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Sources: Springsteen to Perform at Inaugural Welcome Event
The Presidential Inaugural Committee has been mum, but sources tell the Post's Lena Sun that Bruce Springsteen will perform at Barack Obama's inauguration week welcome event Jan. 18 on the National Mall. The event will be on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and open to the public for free.
The Boss has been a bigtime Obama backer and they campaigned together in Cleveland during the general election.
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I didn't realize there was a big concert event on the Mall for Presidential inaugurations. Is this commonplace? Who has perfomed in the past?
Posted by: housewifeink | January 6, 2009 6:45 PM | Report abuse
So I wonder which other celebrities who publicly badmouthed McCain will get kickbacks? Obama sure is intent on sharing the Chicago politics wealth with the rest of the country.
Posted by: Cryos | January 6, 2009 7:00 PM | Report abuse
Wow - Springsteen performing during the inaugeral celebration and at the Super Bowl! This jersey girl must have died and went to heaven!
Posted by: jerzygrl | January 6, 2009 7:00 PM | Report abuse
Nah, he's just promoting a new album. :-)
Posted by: FormerDCer | January 6, 2009 7:15 PM | Report abuse
Just awesome.
Posted by: gregguevara | January 6, 2009 8:53 PM | Report abuse
housewifeink writes: "I didn't realize there was a big concert event on the Mall for Presidential inaugurations. Is this commonplace? Who has perfomed in the past?"
Here's the complete list, by party affiliation:
Democrats: YoYo Ma & Special Guest Misha Rostropovich; The Beatles (opening act Prince and the Revolution); Fleetwood Mac with Pink Floyd; The Who with the Dave Matthews Band; Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash; Duke Ellington with Dizzy Gillespie; Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne.
Republicans: Sophie Tucker; The Marine Corps Pipe Band; Hank Williams Jr. and the Monday Night Football Orchestra; The Blue Angels Flying Step-Dancers; Andy Williams with special guest Perry Como.
Yep, you missed some great parties. Shouldn't have cancelled your subscription to the Post.
Posted by: Samson151 | January 6, 2009 8:57 PM | Report abuse
Maybe Michelle could do a pas-de-deux with Rev Wright. Her churlishness, wealth, and dislike of country is well matched to Bruce's
Posted by: georgejones5 | January 6, 2009 9:10 PM | Report abuse
This is fantastic news!! I've always wanted to see the Boss -- sometimes it's really great to live in the District.
Posted by: BrightwoodLiving | January 6, 2009 9:12 PM | Report abuse
Fleetwood Mac played for Clinton.
Posted by: bsumpter3 | January 6, 2009 9:46 PM | Report abuse
"Republicans: Sophie Tucker; The Marine Corps Pipe Band; Hank Williams Jr. and the Monday Night Football Orchestra; The Blue Angels Flying Step-Dancers; Andy Williams with special guest Perry Como."
I recall in 2001 the Post had a picture of Ricky Martin performing with Bush trying--not so successfully--to dance along.
Posted by: 1995hoo | January 6, 2009 11:15 PM | Report abuse
Is this Bruce Springsteen solo (meh!) or Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (yeah!)?
Posted by: skipper7 | January 6, 2009 11:58 PM | Report abuse
Tes President Clinton's welcoming ceremony
in 1993 was great....He came over
Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial
and Diana Ross..Michael Jackson and Michael
Bolton all performed for us that night
It was a lot of fun.
Posted by: rodneysmall | January 7, 2009 9:35 AM | Report abuse
As usual, the true beleivers are being churlish. Bruce Springsteen is a great American who always speaks up for working class Americans. He will be performing to honor the Obamas, who are also great Americans. You Repukes should remember your mantra from 2002 and onward, criticizing the president (elect) is treasonous. What goes around comes around, but your sense of irony is so atrophied, I doubt you will ever catch up.
Posted by: ElectricBill | January 7, 2009 9:42 AM | Report abuse
So sorry to learn that Sophie Tucker was a filthy republican...
Posted by: kase | January 7, 2009 9:06 PM | Report abuse
Bruce is the best !!
Posted by: gpaukstis | January 8, 2009 3:55 PM | Report abuse
Does anyone know if this might be on C-Span ????
Posted by: sports2 | January 9, 2009 10:28 PM | Report abuse
This is going to be broadcast on HBO. People will need a free ticket, no announcement on how to get them. There's also a free concert on MLK Day where Aretha Franklin will perform, at the Millenium Stage, and a Kids Concert that will also be shown on Disney.
Posted by: sandnsea | January 10, 2009 12:09 PM | Report abuse
I heard a rumor that Bono is showing up at this concert with Bruce!! I wish they would confirm this and how to get the free tickets! Can't wait to witness history!
Posted by: yeswedid1 | January 11, 2009 2:05 PM | Report abuse
As I recall, Andy Williams was a close personal friend of Robert F. Kennedy and performed at his funeral. You may have put him in the wrong list.
>Republicans: Sophie Tucker; The Marine >Corps Pipe Band; Hank Williams Jr. and >the Monday Night Football Orchestra; The >Blue Angels Flying Step-Dancers; Andy >Williams with special guest Perry Como.
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Ben: Clearly. I'm Clearly Canadian.
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MOSCOW - Russia stepped up efforts this weekend to resolve a dispute with neighbor Kazakhstan over its demand to reduce the number of commercial satellite launches from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome.
Kazakhstan, which in the past suspended Russian rocket launches after previous failures spilled toxic rocket fuel, has demanded that Russia cuts the number of Proton rockets lifting off from Baikonur from 17 to 12 this year.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov downplayed the dispute after talks in Moscow with his Kazakh counterpart Friday.
"The issue regarding the number of launches is linked to Kazakhstan's concerns about their impact on environment," Lavrov said.
"Russia is taking all the necessary steps to address environmental aspects by using improved Proton-M booster rockets.
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The dispute has threatened to cloud relations between the two ex-Soviet neighbors.
Moscow would lose half a billion dollars if Kazakhstan succeeds in cutting the number of launches, according to Russia's pro-government daily Izvestia, which reported the Kazakh demand.
The paper also said Moscow was threatening Kazakhstan with countermeasures.
Izvestia on Thursday quoted a note from Russia's Roscosmos space agency warning that the country would opt out of joint projects with Kazakhstan if it doesn't withdraw its demand for Russia to scale down its scheduled rocket launches from Baikonur.
Russia has a lease to use Kazakhstan's Soviet-built launch pad until 2050 and pays an annual fee of $115 million.
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This isn't the first time Kazakh authorities have voiced worries over the environmental impact of Russia's space program.
Previously, they have briefly suspended Russian launches from Baikonur following the spill of highly toxic rocket fuel after failed launches of the heavylift Proton booster rocket, the main cash cow of Russia's space program.
Moscow also has the Plesetsk launch pad in the north of Russia but that is used mostly for launches of military satellites.
It has moved to reduce its dependence on Kazakhstan by building a new cosmodrome in the far east.
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Features of L74 Bridle Path, Lake Mills, WI 53551-9999
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- Status: Sold
- County: Jefferson
- Acreage: 0.3
- Subdivision: Shorewood Hills North
- Elementary School: Lake Mills
- Middle School: Lake Mills
- High School: Lake Mills
- Property Taxes: $95
- Property Tax Year: 2017
- Access Type: Has access rght- no frntg, On a lake, Water ski lake
- Listing Company: Century 21 Affiliated
Property Description for L74 Bridle Path, Lake Mills, WI 53551-9999
L74 Bridle Path, Lake Mills, WI 53551-9999 - New Development in Lake Mills! Residential Lots with Deeded Rock Lake Access in Shorewood Hills North Subdivision. Choose your own builder- lots are ready to build! Lot sizes range from .26 acre to .510 acre and many have potential for partial or fully exposed lower levels. Recorded Covenants ensure size and quality of homes to protect and maintain values and the character of this great neighborhood. Call today for more information on this desirable subdivision located on the West side of Rock Lake, 20 minutes to Madison, 50 minutes to Milwaukee.
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So, how am I ever gonna find any data on my 2nd great-grandparents, Joseph Rogers and Susan Hannah Knox?
I have checked online for census, BMD, cemetery, land, military… every kind of record that I can think of, with no success. And because I have very little information on these ancestors, I don't feel able to write to the local courthouse, library, historical society or RAOGK volunteers requesting help.
This brick wall has been in place since I first began my genealogical research, as these folks are among the sixteen great-grandparents that I initially began studying. Their names are listed in the Stanley family Bible, which is the first "artifact" that I was exposed to as this journey began.
Over the years, as new databases and resources would appear, I have checked for the surnames Rogers and Knox, hoping… always hoping…
A few days ago, I was checking my Google Reader rss feeds and came across Miriam's post, Allen County Public Library Historical Texts on the Internet Archive, at AnceStories: The Stories of my Ancestors. I have been to both the Internet Archive and the Allen County Public Library websites, which both contain vast amount of genealogical data, and have never found anything pertinent to my ancestors.
But Miriam's article grabbed my eye:
"…did you know that many of these historical and genealogical texts from ACPL are being scanned and uploaded to the Internet Archive, so that the public can view them for free? You may not be able to take a trip to Fort Wayne, but you can visit via the power of the World Wide Web!
AND…you can set up a feed on your feed aggregate such as Google Reader, Bloglines, etc. to view each and every book that is uploaded to the Internet Archive from the ACPL!"
An rss feed! What a great idea! I have found lots of great genealogical leads and tidbits through these feeds from my favorite bloggers and research sites. A few years ago, the brick wall of another 2nd great-grandfather Crist Hayes Carrico, was shattered by an rss lead! What an invaluable resource!
I immediately set up the rss feed from the Internet Archive: Allen County Public Library Collection and started to follow it.
Within just a few hours, an item appeared on the feed that really got my attention:
Reprints of the biographical sketches, W.H. Perrin's histories of Kentucky originally published 1885-1887, surname index ([19—])
Kentucky? Surname Index?
Do ya think…?
This entire book is available to read online or download as a .pdf file. So I downloaded it and then entered "Rogers" into the search box and…
2 hits popped up!
Rogers in Montgomery County… that's my surname in my county!!!
I did find a few Rogers in my 1870 census search, but none appeared to be my ancestors. But here is a book, written 1885-1887, that lists my surname Rogers as living in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Maybe…
I quickly decided that I needed to learn more about this book, or set of books. They were reprinted in 1969 as 9 volumes, arranged by county. According to the surname index above, Montgomery County is discussed in Volume 1.
Simple enough, now I just gotta find a library that has Volume 1.
It seems that the Family History Library may have what I need:
Kentucky Genealogy and Biography. 9 vols. Owensboro, KY: Genealogical Reference, 1969–. (Family History Library book 976.9 D3wt) These are reprints of the biographical sections of various editions of Kentucky: A History of the State, by W. H. Perrin, et al., published during the 1880s. The biographies are arranged by county. Another reprint of the biographical sections of Perrin's work was published by the Southern Historical Press and bears the title of the original work, Kentucky: A History of the State. These volumes are facsimiles of the original biographies, with complete name indexes prepared by various individuals. New material was added in 1979. The Family History Library has described each volume on a separate record. (Family History Library book 976.9 H2p; volume numbers vary.)
Looks like I need to visit my local Family History Center and order a book!


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For too long, the fossil fuel industry has had its way on the climate issue--its money has overwhelmed the scientific facts, delaying action on the largest challenge humanity now faces.
Right now, the the Clean Air Act is being threatened, the EPA is under attack, and big polluters are mounting an all-out onslaught that threatens to destroy our lands and scorch our planet. In short, we are losing ground.
In the face of these challenges, one thing is clear: if we want to win, we will have to come together like we never have before.
That's why we at 350.org and 1Sky have important news to share: starting today, our organizations are officially merging. We'll be called 350.org, and together we'll be smarter, bolder, faster, and more creative than we were before.
Over the last three years, 350.org and 1Sky have frequently teamed up for U.S. campaigning. Many of you have been with us every step of the way. Together, we've coordinated over 5,000 climate demonstrations in all 50 states. We've helped protect the Clean Air Act and won a campaign to get solar panels back on the White House. We've launched creative projects to get science at the center of the climate debate, trained thousands of new leaders, and built a network of strong local groups.
Despite all of this work, we haven't been winning enough. The...


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The Cabinet for Health and Family Services Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB) ensures that clients or employees of the Cabinet involved in research as subjects are adequately protected. In addition to providing protections for the Cabinet's clients and employees, the IRB also protects subjects of research conducted, supported, endorsed, approved or sponsored by the Cabinet. This includes research conducted by individuals, students, employees, professors, universities, for-profit institutions, non-profit institutions, government agencies or other entities.
Protecting the safety and welfare of research subjects involves prevention of physical, emotional and psychological harm that might result from the research activity, as well as any harm that might occur due to breach of confidentiality, including unauthorized disclosure of health information protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
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Hawaii's Daniel Inouye dies
Sen. Daniel Inouye, a World War II hero, pioneer for the state of Hawaii and the second-longest serving senator in American history, died Monday at the Walter Reed Medical Center after fighting emphysema and respiratory complications. He was 88.
( PHOTOS: Daniel Inouye's career)
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First elected to the Senate in 1962, Inouye was the dean of the upper chamber — his tenure in the Senate surpassed only by the late Sen. Robert Byrd. He lost his arm during a 1945 fire fight in Italy, became the first congressman from the Aloha State and eventually became chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
His time in Congress spanned the entire life of Hawaii's statehood. He said he had planned to run for a 10th term in 2016 but his health had deteriorated in recent months.
According to a statement from his office, "When asked in recent days how he wanted to be remembered, Dan said, very simply, "I represented the people of Hawaii and this nation honestly and to the best of my ability. I think I did OK."
( Also on POLITICO: Leahy will become president pro tempore of Senate)
His last word was "Aloha."
He leaves behind his wife, Irene Hirano, his son, Ken, daughter-in-law Jessica Carroll and a granddaughter, Mary Margaret "Maggie" Inouye. Inouye's first wife of 57 years, Margaret Awamur Inouye, passed away in 2006.
With a "real heavy heart," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Inouye's passing on the Senate floor shortly after 5:45 p.m., calling him a man who was "certainly one of the giants of the Senate."
"The kindness he has shown me from my time here in the Senate is something I will cherish always," Reid said, taking several pauses during his remarks.
Reid noted that he and Inouye had a private, hourlong meeting last week, and the two decided that they needed to meet up again.
"No one has been a better American than Sen. Inouye," Reid added, noting that Inouye "believed in me more than I believed in myself."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also paid tribute to Inouye, calling him one of history's "finest" senators.
"He was a man who had every reason to call attention to himself, but who never did," McConnell said. "He was the kind of man … that America has always been grateful to have, especially in her darkest hours: men who lead by example and who expect nothing in return."
An emotional Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), who is retiring this year, took to the Senate floor to speak of Inouye's legacy. He called him "the man who changed the islands forever."
"It is very difficult for me to rise today with a heavy heart and bid aloha to my good friend, colleague and brother Dan Inouye," he said. "It is hard for me to believe the terrible news I received is true. Sen. Inouye was a true patriot and an American hero in every sense."
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said he was "in shock" to learn of Inouye's passing. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he did not know Inouye had been sick.
As senators learned of the news, they praised Inouye's ability to get along with his colleagues and quiet, but strong, approach to politics.


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Are You Being Lazy in Your Job Search?
By Alison Green
If you're searching for jobs and not getting interviews, or getting interviews but no offers, you might be tempted to blame it on the bad job market. And the market is often the culprit-but in many cases, the problem is the way you're approaching your search. These days, a job search can take a lot of work, and if you're not putting in the sweat, you might not see the payoff.
Here are some signs that you're being lazy in your approach to your hunt.
1. You only apply to jobs you find online.
While plenty of people get hired by responding to online job postings, if that's all you use, you'll be up against an enormous amount of competition. Your odds of getting interviews will go up dramatically if you use your network to mine for personal connections to jobs you want.
2. You send the same basic cover letter to every job you apply for.
If your cover letter is generic enough to work for every job you apply for and you're not customizing it each time, you're missing out on one of the most effective ways to grab a hiring manager's attention. A good letter needs to be adapted for every application, because it should talk specifically about why you'd excel at this particular job, not just any job.
More:Sign Up For AOL Jobs' Newsletter3. You don't prepare much for interviews.
If you're not spending at least several hours preparing for an interview, you're selling yourself short. You should spend time reaching the employer, but also practicing your answers to likely interview questions and coming up with thoughtful questions of your own. Doing this can dramatically change how well you come across in an interview.
4. You don't prep your references before giving them out.
It's courteous to let your references know when they should be expecting a call about you. Plus, by touching base with them before they're contacted, you can tell them what you'd most like them to emphasize about you for any given job.
5. You're not even sure what your references would say about you.
If you don't know, it's time to find out. Call up your references and ask for an honest assessment of how positive a recommendation they can give you. And if you're worried you're getting a bad reference from a former employer, see if you can negotiate something more neutral. It's often easy to get a bad reference toned down if you ask politely.
More:Got A Last-Minute Phone Interview? How To Prep - Fast6. You're not helping others.
One of the best ways to build and reinforce your network is to help the people who are in it-by connecting them with potential opportunities, sending them articles they might find interesting, or introducing them to contacts with similar interests. Not only is this a kind thing to do, but it means that your network is much more likely to be there for you when you'd like to ask for something yourself.
7. You don't send thank-you notes after a job interview.
You might think a post-interview note is an unnecessary nicety, but sending them can make a mark on an interviewer who is on the fence about you. Make a point of always emailing your interviewer within a few days after the interview to reiterate your interest in the position and refer back to the conversation.
8. You're only interested in a job, not in finding the right job.
Caring only about getting a job offer and not thinking critically about how happy you'll be once you're in the job is a good way to ensure that you end up with a job that makes you miserable. Take the time to look for jobs-and managers and office cultures- that are truly right for you and screen out the ones that aren't.
Alison Green writes the popular Ask a Manager blog, where she dispenses advice on career, job search, and management issues. She's also the co-author of Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager's Guide to Getting Results, and former chief of staff of a successful nonprofit organization, where she oversaw day-to-day staff management, hiring, firing, and employee development.
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Press Release
For Immediate Release
Mark Mitchell, OK.gov
405-524-3468 Ext. 120
Carolyn Kusler
Wagoner County Clerk
918 485 7715
Wagoner County Launches New Website
WAGONER, OKLA. – July 25, 2011 – Officials of Wagoner County recently launched a new website at wagonercounty.ok.gov. The new web site offers new functionality for Wagoner County by offering residents the opportunity to sign-up to receive email notifications from the County and conveniently find contact information for any department within the County. A calendar of events is included plus frequently asked questions for those new to navigating county government.
"It's important that the citizens of Wagoner County feel well informed regarding County government," said Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, James Hanning. "The new website provides just that, a one-stop-shop for all things Wagoner County."
Visitors to the website will find information regarding elected officials, emergency services (including 9-1-1, emergency management, and county fire services), planning and zoning, courts, boards, trustees and commissions, and the history of Wagoner County. Additionally, there are links to land records, tax records, and maps and plats filed in the county. Planning and Zoning regulations are also on-line at this site.
The new site, built through OK.gov's Go Gov! Web Management Suite, allows Wagoner County staff to easily build and maintain a website without the knowledge of programming languages. The system utilizes the new state agency template, which provides a common look for all Oklahoma's agency websites and gives website visitors a sense of security in that they are visiting an official Oklahoma government website. With the help of RSVP volunteer Dean Atteberry, and the team work of all elected officials and department heads, Wagoner County has a website that can grow and develop along with the County.
About Wagoner County
Wagoner County is one of the 77 counties in the state of Oklahoma and as of 2010 the population was 73,085. Wagoner County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state, experiencing a 27.1% growth rate over the past ten years. Wagoner County offers both urban and rural amenities, waterways and an enviable highway system. The county seat is in Wagoner, Oklahoma. To discover more about Wagoner County, visit www.wagonercounty.ok.gov.
About OK.gov
OK.gov is the Official website of the state of Oklahoma and a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Office of State Finance (OSF) and Oklahoma Interactive, LLC to help Oklahoma government entities Web-enable their information services. OSF is responsible for OK.gov. Oklahoma Interactive operates, maintains, and markets OK.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC's (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,000 federal, state, and local agencies that serve 97 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.
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I have been using Virtual DJ on my machine. The setup is where I want audio to play over the headphones and use a USB sound card to play audio into my headphones so I can listen to music before I play it for everybody.
However, the last time I tried, I got an error message saying "Error in the sound driver of Core Audio. Your sound card is probably not connected, or the settings are incorrect".
If I use the headphone by themselves, the USB sound card by itself, or my speakers by themselves, they all work individually.
How do I go about figuring out what's wrong here?


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IBM/Lenovo, Apple top support firm's hardware reliability ratings
Rescuecom survey quite so clear cut?
Who makes the most reliable computers? Lenovo, closely followed by Apple, if you believe online service and support company Rescuecom's latest reliability audit, derived from more than 20,000 calls made by the firm's customers during the second quarter this year.
Rescuecom assigned a reliability rating to computer vendors. Lenovo, in its guise as provider of IBM desktops and notebooks, scored 243. Apple attained 201. Third-placed HP/Compaq scored a mere 12. Dell's rating was 4, Gateway -12 and all the rest together scored -16.
What's in a number? According to Rescuecom, the scores factor each vendor's US market share - the data's from Gartner, it said, and covered the last four years - against the number of support calls the company received for each manufacturer's products. The result is a measure of how likely it is to receive a cry of help regarding a given vendor's offering, all other factors - like the fact there are a lot more Dells out there than Macs - being equal.
The higher the score, the less likely Rescuecom reckons it will be to receive a support call concerning that vendor's products - a benchmark, it believes, for the reliability of those products.
Apple, for instance, has a quoted US market share of 4.02 per cent but accounted for only two per cent of Rescuecom support calls. Dell, on the other hand, has a US market share of 17.9 per cent, but accounted for 29.4 per cent of help requests made to Rescuecom. Of the top five vendors, only Gateway kit generated more support calls than the company's market share would suggest.
Of course, Rescuecom focuses on providing IT support to businesses, so it's customer base doesn't necessarily match the demographics of the broader computer technology user base. Apple has a lower Rescuecom support-call likelihood than its market share would suggest, but is that a sign of greater reliability, or a relative paucity of Apple users among Rescuecom's customers? And how will the big battery recalls of Q3 2006 change the scores?
Rescuecom was also quick to claim that even Gateway's reliability is "solid". It said the same of HP and Dell, claiming those vendors' product reliability was merely "potentially less so" than Apple or Lenovo. Which is a bit like saying: Lenovo machines are more reliable than Dell's. Only they might not be... ®


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Cafe Irresistiblue at Monavale Blueberries
The place to visit on your New Zealand experience, Cafe Irresistiblue at Monavale Blueberries, New Zealand's largest certified organic blueberry orchard.
The place to visit on your New Zealand culinary experience. Cafe Irresistiblue is a unique award winning country cafe situated in the heart of the Waikato, located on Monavale Blueberries.
A family owned and operated New Zealand business since 1985, Monavale Blueberries is the largest BioGro certified organic blueberry orchard in New Zealand, with 50 acres of blueberries.
Enjoy the views over the orchard to the mountains beyond while enjoying morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea inside the cafe or alfresco dining on the expansive decks. The cafe offers an extensive all-day menu including organic, free-range, vegetarian and gluten free options.
Fantastic organic hot and cold drinks are on offer, as well as a great selection of local boutique wines. Monavale Blueberries also create a delicious organic blueberry wine, which is available by the glass from Cafe Irresistiblue.
'Blue' is a lovely fruit wine, full of flavour, made with only the sweetest of their organic blueberries.
Their organic blueberry pie and Dutch apple and blueberry tart are a fantastic treat! Also on offer are delicious organic blueberry ice-creams and sorbet.
A great selection of other products including organic blueberry juice, liqueur, jam, spread, salad dressing, sauce, chutney and more are available from the orchard shop. Why not try an organic blueberry tasting tray on your visit?
All products are made by Monavale Blueberries from their delicious organic blueberries grown on the orchard.
Tantalise your taste buds and visit Cafe Irresistiblue at Monavale Blueberries.
Open Wednesday-Sunday, 9am-4.30pm, year round. http://www.monavaleblueberries.co.nz/watch-our-commercials/
Great blueberry pie recipe:
200 grams sweet short pastry
½ cup sugar
3 Tbsp flour
4 cups 'Irresistiblue' organic blueberries (fresh or frozen)
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp cinnamon
Roll out half the pastry and line a deep pie dish. Fill with blueberries combined with sugar, flour & spice mixture. Cover with remaining pastry in a lattice pattern. Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes or until fruit is cooked. Delicious served warm with cream and ice-cream. Serves 6.


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EA Says It's Going To Keep Using Manufacturers' Guns In Its Games -- It's Just Done Asking Permission
from the somehow-I-think-the-NFL-won't-push-over-as-easily... dept
Given the current climate surrounding guns, violent video games and all points where the two intersect, it's not surprising that a large developer like EA would attempt to distance itself from gun manufacturers.
No, EA isn't going to stop making video games with real-life weapons in them. It's going to continue business as usual in that respect. What it is going to do is stop licensing the weapons.
[A]t least one game maker, the second largest by revenue in the United States, is publicly distancing itself from the gun industry, even as it finds ways to keep the branded guns in the games. Electronic Arts says it is severing its licensing ties to gun manufacturers - and simultaneously asserting that it has the right, and the intention, to continue to feature branded guns without a license.A rep for EA says this decision has nothing to do with the NRA's immediate willingness to lay the blame for the Newtown shooting at the feet of violent video games. But that's a rather tough sell, especially considering the hard line EA is pursuing.
Gun licensing for games has never been particularly lucrative for gun manufacturers, at least not in terms of licensing fees. Most agreements were felt to be mutually beneficial: game developers were able to craft authentic weapons and gun manufacturers received free advertising and the best kind of product placement -- right in the virtual hands of potential customers.
Now, it seems the relationship has become mutually toxic.
"It gives publicity to the particular brand of gun being used in the video game," said Brad J. Bushman, a professor at Ohio State University who has studied video game violence. "On the other hand, it's linking that gun with violent and aggressive behavior."Bushman's studies on video games and violent media have frequently resulted in dubious conclusions (to put it kindly), but if anyone's going to take him seriously, it's the NRA and gun manufacturers. What once looked like an ideal match now puts gun manufacturers' implicit endorsement of violent video games in a very unfavorable light.
EA may be able to help them out with this. It's not going to give up using real world weapons in its games -- it's just going to stop asking permission.
"We're telling a story and we have a point of view," EA's President of Labels Frank Gibeau, who leads product development of EA's biggest franchises, said in an interview. "A book doesn't pay for saying the word 'Colt,' for example."EA is going to rely on fair use and it should have a fairly strong case. More promising is the fact that gun makers haven't been very litigious in the past. According to Reuters, a gun manufacturer has yet to sue a game developer over lack of proper licensing. However, the recently introduced friction between these two industries makes EA's new "license-free" stance a bit more combative that it would be otherwise.
Put another way, EA is asserting a constitutional free speech right to use trademarks without permission in its ever-more-realistic games.
This approach almost appears to be EA throwing down the gauntlet and daring embattled gun manufacturers to wander back out into the public eye. There's no way gunmakers will look any better pursuing licensing fees or suing for breach of contract, and EA knows this. Once again, I'm not buying EA's "no harm, no foul" statement in reference to the NRA's recent attempt to toss video games under the bus.
EA may have the upper hand at the moment, but Reuters mentions a pending lawsuit that could spell trouble in the future.
Aircraft maker Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc, has argued that Electronic Arts' depiction of its helicopters in "Battlefield" was beyond fair use and amounted to a trademark infringement. EA preemptively went to court, suing Bell Helicopter to settle the issue.Should Bell prevail, EA may find gun makers willing to test the legal waters and attempt to pry EA's unlicensed guns from its cold, injunctioned fingers.
Filed Under: copyright, fair use, guns, licensing, video games
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He'll be living near William and Kate in the Kensington Palace compound
If Prince Harry needs to borrow a cup of sugar, he need only ask his brother and sister-in-law.
After returning from his tour of the Caribbean and Brazil, the prince, 27, took his bags from his rooms at Clarence Houseover over to the Kensington Palace compound where Prince William and Kate live.
The prince is temporarily in a one-bedroom apartment in the Palace, until he can relocate to a bigger place when William and Kate move to their long-term home next year.
"This is not a huge space, but it is only natural now he's in his 20s that he would want to be independent and have his own place, and move out of the place he has been since he was a child," a Palace source tells PEOPLE.
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"The princes are very close, and Harry is also very close to the duchess," the source adds. "They have all been thinking about this for a while, and when the opportunity came up they grabbed it."
It means that William and Kate and Harry can be geographically closer when they are all in London. "They do things privately together a lot," the source says, "and there are things that all three attend together in a formal capacity, and hopefully that won't change."
As previously announced, when William and Kate move into their permanent home, Apartment 1a, late next year, Harry will move into their two-bedroom home, Nottingham Cottage. Work on their home begins in earnest in September.


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Honda just issued a recall for 800,000 minivans. The reason?
Well, they might roll away all willy nilly. Yeah. That's not a positive thing.
The recall includes 318,000 Odyssey minivans and 259,000 Pilots from 2003-2004 s well as 230,000 Acura MDXs from 2003 until 2006. They've recalled nearly 2.2 million cars now for this exact problem.
Honda says that a small number of incidents have occurred that led to the latest recall. And by "small number," they mean that 42 minivans have gone on their own, wait for it, Odyssey (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) and have run amok on hills and in parking lots nationwide. One car rolled into a retaining wall and another went down a hill and into a now deceased mailbox.
If you own an Odyssey, we suggest parking it on a perfectly level surface at all times. If you need to park it on a hill, aim it away from nurseries, nursing homes, hospitals, and large, inflammable tanks that could combust when hit by two tons of runaway steel.
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In case you didn't know, we won the Pepsi grant! I have started our little Lego Club and we already have over a dozen kids signed up. Officially, we start in September, after I receive training from the CNNH. Thanks to all you who voted, spread the word, offered expressions of good luck, and prayed for us. As you can see, the kids really appreciate it!
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looks like Poco Mail crashed but I didn't notice
Anyway. What happens is athis.
I can open Poco mail, send and receive mails etc. Everything looks ok
I cannot put a new contact in the contact list
I get "Access violation at address 009F6581 in module Poco.exe Read of address 000010"
I can open the contact list but it is empty.
If I begin writing an address say, under "to:", Poco completes the address
Example I enter "r" and Poco proposes "email@example.com"
Any tips? What could I do?
Thanks in advance


text: NOTICE OF MEETING A regular meeting of the San Francisco Public Library Commission will be held as follows: Date: Thursday, December 2, 2004 Time: 4:00pm or as soon thereafter as the meeting can begin after the Adjournment of the Library Commission's continued November 18, 2004 Meeting, which is also noticed for 4:00pm. Place: Koret Auditorium, Main Library, lower level 1. PUBLIC COMMENT (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission's purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Library Commission's consideration.) 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - ACTION Presentation of, discussion of, and possible action to approve the Minutes of the regular Commission meeting of October 21, 2004. Explanatory document: Minutes 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Presentation of, - ACTION discussion of, and possible action to approve the Minutes of the regular Commission meeting of November 4, 2004. Explanatory document: Minutes 4. PROP. E HOURS - ACTION Presentation of, and discussion of, and possible action to approve hours of public service for the Library system beginning on January 1, 2005. Explanatory document: Prop. E public service days/hours November 1, 2004 report 5. CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT - DISCUSSION by Acting City Librarian Paul Underwood (This item is to allow the City Librarian to report on recent Library activities and make announcements) The City Librarian will report on the following subjects: a Prop. 14 update; and exhibitions and programs. 6. WEST PORTAL BRANCH UPDATE - ACTION Presentation on and discussion of the renovation of the West Portal Branch Library and possible action to revise the Branch Library Improvement Program Budget. Explanatory documents: West Portal Library construction contract information 7. 2005/06 BUDGET WORKSHOP - DISCUSSION Presentation of and discussion of proposals for the Library's 2005/06 Budget. 8. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT - DISCUSSION (This item is to allow the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library to inform the Commission of their current and proposed activities.) 9. LABOR UNION REPORT (This item is to allow members of library labor organizations to report on employee matters within the Commission's purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Library Commission's consideration.) 10. NEW BUSINESS (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.) 11. ADJOURNMENT - ACTION (requires motion and public comment) 11/29/04 - M. Housh, Commission Secretary Explanatory documents: Copies of listed explanatory documents are available as follows: (1) from the Commission Secretary/Custodian of Records, Main Library, 6th Floor, (2) in the rear of the Koret Auditorium immediately before and during the meeting, and (3)to the extent possible, on the Library's website at http://sfpl.org/. Additional materials not listed as explanatory documents on this agenda, if any, that are distributed to the Library Commissioners prior to or during the meeting in connection with any agenda item will be available to the public for inspection and copying in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.1 and Sunshine Ordinance §§ 67.9, 67.28(b)& 67.28(d).


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Organic Search
All search engines, whether it's Google, Bing, or Yahoo, work in similar ways. In order to find relevant material associated with a search term, the engine deploys their army of automated robots (software programs) to browse through billions of individual links. If a link is seen by a robot, its on-page content, link information, and page titles are stored in a massive index. When a search is conducted, Google's bots return to those indices and look for webpages that contain the search term. Google then considers over 200 factors to determine a webpage's relevance and popularity. These factors include:


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Achieving Professional Status (and Pay)
Professional. It's a great word, an adjective that can make a big difference.
In sports, we can all define a professional athlete, the people who receive compensation for outstanding ability and performance. Similarly, in medical and legal arenas, the "P-word" is clearly understood.
Not so in our industry.
While trainers can acquire certification from any of the more than 400 certifying agencies and stake claims to the "Professional" title, a uniform definition for "Fitness Professional" does not exist. The industry remains unregulated, and anyone willing to splurge for business cards can print "Personal Trainer" in bold type.
To establish professional income in the fitness industry (comparable to the professional income in other industries), it's first essential to develop a professional standard.
Many trainers spend their days counting backward. If trainers limit their focus to walking clients through routines, professionalism will always be in question.
In order to command professional fees, trainers must first recognize the importance of perception and adjust marketing accordingly. If, through strategic marketing, a fitness professional can place him- or herself on a "value" platform with legal and medical professionals, income limitations are obliterated.
The Challenges
The absence of professional recognition frustrates personal trainers, particularly those with acceptable credentials. Our industry asks trainers to conduct free assessments, free orientations or free workouts, placing the perceived value of training services at zero. Trainers must climb a steep hill to rise from "valueless" to "valuable," becoming a profesional worthy of handsome fees.
Further compounding the frustration, supplements, drugs and spot-reduction devices are hawked in a media-driven frenzy. Given the choice between "take a pill and melt fat" or "retain a trainer and work hard," people often pick the pill.
Go Beyond Rep Counting
Trainers must be viewed as resources, not only for exercise prescription, but for basic understandable truths that relate to improving a human body. People are failing to find desired results due to ineffective technologies being promoted as reputed solutions. Professional trainers should establish positions as recognized experts who guide hopefuls through the maze of misinformation.
Initiating Change
When global change takes place, it's initiated by a rare few willing to break an old paradigm. An elite core of bold trainers must unite and take a stand. Professionals deserve to be paid for their time.
In the health club industry, there must be a middle ground where owners, trainers and sales forces meet. The trainer can spark dramatic revenue increases, but only if positioned to do so.
A perceived "expert" can guide members to make purchases, participate in for-fee programs, and ultimately to renew and refer. To position the trainer to succeed in this manner, there should be a clear value attached to all personal training services. Moving toward this end will take collaboration of all components of the health club "team."
Trainers will be respected as professionals if they are placed in a position where information has value. They can author articles in local publications, appear as guests on local television and radio programs, and conduct seminars for varied groups.
I teach trainers to arrange health fairs where they include themselves alongside doctors as speakers; this boosts the perception of professionalism. Developing a newsletter that integrates articles from physicians with articles penned by trainers also creates the perception of professional expertise.
Trainers should not be presented as another "feature" in clubs, but as the vehicles most likely to bring new and existing members the results they seek. In order to perpetuate the recognition of trainer professionalism and pave the way for professional fees, three elements need to be in place:
A collaboration between owners, sales forces and trainers to establish a professional position linking the training staff with value.
A standard that allows trainers to act confidently and accurately as resources for basic understandable truths.
A commitment to combine strategic marketing and dedicated effort to deliver more value than members expect.
With the establishment of a professional standard and a focus on the elements above, trainers can become the heroes of an industry capable of benefiting the health and fitness of America and the world.
Media personality, author, consultant and consumer advocate, Phil Kaplan developed PEAK Training to help personal trainers increase professionalism. His newest book is Personal Training Profits. He can be contacted at (800) 552-1998 or www.philkaplan.com.
Professional Traits
In the June 1995 edition of his Health & Wealth newsletter, Phil Kaplan shared the traits (beyond certification) that he believes can qualify a trainer as a professional. These traits, listed below, are not included in any specific order; they are all equally important.