs.
For now, the SSSI survey is going to be kept open for an indefinite period to gather more data, and users are welcome to participate in a dedicated LinkedIn group.
- Gary Hilson
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Conan on Clinton at '95 WHCD
One of the new Washington practices is examining a comedian's politics once he or she has scored a big Washington gig. For Louis C.K., he saw his views come under scrutiny after he was picked to headline the 2012 Radio & TV Correspondents Dinner (he subsequently pulled out of performing the event).
With news of Conan O'Brien headlining this year's White House Correspondents Association annual dinner, does the late night talk show carry with him any political baggage?
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Fortunately for O'Brien: Not enough to reach C.K. levels of controversy. O'Brien's contributed to Democratic politicians in the past — Al Franken, Chris Dodd —but has largely avoided any controversial political humor that he's had to apologize for (as seems to be the trend of late).
And his 1995 routine at the WHCD did not treat President Bill Clinton with kid gloves, largely poking fun at Clinton's irrelevance. ("I was excited to be in a room with one of the most powerful men in America. Then I heard Judge Ito canceled.")
It was enough to prompt columnist Mary McGrory, then with the Washington Post, to say that Clinton "got clobbered" by O'Brien, enough so that "The president would have been justified in walking out."
Still, it was a performance lauded by most. The Washington Post said "O'Brien got hurricanes of laughter." Boston Herald cited the "glowing reviews" Conan received in the wake of the dinner.
Not everyone agreed; the New Orleans Time-Picayune said "his Clutch Cargo bit - having a static photo of Clinton saying unlikely things via real moving lips - went on too long."
"His line - 'I inhaled. I smoked my brains out. They called me Weed Willy' - had the president red-faced with laughter, but Hillary Rodham Clinton was clearly not amused," wrote the paper.
On his current show with TBS, O'Brien has upset some conservatives, such as when he officiated the same-sex wedding of one of his staffers, but his interview in June with Mitt Romney's five sons went off without any uncomfortable moments.


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European Neanderthals and Modern Humans
New findings from an international team of researchers show that most Neanderthals in Europe died off around 50,000 years ago. The previously held view of a Europe populated by a stable Neanderthal population for hundreds of thousands of years up until modern humans arrived must therefore be revised.
This new perspective on the Neanderthals comes from a study of ancient DNA published February 25 in Molecular Biology and Evolution.
The results indicate that most Neanderthals in Europe died off as early as 50,000 years ago.After that, a small group of Neanderthals recolonised central and western Europe, where they survived for another 10,000 years before modern humans entered the picture.
The study is the result of an international project led by Swedish and Spanish researchers in Uppsala, Stockholm and Madrid.
"The fact that Neanderthals in Europe were nearly extinct, but then recovered, and that all this took place long before they came into contact with modern humans came as a complete surprise to us. This indicates that the Neanderthals may have been more sensitive to the dramatic climate changes that took place in the last Ice Age than was previously thought", says Love Dalén, associate professor at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm.
Photo credit: http://www.neanderthalproject.com
Article continues: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120225110942.htm


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Pa. House passes property-tax-relief bill
The state House passed a bill Wednesday that would give school districts the option of imposing an elimination tax as a way of reducing dependence on the property tax.
Authored by York County Republican Rep. Seth Grove, House Bill 1189 would allow districts to use earned income tax, business privilege tax or a mercantile tax. They also could use a combination approach. All funds generated would need to be used to directly eliminate or reduce school district millage rates.
The bill limits the use of the business taxes to 50 percent of the total elimination tax revenue. And a school board that eliminates property tax millage rates would be prohibited from levying it in the future.
"House Bill 1189 provides a multitude of options for school districts to deal with their property taxes," Grove said. "In areas where the local populace is demanding elimination, it eliminates. In areas where the local populace wants reductions, it reduces. In areas that want to be left alone, it allows them to keep the status quo."
One of four property-tax bills on the table, it now moves to the Senate for consideration.


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Botanical society to begin docent program
The Durango Botanical Society will start a docent program in 2013.
As representatives for the society, the docents will help community members better understand horticulture, make society projects more visible, and promote botanical instruction. Docents will share their knowledge of horticulture and gardening; bring botanical instruction to students in area schools; lead tours and engage visitors in the Library Demonstration Garden; and increase their own knowledge of plant selection and design.
For people who are continuing Colorado Master Gardener volunteers, all of the docent hours will count toward volunteer commitment of both hours and continuing education.
Candidates will be selected by mid-December, and initial training will be conducted in January. The deadline to apply is Nov. 29.
For more information, email Melanie Palmer at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Orioles still involved in Teixeira derby
Club hopes Baltimore native will select his hometown club
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
"Of course he's involved," said MacPhail. "We wouldn't be one of the four clubs left standing if he wasn't a sincerely interested party."
Prior to that comment from MacPhail, there had been no indication how wide the field might be for Teixeira's services. Agent Scott Boras had said earlier in the day that "numerous" teams were still involved in the bidding, and he went as far to say that all of the potential suitors have made an offer and gone through a back-and-forth process.
The final four clubs are believed to be the Orioles, Angels, Nationals and Red Sox, and one source close to the negotiations confirmed that Baltimore has left a standing offer on the table for Teixeira. That offer reportedly stretches over seven years and $150 million, and MacPhail said that Angelos has been intimately involved in the process from afar.
"Suffice it to say I keep him apprised of where we are. I don't go anywhere [in terms of contract offers] without his prior approval," MacPhail said, describing the process behind closed doors. "We talk about it on a daily basis. I give him a read on some of the stuff you pick up either in the lobby or on the Internet or through sources about who the clubs are and what the numbers may end up. Some of that stuff, obviously, you have to filter out in terms of what may or may not be accurate."
That involvement isn't only typical, it seems to be imperative. Boras ticked through a number of concerns that Teixeira will evaluate, and nestled among them was a geographic consideration. Teixeira, a native of Baltimore suburb Severna Park, Md., has stressed that he wants to play close to home and for a team that can contend during the life of his contract.
"Certainly, part of Mark's decision is complex. Regional ties and family things are part of his consideration," said Boras. "Obviously, there's the club, the club's ability to win and win long-term, commitment by the owners to the franchise being successful, where they play, the city they're in, those kinds of things. He's played in both leagues, so he's had an opportunity to make an analysis of what's best for he and his family and, of course, the economics, too."
"A lot of it is going to depend on what's most important to the player," added MacPhail, speaking in the abstract. "If winning tomorrow is the most important thing to the player, we're handicapped."
MacPhail said that the Orioles haven't attached a deadline to their offer and that the entire negotiation is a work in progress, but he also said that the Boras camp knows that he has limited resources and other places to spend his money. Baltimore is interested in Teixeira, but it doesn't want to let it stop the organization from attacking some of its other needs.
And in this case, the money isn't really the issue as much as the time element. Baltimore is still interested in adding a catcher and two starting pitchers, and MacPhail doesn't want one major deal to monopolize his attention. At the same time, he said that he's had a long history with lucrative deals and that he won't back down because of dollars alone.
"I've been involved with the highest contracts in the game in their time on a couple different occasions -- [Frank] Viola, [Kirby] Puckett, [Sammy] Sosa was a big number, [Mark] Prior for an amateur player," said MacPhail, who often characterizes himself as deliberate and methodical. "For a conservative guy like me, you'd be surprised how many big ones I've been in. At the same time, there are a lot of ones where you come to a point and you think, 'No mas.'"
The Orioles continue to be interested in Japanese free agents Koji Uehara and Kenshin Kawakami, and recent reports have linked them to catcher Gregg Zaun. The veteran even came out and admitted that he has interest in Baltimore, which has employed his uncle, 1983 World Series MVP Rick Dempsey, in a wide variety of capacities.
One source indicated that the Orioles aren't willing to go beyond three guaranteed years for right-handed pitcher A.J. Burnett, a stance that could make it hard to get him to sign. MacPhail indicated that he's had several conversations with various teams and agents regarding starting pitchers, but he admitted that he's not sure where he really stands.
"We have an idea of what we think we have to spend," MacPhail said. "We have an idea of what kind of pitchers might be in that sphere. We've got several of them over here [and] we've talked to all of their people. We've kind of told them where we are, what we have [and] what we're thinking about. The first one moves to us, we'll move to them. They're all, as you can imagine, 'Thanks for the info,' and then they'll go out and see what else is around, whether it be a club or an agent."
The Orioles appear unlikely to select anybody in Thursday's Rule 5 Draft, although that could change if someone unexpected falls to their slot.
Baltimore has already agreed to terms with shortstop Cesar Izturis and traded catcher Ramon Hernandez for Ryan Freel and two prospects at the Winter Meetings, but there's still quite a bit of work to do before Spring Training. MacPhail, when asked if he already considers the Meetings a success, preached patience in terms of forming perspective.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 9:21 PM
a resident of Danville
on Mar 3, 2010 at 7:07 am
This is off topic but I need this question answered. Is it true that a kid brought a gun to SRVHS and was not expelled?
a resident of another community
on Mar 3, 2010 at 8:00 am
Dear Dolores,
We all appreciate humor. A national movement has been started to open-carry glass bottles in the shape of "six-shooters" filled with gum balls. By law these open-carry enthusiasts have to carry their "ammo" as gum balls in their pockets. The glass bottle gun is available at Cost Plus and fits typical holsters used by open-carry gunslingers. It has become a sticky situation..(smile)
..and now we return to the regular portion of our program:
The issues not addressed by Steve Enoch or through MAC member questions last night are:
#1 - What specific efforts are being made to retain teachers as the primary priority of education versus the real estate business of schools. What is the ratio of teacher-to-administrator lay-offs?
#2 - What expertise for Solar PV power generation is available within the district's facilities organization? Who are the Solar PV experts advising the district's board? What efforts have been made to combine the Solar PV bonds with other government and industry incentives to lower costs further? Has the primary option of placement of panels on existing structures been reviewed and budgeted for cost savings in installation and operations?
One HAL of a guestion, one after another, right?
The ROFL in Ralph N. Shirlet
a resident of Danville
on Mar 3, 2010 at 11:09 am
Really, so are you saying this was a conservative kid making a statement with a gumball gun? Well then no problema. You see, that's what the media is for. To clear things up. I'm sure someone can understand why I was shocked to hear only that a kid brought a gun to school. He didn't bring a gun. He brought a gumball machine. I didn't know about this specific open carry movement. Interesting
a resident of Danville
on Mar 3, 2010 at 11:12 am
Back to business. It's a ruse to focus on administrative costs when they are a minute fraction of teachers salaries. I think going with green energy is an intelligent investment, both monetarily and in terms of pollution. Just know adminstrators that most of the community would be so happy if you took on the teachers unions, we'd be happy to see you get bonuses
a resident of Alamo
on Mar 3, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Disgusting to see the school district even consider solar - and even more disgusting to see people blithely ignore the idiocy of such an "investment". Just where is the money coming from? The Tooth Fairy? No, it is tax money from a vastly indebted State. This inane "thinking" by bureaucrats is the exact reason California is a basket case.
As for the so-called teachers, fire every fifth one right now. About time the rest of the slugs, er, teachers, start earning their paychecks.
a resident of Danville
on Mar 4, 2010 at 4:27 am
I like mac, especially mac & cheese. Does the school's chef have any recipes to share?
a resident of Danville
on Mar 4, 2010 at 8:45 am
The low interest Qualified School Construction Bonds that the district may use for solar are part of a federal stimulus package. Money saved from the district's energy bills will be used to pay back the bonds. Projections show that no money will come out of the district's general fund to pay for the bonds, and that because right now construction costs are low and there are generous PG&E rebates available, the project may generate significant revenue for the district's general fund. It is exactly the kind of forward thinking that is necessary in these times of budgetary crisis. Irvine USD just approved a solar project that projects $17 million in savings over the next 20 years.
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on Mar 4, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Jerry Hubbard...it's been a long time! Our friend Happy (you know, "Happy Kyne and the Mirthmakers", uses the following recipe at his Taco and Run restaurant:
I can't vouch for it personally, but Happy seems to be happy with it.
a resident of Monte Vista High School
on Mar 4, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Hopefully, when one looks at the costs of installing solar panels, one will use prudent insight to find ALL THE HIDDEN costs which will be there when the "Use it or Lose it" approach is done.
For example, will the Use it or Lose it provide long term funding for technical maintenance? Does the district have the expertise to maintain the installation of solar panels or will the there be added costs to hire outsiders? Was a complete and thorough cost analysis done including costs which will surface many years down the road? Will these hidden costs only surface down the road which will be moved over to the general fund impounding the overall money for instructional purposes? How much money needs to be set aside for replacement of panels as they begin to deteriorate?
Certainly by now all these costs are by have been evaluated and reported some where for all to read.
Have they?
a resident of Alamo
on Mar 5, 2010 at 5:40 pm
I'm with you F. Olivas. The school board always seems to gloss over or ignore the hidden costs. A perfect example was the replacement of low-tech overhead projectors with LCD projectors. The board buys them, gives them to schools and never considers the cost of replacement bulbs which run around $300 apiece and must come out of the schools budget. Since the projectors were all purchased at the same time, many of the bulbs burn out around the same time, leaving the schools with a big, unplanned expense.


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I have a small shop but I want to buy a lift. I was going to get the typical Harbor Freight lift, but I would need to store it on end against a wall. Would that be reasonable with the HF lift?
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I have one of those and it is heavy, maybe 300#. There is just enough room in front of my wife's car to store it flat.
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I was starting to get excited about the overhead storage idea until I realized that most of the ceiling is taken up by the garage door.
I've thought about cutting a hole in the floor for the lift but that would limit the location.
I may just have to go with a Kendon lift and deal with the extra cost and the limitations of not having a lift that works with the center stand.
BMW R bike rider, horizontally opposed to everything...
Some folks don't store their lift, they just park a bike on it when it's not otherwise in use. Don't know if that will work for you. If I had a little more room in my garage that's what I'd do.
Maybe you could put some ramps on the sides of the lift to drive the car up on...
I have a 4 post car lift, works double duty as a bike lift by using straps. Bonus is, I store my fastback on top & my son's 90 GT underneath!
I'm currently converting a horse barn to a garage/shop. When I poured the cement I left a recess for my Handy-Lift to sit flush so I can place a car over it if need be. Previously I did as others suggested and parked the bike on it.
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To: JStrube
Re: Garage Envy
Thanks a lot for screwing up my day. Now I'll be dreaming about garage lifts all day. It's not that I hate you, it's that I hate that you have a garage lift and I don't. And, I do not have any especially cool cars to place on said lift. At least you did not attach any pictures showing off your garage and lift; I can be thankful for that.
So next time you want to brag about your, "Garage Lift,"don't show any pictures that would make me even more envious than I already am. So there!
I don't often do it but I can park my Ford Explorer right over my Handy Lift provided I don't go so far forward that the wheel vice interferes. Can't do it with the Saturn SC1 though.
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So if someone is caught smoking in their apartment will they be terminated on the spot?
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the alamosa mosquito control district continues to discover west nile virus in mosquitoes in the alamosa area. yesterday, a trap at cattails golf course and a trap in the vicinity of 12 mile road and the 105 south tested positive. This brings the total positive tests to five since the first detection on july 13th. The district's response has been to treat an area within one and one-half miles of the trap. The treatment consists of aerial and ground spraying and one application is done immediately with a second following in the early evening hours. This has reduced the number of mosquitoes in the traps to almost zero. Three new cases of west nile virus in humans have also been reported in the state. A 48-year-old pueblo man tested positive, was hospitalized and is now recovering at home. A 45-year-old female from otero county and a 57-year-old jefferson county female have both also tested positive and are recovering. That brings the total to 4 human cases so far. Symptoms include headache, fever, neck stiffness, weakness, disorientation, tremors, convulsions or coma. People should protect themselves by using insect repellant containing 20 to 30% deet and wearing protective clothing. Call the amcd at 589-5409 for more information.
the u.s. Forest service says that it is not yet convinced that curtis bruner, the new owner of the cuchara valley ski resort, will be any better off than the 7 owners who have preceded him in the ski resort's 22 year history. However, the forest service says it does want to cooperate with bruner if he can make the resort viable. The resort hasn't opened for seven of the past 14 years, and forest officials say that they are going to stick with their plan to dismantle the ski lifts and rehabilitate the area as funds permit, beginning perhaps sometime next year. The forest service has requested specific information from bruner and his supporters including proof that he is the new legal owner instead of john lau. Bruner also must prove that he and his backers are financially able to make cuchara valley a viable resort.
a subaru utility vehicle westbound on u.s. 160 in the san luis valley, just west of county line road, crossed into the oncoming lane at 10:11pm on wednesday and collided head-on with a 1992 chevrolet coupe. The subaru spun around and became engulfed in flames. The chevrolet went off the south side of u.s. 160 and rolled once. Both driver and passenger in the subaru were pronounced dead at the scene as were both the driver and passenger in the chevrolet. Whether or not seat belts were in use in either vehicle is unknown at this time. All four died of massive internal injuries.
the city of aguilar has lifted its water restrictions and residents may now use their allotments of two hours a day, three days a week. eventhough city officials are not saying that the town's water crisis is over, numerous leaks have been fixed and faulty valves in the city's distribution system have been fixed. It is now expected that sufficient water should be available for the town's 600 residents and 350 water customers for the rest of the year.
raymond g. "jerry" murphy, a native of pueblo and adams state graduate, hiroshi h. "hershey" miyamura and george t. Sakato were the focus of attention in monte vista's ski hi stampede parade yesterday. Events this week in the valley and at the colorado state veterans center at homelake are being held to welcome home soldiers who fought in korea. Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the armistice that ended the korean conflict.
vectra bank of colorado has placed its four san luis valley branches on the market. zions bancorporation of denver has decided to concentrate on the small and mid-sized businesses and shed it's agriculture-related branches. The four branches for sale in the valley are in alamosa, del norte, saguache and center.
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Planning a PDX road trip soon? OSU's Food Innovation Center will host its inaugural Time to Market Trade Show Tuesday, June 24. Vendors are graduates of the Getting to Recipe to Market class. More from the press release:
The inaugural Time To Market Trade Show, which will take place from 4-7 p.m., offers a delicious array of free samples, including crème brûlée, gelato, pickles, peppers, cocktails and health foods. Gluten-free, diabetic-friendly and vegan options will be available. Consumers can buy the products, too."This is the public's first chance to get a taste of what we've cooked up with our students," said Sarah Masoni, the center's product development manager. "This event is a perfect way for us to reach out to businesses we've helped over the years and treat the taste buds of Oregon."The Food Innovation Center is a collaborative effort between Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Agriculture. It is located at 1207 N.W. Naito Parkway in Portland. For more information, call 503-872-6680.


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"Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait. I guess that's like a regular window. - Deep Thoughts (Saturday Night Live)"
"Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known."
"See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand!
O that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!"
"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins."
"I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man-public opinion"
"Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No -- no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears."


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text: This course provides an introduction to the criminal justice system. It is a required course for all criminal justice majors, and it also fills distribution requirements. One of the primary goals of this course is to provide a general understanding of how the criminal justice system responds to crime in society. To accomplish this goal, we will examine how criminal cases are processed in the criminal justice system. We will also examine how external forces, such as political decisions, can influence criminal justice decision-making. Finally, we will examine how the society's response to crime has evolved over time. Readings: To be announced. Class Meeting: Monday and Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Instructor: Professor Steven Chermak, criminal justice department


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Android News
Android Person of the Year Nominee: MIUI Team
December 21, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson
Android, Featured post
MIUI Team
Developer of a popular custom ROM.
Nominated because: Android like we've never seen it before.
In September 2010, an advanced and heavily customized version of Froyo from a team of Chinese developers made a splash in the Android blogosphere. It's called MIUI, and turns elements from Froyo, TouchWiz and iOS into something quite unique that has managed to make many people excited.
Primarily thanks to enthusiasts at the XDA, MIUI received English translations, got ported to more devices and the ROM quickly gained in popularity outside of China. Eventually several dedicated MIUI sites started to appear, such as miui-dev.com. With native apps that could've been successful in the Market and an interface that a phone manufacturer could've been proud of, it's easy to understand MIUI's appeal – and they're releasing all this for free. It's almost hard to compute.
MIUI features lots of clever little solutions that make using your Android more convenient, and it's fast with Quadrant benchmark scores around 1600 – 1800 on the HTC Desire. Another main attraction is the ROM's one of a kind launcher with preloaded widgets, but MIUI also rocks its own music player, as well as a messaging app, a backup tool, a FM radio (that Cyanogen later got to use), a firewall, a T9 dialer, and a surprisingly brilliant file explorer that can turn your SD card into an FTP server – these guys aren't your ordinary ROM devs.
MIUI gets a new release every Friday that brings fixes as well as plenty of additional features that often are major. In fact, many fans are so dedicated that they spend their Friday nights translating and preparing the latest release, or waiting for the newest ROM to be uploaded.
Android purists may frown upon some of the iOS inspired design elements, but the very fact that Google's platform can be made to look like this is a testament to its openness. One can also disagree with the "walled garden" philosophy of iOS, while still enjoying parts of its interface. Besides, with built-in theme support and lots of themes available – it's easy to personalize MIUI, and themes range from stylish and sober to completely outlandish designs. Listing all of MIUI's features would make this article far too wordy – suffice to say, MIUI is a unique Android ROM.
Sure, users have had battles with Starship Troopers sized bugs, especially early on, but for most people MIUI has been a smooth ride. The team behind MIUI has arguably done more with Android, and in a shorter period of time, than any other independent ROM developer and for that, the group definitely deserves its nomination. Who knows what kind of innovation they'll bring to Android in 2011?
This article is part of a series of profiles on the people who most-impacted Android in 2010. Read more about the Android Person of the Year series here.


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Hello all,
When you submit something that you believe to be a false positive in for review by ZA. Do they normally respond back letting you know it's a FP? Or do they just fix the problem, and the next time you scan then the "bad file" isn't detected anymore?
Or does it just depend on whom ever on the research team is available to review your problem (e.g. some of them will let you know, others will just fix the problem, others just acknowledge that they received the file and it shall be reviewed and fixed if needed?)


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It's quite true, I think, that we Americans literally cannot comprehend some of the racism of Europe's "far right." (Although our minority citizens probably have a better idea than white guys like me.) I made a post under davorg's journal entry about the BNP, asking for help in understanding because we just don't see that kind of attitude taken to that kind of extreme succeeding in politics over here. We have the attitudes, but people who express them are almost never politically successful (haven't been
I've had your comments on the BNP open in another window for a little while, I'll answer there when I get more time.
But to give a first idea, FN (Le Pen) and MNR (Mégret) ideologists can be roughly categorized in two sections, both of which are racists.
One section is for genocide. It comprises very few intellectuals, mostly old nazis or collaborators, or some people that were involved in dirty operations in Algeria.
The other section can be called racialist. What they believe is t
-- Robin Berjon [berjon.com]
You know those stories you read about the young person who lived the sheltered life and when he finally gets out can't believe how terrible the world is? That's how I feel right now. While we have people like that here in the States, they are almost universally vilified by the public. They would never succeed in politics. Half of the time when there's a charge of racism, it's because someone thinks we shouldn't have affirmative action programs with quotas to guarantee a certain percentage of minorities in certain positions.
I've made the comment for the past few years or so that I don't believe in using the term "race." We're all humans made by God.
I'm ashamed to share the term "right" with these people.
They were fought strongly (and efficiently) here too for a while. But when the MNR split itself out of the FN, we made the mistake of thinking that we'd won. Unfortunately, Le Pen is a political killer. Since 1998 he softened his public speeches, and pretended to be dead. He made a blitz presidential campaign and that's how he went so far.
I've made the comment for the past few years or so that I don't believe in using the term "race." We're all humans made by God.
Indeed, I very much doubt tha
-- Robin Berjon [berjon.com]


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Don't play it if you don't have a sense of humor. Don't play it if you don't want to hear "bad words." You probably shouldn't play it at work.
In Closing: the choice to fail; the majority of Americans want common sense; tweeting pope; and you thought American banks were bad; on the economy; explaining Iceland; let me save you some reading; NDAA sucks and the new version is no better; "And when a story has enough obvious holes in it that small children roll their eyes, its literal truth is going to be a tough sell"; all the econo-talk you can stand in one place; on Grover Norquist; avoiding the cliff; and the smartest thing I ever read about small business taxes is "My company and my competitors never made a decision based on taxes. They made decisions incorporating what the tax structure is because we can't change it."


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A record number of fairgoers are avoiding parking and traffic hassles by taking the bus.
More than 5,500 trips were recorded on the OC Fair Express service during the first three days of the fair – an 80 percent increase from the 3,000 trips taken during the same period in 2011, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority.
The OC Fair Express provides nonstop direct service from eight park-and-ride lots to the OC Fair through Aug. 12. Buses run hourly between 2:30 p.m. and midnight on Friday and 9:30 a.m. and midnight on Saturday and Sunday.
Passengers using this service also receive a coupon good for $2 admission to the fair – a savings of $9 off the regular ticket price.
Riders can board for a regular one-way fare of $1.50 and catch the service from the following locations:
•Fullerton Park and Ride, 3000 W. Orangethorpe Ave. in Fullerton
•The Depot at Santa Ana, 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd. in Santa Ana
•Goldenwest Transportation Center, 7301 Center Ave. in Huntington Beach
•Anaheim Canyon Metrolink Station, 1039 N. Pacificenter Drive in Anaheim
•Tustin/Lincoln Park and Ride, Corner of the 55 and Lincoln Avenue in Orange
•Laguna Hills Transportation Center, 24282 Calle de los Caballeros in Laguna Hills
•Irvine Metrolink Station, 15215 Barranca Parkway in Irvine
•Junipero Serra Park and Ride, Corner of 1-5 and Junipero Serra Road in San Juan Capistrano
For more information about the OC Fair Express, visit octa.net/ocfairexpress.
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At a recent event held at Sony Pictures in NYC, Sony treated the press to a hands-on experience with their XDCAM EX and HD1000U camcorders. Both can record HDV, but the similarities end there.
The HD1000U is an on-shoulder re-design of a consumer HDV camcorder. It records HDV or DV (SP and LP) to a MiniDV tape. There are only a few buttons to control camcorder functions. Instead, the HD1000u takes a page from the consumer division and uses a single touchscreen LCD to access nearly all the camcorder's ablities.
The HD1000u features a new, unique combination LCD viewfinder/LCD screen. It also has a single rotating ring around the lens that can be set to control any of seven different camcorder functions, including focus, zoom, shutter, brightness, and auto-exposure shift. The larger body of the HD1000U allows Sony to do away with the specialized cables and offer standard RCA jacks for audio, video, and component video output. It has HDMI video, USB, 4-pin Firewire, headphone, LANC, power, and a 1/8" stereo microphone input. The HD1000u also has a MemoryStick slot to record 6.1 MP stills in photo mode or 4.6 MP stills while shooting video. It has the capability to shoot high-speed video for true slow motion effects, although at reduced resolution and without sound.
The HDCAM EX camocrder is a highlight of Sony's new HDNA (HD in their DNA) marketing campaign. Although it is part of their new XDCAM lineup, it is not optical-disc based. Sony does not feel the XDCAM moniker is limited to optical media. The EX line uses new, specialized ExpressCard media called SxS (S by S) which have the highest throughput capability of any flash media to date.
The EX camcorder can record in two data rates: an HDV-compliant 25Mbps CBR data stream, and an IMX-based 35Mbps VBR data stream. It can record HDV at 1440x1080, and HD at 1280x720 and 1920x1080 in numerous frame rates, including 23.98, 25, 29.97, 50 59.94. It features three 1/2" sensors with 1020x1080 resolution and very good f10 sensitivity. Sony touts a resolution of 1000 TV lines. It does not seem to offer a true 24p recording system. Rather, it uses an internal 2:3 pulldown and records 60i. Record times are calculated to be 50 minutes with 35Mbps VBR and 70 minutes with 25Mbps CBR video, on a single 16GB SxS card.
One nice feature is that it will allow the end user to mount the SxS media on their computer desktop over a Firewire connection, enabling faster-than-real-time transfer. This is great for desktop users who can't take advantage of direct ExpressCard capability. However, that connectivity requires a driver to recognize the Sony SxS media. This probably means that you can't just use any ExpressCard flash media; it has to be licensed and have the proper internal codes to work.
My brief hands-on with the EX camcorder was one of discovery. Sony's handheld form factor undergoes another evolutional development with a new LCD design, rearrangement of manual controls, and a unique push-pull manual-auto focus system on the lens barrel. SDI out, rotating grip, shot transition, user-assignable buttons, cascading media capability, and lack of a LANC port round out the notable new features.
Handheld weight balance was very good and the camcorder was not as heavy as it looks, even though it is bulkier than similarly sized HDV camcorders.
The menu system is very deep, and one model offered individual color correction and painting capability. Price for the EX was quoted as "under $8,000" which means a $7,999 list, and we can maybe expect street prices to be in the $6,995 range.
Anthony Burokas runs IEBA Communications (www.ieba.com) in Philadelphia and is HD Today columnist for EventDV.


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Flavour Design bowl from Dumb and Dumber To seen with Jim Carrey (Lloyd Christmas)
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Halloween Everyday: America's favorite duo has returned. With a long lost daughter waiting to be found, Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) embark on a journey through the U.S. While the mission may be different this time around, the bowl cuts and dorky outfits remain very much intact.
Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) may wear grandfatherly windbreakers and old-fashioned sneakers but he's a wildcard when it comes to costumes. From a silky zebra print pajama set to a Superman outfit, he pulls them all off with panache and charm.
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Go Gryffies. We rock the QWC, we totally do, We are teh awesomeness!.=SammyShen saw this unexpected lucky streak from afar and hoped that it would continue. And for once the gods above were in his favor.
Tonks made a pretty good catch, he had to admit. And the way she was passing the Quaffle back and forth between herself and Flint was not an easy task. It was even confusing the pros the way she flew through the pitch, zag-zagging, ducking and dodging, her bright pink hair flying behind her like a
And before he knew it, she had scored the first score of the match. Maybe she wasnt so bad after all


text: As both a Trek and Battlestar fan, I got to wondering: Do you guys like the more relaxed military attitudes/protocols that we see in Trek versus the more serious/formal ones shown in BSG? Ideally, how militarized should Starfleet be? While I love the positive view of the future that Trek presents (seriously love it, so much of sci fi is gritty predictions of futures where we're ruled by evil robots/space lizards/etc), I think I'd prefer to see a slightly more rigid/formal Starfleet.


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A mum is at her wits end after having three cars written off in nine years at a dangerous roundabout.
Now Wilma Cordell, 56, from Devereux Place, Aylesbury, is calling on the council to make the junction safe before someone is killed or seriously injured.
Mrs Cordell claims drivers approach the roundabout in Meadowcroft and Devereux Place on the A41 Bicester Road, too fast and unaware it is there.
Neighbours who have also had issues with the roundabout are supporting the campaign.
Mrs Cordell said: "I think the county council are waiting for a fatality to happen.
"The problem is that people don't realise that cars are emerging from Devereux Place.
"People just do not slow down at all.
"It is like watching an idiot's guide to driving around a roundabout."
Mrs Cordell said three cars belonging to her had been written off in the past nine years.
She said: "In the most recent crash my husband was just popping over to the shops and as he was coming out of Devereux Place he was hit by someone driving from the left.
"I think the council should either make the roundabout bigger or look at reducing the speed limit along that road."
A county council spokesman said: "There have been five reported injury collisions at this junction, or within 50m of it in the latest five years of collision data we currently hold.
"All these collisions have resulted in slight injuries, with the last reported injury collision in July 2012.
"In the latest review there were 80 other collision sites that had a higher rate of such collisions than this junction.
"The junction has not therefore currently been raised as a priority for any remedial safety works."


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 2:59 PM
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Red-light camera bill coasts through state Senate
Original post made on Aug 29, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 2:59 PM
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Aug 29, 2012 at 2:09 pm
What's wrong with using red-light cameras to raise revenue, besides monitoring safety? If someone runs a red light, anywhere, they deserve to get a ticket, period. If speed limits on the freeways were enforced, the state could get out of its budget jam. On Freeway 80 to Sacramento, it seems like half to 2/3 of the drivers are speeding more than 5 mph over the speed limit.
a resident of another community
on Aug 29, 2012 at 2:17 pm
The bill also specifies that evidence from a red-light camera is not "hearsay" and can be used as evidence in a court of law.
That's really funny. The California legislature cannot override constitutional law upheld by the Supreme Court that has repeatedly mandated that the pictures from these cameras cannot be used to convict a driver of a criminal infraction unless s/he has the opportunity to cross-examine the people who maintain the camera (in Menlo Park's case, an Australian company). If someone receiving a ticket knows the correct arguments to make, without fail the tickets will get dismissed by the San Mateo courts.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Aug 31, 2012 at 9:04 am
Charlie, I'll tell you what's wrong with using red light cameras to raise revenue. Red light cameras
* Contributed to a 4.9 per cent increase in fatal and injury rear-end collisions; and
* Contributed to a 49.9 per cent increase in property damage only rear-end collisions.
The rear-end collision results are similar to findings in other red light camera studies."
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Red light cameras are a net loss to society.
a resident of another community
on Aug 31, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Since it looks like the cameras are not going away any time soon, here is info on how to cope with them.
1. Educate your friends about Snitch Tickets, so that they don't respond to them. What are Snitch Tickets?
They are fake/phishing red light camera tickets mailed out by California police to fool the registered owner into identifying the actual driver of the car. One city sends out about 10,000 of them annually. (Citrus Hts, Daly City, Elk Grove, Hayward, Marysville, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Newark, Redding, San Mateo, San Leandro and South SF do it.) Snitch Tickets have not been filed with the court, so they don't say "Notice to Appear," don't have the court's addr. and phone #, and usually say (on the back, in small letters), "Do not contact the court about this notice." Since they have NOT been filed with the court, they have no legal weight whatsoever. You can ignore a Snitch Ticket. If in doubt, Google the term. And once you understand how tricky a Snitch Ticket is, tell your friends who live in or visit California about them, so that they won't get tricked.
2. Also let you friends know that REAL tickets issued by cities in LA County can be ignored, because the LA County court does not report ignored tickets to the DMV. (Please also emphasize to your friends that this info applies only to tickets from cities that are in LA County.) Skeptical? Google red light camera voluntary.
If you take the time to educate your friends about these things, you may find that suddenly you are eating better. A lot of people will be buying you lunch after they realize that you have just saved them $500.


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06/29/2017 13:55 to 01/01/2018 17:00 Important Message! Effective July 1, 2017 the State Board of Equalization has been restructured to better serve taxpayers. Learn more about the restructuring
See also "Tax-Paid Purchases Resold."
445.0010 Coin Operated Copy Machine. A taxpayer sells photocopies through coin operated machines. It contracts with owners of stores, libraries, and other locations to install the machines in places accessible to the public. The contracts typically provide that the taxpayer will pay the location owners a percentage of the receipts from the machines. There is no contract between the taxpayer and the location owner regarding the per copy price. The per copy price is initially set by the taxpayer at a per copy price it deems appropriate. However, contracts do include a provision allowing price changes. Contracts include the following paragraph:
"Vendor (taxpayer) reserves the right to reasonably raise or lower the vend price for coin copies . . . . in accordance with prevailing economic conditions."
The taxpayer did not raise the per copy price even though there was a tax increase. Price increases in vending machines are made in at least one nickel increments, since machines requiring payment in odd penny amounts are not practical.
In this case, the taxpayer's contracts do not qualify for the fixed price exemptions under Revenue and Taxation Code sections 7261 and 6376.1. The contracts may have obligated the taxpayer to pay a fixed percentage to the location owners as rent, but they did not obligate the claimant to furnish the copies for a fixed price as required by the statute. The typical contract authorized the taxpayer to raise prices in accordance with "prevailing economic conditions," and a tax increase would justify a price rise under this language. The fact that the taxpayer was unwilling to raise prices because one penny increases would be impractical and a nickel decision increase would deter the customer was purely a business decision and was not required by the contracts. 3/2/94.
445.0020 Delivery after Change. Prior to August 1, 1967, a nursery executed a contract under which it agreed to sell berry plants to a customer and to deliver the plants after August 1, 1967. The customer paid a deposit prior to that date and the berry plants were delivered to him after August 1, 1967. Inasmuch as it was not explicitly agreed otherwise, title passed to the buyer at the time the seller completed his performance with reference to the physical delivery of the goods. Accordingly, the applicable tax rate was that which was in effect after August 1, 1967. 9/20/67.
445.0060 Withholding Sales Tax from Gasoline Tax Refunds. The sales tax rate applicable where sales tax is withheld by the controller from a motor vehicle fuel license tax refund is the rate in effect at the time the application for refund is processed by the State Controller. This is because the sale of fuel is exempt from sales tax pursuant to section 6357 of the Sales and Use Tax Law at the time of the sale. No sales tax is imposed unless and until the license tax becomes subject to refund.
However, when fuel is sold to a foreign consulate officer or employee who is exempt from the motor vehicle fuel license tax by treaty, the sales tax applies at the time of the sale and the applicable tax rate is, therefore, the rate in effect at that time. 9/6/67.


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Superjail! Trips Balls So You Don't Have To
Each Superjail! episode devolves quickly from relative normalcy (it does take place inside a meta-volcano inside another volcano) to total psychedelic lunacy, usually all triggered by the fantasy prison's warden and his sadistic taste for cartoon violence.
First aired in 2007 and immediately acclaimed for its brilliant animation and surrealist intfluences, Superjail! has been renewed for a second season which is currently in the works. It's likely that production has been simultaneously delayed and enriched by a bevy of peyote buttons and DMT in the writers' room.