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France's Aromatic Wines 101
'Aromatic' wines are undergoing a resurgence in New Zealand. The famous wines of the French Alsace region are particularly suited to the NZ climate.
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Okay. Aromatics.
Officially, they are the three classic white wines from the French and, or German region of Alsace: Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer.
Riesling is the wine that some people love to hate. The bad press goes way back to some pretty awful sugary sweet style Rieslings from the 1970s and early 1980s: wines like Blue Nun Liebfraumilch and Black Tower. These were cheap, mass-produced wines in quirky bottles which caught the imagination of newbie wine drinkers and for many years thereafter branded Riesling as a god-awful sweet wine to be avoided at all costs.
Here in New Zealand, as in Australia we now tend toward the dry end of the spectrum, producing wines that are crisp, fruity and dry or just slightly sweet (off-dry).
And that's not to say that Riesling can't shine as a sweet style when the grapes are left on the vine till they are extremely ripe and full of
natural fructose sugar. Taken to extreme, these wines are called Late Harvest (very ripe and shrivelled) or Noble Riesling (affected by a fungus called Botrytis, which sucks out the water content and leaves very sweet concentrated juice with a honeyed taste).
In fact, I'm a big fan of the new wave of medium to sweet Rieslings – where the true nature of the grape is revealed as a luscious, fruity wine with honey, lime and apricot flavours, plus good cellaring potential. Food matches – think seafood (scallops, prawns, white fish).
The predominant character of Gewürztraminer (Ga-vertz-trah-meaner) is its spiciness. Often with hints of Turkish Delight, rose petals, apricot, ginger in syrup, and cinnamon. This is why Gewürzt is so often recommended as a good match for spicy food. But when you think spicy – think mild spice with not too much chilli. Some hot spicy dishes contain so much chilli that you can't taste anything. The style of wine produced from the notoriously unreliable pink grapes, can be anywhere from dry and flinty through to musky, oily and sweet. New Zealand shares some of the Northern European cool climatic conditions, and has Gewürztraminer plantings in regions as diverse as Central Otago, Marlborough, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay.
In the early Eighties Gewürzt was a bulk produced, sweet easy-drinking lightweight style, which suited the unsophisticated palates of young wine drinkers. Today, it represents a tiny amount compared to the most popular wine varieties. Just the same, they are worth hunting out for their subtlety of flavour and spicy nuances.
Pinot Gris seems to have come out of nowhere, to be the fashionable white wine both here in NZ, and also overseas. The grape is a mutation of the Pinot Noir family and like other Pinots, is described by its colour. In French, Gris (grey) - or in Italian, Grigio.
Again, as with the other two aromatics – you never know quite what you're getting. Pinot Gris can be anything from dry, flinty and delicate – to sweet, full bodied, and complex. Basically, it pays to read the back label if you want an idea of how it's going to taste.
In Europe – Germany, Alsace, and Italy the best Pinot Gris are oily, sweetish, full-bodied luscious wines. And some of our best NZ examples are coming from Martinborough, Marlborough and Central Otago.
Here's a line-up of aromatics for your edification. Do remember that aromatics can be either sweet, off-dry or bone dry. It is a gamble unless you look carefully at the label, read my blog obsessively - or do research.
Okay – in the North corner, representing Alsace …
Gisselbrecht Riesling 2010 $27.50
Pale green gold colour. Mineral and citrus on the nose. Almost bone dry crisp and restrained, but opens up with elegant prince melon, ripe apple and pineapple flavours. A good one to cellar for 2-3 years.
Pierre Brecht Gewürztraminer 2010 $32.00
Straw gold. Medium to off-dry style. Subtle aromas of rosewater. Then the lush oily palate opens up with peach, mandarin and spice. Intriguingly it has a mineral to dry finish.
Louis Sipp Pinot Gris 2008 $39.00
Gold appearance. Aromas of honey and beeswax, with an unctuous mouth feel and medium to sweet flavours of honey, citrus and peach.
And now, in the southern corner representing New Zealand …
Pegasus Bay Aria Late Picked Riesling 2009 $37.00
Has subtle aromas of citrus blossom. Sweet palate of ripe grapefruit, honey, lime and lemonade, nicely balanced with mouth-watering crisp acidity.
Eskdale Gewürztraminer 2009 $24.00
Unusual for an NZ wine, this bottle has a traditional cork closure. Slightly funky aromas, but oily and full palate of spice, grapefruit, straw and pineapple. This is a Gewürz for Chardonnay drinkers – big bold and complex with a dry finish.
Spy Valley Pinot Gris 2011 $25.00
Full bodied, fruity and lush with stone fruit characters and a hint of minerality. Pear and apple flavours with a crisp finish.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club has loaned midfielder Jean-Marc Alexandre to Orlando City SC (USL Pro).
The loan extends through June 18, two days before the start of a daunting stretch for the Earthquakes that includes five games in 14 days. Alexandre will suit up for the Lions in USL Pro play on Saturday, June 9 when Orlando City hosts the Charleston Battery (4:30 p.m. PT).
The Earthquakes acquired Alexandre on Dec. 1, 2011 from Real Salt Lake in exchange for an MLS Supplemental Draft first-round pick (6th overall). Since joining the club, Alexandre has one goal, a game winner against the Portland Timbers on March 27, in four Reserve League appearances. The hulking central midfielder most recently played 90 minutes in each of the club's U.S. Open Cup wins, helping the Earthquakes to their first quarterfinal appearance in the domestic tournament since 2005.
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Using a notebook as my primary system is proving great for keeping everything I need with me at home or at the office. (Yes, the infamous iBook, though I don't expect that to hold true much longer.)
But the past two months of this are taking their toll. Placing a notebook on a desk and then hunching over the small screen all day is a quick way to a stiff neck; doing so day after day is a quick path to long term disability. I'm willing to spend the pennies now to avoid the corrective dollars later, so I went out and bought an iCurve notebook stand and a Logitech keyboard. Skirting around Apple's generally more expensive hardware, I picked up a PC/Mac compatible USB cheapie keyboard. Smart.
Well, not so fast. Within 10 minutes, I had re-packaged the keyboard and was on my way back to the store. The problem was simple, but it was enough: my new keyboard was Mac-compatible, but it was designed for Windows. Instead of doing the logical thing and mapping the keys to the proper Mac spatial configuration, Logitech's rock star product designer tried to logically map the Mac keys to the Windows equivalents. Command and Option were reversed.
It's the little things that make all the difference, and though the included CD would most likely allow me to re-map them (and the others that were mapped incorrectly), I opted to pay the extra thirty dollars for an Apple Pro keyboard over spending the rest of my morning futzing with the configuration.
Paying double the price for subtle usability improvements: I must be a genuine Mac user now!
(For the curious: yes, the new setup is making a big difference for most work, especially typing. I'm still hunching when working in Photoshop though, so the screen is just too small. You win some, you lose some.)


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Some of you may know that I have a family history website in addition to this blog. It's needed some serious attention for several years, and I finally provided that. The result was a move to a new host and platform.
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Oilers can get as much as a second round pick for Nikolai Khabibulin, former GM says.
The Sportsnet panel of Nick Kypreos and Doug MacLean, both NHL insiders, weighed in on the Edmonton Oilers possibly trading 40-year-old goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who has a gaudy .927 save percentage in 2013.
"The big guy, obviously, that stands out is Khabibulin," Kypreos said, when assessing Oilers' trade prospects. "You don't want to miss the playoffs and have Khabibulin at the end of the year."
Some teams don't want to make a long-term commitment to a Roberto Luongo or a Miikka Kiprusoff, so Khabibulin is a better bet, Kypreos said, suggesting there is a market for the veteran goalie.
"I think he fits right in there with a lot of teams," said former NHL GM Doug MacLean, adding teams are nervous about the price they would have to pay for Luongo, Jonathan Bernier or Ben Bishop.
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White supremacist shooting suspect in K.C. was once caught with black male prostitute in Raleigh, ex-prosecutor says
The white supremacist accused of shooting to death three people outside Jewish centers in Overland Park was caught in the mid-1980s in a car with a black male prostitute dressed as a woman, a former federal prosecutor said Thursday.
Police in Raleigh filled out an incident report after finding F. Glenn Miller Jr. in the car, said Douglas McCullough, who in 1987 prosecuted Miller on charges of possessing hand grenades and mailing a threatening communication.
"It was a male prostitute in a vehicle, and it was a Raleigh Police Department incident report," said McCullough, now a judge on the N.C. Court of Appeals. He told the Kansas City Star that the details in the report were "salacious" and that the male prostitute was known to police.
"I don't know if they actually took him into custody or just did an incident report about it because the police knew who he was," McCullough said. "But I'm quite sure it was never prosecuted or anything like that."
Miller, when interviewed about the incident last fall, said he had lured the prostitute so he could beat him up.
McCullough said he and other authorities learned of the incident as they were investigating Miller in 1987. He said authorities heard of no other cases involving possible sex crimes in connection with Miller.
"That is the only incident that I was aware of, was this one-time incident," McCulllough said. "I'm sure he won't be happy that all of that is being dredged back up again now."
Miller, 73, who also goes by Frazier Glenn Cross Jr., was arrested April 13 outside a school near the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park. He is accused of killing a doctor, the doctor's teenage grandson and a mother of three outside the community center and the nearby Village Shalom senior living center.
The federal case against Miller began when he and two comrades were arrested in a trailer in Ozark, Mo., after mailing a "Declaration of War." The document, among other things, established a point system for the assassination of federal officials, blacks, Jews, gays and others.
In the trailer, authorities found a large cache of weapons and explosives. Miller cut a deal with prosecutors, agreeing to cooperate fully with a federal investigation into the existence of a seditious conspiracy of white supremacists plotting to overthrow the government. In return, prosecutors recommended that the court sentence Miller to five years in prison. The judge followed their recommendation, and Miller was released in 1990 after serving less than three years.
McCullough, who sat in on interviews with Miller in 1987 after his arrest in Missouri, said the incident with the prostitute was surprising because of Miller's venomous and public hatred of blacks.
McCullough said he knew of no public record of the incident.
Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, said Thursday that a police officer in North Carolina told his organization about the episode as they were preparing a case against Miller for trial in the summer of 1986.
"At the time, we were like, 'What a hypocrite,'" Cohen told the Kansas City Star. "And also, 'How bizarre.' But there was no way for us to use the information at trial. It wasn't relevant to our issue."
In that case, Miller was found in contempt of court after violating the terms of an agreement in a lawsuit settled with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The center's Heidi Beirich spoke with Miller about the issue in a recorded phone conversation last fall. Miller didn't deny the incident, saying he had lured the prostitute to a meeting in order to beat him up.
"If you will check that particular police report," he told Beirich, "you'll find I had a blackjack, a night stick and a .38 loaded pistol."


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identity is about as safe as an unpatched box, and ironically you are
all probably an <any key> windows user. Identity theft in the United
States is where my knowledge lies. Take what you wish from this
tutorial, discard the rest. I can not make you do any of what lies
herein , but you should at least know the risk. This tutorial is for
educational purposes only. This tutorial is not a how to, so do not
reply asking for more info on how to. I do not take responsibility for
anybody who uses the few scenarios outlined in this tutorial. This is
a touchy subject that nobody seems to talk about, until it happens to
them. On that note let the tutorial begin.
First off your social security number is the most important piece
of information you have. It is an Admin Password for your life. Fact,
with a social security number and Date of Birth I own you, screw your
box. You thought you we're uber1337 cause you can protect your
network. What about your good name, your credit cards, bank accounts,
your personal property, and more importantly your freedom?
Fact, identities are easier to hack than computers. Social
engineering is a scary thing, but it is real, and it is here to stay.
Most of you have probably been the victim of a clever engineer yet do
not even know it. You are probably sitting there right now saying this
can't happen to me, so I'll give you a few scenarios.
1:\>You are at home paying your bills via snail mail as do most of us.
You then discard the part of the statement you do not return with the
payment, which ends up in the trash. The trash ends up in front of
your house. Can we say "dumpster diving"? Fact this is legal in most
states unless otherwise posted. All I'd have to say is thought I had
accidentally discarded something into the dumpster, If I was for some
reason caught by the police. On top of that 95% of them are going to
believe the story because I am in a phreaking dumpster. Now I do this
twice a week in local apartments, and twice a week I steal whole bags
of trash from neighborhoods, and build "cases". I would discover a
gold mine of information that can and will be used for fraudulent
purposes. The biggest are your name, address, phone number, utility
account numbers, credit card numbers, and yes even your Social
Security number. You might be surprised in the frequency at which mail
arrives with your social security number on it.
2:\>You pay for a service rendered with a check. The clerk asks to see
your id to verify billing address, phone number, and yes social
security number on your id. You trust everyone don't you. We'll you
shouldn't. Don't trust anyone, PERIOD. Why? Because they maybe
careless with the information you have in trusted in them. At that
rate you might as we'll greet people with a hand shake and then give
then your wallet or purse. Know what is going to happen to your
information before you give it to anybody, PERIOD. You can protect
yourself, definitely more than you do now, I guarantee it.
3:\>You are on the internet, and you get an email saying you need to
update your info for paypal, ebay, hotmail, or any number of things.
Cookies, passwords and accounts can all be stolen. So you and I may
not fill these forms out. But, what about that person in your life
that feels it is an important and VALID request, and since they
already give this info to damn near everyone what harm is there in one
more person?
4:\>This one I will speak briefly about. I decide you are very
wealthy. Dr, Dentist, Banker, whatever. All I need is your name. I can
do like 50 searches on the net, all legal. Which will give me your
social security number, date of birth. I do have to pay a pretty penny
for this info, but it can be obtained by anybody willing to pay for
it. If Ive already noted you to be wealthy, what is 159.95$ "starting
price" when you own a 500,000$ house, and a car for everyday of the
week. These reports, where legal, often list property, bank accounts,
and info on your family, children, and often even the hierarchy of
your family tree. Who's 1337 now?
5:\>This one can be applied in many manners. I steal your identity
with one of the aforementioned methods. I purchase a gun, in your
name, with your money. Then I rent a car and drive to the house of my
victim, carry out the murder, and take a cab out. Leaving the gun in
the car "you" rented. Even if your name is cleared "quickly" you will
still be picked up. You will still be harassed. The evidence soon to
be gathered has your "identity" all over it. See my point? This all
happens while the real thief/murder is free. Yes it has happened, and
it will happen again.
Scare tactics
People walk around with less security on their identity than they
do with their email. PERIOD. What kind of login/passwd is
somedude69/somedude69 anyway. Your identity is no more secure than
that cordless phone you use, or for that matter the mail box in front
of your house.
Fact, The average theft is not noticed until 14 months later. 14
MONTHS is a lot of damage on your credit report.
Fact, It costs the average victim more than $1,000 to cope with the
damage from identity theft. You've already been victimized, yet you
get to pay MORE OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY?
"ID thieves stole nearly $100 million from financial institutions
last year, or an average of $6,767 per victim."
-Federal Trade Commission
"The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says that identity theft is
its number one source of consumer complaints - 42 percent of all
complaints, in 2001."
" Every 79 seconds, a thief steals someone's identity, opens
accounts in the victim's name and goes on a buying spree."
-CBSnews.com, 1/25/2001
That was 2001 what are the figures now?
"A recent report on identity theft warned that there is likely to
be "mass victimization" of consumers within the next two years. The
report said consumers should be extra careful to monitor all their
financial transactions for unexplained account activity, withdrawals,
or fund transfers."
-The Gartner Group, a technology research group
"The July 2000 issue of Consumer Reports cited a study where more than
50% of the credit reports checked contained errors. There are two main
reasons errors may appear on your credit report. One is when you have
been mistaken for another person with a similar name and their
information ends up in your file. The other more serious cause of
error is fraud. Someone may have intentionally gained access to your
personal information and obtained credit in your name. Instances of
identity theft are increasing."
"Credit card fraud hit 1 in 20 users and identity theft hit 1 in 50
during past year, study shows : One in every 20 consumers has been the
victim of credit card fraud in the past 12 months, according to a
study to be released Monday. The same study reveals that 1 in 50
consumers has suffered identity theft. The survey, conducted by
Gartner Inc., also indicates consumers are so concerned about the
problem that they are calling for changes in the way electronic
transactions are performed."
I don't remember where I got the two previous quotes. Unfortunately
they are true.
A:\>Take all of your legal documents and put them into a lock box,
safety deposit box, legal envelope, and leave them at home. These
documents include: Drivers license, social security cards, checks,
credit cards, passports, military id's, magnetic swipe cards from your
employer, green cards, student visa's, birth certificates, ect. You've
done 100% of the work for the thief if you lose your wallet or purse,
or even worse have either stolen from you.
B:\>If your ssn is on your Id. Have it taken off. Average cost to have
an Id replaced by the issuing agency is 6$. I already mentioned the
cost of the theft. If you do not change this you've done 100% of the
work for the thief, if and when they get a hold of your ID.
C:\>Do not throw away bills, shred them, burn them, bury them, take a
marker to them, the choice is yours. You could even keep them. Don't
let me get them, you'll be sorry. I promise.
D:\>Do not setup accounts for new utilities over the phone if
possible. Your cordless, and cellular phone calls can be monitored.
Devices that can listen to both forms of calls can be easily, and
legally purchased. They are not sold for the mentioned methods, but
are capable of doing so. Go to a local office, and hand fill out the
applicable forms. Also when these accounts are setup, see if the
company has a special request option available. If they do, request
that all account info, including changes of service are done so in
E:\>Do not give your information to any unsolicited caller. If you are
contacted by somebody who "supposedly" works for such and such, they
will already have your information. If you do contact a company and
the operator asks for information specifically social and date of
birth, ask if they have an automated response system for these
questions. Many do, and they consist only of DTMF's over the line,
because the average thief is not prepared for that type of transfer of
F:\>You move into a new apartment. Your mail is in a central location
for ease of the postal employees. They are all locked, safe right? No,
not at all. I am an Identity thief, I move and hide frequently, using
apartments as bases for operation. I get evicted cause I'm not paying
the rent for somebody else. But I keep the keys for both the apartment
and the mail. Do you think they change those by default? No, too
expensive to change the locks every time somebody leaves. So request
they change both before you move in. Even at that rate most boxes are
printed in the 1000 cycle range. The boxes are all the same brand. Go
ahead see if your key will open up a neighbors mailbox. You might be
surprised at what you find. Heaven forbid these criminals get a hold
of the master locks the post office uses. My best advice, If you think
you are at high risk for any of this, get a P.O. Box, you will pay for
it, but if you don't what might the cost be?
G:\>This countermeasure is at your discretion. I suggest using it. Do
not allow auto complete in windows, turn that **** off, PERIOD. Not
only are you probably keeping lots of personal info on your pc you
probably allow the pc to remember your passwords and logins also.
Don't do this either. Fact, I steal your ebay account, sell a hot
ticket item. Tickets to the super bowl average sale price 2000$. I
only accept payment via paypal. If I have your ebay most likely I own
your paypal. If not, I own the ebay and may set up paypal. Either way,
paypal will send a check in about one week to a unverified member.
Point you ask. I sell those tickets. Have the check sent to me, you
won't notice it until it's too late. I have the money and now you get
to produce super bowl tickets, or have your ebay and paypal tarnished
due to identity theft.
I:\>This is my favorite countermeasure. If you, as do I, you write
lots of checks. Carry around an ink pad with you. Stamp your thumb
print on every check you write. Use a special ink color of ink when
writing your checks. Smear the date for example, or signature, or
both. Don't make them illegible, just a light smear enough to foil
check washing methods, and electronic reproductions of your signature.
Print on your check SEE ID FOR FURTHER IDENTIFICATION.
J:\>This one is what I strongly suggest to all of you. Call, write,
bug, bother, annoy, your local congress person. Let them know you
demand better laws. You may already be a victim but just don't know it
yet. Write up a page, based on 50 different scripts, one for each
state, and you could even submit them electronically in the masses.
K:\>Last but not least check your credit record at least once a year.
Look for things out of line, if you look in the right places you can
get these reports for free.
Things to look for when protecting your identity.
Your monthly bill for your credit card doesn't come any more. Or you
seem to be missing mail.
You receive a call or letter saying you've been approved or denied for
an account or card you never asked for.
A collection agency calls wanting their money for services or products
you never received. You think they've just got the wrong John Doe, and
do nothing, then the problem only gets worse.
Human nature is based upon repetition, and trust. Those are your two
biggest flaws, if you have these built into your day to day life, you
may already be a victim.
Already A Victim
I would say it is a must that you contact these three major credit
bureaus, when you discover your identity has been stolen. You must
request that a "fraud alert" be placed on your account. This places a
sort of hold on any new approvals for new accounts in your name.
these three are as follows:
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA
P.O. Box 2104
Allen, TX
760 Sproul Road
P.O. Box 390
Springfield, PA 19064-0390
The aforementioned numbers are to the best of my knowledge direct
fraud lines.
The rest of these links are numerouse people to contact if you have
been victimized. I strongly urge you to contact all of them at least
Ten easy steps if you feel you have been a victim.
this link will take you to a list of states, so you may see what your
state is doing to protect you, if anything at all.
this link however kind of redundant, will take you to a list of state
contacts. A much more user friendly listing, but it does contain some
more info also. Including local attorney's, congress, and governor
contacts for the state accordingly.
Non-Profit Organizations that will be glad to assist are as follows:
Privacy Rights *************
3100 5th Avenue, Suite B
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: 619-298-3396
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Identity Theft Resource Center
P.O. Box 26833
San Diego, CA 92196
Email: email@example.com
Federal Government Agencies however powerful, are often the least
helpful. The power lies in the people. See that your congress person
s/he, is fighting for stiffer punishments for convicted offenders, and
stronger protection for you the consumer.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Trade Commission
Identity Theft *************
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20580
Social Security Administration
SSA Fraud Hotline
P.O. Box 17768
Baltimore, MD 21235
email: email@example.com
U.S. Postal Inspection Service


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Rebuilt O'Connor going back to state
O'Connor didn't just lose seven seniors from last year's state finalist team.
It lost its identity.
Those graduated players took their powerful swings with them, forcing the Panthers to change their offensive philosophy.
Turns out, small ball can get you to state, too.
O'Connor bested Holmes 9-2 in an all-Northside Region IV-5A final in front of more than 1,500 fans at the Northside Softball Complex on Friday. The Panthers are headed to their fifth Class 5A state tournament, which begins next Friday at McCombs Field in Austin.
"These girls have worked really hard to create their own identity. We're a little speedier, a little more small ball," O'Connor coach Anne Lewis said. "They wanted to make that their own. And they did."
The Panthers (31-2) executed their game plan perfectly against the Huskies (21-11). They didn't hit a home run but got by on base hits and aggressive baserunning.
Starter Kenedy Urbany got O'Connor going in the third with an RBI single. Then the floodgates came open in the fourth.
O'Connor put two on with no outs, followed by RBI hits from Sarah Worrell and Mia Esposito. Another run scored on a safety squeeze bunt by freshman Alex Scheel. Brenda Ramirez lined a two-run single to left to put the Panthers up 6-0.
"We haven't lost in a while by getting ourselves out of trouble," Holmes coach Brian Sandera said. "We didn't get ourselves out of trouble today."
Hailey Rebar provided some hope for Holmes with an opposite-field solo home run in the fifth. The Huskies scored another run after two O'Connor errors in the sixth.
But for the most part, Urbany kept Holmes off-balance. The Huskies loaded the bases in the second with no outs after a walk and a pair of bunt singles, but Urbany got out of the jam unscathed. Holmes stranded nine runners.
"I'm so proud of her," said Esposito, Urbany's catcher. "When you're put in a situation like that with so much pressure, you need to find it in yourself to want to be there. And she did."
Esposito keyed O'Connor's last three-run rally in the sixth with a lead-off single. Senior Hannah Fields smashed a two-run single. Urbany followed with a double for her second RBI of the game.
The Panthers mobbed Fields after the game, but not for her hitting: It was her birthday.
"I can't imagine anything more perfect," Fields said. "Just the whole atmosphere, it was amazing."
The loss ended Holmes' improbable playoff run. The Huskies hadn't made the playoffs since 2008.
"It still doesn't feel like it's over," Sandera said. "But every good story has got to come to an end sometime. And ours is a great story."
Twitter: @mysahighschools


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Survey says: Most Gen Y consumers plan to buy high-tech cars
DETROIT — While young consumers may not be as passionate about cars as their parents, most still plan to buy or lease one within the next three years, according to a new study. And they would like it to be a fully connected hybrid.
In a global survey of consumers, 61 percent of the cohort known as Generation Y say they intend to acquire a car in the next three years, with almost a quarter indicating they'll get a new set of wheels within 12 months. Only 8 percent of consumers born between 1977 and 1994 said they will never buy a vehicle, according to the survey by Deloitte.
Automakers such as Ford and General Motors are increasingly targeting younger drivers through methods such as social-media ads amid concern they aren't interested in cars. The study's findings offer insight into how to get them into the showroom. While horsepower isn't a lure, Internet access and fuel savings through gasoline-electric hybrids is.
"While Gen Y may not necessarily scrutinize horsepower, acceleration times or engine size, they do have clear needs, wants and desires, especially when it comes to remaining connected to all of their lifestyle technology while on the road," Masa Hasegawa, a principal at Deloitte Consulting, said.
"Gen Y consumers across the board also want safety technology, especially features that mitigate the risks of distracted driving."
Automakers and other marketers are keen to crack the code on selling to this younger demographic, a group of about 80 million consumers in the United States that's almost as large as the Baby Boomer generation born after World War II. Yet automakers have said that winning over Generation Y is challenging because they are not as enamored with cars as their parents.
With 48.8 million consumers planning to purchase or lease a car in the next three years, the opportunity to cater to this generation is coming on fast, according to the study. Making that purchase affordable is the top priority to Generation Y.
"Affordability is the mantra for Gen Y consumers who don't already own or lease a vehicle," Craig Giffi, vice chairman of Deloitte, said. "When asked what purchasing criteria matter most to them, a majority cited cost-related items such as the vehicle's price tag, fuel efficiency and payment options."
Some 64 percent of Generation Y consumers told Deloitte they love their cars, yet they are three times more likely than other generations to abandon their vehicles if they become too costly. "It's not that they don't want vehicles or that they don't like vehicles," Giffi said. "They just can't afford them."
Young consumers want fuel efficiency to come from new technology, with 59 percent saying they expect to be driving a car with an alternative powertrain in the next five years. Hybrid electric cars are the group's preferred vehicle.
And while Generation Y is more open to new forms of mobility like car-sharing, only 29 percent say they would be willing to give up their vehicles, the study found.
Generation Y also doesn't harbor as many negative feelings toward car dealers as their Baby Boomer counterparts. Some 41 percent have positive attitudes toward auto dealers, compared to 22 percent of other generations, the study found.
For its report, Deloitte polled about 23,000 consumers in 19 countries, including more than 2,000 in the U.S. That U.S. group included 677 Generation-Y consumers.
Mark Fields, Ford's chief operating officer, said automakers need to understand younger buyers in a new way. "When they do buy cars, millennials' expectations of car ownership could parallel their expectations of technology, where upgrading every two years is the norm," Fields said.


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Latest Mental Health News
TUESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Is it better to give to others than to indulge yourself?
It appears so, says a new study that suggests people around the world -- even in poor nations -- feel better when they spend money on someone other than themselves.
"Our findings suggest that the psychological reward experienced from helping others may be deeply ingrained in human nature, emerging in diverse cultural and economic contexts," study author Lara Aknin, of Simon Fraser University in Canada, said in a news release from the American Psychological Association.
The study, recently published online in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, finds evidence that a "warm glow" surrounding spending on someone else is widespread, the authors said.
The researchers found a positive connection between well-being and spending on others in 120 of 136 countries surveyed in the 2006-2008 Gallup World Poll. The poll surveyed almost 235,000 people. Their average age was 38. Similar results were found in a smaller survey conducted in India.
The researchers also conducted an experiment with more than 200 university students in Canada and South Africa who were given some money and told to buy a goody bag for themselves or children at a nearby hospital. The students who bought the treats for a sick child reported higher levels of well-being than the others.
"From an evolutionary perspective, the emotional benefits that people experience when they help others acts to encourage generous behavior beneficial to long-term human survival," Aknin said.
-- Randy Dotinga
Copyright © 2013 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
SOURCE: American Psychological Association, news release, March 3, 2013


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While playing junior in his hometown, Newell was part of a squad that captured the Memorial Cup in 1979-80, a team that featured Scott Arniel, Fred Boimistruck, Marc and Lou Crawford, Dan Daoust, Dale Hawerchuk and Bobby Hull Jr. After playing with the Royals, Brown attended Michigan State from 1980 to 1984, and served as captain during his final three years at the university.
When the Cup arrived at 10AM, Newell insisted on getting some photographs at
the family's soy and corn farm where he spent so many happy times during his childhood. With the Cup situated in front of the cornfield, Newell orchestrated a family shot surrounding the trophy, not dissimilar to the on-ice shots taken around the Stanley Cup by victorious teams. On hand, among others, were his Dad Newell Sr., Mom Eleanor, wife Lori and the kids, Erika and Adam.
Then, for the next two-and-a-half hours, Newell sat by the Stanley Cup as more than a thousand fans lined up to make a donation and then get a photograph. The line-up included jerseys from so many teams, including the Ducks, but there was more Senators and Canadiens representation than any other team. Makes sense: it's just over an hour to drive from Cornwall to either Ottawa or Montreal.
The money raised, which totaled almost $2,500, helped kickstart a fundraising campaign that will see a four-pad rink built in Cornwall.
Back at the farmhouse, a guitarist and fiddler kicked into Stompin' Tom Connors' 'The Hockey Song' as Newell pulled up the long driveway: 'Ohhh, the good old hockey game is the best game you can name. And the best game you can name is the good old hockey game!'
The party wound down at dusk, and about twenty friends and family members remained, sitting enjoying each other's company by the Cup. As the day turned to night, a fireworks display was presented, and a roaring bonfire kept the night going.
The next day, July 18, the Stanley Cup traveled to Quincy, Massachusetts, the special guest of strength and conditioning coach Sean Skahan, his wife Hillary and their 14-month-old son, Will. "My family and all the friends I grew up with are right here," said Sean. "It never crossed my mind to keep it for a day in California!"
For lunch, Sean took the Stanley Cup over to The Four's, an excellent gourmet sports pub, and amused and amazed patrons crowded the Skahan family as photographs were taken. "They didn't know it was coming, so it was pretty neat to surprise everyone," smiled Sean. As someone once mentioned, it's important to look good in order to feel good, so the Stanley Cup next visited Squantum Cutters, meeting the stylists and barbers there.
At 4PM, Sean took the Cup to John P. McKeon Post where his Dad, Ron, is a member, and followed that with a stop at the Robert By Nickerson Post, where family and friends met him and the Cup. A Quincy policeman came over to see the Stanley Cup, and Sean glanced at him for a few moments. "Hey, I remember you. You chased me once when I was little!" Both men laughed heartily.
The Cup stayed at the Nickerson Post for three hours, but then was taken to a less traditional destination. A handful of friends joined Sean on a path that led into the woods and took them to 'The Rock.' "This is where my buddies and I hung out when I was playing football at North Quincy," Sean explained.
Malachy's Saloon was the next stop, a place beloved by locals looking for a Guinness, a game of darts and great tunes on the jukebox. It wasn't the first visit to Malachy's for the Stanley Cup, because in 1999, Larry Kelly, the director of public relations for the Dallas Stars, took the Stanley Cup there when his team won the championship. As Sean and his friends entered the pub, Kelly came over and congratulated them. "I heard you were going to be here," Larry said. "Congratulations! Feels great, doesn't it?"
At midnight, a shuttle van took the party-goers and the Stanley Cup to the Baseball Tavern, just outside Fenway Park. In fact, the bar is so close to the home of the RedSox that the upper floor overlooks Fenway.
"Pssst. Hey! You guys want to actually go in to Fenway?" whispered a visitor to the bar. "I know a guy who knows a guy who knows this other guy who can get us in. Come on!" And sure enough, at 2:30 on that wonderful early, early Thursday morning (or late, late Wednesday night, depending on the perspective), the Stanley Cup sat on the Green Monster in Fenway Park, soaking up the sights of Boston and thinking about long blasts hit by Yastremski and Conigliaro back in the day.
David McNab, the Ducks' assistant GM, was most anxious. His day with the Stanley Cup was scheduled to begin at 11:00AM on Friday, July 20 and he wanted to ensure that there would be no problems so he booked flights on three different airlines to ensure that the Cup would arrive in a timely manner in Yorba Linda, California. It was a good thing, too, as the original flight booked was delayed by three hours, so the Cup took a different flight and arrived in Long Beach rather than the original plan of landing in Los Angeles.
A limousine took the Cup to the Yorba Linda, California home of the McNabs David, Kari and their girls, Ali and Erica. They took the Stanley Cup over to the East Lake Village Community Center where 150 invited guests enjoyed shrimp, chicken, salads, cheese and fruit while waiting for hockey's greatest prize. "Here it is!" shouted one, as the Stanley Cup was carried into the recreation room.
David made a brief speech, much to the delight of those invited to the celebration. "This day is dedicated to my wife and kids, without whom I couldn't enjoy days like this!" Kari beamed, the girls blushed and the crowd clapped enthusiastically.
One of the invited guests was David's father, Max, himself a Stanley Cup champion with the 1950 Detroit Red Wings. Now a spry 83-year-old, Max McNab took a drink out of the Stanley Cup, leading the charge for all the guests to enjoy a celebratory sip.
The McNabs enjoyed a buffet lunch at Marie Callender's restaurant, then returned home in order to have family portraits taken with the prize that David and the Ducks had so ably won.
You'll want to join us Tuesday as the Stanley Cup Journal visits a party hosted by Chris Pronger. We don't want to say too much right here, but we'll reveal just two details: police and pannukakku. See you then!
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Was he actually bowling close to 150kph or was the speed gun ****ed up yesterday? Munaf bowled a couple of 140kph deliveries too, but they didn't seem all that quick.
he's usually in the 140-145 range not surprised if he cranked it up for the big game also Munaf was a genuine quick when he started maybe he was also putting in more.
He was bowling quick, Munaf was getting up to his old pace of 140kmph. You could tell he was bowling quicker just by watching without the speed gun. I doubt the speed gun was messed up because Zak and Nehra were still bowling 130ks
Take from that what you will...
The speed at which a fielding team gets through the innings is overrated.
yeah I recall your "Jacket" posts. Looks like you aren't quite a marketeer
And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
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I am proud of this post.
I was surprised too.I was pretty sure that Pakistan would play the 'unknown player' card on some team.But with the team heading to WI soon,and some senior players opting to rest,Junaid will surely get his chance.
if Junaid has as much potential Waqar would have given him game I am guessing Waqar was sold a dummy and when he finally had a look at him he wan not impressed and hence make him warm the bench.
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College athletes spend just as much, or more, of their time at practice, games, and traveling as they do in class and studying.
Being a college athlete is a full time job.
For this, many athletes at major sports programs are rewarded with scholarship money.
But many people think this is not enough.
Football and basketball programs at major colleges bring in millions of dollars and coaches and athletic directors rake in healthy paychecks.
Should the people in charge be sharing the wealth with the student athletes, or is a full-ride for a great education enough?
We asked some of the experts in the field what they thought.


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Exploding Bags of 'Zombie Blood' Lead to Lawsuit
(NEW YORK) -- Zombie blood is supposed to be gross, but not this gross.
A company that sells the novelty beverage "Zombie Blood," green fluid sold in an IV style package, is suing the firms that manufacture and package the drink, claiming errors made the product stink and the bags explode.
Harcos Labs, which sells Zombie Blood and the similarly packaged red beverage aptly known as "Blood," accuses the companies Primal essence, Power Brands Consultants, American Bottling, and Silliker, which tests products, of using the wrong ingredients, resulting in the product's foul smell and spoilage.
"A number of initial production runs of the 'Blood' and 'Zombie Blood' met with a phenomenal success, they virtually flew off the shelves at such retailers as Hot Topic and sold out quickly," Harcos said in its suit against the other firms.
"However, in late August 2010, Harcos first learned of the complaints of the Zombie Blood product tasting 'like yogurt.' In late September 2010, Harcos first learned of the complaints of the Blood product having expanding and exploding pouches and foul smell," according to the document.
Harcos accuses Power Brands of improperly adding a protein to the beverage mixture during production.
"Said protein caused growth of microbial organisms and caused the products to, in layman's terms, spoil. This resulted in failure of the Blood and Zombie Blood products in the marketplace and damages to Harcos," according to the suit.
"As the lawsuit says the products were exploding," said Vladi Khiterer lawyer for Harcos. "I know there were some rumors that these exploding products turned some people into zombies, but my client fully denies those charges."
Harcos is suing for unspecified damages.
Calls to companies named the suit, which was filed July 3 in Orange County, Calif., Court, were not immediately returned.
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WCC Student Filmmakers Win Emmys
Jeremy Liesen's category was one of the last as the 34th Michigan Emmy Award ceremony drew to a close June 16. Suddenly his name was announced. The next thing he heard was his mother shouting, "Jeremy you won, you won!"
Liesen is one of two WCC digital video students to receive an Emmy Award this year. He won for his six-and-a-half-minute film, "Listen," which reflects on the events of an ordinary day in a college town. Fellow student Shawn Jackson was singled out for "Fracking," a one-minute public service announcement on the controversial method for extracting natural gas from rock.
Both students competed against other college and university students from around Michigan. Liesen won for editing, and Jackson won in the non-news program category. The awards are sponsored by the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Each of the WCC winners found inspiration in unique ways. Liesen used unique sound to wrap around his visuals. Jackson framed his focus around a personal experience.
A Day in the Life of Ann Arbor
A silent sunrise on the outskirts of Ann Arbor illuminates a dark screen during the first few seconds of Liesen's film. The first sound heard is the deep gong of wind chimes resonating in a light breeze.
"I envisioned a film about 24 hours in Ann Arbor, from sun up to sun down. I wanted to show everyday life in sound and visuals," said Liesen, who started filming outside of town and moved through the neighborhoods into the downtown area. "I got up around 4:00 or 5:00am to catch the sunrise. Then I ran around town with the camera for the rest of the day."
The naturally occurring sounds he recorded were edited to produce a rhythmic flow of images. He shot footage in and around Ann Arbor in October 2010. The film debuted at the 2012 Ann Arbor Film Festival in March.
Liesen came to WCC from Linden, Mich. He earned a certificate in sound engineering and music production from the College, which laid the foundation for work as a sound technician a couple of nights a week at the Blind Pig.
"I'm kind of obsessive about sound. It's how I think and how I hear it. I guess I have a unique perspective," said Liesen, who plays several instruments. He also is the guy his classmates go to when they need an original piece of music for their film projects.
So what's next for the Emmy winner? Later this month, he will participate in the Detroit 48-Hour Film Project with a team of his friends. Liesen and his team will write, shoot, edit, and score a film over one weekend. He's looking forward to the challenge.
A Process With Implications for the Region
Few are aware that Michigan sits on a large reserve of natural gas. Shawn Jackson found out about Michigan's gas deposits when his parents in Manchester were approached by a drilling company to sell the mineral rights to their land.
He remembered the Oscar-nominated documentary, "Gasland," that seemed to parallel the situation in which his parents found themselves. That led to more research and more alarm about the procedure.
"When we started to look into it, we realized that there were a lot of dangerous things associated with it besides the increase in traffic and the presence of huge industrial equipment," said Jackson. "They weren't telling us what hydraulic fracturing or fracking could do to our water supply. Or about the mysterious illnesses and tap water explosions that were occurring in some places where fracking was already taking place."
In his research, he found the Animate series by the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce very skillful at driving home a point. On the suggestion of girlfriend Katie Russ, Jackson approached former WCC art instructor Bill Burgard to reproduce his ideas on a whiteboard.
"It was really an easy shoot," said Jackson, who has transferred to the University of Michigan. "I did the research and gave Bill pictures of what I wanted him to draw for me. Then I set up my camera and let him go. I shot an hour and a half of film that runs for 60 seconds when speeded up. It was the easiest film shoot I was ever on."
Jackson did not attend the award ceremony. He learned he had won when he listened to a voice message from instructor Matt Zacharias at 3:00am the next morning. "It was too early to call anyone, so I just sat on it until I could call my girlfriend and my parents," he said.
Fourth Time's a Charm
WCC has had students in the running for an Emmy Award since 2009, Zacharias said. "We are really proud of the whole group of nominees," he said. "This year we had five. That's the most ever.
"The competition was intense because we were up against four-year institutions like Madonna and MSU," Zacharias said. "To walk away with two wins in two separate categories is an exceptional accomplishment. An Emmy nomination is a wonderful credential for our students to distinguish themselves with future employers."
Other WCC Emmy nominees include:
• Erin Curd (Cosens), "Mousie" – Non-News Program
• George Pariseau, "Unframed" – Non-News Program
• Garrett Sammons, "Red Snapper" – Cinematography


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California Ballot Measure Will Likely Ban Anonymous Speech If You Were Arrested For Urinating In Public
from the that's-not-constitutional deptHere in California, of course, we have a number of (often excessively confusing) ballot measures every election season, and this year is no exception. I've spent a fair amount of time going through the various ballot measures myself in determining how I'd vote on them, and it quickly becomes clear that -- as with so much in government -- the devil is in the details, and the details are often hidden or purposely shoved aside. Take, for example, ballot measure 35. The "summary" version of it sounds like something that many would support:
Increases prison sentences and fines for human trafficking convictions. Requires convicted human traffickers to register as sex offenders. Requires registered sex offenders to disclose Internet activities and identities. Fiscal Impact: Costs of a few million dollars annually to state and local governments for addressing human trafficking offenses. Potential increased annual fine revenue of a similar amount, dedicated primarily for human trafficking victims.Human trafficking is certainly a big concern. However, there are a lot of details here. That "disclose Internet activities and identities" part is already a concern. And, many of us have heard the horror stories of how states put all sorts of people on "sex offenders" lists for things that aren't sex offenses -- things like urinating in public or (perhaps slightly more controversial) two teenagers engaging in consensual sexual activity.
It turns out that the internet stuff in this bill is massively problematic. Unfortunately, some "voter guides" completely ignore the issue. A popular California voting guide from KCET barely mentions the internet part of the measure, and positions it as something of a no-brainer to support. But, if you look at the details, they're pretty scary:
Proposition 35 would force individuals to provide law enforcement with information about online accounts that are wholly unrelated to criminal activity – such as political discussion groups, book review sites, or blogs. In today's online world, users may set up accounts on websites to communicate with family members, discuss medical conditions, participate in political advocacy, or even listen to Internet radio. An individual on the registered sex offender list would be forced to report each of these accounts to law enforcement within 24 hours of setting it up – or find themselves in jail. This will have a powerful chilling effect on free speech rights of tens of thousands of Californians.The LA Times posted a forceful editorial against the provision, noting that it's all about punching emotional buttons rather than a legitimate law enforcement issue:
While Proposition 35 facilitates government monitoring of certain online accounts, it doesn't add safeguards for civil liberties or privacy. The proposition leaves unclear who will be tasked with reviewing these lists of online accounts for accuracy and completeness, and there are few limits on how the data could be used. There is substantial risk that law enforcement will subject these accounts to additional monitoring, and that officials might turn these lists of accounts over to ISPs or popular web services and solicit the assistance of these intermediaries in monitoring users' online behavior. For example, if an individual on the registered sex offender list participates in an online political forum, will law enforcement actively monitor these discussion groups? Will other individuals on that forum face increased scrutiny because one of the forum members is on the registry? There are also risks to online accounts that are shared between household members – such as joint Netflix accounts – which will be subject to the same rules of reporting to the police, thus implicating the data of individuals who have committed no crime other than sharing an account with someone on the registry.
It punches most of the usual emotional buttons, appealing to voters' sympathy for victims and disgust with perpetrators who are the closest thing the United States has to modern-day slavers. And in calling for longer sentences, it follows the same assumptions as other tough-on-crime initiatives born in fear or anger rather than thought: Punish people more severely and they will offend less. Merely by being on the ballot, the measure implies that the Legislature would not or could not deal with the issue.The ACLU has stepped up and tried to remind people that it's likely unconstitutional in that it removes the right to speak anonymously over issues completely unrelated to any crime:
That's false. Lawmakers became convinced in 2005 that state and federal laws dealing with kidnapping, extortion and other crimes were not keeping up with human trafficking, and they adopted a law that was painstakingly crafted with input from law enforcement, victims, advocates and others. That law has been fine-tuned more than a dozen times over the last seven years as experience was gained, people were prosecuted and legal holes were discovered and plugged. Proposition 35 would subvert that work and substitute a web of poorly drafted laws that expand the sex offender registry, divert resources from victims and, most important, could not be adjusted to keep up with changing circumstances without yet another ballot measure.
The Supreme Court has long held that the First Amendment protects the right to speak anonymously. The initiative infringes on that right of registrants to speak anonymously on the Internet, because it means a person who is convicted decades ago of a relatively minor sex offense, such as indecent exposure, or a crime that has absolutely nothing to do with either children or the use of the Internet, must now inform the police of any name he or she uses in any sort of online discussion group.Unfortunately, because this is an emotional issue, it's likely going to pass, and then there's going to be a huge mess as it's put into practice, followed almost certainly by lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the provision. Emotionally driven issues tend to make bad law, and it seems like this is no exception.
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text: mikeioannina 210 Report post Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) CyanogenMod7.2 unofficial port with 188.8.131.52 kernel & CWM Recovery 188.8.131.52 by mikeioannina Info: Here you'll find the latest CM7 builds using 126.96.36.199 kernel & latest CM7 CWM Recovery 220.127.116.11. Supported phones: ZTE Racer/Carl/Freddo (work in progress) Disclaimer: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE! I need your help with testing/debugging/logcats/dmesg and no posts like "When is the next version coming?-When is that feature going to work?" Also DO NOT send me PMs asking how to fix wifi/bluetooth/etc. These messages are going to be deleted with no answer. If you really want something fixed, try and fix it yourself and post it here. I work alone currently, no-one is interested in helping me. The best way to solve problems is with your help. :) Please don't mirror this ROM and don't post direct links from my website Kernel features: 22.214.171.124 kernel ported from Blade sources Governors: performance/powersave/userspace/ondemand/interactive(default)/conservative/smartass/smartass2 IO schedulers: noop/bfq(default) Overclocking handled CM Settings menu up to 844MHz (by default not active) Fake Dual touch in kernel (by default disabled) Calibrated touchscreen with values from stock 2.2 Compatible with Gen1 & Gen2 phones Features: Built for LDPI Full hardware acceleration Screen on/off animation Rotation animation Screen calibration options in Device Settings (only working with dual touch driver for now) Both softkeys & hardware buttons enabled in CWM Recovery Most of the core components are built from sources For a full list of CyanogenMod changes visit CM Gerrit Extra features cherry-picked from CyanogenMod gerrit or coded by myself Known bugs/not working: Bluetooth & Wifi (Carl/Freddo only) Framebuffer has some small bugs (for example: on boot, image is distorted for some time) Download links: goo.im/devs/mikeioannina/RacerMod All files are coming in update.zip format. Both gen1 & gen2 zips are available for download. Changelog: 1.7 - 20130419 - Latest CM7 changes - Trying some improvements in the touchscreen driver to avoid ghost clicks - Integrated GooManager for future updates & removed RomManager and CM Updates notification 1.6 - 20130319 - Changed flashing method: the ROM zip will support only gen2 from now on. If you have a gen1 phone, you will have to flash the extra gen1 zip to make the rom work. - Latest gingerbread features merged in CM Gerrit - Use the #2 touchscreen driver from alpha 1 again - Remove these features to stay close to stock cm7 (maybe I will add them again in a future version): *Option to hide alarm icon in status bar *Possibility to change the style of lock pattern screen *Option to disable volume key beep sounds *Option to mute camera focus sound *Disable AM/PM style selection menu while 24-hour clock is selected *Display of mod version using cm9+ option *Music app: Let music player fade smoothly when playing/pausing/seeking *Allow custom calendar reminder snooze times 1.5 alpha 2 (Kernel only) - 20130214 - Use the alternative non-dual touch touchscreen driver 1.5 alpha 1 - 20130126 - Latest CyanogenMod7 changes - Two new touchscreen drivers without dual touch hacks (default included #2 driver) - Removed touchscreen calibration (not working on single touch drivers yet) - Device sources split (easier future development) - Kernel cleanup: removed useless modules, reduced size - Reclaim some more RAM - Kernel source cleanup - removed useless code (work in progress) - Fixed gralloc problem (work in progress) - Full hardware acceleration (work in progress) - Screen on/off animation - Rotation animation - Removed "Music app: Start playback when A2DP headset gets connected" feature (unstable) 1.4 - 20121215 - Kernel built inline using cm9 method - Kernel build date is displayed - Added option to hide alarm icon in status bar - Added possibility to change the style of lock pattern screen - Added option to disable volume key beep sounds - Added option to mute camera focus sound - Disable AM/PM style selection menu while 24-hour clock is selected - Change display of mod version using cm9+ option - Modify Running ProcessView as ics (claimed to be better) - Add Greek dictionary for keyboard - Music app: Start playback when A2DP headset gets connected - Music app: Let music player fade smoothly when playing/pausing/seeking - Allow custom calendar reminder snooze times - Added format number option to dialer 1.3 - 20121128 - Final fix for keyboard numbers bug - Fix gsm network & usb that broke in the previous build - Final fix for Carl/Freddo accelerometer - Updated CWM Recovery - Updated Google Apps - Update.zips are now signed 1.2 - 20121117 - Removed auto-brightness since we don't have a light sensor - Fixed device settings icon size - Fix Phone.apk battery drain caused by not having proximity sensor (patch by deadlink) - Fix MagicSmoke live wallpaper force-close - Fix keyboard numbers bug - Fixed Carl/Freddo accelerometer - New experimental gesture pressure/blindspot values in Device settings adjusted for our screen size 1.1 - 20121107 - Fixed accelerometer (needs testing) - Add screen calibration options to RacerParts - Fixed wifi (needs testing) - Fix call/end keys backlight staying on (needs testing) - Fix call/end keys not working (needs testing) - Updated CWM Recovery with new kernel 1.0 - 20121029 - Initial port for mooncake. Screenshots: To do: - Fix wifi & bluetooth on Carl/Freddo - Port clean 2.6.35 kernel from CAF This should help with: framebuffer problems USB OTG mode improve USB driver update outdated ZTE sources more RAM available get rid of useless ZTE changes hope for wifi ar6003 fix (porting the wifi source will be easier on clean CAF source) ETA of CAF kernel: 3 months to NEVER (depends on difficulties I'm going to find) Built from source: Compared to all other Racer ROMs, almost everything is compiled from source and modified specially for mooncake board. - Netd - good - Vold - good - libaudio - good - libcamera - good - libcopybit - good - libgralloc - good - liblights - good - libril - good - libsensors - good - kernel: msm_ts (touchscreen) - needs more work - kernel: msm_fb - needs more work Sources: https://github.com/RacerMod https://github.com/mikeNG Check https://github.com/RacerMod/racermod/ for build instructions. Thanks to these people who donated to help me get a new device: Raphael Machado, master_alarm Credits: CyanogenMod, deadlink, vamshi, equiliym, GuyOverThere, TomGiordano, kalltkaffe, tilal6991, CodeAurora Forum and everyone else that I forgot to mention Edited April 19, 2013 by mikeioannina 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (the Coverdell program) awards grants to states and units of local government to help improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services. Among other things, funds may be used to eliminate a backlog in the analysis of forensic evidence and to train and employ forensic laboratory personnel, as needed, to eliminate such a backlog. State Administering Agencies (SAAs) may apply for both "base" (formula) and competitive funds. Units of local government may apply for competitive funds.
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Read a discussion with crime laboratory directors about NIJ's capacity enhancement and backlog reduction programs (pdf, 27 pages).
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