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I believe that Jesus was not a fluffy bunny. I believe that Jesus would not party and get drunk on Heineken's and throw up on the Oriental rug in the living room. I believe that Jesus would celebrate love, be it a man's love for a woman or a man's love for a man. I believe that people are more similar than they can ever see, and more different than they will ever realize. I believe that college is a broken institution, but it's still the best one we have. I believe that chocolate can cure just about anything. I believe in true love, and I believe that very few people will ever get to experience it. I believe in broken wineglasses and black eyes. I believe in bare feet and not being uptight and skipping class at least once a week. I believe being lonely is a sign you're doing things right. I believe that hugs are never overrated and that more men need to brush their teeth. I believe that woman sell themselves short, I believe that women are cruel to each other, I believe that there are enough men around for everyone that wants one. I believe in the sunrise and trees and my dreams, especially the ones with nubile, bendy young men. I believe that my roommate and I are very different people; I believe that we have learned to respect each other; I know that we will never get along. I believe that politicians are decent people at heart who have started buying into their own lies. I believe that sleazy dance music can cure a bad hair day—I believe wearing a skirt can get you out of any funk. I believe that glasses are very sexy. I believe in Hell. I believe that we are all still in Eden and that we are merely blind. I believe I have repeated the word "believe" too much. I believe the Old Testament God was lonely. I believe that patience is a virtue, but who has time for those? I believe in Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny and leprechauns. I believe in aliens and Bigfoot and the American dream with the 2.5 children and the white picket fence. I believe cousin love is not wrong. I believe in poetry. I believe that everyone else is fighting a harder battle—I believe there is no such thing as too much information. I believe in sex toys. I believe in Sex Ed as taught by Google. I believe that green olives are better than black olives and white chocolate is better than dark chocolate. I believe my father is a good man, and I believe that we will never know each other like we should have. I believe in the mission of Post Secret, and I believe no life that has touched another's is wasted. I believe in every sentimental piece of crap Hallmark card there is. I believe that poor people exist, and that they're more fun and open and honest and kind than anybody else. I believe that Hollywood is the armpit of America. I believe that American gets a bum rap—I believe the words "bum rap" are suggestive. I believe in potty humor, and plums, and professors who are more interested in their degrees than their students, and I believe in getting too attached to people I don't know. I believe in meaningless crushes and staying in bed all day. I believe in despair. I believe in psychic powers and getting hurt and giving up everything and I believe good people don't get rewarded. I believe God has squinty eyes and cornrows. I believe in God, and I believe She gave us a sense of humor for a reason. I believe in myself, and I believe in myself because I believe in you.
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We have listed the latest news headlines that include Foreman . This site has been created to offer a place for FHS alumni to reconnect and share memories.
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Undertoad Friday Feb 18 12:52 PM
Feb 19, 2011: Identity-preserving ski mask
Nirvana Friday Feb 18 02:06 PM
Oh yah that does not look creepy or anything
Adak Friday Feb 18 02:27 PM
What fun, your personalized death mask, today.
Shawnee123 Friday Feb 18 03:00 PM
Andrew's mask makes him look like a terrorist. What does a terrorist look like, you might ask? Exactly like that mask! Underneath, he's just a slightly doofy looking guy.
glatt Friday Feb 18 03:10 PM
Shawnee123 Friday Feb 18 03:16 PM
Wait'll the young'uns get their hands on this technology!
Sundae Friday Feb 18 04:05 PM
He should sell that mask on eBay.
toranokaze Saturday Feb 19 05:14 PM
It wasn't a death mask it was just a hat his face was cold
Adak Saturday Feb 19 09:24 PM
Well, to be honest, wearing it, it looks like the dude died, and went to the dark side of creepy.
Clodfobble Sunday Feb 20 12:31 AM
How can he possibly breathe or see through that thing?
Adak Sunday Feb 20 02:06 PM
It has spaces between the rows of yarn. That's also why we can see the lighter yarn that makes the shape of his mask face.
wolf Sunday Feb 20 03:20 PM
I am having a hard time deciding if that would look more or less creepy if it had the eyes and mouth openings that it's supposed to.
Diaphone Jim Monday Feb 21 07:59 PM
Is it OK to ask what happened to Bruce?
Clodfobble Monday Feb 21 10:56 PM
He's taking a sabbatical to pay attention to real life. Word is he'll be back around on the board eventually, but I haven't heard specifically whether he intends to get back into doing IoTD. Anyone can submit one, it was purely voluntary and unofficial on his part.
Griff Tuesday Feb 22 07:17 AM
I wonder if we should post an out-line for IOTD submissions to get the ball rolling? I don't think I've ever posted one but I did point Bruce and/or Tony toward a couple. I've always been concerned about the permissions aspect of it, but I know they've always handled it.
Sundae Tuesday Feb 22 09:30 AM
Shawnee123 Wednesday Feb 23 12:18 PM
I don't know the protocol. For one thing, how can you know 7 other posters don't have one lined up? I sent one towards UT last week or so, use it or not, me not care, because I don't really know the procedure. Mebbe I should have posted it myself, but...(see lines 1, 2, and 3.)


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Hey IN Rome,
I am an Abu Dhabi IN member and on a Europe visit; would be in Rome for days starting 29th Dec to 2nd Jan. I will be glad if I could meet some IN members on New Year or before since I am traveling alone. Are there any IN events during my travel dates. I would be here for the New Year and would like to explore the Roman nightlife and New Year. It will also be great if any IN member can suggest the main Roman tourist attractions and if possible can show me around; that however will be asking for too much ;) Looking forward to hear from you.


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Every chapter of the Bible in 140 characters or less.
I summarised the Bible on Twitter between Aug 2010 and Nov 2013 - one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day.
The @biblesummary account peaked at over 30,000 followers, and was featured in the news all over the world.
Find out about the project here, or feel free to get in contact.
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I'm excited to announce that Bible Gateway will be retweeting the whole Bible Summary project via their Twitter account.
Starting tomorrow (Jan 1) you can catch a daily chapter summary posted at midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm (EST). And I'll be guest-blogging over at the Bible Gateway website along the way.
It will be fantastic to see the summaries reach a whole new audience.
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I feel quite sad to be coming to the end of this series - I've really enjoyed waiting to see who is coming out of my pencil each day, and then deciding on what colour their wardrobe will be! Alas, all good things must come to an end, and so, here's our piper to begin the final adieu...
Tuesday, December 7
Eleventh Day of Christmas
Posted by Beccy at 12/07/2010
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I loved the whole series!ReplyDelete
Oh no!!! Please, say it with Arnold "I'll be back (everyday)!" *lol*ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for the 12 days of Christmas, fantastic series!!!
Wonderfully fun images Beccy! If you ever want to sell some of your images, contact me about it!ReplyDelete
Thank you Beccy this has been a fantastic series of images can't wait to see the last one. :-) xxReplyDelete
I can't believe there is only one day remaining. These have been so much fun.ReplyDelete
I've really enjoyed this series. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity.ReplyDelete
Love Joan xx
- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:45 AM
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NLP Stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
These are the programs that enable us to behave automatically.
It is the science of modelling the patterns of human behaviour.
It explores the inner workings of the human mind: how we think, how we develop our desires, goals and fears and how we motivate ourselves, make connections, and give meaning to our experiences.
It is the art and science of personal excellence, derived from studying how the top people in different fields obtain their outstanding results.
NLP does not focus on the content of experience. Instead, it focuses on the structure of experience in order to make positive change.
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While undergoing the Practitioner of NLP, you will not only learn all this and lots more, but you will also learn to harness the power of NLP in your life, whether at work, at home or in external relationships.
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Ocean hues and family snaps. Own photo.
'The camera never lies' is an often (mis)quoted phrase which, while patently untrue, tells us a lot about photography. Specifically, that we invariably want to believe what we see within the frame of the image.
In no form of photography is this more true than in the family snap, those shots which become the foundation of albums (alright, Facebook pages) and the building blocks of many memories. Within the frame of the memento photograph we try to see a day, a place, a moment in the way we and those around us want it to be. This instinct is in the very fabric of the photograph itself, often eliciting the instinct to take such family and personal snaps.
So I was very intrigued to hear some of the rhetoric from the launch of the iPhone 5 which, in case you don't know, seems to be being positioned in order to grab more of the camera phone market share. One line in particular jumped out, Phil Schiller (Senior VP for World-Wide Marketing) trumpeted that in photos taken with the new iPhone the, 'ocean looks bluer' and 'kids look happier'. These are bombastic claims (although very possible with improvements to the phone's HDR mode, preset light metering and a little bit of creative input from the photographer) but also very clever ones.
Apple's marketing for photo and photo editing products has focussed a lot recently on the subjects fondest to two spectrums of their target audience, namely travel (for the youngest consumers) and family (for the more 'grown up' consumer base). Such bold claims about the ocean and children's happiness therefore connect directly with those two groups of users, promising them wonderful photographs and idyllic building blocks for their own memories.
This says a lot about Apple but it says more about how we relate to photography in a day to day sense. Ever since Kodak began its campaign of 'you push the button, we do the rest' those interested in personal photographs have been encouraged to think of them as keep-sakes to memorialise happy times. Over 100 years later we are now well conditioned to expect photographs - and ourselves as producers of photographs - to cater to that need.
My final point is to note the wide variety of ways in which different cultures recognise beauty and happiness visually. I bought my most recent SLR in Singapore and read the manual with interest as it told the reader how to produce perfect bokeh and the whitest, most radiant complexions on the subject of any portrait photographs (an aesthetic pleasing to many Southeast Asian camera users). Further, it was obvious that the camera's preset metering, shutter speed and aperture values were set in order to increase the rate of success in achieving these effects.
The similarity between this situation and the work of Apple is striking, except where Canon were catering to a cultural perception with a long history, Apple are perhaps catering to aesthetic conventions that not only have history but have been developed and promoted by the company. Which, I guess, shows how much one man can affect how we see the world.


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Featherstone Rovers are delighted to announce that LINPAC PACKAGING have strengthened their Commercial Partnership with the club and will be the main shirt sponsor in 2014 on both the home and away playing shirt as well as replicas.
LINPAC PACKAGING first appeared on the Featherstone Rovers shirt in 1981/1982 in the first ever shirt sponsorship deal in Rugby League and were the main sponsor of the club until 1989. LINPAC PACKAGING returned as commercial partner in 2013 and appeared on the shorts but in a return to the iconic playing kits of the 1980's will adorn the front of the Rovers shirt.
LINPAC PACKAGING has a long association with the town of Featherstone and employs more than 300 at their site in Featherstone. The Commercial Agreement includes tickets for LINPAC PACKAGING employees, pitch side perimeter advertising, hospitality and the opportunity for Featherstone Rovers to be actively promoted at the site.
Featherstone Rovers Commercial Manager Paul Taylor said "We are extremely proud to announce that LINPAC PACKAGING have strengthened their commitment to the club in 2014. The LINPAC brand on the front of the Featherstone Rovers shirt is one of the iconic commercial deals in the history of sport in the UK and fondly remembered. I am sure supporters and the town of Featherstone will be excited to see one of the major employers in the town and a cornerstone of the local economy supporting the club in this way once again. I look forward to working with LINPAC PACKAGING in 2014 and would like to thank Graeme Robinson, Joanna Stephenson and Barbara Laing of LINPAC PACKAGING for their support."
Graeme Robinson, Managing Director of LINPAC PACKAGING UK & Ireland said "We have been proud to support Featherstone Rovers during the 2013 season and are very pleased to continue our sponsorship deal with Featherstone Rovers. Both Rovers and ourselves share a passionate commitment to the success and development of the local area and we are looking forward to the 2014 season with great anticipation".
Craig Poskitt, Chief Executive of Featherstone Rovers said "We were thrilled when LINPAC became a commercial partner once again in 2013 after more than 20 years away from the club. Their increased support and commitment to the club is testament to all the hard work we are doing behind the scenes at Rovers. This is a tremendous boost to our Super League aspirations and we look forward to our players once again having the truly global LINPAC brand on the front of their shirts once again."
LINPAC PACKAGING is Europe's leading multi-national packaging manufacturer for the Meat & Fish, Bakery, Fresh Produce, Fast-Food and Catering industries. With more than 40 years experience in food packaging safety and security, the company is one of the most trusted brands in the industry.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved another of President Barack Obama's nominees as it wraps up a week of near round-the-clock confirmation votes.
The Senate cleared Heather Anne Higginbottom to serve as a deputy secretary of state on Friday after approving Deborah Lee James, as Air Force secretary.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Republicans have agreed to delay other votes that were expected through the weekend. Republicans had forced the Senate to stay in session — with prolonged overnight breaks — to clear several, mostly noncontroversial nominees after Democrats changed Senate filibuster procedures.
Some votes will be held Monday, including confirmation of Jeh Johnson, Obama's pick to run the Department of Homeland Security. Reid says the Senate will vote on additional nominees next week, including Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chairman.


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- 4. Unmold the ice cream onto a cold platter peel off the plastic wrap and left soften for about 10 minutes in the fridge and then serve with fruit of your choice on the top or on the side.
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In the 1970s nearly every glam rock band or teeny-bopper pop star had a tacky range of merchandise for sale that usually included a white silk scarf with the name of the band emblazoned on it, such as "Slade" or "David Cassidy" or "The Osmonds," "Sweet" or the "Bay City Rollers" which fans would hold aloft with religious devotion during concerts. Now this idea of a fan scarf has been taken one step further in an unusual collaboration between Led Zeppelin and British fashion designer Paul Smith.
The talented Mr. Smith has produced a series of six "exceptional limited edition" scarves to coincide with the release of Led Zeppelin's nine remastered albums. Six scarves are now available: five depicting the covers to the first five Led Zeppelin albums, and a sixth featuring the band.
The design of the artwork for the first three releases – "Led Zeppelin", "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Zeppelin III" – has been reinterpreted on three different scarves each measuring 1.5 metres by 1.5 metres. Translating the intricacy of the renowned imagery onto fabric proved a challenging task but, by taking a different approach to each scarf, Paul Smith has come up with three truly unique items.
A photographic weaving technique has been employed for the largely monochromatic "Led Zeppelin", with the red detail being added using a fine fil coupe yarn. The eight colours of the "Led Zeppelin II" artwork demanded an alternative approach and four different quality yarns were combined to reflect the richness of the colourful design. The psychedelia of "Led Zeppelin III" is depicted with a combination of boucle and merino wool to exquisite effect.
(The spinning volvolle from inside the Led Zeppelin III album cover probably would have made for the best textile design, but what do I know?)
Further designs for Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy, which "have been jacquard woven onto two further scarves and a brand new spectacular design has been created for the sixth scarf," are also available.
The scarves come in limited editions of 50, and cost $665 (£395) each, which is slightly over the current exchange rate of $632.
You'd have to be as rich as Jimmy Page is to afford these things! I suppose once these babies sell out the next stage may be a cheaper mass produced version for the less well heeled Zeppelin fan? No?
Who would have thunk that the lowly fan scarf would one day become an expensive high fashion statement?
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A Wallet with Style? A Review of the Orchill Corinthian!
The Orchill Corinthian is a distinctive looking wallet with a style which will entice anyone's head to rule there heart. I myself was a huge fan of this look. With the hole style patination and rustic range of green and brown colours the orchill looked like a promising wallet from the outset. Nevertheless when the wallet arrived and I tried it for around 2 week I quickly came to the conclusion all wasn't hunky dory. Let's break down what the orchill has to offer:
Look and feel
We'll start with the positives. The orchill brand, as a whole, is high attractive and I applauded the designers for what are a unique range of wallets. With specifically the orchill Corinthian I found it's sleek Appearance and brown leather to really stand out for other wallets in my collection. On the other hand appearances can be deceiving. Overall the build quality and general feel of the wallet is satisfactory at best. The leather feels cheap, and hard to touch, and the wallet feels flimsy. I don't want to make assumptions but it feels like a mass manufactured wallet for China or something.
Currency Issues
The first thing I must mention is this wallet is for US currencies only. I live in the UK and our notes are generally quite large, especially our £20 note. This means when used in conjunction with the Orchill the note is too large and sticks out the top of the wallet. Orchill also don't offer a larger size for international buyers which makes the situation a lot worst. It seems they are completely segregating a huge proportion of their potential market (i.e. the rest of the world) and feel its a silly mistake for companies, like Orchill to do this. And they're not the only culprit. I find a lot of manufacturers and brands do this.
In terms of its physical capacity the Orchill hosts a very basic layout. With a simple bi-fold arrangement the wallet has room for 8 amount of cards and as mentioned above a dedicated note slot for US based currencies. On the outside of the wallet there are also 2 quick access slots for your most used cards. These slots are well made, tight and will securely hold 1 or even 2 cards. That's for a total card capacity of.
Final Verdict
The wallet in all is underwhelmingly satisfactory. I enjoy the style of wallet but its functionality and quality lack for the price you pay. The Corinthian wallet comes in at a price of $54.99 which is far to much for me and I wouldn't recommend this wallet to anyone.


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Wall Street analysts and brokers do a terrific job of telling investors which stocks to buy and why, but these same experts have failed miserably when it comes time to sell. As a result, the average investor is usually left to fend for himself when determining when it is most appropriate to sell their investments.
The good news is that there is an easy way for you to decide for yourself. In this article, we'll give you a list of five telltale signs that you can use to determine whether it's time to bail out of an investment.
1. Loss of a Key Employee
Every company suffers some degree of attrition, but when a key employee such as the chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) or head of research quits, especially with little or no notice, it is often a sign that the company is headed down the wrong path.
Think about it. If things were so good, why would these front-line executives (who are typically well compensated for their efforts) be so eager to jump ship - especially without ample notice? There are valid reasons why a top manager might quit, including to garner a higher salary or to take on more responsibility. But as a matter of course, investors should view high-level departures as a red flag.
|Example - Novell
In 2001, Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL), a well-known software maker, was in the midst of a major turnaround when its chief executive officer, Eric Schmidt, abruptly quit. After Schmidt left the company to join Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), Novell lacked direction, and its sales waned. In fact, the firm wandered aimlessly for about a year until new management finally righted the ship through corporate restructuring and product refinement. However, making matters worse, Schmidt unloaded a portion of his stock position in the open market. The outcome was that Novell\'s share price dropped from roughly $4.75 to below $2 in the following year. In this case, investors could have saved themselves a great deal of money had they sold off their stock once they heard this top officer had jumped ship.
2. Consistently Missing Estimates
Every company goes through tough times. So, when a firm misses earnings estimates in any one quarter, it isn't necessarily something to worry about. But when a company misses earnings estimates in two consecutive or related quarters, investors should consider selling the stock and heading for greener pastures. After a second consecutive earnings shortfall, the market tends to lose confidence in the company's management and the shares suffer. (For more insight, read Strategies For Quarterly Earnings Season.)
|Example - Cyberonics
An example of how this "two strikes and you\'re out" rule works can be found in an analysis of medical device company Cyberonics (Nasdaq: CYBX). In October 2005, it missed earnings estimates by a long shot. Management explained the shortfall, and the investment community took the first miss in stride. As a result, the stock barely budged in value.
But when the company missed earnings estimates in the following quarter, the market wasn\'t as kind. Retail and institutional investors bailed en masse and shares declined in value by 40% in the following six months. If an investor had sold his Cyberonics shares immediately after the second earnings shortfall, the losses wouldn\'t have been nearly as bad. Exiting a position as it is dropping is better than exiting when it has hit rock bottom.
3. Inventories Are On The Rise
When a company is growing its sales at a fast 10% clip, logic dictates that its merchandise inventories should be growing at about the same pace. However, if a company's inventories are rising at a faster rate than its sales, this may indicate that the company is having trouble selling its merchandise.
The problem is that management only has a few remedies for such a situation, and none of them are good:
- Option No.1: It could store the merchandise until a later date in the hope of selling it, but this costs a great deal of money in terms of holding costs.
- Option No. 2: It could mark down the merchandise and that consumers will buy the product, but this method will definitely hurt profit. Remember, the retailer has the same cost basis for the goods regardless of the price at which it is able to sell them.
- Option No.3: It could write off the inventory entirely, and chalk up the merchandise lot as a total loss.
Each of the above scenarios will have an adverse impact on earnings and, by extension, the company's share price.
The good news for investors is that a company's inventory levels are easy to check. Simply review the company's last balance sheet (which may be obtained through the SEC's website). Under the heading "assets", you'll find an inventory number. Investors should compare that number to last year's number, which is typically in the column right next to it. Is the inventory number growing at a markedly faster rate than sales? If it is, and the company isn't gearing up for its big selling season, it may mean trouble. (For more information on balance sheets, check out Breaking Down The Balance Sheet, Reading The Balance Sheet and What You Need To Know About Financial Statements.)
|Example - Ann Taylor
Rising inventories can hurt a company, as evident in Ann Taylor\'s (NYSE: ANN) 2005 10-K. In that filing, the women\'s apparel retailer reported that its inventories swelled 33% from $172 million (in January 2004) to $229 million (in January 2005). With total sales growing at just 17%, it was fairly obvious that the company was in trouble.
In the end, Ann Taylor wrote off a host of obsolete inventory. But by the time the company purged the excess merchandise from its books, the stock price had been pummeled.
Remember, be wary of rising inventories, and at the first sign of trouble, sell.
4. Receivables Are Increasing
A company's ballooning accounts receivable balance (again, found on the balance sheet) can indicate that it is having trouble getting paid for its products or services. Again, like the inventory, accounts receivable should grow at approximately the same pace as sales. If, however, that number is growing at a considerably faster clip, it may indicate that a revenue and/or cash flow shortfall may be just around the corner.
|Example - Lucent
An example of stale receivables and their effect on a company can be found in an historical analysis of Lucent (OTC: LUTHP). In 1999, the technology company experienced dramatic increases in its receivable accounts, which were growing at 41% while sales grew only at 20%). It then experienced significant problems generating free cash flow, primarily because it wasn\'t able to convert those receivables into cash. Not coincidentally, the company experienced a major decline in its share price in the following year.
5. A Lack of Sales Growth on the Horizon
Stock prices generally reflect investors' expectations about what will happen in the future. Therefore, if a company does not expect meaningful revenue growth in the foreseeable future, the stock price will most likely wane.
|Example - Merck
The popular drug maker, Merck (NYSE: MRK), experienced a situation like this in 2000. Merck\'s CEO, Raymond Gilmartin, indicated that the company wouldn\'t take part in the acquisition frenzy that was sweeping the drug industry. Instead, he suggested that the company\'s own research team would develop the drugs it needed in house to increase revenue and profits - even if it would take several years to fill its drug pipeline. By doing this, Gilmartin gave investors the impression the company wasn\'t moving forward, and was stagnating. Merck\'s stock declined in value by about 50% over the next seven years. Again, all of this was due to a lack of visible growth opportunities.
Unless there is a catalyst on the horizon, or some tangible proof that the company will improve its revenue and earnings within a reasonable time frame, consider selling the offending company's shares to protect yourself from future losses.
Bottom Line
Knowing when to buy a stock is important, but knowing when to sell that stock is equally important. Investors should be aware of the telltale signs including: losing important employees, missing growth estimates, rising inventories, increasing receivables and a lackluster sales growth projections. If you watch out for these five "buyer beware" signs, you should be able to quickly decide when to sell your stocks, before they take a massive nose dive.


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Is it worth spending $5,720 per year to smoke cigarettes?
There are two stories in the paper that make me mad. The first says American billionaires ought to donate half of everything they make to charity. Frankly, the capitalist system we have works best for the most people.
The second story I don't agree with says the tax on a pack of cigarettes is going up $1.60. That's for one pack. The tax on a pack in New York State will go from $4.25 be $5.85. A pack could cost $11 on July 1. The cost of one cigarette will be about 55 cents. If I smoked I don't think I could stand to watch my money burn. It's ridiculous anyway. A carton of cigarettes could cost $110. If you smoke a carton a week, cigarettes will run you $5,720 a year.
Now tell me this. Why don't they simply make cigarettes illegal? I don't smoke and never have, but if I smoked I'd be plenty mad. My attitude would be, "It's none of your damn business. Cigarettes may kill me, but it's my life, not yours."
Marijuana and heroin are illegal substances. If tobacco is bad for us, we should make cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco illegal, too.
I don't know what smokers would do will all their pipes. I think pipe smokers are usually nice, thoughtful people. I used to smoke a pipe but I gave it up.
There are many other substances that aren't very good for you. I have a drink of alcohol with the news every night before dinner, and I suppose it would be nice if I gave that up, but don't wait for the day. It's incredible how important alcohol is to our economy. My grandfather thought anyone who used it was headed for trouble. I may be headed for trouble but I've got a few drinks ahead of me before I get there. Our cocktail hour is one of the high points of our day.
Chewing tobacco is the most disgusting use of an undesirable commodity. I don't know exactly what it is that makes something as unattractive as tobacco so attractive but they ought to try to capture it and put it in something less offensive.
My father smoked several cigars a day and my mother didn't like it but she liked Dad and never made an issue of it.
Smoking cigars was just something my father did. No one in our house ever smoked cigarettes and I thought of cigars as the lesser of two evils.
The coach of my high school football team didn't smoke and he had a big and good effect on the players. He let us know he didn't think it was right to smoke and we believed him. I'm sure there are a lot of my classmates who didn't smoke because a long time ago Coach Morris convinced them smoking was wrong.
I understand the addictive aspects of lighting up a long, thin strip of tobacco and sucking on it while it burns.
My mother grew up before women smoked, but my sister was growing up when it became fashionable for girls to smoke cigarettes. My sister had a good friend named Cornelia whom I liked until I found out she smoked.
Maybe the billionaires should consider donating half of their money to help smokers kick the habit.
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Samsung is taking Apple to task in Korea over the Cupertino company's Notification Center. According to Korean news site iNews24, Samsung only just filed the suit, so there's not much information about what exactly encompasses the spat.
The gist is that the litigation is aimed at Apple's implementation of Notification Center, which was launched back in 2011. Right now, it's unclear if this is based on a Samsung-owned patent, or an enhancement of one that Google just received a U.S. patent for.
Fans can argue all day about which OS stole from which, but Apple's implementation of notifications was always going to be seen as a carbon copy of Android's, particularly since Android had its own solution long before iOS. It's taken Samsung quite a long time to file its suit, but that likely has to do with Google only just being awarded notification patents last month.
Neither company has been shy about taking the other to court, as the two have been tangled in legal battles all over the world for the majority of 2012. It's gotten to the point where it's a little strange when the two aren't suing each other. Heading into 2013, it seems neither wants to break that tradition.


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Tom Miller has booked bands in Santa Cruz County since the late '70s, first at O.T. Price's Music Hall in Soquel for a decade, and later for Henfling's, Highway 9's roadside tavern in Ben Lomond. When he started working at Don Quixote's International Music Hall, he was bringing acts from every corner of the world—Scotland, Hawaii, Spain, the Sahara Desert, the Appalachian Mountains.
"We tried to bring the world to our community," Miller says.
But Don Quixote's, now under the ownership of Bradd Barkin, is in the process of switching its name to Flynn's Cabaret and Steakhouse, and its booker of 13 years has moved on.
"It was time for me to leave, so I left," Miller says.
As Barkin takes over as booker at the Felton venue, other local music venues are re-examining how they operate, as well—Santa Cruz's Rio Theatre, for instance, is booking fewer shows these days, amid increased costs and steeper competition.
Miller, meanwhile, has found himself a new gig booking shows at Michael's On Main in Soquel, where he hopes to bring a lot of the same acts he's developed relationships with over the years, continuing a tradition of eclectic sounds that include Americana, world music and indie rock. His first show will be jazz fusion legend Brand X at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
"He's done some really excellent work in Santa Cruz, bringing all this diversity in the world of music to Santa Cruz, and exposing Santa Cruz as a community, and raising the bar," says Michael's on Main owner Michael Harrison, who purchased the longtime restaurant with his wife Colleen Harrison last December.
Michael's on Main has already had live music in some capacity for roughly a decade, often bringing in local bands to jam around dinnertime. Since the Harrisons took over, they say they've made live music a priority, going after more established acts, and in April, Harrison started Grateful Sundays, an evening devoted to the music of the Grateful Dead, which has been a hit, he says.
With Miller on board, Harrison says that that Michael's on Main will become a major musical hub for Santa Cruz County. There will be two stages: a newer, seated listening room in the front that allows for 80 people, and another stage at the bar, where shows have always been, that can hold about 150. Miller and Harrison are shooting to have live music most nights of the week, with seated room shows primarily on the weekdays and bar room shows on the weekends. "It could be any kind of music. It doesn't have to be just singer-songwriters. It can be throat singers from Tuva playing traditional Tuvan instruments," Miller says.
Harrison plans to remodel the venue, hoping to increase the capacity for shows in the bar area by the spring.
In Felton, Barkin also says he'll renovate to increase capacity, something that he suggests can be done by taking out a wall in the middle of the hall. He'll change the name from Don Quixote's to Flynn's after the remodel, he says.
Barkin says he plans to rely on a lot of outside production companies to bring shows to him. Not committed to any genre in particular, he wants to bring in bigger acts, and believes his venue can attract more big-ticket shows in the $50 range. "I can't continue to have $10 dollar shows in here for people that may not draw," Barkin says.
While Harrison takes Michael's on Main in more of an entertainment-oriented direction, Barkin has a different recipe for Flynn's. "The business plan is this is a restaurant with a music venue, not a music venue with a restaurant," says Barkin, who thinks Flynn's will soon be "a nice, high-quality five-star restaurant."
It isn't only smaller local venues that are shifting their approaches. Rio Theatre owner Laurence Bedford says he's slowly moved away from booking shows himself over the past three years. Lately, he's booking almost nothing on his own, counting on production companies like Snazzy Productions and Folkyeah to plan shows and sell tickets, while he operates the 685-seat venue more like a rental house. The music business, he explains, can be unpredictable. Changes in the setup of guarantees—the minimum sum a band expects to get paid—he says, have made margins slimmer than ever for promoters.
"There is a thing with booking your own shows all the time: You never really know how well it's going to do. You're not always sure it'll sell out. The guarantees have gotten higher," Bedford says. "Doing really well one time and losing twice doesn't really work well when you have bills every month. I found myself bidding against people I do other shows with. We decided that it wasn't worth going there, so we just decided to support them."
At the same time, John Sandidge, who runs Snazzy Productions, says that in the past five years, there's been an increase in non-local production companies coming to Santa Cruz and booking shows. Many of them book packages of shows, sometimes all over the state, making it more difficult for mom-and-pop production companies to compete.
"We bring in more big acts than any town our size," Sandidge says. "So the big money smells success down here."
Bigger companies, Sandidge says, can offer bigger guarantees. But even if ownership and booking arrangements change, Sandidge says music fans often don't notice the difference, as many of the same acts keep coming through town.
As the industry evolves, the Rio has been branching further outside the musical realm. Bedford has been hosting more films and talks like lectures sponsored by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
This month, the 68-year-old venue has seven events on the calendar—three films, two concerts, the Planet Cruz Comedy show and a fundraiser for Native Animal Rescue. "We've become a place that facilitates other types of things besides music," Bedford says, "in order to stay alive."
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Don Quixote's, now Flynn's, is going to become like the scene in "The Blue's Brother's Movie", when they walk in , and the bartender says, "Oh, yes, we have both kinds of music! Country and Western!"
Tom Miller is what separates us from Santa Barbara and all the other great beach towns. Tom is the Kuumbwa of Rock and Roll, Folk, and World music. People have all the excuses in the world as to why Felton is (was) "too far" to go see live music. Now they have no excuse! Michael's on Main is a GREAT match for Tom Miller. If Tom Miller threw a festival it would be the California World Fest (not to be confused with the Sierra Nevada "World" Music Fest, which is actually just a reggae fest). All I can say is congratulations! Tom's true fans have been to his shows since the Henfling's days. See you at MOM!
How does any of this support all the hundreds of local musicians who have supported this thriving musical community and venues for 30 or more years? We the musicians are left with what reward or reciprocation of loyalty to our art and our commitment to our community. We are paid the same wages for over 30 years while ticket prices, drinks and meals escalate or are not included any longer with our pay. How is it that the vein of our art which feeds the soul through music is never honored. We are tired of playing the game in order to perform, only to be dismissed. Respectfully submitted, Nora Cruz
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DIY Seltzer, Club Soda, Soda, etc
While I've been on paternity leave I have increased the amount of club soda that I drink hugely. This is mostly because I wanted to have a refreshing beverage while in the non-air conditioned apartment. I did a little research and found out how to make my own so I could have as much as I wanted, and because Googling for how to do it was hard, I figured I'd document it clearly here.
🔗 What are we talking about here?
First off, soda: when I say soda I don't mean Coca Cola, I mean club soda, though for most of this post I actually mean seltzer. Seltzer is simply water and carbon dioxide (CO₂.) Seltzer is actually a little harsh, so people add various salts (again, more on that later) to tone it down and taste more neutral. I really like club soda, but step one is to make seltzer.
🔗 Why Build a Carbonator?
There are a few reasons. One is cost. I'll get into that more later, but at some point, building your own rig is going to be cheaper than buying. The bigger reason for me is that it is easier to make soda than to buy it. I live in Santa Monica and walk to the grocery store, so adding heavy or large bottles to my personal grocery cart is a drag. Also it's always fun to make a thing instead of buying it.
🔗 Build it
First off, here is a bill of materials:
🔗 Bill of Materials
|CO₂ Tank - 5lb
|Carbonation Cap
|Single Gauge Regulator
|Dual Gauge Regulator
|Gas Line Assembly
Total material cost: $121-$128
You only need one regulator, but the dual one will let you know when your tank is getting empty, so that might be nice to have. On the other hand it makes the full assembly much less compact, and I hear the other gauge tends to get broken since it sticks out so much.
There is one other cost that is recurring, and that's the CO₂. I got my CO₂ at a homebrew supply store. People say you can get it at a welding store. I would have expected that to be unsafe but if Dave Arnold does it, it's probably ok. At the homebrew store 5lb of CO₂ was $20. I saw all kinds of ranges for how far 5lb of CO₂ would go, the low was about 30 gallons and the high was 155 gallons, so I'm gonna use 100 gallons, or 378 liters. I suspect water might be more soluble than beer, which would imply that the CO₂ won't go as far, but I was unable to find scientific studies backing up my belief (or more clearly they all used different units and none of the ranges overlapped and I am not interested enough to make a graph and extrapolate.) Links to papers on the truth here are very welcome.
🔗 Assemble the Carbonator
Putting together the carbonator is pretty easy. I took a bunch of pictures when I did it, but I'd be surprised if anyone felt like they needed them.
Tools you need:
|Flathead Screwdriver
|Big wrench or Pliers
I had these basic tools on hand, but you might not. A crescent wrench would work instead of the pliers but crescent wrenches are a big hassle so I avoid them. You'll also need a bottle to put the soda in; I used a 1L bottle since my 2L bottle still has soda in it. As long as you can screw on the carbonator cap it should be fine.
First, put together the gas line assembly:
Use your screwdriver to tighten the clamp around the ball lock:
Next connect the gas line assembly to the regulator. Don't forget to leave the clamp on before you connect it!
Tighten the clamp with your screwdriver from before:
Connect the regulator to the tank; you'll need the wrench or pliers to tighten it sufficiently:
Follow instructions:
Screw on the carbonator cap:
Connect the gas line assembly to the carbonator cap. Pull back the ball lock:
and push it onto the cap till it's flush:
The complete assembly will look like this:
🔗 Make soda!
So that everything is abundantly clear, here is the assembly with labels:
My system has no inlet gauge, but if it did, it would be where the label is. The inlet gauge measures how much CO₂ you have, and the outlet gauge measures how much pressure is in regulator. The tank knob opens the tank to the regulator, the regulator knob allows (a regulated amount of) pressure into the regulator, and the regulator valve allows the gas assembly (and thus the bottle) to be included in the regulator system.
I zero the system first so I know everything is normal.
- Make sure the tank knob is turned all the way tight (which is how I store my tank.)
- Connect the carbonator cap to the gas line assembly, but not screwed into a bottle.
- Open the valve at the bottom of the regulator. Now the outlet gauge should be at zero.
- Remove the carbonator cap and turn off the regulator valve.
So as I said before, I started with seltzer. All you need for this is water and a bottle. There is a relationship to water temperature, pressure, and the solubility of the CO₂. Or in layman's terms: get the water good and cold, so that as much CO₂ as possible will go into the water. I put about a half a cup of crushed ice into the 1L bottle, filled it till it had a headroom of another half a cup of air, and then shook it till the ice melted. Prechilled water would be easier, less of a hassle, and if your ice maker is like mine: better tasting.
- Once you have the water ready, connect the bottle to the gas line assembly as explained in the last step above.
- Unscrew the tank knob a few turns.
- Open the regulator valve so that it's in the on position (parallel with the
- Turn the regulator knob till it's showing 40 psi. This is confusing: you turn clockwise to increase pressure. The water should be pressurized now.
- Shake the bottle (I shook for about 30 seconds) to help get the CO₂ into the water.
- Turn the regulator valve back into the off position.
- Disconnect the carbonator cap from the gas line assembly.
- Replace the carbonator cap with a plastic cap.
- If you are only doing one bottle, close the tank knob.
- Enjoy your soda!
🔗 Cost Breakdown
I mentioned that cost could be a reason to do this. To justify it, here is the total cost breakdown and when this setup "pays for itself."
Here's the generic equation I came up with to solve for when it's worth getting the carbonator:
amount of liters to break even =
(upfront carbonator cost - other upfront cost ) /
(per liter other cost - per liter carbonator cost)
|Upfront Cost
|Recurring Cost
|Recurring Cost per Liter
|Break Even
|$20 / 5lb of CO₂ = 100 Gallons = 378 L
|143 L = one refill
|Store brand
|$2 / 12 pack 12 floz cans = 7.2 L
|550 L = 1550 cans = 129 twelve packs
|$5 / 6 pack of 10 floz bottles = 1.8 L
|45 L = 152 bottles = 25 six packs
|$6 / 4 pack of 8 floz bottles = 0.9 L
|18 L = 76 bottles = 19 four packs
Assumptions / Drawbacks: the fundamental premise above is that the soda you are making is equivalent to what you would be buying. For the store brand that's pretty likely. With Schwepps I'm pretty confident that with a little effort you could get there. The Q stuff is likely much harder, though I haven't spent a lot of effort trying to replicate it yet. If you are using a Sodastream you are almost sure to be making exact same product as the carbonator.
The other problem, ignoring the salts added, which is much of what differentiates the brands, is the water quality. When I use the filtered water from my fridge I get pretty good results. When I use the ice from my fridge I get noticeable off-flavors, which is a pretty big deal when it comes to something as subtly flavored as plain soda.
🔗 Next steps
🔗 Club Soda
The whole idea (and cost breakdown above!) is that I can make Club Soda with this. Typical club sodas contain varying amounts of:
- Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda)
- Sodium Citrate (you should have this on hand anyway)
- Sodium Chloride (salt)
- Sodium Phosphate
- Potassium Sulfate
- Other salts
I have read that you use 2 teaspoons of salt for 1 L of club soda, but I have not tested this yet. I will have a followup post with more detail on this, but in the meantime, this might get you started.
🔗 Shrubs
You don't need to be able to carbonate a shrub directly in order to make a shrub, but it seems like a fun idea. If you don't know what a shrub is, here are a few links on how to make them:
🔗 Gin and Tonics
Dave Arnold makes bottled Gin and Tonics with quinine sulfate, sugar, clarified lime juice, gin, and water, all carbonated in a bottle. I'd like to try that, but the clarified lime is too much right now (you need a centrifuge.) On top of that, for some reason tonic makes me nauseous nowadays, so I might try simply Gin and Club Soda.
🔗 Carbonated Chocolate Milk
One of my friends told me that he carbonated chocolate milk and really enjoyed that. It should be really easy to try. Another friend compared the idea to an egg cream, which I have not had so that's not helpful to me, but maybe for you, dear reader.
🔗 More Typical Soda
I'd like to try to make a good root beer, since my wife and I drink it every Saturday in root beer floats, but I suspect that that is even more work than I have done just for the carbonator.
I also am interested in some basic sodas, like a lemongrass tea soda or a chamomile tea soda, or other simple beverages like that that are refreshing and interesting.
I hope this is as informative as anyone could want out of a post like this. I know it would have helped me. If you are interested in this, but not my more typical programming topics, you can check out the drinks tag and even subscribe to an rss feed just for that tag if that's your jam.
🔗 Special Thanks
My friend C4 of Awesome Brewers, Great Job! was the one who gave me the initial bill of materials for this, and deserves a lot of credit for this happening. Thanks C4! Thee4!
🔗 See Also
- Jeffrey Morgenthaler's How to Build Your Own Carbonation Rig
- CO₂ Solubility in Beer
- CO₂ Solubility in Water


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Looking for a way to help your youth communicate their faith journey with each other? Try this idea of using a "round robin" journal.
Several times in the past few years I've been involved in a fun creative journal project with friends. Each of us starts a journal and fills up the first few pages with writing, art, photos --whatever we choose. Then we pass the journal off to another member of the group. They in turn fill in the next few pages with their own contributions and then pass the journal on to the next person. Each journal makes the rounds to all members of the group and everyone contributes to everyone else's journal. In the end, we each get our original journal back full of images, stories, and reflections from the whole group.
I've used this same approach with youth groups. Why not give it a try with your teens? Challenge each member of your ministry or small group to choose a blank journal. It could be as simple as a spiral notebook or a bound journal with blank pages purchased in a local bookstore. Kick the project off with a night of creative journaling, inviting teens to spend time with their journals creating entries that talk about their own faith story, their questions about God, the challenges they face. Some may want to write, others draw, some create collages with magazine images, construct a time line, design comics, or simply make a list. Let them take the journals home and finish their first few pages. The next time you meet, ask the youth to bring their journals and swap them with someone else in the group. Youth then take these new journals home, reflect on what the journal's author has crafted, and then they add contributions of their own. Each week, journals are swapped until everyone has contributed to each journal. The original owners do not get to see the contents of their journals until they receive them back at the end of the experiment.
You can expand on this project by suggesting a topic for youth to reflect on each week such as a Bible passage or a faith-based question. You might provide a copy of a photo and ask each person to consider what the image says to them about God or challenge each person to share an experience that helped shape them spiritually.
Not only is this activity a good tool for helping youth think reflectively about their faith, but it also offers a way for teens to stay connected to one another throughout the week and learn from one another.
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Torchlight II may still not have a release date, but Runic Games have pushed out a nifty infographic that shows just how much bigger their upcoming loot grinder will be compared to the original. It will have four times the number of assets, double the number of unique player skills, 529% more unique areas, 87% more loot and quadruple the playtime. Hit the break to witness the graphical information overload in all its glory, or head over to Runic Games for a more detailed breakdown.
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Track: Transport Phenomena and Fluid Flow
The Transport Phenomena and Fluid Flow track (TPFF) comprises continuum and molecular phenomena and processes over a wide range of time and length scales in their mutual dependence. This includes the interplay between chemical reactions, turbulent eddies, bubbles, flow and convective transport at the scale of the vessel or at a long range. Your Master's thesis project is carried out in the department of Chemical Engineering, the Fluid Mechanics section or the Clouds and Climate group.
Students planning to graduate in the TPFF track can choose between projects in the following areas: computational reactor engineering, multiphase flows, thermal & materials processes, reactive flows & explosions, and clouds, climate & air quality. The great potential of a wide variety of computer simulations (computational fluid dynamics, large-eddy and direct numerical simulation, Lattice-Boltzmann simulations, Monte-Carlo techniques) makes it possible to simulate fundamental flow phenomena and also most aspects of industrial and environmental processes in great detail and very close to reality. Advanced measuring techniques allow us to penetrate deep into the details of flow and transport phenomena as occurring in process equipment, and to analyse their mutual relations and their impact on physical and chemical processes. Environmental issues, including cloud dynamics and cloud microphysics, as well as atmospheric dispersion (fine dust) in urban areas, are studied to improve computational and climate/weather models. A detailed understanding of the underlying principles leads to a better control of various processes, producing better products in a cleaner, safer and more efficient way.
For students planning to graduate in the TPFF track, it is important to acquire sufficient knowledge of the physics of fluid flow and turbulence. It is therefore strongly advised that all students, prior to starting their thesis project, take the following modules: Continuum Physics (AP3032), and two modules from Advanced Physical Transport Phenomena (AP3171), Applied Multiphase Flow (AP3181) and Turbulence A (WB1424A). Students pursuing the R&D specialization are advised to also take Advanced Fluid Dynamics A (WB1422A).


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Taxmen across the country will be observing a "black day" on Friday to protest against some of the "retrograde recommendations" of the seventh pay commission, the Income Tax Employees Federation, Mumbai, said here.
The federation also claimed that other Central government employees will also join them and will be wearing black badges and holding demonstrations outside their offices during the lunch-hour . The federation will be holding a massive demonstration in front of Aayakar Bhavan, the income tax headquarters here, at 3 pm on Friday.
"We are totally disappointed with the recommendations of the seventh pay commissionwhich is the worst-ever after the second pay commission," federation general secretary Ravindran B Nair said in a statement. He said taxmen were expecting a minimum pay of Rs 26,000 but the pay commission has recommended only Rs 18,000. This amounts to an increase of just Rs 2,250 from the present pay of Rs 15,750 after a period of 10 years.
"After the deductions towards the Central Government Employees Insurance Scheme worth Rs 1,500 and the contribution towards the New Pension Scheme, effectively there will be hardly any increase in the take home salary," Nair said. In some instances the take home salary will be less than what it is today, he added.
On the other hand, a huge rise is given to the Group A officers whereby the ratio between the minimum and the maximum pay level is 1:1.3, he noted. Existing allowances like festival advance which was beneficial to the low-paid employees have been scrapped. Changes have also been made to the existing child care leave, he said.


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NICE, Calif.--Over the last few days, I spent hours with my wife's parents, Tyler and Donna, helping them adapt to the first Internet connection they've ever had. For them, living on top of a mountain at 4,000 feet, in the middle of a national forest, and entirely off the grid--this has been a big step.
For my wife and I, it's also been a big project, at least in terms of teaching them the basics, and helping them get ready to learn on their own. While their Internet proficiency is still low, they are learning fast, and over time, it should be interesting to see how much progress they make, and how they make it.
Over the few days that we just spent on the mountain with them, these are many of the things (in no particular order) we talked to them about, showed them on their new MacBook, and explained that they might want to investigate in the future:
Undo/Control-Z. They wanted to know if there was any way to undo a mistake on their computer, and we explained that Control-Z (Command-Z on a Mac) is the way to do that.
Pandora. They haven't used it yet, but we explained how this free service makes it easy for anyone to create a totally custom Internet radio station based on their musical interests. They asked how Pandora makes money. I couldn't answer that very good question.
Rotten Tomatoes. We explained that this service is among the very best for crowd-sourced movie reviews.
IMDB. They watch a lot of movies, and often want to know more about the actors involved. We explained that IMDB is the only site they needed to go to get fully cross-referenced information on actors and filmmakers.
Skype. For my in-laws, Skype will be key in helping them save money on their cell phone bill. We showed them voice calling and Skype instant messaging.
iTunes Store. Tyler was looking for a specific song by an artist, and I showed him how he could use the iTunes Store to listen to short clips of artists' songs.
Downloading photos from digital camera. We recently gave them a Canon PowerShot G2, and now that they have a new MacBook, we showed them how to easily download photos onto the computer.
iPhoto. After downloading photos, we showed them how to organize the pictures in the Mac's built-in photo management software.
Printing wirelessly. Now that they have a Wi-Fi network (running on an old AirPort Extreme) I talked to them about setting up wireless printing to their HP DeskJet printer.
Connecting the Mac to a TV. I bought them the connectors for linking their MacBook to their TV. At first they didn't see the value of doing this, but they eventually saw that as their vision gets worse, a larger screen will make computing easier.
NeoOffice versus OpenOffice. They've been using OpenOffice on their Windows computer, and we loaded NeoOffice onto their Mac. I haven't used it, but I explained that my research concluded that NeoOffice is better on Macs than OpenOffice.
Second Life. My wife and I are both longtime Second Life users, and we talked to them about whether they'd want to use the virtual world. However, their download limits (200 megabytes per day) would likely make it difficult for them to use such services.
PayPal. They hope not to buy very many things over the Internet, but they do understand that having a PayPal account will make it easier for them to do transactions on services like eBay.
Amazon.com. We walked in on them looking at prices for tarps on Amazon.com. My reaction was "hide the credit card."
Facebook. While social networking is likely something they won't deal with for some time, we talked about how many people have used Facebook to connect with friends from past lives.
Twitter. They have heard a lot about Twitter, and we showed them how the microblogging service is a great way to see what people around the world are thinking about things in near-real-time.
YouTube. Among other things, I showed Tyler how he could use YouTube to find obscure songs he might be looking for.
Netflix. We've managed a Netflix account for them (they would pick up the DVDs at their P.O. box) for some time, since they didn't have an Internet connection. Now that they do, they've taken over management of the account. I had high hopes they would be able to watch Netflix streaming movies, but their download limits may prevent them from doing that.
Google Earth. We showed them Google Earth and used the service to locate their house, a process that took even them some time, given the remote location in which they live.
Gmail. They are using Gmail for e-mail, and we set them up to be able to send and receive their Gmail messages using the Mac's Mail application.
Control on PCs/Command on Macs. We explained that anything that uses the control key on a PC (Control-C to copy, or Control-Z to undo) would utilize the command key instead on a Mac.
Windows Security patches. I uploaded Service Pack 3 and six Windows security patches on their PC.
WhiteHouse.gov. They were excited to be able to send messages to the president and to be able to watch his weekly video addresses. They also were happy to be able to easily e-mail many other government officials.
Instant messaging. We explained that instant messaging is a terrific way to carry on informal conversations, and we discussed some of the etiquette of IM.
Commenting on Web sites/blogs. We talked at length with them about how comments are implemented on various Web sites and blogs, and how people use them for different purposes.
Wi-Fi. We set them up with an Apple AirPort Extreme and made it so their new MacBook could be connected to the Internet throughout their house. They were more excited by this than by anything else.
USB hubs. Tyler wanted to know how to print wirelessly and I explained that he would need to get a USB hub to split the cable coming from his printer.
Bookmarks. We provided them with a long bookmarked list of Web sites, and showed them how to add new bookmarks so they don't have to type in entire URLs for sites they hope to visit a lot.
Delicious. We want to see what kinds of sites they are interested in and encouraged them to use Delicious.com to share their discoveries with us.
Safari versus Firefox. I explained that Firefox is generally considered the best Web browser for the Mac, but told them how to use Safari is they were so inclined.
Never using Internet Explorer again. I said that because of its many security holes I would never let them use Explorer on their PC again.
Registering for Web sites. They were interested in why people would provide their e-mail address and/or other information to register for Web sites, and we explained the many reasons people are willing to do it, and why sites want it.
Adding an AirPort Express to extend the Wi-Fi network's range. We told them that by adding an AirPort Express to their wireless network set up, they could extend the range of their Wi-Fi connectivity to a metal shed near their house. It also happens that that is where my wife and I sleep when we visit during cold months.
Google News. I showed them Google's clearinghouse for news stories. They didn't seem particularly interested in it, but I'm guessing that will change as they realize the site's utility.
Using wireless keyboards and mice. If they do decide to connect their Mac to their TV, we explained, they would likely want to add a wireless keyboard and mouse so they could have more freedom of movement in their living room.
eBay. We explained that this service would be a fantastic way for them to find the kinds of supplies that their local merchants often don't have, or charge too much for.
iPhone (for the future). We touted our beloved iPhones, and tried to get them excited about the devices as well. This is clearly something for another time.
Blogrolls. They asked what blogrolls were, and we showed them how many blogs offer lists of other sites they endorse and suggest readers look at.
Using the trackpad on the Mac instead of a mouse. Having only previously used their desktop PC, they weren't familiar with laptop trackpads. So we spent some time explaining how they work, including how to use two fingers on the MacBook to scroll up and down pages.
Wikipedia. I had already been touting Wikipedia, but now I explained how anyone can edit any page, and how it is possible to see the entire history of changes for a page.
On June 22, Geek Gestalt will kick off Road Trip 2009. After driving more than 12,000 miles in the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest and the Southeast over the last three years, I'll be looking for the best in technology, science, military, nature, aviation and more in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and South and North Dakota. If you have a suggestion for someplace to visit, drop me a line. And in the meantime, join the Road Trip 2009 Facebook page and follow my Twitter feed.


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For the past week or two, there has been a bunch of field work. I have been to three stations over the past two weeks. One in Hollister, CA, about an hour south of Palo Alto. Unfortunately, I did not take any photos, but I will try to take some when I go again. Another near the San Francisco bridge, for which I have a couple lovely photos! The first photo is a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, which is just five minutes from our MHDL station.
This next photo is of the MHDL station. Ian ( a stanford intern on the left) and Darcy (one of my advisers) are measuring out where the new coild will go. Also, our NEMA box was tagged by the "Family Vandal Squad." They sound pretty scary, right? I guess our station is part of some gang territory- lol.
The majority of my work this week has been at the Jasper Ridge station. I will upload pictures of that site when I can access those photos.
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If you have ever had a cat, chances are you've glanced over at the litter box and wondered, "Why do cats bury their poop?"
As you've probably noticed, cats usually instinctively bury their feces and urine in the litter box (or in the ground). Cats have a thing for cleanliness, something dogs don't seem to care as much about.
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Burying Poop Is a Survival Instinct
An exception to the turd-buriers: Certain tomcats (the macho males) will leave their poop lying around, mainly as an advertisement.
But the less powerful males, along with practically all female felines, will bury their waste to draw less attention to themselves. According to Beyond Words: Talking With Animals and Nature, this is simply a survival instinct. Cats will dig and bury their poo to hide their telltale scent.
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The Cat: Its Behavior, Nutrition, and Health informs us that most free-living cats bury their poop near their nesting sites or within their home range.
Normally, though, these independent cats do not bury their feces when they are out hunting or on the outskirts of their territories. By not burying it, they leave a territorial mark on that area. Burying the feces within their home area, meanwhile, fulfills their hygienic instincts.
Training Your Cat to Use the Litterbox
According to The Cat Care Book, tame kittens learn to use a litter box by watching the mama cat use it.
When you choose a kitten as your house pet, train her to use a litter box. Usually, she will jump right in the box, do her job, bury it and exit. If your cat misses the box, simply pick the feces up with some paper towels or gloves and put it in the box. This will be a sign for your pet that the poop goes there.
Watch this video for more tips on training your kitten to use a litter box:
Help Your Cat Maintain a Hygienic Lifestyle
Many people choose to have cats as pets because of their clean nature. Help your cat maintain its sanitary living conditions by providing a nice, fresh litter box when it becomes filled with buried wastes.
Cat families out there, be proud — think of all the other pets you could have chosen who would not have cared where they pooped.
So why do cats bury their poop? The simplest truth is that they don't want to ruin their clean reputation.


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Newly Formed All-Age Corps In Upstate New York
Greetings. I am currently in the planning stages of launching a drum and bugle corps in the Binghamton area of upstate New York. As with any new organization, it is essential that a sound and organized staff is assembled to oversee operations, set goals and establish plans to achieve those goals. Following is a list of positions that I am currently looking to fill:
Assistant Director
Responsibilities include
-assisting in day to day operation of the corps
-attending board meetings
-filling in whenever the corps director is unable to attend any function.
Business Manager
Responsibilities include:
-attending board meetings
-booking events such as parades and other community functions to raise money or otherwise
-working with director and treasurer to ensure proper use of corps funds as related to equipment and other expenses
-working with director and public relations director to plan and implement paid and free advertising opportunities and to ensure that paid advertising stays on track
-collecting dues and communicating with director and treasurer on dues information
Responsibilities include:
-attending board meetings
-assisting in initial preparation of 501(c)(3) documents and preparing books for state and local audits as required
-keeping books and checks in order and presenting reports to board of directors at meetings
-working and communicating with director and business manager on any corps profits or expenses
Responsibilities include:
-attending board meetings
-keeping a record of meeting minutes of all board meetings and communicating them with board members
-creating and maintaining corps membership rosters and emergency forms
-keeping all member emergency information and making sure it is available if needed
-managing and producing all corps communication (letters, emails, newsletters, etc., regarding rehearsals, schedules, etc.)
-supporting corps director for all secretarial duties, such as writing and sending letters and other correspondence
-assisting recruitment director with any projects that require secretarial support
Public Relations Director
Responsibilities include:
-attending board meetings
-creating press releases for corps website and public news to be approved by director
-releasing news to public
-assisting recruitment director with any projects that require media attention
-assisting in maintaining the corps website
-building relationships with local schools and community businesses for recruitment or sponsorship
Director of Recruitment
Responsibilities include:
-attending board meetings
-establishing contacts within local schools to obtain membership
-working with director, secretary, business manager and Public Relations Director as needed to create and implement recruitment campaigns
-following up on leads such as internet interest forms or recruitment booths
Responsibilities include:
-attending board meetings
-maintaining and recording inventory of all corps equipment and uniforms
-communicating with director and business manager if any equipment needs repair or replacement
-establishing a staff of volunteers to assist with any uniform tailoring and fitting
-keeping records of all past sheet music and drill charts for archive purposes
Director of Support Services
Responsibilities include:
-attending board meetings
-creating and overseeing fundraising campaigns
-communicating with director and business manager on all funds received from fundraising
-assembling a staff of volunteers to assist in any campaign and to assist corps in various day to day activity
All of these positions include a seat on the board of directors and are strictly voluntary, non-paid positions, as required by IRS code 501(c)(3) for purposes of a non-profit corporation. If you are interested in any of the above positions please feel free to contact me at conquistadorsdbc [at] gmail [dot] com or fill out an interest form on our website, www.conquistadorsdbc.org, and I will contact you.
This is a huge opportunity to bring competitive drum and bugle corps back to the southern tier region of New York. It will be a lot of work but the payoff is well worth it. If interested, please contact me.
Harry Eldridge, Jr.
Roselle Park Conquistadors Drum & Bugle Corps


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What You Need to Know for Guest Accommodations at Our B&B Inn
Accommodations Policies
All rates are double occupancy, per night and are subject to change without notice. A major credit card is required to secure your stay – you may pay with an alternate payment method at checkout. We accept cash, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.
Check In and Out Times
Check In is from 4:00pm until 7:00pm. Please let us know if you plan to earlier than 4:00pm or arrive after 7:00pm.
Check out is at 11:00am.
Minimum Stay
Minimum stay requirements vary, but a two night minimum stay is occasionally required on weekends as well as on holidays, during special events and during all of peak season. Please feel free to call to inquire about your specific travel requests as we can often accommodate other scenarios.
A deposit equal to half of your booking plus the full charge for any packages, will be charged at the time of booking. The remainder of the charges for your stay will be charged at checkout.
Because of our small size, cancellations and no shows affect us significantly. For this reason cancellations must be made 1 week or 7 days prior to the date of arrival to avoid forfeiture of your deposit. All cancellations are subject to a $12 bank imposed credit card charge.
No Shows
If a guest does not arrive and honor their reservation, or contact us to cancel, they will be charged for the full amount of the stay.
We love children; however, our Bed and Breakfast is not appropriate for young children; many of our guests are looking for a quiet getaway. On the other hand, we will welcome well-behaved children over age 8 in our home; however, we do not provide a special children's menu at breakfast. The Milk Parlor does accommodate families with children.
We are sorry to say that we do not accept pets at our bed & breakfast at this time. Our pet friendly accommodations will be available in the near future in the Soldier's Retreat and the Milk Parlor guest rooms.
Parking is typically arranged to one parking space per room. For additional parking accommodations or special events, please let us know in advance if you will need extra parking for more vehicles.
We are a completely non-smoking home. Smoking is allowed outdoors only. Ash trays are available for your use outside. Please be courteous to others, smoking away from the house or open windows and please pick up after yourself. If evidence of smoking is found in your room, cleaning charges of $300 will billed to your credit card.
Freshly made from our bake house, you will be served a fixed 2 course gourmet breakfast every morning between 8 and 9:30 a.m. For our business travelers on Monday – Friday with advance notice, we can prepare breakfast as early as 7 a.m. if needed. For specific breakfast times and requests, please specify upfront when reserving your room.
Our rates are based on double occupancy (single occupancy for business rates) and are subject to a 9% Maryland Meals and Rooms Tax and 1% Washington County Local Tax (not included). The charge for an extra person is $25 per night and includes breakfast.
Legal Notice
This is our home and we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. We are not responsible for accidents or injury, damages to personal property or vehicles or for the loss of money or valuables of any kind. We have a house safe available and are happy to secure your valuables upon request.
You are welcome to enjoy anything purchased from our pub anywhere on our property. However, Maryland State law prohibits outside alcohol from being consumed on our premises.
Forgotten Items
Items left behind at our bed & breakfast can be sent to you via mail at your request. The cost of shipping + a $5 handling and packaging fee (rounded to the next whole dollar) will be billed to your credit card.
We are Green…Environmental Policy
Elmwood Farm Bed and Breakfast is committed to protecting the environment, the health and safety of our guests and the community in which we conduct our business. It is our policy to seek improvements throughout our business operations to lessen our impact on the local and global environment by conserving energy, water, and other natural resources; reducing waste generation; recycling and purchasing recycled products; and reducing our use of toxic materials. Elmwood uses all non-chemical cleaners, washing and dish detergents. We believe that as a business we have a responsibility not only to minimize our impact but also to make environmental policy a key and integral part of our business strategy.


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Tips to Set Up a Wireless Router at Home
A wireless network is a common system of data transport. Connecting your computer to your wireless online gateway would be your preferred way for most contemporary systems which will need to get into the worldwide Web.
Install the high-speed modem into a computer process. This type of modems is the high-speed DSL and additionally cable modem effective at this superior bandwidth data transport.
Then you've got to disconnect power from the modem and then get rid of all system wires which can be on the machine. There is a wide range of latest routers is available which is handpicked for you.
For the alternative, you're able to link the ideal network cable in the LAN jack on the trunk part of one's wireless online router into the system interface on the trunk part of one's modem that is searchable.
You must additionally join an alternate ideal network cable into your LAN connection port of your computer on the rear of your computer to each open system interface at the rear of the wireless router.
After that, re-connect an electricity cable into your own modem and in addition to the wireless router. It's essential that you decide that your computer gets a wonderful link with the router along with modem.
You've got to confirm that the traffic light indexes in your own router glow green, so this is signaling for its optimistic connection.
For the previous measure, you want to inspect every one of the links and additionally set the connection into the Web by employing the router and also the applications in your own PC.


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Vivo Xshot Official Launch: Top-level Hardware With f/1.8 Aperture OIS Camera
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Vivo Xshot launch event just ended a few minutes ago in Beijing, the new generation smartphone equips top level hardwares and the latest Fun Touch system base on Android 4.4 kitkat OS. The Vivo Xshot powered 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC processor, 3GB RAM and a Sony IMX214 OIS f1.8 13-megapixel camera.
Vivo Xshot Flagship edition main specification:
- 5.2 inch 1080P full HD IPS screen, 1920 x 1080 pixel display
- 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC quad-core processor
- 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, support expand to 128GB storage
- FDD-LTE 4G network
- Sony 13-megapixel IMX214 camera, f/1.8, dual-LED
- 8-megapixel wide-angle front camera
- Hi-Fi audio: CS4398+TLV320ADC
- XE600i earphone
- 2600mAh Li-on battery
Vivo Xshot rear camera features:
- The world's first Sony lens with f/1.8 6P lens
- Dual LED flashlight
- SONY 2nd generation IMX214 CMOS lens
- Optical Image Stabilizer
Vivo Xshot Hi-Fi DAC Milestones at a glance:
- Same Uncompromised Audio Quality
- Tru 120dB Dynamic Range
- Proprietary Low-Latency Digital Filters
- Minimum Group Delays and Pre-ringing
- Customized Low-Profile Packaging
The phone's price is most important information that buyers want to known, Vivo Xshot have 2 version: the flagship edition price is RMB3498 (about US dollars $580), and the elite edition is RMB2998 (about US dollars $500). About this vivo new flagship device, it is similar with Oppo Find 7 and Oneplus One, which phone you most like?


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