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Follow the daily lives, drama-filled parties and outrageous fights that unfold between the wives, ex-wives and girlfriends of professional basketball players.
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After realizing the 9MAG tattoo shop he opened is no more, head honcho Ryan makes a move to rebuild from the ground up and save his dream. But the artists left in his wake don't stay down for long, opening a shop of their own called Loyal Ink.
Hip Hop Squares is a lively new take on the classic Hollywood game show where celebrity contestants play tic-tac-toe for dough.
It's been 20 years since Stevie J was last single. Now he's looking forward to the next 20 years and hitting reset in a major way. After his chaotic breakup with Joseline, Stevie is more than ready to focus on music, family and living the bachelor life to the fullest. But it's tough to get a train back on the tracks when life is one long train wreck, which is why he's determined to avoid repeating the mistakes of his past -- like mixing business with pleasure and getting involved with messy females. It's easier said than done. A fresh start calls for fresh experiences, and Stevie thinks busting out of his comfort zone might be exactly what he needs. Along the way, Stevie resolves to forge deeper connections with his children who have suddenly grown into young adults with big mouths, big problems and strong opinions about everything. As he re-evaluates his life, Stevie seeks the guidance of his longtime friend, collaborator, and confidante Faith Evans. Spending time with Faith will leave Stevie wondering whether the single life is overrated. Leave It to Stevie opens an entirely new chapter in Stevie J's life; it's now full of new adventures, new possibilities and new problems.
VH1's highest rated docu-series, Love & Hip Hop New York chronicles the lives and relationships of those involved in New York hip hop music.
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta follows the lives of Atlanta's hip-hop elite as they juggle both their professional and personal lives.
Love & Hip-Hop Hollywood follows newcomers and returning series veterans striving to claim their place as Hollywood's elite.
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Drag Race royalty Farrah Moan, Gia Gunn, Jasmine Masters, Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon, Monet X Change, Monique Heart, Naomi Smalls, Trinity Taylor and Valentina take another shot at capturing the crown on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4. The competition will be as fierce as the runway, as judges Michelle Visage, Ross Matthews and Carson Kressley return to the Emmy Award-winning franchise.
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#10 Baseball Earns Series Victory With 8-5 Win Over Washington
April 1, 2007
SEATTLE, Wash. - Thanks to seven strong innings from starter Brian Flores and a four hit day from Brett Wallace, the Arizona State Sun Devils picked up their second straight Pac-10 road series win, defeating Washington 8-5. Flores earned his fifth victory of the year, helping the Devils improve to 23-10 on the year, 4-2 in Pac-10 play. The two games to one series victory at Husky Ballpark was ASU's first since 2001.
Flores went seven plus innings, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out four. With the win, his record now sits at 5-1.
The Arizona State offense struck early, scoring three times in the first off Washington starter Tyler Cheney. Brett Wallace brought home the game's first run with an RBI double down the right field line. Ike Davis made it 2-0 with an RBI ground out, then Kiel Roling made it 3-0 with an RBI single to left. The Huskies scratched a run across in their half of the first against Flores to cut the lead to 3-1.
Ike Davis extended the lead to 5-1 in the third, sending a two-run double off the wall in right. Tim Smith added another run in the fourth, plating Andrew Romine with a sacrifice fly. Romine's RBI ground out in the fifth made it 7-1. Washington scored twice in the sixth to pull to within four at 7-3. The Dawgs would add two more in the eighth to cut it to 7-5 before Jason Jarvis would come in to quell the rally.
Kiel Roling added an insurance run in the ninth off Husky closer Nick Hagadone, sending a laser beam off the batter's eye in center to make it 8-5. It was Roling's eighth homer of the year, and the first earned run allowed by Hagadone this season.
Jarvis would close out the Huskies in the ninth to pick up his second save of the year. Wallace was 4-5 with an RBI, while Kiel Roling added three hits of his own with three RBI. Matt Spencer also had two hits for the Devils, who pounded out 14 hits as a team.
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That is a lot of trouble to go to when you can just put level converters on your arduino's outputs.
No but data selector or shift register running at 3V3 cuts down the number drastically.
I have a 5V Arduino Mega 1280 board, and I need to use SPI bus to communicate with 64 chips(3.3V not 5V tolerant I/Os)I need to modify my board,I've changed 16MHz crystal with a 8 MHz one.I thought I can supply 3v3 to Vin pin, it worked but when I plugged USB cable(I need UART always), it runs at 5V.I've looked at schematic of Arduino Mega, I decided to remove some components to make my Mega 3v3 board.What should I do?
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Loyola University New Orleans announces new academic programming for 2012-13
Loyola press release - September 17, 2012
Loyola University New Orleans has several new program changes to announce for the 2012-13 academic year.
The university is offering three new interdisciplinary degree majors in the environment. Three major degree tracks will be offered including Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in biological sciences; Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a concentration in the humanities; and Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a concentration in social sciences. Students can also pursue a minor in environmental studies.
The interdisciplinary program in the environment provides students the opportunity to engage in a broad and integrated study of the environment from a variety of academic viewpoints. The program focuses on understanding the relationships between humans and the natural world from biological, physical, chemical, sociological, economic, cultural, philosophical and religious perspectives.
"Having this degree program, especially in New Orleans, is vital because it allows our students to understand important environmental issues and to participate in environmental scholarship and hands-on practical experiences that will contribute to this region's recovery and long-term viability," said Paul Barnes, Ph.D., professor and director of the Environment Program. "The opportunity for independent research, which is not typical of many undergraduate experiences, will be a great tool for our students as they leave and pursue careers in various environmental fields."
Depending on the area of concentration, students will be prepared for entry into graduate or professional schools and career paths in a diversity of fields such as environmental research, environmental policy/law, sustainability planning and development, natural resource management and conservation, environmental communications, environmental education, creative writing, environmental consulting and many others.
The School of Mass Communication within the College of Social Sciences has revised its curriculum in order to seek accreditation by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. ACEJMC is the agency formally recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation for accrediting programs for professional education in journalism and mass communications in institutions of higher learning.
Changes include a required seminar in mass communication ethics, the addition of videography courses, capstone courses for public relations, journalism and advertising, and requiring every student to perform a minimum of one internship, but allowing up to three.
According to Sonya Duhé, director of Loyola's School of Mass Communication, the changes will ensure that the school is adapting its curriculum to meet the demands of the ever-evolving mass communication industry, while at the same time grounding it in the liberal arts.
"We are poised for the future of this industry and these new changes reflect that. It is critical that our students know multiple platforms and use critical thinking in their application," Duhé said. "They will learn about each communication platform, including print, broadcast, online and social media. There is no reason why our students cannot go directly from graduation into a professional newsroom, public relations firm or ad agency."
Loyola's College of Music and Fine Arts has established a new School of Music based on its existing music program that has been restructured. According to Donald Boomgaarden, Ph.D., dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts, the new title better describes the current programs in music, which include a wide variety of degree options at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Within the new School of Music there are now four divisions: instrumental performance; vocal performance; theory, composition, and history; and music therapy and education.
"Establishing this new structure is the next logical step in solidifying our commitment as a true college of the arts," Boomgaarden said. "It isn't so much that we are doing anything radically different, but just continuing the tradition of Loyola's music program and giving things the organizational structures which they really need. By virtue of our size and variety of programs, we fall into the same category of description as the School of Music at Louisiana State University or other nationally known programs, such as the Eastman School of Music."
Loyola's Department of Criminal Justice and Office of Professional and Continuing Studies have partnered with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office to offer a new Certificate in Forensic Investigation. The non-credit program, available to members of the law enforcement community and college students interested in improving their qualifications and skills, is a great way to not only keep skills up-to-date on current applications of scientific methods and analyses, but also makes participants more sought after commodities to employers.
The certificate is a 20-unit continuing education program. Students are required to attend no less than 200 hours of instruction by attending five 40-hour seminars or the student may complete several short seminars ranging in length from 8-24 hours. Upon completion of each seminar the student will earn the equivalent continuing education units.
Upcoming seminars include "Crime Scene Investigation I: Documentation, Processing and Collection," Oct. 15-19 and "Expert Witness Testimony for the Forensic Scientist," Dec. 11-13. For more information visit http://www.loyno.edu/professional-studies/certificate-programs.


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1. Re: what word spacing?HerbVB Nov 28, 2011 3:43 PM (in response to JimVag1947)
"Color" does not mean color in the sense of the rainbow. It applies to
the optical sensation of the ratio between the black print and white
2. Re: what word spacing?JimVag1947 Nov 29, 2011 9:04 AM (in response to HerbVB)
Sorry, i do not quite understand your answer.
Obviously we are not talking about rainbow.
In this specific instance, the font color is blue(#05058C) and that of the background light blue(#C7C7FC).
3. Re: what word spacing?John Hawkinson Nov 29, 2011 11:08 AM (in response to JimVag1947)
"Font color" is not an color like blue, red, or any other color "of the rainbow."
"Font color" is a somewhat abstract idea of how dense a font is. Just replace the words with "how the font looks."
4. Re: what word spacing?JimVag1947 Nov 29, 2011 12:01 PM (in response to John Hawkinson)
Just replace the words with "how the font looks."
Can you give me a practical example please.
Sorry, i am confused.
5. Re: what word spacing?HerbVB Nov 29, 2011 12:22 PM (in response to JimVag1947)
Practical example --
Take a very thick, dark, heavy, extra bold, font and create a paragraph.
Then take a very thin, extra-light font, and type the same paragraph.
The heavier font will need much looser word and letter spacing to look
half-way decent; otherwise the 'color' of the page will be too dark.
The light font, on the other hand, can be set with very tight word and
letter spacing, because otherwise the page color will be too light.
Think of it as the fonts' effect on the percentage of the page covered
with ink. A high percentage is a dark color, a low percentage is a light
color. Changing the spacing will change the percentage - i.e., the
color. Once more - the word color here is a typographic term that has
nothing at all to do with redness or blueness.
- Herb
6. Re: what word spacing?Thomas Phinney Nov 29, 2011 4:58 PM (in response to HerbVB)
The only time you should need to adjust word spacing is if the typeface is being used at a size substantially different than what it was designed for. In that case you tighten slightly when a typeface is being used at much larger sizes than it was intended for, or loosen when it is being used at smaller sizes than intended.
For example, a typeface like Verdana, intended for body text on screen, being used for a large heading, might benefit from tighter word spacing.
Herb's a sharp guy and has done a great job of explaining what typographic "color" is.
Yet, as a typographer, I disagree rather strongly with Herb's assertions about the need for a user to change the spacing of type based on the "color" of the font. I'd be willing to bet a very nice dinner that the overwhelming majority of typographers would agree with me. Color is essentially inherent in the chosen font, and messing with the word (or worse, the letter) spacing to try to even out the color will just make a mess. Lighter fonts are deliberately designed with looser spacing, and bolder fonts with tighter spacing, as the space between letters is roughly the same as the space inside letters. That isn't something that needs "correction" in order to achieve some different typographic color. Pick a typeface that achieves the color you want, or increase the line spacing, but don't munge the word spacing (or worse, the letter spacing) to get a different color. That will just harm the readability and appearance of the page.
7. Re: what word spacing?HerbVB Nov 29, 2011 5:50 PM (in response to Thomas Phinney)
Tom is absolutely correct. The only time that a font's built-in spacing
characteristics should be changed is if the font was poorly designed in
the first place, or, more rarely, if some special effect or appearance
is sought.
I have (rarely and I hope judiciously) modified letter and word spacing
when text blocks had to be justified and didn't look quite right
otherwise. Of course this had nothing to do with color.
To go back to JimVag's original question, he mentioned Berlin Sans FB, a
well-formed, interesting font by David Berlow, a founder of the Font
Bureau. It should be used as is.
- Herb
8. Re: what word spacing?JimVag1947 Nov 30, 2011 2:28 AM (in response to JimVag1947)
Now, i am begining to getting a grasp of the issue, typograpic color etc.You said Thomas that Verdana is intended for the body segment, primarily.
Let us forget for a moment i use Berlin Sans FB in the body text.
Is there any rule that dicates that in the body text we should use some 4-5 fonts(verdana, ariel etc...). Many sites in the web stick to these 4-5 fonts.Probably they do it cause
these fonts are installed in the vast majority of PCs.
Is there a problem if someone starts to experiment with various fonts regarding the body text-taking into consideration always all the important factors(readability etc..)?
And just to understang that i got the lesson, i am attaching a photo, with the background i have in my site and with Verdana font. If i am correct, the combination of the these tho does not "feel" good together (very light) so i must choose i font with thicker typographic color, or maybe i should make it bolder...i don,t now i have the feeling that sth is not good in the picture below. Difficult to pinpoint it correctly.
9. Re: what word spacing?Jacob Bugge Dec 2, 2011 8:24 AM (in response to JimVag1947)
now i have the feeling that sth is not good in the picture below. Difficult to pinpoint it correctly.
What do you think?
In the third and seventh lines, the space after the punctuation mark is missing (before Σκοπος and βασικος).
10. Re: what word spacing?JimVag1947 Dec 2, 2011 9:11 AM (in response to Jacob Bugge)
Jacob Bugge wrote:
now i have the feeling that sth is not good in the picture below. Difficult to pinpoint it correctly.
What do you think?
Jacob, besides that.
I mean, aesthetically, how the paragraph stands, in relation to the combination of colors and fonts used.
11. Re: what word spacing?Jacob Bugge Dec 2, 2011 2:57 PM (in response to JimVag1947)
I know, Dimitris, sorry, it was stronger than I.
There should be a bit of space to the left, of course, between the frame and the text.
Obviously, the italics part is tighter, and the regular part is wider. At the (type)face of it, something in between might be nicer. One way of assessing the look itself is to view it upside down (replacing the text with something nonsensical works to a certain extent).
But, apart from the way it looks, the right spacing between words may depend on both the reader and the text. A A bit tighter may be suitable for easy reading, a bit wider for careful reading.


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I read in Clickz a month ago that Google has plans to display ads (little blue pins) in their maps. I can't see these little blue pins (or markers) anymore in Google Local, but here it's a screenshot.
Maybe it was just a test and I hope so because I see some serious Usability issues in the actual behaviour of markers.
Where, how many, how to select?
Markers located very close superpose one over each other. As you can see in the image markers can be so hid behind others that you can't select them, you can't see exactly where they are located and you can't know how many they are. Sometimes there are so many markers that you even can't see the map.
Displaying globes
When a marker is selected displays a globe with information. When you select one marker close to the borders of the map, the area of the map changes in order to make enough space to display the globe. This is confusing. You lose your location and need to drag the map to go back to where you were.
Using lists of items
It's not possible to know in advance what a marker represents. Does it represent a restaurant, a hotel or a bar? You need to select a marker in order to see what it is about. You also can remember the letter (A, B, C...) of the pin and check the list beside the map. Both systems are not very nice.
Google Local includes a list with the items represented by the markers next to the map. In a list you can easily find the information you need (name, telephone, price, etc.) faster than checking markers. It seems a good solution, but it's not perfect.
For instance, one of the main problems with the list of items is that when you have too many elements on it, you will need to paginate to show them all. In the map you only can show the markers from the items included in the page you are, but not the rest. That is what Google Local does at the moment and it is cofusing because the map can show no-marker where there is actually one, but in another page. Pagination is an element that works good with lists, but doesn't fit with user's mental model interacting with a map.
Google Local and API
Markers work ok after a search in Google Local because you know what to show and what area to show. You avoid some problems when there are few pins and the zoom is low enough. However pins don't scale well.
For sites that use Google Maps Api these issues can be more important. In some of them it makes sense to pan around the map or to zoom more than in Google Local. In these scenarios the usability issues of markers matter. Of course, sites can change the behaviour of pins for their own purposes, we already do it in Panoramio. However pins for ads are supposed to be defined by Google and not very much customizable. I really wonder how Google is going to solve these issues and which format will they finally use for ads in their maps.


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Jean-Louis Gassée, a former Apple executive and founder of the now defunct BeOS, has chimed in on the rumors regarding Apple's plans for an "iWatch". Mainly he suggests that it pushes Apple's idea of a personal computer even further. Here's a pertinent excerpt:
What really floats their [boats], what hardens Apple's resolve is designing, making, and selling large numbers of personal computers, from the traditional desktop/laptop Mac, to the genre-validating iPad, and on to the iPhone — the Very Personal Computer. Everything else is an ingredient, a booster, a means to the noblest end.
Gassée goes on to note that all of Apple's infrastructure, including their iTunes Store, retails stores, software, and even the Apple TV all work to back up the company's core business and belief – the desire to create ever-more personal computers. Gassée suggests that the "iWatch" fill be Apple's next step to personal computer nirvana.
He also believes that this would be far more interesting than the much-rumored Apple television set, and that the iWatch and Apple TV may not be "mutually exclusive".
Overall, I agree with Gassée- an Apple-created watch would be more interesting that a television set, and Apple does create other products to further enrich their primary products. However, I don't buy into the idea that a wristwatch form-factor would be best suited as a more personal computer.
I have no idea what a more personal, personal computer would look like, but the idea of fumbling with a watch on my wrist seems like an old and tired idea. Then again, maybe the tablet computer felt that way as well. Secondly, it feels to me that the technology needed is still some years out. Curved glass, fine. Super small microprocessors capable of powering modern application, probably. A enclosure that's sleek, lean, and light, with all of this technology, still seems improbable to me.
Another option is for Apple to introduce a dumbed down watch with current technology, which wouldn't at all be revolutionary, and would smack of Microsoft's failed SPOT watches. A final option would be for the watch to have bare-minimum hardware on board, and rely on server-side data and services to supply the features. This would be less than ideal, because Apple really isn't that great at server-side features as the need to be.
I think an "iWatch" is farther away from reality at the moment than most other analyst. Sure, it's a fun idea, and perhaps Apple, of all companies, could pull it off. But in the end I feel that technology is still a few years away from making such a device a possibility.
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Slingshot was using Mini Tuttles in 2011 and went to the DFS fin box to make their boards compatible with every FCS fin you can get in every surf shop in the world, which is good.
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Herb_Master wrote:I am quite impressed with the new qiu shui teapot
Can you give us any detailed information
how does Qiu Shui translate ?
Is this a well known traditional shape?
I'm so sorry for my delayed reply.
Qiu shui pot is made in qing shui ni, in fact it can be made in any other clay if our customers like. It has a capacity of 170 ml.
I don't know if this is the exact translation, but my translation spring of autumn.
This shape is not so well know traditional shape, it in fact is made in the basic of duo qiu, duo zhi and other shapes.


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Have you visited a local farmers market this year?
Have you visited a local farmers market this year?
You can find fresh fruits and vegetables produced by Okaloosa farmers. There is nothing quite like freshly picked produce!
But you may have also noticed some other types of foods available.
The 2011 Cottage Food Law allows vendors to sell food items produced in an unlicensed home kitchen. This law encourages entrepreneurship, supports local farmers markets and can help develop local food systems.
Did you know there are some foods that are not permitted?
Be a smart consumer and learn what should be for sale and what is not allowed due to food safety concerns.
Cottage foods to purchase:
�Breads, cakes, cookies and candies
�Honey, jams and jellies
�Dry herbs, trail mixes, nuts, vinegars and fruit pies
All of these items must have a label that follows Cottage Food Law requirements.
Some foods specifically may not be sold at farmers markets because they are potentially hazardous.
If you see these items for sale, pass on them. Of course, local farmers and cottage food entrepreneurs know the rules, so chances are you won�t even see these. However, it helps to know what to avoid.
Cottage foods to avoid:
�Fresh or dried meat or meat products, including jerky
�Canned fruits
�Canned vegetables
�Canned pickled products such as corn relish, pickles and sauerkraut
�Vegetable butters and salsas
�Fish or shellfish products
�Raw seed sprouts
�Bakery goods that require refrigeration, including cream, custard or meringue pies and cakes or breads with cream cheese icings or fillings
�Milk and dairy products, including hard, soft and cottage cheeses and yogurt
�Cut fresh fruits and/or vegetables, or their juices.
�Ice and/or ice products
�Barbecue sauces, ketchups and/or mustards
�Focaccia-style breads with vegetables and/or cheeses
Visit your local farmers market and support our local farmers and their wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables.
Try some of the great cottage foods that are for sale! The strawberry jam, fresh honey and other items will be delicious.
Just avoid the foods that are not allowed, which hopefully you won�t even see!
Elaine Courtney is a Family & Consumer Sciences Extension agent at the Okaloosa County Extension office in Crestview.


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ExactTarget Hones Cross-Channel Communications
Oct 15, 2012 5:00 AM PT
With two new acquisitions, ExactTarget is pushing beyond its original email marketing mission to become a one-stop online marketing and social media shop. The company has acquired Pardot for US$95.5 million and iGoDigital for $21 million -- it announced both deals last week.
ExactTarget paid out $85.5 million in cash and $10 million in common stock for Pardot. The iGoDigital transaction consisted of $14.7 million in cash and $6.3 million in ExactTarget common stock.
An ExactTarget spokesperson was not immediately available to provide further details.
2 Companies, 1 Mission
At first blush, the two acquired companies appear to have little in common. Pardot is a marketing automation provider. iGoDigital is a provider of Web personalization that focuses on predictive, real-time product recommendations and online guided selling experiences.
However, they both fall under the larger rubric of online marketing, CRM, mobile and social media -- and that makes them viable targets for ExactTarget. Over the past few years, the company has been rolling out products that address some element of these disciplines, usually with an eye to integrating them with its core email marketing functionality.
The Quest for Cross-Channel Communication
Case in point: Earlier this summer, ExactTarget debuted MobileConnect, a mobile marketing application featuring message templates, reporting, enterprise management of short/long codes and keywords -- and cross-channel integration with campaigns across email, social media and the Web.
Cross-channel communications has become the Holy Grail for marketers, Yankee Group analyst Sheryl Kingstone told CRM Buyer. That is the driver behind various companies' evolutions in general -- ExactTarget is not the only email marketer pushing beyond its original boundaries -- and ExactTarget's new acquisitions in particular.
Consider iGoDigital, Kingstone said. "This is the perfect acquisition for ExactTarget, because it needs this kind of functionality to analyze all of the new data it is bringing in. It also needs to add power or value-add to its offerings, and online recommendations can do that."
Pardot was acquired for similar reasons; its lead-nurturing functionality allows marketers to connect with customers across email, mobile, social media and the Web.
Industry Consolidation, New Direction
ExactTarget's acquisitions also point to a larger shift in the digital marketing industry -- that of consolidation, Alex Lustberg, VP of marketing at Lyris, told the E-Commerce Times.
Indeed, this is a perennial trend in the software industry; specialized applications are gobbled up by larger companies that are seeking to acquire new functionality, marketshare or customers -- or all three. Now it has come to the email marketing/digital marketing space.
The pros and cons of this approach are well known: The acquiring company gets its marketshare or customer base, but it must struggle with the difficulties of integration. M&As are still as much art as science with only a few companies -- think Oracle -- able to make a complete success them.
Big Data and How to Handle It
However, there are other trends developing in the digital marketing space that may not be well served by a company whose feature set is knitted together via disparate acquisitions, Lustberg noted -- namely, the struggle by marketers to get their arms around Big Data.
"Having new functionality delivered piecemeal doesn't solve the marketer's true problem now, which is making sense of Big Data," he said. "It requires a high degree of technology and sophistication to bring together these various applications and channels to provide a marketer with the visibility it needs into a customer base."


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Congress Meets Cliff's Edge
Senate Budget Talks Bear Little Fruit; McConnell and Biden Carry On Discussion
Senate negotiations to craft a bipartisan budget deal proceeded in chaotic fits and starts Sunday, raising new questions about whether Congress would be able to steer the country away from the fiscal cliff.
The center of gravity had shifted by day's end after talks between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) reached an impasse.
Mr. McConnell instead struck up talks with Vice President Joe Biden, a former Senate colleague with whom he has worked on bipartisan budget deals in the past. The two men planned to talk by phone into the night, a McConnell aide said. No details of their discussions were immediately available.
The Senate had set itself a goal of hatching a deal by midafternoon Sunday, a deadline that slipped by as both sides instead bickered in public and tried to apportion blame for the continuing impasse. Mr. Reid recessed the Senate until Monday at 11 a.m.
"There is significant distance between the two sides," he said. "There is still time left to reach an agreement and we intend to continue negotiations."
With just Monday remaining before the year-end deadline, the two sides appeared to be approaching a middle ground on the central question of individual income-tax rates. President Barack Obama has called for raising taxes on family income above $250,000. In the latest round of Senate talks, Republicans proposed a $550,000 threshold, which Democrats moved to $450,000, according to Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.).
But tensions ran high over differences on other issues. Talks almost foundered when Republicans tried to resurrect a proposal to cut spending by slowing the growth of Social Security's yearly cost-of-living adjustments, an idea opposed by many Democrats. The GOP later withdrew the idea. Also at issue is the 2013 level of the estate tax, which is a levy on larger inheritances. And Republicans are complaining that the Democratic proposals do nothing to address the deficit and may in fact add to it.
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While the parties jousted over particular elements of the deal, the disputes pointed to a more fundamental disagreement between the parties: Republicans wanted any tax increase, which they only reluctantly accepted, to go toward reducing the deficit. Democrats wanted any increased tax revenue to offset spending cuts that are scheduled to kick in as part of the fiscal cliff, and to pay for extending unemployment benefits.
In the absence of a bipartisan deal, Mr. Reid is preparing for a Monday vote on a bill to carry out Mr. Obama's backup proposal, which tackles only a few items on the legislative agenda, including extending current tax rates for income up to $250,000 for couples filing jointly. Democrats are confident they could pass the bill through the Senate. A key question is whether the House, which returned Sunday evening, would approve it if it doesn't enjoy broad bipartisan support in the Senate.
Some senators seemed almost resigned to the prospects of Congress missing its deadline, on the grounds that spending cuts and tax increases that take effect Tuesday and Wednesday, the first two days of the new year, could be reversed.
"The world won't end," said Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa.). "Things can be made retroactive."
Still, some remained hopeful elements of a deal were on the table and could be brought into alignment at the last minute.
"We're very close," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.). "It is like a kaleidoscope," meaning there are many moving parts that can look beautiful or ugly depending how they're arrayed.
As aides to Messrs. Reid and McConnell negotiated through the weekend, the focus was on a narrow bill that would likely fall far short of the lofty deficit-reduction goals congressional leaders and Mr. Obama had initially pursued.
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White House officials believe raising tax rates on income above $250,000, combined with changes in capital-gains, dividend, and estate-tax rules, would raise roughly $950 billion over 10 years. According to its own budget estimates, that would raise between $50 billion and $60 billion in new revenue in the first year, less than 10% of the U.S.'s projected budget deficit.
The other items being discussed as part of the slimmed-down package would cost the government. One would extend unemployment benefits for one year, at a cost of roughly $30 billion. Another would prevent Medicare payments to doctors from being cut, at a cost of $10 billion, according to estimates.
The most expensive item being considered as part of the package would extend a change to the alternative-minimum tax, which was designed to make sure the wealthiest didn't avoid taxes by accumulating too many deductions and credits. The AMT wasn't indexed for inflation, and Congress has repeatedly passed an annual exemption to protect middle-class families from the tax. The change being considered would prevent the tax from hitting as many as 30 million additional households, and it would reduce potential revenue by close to $100 billion.
Mr. Obama expressed the Democrats' view in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"If we have raised some revenue by the wealthy paying a little bit more, that would be sufficient to turn off what's called the sequester, these automatic spending cuts, and that also would have a better outcome for our economy long-term," Mr. Obama said.
Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) said it remained a problem that Democrats wanted to spend the new tax revenue that would be raised by increasing the top rates. "All the money is being spent—it's not being used for any kind of deficit reduction," he said.
That is why Republicans, in negotiations with Mr. Reid, resurrected a proposal to cut spending by slowing the growth of Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments. Mr. Obama, rare among Democrats, has shown some willingness to accept the idea, but only as part of a broader budget deal, not the kind of stopgap measure being devised in the Senate.
Mr. Reid's response was sharply opposed, and the proposal, which is known as "chained CPI," nearly brought the talks to a halt until Republicans withdrew the idea.
Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) said "we're closer than one would think" to a deal, but "we cannot win a PR battle where we are holding fast on tax breaks for the wealthiest people versus the chained CPI. It's not a winning hand."
Speaking from the Senate floor midday, Mr. McConnell said he had reached out to Mr. Biden, amid frustration at having received no response from to a Republican offer Saturday night. Messrs. McConnell and Biden had worked together in 2010 when they were pivotal authors of a major tax-cut deal.
"The vice president and I have worked together on solutions before, and I believe we can again," the Republican said. "I'm interested in getting a result here."
As the Senate reconvened earlier Sunday, Senate Chaplain Barry Black offered an opening prayer that spoke to an institution that has seemed increasingly incapable of making the compromise needed to avoid the fiscal cliff.
"We gather this weekend with so much work left undone," said Mr. Black. "Look with favor on our nation and save us from self inflicted wounds."
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Back in the late 70s, around the same time that Butler & Smith were dominating AMA Superbike, a young lady named Liz Wimmett successfully raced a BMW R90 in some northeast club events (WERA & AAMRR).
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Short Animation/Cartoons
I searched the forum but couldn't find a thread dedicated for short animations. So here is a thread for sharing any short anime/cartoon/CG film that make you go "WOW": nice stories, eye candies, thought provoking works, or works that make you soft and fuzzy inside, you name it.
Of course, as a basic rule, no copy right materials.
Some examples.
The first produced by a single artist, and the other two are made by students for their projects.
This little Taiwanese ditty needs more coverage:
^ It already has its own thread :heh: Out of Sight
While we do have a Flash Animations thread. But that's mostly for posting neat creations, so it still works out?
Awesome idea for a thread, but I feel like this is going to be a dangerous place in terms of easily losing one's time :heh:
Here's one from the Blender foundation:
A very elaborate Japanese stop-motion project (technically not animation, but it's really neat regardless):
A cute, somewhat bittersweet short 3D animation:
I'll contribute. :)
Endless "Stomp" Soul
Oh dear...I saw that when I was a kid.
As for shorts that come out of China (though I don't know which part) I'd say "I'm MT" just because it starts (and usually stays) a silly World of Warcraft parody series. That and at least early on they were using music and sound cues from the Haruhi-chan web episodes, only to have shifted in the last one I watched to using the soundtrack from the live action Space Battleship Yamato film (in addition to other things). It is at least four ten episode seasons long now, and the later episodes are about half hour long as oppose to the originals that were less than ten minutes long.
It has gone into serious arcs from time to time. Mixing in game and real world gamer issues in the mix, at the show seems to know they are playing a game online, and yet they roleplay the whole thing. Very much like if you started playing the game for the first time in the early days where everything was new and Molten Core was the End Game. Also their female undead priest is made moe' like cute. While there male (played by a female as figured when she starts speaking, probably over Vent or something) undead mage hums Hare Hare Yukai to herself when mining or soloing.
Each character has their own little quirks and noob like mindsets which makes it funny. Yet they do develop over time (and levels). The Huntard isn't as bad as he use to be....he's still bad, but for other reasons than not knowing how to play....he just plays different now.
A machinima series. Also the artwork improves a lot as the series goes on.
Would this count? I'm a fan of Warhammer 40k and this guy has made a few videos that are well made:
How about this?
Gobelins to me is a great source of inspiration, its one of the best animation schools in the world.
Sketchy does interesting shorts:
And 2 very good independent Japanese animations.
Edit: More Gobelins
I can literally provide hundreds of shorts, if you're looking for any sort of specific animation, even classic or traditional, I probably know some.
I thought this one was interesting. Honestly didn't make much sense to me, but then again I don't think art is meant to be understood. :p
This is just a trailer, apperently you have to PAY to see the whole thing, but it's pretty good. You can probably find it out there on the 'net easily enough if you're really interested.
At the very least, one can appreciate the creativity that went into the character design and the incredibly fluid animation. Reminds you that not only Japan has great animators. :)
I guess Black Hare Down Cat Shit One counts as a "short", since Ep2 never materialised...
This is a chinese short that caught my eye some time ago:
also is this included
Here is the censored version of Kung Fu Cooking Girls (sorry but original has a hint of nipple in it) http://youtu.be/fY9Kndy0ZMs
Stumbled upon this while surfing the internets.
It's apparently a preview to a concept piece by independent animator Tetsuro Kodama. The project was
presented at Tokyo Anime Fair 2011's Creators World | Support Project for Pilot Animation.
Kodama described his project as such:
Efforts, dreams, hopes, goals and solitude that one must endure to fulfil a dream. Three fellows who
never lose courage keep searching for something delightful.
◊The Outline of the Work
A poor artist, Sam, a poor playwriter, Borman and his friend, Greg. A thing they had in common
was that they all had no money. So, the three fellows decided to enter a contest
with their work to win the prize money. But, since they could not afford
the cost for delivery, they decided to take the work by
themselves to the contest held at a distant place!
Their long, poor but joyful journey has started…
I'm very impressed. I've not seen such amazing levels of animation in anime produced in the past 10 years. I'm also amused by what Kodama said of the state of anime in Japan today: "Even as the Japanese animation industry follows a regressive path and suffers from Galapagos Syndrome, new means of expression are being sought after in Japan, which I want to dispatch from Japan to the world. As the 3-D animation has been restored, I hope to establish a new style of expression that makes good use of the distinctive features of Japanese animation."
Galapagos Syndrome, eh? What an apt way to describe the state of the industry in Japan. I learn something new every day. :heh:
Incidentally, Tetsuro Kodama is also listed as the CGI director of sci-fi movie trilogy Mardock Scramble.
That's well worth a watch, too, if you guys haven't seen it.
North Korean animation clip that is full of propaganda
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Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...
CBS just showed a brief clip/commerical for the Amazing Race during Ten/Dal game. Vicki was clearly shown in the promo holding a Roadblock clue at the boxing challenge.
Chad is jumping rope...and Vicki running with the clue to the RB
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John W. Sullivan, 79, entered into rest on Nov. 28, 2012, at his home following a short illness.
John W. Sullivan, 79, entered into rest on Nov. 28, 2012, at his home following a short illness.
He was born Oct. 1, 1933, in Malvern, Ark., to John Milton and Rhoda Altha (Mallett) Sullivan. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Altha; sisters, Mary Lou Phillips, Carolyn Buckmaster; and nephew, Bruce Buckmaster.
Mr. Sullivan was a long-time resident of Neosho and was employed as manager of member service department at New-Mac Electric Coop for 34 years before his retirement in 1992. He was known by 4-H members in Newton and McDonald Counties as Mr. Electric. Most 4-H members have a pop can lamp and extension cord that they made at camp under his direction. He was also known as the "Joke Man" and entertained one and all with his jokes. Recently he and wife Joan were honored by Belfast Baptist Church for their faithful work at Belfast for 38 years. He loved his family with all his heart and we will all greatly miss him.
John married Joan Wagner Reding on Jan. 26, 1968, in Miami, Okla. and she survives.
He is also survived by his daughters, Gwen Guthrie and husband, David, Neosho, Raynea Snelson and husband, Keith, Neosho; grandchildren, Melissa Ramon and husband, Andy, Jennifer Guthrie, Shea Vailes and husband, David, Jacob Snelson and wife, Kaitlyn; great-granddaughter, Maggie Shea Vailes; brothers, Milton Sullivan, who is John's twin brother, and wife, Mary Kay, Danny Sullivan and wife, Toni; nephews; Daniel Phillips and wife, Anita, Ricky Buckmaster and wife, Cathy, Alan Buckmaster and wife, Juanita; nieces; Linda Smith and husband, Eddie, Shannon Purvis and husband, Pat.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Police will pay close attention to seat belt compliance on campus this spring, patrolling campus roadways and setting up checkpoints during peak traffic times.
Taking advantage of grants from Buckle Up New York and the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, UB Police began stepped-up seat belt enforcement in mid-March that will conclude in early May, according to Lt. Scott Bixby.
Police also will try to curtail dangerous and distracted driving, focusing on cellphone use and texting while driving.
"When speaking with drivers on campus who aren't wearing their seatbelts, officers often hear excuses like, 'I'm only driving from the dorms' or 'I'm just switching parking lots for my next class,'" says Bixby.
"University Police want all drivers on campus to wear their seat belts whenever their car is in motion. As the spring semester winds down, you'll see officers actively enforcing New York State seat belt laws on campus. Please be safe and remember, click it or ticket."
Bixby explains the increased enforcement will include seat belt checkpoints on Augspurger Road at Hadley Road and on Flint Road at Maple Road during peak traffic times. Officers dressed in plain clothes also will visually survey campus roadways during peak traffic times.
Traffic accidents on campus are not uncommon, police say, so motorists should take the same precautions they do on highways, especially the use of seat belts.
Enforcement to reduce distracted driving will be similar to efforts to enforce seat belt compliance. Officers will conduct pre-enforcement visual surveys of cellphone/texting while driving. They also will conduct surveys to measure effectiveness of the enforcement activities. Bixby said the texting and cellphone enforcement activity will take place at Augspurger and Hadley roads during peak traffic times.
"Technology is great," Bixby says. "But using your mobile device while driving is dangerous for you and the other motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians using campus roadways. This spring, University Police will be seeking to reduce accidents and injuries by enforcing New York State laws prohibiting the use of mobile devices while driving.
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The Watterson High School boys basketball team went 3-0 last week.
The Watterson High School boys basketball team went 3-0 last week.
The Eagles defeated Worthington Christian 48-47 on Jan. 18 to improve to 10-1 overall and were on a five-game winning streak into their non-league matchup against Beechcroft on Jan. 23.
Guard Cody Calhoun made two free throws with 1.4 seconds left for the tying and winning points against Worthington Christian. He went 6-for-7 from the foul line in the fourth quarter and finished with a game-high 15 points.
Post players Bryan Jackson and Matt Hughes added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Also last week, the Eagles beat Newark Catholic 55-49 on Jan. 14 and defeated Hilliard Darby 65-41 on Jan. 15.
Watterson, which is 2-0 in the CCL, will travel to Hartley on Friday, Jan. 25, for a league contest. The Hawks beat Ready 42-33 on Jan. 18 to improve to 4-0 in the CCL.Girls basketball team on a roll
The girls basketball team was 7-7 overall and carried a three-game winning streak into its game against Gahanna on Jan. 23.
Watterson improved to 4-1 in the CCL by defeating Hartley 49-41 on Jan. 19 behind 16 points from guard Kayla Cook and 11 from post player Alexis Mayle. The Eagles converted 17 of 24 free throws in the contest.
Watterson will resume CCL play Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Ready. The Eagles defeated the Silver Knights 47-29 on Dec. 19 behind 10 points from both Mayle and post player Emma Nikolai. Lauren Ruth, a 5-foot-9 forward, led Ready with eight points.
The Silver Knights are 1-2 in the CCL heading into games against Columbus School for Girls on Friday, Jan. 25, and DeSales on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Strawberry Banksia
Added Apr 13, 2012
by sunnilj9
Cedar City, Utah...
This is my version of Megan Nielsen's Banksia sewing pattern. I like it when you can make something from a small amount of pattern pieces. I whipped this number out in a day, which I found amazing because normally I tend to allow projects to sit for a day or two on things like hemming and the like (I hate hemming, because then it means the project is usually over).
I altered the pattern with my sloper (this is becoming a rather invaluable tool) and then proceeded to cut it out in this strawberry coloured linen which I procured from a local fabric shop. It stitched up really quickly! I was a little shaky when it came to the placket, but the directions were quite spot on and I found the insertion quite easy to do. The buttons were from the stash and if I do say so myself, their oversized size makes for a rather Anthropologie-esque feel. Kinda cute right? I misjudged the length for this thing – something I've fixed for a future round, but I'm happy to report that adding a band of fabric to the bottom for increased length only means that I'm resourceful rather than dismayed that I didn't get every single thing perfectly right. Right?
I don't know about you, but I'm aching for a strawberry smoothie just about now… As always, you can read more on my blog!
Material Notes
strawberry coloured linen, thread, buttons
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Apr 20, 2012, 05.38 PMby fabgoddess
fantastic!! so adorable!
Apr 16, 2012, 06.47 PMby debophile
love love love LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOVE this!!!
Apr 15, 2012, 09.03 PMby julib
I love this! It does look kind of anthropologie inspired… which is really cool. What a gorgeous color on you!! I've just recently come across Megan's patterns as well and am now moving this one up on my list of things to sew! :-)
Apr 15, 2012, 08.23 PMby infinite-plus-one
wow, i definitely have to try this pattern!
Apr 13, 2012, 02.43 PMby chula123
what a lovely blouse ! The collar and the buttons make it look really adorable and the colour looks great on you !
Apr 13, 2012, 09.32 AMby jadealamode
lovely top! I'm in for the strawberry smoothie! :)
Apr 13, 2012, 09.30 AMby blueskysunhigh
Yes! Love it, too!
Apr 13, 2012, 07.03 AMby Ginnys
Very nice! I love this colour!
Apr 13, 2012, 06.22 AMby schnui
Lovely top and a beautiful colour fabric on you.
Apr 13, 2012, 03.07 AMby elisana
very cute!
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A gracious and thankful new Marion County Judge Tommy Thompson III was sworn into office Friday, ushering in a new era on the county bench following the retirement of Judge John Futch.
A gracious and thankful new Marion County Judge Tommy Thompson III was sworn into office Friday, ushering in a new era on the county bench following the retirement of Judge John Futch.
"It is providence, it is the hand of God," Thompson said, that allowed him to ascend to the bench.
Thompson said he was grateful for the presence and support of dignitaries, family, friends and colleagues who packed the first-floor courtroom, but mostly for the support of his wife, Renee.
Thompson ascended to the bench after defeating Assistant Public Defender LeAnne Mackey Barnes in the August judicial election, capturing the race with about 59 percent of the vote.
In the hour-long investiture ceremony at the Marion County Judicial Center on Friday, Thompson was touted for his vigor and integrity as a prosecutor at the State Attorney's Office and as a leader in the community.
"Judge Thompson, you have the integrity to be a judge," said Circuit Judge Hale Stancil, who delivered the oath of office and swore Thompson in as the county's 42nd judge.
After donning a new black robe and taking the gavel, Thompson said that 2012 was a great year, what with his winning the judgeship and having many new additions to his growing extended family.
But there were losses, too. Thompson said he wished that his father, who died shortly before the election last August, could have seen him become a judge.
Thompson's wife, Renee, recounted how they met in high school and grew up together in Clearwater. The pair have been married for 14 years, supporting each other through college, law school and in their own legal careers here.
She said she always believed that her husband was righteous, honest and hardworking and would some day answer a higher calling.
"I think in my heart that I've always known that this day would come," Renee Thompson said.
The ceremony was both solemn and jovial, as fellow judges Stancil, Sarah Ritterhoff-Williams and retiring Judge Futch delivered remarks.
"You can succeed Judge Futch, but you can't replace him," Stancil said.
Futch, who spent nearly 25 years on the bench, said if he could have hand-picked his successor, it would have been Thompson.
"I'm proud that you are succeeding me," Futch said.
And Ritterhoff-Williams, who presented Thompson with a commission from Gov. Rick Scott, gave him one piece of advice another prosecutor had given her the day she became a judge.
"Remember, you have an important job, but that does not mean you are an important person," she said.


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Amarillo, TX – Regarding the arrest of the owner of the A Gyn of Miramar abortion facility, Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented, "This arrest underscores the rampant dangers and illegalities that are uncovered on a regular basis in the so-called 'safe and legal' abortion industry. You can't practice vice virtuously. If you kill babies, you'll be willing to do anything else besides."
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Mine is Berserk. Some have tried to unseat it as my favorite (Bleach, Deathnote, DBZ) over the years, but Berserk still wins in my book, even if it's dated. Berserk is beautiful and inspirational, then it turns dark and leaves you cursing at the insane cliff hanger. Few stories have elicited as much emotions in me as this one anime.
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Would you say you loved it with a capital "L". lol Deathnote humor ;)
It was an excellent anime. I watched it twice and even gave the live action Jap movie a try (couldn't finish it though...)
Darker Than Black is one that I haven't seen. It's on my list now.
oh cool .. I will add Darker Than Black to my list .. cool deal
Ranma 1/2 and Inu Yashaand I could list more
I like most the stuff that Rumiko Takahashi does.
I liked Inuyasha. I watched it all the way up until it originally stopped. I guess someone picked it up and they made more but I never went back to finish it.
It's awesome James! You should pick it up again.
Oh yeah! Forgot about Ranma 1/2. I never did see the entire series. I liked the Inu Yasha manga more than the anime though.
Vampire Hunter D. Really enjoyed that one. And old school, really old as I was a teen at the time, was Battleship Yamato. More recently, Full Metal Alchemist. Cowboy Bebop. And most anything by Hayao Miyazaki.
If you liked Cowboy Bebop you really should check out Samurai Champloo. Made by the same people.
Samurai Champloo was the last anime I saw that I was really into. I was also really into Gundam Wing back in the day. There is also a soft spot in my heart for Sorcerer Hunters (the manga was better though) and Martian Success Nadesico.
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Taking Bread Out of the Pan
Ok, folks this has to be the bottom of the barrel when it comes to ignorance but here goes.....With what do I line my bread pans if different oils do not work and Crisco is forbidden. Please note:
.....all the possible health risks of hydrogenation ...(with Crisco)
There's a new Trans Fat Free Crisco. Thankfully, it has not yet made it to all the grocery stores across the country, and some of you wouldn't think of touching it even if it had. It's made with sunflower oil, soybean oil, and "fully-hydrogenated" cottonseed oil.
According to lipid scientist Mary Enig, total hydrogenation produces only saturated fats, but these are usually as hard as a brick, and are "softened" up through a process called "interesterification."
Interesterification involves the rearrangement of the fatty acids on the glycerol molecule or modification of the fatty acid composition to give new properties to a fat or oil without using hydrogenation. Enig says that restructuring through interesterification, which can be chemical or enzymatic, involves several solvents including hexane, a relative of gasoline. In the vegetable oil industry, such manipulation of lipids is referred to as the field of "structured lipids."
I would avoid this new generation of Crisco and go back to butter and lard—the traditional fats of our ancestors. Another new "structured" oil on the market to avoid is Enova.
So far my bread is very difficult to pry out of the pan, even with Crisco being applied. My one Chicago brand pan is ok, but the others from A&P grocery stores require Thick layering of Crisco. But if Crisco is now out of the question what do I use?
Like I said this has to be the dumbest question ever asked, but darn if I know the answer. Baking the bread is easy, but I can not seem to pry the loaves out of the pans.........


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In the NBA, Tyrone Nesby is probably best known for being the crazy guy on Michael Jordan-led Washington Wizards team that was terrible, dysfunctional, and sad. His career, though, took him on a journey to Lithuania... and one small change of scenery was all Tyrone Nesby, roleplayer, needed to become T-Nes, balla extraordinaire.
JE Skeets at The Basketball Jones stumbled onto the T-Nes experience, and then passed the information along to Wizznutzz, and when Skeets and Wizznutzz collaborate... it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good. From Wizznutzz:
Now if you check from T-Ne 's website, you see him relaxing in the Dnepr-Bug drainage basin aka Darius Songalia Memorial BLVD like he owns the damn place! and thats cuz he just about does because since T-Ne has backing of powerful Lithuanian Mafia Seimos Lygino Asilas aka The Family of The Iron DOnkey and he is now like Vilinius' Most Notorious, and he rolls through town with 24" spinners on his Yugo, kicks it in his delux 300 sqft, 7 bedroom loft with its vaulted 6' ceilings and tru cement floors, hes wearing top luxury goat skin trenchcoats with London Fog labels sewn inside, and he wont think not 2 seconds about dropping 4, even 5 euros, on VIP tab for fermented milk bottle service.
You can find T-Nes's website (available in English and Lithuanian) here, where you can listen to his hip-hop stylings. And if you think T-Nes isn't doing well with the Lithuanian ladies, then have a listen to "Music T-nes (If you dont know Englisch)," and then see what you think, mister.
Either the competition in basketball and rap isn't as fierce in Lithuania as it is in the United States, or Tyrone Nesby has really stepped up his game.
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RV Park Developer Eyes Utah's Como Springs
August 15, 2011 by RVBusiness Comments Off on RV Park Developer Eyes Utah's Como Springs
A new developer is eyeing the well known Como Springs recreation area in Morgan, Utah, and city and county officials couldn't be more excited.
Darren Menlove, who has run the downtown Salt Lake City KOA campground and RV Park for 35 years, is in negotiations with the current owner to purchase Como, located next to the Morgan County Fairgrounds, Ogden's Standard-Examiner reported.
Menlove's plans for the area include a swimming pool, hot tub, general store/registration office, RV sites, camping sites, camping cabins, pavilion, wi-fi, and onsite full-time property managers. His plans would include demolishing all remaining structures except the old roller-skating rink.
"We think the property has good potential. We have found the finer a property, the higher the clientele base," Menlove said. "It's a good sales tax generator. You don't have to educate or medicate (campers). They spend their money and leave."
City and county officials agreed.
"It's a great idea since we don't have a hotel in our county," Morgan City Mayor Jim Egbert said. "We have events, and people have no place to stay. It would be advantageous to us, and I am excited about that."
Based on the history of the area, Menlove said he plans to offer swimming/day passes to locals and tourists whether they stay to camp or not.
"It would be a community swimming pool," Menlove said. "It would add to the feasibility of the project."
Menlove considered purchasing the land 13 years ago, and never really forgot about it.
"We are familiar with the property, but still in the very beginning of our feasibility studies," said Menlove, who owns the KOA proprietary rights that include Morgan County. "We are putting our toe in the water."
"As you do your planning, I would be interested in you considering other water amenities," City Councilman Ray Little said. "That type of facility would bring a lot of people here."
In a time where economic development is a buzz word in the county, many officials are pledging to support Menlove.
"We are interested in making Morgan County a destination spot," County Councilman Don Mathews said. "We are willing to do whatever we can to help you."
"Everyone remembers an excellent memory of Como," County Councilwoman Ronda Kippen said. "Bring back that nostalgic feeling and a wonderful atmosphere. County residents support this. You have our vote of confidence, but don't dawdle."
Engbert said the mere history of the area would bring people in.
"It has its name. It is known all over," Egbert said. "If you talk to the older people, they know where it is."


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Rated 2 out of 5 by remerald1313 from runs big I ordered a small and I'm no where as skinny as the model shown and the dress was too big. Since I cannot return or exchange it without having to pay for return shipping, I have to keep the dress. I will give it as a gift because it is cute but not for the price.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by MTgal from Fabulous dress, top runs VERY LARGE! I love, love, love this dress! However, the top runs wayyy too big!! I'm 5'11, about 160 lbs, 36" chest and the size Large was drastically too big! I'm hoping to have it altered because the size medium is out of stock and it's perfect for my upcoming Vegas trip. Highly recommended dress, just make sure you size down, unless you have an extremely large chest.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by yayi from runs too big! The dress is very chic and sexy. The bling blings in the top are silver. It runs very big, im a medium/ large 5'2 , 150lbs and i have to bought an XS.
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Normally, I don't condone torrenting. But in the case of today's events, I can't really frown upon it too much. 2 Player Productions has uploaded its soon-to-be-released Minecraft documentary, Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, to the popular, yet controversial torrenting site, The Pirate Bay.
The film, which premiered on Xbox LIVE on Saturday, will be available for purchase on DVD today, Sunday, December 23rd. However, 2 Player Producers has taken it upon them to release it a little early.
"We wanted to come here first because we knew the movie would end up here eventually," they wrote in the listing, "and the best thing to do seemed to be opening a dialogue. Torrents and piracy are a way of life and it probably won't be going anywhere anytime soon. There are many people that want to punish you for that, but we have a more realistic outlook on things."
2 Player Productions does urge that you do "consider" purchasing the DRM-free digital download which is available for just $8 or the DVD for $20.
"We're just three guys trying to make a living doing what we love. We love the world of video games, and we love making it real. If you buy the movie, you support those efforts. The reason we Kickstarted this movie in the first place was that we didn't have enough money to make it ourselves, and even then, we still put A LOT of our own money into it. Not to mention nearly two years of work."
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posted by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Sat 3rd Jul 2010 16:13 UTC
While at the HP Technology Forum 2010, a particular breakout session stood out in that it was all about Linux. In fact, I've stolen the title of the presentation and made it the name of this article. Bdale Garbee, a very comprehensive and impressive individual (also the HP Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist), gave a talk on the basics of Linux and HP's involvement in it.
He outlined the community development model (in his words: "no one company in charge; a range of contributors with varied interests, abilities, and motivations") and the freedom of choice ("users have flexibility in how they acquire support for open source technology; any user can become a developer or pay someone to develop or support... on their behalf; if 'upstream' ever behaves unacceptably, developers have the power to 'fork'"). He said that, to profit while maintaining the openness of open source, HP needs to add unique value that customers want to pay for.Obviously HP has embraced the open-source model as far as being profitable goes-- so many aspects of IT live off of it. Whether they like it or not, just about any company in the IT field has had to deal with open source; I personally don't feel that HP has the attitude of having to deal with open source but rather getting to. According to Garbee, HP has a somewhat unique approach to open source. HP participates not just by funding projects but truly getting their hands dirty as a direct open source member, collaboratively supporting existing community values and behaviors and developing even more robust enterprise capabilities. HP is especially unique in the open source field in that they have only ever used existing licences: HP has never created its own license. In addition, HP was an early contender in fighting license proliferation, or when pieces of software cannot be combined because their licences are incompatible. Finally, HP combines its efforts with Linux distributions in order to bring the most effective solutions for its customers. History-wise, HP has a rich relationship with Linux and open source in general. I didn't know this until I began to research the company's history, but Hewlett-Packard was actually founded in 1939 in a garage (similar to Google's beginnings), so HP has been around longer than most technologically-based companies these days, especially ones so publicly known. They were well-rooted when Linux first became viable, and they were one of the earliest and widespread contributors to its cause. HP's work with open source includes being a leader in the Eclipse Development Environment, running a dedicated open source and Linux R&D lab, being a key proponent in the OpenSSI project, extensively supporting SAMBA and Apache, and helping to lead and maintain Debain; HP still actively supports and works with open source today. On a legal note, since HP has been so involved with open source, HP's legal staff has had to become at least generally familiar with the collaboration processes required for open source and commercial software to mesh. Garbee said that HP recognized very early "the need for an explicit internal governance process to ensure intersections between proprietary development and open source were consciously managed... today, all HP commercial attorneys participate in reviews!" Also, HP's open source legal structure has been so successful that the company has worked with various other large companies to help establish their own internal governance policies and practices. Garbee also mentioned the now-dead SCO scuffle. HP was the first entity to offer an indemnification program against any risks associated with the danger of SCO winning its temper tantrum. He also mentioned that now that the SCO lawsuits are out of the way, "Linux has emerged from this attack much stronger than before", and he invited anyone else to attack Linux because it would only make it stronger (and-- I'm adding this of my own accord-- bring to life more tech-humor; we'll just say that "they're pulling an SCO"). "HP is absolutely committed to open source". Garbee shares some statistics to back up this claim:
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I'm here in Texas also finishing my undergrad soon. UT is fantastic if you're accepted. Houston and SMU are both pretty good too. Outside of them, going to another law school in Texas would be going against the principle of getting into the best law school you can. Unless you have personal reasons to stay local, such as for family, might as well apply across the country. But even then Texas is so large that a ten hours across isn't really local anymore. The GPA low at UT is in the 3.3's. Unless you're wanting to get an internship and certification practicing oil and gas law, I'd recommend just going to another state.
It's overlooked, but St. Mary's has consistently had one of the top 15 most cited law journals in the country.
That means it ranks among the very best and most influential journals.
Only if you look at citations in court opinions. Looking at both court and journal citations, St. Mary's is closer to #130 out of about 200 student-edited, general content, English journals printed in the United States (i.e., "flagship" journals). [/quite]Kind of odd: it's at #279 for journal citations and #10 for court citations. I wonder what explains the discrepancy? Is there some judge in San Antonio who just cites the St. Mary's journal at every opportunity?
I'm thinking about transferring to St. Mary's. I like San Antonio and its the only law school there. Local job prospects look decent.
Do you know that UT is 1.5 hour away? And about 2.5 hours are three law schools.


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The history of Lecherous Gaze goes back to 2001 when guitarist Graham Clise and bassist Chris Grande started the hardcore punk band, Annihilation Time. After several personnel shake-ups, drummer Noel Sullivan was brought into the fold as the band toured relentlessly across the US and Europe. Steeping themselves in the Hendrix-tripped guitar-god worship of bombastic 70's rock and the primordial 60s rockin' rawness of Chuck Berry, Clise and company's hard-core of Flag and Sabbath worship congealed into a sticky sweet nug of potent hard rock hash.They soon enlisted the help of long time friend, Zaryan Zaidi of the band Char-Man to join the Gaze as their new front man. With his raspy Beefheart/Howlin' Wolf delivery coupling with the aggressively dark tones of Alice Cooper, Zaryan gelled perfectly with the frustrated and heavy sonic assault the band had been building up for release since the break up of Annihilation Time. October 2012 sees the release of the debut full length 3 years in the making; which with its maelstromic mixture of heavy rock riffage, punk snarl attitude, and Zep-like attention to detail, comes across as a heshers record collection melted together into one crushing slab of volcanic rock and roll.
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