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If you want to witness one of the most epic fail Android launches this year, look no further than the Dell Streak. The phone excited us when it was first revealed back in October 2009, but here we sit nearly eight months later and there is still no sign of an official release date or price.
We expected the Dell Streak to go on sale today, but the launch has been delayed. Dell now expects the Streak to go on sale "later this summer". The phone's pre-sale page had promised a release by the end of July, but the text has been updated to "soon".
Things got more confusing when Dell temporarily posted the pricing for the Streak and then removed their blog post. When the post was live, it announced the Dell Streak would be available for $299 with new two-year AT&T contract or $549 without.
AT&T currently has a promo page for the Dell Aero on their site, but there is no mention of the Streak anywhere. At this time we are unsure if AT&T will offer their full support for the device or just allow it to exist much like their response to Google's Nexus One.
Speaking of the Nexus One, Google already admitted that the direct distribution method failed when they closed their online store earlier this year. Dell has more experience at direct sales, but no Android phone has sold well unless it was tied with a carrier.
Finally, the biggest thing holding the Streak back is its quirky UI running on Android 1.6. I'm still having a hard time believing Dell would launch this new device with a firmware that was released last year, but it looks unavoidable. We thought maybe Dell had delayed the phone to upgrade the operating system, but a company spokesman confirmed to PCMag.com that the Streak "will in fact still launch with Android 1.6″.
I really wanted to like the Dell Streak and if it came out last summer I might have purchased one. At this point, the phone has been surpassed in performance by new models from Motorola and Samsung and the outdated software really is an eye sore.
Now we wait to see what Dell does next, but with every day that passes – more sales are lost.
Dude, are you getting a Dell?


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Hugh Rainey necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 119 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
iStudyAbroad / iStudyAbroad.com
iStudyAbroad is a European company based in Ireland which is focused on international education.
Our goal is to match educational resources to global needs. This will involve
1. Bringing students overseas to study in countries such as Ireland, the UK, the US and Australia.
2. Joint venture programs between institutions which means physical expansion of Universities into new markets, for example setting up a branch of an English University In India
3. e-learning. We have developed on line e-learning packages for our students from the most reputable universities so that they can maximise their learning given limited resources of time and money.
4. A blended approach of points 1-3 above whereby students can create a tailored package of study to suit their individual needs.
Undergraduate Students, postgraduate students and educational partners which includes universities and colleges.
We require a logo that is in keeping with our iStudyAbroad name but doesn't necessarily have to incorporate the name. It should graphically represent the four cornerstones of iStudyAbroad in the section above "about yourself".
It will need to appeal to students and as such should have a young, lively yet professional feel to it. We want a logo that's crisp and visually pleasing when printed in Colour or Black and white as its easy to get colour contrasts and designs that don't look good when printed in black and white. We would rather a globe logo that is rendered in 3D and is recognisable when the size is scaled down.
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Vintage Trouble's Ty Taylor had never been to a birthday party quite like this one. There he was on stage in London with Jeff Beck and the members of Queen. The occasion was a celebration of what would have been the late Freddy Mercury's 65th birthday in 2011. And playing the role of Mercury was none other than Taylor, the singer in a Los Angeles bar band with some very colorful spandex tights to fill.
"Freddy Mercury was a big deal in my life, as he should be in every male singer's life," says Taylor, who passed on the spandex to wear a gray suit and tie for the occasion. "One of the best singers in the world. Not only his voice, but his entire story. You had your Bowie, Lady Gaga, Freddy -- so bold in artistry, bringing in stuff to make the world look at them. He was like a king, his movement, delivery, existence, something very royal about it. The idea of singing Freddy Mercury songs in front of all those people, it didn't scare me. Freddy almost sings to me right now."
Taylor may not have the stature and flamboyance of Mercury just yet, but he's a dervish of a front man in his own right. The Mercury gig landed in his lap after Vintage Trouble opened for Queen guitarist Brian May, one of several high-profile tours the Los Angeles quartet has landed since its first gig three years ago. Since then, the band has played about 200 shows annually on the back of a raw, self-released debut album, "The Bomb Shelter Sessions." Taylor and his bandmates – guitarist Nalle Colt, drummer Richard Danielson and bassist Rick Barrio Dill – infuse soul and R&B with a hard-rock edge. A video filmed entirely on iPhones for the track "Nancy Lee" topped off the do-it-yourself project.
As solid as it is, the album doesn't really do justice to the band's raucous live performances, which turn on Taylor's charisma and whirling dance moves, while Colt, Danielson and Dill drop the hammer.
"Where did I learn to dance? On my bed, jumping around," Taylor says with a laugh. "I was a dangerous kid. I did TV commercials all my life as a kid: Pringles, Wonder Bread, you name it. I lived to dance -- crazy as possible. My dancing came out of being a daredevil. I did some karate, and learned to spin without falling. We like to play tightly grouped on stage, and I know one day I'm going to fall into that drum set. I know that embarrassment is only going to be good for my ego – at least I tell myself that -- so I prepare for it happening one day. I accept that. But I don't believe in being cautious up there."
Taylor, who grew up in New Jersey, sang from an early age in his parents' Baptist church, and began writing songs on guitar while studying drama at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, graduating with honors in 1991. "I sang all my life, but once I started writing lyrics and singing my own experience, I got really deep into it," he says. "It was like therapy, and I didn't want to do anything else once I discovered that. So many people keep things inside, it builds up and they end up with this mountain of anger and anxiety. We get to exorcise that every night."
But it took him a while to find the right combination of musicians. He moved to New York, then Los Angeles before meeting Colt, Dill and Danielson. Their first night playing out, they played two shows, sound checking for the first about 5 p.m. and finishing the last at 5 a.m. "After that, we kind of knew that this was going to work," he says.That led to three years of nearly nonstop touring, playing everything from ratty clubs and house parties to football stadiums opening for Bon Jovi.
"People talk about the industry going down, but music is better than ever," Taylor says. "For three weeks of promotion on the Internet, how much would that cost from your record label in the old days? At the same time, we see a real hunger out there for music that is visceral. The overall picture of what music is, is getting so cold and quantized. But our brains respond to something that is imperfect, raw, dangerous. It keeps your body alive because you don't know where the music is going to land."
Vintage Trouble: 9 p.m. Friday at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, $15; beatkitchen.com.


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'Fresh Air' At 25: A Live Musical Tribute
This show was originally broadcast on May 11, 2012.
Friday, May 11, 2012 marked the 25th anniversary of the day Fresh Air became a daily national NPR program. Before that, the show was broadcast only on WHYY in Philadelphia. How long ago was May 11, 1987? On Fresh Air's first edition, TV critic David Bianculli reviewed the finale of the TV series Hill Street Blues.
A 25th anniversary is a pretty big event in the life of a show. To celebrate, it seemed appropriate to do something that reflected our 25 years on the air, so we decided to select some of Fresh Air's great live musical performances from our archive. Among the performers on Friday's show: Peggy King, Susannah McCorkle, Loudon Wainwright III, Charlie Haden, Shirley Horn, Arthur Alexander, Richard Thompson, Dave Frishberg, Rebecca Kilgore, Nick Lowe, John Doe and Catherine Russell.
So many other great musicians have performed on our show over the past 25 years. (You can find many of their performances online here.) We feel very fortunate — not many shows get to celebrate a 25th anniversary — because we've been given the greatest anniversary gift a show can ask for: you. Whether you've been listening for 25 years or just a few days, you have given us the privilege of marking this anniversary and continuing to produce Fresh Air. On behalf of all of us who have worked on the show over the past 25 years, our current crew and our alumni, thank you. A lot.
A Medley Of Impromptu Singing On Fresh Air
Some of the singing you hear on Fresh Air isn't from concerts; it's just guests breaking out into song. Click the audio above to hear the medley — can you identify the voices?
You'll find answers below:
- Al Green on "Tired of Being Alone"
- Nathan Lane delivering singing telegrams
- David Sedaris singing the old Oscar Mayer Wiener commercial jingle, in his Billie Holiday voice
- James Brown counting off "On the One"
- Martin Short singing "I Shot the Sheriff" as Frank Sinatra
- Jason Segel performing "Castle On a Cloud" from Les Miserables
- Patti Smith singing "Slow Boat to China" — the kind of song she said she likes to sing around the house
- Richard Belzer imagining Bob Dylan at his bar mitzvah
- Bill Murray yelling at the band in character as a lounge singer
- Paul McCartney giving us a few bars of the great Beatles song "From Me to You"
- Mel Brooks as the German Ethel Merman
- Tom Kinney singing in the cartoon voice for which he's best known, SpongeBob
- Jack Black flexing his rock God voice
- Bret McKenzie channeling some Harry Nilsson in "Without You"
- Fresh Air's administrative assistant Dorothy Ferebee on the Chiquita Banana theme song
- Robin Williams giving us his Ethel Merman
- Martin Short singing "Come Fly With Me"
- Ray Manzarek of The Doors revealing an inner Sonny and Cher.
- Jay-Z remembering his first rhyme
- And Martin Short, in character as the Tin Pan Alley songwriter Irving Cohen
Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. The people who work so hard to find our guests, edit our interviews and keep us on the air include Amy Salit, Phyllis Myers, Roberta Shorrock, Sam Briger, Ann Marie Baldonado, Lauren Krenzel, John Myers, John Sheehan (who edited and mixed this anniversary show), Heidi Saman, Teresa Madden, Melody Kramer, Dorothy Ferebee and Audrey Bentham.


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FTC Announcement:
Learn how the game just changed!
Important Announcement
Do Not Make False Claims in your online marketing and make sure all of your terms of service are up to date.
The FTC is watching & cracking down
FTC Announcement:
Learn how the game just changed!Here is the actual document that got released if you want to review it. It is 81 pages long and the actual rules start on page 56
FTC Regulation Update Document
Below is the best interpretation of it that I have seen and naturally it is from
Frank Kern who the FTC popped some years back and made the first example out of him.
You better believe that he is taking it seriously.
As Quoted from Franks Blog below.
New FTC Thing Is A Bigger Deal Than You Might Think
FTC Declares Shenanigans On All Kinds Of Stuff!
OK. Before we begin, let me make the following disclaimer:
Most people think the new FTC guidelines are aimed at stopping those fake blog sites.
You know the ones, right? Where the "blogger" is a totally non existent person and it's just some made up story to promote a CPA offer?
I'm sure you've seen them.
Here's a list of fake weight loss blogs
…And here's a list of fake "Make Money" blogs:
And while I'm sure these fake blogs played a major role in the FTC ruling, all those people telling you that this is all about blogs …
Here's the deal:
First, if you're getting paid to sell something on a blog, yeah, you should go ahead and let people know. Maybe mention it in the TOS, or maybe say something like, "If you decide to get this thing, click this link first and they'll pay me a little commission money so I can finally retire to that little fishing village in Mexico!" (<---Like I said, this is not legal advice! Get advice on this from a real lawyer and NOT me.)
Personally, I don't think the whole "blog thing" is that big of a deal for REAL marketers like us and I think it'll be super easy to comply with the FTC.
These new guidelines are a whole lot more serious than this blog business.
They also cover how you can use testimonials …and this is likely to PERMANENTLY change the way we do business.
Here's the interpretation straight from my FTC lawyer, Gary:
"…The most significant change to the revised guides is the deletion of the "safe harbor" that has long allowed advertisers to use testimonials who reported specific successful experiences with an advertised product or service as long as the advertiser included a disclaimer such as "Results not typical." Under the revised Guides, advertisements that feature a consumer and convey his or her experience with a product or service as typical when that is not the case will be required to clearly disclose the results that consumers can generally expect."
Umm …right. Here's the "Kern Translation":
Let's say you sell an exercise DVD.
And let's say you've got a customer …we'll call her "Patsy" …let's say Patsy followed your DVD to the letter, worked out like crazy, watched what she ate, and lost 950 pounds.
Now, let's say Patsy wrote you a testimonial and said "I lost 950 pounds thanks to this DVD!".
Nothing weird there, right?
Up until these guidelines came out, you could be really safe by simply putting the standard "results not typical" disclaimer on your site. You've seen it 100 times, right?
It goes something like this: "Results not typical. Your results may vary."
No big deal …up until now.
Here's the key phrase form the "official" paragraph above:
required to clearly disclose the results that consumers can generally expect.
What this means is that if you have a testimonial where someone gets an amazing result using your product, you've got to follow it up by saying something like this:
Results not typical. The average user uses this DVD as a coaster for their Big Gulp and never loses any weight at all.
And frankly, even doing that might be dangerous if you say "the average user uses this DVD as a coaster" because the FTC could theoretically argue that …well, you're implying that therefore all anyone has to do is NOT use the DVD as a coaster and they'll lose 950 pounds.
See? Easy to screw that one up.
Here's more from my man Gary: "The FTC also said that it believes that it is "likely" that testimonials that present the specific experiences of a product user (e.g., the number of pounds or inches lost) will be viewed as claiming that those experiences are typical of what consumers will generally experience."
Mmm hmm. Trouble with a capitol "T" right there, buddy.
Here's the sentence that get's you: viewed as claiming that those experiences are typical of what consumers will generally experience
In my opinion, this means that if you say Pasty lost 950 pounds, the FTC will view this as you saying the TYPICAL USER will lose 950 pounds.
And if you don't have documented proof out the wazoo showing that the typical user loses 950 pounds, you're hosed.
Here's what this means to you
OK. Basically, if you use a testimonial that shows someone really hitting it out of the park, you can't say "results not typical".
You gotta say something like "Results not typical. The average user experiences XYZ."
And if you don't know what the average user's results are, you'd either better find out …or simply not use these types of testimonials at all.
But this doesn't mean that ALL testimonials are this serious. From what I understand, you don't have to worry about any disclaimers if you're using testimonials where your customers simply say they like your product, like you, and are happy with their purchase.
…It's only when you're conveying a specific result.
Here's my advice
Look. Many marketers are going to scheme for days on how to "get around" this new ruling.
Don't waste your time. You don't "get around" the FTC. If you're worried that a certain testimonial will get you in trouble, don't use it.
In my experience, testimonials are overrated anyway.
My Mass Control sales video didn't have any (but I did use them in pre-launch. I won't do that any more.)
And our current "Screw Google" promotion doesn't have any either.
If you deliver enough value BEFORE asking for the sale, you should be able to sell plenty of stuff forever.
We're SUPER lucky as Internet Marketers because when you build a list, you can constantly be providing great value for your subscribers for free …and when it's time for you to sell something, they don't need too much convincing.
Anyway - that's my take on this whole FTC thing.
Hopefully, it clears things up for you and will help you keep your nose clean!
P.S. I almost forgot to make this point. Any time you have a major change in marketing like this, you'll see a big drop off in competition.
Lots of people will either screw themselves by not complying with the new regulations, or they'll try to comply but fail to sell anything because they're not delivering enough up-front value. Or they'll just say, "aww …to hell with it" and quit.
All three of these scenarios do nothing but clear the way for you to get more customers by eliminating your competition.
Selling stuff is easy. All you gotta do is give away stuff that makes people happy …and then sell stuff that makes 'em even happier.
No over-the-top testimonials needed
Now get out there and make some money!
*** If you enjoyed reading this blog, your results are not typical. The average reader eventually says to himself, "Shit. I shoulda just watched Family Guy or something." Absolutely nothing in this post should be considered legal or professional advice. Seek the care and advice of a normal and sane person.


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I think aside from Kaylee, this is my favorite out of all the roleplay sets I made for Firefly. It was kind of difficult translating a bunch of sci-fi characters into a fantasy game, but this one turned out really well. I only wish there was single-barreled gun model that wasn't a massive rifle.
This is going to be my official last post here for a long, long time. I have no time or money for WoW at the moment and I hugely lost inspiration to keep coming up with transmog sets. It was fun while it lasted! I will still be able to reply to comments and in the unlikely even anyone has a set they would like to submit, I would be more than happy to post it, but I will not be creating anything of my own for the time being.
Before I go, I'm just going to put this out there... if anyone manages to pull together a group of roleplayers dressed up in Firefly gear, I would LOVE to see it! PLEASE send me a screenshot!


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Google has opened up the Google+ API, which allows developers to integrate Google+ with third party apps as well as Google Apps environments. Cloudbase.io recently launched with the goal of simplifying multi-platform mobile app development through a single shared API. Plus: activeCollab Launches API and 10 new APIs.
Google+ API Opened Up for Google Apps and Third Party Developers
The Google+ API started a Beta program earlier this year. Now, Google has opened the API to the public so developers can integrate Google+ with both Google Apps environments as well as third party apps. Google+ has struggled in its competition with Facebook and other popular social networks. However, Google's broad launch of its API shows dedication to Google+ and could potentially open up a new set of users now that developers across the spectrum can integrate the platform.
Cloudbase.io Encourages Mobile Developers to Concentrate on App Development, Not Integration
Startup Cloudbase.io understands that cross-platform compatibility inevitably causes go to market issues as a mobile app gets close to launch. Cloudbase.io relieves that pain with its Shared API. The RESTful API allows developers to make a single call, and a notification is sent to all mobile devices (regardless of platform). If developers want more granular control of notifications, the API can segment into separate channels as well.
APIs You Shouldn't Miss
- New Amazon API Could Change Repricing Game
- Broadview Connects Cloud-based Phone System with Salesforce.com and Other CRM Platforms
- activeCollab Launches API
- New Google Testing for Maps API
10 New APIs
Today we had 10 new APIs added to our API directory including a travel booking service, a task and project management service, a parking accounting service, an online form building service, a team collaboration service and an event database and calendar service. Below are more details on each of these new APIs.
GTA XML API: GTA-Travel is a global travel product provider that has sourced a broad portfolio of accommodation options, transfer services, city tours, tour guides, excursions, restaurants, and over 45,000 vendors in 185 countries. The GTA XML API allows travel vendors to access the GTA database of travel content for reservation systems or third-party websites and applications. The services uses REST calls and returns XML. An account is required with service.
HiTask API: HiTask provides task and project management services for individuals and businesses. It is designed to have an intuitive interface so that users can start creating, scheduling, and assigning tasks right away. The service uses a simple drag-and-drop interface to assign and modify tasks. Tasks can be grouped by date, project, or team member. HiTask also provides file sharing and time management services, and users can get progress reports on individual projects and tasks.
The HiTask API provides remote access to all normal HiTask operations so that they can be integrated into other systems and applications. The API can also be used to import and export data from HiTask, allowing users to create custom reports.
IntegraPark PARIS API: IntegraPark offers a suite of services designed for the parking industry. The company provides billing and receivables services, a revenue management system, a cloud-based revenue control application, a meter bagging scheduler, and a full service management system. The IntegraPark PARIS API allows users to access monthly parker information in mobile applications including: permit number, license plate information, reserved space number, parker space provision, and other calls. Contact IntegraPark for detailed API information.
JotForm API: JotForm is an online form builder that allows users to create and manage forms for websites without coding. Forms created in JotForm can be customized and personalized for different form needs.
The JotForm API allows developers to access and integrate the functionality of JotForm with other applications and websites. Some example API methods include managing forms, managing form data, and viewing form reports.
Siasto API: Siasto is a team collaboration and project management service. Siasto allows teams to work together and collaborate on Siasto with various features, including project management, workflow management, and team communication tools.
The Siasto API allows developers to access and integrate the functionality of Siasto with other applications. Some example API methods include managing users, managing teams, and managing project information.
TimeShout API: TimeShout is a event database designed to promote local events through sharing capability and visitor participation, all through community input. The service includes calendars, public submissions, event sharing, as well as event booking and registration. The TimeShout API allows users to use REST calls to get events, event lists, get occurrences, get venue information, get profiles, and get calendars. An API key is required with service.
The API currently has limited beta functionality open to the public.
Uploads.im API: Uploads.im is a simple image uploading web service. Users may upload an unlimited number of images to be stored on the server indefinitely. The Uploads.im API allows third party applications to upload images. The API accepts HTTP GET or POST calls and returns JSON(P), XML, or TEXT formatted responses.
Vero API: Vero helps users run behavioral email campaigns, which send emails to customers based on their actions. Some situations that the service has been preconfigured to respond to include customers leaving the checkout without buying a product in their cart, customers not returning to the site in more than 30 days, and customers signing up without inputting a key metric. Vero users can also create their own situationally appropriate responses from scratch.
Videolicious API: Videolicious is a video and HD video creation application. Users can make videos from various content and video clips with Videolicious.
The Videolicious API allows developers to access and integrate the functionality of Videolicious with other applications. Public documentation is not available; interested developers should email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Younity API: Younity is a cloud-based application that stores and automatically syncs all uploaded files and content across multiple devices. Users can upload and store documents, videos, music, and more to Younity and access from any connected device.
The Younity API allows developers to access and integrate the functionality of Younity with other applications. Public documentation is not available; interested developers should contact Younity for more information.


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If the weather allows it, audiences will get a special treat tonight through Tuesday: watching dancers perform under the stars with the lights of the Taipei City basin as a glittering backdrop.
Taipei National University of the Arts' School of Dance decided to up the challenge of its annual Summer Dance Concert (北藝大舞蹈學院初夏展演) by holding it in the school's "Forest Theater" (aka Huang Shan Theater) atop the hill in Kuandu that the campus sits upon.
While it won't be the first time dance students at the school have performed outdoors — Ping Heng's (平珩) piece in last fall's show required the audience to leave the Dance Theater for the walkway outside — this is the first time the dance school has organized an entire open-air performance.
The show's artistic director, associate professor Ku Ming-shen (古名伸), said the show was a special assignment.
"One very important motivation is that this year is the 100th ROC [Republic of China] anniversary, so I got the assignment to do 'something special' … but I didn't see how I could make it 'special' in the indoor theater," Ku said in a telephone interview late Tuesday night from the stage. "The Forest Theater presents a lot of challenges for the dancers and the production team — a great challenge for the production team since we have to bring everything from power to toilets up here … but I thought if we were going to take this challenge, this was the time to do it."
It has turned into such a huge undertaking that in addition to the 60 performers, Ku has drafted high-schoolers from the university's preparatory school and graduate students who don't usually work on undergraduate shows, even those who are studying dance theory (as opposed to choreography and performance) to help out.
WHAT: TNUA Summer Dance Concert (北藝大舞蹈學院初夏展演)
WHERE: Huang Shan Theater (荒山劇場), Taipei National University of the Arts (國立台北藝術大學), 1 Xueyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市學園路1號)
WHEN: Tonight through Tuesday night at 7:45pm, matinee performances tomorrow and Sunday at 2:45pm
ADMISSION: Tickets are NT$350, available at the door or through NTCH box office or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Given the concerns about rain brought by Typhoon Songda skirting Taiwan this weekend, Ku and her team are prepared to move everything indoors — with a few hours notice — and she said a message would be posted on the school's Web site (www.tnua.edu.tw) to say if the shows will be outdoors or in the Dance Theater. The message will be posted by 6:30pm for evening performances and 1:30pm for the matinees. If Mother Nature forces them to cancel a show entirely, ticket holders will be able to use their tickets at another performance.
There are five works on the program, four by teachers at the school and an early piece by American modern dance icon Trisha Brown, Sololos, which will open the show.
Ku said Sololos was special because Brown's early work was really focused on crafting the structure of the dance.
"What you see is almost like improvisation; there is a caller who calls the cues and the dancers have to respond. Every performance looks different … you can do it backwards or forwards. It's a post-modern piece, it creates major combinations that keep evolving," Ku said.
"The other pieces are by Hugo Fanari and by one of the younger faculty members, Wu Yi-san (吳易珊), and Yang Ming-lung (楊銘隆); people are more familiar with him," she said.
Yang, who has worked for years with Dance Forum Taipei (舞蹈空間舞蹈團), has created No Trace (無蹤), which will close the show, while Wu's piece is titled Anti- (岸地).
On his blog, Fanari describes Just Do It, which is set to an eclectic mix of Slipknot, Los Panchos, Philip Glass, Edith Piaf and others, as a "contemporary piece about accepting difference in our society from a human rights perspective" because people judge others on the basis of color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, fashion and diet and a host of other criteria. He wrote that he wants the viewers "to reflect on freedom, human rights, differences and acceptance."


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Toddler illnesses teach me that I don't do well cooped up inside all day. Does that make me a tiny little bit like the gypsy Esmeralda, but with not-so-fabulous hair? Do you think if I asked my hairdresser tomorrow for Gypsy Esmeralda hair, she'd be able to work with it? Never mind.
Henry's on-again-off-again flirtation with hand, foot and mouth virus now seems to be definitely ON, FOREVER, IF DESTROYED STILL TRUE, and the NHS lady seemed to think this meant another spell indoors until my doctor can work out what on earth to do about it. So we cancelled outings again, stayed inside again, danced around with our underpants on top of our pyjamas, and generally wound each other up until we were ready to write rude things on the walls. Did I mention it's been a week since this thing appeared? Oh, his poor swollen hands look like they've been scalded. It's how I imagine Hermione's hands to look after the Bubotuber pus incident, remember that? He spends all day with them clasped gingerly together on his lap, like a Jane Austen heroine in petticoats. It makes me sad.
Today, by 2.30pm, we'd had enough, and the two of us went up on the Ridgeway for a spell (Britain's oldest chalk road, used by prehistoric man and, I assume, many people since). At least we could ramble there without touching other children. He had fun talking back to the sheep and licking chalk off stones, but asked to be carried twice. Definitely not on form.
I suppose if you're going to be in quarantine anywhere, doing it here isn't half bad.


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Darrin Jackson was jogging in the outfield in Omaha, Neb., before Triple-A Iowa's contest in the summer of 1987 when he felt a sudden and severe pain.
"It felt like someone kicked me square between the legs," Jackson told MLB.com from his Arizona home. "I went 'OK, that doesn't feel good.' I couldn't play the game.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Darrin Jackson was jogging in the outfield in Omaha, Neb., before Triple-A Iowa's contest in the summer of 1987 when he felt a sudden and severe pain.
"It felt like someone kicked me square between the legs," Jackson told MLB.com from his Arizona home. "I went 'OK, that doesn't feel good.' I couldn't play the game.
"I was very fortunate. You couldn't miss it. There was serious pain in my midsection."
What originally was thought to be epididymitis was diagnosed as testicular cancer when the 24-year-old Jackson was examined at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago upon being called up to the Cubs that September. Two surgeries were to follow, but 25 years later, the White Sox radio analyst on flagship station WSCR 670 AM remains cancer free.
Jackson has a first-hand appreciation for Major League Baseball's association with Stand Up To Cancer.
Baseball's Winter Meetings include an MLB.com Auction to benefit Stand Up To Cancer, which MLB has supported since 2008 as founding sponsor. Public relations representatives from all 30 clubs were inspired to act based on individual club members impacted by the disease, and they jointly organized the auction, which will be officially announced at a news conference on Monday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., with MLB staff.
Bidding closes at 9 p.m. CT on Thursday, with 80 baseball-related experiences ranging from private pitching and batting lessons with players to lunches with general managers to team bus rides and meet-and-greets with Hall of Fame players. The White Sox have three Auction items on the list.
There's a Spring Training Experience that includes meeting White Sox players, throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Camelback Ranch and receiving two sets of four tickets to Cactus League contests at Camelback. There's a Slugger's Package that includes a Carlton Fisk autographed bat, a Frank Thomas autographed jersey, a Paul Konerko autographed baseball and photograph and an Adam Dunn autographed jersey. And there's a VIP For a Day that includes viewing batting practice and four premium lower box seats and parking for a mutually agreed-upon day.
All three auction items have an opening bid of $500.
The first surgery some 25 years ago for Jackson was to remove the cancerous tumor. The second one, taking place at the USC Norris Cancer Center after he returned home to California in the offseason, took out some 30 lymph nodes when they cut open Jackson's midsection to ensure the cancer hadn't spread.
Chemotherapy or monitoring the situation with regular blood work and X-rays were the choices at the time to check up on Jackson's health and make sure the cancer stayed away. Jackson chose the blood work route and managed to return to the Cubs for the 1988 season.
Coming back was quite a challenge for Jackson, who lost 25 pounds after the second surgery. He had the baseball skills, but needed that extra time to get his strength back. His return got an understanding assist from manager Don Zimmer, who came to Jackson during a Spring Training workout, knelt down by the outfielder and told him not to overdo it.
Aside from missing out on situps because of the scar tissue, Jackson felt as if he was ready to go.
"For me, it was all a surprise," said Jackson, who will embark on his 15th season as a White Sox broadcaster and sixth on the radio, of the cancer. "I never said, 'Why me?' More along the lines of, 'Why now?' I had just got called up and now I don't know where the future lies. Why did it have to happen right now?"
When first apprised of the cancer, Jackson put off the initial surgery to play the next road trip in Philadelphia and St. Louis with the Cubs after his callup. It always was Jackson's goal to reach the Major Leagues, but hearing from the doctor that he could die from this cancer certainly was eye-opening news.
"My focus before that was, 'Get to the big leagues. Get to the big leagues. Get to the big leagues. Get to the big leagues,'" Jackson said. "You still work as hard as you always have after that, but it puts everything in a different perspective.
"You are driven and have things to accomplish at 24 years old. You just don't stress out over the little things."
Although Jackson stands as a happy, healthy father of four, these past 2 1/2 decades have not been without a few moments of worry. It's a natural concern that follows even when you stand up to cancer and beat such an insidious disease.
"When you have cancer, the one thing that happens is any time a change or an anomaly goes on in your body, the first thing that comes to mind is: it's back," Jackson said. "My first one came out of nowhere.
"Over the years, there have been maybe four or five instances when you have concern where everything is OK. That's how any cancer survivor lives their life now. Not living in fear, but where there's some sort of development and you think, 'Uh oh.' You appreciate everything in your life a lot more. You don't take anything for granted."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


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One of the most celebrity-packed Wrestlemanias was Wrestlemania 11. People remember that year for stars such as Pamela Anderson and Lawrence Taylor. But very few remember a man by the name of Larry Young, who may have had the biggest impact.
If it were not for the Major League Baseball umpire counting the 1-2-3 in his role as special guest referee, The Undertaker would "only" be 16 and 0 at Mania.
Unlike a lot of celebrities who attend Wrestlemania, Young wasn't there for the payoff. He was there because he genuinely enjoyed it.
"I was always a fan," Young told SLAM! Wrestling. "I grew up in the Chicago area and I would love to see guys like Nick Bockwinkel and Verne Gagne. I always enjoyed watching wrestling and I love it."
Although it was Young's only Wrestlemania appearance -- the umpires were on strike that year, so he could participate -- it would be one that he would remember for a lifetime. In fact, Young still attends pro wrestling-related events, such as the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame last year in Amsterdam, NY, and the upcoming Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas.
Refereeing the match between The Undertaker and King Kong Bundy was no easy task, but Young was certainly up to the challenge.
"I was assigned that match by JJ Dillon," he said. "I had worked a couple matches before that. One was in Times Square. I did a couple of tryout matches there and then went on the road for a while."
For Young, it wasn't just a one-time deal. He actually took it very seriously, because as a fan himself, he knew exactly how important Wrestlemania is to the business and wanted to be at his best, which is why he made sure to have the experience before going to the big game, so to speak.
"I got started when I was in Puerto Rico, working winter baseball," Young said. "And some of the wrestlers went down there and the wrestlers and the umpires got to live in the same apartment complex, so I got to meet a lot of the wrestlers and that's how I got started officiating."
As for baseball officiating, Young started umpiring in his home town of Oregon, Illinois, when a Little League ump failed to show and he was thrust into the spotlight. More kids and adult church league games would follow until he moved up through high school, college and minor league games.
As a big-league umpire, Young worked for the American League from 1985-1999, and for MLB from 2000-07, when he retired. He was an umpire at the 1996 and 2003 World Series, the ALCS in 1992, 1998 and 2002, two All-Star Games (1991, 2003), and in six Division Series (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004).
When most celebrities are used for Wrestlemania, they tend to be positioned for bigger spots than the wrestlers. However, Young didn't mind being kept out of the high profile angles, because he was just glad to be a part of it all and also didn't want to take any spotlight away from the wrestlers.
"There were a lot of celebrities that year," he said.
He wasn't kidding, especially with Lawrence Taylor (LT) in the main event position and his football cronies out: Pamela Anderson (cornerperson), Carl Banks (LT's All-Pro Team), Jennifer McCarthy (cornerperson), Steve McMichael (LT's All-Pro Team), Ken Norton Jr. (LT's All-Pro Team), Rickey Jackson (LT's All-Pro Team), Salt-N-Pepa (vocalists), Chris Speilman (LT's All-Pro Team), Jonathan Taylor Thomas (timekeeper), Nicholas Turturro (ring announcer, interviewer), Reggie White (LT's All-Pro Team).
"I may be a little different than most of the so-called celebrity participants," surmised Young. "I don't even consider myself a celebrity, but I had a real respect for the business. I think a lot of people were just there because of their status, but I really wanted to be there and be part of it."
As memorable as 1995 was for Young, he's hopeful that 2010 will be just as memorable. And surely, Young knows exactly what he'll be doing on March 28.
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Oprah Winfrey apparently said that dealing with Lindsay Lohan — who has a reality series set to debut on Oprah's network OWN — has been, well, difficult.
According to New York's Daily News, in an advanced clip from the show, Winfrey can be seen becoming visibly and vocally frustrated with Lohan. "This is just what everyone warned me would happen [working with her]," she said. "And it is."
Oprah, who nabbed the first post-rehab interview with Lohan in exchange for the show, will air the eight episode reality series on OWN starting March 9. BRB, buying all the popcorn in the world.
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The World's First Floating 18-Hole Golf Course
THE WORLD'S FIRST FLOATING, solar-powered, zero-footprint 18-hole golf course is in development, and, if on schedule, will open in the island nation of Maldives in 2015. The Republic of Maldives is located in the Indian Ocean, about 400 miles southwest of Sri Lanka. It's a chain of more than 1,000 islands; roughly 200 are inhabited. It sits about four feet above sea level. The nation's highest point is just seven and a half feet above sea level.
Golf seems like an outlandish idea for a teeny island nation with a shortage of dry land. But it's not far-fetched to the Dutch Docklands company. They're the industry experts in floating technology who are developing a world-class golf facility that will be interconnected by underwater tunnels. It's a $500 million project that will bring golf and new tourism opportunities to The Maldives.
The state-of-the-art golf course will not be constructed on the nation's scarce acreage. Rather, the development will be a set of artificial floating islands. In other words, zero impact to the footprint of The Maldives. The project design includes sustainable features such as water cooling, sweet water collection floating on saltwater and use of floating solar blanket fields. The site is located five minutes from the airport and will include luxury accommodations that overlook the golf course and a reef.
In addition to Dutch Docklands, Waterstudio.NL and Troon Golf are on the development and management team.
Still four years away, you have plenty of time to build up your frequent flyer miles for that airline ticket to The Maldives.
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3 comments:
- Golf Stinks said...
The concept is pretty awesome - and to have a zero footprint is the icing on the cake. If/when this place opens, it may be worth the flight.
- The Armchair Golfer said...
That would be an ultimate golf trip, for sure.
- younglefty said...
This is just plain sweet. I hope it becomes a reality.
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Don't just tweet and hope for the best. Use these tools to see how many people saw your tweet, if they visited your website, and more.
How effective are the tweets you send for business? How do you monitor their effectiveness?
By monitoring what happens to your tweets, you'll begin to understand what works and what doesn't, and make improvements.
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1. How far did your tweet travel?
TweetReach tells you how far your tweet traveled. Copy and paste your tweet-or part of it-and do a search.
The standard report provides information related to the reach of the tweet. If you search keywords that uniquely identify your tweet, you will see how many people tweeted or retweeted it.
TweetReach also provides information on the most influential users who shared your content. This can be very useful for finding new followers. If you see that someone influential retweeted you, it might be a good time to follow him or her.
2. Which countries saw your tweet?
Twitter Map is a useful tool to see where in the world Twitter users retweeted or mentioned your tweet.
If you send out a tweet and it doesn't reach the countries or continents that are important to you, you need to consider why. You may consider finding some followers in those areas and building up a relationship with them so your tweet reaches those countries next time.
3. How many people clicked the link in your tweet?
When you send out a tweet, it's useful to use a Web address shortener. A shortener reduces the size of a Web address to give you more room to write your message.
But the other advantage of these tools is that a lot of them also provide some analytics on the links. If you tweet a link to a website, the tool can tell you how many people clicked on the link.
Bit.ly is a popular address shortener that provides statistics. Awe.sm has more advanced analytics, including integration with Google Analytics to enable conversion tracking.
4. What traffic was sent to your website?
If you use Google Analytics to track your website's performance, view the "social" section. Here you can see what traffic came from Twitter.
By tweeting a link to a page on your website, you can track how many visitors arrive at this page from Twitter and how long they stayed there. You can also set up goals within Google Analytics to see if you get a conversion.
For example, say you send a tweet about a new product you are launching, and you want to track how many trials you get as a result. You can track this using a goal within Google Analytics. You achieve the goal after a user comes from Twitter and signs up for the trial.
5. What's happening with your tweet now?
Monitter is a real-time Twitter tracking tool that displays tweets containing words you specify.
When you send out a tweet, you can monitor it in real time to see who is sharing it. You won't do this for every tweet you send, but if you're sending a tweet you know will get a lot of attention, you may want to monitor it.
As you see people tweeting, you can start to engage with them.
6. Who unfollowed you after you tweeted?
Sometimes you can lose followers based on the tweets you send, but you can also gain followers.
TweetEffect displays your recent tweets and shows whether you gained or lost followers around the time of the tweet.
This will never be 100 percent accurate because you don't know the exact reason why someone unfollowed you, but if you monitor your unfollows over time, you could start to see trends.
The following example shows posts from The New York Times:
The green background shows where followers went up, and the red background shows where followers went down.
If more than two people follow or unfollow you within five minutes of the tweet, the tweet is highlighted. In the list above, the first item in red bolded text indicates that at least two people unfollowed this account within five minutes of the tweet. The items in green bolded text show the account got at least two new followers within five minutes of the tweets.
7. What about social media management tools?
There are a range of social media management tools that now offer analytics, so it's worth it to consider those, also. Examples are Hootsuite, Argyle Social, SproutSocial or BufferApp.
Analytics are an important part of social media management, so make sure the tools you select include relevant analytics.
What tools do you use? How do you monitor the effectiveness of your tweets?
Ian Cleary is CEO of Razor Social, which provides the latest information on social media tools. A version of this article originally appeared on SocialMouths.
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If you are interested in sharing a room and don't yet have a roommate, AGU will facilitate that process. We are compiling a list of those who are looking for roommates and will send it to those who are interested.
Potential roommates will communicate directly with each other to make their housing arrangements. While AGU staff will assist in this manner, attendees must secure their own roommates and sleeping rooms.
Please submit your request, below, and and we will email you the list of those who are seeking a roommate for the conference.
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The 3rd in Andrew Lagowski's alien trilogy which began with 'Knowledge' (Ash 2.3) [Concept: Following recent revelations concerning the ease with which individuals can access high security data, Knowledge is particularly relevant in exposing the farcical levels of secrecy which surround any investigation or research into extra-terrestrial intelligence] and was followed by 'Above Black' (Ash M31) - [Concept: The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence should be secondary to the search for those outlanders already present on our planet.
TheNational Security Agency and World Defence departments, particularly in America, not only know of their existence but are aiding them with the supply of monitored abduction subjects and E.S.P. - capable Intuitive Communicators.
These Grey Projects are hidden behind "above top secret" Black Projects, where not even those orchestrating the Black Projects are aware of what is going on under their command. With the Earth's population increasing almost exponentially, a catastrophe is being prepared for, or is being prepared for us...] Pod is a metaphor for escape. An escape pod. On a superficial level, the human desire to escape the confines of this planet. In reality, the urgent need to leave ourselves behind and become new beings.
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Hadrian's Villa
Luxurious imperial villa from the first century CE
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Hadrian's Villa (Villa Hadriana) is a large Roman villa built by the emperor Hadrian in the early second century CE. The villa was a sumptuous complex of over 30 buildings, covering an area of at least 100 hectares (c. 250 acres), maybe even 300 hectares, of which much is still unexcavated. Hadrian's Villa is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The villa was Hadrian's preferred residence when he was in Rome. His choice of an imperial palace outside Rome, instead one of the several palaces in Rome, was probably influenced by the miserable relations he had with the senate and the local Roman aristocracy.
Hadrian was born in Spain, just like his predecessor Trajan, and the senate and the local aristocracy had trouble coming to terms with another provincial on the imperial throne.
The way Hadrian had assumed power only reinforced their opposition to him. Trajan's adoption of Hadrian on his deathbed was immediately cast in doubt, and when four military leaders, all Roman aristocrats who had been close to Trajan and hence possible contenders for the throne, were assassinated immediately after Trajan's death, the senate immediately suspected Hadrian of having ordered the killings.
Hadrian only arrived in Rome eleven months after Trajan's death, and denied any wrongdoing, but his relationship with the senate never recovered from the crisis. As a consequence Hadrian stayed very little in Rome. He travelled extensively throughout most of the empire in two prolonged periods, in 121-125 CE and in 128-134 CE, and when in Italy he preferred to stay away from Rome. A grandiose imperial palace outside Rome, but not too far away, was the perfect answer.
The Villa Hadriana became the imperial residence. The villa was located just outside ancient Tibur, modern Tivoli, some 28 km E. of Rome. It stood on a hillside, surrounded by two minor tributaries to the Aniene, which flows into the Tiber just N. of Rome. Tivoli, and hence the villa, was easily reached from Rome by land via the Via Tiburtina and by boat on the Aniene, which was navigable at the time.
Other reasons for choosing that particular location for the villa were more practical. Tivoli was (and still is) famous for the travertine quarries, but there were also ample supplies of tufa and of pozzolana and lime for the production of cement. The water resources at the site were very abundant. The hill on which the villa stood was surrounded by two small streams, and the hills behind Tivoli provided water for four of the aqueducts that supplied Rome. Especially the baths of the Villa of Hadrian required vast amounts of water.
The villa complex was vast in scale, spreading over an area of c. 2×1 km. The central part of the palace was a traditionally structured villa, oriented on a NW.-SE. axis on the side of a hill. It included (from the NW) a garden with a elongated fountain and a view towards the valley, two buildings often identified as a Greek library and a Latin library, a large courtyard followed by the main residential part of the palace, which included a building with Doric columns. Further back was another grand court with a portico and richly adorned rooms, the so-called Golden Court (Piazza d'Oro) due to the very rich finds from there.
On the NE. side of the imperial palace were rooms for guests, the Hospitalia with bedrooms and a large triclinium. Further down the N. slope was the so-called Terrace of Tempe with a vantage point on the lower valley, the Pavilion of Tempe.
To the SW. of the libraries stood a strange circular building, which is usually called the Maritime Theatre. It consisted of a colonnade around a small lake with an central island with what appears to have been a small residence. Besides this structure was a large hall, probably an audience hall, called the Hall of the Philosophers, and a bathing complex with a sun heated room, the Heliocaminus Baths, both aligned on an almost N.-S. axis.
In the back, on the S. side of the building with Doric columns, stood the barracks of the guard.
On the N. side of the hill, below the terrace in front of the libraries and apparently somewhat detached from the rest of the complex, stood a Greek theatre and a portico with a round Temple of Venus.
A large part of the complex is oriented on a E.-W. axis. It dominates the SW. slope of the hill, and some parts are constructed on an artificial platform which houses the servant accommodation. Closest to the imperial palace and the barracks of the guard were a building with a peristyle pool and a cryptoporticus. Further W. and at a substantially lower level was an elongated nymphaeum, previously often thought to be a stadium due to the particular shape. Next was a building with three exedrae, probably a triclinium. The largest structure on the E.-W. axis was the Poikile, which was a huge rectangular colonnade with a pool in the centre. Half the structure rests on a large artificial platform.
To the S. of the Poikile, still on the SW. slope on the hill and partly dug into it, was another part of the complex, aligned on a more N.-S. axis. Here were two bathing facilities, the small baths and the large baths, separated by some large halls of unknown purpose. Attached to the hillside behind the large baths were more barracks, known as the Praetorian Pavilion. The dominating feature of this part of the villa is the Canopus, which is an elongated lake surrounded by a colonnade. A the end of the lake was a Temple of Serapis, dug into the hillside.
On the hill above the Canopus were probably gardens and other buildings, but this area is only superficially excavated. This includes a circular structure, maybe a mausoleum, several underground passages and a Temple of Pluto. S. of the Canopus was another set of buildings, oriented on a mostly NW.-SE.-axis, which included a panoramic vantage point, gardens and some structures identified as an Academia, after the famous Academy of Athens. These two parts of the villa are not accessible to the visitors.
Below much of the complex run a series of underground roads, passages, storage facilities and slave quarters. Most of the infrastructure needed to run such a huge complex was neatly tucked away, out of sight, out of mind.
The original purpose if the individual buildings is often unknown. Of certain identification are the three bathing facilities, the Poikile (a porticus miliaria used for walks after dinner), the actual imperial residence (the Residential Villa, the Building with Peristyle Pool and the Building with Three Exedrae), and finally the servant accommodation in the substructures on the W. side and in the Praetorian Pavilion, which is connected to the underground service facilities.
Due to the loss of all the upper parts of the buildings, it can be very hard to get an idea about how the villa appeared at the time of Hadrian. The visitor today can "see through" the villa, and easily get an impression of park-like open spaces, but this is misleading. What now appears as open spaces could have been a narrow passage, a dining room or a tall domed hall, but that is all but lost now.
The ancient villa have been much more city-like, with more closed spaces, surrounded by walls and domes now lost. Many of the buildings stood several storeys high, but are now almost completely collapsed.
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|Knight Museum and Sandhills Center houses Heritage Research Room
Our local museum just recently re-opened in its new location and we have a wonderful Heritage Room that was specifically designed for local history and genealogy research. We are so lucky to have a great facility here and ours could easily be used as prime example of how local museums can integrate their record holdings into the over all public use of their facilities. The Knight Museum and Sandhills Center in Alliance, Nebraska is a state of the art facility in a small city setting. We house many records that not only pertain to Box Butte County, Alliance and the surrounding communities but also many which center on western Nebraska. Our museum is also the caretaker for many older records that were once housed at the court house here. You can read a full listing of the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center holdings on a post by Nebraska Roots and Ramblings blog which can be found below.
Our museum director has been instrumental in building up our fine researching facility and she and her hard working staff spend several hours each day working with organizing the holdings as well as helping with the many local patron and distant inquiries from all over the country for records. Our museum will do simple research on past area residents, scan or copy nearly any document in their growing collections to help with genealogy requests or historical projects. We are so lucky as genealogists to have places locally that will help in our quest for information. Like Lorine stated in her blog, a donation to your local facility will help to insure the future of these repositories for us all. Libraries have traditionally been the keepers of records but many museums have holdings of documents that are often an overlooked source, especially the museums in small towns and communities.
Be sure to check out your local museum or those from your family ancestral areas for unexpected treasures, you may just find more than you ever thought possible. Museums now are often so much more than places to view beautiful displays of "times gone by". Your family stories or photos just may be lurking in a forgotten corner or drawer, just waiting to be discovered!
Knight Museum and Sandhills Center - Alliance, Nebraska
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Barcelona made easy work of Leverkusen in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 series, winning 7-1 (10-2 aggregate)—but it was another night to celebrate Lionel Messi, who became the first player to ever score five goals in one Champions League match and the 11th in the history of top-level European cup tournament competition.
We're often accused of Messi-fellation here, but it's tough not to admire performances like this. As usual, Messi's scores were the result of an elite team play framework by Barça, but there's no questioning that Messi's ridiculous skill at eluding defenders played a large part in his record-breaking performance today. It led the likes of Wayne Rooney himself to declare Messi the best ever. [Fox Soccer]


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The University of Maryland's entry in its Solar Decathlon competition has taken first place for architecture, the Department of Energy said. The overall winner will be announced Saturday.
The competition pits university designed solar-powered homes against each other. The homes are on display this week on the National Mall's West Potomac Park.
The competition involves 10 contests that gauge each house on factors including performance, livability and affordability. The winning home will produce as much or more energy than it consumes.
Maryland's entry is called WaterShed and includes water-saving as well as energy-saving technologies. Maryland, Ohio State and Purdue lead the overall standings. The engineering winner will be announced Thursday.


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Highlights this week: Special Series, What Veterans Face on Coming Home. Monday: Ricky Singh of Black Veterans for Social Justice.  Tuesday: Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Wednesday: Herold Noel, Iraq War Veteran who returned to live in his car.
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There is nothing like coming home from a weekend away to this goodness. I finally bit the bullet and bought more Echino. I already have the scooters, and used that great Birdsong panel last week. That fabric is addicting.
I stocked up on some basics I've been wanting or had used up.
And hopefully I find time to use it all. Because I just scored this bench at the curb for *free* and am hoping to figure out how to refinish it for our front porch!