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- We are biologically alive and
- We are mentally conscious of this fact which
- Allows free will.
Yes, when analyzed, we are but a whirlwind of quarks bouncing upon quantum foam. We have no knowledge of why quarks behave the way they do – it is intrinsically random. If we were self-aware of every aspect that makes up who we are as a biologically living, mentally conscious, "free" individual, we would see the foundations of our thought processes are sealed in that of unexplainable synchronicities. We are not those fractals. Beyond a base level, do these constraints matter? Do you first look at the top of a skyscraper, or do you analyze its foundation? The answer is obvious – in every practical consideration of the term, we have free will. Yes, there are societal constructs (these are breaking) and there are physical constructs. However, even though we have no control of the rules in life, it is ultimately up to us how we play (or if we play).
Free will is embraced in optimism, while pessimism takes logical refuge in fate. Both pessimists/optimists stand in the same hallway, with billions of doors to explore. The pessimist realizes there are multiple floors and that only one door (which may not even exist) holds access to exploring the other hallways. This mindset is intensified with the realization that there are also multiple buildings containing even more hallways, all contained within multiple cities, found on multiple planets, etc. etc. The pessimist focuses on the repetition of constantly exploring the same hallway over and over again; creating a mindset revolving around life's limitations and the "cruel fate" we have been subjected to.
The context of what's behind each door is ever-changing. Those who believe in fate see the limitations and recognize that life plays out like an experiment in a laboratory. Replace the rodent and the maze with a human and the aforementioned infinite hallway. The point? How long before we run out of curiosity? How long do our most intense moments of discovery last? How long before the desire to free ourselves from ignorance becomes too repetitious and we grow weary of constantly opening new doors?
The optimist does not focus on this heavy realization. Yes, while aware of our limited potential, free will ultimately understands that without this existential suffering, we could never experience the revitalization felt when discovering something truly holy, sacred, revolutionary or loving. The mindset which embraces free will shall walk the hallway and admire its never-ending layers in silenced awe, never bothering to worry about an upstairs or a downstairs floor.
The optimist lives for the next moment; every moment like a lottery in which one picks their own numbers and draws them from a spinning pot. Being that the ink is abrasive and easy to detect, with enough concentration, the optimist hopes to pull only the numbers found upon their own ticket. This process of matching and selecting the best of life's randomness continues until they have found themselves entirely and intentionally lost in plain sight; dancing in the realization of infinite potential and ever thankful for the experience.
This experience is the same experience which pessimism (and fate's mindset) views as a cold and unrelenting experiment – all for the amusement of some distant observer. Free will sees the observer as the true experiment. This mindset finds freedom through transcendence of the boundaries; finding never-ending space and place to rest and contemplate. The optimist knows that if the question is being thrown toward us (How long before we stop caring about finding novelty?) that an observer is awaiting an answer. The joy and lifeblood of any optimistic mindset comes from the loving feeling of wanting to live up to human potential and being gracious to have even had the chance. As this is an extended metaphor, the observer of this experiment and the one within the experiment of conscious (but limited) life are but the same person.
As children, the world is novel and even tragic moments come with the ecstasy of a truly new experience! Fate says we are confined to search for novelty until we grow tired of the never-ending futile quest, but if we are confined and conscious, we will always have free choices to make. Moments of shared transcendence continuously occur in reaction to progressive culture. This essentially proves that when faced with the challenge to explore a billion doors or give up and become self-destructive (escapism), collectively, we have chosen to explore.
Fate and free will, optimism and pessimism – these are both sides of the same coin. We are whole and feel different from day to day, inexplicably, like quarks (the foundation of our experience). Today I am an optimist and tomorrow I will no doubt face thoughts of purposelessness. The point is not that we "contradict" yesterday's mantra in today's actions, or that we can detect patterns of disappointment. The truth is we do have the capacity to listen. With this capacity comes potential for a love of life, that which goes beyond positive/negative thinking and that which is for transcendent purpose – to embrace every perspective, to attempt to empathize and to share our findings with any open ear.
A final thought:
If given immortality and omnipresent wisdom from birth, what would be the motivation to explore the hypothetical hallway, if one knew what was behind every door? Knowledge of surroundings would not necessarily indicate transcendence from fate and if anything, it would lead to a desire to create an experiment the likes of which we now find ourselves metaphorically within. From this perspective, it would appear that we are freer as mice in a maze, than the observers themselves. It becomes obvious how true free will does not only occur when one is free of responsibility, but as an embraceable mindset possible in any circumstance.

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SUPPLIES: Patterned paper: (Textile from Curio collection) BasicGrey; (Workbook, Ruler from Schoolhouse collection) October Afternoon Color medium: (red, green colored pencils) Primsacolor Digital element: (sentiment) www.PaperCraftsMag.com Fibers: (white printed ribbon) Little Yellow Bicycle Tool: (circle punch) Marvy Uchida Finished size: 4" square
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1 Make card from patterned paper; round right corners.
2 Cut patterned paper circle; adhere.
3 Print sentiment on patterned paper, trim, and adhere.
4 Color apple with pencils and tie ribbon bow around front flap.
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When Do We Play?
Lacrosse is primarily a spring sport. Practice for middle school children (U12/U14) begins in late February/early March. Lower school children (U8/U10) begin practice in mid- March. Games begin in April and end in late May.
PYLAX runs a fall skills clinic and some children play indoor lacrosse in the winter.


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Deadline looms for Minnesota deer, wolf lottery permits
The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association reminds hunters this is the last day to apply for lottery antlerless deer and wolf hunting permits.
Executive Director Mark Johnson points out that about the half the state is now covered by lottery deer areas, which means hunters need to enter the lottery for a chance at receiving permits to take does in them. He says a lot of hunters haven't applied yet because they don't realize Thursday is the last day, and that lottery areas have increased.
Johnson also notes this is the deadline for entering the lottery for one of the 6,000 wolf permits the state will award for its first wolf hunt since wolves came off the endangered list.
Lottery applications are being taken by license dealers, online and by phone.
Minnesota DNR deer hunting information: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/deer/index.html
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Yorkshire boasts quite the reputation for its great beer and with more than 100 breweies dotted across the county, it has long been an ale lover's paradise.
Alongside its many breweries, there are a host of distilleries and unique tasting tours which are sure to excite all boozy enthusiasts. From ale trails to gin schools, here are some of the best booze experiences in Yorkshire you need to try:


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In the manufacturing process, a special flood reaction system using only water is able to produce large quantities of stabilised allicin. The liquid is then carefully dried, under controlled conditions, to maintain its potency. This sophisticated process has for the first time allowed us to capture garlic's active component in a form that can be used by the body.
How Does AllicinMAX™ Differ from Garlic Supplements?
Garlic supplements do not contain any allicin at all. They rely on your body being able to generate small quantities of allicin once you have swallowed the tablet or capsule. Garlic oil supplements are produced by distilling fresh garlic. The oil that is produced is then diluted and placed into a capsule. This process destroys most, if not all of the available allicin. A few garlic powder supplements can generate some allicin during the digestive process. This depends, however, on the prevailing stomach conditions and may take several hours. AllicinMAX™ doesn't need to be converted since it actually contains stabilised allicin. When AllicinMAX™ is taken, the allicin is not destroyed but is easily absorbed into the blood stream. The allicin in AllicinMAX™ likes the acid environment of your stomach, unlike other supplements that can be inactivated by acidic conditions.
How Much AllicinMAX™ do I need?
Just one to two capsules of AllicinMAX™ taken each day at mealtimes should provide enough allicin for your general health and well-being. However you may take up to 10 per day if necessary to increase the beneficial effect.
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70 Carved Teak Coffee Table New 9 Dark Wood Coffee Table with Drawers Ideas
Adding seats to a carved teak coffee table
is common, but this seating is unique because it is lower than your kitchen island. This kind of wooden section is exquisite for both seating and covering. In some homes, you could use this for eating meals on a daily basis.
A carved teak coffee table
is one of the original pieces of carved teak coffee table
. You turn up the bed during the day and it is user friendly your space as you wish. For the end of the day, pull the understructure back down and return to sleep!
Invest in multiple carved teak coffee table
which may have dual-purposes. This kind of way, your home will fully meet your requirements, whether it is with storing playthings or adding much needed seating. If space is limited, you will get everything you need at home or apartment.


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Does not guarantee acceptance of JCC students. Provides a link to key foundation courses that competitive transfer candidates must have completed or have in progress at the time of their application. JCC courses that Cornell accepts as equivalent to its foundation courses are at cals.cornell.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/requirements/ under transfer agreements – Jamestown Community College. Lists grade point average and other requirements for application. Cornell University will accept up to 60 credits in transfer. (latest update 2014)
[1] http://www.sunyjcc.edu/sites/default/files/transfer_agreements/CornellUniversity.CALS__3.pdf
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I am a big NFL fan. But my passion for that league looks like a mere dalliance when compared to the fantastically obsessive adoration the people at FreeDarko have for the NBA. I mean, they previewed every fucking GAME of the season, for shit's sake. You know, for those of you who need to know the outcome of the April 1st Wizards/Grizzlies game RIGHT NOW, DAMMIT!Anyway, if you're the sort of person who loves both the NBA and meticulous writing that you know is good but often sails directly over your head and out into the far reaches of space, Shoals and the gang have just the book for you. It's such a pretty book, I feel bad that I got so much fudge all over its insides. But, even better, they have a site for the book that includes excerpt widgets that you can embed into your own site, as you can see above. Because, as a blogger, nothing makes me happier than someone providing me with cool shit to fill up dead space with. God bless those crazy bastards.
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755 Bethune Dr S (Bethune Dr. S/First St. S)
Price: $499,000
Status: Sale Pending
- Tax: $5,156.81/Annual (2019)
- City:Gravenhurst
- Type:Commercial
- Style:Land
- Size: 30,250 Sq Ft
- Garage:Double Detached
- Sewer/Water SystemsSanitary, Municipal
- Extra FeaturesStorage
Listing Contracted With: COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE, BROKERAGE
Great Investment Opportunity And Development Location For New Commercial Building On Bethune. Lot Is Located On High Traffic Road In Gravenhurst. Minutes Away From Main Street Shopping, Gull Lake Park, And A New Riocan Plaza Development. Lot Has Frontage On Three Roads For Easy Access And Has C-2 Zoning Which Accommodates Many Business Opportunities. Back Corner Of Lot Contains A Two Door Garage Currently Occupied By A Tenant.
Currently 1 Tenant Using Freestanding Garage At Back Of Lot For Storage, 1 Tenant W/ Food Truck At Front Of The Lot. Design Concept Sketches For Retail Investment Opportunity Attached. Owner Will Consider Vtb Or Partnership In Redevelopment
Want to learn more about 755 Bethune Dr S (Bethune Dr. S/First St. S)?
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It's true. I find that when I learn a "new trick" I want to make a bunch of that same thing ... especially when it comes together without struggle (or investing 100 hours to accomplish it).
Case in point - Ear Cuffs of the wrap around variety.
I have a friend that doesn't have pierced ears ... but she love, love, loves bobbles in all their varieties. Unfortunately, earrings of the non-pierced variety tend to pinch or aren't quite the style she'd want to wear ... tada, this girl has a mission! (I understand if this makes you a little afraid - you're pretty smart, after all.)
Initially, I started with the kind that slide over and wrap around the helix, antihelical fold and antihelix resting just above the antitragus ... yes, I DID have to search for "parts of an ear" to find the correct terminology ("that flappy part above the earlobe" sounded a little too flaky even for me) ...
I was able to get the shape of a simple cuff fairly easily ... the hard part was turning the simple into something more sparkly with a dangle or two. Let the frustration begin! I haven't completely given up on the idea, but I needed an alternative & I totally found one ... and ear cuff that actually hooks onto the ear and wraps around the back of it ... ok, I know, I'm getting wordy here ... check out the results:
|Silver Craft Wire, Chain, Swarovski Crystals &
Glass Seed Beads
|Silver Craft Wire, Chain, Amethyst Chips, Blue
Glass Nail Heads & Glass Seed Beads
|Silver Craft Wire, Chain, Swarovski Crystals,
Pearls & Glass Seed Beads
|Silver Craft Wire, Chain, one Swarovski Crystal,
Garnets, Pearls & Glass Seed Beads
|Silver Craft Wire, Chain, Swarovski Crystals, Pearls,
a Single Swarovski Butterfly & Glass Seed Beads
On that note, please excuse me while I go make a few more (dozen) ... lol
Cioa' Bella's!
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The deadline is looming for the British Homes Award 2014, which challenges architects to design a low-carbon dwelling for less than £350,000
The Sunday Times British Homes Award, run in partnership with the AJ, is calling for architects to design a Passivhaus, waterside holiday home.
Open to all registered architects in the UK and Ireland, the competition is on the hunt for groundbreaking ideas for an 'architecturally distinguished' three to five-bedroom detached house.
Entrants into the contest, which is backed by Habitat First Group, Passivhaus Trust and Kingspan Insulation, must come up with a 200m² home of up to three storeys. It must also include calculations using the Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) showing how the house will efficiently use energy and meet the low-carbon standard.
The build cost of the 'EcoHaus' should be less than £350,000, and architects are encouraged to 'embrace innovative concepts and products while ensuring their design is buildable and replicable'.
According to the brief: 'The winning design will present a new model for lifestyle living. It will be of stunning architectural merit, environmentally smart and offer a healthy environment for the occupants.'
The judging panel will include AJ editorial director Paul Finch, Adam Architecture director Robert Adam, past-president of the RIBA Michael Manser and last year's winner Ric Frankland, director at Dwelle.
A shortlist of up to 10 schemes will be announced in May, with The Sunday Times readers casting the final winning vote.
Last year, the Future Home contest was won by Dwelle. The contest gave architects an opportunity to respond to the challenge laid down in the RIBA 2012 Future Homes Commission report 'Building the Homes and Communities Britain Needs', asking them to come up with a flexible home that could be replicated at scale.
Manchester-based Dwelle won the prize for its range of flexible, prefabricated housing units which can also achieve Passivhaus standards, while Sarah Wigglesworth Architects, HTA, waparchitects, Snug and Studio Dare were all shortlisted.
Submissions are due by 2 May.
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Biting Commentary in New York: Grand Central Oyster Bar
To my right, a man in a suit orders a dozen cherrystone clams on the half shell and a bottle of Miller Lite. To my left, a schoolteacher is playing hooky. She tells me she is 60 and her mother has been coming here since she was 20. That's how old Grand Central Oyster Bar is, she says. Didn't it just celebrate its centennial? I ask. She has no idea. It was just always there.
28 varieties of oysters at Grand Central Oyster Bar and the famous oyster pan roasts being made.
She points out the steam kettles right in front of us, where the famous oyster pan roasts are made. In goes butter and oysters, then generous shakes of paprika and Worcestershire sauce. Then what looks like tomato sauce and lots of cream. I watch more than a dozen bowls of oyster pan roasts being made, one at a time, before my oysters arrive. (I have also, unknowingly, demolished six packages of oyster crackers; every time I finish a bag, the server drops another three in front of me.) Grand Central Oyster Bar sells about 1.5 million oysters a year and has the widest selection of oyster varieties I've ever seen, including wild Belons from Maine and Shigokus from Washington. This is my oyster heaven.
Belon oysters from Maine (in the foreground, left) and at the counter
Grand Central Oyster Bar feels as bustling and grand as the train station above it. A smaller side room, the Saloon, is a quieter club room, the same place Don Draper downed oysters and drinks. I think if I lived in New York, I would be playing hooky and coming here a lot as well.
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O'Connor: 'Noel Gallagher proposed'
Sinead O'Connor has claimed that Noel Gallagher once asked her to marry him.
The Nothing Compares 2 U singer told Uncut magazine that the former Oasis star wouldn't remember the drunken encounter at a Dutch music festival.
She made the comment in a Q&A session in the mag, answering a question submitted by Noel's estranged brother Liam.
The Beady Eye frontman asked: "You've always been effortlessly cool. How do you manage that?", to which Sinead replied, "Oh, that's sweet. I've never seen myself as cool, but I'm flattered. "
She reportedly told the mag: "Actually, Liam's brother Noel once asked me to marry him, just before he married Meg Mathews. He won't remember, as he was off his face [drunk] at a festival in Amsterdam."
Sinead also called on Noel, who wed his first wife Meg in 1997, and Liam to put their differences behind them and reunite for the sake of their mum, Peggy.
Noel and Meg divorced in 2001, and the High Flying Birds singer married long-term girlfriend Sara MacDonald in 2011.
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Paul Bril
Flemish (born in Belgium), 1554–1626
Trees on a Rocky Bank, c. 1590
ink on paper
35.2 x 27 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Landscape painting in Europe was not embraced as an independent genre until the early sixteenth century. At that time the northern schools, mainly the Flemish and German, along with many Italian painters, assumed the leading role in developing the new genre. The landscape sketch or drawing, executed en plein air (outdoors), played a vital role in the development and refinement of the landscape composition in painting. This drawing by the Flemish artist Paul Bril illustrates how artists began the process of creating the composition with individual studies for their finished painting. In this superb rendering of a tree in its natural setting, the artist has focused on key aspects of vegetation and topography that animate the final composition. The Bril family, which included Paul Bril, his brother, and his father, was one of the most important contributors to the northern landscape tradition in Italy in the sixteenth century.
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- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
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The user should be instructed to enter three numbers and add them up by using a for loop to accomplish this. The program should then find the average of the three numbers.
After this is accomplished the program should allow the user to add numbers using a while loop that terminates when the user enters -999. The number of entries the user has placed into the sum should then divide the sum.
Here is the revision, but I still need help.
public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException { PrintWriter prw = new PrintWriter("outfile5B.txt"); Scanner kb = new Scanner(System.in); String input; int num, sum = 0, average, numAmount; final int DIV = 3; // Part 1 System.out .println("Do you wish to start?"); input = kb.nextLine(); //the program terminates here, idk why? if (input == "yes"){ for(int count = 1 ;count <= 3; count++){ num = kb.nextInt(); sum += num; average = sum / DIV; // will this give me an average? System.out.println("Sum is: " + sum); System.out.println("Count is: " + count); System.out.println("Your average is: " + average); } // Part 2 System.out.println("Do you wish to add numbers? If so, enter how many. If not enter -999 to abort."); numAmount = kb.nextInt(); while(numAmount > -999){ System.out.println("Enter your number(s)"); // how do I complete the average here? average = sum / numAmount; System.out.println("Your average is: " + average); } } else if (input == "no"){ System.out.println("You have terminated the program");


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When you hear the word "steroid" you may immediately think of muscle-bound body builders and the health risks they incur from abusing anabolic steroids — drugs that were originally intended for people with growth disorders, low levels of testosterone, and other health conditions.
If your child has been prescribed steroids for cancer, rest assured that he or she will not be taking anabolic steroids, but rather corticosteroids. Corticosteroids are made from a naturally occurring steroid in the body called cortisol.
Cortisol is a hormone (like testosterone or estrogen) that can have therapeutic effects on the body. Synthetic versions of the hormone — including cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone, and methylprednisolone and dexamethasone — are prescribed to help:
Some kids also find that taking steroids helps ease sleeping and eating problems, and just lets them feel better overall.
Steroids are sometimes taken by injection or through an Intravenous (IV), but also can be swallowed in pill or liquid form or applied as a cream.
As with many medications, side affects can be associated with steroids. Before your child begins taking steroids, ask your doctor what to expect. This way, you can plan ahead for any unsettling symptoms or adverse reactions, should they occur.
Temporary side effects may include:
Less common side effects include bruising more easily, difficulty fighting infections, acne flare-ups, and increased facial hair.
A child who develops several of these symptoms may have a condition called Cushing syndrome. Though not serious, Cushing syndrome can be distressing, especially for girls.
Symptoms may subside with changes to the way your child takes the medications; talk to your doctor about this.
Chances are, you and your child will probably find that any side effects are overshadowed by the benefits of the treatment, but check with your doctor about ways to make them easier to live with. And remember, most side effects are only temporary. Once treatment stops, side effects will, too.
Whether your child is on steroids for a week or months, it's important to always follow the recommended guidelines, and check first with a doctor before making any changes to treatment (for example, ask a doctor before taking the medicine at night if your child has been regularly taking it in the morning). Also, encourage your child to let you know about any adverse reactions during or after a steroid treatment.
More tips for safely taking steroids:
If you have any questions during your child's steroid treatment, speak with your doctor.
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Date reviewed: October 2012
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Monseratte, Queens Ripper Strikes Again
Had the Democrats initiated steps to successfully remove Monseratte, he never would have been around to commit such treachery, with his fellow political Judas Pedro Espada Jr.
[Comment: The Albany Bloodbath]
The Queens Ripper struck again, this time in Albany.
Yet, at the same time, the Democrats got their just deserts yesterday when they lost control of the New York State Senate to Republicans when two Democrats, including the slasher, bolted the party.
There is abundant evidence that State Senator Hiram Monseratte, one of the turncoats, assaulted his girlfriend by smashing a glass into her face last year, apparently angered that she might have been seeing some other person as well.
At least that's what the girlfriend told Police before she retracted. There is also a videotape showing her coming out of her apartment and then of Monseratte following her out and dragging her back inside.
She certainly didn't smash the glass into her own face.
What did her good boyfriend say in his defense after he had convinced her to change her story? That he was delivering a drink to her and that he slipped and fell forward, glass-first, into her face.
Monseratte is obviously a big cad. He's a woman-abuser and coward. Probably the kind of guy who would hit an 80 year-old man from behind. Who cuts up a woman and then says he tripped into her face?
None of his colleagues in the Senate believed the nonsense. Yet, most of them, including now ex-Majority Leader Malcolm Smith decided to give Moseratte "the benefit of the doubt." Well he cut her up; now he cut them up.
Here's where we won't disbelieve people who insist that "the Creator works in mysterious ways."
The Senators abandoned all dignity and pretense of having any principles when they protected Monseratte, who even organized a rally in his own support and had some misguided women speak out in his defense. The Senators demonstrated moral turpitude.
They could not be taken seriously thereafter by the electorate. That's precisely why Monseratte also did not take them seriously and decided to stab all his fellow Democrats in the back.
How could they hope that Monseratte, who had already drawn the blood from his best teammate, wouldn't cut them up as well?
Had the Democrats initiated steps to successfully remove Monseratte, he never would have been around to commit such treachery, with his fellow political Judas Pedro Espada Jr., who not surprisingly has been periodically investigated in connection with questionable campaign contributions.
In return Monserrate's colleague, Espada, got to become the temporary Senate president; and he is now probably praying for Governor David Paterson's ill health, since Paterson's incapacitation leads to him becoming the state's top executive.
Now what happens to key issues being discussed in the Senate?
Will the turncoats' treachery now make it easier for Bloomberg to have mayoral control of the schools renewed?
So the cream of the crop rose to the occasion yesterday in Albany.
The Democratic Leadership have no one to blame but themselves.
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Visit O'Brien Icehouse
Adult Drop In
Adult Drop In Hockey is a public pick up game/session for Adults aged 18 and over.
Limited to 30 players per session, sign ups open one hour prior to scheduled time. Players must own their own equipment.
Like to join in often? Our Silver Membership includes 10 x Stick and Puck/Adult Drop In Sessions OR upgrade your Gold or Black Membership for just $180 to include these sessions. See our Memberships Page for more details.
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I was very distressed to learn that over 20 veterans commit suicide every day in the United States. Vets make up only 9% of the population however account for over 18% of all suicides! In 2014 more than 7,400 vets ended their own lives. A veteran commits suicide approximately every 65 minutes!
I am now sharing proceeds from my sales to "Operation Zero" who's goal is "zero verterans attempting suicide". www.opzerovets.org
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I am not a part of Global Virtual Opportunities Business; the only purpose of this article is to explain the truth about the company. The owners of GVO owned a Kiosk Website Hosting company many years ago, which had a MLM Matrix Plan. The owners have experience in running a website hosting Company with an MLM Program attached. Derrick VanDyke is the team leader and is the one who is running the marketing company.
What is GVO Exactly? It's a website hosting company designed for internet marketers. The hosting account you would get includes; unlimited domains and websites that are hosted on your account, you have a built-in professional auto-responder that you manage from your account, web builders, Cpanel, Fantastico, video creation software, free conference room (included for those who may want to use it in their business), and an easy video producing software-just to name a few.
They also have tutorials and videos to teach you how to use everything. As an internet marketer, it's standard that you would need to buy the website hosting, domain name, auto-responder and conferencing tools. Using these marketing tools to expand your business is very important. It does not cost much to have a site host your website. It also does not cost too much to have a domain name, auto-responder, and conferencing tools. I am currently running an online business, and it only cost's me about $25 a month. However, I am working with a different company, and I only have a domain name, with an auto-responder. I design my own videos, and I use social marketing to help expand my business. Using these marketing techniques helps me save money mainly, because I use free marketing strategies. GVO offers a service of just $1 to sign up and $44 to use all of their marketing techniques mentioned above.
GVO is a multi-level marketing company, which means that a person has to sign up at least two, or three people in order to have the business for free. Also in most MLM companies one must sign up a large amount of people in order to profit. Many MLM companies require a large downline to make a substantial income, which for some people can be difficult. Also if you are a part of an MLM company it is easier for you to own your own business, if the people on your team sign up others often, as well. Running a MLM business is not hard. It only takes time and effort to succeed.
The ideal situation for each person who signs up with GVO, has to get two people to join in order to have a free business. This does not always occur, though, as some people's efforts are weaker, and some are stronger. In my opinion I would look for a company that has a better compensation plan, so that your efforts earn you more money. If I were the person at the top and I have no direct referrals at all, and my entire matrix is full, I would receive 5% of each downline person's monthly payment. The 5% of each person in my downline would be about $4,600. This amount of money is good, however, there are bigger opportunities. Once you have 14 direct referrals who sign up, you then earn something that is called a "banked" position. With that new position, you can re-enter your own matrix anywhere that you choose. Global Virtual Opportunities is a legitimate business, however, you must put an effort into marketing your business.


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2001 Toyota Corolla Car Radio Stereo Audio Wiring Diagram
Whether your an expert Toyota electronics installer or a novice Toyota enthusiast with a 2001 Toyota Corolla, a car stereo wiring diagram can save yourself a lot of time. One of the most time consuming tasks with installing an after market car stereo, car radio, car speakers, car amplifier, car navigation or any car electronics is identifying the correct color wires for a 2001 Toyota Corolla.
The Modified Life staff has taken all its Toyota car radio wiring diagrams, Toyota car audio wiring diagrams, Toyota car stereo wiring diagrams, Toyota car radio wiring schematics, Toyota car wiring diagrams and cataloged them online. Feel free to use any Toyota car stereo wiring diagram that is listed on Modified Life but keep in mind that all information here is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind and most of the diagrams listed on our enthusiast website are submitted by the Modified Life community. Use of the wiring information is at your own risk. Always verify all wires, wire colors and diagrams before applying any information found here to your 2001 Toyota Corolla.
If you can't find your car audio wire diagram, car stereo wire diagram or car radio wire diagram on Modified Life, please feel free to post a car wiring diagram request (Car Stereo Wiring Diagram Request Page) and we'll do our best to find you the information you need for your mobile installation.
If you would like to help the Modified Life community by adding a car audio wiring diagram, car stereo wiring diagram or car radio wiring diagram to our resource, please feel free to post any additional information about the 2001 Toyota Corolla on this page.
2001 Toyota Corolla Car Radio Stereo Audio Wiring Diagram
Car Radio Constant 12v+ Wire: Blue/Yellow
Car Radio Switched 12v+ Wire: Gray
Car Radio Ground Wire: Brown
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Green
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
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Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Pink
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Violet
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Light Green
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Blue
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Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Black
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Red
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): White


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Massachusetts center uses ESRI/Microsoft app to correlate mapping info and improve data sharing
The aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks highlighted the shortcomings many law enforcement and emergency agencies faced in analyzing and sharing information.
"People know they have the data out there; they just don't know how to get to it," said David Stampfli, technical architect at Microsoft's U.S. Public Center Industry Unit.
The elements of FusionX
The Homeland Security Department launched a project to help state and local organization develop fusion centers, designed to let organizations share information within their jurisdictions and with the federal government. The "Fusion Center Guidelines," developed by DHS and the Justice Department, define a fusion center as "a collaborative effort of two or more agencies that provide resources, expertise, and/or information to the center with the goal of maximizing the ability to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity."
As of early this year, there were 58 fusion centers across the country, 27 of them connected to the Homeland Security Data Network, which allows the federal government and states to share data at the Secret level, DHS has said. But fusion centers have also run into problems and, at times, drawn criticism from Congress. A Congressional Research Service report two years ago concluded that centers weren't coming up with enough useful information, at least partly because of technical problems.
One problem they've faced is how to create a system that correlates data from geographic information systems, analyzes it and gets it into the hands of those who need to take action.
"We tried a year and a half ago to integrate ArcGIS with Microsoft SharePoint but failed," said Brian Egnitz, GIS program manager for the Massachusetts State Police, which hosts Massachusetts' Commonwealth Fusion Center.
To simplify matters, Microsoft and ESRI have created FusionX, an appliance preloaded with ESRI GIS data and software together with SharePoint and other applications to integrate fusion center operations. Microsoft worked with several agencies to develop the requirements for FusionX, including the Massachusetts center and the Illinois Statewide Terrorism Intelligence Center.
The Massachusetts fusion center will celebrate its fifth anniversary this fall but has not yet fulfilled its goal. It had ESRI GIS software and access to public and law enforcement databases, but responding to requests for data involved too much manual number-crunching. Egnitz gave the example of what he called the $100,000 weekend: With no electronic data-mining system, a request from command for case load data meant rummaging through paper reports to gather metadata and aggregate it into a report.
The first improvement came by switching from an aging version of Lotus Notes to Microsoft SharePoint Server content management and collaboration system.
"The fusion center concept has evolved over the last couple of years, so we need to maintain flexibility and to track our activity both for privacy issues and tracking workloads," Egnitz said. "We found that SharePoint had that flexibility and could easily collect the data needed on a weekly or monthly basis."
To integrate SharePoint business processes with its ESRI GIS software, he enlisted Stampfli's help. SharePoint provides the dashboard to track case data and generate workload statistics. It also provides a single log-on search function to all the state police's law enforcement and subscription databases.
"It gives users a centralized place where they can very quickly view the intell on a case and find out what everyone is doing without going through a manual process," Egnitz said. "The administration can say, 'This is our workload, and this is who is working on what,' without walking around the office and saying 'Hey guys, give me a report.' "
The fusion center has now gone through several rounds of testing with FusionX and is awaiting approval of a service contract before going into production. Internally, about 70 people on staff will use the system. Phase 2 will expand the system to local law enforcement business partners. A potential third phase could include parties outside of the law enforcement community.
Massachusetts already had the hardware and software it needed for the FusionX solution — it just needed them to work together — so it did not need to buy the appliance. For other fusion centers that need a quick setup, Microsoft is finalizing the appliance for release this summer.
"All fusion centers spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is in the queue, what are their priorities, how long has it been there, how important it is and where did it go," Stampfli said. "We are trying to help fusion centers better manage the intake, how it is audited, reported, [and] searched and where it is going. That will help free up a lot of hours to do other missions."
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Stefani's ace on 17 was the first ever at a U.S. Open at Merion and the 43rd in U.S. Open history. What sets it apart from most is that Stefani flew his tee shot completely over the green, landed the ball in the rough and then watched it trickle down into the hole.
We're working on getting video of the shot (Edit: we've replaced the GIF with video, courtesy of Bleacher Report), but for now enjoy the GIF and especially his reaction, which was awesome.
Shawn Stefani's hole in one reaction was one for the ages. https://t.co/P4JPq3pq5Y
— Shane Bacon (@shanebacon) June 16, 2013


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Frandsen had great teachers in pinch-hitting career
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has said countless times that pinch-hitting is one of the most difficult jobs in baseball.
If that is true, then he should have plenty of respect for Phillies infielder Kevin Frandsen. He hit a bases-loaded, two-out double in the bottom of the ninth inning to clear the bases to defeat Kansas City on Saturday, 4-3. Frandsen is a career .313 (15-for-48) pinch-hitter.
Frandsen said he had some good teachers.
"I've been fortunate enough to play with a lot of guys," Frandsen said. "Mark Sweeney was one of the best pinch-hitters of all time. When I played with the Giants, I got to play behind him. He always said, 'You think in advance. You always be prepared to hit. It's not whether you're going to hit here or here -- just be prepared to hit.' Especially in the ninth inning, it's one of those opportunities where you never know."
Frandsen said he takes pride in his pinch-hitting.
"I just feel like it's a huge part of the team," Frandsen said. "As a pinch hitter, it's a huge team at-bat. There's not too many times you go up there thinking 'Oh, I need a hit for myself.'
"Pinch hitting is about getting a hit for the team and getting on base for whoever is down there or driving guys in to win a game or start a rally. Usually the pinch-hitter is a guy going up there for the opportunity to help out."


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Mimi Valdés Out At BET.com
Mimi Valdés, former editor of Vibe and Latina magazines, is leaving Black Entertainment Television after only three months, a BET spokeswoman confirmed for Journal-isms on Wednesday.
Valdés is BET's vice president for content, supervising BET.com.
In June, after Valdés was hired, BET.com was the most widely viewed Internet site catering to African Americans, according to ComScore, an Internet ratings service. But it lost half its unique visitors and slipped to third place among those sites in the September ratings, a ComScore spokeswoman said on Thursday. The site had also laid off six people.
In June, BET received 3.5 million unique visitors, compared with 2.9 million for AOL Black Voices, 2.3 million for MediaTakeOut.com and 1.7 million for Black Planet.
In September, the rankings were AOL Black Voices, 2,568,000; MediaTakeOut.com, 2,144,000; BET Networks, 1,702,000; and BlackPlanet.com, 1,695,000, according to the ComScore figures. Essence.com dropped from 968,000 to 943,000 unique visitors, and BlackAmericaWeb.com, which was not included in the June figures, had 343,000.
"Mimi Valdés will be leaving BET Networks and we wish her the best in her future endeavors," spokeswoman Jeanine Liburd said.
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News Release 2009-96 | August 19, 2009
OCC Hosts Web and Telephone Seminar on SBA Lending Programs and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host a live Web and telephone seminar that focuses on changes to SBA Lending Programs resulting from the Recovery Act. These loan programs represent opportunities for banks to provide long-term financing to small business customers who would not otherwise be able to find the type of financing that allows them to preserve capital for long-term growth. The event will take place on September 21, 2009 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. (EDT).
SBA Lending Programs can be attractive to banks because these loans can retain and attract customers, assist in risk and liquidity management, provide fee and interest income, and may be given positive consideration under the Community Reinvestment Act under certain conditions.
Participants will have an opportunity to ask panelists questions during the seminar, online or by telephone. Panelists include Barry Wides, OCC Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs; Grady B. Hedgespeth, Director, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration; and Pat Thomson, President, Grow America Fund, National Development Council.
The OCC live Web and telephone seminar program is part of the agency's educational outreach program to the banking community by allowing people from across the country to listen to OCC experts and industry professionals. The cost of the seminar is $75.
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Looks like One Direction's "Live While We're Young" music video has leaked ahead of its premiere. And it is full of wet, sometimes topless, 1D guys — along with several space bubbles, a dance routine and the nicest camping gear ever. Their misfortune is every 1D fan's gain however.
The guys weren't happy that the low quality version, taped off of a television, was out there however and decided to push up the video and song release to today, September 20.
"We wanted our fans to see the video and hear the single in the proper way so we've moved the premiere to tonight [UK time]. We're really excited about "Live While We're Young", we've worked really hard on it and we can't wait for everyone to see and hear it later today!" the band said in an official statement.
The video was directed by Vaughan Arnell, who previously helmed music videos from the Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, Charlotte Church.
This marks the first single off One Direction's forthcoming second album, Take Me Home. It is available for preorder now and will be released in the U.S. on November 13.
Day two finished, and that's the video for 'Live While We're Young' done. Amazing crew, amazing people involved. Thanks again .x
— Harry Styles (@Harry_Styles) August 24, 2012
-Courtney E. Smith, CBS Local
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Walmart Self-Checkout Shorts Customer $40, Manager Insists It Didn't
If we can all learn anything from the experience of Joe's wife, it's this: don't use self-checkout lanes if you're planning to get cash back from your debit card. There's a slim chance that anything will go wrong, but if it does, you have a witness to the transaction in the cashier. In the case of Mrs. Joe, she asked the self-checkout for $40 that she didn't receive. She ultimately went to the manager on duty, who reviewed the security video and supposedly found no evidence that the self-checkout shorted her $40.
Joe writes:
My wife recently flew to [redacted] to visit her father who was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. A few days into her visit, she drove to Walmart to pickup a few items to make dinner for her family and walked up to one of the self checkout lanes (as we normally do…). After scanning all of her items, she requested $40 in cashback from our debit card. The machine spit out her receipt, but no money. She immediately went the customer service person standing by and asked for her $40. The person told her that they couldn't give her the money, but would go get the manager on duty.
The manager says "We'll have to review the camera footage to see what happened and then if we can see that you didn't take the money, we'll get it for you." Ok, so basically guilty until proven innocent. So, my wife sat for 45 minutes while the manager and several other employees "reviewed" the video. Finally, the manager came out to say "Ok, the video was inconclusive, we can't give you the $40." Of course my wife is a bit disgusted at this point, but won't take no for an answer. Finally the manager says "Ok, fine, we'll count the till overnight and it we're $40 over, we'll call you and get the money for you. Otherwise, we will not give you $40."
Fast forward to next day…. no call. My wife calls several times and finally around 4pm the manager says the till was even and they will not be giving her the money that they charged her for. This is absolutely ridiculous that the video that they supposedly have on those machines couldn't prove that their machine malfunctioned and it just happened to work in their favor.
Needless to say, her trip to see her family was good and really seemed to do wonders for her father's mood, but Walmart put a dark mark on the rest of the trip.
My wife works in the mortgage industry and I work for the US government, both jobs that require substantial background checks and generally positions that require us both to be trusted with much more important things than $40.
Any idea what we can do about this? I'm absolutely dumbfounded that they just said no and didn't seem to care at all about the whole situation. I just can't believe that they would be willing to lose a family of customers (we used to visit at least twice week) over this $40.
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Hunger and AIDS
Action Against Hunger, one of the leading organizations in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, is playing an important role in tackling the challenges of HIV/AIDS worldwide by addressing the essential links between HIV and nutrition. Action Against Hunger is mainstreaming HIV through all areas of its work to fight HIV/AIDS related malnutrition through its areas of expertise. Action Against Hunger can assist through interventions in nutrition, health, food security, water/sanitation and advocacy.
The organisation also is involved in a concerted effort to address the links between malnutrition and HIV/AIDS through clinical research and reviewing its approach in countries affected by the HIV pandemic. As the AIDS pandemic gains renewed strength and more than 852 million people still go to bed hungry, the work of Action Against Hunger continues to be more essential than ever to help those affected by the dual crisis of under nutrition and HIV.


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By Kellene Bishop
Far too many folks I've spoken to have shared with me that they have their 72 hour kit and thus are ready for an emergency. Before I go into detail about the contents of 72 hour kits, I'd like to make perfectly clear that 72 hours kits serve one purpose and one purpose only – to aid you IF you are forced to flee your home and relocate somewhere else for safety and supplies.
That's right. A 72 hour kit is not to live off of through the duration of a disaster. For crying out loud, you've got teenagers whose meltdowns last longer than 72 hours. What kind of a silly person would think that a 72 hour kit is intended as survival for anything else but to aid in a "bug out" scenario?
I will admit, I have 2 levels of "72 hour kits." I have one that is VERY minimalistic in a large backpack, and I have another one that is much more inclusive and requires my rolling suitcase or a hand-pulled wagon to be mobile. If I'm unfortunate enough to have to travel in the midst of an emergency, then there's a pretty good chance that I would be able to throw on the backpack and still pull the rolling 72 hour kit behind me as well.
That said, I want to remind folks that there should be sufficient consideration for providing mobility for those in your home who may not be able to carry their own 72 hour kit. I've seen folks pack enormous 72 hour backpack kits for their 4 year old daughter. Ugh! If you've got young ones or fragile elderly that are accompanying you on your emergency trek, be sure to pack sufficient supplies AND make sure that you've got a wagon or something to ensure that everybody and everything is mobile in case you aren't able to travel via automobile.
Wagons, bicycles, bike side-cars, jogging strollers, carts, and rolling suitcases are great resources to transport your belongings. Be sure that you also consider a carrier for the young ones that don't interfere in your own mobility. (I HIGHLY recommend the HugaMonkey Baby Slings. They work well with newborns in sleep/nursing position, as well as babies a bit older in the forward or on the hip position.)
Another consideration is the transportation of your pets. Are they the kind that can safely join you on a voyage or will they require that you carry them? Do you intend to take them with you? If so, do you have the necessary supplies so they can endure a 72 hour period safely as well? I've managed to raise two "sissys" with my little pooches. They aren't the big husky kind of dogs. So a leash WITH a harness would definitely be necessary for them but so will some accommodation for relief from lengthy walking. I have foot covers for them so that they won't experience too much strain on their feet in comparison to the carpeting. (Yes, I am embarrassed to say that I've raised two wimps.)
The key to a quality 72 hour kit is to minimize the impact of the size and space of everything you are packing. This is why I use coupons to obtain trial sizes of items (for free usually). Bug out or not, you still need to have everything available that you use on a regular basis. Hygiene, clothing, sanitation, food, water, clothing, medical, light source, utensils, shelter, self-defense, communication supplies, bug spray, sunscreen, sunglasses, some currency, etc., etc., etc. It's not a bad idea to have a 72 hour kit available in your office as well. The likelihood of you being at work when all heck breaks loose is substantial.
You also need to be sure that you've properly packaged the items in your 72 hour kit. When I've done home assessments for emergency preparedness, 72 hour kits are frequently accompanied by granola bars that are old, dry, and pungent! Yuck! So, not only do you need to package items so they stay usable, but you also need to refresh items in your 72 hour kits. You can't afford to create them and then forget them.
Important documents are also critical to have on hand in your 72 hour kit. Let's face it. If you're having to use your kit, it won't be under ideal circumstances. Having copies of items such as your will, deed to the home, title to the car, drivers licenses, birth certificates, wedding certificate, etc. should all be a part of your 72 hour kit. Such evidence may make the difference between you being allowed into "door number 1" or a less desirable "door number 2." You may also want to sock away an emergency debit or credit card in your kit as well.
Tomorrow I'll provide for you a detailed list of supplies I recommend for your 72 hour kit. Until then, keep prepping!
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Google, Microsoft fight over standards to rival Apple's FaceTimeAlmost two years after Apple introduced FaceTime, Google and Microsoft are battling to introduce their own video chat acquisitions as new Internet web standards, while FaceTime remains proprietary to Apple.
FaceTime, two years later
Apple's Steve Jobs first introduced FaceTime video conferencing in June 2010 at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference as a key new feature of iPhone 4, noting at the time that Apple intended to release the technology as an open specification that other mobile vendors could license to create compatible video conferencing clients.
The company subsequently added FaceTime support to its new camera-bearing iPod touch released that September, announced that FaceTime was coming to the Mac in October (delivering it in February) and brought FaceTime to the new iPad 2 the next spring. FaceTime became so central to Apple's marketing that the company even began calling its iOS and Mac webcams "FaceTime cameras."
Now two years old, Apple's FaceTime feature has never become an openly published standard as Jobs promised it would be. While the technology is based upon a series of open standards, interoperability with third party implementations is not currently possible, for reasons described below.
Google and Microsoft are now wrangling to position two different video conferencing standards (each based on acquired video chat technologies) as open specifications with the potential to rival FaceTime. Google's is named WebRTC, while Microsoft just submitted a proposal named CU-RTC-Web.
Open standards in Apple's proprietary FaceTime
Apple has promoted the fact that it used a series of open protocols to create FaceTime: it incorporates the International Standard Organization's MPEG AAC and H.264 audio and video codecs; support for the IETF's (Internet Engineering Task Force) SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) for call setup; its RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) and SRTP (Secure RTP) for encrypted video delivery; and its ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment), TURN (Traversal Using Relays around NAT) and STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT) for handling firewalls and NAT (Network Address Translation, which commonly used in home routers to create private IP addresses but which creates a hurdle for video chat clients).
Despite using Internet standards to develop FaceTime, however, the detailed inner workings of the feature have never been published, neither as a privately licensed technology nor as an open standard (with or without associated licensing fees).
Individuals examining the communications FaceTime uses have learned that, among other things, the system uses Apple's own unique security system for user authentication rather than relying upon SIP's built in features.
Before ever starting a videoconferencing session, Apple checks to see if the client device can prove itself as legitimate. If it can't, it gets disconnected. Apple's FaceTime client apps are hardwired to Apple's FaceTime accounts, similar to how Google's Gmail app is optimized to only work with one type of email account: Google's.
Apple's FaceTime authentication relies upon on a client-side security key cryptographically signed by Apple, making it as impossible to create an unauthorized third party FaceTime client as it would be to create a third party App Store accessible to other iPhone users (or to force Gmail to access email directly from Microsoft's Exchange Server).
Apple's "walled garden" has walls, but it's also a garden.
In addition to having secret technological elements, FaceTime is also tied into Apple's Push Notification Server infrastructure, meaning that calls between FaceTime clients have to interact with the company's servers in order to contact other FaceTime users. In part, this is required to bridge the gap between telephone networks and Internet devices, something that existing video-telephony or PC-based video chat systems never really attempted.
As a result, FaceTime's proprietary, centralized infrastructure is conceptually similar to the instant messaging services offered by AOL, Microsoft or Yahoo, as opposed to an entirely open network like Internet email, where any vendor can set up servers that can deliver messages to other servers using established, documented protocol specifications, with no intermediary governing the entire system.
The downside to this design is that FaceTime users can't video chat with Android or Windows PC users, because third parties can't reverse engineer their own FaceTime-compatible clients, just as Android developers can't create an unauthorized client to pose questions to Siri. In both cases, Apple's servers demand security credentials and refuse connections if they aren't provided.
The upside is that FaceTime users can't be inundated with spam video-call requests or robo-calls, spoofed incoming call requests pretending to be another party, or have their calls intercepted by spies, the same way that email spam, spoofs and snooping are commonplace and difficult to guard against.
Open to whom?
Apple could certainly license FaceTime to other vendors, just as it currently licenses its proprietary, securely authenticated software protocols such as AirPlay (for a fee) or as it provides secure, encrypted access to app signatures for third party developers (as cheaply as free). So far, Apple has demonstrated no public interest in doing this (apart from Job's original promise that it eventually would).
In order to make FaceTime freely open as an interoperable technology standard, the same way Messages on iOS or OS X (née iChat) interoperates with any XMPP instant messaging system (such as Google Talk, Facebook, any other Jabber IM server), Apple would have to relax its authentication system to allow users to sign into and authenticate with other videoconferencing providers. This would open Pandora's Box to the spam market, just like email.
Currently, there are no real alternative video conferencing services that work similar enough to FaceTime that Apple could allow its users to connect with (certainly in part because portions of FaceTime are still a secret). But there are also far fewer potential vendors for Apple to work with than there were in 2010 when Jobs announced his plans to open FaceTime.
Since Apple's late 2010 release of FaceTime, the collapse of RIM, Palm, Nokia and Windows Mobile has dramatically shifted the mobile playing field, leaving Apple with no other significant mobile vendor to license its Internet-standards based FaceTime protocol to apart from Google's Android or (charitably) Microsoft's Windows Phone, both of which are now pursing their own competitive video chat systems.
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Packaging the original "Tron" with "Tron: Legacy" was, obviously, a no-brainer for Disney. Unfortunately, the immediate comparison really drives home how frustrating the two films are. Both are parts of good movies, but neither wholly come together. "Tron" has heart and charm despite its clunky visuals. "Legacy" is all state-of-the-art flash and dash with no pulse. But from a purely aesthetic standpoint, both transition beautifully to Blu-ray.
Let's start with the youngster. Upon second viewing, "Legacy" still suffers from the problems that plagued it in theaters. Setting a glass world against a gray background is boring to look at no matter how crystal clear the image (not to mention the film makes almost no effort to establish the scale or location of anything - so objects move about with no sense of speed or momentum. Everything is gliding and nothing seems even remotely tangible), and the story still makes absolutely no sense (What was Clu going to do if he got into the real world, exactly? He's zeroes and ones without a body. We also still have no idea why Olivia Wilde's Quorra was important except that Jeff Bridges keeps telling us she is. Oh, and if all the "people" in the Tron world are suppose to be computer programs with real functions - remember the nerdy accounting programs from the original? - what, exactly, was Michael Sheen's David Bowie-esque club owner suppose to be?)
However, the best part of "Legacy" is also the best part of the Blu-ray experience. Daft Punk's pulsing score will have you praising the day you indulged in 7.1-channel surround sound, while scaring every animal in a 30-block radius. The disc also wisely (or is that unwisely) includes the "Derezzed" music video that is a glimpse of a much cooler Tron sequel that the Punks should have been allowed to make instead of this dour and mostly humorless one. The rest of the special features include some interesting tidbits (director Joe Kosinski actually recorded the Comic Con audience and used it as the cheering crowd during the movie's disc battle sequence), but also hints at a sequel that no one, sadly, is interested in. The short "The Next Day: Flynn Lives Revealed" indicates that Cillian Murphy's Dillinger (Remember him? Two lines? About a minute of screen time? Son of the original movie's main villain?) will be the baddie in "Tron 3." Assuming it ever actually happens.
The 1982 "Tron" actually fares better than its shiny new sequel. Again, it's still clunky, but the Blu-ray transfer is gorgeous - this is how you do eye candy, son. The lines have been smoothed and the colors enhanced - this is hands-down the best the movie has ever looked (and sounded. Wendy Carlos' still-cool-in-a-geeky way score benefits almost as much as Daft Punk does). Disney has also created some exclusive new bonus features (the rest have been ported over from the original DVD release and the Laser Disc). The best is "Photo Tronology," which takes a loving look into the production of a film that was far more influential than it was ever given credit for (it basically predicted Second Life and the ubiquity of the internet).
The 5-disc "Tron: Legacy/Tron: The Original Classic" collection contains a Blu-ray 3D copy of "Legacy" (of course a movie like this is going to try and lure in the early adopters of 3D TVs), a Blu-ray copy of "Legacy" and "Tron", a standard DVD copy of "Legacy," and a Digital Copy disc.


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Middlebury, Ind.-based towable builder EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC announced that its Ever-Lite travel trailers were rated a "Best Buy" by Consumers Digest. According to a press release, the rating appears in the publication's June 2012 issue and is online at www.consumersdigest.com.
"It is an incredible honor for us to be recognized as a 'Best Buy' by a publication as widely read and respected as Consumers Digest," said EverGreen CEO Michael Schoeffler. "This recognition by a major consumer publication further validates our mission of making the most lightweight, durable, and green travel trailers and fifth wheels on the market."
According to Consumers Digest, a "Best Buy" is a product that delivers exceptional value for a given amount of money and merits special attention from consumers based, in general, on its combination of eight criteria: performance, ease of use, features, quality of construction, warranty, efficiency, styling, and maintenance and service requirements.
"Best Buys" in travel trailers, specifically, were selected based on quality of construction, features, use of space, durability and ease of towing. Highlighted in the four-page review of the "Best Buys" for 2012 RVs was EverGreen's use of durable, longer lasting, lightweight composites combined with vacuum lamination processes that resists water and mold damage.
"Unchecked water damage can destroy a new trailer in a matter of months," said Jim Jussila of I-5 Uhlmann RV in Chehalis, Wash., who sells EverGreen and was also interviewed for the Consumers Digest article. "An all-composite trailer has the potential to outlast a conventional trailer by decades."


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Hi folks,
The exams are finally over. The projects are done and the reports are turned-in.
This means.... I get to sleep everyday... yay!
And whats more, I'm on a 4-week Indian vacation right now.
The days are magical. Starts with filter coffee, lovely morning breakfast (the malli idlies and crispy dosas..), the juices and soups, and the amazing lunch. Chennai is known for its fresh seafood and combine it with my mom = wow; the afternoon nap and the evening snack. Life is so good.
Prompts me to think, why? why did I leave all this?
Hope you guys are having a good time in this Holiday season.
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Challengers & Satellites
18.07.2008 -
Estonia's summer capital welcomes Beach Volleyball stars
For the first time,
Estonia will host an international
Beach Volleyball
event at P�rnu Beach. Estonia's
summer capital has
a unique opportunity to prove
that the birthplace of
star players Kristjan Kais
and Rivo Vesik can
organize a top-level men's FIVB Challenger.
Mr. Laos Lukas, Organizing Director of tournament with
prize money of USD 30 000,
hopes that players from more than 15
countries will come to P�rnu in the
middle of July. "We expect to see in
P�rnu many strong teams from all over
the Europe as well as some colourful
teams from USA, Canada, Brazil,
Australia," Lukas said.
P�rnu is a city on
the Baltic Sea coast of P�rnu
Bay, in south-western
Estonia. It is a popular
summer vacation
resort with many spas, hotels, restaurants, and a large 7 km long beach
up to 30 000 people sunbathe
on the best days.
The P�rnu River flows
through the city, which is
served by Port of
P�rnu and Airport of P�rnu.
P�rnu is a health resort of international
stature. It attracts guests from about 50 countries and the city is a
member of the European Spas Association, while the European Blue Flag has been flying at the beach of P�rnu since
2000. Most tourists in P�rnu, which celebrates its 170th birthday
as a resort city this year, are Finns, Swedes and Estonians. People can
enjoy different therapies including exotic mud therapies.